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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
MADlY AND MURDEROUSLv JEALOUS. Mine Boss in BIount County Shoots His Wife
 With Shotgun.

Sunday afternoon about o'clock Frank Jones, a mining boss at Swansea coal mines. in Blount county, shot his young wife with Winchester shotgun, inf1cting a wound which will probably prove fatal, and jealously is ascribed as the cause of the horrible affair. It is said that he suspected her of infidelity.
 It was about the hour mentioned when Jones, who is a young man we'll thought of in the community, went home, and, af- ter quarrel with his wife, snatched up his repeating Winchester shotgun and poured a deadly load into his young wife's side. He walked away, and, it Is said. remained at the mines that night defy ing arrest. Since then he has made good his escape. Dr. Allgood of Oneonta at- tended the woman. He has the gravest doubts as to her recovery.
 The wife was almost a girl in years, 1t is said, being only 20 years of age. She has two very young children.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
PARTY LAW
Adopted by the Executive Committee on Tuesday, January 21.

Adopted by the Executive Committee on
 Tuesday, January 21.
 l. Whereas, The democratic committee of the United States, in its call of the na- tional convention, adopted a wise and conservative policy in inviting all con- servative citizens, irrespective of past po- litical associations or differences, to join in sending delegations to the said con vention; 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 Tn 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 sendA ing delegates to the approaching state convention, to be held at the state capi- Io in the city of Montgomery upon day to be fixed by this comnIttee. The fore going shall also apply to the conventions called to nominate county and beat can didates.
 Z Each county shall be entitled to the same number of delegates in said conVen- ton as 1t had in the last state conven- ton.
 3. 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.
 f. No delegate to the congressional con- Vention shall be elected at the same time that delegates are selected to the state convention.
 ,. 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 a manner as the respective county executive commit tees shall determine. on Saturday, the 22d day of August 1896 and the congress slonal 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 apportionment in the state convention
 S. D. WEAKLEY, Chairman
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

cation as to how the people stand in re- gard to the two candidates for the office of chief magistrate. The "blue-eyed des- tiny. of Mobile may still decline to take the hint-may still stand for the Adver- tiser and the other cackling cuckoos- but the day of greater disappointment will dawn when he will wish he had beenD governed by wiser and kindlier counsel. The committee believes that each county should decide for itself as to the admis- sion of democratic colored votes in the primaries. This is home rule and is just what should be done. The best, the wisest, the most patriotic thing done by the committee was the opening of the doors of the primaries to any man who pledges his support to the democratic nominees. To have done otherwise would have been to strike a death-blow to the success of the party. This action sounds the note for a glorious rally of democratic and conservative forces of the state.-Sheffield Standard.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The old adage as to the pot calling the says the Evening Post, in any discus sion of the troubles in south Africa and of the opposition to the British policy in that region, which has been manifest ed so strongly both by France and Ger many. It used to be said that Great Britain had colonies with colonists; that France had colonies without colonists, but that Germany had neither colonies nor colonists. This, however, cannot be said of the latter power now. For the last fifty years European colonies have spread in Africa until the continent has been almost dismembered, and Germany, too has been seized with this earth hun ger and has joined in the fierce struggles for territory. Today Great Britain's portion of Africa Is 2,500,000 square miles; France has nearly 3,000,00O, and Ger many 1,250,OOO, while Spain, Portugal, Belgium. Italy, Switzerland and Turkey have each had share of the feast Great Britain has made such rapid prog ress in her work of gobbling up Africa that 1t Is natural the other powers should be dissatisfied. There are yet some 22,- GOO 900 square miles of African territory which have not been absorbed by Europe, and although the present war may blow over, the division of such rich and inn mense plunder will some day bring about a struggle that will be fought to the death
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The other day there was an opportu- nity to elect Mr. Blackburn senator from Kentucky, but the gold men refrained from voting for him. The Louisville Courier-Journals report of the proceed ings says:
 Early in the day the Hunter people were badly frightened. A break had been discovered in the Hunter line. and des- perate efforts were made to repair the breech. The inside schemers in the re- publican ranks were successful, but when it was discovered that Populist Poor had absented himself from the joint session the Hunter forces became panic-stricken Had Poors absence been known earlier in the balloting enough gold standard members would have switched to Black burn and elected him.
 As it was the ballot resulted as fol- lows:
 Hunter. 67; Blackburn, 5S; McCrary, A. Buckncr. 2: Wilson, 1; Reed, l; Hazel rig, T. Carlisle, l."
 If the gold standard men had stood by the nominee of the caucus MT. Blackburn would have been elected.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The "Old Guard" of democracy have, generally speaking, acquiesced graceful ly in the decision of the state democratic executive committee upon the opening of the democratic primaries to all per sons who will promise to support the nominees of the party.-Mobile Register.
 Are we to understand that the Regis ter will now drop the Advertiser from it's list headed 'The Old Guard"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
RELIGIOUSAND EDUCATIONAL
Will Lecture This Evening.

Rev. D. H. Barnett of Atlanta will lec- ture this evening at 7:SO o'clock at the Third Presbyterian church, corner or Avenue F and Twenty-second street, on the subject of Egypt and Its Pyramids
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

Senator Joe Blackburn and his leaders have by no means given the contest up in Kentucky. If, when the test finally comes, the sound money democrats Of the Kentucky legislature prefer demo- crat to republican, Blackburn will be reelected. The eyes of the country are on the sound money members of the ken- lucky legislature.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
NOTlCE!
Subscriptions to United States Bonds.

Subscriptions in any amount from $50 up will be received at our banking house until Saturday, February 1, 12 o'clock noon, to the proposed issue of $1OO, ,OOO. 900 United States per cent coin bonds. as advertised by Hon. John G. Carlisle. secretary of the treasury, upon which bids will close in Washington at 12 o'clock noon on the 9th day of February. Anyone wishing to subscribe can furnish their own United States gold coin or gold certificates, or we will provide the same for them, and they can also either subscribe for registered or coupon bonds. Delivery, if allotted, will be made at our banking house in Birmingham
 For further information, apply prompt ly at the Banking House of Steiner Bros.
 1-23-till feb
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The Rev L. M. Wilson, former citi- zen of this city, but now citizen of Tal- lapoosa county, is an announced candi- date for the office of commissioner of agriculture. MT. Wilson is an experienced and successful farmer, and if nominated and elected would make faithful and efficient commissioner of agriculture.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
NEW ENGLAND EXCURSIONlSTS.

A Raymond and Whitcomb excursion from Boston to California and Mexico passed through the city over the Ala bama Great Southern road Sunday even- ing. arriving here at and departing at 7:30 o'clock. The train bearing the party consisted of seven sleepers, one com pound car, two dining cars and one bag gage car.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
Revival Services.

Revival services will be held at the Peoples temple, corner Ninth street and Third avenue, conducted by Dr. Mann, Prof. Hoskins. precentor. every night this week, beginning at 7:30. The State Herald is informed that Sunday wit messed a blessed time in the service of the Master. The house was full at night and a deep interest was manifested A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

If the meeting at Seals hall last night is a fair sample of the opposition to Cap tain Johnston in this county the blue eyed boy of destiny had best look else where for game.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

Governor Oates says that the purchase of Cuba by Great Britain does not call for the assertion of the Monroe doctrine, but does call for our recognition of the republic of Cuba,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

Governor McLaurin of Mississippi says that Englands purchase of Cuba would be the same as declaration of hostilities against us. In that event we should immediately recognize Cuba and aid her in her fight for independence.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The pretty weather, a brass band an6 the strength of MT. Cleveland, supple. mented by the activity of railroad com. missioner, succeeded in getting some. thing like 150 men into Seals hall last night, one-third of them evidently pres. ent for curiosity's sake.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

Speaker Reed would like to get congress off his hands in order to devote his en- tire time to nursing his presidential boom, which Is about to burst.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

We are headquarters in California wines, such as sherry, port and clarets. We canot be excelled in quality and prices on imported and domestic liquors of any kind. Give us trial and be con- vinced M. & A. WISE
 Cor. Morris ave. and Twentieth street
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The effort to organize opposition to Captain Johnston in this, his home coun- ty, will prove a miserable failure.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The free coinage of silver is growing stronger every day in congress and in the country.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The democratic state convention will meet in Montgomery on April 21, 1896.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The peoples party national convention will meet in St. Louis July 22, 1926.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The democratic national convention will meet in Chicago July ', 1896
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28

The republic national convention will meet in St. Louis June 16, 1896.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
Book Owners

Should know that the WERNICKE SYSTEM BOOK CASES combine every feature necessary in perfect book case. It is, at once, new, unique, elegant and elastic. Briefly, Wer- nicke book case consists of greater or less number of independent inter locking crates or boxes, with noiseless, automatic-closing, dust-proof doors, assembled together, producing a com plete and artistic piece of furniture. bearing no external evidence of its portable or sectional features.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22

studying law in the Office of the late
Lyman Trumbull, who died the other
day in Chicago just as his young pro-
tege was being honored by the conven-
ton.
In 1884 they were married and short
ly after that removed to Lincoln, Mob,
where Mr.. Bryan hung out his shingle
and his wife began to study law in or
der to be his helpmeet in the full sense
of the term. About a year after their
first child was born she was admitted
to the bar. She did this because her
husband had drifted into politics and
she wanted to be competent to handle
his law business when necessary. She
says that the society women of Lincoln
looked upon her as something of a curl
osity, but she paid no attention to them.
When her husband was elected to
congress, she went with him to Wash
ington, and there they took rooms in a
modest little boarding house near the
capitol She worked as hard as he did
to make his congressional career sue
cess. The great tariff speech which
made a sensation in the house and
boosted the ''boy orator of the Platte"
into instant fame was. almost as much
her work as his. Together they labOred
on its production, and when it was de-
hvered the man who was holding the
house spellbound by his eloquence would
occasionally look up to a little woman
in the gallery, not for encouragement,
but for instruction as to whether his de-
livery should be increased or not. They
had arranged code Of signals and
coolly planned to take the house by
storm. That is the kind of helpmeet
William J. Bryan has.
Mrs. Bryan eldest child. Ruth, is
young miss of IL years. William J., Jr.,
is 6 years old, and the baby of the fam
lily is Grace, who is 5. Mrs. Bryan is
very domestic in her tastes, but finds
time to be her husbands political conf
Dental adviser and coworker as we'll as
to do some literary work on topics of
special interest to herself. She is an en-
thusiastic organizer of women's clubs
and is a member and ex-president of the
Lincoln Sorosis. During the coming
campaign Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will be
in the thick of the fight.
ANNETTE CRAWFORD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
BILL HACKNEY FOR BRYAN.
The Former Kansas Republican De-
serts Mckinley.

Kansas City, July 22.-AI1 Kansas
knows 'BilI'' Hackney. He removed to
Cleveland, O., two years ago and en-
gagged in the practice of law. Hack
ney is a radical free silver man. He
is such a lover of the white metal that
he has bolted Mckinley and is in IA
vor of Bryan for president. His atti-
tUde during the present campaign is
shown by the following letter received
by an Oklahoma friend, who was in
the city today:
Mr.. --, Ell Reno, Ok.
Office of Johnston & Hackney, AttOr-
neys at Law, 443 Superior street, Cleve-
land, O.-Dear Sir: Yours at hand.
The declaration of the Republicans for
gold and the Democrats for silver is
smashing party lines in this country
in a terrific way. Democrats are going
to the Republican party and RepubH-
cans are going to the Democratic par
ty, and where it will end is hard to say.
am a Democrat hencefOrth, and will
vote for Bryan, country and humanity
against Mckinley, England, brutality
and the cohorts of Wall street and the
ROthschilds, who now use the Republi-
can party. We shall say in this cam
paign: Lay on McDuff, and damned
be he who cries, hold, enough!'"
Ohio will surely go for Bryan. Re
Spectfully, w. P. HACKNEY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, July 22.-Grain held firm
during the first hours. Opening cables
were a trif1e higher, but the advance
was soon lost. Dull trade and a bet
ter tone in Wall street induced steadi-
ness.
Provisions were all weak and lower
soon after the opening, but good rallies
on covering. September wheat opened
at $500, sold at 567sc and declined to
561A05sc. Some covering rallied prices
to 569z Q%c.
September corn opened a shade lower
at 261zc on good receipts, sold at 263sc,
declined to 261zc with wheat and rail-
lied to 2514 @%c.
September oats opened &c higher at
17Hc on crop damage reports, sold at
171sc and rallied to 1714c
September pork opened SC lower at
$500, sold at $6.25, declined to 500 and
rallied to the opening price.
September lard opened Sc lower at
1892, sold at $3.50, rallied to $3.35 with
pork.
September ribs opened &c lower at
80 and advanced to 1892.
Hogs 5Q10c lower OF receipts Of 49,
900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Lucinda Cotton to Lewis P. Worth
tngtOn for S475 lot ASP and half of 434 on
Taylor street, in Stringham's addition.
f. J. Thomas to the receivers of the
Investment Trust company for $500, lot
SO and half of 40 on Jefferson street, in
Cranes addition.
F. J. Thomas to the receivers of the
Investment Trust company for 5000 lot
42S and half of 43O on West street. in
Kings addition.
Lemuel G. Sain to ]. H. Hunt and J.
H. Evans, for 81, O5O, lots AL and 443,
Ritchie's addition.
Oliver J. Armstrong to Arthur View
brew, for $500, lot PIP, Branner. street.
COrdelia c. Beal to George III. Eager.
for 81, lot 1O5 East Sixth avenue.
Alexander Caldwell to P. G. Noel and
others, for S25, one-hftieth of an acre in
Veale's addition.
J. F. Vandevort to Mrs NJ. J. Mer-
Ger for $275, 61h acres in section 10,
township II, range Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
SHE'S AN ORATOR, TOO
Interesting Wife of the Demo
cratic Presidential Candidate.
Mr.. Bryan's Helpmeet is a Lawyer and
Is His Trusted Political Co-worker.

Mr.. Bryan's Helpmeet is a Lawyer and
Is His Trusted Political Co-worker.
Mrs. William J. Bryan. the wife of
the Democratic candidate for president,
is Of rather a different type from
the wives of most presidential can
didates. She is a quiet. reserved,
modest but determined little woman,
slight of figure, but erect and graceful
She is woman of ideas. They are ad-
vanced ideas too. Some people might
call her a new woman, but the term
does not exactly fit her in its present
and accepted significance.
Mrs. Bryan is lawyer.
She rides a bicycle.
She is a student of political questions.
She is something Of an orator and
possesses not a little of the eloquence of
h0r husband.
She cares nothing for society.
She pays little attention to fashions
and her dresses are seldom of stylish
make.
She is a devoted wife and the mother
of three children.
These are the striking features of Mrs.
Bryan's personality. She was born in
Illinois, which is also her husband 8
native state Her father, John Baird,
was a prosperous merchant of the lively
town Of Perry. 1t was there she spent
her girlhood. AS q mere girl she was
studious, and every opportunity was
given her to cultivate the unusually fine
mind which she gave evidences of pos
sessing., And Mary Baird missed none
of these opportunities. She attended the
common schools in Perry until she was
Is and then she went to Monticello
seminary, near Alton. Later she went
to Jacksonville, Ills, where she entered
the annex of the Illinois college.
At the very time when she began her
studies at Jacksonville William Jen-
nings Bryan was a freshman in the
same college. They became acquainted
after time, and before the end of the
course they had become something more
than fast friends-there was an under
standing between them, but no open en-
gagement until later. Both graduated
with high honors, and they were the
valedictOrians of their respective classes.
A year later Mary Baird returned to
the college and took a postgraduate
course. During this time Mr.. Bryan was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
VINEWOOD PARK ROAD.
It is in Trouble that Seems to be In
extricab1e.

extricable.
J. H. Vanorsdal, superintendent of the
Vinewood Park railroad, who recently
dug the canal on Ninth street, says that
some people have blamed him for the
condition of the street.
He said today to a Journal reporter:
when the resolution was passed re-
curing US to put our tracks down to
grade I came to Topeka and started to
fill the track up with cinders so that it
would not interfere with travel. I was
stopped by the city engineer who said
that the mayor and council had ordered
the track put to grade and I must put
it there.
Il waited ten days hoping that some
thing would be done. I went to see the
mayor who told me that nothing could
be done. After I had waited for ten
days there was nothing for me to do
but to put the track down.
after it was down the street COM
missioner wanted to cover it up and I
refused to consent to this unless they
would give me a guarantee that they
would uncover the track when we want
ed to operate it,
The street force is now at work put
ting the street in condition. For two
weeks it has been impossible and
teams and pedestrians have fallen into
the canal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
TO STUDY MARS.
Astronomer Lowell Will Collect Evil
dence to Show That it is Inhabited

dence to Show That it is Inhabited.
Chicago. July pa special from
Boston, says: Percival Lowell, Bos-
tons famous astronomer, who is now
on his way to Flagstaff, Arizona, is at
the head of the most important scien-
tific expedition planned for more than
half century. The object of the ex-
petition is to make observations on
Mars, and to procure, if possible, evil
dence to support the theory held by Mr.
Lowell and other astronomers that the
red star of war" is inhabited by hu-
man beings.
For several years Mr.. Lowell has de-
voted all his time to the study of the
planet Mars. In 1894 he made the most
complete map of the planet ever
drawn His statement that the canals
of Mars were made by human beings
and are not glacial or surface assures,
created a stir among the astronomers
of Europe.
Since then his researches have re-
ceived the greatest consideration from
astronomers the world over, and his
coming observations under such good
circumstances are awaited with the
deepest interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
CRETANS WILL FIGHT.
Sultan Must Grant Their Demands or
Have War.

New York, July PA dispatch to the
Herald, from Athens, says: Three
members of the revolutionary commit
tee have Just arrived here from Crete
on special mission. In the course of
an interview, they made the following
statement on the authority of their
committee:
we wish to say it has been decided
that we must have granted to US the
demands we have sent to the sultan,
or else we shall fight The powers
must either give US autonomy or see US
crushed. Should our demands be neg
lected, then. within Is days of July Is
the date at which they were made, we
shall break the armistice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
Market Gossip.

Chicago: Wheat easier on reported
weakness in stocks and rumOred gold
enga gements.
Chicago: Provisions steady, shorts
buying pork. Don't look strong. Looks
lower.
Chicago: Wheat OPENS stronger; Bar
rett buying; scaIpers inclined to sell.
Minneapolis 242 cars, last year As; Du-
Iuth 24S cars, last year 102.
Chicago: Wheat out Of store $1,000;
corn 215, 600; oats $4,000. Receipts by
canal, wheat 5000; corn 1880; oats 800.
New wheat, 147 cars, SO graded No. 2
New oats, 80 cars, Il graded No. 2.
Hogs: Chicago %. 600; Kansas City
5000; Omaha $500.
Chicago: The London Times issued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-22
Kansas city Produce Market.

Kansas City, July Y.
WHEAT-Active, nominally and I'M
changed; No. 2 hard soc; No. 3, nomi-
nalIy 46048c; No. 2 red, nominally 5Sc;
No. 3. 3Sc
CORN-Steady; No. 2 mixed 211z@%c;
No. white 221h 023c.
OATS-Scarce; No. 2 mixed nominal
Iy 1870; No. 2 white nominally 20Q2O1a.
RYE-No. 2, nominalIy 2502sc.
HAY-Steady; unchanged.
BUTTER-Unchange creamery 12Q
13c; dairy 10012c.
EGGS-Unchanged &c.