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The herald., 1896-07-18
SANTA CATALINA
The "Plrates' Amuse Themselves Public
Meeting Called

Meeting Called
AVALON, July ia laughable Incl
dent occurred last night when the Myr-
tie of Long Beach landed her passengers
below high water line. They did not try
to cross, but gave the officers a sere-
made, and in return the colored quartet
Of the Metropole returned the compli-
ment by singing and playing for them.
Among the Island Villa arrivals are
George w. Rosso, Nellie A. Barraclough,
John Bates and Mrs. Hartwell.
Those at the Glenmofe are Miss Mary
c. Ward. Mrs. A. M. Cridland, L..Lieu-
rance, wife and family, Mr.. end Mrs c.
M. Burr and daughter, Miss Mary Rex
rood, Mrs. Crawford and Mr.. and Mrs.
Glasscock and son.
taking lessons of Archie T. Brown, the
popular bicycle teacher, are Mrs. A. H.
Bush, Mrs. j. w. A. Off, Miss Lottie
Gardiner and Miss Gertrude Place.
The Metropole arrivals are Fred H.
Greenebaum and James L. Greenebaum
of San Francisco; H. G. Wilson, River
side; B. e. Sherman, Oakland; w. z.
adena; Mr.. and Mrs. Waite of Ontario,
and Mr.. and Mrs. P. Carroll, Oakland.
There will be a meeting of property
owners today at p. m. The subject to
be discussed is whether or not they viii
be in complete sympathy with the Ban
ming company, or be lenient toward the
tramp boats. They have so far upheld
the company, and seeing the subject in
it's true light will probably be contented
to continue to do all in their power to
help the company, knowing that they
could not appreciate half what their
property would sell at today.
Another tug of war with boats will
take place next Sunday.
A trip to San Clemente was enjoyed
on the Paloma yesterday by E. F. Pick
ering, H. B. Everest, J. r. Knodell, c.
A. French, Thomas Williams, Jotham
Bixby, jr., Miss Emma Woodson Mrs NJ
J. Hancock, ]. B. Duke, U. r. Powers,
Charles Jacobs; and the following party,
D. r. Hotchkiss, Mr.. and Mrs. M. III.
Fitzsimmons, Mrs. c. Meigs, Mr.. H.
Bryan, Miss Frances Clark, Hortense
McKensie, all Of Redlands; Miss Flor
enceence Richardson, and Miss Birdie
Hill.
The herald., 1896-07-18
SAN BERNARDINO
Cutting Affray at the County HospltaI-Scoi.
lard Convicted

Cutting Affray at the County Hosplta I-scol.
lard Convicted
SAN BERNARD1NO, July ia cut
ting affray at the county hospital this
morning may result fatally to one of the
parties to the encounter. Thomas Flynn,
q nurse employed in the institution, was
stabbed three times by Patrick Ryan, an
inmate of the hospital. Ryan is 68 years
Of age, and while the use of the knife
may not have been entirely justifiable,
he was not the one to provoke the quar-
rel and only defended himself when it
seemed necessary for him to do so.
Flynn is much younger man, being
about 40 years Of age. He had attended
Ryan belonged this morning, and left
orders that no one should;go into it until
it had dried. Disregarding that order,
Ryan went into the ward q few min
utes later. and when Flynn heard of 1t
he Game to Ryan's room and abused him
for disobeying orders. Hot wordsffol-
lowed and 1t resulted in Flynn slapping
the patient This he followed with
blow from his fist, when the old man
first picked UP a chair and then seized an
open pocketknife lying on his bureau.
He attacked the nurse with the knife,
cutting him three times, the most SER
ious one being the one on the left side,
wound is in the side few inches lower
down and the third cut slashed Flynn's
left arm.
Ryan was Immediately taken into Gus
tody, being brought to the city by Dep
uty Whaley, and lodged in Jail. Flynn's
wounds are serious, but the hospital peo-
pie are hopeful Of his recovery.
THE SCHOLLARD CASE
The Sohollard case went to the Jury
at o'clock this afternoon. The forenoon
was occupied by the defense. Schollard
took the stand in bis own behalf and the
testimony which he gave developed an
entirely new phase of the case. He
swore that he had the revolver in his
right hand and stood facing Roland, the
| murdered man, the distance between
the two men being not more than three
feet. Schollard said that while stand
Ing in that position, Roland holding his
knife in his right hand, seized the
| formers pistol by the muzzle with his
left. The act of taking hold of the re-
volver pulled the trigger, according to
Schollard's testimony, and he swears that
| the shooting was entirely accidental.
The prosecution has been conducted
by District Attorney Daley, and the af-
ternoon was occupied by his argument
and that of Col. Az B. Paris for the de-
| fense.
After being out about two hours the
jury returned verdict of guilty Of man
| slaughter,
The herald., 1896-07-18
.e full score was as follows:
MILITIA SHOOTING

MIL1TIA SHOOTING
pany / this afternoon. the score was as
follows:
Private Armstrong 80, Private Cole
13, Private Collins 12, Private Fall %.
Private F. Jones 20, Private Thayer 21,
Private Appleford Q, Private Clark 33,
Sergeant Lippincott 40, Private Lewis
40. Private Frey 27. Corporal Griggs "a.
Private Holcomb IA, Private Windham
q, Sergeant Brown 27. Private Hubbard
80, Corporal Thrall "a, Lieutenant Cole
The herald., 1896-07-18
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The herald., 1896-07-18
SAN DIEGO
Mayor Carlson and His Railroad PrcIect-Busl-
ness Personals

ness Personals
SAN DIEGO, July 1.-THE city coun-
Gil declined to grant renewal of the
railroad franchises held by Mayor Carl
son, which gave him the exclusive right
to the entire water front of this city. AS
result Carlson says he is out of the
railroad business so far as an.Diego is
concerned. Before the vote was taken
Carlson addressed the council at length
in support of his request, and gave his
personal assurance that if the clouds
were removed from the titles of his
franchise a railroad from San Diego to
Yuma would follow Immediately. When
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
TEMPERATE. BUT OH HOW TRUE

In it's quiet, even-tempered way the Greenville Advocate very properly and severely rebukes the Advertiser. I is as follows:
 Tn speaking of the recent action of the state executive committee the Montgom- cry Advertiser which has done great ser vice in the past for the democratic party, seems to lose it's temper entirely and says of Captain Johnston, whose policy a ma jority of that committee seem to favor:
 Many of those who have been in- elined to him under the deluson that he was a loyal party man and a harmonizer will now see him in his true light as small-calibred selfish, insincere disor- ganiZer and disruptionist. They will rec ognze the plain fact that he cares noth- ing for party principle, party precedent, party eXpediency; that he subordinates all questions to his individual interest,"
 Tt then goes on to say:
 :" "'Captain Johnston was always a blunderer. And in this last attempt at shrewdness he has overreached himself more than eyer before. His last blunder is his worst and will be the most costly.
 '"rhe Advertiser has. never been ac- cused of loving Captain Johnston that we know of. but it's calling him q small calibred, selfish, insincere disorganizer and dsruptionist' Ga majority of the com nfittee, by the way, seeming to agree with hm), will not be appreciated very much by his numerous friends in the state who regard him as being true a dem ocrat as lives today.
 And when it comes to the statements that he cares nothing for party princi- pie. party precedent and that he was always a blunderer' some very good ammunition Is furnished to the enemy and should Johnston be the nominee 1t looks very much like somebody is going to have to eat crow or bolt Such talk as that given in the extracts above will not help either MT. Clarke or his candi- dacy, and we deprecate any such ele- ments of bitterness in the campaign. no matter from which side they come"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
BELLIGERENT CUBA.

The senate resolution presented by Senator Morgan from the committee on foreign relations, recommending that this government extend belligerent rights to the Cuban insurgents meets the ap- proYal of the people of the United States. It is a matter of little importance whether such recognition comes up to the requirements of international law. The case of Cuba takes it out of the ordi- nary run of contests There have been no pitched battles and the insurgents have avoided wasting their men and re- sources in armed conflict with the Span iards. But they have shown that the great body of natives is on their side and that there is no possibility for Spain to conquer the island and ablish orderly government. In such case t would be well to extend to them the rights of bel ligerents. Such recognition simply means that it is no longer a sedtion, but an insurrection which has grown into an honest demand for liberty by a vast ma jority of the people.
 The removal of General Campos is an admission by Spain that the armies and resources sent to him from the mother country have been wasted and that in conHlct eNleHulHS over one year llo Iidte- rial impression has been made upon the revolution. The Cubans now hold all the island except Havana and the sea coast guarded by Spanish garrsons. The troops sent over from Spain have been wasted by deserton and disease. The money chest has been exhausted and Spain is not able to replensh it. Hence she deposes Campos and turns the army over. to General Weyler. notorious for his cruelty The struggle has reached it's last stage. Weyler will attempt to ter rify the enemy into terms but it is ques- tionable whether he can apply any bar parity which will not return to plague the inventor.
 When the contest has reached a point where Spain resorts to the savage meth ods of Indian warfare, 1t is time for this government to step in and demand for the cubans the right to be treated as bel lgerents and to secure for them the usages of civilized warfare. Senator Mor- gan has done well to give to this resolu ton his earnest indorsement and sup port.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
CALLING FOR HIS DEFEAT.

The Louisville Courler-Journal thus calls for the defeat of the nominee of the democratic caucus:
 Let the sound money democrats who refuse to vote for Blackburn stand firm to the last. Upon their fidelity to princi- pie depends in a large measure the future of democracy in Kentucky. For them 10 abandon their party and go over to the man who, in his desperate efforts to ad- vance bis personal interests, has well nigh destroyed that party in this state, would be to surrender hopelessly to the party's worst enemy. Blackburn has re- pudiared and obstructed the party's pledges, defied It's authority, bolted it's platform Even now he is seeking to carry into the next campaign the mutiny which proved so disastrous in the last, He represents the democratic party of Kentucky even less than Hunter repre- sents the republicans. It wou1 be a mis- fortune to the state if eitheF should be elected its United States senator"
 Was there ever such shameless spec tacle as this demand for the defeat of a
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
DEMENTED AND DISTRESSED.
Officers Take Charge of Unfortunate Woman
 From Selma.

Mrs. Cater, a comely-looking woman, evidently demented was arrested by Of ficer Brown at the union depot yesterday morning and carried to police headquar- ters.
 A State Herald reporter was present when Mayor Van Hoose appeared upon the scene and the following is her story as told to the mayor, supplemented by side remarks made to the policeman who arrested her:
 Mrs. Cater says that she came to Bir- mingham to see Col. $. W. John; that she has been swindled out of $1, ,0O0, 00O worth of property in Dallas county and that she intends to claim it If she has to apply to the United States navy for help; that Colonel John put her off, saying it would be impossible for him to look after her case. and when the officers arrested her she was fixing to board the train for Montevallo to see Col. Ed Lyman and have him take the case. The lady says she has been living in Selma since 1884: that she has not lived with her husban nd for so long that she doesn't know any thing about him, but that he is still liv- ing; that he spent all her money after their marriage and left, and she has not seen him since: says that Lou George and Dan Cater of Columbiana are cousins of her children; that she has three chill dren-Maud, Anna and Willie--all girls and they live with her in Selma that she was born in the country near Selma and her fathers name was William Choat !,
 During her conversation it was evi- dent that her mind was wandering She also told the mayor that she wanted to go to Wetumpka; that there is pris- oner there who was put there unjustly by her husband and her brother-in- la W and that she intends to see that he is lib. erated.
 The mayor had the lady placed in the city hospital and telegraphed to Selma but received no reply up to a late hour last night. when the lady was carried by him and Captain Weir to the Metropoli. tan hotel. and she will take the train thi. morning at 6 o'clock for Selma.
 Mrs. Cater at times talks very ration. ally, but it is quite plain that her mind is unbalanced. She was attired quite genteelly and seemed to have enough money to pay necessary expenses. The officers who arrested her state that sht refused to show her ticket to the ga keeper at the passenger station, an6 just prior to this she swas jerked iron the railroad track on Twentieth stree just in time to save her from the wheel. of an outgoing passenger engine. Aside from an occasional wandering ir her conversat tion Mrs. Cater appeared tt be very intelligent lady. talks well ant was very guardedsin allsshe had to say. Colonel John says that the lady called on him as she stated. and on discovering that her mind was not right he did ma k' the statement as quoted. by her; that h. never knew nor heard of her until Sh called at his office.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
SET AGAINST FUSION
Are the Leaders of Colored Republicans of
 Jefferson,
I0II Fzyst Aveuue.

Jefferson.
 large number of the most prominent colored epublicans of beats 21 and 37, Birmingham, held a secret caucus yes- terday for the purpose of conferrng with each other with reference to the action they desire taken in the matter of fusion.
 The negroes, it is said, are almost sol idly opposed to fusing or cooperating with the populists. as they claim 1t will mean practically disfranchisement to do so.
 At the caucus yesterday they decided to send solid negro delegation from beat 21 to the county republican conven- tion on the 17th of February and nine teen colored and two white delegates from beat 37. The negroes, who are op- posed to fusion, would naturally fight any proposition looking to that end, and they believe that by having a convention composed almost entirely of negroes they will be able to defeat the plans of the politicians who are working for fusion.
 The caucus also decided to send col ored representatives into every beat in the county with instructions to urge the negroes of those beats to follow the ex- ample of their Birmingham brethren. In the caucus yesterday were followers of both Reed and Mckinley. and all, 1t is said, agreed to the plan adopted by the f.p icllc
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31

transpire to disturb the party which it had pictured as being in very danger ous condition. Where do we find it to- day? Having as wildly as a maniac for joint discussion between the democratic aspirants for the party nomina ton; de- manding that in the interest of party harmony and as a necessary strength ening cordial-a life-giving fluid. if you please, for the party-that joint debate be had; something that has invariably where indulged in weakened the party. It is too ridiculous to talk about. How can anyone have any respect for the wild rawlings of such an utterly ineonsist ent newspaper?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31

It will be seen from this that the south has, as far as production of iron is con- cerned. recovered from the depression caused by hard times. The increase was greatest during the latter part of the year. the production during the last half of 1895 being 9600O tons. or SO per cent of the total; and during the last few weeks at the rate of 0,000 tons a week. The pres ent year begins with production which, if it is kept up, will make 1896 the best season the iron founders have ever known in the south. and the improve ment in their business will stimulate other industries.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
CONTINUES TO VAIL.

There it Is again. The Advertiser Is woefully distressed. Johnston has made another blunder-in declining to jeopar- dize the success of the party in this state, and the Advertiser is terribly perpleXed. There is nothing that disturbs the old lady so violently as for Johnston to make a blunder. The success or defeat of Clarke is a matter of minor importance to the Advertiser when compared to Johnston's making a blunder. Yester days issue of that paper was brmful, almost running over with editorial as- suranccs that this, the very latest John ston blunder would compass his defeat Since the day the Advertiser thought it had successfully drawn Governor Oates into the race for renomnation, at which time it complmented Captain Johnston very highly as being a true, loyal demo- crat it has been worrying over John ston's blunders. According to that pa per he has made no less than dozen blunders within the past two months, each of which has absolutely placed him beyond the pale of a possible winner. still nj ,-tenths of it's editorial space is daily taken up in trying to bring about his defeat.
 A stranger chancing to pick up a copy of that paper the next day after the meet ing of the state committee would simply be astounded to learn now that Johnston is still in the race for governor. We say that a stranger would have been thus impressed. Of course anyone at all fa- miliar with the Advertiser knew that it's rawlings were simply the walls of an eX- bring postmaster
 
 mast. too the Advertiser, during a space of time covering several days, continu- ally harangued it's readers with the aw- full conditions that confronted the party in Alabama in it's judgment, and walled long and loud about how awfully awful it would be for the party should there be a contest within it's ranks for the guber- material nomination this year.
 Now we find it panting for a contest. having been in that condition since the day Governor Oates fatly and emphat- ically refused to permit it to use him in an effort to gratify its spleen against Captain Johnston. The very moment it found Governor Oates would not stand fer reelection it began bowling for some body to beat Johnston, and daily used every inch of editorial space it had to spare after recounting the Johnston bunders. in bowling for candidate un- til finally Mr. Clarke concluded that the people wanted him to run, not really be- cause they wanted him to be governor, but to help the Advertiser beat John ston. But yesterday, as it were, the Ad- Vertiser was warning, demanding and begging everybody to walk slow and light --on tip-toe-for fear something might
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
PARTY LAW
Adopted by the Executive Committee on
 Tuesday, January 2l.


 Tuesday, January 2l.
 l. Whereas The democratic committee of the United States, in it's call of the na- tional convention adopted wise and conservative policy in inviting all con- servatve citizens, irrespective of past po- litical 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 sup port the nominees and principles of the democratic party, to join with us in send ing delegates to the approaching stale convention to be held at the state capi- tol in the city of Montgomery upon day to be fixed by this committee. The fore going shall also apply to the conventions called to nominate county and beat can didates.
 ?. Each county shall be entitled to the same number of delegates in said conven- tion as it had in the last state conVen- tion.
 g. Each county executive committee shall decide for it's county whether the delegates to the state convention shall be selected by primary election, beat meetings. county conventions or mass meetings.
 4 No delegate to the congressional con vention shall be elected at the same time that delegates are selected to the state convention. '-- f5==
 5 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 1896 and the congress sional conventions of the several districts in the state shall be held on Tuesday, September l, 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 cons. >ssional convention that it is allowed uh the foregoing apportionment in the st. c convention.
 & D. WEAKBEY, Chairman.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31

already plenty of poetry in the world If there was never another line written. to answer all purposes; but do not be- lieve the writer foresaw the present state of affairs, and so l. thoungh with a de- gree of diffidence, submit the following lines. but we will not call it poetry, any how:
 lime,
 With longing eyes fixed on Montgomery, Proud foes of Johnston, forlorn, doth cry Aloud for principle; ah, principlei If that is all, 'tis we'll; but strange it
 seems
 That Johnston must be curbed at any cost, Though 'twould seem that whom some of
 them would kill They first make mad and send to Birning- To fight 'gainst odds that would deter the Of him who did the Augean stables cleanse: And this, forsooth, 'tis whispered to the
 clans,
 Because of his few silver threads 'mong
 gold
 But hark! many chilly blasts from frigid Zone will howl through August days ere
 Richard
 Bears aloft Jeffersons delegation.
 M M. WILLIAMS.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31

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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
IRON PRODUCTION.

The pig iron production of the south during the last three years has been as follows. says the New Orleans Times Democrat:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-31

Capt. Joe Johnston made another of his blunders in being in Montgomery at the meeting of the state executive com mittee.-Ashville Aegis.
 Now, really, are you not mistaken? Certainly you did not intend to say that Why MT. Clarke, your candidate, came all the way from Washington to be pres ent at that committee meeting in Mont gomery. How do you conclude that Cap tain Johnston made blunder in being there and that Mir Clarke, who was there also, made no bunder by being present? Aren't you mad?