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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
THE FIRE RECORD.
Tobacco Warehouses Burn.

Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 1.-The most disastrous leaf tobacco fire in the history of this city started at o'clock this morn- ing in the warehouse of John r. Brimmer on Tobacco avenue and communicated to the warehouse owned by k. H. Bru- baker, both of which were entirely de- stroyed with their contents. In the Brimmer warehouse were 1500 cases of leaf tobacco owned by John F. Brimmer, the loss on which is estimated at $45,OOO with $50O0 loss on building; insurance, $40 000 In the Brubaker warehouse were 1132 cases of leaf tobacco owned by the trustee of the preferred creditors of Amos B. Hostetter, the Philadelphia and Lancaster dealer, who made very dis astrous failure some months ago. This tobacco was also entirely destroyed, en- tailing a loss of over $65,000; insurance not yet ascertained, but will not cover the loss The loss on the warehouse will reach $5000. The tobacco warehouses on either side were occupied by J. Bunzle !S Sons of New York, and are filled with leaf tobacco, which was badly damaged by water and smoke. but the loss can not he,estimated at present, no member of the firm being in town. The fire was undoubtedly of incendiary origin. John F Brinmore's insurance is $43,000, and the insurance on the Hostetter tobacc is S51 BOO
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
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 Munyons Improved Homeopathic Remedies can be had of all druggists, mostly at 25 cents a vial
 Those who are in doubt as to the na- ture of their disease should address Pro- lessor Munyon. 1905 Arch street, Phila- delphia, giving full symptoms of their disease. Professor Munyon will care fully diagnose the case and give you the benefit of his advise absolutely free of all charge. The remedies will be sent to any address on receipt of retail price.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
THIRD EDITION.
] FIVE MEN KILLED
And Dozen Injured in a Railroad Wreck. Worst in the History of the
 Road.

Alexandria. Minn., Sept. n.-Five per sons were killed and a dozen injured this morning in a collision between passen- ger trains on the Great Northern Rail- road near Melby. flag station between Ashton and Evansville.
 J. K. Emerson, engineer.
 James H. Thiebode, fireman.
 W. H. Kershaw, express messenger.
 E. T. Johnson, mail clerk.
 All of the eastbound train.
 Ira S. Haines, engineer of the coast bound train.
 All the dead were residents of St. Paul. It is marvellous that the death list is so small, as both engines and the mail and baggage cars which followed are com plete wrecks. Chief Dispatcher Buskirk stated the wreck was the worst in the history. of the system.
 The injured are at Evansville and at farm houses near the wreck well cared
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Hanged by a Mob.

Oseola, Ark, Sept. 11.-Mrs. Rhea, liv- ing near here was murdered and robbed yesterday by two negroes. Will Caldwell was blowing in a field near her house, and was Approached by an old negro, who told him that Mrs. Rhea had a sum of money in the house and to go and kill her and then return to work, then he would get the money. Caldwell went to the house, murdered the woman with a club and then returned to work The other negro went to the house and se- cured the money. Caldwell was arrested and confessed. When he came into the room where she was with club in his hand and approached her, she attempted to get a revolver off the mantel He got it first struck her over the head sev- eral times and left. Caldwell was taken from the deputy sheriff and hanged to a limb and then riddled with bullets. The old man was arrested, but it is ble Chat by this time he has also been lynch ed. No late news had been heard.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
How It Was Received in London-A Lead
 ing Editorial.

HOW u w dS TteCSlVeu III Ledu-
 ing Editorial.
 London, Sept. 1.-The decision of the Americas cup committee to give Tues days race to the Defender was known in the London clubs and newspaper offices about 10 o'clock this evening. Clubmen and the London agents of provincial pa pers stood about in groups discussing the matter. All were surprised by the de- cision and some were indignant. The universal expectation was that the race would be resailed Those discussing the question know nothing of the evidence before the committee or the detailed rules governing races for the Americas cup; nevertheless many angrily denounced the decision.
 The Yachting World in it's first leader on the subject, written before the de- cision says:
 Two races have been sailed. The Valkyrie lost one actually and the second virtually. Whatever may be the com mittee's verdict 1t is impossible to doubt that the American champion achieved a moral victory. There seems to be small doubt that Mir. Herreshoff has again de- signed yacht that is exceedingly well adapted to the purpose for which she was built. Therein we must seek our consolation, for we are handicapped by having to design a vessel which first of all has to brave the Atlantic. It is moro than likely that MT. Watson would turn out a shell capable of turning the tables if the condition was reversed"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
BICYCLE TOURNAMENT
At Springfield, Mass, Grand Success-Cy-
 clers Have Words.

Springfield, Mass, Sept. 11.-A warm, fair day greeted the thousands of wheel men in attendance at the annual dia- mond tournament of the Springfield Bi- cycle club today.
 The money seeking professionals ran two good races, Sanger winning the s25O prize in the interna tonal mile event and Porter from scratch the $200 Gurdon of the handicap. The latter race was very fast, the time being :34 2-5, few seconds above the record.
 After the handicap F. c. Jonhson and Sims had a lively war of slanderous words opropos of the foul alleged to have been committed by the latter, and 1t all ended with Sims entering Johnson's s tent and assaulting him.. He was finally calmed- and one of the judges said that Sims would probably not be allowed to ride tomorrow
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
HEARING WITNESSES
In the Famous ;Durant Trial-Maud lamont
 Testifes.

San Francisco. Sept. 1.-The main wit r.,ss in the Durant case today was Maud Lamont. sister of Blanche. Her exam nation occupied nearly the entire day and she was put through A rigorous cross-examnation. She gave history of her sister up to the time of her dis appearance and stated that Durant was the only young man with whom Blanche had been keeping company in ihis city. She told of Durant's visit to her home after Blanche's disappearance, when he offered to make q search for her. and said that before he had left he had told her that if she needed friends to go to the Emanuel Baptist church.
 Durant's attorneys asked her if he had not told her at that time to cheer up: that everything would come out all right. but Miss Lamont did not remember such
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
TERSElY TOLD.
Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 Two thousand five hundred pairs of ladies', misses and gentlemen's fall and winter shoes, bought al all prices, re- ceived Ladies and gentlemen's summer shoes will be sold for the next few days regardless of cost or price. T. c. King, 2026 First avenue.
 Farewell to Summer.-"A farewell to summer entertainment will be given at the residence of MT. Robert Jemison Thursday afternoon and night from to Il o'clock for the benefit of the Church of the Advent Light refreshments will be served and music will be furnished bY Montano's string band. 9-11-2t
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
LORD DUNRAVEN TALKS.
Satisfied With the Decision of the Regatta Con-
 mittee


 mittee.
 New York. Sept. 11.-Late tonight in an interview Lord Dunraven, when asked if the report was true that he would not race any more on account of the adverse decision of the regatta committee. most emphaticaly said that 1t was not and added:
 .l shall sail this race tomorrow as a sportsman, because I have no occasion to do otherwise. believe in the ability and honesty of the regatta committee of inc New York Yacht club. I believe that no effort has been made to influence their decision. believe them to be gen. tIemen and yachtsmen, and while I do not care to say anything about the Val kyrie. yet think MT. Watson has full filled his engagement to build me a good boat. I do not expect that MT. 1selir will offer q chance for a resail. or any thing of that sort"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Will Offer to Race Again.

New York, Sept. 1.-The Tribune to- morrow will say: When it was an- nounced to Captain Half thatsthe re- gatta committee had decided in favor of the Defender, he exclaimed: That's right, and now the Defender will refuse to take the race on a foul and will offer to sail it over again"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Northern Army Repulsed.

Stettin, Sept. 1.-The southern army. commanded by the kaiser in person. made an attack early this morning upon the northern army, which is trying to force the southern army towards the Oder. The southern army succeeded in dislodging the northern army from it's position at Hohenholz and Pritzlow after five hours fighting. The northern army was driven beyond the railway upon 9maperOw
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Old Officers Re-Elected.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 1.-The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Nash vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad was held here today. The old board of directors were reelected and the same board of executive officers were elected, as follows: Maj. J. W. Thomas. president and general manager; J. H. Ambrose, secretary and treasurer; J. D. Nancy, comptroller. President Thomas annual report shows the road in a healthy and profitable condition.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Vets in Annual Session.

Nashville, Sept. 1.-The Tenth divis on of Tennessee United Confederate Veter- ans are holding their annual meeting in Columbia. Col. P. P, Piokard. president of the association. called the veterans to order this morning. Many representa- lives of the Sons of Veterans camps throughout the union are on hand.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Depot Will Be Built.

Col. H. R. Shorter, Col. H. E. Jones and MT. Ross c. Smith of the Alabama tondale yesterday afternoon. Some time ago they instructed the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company to erect depot at that place. but hitch occurred when they came to locate it, and the rail- road commission was called on to settle the matter. A suitable location was se- lected yesterday and the depot will be built. at once.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Died of Yellow Fever.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The state de- partment has been informed of the death from yellow fever of Consul Munchmeyer today at San Salvador. Ms. Munch- meyer is also down with the disease Mir Munchmeyer was appointed from West Virginia in February last. and is the second consul to San Salvador who has died during the present administra- tion his predecessor, A. NJ Pollock of Utah. dying about a year ago.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Fine Corn Crops.

Railroad Commissioner Ross c. Smith, who has been over the Alabama Great Southern road from the Georgia line to the Mississippi line in the last two or three days, informed an Age-Herald re- porter last night that the corn crop was unusually fine He said 10000 bushels had been shipped from Collinsvlle since the let of IanuarV
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Children Cry for
 Pitchers CaStoYia.
DANGER IN THE USE OF SLANG
Experience in Brooklyn Shows Peril in the
 Word "Rats."

 Experience in Brooklyn Shows Peril in the
 Word "Rats.'
 A new illustration of the dangerous confusion that often is created by the presence of slang is furnished, says the Brooklyn Times, by the following incl dent:
 A professional rat catcher went to a fashionab ble club on Tuesday evening and at midnight he had bagged fifty rats With the fifty living rats in a bag-for this professional scorns to kill any rats on the premises-he left the fashionable Nclub and started home. Then appeared an unknown policeman, who said:
 "Where are going?"
 None of your business" answered the rat catcher.
 "So that's your swag,' said the police man. sarcastically tapping the bag with his club.
 Mary swag," said the rat catcher.
 What have you in the bag then?''
 Here we come to the first crisis of the story, for the reply was "Rats.' The noliceman then punched the profe ssona1 for what he. perhaps reasonably, regard ed as his impertnence. Moreover, he grabbed the bag and thrust in his inquir- ing. official hand. Here comes the sec ond crisis of the story, for at least seven rats grabbed that hand. The policeman yelled and shook off the rats, and the other forty three leaping from the bag inc street was~soon full of rats. The poor policeman, with rats to the right of him and rats to the left of him and rats in an indefinite vista before and behind him. fled into the night
 This sis5not the first time that slang has indirectly caused confusion m the world. The rat catcher had no suspic on that the policeman would take his expla- nation amiss This is the trouble. The slang that creates disaster is generally used unwittingly. May the present pie turesoue warning be needed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
Still Cutting Pricss /!

large purchase of tin and agate iron ware from a receiver of a Baltimore fac- tory puts us in position to cut prices deeper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
SLAUGHTER SALE OF SUMMER

ian Shoes June 22d. All the
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-25
RAPID.

He-I don't see why you need blubber
so, even if Charley has gone away She
-Don'tyou see lam quite unnamed ?''-
Harper's Weekly.
Excuse me" said the fish as he drop
ped back into the water, excuse me, but
really I do not consider your point
well taken. Cincinnati Enquirer.
How dare you kiss me, sir?' she de-
manded. He laughed a harsh. grating
laugh. "Oh, I don't believe in the germ
theory" he rejoined, carelessly.-De-
troit Tribune.
Small Boy-I want two pounds of
fresh sausages, and cook says will you
be so kind as to wrap them up in a
newspaper containing good love story ?
-Fliegende Blaetter
81 began life without a cent in my
pocket" said the purse proud man to
an acquaintance.
81 didn't even have a pocket" replied
Telegraph.
PA" said Johnny, what is a nom
de p1ume?" "A nom de plume" replied
Pa, SIS the gratuitous appellaton of the
fictitious person who has to bear the dis
grace which attaches to ones literary
misdemeanors. Boston Transcript.
visitor-You must have a mighty
queer Board of Works here This is the
first town 1 ever saw where the streets
walks. Citizen-We got to keep the side
walks rough, friend. to keep the BICYCLE
walks rough, friend, to kepe the bicycle
fiends from running over our children
Indianapolis Journal.
A Texas merchant is always a little
hard of hearing when it suits his pur-
pose. Il want to get day off, said a
clerk. Eng said the merchant, hold
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The Actor, the Manager and the Public

The Actor, the Manager and the Public.
AS the number of attempts at drama
tic work increased, 1t became more diff
ficult to determine the good from the
bad. The manager and the actor ulti-
mately shifted the responsibility for
this Judgment to the public, which has
now for long period patiently borne
the odium for much nonsense that goes
by the name of play. Startling and
fascinating announcements fashioned
with the utmost art of the photographer
and printer are relied upon to strength
en- or supplant any lukewarm or indif-
ferent verdict given by the public jury.
And so the hurry burly has gone until
sensible people have grown very weary
of the impertinent and constantly re-
peated efforts to make them RESPONSE
BILE upholders of the "show business. "
A vast and disproportionate army of
theatrical managers--men whose dar-
ling desire is to see their names in
two-by-four letters, and their faces in
five coors, on the advertising boards
has sprung up by the opportunity thus
afforded for the exercise of the art of
getting something for nothing. BY i'm
perceptible degrees the position Of the
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NEW TEMPERANCE WoRK.

1t has long been known that Woman
can do effective work in the cause of
temperance. She can talk temperance
both in public and in the morning when
Man comes home drunk. She can sing
temperance. She can, if the situation
demands it, make raids on liquor sa-
looms, knock in the heads of rum bar
rels and break rum jugs and bottles
She can love a drunkard and sympa-
thize with him when he most needs
sympathy. She can organize and run
the W. c. T. u, and she can refrain
from strong drink herself She has
done so much in so many Ways to pro-
mote temperance that some might think
1t would be impossible for her to invent
any new form Of attack upon the demon
Rum, But her ingenuity is not yet ex-
nausted, or, at least, it was not before
she, in the person of a wife in Salem
vile, Pennsylvania, did something
"iilSil " III q Iillll ~ OtIlHI
wives who have husbands who are not
always sober. This wife decided that
he looked when he was drunk. She had
often told him, but he didn't seem to
believe her. SO once when he came
home and fell into a maudlin slumber
she sent for a photographer to come
forthwith, and ON his arrival she set
before him his work. She ordered the
photographer to photograph her hus-
band as he sat in the chair. The pho
tographer did his work, and did it
we'll; and when the photograph was
| finished and laid beside the husbands
plate at breakfast it was revelation,
and the sobered man experienced a
| decidedly new sensation. He didn't like
| his likeness at all, but he couldn't dis
pute its faithfulness to the original or
argue about it, All he could honestly
do was to become intensely disguised
with himself and reform. He did this,
and his wife is much pleased with the
outcome of her happy thought.
This new idea in temperance work
| should be welcomed and acted on by
many women situated as the originator
of it was. If man We're not too much
enslaved by rum a photograph of him
when drunk would have tendency to
make him think deeply when sober and
incite him to act sensbly and soberly
in the future. Men can't realize how
| they look when drunk, even If "a wife
or some kind friend tries to tell them.
| But photograph will make it plain
| beyond question.
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THAT BEAsTIY GAME.

Since Harvard came to the sad con-
clusion that she could have no hope of
overcoming Yale on the football field
football has naturally been considered
a beastly game in Cambridge and in the
neighboring village of Boston. And the
Boston Journal has undertaken to show
that its beastliness is nothing new. 1t
finds that as long ago as the year 1857
Sir Thomas Elyot wrote for an English
publication called "The Gourernour" an
article in which he spoke of "footeballe,
wherein is notifying but beastelye fury
and extreme violence, whereof proceed
eth hurte, and consequently rancour
and malice doe remayne with them that
be wounded, whereof it is to be put in
perpetual silence"
Master Philip STUDIES, in his "Anat-
omie of Abuses" written several hun
bred years ago, said: For as concern
ing football playing 1 protest unto you
it may rather ibe called a FRIENDLY kinde
of fight than a play or recreation; a
bloody and numbering practice than
felowly sporte of pastime. For doth not
every one I've in waight for his Adver-
sarie, seeking to overthrow him and to
pickle him on his nose, though he be
uppon hard stones. SO that BY.
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actor has been entirely changed Once
he was a person who possessed acertain
power and was entitled to certain
consideration. He knew how to act
and what was necessary toward the
making of a good play. His opinion
was deferred to and his Judgment
sought. The commercial prosperity of
the old-time "agent" has, however
made that member arrogant in these
regards, and he now no longer defers to
the experience of the man who plays.
The latter must conform his conduct to
the direction of the box-office man, and
much and great is the dissatisfaction
resulting from this reversal of func-
tions. Not the least important of the
dissatisfied parties is the public. They
see, without knowing why, that there is
something wrong with both actor and
play. They naturally blame the actor.
He is the one responsible to them. No
agent can represent the actor in his
work. If the actor is blameworthy for
helping to break down the rational or
ganization of the theater, the manager
is equally SO for thrusting himself into
the actors place and presuming to die
tate how and what plays shall be per-
formed.-John Malone in the October
Forum.
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A writer in the London Times, COM
menting on the development of British
West Africa, remarks that taking or
binary economic laws into consideration
the first effect of the construction of
railroads and the opening of new mar
kets will be that the liquor traffic will
increase out of all reasonable proper
ton with general trade, Fresh proof
that this is likely to be the case has
lately been received in the complaints
the Delagoa Bay Railway, of the intro
duction in great quantities of a spirit
known by the graphic name of niger
killer 1t acts in some cases as direct
poison, and one night of hard drinking
WILL we are informed, suffice to kill the
stoutest of Zulus. 1t comes in duty free
as product of Portuguese territory,
but is believed to be of German manu-
facture. The increase of native crime
in the mining districts since it's intro
duction during the last few months has
been most marked, and expert opinion
appears to be unanimous as to the
cause. The tendency of the liquor trade
to expand will, of course, be in direct
proportion to it's success"
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NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER FRIDAY OCTOBER

this meanes, sometimes their necks are
broken. sometimes their backs; some
times their legs, sometimes their armes;
sometimes one part thrust out of joynt;
sometimes another; sometimes the noses
gush out. with blood, sometimes their
eyes start out"
Some references to the game as it was
played in the time of Elizabeth have
been discovered by Lawrence Hutton
in the Middlesex county records. One
of them tells of a true bill of indictment
against one hundred persons who "as-
sembled themselves together unlawful
ly and played a certain game called
football, by reason of which there arose
amongst them a great ARRAY, likely to
result in homicides and serious acct
dents" Another is contained in a cor
oner's post-mortem on the body of one
Roger Luforde, from which it appears
that during game of football the said
Luforde came into contact with one ST.
mon Maltus, both falling to the ground,
whereupon certain Richard Turvey
struck Roger ION the fore part of his
body under his breast, giving him q
mortal blow and conclusion, of which
he died within quarter of an hour"
Further and deeper inquiry would
probably reveal the existence of feel
ing in Cambridge and Boston that while
football is a beastly game it is beastly
shame that Harvard has not been able
to play it better.