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Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

dressed an open letter to the Montgomery Advertiser, couched in such language as cannot be nderstood.-Anniston Hot Blast
 Elsewhere in this paper will be found a letter to the Montgomery Advertiser from Auditor White in reply to the papers criti- cism of the auditors statement of the con- dition of the state treasury the first of Jan uary last. We believe that the letter will remove from the minds of the people any wrong notions which the Advertisers un- just accusations against the governor and auditor have possibly instilled. Every good citizen desires to know the truth; the au- ditor has written 1t in his letter. It dis poses of the charge tha. Gov. Johnston ili- stigated the report for personal and politi- cal purposes, because 1t is shown that he was really ignorant of the fact that it was being prepared until it was about ready for publication. We shall have more to say on the subject. Today much of our space is de- voted to the letter itself. However, it needs no explanation. Anyone who will read 1t win instantly and fully exonerate both the governor and the auditor of any improper motives or action in informing the people of the condition of the treasury at the begin ming of their terms of office.-Mobi1e News
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

The proprietor of a Birmingham pack ing house says ,hesdoes not want a high tariff on Hides. He sells great many hides, and at first glance it would ap- pear to be to his interest to have duty. But if the price of hides is advanced it induces butchers to kill cattle for the preft, in hides and then they sell the meatkso low it..breaks the market. So o,iir friend of the, backing house,sIoses ntttc ort meat. than he makes, Oh hides. This shows what a, mess the protection ists get into when they tinker with the tariff, Proteetionmay help ans one way, but. hurt in anothsr,yqA protective tariff on etirr plate increased the production sn this country, but it added to the ipr4ee T tiie, working mans dinner bucket.
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Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

One of the novelties in New Decatur the other day, according to the Morgan County Herald, was horseess buggy moving about on the streets. At first it attracted but little attention, but as the novelty became more generally mo- ticed there was considerable comment and speculation, and several fights were narrowly averted. The buggy was own ed by a countryman. and was puIfsd by an OK, and the pretention of the Decatur acttizens that they never saw the like be- foSeScamc near eliminating in diffi- ~cnity.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
SILVER MEN FIRM.

MT Bryan in a letter to the New York Journal exhorts the silver men to stand firm. He needn't worry about that. If Mir McKinley's gold bug administration does not bring prosperity there will be no need of exhorting silver men to stand firm. Republicans will come docking over to the democratic party in droves and the last election will be as a gentle zephyr com pared to the cyclone that will hit the repup- l!can party. Silver is loosng nothing in this neck of the woods-Selma Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
WILL COME OUT ON TOP.

The tax commission law and the Mobile collectorship muddle have been the biggest cudgels with which the enemies of Gov Johnston have been fighting his administra- tion. It now looks certain that he will come out on top on both issues.-Fort Payne Journal.
 If Tax Collector Lott of Mobile county is as guilty as the court records show him to be- he is not fit to be constable on a cannibal island. The good people of Mobile should not uphold any man who has been rep-ated- ly guilty of malfeasance in office, If this be true. The Progress believes in honesty in politics as well as in anything else.-Pratt- vile Progress.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

The Montgomery Advertiser was evil deptly touched in a very tender spot sby'ehe State-Herald the other day, when --tlft. cap was removed and the public given an opportunity to gaze on the in- side workings of McKinley's postmaster editors. It was kind enough to admit, however, that the State-H Herald had stirred around and found an editorial writer there were "uo flies on," and there vas "vgor and yitroP' in the article, even, if it was Hacking in accuracy and sincerity" While our contemporary no doubt recognized, familiar ear marks, it wifi fail to weaken the force of the facts bY charging etarnportationisioThe home market is amply able to defend -Sn7 7eOr- ocrat in Alabama against unwarrane cd attacks by thss republican T.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

fore him. "No bookkeeper could have un- derstood them" said Judge Carmichael. 1T looked upon him then as most careless and negligent official"
 From what the Times can understand MT. Lott is not fit for collector His popularity in the face of his official record can only be explained on the assumption that the tax payers look upon him as being clever be-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

A cattle dealer says he had a car load Of. cattle to ship to a neighboring state. He went to the railroads for rates, and found that the freight would be $1oo a ear. This was too much, and he was about to give up the shipment. when he was informed that if he, shipped from Station just outside of Birmingham the rate would be less,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

yond his duty. If the office is vacant and the Times was in authority it would appoint 8 successor to MT. Lott.-Eufaula Times.
  Tax Assessor Plott is at the court house this week working on his books. It would surprise the public to know the amount of hard work it requires to keep tax asses sor's books straight, but judging from the way MT. Plott keeps his books, he is the right man in the right place.-Wetumpk Advocate,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

the face value of the bonds and also pay the expense of printing and issuing them, including the expense of a representative Of the commissioners, should 1t be necessary to send man to either Chicago or Cleve- land. Colbert's credit is first-c,ass and her bonds have been satisfactorily placed Florence Herald. r
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
HOW'S THIS.

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 Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by their firm. re- West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To- ledo O..
 druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarrh Cureis taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testi- monials free.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

A young graduate, just from college, established a school out in the country near Birmingham He called 1t Zeloso- phean college. His patrons have changed the name to Hickory Flat school.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
ADyERTIsER,s DEMOCRACY

The Montgomery Advertiser Is atternptj ing to prove 1t is democratic, and we are
 sorry to note that they resort to technieali4 ties and hair-splitting to substantiate the
 ssertion.-Coiumbiana Chronicle. v
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
A REPoRToRIAL CURIOSITY.

The Montgomery Advertiser published little news bsem day or two ago about a mans taking poison. The next morn ing it published the following, showing that every detail of the published report was wrong, excepting the name of the victim
 MT. John W. Horton, who took dose of strychnine day before yesterday, was out of danger yesterday, although he was still extremely i'll and was net all lowed to see his friends. Alt the request of Mrs. Horton, an Advertiser reporter called at the house during the afternoon and was told by her that Mir. Horton did not take quite a grain of the drug. He
 did get the s:rychndne at drug store and asked for enough ito kill dog. He did not have an attack of grip three weeks ago, but in January. The drug was not in a. bottle, but in powder, and it was taken on tllse poinc of 8. knife. It was anet marked .'poison," and it was net known that MT. Horton had taken any thing until the doctor arrived. He was discovered in convuslons, which the first eihe family knew of his illness. The work man who committed suicide is said '5o have worked in a neighboring mill These were all the corrections that were desired in the report of the occurrence made i'm this paper yesterday morning. Mrs. Hor- ton and the sick mans brothers all were very much distressed over the occurrence, and did not care to getr any more nc 1rt- | city on account of it.. MT Horton wiil be
 able to be out in day or two.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
WITH THE STATE EDITORS.
SUMTER MUST HUSTLE.

Sumter must get a move on herself and take steps to develop her resources. She is without doubt, one of the best counties in the state and should forge to the front .Ac- tion should be the watchword-SumterS Sun..
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

If the steel mill succeeds in making soft steel easily welded. a cotton tie mill will follow. Cotton tie mills succeed best near steel rail mills. The ends of the rails are cut off, to smooth them and from these scraps the sheets are rolled from which cotton ties are made.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

Here is the way the democratic press of the state views the criticism of the r4- ,publican papers on Gov. Johnston. Says the Roanoke Herald:
 The Advertiser and the Roanoke Her. ald continue to criticize the governor on every pretext, and the people continue to be more and more pleased with him.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

The Montgomery Journal publishes facts and figures in it's Sundays issue giving abundant reasons why Gov 5Jehnston should see that Tax Collector Lott of Mobile should give a sufficient bond to secure the state against loss at his hands. The gov ernor's action will be indorsed by thpse who are acquainted with the facts In this case.-Troy Messenger
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

The Birmingham State Herald has it that "the office of tax collector by law is vacant" This, however, is doubtless an error caused by too much willingness to have it SO. The office Is not vacant by law, but by a lawyer-one lawyer. The court has yet to pass upon the mat ter.-Mobile Register.
 We might have expressed it better by saying there has long been a vacuum in the collectors till, which the tax payers of Mobile have been unable to fill
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
'' . .

In that Lott matter the attorney general decides that the governor has been right all the while That the office of collector for Mobile county, has been vacant since Dec. 8. And since that tne he has had only a feasible title. Now Lott will be made to give a new bond. and good one or get out We confess to Httls patiences with Lott.-Eufaula Times. Yf'"9 9t"@ 'S
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

The Warrior Breeze will not stand idly by and see the slightest reflection cast on it's town without speaking out. Inasmueh as our sprightly neighbor in- slsts on the temperance of it's city, tho State Herald reproduces. the following in order to aid 1t in. settling alright the i'm justice:
 The Birmingham News has, several times recently, in speaking of the capture of Tom Blackburn, who was wanted for the murder of Will Hambriek, at this place, says "the killing was done in front of saloon al Warrior The News, we think, does Warrior a great injustice by insisting that there is a saloon here. Warrior has had no open saloon for years"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

{ The following from the Mobile Herald is tho kind of argument the friends are putting up to clear the record of Tax Col lector Lott, who has been tax collector of that county for twentyone years, and has bean. a,defaulter about twenty times, and now fails to make a good and suffi- cient bond, after the probate judge al Bowed him four months to. make said bond. when the law says ten days is the limit That. mus certainly be a grave yard rabbit foot Mr. Lott is using on some of the people of. Mobile, else he fs a hypnoaista
 we beNev q that in the judicial proceed ings that will follow the opinion of ahe attorney general, and the order of the governor, that MT. Lott will receive the moral support of the people of Mobile collntXs ' It may become advisable to give expression to this support by holding a meeting of our eitizens ito protest against any. interfersnGg from Montgomery with our local affairs.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
LOTT IN HOT WATER.
The State Press Is After Mobiles Tax Col lector With Sharp Stick-Had Best
 Step Down and Out s-,.

Mobile county's tax collector is short in his account, but this is an old thing with Mobile and her Lott.-Gadsden Times News. s.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
BALTZELL's PLAN FOR WINNING

Baltzell in, the last issue of his pape1 seems to be playing his cards for a oeml bination between the. popplfsts and whaE he calls the gold-bugs as, 'the only plan,n, to defeat the democrats in Alabama at the next election. The, invitation held out is of course the ridiculous idea of an irrecon- cilable.-Livingston Home.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
NOTES HIS PRESENCE WITH PLEAS URE

We note with pleasure that Gov. Johfl- stou will attend the convention of the Press association at Florence. We believe no governor since Hon. R. w WsCobb, who was with the gang at Gadsden many years ago has been at the press convention .- Decatur News. ,.'s. 9s sya.yfr-- 2. sr-. fT, Fs
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
FULL OF BACKBONE.

Gov Jofinston's efforts to secure the peo- pie of the state from possible loss on ac-
 count of tricky officeholders, such as the tax collector of Mobile county seems to be,
 will certainly win friends for the governor.
 His determined effort to. bring a tend, to justice who sought to compromise capital offense will also strengthen him with the
 people. The governor seems to be about 95 per cent backbone. .--B Bessemer Herald
 : Speaking of that Lott matter. the Times had a talk this morning with Judse4 Car
 nachael who. was the auditor with whom Lott had to settle yeafs ago. The judge is now holding court hetes We talked with
 him. He said he never supposed Mir Lott was q dishonest man, but that his books Mere in terrible tangle when he came, be-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
COLBERT COUNTY

sa COLBERT COUNTY BONDS. sI
 Tie .colhert road bonds have been sold The snrire issue of sl0oooo bonds was sold to achAcago and Cleveland, O., parties.f By the terms of the sale the purchasers pay
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23
STATE HERALD

Battered at the postoffce at Birmingham. Ala, us second-class matter.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-23

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16
BALDWIN WANTS "A PASS. !,

california Railroad Man Pre-empting the
Only One Left in the Sierra Madres. Il
Los ANGELES, Cal, June l5.-E. J.
Baldwin is working to secure the one
practical pass remaining in the Sierra
Madre mountains, and the only way. by
which a railroad from the north could
satisfactorily. enter the south Of the
range. s .z=. az% ss
A force of men is now engaged in
constructing trail from the big Santa
Anita canon over to the territory that is
adjacent to the northern end Of the San
Gabriel canon, and thus make pass
way over to the Mojave desert. The
grade is being made 1 foot in Is,
and can really be made available to &C
commodate railway line. In fact it is
announced by one close to Mr.. Baldwin
that an electric road will be built along
the route Of this trail. The road will
penetrate to the lake and over through
the pass to the Mojave desert, and pre-
sumably from there on to Antelope val
ley. This move will give Baldwin con-
troll of the only remaining pass to Los
Angeles from the north.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16
CAN CURE HOG CHoLERA.

Experiments of Railway Companies n
Iowa Have Been Very Successful.
DUBUQUE, June LIT has been shown
By experiments at many places in Iowa,
under the supervision Of the freight Off
Gals Of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and ST.
Paul and Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroads that hog cholera can
be cured. Generally the disease is not,
prevalent in summer, but a large guam
tity Of poor corn has been fed this year.
and new cases are found daily. These
railway companies have on file in their
Office scores of letters from hog raisers
throughout the Northwest showing that
their efforts to cure. and prevent hog
cholera have been signally successful.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16
IN TWO WEEKS MORE.

Republicans Looking for the End of the
Tariff Debate. S5
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The sugar
schedule of the tariff bill is expected to
continue to be the subject of considera-
ton in the senate for the next day or
two. The Hawaiian treaty and anti.
trust amendments are still to be dis
posed Of, and both win excite consider
able debate. With the sugar question
settled, the agricultural schedule, which
has been partially considered, will be
again taken up, and will in time be fol-
lowed by the tobacco schedule, il, in the
meantime, the Republicans agree upon
its provisions. The Republican man
ayers hope to also dispose Of the spirit
and cotton schedules during the week,
and possibly to make some progress
with the hemp and flax provisions. The
Republican managers now hope that
the debate in the senate viii be con-
cluded within the next two weeks, not
withstanding less than one third Of the
bill has been gone over.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16
Two Yellow Fever victims.

SAN Francisco, June Is The City
of Para arrived from Panama during
the day flying the yellow flag and was
Immediately ordered into quarantine.
When one day out from Panama one Of
the passengers, Mrs. Mitchell, died Of
yellow. fever, and q few days later
Captain Metonsen also died. 81
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-06-16

North Dskota EndeavoS ceaventio.-
GRAND, Forks, N. D., June Is. The
eighth annual convention of the North
Dakota Christian Endeavor union will
be held in the Presbyterian church in
this city June 224. The social feature
Of the convention viii be the public re-
ception to be given on the evening Of
June %, when the we'll known hospital
ity Of Grand Forks will again be made
manifest. Ss#