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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25

rIHE PrOvident Henent Sick FUND Asss-
citation Of 225 Dearborn S., Chicago, III, pays
weekly benefits from ave 20 twenty dollars In u
disability through sickness Accident Wanted live
representative IN this County. Good remunsrati0n-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-25
Hundreds of ladies write us tina

How people love fOOlishness!
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
GENEVA AGAIN HEARD FROM
Beat Meetings Didn't Bring Out Three Dozen
Voters.
And That Great Clarke Turnout at the
County Seat Numbered but Four
teen Democrats.

"Have you heard from Geneva yet 2"
asked a prominent cooperation politician
of a State Herald representative yester-
day
YES; hear Geneva has elected Clarke
delegates to the state convention, but
when, how or by what authority is still
an enigma"
Read this private letter. 1t is from a
co-opera tionist. but If the Advertiser or
anybody else questions the correctness
will give you the name of the writer
and there is not a better posted or more
honorable man in Geneva county,
why would you desire to give an op.
ponent political ammunition" asked the
reporter.
"I don't care whether you use it or not !;
it is just too good to keep to ones self"
The reporter read the letter carefully,
and culled the following:
by some hook or crook the organ
lied democracy of Geneva county has
changed the edict of the state executive
committee and taken snap judgment
On the state executive committee of their
party. On Saturday, the 29th I'LL
timo, the primaries came off in Geneva
county. Up to date L have heard from
three beats, and in the three beats, by
actual count, only thirty-three partici-
pated. In beat 5, in which the town of
Geneva is located there were fourteen
men present, as the writer counted tnem
as they filed out of the court house.
These fourteen consisted of four mer-
chants, two bookkeepers, two lawyers,
one drummer, one justice of the peace,
one editor, one clerk of the chancery
court, one saw mill man and one dentist,
and have been informed that part of
them did not vote. When this noble lit
tie band met at the court house they took
bell and rang it for ten minutes or more
and yelled out that it was democratic
beat meeting, and everybody was in
vited to come up. The streets were lined
with people, but nobody went up.
Everybody seemed to be ashamed of the
democratic party. Even the only an
nounced candidate for Office, and who
lives in the beat. did not go up. Clarke
received the Endorsement of about ten
and Johnston two, and two did not vote
Clarke will get the delegates from &C.
neva county. Hurrah for the democratic
party in Geneva l am told by
Clarke men that If we put out Philander
Morgan and Johnston receives the demo-
cratic nomination that Morgan will have
a clear walk over as the said Clarke men
would either vote for Morgan or will not
vote at ALL"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
GOT ALONG WITHOUT HIM.

1t seems that the appropriations for our
bay and rivers get along just as well
when the blue-eyed son of destiny Is not
in his seat in congress-. The Mobile News
says:
1.-THE Register of yesterday contained
a dispatch from Washington that was OF
the utmost Importance to the people of
Mobile, but it is doubtful if one-tenth OF
the readers of that paper read 1t, as 1t
was tucked away in far off corner
where it could not be easily observed.
The item in question had reference to
the fact that Mobile harbor would remain
in the continuous appropriation list, and
the only reason we know why the Regis
ter desired to smother 1t was that its
idol Congressman Clarke, was away
from his public duties and inquistive peo-
pie might want to know how on earth
such thing could happen during the alb
sence of the 'blue-eyed boy of destiny'(O.
However, the country is to be congratu-
lated that congress can pass few need
full laws while the big mogul is away in
Alabama preaching the goldbug theo-
rieS
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO.

One of the saddeSt and most surprising
incidents of the day is the passing of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad system into
the hands of receiver 1t was once a
great money making property and would
have continued to be so had it not fallen
into the hands of sharks. The story of
the downfall is thus told by writer for
the New York Post:
1.-THE Baltimore and Ohio incident
ought not to be allowed to pass without
some notice of the very decided moral
which 1t teaches in corporation finance.
No railway company in the United States
has lived through so extraordinary a his
tory all the more remarkable because
the wreck of the company's prestige has
been distinctly caused, not, as with the
Richmond Terminal and the Missouri
Pacific, by fraud and plumber but by ex-
ecutive stupidity and by violation of all
conserva tive financial laws. Like the
Atchison, the Baltimore and Ohio, under
a Baltimore management, has been for al
generation cursed with the mania for
paying unearned dividends. Under the
reckless supervision of the younger Gar
rett 10 per cent annually was paid up to
the close OF 1885, and per cent In 1885,
Very nearly all of this enormous largess
to the shareholders was paid with bor-
rowed money. Between such payments
and the losses through crazy rate wars,
the companys genuine surplus vanished,
its bonded debt mounted up and it's float
ing liabilities rose to $7,769, 600. This
served to the younger Garrett only as a
motive for redoubling the stupidity of
his financiering. Still paying unearned
dividends, this great property was hawk
ed about publicly from one possible buy
err to another. Deals were successfully
undertaken with the Reading, the Rich
mond Terminal and the Cincinnati. HAM
alton and Dayton, the Baltimore people
with admirable consistency choosing only
customers in the sane precarious condi-
ton as themselves. Almost on the verge
of success. the ingenious scamp who con-
Quoted the last named deal met with
disaster The Baltimore and Ohio nearly
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
RAPID RETuRNS

The county of Geneva lies along the
Florida line sixty miles in length and
thirty miles in breadth. The town of
Geneva is about half way on the south
ern line. A primary was held on Satur-
day, and the Advertiser of Sunday MORN
ing had what purported to be a tele-
graphic announcement that every pre-
cinct had gone for Clarke. OF course
this was a cooped up dispatch, made out
of the whole cloth. 1t was impossible for
returns from primaries held ten, twenty
and thirty miles away, in county
where there were no railroads or tele-
graphs, to reach Geneva in time for
message to be sent to the Advertiser for
the Sunday morning paper. 1t was mere
~ an expression of opinion of the CORE
spondent at Geneva as to how he ex-
pected the precincts to vote. No reliance
can be put in newspaper which resorts
to such tricks to bolster up its cause. 1t
is remembered that on the occasion of the
primary election two years ago the Adj
Vertiser had great head lines about a
landslide for Oates at Mobile, when in
fact with all the work and persuasions
and pledges of Mr.. Clarke that county
went for Oates only by dozen votes in
one city ward Let us have honest re-
ports This contest is between democrats,
and there is 10 occasion for deception.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
WHY DO you DODGEp

Speaking of this paper, the Birmng-
ham State Herald yesterday said: TT
can adjust principle to fit its personal
hatred without half trying" Not near
so readily as Captain Johnstons Phono-
graph fits its personal hatred of the
democratic president on every question
of policy, great or small, that comes up
Montgomery Advertiser.
For moro than two weeks the State Her.
aid has been pleading with the Advertiser
to explain how it disposed of its "princ-
ple". in 1894 at which time its editor-in-
chief was, as he now is, sucking a pub
lie pap. and the paper was supporting
Colonel Stallings, a free coinage, anti
Cleveland man, and opposing Colonel
WHY, a sound money Cleveland sup
porter, but to this good hour no expla-
nation has been offered. Thousands of
sound money men throughout the state
who are giving to Captain Johnston their
hearty support, and who have been re-
ceiving the lash of the Advertiser for so
doing, are anxiously looking every day
for the coming of some kind of an ex-
PLANTATION of it's conduct in 1894 from the
Advertiser, but thus far they have looked
in vain.
The question is, what did you do with
your principle" in 1894, Mr.. Advertiser?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
PARTY LAW
Adopted by the Executive Committee on
Tuesday, january 81.

Adopted by the Executive Committee on
Tuesday, january 81.
1. Whereas, The democratic committee
of the United States. in its call of the ma
tional convention, adopted a wise and
conservative policy in inviting all con-
sentative citizens, irrespective of past po-
ntical associations or differences. to join
in sending delegations to the said con-
yention; therefore, be it
Resolved by the state democratic ex-
ecutive committee of Alabama, That we
hereby invite all conservative voters. ir-
respective of past political associations
or differences, who can unite with us in
the effort for pure, economical and con-
stitutional government. and who will SUD-
port the nominees and principles of the
democratic party, to join with us in send
ing delegates to the approaching state
convention, to be held at the state capi-
toll in the city of Montgomery upon a day
to be fixed by this committee. The fore
going shall also apply to the conventions
called to nominate county and beat can
didates.
3. Each county shall be entitled to the
same number of delegates in said conven-
ton as it had in the last state conven-
ton.
8. Each county executive committee
shall decide for its county whether the
delegates to she state convention shall
be selected by primary election, beat
meetings, county conventions or mass
meetings.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
ABSENTISM.

The Mobile papers appears to be talk
ing out in meeting. The Mobile Item,
which is a weekly paper with a large
circulation, especially in the country,
says:
THE course of any congressman is
open to criticism who abandons his post
in the house of representatives and
neglects the interests of his constituents
to canvass the district for reelection or
his state with q view to some higher
political preferment subject to an election
months in the future The custom is a
growing evil and becoming more so for
members to leave their seats to which
they have been elected by their fellow
citizens to serve and advance their in
diVidual interests to the neglect and
detriment of the public good. Cromwell
historical scolding to his parliament
might well apply in all such cases. For
If we do without a representative for
thirty or more days we can dispense
with him altogether"
And the Mobile Morning Journal dares
to say:
IF Mr.. Clarke is in Alabama for the
purpose of indicating Mr.. Cleveland
then he is simply representing Mr..
Cleveland, and in the meanwhile who is
representing the people of this district?
1t may be that Mr.. Clarke believes they
are getting along well enough without
representation. That may be So but we
doubt that Mr.. Clarke has any right to
assume that much. He has accepted the
trust, and to guard it is the first duty he
owes to the public The sentinel on an
unnecessary. but his right to think is not
recOpDjZe1"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
RAILWAY FOLKS AND FACTS,
Departure of J. H. Garner to Take Charge of
the Southern'S Atlanta Freight
- Office.

AS was stated in the columns of this
paper, the two freight offices, the South
ern and Alabama Great Southern have
been consolidated with Mr.. Holley, for
merly agent of the latter, in charge.
Mr. j. H. Garner left Birmingham yes
terday for Atlanta, Ca, where he goes To
take charge of the freight agency of the
Southern Railway company's lines CEN
tering at that point. This is an import
ant position, Atlanta being the great dis
tributing center of the Southern railway
system, and numerous friends congratu-
late Mr.. Garner on his deserved promo
ton. He has served the railway COM
pany in Birmingham for the past nine
years, during which he has made many
friends, who will miss him. The First
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
BABE HIM GOD SPEED.

Mr.. M. Lowenstein, the popular window
artist of the firm of Louis Saks, who is
about to depart for Valparaiso, Ind.
where he intends to make his future
home, was the recipient of a very flat
tering testimonial of his popularity by
banquet given him by his employers and
fellow clerks at the Metropolitan hotel.
A royal time was had, many bright
speeches were made and a valuable and
beautiful souvenir was presented Mr..
Lowenstine as a token of the esteem in
which he is held. The State Herald wish
es Mr.. Lowenstein all possible success in
his future home and assures him of
cordial welcome back to the Magic City
whenever he may feel disposed to return
to the sunny south.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06

vention shall be elected at the same time
that delegates are selected to the state
convention.
s. That the executive committee of
each county shall have the right to deter
mine whether to admit any but white
voters to the primaries of their respec-
tive counties.
Delegates to the congressional conven-
ton shall be elected in such manner as
the respective county executive commit
tees shall determine, on Saturday, the
22d day of August, 1885, and the congress
sional conventions of the several districts
in the state shall be held on Tuesday,
September 1, 1896, at such places as the
respective congressional executive COM
mittees may determine. Each county
shall be entitled to the same number of
delegates in the congressional convention
that it is allowed under the foregoing
annortionment in the state convention.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
STILL BETTER ROPOSITlON
Expected for the location of the Auditorium,
Stockholders Accordingly to Meet
Again.

The stockholders of the auditorium
company met last night at the CONNER
,cial club rooms, on Twenty-first street
Among those present were Maj. f. Y.
Anderson, Judge NJ II. Porter, Messrs.
w. H. Graves, William A. Walker, Robert
Jemison, B. F. Roden, Levi, Solomon, B.
Steiner. Eugene Enslen, c. W. Cody, ].
b. McClary, John Jemison, Maj. w. ].
Miner M. V. Joseph, Mayor VanHoose,
T. H. Motion, Flies, w. H. Malone, Pearce,
Roy, John O'Neil, Mel Drennen and T. C.
Thompson.
A number of stockholders were reported
present by proxy.
Mayor VanHoose called the meeting
to order and Mr.. J. b. McClary, secretary,
kept a record of the proceedings.
Fifty-five shares of stock were reported
present and the chair declared the meet
ing open and ready for business.
The capital stock is $4,000: $500 has
been subscribed.
Mr.. Vandiver of Montgomery was in
troduced blythe chair to the stockholders.
Mr. Vandiver spoke briefly, but with
much encouragement, in regard to the
project of building an auditorium.
The mayor reported that large batch
of checks for the first payment on the
subscriptions had been collected and that
none who had been approached by the
collector had refused to pay.
Mr.. William A. Walker, one of the COM
mittee to ascertain whether or not the
auditorium could be legally built in the
park, reported that in his judgment the
putting of the building in the park could
not be legally done. The mayor stated
that Attorney Tomlinson also agreed
with Mr.. Walker in regard to locating
the building in the park on Twentieth
street Mr. Tomlinson was not present
at the time, but came in later.
The question of selecting a lot for the
location was then taken up.
Mr.. B. Steiner suggested that as the
company is not yet thoroughly organized,
the selection of a lot would not be bind
ing.
Mr. F. Y. Anderson was in accord with
Mr.. Steiner's views as the charter for the
auditorium company has not yet been is
sued.
Mr.. Steiner also suggested that a large
structure be built, with an annex for the
mineral exhibit from Atlanta. Mr.. Stein
er stated that he now had charge of that
exhibit at a private cost of SIS a month
of the exhibit.
A number of bids for location were then
read. No lots of less bounds than 100 by
140 feet were considered.
After the chair had read the PROPOSE
lions 1t was stated that an active real
estate agent was at work on a PROPOSE
ton which, If submitted, would be of
great moment to the company. With the
view of obtaining better proposition in
regard to location, adjournment was ia
ken until next Tuesday evening. In the
meantime the company will be glad to
receive bids on property with from 100 to
$50 feet frontage.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06

collapsed along with him; it was saved
by New York syndicate formed under
the very wise proyiso that the manage
ment of the company she'll be placed in
competent hands, 1t was so placed and
a year of brilliant and successful man
agement, with the nonsense of unearned
dividends repudiated, followed. But this
was too conservative for the hungry
southern shareholders. At the very first
opportunity Mr.. Spencer was elected
from the presidency by the Baltimore ca
bal Under Mr. Mayors new regime the
policy of stock-watering, unearned dlvi-
dends, floating debt, and after us the
deluge. was promptly resumed, and the
result is written in the stock market to-
day The relation of effect and cause
could nowhere be more simple. The Bal
timore and ohio may be saved by the
new and sensible management lately
placed in charge, but some railways west
of the Ohio river will be wise to take their
warning"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06

Iotal ........''.'. ''''.''''''-tf
There are 447 votes in the electoral col

There are 447 votes in the electoral col
lege. A majority is 224. This republican
forecast counts as sure for the republi-
cans twenty votes more than are neces-
sary for the election of the republican
candidate. 1t is easy to see where the re-
publicans might lose twice that number
in the states named in the above table
The republicans cannot confidently
claim New Jersey, Maryland or West
Virginia, and the loss of these three states
would destroy the above table. The Chi
cago Chronicle says very truly: "One
fact must be evident to all persons now
studying the political condition of the
country. The revolt of the silver republic
cans is an event of such Importance af-
feeting the elections that all calculations
and estimates as to the result of the pres
idential election must be revised or re-
newed. The certain republican victory
has become bare -ii2ereetea hility or mere
possibility" Ir-a
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
I0II First Avenne.

Methodist Sunday school. of which he
was superintendent for more than two
years, received the announcement of his
departure last Sunday with the deepest
regret In addition to what was said by
the speakers in recognition of his valua-
BILE services and great usefulness to the
Sunday school, there were many tears
shed by the old and the young over the
loss of their beloved superintendent.
w. H. Green, general superintendent Of
the Southern, Is in the city. 1t was
thought by some that his visit meant
confirmation of the rumor of Mr. Gar
ner's appointment. Mr.. Green goes to
Mississippi today.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06

The prospects for reunited party in
Alabama have been growing brighter and
brighter every day since the day it
dawned upon the people of this state that
the Advertiser had not only lost its hold
on the state committee, but had been re-
pudiated by the democratic committee of
its own home county. Kicked off by the
state committee and repudiated by it's
home committee, the plight of the Adver-
tiser is indeed pitiable, but it's good for
the party
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
Illness of Mrs, ], D. Chichester.

Mrs. ]. D. Chichester, who has been i'll
some time with pneumonia, is considered
In most critical condition by her ply
sicians. 1t is hoped that the worst may
not happen and that a kind Providence
may SPARE her life. Mrs. Chichester is
the mother Of boy baby only 2 months
old. Her husband has the sincerest SYM
pathy of a large number of friends over
his wife's serious illness. Mrs. Chichester
was nee Miss Minnie May jolly.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
TAKEN TO A CONFRONTING.

Silas Thrasher Conducted to Georgia to An
swer Serious Charge.
Silas Thrasher has been taken to Rock
Springs, Ca, to be carried before Miss
Jones, the woman who was assaulted
there some time ago. for the purpose of
seeing If he is the guilty party. Sheriff
Riley of Walker county, Georgia, was
Thrasher's escort. Thrasher maintained
up to the hour of his departure yesterday
morning that he was an innocent man,
and the sheriff did offer to controvert the
prisoner. The only person in whose hands
his fate lies is the woman before whom he
will be taken.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
DEATH OF Or. PIERCE.
One Of Birmingham's Earliest Citizens Passed
Away Yesterday.

Une OF bIrminghdmS Earliest CVfzehS rdSSeu
Away Yesterday.
DR.. w. j. Pierce died yesterday MORN
ing at II 80 o'clock at the infirmary of
Drs. Wilson and Brown.
Last Tuesday DR.. Pierce received pa
ralytic stroke on his right side, which
gradually extended over his entire body.
resulting in his death yesterday.
Dr. Pierce is well known In Birming-
ham. He was one of it's first and earliest
citizens, having removed here about
twenty years ago from Lowndes coun-
ty. where he was reared. He invested
his fortune in Birmingham and leaves a
large estate. His mother, an aged wom-
an, lives at Woodlawn. The deceased
leaves a wife and son, Mr. John Pierce,
both of whom are now in New York
They are expected to arrive in season for
the funeral.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06

We have known and heard of the Adj
vertiser doing many cruel things, but the
most cruel performance of that paper to
date Is its treatment of Candidate Clarke
just now. 1t sent him to north Alabama
and called Mack home and has actually
left the poor fellow up there to root hog
or die alone. He hasn't even got Mack
along to cheer him. Awful.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06

Information from Morgan county au-
thorizes the belief that "Blue-Eyed Dick"
is coming to a. full realization of the fact
that there is something he needs more
substantial in this campaign than the
Advertisers fake headlines over its Biz
mingham budget and its windy brags
about Geneva county.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06

A prominent Montgomerian said yester-
day: "Why of course Montgomery coun-
ty is going for Johnston. The executive
committee of the county is a fair repre-
sentation of the way the two candidates
stood in that county when the campaign
opened, and" said he. every day changes
from Clarke. to Johnston are taking
place"