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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

To Go to Washington.-A number of Baptists will leave today for Washington
 to be in attendance upon the southern
 Baptist convention, which meets in that place Thursday morning.
 Favored Mobile-Last night the Jeffer-
 son Volunteers received a telegram ask
 ing which place that company favored
 for the encampment, Mount Vernon or
 Mobile The telegram was answered in
 favor of Mobile.
 Received Their Uniforms.-Company
 L, the Huey Guards received new uni
 forms yesterday, which were sent out
 last night to the armory. They will be
 issued to the soldiers tonight at monthly
 muster.
 Strawberry Festival Benefit of the Poor-The Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent society will on Tuesday afternoon and evening give a strawberry festival in the Francis block, Second avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets the
 proceeds of which will go to the poor. Held for IAssault.-Josephine Harris and Scott Young were lodged in the coun- ty jail yesterday. each on the charge of assault with a weapon. The warrants charge that Scott attacked Josephine with bed slat and that Josephine re- | taliated, usinga dirk knife as her weapon and cutting Scott on the arm.
 | An Engagement Announced.-Mr and | Mrs. M. Dorn rendered their daughters, Misses Belle and Rosa, reception at l their hospitable home on Sunday. A | large number of friends were present. | During the evening the announcement | was made of the engagement of Miss | Belle Dorn to MT. Herman Blumenberg,
 a rising and popular young man of Do l than. Congratulations were in order. l A wee maiden after spelling out an ad- vertisement. voiced her evening prayer l thus: Please make me good and perfect | as Dr. Prices Baking Powder" s
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

The Riverside mill weavers who re- mained at work after the strike in that concern last week have voted to go out There are about sixty of these weavers. including some of the best two-loom weavers in Olneyville.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

The South will suffer more than any other section of the country from the evil effects of a depreciated currency, because the South is large exporter of cotton and it is necessary that the rate of exchange be reasonable. Mexico pays on foreign charges an exchange of 20 to 1.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

Birmingham ........0 OOoo0O-O Columbus ............4 1 0 *-13
 Batteres-Conniff and Lighton Hill and Gray. Struck out-By Hill, IT; by Conniff, 2. Base hits-Of Hill. [; off Conniff, 12.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07
At MontgonerY.

Montgomery May 6.-Little Rock won over Montgomery today easily by a score of -14 to 5, taking two out of the three games. Score:
 R H E Montgomery 70 0O0O1- 5 9 1 Little Rock....5 1 2 1 0 21 *- IA 21 Batteries-Neal and Rappold; Morse and Corcoran. Umpire-ReccluS. ,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

One hundred years ago the British gov ernment paid the Bank of England pen cent per annum on the debt owed to the bank by the government Now it pays the bank interest at 2A per cent per an- mum. This looks like money is cheaper than it once was.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07
BASEBALL.

OLO MBOS, MlSS.,
 May 6.-(Special.)- )- Curran's boys didn't play ball a little bit today, and only one
 man got as far as
 third base. They never did find HilTs curves, and seYen- teen of them sawed the wind, while Co., lumbus piled up thir- teen large, juicy scores to their credit. Score by in-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

Strauss & Sons tannery, postal sta ton "A, two private dwellings, P. s. Groben's coal yard, with barnes, horses and several freight cars, were destroyed by fire at East Buffalo early yesterday morning. The loss may reach $250, ,000 with about $125000 insurance.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

One of the Blackburn papers modestly demands popularity for the genial sena- tor of that name on the ground that he is "a good mixer" The Blue Grass coun- try must be deteriorating. It used to be social death to a man to take it otherwise than straight.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

A lie if uttered boldly is as good as the truth to some. A New York baking pow der "waived examination" at the Worlds fair and is now claiming all awards.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07
At Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, May 6.-Chattanooga played todays game with Nashville un- der protest Manager Stallings had only one ball with the presidents stamp on it. and because he could not furnish another as required by the rules. Chattanooga demanded the game, which Umpire Keller refused to allow. The game was continual wrangle from start to finish, and had to be called at the end of the sixth inning, with the score standing three each. Score:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

Entered at the postoffice at Birminghail' Ala, as second-class matter. Eastern Business Office, AS Tribune builu. ing New York; Western Business once oO' 'The Rookery," Chicago. $, C. Bech"i'n' Sole Agent Foreign Advertising. Notice to Subscribers-When snoscripers desire to have their papers changed tney must specify where the paper is now gong and where they wish it changed to. Watch the label on your paper and see when your time expires.
 The Age-Herald will appreciate news from any community. If at a small place where it has no regular correspondent news reports of neighborhood happenings from any friend will be gratefully received. All communications, of whatever charac- ter or length, should be written on only one side of the sheet.
 
 TELEPHONE CALLS. Business Office. '15o Editorial Rooms. Eoi All calls after o'clock p. m. should be sent to the Editorial Rooms.
 
 TRAVELLING AGENTS. Mir. John P. Carpenter and Mir. J. H. west are regularly authorized travelling agents oi the Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

The war left us legacies besides thou sands of graves and desolate homes. It left us the legacy of the high protective theory. It has taken the thirty years since the war to overthrow that fallacy. It left us the legacy of fiat money. The legal tender act of 1862 reversed the financial policy of the government. The government was made banker. pro- hibitory fine was put upon all forms of paper except government and national bank notes. Our medium of exchange was diverted from it's natural channels into the control of the central govern ment But the fallacies of the war are disappearing, one by one, and the fallacy that the government should issue fiat money, as demanded by greenbackers and silver monometallists, will also yield to the better sense of the people,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07
SANCTUM GOSSIP. It usually happens
 That people are shot By men who are loaded, Or guns that are not.

Respectfully referred to the Kentucky Cjlonel.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07
The National League.


 At Pittsburg- R H ID Brooklyn .....0 0 0 000O1- 4 Pittsburg ....;1 0 4 0 ? *- 12 12 Batteries-Gumbert, Daily and Grim; Colcolough and Kinslow.
 At Cinoinnati- R H E New York. .....O o OOOO1O- 311 Cincinnati .....0 0 o 0 0 2 1 O. 10 o Batteries-Rusie and Schriver; Par rott and Vaughn.
 At Chicago R H E Washington 70 0 0 0 OO O. 0 1 Chicago .......0 % 1 o 0 O. Batteries-Maul and Mcclure; Hutch inson and Kittridge.
 At St. Louis R H ID Boston ........1 0 0 51 0 l. 811 3 St. Louis. .......0 2 0 0 O0 O. Batteries-Nichols and Ganzel; Clark son and Pietz.
 The Louisville Philadelphia game at Louisville has been transferred to Philadelphia, to be played there September 10. The postponement was on account of Derby day.
 The Baltimore Cleveland game at Cleveland was postponed on account of wet grounds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

MT. Gladstone has written letter to the Anglo Armenian association, in which he says: Apart from the local facts, of which I will not speak, the con duct of the sultan and porte in connec- ton with this question has been, to my mind, worse than their conduct in re- gard to Bulgaria in 1S76."
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07
LOCAL LAC0NlCS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age Herald Reporters General Resume
 of the Days Happenings.

To Go to Washington.-A number of Baptists will leave today for Washington to be in attendance upon the southern Baptist convention which meets in that place Thursday morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07

Commissioner Miller yesterday des- ignated Samuel l.. Rogers, chief deputy, to take charge of the office of the Fifth North Carolina Internal Revenue dis trict at Asheville, N. C., and to act as collector until a successor to Collector Melvin F. Carter. who died Sunday, shall have been appointed by the presi- dent
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-07
BIRMINGHAM AGR-HERALD.
AGE, Vol. 21 AaE-HFRAID. Vol. 2 HFRAIn NnI 8 AoE-hHNAi1D' VT

Entered at the postofice at Birmingham, Ala as second-class matter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
BEREsFORD's PLEA FOR PARDON
Sam Whitmire Thinks His Writings
Helped Put Him in Jail.

Atlanta, Ca, July 27.-The case Of Lord
Beresford, the bogus scion OF nobility,
who wants to be pardoned out Of the
Gress convict camp, continues to pile up
correspondence in the executive office.
Gov. Atkinson would doubtless settle the
fancy lords fate one way or the other
before now had not his illness interfered,
and it is likely that the case will be one
of the first which he will take up when
he gets back to work again. One Of the
latest communications the governor has
received is a letter written from New
York by Sam E. Whitmire, a newspaper
man quite well known in Georgia, though
now engaged in New York. At the time
OF Beresford's trial in Rome. Whitmire
was city editor of the Tribune of that
city and he tells the governor that the
many columns he wrote about him help
ed to put Beresford where he now Is.
Whitmire is sorry, however, and wants
the governor to grant a pardon. He says
he called on the convict's wife in New
York few days ago and she assured
him that she wanted her husband re-
leased and would try him for better or
for worse again, If pardoned. Whitmire
draws a pathetic picture of Mrs. Beres-
ford's devotion. He says she is closely
watched and guarded by her relatives,
who are bounding Beresford down.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
ATLANTA's GROCERs.
They Decline to Join I'm the Boycott
Against the l.. and N.


Atlanta, Ga, July N.-The Wholesale
Grocers' Association of Atlanta met in
the chamber of commerce to-day for the
purpose of considering the differences ex-
listing between the Jobbers of the south and
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
about a differential rate. For some time
the jobbers throughout the south have
been discussing the refusal of the Louis
willie and Nashville to grant a differential
on the rates on car load lots. They claim
that the railroad should make a less rate
per hundred on car load lots than on ship
ments of less quantity. Savannah, Macon
and other cities have already taken sides
against the railroad, and are fighting for
the concessions demanded.
After a discussion of the matter the At
lanta grocers adopted a resolution stating
that the association was inter
ested in every road centering
In Atlanta, and would give
their patronage to the roads without dis
elimination that showed a disposition to
be friendly toward the merchants. During
the discussion the merchants indicated
that they had no desire to boycott any line.
that they felt friendly toward all of them
and that nothing should be done to in
jure that friendly feeling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
ANXIOUS ABOUT HIS WIFE.
ColOred Man Mourning for Five
Hundred Dollars.

Aiilledgeville, Ga, July 27.-Robert Jes-
sic. the negro who was so terribly man
gled in the wreck on the Central railroad
June p is just now much disturbed about
the whereabouts Of his wife. Through
the heroic efforts Of DR.. I. L. Harris the
road surgeon. Robert has pulled through
injuries which would have taken the
life Of most men. As soon as he was
pronounced out Of danger the road made
propositions which he promptly accent
ed- Ihis was a cash payment Of $500 a
ne JoD al good wages, and the payment
by the road OF all expenses incident to
MS INJURY. The money was paid over at
once and the negro was as happy as il
was possible for a man in his circum-
Stances 10 be. But just here a new
trouble arose. Robert had a wife with
Whom he had lived in conjugal felicity
LOT seventeen years, by his own state
HlehL IN the generosity of his heart
ana not being perfectly assured. per-
maps, that he would recover, he directed
that the 500 be deposited in the MiHedge-
Vile bank in his Wife's name Now he
wishes he had not done II. Things moves
along smoothly until Thursday, July IS,
not quite a month after the accident. On
that day his wife quietly with
drew the 500 from the bank as she had
clear legal right to do, and, telling her
conndlng husband that she would go to
Davlsboro, their former home, and in
vest part OF the money, depositng the re-
mainder with Mr.. johnson. She boarded
the train, with the promise to return the
following Monday. The time set for her
return passed, and nearly a week besides,
but the woman is still away. The husband
has conhded to DR.. Harris the suspicion
that his wife has played him false. Yes
terday some of his white friends inter-
ested themselves in the matter, telegraph
ing Inquiries for the woman. Meanwhile,
the wounded negro has taken bad turn,
caused, his physician says, solely by dis
tress of mind. 1t would be the irony of
fate If, after so much physical torture, and
being snatched from the very grave this
negro should yet lose his life by a faith
less woman. Anyway, the question he is
now anxiously asking is, Where is my
wife? And he is cursing the day he
trusted her with his money.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28

individuals, is in point of wit and de-
cency little better than a pirate and a
pagan.
In the course of this argument this
Tootingite desired TO hit his antagonist
with something which should discourage
without totally destroying her. His fist,
the poker and the whisky jug were each
untitled for the precise end in view; and
he might, perhaps, have abandoned his
design had he not perceived the family
cat asleep on the hearthrug.
His face lighted up with sudden and
brilliant idea. He seized the cat by its
nearest legs, wound It rapidly around his
head and brought 1t violently down on
his mothcr-in-law's head. She went down
under the Blow and lay in a dead faint.
There was no need Of repeating the pro-
cess. The mother-in-law's courage had
totally vanished, and to the Tootingite's
great delight. this happy result was &C
complished without leaving the slightest
bruise or abrasion anywhere upon the
surface of his defeated relative.
1t needs very little reflection to perceive
the wonderful fitness of the cat as wea-
pon of assault and defense. The cat has
all the advantages of a club, with none
of its disadvantages. If fun grown car
Is seized by it's hind legs and firmly neld
in the right hand. the animal hangs In
a limp and elongated manner, without
use Of bad language.
The weight of the cat is much more
than that of the policeman's club ana
hence the blow that can be struck with
II is necessarily heavier. The softncss
OF the beast prevents 1t from producing
anv visible bruise. When man Is attack
ed by a burglar, he has only to draw back
his cat and to bring it down on his an
taaonist's head with the full force OF MS
arms in order to stun him, If not to frac-
ture his skull Armed with large and
heavy cat. no man need fear an ordinary
enemy. y~,.
The cat is cheap and abundant. There
is no laws which prohibit the carrying OF
cats concealed upon the person, ana shoulo
a man. in a moment of uncontrollaple ex-
element. seize his cat and knock out the
brains of a life insurance agent, no indict-
rnent for murder could be found against
rim since the statute does not recognize
the cat as a deadly weapon.
The bludgeon, the club, the poker ana
the broomstick will no longer be USED
in the settlement of private pursuits. The
cat will become the favorite weapon OF
tba devoted wife and the earnst burglar,
and not only will 1t be recognized as
beast of great use and almost universal
annljcation, but a food of light Will be
thrown upon the meaning and origin OF
that proyerbial allusion to swinging a cat
which has so long been a mystery TO the
profoundest philologists and antiquarians.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
THE RETAILERS SIDE OF 1T.
they Suggest That JObbers Sell Only
to Merchants.


Riceboro, Ga, July 26.-Editor Morn
ing News would like to say a few words
in reference to the threatened boycott by
the wholesale" dealers on those manu-
facturers and packers who have been SELL
ing to the retail trade, an account of
which appeared in to-days Morning News.
I would like to ask these wholesalers
IT, while they are doing this for their own
protection, there isn't a little selishness
ION their parO mixed with it? l am at
loss to see how their protection to the
retailers would come in, either to the
small retailers or the larger ones. AS it is
a fact that they can't deny, that every
wholesale" house in Savannah, will, with
exception of one or two mot more than
tWo), sell to consumer Tor those who are
not merchants) fifty or 100 pounds of
bacon, sugar, coffee, etc, just as cheap as
they would dare sell TO retail merchant
who would buy by the whole package or
packages, and charge them no drayage,
which they never fail to do when selling
to merchants. In this way, you see, they
take large share of trade which belongs
TO the retailer. and want the wholesale
trade besides. They want it all. This,
lhen, drives the retail merchant to seek
TO buy from first hands that he may
compete with these wholesalers" Then
these first hands are threatened with
boycott by the wholesalers, that
they may have all that is
worth having. When this is ac-
complshed there is left no protection for
tHe retailers whatever, and you can i'm
aglne what hard scrambling the retail
merchants have to do to get along and
make an honest living, and have to COM
pete with those that are protected by the
manufacturers. Now, would not it be a
IdIr and just thing for the manufacturers
20 20, If they would exact an agreement
N turn from the jobbers to sell only to
merchants? Then there would be pro-
lection for all, and the retailers would be
s@usned to buy from the jobbers and the
oOihpeutlon would then be among them
serves and if they didn't make much they
MouIu make a little. which is impossible
~ 10 When they have to compete with
nose mat have protection. We hope that
ne manufacturers may consider the in
eeIests of the retailers as well as the
.MHoIesalers, and before signing to protect
e'le wholesalers, provide some way for the
nLo'eeuon of the retailers as we'll If
ms ms can be done, then think it high time
cotting. EM o.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
Compromised win the Injured.

Milledgeville, Ga, July H.-The Central
railroad has compromised with all the
persons concerned in the late wreck on
that line, except the wife of one negro,
who was killed, and she cannot be found.
This negro was conscious but a short
time after the accident, but before he
lost consciousness he stated that he had
a wife and two children. but they were
not in this part of the state. 1t has de-
yeIoped since his death that he had but
recently concluded a six-year term in the
penitentiary Mrs. Allen, whose husband
was killed in the wreck, has been paid
5000 by the road, and agreed not to
sue the company. Robert Jessie, the ne
gro who lost a leg, and came so near
losing his life, has accepted $500 in money
and a Job for life with the road.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
ANIMAL ADJUSTMENTS.
How the HippOpotamus Delights I'm
Throwing Mud.
From the Hartford Times.


Animals so frequently show power Of
caricature and an eye for funny situa-
ton that the story of the monkey which al
wavs initiated its keeper in everything he
did may be safely taken without the pro-
verbal grain Of salt. YES" said the keep
or Of the Zoo" there is no doubt some
Of the animals have some curious ways
OF amusing themselves. Take our hippo
potamus, for instance. This animal seems
10 delight In wallowing in his
mud bath, and then cautiously
yet apparently unconsciously, NOV
ing towards a group Of sightseers. AS
soon as he gets within reasonable distance
OF the party, he vigorously shakes him
self like a dog. covering the unwary Wis
itor with very sticky and unpleasant mud.
He evidently enjoys this operation, IL the
twinkle in his eye shows anything.
THE hippo especially likes 70 be talked
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
SCHOOLS OF TURKEY.
The Children Have Rather n Gay
Time of IL.

Time of IL.
From the Hartford Times
1t is remarkable that the more secluded
the domestic life Of a people is. the greater
is the publicity given to ali ceremonies
connected with family events This is
particularly noticeable in Turkey, where
all the nelghborhood Is called upon 10
witness the observances, both religious
and secular, with which such incidents
or family life as birth, marriage and death
are attended.
AT some of the mosque schools each
child receives two fun suits of clothes
every year, one for summer and one for
winter. In the secondary schools, which
are under the government, the pupils are
not only lodged, fed and taught, but re-
ceive also pension in money.
With these tempting prospects before
him, little Achmet or selim.,s when his
fond parents have decided that he is old
enough to begin his education, It not like
many Of our own urchins, seen Creeping
like snail unwilingly to school,"
Dressed In his holiday suit, and be-
decked with all the jewels and personal
ornaments which his parents possess. or
are able to borrow Cor the occasion. on
MS head velvet fez, almost covered with
strongs OF sequins, gold pendants and
pearl tassels, he is mounted on a superblv
caparisoned horse, and led in pompous
PROCESSION through the streets in the
neighborhood of the school.
Before him his future instructors walk
backward, slowly and gravely as II 10
prolong the ceremony. Behind him, on n
cushion, is carried the Koran-to know
which holy book by heart entities youth
or maiden to the honorable title Of Haiz
the little mother-of-pearl bookstand, in
crusted with mother-of-pearl, for holding
the sacred volume, and his chanfa, or
writing case, embroidered with stars ana
crescents in gold thread.
All his future schoolfellows follow. two
by two, chanting verses attributed TO the
prophet, melting to the love of learning.
to brotherly kindness, industry and toll
erance, and concluding with good wishes
for their new companion, praises for his
parents and teachers, and finally glorih-
cation of the sultan
The masters beat time with long wand.
with which they also give the signal az
the end of each verse for the solemn re-
frain Of Amin from the chorus, in which
the spectators join.
on returning to the paternal roof
distribution Of small coins Is made to ali
the beggars and other poor people COL
lected around the gateway; for in the
east the poor always come in for their
share of the rejoicings Of their brethren
more favored by fortune
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-28
EFFINGHAM GLEANINGs.
The Fence Question Is Occupying the
Attention of the Farmers

Guyton, Ca, July H.-Miss Laleah Sim
mons has gone to Millen to attend the
woman's missionary conference of the
Savannah district. She is the delegate
from the Guyton Missionary Society.
Mr.. George N. Nichols and family are
depot. They will spend the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. fireman of Savannah
have moved into what is known as the
Bevil house on Springfield avenue for the
summer. Miss Matte Charlton of Sa-
vananh is their guest.
The Fence" or mo Fence" question is
causing some talk among the citizens
of Effiingham. There is no likelihood of
its coming to an issue for quite a time.
The timber is too plentiful, and a large
majority of the voters want fence.