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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
TOO SMALL

Was the Appropriation, Said Alger, and
the Commission Raised it to $760,O00. :
New York. July 22.-The engineers Of
tho war department. have taken issue
with the judgment of the Mississippi river
commission which appropriated 100000
for dredging out of the $2,933, 023' appro-
pria,tibn allowed for river improvements.
The secretary of war submitted the en-
tire matter to the commission for reap
portionment. The law makes ia obhga-
tory on the commission to appropriate
a large amount of The appropriation to
dredging and dredging plants. All
though the law regards the dredg-
ing of the river to be paramount TO
repairs TO fevees and other improvements
it does not say what portion of the ans
nual appropriation Shall BE used for this
purpose, but leaVs the division with the
commission. The secretary of war did
not consider that less thar, cne-seVenth
of the 1897 appropriation could be classed
as a large portion" and in consequence
of his action the commission re-convened
today at the army building here to go
over their work again. AT the close OF
the session /; was announced that $fbO,0o0
had been re-apportioned to dredging and
plants for dredging, but in order 10 ex-
p1nd that amout the appropriation for
done in equal ratio so that no injusi.ice
would be done any of the levee districts.
OF ths general appropriation S50O,000
still remains unapportioned. It Is the
practice of the commission 20 have
little furd on hand in case of emergency
no be used in the repair of breaks in the
loves by the overf1ows in he spring.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
ANNIVERSARY.
The Regents of the White Shield VIII
Give an Open Meeting Tonight
Public Invited.

Washington Conclave No. l, Regents
of the White Shield. will celebrate its
first anniversary in an open meeting in
their rendezvous, B. l.. e. hall. on Nine
teenth street, tonight at which time the
general public is cordially invited. A
special invitation is extended the Grand
Army ard their sons. and the Confederate
Veterans AMI their sons. as the occasion
will be one of patriotic interest.
The committees in charge have ar
ranged splendid musical and literary
programme in which such ws1-known
talent as the Openshaw quartette, Misses
NetTia Smith, Eva DAILY, Bessye Cox, MIR.
Luman Harldley and others will particle
pate. short address of welcome will be
made by Maj. w. H. Hunter and brief
speeches on the three cordial principle 8
of the order, patriotism. philanthropy
and protection" viii be delivered by Rev.
r. d. Wear, Rev. DIR. Jones and Col. j.
w Bush respectively.
The order is rapidly increasing in MEM
bership, is in a prosperous condition ard
all who attend will spend an enjoyable
evening ard be pleasantly entertained.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

and probably represent about one and
quarter millions. The twenty torpedo
boats, with four exceptions, date from
1SS5-S6, and their cost reac hes about $780,
000 For the one hundred ard forty-one
vessels the aggregate cost therefore, ex-
ceeds thirty-one millions sterling, over
twenty-one millions having been spent
on the ninety-nine vessels GncludiLg four
torpedo boats laid down since 1886. Pro-
baby with ornaments and stores these
vessels represent close on forty millions
sterling. The estimate made by Sir Will
liam White for the total first cost of the.
royal ravy in 1913 may be put alongside
these figures. He stated that the feet
then contained between $50 and 400 YES
sells for sea service. About cne-fourth
were ships of the lire, an eruaf number
We're frigates-the cruisers of that psriod
and about one-half We're post ships,
briggs, s1oops, etc The total FIRST cost,
excluding ornaments, was about ten m J.
lions sterling. A first-class batteshiD of
eighty years ago cost less than 3 third
class cruiser does row.-London Times.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
ANNUAL REPORT
Shows Much Good Work on Rivers ard
Harbors, With a Nice Balance.

Shows Much Good Work on Rivers ard
Harbors With a Nice Balance.
Washington, July 22.-Maj. F. A. Ma
ham, in charge of number of liver and
harbor improvements in Georgia, Fleri a
ard Alabama, has forwarded his annual
repods to tlY= war department at Apalach-
icola Bay, Florida. Work was begun May
26, and $4,000 cubic yards of material we're
removed by dredging from the cut in the
bar. making the fifth time the cut has
been re-opened. Apala ch.cola cutoff ard
the Apalachicola river were cleared Of
snags, as was also the Flint river. Geor-
gia.
Chattahoochee river Georgia and Ala
bama, was cleared of snags, rocka and
boulders a. far up as Eufau a. The
Choctawatchie river, Florida, was snag-
ged.
Pensacola harbor, Florida, was being
improved by the dredging of Caucus
Shoals. The jettnes in this harbor are in
good condition. The amount expended
during the year was $30SO0, available bal
arce, S213,211 The Escambia or Concu ia
river, LFlorida and Alabama, was snagged
and dredged. The Alabama river, Ala
bama, was snaggad. The Coosa river in
Georgia and Alabama was dredged at
Mccoy and Box shoals.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
COST OF THE DIAMOND JUBILEE
FLEET.

Few of the many thousands who have
visited the feet All Sp.dh@ad have any con-
ccption of it's cost. The following brief
summary of facts may, therefore. be of
some interest and value. Taking the
whole of the ships present, it may be said
that there were 141 which may fairly be
trea;ed as deserving a place on the com
blatant" Est. In this number are includ-
ed the Northampton and four vessels of
the Comus class; but the Agincourt and
Minotaur are ont included. OF bat le-
ships" there were TWEEN. lone, eleven de-
signad by Sir William White. eight by
SIR Nathaniel Barnaby, and two by Sir
Edward Reed. The last mentioned YES
sells, Thunderer and Devag,ationt have
however been re-arnled, re-eneined and
in other respects greatly modified in re-
cent years. so that they are really re
construc. ID vessels. The eleven modern
battleships represent total expenditure
Of nine and a half millions sterling in
round figures: the ten ships designed be-
t5'e 1879 rerr. serr about six ard a quar-
ter millions; the aggregate value of the
batu,lsships is, therefore, about fifteen
and three-fourth millions. The most cost
ly ship in ths. fleet Is the Inflexible, de-
signed in 1894, and finished about 1881.
On her about S950,000 was spent, exclusive
of arma mert. The six vessels of the Ma
jestic class cost, on an average, about
$500 900. They are about Lhre+ tons great
ct All ulSpidceIne0l, dIQ nave eHSl1fSS
nearly twice as powerful, and are fully
four knots faster.
The first class cruisers numbered thir-
teen Including the Northampton. whose
speed is greatly below the standard ap-
proprhate to modern conditions. Eight
of these cruisers were designed by Sir
William White, and five by Sir Nathaniel
Barnaby. The former group cost about
f3,S000 900; the latter about half as much.
There were twenty-sx second -class
cruisers of which twenty-four were
protected" and two partially protected
All but three of these have been designed
aud built since 1887, and represent total
outlay. of close on five millions sterling.
The two partially protected vessels Le-
ander and Phaeton) and the Mersey were
designed by Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, and
cost about f670.000; of smaller cruisers,
including the Curlew and Landrail in
the group with the Comus class there
were eleven. Six of these were designed
before 1886, and cost about f776, 600; five
have been designed by Sir William
White, are protected" and have much
higher speeds. They represent an, out
lay OF about f720.000. 1t will be seen,
iSLHeieassre that Of the vessels present de-
signed before 1885. ten bsttleships were
as ISOLATED with fourteen cruisers, only
four having high speed; whereas of the
vessels designed since 1886, eleven bat
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
THE ADVERTISER AND JOHNSTON

THE ADVERTISER AND JOHNSTON.
The Montgomery Advertiser, fighting
always behind a mask, pretending 10 be
democratic, yet ever secretly knitting
democracy, is bending all lis energies
partly from personal spite, partly to en-
compass its defeaI of the party-in a flu
tile endeavor to diseredit Johnston with
the silver forces in order to deprive him
of their erlthusias ic support; and, having
accomplished this, then after HIS nomi-
nation (of course it@knows hla will be re-
nominaued) it will ltry to concentrate all
the opposition and thus bring about his
ard he party's defeat in this state, that
it maybe herialded abroad 80 as" to
again quote its own language, ITO infiu-
e1ce The result in 1900"
The efforts, however, of this paper, and
its little Clique, who scheme and scheme
but to-no purpose for they are back
numbers, will avail nothing. The demo-
cratic convention will inset as usual next
spring and unequivocally endorse the
principles of the party, as declared by
The national convention at Chicago, and
Joseph F. ohnSton will be renominate ted !;
and, standing firmly and feariessly on
the Chicago platform and on the splen-
will striumph over his and the party's
foes, and be re-elec ed by larger ma
jorfty than ever before, the influence of
which will be felt for democracy's good
throughout The nation.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

Following is another illustration of low
flung metropolitan journalism INDUCED in
by THAI hypocritical old critic the MORT
gomsry Adver. iser, which would not do
credit to the most rough and illiterate
frontiersman:
Senator Morgan says that Americans
of 300 years hence will wonder that the
wisdom of Hawaii's annexation could
ever have been doubt d This is dealing in
fuilares.7Augusta Chronicle.
THE senator is good at that. How in
the thunder does he know what people
will think three hundred. vars hence?
But then, the senator's imagination is
about as fertile ard as loose as his
tongue"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
ARTHUR TEMPLETON
INNINGS.
The Printers Love Song.


Awake from your sleep, my double-priced
The moons shining clearly and dumps
soft light;
The stars have been thanked and are not
now on duty,
And soft breezes blow through the balm
laden night.
Full long have I banked on the angelic
pleasure
OF making of kisses an overtime string
And long have | warbled and sung stand
Awake from your slumber, I've brought
you the ring.
Awake from your dreaming my agate-set
pickup,
Your galley slave fingers. the keyboard
is still.
Your father still sleeps, will not waken to
kick up
A ruction our hearts with pied anguish to
fill.
Awaken, I say! Let your diamond eyes
beaming
With love into mine give to me clean
proof
come to me, darling and hold not
aloof.
Pull out from your slumbers, your press
man is idle;
The chapel is open, the parson is there.
Arouse from your sleep and make haste to
why should you treat your square lover
unfair?
Come quickly. my love, and our gloom and
our gladness,
Our hopes and our fears let us both syn
dictate.
There never will be marked in lines of sad
ness,
But each quick coming joy will be a plat
take,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
rHIE ACE oF mnE1EL.

Proclaim TO the world ye messengers
swift winged and strong that Birming-
ham has at last reached the age of steel.
The age of iron has run fits course, and
like old methods has had to step aside
in progressive Birmingham to make way
for the age which, long looked for, has
arrived and is destined 10 people the
waste places in Jones valley and cover
the MONDAY sun with smoke from hun
dreds of industries which are now bound
to come to tho Ma gic City of the South.
Yesterday afternoon at the n WHY erect
ed steel plan; of the Birmingham Rolling
Mill company, there were assembled rep
resentaave men in all the commercial
walks of Birmingham and strangers
from far away cities to sac the run which
would prove to the world the long held
out faith that Birmingham, far away in
the South, where the magnolia blooms
and summer-suns shina -nearly the year
round, could make steel. The run was
a success and the weighty ingots came
up to tine fondest expectations of those
most deeply int rested.
Prosperity, long delayed. has come at
laN; and Birmingham will now stand aloof
from her older manufacturing cities, tow
erfng high above them as does The ma
jestic pine above tn lowly hemlock.
Welcome ihe ag- of steel which brings
new Life, new hope to Birmingham and
her environments. f4
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

The editor of the Ozark Star unbuttons
his waistcoat, pulls off his coat and hat,
rolls up his sleeves, hops himself down in
his easy chair with his head resting on
his breast, mis- eXtremities extended al an
angie of "a degrees. opens The flood gates
of his luscious blue eyes and thus Ia
ments:
1.-THE Star loves the Advertiser, it has
been its guiding star for time immemo-
rial, until in November last it saw fit to
leave the regular organization and we
saw fit to stay with the old ship, sink
or swim, i've or die. survive or perish"
1t not only loves the dear old paper, but it
loves everyone connected with it-and 1t
would rejoice so much to see 1t wheel
back into line and rel:ew its energies IN
fightirg against the encroachments Of tbs
common enemy. That it will do san the
near future we haven't the slightest
doubt"
The above touching remarks calls to
mind the following sympathetic lovers
Fament:
''ITad we ne'er loved so kindly,
Had we ne'er loved so blndly.
Had we ne'er met and ne'er parted
We ne'er had been broken hearted"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

Husband-How do you like the view?
y Wife with ecstacy)-Oh, I'm speechless.
Husband shall stay and build a
house.-Journal Amusant
Before would do anything for you
die for you.
After-No ma am. / don't give up my
pipe for anybody.-Boaton Courier.
That is wretched picture, and yet
you praise it to the SKIES
well, you see, it was painted by a
fellow 1 know. Chicago Record.
"W,hcre shall we go his summers"
81 don't care; only let's go to some place
that we womb have to read up on
Chicago Record.
Poor Wakely leads a dogs life."
"Indeed?"
'Ies; his wife spends all her time in
waiting ON him and calling him pet
names. "--Detroit News.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
LEAP FROM THE CARS.

Last night as the Central train left the
depot for Starlight, Wiley Walters ard
some companions boarded it,. intending
to ride to the freight depot and therce
to the Alabama Midland depot, where
they were to leap off. When the train
stopped at the a; M. railway pressing
Walkers, thinking that, it had passed over
firm ground, made a leap into the dark
ness and fell about twenty feet into the
ravine beneath the trsstle. As a result
of the leap both bones of his leg were
broken just above the ankle. His com
pan.ons secured a stretcher and carried
him to the home of his father. where he
received medical attention.-Troy Mes
Senger.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
SHERMAN SAYS IT IS NOT so.

Washington, July 22.-Secretary Sher-
man today denied the statement that he
had been induced ITO sign the letter of ir-
structioris to Ambassador Hay relative 10
the seal controversy. which has so exc't d
the British press only under severe pres
sure ard against his own judgment He
says there was not a word of truth in it
and that as a matter of fact he had bean
in perfect accord with the president in
every step of the correspondents rela irg
TO the seal question.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

The uncouth Advertiser never let's an
opportunity pass to plant its stiletto in
the breast of Birmingham. It's hatred
to this city is but little less than that
which 1t CHI rishes against The democran-
dc party. Its larest effusion Is as follows:
birmingham, with the smallest police
force of any city of it's size in the United
States, has turned over to other cities
more fugftives from justice than any
other metropolitan city. A good record,
officers. Keep it upstate Herald.
Well, we don't know whether that is
because there are so many criminals there
that irfs no trouble to pick up oua, or
whether 1t is because even criminals are
willing to be sent anywhere to get out
of Birmingham.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

tleships were associated with thirty-six
cruisers, all of high speed.
Turning to the smaller craft, there
Were twenty torpedo gunboats, eighteen
OF WHICH Costing about Fl, 100, 000) date
subsequently to 1886; while two (Rattle-
snake type, representing rather more
s than 100000, date from 1885, The thirty
"destroyers" are of quite recent design,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
TARDY RECOGNITION.

Washington, July pa nredal of honor
has been awarded to Brevet Colonel An
drew McGonnig, of Ashevil,e. N. c., who.
at Cedar Creek. Va, while acting chief
quarterma ster of Gen. Sheridar.'s forces
operating in the Shenandoah valley, wa s
severely wounded while leading brigade
of infantry on that field and was COM
menied for the greatest gallanty BY Gen.
Sheridan.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

When Henri Watterson wrote his lee
ture on Money and Morals he had no
idea he would stand on the same platform
with Breckenridge and talk for the god
standard Had he looked into the future
with prophetic vision he would have
named 1T Money and immortality"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

The Chicago Times-Herald says: IF
there is anything the Times-H erald
STA nds for it is the gold standard The
use of The word 'astand" when the word
.1ies' is the ons that expresses the fact
lis very reprahenSible.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
HOw'S THIS.

we OfIPF TBWdTU IUT
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
T. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned have known F.
]. 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.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is 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. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

a zephyr sufficiently cold to chill the
breasts Of some over-zealous political
aspirants. II the broken down politicians
and those who nave lived their lives on
public pap were excluded from the So
called opposition to the democratic party
in Alabama today you could count on
your fingers the real opponents of true
democracy as proclaimed at Chicago.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
CURRENT HUMOR.

Every man has two wives: The one
he has and the one he thinks he has
Life. r15f5fI
Sha-Whht is dog in German?
He-Frankfurter, / believe.-Yonker
Statesman.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

y The Tuscaloosa Times puts it this way:
81. w. Hughes has at last gotten his
character passed by the senate and is
now postmaster at Birmingham"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

Hon. w. P. c. Breckenridges speech be-
fore the Kentucky gold convention was
on the subject of national honor, which
THE gold standard press says was truly
magnificent. His own high personal
oh racter,r remarks an exchange, added
much to the glory of the subject" II
AIadaline Pollard will have the speech
copyrighted she may be able to collect liz
directly from the gold standard syndicate
that Judgment which she has been unable
to collect directly from her Weary Will
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

z 1t is rumored around Washington that
Nfr Mckinley has decided TO put the
misunderstanding at Montgomery and Mo-
bile, and possibly Admission, in the civil
service
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

Governor Johnston would indeed have
dfseredited himself with the silver forces
had he permitted the Montgomery Adver-
Hiser to I'M erview him and to convey his
message to the dear people.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
THE FUSION IT FAvoRs.

From the tone of the, editorials in the
Montgomery Advertiser, we honestly b.
lisve that that paner rs in favor of a flu
sion between the . Id democrats and re-
publcans in this STATE next ysar.-St ven
sor Chronicle.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

The Iowa republicans will have to pull
through their present troubles without
any assistance from Chairman Hanna, of
the republican national campaign COM
mittee. Chairman Hanna has large in
voice of TROUBLES of his own.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

They make no issue on gold or on sill
yer. They want Scientific money in
lieu of Gods money and it's equivalent.
The men who will support Johnston
are gold and silver men, strict contrac-
tiOnists, honest money men. They pos
sess about the strength now that they
possessed in 1890 and they will sweep
the state
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

Having brought tears to the eyes of
John Sherman, Assistant Secre'lary of the
interior Web Davis should Try bringing
forth the fulfillmert Of a whole lot OF
seemingly forgotten republican promises.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

"Not only the time and the season."
remark the Montgomery Advertiser, but
thu very bowels of the ear.h are fighting
the free silver heresy." And the Adver-
tised mighil have added that quite a num-
Der of other sparsely fed bowels are
fighting for it.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

Breckenridge is still addicted to the
coupe habit. He is trying to work the old
game on the Kentucky democracy and 1t
pains us to see Brer. Wapterson in the
role of procur.r.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

The cheapenig of the bicycle threatens
a rearang-ment of social lines. Own
ing a high grade wheel purchased a.
reduced price will not admit the owner to
the circle of those who own the same
maka of wheel purchased at the old price.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

Having again demonstrated his courage
NIr. John L. Sullivan will return to the
congenial task of demonstrating his tank
age facilities.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23
WITH THE STATE EDITORS
TT MEANS DEATH

Rape means death in the south; rape
means death in the north, in the east and
in the west. That's the solution ard con-
Of a rape fiend.-Stevenson
Chroninla
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

According TO the republican idea the
best way to rid the country of trusts Is
to allow them to die of old age.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

When the nerves are weak take Hood
Sarsaparilla and escape a siege of nervous
DrostrtaiOn.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

The chances are hat Explorer Andree
will find that Prosperity has anticipated
him and located at the pole.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

A close scrutiny viii disclose the fact
that the newspapers which rail loudest
against Japan are the ones tnat put up
,uhe loud SIT defense of the adminisira-
lions do mo. hing Cuban policy.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

MIR. Hanna says that the people expect
moo much. Marks leg shows signs of sore
ness vsry early in the campaign.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-23

The country is still waiting for Nc
kinney to take his warm Cuban policy
from the refrigerator.