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CHEFOo, February 2S.-The Japanese
are evacuating the advanced positions
about Wei-Hai-Wei. and they have aban
doned Ning-Hai. The greater part of the
Japanese army which has been operating
on the Shan Tung peninsula has re-em
barked on board TRANSPORTS bound for
Talcn-Wan, north of Port Arthur, on the
opposite side Of the Gulf Of Pechili,
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Bluefields Report Denied.

COLON, Colombia, February 2S-No con-
frmation has reached here of the rumor
that British cruiser at Bluefelds recently
fired upon a sailing vessel supposed to be
carrying contraband of war, which yes-
sci was said to be flying the American IA
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Veterinary Notice.
I have returned to the city to practice medicine
and surgery on horses and other domestic animals.
Prompt attention.
JOS. T. BUSHNAN. NJ r. c. " S.
Office, 1910 Ohio ave. Phone COG. fe21-2w
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LONDON, February 2S.-The United
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CORNER 18TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE
Chartered by special act of Congress
Jan. 1867, and acts OF Oct. 1890. and Feb. ISo.
cod CAPITAL. ONE MILLION DOLLARS
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OPEN FIRES.-FRANKLIN STOVES GIVE ALI.
the pleasures of an open fireplace with the heat
OF stove May be used with andirons CRATE.
G 20 per cent cent discount on Andirons, Portable
feS-tf ]. II. CORNING, Tile shop. 5o0-522 18th st.
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Miss Anthony Talks.

open for general discussion, and there were
calls from the floor for Miss Susan B.
Anthony, who occupies a prominent place
on the platform at all the meetings. Miss
Anthony Is always ready for any emery
ency and seems able to speak well on any
Anthony proved this again by talking
earnestly on the subject Of the need for
more just and equitable divorce laws. She
related several incidents where divorce had
said, did not step in to prevent ill-advised
marriages, and so 1t should not compel
men and women to live together in bond
age. -
Miss Kate Field.
The discussion was continued by Miss
Kate Field, who was also called upon to
speak. In the course Of her remarks she
said that, in her opinion, the laws of the
District of Columbia, SO far as they affect
women, are about as bad as they can be.
She urged the council to use their influence
to better the condition of their sisters in
the District. She also said that in dealing
with the divorce problem, the best way is
marriage itself, and she made an earnest
plea for national marriage law.
This council" said Mrs. Sewall, Seems
to have implicit confidence in the opinions
of the unmarried" as there were loud
cries from the audience for Rev. Miss Ida
G.. Hultin.
Miss Hultin made an eloquent speech ad-
vocating a more oarnest consideration of
the duties Of married life. Young men and
women are not taught proper regard for
the responsibilities of the new estate. The
10y and girl should be educated for pos
sible fatherhood and motherhood as well
as fer business and professional life.
Rev. Anna H. Shaw Talks.
Rev. Auna H. Shaw. another spinster,
was then called upon to give her views on
the subject. Miss Shaw said that the chief
need is for reform in marriage laws. Eh-
til we do away with the idea of buying and
selling in natrinlony we shall never get at
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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
MUCH EXCITEMENT

CAUSED BY RAINEY BLOWING OUT FIRES
 IN HIS COKE OVENS.
 CoNNELLsvILLE, Pa., April 4.-Consid- cradle excitement was created throughout the coke region this afternoon by the re- port that the employees of w. J. Rainey, who owns 1400 ovens, have struck because they have not been granted the advance. No notices were posted by Rainey, but officers gave out the information that the raise would be given. Today the Elm Grove and Mount Braddok plants of Rainey were shut down indefinitely, and part of his ovens in tho Vanderbilt region were blown out.
 Ihe company sta es that the Elm Grove trouble was caused by a number of the em- ployes getting drunk and not showing up for work. The men, however, say their wages were not advanced on April l, as promised. It is generally believed that Rainey was among the operators that were caught with low priced coke contracts on hand mp until July l, and for that reason he is unable to advance wages.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
THE PHILHEDoNIANs
ENJOY DELIGHTFUL DANCE IN THEIF
 RooMs-MHO PARTICIPATED.

ENJOY DELIGHTFUL DANCE IN THEIR
 RooMs-wHo PARTICIPATED.
 The Philhedonian club gave pleasant dance at their rooms. on Twenty first street last night, which was attended by quite a number of young people.
 The club had intended opening the sea- son at Red Mountain park, as has been stated in the AGE HERALD, but the weather being rather cool they decided to postpone that event for couple of weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. E. M. Starks chaperoned the young people in their usual happy manner.
 The young people present were: Misses Ola Roden, Lila Smith, Kathleen Hooper, Katie Bell, Lucy Harrell, Lucy Hagood , Mittie sherrod, Mary Virginia Graves, Nina Strotner, Fannie Arnold, Mattie Glover, Margie Hooper, Alma Lane, Flor Tie Roden; Messrs. Charles Davis, Smith Crawford, Ernest Redd Charles Schoolar :, Dick Going, Archie Gibson, Luudie Sloss, L. Farley, George Browne, John Warren , Eugene Ware, Ed Wilcox, Tom Sims, Jim Johns, Lee High man, Jim Arnold, Fran k SDedecor
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
< Sam P. Jones tonight. ss Go to "The Peerless" Chop
 House for steaks and chops. ]i fR2R if
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3ri The letters of Erasmus are a rich mine full of materials for a study of the six teenth century in many aspects and not only in it's religious controversies. We have an insight into courtly, social and literary life. Tho paid tutor in the prince s house had now become a regular institu tion. We see the value of dedication to Ia wealthy patron. We have vivid pie q ture of what travelling must have been the difficulty of procuring carriages, the slow pace by horseback the wretched tav erns.
 How we pity poor Erasmus in that jour ney from Basic to Louvain with his frail constitution, arriving at Ak after fear ful shaking on bad roads and being re- galed with cold carp by the preccntor and next day at tho vice provost's with nothing but cells and 'bacalao," salt cod almost raw Though suffering m uch from illness aggravated by the journey, he managed to reach Louvain, where his miseries culmi mated in an attack of what was supposed to be the plague, and hardly any one would come near him. Ho concludes, however, thus: T send doctors to the devil com mend myself to Christ and am we'll in three days. ."-Gentleman s Magazine.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
The Washington Post Takes a
 Stand for Right,
AND ASKS THE QUESTION
Why Shouldn't the South Fur nish a President? Hill ln-
 dorses the Suggestion.

WAsHING~oN, April 4.-The Post this morning under the caption, IA Southern Democrat for 1S98," publishes a column editorial, in which it asks: "Why should not the democrats nominate a southern man next year? Why would not that be the right thing to do-the courageous, the 2 consistent, the equitable thing? Why, in- deed?''
 The Post says it is fficult to understand the attitude of the national party and the acquiescence of the south in the presi- dency ''Possibly it is habit. For two decades at least southern democrats have agreed to the proposition set up by their northern colleagues that the country is not ready for candidate from the section lately in rebellion against the general govern ment. For two decades and Dlore 1t has been an accepted theory that a southern candidate would alarm the American people; would revive all the memories, the apprehepsions and he an- tagonsms of 1S6l.5, and during ali that time the southern democracy have assented without protest, suborulnated them selves to the mere phantom Of 8 vanished past, meekly borne the heat and burden of successive cam paigns, furnished the rank and file for all the great battles, and stood aside in hum- ble difference and uncomplaining abnega- tion, while the fruits of their strength and prowess were divided among the members of an insignificant contingent. But why3 ''At most this was only an expedient. It was never essentially n matter of prin- ciple and propriety.o
 The Post thinks the time is ripe to put an end ito the existing state of affairs.
 Senator Morgan declares that the case could not have been better put than it is in the Posts editorial.
 HILLS ADVOCACY.
 Senator Hill has teegraphed to the Post the following:
 "ALBANY, N. Y., April 4, 1895. gro the Editor of the Post:
 ''I have perused with much interest your article;'A Southern Democrat for 18S6.' It is able, creditable and timely. Any policy which seeks to debase an otherwise accept able candidate simply by reason of the section of the country wherein he resides is unpatriotic, unwise and un American, and I am opposed to it. This is no time for the Liberation of sectional prejudices, jealousies and animosities. The existing political conditions demand that the party should have the whole country to choose from. Let there be a free field, fair con- test, and may the best man win. This is my democracy and these are my senti- ments, briefly and hastily expressed.
 "DAvID B. HILL. ''
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
A GOOD CAPTURE.

sheriff of Fillmore county and a posse ar- rived in this city last night with six White Cappers and lodged them in the Mont- gomery county jail for safe keeping. The arrests took place at Central Institute, El- more county. The names of the prisoners are: Joseph Joiners, captain Will Join- CTS, Luther Ingram, Alonzo Edwards, 19 years old, who gave the gang away, and two others, whose names could not be as- certained. Two of them have confessed to the murder of negro named Rufus Swindler, whom they took from his bed, clubbed and killed under direction of the captain, against whom the murdered man was to appear in the United States court as a witness.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
Irritant Drugs.

The use of tea and coffee, says an au. thority who includes tobacco as well, is in. furious and ought not to be indulged in by those who seek to place themselves in the best condition to resist disease, be- cause they belong in the category of irri- tant drugs These, by rousing the vital forces to get rid of the poison, provoke the action which is mistakenly supposed to be an added force, whereas this action is only one of self preservation. It will readily be seen how much supporting and building up of the system there is in such sub stances by trying to live on them to the exclusion of other things. The result would prove the absurdity of the idea New York Times
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
TO ESTABLISH CURRENCY SENTIMENT FoRTHE COMING CAMPAIGN.

TO ESTABLISH CURRENCY SENTIMENT FoRTHE COMING CAMPAIGN.
 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, April 4.-The demo- cratic state committee held an important meeting this morning. There was full attendance. The object was to discuss the calling of a state delegate convention to establish the currency views of the Ilin ois democracy for the next campaign. The sentiment was nearly unanimous in favor of the conveption. It WIS decided to call one to meet in Springfield June 1. Each county committee is instructed to call @ convention for an expression of views and sending delegates to the state conven tfon. The basis of representation is one delegate for every 800 votes cast for Claggett for state treasurer. The democrats are urged to turn out to the county conventions and give free expressions to their views so there may be no doubt as to the position of the party. The vote was-yeas F, nays B. Mayor Hopkins of Chicago favored delay of twenty days, and left for Chicago before the vote was taken.
 Chairman Hienrichsen of the state com mittee gives out an Interview on the sub ject, asserting that there is no question that the Illinois democracy is almost uultedly for free silver, and he believes that the convention will so declare. He expects tremendous outpouring of demo- crats to the state convention. He declared to the United Press correspondent that he has had considerable trouble holding county committees back from expressions in favor of the white metal, and that the sentiment ofsthe democracy of the state is so overw helmiDgly in favor of some early and emphatic action that the state com mittee could not do less than call the con- yention.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
CUNNING WOLVES.
Their Sagacity Leads Them to Refrain
 From Poisoned Food.

Their Sagacity Leads Them to Refrain
 From Poisoned Food.
 The extraordinary sagacity of wolves has been very powerfully instanced in a recent event on the upper Waldron range. A colt died, and Mr. Warnock took ten strychnine tablets and inserted them care, fully in various parts of the body. He did not go near that vicinity for couple of days, and when he did he went expecting to sec some results from the bait There was, however no sign of wolf, living or dead, in sight. He hunted around within radius of n mile or two, but found noth- ing. and finally he went over and exam ined what remained of the dead colt. Thero was not much. Tho skin appeared to have been neatly and completely nayed from tho body; nearly every particle of flesh was gone, as were also the rib bones and anything smaller tho fore and hind legs had been wrenched off from the knee joint down and carried off some distance, where everything mashable on them had been properly mashed.
 Tho skin was almost intact, and spread ing it out, hair side down, MT. Warnock casually examined it, when he noticed, with some surprise small bunch of flesh that had been untouched, and which was adhering to the hide, and inclosed in which was the stryohnine tablet. A closer exami- nation revealed the really extraordinary fact that every sinsle one of the ten strych- nine pellets that had been inserted had been left similarly. Every shred of flesh had been eaten all around them and not single one touched. No wonder it is a difficult matter to catch wolves when they are endowed with a cunning like this. The explanation is that on this one occa- sion MT. Warnock had picked up the pel- lets before inserting them into the bait with his fingers instead of, as was his usual custom, with pair of forceps. But the fact illustrates the kind of foes the ranchers have to deal with.-Macleod Ga zatta
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
PERSONAL.

MT. and Mrs. A. G. Vim ofiDemopolis are at the Morris hotel.
 Mir. J. H. Blount, Jr., is in the city, tho guest of Mir. B. B. Conner.
 Mir. J. H. Karter, a prominent Cullman merchant, was in the city yesterday.
 Rev. Sam P. Jones reaches the city at noon today and will stop at the Morris.
 Hon. John B. Knox of Anniston was registered at the Morris hotel last night.
 Mrs. Hagen Mooers of Milwaukee, Wis, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Reed.
 MT. William B erney of Montgomery was registered at the Florence hotel yesterday.
 Col. John M. Caldwell of Anniston was in Birmingam yesterday, on bis way home from Montgomery.
 MT. Peter A. Buyck of Wetumpka, a large holder oi Birmingham property was in the city yesterday.
 Solicitor J. H. Little went down to LiV- ingston yesterday to spend few days with friends and relatives.
 Mrs. w. P. Hickman, wife of Jefferson county 8 treasurer, is dangerously ill at Ter home near Trussvile.
 Miss Mary McCrossin, after delightful visit to relatives in Roanoke, Vs., returned last night much delighted with her trip.
 Friends in this city of Mr. J. A. Paulin of McCoombs will regret to learn that he is dangerously ill at his home in that place.
 MT. Frank Grider of Winona, Miss. ,who recently spent a couple of weeks with friends in the city, has returned for few days sojourn.
 Ladies and gentlemen, please call and see 2000 pairs of bran new Easter shoes of the latest styles and lowest prices. T. c. King, 2026 First avenue.
 Rev. DH. E. D. Grace returned yesterday from Louisville, where he has been the past three days attending to matters pertaining to the theological institute.
 MT. Joseph Saks returned to his home in Anniston yesterday. He came over Wednesday to assist his kinsman, Louis Saks, in his grand opening.
 Superintendent J. H. Sullivan of the Kansas City, Memphis and sBirmin ham was in the city yesterday on a tour of in . spection. MT. Sullivan makes these tours about once every month. The AGE HERALD yesterday stated that MT. Greer of 0pelika will move to this city and accept.a position in the business office of the Daily News. It should have read 'in the office of he State.'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
TERSELY TOLD.
Ben M. Jacobs 6 Bros. sell furniture. |.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture. Ladies' and gentlemen's Easter shoes. Latest styles and lowest prices. Please come and ee 2000 pairs of bran new shoes. T. c. King.
 quarry of fine gray stone has been discovered near Clifton, in Shades valley. It is being utilized by the South High flanders Tor Iences.
 Mir. w. K. Brown has exchanged his sionch hat and dropping mustache for a derby and clean -shaven face. and does not look so much like Postmaster General Will liam l.. Wilson.
 The Birmingham Musicians' Protective union will meet Sunday at 80 o'clock at O'Brien's opera house. A full attendance IS expected, as the scale of prices for 1895 will be arranged.
 The market of the Ladies' Aid society of the First Presbyterian church will move with George Passe to 1908 First avenue. This market has been in successful opera tion about one year.
 The talk of the town today is the great lecture of Sam P. Jones tonight at 0 O'Brien's. Seats can be secured at the opera house from g o'clock this morning. Tickets, 25 90 and 75 cents.
 Mir. w. E. Auger has put his dummy and open coach on the Red mountain line, and is ready for the summer outings. The Phelhedonians intended to open the park WibIi dduSo ihoe uiSuts oub It JULIE LOO cool they repaired to their club rooms.
 The Daingerfield Walter company has been incorporated with S10, ,0C0 capital stock, held by K. L. Dalngerfield, Sarah c. Daingerfield, I. w. Walter and Cora L.. Walter. The articles of incorporation were filed with the probate judge yesterday.
 In 1887 the Trussville and Cahaba Land company was organized with a capital stock of $500, GOO. The capital consisted principally in q 3000-acre tract of land near Trussviile, which was laid off into streets and aven ues for a modern city. Since that time the land has been idle, but during the past winter it has been fenced in and will be cultivated this year.
 In justice to Mr.J. F. Slater it is but right to state that he was not the presenter of a resolution lookingto the appointment of a committee of one to accompany the Grand Army of the Republic committee of 1 three, as stated in the account of the pro- ceedings of the session of the Alabama E Com mercial association in these columns Zoo Wednesday. Same were drawn and presented by N. F. Thompson, secretary of the Birmingham Commercial club.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
FLORENCE HOTEL ARRIVALS.

M.J. WHEELER 6 CO.,. pRoPRIEToRs.
 LM Carey, Chicago; J Draper and wife, San Francisco; w E Roper, Belle Sumpter; A c Breast, Nashville; t James, Moline, Ill; J rrotter, Brownsville, Tenn; " o Johnson, Talladega; E J Noonan, Boston |; A Freitay, Cincinnati; F D Chase, Cleve- land, 0; F w Small, Nashville; Russell Weekly, Starke, Fla; Henry Foster, Tuskaioosa; Nj A Cohen, New York; Lee Macey, Winston; " C Roberts, Nashville; w L Rudisell, New York; Crock, c Paul, w H Morton, w Dunlop, Chatta nooga; w Berry. Montgomery; Joel Tate, Louisville, Ky; Willis Banks, Columbus, Miss; John b Miller, Boston, Mass OS Williams, Chicago; Will Crawford, city; w K Atkinson, l. & N; J Doyle, Knoxville; A E Henry, Atlanta; G l Zuccorells, Montgomery.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
MIKE NORTON DEAD.
The Victim of Three Brutal and Mur- derous Highwaymen-Leaves
 LIrge Family.

On Saturday night Mike Norton, pnd- dler in the Birmingham Rolling mills, who lives on Rolling Mill hill, was held up by three men and after being beaten nearly to death had his pockets rihed.
 He went from his house about 8:30 o'clock down to Rensford's saloon and purchased 10 cents' worth of beer and was on bis way home when he was met by three white men, who told him to give up his money. He, told them he had none, when one of the men hit him in the back of the head with a club. Norton fell senseless to the ground and then his pockets were gone through, but the robbers got no money.
 The assaulted man lay unconscious for long time, until some person happened along and carried him home. He fingered until yesterday afternoon about o'clock, when be died.
 He leaves a wife and several small chi- dren.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-05
CITY AND COUNTRY CATS.
hIany Curious Points of Difference Between
 the Two Animals.

An observer has noted that there exist many points of difference between country and city cats The country cats, he de- clares, are larger and heavier than those of tho city, no reference being made in this comparison to such civic cats as might come under the head of 'pampered pets, but only to plain oats-the cats of tho back yard and the housetop. This supe- rior weight of the country cat, tho observer says, is easily attributable to the diet of small field animals and birds which it en- joys. But there arc other peculiarities of difference, he proceeds, which are not so easily attributable to diet. For instance, the color of the country cat is generally either gray or tortoise shell, tho commoner color being gray. On the other hand ob- serves the cat expert, the preponderating color among city cats is black.
 In the next place the color of the eyes in city and country cats is found to be very different, the latter leaning largely to gray and green, while the city cats eyes are mostly yellow and having far moro glitter in them than have their country cousins. In tho matter of tails too, there is q diff ference, the city cats tail being much lon ger and carried more nearly on level with the back than that of the country cat. The country cats paws arc much fiatter broader and softer than the town cats, the pads of tho former being like velvet and those of the latter liko rubber
 Altogether, between the big barreled gray, light eyed, velvet footed country cat, slipping noselessly through the young wheat stalks, and the sorawny, long tailed, yellow eyed city cat pattering down an alleyway like flying shadow, there arc such differences as will, says the observer, result in time in the formation of two dis tinct species-Felis rusticus and Felis ur- banis-New York Sun.