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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
HE PER CAPITA.
To the Age-Herald:


 Even the most plausible and pacific of our aberrant silver friends assume as granted Coy the money side) the assertion that more money is needed to transact the business of the country. From this they rush on pouring out their vials of undis- puted statistics and wearying platitudes Sin low passionate tones,' as taught by Coin. and making themselves ridiculous. They ought to be able to see that all this subsequent precipitation is to no purpose unless they have proven their premiss of more money being needed. A premiss that is unproven and utterly unprovable by any theorizing owing to the multiplicity and complexty of the fsctors~ which influence the relationship between the amount of business transacted and the per capita cir culation. What is needed 10 carry on the business of the country is circulating media, and a circulating medium Ca medium of exchange) is anything which will assist commodities to change hands or to move about the country in obedience to due bills, notes, checks on banks, bills of lading, and government paper and silver. These are all promises to pay and are first class circulating media, as long as they have definitely understood value, and so long as th e holder has faith in the ability and willin gness of the drawer to pay that definite value. Such circulating media carry on 94 per cent of all the business transacted In this country, and the gold bug, banker, manufacturer and merchant do business on the principle that to trust every obligation on the most stable basis known is the only way to maintain this ID ost elastic of all currencies; that 1t IS poor economy to destroy this 94 per cent 1n an effort to enlarge the remaining 6 per cent. A business mans order for goods is not SD pplied according to the amount of cash he has in bank, but on the credit which
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

THE AaE-HERALD took occasion in yes- terday's issue to commend the grand jury for it's disclosure and report of the alleged offense of Commissioner Nail. That re- port, however, to say the least, was unfor- tunalely worded; the gratuitous statement that the attorneys of record in the case were equally implicated with Nail and Burnett, was far too serious to have baen made lightly or hastily. Wbiie the second report shows commendable spirit in the grand jury 10 correct promptly the error it had made, the indignant pub blic sentiment aroused by such a serious charge is fully justified. Messrs. Lane White, the attorneys in question, are both gentlemen of sterling integrity and too well known in this community to be effected by such an error. Solicitor Lit tl. s prompt statement that "nothiug in the testimony before Inc grand jury would tend in the least to impiicate either of these gentlemen, ' is at once a poteut rebuke to the grand jury Tor its careessness, and a justification of the indignation felt by the public.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
MICHIGAN NUMBERS oUIT.

IsHPEMINo, Mich, April 12.-Six hum dred men in the employ of the Pittsburg and Lake Angeline Mining company in Lake Angeiine mine quit work yesterday afternoon. They marched down to the compapy's cffice and asked for a raise in wages. Captain Walters, superintendent of the mine, met the men, and after a short address told them no advance could be granted. The miners will hold meeting this afternoon.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

THE erection of the steel mill will neces- sitate the putting up of a converter. Steel billets are now dispensed with, and the steel is made into ingots. The steel mill will turn about 100 tons of steel day, and all will be used by the rolling mill. If there is demand for the steel from other rolling mills the capacity ot the mill will be increased.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
The U. s. Govt Reports show Royal Baking Powder suDecior to aU others.
"KIDo LAVIGNE IN JAIL

who was arrested last night for participat- ing in prize fight with Eddie Myer at Dana, Lasalle county, Ill.,, in 1893, is still confined in the Harrison street police sta tfon, the police refusing to accept bail for him. He will be held until the sheriff of Lasalle county arrives.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

THE woman's edition of the Alabama Christian Advocate was a grand success from every standpoint. It was the first woman's paper ever published in Birming- ham, and it's success removes woman 8 ef- forts in the newspaper field from the ex- perimentai stage. The first feature that catches the eye is the sub- b-title, "Woman's Edition.' This is in much better taste than ''Ladies' Edition." An interesting letter is found in the Advocate from MT. Chappell cory, also from Mrs. Basil Cor don, Mrs. T. T. Hillman and others. The illustrations are excellent. Mrs. J. Nor. gan Smith was the editor. The edition was a financial success, the ladies having cleared nearly 5000.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
THE WEATHER,

WAsHINaToN, April 12.-Forecast of weather for the succeeding twenty-four hours: Fair; variable winds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

MIR. T. T. HILLMAN found while in California that the longing for free silver did not exist there. Gold is plentiful, and is of the common currency. Infact, he had some difficulty in getting paper money, which he preferred on account of it's con- uan
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
ONCE MORE.

DOVER, Dell, April 12.-Today's ballot for United States senator resulted: Hig- gins, 9; Addicks, 8; Massey, 4; Psnnewili, 1; Ridgely, g.; Bayard, l.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

That "satisfied feeling" always attends the use of Dr. Priee's Cream Baking Pow der. Judicious mothers always insist upon it-purest and best.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
Sun. Mon. Wed.

Of an old and noble foreign house ; He was the eldest Sun; z She, just plain American :. But then she had the Mon. 'sLove, why should we finger Tuei" One eve he softly said. -,. She saw no reason why they should.
 And next week they were Wed.
 -Indiananolis Journal<
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

As especially recorded hourly for the AGE-HERALD on the standard Lhermome- ter at hughes' drug store, corner Nine- teenth street and second avenue. The hg- ures given al in all instances for tempera- ture recorded in tbe shade and on a north ern sheltered exposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
SMALLPOX FROM JAPAN.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.-The steamer Coptio arrived from Yokahoma shortly be- fore o'clock this morning with smallpox on board. She was placed in quarantine. The victims are two firemen.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

If Competitors of Dr. Price's Baking Pow
 der are growing weary of trying to equal it. Their labors are vain.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13
THE GRAND JURY
Issues a Self Explaining Card-Com- missioner Nail Will Fight the
 Impeachment Charges.

 Yesterday morning the grand jury adopted the following resolutions:
 Resolved by the grand jury of Jefferson county That in it's report preferrng charges .against J. L. Nail there was no intention on the part of the grand jury 10 reflect upon any of the attorneys in Burnett's case, nor in any way to charge that they or any of them had any knowledge of or in any way participated in the corrupt conduct charged against Nail and Burnett.
 The testimony failed to show that Mir. Hawkins was of counsel or that he was in any way connected with the matter.
 Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the newspapers, with the re- quest 10 publish. w. s. BROWN,
 Foreman. MT. Nail was at the court house most of the day yesterday attending to business as usual. He deDounces as unqualifiedly false the charges brought against him by the grand jury and says he will fight the im- peachment proceedings to the end and feels sure he will come out all right. The who'll thing he brands as a persecution.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

To strike the shackles of dyspepsia from a suffering people is part of the mission of Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-13

Quality not quantity is what the people want. Continued trials prove that single teaspoonful of Dr. Prices is worth double the quantity ofany other baking powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
KANSAS CITY PAPERS.
Both Morning Sheets Said to Be Thousands
of Dollars in Debt.

Both Morning Sheets Said to Be Thousands
of Dollars in Debt.
The Kansas City Gazette publishes an
editorial relating to Kansas City journal
ism as follows:
ga very singular feature of the devel-
opment of Kansas City, Mo-. is the hope
less bankruptcy of its newspapers.
There is but one successful daily paper
in that city, and it is not many years
since it could not pay its bills.
"Ihere is but one successful weekly,
the Sunday Sun. The morning papers,
that have enjoyed the cream of the won
derful development of this region, one
for forty years and the other for twenty
five, are not worth today over fifty cents
on the dollar of their Indebtedness, and
cannot pay out during an ordinary life
time.
"Such condition of newspaper bust
ness as this does not exist in any other
city of one-half or one-quarter the
chances enjoyed in Kansas City. Why
this is, is singular problem. Has it been
lack of brains or character on the part of
the management, or is the city a great
big fake in enterprise or liberality?
"The Journal ia at least 500, 900 in the
hole, while the Times is $4,000. When
the Globe and the News are added the
amount of money wasted in that city in
newspapers is something frig htfuL"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
CONFIRMED.
All the Republicans Vote For Hill
and Some Populists.
ANTHONY MAKES HIS OWN DEFENSE.

He VIII BE state Insurance Comm
sfouer in Spite of the Bad stories
Told On Him.
Just before the supper hour yesterday
afternoon, the senate went into secret
session and voted to confirm George L.
Anthony. II is learned from ghost who
had his ear at the hole where the chanda-
Iier protrudes through the ceiling, that
the following senators, all Popullsts
with the exception of one Democracy
voted against the confirmation: Bowling,
Baldwin, Cooke, billiard, Dumbau!d'
Helm. Jumper, King, Lands, LeedY, helds
Reilly, Sem, Shearer and Smlth-toIaI'
Is. Nineteen senators voted for the con
frmatiou. of whom twelve were Repub-
licans and six were Populists, as follows;
Senators Brown, Carpenter, Banner, Den
nison. Forney, Helmick, Householder,
McTaggart, Metcalf, Morgan, O'Bryan,
Parker. Scott, Sterne, Taylor, Thacher,
True. Willcockson and Williamson. six
senators were absent, as follows: Arm
strong, Baker Leeds, Price, Robbins and
Rogers.
none of the red-hot antagonism which
characterized the previous secret session
Jumper and one or two others were
game to the bitter end In this the
ghost is substantiated by the fact that
the senate was in session less than ten
minutes.
1t was nearly 6 o'clock when Senator
Sterne moved that the senate go into
executive session. The committee OF
which he, with Senators Thacher and
Dennison were the members, had been
in session from 1870 until after o'clock
in little room on the floor below the
senate chamber. George I. Anthony
appeared before the committee in person
and supplemented his explanation of
his whole political career by a general
denial of all the facts set forth in the
West affidavit Mr.. Anthony produced
another sworn statement from West, in
which he denied all the facts recited in
the one recently published. and explain
ed his (West's) perjury by admitting that
he was paid 500 for making the first af-
fdavit
One of the members of the committee
said, after the committee meeting, to a
JOURNAL reporter: 1.-The afidavits re-
minded ne very much of the Pete Kline
statements last summer There were a
lot of sworn statements and denials until
a person was inclined to doubt the truth
of all of them. If l were a judge
would have been compelled to acquit
Anthony on the evidence we had. West
fatty denied his first affidavit in a subse-
guent one, in which he says he was paid
800 for making the first one. The COM
mlttee was unable to get any other evil
dence damaging to Anthony. What else
could we do?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Companies Organized To do Business i
Kansas Granted Charters.

Companies Organized To do Business in
Kansas Granted Charters.
The following charters have been filed
with the secretary of state:
brary association, capital stock, $500
Directors, William McHenry, William
King, L E Johnson, w. F. Gill, William
Stiff and J. R Miller.
The Automatic Turn Table company
of Kansas City, Kan, capital stock, $780,
0O0 Directors. Joseph B. Tinsley, Hen
ry B. Kerhl aud F. c. Ranney OF Antho-
nv, Kan, and Thomas Donahue and
Clarence L Hogin of Kansas City.
The Leavenworth s. Western railroad,
capital stock, 100000. Directors, E. w.
Snyder, w. B. Nickels, j. h Wendorf'
E A. Kelly and w. C. Hook of LeaYen-
worth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
THE FIGURES CHANGED.
DR.. Stuart Says the Height of Hi11mon Was
Changed in the Application.

DR.. Stuart, who was on the witness
stand yesterday in the Hillmon case, was
the only witness examined. The exam
ination of DR.. Stuart yesterday was more
or less recapitulatiOn of the evidence
given by him the day before being to
the effect that in the post norton exam
inatiou, which he made of the body, the
notes of which he produced at present
trial, that the body claimed to be that of
Hillmon, measured thirteen and one
eighth inches round the neck, hands meas
uring for No. nine and one-quarter
glove, body feet II and q incnes in
length, and feet 10 and 4 inches in
length. That this body had perfect
teeth, and the hair black and curly, from
four to five inches long, moustache of
very light brown and stubby; cheek bones
back, one being on the left shoulder
blade. That there was evidence of in
hammation of the lungs. The body was
that of young man not exceeding %
years of age. There were two vaccine
sores on the arm and that the age of such
sores were from twelve to fifteen
days. The body was not that of John w.
Hillmon, nor anyone like him Hillmon
had light brown, straight hair, straight
nose, and measured in his boots five feet
nine inches, the measuring being done
by himself in the presence of Mr.. Selig,
agent of the Connecticut Mutual Life.
Witness also testified that he attended
the coroner's inquest and testified there.
And that after the body was buried in
Oak Hill cemetery at Lawrence, that
at the request of the coroner it
was exhumed on account of it being
stated that Hillmon had = scar on his
right thumb, and that the body when ex-
humed was examined by himself. DR..
Miller and the coroner with micro
scope, and that no evidence of a scar on
either of his thumbs was perceptible.
The examination by the microscope of
the fingers showed there were no ring
marks on any of them. Witness further
testified that the body was in q perfect
state of preservation, there being no evil
dence whatever of decay or decomposi-
ton, except that the color of the eyes
had gone.
Attorney Green showed witness the
/ Connecticut Mutual Life application of
date 25th of February, 1879, and drew
his attention to the medical report, in
which it appears that Hillmon's height
was feet IL inches, and asked the
| doctor if he inserted those figures. The
doctor replied that he inserted the fig
ures feet inches, and that since he
did so that the circle forming the had
been erased with q pen knife, leaving
| only the downward stroke of the 9, and
that a second downward stroke had beer
| formed, making it appear or read II
inches, instead of inches as he, wit
ness, had it Witness was most positive
that he inserted feet inches, and no
feet IL inches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
CLEYELAND's MINSTRELs.
They VIII BE Here Saturday AN Under
takers Reciprocity.

There is pretty good story told on
W. s. Cleveland, who will be at the
Grand on next Saturday, matinee and
night, with his minstrel company.
Cleveland has a particular friend in
Boston, who is an undertaken, to whom
he once sent box. from which to see tho
show. The funeral furnisher" replied
with thanks and said: My dear Will, in
return for your courtesy I shall be
pleased to reciprocate and furnish you a
box at any time" Which goes to show
that an undertaken is not to be out done
in civility by minstrel manager
The Cleveland company, it is said, con-
sists of two companies and they were
combined about four wesks ago by rea-
son of the bad business one of them was
doing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
THE FLAMBEAU BENEFIT.

One of the Finest Programmes Ever Pre-
sented in This City.
Following is the programme for the
entertainment at Hamilton hall tomorrow
evening for the benefit of the Republi-
can Flambeau club:
l. Poet and Peasant .............
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. MarShallS Military Band
2. Address. Hon. Lucien Baker
8. ''Only Picture ...-..-... Lotus Quartette
Messrs. Overholt, Hinckey, Shirer
and Anderson.
4. Recitation = Fathers Way Eugene
Field; The Man Who Was Sad. . De-
troit Free Press. ...... Prof. Palmer
5. Soprano solo-''For All Eternity.
Mrs. Geo. Parkhurst, violin obIigato 80
by Miss Marie Norton.
G. Recitation ''Whlspering Biz ......
z. Banjo duet-"Rapid Transit Galop''.....
8. Original poem .....-.... Hon. Eugene Ware
(''1ronQuill.")
8. Tenor solo-"That Melody Divine. Jordon
Prof. w. II. Leib, Miss Tracy, accompanlst
10. 1.-The Clubs History" Capt j. & Waters
IL. Il Long for Thee. ..........Lotus Quartette
Il. AIIo SOC; MIS-; b; T. PITS
paign OF 'S6.---..... Master Geo. Thomas
You will miss it" if you forget it.
Hon. c. G. Bakers lecture at Unity
church, Wednesday evening, Feb. Is.
Subject, "What I Saw Abroad" with H.
iustrati0na
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
A aneciaI Attrecfiou.

Thursday evening at the Bijou will be
heard for the frat time the humorous
monologus, ''Finishing Touches" which
has just been written by Nina Lillian
Morgan. authoress of that popular little
book, "a Slumber Song" 'Finishing
Touches" is a bright, sparkling sketch,
full of wit and humor, and will be given
in costume, by Miss Lucia Morgan, elo-
cutionist of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
Politics Killed Him.

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. 13.-Wilbert
Perry died at the Hartford hospital last
night His death ends the career of the
man who was said to have been the
brightest scholar that Yale university
has graduated in the past twenty five
years. His downfall may be said to have
begun when he was elected representa-
tive of Hartford to the general assembly
in 1891
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
FEES AND SALARIES BILL.
A Boy Can Be Admitted to the Bar by Sc
ting Up Cigars.

ting Up Cigars.
The house COMMITTEES of the whole
yesterday, made progress on the fees
and salaries bill and adopted about one
third of the bill The reason such good
progress was made was because the OBJ
iectors of the day before had been paci-
fed by some provisos which Dir. Bal
linger prepared and which relieve them
OF the thing they most dread, RESPONSE
bility. The provisos shift the ticklish
question of whether the salaries of GER
tain officers shall be greatly or less re-
duced upon the county commissioners of
the several counties. The changes as
made apply to county treasurers and
county clerks The salaries are reduced
from the present figure and it is then
provided that in counties having less
than $4,000 population, the county COM
missioners at their discretion may allow
treasurers $500 additional for clerk hire,
and in counties of 1900 and over, $500
additional. In regard to county clerks
in counties having less than $4,000 popu-
lation, the commissioners may allow 5000
for clerk hire in addition to the salary
and in counties having more than $4,000,
$500.
Mr.. Ballinger says that even if the
full amount were allowed in every case
the state will still save $4,000 if the rest
of the bill remains as it is. When county
superintendent are reached another
compromise in the form of a proviso
will be offered which will raise their
salaries from the present figures named
in the bill, but which will still be a re-
duction of the present salaries. A big
fight was sure to be made on this point
and some concessions had to be made if
the bill was to go through.
The bill yesterday provoked few
amendments until county attorneys were
reached. Then Mr.. Seaton who had
kept quiet up to this time said:
"The niGgardly course we are pursu-
ing here is abominable. 1t is impossible
to get competent attorney in Atchison
county for $1,000. In the last year if he
had been properly paid he would have
received $4,000" He offered an amend
ment raising the salary to $1,000.
Mr.. Cannon said: II want to get a
whack at the lawyers. The office of
county attorney is training
schoo! for lawyers. 1t has got
to be in Kansas that boy may be ad-
mitted to the bar by setting W box of
cigars Isn't that so. A lawyer, "No"l
The corporations have all the best law
yers, that has been proven on this floor
and want the county attorney paid SO
we can get talent"
Speaking of the county commissioner
feature of the provisos Mr.. Warner said:
81 don't believe in leaving it to the
county commissioners If there is Re-
publican board and Populist attorney
he would get no increase and with a
Populist board a Republican attorney
would get no increase; that is human
nature. do not believe it would be a
good thing to leave it with the commits
sioners"
The county attorneys were left prac-
tically as the bill had them rated and the
committee arose with the work about
one-third finished so far as the volume of
| the bill is concerned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13

Mrs. Parkhurst, Prof Leib. Eugene
Ware and = host of others are on the
Flambeau benefit programme for to-
morrow night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13

Topeka has "home talent" that excels
most professionals See some of the
cream of that talent at the Flambeau
benefit at Hamilton hall, Feb. IA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
4. w. Pack Striker.

I. w. Pack, the we'll known Topeka
man, who has been in the newspaper
business most of his life, was stricken
with paralysis while visiting his wife at
the asylum last Sunday. Mr.. Pack Is
better today but is unable to use his left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13

He Has Plenty of Grit.
Sergeant arms II. N. Boyd of the
senate is a small man, but he makes up
in grit and nerve what he lacks in stat
ure At the entertainment of the legls-
lative employees Monday night some
colored young men gained access to the
floor while the festivities were in pro-
gress. Two of them were drunk, and
besides being noisy, they insisted on
drinking out of whisky bottle in pub
lie. Their conduct finally became SO
offensive that The sergeant-at-a arms was
called upon to put them out 1t was an
undertaking that would cause more
timid man to decline. Not so with Boyd.
He called one of his stout young depu-
ties to his aid and together they hustled
the two offensive characters out of the
senate chamber. When the top of the
stairway was reached the colored man
refused to go any further, and one OF
them made a play at drawing razor
With that Boyd gave the man kick that
sent him sprawling to the first landing
His comrade needed no further urging
to retreat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13

is expensive, but for % cents you may
see 50 stereopticon views of the. Passion
Play, First Christian church, February
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
Kellams.

inst look at the talented people who
are assisting the Flambeau club. You
can do your share by buying a ticket
and will never regret it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-13
Fer over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for teething. 1t sOothss. softens
the gums, al1ays pain, cures collie. Best
remedy for diarrhea- 20 cents bottle.