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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
THE RACES.
New Orleans Results.

New Orleans, Jan. 16.-A good-sized crowd attended the races at the fair grounds today despite the cold weather and a deep muddy track. Rosalind III was favorite in the first. but was tip toed the first half by May Ashley. Glad ioli got up in the stretch and won by length and half. Marquise was a hot thing in the second. going to the post fa- vorite at to 1. Queen Bess had no trou- ble to win, though getting off badly. Overella was favorite in the third, and started to make a runaway race of 1t, but was overhauled by Text, who won in drive a length before Dave Pulsifer. who was a head before Overella. Nick was the only favorte to win, and won easily after appearing hopelessly beaten on turning into the stretch. Old Tuscarora made a runaway-race of the last, and Spendoline ran herself into the ground trying to catch him. Weather cloudy; track heavy. Summarizes:
 First race, six furlongs. selling Glad iol, 105 CD. Davis) 4 to l, won; May Ashley, 1O7 (Ham), 12 to 1. second George Smith, 109 Ross), IF to 1. third, Time, 1:23. .,
 Second race, six furlongs, handicap- Queen Bess, 104 tCaywood), Az to 1. won: Frankie D., 95 (Hyle), 15 to 1. second; Tommy Rutter. 102 GA BarretD, to l, third. Time. 1:2l1s.
 Third race, mile and one-sixteenth. selling-Text, 119 Knapp), to 1s won; Dave Pulsifer, 119 q. HilD, Az to 1. sec ond; Overella, Ill Qrving), to l. third. Time, 200.
 Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap Nick, 116 CT. Murphy), ? to 1. won: Ash land, 112 CW. Penny), 60 to 1, second: Do- mingo no NV. Jones), II to 5.zthird. Time, 1:21A. vi
 Fifth race, mile and seventy wards. selling-Tuscarora, 107 (Ham), Ia to 1, won; Newhouse. 9S (Caywood), IS to 5. second; Spendoline. 110 (Tuberville), to 5. third. Time, :561s.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
PROF. GUCKENBERGeR'S PROPOSITION, Effort to Organize Large Orchestra for .Bir-


 Professor Guckenberger has inaugurat- ed a movement for the organizationsof a large orchestra, and to that end he has addressed the following card to the mu- siclans of the city:
 Dear Sir: It Is the desire of num- Der of my esteemed colleagues and myself to unite the musicians, both professionals and advanced amateurs, into an orchestra that will assist in promoting musical cul- ture and musical art in this city It is the purpose to cultivate the taste for both classical and the better class of pop ular music. As brother musician I have offered my services as conductor for the good of the cause, and propose to assist in every manner possible for ar- ranging a series of three subscription concerts.
 ''We hope the promoters of this cause may meet with a hearty response from the local musicians-whether profession als or amateurs-and trust that you will accede to their request by becoming a member
 ''The first meeting for final arrange ments and rehearsal will take place at Elks' hall, Sunday, January 19 at 2 o'clock p. m. B. GUCKENBERGER."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
CURRENCY CONTRACTIO

Senator Vest in his recent speech in the senate took occasion to quote from a speech delivered in 1881 by Secretary Carlisle when he was a member of the house of representatives, and it is to this speech, which presents such remarka- ble-such an unexplainable contrast to the latest utterances of MT. Carlisle that we desire to call attention. The occa- sion of the protest of MT. Carlisle was the attempt of the powerful national banking associations in the financial centers of the country to precipitate q panic because congress had under con sideration a bill to compel these institu- tions to aid in funding the public debt at 3 per cent.
 In the course of MT. Carlislc's remarks on that occasion he called attention to the fact that when Secretary McCulloch. in pursuance of his contraction policy. began to retire and cancel legal tender notes at the rate of $4, ,000, ,000 per month, il produced such consternation in busi- ness circles that congress was forced to intervene at once and arrest the process by the passage of a joint resolution; but now, said MT. Carlisle, we have seen
 
 drawn in less than half month, not by the government, but by institutions in the manag ement of which the govern ment has no voice, and still gentlemen here insist that the power under which this has been done, and under which it may at any time be repeated, shall not be taken away. Why, sir the whole con- traction of legal tender treasury notes under the provisions of the resumption act. from January 14, 1875, to May 31, 1878. when it was prohibited by law. was only S4S.31S,9S4. not twice as much in more than three years as the bank contraction had been in less than two weeks.
 MT. Carlisle concluded his remarks as follows:
 By law the volume of legal tender notes is limited to $S466 .016, while un- der the policy of the government near ly $150o00,o 900 in gold and silver coin are permanently withheld from circulation and hoarded in the treasury. Of the S45i, 000.000 gold coin in the country, the government and the banks held, on No- vember 1 last, $254, ,000, ,000 and the people only $200000,00 The circulation of state banks is taxed out of existence; the coin age of silver is limited by statute to S4,- 000, 900 per month, and so it appears that by statute or public policy every form of currency which the people can use in the transaction of their business is re- strcted except national bank notes. They alone are perfectly free from all restriction, legal or otherwise, and upon them the people are compelled to rely un-
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
THEY CAN'T AFFORD TT.

The fact that the city authorities of Birmingham will for a moment consider the proposition to hire the city prisoners to contractors, to be worked in the mines, is within itself surprising. The fact that such proposition is now pending before the council after that body has been given an opportunity to spurn it, is sim ply startling. Is it to be said that Bir- mingham, the greatest sufferer in all the land from the curse of convict labor has placed in power a set of city officials who could be expected under any consid- eration to give countenance to a continu- ance of that policy on the part of the state government which has for years resulted in the bringing of the convict labor of the state into competition with our free labor, and not only that, but the policy which has resulted in the making of Jefferson county the dumping ground for all the captured and convicted crimi- nals of the state?
 Certainly the proposition now pending has no possibility of being accepted. This city cannot afford it. It is wrong. The people convicted in our city court are convicted of minor offenses. and should not be hired out put in stripes and SDeeueu away lO lHc COdl touSh d course could not be justified.
 It is said that something must be done with them-that they are accumulating- that more than 100 are now stored in small jail, barely large enough to accom- modate fifty. Grant that, yea, all that; but that does not, cannot and will not justify our city authorities in pursuing a course that very soon must result in even overrunning the Coalburg mines.
 The people of this city don't want to their credit any blood money. They would thousand times prefer that the prisoners be turned scott free than mix with their honest earnings l cent of blood money. The proposition is wrong in policy. Morally, it has no standing. The State Herald has no doubt but that 1t voices the sentiments of the people of Birmingham when it suggests that more elaborate quarters be built for the keep ing of the city prisoners, and if that can not be done, rather than contract them out to be worked in the mines. have them taken beyond the city limits and re- quested to go their way, sin no more and in the future give Birmingham the go-by.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
A NORTHERN TRIBUTE TO LEE.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, in the February number, will begin a series of articles on Gen. Robert E. Lee and his ancestors, written by Mrs. Judge Roger A. Pryor of New York. The publishers announce that this se- ries will probably be "the literary event pf 1896, and they go on to say:
 The south--the noEth, welded together in national pride, do as a whole people center their affection in the memory of the souths beloved chief.
 
 There is no American, living or dead, north south, who stood nearer the hearts of the people, or whose memory is held with more sacred affection than Gen. Robert lI. Lee. All on this side of the wiped-out but neyer-to-be-f forgotten line" feel that they know him; but there is still much of his history and that of his family and his ancestors that has never yet been told
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
MRS. SHELDON HERE.
Returns From Grati6ed Visit to Huntsville
 With Fresh impressions,

Mrs. Mary French Sheldon of England, the famous woman traveller and writer, returned to Birmingham yesterday from Huntsville.
 Her visit to the beautiful Spring City of the Tennessee valley she describes as pleasant and satisfactory in every re- spect. Although well posted in advance. Mrs Sheldon having determined to see for herself what was being done for the negro. and what he was doing for him. self under favorable circumstances in Alabama, visited the colored nnrs,a' school at Tuskegee, of which the di st' guished negro educator. Booker
 Washington, has charge. and last at Huntsville saw similar industrial insti- tuition conducted by William H Counrii. whom she unhesita tingly declares pos sesses not few elements of greatness. She-had learned much of Council before she saw him in Huntsville. He had la st summer talked for hours with MT. Glad
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
NEW .| DERBY HATS. Mkyodncto,y Ps1ees-
 $500. .L. ROGAN & co.
 I0II FvSt Avenue.
No Choice Yet.
I0II FaySt AVenue.

Annapeliss Md. Jan. 16.-The third bal lot for United States senator to succeed Hon. Charles H. Gibson, taken at noon today, was not materially changed from the preceding counts. Wellington re- ceiyed 26 votes. Goldsborough IS, West colt 19, Mullilzen [, Dryden 4, Dixon 2, Smith and Page, democrats. received 24 and votes respectively. The Goldsbor- ough following was anxious for sec- ond ballot today. but the proposition was lost by a vote of 65 to 27 and the joint caucus adjourned to meet at noon to- morrow
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17

der existing circumstances for the addl- tional facilities of exchange necessary to enable them to carry on their growing n- dustries and conduct their rapidly in- creasing commercial enterprises.
 What a fatal policy it is, in view of these considerations, to retain on the statute book as part of our currency sys- tenn law which subjects all these great interests to the arbitrary will mista- ken judgment of 2O0O eorpora tionsn
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
Will Reta Hate,

Frankfort Ky, Jan. 16-The senate this morning appointed a committee to investigate the eligibility of Senators James, Jones and Dingus, so as to be able to unseat them in case republicans in the house carry out their programme of unSeating three democrats. It was also provided that this committee should be privileged to report at any moment The senators named are charged with riding on railroad passes. The law pro- hibits any state official from accepting such,
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
They Go Out.

Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 16-This morning 305 men and 250 women employees of the Westinghouse Electric company in East Pittsburg were notified of a 25 per cent reduction in their wages. At noon they decided that the reduction was unjust. since for some time they have been able to make only half time, and quit work in a body. It is rumored that wage re- ordered tomorrow and that the 1000 men affected will also refuse to continue work.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17

The vanishing of the Anglo-Gefman war cloud is now said to be due to the touch of a grandmother's hand
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17

The overhead trolley system of street railways in many cities is being aban- doned, with all it's incident dangers, for the underground system.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
THE TABLADEGA FIGURES.

The Advertiser In it's editorial yester- day, commenting upon the Talladega News Reporters hoier-than-thou boost of Captain Johnston. stated that in the last primary in Talladega it was charged that more democratic votes were record ed than there were registered voters in the county.
 Our attention has been called to the fact that the charge was not correct; that In 1894 there were 5549 registered
 voters while only 31O0 votes were cast in the primary. The Advertiser did not as- sert that the charge was true; it only al- luded to the talk that was common at the
 time.-Montgomery Advertiser.
 Tn other words, you didn't tell a false
 hood-you simply insinuated falsehood. Is the Mobile Register prepared to ad- init that a ma jority of the democrats in Alabama have in the last two state elec- tions failed or refused to vote the party
 ticket? If il is not, why does it fear that
 under liberal call sufficient number will return to control the party? If by inviting return to the party we are likely to get more than we have already, is it not high time some inviting was be- ing done? It stands to reason that un-
 less majority have departed a major ity cannot be expected to return. If
 majority have departed and the Regis
 ter's proposition not to invite them back
 prevails, and we add to the majority the
 republicans then pray tell us. dear Reg
 ister. "where are we at."
 Marble House" at Newport will, it is thought, be purchased by Senator Calvin s. Brice. It is said that the mansion cost w. K Vanderbilt $2.OO00OO. It was a present to his former wife, now Mrs. O. H. P Belmont. MT Belmont has fine
 home of his own at Newport, known as "Belcourt,' and there he is spending the honeymoon with his bride. Mrs. Bel
 mont has instructed her agent to dispose
 of Marble House" at private sale. The
 Brices have been looking for a Newport
 house for some time.
 The Utah legislature will soon elect
 two United States senators on the day
 provided by law. The new senators will
 be republicans. One will be George o.
 Cannon. the veteran Mormon hierarch,
 who was delegate In congress for many
 years. The other will be gentle" re-
 publican. Both will be silver men,
 Under the terms of Harcourt's s death
 duties. which went into effect on August 1, 1894, estates worth 100000 were charged on change of owner 8 per cent
 Had the rate of taxation been as high in this country as in England, the Gould estate would have paid $6.000. 900. instead of less than s600000 as is the case The apparently official announcement that the English government will pub fish, even in advance of the meeting of parliament, all the documents in their possession bearing on the Venezuelan dispute, removes the last doubt that the
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17

outcome of the whole affair will be peaceful.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17
Book Owners

Should know that the WERNICKE SYSTEM BOOK CASES combine every feature necessary in a perfect book case. It is, at once. new. unique, original, simple, practical, convenient, elegant and elastic. Briefly, a Wer- nicke book case consists of a greater or less number of independent inter- locking crates or boxes. with noiseless, automatic-closing. dust-proof doors, assembled together. producing com plete and artistic piece of furniture. bearing no external evidence of it's portable or sectional features.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-17

The apparently official announcement that the English government will pub fish, even in advance of the meeting of parliament, all the documents in their possession bearing on the Venezuelan dispute, removes the last doubt that the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-04-29

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(3l That under the circumstances the
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HOH0ii0D PIQDieTS' Monthly,
III. NJ. WHITNEY, Editor.

H. NJ. WHITNEY, Editor.
Cotents for April. 1896.
Notes.
Market quotations.
FertliZerS-HOw Plants Feed
and What They Require.
An Ill-Advised Demonstration.
Stripped and Unstripped Cane.
New Kinks in Sugar Mill Prac-
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The Rate and Growth of Banana
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Contract Laborers in Hawaii.
Sulphurous Acid, Acid Phos-
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Soil Analysis.
Cane Sugar Preferred TO Beet
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Minor Industries.
Planting Colonies i'll the Trop-
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In the Supreme Court of the
Hawaiian Islands.
March Term. 1896.

WoNG LEoNG, CHING SUI, YIN QUoN,
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