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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
COLORED KNIGHTS.
Supreme Lodge knights Of Honor Hold
Annual Meeting, and Elect Officers
An Increasing Membership.

New Orleans, Nov. 26.-The supreme
lodge knights of Honor of the World (col-
oreO held meeting in this city today
with over ninety members from the va
rious states. The order is said to have
over 1000 members in good standing and
growing rapidly. The following supreme
officers were elected: The first seven hold
office for six years:
Rev. w. B. Derrick. of New York, su-
preme past dictator; Col. G. F. Bowles, of
Mississippi, supreme dictator; Hon. Mar
shall j. Sims, of Louisiana, supreme vice
dictator; j. Walter Irvine, Mississippi,
supreme reporter; VIM. Townsend, Ar
kansas, supreme financial reporter; Thos.
Davis, Mississippi treasurer; e. e. Pc
terbone, Mississippi, assistant dictator;
Rev. w. e. Mask, Mississippi, chaplain;
B. K. Bruce, Alabama guide; w. c.
Longe, Missouri, guardian; Thos. Byrd,
Florida, seminal; e. A. Williams, Louis
lana, major general uniform rank; DIR.
l.. w. w. Marraway, Mississippi, lecturer.
Trustees: Col. Jas. Lewis, Louisiana; T.
e. Washington, Florida; e. T. Sterling,
Mississippi.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27

meeting. The bookies were very busy
accommodating their customers, and
broke even on the day. The principal
and most exciting feature was the hurdle
race. AL Boyer, the favorite, fell at tie
first jump, dismounting his jockey and
did not finish.
Two favorites, two second choices and
two outsiders captured the purses. Some
a the horses will go into winter quarters
here and others so to New Orleans
Summarizes:
First Race-Selling five and one-half
furlongs. Hat Gore, 81, (Straus), to l.,
won, hardly by half length; Lady Dole
full, 81 (Songer), to TO- second; Clinton,
107, (Young), s to 1, third. Time-1o9.
Second Race-Two-year-old selling
three-quarters of a mile. Billy Fisher,
103, (Songer), to 2, won, easily by a
length; Daisy Maree, 1903, (Corder), to l,
second; Fila T. 1O3, (Scot), to 1, third.
Time-1:151h.
Third Race-Selling, five-eighths of a
mile. Gus Straus, 102, (ScotO, to l,
Won, easily by two lengths; Fisher, 92,
(Charles), 5 to 2, second; Coranella, 102
Fourth Race-Selling five-eighths of a
mile. F. M. B., 102 (Songer). s to /, won,
driving by nose; Thornbush, 102, Cord
cry, S ic 5. second Mover, 102, (ScotD, 5
to l, third. Tih:s--1:o24.
Fifth Racial ages. fye :welfths Of
to 5, won, easily by three lengths; Ma
mie Callan, 100, (Songer), 4 to /, SECOND;
Sim W., 1O7. tBanks), to |, third. Time
--I7%.
Sixth Race-Thanksgiving hurdle han
dicap, one and quarter miles, oyor five
hurdles. Grenada, 125, PageD, 10 to 1,
won, easily by four lengths; Earl of
Montrose, 125, (Ralston), 20 to l second;
Colonist, las, (SewarD, to 2. third. Time
-2:03
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
IN SELF-DEFENSE
Joe Sanchez, Clerk, Puts a Ball Through
Salvatore Humphrey and Produces
Instant Death.

New Orleans, Nov. ga great number
of Italians have recently gone into the
sugar belt, St. John, St. Charles and St.
James parishes and Broming, the desti-
nation of most of them. They have given
a deal of trouble in one way and another.
On La Place plantation, in st. John
parish, today, Salvatore Humphrey, an
Italian, was hot and killed in the plant
alton store, by Joe Sanchez, a clerk. The
Italian was one of the laborers on the
plantation, and has had a grudge against
Sanchez for some time. Three or four
days ago he made a threat that he pro-
posed to cut Sanchez's stomach out at
the first opportunity, and a negro who
overheard warned Sanchez. This MORN
ing Humphrey entered the store. San
chez kept behind the counter. but
watched the Italians movements. Sud
denly Humphrey drew a stiletto and
made lunges at Sanchez. The latter
was on the lookout and jumped back in
time to avoid the blow. At the same
time he pulled his revolver and took a
crack at the Italian, killing him the first
shot. Every witness says it was clear
case of se1f-defenSe.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
TALKED FREE SILVER
At Gold Standard Banquet and Created
Something of Sensational
- Change Must Come.

Chicago. Nov. Pa special from Kan
sas City, Mo-, says:
Something of stir was created among
the gold standard democrats here last
night by the reading of spirited letter
from D. r. Francis, secretary interior,
at a banquet held in celebration of the
recent defeat of free silver.
After referring to results of the recent
election and declaring that in his opinion
1t settled the financial question at least
until the existing standard shall have
been given fair and thorough trial, Sec
retary Francis said:
while / agree with advocates of sound
money in the fight recently made, there
are many principles advocated by some
of those who have been advocates of that
cause to which I cannot subscribe. If
some legislation Is not enacted to check
the growing influences Of wealth, and cir
cumscribe the power Of trusts and mo-
nopolies, there will be an uprising of peo-
pie before the century closes, which will
endanger our institutions"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
PENNSYLVANIA VICTORIOUS
Annual Five Mile Cross Country Team
Race is Won by Pennsylvania
by Score OF "a to IL.

Philadelphia, Nov 26.-The annual five
mile cross country team race, between
Cornell and Pennsylvania, was run this
afternoon, Pennsylvania scoring twenty
four points to twelve for Cornell. Cor
nell won the race last year and Pennsyl-
vania won the year before. Cornell was
represented by Davidson, Tirrance, Scry-
YES and Barrett, and Pennsylvania by
Orton, champion mile runner; Grant,
Mechling, and Coates. The race was
decidedly of points, the first man in
counting eight and so on down to one
point for last man. The race was run
just before the start of the Cornell-Penn-
sylvania foot ball game. The men start
ed at 1886 p. m., across the country two
miles and a half, and Orton and Grant,
Of Pennsylvania, led almost the entire
way. Orton crossed the finish line at
2.07:16, his time for five miles being 81
minutes and IL seconds. Grant was twen-
ty-five yards behind him. Davidson was
the second Cornell man to appear He
was alone, and crossed the finish line
one minute after Orton; half minute
later Coates logged in alone. A half min
ute behind Coates, Mechling and Tir-
rance came upon the field abreast. Mech
ling spurted and crossed the line ten
yards ahead of Tirrance, falling ex-
hausted as he did so. Scryves and Bar
rett came in together just three minutes
after Orton. Orton and Grant scored
fifteen points for Pennsylvania between
them; Davidson six for Cornell; Coates
five for Pennsylvania; Mechlng four for
Pennsylvania, and Tirrance, Scryves and
Barrett three two, and one, respectively,
for Cornell, total of twenty-four for
Pennsylvania, and twelve for Cornell.
race, and was bitterly disappointed at the
result
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
FREE FOR ALL FIGHT.

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. ga desper-
ate fought and game battle describes the
gridiron of the Jacksonville light infant
ry and the eleven from Savannah today.
Two halves of twenty-five minutes were
played, each side forcing the ball to with
in a yard of the goal In the second half
the slugging that had been steadily done
In the first half developed into open
scrimmages. The recters of the two
teams, seeing what was going on, surged
into the field, and for ten minutes there
was free-for-all, knock-down and drag
out fight, in which fists, feet, fence pick
cts and canes were welded with a ven-
.geance, the result being that Sam Burk-
helm, of Florida, had his head cut open
with tin horn. His opponent, M. Cohen,
of Savannah, was made as bloody as a
beef, and a dozen or more on each side
were given black eyes and bleeding
noses. -~
When Cohen struck Sam Burkheim
with a tin horn and cut his head so that
his face was bathed In blood, crowd
rushed for Cohen and in half minute
had used him up badly, and had 1t not
been for police interference Cohen would
have suffered serious injury, but officers
succeeded in rushing him through the
crowd out of the gates and off to town.
The game was then resumed and was
not marred by further fighting. Score,
0 to 0.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
THANKSGIVING FOOT BALL
Terminates in a Free-for-AII
Fight.
CORNELL SUFFERS DEFEAT
Heavy Pennsylsanians Win Hard Fought Game
from Ithacans.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LICKs AUBURN
And thus the Story Goes from One Part
of the Country to Another
Not Thing but
Foot Ball.

Philadelphia, Nov. 26.-Pennsylvania,
this afternoon, defeated Cornell by big
score, but the plucky boys from Ithaica
succeeded in twice crossing the Quakers
goal line. Pennsylvania scored 6 to 2
touchdowns for a total Of 80, and COM
PEELED Cornell to make a safety touch
down, making the total score of the
Pennsylvanian's 80 to Cornells 10.
Cornell furnished Pennsylvania with a
surprise by the fast, hard, plucky game
she played. Cornells first touchdown
was due to Beachman's magnificent run
ming. In two runs the Cornell captain
carried the ball around Pennsylvania
for a total of nearly fifty yards and land
ed 1t behind the Quaker goal line. This
was in the first half and in the second
half Cornell, on Pennsylvania twenty
five yard line, carried it directly up to
and over the goal line of the red and
blue where Richie scored the touchdown
on plunge through the centre. While
Cornell played fast and pluckily, they
were outmatched, overweighted by their
heavier. and stronger adversaries and
could offer only stubborn, but unavail-
ing resistance to Pennsylvania ad-
vance Cornell frequently had men hurt,
and before the game was over had re-
placed three players by substitutes.
w nlle GeHnSy1Van1a haQ a number of
men hurt, none was compelled to leave
the field.
While Pennsylvania won rather easily
today, as was expected, the Quakers play
lacked the fierce dash and energy which
1t showed in the second half of the Har-
ward game. The guards back interfer-
ence was worked effectively against Cor
nell's line and Colbert went around the
Cornell ends for good gains. A crowd
Of $4,000 people was present when the two
teams came upon the field. With today's
game, the foot ball season of 1895, for
Pennsylvania and Cornell closes.
The line up for today's game follows:
Cornell. Positions. Pennsylvania
Tracy, Lee left end ......... Boyle
White, Fitch :. left tackle ;. Uffenheimer
Reed, Taylor ...left guard .... Woodruff
Fennell .-.s..... center ........ Overfield
Clark ......... right guard Wharton CO.
Sweetland .l.....right tackle ..... Farrar
Taussig .........right end ...... Dickson
Bassford ......quarter back Weeks
McKeever 49,. left half back -. .Gelbert
Beacham CO. right half back -. .Morice
Ritchie full back ....... Minds
ouchdowns-Gelbert, Minds, Uffenhei-
mer, 2; Woodruff, Boyl, Beacham and
Ritchie. Safety touchdown-Ritchie.
Goals from touchdowns-Woodr 3; /;
Ritchie. Failed at goals-Woodruff,
Ritchie. Injured-Reed, White and
Tracy. Referee-Mill, of Yale. Umpire
Daniel, of Lehigh. Linesmen-Cong-
don, of Dartmouth,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
THE RED HAT
Will Be Conferred Upon Cardinals On
December g.

Will Be Conferred Upon Cardinals On
December 8.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 26-The Cath
olic Standard and Times, in its issue to-
morrow, will say:
A cablegram from Rome to the Cath
olic Standard and Times, names Deem
Der as the date for the holding of the
public consistory.
The cardinals who will receive the red
hats on December are: Satolli, Jacobini
Agilardi, Ferrata and Dipietro, who were
absent from Rome at the time Of their
appeal.
In addition to the investigation of APP
pointments, 1t is said that they will con-
fer the honor of the cardinalate upon
two ecclesiastes. The first of these is H.
Pirroti, master of the Sacred Palace and
the second is Cannon Frisco, of the Met
ropolitan chapels of Naples. The former
is member of the Order of ST. Dominco,
and the latter is the most distinguished
theologian in Naples. Other important
appointments are expected.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
AT LEXINGTON.

Lexington, KY, Nov. ga large holi-
day crowd turned out to witness today S
sport. The weather was fine and the
track fair.
Summaries:
First Race-Six furlongs. Nance, 100,
Oupee), 2 to 1, won; Hoffman, second;
Summer Coon, third. Time-1:16A.
Second Race-F'ive furlongs. Waldorf,
Ill, (EveretD, 9 to 5, won; Our Hope, Sec
ond; Let Fly, third. Time-104.
Third Race-Five furlongs. Carrie F.,
&c. (Coley), 10 to 1, won; Lady Juliet, Sec
ond; Turtle Dove, third Time-103A.
Fourth Race-Hurdle, mile and q quar-
ter. Partisan, 100, Qewis), even, won;
Folly, second. Time-2:55k.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs heats. First
heat, Skate, 104, Van Kurf), 3 to 1, won;
Rasper, second; Uno, third Time-1:161s.
Second Heat-Uno, 4 to 1, won; Skate,
l to 8, second; Rasper, third. Time
1:16h.
Third Heat-Uno, to 8, won; Skate, s
to 2, second Time-1:2O
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
FIGHTING FOR EM|GRANTS
The Southern Pacific at the Old
Stand.
AME WAS SIMPLY TO HOG"
But the "Suaset' Route Set Up Agencies of
Its Own.
RATE DECENTRALIZATION RESPONSIBILITY
Clearing House Association
Mr.. Morse Does Some
Talking.

New Orleans, Nov. 26.-An item was
sent out from Chicago dated November
%, in which it was stated that the South
ern Pacific company has informed the
other Pacific roads that 1t WILL on De-
cember l, join with them in a reduction
of the commissions on westbound emf
grant traffic to a normal basis; that this
is regarded as a great victory for the
western roads as the normal commits
sions is about $5, while the Southern Pa
cific has been paying S16.
General officers of the Southern Pa
cific, when shown the Chicago dispatch
today by Southern Associated Press re-
porter, gave an unqualified denial to the
correctness of the statement, and say it
is in keeping with other underhand
measures resorted to by the members of
the Chicago Emigrant Clearing House
company to throw the responsibility for
rate decentralization on the Southern Pa
cific The Southern Pacific is a corpor-
alton entirely independent of the So
called Clearing House roads, which lat
ter have assumed the right to control all
the emigrant business of the country
from both directions and seek to divert 1t
through other routes than through its
natural gateway, the Crescent City. The
Southern Pacific has been obliged to
eStaDllSn agencies independent OF lne
other roads, and have simply met the
commissions paid by the clearing house
roads.
General Passenger Agent S. F. B.
Morse denies emphatically that any
change has been made in their operations
with the emigrant business. The South
ern Pacific company will continue to pay
the commissions as made by their COM
petitors. When the clearing house peo-
pie found out three months ago that they
were being whipped by the Southern Pa
cific, they came to the Southern Pacific
people and wanted to make an agreement
that would be mutually acceptable and
the Southern PACIFIC consented to be a
party to it. The ear marks Of the asso-
ciatiop's western training cropped out,
and they wanted to hog" the whole af-
fair, get the company to poll their in
terests in the association and yet refused
to accord the Southern Pacific represen-
tation on the board. OF course this
"hoggish" proposition was rejected and
the company continued to do business at
the old stand and lots OF 1T at that.
This was gall and worm wood to the
western men, and then they came to
Traffic Manager Stubbs and said:
"We-all of us-are paying too much
commission; suppose we reduce it?"
Then Mr.. Stubs said: REALLY? Do
you at last realize the fact?"
Thus the matter stands. The Southern
Pacific is ready to join in an equitable
agreement and in no other.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27

grave doubt. The bali vacillated from
one part of the field to another, but never
approached the danger line or other side.
Bracing themselves up the Georgians
made a spurt which was very credita-
BILE exhibition of ball playing. series
of consecutive plays were sprung upon
the Alabamians and took them by sur
prise. The plays were quick and without
signals and without a word, the Geor-
gians hammered into the Alabamas,
skirted around her ends, bucked between
her guard and tackle and carried the
ball eight to ten yards at a time towards
Auburns goal. A final plunge and the
ball was carried across Auburn's goal
line. The second half was much like
the first in the style of playing. The
teams were well matched in skill. 1t
was Georgia's superior team work which
won for her. The best playing for the
winners was done by Capt. Nalley, Wight,
Cannon, whose kicking was phenom-
email, Cothran, who did the best running,
Loyejoy, Blanche and Watson.
On the Alabama team, Capt. Tichenor
did the most brilliant work. Williams
and Purifoy also played strong gamf
for Auburn.
The weather was cloudy but no raj :
fell. The attendance was 5000.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
AN ELECTRocUTIoN MACHINE
Tried On a Dog In. Columbus-The Dog
Died

Columbus, o., Nov. 26-The first trial
of Ohio's electrocutfon machine, just set
up in the state prison here, was made last
evening, a large. bull dog being the vic
tim. He was strapped in the chair ex-
actly as a man would be, and the hair
shaved from his body where the electro
tics were applied. Fifteen hundred volts
were turned on. Death was apparently
The machine will be tried
in the presence of the prison managers
with a mule for a victim, next Tuesday.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
TEXAS REPUBLICANS
Urge the Appointment Of Hon. John
Grant to a Cabinet Position
Republican Increase.

Grant to a Cabinet Position
Republican Increase.
Dallas, Tex, Nov. 26.-Letters were to-
day sent to all uthern members of the
republican national executive committee
and to the various state chairmen re-
questing the co-operation in the prepara-
tion of a mammoth petition covering the
entire south, to be presented to Major
Mckinley, personally, by a delegation
of southern republicans urging that
Hon. John Grant, national committeeman
and ex-state chairman of Texas, be ap-
pointed to the cabinet The letters state
that never since Garfield's term has the
south been represented in a republican
cabinet; that the republican voters of the
south urge their claim for cabinet rep
resentation; that the republican vote Of
Texas increased from 81 900 for Harrison
in 1892, to 171,000l for Mckinley in 1896,
and that recognition of the south will
mean a largely increased republican vote
in the futrue. u ~
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27

less given him good character when
he left his service. The whole of Aylotts
statement, Earl Russell said, was one of
Lord Russell admitted, had ever attempt
ed to blackguard him. Sir Frank Lock-
wood, for the prosecution, re-examined
Earl Russell, who, in answer to questions,
said that the Lady Scott had not objected
to one of the letters which he had writ
ten to her. zs5i..s=
Counsel commenced to read a number
OF letters written to Earl Russell by La
dy Scott, all of which were eouched in
the most affectionate terms, after which
the trial was adjourned until tomor-
row.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
SPANISH cAvALRY HORSES.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. 26.-Three hundred
West Texas raised horses occupying two
special trains of eight cars each, passed
through Dallas today over the Texas and
Pacific railway for. New Orleans They
were in charge Of Senor Alberto Utget,
of Havana, Cuba, purchasing agent of
the Spanish, government. Twelve subor-
dinates were with him. The horses will
be shipped from New Orleans to Havana
for use in the Spanish cavalry and ar
tillery service. The average price paid
for the, horses, which are Of the ranch
raised species, was $40 per head.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
CHICAGO TEAMs WIN.

Chicago Nov. 26-Twenty-two ex-
hausted and bruised foot ball players,
decorated with mud from head to foot,
walked off the Chicago Athletic associa-
tion field at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
Chicago team carried with them also
the honor of having won the fourth an
nual contest on the gridiron against the
home team doubled the score made by
the overmatched visitors, the figures at
the close of the game being IL to 6. Bos-
toms players were too weak and slow for
the opposite aggregation of muscle and
running power.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
CAROLINA oUTCLAssED.

Richmond, Va, Nov. 26.-Fully 5000
people witnessed the game of foot ball
here this afternoon between the eleyens
of the Universities of Virginia and North
Carolina The Virginians won by score
of 46 to 0. The hot Carolinians put up a
plucky fight. The latter were outclassed,
and outplayed at every point, the Vir-
ginians having the advantage on both
mass and individual playing. Only once
was the ball in Virginia's territory.
Carolina won the toss and chose to de-
fend the eastern goal. 1t was exactly
twenty minutes to o'clock when the ball
was taken to the centre of the field, and
Sameskey, Virginias big right tackle,
kicked off, sending the pigskin onto Caro-
lina's ten yard line. In the play more
followed, Virginia scoring to 0. Seven
minutes having been consumed, the ball
was brought back to the centre and Bel
den kicked off, placing the ball almost
on the goal line.
Groner then made a sensational play,
running around right and carried the
ball over the line and made a touch
down. He then punted it out to Nor
rison, who caught 1t in front of the goal,
and HoXten once more kicked the goal,
making the score ~ to 0 in favor of Vir-
ginia. North Carolina, with ball, kicked
off, and Virginia got the ball on failure
of North Carolina to advance. Groner
got around left end by Whitaker.
Whitaker was hurt in this last scrim-
mage, not seriously, however, as he COM
tinued.
Dabney got around North Carolina's
left end for slight gain. Virginia made
another goal on centre back, and kicked
goal.
Score: Virginia, 49, North Carolina, 0.
The next play put Virginia "a. North
Carolina 0, and ended the first half.
The second half was largely a repeti-
tion of the ground play and the texts of
the first ending in Virginia winning the
game by score of 46 to 0. Intense ex-
citement prevailed all during the game.
1t was one long wrestling match, hand
to-hand, face-to-face, and neither side
quivered for an instant.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
LADY SCOTT
On Trial For Criminally Libeling Her
Son-in-Law.

On Trial For Cr1mmally LlpeIng Her
Son-in-Law.
London, Nov 26.--The trial Of Lady
Scott, John Cockerton, Fred X. Kast and
William Aylott, for criminally libeling
Earl Russell. Lady Scott's son-in-law,
was continued in the central criminal
court today. Professor Jewel had not
seen the letter written the witness which
was sent down from the University Of
Oxford
The counsel for Lady Scott read a let
ter written by Lady Carnin to Countess
Russell, in which the writer asked:
do you know that Earl Russell was
expelled from Oxford for malpractices,
and also aware that he was guilty of
misconduct with a Chinaman who was
afterwards shipped to Gilman"
Earl Russell said there was not the
slightest foundation for the story of wit
nesses' misconduct with the boy.
In continuation Of his cross examina-
ton, Earl Russell admitted that Aylott
had slept in his cabinet. Aylott was a
notorious liar, but witness had neverthe-
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

Macon, Ca, Nov. ga special to the
Telegraph from Albany, Ga, says:
Gamage Clarke attempted suicide at
Albany today by cutting his throat with
a knife. He had just arrived in the city
and was stopping at the Mayo house. 1t
is thought the wound is fatal one. The
unfortunate man was former employe
of warehouse in Albany, but had been
out of the city for some time.