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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-22
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-22
Go to Gafford's for first class single and double teams. 1-16-sun& wed-tf A HANDSOME STOCK OF CHINA TO BE
 SOLD AT COST.

Read our announcement of Closing-Out Sale on the fifth page of this paper. No old culled over stock, but fresh, stylish goods. Call at once and save money.
 ALEXANDER-SAWY ~CO.,
 1412 Second Auenun
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-22
MIR. DOZENS GOLD BRICK MAN.

Chief of Police T. c. Mcdonald and Mr. Houston, Tex, where they go for the purpose of identifying the "gold brick man." MT. Enslen and Mr. Otto Marx say the descriptive telegram printed in yesterdays State Herald suits the iden- tity of the swindler exactly. Both saw him when he was negotiating with Mr. Dobbins
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-22
Housekeepers Want the Best Foot

Housekeepers Want the Best Food. What Scientists say:
 Prof. Arnold of the University of New York: 1T consider that each and every ingredient of oleomargarine but ter or butterine is perfectly pure and wholesome, that the oleomargarine butter differs in no essential manner from the butter made from cream. It is great discovery, blessing for the poor, in every way perfectly pure, wholesome and palatable article.
 Silver Churn Butterine is prepared especially for fine table use. Every de- tail of it's manufacture is perfect. Re- cent chemical experiments show that in nutritive and digestive properties Silver Churn Butterine is fully equal to the best creamery butter; while in keeping quality Silver Churn Butterine is much superior
 Prepared Solely By
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15

Th' readers Of this Paper viIl be p'caeed 10
learn that there 10 q, least one dreaded d. este
that science hss tecn able TO core in al its
etagee. end that is catsPsh Bale Catsrrh Cure
In The cnly peel. We cure nown TO the mod ical
fraternity. Cats' RI being cosstituticnsi dis
esee, rqu re a cor str usiosa, tre.:mens HalT's
iCar rrh Cure 10 tss 20 Internally. seting eireesly
upon the blood md nucous ssrssees OF the eye
tenn. thereby eessroyias the foasda,ioa Of The
disease. and giving the patient strsn th b, build
Ing mp tie eoosaitu,ion srd ss.issiog sature I.
doing Its work. The pro .rseton have 20 nsel
faith in ite curative p,vsrs. that thev oaee ons
Hundred Ooli,rs for sEy easo that is fsiI to cure
send for list ef T. imoniaIb.
address. Y.J. CHENEY Z Co, Toledo. O.
sold By dFugsists, &c.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
PICTURE ON A HILL.


Ne Loag 1Gan ef WtlningsSa, Englao1
Aeasares cso Feet.
About midway between Berwick and
Polegnte stations. at q point where tho
side OF tho hill is very precipitouk, tboso
who know exactly the spot whcrc 70
look will be able 60 zee from the rail-
way carriage windows Q sort Of rude
imitation Of the human form outlined
In white. SThe figure. which IL between
200 and 800 feet in height. holds . long
staf in each hand. This is 1.-THE Long
Man Of Wilnington. once the ccuscr
Of profound vencration and wor-hiu.
but now merely nm object Of interest to
tho curioua
In order 20 obtain an adequate idea of
this great hillside figure. dominating
the surrounding country and appearing
10 watch as guardian over the little vii.
lage below. it 10 desirable 20 approach
It afoot. trampiDg along the winding
lanes. ~ the pilgrims of old must have
tramped when they came bither ON the
occasion Of some great religious festival.
Seen from afar. the figure does not ap-
pear to he Of remarkable size. but grad
ually. ms one approaches tho hill, il ~
sures an imposing and definite shape.
The figure. about a4o feet in height,
was merely shaped in the turf 80 as to
allow the chair TO appear through. In
the course Of time these dcprcssions in
the surface became almost impe~epti-
bic, and to such an extent was the fig-
ure neglected that at last il was only
possible to make out the form at q dis
tance when the slight hollows were
marked by driftcd snow or when tho
oblique rays of the rising or setting sun
threw them into deep shadow. In or.
der to preserve the form Of the Long
Man, and 10 render IL ut the same time
easily distinguishable at distance the
outline was marked by a single line of
white bricks placed closely together.
The effect has been to produce o some
what startling figure. which is plainly
visible in fine weather from grcat dis
tance
There are in different parts Of tho
country other examples Of extremely
rude and early hillside figures, and. al
though the very fact Of their great an.
tiquity renders it unlikely that histor.
ical or docwnentary evidence will bc
forthcoming MS TO their design or precise
purpose, it Is very satisfactory to find
that an explanation has been found
which will ut once account for many Of
their peculiaritiea
The theory is that these are sacrificial
figures. We learn from tho writings of
Cesar that the Gauls tand the Britons
were doubtless includcd) had figures of
vast size, the limbs Of which, formed OF
osiers. they filled with living men. The
figure was ultimately fired, and the
miserable victims perished in the flames.
There is a local saying in Sussex,
probably of great antiquity. in which
the Long Man is mentioned in reference
| to the weather. 1t runs:
When Firlc hill and Long Man has cap.
We mt Aston gcts n drap.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
OLD-TlMERs IN THE RING.
Jem Mace Dons the Gloves and Has to I
move His False Teeth.

Jem Mace Dons the Gloves and Has to Re.
move His False Teeth.
New York, Dec. 15.-The arena Of the
Broadway Athletic club was thronged
last night with q host Of sporting men
to see Jim Mace. Of England, the ex-
champion heavyweight, aged IS years,
spar four rounds for scientific points
with Mike Donovan, the veteran box
ing instructor of the New York
Athletic club. Mike Donovan for
merry held the middle weight honors,
and although he is 40 years old he can
still hold his own against any of the
club members and outsiders who vis-
It the boxing room in the Mercury
Foot" club building. Other such old
timers as Arthur Chambers, Billy Ed
wards, Barney Aaron and Dooney Har-
ris were on the programme. Billy Ed
wards and Arthur Chambers boxed
three short rounds, as did Aaron and
Harris, and were received with enthus-
iasm.
John L. Sullivan received an ovation
and made q speech of thanks. Mace and
Donovan were the stars and entered
the ring at 1880 and were received
with loud cheering. "Parson'' Davies
was the referee for this boxing event.
Both men wore long white trousers. In
the first round Donovan was decidedly
the quicker man. but they simply
tapped each other and Donovan did
the greater part of the leading.
In the second round Donovan tapped
Jem on the face. and the Englishman
stopped for a few seconds to remove
his artificial teeth, which caused a
laugh at his expense. Mace landed two
| left taps on Mike in the early part Of
| the third round. Donovan jabbed his
right on the body and face and swung
| a right on the neck. All these blows
| were very light. Donovan was still the
| faster man. They mixed it up in the
| fourth and last round. and then shook
| hands The rounds were only two
| minutes duration each, and the decision
| was left to the spectators who all
| shouted "a draw"
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
HAVANA EXCITED.
Our Consulate Guarded by the
Spanish Authorities.
WRATH OVER THE 1fAOE0 STORY.

And the Readiness with Wh1cA Ie d Be.
lieved In the United ssases-A Key wese
Ramor Receives . Puncssre By the
washinston Wire - Newark Il Going
After FnIbusters. Not spaniards-wey.
ler Aaakss stssemens.
Havana, Dec. l5.-The United States
consulate general in this city is under
a special guard Of armed policemen.
This precaution Is taken by the Spanish
authorities. owing to the fear that the
Indignation expressed by Spanish
sympathizers against the United States
would find vent In an attack upon the
consulate. There have been fresh signs
Of the hostile feeling against the Unit
ed States In view of the news from
there of the ardent sympathy felt with
the insurgents over the death OF An
tonic Maceo and the allegations there
OF the manner in which he was killed.
In the absence Of Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee the consulate Is in
charge OF the vice consul general. Jo-
seph A. Springer.
weyler's Statement About Maceo.
New York. Dec. 15.-The New York
World correspondent at Havana sent
last night the following signed state
ment from General weyler on Maceo's
death. The paper prints the original
Spanish of which the following is a
translation
Maceo died as q result of the feeble
state in which were the insurgent bands
81
den attacks and the constant prosccu-
tion OF the battalion of San Quentin
they were losing ground. To reorganize
those bands he put himself at their
head. and for this he died. with part
Of the staff accompanying him. In the
same manner have died many generals
IN all the wars over the world.
Was Not Killed In Ambush.
Maceo was not killed in an ambush
MY assertion can he proved by the
TACT that the Spanish column which
fought against his forces had to main
tain itself against the fire of the insur-
gents. and the insurgents were strong
enough in numbers to retake the bodies
of Maceo and the son of Maximo Gornez.
which were carried away from the field.
Maceo was surrounded with his own
stan. who embarked with him and
passed the trocha, 1t is affirmed by his
| own physician, DR.. Zertucha.
Denies the Alleged Conspiracy.
1T is not true that Maceo was COM
ing for any conference with me. I can
prove II with two reasons. The first is
that II ] was in the province of Pinar
del Rio how could / summon him to the
province of Havana? The second is
that knowing myself the situation in
which Maceo was in Pinar del Rio,
| knowing that his situation was so des-
derate that he asked help from the re-
| bel forces in the other parts of the ISL
and. I would not he so innocent as ia
agree to a conference with him in a
place where he would be out Of the
trocha.
Charges the Cubans with Cowardice.
"Once in Havana he would have re-
solved the problem of breaking the
circle in which ] had him and his
forces in Pinar del Rio. Maceo died as
| fall all who command forces who at
sight of the enemy fly away. This dis
| couraged band he brought to Havana
with the hope of making il fight. Any
other chief in similar circumstances. II
his men disbanded, would be sure to
die. And that is what happened 10
| Maceo."
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
CUBAN AFFAIRS IN THE HOUSE,
Not Likely That Any Action VIII Ne Taken
1t This Session.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The reported
assassination Of Maceo has rekindled
interest in the Cuban question in the
house, although it is hardly likely that
the interest will be productive of any
legislative action. The representatives
are unanimous in denouncing the
method by which the Cuban leader was
entrapped to his death. although many
of them say that the information I'D to
date is insufficient to justify any as
sumption by congress that Maceo was
assassinated.
The house leaders are disposed to be
very conservative in their treatment
of this question. and most Of them be-
lieve with President Cleveland that
there should be no Intervention by this
congress. This Is understood to be the
position held by Speaker Reed and
Chairman Hit. Hit, Draper and Ad-
ans constitute the standing sub-com-
mittee on Cuba of the foreign affairs
committee. Draper said that the con-
flicting reports left him In doubt wheth-
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15

Detroit, Dec. 15.-John C.. Bodewig
and George w. Johnson. convicted Of
conspiracy to wreck a mail train on the
Grand Trunk railroad near Battle
Greek in 1894 during the A. X. U. strike,
were sentenced by Judge Swan in the
United States district court yesterday.
Bodewig was sentenced to two years
in the Detroit house Of correction and
to pay a fine of $500. Johnson's SEN
tence was twenty months imprison-
ment in the house Of correction and to
nav a fine Of 50 800.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
TRYING TO CATCH FILIBUsrERs.
That Il What the Newark and Raleigh Ar
Doing DOWN Key West Way.

Doing Down Key West Way.
Key West, Fla, Dec. 15.-Iate ycstcr-
day the cruiser Raleigh was unexpectedly
ordered to proceed to sea. According to
the gossip on the streets here the crew Of
the captured American schooner Competi-
tor are to be executed ut Havana today
md the Newark has been ordered there to
stay the execution.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Inuuiry here as
to the movements of the United States
cruisers Newark and Raleigh whose sud
den departure from kcy West led to the
rumor that taey have gone to Havana,
shows that the vessels are simply en-
gagged In the enforcement Of the neutrality
laws, and arc no. ut ell likely TO go near
Havana. The navy department has had a
ship assigned to this service for nearly a
year past, and the Newark. which has Just
arrived on the Florida coast, undertakes
this duty as the relief Of the Raleigh,
which will soon come north.
The rumor that the Competitor prison.
ers are to be executed today can be SET
down at once as another aiarmist story
without foundation. As a matter Of fact
the prisoners have not yet had the new
trial which was ordered by the superior
authorities at Madrid, and under the same
order they Were conceded the right &c en-
ploy counsel and examine witnesses, and
this openly. so that they could not have
been sentenced, much less executed, with
out the full knowledge Of the public All
that has been done SO far towards the re-
trial Of the case has been TO submit tho
prisoners TO a private preliminary exam
ination after the Latin legal practice,
which examination at the time wns dis.
torted into a story that they had been Sc
cretly tried.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
BIZ for Export Bounties.

Waship gton. Dec. Is. Meredith of
Virginia introduced bill in the house
authorizing the payment Of export
bounties on agricultural and other pro-
ducts of the United States condit'- ned
upon prices in principal market and
upon their carriage in A lean or
foreign vessels.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
Watson a. . COntestor.

Washington, Dec. 15.-Thomas Wat
son. Of Georgia, recently Populist can
didate for vice president, will appear
before the committee on elections on
Jan. 8 to contest the title to the seat
now held by Judge Black In the house
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
z.r,ucb. Was ..uuprofessIou.l.. !.

Chicago. Dec. 15.-The Woman's Medi-
cal club. of this city, yesterday passed
resolutions denouncing the ''unpro-
fessionaI' treachery of DIR. Zertucha in
betraying Maceo into the hands Of the
Standards
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
Judgment Cor go; Against F,tz.

San Francisco, Dec 15-Judgment
was given yesterday in the superior
court in favor Of Jimmy Carroll. the
lightweight pugilist. against Bob Fitz-
simmons for 1907 for services performed
In training Fitzsimmons at New Or
leans.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
State Law Declared Invalid.

Washington. Dec. 15.-In the supreme
court of the United States Justice Har-
Ian delivered the opinion Of the court
in the case Of the Covington and Lex
ington Turnpike Road company VS..
Sanford and others in favor of the COM
pany. The action grew out of the act
Of the Kentucky legislature of 1890 pre-
scribing rates Of toll. which the turn
pike company refused to observe San
ford and others brought suit to compel
the acceptance of the term of the act
The case was decided by the Kentucky
court Of appeals in favor of the law.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
Cboase VIII Rum for Senator.

New York, Dec 15.-Joseph H. Choate
has written a letter announcing that he
will be a candidate for election to the
United States senate in succession to
David B. Hill
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15

Washington, Dec. 15.-Aldrich Of Ala
bama has introduced a bill in the house
to require contestees in contested elec-
ton cases to give bond in the sum Of
$4,000 by which the contestee agrees
to return all money received by him IS
member of the house of representa-
tives in the event that he loses the
seat.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
TIE Way to Encorra.e Judge Lynch.

Frankfort. Ky. Dec. 15.-T- ]. Craw-
ford. attorney for Scott jackson. has
written to the court of appeals asking
that a motion for . rehearing Of the
case be died.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
Total Value of Our Coinage.

Washington. Dec. 15.-The total value
of all coins authorized to be used as
money and issued from the mints by
this government since the enactment
of the first measure of authorization,
as shown by recent publication from
official sources. is stated to have
reached the enormous total of so467,-
19S,116.25. The coins are proportioned
among the several metals as follows:
Gold. s1.755. .S13 703: silver. s6S5, ,O2S, 7O1 80;
minor coins, $26 500. 71135.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

NEW York. De-. II.
Money on cal nominaily ii<Se per c-nt.;
primc mercantile paper sas per cent: s..r.
ling exchange was firm. with actual bisi.
ness in bankers hin ai is;tssi isss: fos
demand and ss,,s ssss1 for sixty days: pos.c
rates tsi;< and issI.; commercial bi.lS ss.i..
United States government bonis firm: q,
rcgi,tered. i5ds: do. coupons. i3ai: s. reg
is.ered llS,s; do. coupons. iIsss: SIS lister Il.
laeiS: do. coupons. l0ui: rs registered. 49,; Is.
cific s. of w. Sp,x.
Chicago Grain aud Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec H.
Following were the quotations on tn.
Board Of Trade today: Ehcn. -Dcccrnbcr
opened &c, ciosei &c: Nav. opened
soilc. closei SEC: Jaiy. opened TAG. closed
'Ssc. Corn-December. opened s.5sc. closed
.sssc; january. opcn,d &c. closcd ~ r.;
May, opened :5l4c. closed Sc. Oats-Dcccmbrr
opened lsiSc closed nominal: january. op. f,,-l
and closed nominal: Nay. op.ncd .sh-
closed a9sc. Pork-Deccmbcr. opened aid
clrsed nominal; January opened s7.s.iI. cl,sci
S7.15. Lsrd-Decem5er. opened and closed
nominal; January, op.nc S3.ssJs. closed 81 d.
Produce: Bu:t.r-Ex,ra creamery. o., rcr
III; extra dairy. 19c; fresh packing $; Dcls.
sa9iTc. Eggs-rrcsh stock. i6- per do (.
Poultry-Turscys. goiic p.r IN: chickens
Chcns). 5isaGc; spring chi-kens sl1Sls-: rocs
tsrs. al.c. ducks. oai,tsc; &c Ne. .stsr. Po
ta.ocs-Burbanks. 2lH,3; pcr bl; Hebron.
,ed.3c. Swec potato Illinois. si.o1~ 81
per bbl. Homer whit, clover IBdis; per Ib;
extracted. 5i,.c. Apples -C,mnioa 70 fancy.
5ycs sl.5) per bbi
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO. Dec. IL
Live Stock-Pric,s at tho Union s.oct
mated receipts for tbs day. A0D: sale
ranged at Sssia355 pigs. s53st35) light
e5.o5aJl5 rough packing. s3:g13.59 mixed
and SSasa30 heavy pacing and shippiup
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15

Washington. Dec. 15.@The ways and
means committee yesterday held .
brief and informal meeting at which
Chairman Dingley outlined the tariff
programme proposed. The principal
feature of II was hearings to be given
the different industries beginning Dec.
Is and ending Jan. II, the hearings to
occupy each day between and includ-
ing those dates. Written statements
may be forwarded to the clerk Of the
committee at any time prior to Jan. IL.
The Republican members also held a
meetire last night at which the whole
question was reviewed Informally.
for summary
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15

rne body OF harry Rundell. Of Chi
cago. was found floating I'm Lake Eliza.
beth. near Los Angeles. Cal.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-12-15

e 0aceo haA been assasslnate0 q
whether he was really dead.
He thought It quite probable that
President Cleveland's assertion that the
conflict had become one OF wantoa
murder on both sides might be correct.
He saw no possible outcome Of the rev.
Olution but the final victory Of Spain
or the Intervention by the United
States. Draper is stiIi opposed to inter-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-21
Hugh McCuIlough's Testimony.

Extract from Men and Measures of
Half a Century" by Hugh McCul-
Tough, Secretary of the Treasury nm
der Lincoln, johnson and Arthur. page
119.)
Although the double standard existed
in the United States, the metallic cur-
rency of the country chiefly. and
throughout the west exclusively, from
the time the bank was organized in
1885 to the discovery of gold in Cali
fornia in 1s4S was silver. The capital
of the bank was paid up IN Spanish
and Mexican dollars, and its reserve
continued to lie in this coin until it
was sold for gold at a premium of
about 3 per cent on Mexican dollars
and 6 per cent on Spanish had been
a banker, for fourteen years before I
handled or saw dollar in gold except
the 10-thaler pieces which were
brought into this country by German
immigrants. If Prof. Summer had been
. banker at any time prior to 1s4s he
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-10-21
Wheat and Silver

A local organ published daily in the
interest of Wall and Threadneedle
streets is still actively engaged in try
ing to prove that the average prices
for wheat and silver since 1873 have
not borne any relation to each other
1t decries the idea that two commodi-
ties bear any relation as to market
price, and then seeks to prove it by
quoting market prices during the time
when one of the articles was not a
co nmodity. Beginning with 1920 it
quotes the average price of wheat and
cotton down to tho year 1870, showing
great fluctuations from time to time.
Then it points to the fact that during
all those years silver remained at
practically the same price despite the
fluctuations in the price of wheat and
cotton.
The local organ of Wall and Thread
needle streets has at last allowed itself
to acknowledge the truth of one of the
great claims of bimetallists It admits
that when silver was used as primary
money metal its price did not fluctuate
materially, but always lowered close
to the mint price established by law.
During the years between 1920 and
1870 silver was not commodity, and
of course its price was not fixed in the
commodity markets. The local gold
organ admits this, though of course
unwittingly. The very fact that sill
yer held to regular price during all
the years when the minis were open to
it and then began to fluctuate like
wheat and cotton when it become a
commodity is proof enough to convince
any reasonable man that its former
value was fixed by law. When silver
became commodity its price fell inst
as the price of any other commodity
would fall if legislation DESTROYED one
half of its market Just because wheat
and cotton went up and down and sill
yer remained stationary from 1920 to
1870 will not explain why wheat and
cotton and silver have maintained the
same average relative value ever since
the time they became a great trio of
commodities.