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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

of the Fifty first Congress were s1 ,Os5, ESQ., 109. .94; of the Fifty second Congress, s1, ,027, 104 .5z7 .92, and the appropriations of the Fifty-third Congress s990, 33S, ,691.04. In other words. this Congress has reduced the appropriations under those of the Fifty-hrst Congress S45, ,341 AS. 90, and be- low those of the last Congress S36, ,765,- S56. sS. The memorable Forty fourth Con- gress reduced appropriations SSO, ,0O0, ,0O0 aud received the plaudts of the people. The Fifty-third Congress made ample pro- vision for every branch of the public service aud reduced the burdens of taxa tion S36, 765, s56. s8.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

MR. HARDY, French inventor, has de- vised an ingenious fire damp detector for use in mines. It is based on the we'll known principle that the pitch of an organ pips depends not only on the size of the pipe, but on he density of the gas vibrat. ing in it. Two small pipes, side by side, are sounded, one with natural air and the other with air from the mine. When the air in the mine is all right the two sound alike, but any fire damp in the air from the mine occasions dscord. The apparatus can be watched by telephone from dis tance, and is said to be exceedingly sensi- tive. One five-hundreth part of fire damp can be detected by 1t.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
CLOSED ITa DOORS.

NEWPORT, Pa., March 25.-The New port Deposit bank, as was expected, failed to open it's doors this morning. A card on the door says, owing to general stringency of currency and current demands made upon the bank, it is unable to transact business. Approximately the assets are will be appointed today and the affairs of the bank liquidated. The stockholders are individually liable for deposits. D. H. Milligan is president and J. N. Irwin cashier
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THERE are those who attempt 10 preju- dice Democracy in the eyes of the wage- earner. Yet it has been the wage -earner's best friend. It has passed the reform tariff bill, which makes articles of necessity much cheaper than they once were. The wage-earEer now buys with 50 ceuts what he formerly paid S1 for ,and keeps the other 50 cents in bis pocket for rainy day. President Cleveland has maintained the parity of gold and silver. The wage earner now buys as much with silver dol lar as he can with a gold dollar. If silver was depreciated he would be paid of in sill yer, and would have 10 pay g for what he HOW gets for S1.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
The .. s. Govt Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to BY others.
COTTON DAMAGED BY FIRE.

SAVANNAH, Ga., March 25.-Six hum dred bales of cotton on the Savannah, Florida and Western wharf were damaged by fire this afternoon. The cotton was ready for loading and was about to be put on ship board. The damage is about 50 per cent. The total loss is estimated at 5000 to S2500. The fire is supposed to have started from sparks from locomotive or passing steamship.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
RATHER EXCITING.

JACKSON, Ky., March 25.-There is much excitement here over plan to rescue Tom Smith, convicted with Mrs. McQuinn for the m urder of Dr. J. E. Rader. Four men guard the jail constantly. The guards have supply of dynamite and will blow up the jail and Smith with it if a release is at- tempted. Bill Smith, the murderer's s brother, has threatened the lives of the four attorneys who appeared against Smith 1, say ing they have only four days to live.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THE announcement of the committee of arrangement of the Confederate Veterans' reunion to be held at Houston, Tex, will be read with interest by not only the "vets," but by thousands who are thus afforded an opportunity to visit Texas in May. The programme is q very interest ing one and Houston is going to spread herself in entertaining her visitors. The low rate of transportation will attract vast throng, and the prospect is that Ala bama will send an immense delegation.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
DECLlNED no DISCUSS IT.

RICHMOND, Va., March 25.-The com- mittee of the Massachusetts legislature ap- pointed to inquire into the question of municipal control of electric light and gas plants arrived here last night, and today inspected the city gas works. They de- clined to discuss the Teamoh incident, pleading ignorance of it, and left for Nor folk tonight,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
NEARING THE GOAL.

wAsHISaToN, March 25.-Death will soon claim George D. Bahen, the football player, who was seriously injured in a game between the teams of Georgetown university and Columb bia Athletic club last Thanksgiving Day. Bahen was playing with the former team and received injuries in a rush for the ball. Since then he has been in hospital. He has been deirious for the past few days and the surgeons of the Emergency hospital predict his demise within 6 week, if n ot sooner. sssJ
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

NOTWITHSTANDING the strong opposi- ton manifested to ''Cleyela ndism' by the Republican newspapers they with almost one accord declare that this country Is on the verge of great business revival, and that the year 1895 will go into history as one of the most prosperous of the century.
 The why's and wherefores are therefore in order
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

WHEN Colonel Mcclure said he was in favor of the free coinage of both gold and silver, but that each dollar must be equal in value to every other dollar. he only put the declaration of the Democratic platform in different language. All of his speech on money was directed against the dangerous fallacy of free coinage. What Colonel Me- Cure meant was that he favored free coin- age of both metals as long as they could be maintained at parity, and he is right.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THE gentle zephyrs of spring are upon us. The poets are in tune, and this is a sure sign that winter is breaking. In fact, talks of buds and blossoms remind us oi June. The poet is singing of sylvan rambles. He is rippling rhymes on vio- lets. He is telling of messy banks and brooklets babbling all the day; and is rhyming sylvan shore with free silver lore. Spring is coming.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
EIGHTEEN MISSING.

GREENocK, March 25.-The British steamer Durham City, Captain Thompson, bers soday w1b crew of the British steamer Belfast, Captain Brown, from Darien, March 9, for Belfast, which IS ashore on Jona island, and will proba bly become total wreck. Eighteen other members of the Belfast's crew are rniseinn
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

EaeThe present management or the AGE-H ERALD has no clai against advertisers or SubScrto- CTS prior to February 11th. 1SSO. Under decree of court accounts up to that date have been Sold and transferred. hence cancelled as between the debtor and this paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
GROUNDED ON A BAR.

CHARLEsroN, s. C., March 25.-A Georgetown special to the News and Cou- rier says: The schooner Waccamaw, while proceeding to sea yesterday evening in tow, grounded on tho bar. During the night rome of the cargo of baval stores was jettisoEed ard two tugs pulled on her during this mornings tide, put failed 10 get her off. She is lyirg easy ard not leak flag as yet.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
MACHINERY DAMAGED.

SAVANNAH, Ga., March 25.-The British steamer Nyassa, from Manchester, arrived here today with her machinery damaged. During rough weather on March IA the and the machinery stopped. The engineer made temporary repairs, and, under easy pressure, succeeded in reaching port. She will be repaired here.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
STILL DEAnLoCKED.

DOVER, Del, March 25.-Little interest was shown in the senatorial contest today, and only one ballot taken, resulting: Higgins, republican, 8; Addicks, repubii- democrat. 10; Tunnell, democrat, 1i ab- sent, 8.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

INEFFICIENT mail service has just caused the death of two women, and demonstrated the fact when woman wants letter she wants it bad. A young woman went to Boston hotel and waited two days for let ter. Because 1t did not come she committed suicide. A woman went to the Sherman house, in Chicago, waited twelve hours for letter, and because it did not come she drowned herself.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THE natural gas in Pennsylvania in the past nine years has saved s9O, ,00o,0O worth of coal. Now that the gas has given out, the Pennsylvania coal mine operators find more demand at home, and come less in cCmr clifton with the Birmingham coal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
HOME SEEKERS EXCURSION.

Crescent route will sell round trip tickets 10 all points in Arksnses and Texas for one 6rst-class fare plus g, good twenty days for return. For furtner information call at No. 2O05 First avenue, or write to J R, McGregor, passenger agent, Birmingh ham, Ala. 2-20-tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
COLD WEATHER.

Wards coal yard is prepared to furnish you with Carbon Hill or Galloway coal on short notice. Buy your coal from them once and you will have reason to become regular customer. Supply of stove and kindling wood on hand. Telephone 4S7.
 11-29 tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THE Fifty.fir Congress was the Reed billion dollar Congress, and the Fifty. first, Fifty second and third Congresses cover the fiscal years from 1891 to 1898. The record shows that the appropriations
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THREE-FoURTHs of the Democratic weekly newspapers of Alabama have de- clared in favor of sound and honest money, and they wield great power in this State.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

WHAT'S the matter with Spain? Her slowness about speaking out indicates stubbornness and perhaps resistance. Spain has pretty strong navy, and she knows it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

Three deaths from supposed mushrooms last week. How many unrecorded from use of as deadly adulterated baking pow ders? Insist upon having Price's Cream Baking Powder; it's purity and goodness have never been questioned.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THE western winds have brought us a slight taste of spring; but free silver has nothing to do with 1t.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

COUNTRY roads are now attracting the attention of the Legislatures of many States. Pennsylvania is just waking up on the subject. Jefferson county, Alabama, may be counted a leader in this matter.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

THE State of Georgia is receiving interest on daily balances in her Repositories, which amounts to about S15 ,000 per annum at per cent. Governor Atkinson is cred ited with this fine piece offinanciering. of
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
THE WEATHER.

WAsHlNaToN, March 25.-Forecast of weather for the succeeding twenty-four hours: Fair; northerly winds; slightly cooler in extreme northern portions.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

A trip round the world would convince you that Dr. Price's Baking Powder is sold 6yeryWhere.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

As especially recorded hourly for the AaE.HERALD on the standard thermome- ter at Hughes drug store, corner Nine- teenth street and Second avenue. The hg- ures given are in all instances for tempera- ture recorded la tbe shade and on north- ern sheltered exposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

Every one now needs the great blood purifier, Hoods SarsaparilIa. It builds up the system.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

Pure and shining gold is the metal for highest honors awarded to Dr. Price's Baking Powder at the California Midwin- fer fair.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-26

Higher than all others at the great fairs ranked pr. Price's Cream Baking Powder. First award at Chicago and San Francisco.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01
Personal.

queen Louise OF Denmark IS p years Of
axe. but is well preserved and looks much
younger
Ella Wheeler wilcox is an undring
patron o. an the beauty increasing and
nam tanning artists. She says she De-
lleves on principle IN being as good look
ing as she can.
M Edouard Msrtel a French lawyer
who lives ia Paris. is quite an expert On
caves having made the eEarnlnation or
Caverns his hobby. His long experience
mas taught what are the requisites OF cave
eAiao- atoms, so now he has an Outnt Of
u-tle aerT icks, magnesium lights, boats
vain 8 chairs. cameras and boats.
Ab1urra Imam, Ameer OF Afsanistan. is
one or the most lntere=fluE lespUts IN
the world He IS over hfty years OF age.
man OF great stature ana colossal
strength. with a broad massive counte-
nance and brilliant black eyes. He Is dig
Alilet ana commanding ID bearing, ana
can ne De genial II he cares 90 be. lie is
q man OF great intellec-ual power and of
wide range Of Information he is feared by
MS enemies and adOrei Uy his friends
Lord AID Lady Aberdeen were very 20
lite 10 Felix Morris, the come Han. during
his recent starring tour ln Cauada Al
though they are strict Presbvte rians. and
rot specially enthusiast regarding the
stage. they called on 3ir Norris and his
company behind the scenes AZ a theater
IN Montreal and espresso themselves as
Inucn pleased with the performance that
had Just been given. u was an almost
source.
a queer coincidence was the cause of
considerable merrimen- In the lobby of
the Grand Pacific hotel "a day or two ago,
according TO the Chicago Times. Early in
the day u. Sparrow OF New York regis
tered and was assigned % his room. with
in an hour r. J. Quasi Of Gloverdale.
Mass, was spread upon the register. and
ne, TOO, went 10 his room. Tn the after
noon q. q. Partridge Of Chicago registered
for dinner and remarked that If any notes
for MIN the p1n~tr shnrffH hal
saturday afternoon J.. r. Forrest of Al
hany, y. Y, registered at the hotel and
all man that came for the three men was
put IN his box. 1T was the most appro-
This reminds me of an annual game din
ner.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01
BRIGHT BITS.

Teacher-Why was George Washington
a great mau2
Tommy Because we don't have school
on his Observation-Disclosures Record.
Does George jerks ever run away from
Robbie-Nope; he Goes a lot worse.
though
What is it?'
Robbie-Why he likes the teacher Chi
cago Inter Ocean
What lessons should we learn. Wen
DELL asked the Sunday school teacher,
from this story Of iemonical POSSES
sion@' zone of the lessons we should learn
from It, replied the little Boston boy,
lis that the word Economical is accented
on the antepenultmate.-Ch TrI-
bune.
81 asked for bread" exclaimed the men
dicant bitterly, and you give me a stone"
Inc man glanced apprehensiVely in the
dlrst on Of his younS bride, who was
bending eagerly over the cook stove.
Hush he whispered. THAT isn't mark
er to what you'd have got if you had ask
ed for custard pie. Puck.
Rum Going Up.-Customer-I don't see
why rum should be so high
DeIler-Its on account of the JapanO-
Chinese war.
Hunt Don't see how that can be-"
Japan intends to carry western civil
izatiOn into the benighted Chinese en-
pire, you know. and that viii vastly in
crease the demand for rum. New York
Weekly.
our SEX" announced the advocate of fe-
male rights and superiority to her hus-
band, I'm the time of need we are always
strong. Can you mention the name of
single woman who has lost her head in the
time of danger" "Why, there was the
lovely Marie Antoinette, my dear" sug-
gested her husband mildly. Youth $
Companion.
She came in answer to my advertisement
for a waiting maid She was tow-head-
ed, pimpled and freckled. When ! ques-
toned her as to her ability to fiji the above
named position she answered. with mod
destly dropped eyes and promiscuously
dropped his" When / inquired why she
had left her former situation, she told me
the following story: The lady where l
/ lived larst ad a 'arnsome little poodle
dawg nymed Scipio. She nymed i'm harf-
ter a hansunt Rummun-I suppose be
cause e was such a little rum un' is
self Scipio e troubled with some
think of a hirritatin natuI', an the mis-
sus arked me to herradicate it, So l
saturated SciPiO with turpentiue, an shut
i'm in q room with a good 'ot fire, SO he
wouldn't ketch cold. Scipio, e was wer-
ry Intelligent hanimal, e was, an feel
ing cold and damp, e poked the fire a bit
with his tOyl Wen l went hinto the
room a art our later there wasn't a air
or 'ide or heven a grease spot left of i'm
an thots why Pm looking for another
sitOoatiOn, mem. London Truth
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01

Efforts are being made 20 obtain de-
cision OF the United States supreme court
on the question Of the constltutlonality
OF the income tax law before April Is
when the time for returning incomes ex-
pires.
some dlmculty has been exper-
fenced in getting a case before the
courts in sucn a way as TO sguareiy present
the constitutional question. and az the
same time give the courts jurisdiction.
The simplest case that has yet been be-
gun is that in which a citizen OF New
Jersey is The plaintiff He brings a suit
against a bank in New York city 10 re-
strain the bank from paying tax on its
income. for the reason that the payment
OF the tax would deprive him of his due
share Of the banks profits. The banks
defense is that il is compelled to pay the
tax boy ,he United States. The answer Of
the plaintiff s that the United States has
no right 10 collect the tax. because the
income tax law is unconstitutional In
this way it, is thought that the constitu-
tional question can. Oe got before the SUI
lIl ElAtH NHf-+A ANANAf AAa1 attempt mas Ieeil
made TO collect the tax.
Some Of the ablest Of the New York law
yers are very confident that tho law will
De declared TO be unconstitutional. on the
ground that it violates that article OF the
constitution which declares that the opera
ton Of taxes must be uniform. The opera
tisn of the income tax is clearly not uni
form.
IL is. Of course. impossible 20 predict
with any degree OF certainty, what the
supreme court would decide if the ques-
ton should be presented TO it, Among
lawyers. however. the opinion is pretty
generally held that if the law goes into
operation it VIII be fruitful in litigation.
because many disputes in respect to in
comes are certain TO arise. The oppon-
ents Of the tax depend, apparently. more
upon the next congress to get rid Of the
tax than upon the supreme court. No
doubt an effort will be made to have the
next congress repeal the law. if the SUI
preme court does not deny its con-
stituuonalty before that time. but it IS
far from certain that the effort would be
successful.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01

It is regrettabie that some Of the dis
patches sent to out Of town papers rela-
tive TO Tuesday nights disturbance were
of such sensational character. one
reading them would get the idea that sew
eral thousand people We're engaged in the
attack upon Ex-Priest slattery. that sa-
vannah was in the hands of reckless
mob, that attempts We're made to set
fire to the hall in which the eX-priest
lectured, that efforts We're made to de-
stroy the han with dynamite. and that
four buildings were blown up and burned.
The impression these dispatches must
have given some people was that Savan-
nah was a scene Of blood and incendiar-
ism.
AS matter OF fact no dynamite was
used. no attempt was made to burn the
han, and the buildings that were burned
had no connection whatever with the dis
tu-bance As to the dynamite and fire
at Masonic hall the chief of police fur
nishes the following:
Editor of the Morning News: The re-
ports published in papers in other cities
Of the use of dynamite or attempts at in
cendiarism at the Masonic hall Tuesday
night are false. Rumors of such at
tempts were brought to me and when in
vestigated We're proven to be unfounded.
There were no such attmpts.
Frank McDermott,
Chief of Police.
There was an attack on the hall in
which the ex-priest lectured. There was
a very large crowd of people around the
hall, but most of them were there as
spectators. 1t is impossible to say how
many were actively engaged in disturbing
the peace Probably fifty would be a
large estimate and, as far as is known
there was not among them any person of
influence.
The military was called out not because
there was a riot but because it was
feared there might be one. The ordering
out OF the troops was a precautionary
measure. AS a matter of fact nobody
was killed or shot or seriously injured,
and savannah was not red with blood
nor lurid with flames Around the lee
ture hall there was good deal of excite
ment, but in the dispatches in question
the picture of the situation was alto
gether overdrawn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-01

The literary and scientific people of
Kingston. y. Y, are into the midst of n
spirited discussion as to whether or not
dogs have immortal souls. Tie question
was opened in a book written by the Rev.
Mr.. Adams. pastor OF the Holy Spirit
Episcopal church. in which he took the
ground that dogs are possessed of souls.
Mr.. Adams claims that no argument can
be adduced in favor of mans Immortality
that does not go to establish a belief in
the immortality of the lower animals.
There is no essential difference in the
faculties of man and the dog, he says, ex-
cept that those of the man are more
highly developed. Three things are es-
sential to a soul, human or brute-know-
ing, feeling and acting. How do men
know? Through the consciousness that
comes through the senses. Men feel
through the same agencies, and as con-
sequence of knowing and feeling, they act.
And so do dogs. Dogs are just as much
aware of things through their senses as
men are. They see, smell. taste. hear
and feel, and are attracted or repealed,
according to the effect upon their intelli-
gences the same as human beings. Dogs
are capable of as many emotions as
men, and some dogs are much more SEN
sitive than some men. Dogs love devoted
ly and hate desperately; they grow jeal-
Gus, or resentful, or joyous, in about the
same way that humans do. They have
conceptions of time. as almost any owner
of an intelligent dog can affirm. They
reason, as the ST. Bernard and sheperd
breeds especially prove.
Mr.. Adams does not preach this doctrine
from his pulpit because people might
think it Sensational and queer" but
symposiums are being held at the resi-
dences Of his parishioners at which the
psychology of lower animals is discussed.
And the preacher hopes TO hold similar
but much broader symposium in New
York city shortly, ait which leading think
ers of the country will give their views on
the subject. As for himself. Mr.. Adams
says he believes the time win shortly come
when thinking people viii all accept the
fact that the lower animals have souls