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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
If you want to take an early train stop at the Opera House Hotel. We never miss a call.
Cotton Manufacturers Organize.

Atlanta, Ga, May 13.-Seventy manu- lecturers of cotton and woolen goods, in- cluding knitters met here today and or ganized the Southern Textile association. pr. McAden of New Orleans was elected president, and Thomas Martin of At 1anta was elected secretary.
 The manufacturers discussed the stag nation which exists in the cotton indus try in the United States, and various remedies were discussed. Mir. Martin, editor of Dixie, read paper showing how the United Kingdom sells nearly all the cotton goods imported by the Span ish-American countries. by Africa, China and Japan. American manufacturers should seek those markets he argued
 The manufacturers of colored cotton goods held a conference by themselves, and agreed to curtail the production one third for June, July and August.
 Strong resolutions were adopted by the association indorssng the Southern expo sition, which Is to be held In Chicago next fall. Ex-Senator Patrick Walsh left here tonight for Washington to ask congress to indorse the movement
 The manufacturers adjourned subject to the call of the president
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
BUTLER's BLUFF.
Threatens to Resign if His Party Thinks
 Him Stumbling Block.

Him Stumbling Block.
 Raleigh, N. C., May 13.-In Senator Marion Buffers paper the Caucasian, published here, William A. Guthrie. who is most prominently named in connection with the populist or free silver nomina- tion for governor, declares that "the time has come for the states, each acting in dependently, to exercise the power ex- pressly reserved in the United States con- stitution to make all silver United States coins, including trade dollars, legal ten der in payment of debts.''
 He says he particularly desires to see North Carolina take the initiative and see the populst party here put plank on this subject in its state platform, and that if no other state will follow North Carolina will at least put that much more silver In circulation. He protests against the refusal of congress to admit the Japanese yen to our money circulation. He calls on all silver men to unite in these demands.
 Senator Butler, in leading editorial in his paper says that the republicans are striving to ruin the populist party by as- sertions that he and 1t are under obliga- tions to the republican party for his cleo ton to the long term as senator. He declares that If his party believes this and considers his holding that position stumbling block to it he will at once ten- der his resignation. The anti-Butler pop ulists. who are in rebellion against Sena- tor Butler, are here trying to make ar arrangements for fusion with the republi- cans
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
GETTING IN SHAPE.
Application Entered for ii5,000 Feet ofSpace
 in the Southern States Exposition :. at Chicago. s,asI S

Augusta, Ga. May 13.-The prganiza- ton of exhibits for. the Southern States exposition at Chicago Is proceeding rap idly. The following general exhibits have been decided upon to show the products of the entire south: Forest products, in charge of Prof. B. E. F'ernow, chief of division of forestry, United States agri- cultural departments; mineral products. in charge of David T. Day, United States geological survey; fibers, probably in charge of c. R. Dodge, United States ag- ricultural department. ti a
 Each of the foregoing will occupy at least 10000 square feet A great feature will be made of cotton. 2 Cotton products and processes of manufacture will re- qure about 10000 square feet It will comprise the earliest and the most i'm proved machinery and every variety of cotton fabrics. It is said that this de- partment will be under the direction of widely known expert and prominent in yentor of cotton machinery.
 The tobacco section will be planned un- der the advice of Dr. H. B. Battle, di- rector of the United States experiment station at Raleigh, N. C., and Prof. O. F. Vanderford, secretary of the United States experiment station at Knoxville, Tenn, both of whom are eminent author ities on tobacco culture Prof. w. 0. Stubbs, director of the United States su- gar tApcIiiiCut StdtiOn dt 1yCW OliCoho, has been requested to supervise the sugar exhibit. With these gentlemen will be associated Prof. J. A. Holmes, state geol- ogist of North Carolina, who has the best existing southern collection of minerals and forest products: Professor Yates, state geologist of Georgia; Messrs. Roche, Nesbitt Lane and Stone, commissioners of agriculture of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. A conference of these and other gentlemen will be held in Washington, probably Saturday or Monday, when preliminary plans for ar engagement and division of space will be submitted and final plans adopted by them. These plans are now being drawn by Architect c. A. Maxwell of Augusta. They provide for twelve states and allow 10000 square feet for each, and an equal amount for general exhibits and railroad displays. Applications for space now en- tered aggregate about 115000 square feet. c. D. Parker, who had a prominent part In the installation of the government dis plays at Atlanta, will probably be ap- pointed chief of installation for the south.
 Louisiana and Texas are waking up. In response to urgent letters ExASenator Walsh will probably visit those states next week to assist in organizing them. It is now certain they will not be left out, despite the incapacity and inaction of their nominal committeeman, who have done nothing to forward the work. Effi- cient work Is in progress in Kentucky and West Virginia, and Chicago can rely upon 1t that the south will fill the biggest building that can be secured.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
To Make It Permanent.

Washington, May 13.-From the com mittee on agriculture Senator Proctor to- day reported bill to provide for a director-in-chief of the scientific bureaus and Investigations in the department of agriculture. This official is to be ap- pointed by the president and confirmed by the senate at salary of $5000 year. The report shows that of the 2019 men employed in the agricultural department 993 are engaged chiefly upon scientific and technical work, and of the $2.400 900 appropriated for the agricultural depart ment $1, ,7O0,O 900 was for this work. Under the present system this work has been confined to an assistant secretary, but for some years there has been felt the need of permanent officer of wide scien- tific attainments who should have charge of all this work. The chief con- sideration that makes this desirable is the necessity for permanent administra- tion
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
SOME GOOD SHOOTING.
The Guard Team of Georgia Barely Defeated
 the Engineers.

The Guard Team of Georgia Barely Defeated
 the Engineers,
 Savannah, Ga., May 13.-At Avondale range today the regimental team match, interstate was shot and won by the Guards team, representing the First Battalion, Georgia Volunteers. There were four teams in the match-the First Georgia cavalry, the First Georgia bat talion, the Engineer corps of the District of Columbia and the First Georgia regi- ment infantry. The match was ten shots each at 200 and 500 yards and sklr- mish firing. The scores were all good and the aggregate of the Guards and the District of Columbia showed a difference of only 3 points. Had the Engineer Corps not made as low score as they did at the 200 yards range they would have won. The sklrmish firing of the latter was particularly good. Not man on the team made below 89. The Guards number some of the best shots in the country on it's team and they won on their merits. The New York Rifiemen did not enter team in the regimenta1 match today as their men were not in practice. The following is the score:
 Volunteer Guards.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
THE MOGUL AND ROYAL
 RED CARS for trolley parties and excur- sions, $7.6O each for 3 hours. Telephone IS. 5-o-H
Music at East Lake for dances five nights a week by Montano's string band. 5-2-f
Of Interest to Negroes.

Fort Monroe, Va, May 1S.-The Hamp- ton institute will hold it's commencement exercises this year on the Fist instant, and is to be followed by meeting of It's alumni and a negro conference that promises to be of peculiar interest to the school trustees. MT. Robert c. Og- den. president; Dr. w.. N. Mcvicker of Philadelphia. Dr. Alexander Mckenzie of Cambridge, and Dr. c. H. Parkhurst of New York are expected to speak at the conference, Booker T. Washington. principal of Tuslxegee institute; Dr. J. H. Cromwell, the negro statistician of Washington; Hon. J. S. Durham of Phila- delphia. ex-mihister to Hayti. and other noted educators, are expected to lead the discussion on matters of interest to the negro race. Prof. w. S. Scarborough of Wilberforce university and H. Eli Chat telaine will speak on the folk lore of the negro, and the whole three days will be filled with interesting experiences and helpful discussions, A large attendance of graduates and friends is expected.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
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If you want to preserve apples, don't cause a break in the skin. The germs of decay thrive rapidly there. So the germs of consump- tion find good soil for work when the lining of the throat and lungs is bruised, made raw, or injured by colds and coughs. Scott's Emulsion, with hypophosphites, will heal inhamed mucus mem- branes. The time to take it is before serious damage has been done. A 5o-cent bottle is enough for an or dinary cold.
 50 cents and Sf.O0
 SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
Special rates to boarders fol the summer.
 OPERA HOUSE HOTEL. 

Music at East Lake every Sunday by Weber's brass and reed band and orchestra. Mu- sic bright and catchy, classic and popular. Sure to please the old and young. A visit to East Lake Sunday insures your return. Weber in solos. Concert begins at 3 o'clock.
 4-92-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
THE MOGUL AND ROYAL
 RED CARS for trolley parties and excur- sions, @7.5O each for 3 hourss Telephone 18. 5-o-H
Bitten by a Mad Dog.

Jackson, Miss, May 1S-A mad dog created intense excitement in Jackson this morning at 6 o'clock, running through the streets snapping and biting everything in his path. Three negroes. George Brooks. aged 30; Isaiah Manson, aged 16. and Willie Flowers. years old, were severely bitten, as were also num- Der of cows and dogs The father of will lie Flowers killed the dog with a brick. The wounded have had the bites cauter- ized. but are badly frightened at the prospect of hydrophobia.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14

Weber at East Lake on Sum- days. Look for programme. Solos accompanied by band and orchestra. Selections and marches composed by Weber. Band plays on train as it goes out at 2 o'clock. 4-28-F
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
EAST LAKE. Boating, bathing and fishing at East Lake. 4-28-T
COMPUTED TO FIVE YEARS.
Hammond and the Other Reformers Were
 Let Off Easy

Hammond and the Other Reformers Were
 Let Off Easy.
 Berlin May 13.-A private telegram re- ceived in this city says that the sentences of Col. Francis Rhodes, brother of Cecil Rhodes. ex-premier of Cape Colony; John Hays Hammond, the American mining engineer; Lionel Phillips and George Far rar, who were condemned to death by the high court at Pretoria upon charges of treason in being active members of the Johannesburg reform union, which was held to have instigated Dr. Jame- sons raid into the Transvaal, have been commuted to Imprisonment for term of five years. The sentences of the other members of the reform committee who were found guilty in connection with the conspiracy and were condemned to inn prisonment and banishment and to pay 8 fine of 5000 each, have been reduced to one years imprisonment. The tele- gram Is not yet confirmed.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
Try one of our 25c meals. OPERA HOUSE HOTEL. 512-3t
Terrell summoned to Washineton

Washington. May 13.-The action of the president in suinmoning Mir. Alexander w. Terrell, United States minister to Turkey, from his Texas home to Wash ington was not based on any new or seri- ous developments in the Turkish situa- ton. His presence here is desired for purposes of consultation, and the infer ence Is given that the matter concerns an official appointment
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14

Weber, the clarionet king, and his matchless brass and reed band and orchestra will delight the public at East Lake every Sunday. Prof. Weber will play one or more of his entrancing solos in conjunc- tion with band and orchestra. Turn out and hear Weber. Concert begins at 3 o'clock.
 4-28-tf --. sssl s.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
Notice to the Stockholders of the American Coal and Coke Company.

Notice is hereby given to the stock holders of the American Coal ana coI@a company that meeting of the stockhoideMrss Ms of the said American Coal and Coke com. office of said company in the city of Bit. mingham. Ala, on Thursday the 2fst day of May, 1S96 at 12 m., for the purpose of real and personal, and franchises of sa}d company to secure the floating indebted ness of said company and such other hnsi- ness as may legally and properly come ha- fore the meeting. " This 18th day of April, 1896
 E. W. FUCKER, President M. J. SMALLEN, Secretary.
 4-15-to 5-21,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
Georgia Cavalry.
SkirnniSll
First Regiment.
Totals

Recapitulation: Guards. 107l Engineers, 1O6S: Hussars, 1O37; First regiment 930
 Tomorrow the cavalry earblne match will be shot. The only entries will prob- ably be from the various commands in the First Georgia cavalry.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
Children Cry for
 Pitchers CastorIa.
THE MOGUL AND ROYAL RED CARS

for trolley parties and excur- sions, $7.5O each for 3 hours. Telephone 1S. 5-9V
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
THE FIDELITY'S Place Among ..
 Insurance COmDauieS.

of the people generally understood the plan of THD FIDELITY MUTUAL LIF'W ASSOCIATION 1t would be diff1cuit to nAr- insurance"
 This remark was made to us recently by a Wan who, for more than half score of years, has been actively engaged if the business, but who had not, up to that time. known just what our system Is. We do not doubt the entire accuracy of his statement We may say, too that this has always been our view of the case. From the hour when THE FIDELITY'S banner was firsr flung to the breeze 1t has borne the in scription. Prove all things; hold fast that which IS good:' and our invitation today to every man. is "Examihe our syetefa. metits for yourself; we will be content to
 Net insurance in force April 30,
 $62, ,639, ,51O. Amount written during the month of April.
 $2, ,16O, ,l5O.
 Number of policy holders, s
 26, 704.
 We would be glad to explain this system to you or mail you literature on the sibjeot prop us card giving age at nearest birth. day. ' ''
 F. w. DIXON, Manager.
 217 21st Street, Birmingham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14

MANFREDO RESTAURANT.
 Open day and night. First class service. Fans to keep you cool. Orders and meals sent out. 2OO4 Ed avenue, near 2Oth street. 4-23-Im
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
Children Cry for
 Pitchers Castoria. Get our summer rate for boarders.
 OPERA HOUSE HOTEL. 512-3t

EAST LAKE. Boating, bathing and fishing at East Lake. 4-28-F
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14

To Curea Gold in One Day. nsil Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if 1t fails to cure. 25c. 10-27-6m-2p
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
THE MOGUE AND ROYAL
 RED CARS

for trolley parties and excur- sions, $7. 50 each for 3 hours. Telephone l6. 5-0-H
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
Children Cry for
 Pitchers Castoria.

Music at East Lake for dances five nights a week by Montano's string band, 5-2-r The coolest and largest schooner of beer in the city at the Central Beer Hall, l8l6 First avenue.
 HI. HENTSCHEL. 4-I7-H Proprietor.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14

Music at East Lake for dances five nights a week by. Moptana's string band. 5-2-f
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14

T Indicates trace Of rain or snow; 1ndlcales rise and fall.
 BEN M JACOBS, Local Observer, Weather Bureau.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14

LOUIS V. CLARK & CO.,, Managers, 2021 First avenue, Blrming- ham, Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
EAST JAKE

Boating. bathing and fishing at East Lake <-aS-t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-14
M. WE'LL & BRO.,

TnOMOIEHS OF' FASHION.
 1915-1917 First Avenue. MT G. D. Lebolt held ticket No 2981 and IS entitled to the $50 Suit or $50 SIlk Dress.
The herald., 1896-10-09
A PARALLEL
Between Judas Iscariot and Benjamin
Butterworth

Sacred history tells of Judas Iscariot
and his name is execrated throughout
the world as the destroyer Of the Son
OF God, but there are some palliating
circumstances which should mollify the
worlds deep-seated hatred of his treach-
cry.
Judas made no orations nor wrote any
letters proclaiming his loyalty to the
doctrines OF Christ, but was chosen re-
gardless OF his will, by one of the
twelve.
He did not at least electioneer for the
position. He never went around like
Peter, with sword, cutting off the ears
of the opposition, nor did he profess his
loyalty as Peter did, by saying: Il
will lay down my life for thy sake" If
Judas had made these professions of
love and loyalty, he would have doubly
been a traitor.
The trouble with Judas was, he loved
money better than he did good name,
and he sold his Savior for thirty pieces
of silver, and there was not gold dol
lar back of any of 1T.
No one has such a poor opinion Of Judas
as to believe that Judas would ever have
betrayed his Savior, IL he had published
in the records of that day, his faith and
reasons for his loyalty to his Savior
He would not have had the cheek to
haye done that, though the record says
Satan had already entered into him.
Against this treachery of Judas, we
present that of Benjamin Butterworth
of Cincinnati who, after having ex-
hausted all his mental force, all his
powers of logic, all his fertility of illus
tration to prove to the world that if
free coinage of silver was the panacea
for all our national ills, and that we
need 1t SO much, that II England would
not unite with U.S. we were strong enough
to try it alone, and to make these argu-
ments conspicuous, he placed them in
the Congressional Record and now he
comes to California to try to make us
believe that what he said six months ago
in favor of remonetizing silver, was all
a lie. Was there ever such a case Of
self-stultif1cation, such base denial Of
ones mental or moral manhood, as Is
shown by this Intellectual somersault Of
the Hon. Benjamin Butterworth? Bene-
dict Arnold was doubiy a traitor, be-
cause he had spoken and fought for
Americas independence and then be-
came a traitor. Mr.. Butterworth has
spoken for, and written the bravest de-
fense Of silver in our recent literature,
but has since deserted his colors and
Is now trying to batter down his own
great arguments. No one believes he
has changed his opinion:. .t,
There was something manly In Judas
after all, for as; soon as elhad time
to consider the awfulness of his crime,
he went out and hung himself, and his
example Is worthy OF serious considcra-
tion. 3la az ss>
The herald., 1896-10-09
GRAND JURY

After prolonged hammering, The Her
AID has succeeded in calling attention
to the law regulating the grand juries
in this county.
The people are to be corgra tulated IN
the excellent personnel of the grand
jury just summoned. These gentlemen
may be relied on to do good work. AS
suming that the law will henceforth be
observed in regard to our grand juries,
we can now hope to have some examina-
tion of the business of the OUTLYING
towns and districts in the county. Since
the examination of the last two grand
Juries some of the most glaring abuses
or the county and city government
have been removed. There is today no
such contrast in assessments as was
found in lot on Spring street belong
ing to the family Of the chief deputy of
one OF our assessors. In that case the lot
was assessed at five hundred dollars.
and the assessors private mark had
been erased from the books. The lots
on either ide were assessed at five thou
sand dollars. each. So also books are
now kept in good form in the office of
the superintendent of streets, where be-
fore there were no books at all. So also
inventories of the county road property
are now kept. In fact, the public busi-
ness is in shape for examination as it
never has been before. The grand jury
need not therefore exhaust it's energy
and initiative on experts, however USE
full they may be. It. can follow with
advantage the policy of the Wallace
and of the last San Francisco grand
jury, and look into the public interests
in q broad and patriotic way. Do cor
porations corrupt our politics? This is
living question. Do holders of public
franchises carry out equally and hon.
estly their obligations to the public?
What sort of system Of checks exists
for the very large and vastly import
ant school expenditures? Other like
questions can be examined by the grand
jury without preventing the routine
work of experts. The Herald is glad to
see the law followed and the grand jury
called.
The herald., 1896-10-09
SAN FRANCISCo,S LESSON

The political situation In San Fran
cisco, which is yet the metropolis of the
state, is almost enough to excite de-
spair as to the ability of the people to
govern themselves, at least in municipal
affairs. 1t is a situation that should ar
rest the attention of the voters of the en-
tire state, a situation, in fact, that may
we'll arrest the attention and arouse the
solicitude of voters in all parts of the
republic, for it Is more or less typical Of
what exists in substantially all the
larger communities and of conditions
potent for evil in many ways outside the
limits of these particular communities.
The examples alone thus exhibited men,
ace the political purity of every precinct,
city or county in the land. Political evil,
like every other kind, is infectious to a
lamentable degree.
The machinery of each of the three
leading political parties of San Fran
cisco is in the possession of professional
political bosses, men without business or
social standing. and no character except
that which belongs to adopts in fraud,
chicane, corruption and intimidation,
sis in it, and who intend to get all there
sis in it" even if in doing so they have 10
venture within the shadow of the gates
of San Quentin or Folsom. The conven-
tions which have recently assembled in
San Francisco as representing. osten-
sibly, the Republicans, Democrats and
Populists have been in fact known to
the press and public of that city by the
cognomens of the individuals controll-
ing them, respectively. In the name Of
Republicanism the public has been ed;-
fed with the Mahoney- Kelly and the
Curry Crimmins convocations. The ban
ner Of Democracy is claimed by the ban
ditti of the resuscitated Buckley on the
one hand and the guerilla gang of the
Hainey-Lanigan partnership on the
other. And even the convention
called into being as representative Of
that presumably uncomfortable, boss
hating political quantity, the Populists,
proved to have been composed, in the
majority, Of puppets responsive to the
wires centering in the cunning and cor
rupt hand OF, the aforementioned Buck
ley. Thus in SO far as the tickets that are
the products Of the professedly partisan
conventions are concerned, the voters OF
San Francisco are offered choice OF
evils Of which there is practically n,
lesser, they are equally iniquitous. The
only-hope of the electors Of that boss
cursed, monopoly ridden burg have this