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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-31
Contributions Solicited.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 30.-Chair-
man Lane of the National Silver party
has issued an address to the people of
the State enlisting their support in be-
half of free coinage and soliciting con-
tributiOns to the campaign fund
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-31
JOINED TEAMS.
Coachman and Governess
Married Yesterday.

SANDWICH (Mass), Aug 30.-John
]. Nolan and Miss Jennie Schultz Lam
ders, coachman and governess. re-
spectively in the household of President
Cleveland, We're married in this city this
afternoon by Rev. ]. D. O'Keefe. The
bridal party drove up from Gray Gables
early in the day and lunched at the
house Of a friend. The ceremony was
performed at the rectory in the after
noon.
No invitations had been issued and
none but the members of the wedding
party were present. After the service
the couple returned to Gray Gables,
where dinner was served. There they
received the hearty congratulations of
President and Mrs. Cleveland, the for
mer remembering them with a substan-
tial check. After a short bridal trip the
bride and groom will resume their duties
in the household.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-31
Sound Money Democrats.

ALBUQUERQUE On. M, Aug. 30
The sound money Democrats of New
Mexico yesterday perfected a perma-
nent organization and elected the fol-
lowing delegates to the Indianapolis
Convention: ]. w. Schofield, George E.
Robin, w. E. Dame, H Valid. John w.
Poe and w. B. Childers.
The resolutions indorse the Cleveland
Administration and condemn the Chi
cagO pIatfOrm.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-31

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.-A special from
Guanajuato, Mexico, says: One of the
most extensive deposits of tin in the
world has been found near here There
are over 100000, 900 tons of the metal
in sight. 1t assays 6ls per cent. pure tin.
a company of American and Mexican
capitalists has been formed to develop
the deposit.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-31
IMPORTANT CAPTURE
OF HORSE THIEVES.
Mexican Officers Take Them South Of the
Boundary Line.
They Have Been Robbing the Stock
Men North of the Line.

Ii Hung Chang Will be Feted by
His Countrymen at Vancouver
Rain at Various Points Does Some
Damage to Hay and Drying
Fruits-Beheaded by an Engine
Committed Suicide Through De-
sp0ndency.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-31
GOLD DEMOCRATS
IN new YORK.
They Will Assemble at Syracuse This
Morning
To Choose Delegates to the Indian
apolis Convention.

1t Will Assemble Again After the
State Convention to Choose Presi-
Dental EleCtOrs-Its Platform Will
Under international Agreement
rlcKinley and Bryan Both Went
to Church Yesterday.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
DANA AFTER FRANCIS,

Mr.. Secretary of the Interior Francis,
who halls from the city Of st. Louis. Mo-.
and who appears to be one of those
friends of the people and everlasting foes
of the trusts and combines during the
time that intervenes from one election
to another, but who always turns up on
the side of the trusts, combines and plu-
tocrats on election day, has not only got
himself into Cleveland's cabinet, but has
got the New York Sun after him. Hav-
ing done all in his power to defeat the
democratic nominees and in lieu thereof
gotten the Office given up by Mr.. Hoke
Smith, who, rather than renounce the
democratic party resigned from the cab
met, Mr.. Secretary Francis deemed 1t
about time to take up the fight for the
people again against the entertainments
of the money power.
With this idea in his head Mr.. Francis
addressed a letter recently to the par
Elephants in a banquet to which he had
been invited. but owing to press of bust
ness. could not attend. In that letter
Mr.. Francis. among other things, said:
IF some legislation is not enacted to
check the growing influence of wealth
and circumscribe the power of trusts and
monopoles there will be an uprising Of
the people before the century closes
which will endanged our institutions"
OF course that was a remarkable
declaration to come from a man who had
found his way into the Cleveland cabinet
solely because of his proclaimed opinion
that the democratic party had put
forth as its nominee for President an
Anarchist To speak against the
growing influence of wealth" and to
suggest the advisability of "circumscrib-
ing the powers of trusts and monopolies"
was vary "anarchstic" In Mr.. Bryan and
to have such doctrine come now from a
member of the Cleveland cabinet Is
enough to rifle Mr.. Dana, of the New
York Sun. In commenting on the extract
quoted above from Mr.. Secretary Fran
els letter the Sun says:
"rhis is the chatter of a fool. MIR.
Francis happens to be a wealthy man
himself, and presumably he Is anxious
to get weather. Does he think that his
growing wealth and the influence of it
will "endanger our institutions?" Whose
wealth and what wealth endangers those
| Institutions? He cannot tell to save his
| life. He cannot come to particulars to
| save his live. He is fatuously and ignor-
anly repeating silly lie which plenty
OF other fools have been taught to re-
peat by demagogues and anarchists"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
FAILURES.

The weekly reports of Dun and Brad
street do not furnish any evidence tend
ing to show the return of prosperity. The
reports published yesterday show that
during the past week there were fifty
five more business failures in the United
States than occurred during the same
week in 1895. That is pretty consider
able increase, especially when we take
into consideration the fact that the gold
papers continue to insist that confidence
has been restored and that prosperity has
actually put in It's appearance.
The State Herald finds no pleasure
whatever in referring to these unpleas-
ant truths 1t would be vastly more
pleasant to us to be able to say that de-
velopments have been such as to estab-
lish the fact that the advocates of the gold
standard are correct and the free coinage
advocates mistaken. Nothing would de-
light us more than to be able to point
to facts showing that this country had
actually entered upon an era of perma-
nent and universal prosperity. That is
what the State Herald wants to see; that
Is what the State Herald thought would
be the result If Mr.. Bryan and with him
free coinage congress were elected; that
is Just exactly what we did not then and
do not believe now can ever come to this
country under the single gold standard.
That universal and permanent prosper
ity will not come. we are unable to say
positively, BECAUSE we do not know, but
we can say most positively that it has
not come yet, and that there are as yet
no'visible evidences indicating that 1t will
come.
The gold bug Palmerite press contends
that the defeat of Bryan brought conf
,iepce and prosperity instantly and,
strange to say, that Notwithstanding the
election has been over more than a
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
SELECTIONS OF THE CITY
OFFICERS,

The city fathers, in choosing officers to
fill the several positions of trust in the
administration of the city's affairs chose
wisely and well. The board in making
the selections saw fit to retain in office
several who had done active and eff
cient service during former administra-
tons. The following were the elect:
For city clerk and auditor, Mr.. Au-
gustus A. Camp. Mr.. Camp has had the
distinction of holding the office to which
he was reelected during the administra-
lions of Mayors Lane, Fox and Van
Hoose, and this fact alone warranted the
board in making him their choice Mr..
Camp Is young man of sterling quail
ties and fully capable of filling the po-
sition satisfactorily.
For city treasurer and tax collector,
Mr.. George Eustis Mr. Eusts was re-
elected having filled the position under
the Van Hoose administration. Mr.. Eus-
It's is a competent business man, and like
Mr.. Camp. has sterling qualities which
commend him to all.
For city engineer, Mr.. Julian Ken
drick was reelected to serve, as he has
efficiently done during former admins
trations. Though quiet and unobtru-
sive, Mr. Kendrick is far-seeing and
looks after the city's interests with
carefulness commendatory.
For city physician, the board select
ed DR.. w. II. Wilder, who succeeds DR..
Gibson. DR.. Wilder is a physician who,
though young in years, is ripe in ex-
perience. His selection Is conceded by
all to be an excellent one.
For chief of the fire department, the
board saw no reason to Gust Chief Thad.
Mulin, who has been q fire fighter for
the city for many years. So popular is
Thad. Mulin that the smallest boy in the
city cheers him whenever he is seen in
his little red wagon flying over the
ground to a fire. He is a fixture.
For sections of Oak Hi1l and Red Noun
to make any changes and therefore re-
tanned Messrs. Joe p. Lambert and Sam
M. Cunningham.
For street and poll tax collector the
board retained Mr.. A. A. Gambill, who
has -proven~a terror to the boys during
the past fiscal year. and who it is safe
to assert, will continue TO run them
down with skill and alacrity.
The three gentlemen selected to serve
on the board of education are well known
in business circles, Messrs. b. Steiner,
M. j. Gregg and II. B. Gray. They need
no praise at the hands Of the State
Herald
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06


month, and each week since that time
the two great commercial agencies of
this country referred to in the beginning
of this article have published facts and
figures showing the absolute absence of
any material improvement in any direc-
ton, heegoid bug press continues to in
sist that prosperity has returned.
Dun and Bradstreet's reports yester-
day dispose sof@the claims of the news
papers that persist in the effort to make
the public believe as true that which
they know to be absolutely false. 1t is
not time yet to assert as fact that the
claims of the straight republican press
are not true That portion of the public
press has contended that the republican
party would be- able to restore to this
country permanent and universal pros
perity. They may be correct; we can't
say as yet that they are not. True, we
think they are very much mistaken but
we may ourselves be mistaken. Time will
prove who tits. that is. right To say now
before Mckinley has been inaugurated
and his congress has had time to accom-
plish anything that the republicans have
failed to give to the country that which
they have promised would be out of order
and the assertion could carry no weight.
Certain it is however, that time has es-
tablished the fact and that beyond ques-
ton that the gold press, in proclaiming
that Bryan's defeat meant the instan-
taneous returno of prosperity was abso-
lutely without foundation. The reports
of Dun and Bradstreet also establish the
fact that, so far, nothing has developed
tending to prove that, under the present
financial system, there will ever be again
in this country universal and permanent
prOSperitY..-.--- o
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
MY swEETHEARTs EYES.

Poets have written OF Hope and Love,
OF the things of Earth and those above;
They've moaned of Folly and sung of Fame,
And covered with glory some great mans
name.
They've chanted their praises of country
and town.
Made for their history wide renown.
Poets have sung of War-an Peace
From our own big fights to the wars of
Greece:
They've told us Fiction-have told US some
Truth
Really, they've sung of all things forsooth,
Unless. perhaps, by some luckless chance,
They've forgot to write of my sweethearts
glance. > - y
All! mischief Is In those eyes of brown,
And love is filing those eyes cast down,
And down in their depths, to guard her
well. 5.-
Purity and sTruth constantly dwell.
Those eyes speak words no tongue could
form,
Words that are cold, or wise or warm;
They've told me things would never tell
Sail by the coming Of MAY sne'n--well,
I almost betrayed it. 'twoI,ld never do--as-
But / Know. she will those brown eyes are
true.
London Daily Mail.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
THE SWEETEST OF MEMoRY's BELLS.


Drank L. Stanton in the Ladies' Home
Wild is the way through the woodland:
but there are the sweet fields or
The signing, sad pines, and the jessamine
vines, and the rili that leaps laugh
ingly over.
The lilies that rim 1.-THE shadows that
dim it-and there. winding winsome-
Is the path that still leads to the old homo
through rivery ripples of wheat!
And harki it's the song of the reapers, and
| know by its jubilant ringing.
There is gold in the CLEAN of the harvest
and love in the hearts that are sing
And still as of old to the ether its music
mellifluous swells
And the wind that signs westward IS
swaying the sweetest of Memorys
bells.
Let me pass through the wheat and the
clover, o men and rose-maidens, who
reapi
I. who come from the sound of the cities,
like child to it's mother would creep:
For through long years of tears and of
toiling, like harbor-bells over the
Your voices far winging and ringing were
singing me-singng me home!
And here, from the pain and the pleasure
from the sorrow and signing. flee
AS the birds when the storm-winds arc
blowing, as the ships seek the haven
And I fancy the violets know me in gar
dens of beauty and Bliss
And do not the red roses owe me the peace
of the prodigaPs kiss?
The sun is still bright at the portal; there
the love-light all radiant shines
Heart Heart! there's face we remember
in the tangle and bloom OF the vines ss
Far off the glad ,r reape wbe are
And the arms of mother are clinging,
and the kiss of a mother Is sweet!
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

The Alabama legislature is already
looked upon by the press and the peo-
pie as roaring farce and we know the
democrats are proud of the member they
sent there who is now acting as chief
clown.-Brdgeport News.
Yes. by that part of the press and peo-
pie of the Hundley persuasion who had
no hand in electing them. But with the
masses of the people and nine-tenths of
the state papers the present Legislature
Is looked upon as able, wise and pre-
dominated over by rock-ribbed demo-
Gratis after the old school,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
A TREAT IN STORE.
Ladies' of the Southside Baptist Church
to Have a Bazaar.-Plenty to
Eat and Entertaining Pro?
!, =. gramme Promised. "A

The ladies' of the South Side Baptist
church will open bazaar on Wednesday.
the 9th inst, at 2019 First avenue. the
store formerly occupied by the bee
Hive The bazaar will last three days
and Is given for the purpose of apply
Ing the proceeds to the church debt. Each
day during the continuance of the bazaar
an elegant dinner will be served from IL
o'clock noon until 8 p. m. The price will
be so cents and good dinner 1t will be.
During the entire day refreshments will
be served to order and no one will be
permitted to leave hungry. The follow
ing programme will be carried out as
E near as possible:
Wednesday Evening-Musical.
Thursday Evening-Family Album.
Friday Evening-Later mention will be
made for special feature of that even
ing.
Wednesday afternoon from until
O'Clock candy pulling for children will
take place and the candy will be sold In
generous quantities for 10 cents.
Friday afternoon from 3 until o'clock
there will be a doll reception and the
child who brings the prettiest doll will
receive a prize.
lows: Mrs. w. H. Moore will have
charge of the fancy BOOTH and she will
be assisted by Mrs. w. F. Tyler and
Mrs. Dan Smith. The useful articles
booth will be presided over by Mrs.
Thornton, assisted by Mrs. Clarke The
candy booth will be in charge of Mrs.
Histed, assisted by Mrs. J. D. Gresham.
The flower booth will be in charge of
Mrs. Edwin Wilkinson, who will be as
sisted by Miss Maliza Moore and Mrs.
J. P. Stiles.
Next comes the doll booth Miss
Sparks will have charge of this booth,
and Mrs. Hester and Mrs. Nix will as
sist her.
The all important department-some-
thing in it to please everybody-the Gull
mary department, will be in charge of
Mrs. c. H. Nabb, assisted by Mrs. J.
d. Dwyer, Mrs. w. c. Ward, Mrs. l.. @.
C. Kelley, Mrs circuit, Mrs. Satterfield
and Mrs. Minor.
Mrs. James Hardman will be chairman
of the entertainment committee, and Mrs.
M. l.. Stratton will have the entire gen.
eral management.
At this time of the year when every
body who has a soul and the price is
calculating on their Christmas purchases
they should pay the Bazaar visit, and
they are almost certain to see something
to suit them at a moderate price.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
TOP OF THE MORNING.

The Birmingham State Herald has Ia
bored earnestly and faithfully for de-
mocracy and has won a signal triumph
in the recent city election of Birming-
ham, 1t is the strongest and best demo-
cratic newspaper in Alabama. Long may
she live and prosper to do battle for the
cause of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Breeze.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
DEMOCRACY STILL AHEAD.

The city election of Birmingham has
been held and the Birmingham News and
its pet republican candidate have met
defeat at the hands of the democratic
candidate. Evans, (and the State Herald)
When a newspaper leaves the old time
democratic party in Alabama. 1t will new
er succeed in an election. We hope the
News will always meet with sore defeat
in It's little republican schemes.-war-
r.or Breeze.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

The selection by the city council of
Alderman Henry b. Gray as member of
the board of education was wise and
commendable. Mr.. Gray received the
ground work of his education in the pub
lie schools al Atlanta, spending eleven
years CT his boyhood in those schools and
mastering the entire curriculum. He
thus has practical knowledge of one of
the best school systems in The SOUTH He
was afterward connected with leading
newspapers. and kept in touch with edu-
cational interests.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
PRICE OF CORN ApyANcING

The price of-corn has gone up from IS
to 40 cents per bushel, and will continue
to SO up, as the season advances. Our
corn crop was at least one-third short
this season. Cotton is now coming in
very slowly, and the supply on the
plantations Is nearly exhausted. Farm
ers are selling freely, having given up all
hopes of any material advance In the
price before next spring.-Greensboro
Waterman.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Mr. Bynum proposes to organize
democra tic-republcan party. What's the
matter with retaining the organization
of which he is now at the head and just
change the name from national demo-
cratic" party to emocratic-republican
parfy2
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

When the legislature adjourns in Feb
ruary we Alabamians will be ready for
a rest.-Huntsville Mercury.
And you can take your oscar" home
and feast him on Christmas turkey and
other ''nick-nacks." and try to induce
him to stay there. Not only the Mer-
curry. but the state at large would like
a rest on Mr. Hundley
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Mr.. Mckinley is going to call an extra
session of congress, and we will wager a
quarter to a ginger cake that J. p. Nor
gan and his crowd will make him issue
bonds before he is in office twelve
months
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
MAY BE SHORTER.

There is some talk of Capt. James
Crook being appointed president of the
Alabama railroad commission. 1t is a
nice position, and Capt. Crook probably
deserves 1t from personal and political
point of view, but we hardly think he
will get it, In our opinion the presen.
incumbent Maj. Henry r. Shorter will
be urned.-HuntsYllle Mercury.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

1t was reported yesterday that Mr..
Enslen had employed ten attorneys to
conduct his contest for the mayoralty-
ship. The defeated candidate may. inn
port that famous philadelphia lawyer"
but Evans will be mayor of Birmingham
for the next two years.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

When the members of the general as
sembly go home. as they will do next
Wednesday, to spend the holidays, they
should feel of the pulse of the people on
the proposition to have a constitutional
convention. It is our opinion that they
will find an almost unanimous sentiment
In favor of a constitutional convention.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
NOBODY NEED SHED TEARS.

Nobody need shed any tears over ex-
Gov. Oates condition. True, he hasn't
got any office, and must OF necessity feel
lonesome. but he is said to have plenty
of money. He will manage to get along
until next election time.--Greensboro
Waterman.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
BIRMINGHAM is A-coMING.

Birmingham is coming in as sharp
competitor with Mobile in the line of
Mardi Gras displays. She is making
preparations for an unusually fine display
this season.--Brewton Standard Guage.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Reports come from Washington to the
effect that already nearly every availa-
bic room in the city has been engaged
for inaugural week. 1t is given out that
the Inauguration Of Mckinley Is to be the
grandest affair of the kind that has ever
occurrcd
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

1.-The blue-eyed boy of destiny" oh,
where is he?-Lauderdale Journal.
Why, he was at the inaugural ball.
Two years from this he will be calling
himself democrat and cussing the
"d-n mugwumps" who went off after
Palmer and Mckinley
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

If Mr.. Mckinley doesn't do something
for Senator Palmer the republican party
stands a chance to lose him. The sena-
tor is not given to staying with a party
that does not provide a soft place for
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

The farmer who fails to raise all the
corn and meat he needs at home and
plants all his good land in cotton next
year will find out next fall that conf
dence has not been restored.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06
ALABAMA BRYCE INSANE HOS
PITAL.

Tuscaloosa. Ala, Dec. 4, 1896.
To the State Herald.
The Christmas holidays are close at
hand. We desire to make the occasion
one of enjoyment to the inmates of this
hospital, and therefore ask you to re-
member us this Christmas and send
something for Individual friends, or for
the patients generally; and will you draw
the attention of others interested, to this
card. These remembrance are a great
source of pleasure, and are looked for
with great interest.
Anything in way of extra wearing ap-
parel. money, books, newspapers, pic
lures, fruit, nuts, confectioneries. ETC.,
will make suitable and appreciated gifts.
All packages should be sent to the Ala
bama Bryce Insane Hospital. Tuscaloosa,
prepaid, on or before the oath inst, and
when intended for any particular person.
the name should be distinctly marked.
Respectfully,
], 4. SEARCY, M, D., Supt.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

The country will hear from Mr.. Cleve-
land next week. We feel sure that his
message so far as it deals with the finan-
cial question, will be out of line with the
platform of the democratic party.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

If Mr. Enslen employs ten lawyers TO
conduct his contest it will only be nee
essary for Mr.. Evans to employ one
Possession is nine points In law.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

That was rather long stride in the
direction of reform when the board of
aldermen slashed the city expense &C
count from $4,000 to $1,000 per annum at
one stroke. Don't suppose there will be
any contest along this line. =
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-06

Now for a law establishing an immi-
grafton bureau in Alabama. We must
take steps to turn the tide Alabamaward.