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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
.'The Tradesmar,'s Seventeent

.The Tradesna,n's s Seventeenth Annual Number" published by the Chatta.noega Tradesman, is a model publicationnyrpo- graphically and materially. The9o new number contains carefully prepared pa- pers on their respective states by south ern governors. Governor Oates leads of, and his leading sentence is: Alabama is one of the richest of all the southern states naturally, and boundless wealth lies buried in her Soil" The governor might well and truthfully have asserted that Alabama in natural resources is the richest of the southern states. There are other interesting. special articles in the volume which makes it well worth pre- serving, notably one by Edward Atkin- son. the statistician, on 'The South and It's DeYelopment.'.~ MT. A.. H. Carpenter, mining engineer, of Birmingham, has an interesting paper on "The Export Coal Trade of the South" Treasurer Bowron of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway company an instructive article on Our Pig Iron Market. Secretary Thompson of the Birmingham Commercial club contributes a bright and thoughtful ar ticle on the line of the promotion of our industrial growth.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Silver Men Defeated.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan S.--The free .sil- yer element in the democracy of Indiana met defeat in the conventions in the thirteen congressional districts today for the election of members of the state com mittee. The money question was the only point upon which any issue was made. Of the thirteen elected seven are opposed to free coinage; five are for 1t and one is classed as doubtful r7l-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
A FURNACE BLOWN OUT.
Wages Will Be Cut 10 Per Gent if Prices
 Do Not Improve.

Pittsburg, Jan. 8.-(Special) 1.-The blast furnace of the Pittsburg- Steel and Iron company burned through her lining and has blown out. Advices from MiddleseX, Pa, are that bycFeason>o of the removal of two filters at the West Middlesex fur naces all hands went out son strike. Furnaces are stocking all their product and refusing present prices, and an- nounce that if the market does not show immediate improvement they will cut wages 10 per cent.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Ensley Land Company will be held at their office, at 203 North Twentieth street, Birmingham, Ala, the second Monday, Jan uary IS, 1896, at Il o'clock a. m, for, the pur- the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the meeting. The stock transfer books will be closed January l, 1896. and remain closed until January Ii, .1S96.
 J. R. VAIL, Secretary. Birmingham, Ala. Dec. 21, 1895. 12-22-9"<
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
-77 --. 77 '- His Last Walk

Savannah, aGa.,l Jan.g S.-M. A. Braun of Albion. Mich, walked off a train on the Southern railway, near Braham, last night, while in somnamulisttic trance, and was killed.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
VALUABLE PUBLICATIONS.

The State IIeEa1d welcomes "The Worlds Almanae+,and Encyclopedia for 1S96" published by the New York World. It. is a rich treasure of fresh current facts, embracing statistics from every considerable field"of human interest.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Cotton Seed Are Scarce.

Baltimore, Jan. S.--The Manufacturers Record this week publishes reports from nearly all the cotton seed oil mills throughout the south, showing that the decreased supply of seed has been much larger than is generally understood, and that owing to this scarcity nearly all the mills will close down for the season very much earlier than usual. These reports indicate with very general uni formity that the seed supply has been from 40 to 30 per cent less than last year, and that number of Texas mills make the shortage even greater. In the first place, these letters. it is said, covering every section of the cotton growing re- zion of the south, seem to conclusively prove that the cotton crop must be fully as short as government reports have in- dicated, and, secondly, that the supply of oil and of cotton seed products will fall far short of the average, indicating the possibility of better values when these facts become more generally un- derstood. It Is, however, noted that a number of producers state that owing to the abundance of corn and hogs and the low prices ruling for them they do not look for any material advance in cotton seed products unless there should first come higher prices for cotton and hogs
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
INTERSTATE SPRING SHOOT
To Be Held in Birmingham Under the Auspices

of the Gun Makers Association.
 An interstate shoot will be held in this city on the 29th and 90th of April next under the auspices of the National Gun Manufacturers association.
 An effort was made to have a shoot here last fall, but application was made too late in the season and the matter was dropped. MT. Shaner a representative of the association, informed the local gun club at the time, however, that he would recommend Birmingham as one of the places for the spring shoot. He did so and the association agreed upon this place and selected April 29 and 30 as the date for it.
 Only three of these interstate shoots will be held in the south this spring. one of which will be in Charleston S. C., one in Natchez, Miss, and the other here.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-09
Stockholders Meeting.

wm. Vaughan. Attorney.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

One of the mistakes which many per-
sons make in estimating the strength Of
a movement or of a candidate is that
they can only take cognizance Of their
immediate neighborhoods. To them their
State, or, indeed. their county is all
there is. or nearly all. If there is any
county outside of that within the range
of their vision it is simply an incense
quential ten-acre lot upon which only a
few persons live. Leading New England
papers are confident of the nomination
of Speaker Reed. yet the prospect now
is, with the Morton and Quay candi-
dacies, that his vote will be a scatter
ing one beyond New England. In this
locality the movement for Governor Nc
Kinley is strong, and hundreds of men
in Ohio and Indiana can be found who
are confident of his nomination on the
first ballot Those who look over the
whole country cannot share the conf
dence either of Governor McKinleys or
Speaker Reeds friends. Those who,
from higher outlook, can take in the
whole field would be reluctant to have
their accuracy as political prophets
tested by a prediction to-day regarding
the Republican nomination for Presi-
dent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

ton would do the insurgents more harm
than good. Such a recognition would in>
vest Spanish war ships with the right
to search American ships on the high
seas and subject all articles contraband
of war to seizure. This would not only
subject American shipping in all parts
OF the world TO annoyance, but would
be most likely to cut off entirely the
supplies Of arms which the patriots are
now receiving outside of Cuba. Further
more. 1t would relieve the Spanish gov
eminent from responsibility for the
safety of the property and lives Of
Americans in Cuba. These practical
considerations should outweigh those
sentimental considerations which are so
natural
If this government acts on the matter,
must it not go further? If we do any
thing, what else can we do than TO de-
clare that the Cubans have won right
to independence. that Spain has for
feited all right to the control Of the
island, that it's policy is barbarous. and
that humanity demands our interven-
if we desire to take hand in suppress
ing outrages upon helpless humanity,
why talk about going TO Armenia when
Cuba furnishes an Armenia at our very
doors? 1t might lead us to war with
Spain, but Of the final result-the free
dom Of Cuba-there could be no doubt.
1t is not a course to be entered upon
lightly, but il is the only one by which
we can render Cuba any assistance.
If we cannot make up our minds to
do this, then the only alternative is to
leave the Cubans to their own devices
and to such aid as their present status
enables them to obtain. The history of
a years struggle shows how well they
have done without recognition, and
there is every reason to suppose they
will continue to do as well in spite of the
telegraphic victories of the Spanish au-
thorities. If we cannot declare Cubas
independence we can certainly avoid
policy which will add to the embarrass-
ment of the patriots.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

Now that the Journal has expressed
the opinion that the method OF paying
pensions by checks on the subtreasury
in New York helps to deplete the gold
reserve, several Of its exchanges have
come to view it in that light. So long
as the government takes silver certifi-
Gates for taxes. and particularly for
customs dues. so long il should make
an effort to pay them out. Instead OF
doing that the treasury officials, under
the present management, pay the $780,
000.0 OF pensions in checks upon which
the banks in which they are collected
can demand greenbacks or gold. 1t is
said the treasury officials do this to
gain time. as a couple of weeks and
often a month or more elapse before the
checks are presented for payment.
When the treasury officials do this sort
OF thing To gain time it is evident there
is a greater shortness in the treasury
than the monthly deficits indicate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25
WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR CUBA.

The question of what can be done for
Cuba is not one which can be solved by
verbose and impetuous oratory. Cap
tain General Weyler. who is now the alb
solute ruler of Cuba, was the pupil and
the aid of Valmaseda in the last upris-
ing in Cuba, and his name stands for
ferocity. Weyler comes to re-enact the
cruelty of the last conqueror OF Cuba.
He will not only exercise summary pow
er of life and death over every inhabi-
tant of the island. but he will delegate
his power to every subordinate The
man or woman who may be suspected
OF repeating a story OF an insurgent VIC
tory may be condemned by a subordi-
nate to be shot without hearing.
Everybody feels that something
should be done, but the wisest cannot
now tell what 1t should be. Many have
suggested and advocated the recogni-
doubtless be a popular measure. but
would such recognition help the Gu
bans? If it could be OF any use to the
insurgents this would be the thing to
do. They have no seat of government
and no port in maritime country I'm
der such conditions those who look at
the matter calmly will be very likely to
come to the conclusion that to recog-
nize the Cubans as belligerents would
not help them. They now have all the
assurance that can be possible to give
that they have the moral support OF
the American people. Instead OF help
ing the Cubans. men who have given
the most attention to the question have
expressed the opinion that such recogni-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

If there is one thing more than an
other that your average musician in
sists upon Il is that he, or she, has a
more keen and thorough enjoyment of
music than the unfortunate persons who
are without scientific education in the
art And the reason of this superior
pleasure, they invariably tell you, is
their ability to better comprehend the
motif of the composition presented.
They mean theme" or motive" but
they always say motif" If you do not
dered by orchestra, or chorus, or SOLO
lists, or all combined. they will assure
you you simply cannot appreciate or en-
joy what you hear; it is out of the ques-
ton. Then you, who fancied that you
really found a measure of delight in the
melodies and harmonies, and a gratifi-
cation from the mere concord of sweet
sounds, although you knew nothing Of
the story the composer was trying to
tell, and could not follow the little ten
drills of musical thought-you then feel
depressed and wonder humbly If the
educated ear" affords its owner a CORE
spending rapture. But. by way of con-
ISOLATION, here comes Walter Damrosch,
who knows, as the down-easters have it.
quite some about music, and Walter
says this to his audience:
should like to caution you against the
game of motive hunting" It's not profit
able. In order to derive true enjoyment
from the performance of any opera, like the
music all that you please, but don't search
1t with the microscope then and there. If
you meet motif, fix your ear on Ii, admire
it, and follow 1t as your eye might follow
and admire living. dancing butterfly. But
don't try to net it. Netting a butterfly
doesn't do the butterfly any good, and most
collectors net them for no other purpose
than to chlorofor1n them You will get
more pleasure out of these ephemerae OF the
ear If you let them hover about you than
If you stick a pin in each, so as to fix 1t
permanently on the mind.
If this means anything it means that
you are to listen and enjoy as you hear
and enjoy a birds song without wish to
know what thought the bird is trying to
convey. The advice will afford consola-
ton to persons who are wont to be COM
miserated by their musical friends for
their lack Of knowledge, and will en-
courage them to again take up their old
theory that the best that is in music,
the soul of it, is a thing apart from its
intellectual structure, and may give joy
to all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25
Diogcnes,s Lantern.

l know the romance of the wrinkled sea,
know colt from an old gray mare.
l know of the years that are yet to be,
When l am asleep with the worms down
there.
| know that an heiress is always fair,
That no man ever grows merry tea;
And this i know, and this / Declare:
Diogenes's lantern was Poverty.
l know that no son of a man is free
To do this or that in this world of care;
| know that mightier far than he
Directs all things. TO the fall OF a hair.
When we're not sure that Ben Jonson was
rare"
know what fable is history:
And this / do most solemnly swear:
Diogenes's lantern was Poverty.
know that all women love constancy.
In spite OF your cynic'S sound and blare.
l know what an occult number is 3;
That each Is watched IN his darkest lair;
That to the Invisible souls are bare:
That IL sWeetenS the air 10 bend the
knee;
And this know. from life's wear and tear:
Diogenes's lantern was Poverty.
-LEnvoi.-
To insist that know. would not dare,
For / know how little is known TO me:
But this / won in the school of despair:
Diogenes's lantern is Poverty.
u. r. Greene. in New York Sum-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25
No Free Coinage of silver.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal
Unless the gentlemen are misrepresentcd
by the daily papers II would seem that Mr..
Tracewell. Mr.. Hardy and Mr.. Hemenway
are standing for denomination from their
respective districts 10 Congress. and that
they are strongly inclined TO silver" Now.
IL that inclination is OF he order as ex-
pressed by Mr.. TracewelTs free-siiver bill.
lately introduced in the lower house OF
congress, a man up tree would at once
conclude that the gentlemen named are
wor5hiping at shrine whose idol is fash
crumbling. They are chasing vagary that
is rapidly vanishing into tain air. IL these
men hold the views ascrfbed, their constitu-
encies have no more sacred obligation than
to see TO il that they are promptly turned
down" in convention, else the people VIII
see 10 IL That they are repudiated at the
polls in November. The people OF Indiana
are In no mood 10 compromise in any man.
ner with this Populistic specter OF fiatism.
faith as Incorporated in the Repu blican
calendar. When these men say that 10
wouid De poor poliucs'' for 1ne repuoncaa
ard this year" they ignore the fact that
the people are not rout for politics. this
year, but for principle and the utter repu-
diation Of Democratic bungling and mis-
management. We are for bimetallism but
not for silver recommendation, which would
De the lntNllaDie result AZ lTdceNels Oil
could by any manner of means become a
part OF the law of the land. One OF the
cardinal principles OF the Popuiist faith is
to redeem treasury obligations in silver or
gold at the option. not OF the holder but
of the treasury officials Where is the sane
man who can imagine system OF bimetal-
lism under which IL man should present
draft on the treasury and call for cur
rency he could get it, as for silver, could
get ii, and for gold could not get II. Apply
ing the rule, by their fruits We shall know
tnem,' none need err to Tracewells
standing. Perhaps the other two gentlemen
should not be classed in the same category.
i hope they should not. Those Republicans
or the Third congressional district who IA
vor free silver coinage are those who have
recently read Coins Financial School,"
aid have not yet recovered. They are few
and far between. Let the delegates TO the
Third district nominating convention take
warning. This district. as now constituted.
went Democratic 10y only 966 votes In 1884.
and can be easily carried this year by q
man who in known 10 be sound on finance
as well the tariff. If the stigma OF be-
ing represented by a free-silver advocate
must rest on the Third congressional dis
trict, then. shades OF Blaine and Lincoln,
let IL fall on the Democratic party. The
largest possible use of both gold and sill
yer consistent with the public credit" but
free and unlimited coinage of free silver at
16 to !. never. E p. MCASLIN.
Scottsburg, Ind. Feb. %.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

cradle opposition on the part of some
officers OF the army to concerning that
rank upon General Miles because he is
not q graduate of West Point The
effect of such opposition would be to in
fiuence the House to create the rank of
lieutenant general before Congress shall
adjourn. At its last meeting the In
diana Commandery of the Loyal Legion
unanimously indorsed the resolution OF
another commandery urging the creation
of the rank of lieutenant general for
General Miles
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

The Washington correspondent of the
capital an expectation on the part of
Democrats that their party will split in
the national convention on the free coin
age issue, and that the majority will
nominate a free silver candidate who
will be Endorsed by the Populists, while
the minority OF the party will either
support the Republican nominee or re-
main away from the polls There are
SO few really Northern Democrats about
Washington now that 1t is not surpris-
ing they have no courage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

knows Of his party when he says that
with a good candidate upon a sounc-
money platform. which. with him. means
the retirement OF the greenbacks by
bond issues. the Democracy can carry
the country. In all the Southern States.
which constitute the Democratic fortress.
1t Is probable that half the party. to
speak within bounds. Is against sound
money. while in Indiana, Ohio and Iili-
nois a large and aggressive faction Is
fighting for the scheme to enrich the
silver mine owners. The President is a
profoundly ignorant man On many
fo,icx
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

the Ninth Indiana Volunteers of a part
OF the credit OF its achievements by the
refusal TO permit its monument to be
placed where it rendered conspicuous
service has been resisted. and SO re-
sisted that the national commission. on
the strenuous appeal OF the Indiana COM
mission, has sent its representatives
here to take testimony
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

Senator VOORHEES,. according to the
Washington correspondent OF the Pitts
burg Dispatch. us confident that num-
Der OF the Indiana delegation will be for
Senator Quay" The Senator went on TO
remark that he has a keen apprecia-
tion OF the political ability OF Senator
Quay" Thus far. however, he has made
no pledges to turn over any portion of
the Indiana Republican delegation TO
the Pennsylvania Senator. The same
correspondent says that in Washington
II Is believed that both Mckinley and
Reed are hard HIT Dy the Quay move
ment. which Is scheme to unite both
Pennsylvania and New York upon either
Morton or Quay. or otherwise to control
the nomination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

ST LOUIS. Feb. 2s.-V. Gadimer Kapon-
sters OF Moscow, Russia, who Is interested
in cotting milling in the Cars realm. Is
here negotiating with cotton dealers. for
the purchase OF raw material I'VE have
been buying Egyptian cotton. but the prices
speculate in tbs country" SAID he. II have
Just completed a tour OF the cotton States,
and am greatly pleased with the result.
find the quality much better than L ex-
pected. and prices are satisfactory. There
Is some disposition among Russian capital
lists 10 ship the raw material and erect
gated by the Gotten Exchange at Moscow
10 make a thorough examination OF cotton
congresses used here. with the idea OF du-
plicating them In Rnsia. l am now on my
way back to Russia. and snail report Ia
vorabiy the result OF my trio"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

II really wish to help you," said the pros
porous person, but am afraid it would be
wicked"
wicked? Why?" asked the brother in
need.
why, If 1 were to give you assistance, it
might make me proud. AS 1t is, will go
around all day feeling what a sinner 1 am
in refusing"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

When Spanish troops take to shoot
Ing little girls of eight and ten. years of
age" says the Brooklyn Eagle, ''let us
not bother about assassination in
Turkey for a while" Undoubtedly we
could put stop to that as easily as a
European power could repress atrocities
in Armenia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

New York Mail and Express.
Modest.y and with an undisguised re-
luctance which wildly reveals his yield
ing disposition, Senator Quay formally
consents 10 the use of his name as a cam
didate for the Republican nomination for
President. To those who feared that Mr..
Quay might have to be coaxed this trustful
assent will probably come like something
in the nature of surprise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

The attempt of Democrats to concen-
trate the attention of the country upon
any man as a Democratic candidate for
the presidency has utterly failed. for
the reason that the American people are
practical, and consequently do not pro-
pose to waste time attention upon
man who has no prospect of election.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

Senator Mantle. of Montana. is re-
ported as saying that the Republicans
of the State will bolt IL free coinage of
silver Is not Endorsed by the Republican
national convention. All right; they
will bolt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25

The Indiana Chickamauga commission
- entitled to the thanks OF the people of
the State for insisting snat the repre-
sentatives of several OF Indiana's regi-
ments on that historic field shall not be
robbed Of any part Of the fame they
there achieved The attempt to deprive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-25
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
The Cheerful Idiot.

1.-THE wailing of the wind almost moves
me to tears" said the sentimental boarder.
YES" said the Cheerful Idiot, lit is in
deed a sad blow"