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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-10

"A single female fly has been known to
lay 10000 eggs in a day. The larvae which
matches from these increase in weight at
the rate of 200 fold every "a hours.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
DEBT STATEMENT,

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The debt state- ment issued this afternoon shows net de- crease h the public debt, less cash in the treasury, during February of S34 ,033, ,327. !. The interest bearing debt increased S720. 150, the n on- -in terest bearing debt decreased S1 159, 196 and cash in the treasury increased S33, ,594 ,281. The balances of the several classes of debt at the close of business Fsb- ruary 2S were: Interest bearing dept, $685, 043, ,860; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, S1, 779, 300; debt bearing no interest, 1881 .7S7 ,366; total, S1 ,068. .610, 528. The certificates and treasury notes, offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury, outstanding at the end of the month were S572, 755 .530, decrease of s6,. C22 ,384. The total cash in the treasury was S79S, ,090, ,901. The gold reserve was SS7 ,OS5,- 511. Net cash balance, S91, 112,0 ,075. In the month there was an increase in gold coin and bars of Sa1, ,239 ,503, the total at the close being s13S, ,693, 280. Of silver there was an increase of S1. 772 ,523. or the sur plus there was In national bank deposi. tories S16 534, ,017, against S16, 156, 715 at the end of the preceding month.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.

TWO YOUNG sYLAcAuGA SOCIETY PEOPLE
 HAPPILY JOINED IN wEDLocK.
 SYLACAUGA, Feb. 2S.-[Special Corre- spondence. Ion Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, at the Methodist church in this place, Miss Emmis Crumpler was married to MT. Henry M. Hammett. Long before the appointed hour the church was filled with friends and admirers of the popular young couple. The building was darkened and loving hands had made 1t a dream of beauty. Window and column, altar and chandelier were wreathed in graceful gar lands of evergreen. A lofty arch, beauti- fully decorated and glttering with innum- erable tapers, spanned the altar, and from its center was suspended large umbrella of purest white, wreathed with the green of holly and cedar, while beneath hung chain of wedding bells. ,. ..<.s
 The handsome ushers were Messrs. Loreuzo Coker, J. T. Wilkes, R. w. Prather, Jr., and Robert Douglass.
 As the strains of Il beautiful march were maid of honor, Miss Virgie Oden Mcdhee, came down one aisle and the handsome groom, accompanied by his brother, Karl, came dowD the other. They met at the altar and took their places before the min ister, Rev. T. P. Roberts, who in & beauti- ful and touching ceremony, assisted by Rev. O.. g.. Johnston, pronounced them husband and wife.
 Throughout the ceremony the soft sweet melodyof organ and guitar, under the skilled touch of Mrs. Knox Lanning and Miss Nellie Johnston, filled the sacred edifce. The bride wore a stylish travelling suit of brown, with hat and gloves to match, and carried lovely boquet of bride roses. while the mail of honor was charming in hand some street costume and carried a boquet of Marechal Neils.
 After the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Ham, melt, accompanied by many friends, were driven to the station, where. amid showers of rice, they boarded the 'clock train for Columbus, Ga.
 Mrs. Hammett is the daughter of Maj. L. Fl. Crumpler, one of our oldest and best known citizens.
 MT. Hammett is a sterling young man of more than ordinary business ability, and at present has charge of the construction of bridges and tresties for tue Columbus and Western railroad.
 The many friends of the young people wish for them future of great success and happiness.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
OF HENLEY SCHOOL FOR THE FIFTH scHo-
 LAsTIC MONTH.

OF HENLEY SCHOOL FOR THE FIFTH scHo-
 LAsTIc MONTH.
 Seventh grade--Augusta Hickman, Emil Loveman, Sidney Lazarus, Annie Lee Ash ley, Lstha May. Mary Fannie Henry, Louis Loveman, Walter Lansford, Joe Loveman, Wilson Cecil, Cyrus Brown.
 Sixth grade (a)-Fannie Olim, Annie Guck, Ciaxine' Buell., Ruth Alexander, William Sholl.
 sixth grade (b)--Forest McMiller, Linda May Handley, Fillmore Beggs, Nora Puckett, Katie Hammer.
 Fifth grade (senior) )-Fannie Sandman, Isadore Altman William Davidson, Phil lip Levy, C1ncie Ware, Wright Thompson, Frank Waite, Corinne Hochstadter, Mar cello Klotz, Louise Reid.
 Fifth grade Ounlor)-Laurence Adder. son, Fannie Shapiro, Trimble Broadway, Mamie Liveley, Marcslle Rothchild, Mabel McMannon.
 uel Altman, Jennie May Rosser.
 Fourth grade juuior)-Rosa Klotzman, {, James Davidson, Alice Mount, Samuel Sanders.
 Third grade (senior)-Irby Baty, Berney Lloyd, Erie Adams, Gertrude Well, Min Connell, Daisy McClesky.
 Third grade (junior)-Clyde Whatley. Second grade (senior)-Fred Wildsmith, |, Fred Phillips, Wiley Puckett, Willie Band man, Ida Shapiro, Eleanor Townsend. Julia Whatlsy, Alice Collier, Jennie B. Hshdley, Nellie Rembert.
 Second grade, junior (a)-Charles Baird Maurice Lutawsky.
 Second grade, junior (b)-stella Moran, Walter Henry.
 First grade, senior (b)-Thomas Arm strong, Lee Squires, Maggie Shrewsbury, Helen Janpette. First grade, senior (c)-Rufus Somer- vile, Eva Sandman. Mary Ware, Florence Davidson. r. M. RooF, Principal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
COSMOPOLITAN ATLANTA.

The Atlanta papers were very much sur prised at the spirit of animosity displayed by the negroes of that city at the meeting held in remembrance of the death of Douglass. The Atlanta Journal, com. menting on this spirit displayed, says that negroes are better treated by the whites of Atlanta than by any other Southern city, and that they become carpenters, brick layers, etc. MT. Ralph Julian 3ticed this peculiarity of Atlanta and says in his arti- cle in Harper's: "In aIe respect Atlanta will disappoint ths idle trav- eler; it is not Southern. The only proof it offers to the eye of being in the South is in the multitude of negroes in the streets, and, of course, in its mild wiu- ter climate. Its negroes are fewer than one would expect to find, aud though there may be other such cities, it is the only place where my attention has been called to the fact that white and black men work to- gstheT- ot merely in mixed gangs of un- skilled nier sweeping the streets and dig g.ng the cellars, but just such parti-colored bands of skilled workmen also, for Allan ta has both black and white masons, brick layers, carpenters and artisans of other sorts.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
THAT UNHOLY ALLIANCE,

Already signs are seen of the shifting Of parties for the campaign of next year. Many changes may take place in year, and mauy fond hopes may be blasted. But indications are seen of the forming of the line of battle. A committee from the Ma tional Reform Press Association, which met in Kansas City week ago, is now in Washington consulting with the Populist members of Congress. Colonel Park of this committee declares that he does not believe anything will be taken from or added to the Omaha platform. He thinks a decision will be made to carry out a cam- palgn in line with this platform. s'I be- lieve the Populists have a splendid chance to elect the nexi President of the United States, he said. ''We shall carry a big majority of the Southern States and good slice of the Western ones. We carried more States in November than did the Democrats. think there will be but two Presidential candidates in the field in 1s96.' These are rosy views, but they are all based on the Populisls coaescing with the Republicans against the Democrats. It will be observed that the Populsts look upon the South as the field fof this unholy alliance. But they are reckoning without their host. The Republicans are flushed with victory, and they are going to discard the Populisls. Ia fact, there is DO sym pathy between them. The St. Louis Globe Democrat, a Republican paper, but bold and outspoken, speaks freely on this sub- ject, as follows:
 The prevalence, even in Il Democratic local ity, of the luna ces and obiqu uities associated with Populsm is prospect which is not cheer ing to the Republicans. Republican success in the Presidential and Congressional elections next year will not, in the slightest degree, be dependent on any such condition of things. As between the Democrats and the Populists the Republicans would always prefer the Dem- ocrats. The Populists have all the follies and absurdities of the Democrats, supplemented by pretty large assortment of idiocies and iniquiiies of their own. Undoubtedly the third party will seek alliance with the Repub- licans in the South next year, but the Repub- licans must avoid all such coalitions. They have nothing to gain int that direction, while they have much to lose. The blathersklte and scalawag element represented by the Fences, Simpsons and Bryans was, to q considerable extent weeded out of Congress by last Mo- vember's election, and it is to the in terest of the Republicans both partisans and as pa triots that it be kept out hereafter.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
ON TO ENGLAND.

Our British cousins are perhaps unneces- kariy alarmed about the entrance of Ala- bama iron into Great Britain. It will bs with British iron on its home territory. While we make iron sbillings lower than it costs in Great Britain, the freight and ocean carriage more than makes up the diff. ference. The freight rate on iron from Birmingham to the gulf is S2 ton, and this added to the price at the furnace makes the Birmingham iron 1shilling more per ton than English iron at the furnace. Then comes the ocean carriage, which is very low, as iron is carried as ballast, but added to the expense of loading and un- loading the vessel makes an addition of 50 cents ton. Thus the Birmingham iron must be laid down in Great Britain at 75 cents ton less than is now possible in order 10 sell in the British markets. Can this be done? It can. When the govern- ment work now being done on the Warrior river is completed and that stream opened to navigation Birmingham will have rail haul of only twenty CT thirty miles and can float its iron on water the balance of the distance to England. This will 50 lessen the cost of carriage that Birming- ham iron can undeTsell British iron al any point in Great Britain.
 In the meantime, while waiting for the work on the Warrior to be finished, the Birmingham iron masters are success- markets.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
A FLATTERING WELCOME

GIVEN THE CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS OF LA
 GAsCoGNE AT HAvRE.
 HAvRE, March 1.-The city was be6ecked with flags and the quays crowded with peo- pie today as a mark of welcome to the steamer La Gascogne. The big ship en- tered the harbor at 10:30 p. m. regi- mental band occupied place on one of the jetties and played "The Marseillaise'' and other patriotic airs as the vessel came in. {. The members of the municipality and a large numb Der of leading citizens boarded the steamer and congratulated Captain Boudelon and his officers upon their cour. age aud seamansLip in bringing the ship safely into New York.
 A luncheon was served on board the steamer at o'clock, in which the mayor and other members of the municipal gov ernment and a number of members of the chamber of commerce and others in com. merciai life were entertained by the cap. tain and his staff.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
EDUCATIONAL WORK.

One of the objects had in view by the Commercial Club in suggesting campaign of education to the press of Alabama was to guard against such legislative restrictions on capital as is operating in the New Eng land States to help the cotton mill move- ment towards the South. It is asserted by organs of the New England manufacturers that the movement is greatly exaggerated, and has been started to bring more pres- sure on the removal of legislative restric- tions than otherwise, and that the advan- tages of the South are more fictitious than real. Be this as it may, here is food for thought for those who would guard the South from losing any of the advantages she may possess in this direction. The Textile World of Boston has the following in regard to ''The Southern Movemenb' which we may consider and profit by:
 Contrary to the first impressions of those who approach this subject, the question in saving of cost of cotton Is one of the least im- portant clements, although of course that point is to be considered. It is the question of legislation, power, heating and lighting that have most weight with conservative manufacturers. They feel (and justly. tool that they are being so hampered with restric- tions by the Legislature that further invest meDt OI caplIdl uQQef bucn COuultlOnS IS uu- wise, and that in order to compete with growing Southern competition they must manufacture under the same liberal condi- tions that prevail in the South. The advan- tages which the Southern States offer in the way of cheap fuel, longer daylight hours, which means shorter hours for artificial light; milder climate, which means less expense for heating, are indisputable.
 On the question of Legislation there is an important point to be considered. The South ern States are, yet, distinctly agricultural communities, but with rapid increase of man. ufacturing interest and the startling devel- opment of the Populist movement it is by no means assured that the laws affecting labor will offer continued security to manufacturing interests.
 It is just this very thing that is needed to guard against. There must not be any jeopardy given to manufacturing interests rom any source whatever. A proper reali- zation of what these interests will prove for Alabama will prevent any insecurity be- ing felt in this direction, and 1t is on these lines that the educational campaign should in part be conducted by the press of Ala- bama. A strong sentiment that industrial growth will bring expansion to agriculture, ard thus furnish better markets for the farming classes in which to dispose of their products, will ishow the mutuality of these interests, and all jealousy between them will disappear, if any exists.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
COTTON MOYEMENT.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1.-The following is the cotton crop statement for six months, to February 2S, 1895, inclusive, issued by the New Orleans Cotton exchange:
 Port receipts, 6,82S, ,192 bales, against 5, 196, 826 bales last year, 1 ,29S, ,7S6 bales year before last and 6 6,044,57 bales for the same time in 1892; overland to mills and Canada, 835, ,547 bales, against 6s3, 473 bales last year, 7l0, 8S6 bales year before last and 1,009, 478 bales in 1892; interior stocks in excess of September 1, S3S, ,027 bales, against 269, 223 bales last year, 3l0, = 073 bales year before last and 44S, ,627 bales ia 1892; southern mill takings, exclusive of consumption at southern outports, 465,- SS9 bales, against 467 ,0s6 bales last year, 454, ,648 bales year before last and 4l3, ,217 bales in 1892; amount of crop brought into sight at the close of February, S.467, ,655 bales, against 6,6l6, sos bales last year, 5,774 ,343 bales year before last and 1856 1854 bales in 1892; crop brought into sight for the month of February, 553, POS bales, against 362, 436 bales last year, AIS, 136 bales year before last, and 748, ,529 balea for the same time in 1892.
 Weekly movement from February 23 to March 1, inclusive: Brought into sight for seven days, l50, l56 bales, against S1 ,716 bales last year, 98, Sl5 bales year before last and 18o, 463 bales for the same time in 1892.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
MCKEE RANKIN's EXPERIENCE.

day night Mckee Rankin, the actor, whose company is now appearing in revival of "The Danites" at the Ninth Street theater, Miss Beatrice O'Neii, his leading lady, F. P. Johnson, property man, and Barney Fuller, leading man, were arrested under the felopy act on the charge of attempting to. defraud a hotel, complaint being brought by the Centropolis hotel. Today the case against Rankin and associates was dismissed, and the actor at once employed an attorney to bring suit against the hotel company for e12 .000 damages. Rankin says that he will abandon his western dates and will remain in this city to prosecute the case. Rankin conducted his own dc. fenss today.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
THE CRUISER MONTGOMERY
LEAVES MOBILE BAY ON SECRET MI
 sIoN-wILL RETURN THERE.

LEAVES MOBILE BAY ON SECRET MS.
 sIoN-wILL RETURN THERE.
 WASHINGTON, March 1.-The cruiser Montgomery left Mobile today for Trux- illo, which is 900 miles due south on the north coast of Honduras. The Mon tgmery had two important tests of coal yet to complete at Mobile and was expected to re- main there until March 20, at least. Her sudden departure was a great surprise to naval officers and excited considerable curiosity. Investigation disclosed the fact cipher to Commander Davis by Secretary Herbert last night and that he was directed to follow them out immediately, returning as the ship was no longer needed on the Central American coast. Beyond this the Instructions to Commander Davis are a mystery. Secretary Herbert absolutely de- clined to say anything about the mission of the ship, although he intimated that she would be away over month.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
IN A NEW ROLE.
Gus scbillinger Proves Himself a Pedestrian and Picks Up a
 Lot of Easy Money.

Day before yesterday Fir. August Schil- finger, president of the Phil Schillinger Brewing company, made wager of $50 a side with some of his friends that he could walk from Birmin ham to Bessemer in six hours. His friends didn't think he could do it on account of his increased ayoirdu- pois, and laoghed at him as being foolish in undertaking such thing.
 One clause in the wager was to the effect that the party had to walk with him and that they were not allowed to ride, but had to accompany him on foot to see that he walked it. At 8 clock yesterday morning 1t was drizzling rain ' but this did not stop them for he and s. If. Worcester, Ben Old ham. Zeke Solomon and A. Carnell, trainer for Zeke solomon, started out for Besse- mer.
 The party returned to tue city yesterday afternoon and furnished the AGE- HERALD with the following record of the trip:
 a. m.-Schilinger starts on time.
 ga. ID. -Schillinger arrives at Cleveland.
 9:30 a. m.-Schillinger arrives at Schil- finger farm.
 10 m.-Schillinger arrives at Powderly and takes lunch at Hotel Buhl. 10:55 a. ID. Raining in torrents.
 11:20 g. m.-Leaves Powderly, Schillin- ger kicking.
 12:30 p. m.-Schillinger and party arrive at Bessemer and Schillinger wins the wager.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02

foreign markets. Armour, the Western meat man has declared that the South buys more of him than all Europe. This Is true, and doubly true. France, for instance, only buys about 1000 head of cattle per month from America, yet great deal is now being said about France shutting out American beef. Why, the Western meat houses sell that much beef to Birmingham alone in months time. The Greenville Advocate puts the case forciby as follows:
 So far as our observation has been in this and surrounding counties since 1865 we know that most of the meat eaten by our peo- sple came from MT. Armour or some other }afker beyond the region of the South. But
 y has passed when the cotton growing
 on of the nation will pay such exorbitant
 ute by giving third of the product of the cotton field for meat, another third for corn and the remainder for guano. The low price at which the farmer had to sell his cotton the past season has converted him. Ithas opened his eyes to the fact that the old way must be abandoned or he and his family would soon starve. The cotton growers are the most philanthrCpic class in the world, and they have been anxious to show that spirit by d. vding with the corn, meat and guano deal CTS their all. They did it for thirty years without complaint, notwithstand- ing the press, from the country weekly to the metropolitan daily, has urged them to the contrary. But when the price of their pet crop fell so low that after the pickers, gn- ners. corn and meat men had their part those who tiled the ground had nothing to keep the wolf fro m tLeir door. So the squeal- ing of the pigs, the lowing of COWS, the neighing of colts. and cribs lull of corn all over the cotton growing country will soon be as familiar picture as it is in the Northwest Already it is the case in many sections.
 Fve-cent cotton did it-who will say that 5-cent cotton is not blessing?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02

A WRITER in the Cincinnati Commercial Gazstte says: "A great waterway is always marked by important cities. The Mlsss- sippi river, of course, is the only river that virtually divides the United States all most midway between the Atlantic and Pacific. Now, if we can get railroad connecting the lakes and gulf, and run. ming almost in straight line from north to south through much more fertile country than is watered by the Father of Waters,' the results will be greater. New Orleans will always be the great city of the South, and if in direct connection with Shreveport. Mobile, Vicksburg, Birming- ham, Chattan ooga and Cincinnati, all the better. If you look at the map you will see that when products are once in Cincin- natl there are facilities for sending them in every direction. It will be great loss to Cincinnati if she does not get the Alabama Great Southern,p
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02

RET URN OF THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
 In good old times, when the South was prosperous, such thing as Western meat on the tables of the planters was unknown. Then cotton rose to n high price and the planters neglected their corn and meat and devoted themselves entirely to cotton. Now, the conditions are the same as those before the period when cotton took on fictitious vafue, and planters indst return again to the methods under which their forefaihers prospered. Under such condi- tions the Western meat houses will not fl nd the field in the South for the sale of their product that they now do, but must seek
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02
HIS NECK BROKEN,

Hill, the murderer of Matt Akerson, was executed at g o'clock this morning. The murderer's neck was broken by the fall, !, aud be was pronounced dead sixteen min utes after the drop fell. The crime was committed on the night of November 1, 1893. Edward Smith, alias Harry Hill and John Bsntwell, alias Charles Foster, with out provocation ID urdered Matthew Aker- SOD, Q farmer ~by whom they had been dis charged, and tried to kill the rect of the family. BentHell got life sentence.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-02

closer investigation we find that the Record had no intention of refecting on the abil- ity of the Birmingham district as a cheap iron making center. The claim that iron was being made in East Tennessee at S5 a ton was made in the Record by gentle- man who was financially interested. The Record in an editorial asked If 1t were poa- sible that East Tennessee was making iron cheaper than Birmingham. The Manu- facturers' Record has many friends in the Birmingham district who feel under obli- gations to it for the good work it has done in the past.