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Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION

If the democracy of the Kentucky leg isla ature were as enthusiastic and devoted as their republican opponents the con dition of affairs would not be so gloomy The exertions of the republicans are no ticed by the Courler-Journal of Monday as follows:
 "Dr. Hunter Is not overlooking any thing that will reduce the democratic vote in the house and assist in his elec- tion to the United States senate. He has turned the screws on Speaker Blan- ford and compelled that official to with hold the writ for a special election in Nelson county until such time as will make 1t impossible for the member elect cd to take his seat before the date for balloting for senator Speaker Blanford's promise to be fair in the matter. and to issue his writ promptly, had to give way before the command of the head of the political combination which elevated the speaker to his place. The contest of the seat of A. c. Tompkins of Owensboro will be taken up tomorrow and rushed through It Is said that detective, em- ployed by Dr. Hunter, has been at Gov ing ton trying to patch up testimony to show that Representative Pence Is not of eligible age for seat in the house."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
PERSUASIVE LABOR AGENT.
Induces Arkansas Negroes Bound for Liberia
 to Stfp Here

Induces Arkansas Negroes Bound for Liberia
 to Stop Here.
 One hundred and fifty negroes en route to Liberia reached Birmingham at $50 a. m. yesterday on Kansas City, Mem phis and Birmingham train No B.
 They were from Arkansas and had been gathered up by the International Migra ton society of this city, with whom they had engaged passage to Liberia. They were to have remained in this city city three or four days and then go over the Central railroad to Savannah, where the steamer Laurada would be in waiting for them.
 The steamer Laurada was chartered in Phila adelphia few days ago by the In- ternational Migration society of this city, who ordered 1t to Savannah. where they intended loading it with southern negroes for Liberia. The steamer will arrive at Savannah the latter part of this week.
 On their arrival here yesterday morn ing the negroes were taken to a colored boarding house on South Twentieth street where,it was intended they should remain until the time for their departure for Savannah. During the day labor agent called on them and submitted a proposition for them to work In the iron ore mines at Ishkooda operated by J. w. Worthington & Go. The negroes consid- the greater portion of them accepted the offer Arrangements were made for their transpor tntfon to the mines. to which place they will go this morning.
 When they arrived here yesterday morning the negroes were very ent'lu- sias.ic when discussing Liberia and seemed to consider it the Fl Dorado of
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
SUDDEN DEATH OF GEORGE WlNTON. He Was at His Place of Business Only Ysster-
 day Morning.

Death came very suddenly and most unexpectedly to George T. Winton a few minutes before o'clock yesterday after noon. He had been at his place of bus mess on Twentieth street, near First ave- nue, all the morning and until about 1 o'clock. About that hour he was stricken with a severe pain in his side and went to his room on Fifth avenue, near Nine- teenth street. He had been there only few minutes when he became uncon- scious and within less than an hour he was dead.
 He had been suffering with a kidney disease for several months and last au- tumn had quite a severe illness. AL though at his store every day transacting his business, he was not we'll man and almost constantly suffered pain. Physi- clans pronounced the fatal disease acute uraemia.
 MT. Winton came to Birmingham sev- eral years ago from his home in Tennes- see and engaged in the tobacco business. but gave that up about a year ago and opened a cold drinks and lunch stand on Twentieth street. By hard work and close attention to business he succeeded well and at the time of his death had a flourishing trade.
 He had no relatives here. except younger brother, who was in business with him.
 His remains will be shipped to his for mer home near Tullahoma, Tenn, today for interment.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
For Home Rule,

The democrats of Jackson county have decided that the 18th of this month is a. pretty good time for the executive com mittee of that county to meet and lay out the work of the coming campaign This is in advance of the meeting of the state executive committee and indicates that as to local affairs the democrats of Jack son county believe in home rule.y This used to be the way that the entire state acted, but lately, it was decreed by the state committee that it had jurisdiction over all the democratic matters in the state, and we believe from this has grown a great deal of democratic dissension and trouble. When the state committee met and attended only to apportioning dele gates. setting the date for holding the state convention, etc, and left the rest of the work to be done by the county committees, harmony prevailed. "Home rule" is the only safe guard that democ- racy has.-Athens Courier.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

southwest quarter of section 20, town ship IT, range 3, west; $100.
 M T. Lane to A. c. Smith, lot 1, block 29, Smithfield; $750
 Inferior Criminal Court.
 John White, disorderly conduct; $S.
 Oscar White, assault and battery, $5.
 Oscar White, assault and battery, $1
 Oscar White, assault and battery, $10.
 Joe Copeland, disorderly conduct; $5.
 $. Strickly, trespass; $5.
 Tom Cox, trespass; $5.
 Matthew Greene, vagrancy; $5.
 Henry Dozier, petty larceny; $15 and ten days extra on the street.
 Pink Aiken, vagrancy; $10.
 Court N otes.
 The statement in yesterdays State Herald's report of the police commission meeting that the grand jury had ignored the charges against Officer J. N. Byars might be misleading. It is fact that the grand jury thoroughly investigated the charges and voted no bill upon the charges. This was stated in Solicitor Pro Tenn Bradley's communication to the police commission.
 In the abstract of the transcript of a certain case which will come before the supreme court exception was made to the argument of a Birmingham attorney before the jury. The case grew out of an attorneys fee, which was resisted as excessive. The transcript reads:
 "In the examination of MT A., who was introduced as a witness by the de- fendant, the said B. asked him if anybody should offer him a fee of $150 to defend a grand larceny case in Montgomery how long would 1t take him to get to the Montgomery train" and If he had ever known a S150 fee to be obtained from a negro in the criminal courts"
 In making his closing argument to the jury the said B. ridiculed the idea of any attorney being entitled to a $50 fee in such case as the one in which the plain tiff had been charged with COW stealing and assured the jury that if he should go out Ien the street and hold up $26 and shake T, with the offer to pay It to the first attorney who would offer to defend such a COW stealing case as the one with which plaintiff had been charged, that the lawyers would come a-runnin" and tumble over each other in their wild clamor for such fee in such case. He also stated to the jury repeatedly that c. had found the plaintiff with a little home of $500 value, and that he had left him without cent in the world, and had done nothing for him besides but get his bond raised from $500 to 5000. which he could not make; that c. had gotten all his money and had done nothing for him. He also stated to the jury that the scriptures had warned against lawyers as a class that required to be watched, and repea tedly quoted in this connection the words of scripture, 'cWoe unto you law yers, ye generation of vipers."
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
"Where Was He Atp"

Did MT. Clarke come to Alabama to help the democratic ticket in 1892, when it needed help? Was he not urged to come? What were his reasons for not coming? Governor Jones was then strug- gling against what seemed to be certain defeat and was making the most bril- liant campaign in the history of Ala bama. Mr. Clarke's handsome face was not seen nor logic heard on the hustings that year. Joe Johnston was in the thickest of the fight, but where, oh, where was Richard? These are little questions that ought to be answered. We believe that to the workers belong the offices, and if MT. Clarke has ever done anything but for himself, we have never heard of 1t. If this last sentence does him injustice we would like to be cor rected. Selma Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

In his charge to the grand jury in the New York criminal court few days ago, Judge Cowing, an associate of Judge John ". Golf on the bench, said that never before was there as much crime in that city and especially crimes of vlo- fence, as at the present time. He de- cared that the list of crimes reported daily by the police and the press was ap- palling. The streets and even the homes were unsafe. and. he exclaimed, extraor- dinary measures were needed to repress crime
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

ernor, comes out for Hon. Joseph F.
 Johnston in very able and patriotic edi- torial, which is reproduced in this morn ing's State Herald. The able editor of the Courier, MT. Robert M. Rawls, pres ident of the Alabama Press association, is a loyal democrat has the success of his party at heart and is a strong believer in that fundamental principle of democ- raey and safeguard of liberty-local self government. Limestone county is for Johnston
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
THE CONTESTED ELECTIONS.

The Washington correspondent of the Louisville CourerJournal says:
 "Election committee No. 1, of which Judge Daniel is foreman, is making rapid progress with the contested cases from Alabama. It is something of a coinci- dence that two of the contestants are brothers. w. l.. Aldrich, in the First district, against Robbins, and T. H. AL drich, in the Eighth district, against Un- derwood. Underwood who Is Ken lucky man. having been born and edu- cated In Louisville, is anxious for a speedy settlement of his case. It will be taken up In the regular order, and will probably be reached the last of the month.
 ''The Aldrich brothers, 1t seems, do not speak except on purely business ma tiers, and their differences grew out of the fact that T. H. Aldrich is a theosophist and firm believer in that doctrine. It is said he believes, as also does his wife, that they were on earth thousand years ago, and that at that time they were Indian princesses, and in their transmigration of souls 1t was ordained that he (Aldrich) was to occupy seat in the greatest leg islative branch of government of the greatest nation on earth.
 MT Underwood is not at all alarmed at the outcome, for he is confident he can show that there was nothing irregu lar in his election"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
FACTORIES MAKE CITIES.

The Greenville. s. C., News recently had the following editorial paragraph:
 .'Probably the largest number of immi- grants that has ever come into South Carolina in one body since the days when the first settlers came in ships arrived at Pelzer recently. The party was brought in a special train of fifteen cars from North Carolina, and consisted of 1040 people, besides a number of children who did not pay fare. They were gathered in three counties in North Carolina, and came direct from the farms. and will work in the cotton mills"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

harmony and the removal of the bars, not because we believe Captain Johnston needs the votes which are thereby invit- ed. The nomination of Captain Johnston is as certain as the rising of tomorrow's sun. We advocate the policy because it is just, honorable and magnanimous, and because we need the votes to save Ala bama after the nomination is made. No matter who is nominated. these votes will be needed
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

all their hopes, with panaceas for all their ills, but this dream soon vanished under the skillful persuasion of the hust- ling labor agent, and before night they were perfectly contented to remain in America.
 It Is understood that other large par ties of negroes will be here in few days to join those who came yesterday in the journey to Liberia.
 We are headquarters in California wines, such as sherry, port and clarets. We canot be excelled in quality and prices on imported and domestic liouors of any kind. Give us trial and be con- vinced. M. & A. WISE.
 Cor. Morris ave. and Twentieth street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
ECHOES OF THE PRESS.
Continues to Grow in Favor.

Johnston is growing in favor in Mont gomery. A true man, upright, honorable and faithful to every trust, always has the confidence and support of the Mont gomery democrats.-Mo ontgomery Jour nal.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
Book Owners

Should know that the WERNICKE SYSTEM BOOK CASES combine every feature necessary in perfect book case. It is, at once, new, unique, 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 a com plete and artistic piece of furniture, bearing no external evidence of it's portable or sectional features.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

A recapltulation of the tax aggregate of the state of Tennessee shows that there was shrinkage in value of real and personal property in the state last year, as compared with the previous year of S3 72O 584
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

Governor Oates made over 1900 appoint ments during his first year of service. That is pretty good pull for the senate.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
Let Us Save the Party,

The democratic party has never before in its past history been in a condition so alarming to every true friend of the state as that which confronts it at this time It is condition that calls upon every true democrat, every patriot and lover of the state to lay aside prejudice, individ- ual preference and personal opposition and support the man worthy and deserv- ing and most available to beat back the mongrel Moseley horde, save the demo- cratic party from disaster and disgrace and lead it in triumph to victory.
 After a calm, dispassonate survey of the field, looking 1t carefully over from every standpoint. the Courier, holding democratic success over any individuals elevation. and seeing the contest narrow- ed down to two men from whom the par ty is called upon to make a choice. can no longer hesitate as to it's line of duty to declare it's preference for Joseph F. John StOn.
 Two years ago the Courier, for the same reasons that it now advocates Cap tain Johnston, as earnestly opposed him. The conditions are changed. Then the democracy of Limestone preferred Colonel Oates. Now. by a more decided ajori- ty, it is in favor of Captain Johnston. With him as our standard-bearer, every true democrat can rally. and the party go forth to victory. He has shown himself through long. unbroken line of service. worthy and deserving any honor the par ty could bestow. That he will make good and efficient executive of the state, cannot be questioned. and that he will be elected no one will for a moment doubt.
 For Colonel Clarke the Courier has only the kindliest feeling. but the most enthu- siastic friends and admirers could not with any reason hope for his election, were he the nominee. It is not necessa- ry to discuss the reasons. They exist, and cannot now be overcome or removed and if ha ict1 1oI ox-fs, against the democratic party of Ala bama-to- nominate him in the face of these facts. Let Colonel Clarke remain in congress, where he can so creditably serve his district It will be so much bet ter than to give him the empty honors of a nomination that could lead only to dis astrous. humiliating annihilation and snuffing out of career that might have been useful and brilliant.
 Give us Johnston. and the democracy will give us victory. and a happier. brighter and more aupicious day. will dawn upon Alabama.-Athens Courier.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

Rheumatism yields to Hood s-Sarsapa- rilla because the latter ovefcomes the tactic acid -inSthe blood.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
MIR. JACOBS NEW WEATHER SERVICE.

The plan of MT. Ben M. Jacobs, sBir- mingham's accomplished weather prog nosticator. to have weather observations stamped upon all envelopes going through the postoffices, has met with fla vor wherever used. The very fact that it has developed complaint that the words stamped upon the envelopes are so blurred as to be illegible shows people wish to read the observations oj The de- feet can be quite easily remedied by using a steel stamp. and the stamped observa- tions could be made as plain as any print. This. no doubt will be done, and will insure the general use of the method.
 -
 The death of Representative Isaac Will son of the Kentucky legislature a Black burn democrat would seem to settle the Kentucky senatorship in favor of the re- publicans, if they can unite on a candi- date and enough democrats attend the joint convention to make quorum of both houses. The devotion of the dead legislator to MT. Blackburn had in it something of the spirit of martyrdom. When he left home he did so to vote for Blackburn, knowing that he would be carried home in his coffin.--Indianapolis Sentinel.
 It was George William Curtis who said that the democracy was very hungry and thirsty party. If Curtis had lived to SC the republican scramble for offices in Kentucky, he would have publicly apologized for his discrimination against the mocracy.--Rochester Herald.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

In 1s42 Lord Aberdeen, British foreign minister. described the Schomburgk line as merely as a preliminary step to fur ther discussion, and not with the inten- tion of indicating dominion or empire on the part of Great Britain" In 1885 Lord Granville, the British foreign minister, had agreed to an arbitration of the whole question with Venezuela. In 1886 Sails bury became the prime minister, and withdrew the agreement of his prede- cessor, and the English official maps of that year showed an extension of the British claims covering 106,000 square miles as constituting a part of Guiana. The entire British claim in Venezuela is tainted with fraud, and Salisbury is the only British statesman who has refused to take evidence of the fact.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
A NRW RREAn

When our civil war broke out the Ala bama eommissarygener is said to have telegraphed to St. Louis for large quantity of corn. The receiver of the dis patch was a union man and the reply came back, "D-n you, eat your cotton!" It would be singular result of the war If the necessities of the southern farm had found use for cotton seed meal as bread. The vast mountains of seed that were once thrown away are now converted into oil and fertilizers and food for cattle. It remains to be seen whether cotton seed may not yet furnish the staff of life to vast numbers of laborers, just S rice is the mainstay of hundreds of millions in Asia. The announcement is made by South Carolina physician of his satisfac- tory experience with cotton seed meal as an article of food when mixed in the proportion of one-third of the meal with two-thirds white flour or corn meal and baked or fried either as a batter or dough. cotton seed meal being, he de- clares, very rich in albuminiods or the ni- trogenous clements. flesh and blood formers, as compared with the starch and fat clements of heat producers, pos sessing a nutritive ratio of one to one. that is, one of the former to one of the latter, while that of the whole wheat is one to six. What is known as the gra- ham flour, that which contains all parts of the wheat, has been claimed to be al most perfect food material, more nearly meeting all the requirements of the hu- man body than does any other natural product; and 1t is asserted that the mix ing of cotton seed meal with corn meal and white flour gives combina tion all most identical in composition and nutri- tive ratio to wheat; then, too, the eco- homie advantage of the use of cotton seed meal as human food is another point naturally made in it's favor.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

The fact that New Orleans and Calves ton are making very great inroads into the grain trade of the west. as against the city of Chicago and the Atlantic sea board ports, is stirring up a considera- bIe furore in the localities affected. Dur ing the past sixty days New Orleans and Galveston have hauled about 4500 cars of corn from Kansas and Nebraska out of a total of nearly 1000 cars destined for export. Of this quantity Galveston has disposed of 1900 carloads and New Or leans the remainder. Thus only about 1500 cars of the product have found their way to the Atlantic seaboard through Chicago. To check this condition of af- fairs Chicago is hard at work to reduce transcontinental freights.
 The Alabama Courier, which was for yo~k fox.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16

The Alabama Courier, which was for Governor Oates in the last race for gov
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
STATE HERALD

Entered at the postofiice at Birmingham, Ala, as second-class matter
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-09

walk is over, remove your shoes and
stockings and wash your feet in water
a little cooler than tepid, and finish by
rinsing them in cold water: after
which dry them thoroughly. rubbing
them until they glow. Then resume
your customary footwear. and your
feet will feel so clean and pleasant that
you Will he dead in love with them
This, too, is the best cure for corns
that know of.
Here is another Of Barney Aaron's
fistic experiences:
zone Of the SWEETEST mobs | ever saw
at an old time fight" said he. was the
one that went from Cincinnati 10 Cold
Springs, Ind, 80 years ago. to see Mike
McCool and Joe Coburn fight for the
championship. Coburn was New
Yorker; McCoOl was from st. Louis,
but he had lots Of friends in Cincinnati
and Louisville. He used TO be a deck
hand on the Mississippi river. and he
was as big and strong a young bull.
and just as awkward Coburn was the
champion at the time Barring Jem
Mace. he was the Cieverest fighter of
his day. and what he didn't know
about old time ring tricks II wasn't
worth losing any time picking up. He
and McCool had fought a year or so
before near Harper's Ferry. and Co.
burn had won. The Westerner wasn't
satisfied, though. He claimed that CO.
burn had his gang" with him. which
was quite true. and that il had a lot 10
do with defeating him. That also was
true in a measure. In this way. /
mean. McCool was new to the ring
and his temper was easily aggravated
Columns friends were all about the
ring. and they kept a joshing and a
teazing McCool all the time They
distracted his attention by saying hor-
rible things about him. and calling
him vile names. Then ne would look
around % see who his tormentor was.
and Coburn would nail him with all
his might In this way he got in many
blow thar otherwise he never would
haVe landed. once p. got Joe hacked
into a corner Of the ring. and il looked
as though C.hurn was "A gone coon for
sure Just then one Of the mob said
something fearful about Mike. and he
turned 10 identify him. A. NJ did 50
Coburn let f'y and caught him on the
ear. knocking him down. Oh. how the
gang did yell with joy. Wei. go make
a long story snort. Crhuru trained for
the second fglt over at Latonia
Springs. across the river I'm Kentucky
from Cincinnati. and few weeks be-
fore the fight h got dose of malaria
that he could nj shake of He didn't
say anything ahoU- 90 except u me
and "a Jew intimate friends. thinking
I that he would sh8k- 10 of. - that
. time the biggest and finest saloon in
the Uni ID States was the 81 Law
renee iu Cincinnati and 10 was there
The ;--kcts for the excursion were sold