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Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
M. WISE & co.

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 Reduced to $500 per gallon, six year old McBrayer or 75 cents for full quarts. For quality and strength these goods haXe no<equa1 r We ~afe also agents for California wines. which we retail for 50 cents and $1 per gallon.
 All mail orders will receive our indi- vidual attention. M. WISE & co. Cor Morris Ave. and goth St., opp. Union . DepOt,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
A SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT

Persons afflicted with diseases Of a private |fnature can be treated successfully at home Write for my book on private diseases and
 Question blank, which will be sent you free
 of cost in plain sealed envelope AT corres-
 Epondence held strictly confidential.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04

lOcents round trip Sunday on BessemeR Division of the Birmingham Railway and Electric Go. Tickets at this rate sold for all trains up to 5:45 D. m. 5-I4-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
Get .....:. 5. :.
 ..t,s=s# .tss Aboard! !!

the rush for bargains at Chamblee Bros, the big bargain store. Everybody that bought from us last week was well pleas ed with the many bargains we gave them. This week we have greater bargains to offer than ever in our line of Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats and Shoes, and you will be doing yourself a great injus- tice if you don't take advantage of this splendid opportunity to get well made and stylish looking garments from 25 to 35 per cent. cheaper than any etherihouse could sell them to you. Recoliect we have big advantages over regular houses. We don't have our mofley tied up by selling on time. nor do we have the heavy losses that regular houses have, and then our rule of buying and selling for spot cash, always having well posted buyers in the eastern markets, who know good things when they see them, nevefA Aletting good bargains escape their vigilance, enables us to save you the balanos we claim to save you.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
CLRCITIT COURT.

The case of Pearl Bryan Vs. Southern Railway company is still on trial in tht circuit court
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIES, Patronize Home Industries and
 Build Up Birmingham.
Baskets and Butter Trays.

D ATES MANUFACTURING CO.,, manu- ID factures split baskets, wire end butter trays, H02 First avenue. Phone PIP
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
Engines and Foundry Work.

IT ARDIE-TYMES FOUNDRY AND MA III CHINE CO, manufacturers of enginessy boilers and mining machinery furnace \ First avenue and Twenty-sixth street
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
Founders and Maehinists.

IT OOD MACHINE co, founders and ma. u chinists, repairers of machinery Heavy forgings, car wheels and axles of all kinds Builders of ele4srics locomotives First avenue and Fifteenth street. Phone. 209. M ILLIAMSON IRON CO, foundry, ma
 " chine and boiler shop. First avenue and Fifteenth street. Phone, 2o8
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04

Fresh bread ana canay made daily at c. w. Cody's, 1920 to 1SG6 Sd avenue. je5-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
Brass and Bronze Foundry.

fT HE c. L. ANDERSON CO, QimitedD, brass and bronze foundry, corner Twen- ty-fourth street and First avenue. Rolling mill and blast furnace work a speciality Phone, SS2.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
Harness and saddlsrg Maker

A c. RECKLNG,s manufacturer of liar done to order. 2l5 18th St. Phone 2O6
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
THAT SPANISH NOTE.

sarnsta'. Reply Ia Minister Woodford
Diplomatic and In. Apparently. satis'ac-
tory-Th. Mailed Hand Used Z" crush
the Suozns Is Ene.ss~d in the s"''"s'
Velvet when Dealing With an Achno"'
edged Power.
WAsnlSoroS. Nov. II. 1t is stated on
good authority that Premier Sagastas
reply to Minister Woodford's note, tne
full text of which was read nj tues
DAVIS cabinet meeting. Is eminently
salts factory to this government In IL
the Spanish ministry pledges itself TO
correct the abuses Of power in Cuba
which was the subject of SO much com
plaint during the Weyler administra-
ton. and gives assurance OF - frienuly
feeling toward the American people.
1t accepts our good Offices in its efforts
to res tore pesce in Cuba. and in per
fectly respectful and friendly spirit
ASKS this government. SO far as pos
sible. 10 restrain the insurgent sym
rathizers in the United States from Civ
ing material aid To the enemies OF
Spain in Cuba. The reply intimates
/ that but for the assistance that
has been given them by hli-
/ DnS lfOlA NH0 ohA"@a sN'N~'
peace would have been restored long
ago. The reply, it is stated. does not
con tain a sentence that could give or
tense, or be construed into an express
sion of an unfriendly purpose or feel
ing against the government OF the
United States On the contrary, the
note is stated To be distinctly concilia-
tory in tone. although insisting upon
the right and duty of Spain to put
down an armed instruction within its
own territory.
1t is evident that the reply has made
n favorable impression upon President
Nc Kinley and the members of the cab
met. and il is not unlikely that one OF
the features of his forthcoming mes
sage to congress will be discussion OF
the Cuban situation, from which twill
appear that there is nothing in the sit
uation to justify present interference
on the part OF the United States.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
WOlCOTT is RETlCENT.
success at One Time Almost Attained
Spoiled by the British Press.

Spoiled by the British Press.
WAsuINGroN. Nov. 1l.-Senator VOL
colt, since his return has been ex-
tremely reticent about his recent trip
abroad aud refuses to see members or
the press. The commission of which
he was chairman was appointed by the
president and will make a report TO
the executive which will probably be
transmitted to congress. This report
will be accompanied by the correspond
ence which has been had with the gov
ernments with whom the commission
has been negotiating.
senator Wolcott has made an infor-
NAL statement to the president explain
ing why the commission failed. The
senator is not yet without hope OF sue
cess.
Senator Wolcott said that when
everything was going along nicely
and il seemed as though the British
cabinet would go as far as had been
romised-reopening the lndian minis
and consenting TO a conference.-the
press Of Great Britain and the banker.
Of London criticized the cabinet SO Sc
verely that it was compelled to take
course contrary to what the commits
sion had expected.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

etatistlcs Of the Catch OF Seals for the
Current Year Tho American Contention
supportcd seal Herd Being hap'diy
W,p.d out British sesiers Took About
Firt.en seals for Every One Taken by
Americans.
WAsnlSorox. Nov. i2.-The days
con ference on the seal question began
at IL o'clock with "A full representation
Of the British, Canadian and American
officials. For the first time the statis-
ties OF the catch of seals for the pres
ent year was available. These were
compiled by the American officials ana
brought out prominently two features
which were regarded as most importan'
in supporting the American con tention'
namely: That the catch had fallen
OIL about one-half during the prese ut
season, showing conclusively, III the
opinion Of the American experts, that
the seal herd was being rapidly wiped
out, and. second, that the eaten OF
seals from the American Islands ~
Behring sea was about Is TO u, be-
tween the Canadian sealers under the
British flag. and American sealcrs.
The same proportion was shown 10 ex-
ist throughout the waters of the North
Pacific.
In detail the figures for this seasons
catch. now made available for the first
time. are as follows: Total catch OF
seals ia the North Pacific for the pres
ent season, 80. 100, against 73, 900 last
year. The total catch this year Is
divided as follows: Taken by British
vessels, 30, 500; by American vessels T.
100; by Japanese vessels. $500. The
catch in Behring sea. which is tina
portion OF the North Pacific in which
the United States is Interested. is 10,
65O for the present season, against ~,
500 last season. a reduction of abou
one-half. OF the catch i'll Behring sea
British vessels TOOK took 1900, Ameri
can vessels 1850. The figures make NJ
distinction between British and Cana
dian vessels. as practically all the seal
} ing is done by Canadian vessels which
however, are nominally classed as Brit
ism.
: The falling of Of about one-half j
the total catch. both in Behring sc
and the North Pacific, is said to b
most significant in view of the circun
: stances. The present season IS a be-
ter one, the experts say, for the tai
: ing Of seals than last season. In
4 same regulations apply this season a
/ last. Under these circumstances, 1T
A said. that the conclusion to be draw
from this years figures IS that the SET
/. herd had been greatly reduced by II
discriminate slaughter ut the alarm
ing rate of about one-half in the Las
year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
THE ICE-BOUND WHALERS.
The Bear win be ProvisIoned and Sent to
the Rescue.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ll.-Secretary
Long and Capt Shoemaker had an
other conference with the president
yesterday concerning the ice-bound
whaling fleet in Behring sea- Fur
ther information from san Francisco
h ad been received. which made it mex
pedient to send the whaling ship
Thrasher to the rescue, and IL has nov
been determine ed to send the Bear.
Revenue marine officers have re-
ported that the Thrasher is not As
serviceaple as desired and besides
would cost S4O0 day aud might be
gone 200 days or more, mourning an
expense which the department would
not be willing TO assume. The Bear
will be Immediately proyisioned and
sent to the nearest point that can be
reached and the provisions will be
transported over the ice by reindeer or
dogs. as seems most feasible.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
A HOMEGROWN Experience.

A man went into an icehouse TO cool OIL:
An abrupt and impetuous hired man closed
and locked the door and wen, away. The
next day was Sunday and the hired man did
not come back. While the man who ycarned
to cool off waited for the return Of the hired
man his object was accomplished IN a very
thorough manner. lie cooled OF. The
muhsed door gave back but echoes to his
blows. and his voice could find no p,s.tc TO
ESCAPE and sound the alarm. When he grew
tired Of walking and swinging his arms to
keen warm the chunks of ice that were pied
around him did not offer a tempting he'd
Hunger grawcd at his vltals and refused 10
be satisfied with diet Of raw air. DARKNESS
settled down like a six months Arctic night,
and the only sound which broke the pro-
found stiffness was the man who wanted 10
cool of trying 10 swear. The hired man
opened the door on Monday morning, and
the man who wanted 10 cool off ciawlcd out
more dead than alive When histongue had
thawed out he began to abuse the hired
man. "Fool" retorted the hired man.
Pool. you are a lucky dog and do not know
it. Don't waste time in abusing me- your
benefector. but 60 and write q book Of I'M
2ressions on Alaska" Then the man who
wanted TO cool of saw that has fortune was
made. Chicago Record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
ILLNESS OF JUROR LARSEN
An UnIooked-For Factor In the Thorn Muir
der Trial that will >ecessitste the I'm.
DxnueIing OF "A New jury.


An UnIooked-For Factor In the Thorn Mur
der Trial that viii >ecessitate the In
pxnueiing OF "A New Jury.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The trial Of
Martin Thorn for the murder of VIII.
liam Guldensuppe, which was beg III
last Monday at Long Island City, was
suspended yesterday owing To the dan
gerous illness Of Juror Magnus Larsen.
The jury will be discharged this morn
ing and new trial ordered. juror
Larsen was taken III Wednesday and
court adjourned on that account
Physicians called found that he was
suffering from appendicitis.
At the opening of court yesterday
morning it was announced that Larsen
was unable to attend and an adjourn
ment was taken until this morning.
Late yesterday afternoon an opera
ton was successfully performed upon
the sick juror and it is expected that
he will be able TO leave his bed in two
weeks
District Attorney Youngs last even
ing notified the other II jurors to b'
present in court to-day and receiv
their discharge, and he will then asl
the court to call another jury. AL
evidence for the prosecution, who's
case was nearly completed. will hav
60 be introduced again, and Mrs. Naci
will be required to 20 on the stand AM
tell her horrible story anew.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
A TRAIN DESTROYED.

a s,c.,lx r,,eak of the Wind In Kentucky
-Entire Train DerAiied and Burned-h
Nan INTO an Overturned i,ox ssr, SMASH
cd Things Generally and Fire Did tns
Rest No one seriously Hurt
LOUISVILLE. KY. Nov. IA passen'
ger train on the Louisville. Henderson
q st. Louis road which left 50. Louis
Wednesday evening, and which was
due in this city at $50 IL m. was de-
rallied aud entirely consumed by lire al
a. IN. near Lcwisport, 30 miles from
Louisville. No lives we're lost and, so
far as is known, no one was seriousl y
injured.
The accident is attributed to freal.
of the high wind of Wednesday, when
overturned box-car standing on the
Lewisport siding. The car fell directly
across the main track and near sharp
curve IL was not seen 10y the engt
neer OF the passenger train until
il was too late to stop hl'
engine, and the train crashed through
the obstruction. overtu rning the Ell
CINE and tender aud comb ination car
I The stove in the com bination car Sc
I fire TO inf,ammable matter in the car
and before the trainmen could remov
the ear the other coaches, sleepe
and day coach, were totally destroyed
in addition To IA com binalo
car in which were the smoker an
baggage. The passengers had plent
OF time To escape, and Traffic Manage
Hill, who was on the Inflated train
wires that aside from a few bruises n
one was injured. The loss will b
heavy
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19

FIRST FORMAL NEE
Secretary sherman and Sir Wiifrid Laur'
Ter Confer on international Matters.

Secretary sherman and Sir Whirid i-aur-
Ter Confer on International Matters.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-Secretary
Sherman and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
premier of Canada, yesterday afternoo
began the first of "a formal series OF
conferences for the purpose of bring
ing about an agreement by which as
many as possible of the questions now
causing friction between the United
States and the Dominion of Canada
may be amicably adjusted by treaty or
otherw Use.
These conferences will be indepcn-
dent of the Behring sea seal fisheries
conference, which was the Immediate
occasion for the Canadian premier's
present visit to Washington. Among
the causes of friction between the two
countries is the question of the rights
of citizens of either to pursue business
callings in the territory of the other
and the tariff questions.
The conference yesterday afternoon
was brought about by a note which
Secretary Sherman sent in the morn
ing To Sir Wilfrid Laurier. asking him
If it would be convenient to the latter
to meet the secretary in the afternoon
the Canadian premier responding IN
the affirmative. The conference ac-
cordingly began at 1850 p. IN. in the
state de partment
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
GREEK TORPEDO SCANDAL.
Prince George of Greece Deeply Affected
by Criticisms OF the Royal Family.

Prince george OF Greece Deept hhe''o"
by Criticisms OF the Royal Family.
BglHDisI, Nov. l2.-Letters received
here Yesterday from Athens say that
the torpedo scandal continues To be
the seusation OF the Cretan capital.
The basis of the scandal was the dis
.coyery OF the fact that all the car
tridpes fitted TO the torpedoes during
the war with Turkey were unpro
vided with percussion caps, and that
therefore. they would have been use
less in case they had been needed. The
committee of investigation. appointed
to inquire into the matter, decided
that two officers, Captains Rastopoulo
and Anastal. must be tried by court
martial ON the charge Of culpable neg
1igence. Capt. Rastopoulo. who is nov
being tried, has asked that Prince
George of Greece, who commanded the
torpedo notilla during the war. and
who was, previous To the war, great
fayoritc with the masses, be called al
= witness.
The court has re fused to do this. anc
the Greek newspapers are publishing
vigorous articles on the subject. tn
anti-dynastic Hestia going 50 far as u
demand that Prince George be tried b.
court-martial.
The prince is known to be deeply 81
fccted by the scandal and by the al
lacks made upon him and upon tn
royal family generally in conscquenc
.of this fresh example of the unpr'
pared ness of Greece for an outbreak 9
hnstiItttaa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
FIRE IN CHICAGO.
.The Lion" Department. store Burned and
Adjoining Buildings Crushed.

CHICAGO Nov 12.-Fire destroyed
the department store of W. A. We
bodt AZ Co, better known as The
Lion on Milwaukee avenue, be-
tween Ashland avenue aud Pau
lima street. The four-story brick
building and its contents, valued at
slGO. 900. are a total loss. Several small
cottages were crushed by falling walls,
causing an additional loss of $4,000.
The clothing store of Vincent 4 Rixon,
adjoining "rhe Lion" was also dam
aged to some extent by smoke and wa
ter. The insurance is between Sl25, OoO
and Sl35, 900.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
MISTAKE m DELIVERY.
Customer Lost Because Of the ner-
chnnt's NersatLlLtH.

Queer things happen IN suburban towns,
where the residents have way OF utilizing
means al hand utterly regardless oI the con
seauences Mrs. Simpson, notable mouse,
wife who lives m one OF thes1 t'i.N 10.
naradiscs. recently replenished her stock ot
Household furniture at the only depart
mont store in the place and ordered me
pnrcnascs sent home that afternoon wheh
She would be there TO receive them: :,
She was in a particularly happy frame of
mind as she sat al her 'front.' window Msieh'
inc for their arrival, remarklng WITH rAtis
faction the vacant places the new iuihi'uie
would adorn when an undertaken wagon
drove w and stopped in front OF her door
and a solemn looking driver IN rusty black
descended from the front seat and rang ler
bell. She did not lose nome mt III raising
the window and calling TO him IN fright
ened voice:
housc There isn't any body here.
II don't want a body. ma'Gm I've got
some things WAS told to leave here, called
"Take them back" she commanded, Il
tell YOU 4 won't have them Non ought TO
be ashamed tsstop here What do YOU sup
pose the neighhors Will think /,
"Well, ma am" said the man. as ne
climbed on his wagon again, III you don
want your new furniture, all right, but | We
got II inside. ,,
"AnA wouldn't take il as a gift, said the
distressed woman; 1.-THE idea OF bringing my
goods in an undertaker's wagon.
I'VE hadn't another vehicle IN the harm
and you said YOU wanted 1t right oil, re
spondcd the man as he drove away.
Hut the man OF many calings who had
! utilized the last conveyance in his establish
ment lost the sale of the furniture and the
/ good will of a customer who did not appre
/ cate such mortuary enterprise. ChicaSs
! Times Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
DURRANT STILL LIVES.
Tho Hastily-Pronounced Deatr
Sentence Overrulod.
Tho sapreme Court of California Uns"'m
ousiy Granted Writ OF Probable Cause
and Instruct-sd Wsrdcn Hale Not
to Carry Out the Execution

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l2-William
Henry Durrant was not hanged at
San Quentin to-day, after all, the su-
preme court u this state having granted
him another respite at the eleventh
hour
Up to four o'clock yesterday after
noon when the news flashed over the
wires from Sacramento that the court,
at its session there. had granted
writ OF probable cause and instructed
Warden Hale not to carry out the execu-
ton of Durrant until further orders.
there was apparently no further hope
for the condemned murderer of Blanche
Lamont and Minnie Williams, rs his at
torneys, Messrs. Dickinson and Board
man, had made futile effort 10 secure
another writ OF habeas corpus in the
United States court and had not even
been granted permission TO appeal
from that decision to the supreme court
OF the United States.
Meanwhile, however. Attorney De
puy FASTENED to Sacramento and APP
piled to the state supreme court Tor
writ of probable cause for the, purpose
of staying the proceedings against his
client upon the grounds that no official
knowledge OF the action OF the
supreme court of the United states
in the matter OF Durrants APP
pealing from the decision of tine
federal court had yet been received
chat the superior court had acted toe
hastily in sentencing Durrant to De
Hanged to-day,as the law required that
he be given at least 90 days'grace; and
thirdly, that the tendency Of an ap
peal in the supreme court affecting the
condemned was Of itself sutiieien
cause for stay OF execution.
The matter was partially argued II
chambers and later argued before tn
full court and taken under advisemen m
Shortly afterwards the court an
nounced its decision. granting the VII
applied for. in which all the justice
concurred.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
HE CLIMBED UP QUICKLY.
The Rapid Rise In Fortune Of DIR. q. >
Gagnon. Formerly Of i<ankakce, HI.

KASKAKEE. H.. Nov. i1.-Dr. q.
Gagnon, the millionaire New Yorker,
who won 80, 500 in prizes ut the Cbica-
90 horse show, worked on the farm OF
j. b. Carron. in this county. Is years
ago. In 1888 he went to South Dako-
Ia and made money by selling patent
medicines. subsequently he graduated
from a Chicago dental college. lie es-
tablished branch Offices in st. Louis.
Cincinn natl aud New York. finally re-
moving to New York. Last year DIR.
Gagnon married Chicago heiress with
$500, 900. duplicate Of his fortune at
that time.
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WILL LOSE HER FOOT.
Singular Accident Caused by Stepping on
an Explosive.

CHICAGO, Nov. i2.--Miss Ruth Amads
Colvin, OF Bonus, ILL.,, stud, mt in the
school OF liberal arts at northwestern
university, stepped on what is sup
posed to have been a signal torpedo on
the sidewalk in Emerson street, Evan
ston, Wedn esday night causing 1T to
explode with force sufficient enough to
almost sever the lower part Of her right
foot from the ankle. The injury may
result fatally, but in any event Miss
Colvin will lose her foot, rs amputa-
ton is deemed necessary. The police
are mystifed as TO the nature of tho
explosive.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-19
TRAILING FRAUD.


New YORK, Nov For the last day
or two 40 internal revenue officers
have been securing the city TO gather
Evidence against the large TOBACCO
dealers, cigar manufacturers ana
liquor distillers. Frauds in the
payment of tobacco and liquor
taxes, and supposed irregulari-
ties on the part of government officials,
are behind the investigation.
When the work is completed it is ex-
pected that men Of important standing
in commercial and official life will be
affected. 1t will take full month te
compile te the work, because of its mag
nitude.