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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
aooDwArTR.
Two Alleged Firebugs Released, One Held
Coosa Is Solid for the Ticket.

Two Alleged Firebugs Released, One Held.
Coosa Is Solid for the Ticket
Goodwater, May 1S-(Special.) 1.-THE
preliminary trial in the case of the state
against Joanna radford, Cornela Mar
berry. and Lucinda Maxwell, charged
with burning John Bradfords stable and
his two horses in the stable, came to a
close Saturday evening, resulting In the
release of Cornelia Marberry and Lucinda
Maxwell. and in placing Joanna Bradford
under $500 bond, which she has so far
failed to make. Thescase was heard be-
fore his honor, c. M. Simpson, and con-
sumed two entire days. All parties con-
cerned are negroes.
Crops In Coosa are in a fiourishing con-
dition, and the farmers wear broad smiles.
Although Coosa went for Clarke in the
April primaries, there are no Clarke men
here now. They are as strong for John
ston now as those who voted for him in
the primaries. The democracy of Coosa
IS now working as one man for the cleo
ton of our state ticket. There are no
goldbugs now-all are Johnston men.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Children eryfcr
Pitchers castorIa.

Music A. East ~ Lake for
dances iva nights q week shY
Montana's string band. 5-s:r
MANFREDO RESTAURANT.
Open day and night. First
class service. Fans to keep
you cool. Orders and meals
sent out. 1904 I'd avenue,
near 2Oth street. <-s3-lm
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Urethral Structure.


Cured on the same terms. The treatment
il painless. I perform all manner Of
surgical operations pertaining to my
specially, and through the influence Of
anesthetics cause no pain. This boon
to the afflicted.
There are many complications follow
ing Private Diseases. such as Bad Blood,
skin, Bladder and Womb Troubles, Ul-
GERS. Pimples. Blotches, sore Mouth, etc.
all of which quickly get well when the
cause il removed.
I wish to call special attention to my
treatment of unfortunates suffering from
the effects of Early Imprudence, Errors
Of Youth, Loss of Vitality, Loss of Man,
hood, Sexual Debility. or any Of the mad
deninR effects. Get well and be a man.
Enjoy life as you should. Thousands of
men and youths are occupying subordi-
nate positions in life today who. II they
ware able to exercise their brain power
to its fullest capacity. would instead be
leaders. Is
Tn = majority Of cases can cure my pa
t,ents by mail treatment. I can furnish
medicines from my Dispensary. or. ID I
am a Regular Licensed Physician. I
car. write them prescriptions. II they
prefer they can have them prepared BY
their home druggist s.
n Won i've In or near the city, call a.
nv Private Dispensary. If At = distance.
write me your trouble Ny book on Pri,
vate Diseases ana proper question lists
will be sent on application. l.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
THE MOGUL AND ROYAL
REDcCARS

for trolley parties and excur-
Isions, $7.5O each for 8 hours
Telephone - ~ 5-o-F
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19

Music at East Lake every
Sunday by Weber 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 8 O'Clock.
4-28-tf
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been APP
propriately called the curse of mankind.
1t is the one disease that physicians can
not cure; their mercuria1 aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank B. Martin, prominent
ieWe1er at o26 Pennsylvania Ave. WASH
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19

ington, DC .,says:
I was for a long
time under treat.
n1ent of two -of
the best physi-
clans of this city
for III severe. case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
My mouth was
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Large Sale of Timber Lands.

Tuscaloosa, May 1S.-(Special.) Fried
man & Loveman, large land owners of
this city, have so1d'-.to Messrs Nicola,
Hastings & Gillespie, wealthy lumber
men of Pittsburg, Pa, $4,000 acres of long
leaf yellow pine timber lands lying in
this and the counties of BIB, Hale and
Perry. The purchasers intend to develop
the property. -s- tssl
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Railroad EARNINGS

Auditor Purifoy has just figured up the
earnings Of the railroad lines in Alabama
for the year ending with December, 1895
and finds the grand total to be s$12,S76,
879.44.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Syphilis.

Many physicians claim that this disease
cannot be cured-that Ia. entirely eradi-
Gated from the system. am willing to
contract with any responsible person on
the basis of no cure no pay.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19

filled with eating sores; my tongue was
almost eaten away, so that for three
months was unable to taste any solid
food. My hair was coming out rapidly.
and was in horrible fix. had tried
various treatments, and was nearly dis
couraged, when friend recommended
SIS. After had taken four bottles,
began to get better, and when / had
finished eighteen bottles, was cured
sound and we'll, my skin was without
-blemish, and have had no return of
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from life
of misery" SIS. Guaranteed purify
vegcta6ks) will cure any case of blood
poison. Books on the disease
s. 1: !: =: !: 9: 8: S
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19

Quite an aggregation of different tex
lures. You will be suited both in price
and quality.
Remember, we are the originatorS and
promoters of popular prices.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
Gonorrhoea.

II you have Gonorrhoea, elect, Lucor-
rhea, Whites or any other troublesome
discharge that fails to get we'll under or.
binary treatment, come or write to me.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19

Music at East Lake for
dances five nights a. week by
Montano's string band. 5-2-H
The evening times., 1896-12-16
DEspoILisD ,L,,Intsl.ISEs.
Thieves Have Been Stealing Clothe es,
But One Has Been Caught.

Clothesline thieves have been doing a
land office business during the last three
weeks i'll the northwest section of the city,
and complaints have been pouring into all
Df the police stations, but nc policemen of
Ghe Second precinct have started game in
their vicinity, and expect before they are
through to rOut out ut least one gang of
the offe
George Smith, who is supposed to be Il
ring-lcadcr among the thieves, was cap
tUred on Monday night by Policemen Nc
Donald and Hattcn after a long chase and
locked up at No. . charged with larceny.
The police court authorities, by request,
deferred Il bearing ON the charge until
Saturday, in order to give the policemen
tmr to thoroughly work up the case and
discover, if possible. the whereabouts of
the missing wearing apparel. q
Policemen Lightfoot and Mcdonald took
the case in hand. and result of their
efforts the office at No. looks like u
laU ndry.
Two suspected houses We're raided, and
in each large quantities of the missing
clothes were discovered. The first en-
tered was No. 6l7 Freeman's alley, occu-
pied by Ella jenkins, cOlorcd. who pro-
fesSes total ignorance of the whole matter,
and the second was a house in ill-famed
. street alley, occupied hy Fannie Carter,
whose Ignorance on the subject is even
more utIlse lHdH tldI Oi MISS jenkins
Here an additional stock of freshly
washed linen was found. Nearly all of the
goods have since been identified by the
owners, the greater part of which We're
taken from Mrs. Louisa White, who lives
at No 1927 New Jersey avenue northwest.
Mrs. White takes in washing, and a dozen
or more families in her vicinity are repre-
sentcd in the great bundle of stolen goods
The policemen have accumulated substan-
tial evidence that Smith is one of the guilty
parties, and are h3 rd at work in an effort
to corral the others.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
CHEAP
POSTAGE BY
ALL MEANS.

all serial publications. The proposition / ;
vigorously opposed, as it should be, and 1t
is 20 he hoped that it Will he ultimately de-
feated. Its passageis is urged upon the ground
that il viii save he government something
like eight million dollars year, and would
wipe out the deficit in the postal revenues
This deficit greatly worries a number of
statesmen, who have contemplated with
perfect equaniHiity the ever-growing short
age in the Treasury, and they. like others
before them, keep on harpins on the fact
that the Postoffice Department mt is not self
supporting. What Of it? Why should it
be so any more than any other department
of the government?
The postal service comes nearer the
home of every citizen than any other part
of the government machinery. 1t is almost
the only one concerning the usefulness of
which he has daily and tangible evidence.
The tax it puts upon him in the way Of
postage he pays checrfully, because he
realizes that he has obtained value re-
ceived'' for 1T. He does not care a silver
whether the postal service is self support
ing or not. The deficit arising from max
ing 1t cheaper and better for him does not
worry him in the least A good many years
ago the annual postal deficit was consider
ably larger than it is now. 1t has been
growing less as the population of the coun-
try has increased, and the rates of postage
have been reduced, and these same causes
will operate to wipe it out ultimately alto
gether. In the meantime there is no appro-
priation which the people contemplate with
so much satisfaction as that for the mail
service.
The serial publications against which
such an outcry is made as the chief cause
for the deficit. are for the most part edu-
cational and entertaining to very large
class of the people, who in no other way
could obtain literature of any sort save
what is contained in the weekly or Sunday
newspapers. To raise the postage upon
them from / cent to S cents pound would
put the tax upon the recipient instead of
the publisher, and in many instances com
pei the former to deprive himself of this
class of reading matter. The discomfort and
disadvantage of an increase OF postage
would fall altogether upon the general
public, and not upon the publishers against
whom the bill is said to be directed.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
THE HOTELS.
Last Nights Arrivals.

ARLINGToN-A. W Tobias. Chicago;
George F Ormsby, Boston; II. y. Fafrett,
University OF Virginia.
EBBITT-ThomaS II. Campbell. Burling
ton, Vt; John II. Peterson Brooklyn: Hon.
NJ. j. W. Bouham. CIncinnati: j 4 Whit
comb, Boston; James NJ. Smith, Layton
Utah, j. r. Wade, U. :. A.
METROP POLITAN-F. H Roberts. Johns
town, Pa; A. s. Irwin, ir.. Athens, Ga
NATIONAL-J. p Sedwell, Chicago: y.
a. Staples. Bradon Springs. Ala: l.. G
Thompson Indianapolis; Holcornb e. Ellis
st. Louis.
NORMANDIE-S. Rosenbuch. jefferson
City, Mo-; John II. Sloan, Philadelphia.
RIGGS-F. NJ. HoweS. Boston: E. AL
oysius Moore. New York: D. ] Day ,Colora do;
Mr.; and Mrs. George r. Richards, Exeter
n. Ii.
RALEIGH-John C.'Robinson. PbiIadel-
phia: John A. Noone, Chica,so:J s. Hanckle,
charlottesville, Va; Thomas Rosser, Char
lottesvllle, Va
ST. JAMES-WiIliam Z. Thompson Ches.
ter. Pa; r. ". oliver, Philadelphia: Jonas
b. Williams. glastonbury Conn: +. Stacey
Peters. Marion. n. j.
SHOREHAM-M. F. Doherty and Dun
can McEachum, Montreal: Sidney Fisher. OF
tawa; Martinus Sieyekin", Amsterdam.
WILLARD 'S-AIeS. K. Campbell. Wheel
Ing, W. Va; George c. Holden, r.,iIadel-
phia; {. H. Bronson and wife, Waterbury,
Conn.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
Morning Arrivals.

AIRING TON-W. E. Tillotson, Pittsfield
Mass; w. Coane, Dalton, Mass: R. Ben
bow, Cleveland, A French, Pittsburg, j
T. Coleman. Portland, Me-; Breedioyc Smith,
New Orleans.
EBBITT-w. H. winslow Chicago: Charles
freedman Johnson, San Francisco Cal.
METROPOLITAN Frank0Buffalo: Ed
ward b. Harrison, Virginia.
NATIONAL-J. w. Crider, Cincinnati:
b. b. Parham, New Orleans; ]. s. Coxey
Massiion, o.: 4. II. Darby, Louisville; W NJ
hogan, Detroit, Mich.
RALEIGH-Jobn I. Harris, Parkers-
burg, W. Va; X W. Allison, New York;
ID. T. DAVIS, Cincinnati.
ST. JAMES-N. /. Ashton, Boston: ].
W. Maloy, Landlord, Pal. w. Adams and
wife, Maine: S. I. Canter, Reading, Pa; Carl
Stroever, Chicago.
RIGGS-W. y. Foster, and wife Pitts
bur e: Z. b. Prescott Holyokc, Mass :;
Charles e. Williams, Sault ste. Marie, Mich
SHOREHAM-Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Kuhne
and James X. BLACKWELL, Pittsburg: Rob
ert Z. Schuppham, Brooklyn; Arthur Re-
han, New York.
WELLINGTON-D. F. Fehlesen, Cali
fornia; J. ID. Dreher, Virginia.
VILLA NJ. WASHER, st.
LOUIS; +. A. Farms worth, Camden, n. j.,
Il. A. Alstead, Reading. Pa.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
ELECTRICITY FOR MINING GOLD.
Both Successful and Economical In
the Mountains of California.
.SaR Froneisc0 Arqonart.


There is u prevalent opinion, outside Of
California, that the placer deposits OF this
state have been worked out years ago, and
that the gold production OF the state is
nearing its limit and must soon decline.
When II is remembered tnat the gold de-
posts have been exploited for nearly half
u century. and that during that time 81 =
300 900 900 have been produced, the Tear
that the store shall become exhausted is
but natural. But. on the other hand, it
must he remembered that of this production
$3.50 900 900 came from Nevada county
alone $500 900 900 from Sierra county
and SEQ 900 600 from Tuolomne county
These three counties are located on the
mother lode and Indicate how extensive
that celebrated body IS. 1t extends i'll
an unDrokeu line along the western slope
OF the Sierra Nevanas for distance or
12U miles, and in places widens out TO
twent y-fivc or thirty feet. 1t runs through
TuolOmne, CaIayeras, AmadOr, Ell Dorado,
Placer Nevada. Sierra, Plufnas and Shasta
counties. 1t has produced immense guam
uties or gold, but the work OF exploita-
Ton has barely commenced.
This increased activity IN mining opera
tions is due partly to the general attention
that has been called to the richness OF the
mines IN this State, and partly to the i'm
proved methods of operation. New and
powerful explosives are now available, there
are improved machine drills ana air com
pressors for underground work, improved
winding gear and improved pumps, the ore
reducing apparatus and concentrators are
now more efficient and cost less 10 operate.
With new and cheap processes for the eN-
traction of the precious metals from the
puiyeriZed quartz, the grade or ore that can
he proritably worked has been notably re-
duced.
Another factor that is beginning to be felt
is the use OF electricity for power and light
ing. This force has been employed to a
certain extent in cheapen1ng the cost OF
working the mines, and will in the future
he used to a considerably greater extent.
BY means of electrical transmission, the
water pSw Of the rivers can be utilized to
work mines that cannot now be operated
owing To the scarcity of water. The Raw
hide mine has now changed from water and
steam to electric power. deriving the power
from a stream at a point near Columbia,
lime miles distant from the mine. A project
To utilize electrical transmisSionS for work
ing number OF mines, now lying idle
through lack of power, was adopted recent
ly, and though it is not vet an accomplished
fact, 1t is, at least, an indication that
European capital is looking into the mines
of California with view To investment.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

From the Morning Times Of Today.
With the present issue The Times passes
under the control of Mr.. Stilson Hutchins.
AT a considerable expenditure OF money
and by dint of extraordinary energy and
enterprise, Mr.. Charles Il. Conn has made,
in comparatively short time, place
for the paper and succeeded In building
up n very large circulation and a re-
munerative ad dz.,rtising patronage. 1t will
be the endcavor Of the present proprietor
to make The Times worthy OF its place and
regardful OF all its responsibilities.
Hon. John Il. oberly has been placed in
charge of the affairs of the company, and
in editorial management Of the paper; as
soon as he shall have made certain bust
ness arrangements elsewhere he will enter
upon the discharge of his duties.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
ADVENTURESS FROM CHICAGO.
She Is Again Victiinizing Prominent
Men AEnut tie CaDitOl.

Capitol detective Sinnott has been mott
fed that the daShing young fcuale ini-
pOstor who represents herself as the widow
OF a Cuban patriot. slam Ia battle. is az AIN
visiting tie Capitol and soliciting money
from Senators ana Representatives,.
This bogus Cuban WIDOW worked the
same game during the last session of Con
gresS, but the police go. aTter her and she
suddenly disappeared.
She is represented Ia be- quite a pretty
woman, about twent y-1ive years or agX,
and dresses IN a widow costume of deepest
black Her eyes and hair are Ozark brown
and her complexion Of an olive tint, Civ
ing her the appearance Of Cuban or Span
lsh woman.
The game She works is To represent her
Self as the widow of one of Gen. Gomez s
soldiers who was shot and killed While
battling bravely for Cuba libre." Her
quarry are Senators. Representatives and
other public men. to whom she relates a
story of miSfUrtuneS, Stain. that she is
pennless and has two little children to
support.
The police Sd y she has suCcceded in col
lecting much money in this manner. One
of her victims last year was a New York
member, who gave her a handsome amount
of money. The alleged widnwis said to be
an adventures from Chicago, of Italian
descent, with a rather SHADY reputation in
the Windy City.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
DOUBLE LIFE REVEALED.
Strange Story Brought to Light by
q Court Trial.

st. Louis, Mo, Dec. 16-Judge Rasseur.
of the probate court, yesterday awarded
to Thomas Urmison, of Little Bolton, Eng
land, $1,000, being the insurance money
or the life Of his father, James L. S.
Crmison. who committed suicide in this
city in 1888. The court proceedings re-
vealed a curious story of a coIble life.
Crmison deserted his family in Eng
land twenty years ago and came to Har-
risonville, H., where he married a second
wife, who died in giving birth to a daugh-
ter. This child was the BENEFICIARY of the
Insurance policy, and when Urmison COM
mitted suicide here guardian was ap-
pointed to care for the girl. She di ed
when still a minor.
At this point a letter addressed to Urmi-
son revealed the existence of the English
family and resulted in the courts finding.
The evening times., 1896-12-16

A well known business man remarked to-
day that .'checkkting" is not done only
by crooks, but he knows not a few of his
fellows tho work that and other money
raising schemes when the times are duh.
Take a fellow who has had n deposit in a
we'll known bank. Suppose he has some
times drawn by means OF a second hank.
On Saturday, let us say needing $500, he
makes O brace writes a check for $500,
and hands it in at the second bank for the
the cash. The cashier knows him, the
check is accepted, the money paid, and
in the due course Of collection it will
reach the bank where the deposit is sup
posed to exist, but actually does not, OH
the Monday following Meantime. our
nervy friend buys cotton and raakes 81 800
Early Monday he goes to the bank and de-
positS enough to cover the check. That's
straight 1 paid over just such sum
last Monday for a friend.
Here's another: You have 81 900 and
I have nit You know me to be honest
and schemer l say to you, loan me the
81 900 for ten days and unfold my little
trick to you. You give me the money,
and place it in bank where I have de-
posted before. l give you my check for
the amount, good ten days afterward. Then
from day to day 1 draw out n little.
Meantime 1 make n note, say, for double
the amount drawn out, payable in sixty
days, and take it to- the bank / ask for
the money on 1t, and the cashier accepts it
like man Then, at the end Of ten days,
you hand in my check Ihave put back
the money drawn out, say $3.50, and huve,
sixty days time in which to turn around
in and pay the $500 the bank leaned me.
Isn't that slick?
..If q common feflow worked that deal
and slipped up he'd go to prison, sure. but
you and I-wcr. IT'S the way OF the world.
Kick q man who is down. ...-.,....,
The evening times., 1896-12-16
NO EvIDEN OF FRAUD.
Peculiar Case of Enrolling Clerk
Decided by North Carolina Court

Raleigh, n. C., Dec. I6.-The supreme
court last evening ended n very notable case
Almost year ago Enrolling Clerk Brown,
of the legislature. was tried and convicted
on a charge of fraudulently permitting to
be enrolled bill TO regulate assignments,
said bill never having passed any readings
in either branch of the legislature, but hav-
ing been unfavorably reported and tabled.
Brown appealed TO the supreme court,
which now unanimously reverses the lower
court and finds there was not the least
evidence of fraud on Browns part This
assignment act, which was enrolled and
signed by the speakers of both branches OF
the Legislature, was not discovered until
several days after the legislature had ad-
journed.
lt is the first case of the kind on record
in North Carolina.
The evening times., 1896-12-16
PUSHED TO THE WALL.
Large Dry Goods Firm Unable to
Meet Creditors Demands,

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 16.-The Tim
othy Dry Goods and Carpet Co. yesterday
made q deco of trust Of all their property
to Edward A. Metz of Nashville, as trus-
tee.
Tue liabilities aggregate $50, $50, chief
ly owing to foreign creditors.
The assets. although estimated, are be-
tween 100000 and ST. 900, and EN-
brace large and complete stock, five
valuable pieces of city and suburban real
estate, notes and accounts pa yable.
The assignment was forced by several big
creditors pushing the firm. The news of
the firms embarrassment has created a
furry OF astonishment in business circles
where they were rated very high.