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Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
 If all the property in Alabama subject to taxation was regularly each year listed on the books of the county tax assessors and at a valuation fair and equitable, the receipts during the next two years would be amply sufficient to pay the legitimate expenses of the gov- ernment economically administered, and wipe out the present deficiency. This can and should be done. Gov. Johnston has taken the first step. He has asked the legislature to provide back tax commissioner. He also recommends that additional power be given the governor to better enable the chief executive to demand and enforce better service 10 the state on the part of the respective county tax assessors.
 There are number of bright young men in the present general assembly. It occurs to us that the opportunity or a lifetime for some one of them has presented itself. If one of them will take it upon himself during the recess that began yesterday to master the sub ject and prepare a bill meeting and pro- viding against the obvious defects in our present system of tax assessing ana procure it's passage he will make for himself a great reputation and in after years reap a rich reward for the time spent and trouble taken. He will not only be rewarded by future political preferment but future generations Will rise up and bless the man whose name the law bears, which enabled Alabama to wipe out within two years large deficit and afterwards each year add materially to her appropriation for pub lie schools, without having to raise her tax rate or collect single dollar from one of her citizens that she should not have collected.
 It can be done It should be done. The State Herald believes it will be done. We have the conditions, circumstances and surroundings We only need a law to, meet the issue squarely and to have that law enforced.
 The fact that at our present tax rate there is ample taxable proper ty in Alabama if it was practical ly all assessed at a fair and equit- able valuation to produce sufficient revenue to pay the running ex- penses of the government. and in two years wipe out the present deficit cannot
  then. after the expiration of the first two years the state would receive a surplus each year of something like S35o,oO0 which could easily be added to our ap- propriation for public schools.
 Ask any man who has had experience in the assessment and collection of taxes in Alabama who is a first-class business man and he will tell you promptly that what we say above is correct. Examine the returns from the different counties in the state for yourself and you will see that what we say Is true.
 Then we ask is there not some mem Der of the present legislature who will take it upon himself to do his state a service the benefit of which, it can be seen at a glance, would be incalculable. We have in Alabama the taxable prop erty, we have the tax rate; let us have a law that will enable the state to reap the benefits to which it is entitled. be- cause of its possessions.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11
DEMOCRATIC TO THE QUICK.i

Birmingham has gone democratic again. MT. Evans was elected mayor,f he being the regular nominee of the dem- ocratie party.--Ozark Star.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

The civil service fraud has furnished an excuse for the present mugwump ad- mnistration for retaining republicans in office.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

the valuation gevernipg in sn adjoiairg county in which about half the taxa ble property escapes taxa alton.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

The reported death of Gen. Maceo lacks confirma ton.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11
MEXICAN TREATY RATIFIED,

Washington, Dec. 10.AThe senate this afternoon In executive session ratified the treaty with Mexicov extending for one year. the treaty providing for the making of the boundry line between the two countries. sa~
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

Mrs. c. S. Simmons, after an absence of several months in the east, has returned and is at home to friends at the Florence hotel. +ss
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

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Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

"Do yous think. that all matches are made in heayen2'ss
 .'Yes5 ezcert those made at the sea- shore. Judge.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

Snow, Miss Rogers and MT Frank F. Ellis, Miss Kate Rogan and Mr. Will Ellis, Miss Laura Brown and MT. Geo. M. Browne, Miss Mary Virginia Graves and MT. R. H. Baugh, Miss Kate Nor row and MT. T. J. Watson, Miss Willie Morrow and MT. J. K. Warren, Miss Mary Dexter Smith and MT. Solon Jacobs, Miss Rinnie Leigh Head and Mir Walter Fowlkes, Miss Daisy Moody and MT. D. c. Inge, Miss May Belle Sloss and MT. Hugh Morrow, Miss Mary George Lynn and Mr. Ed Wilcox.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

The mirror manufacturers have formed a trust The ladies should break it-the trust, not the mirror. They are the pa irons of the mirror and if they will agree to stop using it until the price is reduced the trust will be broken. They can get along without the mirror. if they wish they can look at their faces in the bottom of bright tin pan, or pool Of clear water, or, better still, let each woman tell the other how she looks
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

Fuddy--I wondsr how Cramer came marry that Berley woman?
 DudGy-f'e,-haps he had to do it in pay ment of an eleclon bet.-Boston Trar script.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

Wine and Jelly, With Whipped cream
 Assorted Cake.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-11

At the session of the United Charities held yesterday afternoon the President, Mrs E. L. Brooks, rendered her resig
 nation, after serving two months over other officers having previously resigned, the society is left without officers. Mrs. Brooks stated that the society has on hand $SS.52, and owes not more than S15. She expressed regret that the Unit ed Charities should be left without off- cers so near Christmas, but hoped the poor would not be neglected by the peo- pie in the midst of their own enjoyment.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23

generous rs they desire their oppo-
nents to be II they were in the majority
instead of in the rear Of the procession.
1t is true the money question has not as
yet been prominently pushed forward by
the Democrats Of the State because OF .
wish to preserve harmony in the party.
AS the time for the meeting OF the
Chicago convention draws nearer, how
ever, the financial issue becomes more
prominent. and being Of paramount inn
portsnce 1t will no longer be relegsted
to the rear. The lines will be closely
drawn. and from all appearances not
only will the national platform OF
Democracy demand the free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver on the basis OF
16 to 1; but the convention will require
that the candidate for President should
fully subscribe to this doctrine. In
view Of this II 10 not ct all surprising that
Senator Daniel and other free silver
leaders Of Democracy in this State
should lean towards the adoption of the
unit rule by the Stsunton convention
In order to insure the vote of the State
for this principle in the national conven-
tion
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
Physiological Eject of Music.

Tho results Of numerous experiments
made with scientific care by Russian
physician to determine what, If any,
are the physiological effects produced
by music are thus summarized: An in
fiuence on the circulation of blood is no.
iced, the pressure sometimes rising and
sometimes falling, though the action of
musical tones and pipes both ON animals
and men expresses itself for the most
part by increased frequency of the beats
of the heart; the variations in the cir
culation consequent upon musical
sounds coincide with changes in the
breathing, though they may also be OBJ
served quite independently of it; the
variations in the blood pressure are de-
pendent on the pitch and loudness of
tho sound and on tone color; in these
variations of the blood pressure also the
peculiarities of the individuals, whether
men or lower animals, are plainly ap-
parent, and even nationality, in tho case
of man, is claimed to exhibit some eff
fect.-New York Tribune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
THE UNIT RULE.

The fear that the State Democratic
convention will adopt the unit rule and
send solid free silver delegation to
Chicago is just now o disturbing ele.
ment in the minds OF those Democrats
In Virginia who favor "sound money,
a. defined by President Cleveland and
his Cabinet. They admit that the del
egates at large will be instructed for
free silver and that the majority of the
congressional districts Of the State, will
send delegates so instructed; but they
deprecate departure from the time
honored custom of allowing minor
ity representation. and claim tina. a
fsilure Of the Ssaunton convention to
recognize this principle by allowing the
districts to aelec. their own delegates
will not be fair and may result in a
divided party In this State.
The Richmond Dispi tch holds TO this
view. and the claim is advanced by
other influential supporters of the fin-
ancisl policy of the administration; but,
while there may be some argument In
this, II isa question whether the
''sound money" advocates would be as
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
THE WAR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

If the National Democratic Conven-
tion adopts free silver platform aud
nominates q free-silver man, the coun-
try will accept the act as declaration
Of war upon private property, and the
Democratic ticket will be considered
that OF the communists, the anarchists
and the regulators of debt. The issue
must and will shape itself into that form.
Are the sensible Democrats of the
United States going to allow reckless
politicians to put their party into any
such position? If they hope to prevent
1t they must be up and ADDING, for
events are rapidly saking that shape
Richmond Times.
Our contemporary loses sight OF the
fact that when the Congress of the
United States demonetizsd silver, then
WAS the time that "a de claration Of war
upon private property" WAS made.
When Congress declared that silver
should no longer be money it made q
declaration of war upon the property of
the masses, and the booty has since
been delivered to the gold bugs at = val
uation OF fifty cents on the dollar, the
gold dollar having been clothed with
purchasing power Of two hundred cents
by the destruction of silver as q money
metal. The Richmond gold-bug organ
used to preach the funeral of the "silver
craze" about once month, but 1t now
frankly states that the advocates of the
pauperizing single gold standard must
be up and adding" il they hope TO carry
their point. Let the Campaign Of edu-
cation" proceed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.
Second Day's Session of the Convention
at Nashville.

Second Days. Session of the Convention
at Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 22.-The
Republican State convention met in
the State capitol at 10 O'Clock TO-DAY TO
elect four delegates for the State at
large to the national convention and
nominate candidates for the court OF
chaucery appeals.
The various delegations held prelim-
iaary meetings for organization, and
when the convention was called to order
the hall and galleries of the house were
filled to OVERLOOKING. The exciting
meeting Of last night indicating q hotly
contested struggle between the sup
porters OF Judge Rogers, an avowed
Mckinley candidate for delegate to ST.
Louis. and Colonel Sanford, q candidate
opposed to instructions, increased the
interest felt in the proceedings.
The delegates who bolted the con-
vention which nominated g. o. toyd,
colored, for Congress at Clarksville a
few days ago, held q convention to-
day. II was decided to postpone the
selection of candidate for Congress
from the Sixth Congressional district
until the second Wednesday in Septem-
Der.
The convention elected j. G. Crawley
and D. w. Shofner delegates to the
National convention, with S. A. Dabney
and E. +. Miles as alt mates. They
were instructed for Mckinley. This
means that there will be two sets from
the Sixth Congressional district.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
Canned Peaches."

A highly respectable and widely re-
spected clergyman living in country
parish not far from Boston received a
communication from New York house
dealing in wines and liquors not long
ago, saying that they would be very
glad to furnish him with anything he
needed in their line, and as an induce
ment for his patronage added that they
were aware that the arrival in q coun-
Try place Of wines and liquors for the
use of the clergyman was apt to create
comment, if not scandal. And they Of
fsred in case he purchased goods from
them to have them securely packed in a
wooden box, where they would be free
from examination, and to have the box
marked Canned peaches. boston
Herald.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
CoNNEoTIOUT REPUBLICANS.
Delegates to st. Louis Not Instructed-Th
Convention Favors Protection.

Delegates to st. Louis Not Instructed-The
Convention Favors Protection.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, April 22-Beau-
tiful weather and tremendous crowd
were the conditions surrounding to-
days session of the Republican State
convention of Connecticut. Mckinley
badges and emblems were more numer-
GUS than ever this morning, but the
Reed supporters wore look of supreme
confidence and predicted that Connect.-
cut would be for Reed st st. Louis.
The convention, however, failed to in
struct the delegates to the National
convention. The platform declares for
protection and reciprocity, for the Mon
rec doctrine, and says: I'VE are unalter.
sbly opposed to issue of unsecured paper
currency, either by the government or
the banks; the free coinage of silver, ct
any ratio, and favor q single standard OF
value. and that standard gold. We be-
lteve that this policy with q sound and
stable currency upon gold basis will
furnish sufficient revenue to meet oil re-
quirements of the government and
properly support it,"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23

ADvIcEs from Washington are co the
effect that Congress- will ADJOURN about
the middle Of May, the members Of both
houses being anxious 20 go home to par
ticipate in the Presidential campaign or
look sitter their fences. No further
special legislation will be INDUCED in i,
and even the cele 5ratsd Nicaragua canal
bill will be ignored in order that the
plans for an early adjournment may be
promoted. So far as the people OF the
country are concerned they will be glad
to know that Congress has reached such
3 conclusion. The two houses have
been in session for some months, but
the time needed to transact the real
business done could easily be measured
in as many weeks.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
MCKINLEY IN CONTROL,

Virginia Republican Convention Delayed
In Meeting by a Railroad Accident.
STAUNToN, Va, April 22.-Delegntes
to the Republican convention are
gathering in large numbers, the confer
ences having been delayed on account
of the lateness OF the hour. at (which the
special train from Richmond with dele
gates from the eastern part Of the State,
reached here. The engine broke down
on the way, and 1t was past midnight
when this city Was reached.
The Mckinley people appear to be In
control. They have not decided what
they will do. Chairman Lamb came this
afternoon and Gen. Edgar Allen arrived
tonight from Richmond. Judge Wad-
dill will come in the morning. Allen
and Waddill sad their fol owing are still
determined to oppose Lamb for re-
election.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23

SECRETARY CARLISLE Is now q full.
fedged Presiden tial candidate. His
bureau has been opened up in WASH
ington, and the Kentuckian Is hope.
full. Mr.. Cleveland is pushing him
along, but it seems to be the opinion
OF careful observers tina. the President
has put him out only to make Ken
lucky send gold delegation to Chicago.
Mr.. Cleveland seems to be playing the
favorite son policy-a game which Quay
has tried, but which Is working disss.
trously to the Pennsylvania boss. A
similar disaster is likely to overtake
Cleveland. He don't care for Carlisle.
He wants gold convention. He Is,
therefore, humoring Carlisle in Ken
tuck, and Ex-Governor Russell in Mass
achusetss; and is trying to bring out
POSTMASTER General Billy Wilson in
West Virgins, and Josiah Patterson in
Tennessee for Vice President, and Don
Dickinson in Michigan, and Villas in
Wisconsin, and Bynum in Indiana, and
Ex-Governor Jim Campbell In Ohio, and
old Senator Palmer In Illinois, and such
all along the line. His game Is to have
State pride overcome silver sentiment
that's the goldbug plan now.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
a SERIOUS RIOT.
Union and Non-Union Men Try 20 Kill
Each Other at Cleveland.

Union and Non-Union Men Try 20 Kill
Each Other at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, o., April ga serious
riot occurred this afternoon at Pack,
Gray e. Co.'s deck between union and
non union whsrf men. Two men we're
seriously wounded, one fatally. Many
have bruised faces and black eyes.
a vessel was to be unloaded at the
dock and 225 union men were on hand
to do the work. They claimed the
captain had given them the job. While
they were getting ready for the work
crowd OF non-union laborers put IN an
appearance and their leaders, John
Powitski and August Zwego. claimed
the work belonged to them. a wraDgle
Immediately followed and in q few
minutes the men were throwing bricks
and in various ways endeavoring 10 an.
nihilate each other.
IUerge, the non-union leader, pulled
a revolver, but before he had time 20
use IL one Of the other gang stabbed him
in the neck. AS he fell he was grabbed
by tho police and hustled toward q
patrol wagon. There were but three
officers on the ground at the time, one
of whom received serious wound in
the head. Henry Bodleyhi, a non union
man. was kicked into insensibility and
terribly bruised.
About this time Captain Madjgan,
with forty officers, arrived on the scene
The leaders OF the riot were hustled into
patrol wagons. 1he police managed q
stop the fight tenn porar!ly, but there IL
every prospect OF further trouble, as the
men are swesrirg vengeance on each
other.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23

THE gold reserve In the Treasury on
Tuesday last was Sl25, els. 637. and only
$4,000 900 of gold from the last bond
sale remains to be turned into 1t. On
February 10, this year, the gold reserve
had declined to 1000. 900, the lowest
point reached yet; bat, under President
Cleveland's and Secretary Carlisle's plan
for restoring the financial equilibrium,
the gold in the Treasury after that date
at one time amounted to SIPS. 900. 900.
Since February 10 S39, 100000 in gold
have been Withdrawn from the Treas
ury, and at that rate it will not be M any
months before it will be necessary for
the government to borrow another hun
dred millions.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
Runaway Legs,

Lady Canning tells story about her
father, Lord Stuart dc Rothesay, who
was ambassador at st. Petersburg in
the forties. He was afflicted with n sort
of nervous paralysis, which deprived
him of the control Of his limbs. Once
his secretary saw him running rapidly
along the quays. Afterward he heard
himself called and found Lord Stuart
clinging to a lamppost. II wanted
particularly to speak to you, but could
not stop. My legs ran away with r.. :"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
DoUBLE-BREAsrED serge coats and
white duck trousers now at COINS
Cure for Headache.

AS A remedy for all forms of Heal.
ache Electric Buffers has proved to be
the very best. Il effects permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure q
bottle, and give this remedy fair trial.
In cases OF hAbitusl constipation Electric
Bitters cures by giving the needed tone
to the bowels, and few cases long resist
the use of this medicine. Try IL once.
Fifty cents and 81, At Paul Massie,s
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23

1T is said there is nothing 80 timid as
capital 1t might also be said that there
ia nothing SO bold as the capitalist
when he has the country by the throat.
That Is about the fix this country is in
now. This paragraph has no reference
to the gentlemen who called themselves
capitalists during the late lamented
Roanoke boom.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
CoNFEDERArE REUNION.

Confederate, State and National Flags in
Evidonce Everywhere.
CHARLESTON, 8. O., April 22.-South
Carolina divis ION of the Confederate ves
Grams assembled here today. Five hun.
dred delegates from camps in the State
are present.
The opening session was held In the
German artillery hall this afternoon,
Gen. Q. L. Walker, of this city, presid-
ing. Business of a routine nature WAS
transacted. Resolutions OF respect for
the memory OF Gen. John D. Kennedy,
youngest brigAdier OF the Confederacy,
who died at Camden. 5. c., last week,
were passed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
FREE SILVER DEMOCRATS,
Those ofNebraska let in State Conventio,
Yesterday.

Those ofNebraska NJ ct in State Convention
Yesterday.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 22.-The free
silver Democrats of Nebraska met in
State convention this afternoon and
elected four delegates at large to the
convention at Chicago. July z. Every
county was represented with no opposi-
ton from the other faction of the party,
which holds its convention in Lincoln
one week hence.
Hon. w. j. Bryan and G. J. Smythe
are slated for two Of the delegates at
large. Elk Governor Boyd, OF Omaha
was urged to accept place on the State
delegation, but positively declined to
have his name go before the convention.
He Is not even in attendance. Boyd is
q gold standard man, but is opposed to
the administration.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
Joint Trafic Association sui.

New YORK, April 22.-In the suit of
the United States against the Joint
Trsfiic Association James G. Carter re-
stunned bis argument to-day before
Judge Wheeler. Mr.. Carter defended
the agreement upon which the Joint
Traffic Association is based as being
clearly within the law. He also took
inc ground that com oination between
the railways Is justidsble upon the
principle CT preservation.