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Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
TERSELY TOLD.

At the Southside Baptist church at Il a. m Dr. Hale will preach on "Sanctifi- cation," and at p. m. on Repentance"
 Dr. Gray of the First Baptist church is up again and will preach at the morn ing and evening services as usual. Ser vices at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Dr. Gray has been. confined to his room since his return from Baltimore.
 Chamblee Bros, the popular merchants on First avenue have had placed in their store the latest improved parcel and cash carriers, convenience demanded by the rapid increase in their business. It is getting to be that the trading public do not think they have visited Birmingham if they fail to call on these enterprising merchants.
 Friday night a large audience gathered at the Southside Baptist church to hear Dr. Hale's lecture on Prom Dan to Beersheba." Prof. A. c. Moore illustrated the lecture with about eighty magnificent views from his stereopticon. The ladies ir charge deserve much credit for work ing up one of the largest-audiences seen herein long time to pay lecture.
 Twenty-Five per cent off for spot cash only on all shoes in my store, except on Canister shoes, for thirty days. l buy shoes 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than our semi-annual assignee sale shoe men. I am the only house in the city who takes periodical tickets and who takes Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad checks at 95 cents on the dollar for shoes. T. c. King.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
FITz AFRAID OF CoRBETr.
Says He Will Completely Ignore Corbett's
 Challenge

Says He Will Completely Ignore Corbett's
 Challenge.
 Fl Paso, Tex Feb. 22.-There has been big row on during the oay over the amount subscribed by the citizens of El Paso to have the Fitzsimmons- Maher fight in that vicinity. Some of the sub scriberS claim that the ring was not pitched in this vicinity, and, therefore, their money should be paid back, but the majority say that the intent of the con tract was carried out by Dan Stuart and that he should have the money. At this writing the committee has about decided to hold back $500 to square with those who claim the return of their SubScrip tion and pay over the rest to Stuart. The garnishment served upon Stuart, ORourke and the State National bank on the 18th at the instance of Jimmy Car roll did not deter Fitzsimmons from get ting his money. Sier was the man who handed over to Julian the certified checks for the winner, which were indorsed by Stuart and Tom ORourke, and Stuart had no trouble in securing New York ex- change and cash in the place of them. Fitzsimmons will say but little of his fu- ture plans,- but says as to Corbett's chal- lenge: "I shall completely ignore Cor bett. I whipped with ease the man Cor bett gave the championship belt to in order to escape match with me. now refuse to accept that belt and forfeit all right to it. After filling several American engagements I am going to England"
 Julian says that he and Fitzsimmons will reach New York, as soon as possible, as they had an engagement at the Madi- son Square Garden as soon as they arrive there. He said that the people of Ell Paso and Juarez had both been very kind and considerate to him and Fitzsimmons, and that wherever they went they would car ny favorable remembrances of their treat ment here. Fitzsimmons and Julian left tonight for New Orleans. From that point they will go direct to New York. Maher left tonight for Pittsburg. Quinn says he will continue to back him, being still confident that he is able to meet the best fighters.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Bill Nye on MT. Cooke.

Monday night promises to be memora- bly enjoyable to all those lovers Of music and histrionic talent, the time being the appearance at Seals hall of the famous Arion quartette, under the auspices of the Birmingham Music club. With the singers will be MT. J. Edmund V. Cooke poet and elocutionist Of him it is best to quote what was said recently, as fol lows. by the late Edward w. Wye (Bill Nye), who went ito join the great ma jority" only yesterday
 Though circumstances have cast my lot in the suburbs of poetry md in what Mir Aldrich has happily described as the "peanuts of literature" I often come to the fence which separates me from the pasture where Pegasus wallows in the daisies of rhyme and watch him-or her as the case may be, with much genuine joy.
 None of the younger poets and few oi the older ones have touched my tough old heart and made me better man as MT Cooke or Cleveland has done.
 Let us enjoy such men while they live and let them know it. rather than save our money for woven wire-wreathes oi immortelles for their cold and irrespon- sive clay. BILL ME.
 Buck Shoals, N. C., Oct. 16, 1895.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Snappy Game of Ball.

Notwithstanding the cold weather Howard college and a picked team from Birmingham played a very good game of ball on the grounds a East Lake yes- terday, resulting in a score of to 1 in favor of Howard college The players were encouraged by the presence of quite a number of the elite of East Lake es- pecially by the young ladies of the Athe- neum, who were out in full force. The game was called at 3:20. The features of the game were the batting of Wilson, the base running of Davis and Schoppert, a beautiful catch of high fly by Herbert, the pitching of Conniff and Sparks and Berry's catch of long fly in right field.
 The same teams will play next Satur- day afternoon if the weather will permit.
 Below is the official score:
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Denver Ed Smiths Challenge.

Cincinnati, Feb. 22-Denver Ed Smith, conquerer of Joe Goddard, who has whipped Choynski. Maher and others, to- night challenged Fitzsimmons for the championship of the world, the meeting to be in private or public, as Fitzsim- mons prefers, for from $5OOO to $20,0OO a side and a purse. Smith thinks Fitzsim- mons should ignore all challenges from Corbett until he (Smith) has met the Australian. He has posted 5000 forfeit with Harry Weldon of the Enquirer to make good a challenge to fight either Corbett or Fitzsimmons. Charles Bol- finger, the bookmaker, is his packer. He thinks now that Ftzsimmons should ig- nore Corbett's challenge until the latter has whipped some one In Fitzsimmons' class. He thinks Corbett did not do the square thing in not standing by Maher after turning the championship belt over to him. Nevertheless he was surprised at Fitzsimmons doing him up so quickly.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The "Rlack Crook. :"

The "BIack Crook" with all its wealth and scenery and strong dramatic cast, will begin an engagement of three n'ghts and a matinee at O'Briens opera house next Wednesday evening. The pallets, led by three celebrated premiers, is Of course the chief feature. One of the otn- CT features is the southern fa- vorite little Miss Hollywood, who plays Carline and introduces her specialties, which made her famous in the New York production. There is also strong list Of European specialties.
 It is without doubt the grandest of all spectacular productions, as was easily proven when it was revived at the Acad- emy of Music, New York. It ran for tws solid years to packed houses. Press and public lauded it tol the skies and pro- nounced 1t superior to the initial per formance of the celebrated old play at Niblo's, New York, nearly thirty years ago. The scenic effects are magnificent and the ingenuity displayed is simply marvellous in the way of stagecraft. The transformation is positive triumph Of the artists skill and is one of the costliest effects ever presented to an American audience. The pallets, led by three cele- brated premiers. are poetic dreams, and the music, by eminent composers, is collection of perfect gems. A special req lure of the production is a large number of European specialties, among which are Rexo and Reno, in acrobatic teats, rom the Circus Cisinelli, St. Petersburg, Rus sia, and the quartette of folly dancers from the Folies Bergeres. Paris. The dramatic cast is particularly good, and in fact the entire production is exception ally strong in all departments. The same careful attention as to detail will be dis played that characterized it's production last season. Over sixty people are em- ployed and two immense baggage cars are necessary to transport the parapher-- nalia of the company. It can be counted on as one of the special features of the seasons bookings.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
TURNED U5 ITS TINY TOES.
Shocking Death at Bessemer-T Narrowing
 Details in Full


 The only Clarke paper in Jefferson county is now no more.
 The Bessemer Evening Telegram, un- der the ed torial charge of one MT. Reid formerly of New York and later of Texas which for q few weeks fioated it's golden flag to the mountain breezes and pro claimed it's allegiance to the yellow metal and the "blue-eyed'' candidate for gov ernor from the gulf coast greeted It's thousands of readers for the last time Tuesday morning. It's suspension was known only to few of the most lnti- mate friends of the editor until about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The news of the suspension was received with great sorrow by friend and foe alike Fractional democrats fell upon each oth- CTS necks and wept like David and Absa- lom The entire county has been thrown into deep mourning-the flag on the gov ernment building in this city is floating at half mast, the church bells are tolling a sad refrain throughout the district and the choirs are singing Pass over the River and Rest Under the Shade or the Trees" while the heads of many thousand people bow in reverence over the untimely death of one of the most important newspaper factors in state and county politics that was ever launched in the grand old county of Jef- ferson. May the ashes of the Telegram rest in peace.
 And as to it's editor, where, oh, where. is he? Like the Arab, after folding his tent, he has hurriedly stolen away.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Rhodesia.
Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore sun.
 Mir Cecil Rhodes has returned to South Africa, according to a two-column ar- ticle in the London Times, to develop Rhodesia. One of his chief endeavors will be, it IS stated, to create in his gold country a British Johannesburg. He and the capitalists associated with him be- 1ieve that in five years, with good admin istraton and progressive methods, the UitlanderS population of Rhodesia will exceed that of the Ira nsvaal. Recent events are thought to illustrate the ad- vantage for Englshmen of working un- der the British flag, and the better oppor- tunities offered in Rhodesia will cause, it is believed a Hooking of Transvaal miners into the newer gold fields AL ready 60, 900 mining claims are begged out in the South Africa company's terrlto- ries, and no royalty or charge is levied on the prCspector until he has made a profit. Coal exists in enormous quanti- ties. Mining experts assert that gold In quantity is to be found in the Loma- gunda, Gwanda, Selukwe, Umtal, Gaika Balingwe and other fields. These fields are yet to be developed fully, and into this work MT. Rhodes will put his ener- gies and a large capital during the next few years.
 As a means to the end in view the transportation problem is first to be solv- ed in an effective way Rhodesla is 2000 miles long Dy lUuO HllleS DTodu. Alf'duy it has telegraph lines throughout its length and part of it's breadth, bur its miles of railway are few. Within it's area are a few miles of the Mafeking- Vryburg line from the south and the iBera line from the east coast to Chi- moio. The Mafeking line is to be pushed northward to Buluwayo in three years and the Beira line will be carried to Um- toli in 1896 and in few months after to Fort Salisbury. At present the cost of transportation from the coast Is almost prohibitory. From Beira to Umtoli the cost now C from $150 to $25O per ton. From Chimdo, the inland terminus, to Umtoli there Is a distance of eighty-three miles to be covered by wagons, and in the wet season the road Is difficult But on the completion of the road to Umtoli the entire cost for the whole 200 miles from the coast will be but $50 per ton. This will permit the introduction of mining machinery and speed the development MT. Rhodes has in view. It will also has ten the utilization of that magnificent plateau north of the Zambesi. which has over 100000 square miles of area and an elevation of 5000 feet above the sea. The agricultural resources of this region, which Is habitable for Englishmen, are very great and await development. Sheep. goats and other stock are to be introduced and grain is To be produced
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23

bels on leaving Santa Cruse proceeded in the direction of Palacios, declaring that 1t was their intention to burn that place also.
 Colonel Perez of the government forces reports meeting a party of 1900 insur- gentsnear Penon,i in the vicinity of Carde- nas,whom he immediately engaged. The rebels lost twelve killed and four of their number were taken prisoners. The rebel leader Morejon, is believed to be among the killed. On the Spanish side only three were wounded.
 The Spanish general, Barges, reports from Santiago that force of insurgents, under the rebel leader Cartagena, made an attack on the town of Sagua de Te- homo on the 8th instant but were re- pulsed with loss of twenty killed. Car tagena was wounded.
 The damage done to the telegraph lines by the rebels in the province of Havana has been greatly increased. The rebels do not eonfine themselves to cutting the wires, but bodily remove the poles, mak- ing repairs slow and difficult.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23

these Birmingham fellows awake before they are asleep again. These little pop gun and chaneyberry preachers sting 'em little sometimes, but only make them grunt and turn over"
 As the reporter arose to leave Mir Jones extended pr. Hale an invitation to go with him to Blocton.
 'I would like to-" said Dr. Hale, but I would have to return at o'clock in the morning and would be all broke up for church duties"
 "About the answer I expected" said the witty evangelist. "You preachers think too much about yourselves to accomplish anything. You had better go along with me and get some information
 MT. Jones will begin this week a series of meetings in Atlanta
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
THOMAS DOROUGHTY KILLED Falls Between the Wheels of an
 Ensley Dummy RESULT OF A SOCIAL SMOKE On inc Platform of Moving Train-1he Body Carried to Pratt City-0eath
 Was instantaneous.
RESULT OF A SOCIAL SMOKE
The fatal wheels

The fatal wheels.
 A Pratt City citizen falls between the cars.
 MT. Thomas Doroughty of Pratt City, accompanied by his daughter, came to Birmingham yesterday to do some shopping and left for home on the 5:3O dummy. On reaching Seventeenth street and Seventh avenue MT. Doroughty and MT. Bob Neal walked out on the plat form to take a smoke. The two had hardly reached the platform when the car curved to ona side and MT. Borough ty lost his footing and fell between the cars, the wheels passing over his legs and body. The body was badly mangled and death was almost instantaneous.
 The train crew picked up the body and carried it to Pratt City, where 1t was turned over to the family
 It is said that MT. Doroughty had been drinking some bat was not intoxicated.
 He was about 45 years old, and leaves 8 wife and family.
 Conductor s. H. Goode and Engineer Dick Armstead had charge of the train.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
SAME OLD SAM JONES.
Characteristic Chat in Tafk-With State
 Herald Reporter

Talking to Sam Jones'
 Rev. Sam P. Jones was in the city yes- terday en route to Blocton, where he lec- tured last night
 Mir Jones spent several hours in the city, and was met at the Morris by sev- eral of his old Birmingham friends, among whom were Dr. Hale, pastor of the Souths;de Baptist church, who per- suaded him to preach in his church this afternoon at o'clock.
 MT. Jones is the same quaint and inter esting talker and genial companion as when he first came into public notice.
 When asked by the reporter if he had gathered anything new on his recent tours, the question was the opening wedge for lively conversation on va rious topics.
 brakes are still on. and we are pulling up
 .I'm neither a goldbugger nor silver digger If I lived in Alabama l would vote for Captain Johnston. I would vote for him because I know and like him. and think he would make Alabama a first class all-round governor.
 s.Some fools think the governor of a state can influence financial legislation, and he has got no more to do with 1t than a bailff. justice Of me peace or any other yallerhammer.
 "rhe best philosopher on the money question I have met was negro in Louisiana He said that he was In ia vor of free coinage of both gold and stl- yer at 16 to 1-sixtecn dollars for the ~ ptaaite man and one dollar for the niggef.
 '.There is a big difference in gold crank and silverIoon. You can talk to a gold crank any way you please. and he will not fall out with you, because he knows his side has got 1t all But a sil- verloon will fly of at the handle the first time you touch his corn.''
 When asked if he didn't think 1t about time for him to return to Bii ming ham and warm up things. he said:
 No. reckon not You can hardly get
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
PERSONAL.

MT. M. Hencher of Mobile is at the Mor-
 MT S. B. Norton of Nashville is at the Morris. .
 Mir W. l.. Silby of Coaldale is at the Norris
 MT G. o. Willis of Montgomery is in the city.
 M M McCraw of Oxford spent yester- day in the city.
 MT E. E. England of Mobile is at the Opera House hotel.
 MT. J. w. Black of oMntgomery is reg istered at5the Morris
 MT W. A. Spinks of Way Up, Ga, is registered at the Opera House hotel.
 Mr. D. l.. Cobb sole agent of the Sloss Iron and Steel company, with headquar- ters at Chicago, reports the iron trade as good for the next year.
 Hon. John B. Knox of Anniston, the able and popular chairman of the demo- cratic state executive committee, spent a few hours in Birmingham yesterday.
 Twenty-Five per cent off for spot cash only on all shoes in my store, except on Banisteri shoes, for thirty days. I buy shoes 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than our semi-annual assignee sale shoe men. I am the only house in the city who takes periodical tickets and who takes Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad checks at 95 tChto Ou lhc dOiidi loi ohOSo' S' King.
 Florence Hotel Arrivals-Charles E.. Draper, Sullivan, Ind; w. A. McClendon, Abbeville, Ala; c. M. Fitzhugh, Chica- go; A. B. Carpenter, South Carolina; G. Schumacher, Milwaukee,; J. H. Har- grove, Jr and wife, Virginia J. w. Me Intyre, Washington; J. M Ives, Chicago; J. M. Curley, Boston; A. J. Tisdale, New York M. B. Oakes Indianapolis; George FEE. Toull, Baloit, Wis; k. s. Arcula- rius, New York; Miss B. Prince, Georgia M. J. Smaller, city, c. s. Huffen, New York; A. M. Avery, Hale county; w. R. Wilkerson F. Fells, Nashville; George B. Benedict, New York; R. H. Long, Gainesville; c. s. Smith, city; Willis Banks, Columbus, Miss; c. A. Beasly, Nashville; l.. D. Godfrey, Gainesville A. s. Calhoun, Pittsburg, Pa. C. A. Hough, Atlanta D. N. Wells, Boston l.. A. Little, New York; Ben l.. Burton Rochester; Lee T. Film, Chicago; B. M Hendricks, Philadelphia; w. G. For chute, Columbus, O.;J. A. Hill, Cincin- natl; J. A. Weaver, Canton, O.; w. l.. Sibley, Coaldale, Ala; E. w. Long, Nash vile; A. B. Page, New Orleans; J. B. Pauncey, New York; Frank Lyan, An niston; S. P. Brown. Chicago; w. w. Lewis, Americus; N. Jeffers, Coaling; N. w. Bray Miss Nellie Bray, J. w. Bray, E. c. Martin Eufaula.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Accideuts1n the Ans.

Commenting upon the official report of
 the deaths by Alpine msadventure in
 1894 the London Lancet takes occasion
 to remark: Cases of heart failure due
 to high tension at high attitudes have been frequent enough to evoke a medical
 warning against the practice, SO reck- lessly indulged in by gouty and athe- romatous subjects, of getting .ballooned up by funicular railways to points at or immediately under the snow line. In- deed, so common has fatal syncope from this cause become that two years ago a
 congress of Swiss physicians met at Arosa to formulate their protest against the multiplication of such means of rap- idly conveying passengers in all states of
 health to elevations at which only the young and sound can resp're with ease and safety. Powerless to arrest railway enterprise, the congress suggested that at the departure and arrival stations of those lines the companies should have medical aid within immediate call. with the appliances and restora tives neces- sary. Many of the adventurous middle aged might, before gratifying their ann
 bition to ascend the Jung frau. for in- stance, have themselves examined as to their fitness for the ordeal; others in whom heart failure had declared itself on arriving at their destination might, by prompt and efficient reatment, be rescued In the nick of time. Had such a preliminary examination been practiced in the case of Baron Peccoz, whose trag- ic death occurred in the presence of the Queen of Italy on the Lysjoch last au- tumn, he would certainly have had full warning of the fate he was courting. The fact suggests considerations of the highest medical interest, such as might well engage the attention of another con- gress like that which met at Arosa. How | many cases of slipping down crevasses or falling over principles are not really the result of antecedent heart failure
 supervenjng suddenly in perllous posi- tion?"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
A Practical Rainy Day Dress.

A young working woman, who is ire quentlyE obliged to be out in wet weather, has devised style of dress which is at once sensible and conventional. On rainy days she wears instead of petticoat a full divided skirt, which fastens in a band under the knees. Her dark blue serge skirt Is deeply faced with gossamer rubber over her shoes she wears pair of very high dark blue gaiters lined with gossa nAer rubber. Most of the discom- fort of wet weather is due to damp, be- draggled skirts Hopping" against unpro- tected ankles. This style of dress pro vides against the annoyance.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Cardinol satolli in Texas.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 22.-Cardinal Sa- tolli arrived in the city this evening under the escort of a committee of fifty, which had gone up to Houston to meet the car dinal. The train arrived during pour ing rain, but nevertheless the cardinal was met by great concourse of Catho- lies, who escorted him to the cathedral, where he was made welcome by .splen- did address by Bishop Gallagher. His mode of speech was slow, but he was readily understood. The ceremonies will be continued tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Bradley and Hunter Make Up.

Frankfort, Ky. Feb. Ex-Governor Bradley and Dr. Hunter left on the train for Louisville in company with. friends of both tonight. This significant and it is believed that their trip was for the purpose of amcably settling their differ ences of pooling the issues, Bradley to do everything possible to secure Hunters election, and in turn Hunter to throw his best efforts to secure a solid delega tion for Bradley in his presidential aspira- tions. It is expected Hunter will write a, card of explanation.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
Howard College
Birmingham.

Summary: Earned runs-Howard, 2; Bir- mingham, 0. Two-base hit-Hogan. Tbree- base hit-Wilson. Stolen sbases-Davis, 2 Roberson, 1; Schoppert, ?. Base on balls Connif, l. Hit by pitcher-Sparks, 2. Struck out-Sparks, 12; Conniff, 10. Passed balls-Wilson, l Schoppert g.
 Time of game-One hour and twenty-five minutes.
 Umpire-Mr. Leighton.
 ScOrer-.JOnes
Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-23
ID Sell a Ciearette Monopoly.

Colon, Colombia, Feb. 14.-The Colom- bian government will put up at public sale in the month of July next the mo- nopoly for the sale of cigarettes. The concession is to be for the period of five years, and the following is the price: First year, s36O,000; second year, sS9o.o 900; third year, $42O000; fourth year, $450,000 and fifth year, $500,000