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Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

The social features committee of the Commercial club have provided a unique and instructive entertainment for the club members and their families on Mon- day evening. December 16 instant, at s o'clock The committee has not pub lished all their programme, but enough has been settled upon to make the occa- sion one of more. than ordinary interest Two short addresses are 10 be given, not exceeding fifteen minutes in dura- tion, on the subject of "How the Indus- trial Development of Birmingham Can Best Be Promoted" This is subject that should bring together not only the members of the club, but every business man in the city as we'll. since it involves the future prosperity of Birmingham One of the speakers for this occasion will be our worthy mayor, than whom none should be more able to elucidate this subject in an entertaining manner. The other speaker has not yet been named. But another feature will be rendition of some plantation songs and melodies by the Lowery Quartette club. This is com posed of W. R. Lowery, wife and two daughters, and will prove quite treat. as they are preparing for tour around the world at an early date, and they have rendered their services on this occasion that the people of their home may have an opportunity free to judge of their merits. Several other features will be added and the occasion Is certain to prove a most entertaining one.
 
 Captain Johnston's mouthpiece has not
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
HARMONY.

The Washington correspondent of the New Orleans Times-Democrat says:
 'The friends of the administration and those democrats who are not violently opposed to the administration are trying to induce their colleagues to treat with MT. Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle to see if something cannot be agreed upon which will have the support of the 1O5 democrats of the house. The idea of a conference with MT. Carlisle was first suggested in a spirit of banter, but has been acted on seriously. Representative Boatner called on Secretary Carlisle for the purpose of consulting with him on the subject. He wants to see if meet ing cannot be brought about which will result in something beneficial to the par ty. The men who have hopes of accom- plishing anything are few. The silver men, who constitute the strength of the party in congress, do not anticipate any thing being accomplished, and are not disposed to make a sacrifice to har- mOnize"
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
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Governor Oates and trying to get solid with the latter-Advertiser
 Shining up to" and trying to get solid with" are elegant expressions for constituted leading journal. We at tribute honesty to Governor Oates and the Advertiser resents it.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

The Selma Times favors a constitution al convention and the suffrage plank of the Mississippi constitution. The Cuba Banner also declares for 8 convention.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
VFNEZUEIA.

In regard to the Venezuelan question President Cleveland says to congress:
 "The general conclusions therein reached and formulated are in substance that the traditional and established pol icy of this government Is firmly opposed to forcible increase by any European
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

The house in which George III was born Is still standing in St. James square, London. It is small Hanover ian cottage and has been used for many wears as a stable and servants house.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

The Peoples Tribune has evidently de- termined not to be delivered into the hands of the republican party, and sounds note of warning in its last is sue that is significant.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

Jason Brown, one of the two surviving sons of John Brown, is soon to leave his home in Cnlo for a permanent residence in California. The other son, Salmon Brown, lives in Oregon. Jason Brown is now 73 years old and somewhat feeble Four of his sisters are living in Califor- mia, and it is with them that he will make his home
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

Talmage writes to the New York World that the reverential attitude assumed by the >plembers of congress during the opening prayer convinces him that they are true patriots and statesmen.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

The "kiekers" think all that is neces- sary. to secure harmony is to give all the offices to their friends.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

The man who proposes to get harmony by taking everything in sight initiates the ostrich in hiding its head and ex- posing considerable anatomy to observa-
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

There seems to be some possibility of establishing Masonic university at Beaver, Pa, and w. K. Vanderbilt has offered to give $5O,000 as a starter for buildings, put up a s50,000 hotel and build $15,0O0 station in case the enter prise is carried out.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

When the democrats took up the cry, Anybody to beat Grant," and nomi- mated Horace Greeley, they succeeded in carrying one state. The kickers are now rallying under the cry, Anybody to beat Johnston" and may succeed in carrying one county.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

The net gold exports are climbing up close to 1S94's figures. They amount for the year thus far to about S57 0O0 900, while at this time in 1894 they were around $66,000000. There Is very strong bability that the latter mark will be exceeded in the next four weeks. This years record in gold outgo will be hard to beat.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

Judge" Lawrence of Ohio Is already at Washington with plea for the re- imposition of the duty on wool, The procession of subsidy grabbers and tar if beggars has started little ahead of time.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

Patented artificial skin Is now produc- ed in Germany. It is made by removing the outer and inner mucous membranes of the intestines of animals and partly digesting them in pepsin solution. The flores are then treated with tannin and gallic acid, the result being a tissue which can be applied to woundsl1ike a natural skin and is entirely absorbed in the process of healing.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08
BIRMINGHAM STATE HERALD

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Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

Captain Johnston's mouthpiece has not been able to reply to the Advertisers ar ray of proofs that he was shining up to
Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

Powell of Cullman is the man for the fusionists to nominate for governor He represents war. blood, bowie knives. dag gers and destruction. He would doubt less get a solid vote in Cullman, for his policy is to kill every democrat in Gull man if by any mistake a colored brother should vote against him in Dallas. Let's have Powell and powder, Powell and 1aa int Pntunll and extnr1ni n tinn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07

| much worn and frayed. So that he
must be in the habit of carrying a
watch, and it is gone"
Yes, and everything else, too, Ell ?
Looks like robbery. He's had knock
or two in the face-notice that?'
II saw the bruises and the cut, of
course; and his collar has been broken
away with the back button-somebody
has taken him by the collar or throat.
Was he wearing hat when he was
found?"
NO"
THAT would imply that he had only
just left a house. What street was
he found in?"
Henry street, little off Golden
Square. Low street, you know"
did the constable notice door
open near byY'
The Inspector shook his head. Half
the doors in the street are open," he
said, pretty nearly all day"
"Ah, then there's nothing in that.
don't think he lives there; by the bye,
l fancy he comes from, more in the
Seven Dials or Drury Lane direction.
Did you notice anything about the man
that gave you a clue to his occupation,
or, at any rate, to his habits?
Cant cay did"
We'll, just take a look at the back
Of his coat before he goes away-just
over the loins. Good day"
AS / have said, Hewitts messenger
was quick I happened ito be in, hav-
ing lately returned from latish lunch
when he arrived with this note:
MY Dear b.: I meant to lunch with
you today, but have been kept. I ex-
pect you are idle this afternoon, and
have case that will interest you-per-
haps be useful to you from journalis-
tic point Of view. II you care to see
anything Of 1T. cab away at once to
Fitzroy Square. south side. where I'll
meet you. l will walt no later than
3.9o' yours, M. H."
had scarce quarter of an hour. so
1 seized my hat and left my chambers
at once. AS 1t happened, my cab and
Hewitts burst into Fitzroy from op-
posite sides almost at the same
moment, so that we lost no time.
Come said Hewitt. taking my arm
and marching me off, 1--WE are going to
look for some stabling Try to feel as
though you'd just set up a brougham
and had come out to look for q place to
put 1t in. l fear we may have to de-
lude some person with that belief pres
emily"
why. what do you want stables for?
And why make me your excuse?"
"As to what ] want the stables for
really, I'm not altogether sure myself.
AS to making you an excuse-well, even
the humblest excuse Is better than
none. But come, here are some sta
bles. Not good enough, though, even
If any OF them were empty. Come on"
We had stopped for an instant at the
entrance to small alley of rather
dirty stables, and Hewitt, paying ap-
parently but small attention to the
stables Themselves had looked sharply
about him, with his gaze in the air.
II know, this part Of London pretty
WELL" Hewitt observed, "and 1 can
only remember one other range Of
stabling near by; we must try that
AS a matter Of. fact. I'm coming here
on little more than conjecture, though
I shall be surprised there isn't some
thing in IT.. Do you know anything of
aphasia ~, ij,i 49, 1881. I.
II have heard of It, of course, though
I can't say I remember ever knowing
q case.".,.
II have seen one today-very curl
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07

Hewitt wished the man good day, and
made his way to the inspector.
''Well!'' the inspector said, mot much
to be got out of him, Is there? The
doctor will be sending for him pres
emily"
Il fancy" said Hewitt, "that this
may turn out very important case.
Possibly-quite possibly-I have not
guessed correctly, and so I won't tell
you anything of 1t till l know a little
more. But what I want now is a mes
senger. Can / send somebody at once
In a cab to my friend Butt at his cham
bers?"
"Certainl. I'll fird somebody. Want
to write note?"
which reached me in less than ten min
utes. Then he asked the inspector;
Have you searched the Frenchman?"
"Oh, yes; we went all over him when
we found he couldn't explain himself.
to see II we could trace his friends or
his address. He didn't seem to mind,
but there wasn't q single thing in his
poclet--not single thing, barring a
rag of pocket handkerchief with no
marking on IT,, No. e,..>,
!, lyon. noticed that somebody had
stolen his watch, suppose?"
r"Well, he hadn't got one" f.
But he had one Of those little verti-
cal buttonholes in his waistcoat. used
to fastcn watchguard to, and It was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07

will show you the sketches and explain
things generally; there's no time now,
and l may want your help for a bit, in
which case ignorance may prevent you
spelling things. you clumsy rufiian.
Hullo! here we are, think"
We had stopped at the end of an
other stable yard, rather dlrtier than
the first. The stables were sound but
inelegant sheds, and one or two ap-
peared to be devoted to other purposes
having low chimneys. on one of which
an old basket was rakishly set by way
of cowl. Beside the entrance n worn
out old board was nailed, with the le-
gend, "Stabling to Let" in letters for
merly white, on ground formerly
black.
Come" said Hewitt, "we'll explore"
We picked our way over the grassy
cobblestones and looked about u.s. On
the left was the wall inclosing certain
back yards, and on the right the sta
bles Two doors in the middle of these
were open. and a butchers young man
who, with his shiny bullet head. would
have been known for butchers young
man anywhere, was wiping over the
er's cart
Good day." Hewitt said pleasantly
to the young man. II notice there's
some stabling to let here. Now where
should I inquire about it?"
Jones, Whitfield street." the young
man answered, giving the wheel a final
spin. But there's only one little place
to let now, l think, and 1t alnt very
grand"
"Oh! Which is that?"
Next but one to the street there. A
chap 'ad 1t for wood choppin', but e
chucked It, There ain't room for
moron a donkey an barrow"
"Ah, that's pity. We're not par
ticular, but want something big
enough. and we don't mind paying
fair price. Perhaps we might make ar
rangements with somebody here who
has a stable"
The young man shook his head. 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07
CHAPTER II.

AT sign from Hewitt the loaf was
removed. Then Hewitt pulled the small
table closer to the Frenchman, and
pushed the pen and sheets Of paper
toward him. The manoeuvre had its
result. The man looked up and down
the room vacantly once or twice, and
then began to turn the paper over.
From that he went to dipping the pen
in the ipkpot; and presently he was
scribbling at random on the loose
sheets. Hewitt affected to leave him
entirely alone, and seemed to be alb
eorbed in contemplation of photo
graph of police division brass band
hanging on the wall; but he saw every
scratch the man made.
At first there was nothing but mean
lngless scrawls and attempted words
Then rough sketches appeared of a
mans head. a chair or whatnot. On
the mantelpiece stood a small clock,
apparently a sort Of humble presen-
tation piece, the body of the clock be-
ing set in a horseshoe frame with
crossed whips behind 1t. After time
the Frenchman's eyes fell on this, and
he began q rude sketch of it. That
he relinquished, and went on with
other random sketches and scribblngs
on the same piece Of paper, sketching
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07

shouldn't think So" he said doubtfully;
they're mostly shop people as wants
all the room themselves. My guv'nor
couldn't do nothink, l know. These
ere two stables amt scarcely enough
for all 'e wants as it is. Then there's
Barkett, the greengrocer ere, next
door. That amt no good. Then next
to that there's the little place as is to
let, and at the end there's Griffith's at
the butter shop"
"And those the other way?"
"Well, this ere first ones Curtis,
Euston road-that's a butter shop, too,
an 'e as the next after that. The last
one, up at the end-I dunno quite
whose that 1t. 1t ain't been long took,
but 1 b'lieve it's some foreign bakers.
1 amt ever see anythink come out of
it, though, but there's a 'ouse there, l
know-I seen the food took in"
Hewitt turned thoughtfully away.
Thanks" he said. II supposed we
can't manage it, then. Good day"
(To be Continued)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07

Gus case. The map's a Frenchman,
discovered helpless in the street by a
policeman. The only thing he can
say that has any meaning in it at
all Is 'Je la ME- and that he says me-
chanically, without in the least know
ing what he is saying. And he can't
write. But he got sketching and scrawl-
ing various things on some paper, and
his scrawls, together with another
thing or two, have given me an idea.
We're following it up now. When We
are less busy, and in a quiet place,
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hastily across his last scratch, he
dropped 1t, and with great shudder
turned away again, and hid his face by
the fireplace.
Hewitt turned at once and seized the
papers on the table. He stuffed them
all into his coat pocket, with the ex
ception of the last, which the man had
been engaged on, and this, a facsimile
of which is subjoined. he stuuIed
earnestly for several minutes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07

and scribblns over the sketches in a
half mechanical sort Of way, as of one
who trifles with pen during brown
study. Beginning at the top left-hand
corner Of the paper he travelled round
It tin he arrived at the left-hand bot
tom corner. Then, dashing his pen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-07

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-02

PHILADELPHIA, July Flour weak; win.
ter superfine, s.. 8013; do. extras, $3d3. %
No. 2 winter family, s3.3513.50; Pennsylvania
roller, clear, S3.50n3.75; do roller, straight
So. 7593.90; western winter. clear, S3.50at3,7 70.
Wheat firm, duh, with 73tfo. bid and 7334c
asked for July. Corn dull, unchanged, will
5lI1c bid and 6lac. asked for July. Oati
quiet. steady, with &c bid and 3316c. asked fol
July. Hay firm; choice timothy. $l6.509l7
Beef steady. Pork dull Lard quiet; western
steam, $3.50. Butter quiet western dairy
91l4c.; do. creamery, l21lsc.; do. factory,
@l2c.; Elgins. lsc.; imitation creamery, Ito
l5c.; New York dairy, ll1l7c.; do. creamery
17I40lSc.; Pennsylvania creamery prints
fancy, l9c.; do. fair to choice, 15Dlsc. print
jopbing at 200e3c. Cheese frmer; New Yorl
large, 6I41s9sc; small 70sI6c.; part skins
2l6@51sc.; full skins, 1909. Eggs quiet; New
York and Pennsylvania, l31s1l4c.; western
fresh l2frl3c
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-02

TAMPA, Fla, July g. The following
private advices have been received here
Campos is said to be preparing an expedi-
ton or convoy which will be supplied with
large quantities of poisoned food and de-
fcctive cartridges loaded with bullets but
no powder II having been the custom Of
the insurgents to capture the greater mum
Der of the conveys, 1t Is his hope that this
will also be captured and the food taken
by tho Cubans. Regla, across the bay from
Havana, has been declared under martial
law. No crowds arc allowed to congre-
gate. The mi1kmen bringing milk are
compelled to leave their horses and wag-
ons outside the city limits and bring their
cans in on their backs.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-02

NEW YORK, July 1.-Beeves slow, but MOI
lower; native steers, corn and grass fed, poor
to prime, s4.30Q1i65; common to choice still
ers, 90 s5db5. 90; stays and oxen, S260Q5; bulls
2.4o03. rs; dry cows, S2.25o9.5o. Calves slow
yeals steady; butterrnilk calves lower; poor /,
choice veals, $I6625; buttermilk calves, Sg5I
Q3. Sheep active, higher, except for really
common; lambs slow, really choice stead
al other grades lower; poor to prime sheep
S2G4; common TO choice lambs, S3.75do. IS
Hogs higher at s5.2015. 42Jf,
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, July Prime cattl,
steady, common slow; prime. S5.3015.5O
butchers, s4l00430; bulls, stays and cows
81 7503.25. Hogs steady. higher; medium
Philadelphia, Sj.25Gb5.25; fair to best York
srs,s, s4,90a15.l ID; roughs. S304.s5 Sheep ano
lambs, better grades, steady; common dull
extra, 80. 300 2sO; fair to goodisl .50612 49, com
mon, c.1sl, hest lambs, s3.60d3. 80; sprins
lambs, S3b5. Veal calves, 6ia450
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-02
70 RESIST TAX COLLECTORS.
A Dispute IN Ksntueky That May ultl
snately Result In Bloodshed.

A Dispute IN Ksntueky That May ulti-
mately Result In Bioodshsd.
ASHLAND, KY, July Ain Carter county
there Is intense excitement because Of the
appearance of strangers who acknowledge
their mission to be TO collect the famous
railroad tax that has been In dispute foE
bond issue OF t75 900 20 the EliEabethtown
and Lexington and Big Sandy railroad
from Lexington to Cattlettsburg. The
company after securing the bonds, aban-
doned the project, selling the bonds at q
liberal discount to David Stanton, mill
ionaire at Cincinnati. Through q mis-
take Of the county attorney in drawing up
the contract the road and the people es-
capped the liability for construction, and
their refusal to meet their agreement gave
rife to the contest that has ever since been
successfully maintained. All who voted
the bonds, save single resident of Carter
county, are dead, and 2, 500 of the new gen.
Grafton have organized to resist the collec-
ton.
Numerous attempts have tailed, and 1t
Is now regarded as worth your life to at
tempt the collections. Two months ago o
deputy collector, after making levy upon
the farmers property, escaped being
lynched by 800 people by slipping off In
the night. The men are determined that
no collection shall be made, and openly
announce 10. II Peck and his deputies re-
sort to imperative measures there may be
bloody scenes. All that holds the matter
from a crisis now is q doubt of the SINGER
ity of the collector and his allies.