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Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
A MAD PREACHER SPREADS TERROR Emphasizes His Commands by Firing at His
 Auditors With Revolver.

Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Abingdon, Mass, has a mad preacher who haupts the WOODS, and when he runs across man either 'compels him, at the point of revolver to stand and listen to strong exhortation on the subject of religion or else drives him away with curses, hastening his flying footsteps with bullets that are fired to kill. This strange creature roams the woods and appears unexpectedly in various portions of the town. Nobody is safe from his on- SlaughtS. There is no question as to his insanity, but the authorities are at a loss to know how to protect the lives of the townsfolk.
 The mans identity is not yet known. His presence was first known last week, on Monday, when Mrs. Emma Sampson and MT. Warren Webster overheard loud exhortation in the woods behind their houses. They investigated and came upon man gesticulating wildly ana apparently addressing his remarks to a tree. He turned as they approached and shouted: "Vandals, you are disturbing my meeting!" He then launched into the most horrible style of profanity extant. Suddenly he raised his arm and two pis- tol shots rang out, the bullets whizzing near the heads of his congregation.
 Again on Thursday the preaching was heard by MT. and Mrs. G. l.. Joy Mrs. John Reed, Mrs. Sampson and Warren Webster. They did not approach close enough to be seen by the man, as they re- called the previous experience. While Samuel Shepard was at work on his farm Friday afternoon, he saw the man preaching in the woods adjoining his farm. The maniac had revolver in his hand and, by threatening gestures, coni- pelled MT. Shepard to remain until the sermon was finished. Then he pronounced the benediction, and immediately launch ed into a torrent of profanity.
 Saturday afternoon Gideon l.. Joy came across the man. He was preaching in his usual style, but when he found that he had an auditor he at once launched into his usual profane trade, and running to- ward the Joy house, fired revolver twice. One of the windows in the lower part of the house was broken.
 On Sunday night this crazy individual made an unsuccessful attempt upon the life of Lawrence Belcher of West Abing ton, at whom he fired twice. Just ahead of Brother Belcher, Charles Lynde was standing against tree. One of the bull lets entered the tree but three inches from his head, and the other struck limb just above him.
 Today a searching party, led by Con- stable Mace, tried to capture the danger ous lunatic. They heard him preaching and cursing in the woods near the Shep- ard farm, but the man evidently took fright at the approach of so many men and escaped.
 No one answering his description is missing, and it is thought that he may have escaped from some asylum. As he is armed with a revolver, which he does not hesitate to use on every occasion when cornered or interrupted, 1t is thought that there may be some trouble in effecting his capture.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09

the ex-governor told his old neghbors, friends and political associates that he was too old and too near the grave to mis- represent anything to them, even if he had a desire to mislead them, which he had not That in his honest judgment the election of Mckinley would be the greatest evil with which this country had been threatened in many years. It meant bondage to England and English capital ists. He (the speaker) had been repub- lican for many years and was still re- publican; but he had always been in fa- vor of silver as money of final redemp tion and he had always construed the re- publican platforms in that way He said the republicans al St. Louis had sold out to the corporations, bond-holders, stock jobbers and the Rothschilds and departed from their former faith. When they did this he could not follow them further. Bryan represented the interest of the masses of the American people, and he thought it the duty of every citizen, re- gardless of their former political asso- citations, to support Bryan with their votes and influence.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
WHO WILL PAY THE BoNDsp

Grover Clveland is himself authority for the assurance that it has been neces- sary, within less than three years, to bur den the people with $262, 900 of interest bearing bonds to maintain the single gold standard, which has been utilized by the gold gamblers and money syndicates of New York and London for their own spe- cial benefit. Who Is to pay these bonds and the interest on them for thirty years, which will amount in the aggregate to more than the face value of the obliga- tions? The working men, the wage earn producing classes of the country and their posterity. The gold standard can be maintained in the United States in the future only as it has been in the past-by increased taxation or the further burden ing of the people with an additional bond ed indebtedness that will ultimately have to be paid by their children and grand children for generations to come. This is the policy, the only relief from hard times the republican party advocates and urges the voters to adopt. The patriotic yeo- marry of this great republic will never give their indorsement to such policy, nor will they permit 1t long to exist. They are aroused to their danger, and will be heard from November next, in no uncer- tain terms of condemnation of the repub- lican party and its infamous financial pOlicy
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
HARRISON; SILVER AND PROSPER
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It is rapidly developing that, until the last republican convention declared for the single gold standard until the United States could get permission from the British and other European nations to adopt the double standard, the great lead CTS of that party were in favor of an en- largement of the currency by the addi- tion thereto of all the silver we could get, and were not backward in attributing to the increased use of silver as a money metal much of the prosperity of the coun- try. In his annual message to congress December 1, 1890, President Harrison said:
 "The general tariff act has only partial ly gone into operation, some of it's im- portant provisions being limited to take effect ct dates yet in the future. The general provisions of the law have been in force less than sixty days. Its perma- nent effect upon trade and prices still largely stands in conjecture. It is curi- ous to note that the advance in the prices of articles wholly unaffected by the tariff act was by many hastily ascribed to that act Notice was not taken of the fact that the general tendency of the markets was upward from influences wholly apart from the recent tariff Legislation. The enlargement of our currency by the sil- yer bill undoubtedly gave an upward tendency to trade and had a marked ef- feet on prices, but this natural and de- sired effect of the silver legislation was by many enormously attributed to the tariff act.'
 What MT. Harrison said, as above +aI ie, hot tpH admits and what the democratic party contends for as a well established and ir- refutable economic truth, viz: that an in- creasng supply of the medium of eX- change is necessarily followed by rising prices of all commodities, products of la bor and labor itself. Not until the latter day theories of latter day republicans and Clevelandites, which are about one ana the same. was the contrary doctrine as- serted. It never has been and never can be maintained.
 If the enlargement of our currency by the Sherman silver bill, referred to by Mir. Harrison, so commended itself as un- doubtedly giving an upward tendency to trade and as having marked effect on prices, why should not the enlargement of our currency by the free coinage or silver for which the Sherman purchasing law was only cowardly makeshift have a more beneficial effect upon trade and prices? To ask the question is to answer it.
 One is only required to reproduce the deliverances in favor of free coinage ot the leaders of the republican party to answer and annihilate their present all legged arguments in favor of the gold standard.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09

which commentaries the burning of the city, is to be celebrated on Friday the twenty-ffth anniversary of the great fire. oy stupendous parade of republicans and anti-silver democrats in the morning. and afternoon and another great demon- stration by the democrats and other ad- vocates of free coinage of silver in the evening.
 The first parade is to start at 10 o'clock. and 1t is estimated that seven hours will be required for the various marchers to pass a given point although the march, ing will be in close order and at rapid pace. The night parade is expected to vic with that of the gold advocates in point of numbers and enthusiasm, so there will be little cessation of martial music and cheering hosts from early morning until midnight. Reviewing stands have been erected in many prominent localities. Flags and banners already adorn every down town street but their number will be multiplied many fold by the morning of the parade.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
JOHN G. CARLISLE

According to my view of the sub- ject, the conspiracy which seems to have been formed here and in Europe to destroy by legislation and other wise from three-sevenths to one-half of the metallic money of the world. Is the most gigantic crime of this or any other age. The contamination of such a scheme would ultimately entail more misery upon the human race than all the wars, pestilence and fam inc that ever occurred in the history of the world. The absolute and in- stuntaneous destruction of half the movable property of the world. in- cluding horses, ships railroads and all other appliances for carrying on com merce, while it would be felt more sensibly at the moment. would not produce anything like the prolonged distress and Reorganization of socie- ty that must inevitably result from the permanent annihilation of one half of the metallic money of the world. .'-J. G. Carlisle, in house of representatives, 1878.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
THE REAL CoNsPIRATORs.

Why were not Debs and the others who were indicted with him at Chicago two years ago for conspiring to stop the mails, and obstruct the execution of the laws of the United States, and bringing on those fearful riots with their destruc- tion of property and fife, brought to trial, and if guilty, convicted and punished? On behalf of the defendants, it has been boldly asserted, and it has not been dis proved. that the real conspirators were the railroad companies and their gen. eral managers: and that the real conspir- acy was to destroy organized labor, by bringing against it the authority and power of the United States; were melted and urged on by them, and in fact, mostly perpetrated by their hirelings and not by strikers, or members of the American Railway union. These things it is said
 would have been fully proven on the trials of Debs and others, and if so, this fully accounts for the failure to press the indictments to trial. They prove, too, if true. that the protection of the mails, and the pretense of enforcement of the interstate commerce law was sham; that they were used merely as pretext for invoking government by injunction" " and crush the strike and organized labor by bringing against them the courts and army of the United States. Therefore, when these ends had been gained, and there was danger of the exposure in court of such devices and practices, the railroads and federal officials quit the drive, and called off their hounds.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
SURROUNDED BY DANGERS.
Most Perilous Position on a Man-of- War
 Tn Time of Action.

Tn that coming naval battle between the steel fleets of two first-class powers to which nautical authorities have been looking forward ever since modern bat tleships became the mighty engines of problematical forces that they are, the military mast and fighting top will play a deadly part and be the station of dan ger and heroism, says the New York Press.
 As everybody knows, the old mast, the mast of yards and sails, has vanished from the modern ship of war The New ark is the only modern ship in the United States navy which has sail-carrying masts. The place of the mast which was erected for sail carrying purposes is taken on the modern warShip by steel tower, which rises from the deck to support one or maybe three or four circular galleries, where rapid fire or machine guns are placed, which. in time of action, pour their hail of bullets at the deck and ports of the hostile ship.
 The object is to kill the gunners for it is self evident that the most powerful gun is powerless If it's crew is dead Take the twenty rapid-fire guns distributed along the superstructure of the Indiana. From the fighting top such a storm of lead could be driven upon these great guns as would make it impossible for l1lezli lo Wpih tuCH lhSItiOtC, IL VIII pc one of the first duties of a warship to shoot away with it's heavy guns the mili- tary mast of it's adversary.
 As one well directed shot will send the mast tumbling, 1t Is not probable that any ship will come out of an engagement with Its military mast standing. The shooting away of the mast will, of course, mean the death of every man In the fighting tops. Men sent there will know as they climb the dark ladder to their stations that they go to almost certain death, and they will have only one duty before them, to kill as many of the ene- my as they can before the crash comes Men who in turrets and sponsons be- low are handling the great guns have every hope of life and victory before them, but the men in the tops go to their duty with no such hopes and expecta- tions. To man the fighting tops in action will be kind of martyrdom especially hard to endure.
 To perform deeds of valor in the face of contending armies or to suffer with forti- tude in the gaze of admiring thousands is one thing to climb up calmly inside a steel post and work away at such an un- poetical mechanical device as a rapid fire or machine gun until such time as it may please the enemy to blow one into "kingdom come is quite another thing
 Yet the modern man-of-warsman is en- thusiastc over the advantages of the to man a gun in the fighting top as to make gun in the fighting top as readily as he would the bugle call which summons him to his meals.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
St00-ReWard- -S100.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dread- full disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages and that is catarrh. cure now known to the medical frater- nifty. Catarrh being a constitutional dis ease requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system, thereby de- stroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by build ing up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in it's cura tive powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo. o, Sold by druggists, 75c.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
WILL LOCATE ON LONG ISLAND. The President Will oin the Landed Gentry
 There After March 4.

New York, Oct. S.-An evening paper says: President Cleveland, MT. Thurher and MT. Benedict, left Greenwich, Conn.,, on the Oneida today for New York. The president will see his family physician here and will leave Jersey City for Wash ington at midnight.
 It is announced that President C1eve- land, when he shall have laid down the cares of the chief magistrate of the na- tion will forsake Woodley and join the rapidly rising landed gentry of Long Island.
 MT. Cleveland has purchased sixty acres of land at Hampstead, L.. l., and early in the spring will erect there mod est little cottage.
 The Cleveland manor immediately joins the fine property of former Secretary William O. Whitney, and is within hail. ing distance Of the elegant summer house of D. D. Morgan, former commodore of the New York Yacht club.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
Everybody SAouM Wear Colored Shirts For BuSlness----~AsNaA Everybody Cau Year zAem
 Attke Pylces.
 (. ROGAN & co.

dressed himself, and then laid down to sleep in the stable. He neglected the wound, and two days later began to suffer from severe pains in the head. He was taken to the hospital, where his condi- ton became gradually worse and finally the attention of pr. McCleary was called to the man.
 Dr. McCleary has tried anti-toxine in other cases, and discovered that while 1t did not have the effect of curing, it did relieve the patients.
 After consultation with pr. Truax 1t was decided to try the remedy. The antl-' toxine was obtained from the Brooklyn health department, the patient receiving ten cubic centimetres of the drug. It stopped the convulsions. pr. McCleary said yesterday he was satisfied that Hardgrove would recover.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
JOHN J. INGALLS, ON GOLD.

"No people, in a great emergency, ever found faithful ally In gold. It is the most cowardly and treacherous of all metals. It makes no treaty that it does not break, it has no friend it does not betray. Armies and na- vies are not maintained by gold. In times of panic and calamity, ship wreck and disaster, it becomes the agency and minister of ruin. No na- tion ever fought g. great war by the aid of gold. On the contrary, in the crisis of the great peril 1t becomes an enemy more potent than the foe in the field, but when the battle has been won anu peace secured. gold victory"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
TEsLA's LATEST INVENTION.
Incandescent Lamps to Be Succeeded by
 Bulbs That Will Give Light.

Bulbs That Will Give Light. New York World.
 Nikola Tesla, the noted electrician. has succeeded in perfecting his so-called cleo trical oscillators or machines for the economical production of rapid electrical vibrations.
 By means of the oscillators he Is confi- dent that his lighting by glass bulbs without the usual fllament of the incan- descent lamp will become practicable. They are besides capable of developing far more powerful Roentgen rays than was heretofore possible with the old ap- paratus, and they lend themselves to numerous other uses, such as photogra- phy. and production of ozone and other chemical combinations and to electro therapeutic treatment.
 It is probable that these latest contri- buttons of Tesla will prove more fruitful and far-reaching than his previous achievements.
 The Electrical Review speaks of Tesla s latest work in an editorial as follows: MT. Tesla now comes forward with per- fected and extremely simple transform CTS, or oscillatOrs, adapted to everyday use with ordinary sorces of current sup ply. We believe that the importance of the advent of these new implements for the development of science and industry cannot be overestimated. That high frequency currents are destined 10 play an important part in the practical appli- cations of electricity there can be no doubt, and with the introduction of ef- ficient high-frequency transformers adapted to ordinary circuits their numer- ous uses are sure to come at once The old and familiar form of induction coil, with it's multitude of uses, cannot possi- bly survive when a new inductive appar- atus is at hand fully as simple but far more economical and requiring only a minute fraction of the wire needed in the old form.''
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
GovERNoR-DIEcT JOHNSTON.

It will be seen by reference to the ap- pointments of the chairman of the state campaign committee that Governor-elect Johnston will be on the stump nearly every day until the election. He requests the State Herald to say that he Will be glad if gentlemen who desire to write him in reference to appointments will wait until after the election, as he will not have time to consider these matters or answer any letters until after the cleo tiDu is over.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
I,INCOLN'S PROPHESY.

see in the near future 0 crisis ap- preaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever be- fore, even in the midst of war. God grant my suspicious may prove ErOunlleSS.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
ANTI-ToxINE FOR LoCKJAw.
Patient Under This Treatment Is Improv.
 . ing It's First Fair Test

ing It's First Fair Test. New York Press.
 pr. Thomas F. McCleary, who is att tached to the Brooklyn Throat and Ear hospital at Bedford avenue and South Third street, Brooklyn, with the assist ance of Dr. Truax is meeting with prom lsing success in the case of patient suf- fering from lockjaw.z The physicians are treating their patient with anti-toxine, and 1t is really thafrst occasion on which the anti-toxine has had a fair test.
 The sufferer Is John Hardgrove, sta- bleman, 45years old, living at No. 12 Gra- ham street Hardgrove about week ago became involved in fight with another staptenIon, and was struck with soms blunt instrument.
 He received a scalp wound which he
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
ANEW LINE OF PULLMAN SLIPPERS, Via Southern Railway Through from Birming.
 ham to New. York, Without Change.

Beginning october 1, 1896, the greatest Southern Railway will improve their all ready excellent service to New York and the east by operating new line of ele- gant Pullman Drawing sleepers through without change, on their trains, Nos. s5 and s6, leaving Birmingham at APO D. m. and arriving from the east at 1920 noon.
 This improved service now affords two daily trains carrying superb Pullman sleeping cars from Birmingham to New York without change.
 J. P. BILLUPS, Trav. Pass. Agent
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
liesdouarters for California Wine.

S per dozen quarts, pure and whole some claret; $2 per dozen pints, pure and wholesome claret.
 Southern wines. & per dozen quarts s2.50 per dozen pints.
 Sye also sSeep fun line Of ports. sher- ries and best grades of California's s growth. equal to imported wines. at req soma ble prices M. & A. WISE.
 No. S. corner Morris ave. and 20th St.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09
"CHIoAGo DAY.n

The Parade Promises to Be the Greatest
 Pageant in the City's History.
 Chicago, Oct. s.-From every indication the "Cti,ae1 Day. parades will be the greatest pageants of their kind or In point of numbers of any kind ever seen in this city. noted as it Is for civic and mili- tary demonstrations. Chicago Day."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09

Does it promise well for the future financial interests of the United States, that hey should be placed in the hands of man like Mckinley, who could not manage or take care of few thousand dollars of his own? What sort of confi- dence can it inspire in any one, to place at the head of our government man who. however honest personally, has bankrupted himself and is worth many thousand dollars less than nothing?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09

After a reasonably careful study of the election returns in Georgia we fail to see in them any sign of that ''deep seated dissatisfaction" which Watson says is lodged away down in the secret recesses of the hearts of the average populites who are seeking no office nor expected any public pie.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-10-09

Although earnestly and repeatedly ap- pealed to and urged to express himself against trusts. combines and monopolies, William Mckinley, Jr., remains profound ly mute on that subject. The logical con- clusion is that he favors them and will not permit them to be suppressed if he chances to be elected