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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

The Chicago Record. urges it upon the census bureau~to get to work pefore the trolly lines are extended much further'
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

The Atlanta Journal copies from the Kansas City Times poem very piopei y called "Nothing."
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

Senator George of Mississippi stiii de- clines to stay in the political held. lie is 7s years old and when his present term expires he says he will rest. There IS bit of pathos in the reason he gives but at his age itis not strange that he should he fired
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

The fortunate composer who tickles the popular ear by his melody imme- diately establishes an income sufficiently large to gratify the heart of an ordinary mortal John Phillip Sousa's royalties alone bring him $25,0O0 per annum from his musical compositions.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

cupants remained out of doors for an hour or more to avoid breathing the sti- fling fumes.-New Haven Correspondent New York Sun,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

Tn the meantime Hon. Roswell P. Flow or wants to know where he is at
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15
ABSOLUTELY PURE

deprived of his uniform and his decora- tions, and of the right to return to mili- tary duty.
 Vazquez appealed from this sentence to the supreme court of military justice and petitioned for leave to be present during the hearings which was granted. Much sympathy is felt for him among the vet eran soldiers. as he is known to have been a brave man, having given alum dant proofs of his courage And though his conduct is unaccountab1e to every ona who knows him, they do not forget his excellent behavior on other occasionsi and hope that will plead for him and se- cure remission of part of his very hard sentence.
 The State Normal College, Florence. Ala, Opened in 1873 with fifty children. all from Florence Last year it enrolled 34t. mostly mature persons and teachers, learning improved methods. These rep- resented all parts of Alabama and sev- eral other states Next year 400 are wanted, and 300 within five years.
 $100 will defray a years expenses, in- cluding board. Not more than $15 re- quired in any one month.
 Fall term opens September IT, 1895
 If you need trained teacher, or wish furtIer information, send for cata- logue. JAS. K. POWERS,
 7-2-tf President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

The Cincinnati Tfmes-Star pays itself 4be funny little compliment of saying it is the favorite paper Of poth parties It must be like the Washington fosi' whose double-barrelled paragraphs are what is termed adjustable. You taxes yer choice" so to speak,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-15

To the composer of -Four More Years of Grover the following lines are sup- mited, with apologies to Wang:
 "Jingo, lingo!
 Listen at the lingo.
 Runs at night, afraid to fight
 Rut shouting out war-talk lingo.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-10-25
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
Williams. Dimond & Co.'S Latest
Circular.
SUGAR STEADILY ADVANCING

Chino Refined In Rag Unchanged
f..ct- Running - Per tcHt-A
syndicate buying in London
Ta -eI In Fraucc-Quotation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

form n Temperance federation" for the
cation OF the cause. 1t is hoped that
series of public mass-meetings and gos-
pei temperance meetings. and other prac-
teal measures adopted
In the list of names of prominent
Good Tempars Of the city. published in
last Sundays Times. Rev. Aaron Jones.
a member OF Trinity Lodge. and the
original Good Templar OF the city.
should have been noted. and that OF
Mrs. A. j. Pyle--a lady whose devo-
ton 70 the order Is known far and
wide.
Az Jefferson" PowelrD Hall on
Ihursday night there Will be a union
meeting OF the Templars. II win be
known as "word-painting night" and
oral and written descriptions of scenes in
connection with the temperance cause
Hill be presented by volunteers.
The delegates to the urand Lodge have
III returned. very much pleased with
their trip 10 the Hill City. and where
they were handsomely entertained Mr.
II. NJ. Trimble. the new Grand Council
lor-elect, is OF this city. and has been
"a very active anC enthusiastic worker
I'm the cause for many years, and stands
well in the Grand body. Mrs f. II.
Donnan. the Grand ice-Templar-elect.
is also OF this city. and an earnest work.
er in the order. which has Just so highly
honored her. and which election evinces
the esteem in which she is held by the
Grand Lodge.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08
LETTER CiERTTRS DISAGREE.
Tho Question of Depository Ballots After
Ralloiing Ceased Causes "a Row.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, Sept. What
closely approached an encounter. was
the feature OF to-day's concluding ses-
sion OF the anual convention of the
National Association OF Letter Carriers
I'm the Odd-Follows' Temple. The early
business OF the session was quietly trans
acted and the place for the next years
convention decided upon. Three cities
were cities were in the contest-Roches,
ter Buffalo, and Grand RAPIDS, Mich.
Before the vote was taken. however,
Buffalo withdrew and when the returns
were announced IL was found that Grand
Rapids was the choice by a large ma
jority. The election of w. II. Flaheriy,
of Now Orleans, to the executive board
followed.
The president announced that ballot
for member OF the Committee on
Legislation would be taken There has
been ill-feeling between Brooklyn and New
York carriers for several years. and II
burst forth I'm iall its fury to-day. when
Delegate William j. Morrison Of Brook
lyn, announced himself a candidate for
election TO the committee.
Just as the routine work Of casting the
ballots had been finished, and Chairman
Kessier had pronounced the vote closed,
Delegate Morrison, who was the chair
man Of the Brooklyn contingent, entered
the ntil ana SldltI ll<tl ne itSlftl 10
cast the twelve votes OF his delegation.
The matter was placed before the con-
venton, and the latter signffyng its
assent. Mr.. Kesser directed the tellers
TO accept the ballots.
This course was objected TO by the tell
ers. who refused 20 accept the votes. on
the ground that the balloting was over.
and II would be a violation Of the laws
Of the organization TO do so.
Mr. Kessler declared the telers out
OF order. and then the trouble took def
mite shape. For fifteen minutes the hall
was a scene Of wild disorder. the dele
gates crowded about the presidents ros-
trum; arms were wildly waved in the air,
and about the only sound intelligible
above the general dun was the repeated
raps of the chairman's gavel-
After repeated efforts. 4. j. Donovan,
Of New York, succeeded in gnining rec
ognition, and announced an appeal from
the decision of the chair. in accepting
the Brooklyn votes. The point was
greeted with loud shouts
Secretary Victory then took the chair.
and vote was taken on Delegate Dono-
vans appeal II resulted in It's defeat,
and the Brooklyn votes were admitted
This ended the row. and the election Of
Mr.. Morrison was announced. by a vote
OF 37, 10 203 for W. II. Onche. Of Rich
mond, Va, his opponent
Comparative quiet having been obtain
ed after the disorder. the convention
quickly disposed Of the closing busi-
ness.
An amendment TO the Associations by
laws. that Treasurer Charles Cutler. OF
Boston. be put under bond. wats reported
negatively by the Committee ON Legisia-
tion. and the report was adopted.
A telegram was received from the man.
ager OF the Atlanta Expos ton. announc-
ing that November 22d would be known
as Letter -Carriers'-Day and inviting
the members 10 attend. The convention
then adjourned sine die.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08
THE IsHPEDING STRTKE.
The Union Showing Rocks
Rolled Down the Incline.

ISHPEMING. MICH, Sept THE
Miners Union ordered the pumpmen,
hremen, and other union employees en-
gagged at Section q OF the mine OF the
Lake Superior Company, to come out
this morning. but the men say the order
is a ridiculous one. and stick TO their
posts.
The filling of the mine with water
made stoppagc of several weeks, and
the company has been seriously con-
sidering the total suspension of mine
work there during the winter. The
pumps would be run in case no mining
was done. and the pumpmen desire TO
hold their positions. rhc pumpmen
working at section 10. mine OF the same
company, received a similar order this
morning. but they say they viii not
obey This Is the first refusal 10 obey
the union dictates. and ii indicates weak
ness on the part Of the union. The
Champion mine will start its steam
shovel and ore-crusher on Monday.
a number Of men have asked for work
and protection. The pumps at Negaune
mines are kept In operation by mine
clerks and boys.
Rocks were rolled down the steep hill
Immediately north of the Cleveland Lake
shaft mine last night. They came dan
gerously near a sentry, who challenged
the parties. receiving no reply. Soon af-
ter that. another huge rock came tumb-
ing down the steep incline. The sol
dier fired into the woods whence the
rock appeared 10 start. and after this
there was no further rock-rolling. The
firemen and pumpmen are threatened
with trouble II they do not come out.
A Cornish miner said the Union would
turn the Firms upon the union men
who refused TO obey the order TO come
out.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

Their Union Meetings Last Week-Pro-
granmc for This Week.


The Good-Tempar union meeting at
Rescue Lodge was a very enjoyable oc-
casion. There were Geclamations, read
ings, vocal and Instrumental music.
Dir. Joseph H. Shepherd made very
eloquent and forcible speech, which was
long and loudly ayplauded.
There was public meeting under
the auspices Of the Templars at How
ards Grove. on Thursday night. District
Templar Bickers presented the temper
ance cause in a conservative. aggressive
speech. in which the subject was discussed
in both its political and social bearings
lie earnestly pleaded for an awakening Of
the people to the demands of the hour
and contended that temperance organiza-
tons Gid great good, not only I'm cases OF
individual reclamation. but In preventive
aspect. and more especially in their edu-
cational influences. The address was
devoid Of party or political references,
and IL was evident tnat the speaker de-
sires the exercise Of charity on the part
of temperance people. with respect TO
differences OF opinion as to methods, and
no crOss-iiring within the lines.
Mr.. j. O.. Browcll. editor Of the Con-
scrvator. made a few remarks. in which
he urged the importance OF the ques-
ton; when the pioneer Templar of the
city, Rev. Aaron Jones. made a short
speech. eulogistic OF the principles of
tho order and eyincing his long loyalty
10 cause that Is very dear TO him.
These gentlemen Were all literally APP
plauded.
Mr.. Henry Hechler made a very prac-
teal and poinked talk. in which he
complimented Chief Howard and spoke
of the high tide of temperance senti-
ment at this time.
On Tuesday night. all temperance or
ganizations and friends OF che cause
generally are requested 10 meet at
Smiths Hail, on north Fifth street, TO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

WASHINGTON. d. C., Sept. THE
American Line steamship 81. Louis. has
been accepted by the United States Cow
ernment as a vessel OF the first class 10.
ocean mail Service. on the basis OF tho
report made by Commander Royal B.
Bradford. 4. $. n, and Lieutenant R!et-
ard T. Mulllgan. U. s. ~, who witnessed
her recent speed trial In British waters.
The report OF Commander Bradford ana
Lieutenant Mulligan. shows thai on her
voyage 10 Southampton from New York.
the 81. Louis ran from Sandy Hook. To
Bishops Rock, 2.ss3 knots. at an average
hourly speed OF 1885 knots.
She was freor this trip from the effect
OF the tide and the weather IVES good
and the sea smooth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.--For Virginia:
Generally fair. winds shifting 70 north
eriy: cooler Sunday night;
For North Carolina: Fair. local thuD-
der-storms Sunday night; winds shift
ing to northeriy; cooler Sunday even
ing In western portion.
Weather conditions: The barometer Is
highest In the upper MISSISSIPPI! Valley.
II has risen throughout the Lake regions
and central valleys. and fallen In New
England and at Rocky-Aoontain sta
tons.
Local showers arc reported from the
Gulf States. and Tennessee. and from
the South and Middle Atlantic coast.
Fair weather will prevail In the Lake
regions and the Ohio vss1sy: and tnee
rising tsmpersturs y ~ Nor1hqeo1
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08
THE LOUISA PRECINCT MEETING.
Delegates Uninstructed, but VIII Vote for
Hitter,

LOUISA, VA, Aug. Especial
precinct Democratic convention held here
to-day 10 elect delegates 10 the county
convention TO be held here on next Mon
day. failed to give any instructions what
ever.
II is certain that most OF the delegates
will vote for Malcolm Hitter. a we'll
known farmer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

Four stories Of TIA. Masonic Temple Prsc-
ticalIy Dcstroycd-Loss SIOO 900.

BOSTON. MASS. sept. z-Boston's
magnificent Masosic Temple, at the cor
ner of Boylston and fremont streets. was
badly damaged by fire aud water today.
The fire started IN one OF the upper
stories, ard practically destroyed all
the third floor OF The seycn-story build
ing.
Tho dama@c to building and contents.
including knights Tempiar and Masoni-
lodge regalia. swords. banners. and other
raraphernalia. Is estimated at 10000.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08

Both werc on the starboari tack. close
hauled. Vafkyrie was TO the leeward,
but was not hanketed. as she was
slightly ahead OF Defender, and. more
than that was moving faster, and fors-
ing ahead.
In this wise they approached the line.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-08
Mr.. Carlisle Mas Accepted No Invitation

WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. stats
ments that Secretary Carlisle will make
speeches In the campaign In Kent,,ckv
and Maryland are met with at the neas-
ury Department with the distince an
nouncement that so far. Mr.. Carlisle has
accepted no invitation to make spes sches
In that State.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-07

careful training in one of the best mil
itary schools of the age, where, if his
scholarship was not brilliant, he GER
tainly excelled in all the qualities that
combine to make a good soldier. Later
he took creditable part in the Next
can campaign, following which he rem
ldered efficient service as an officer in
the trying frontier service. He resigned
from the army finally, not because he
wearied of soldierly duty, but for the
reason that the routine life in times of
peace afforded no opportunities for the
display of the martial spirit that so
prominently stamped his character.
The life at Galena was merely an ep-
isolde in his career, brief season of fit
full resting, out of which he gladly
emerged to enter upon work that was
destined to be crowned with immortal
ity Of fame. .e are m
Whatever may be said of his admins
ftration as civic ruler and it should
not be forgotten that tirlc softens the
asperities of political strife as well as
it subdues, if it does not altogether OBJ
. literate, the passions born of divergent
opinions, none can deny to him many
of the qualities Of great general.
There are English critics, besides some
ON this side of the great waters, who
deny to him what they are pleased to
term strategic potency" These writ
ers, however, are by 70 means united
among themselves as to what consti-
tutes strategy, therein in no wise diff
fering with others who discuss the
character and conduct of military
heroes. What might be properly
termed strategy under given condi-
tions would prove utter folly when the
environment changed. Gen. Grant
was given problem to solve and he
accomplished his task along his own
lines. Others may have worked it out
more quickly along different lines, but
the fact remains that all others who
undertook it failed.
A man of calm courage, ineffably
collected under all conditions, he was at
all times man of action. Whenever he
was present idleness and inaction were
impossible. Appointed to discipline
and drill the forces at Cairo,
he soon made his historic moves
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-07
GRANT AS A SOLDIER.
He Showed the Military Spirit at
an Early Age.
SGood Reading for April 81. the Anniver-
sary OF the Great Generals Birth
Future Historians WIN Place Him
Whore He Properly Belongs.
written for This Paper.l

Writers are prone to seek strong
antitheses, and hence we find great
stress laid upon the fact that Galena
clerk was transformed within a brief
I. two years into a general in command
!. of the greatest army of modern times.
Such statement Is misleading and
I. only partially true. 1t demanded the
widest fancy of poets brain to con-
ceive of a Minerva springing full
armed from the brow of Jove. Search
will be made In vain in all history TO
find single instance of an unframed
man meeting great emergencies of any
kind. Genius has been defined well as
the result of long discipline in given
direction or directions.
Gen. Grant showed the military spirit
at an early age He received most
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-07

is only strengthened by admission of
the.sagacity and skill of the general
through whose leadership final victory
was brought to the union arms If he
was deficient in what Europeans term
strasegy he was abundantly supplied
with strong common sense, an apt
appreciation of the energy, courage
and skill of his adversaries and an in
vincible tenacity of purpose in the exc
cution of his plans. He could not be
persuaded that the issue OF single
battle determined the strength or
weakness of an army, but with
tentative energy looked to the cumula-
tive results of many battles. The
Wilderness was, in his eyes, but
Scene in the act of the great war
drama, and he shifted it within week
for another great bloody presentation.
So before Petersburg in the great final
act, day after day the work of slaugh-
| tering went on, while the enemy
steadily and surely grew less strong to
resist. Hence it may almost be said
without exaggeration that his move
ments during the war presented an al
most continuous array of force against
force and constant clangor OF death
dealing arms. Finally he accepted
peace as the most blessed boon OF a
common country and rejoiced that the
sound of war was heard no more in all
the land.
The time has not yet arrived to prop
erly estimate the military charact CT
and work of Gen. Grant The events
in which he so prominently figured are
of too recent date, and too many of
the movers in them are now living to
expect that justice shall be dealt out to
him. His former foes are, not likely
TO forget the magnanimous terms he
gave to Lee at Appomattox, nor his de-
termined purpose of resistance in their
behalf when misguided chief execu-
tive soon afterward sought to set aside
those conditions by arresting and bring
ing to trial those to whom he had
pledged protection. The sublime and
pathetic manner of his dying contrib
uted to the allaying Of much of the
feeling that had been cherished against
him, and the expressions of kindly re-
gard and sympathy that poured in as
glad sunlight after a season Of cloud
and darkness tended to brighten the
hours of his dissolution. The closing
days Of his remarlSa BILE career offer the
highest evidence to the greatness of hi
spirit. Still, despite all that has beer
\ J~&s<>-. 4s-.< a As-saxaains that the dutJ
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-05-07


| 1t has frequently been charged that
Gen. Grant did not show proper regard
for human life, in that his battles In
variably were stamped by great slaugh-
ter. This implication he himself brushed
aside with the explanation that all war
is bloody and that that general is the
best friend of peace who hastens II to
it's end. He further stated that the
commander who hesitated to dislodge
ar enemy from a desired point because
it might demand the sacrifice of life
scarcely deserved TO win victory. War
was to him the sure road to lasting
peace, and he sought by every means
in his power to make the journey a
short one. 1t was his fixed conclusion
that the briefest war showed the few
est casualties and the least amount of
human suffering.
Common fairness should suggest the
injustice of comparing Grants cam
paigns with the memorable ones of
Europe, for the plain reason that the
conditions of the former were utterly
dissimilar to those of the latter Ours
was civil war of vast proportions,
which brought into requisition every
possible energy of all the sections of
the country. There was very good
reason why the contest should not be
protracted indefinitely, and in this
Grant was keenly alive to the situation
1t is SANDER against brave and noble
people to underestimate the beset-
ments of the commander of the union
forces. BY common consent there was
fair reason for honest difference as to
the right of state to secede from the
union. Unquestionably the south
maintained the secession view with en-
thusiasm. Her people were thoroughly
united, courageous and fred with pa
triotic determination to resist all in
vasion and coercion, to the shedding of
the last drop of blood. The leaders of
the southern armies were experienced
soldiers, thoroughly equipped for their
stations and well qualified to- inspire
confidence and obedience in their fol-
lowers. The ordinary courage of the
southern soldiers was intensified in the
knowledge that they were fighting
upon their own soil in defense of their
homes and firesides. True, Grant had
the advantage of numbers, but il is
also true that he was at the disadvan-
tage, usually, of acting on theoffensive.
Gen. Grant realized at am early day
In the contest that the recuperative
powers of the south had their- set hnftar
| tions-that the southern armies could
not recruit new men continuously, and
that its resources might he exhausted
He recognized the fact that after each
heavy blow of battle the strength OF
the south waned visibly,. and like tho
trained athlete he followed up blow
with blow in quick succession. Con-
fession of these plain facts is no dis
credit to the people or the leaders OF
the section which wasowercone. That
they made a skilled, energetic and
heroic attempt to establish their cause
is an admitted fact of history, which