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TT"T TWF IVNIWN TINfH.
At the leith Town Council meeting yesterdav NJ.
ternoon the business included the reading OF a letter
from Lord Balfour OF Burleish to the Proyo.t trars.
hitting a medal which the Queen has conferred upon
,ho It"voSt on The completion OF the stxtleth year of
her reign The Provost submitted the medal which
no called q baublc. and said he was d,sapnointed
with Its value being only Is. Id. or 2s. He wos
aSton'shed that Lord Balfour OF Burieigh should send
such a thing u the Provost o. Lelth. Ha,Iie Gibson
protested against this, and said that II the Provost
""u" NOT nave II he should return It to Lord Bal.
four OF Burlelgli. Councillor Baxter ororod 20 -
mat tho Provost be presented with a gold renlica.
inc Provost said II hr, Baxter carried that motion
ne would wear the gold medal and present the baubls
70 him chr. Baxter. An excited scene followed and
SoverAi members withdrew. The subject was d
dropped.
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TIE FIELD
some Dates, Incidcnt. ,nd Condolences In .
Remarkable Career.
IAnn

stephen y. Field was born in Connecticut on
Nov. 4. Indiana was admitted into the Union in
the same year. There were nineteen States only.
The Presidential election was conducted by tho
Legislatures, not by popular vote. A steamboat
made n trip from Savannah to Charleston. and
travelling between New York and Philadelphia
took from sunrise to sunset. Gas was introduced
in Baltimoroa and a savings bank was established
in New York city at n mass meeting.
y
Stephen J. Field graduated from Williams
College. Michigan became n state in this year.
Tho Indian Osceola was captured in Florida.
Lovojoy, the Abolitionist editor, was murdered
in Illinois. Chicago was Incorporated, with a
population Of 4,l7O. Brass movements for
clocks were invented in Connecticut.
1871.
Stephen ]. Field became a lawyer. lie was
admitted to the bar, Of which he has been q
member for flfty-six years.
1850.
In the winter of 40 and so Stephen ].
Field, who had been travelling in Europe, ar.
rived in California. He was elected as Alcaldo
of Marysvillo. his first Office. In 1850 he was
elected to the Legislature OF California. Five
days before Judge Fields arrival in California
the San Francisco fire OF 40 occurred on a
Christmas owe. In the Same year Father
Mathew, the Irish temperance advocate, arrived
in the United States; the first medical degree to
be conferred on a woman was granted; the
Aston place riot occurred; and gold was found
in California.
Stephen J. Field was elected q Supreme Court
Judge in San Francisco; as Chief Judge in 1859.
1893.
Judge Field was appointed Justice OF the
United States Supreme Court by Abraham Lin
coin. The Emancipation Proclamation appeared
in the same year. The battle of Gettysburg
was fought. Cotton sold in New York for SO
cents a pound. Other events of that year were
the draft riots in New York city and the inau-
guration Of free delivery of letters by postmen
Stephen ]. Field retires after 81 years Of SER
vice on the bench of the Supreme Court. John
Marshall served 81 years, from 1901 to 1885;
Joseph Story 81 years, from 1911 to 1S45, and
John Mclean 80 years, from 1929 to 1861. OF
the Supreme Court Justices appointed by Abra-
ham Lincoln, Chase served Q years, Davis Is.
Swayne 20, Miller 2s, and Field 81.
lsl8-ls87.
In 1916 the expenses of the United States
Government, now $500, OoO, 900, were $50, OoO,-
600; pensions, which now cost $40, 600, DOC
were $lSS, 900; there were 5000 Post Offices in
the country instead of 10000. as at present; the
population OF the country was 5000, 900. South
Carolina had a larger population than Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, and Missouri combined; and Philadelphia
was the largest city in the country.
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MIR. G. II. WILLIAMS, the Democratic can.
didntc for Governor of Massachusetts,, complains
that class distinction unfortunately has crcpt
into our civilization too far" nut class" dis.
tinction has not crept into orr civilization. Tho
talk about " classes in tho United States Is
purely a fiction OF the sentimental economists
or of tho demagogues who try to persuade the
ignorant that they arc "wrongcd' by "thc
rich" The word =" class in the sense OF a def.
nito social division to be found in the United
States has no right to a place in the American
vocabulary. Mr.. WILLIAMS Is worrying himself
unnecessarily.
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TIVE LETTER FROM DARLINGTON.
The Significance or Secretary nliss's Declare.
tion Is Understood.
from the DoHy sarc'ogion.

From the Daily Sdrc'o2inn.
Conspicuous Republicans throughout the
country have realized tho importance OF tho
contest Of their party in New York against tho
candidates OF the rnbblc and tho candidates OF
the theoretical. Some of them have come into
tho campaign TO impress the people with the
fact that tho defeat OF the Republican candi-
date in the forthcoming contest will bo inter
prcted throughout sister states, especially by
tho opposition. as n change OF sentiment on the
issues nationally decided last year by the cleo
tlon of William Mckinley to the Presidency.
Tho election of Henry George will be hcralded
from the Atlantic to the Pacific as an indorse-
mcnt of Organism by tho voters OF the Creator
New York.
The success of Van Wyck will have a like in
depreciation, and Tammuny will mako up for
its cowardly silence ON tho subject OF the Chi
cago platform by bowling for Organism and oil
it represents.
Approaching ull of these things. and with q
desire to SEQ the greater city start out under
proper auspices, Cornelius n. Bliss, Secretary
of the Interior. has addressed himself to tho
thinking people Of New York in n letter to the
splendid Republican candidate, Gen. Benjamin
+. Tracy.
From the Springfield linton.
Secretary Bliss OF the Interior department has
declared for Gen. Tracy, tho Republican candi-
date. This means that the national side OF the
Tracy fight will be pushed forward, and that the
Administration after waiting until every
chance for harmony disappeared, felt that ID
was its duty 10 stand by the regular organiza-
tion, on the ground that the issues are fraught
with grave national import.
FROM the albany Erenfng Journal.
The stirring letter written by Secretary Bliss
to Gen. b. +. Tracy seems to have carried dis
may among the enemies Of tho Republican
party, and now they are making an attempt to
check tho influence it produced by shouting
\ Federal Interference Remember 1882.
when Judge Folger was beaten because Presi-
dent Arthur interfered IL Il State election"
There is no parallel between the state OF af-
fairs in 1882 and 1897. In this instance IL there
should DO Federal interference in the State
election, which is not at all likely, 1t would DO
because the President and his advisers ara
deeply concerned lest there be divisions in the
honest money party, and that the fruits of the
victory OF 1896 DO wasted and destroyed.
Certainly that fear should be sufficient to Inn
pei all friends of honest and orderly government
to take every legitimate means to avert the
anticipated calamity.
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lions, is that of continuing the work on
the coast d~efenccs, and this undoubtedly
will be carried on vigorously. Then ome
that of charging the artillery and the in
fantry, and this also we may hope for.
Finally, with some betterment in the pay
OF certain grades of non.commissioncd Off
GERS we shall compass the leading needs
OF the army, as thus far developed.
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Our esteemed contemporary. the Ner
Hdr"n Register. seems TO delight in a certain
ISOLATION, both in matters of politics and OF lit
craturc. 1t regards Mr.. II LIE GAL
IIENNE. tho distinguished young poet ard
lecturer who was once the literary secretary Of
Mr.. WILSON BARRETT. as the complete and
authoritative translator OF the quatrains of
OMAR, the Tentmaker.B and 1t characterizes
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Mr.. EDWARD ~FITzoERALD's version Of them as
rough This is an interesting opinion, but,
possibly, IL will DO less thoroughly supported by
the rest OF the learned world Of New Haven than
by our esteemed contempornry.
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now Placerville lnear Carlisle, Pal, in the
palmy days of pioneer life. when they had two
grades OF hash. low grade" and "ls.carat."
,beet Cpaiong' was another dainty dish, UNI
known to modern culinary science:
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a Royal Bill or Fare In olden Time.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The follow
ing bill OF fare is worth publishing. 1t was taken
from the Record OF Pioneers" Pennsylvania.
by permission OF the Marshal of the society.
SCnrcu. InInu
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
A BALTIMORE SENSATION After Forty Years of Service
 With a Bank HE FELL FROM GRACE Hid His Shame by Throwing Himself Into
 Duck Pond. HAD PASSED THE THREE SCORE MARK And Was Defaulter in as Many Thou sands-Five Miners Killed Through Carelessnese of the Fire Boss A Duel to the Death.
HAD PASSED THE THREE SCORE MARK

Baltimore, Jan. 4.-Richard D. Corne- Illus, one of the oldest and best known bank cashiers of this city, committed suicide today. His body was found in the duck pond in Druid Hill park this afternoon a few hours after a shortage of $60,000 had been discovered in his ac- counts at the National Farmers and Planters bank.
 Last Saturday Bank Examiner Win chester drew the attention of the officers of the bank to some irregularities in the accounts of an out-of-town institution. This morning MT. Cornelius was asked to explain the irregularities. He did not attempt to do so, but abruptly walked off. A closer examina tion of his accounts disclosed an apparent shortage of $60.000.
 When the officers of the bank learned that the cashier had left the building they telephoned detectives to hunt him up. They traced the defaulter to Druid Hill park and thence to the pond. There they found his body floating in three feet of water. The man had evidently held himself to the bottom of the pond by the weeds that grow there.
 MT. Cornelius was about 6S years of age, and had been connected with the National Farmers and Planters bank for over forty-two years. He was a close friend or the late EnOch Pratt, who was president of the bank for almost half a century. MT. Cornelius tragic end was the sole topic of conversation in down. town circles this afternoon. Hundreds of his friends refused to believe that he was either defaulter or suicide. The mat ter caused more excitement in the bank ing circles than any other event in years.
 For many years MT. Cornelius had been very prominent in Methodism, and at the time of his death was local preacher in the Baltimore conference president of the City Missionary and Church Exten-' sion society; president of the Emory Grove association, one of the trustees of the Baltimore annual conference and a member of the official board of Madison Avenue church. He attended divine worship twice yesterday. He lived at No. 1725 Madison avenue where his body was removed.
 The National Farmers and Planters bank is one of the oldest and considered one of the strongest in the city. It has paid 10 per cent. dividends. for several years in addition to adding to its sur plus fund annually. The surplus given in the banks report on Dec. F. last. was $500, ,000. Its capital stock is $500 000.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05

scene Sunday night and used her power ful searchight, but to no effect
 Capt Murphy's story of the sinking of the Commodore is as follows:
 At midnight Friday the engineer re- ported that the vessel was leaking badly and the water was rapidly rising in the hold. The pumps could not be made to work for they were checked, as the sue tion was gone. The men were put to work with buckets bailing, and wood, oil and alcohol was put in the furnace in order to keep up steam to get the vessel ashore if possible. The water gained in
 spite of the efforts of the men and before
 the vessel ran three miles the fires were extinguished. Anchor was thn dropped and the boats launched In the first was
 Maj Delgado, Paul Rojo. Felix de Los Rios, Emelio Marquese, Ventura Linares,
 Romero Hernandez, J. Franco Blance,
 Jose Herna ndeZ, T. Bencenor, Limo Sol-
 dero, Gabriel Martinez and Santiago
 Diaz. In the second boat was Julio Rod
 riguez Boz Manuel Gonzales, Louis
 Sierra Mederos and Jesus Alvarez.
 The first boat left immediately, but the
 others stood by to render assistanceslf
 needed.
 Later another boat was launched and
 Mate Grain and seven men entered it.
 This was stove in before they got away from the ship. The men climbed back on board and built raft. All got on it, and the raft was taken in tow by the '
 Stephen Crane, c. B. Montgomery and William Higgins. The heavy sea caused the raft to break loose twice and the last time it was carried out to sea. The captain and companions landed Sunday morning. Delgado and party had landed Saturday night. and Julio Boz and party landed Sunday night. Nothing ha d been seen of the raft since 1t drifted out of sight of Capt. Murphy. When asked if there was treachery on board, Capt. Murphy said tonight: "No, do not think so. It was neglect more than anything else.'
 c. B. Montgomery, the steward, still insists that there was treachery, but he does not definitely place it on any one Paul Reejo, the Cuban commander, said tonight: ''I think the engineer was drunk and neglected his duties When I went below I found that the pumps would not
 heave water and that the injectors, which are used to force kerosene into the fire in case of emergency when steam is immediately needed, were not on. I asked him why. He replied that he had
 ordered them put on, adding that he would have them put on immediately. I went above and returned in fifteen min utes. They were not then on. He had made no effort to put them on'
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
SEVEN ARE MISSING

Of the Crew of the Commodore--The Oth-
 CTS Saved--Was There Treachery?
 Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 4.-Capt. Ed ward Murphy, the commander of the wrecked filibustering steamer Commo- dore, and the remainder of those saved from the wreck arrived in this city from Daytonia tonight. Seven men are still missing, and are believed to be drowned. Capt. Murphy gives their names as fol- lows:
 LIST OF MISSING.
 James Reddigan. chief engineer, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 E. R. Ritter. assistant engineer, of Jacksonville.
 Frank Grant. first mate, of Jackson vile.
 Thomas Smith. sailor, of Charleston, S. Jonas Franklin, colored. fireman, of Jacksonville.
 w. A. Smith. colored, fireman, of Jacksonville.
 One unknown colored man who took the place of Murray Nobles just before the ship sailed.
 Besides these, William Higgins, oiler, of Connecticut, is dead, having been drowned in the surf in landing. Capt. Murphy says that Ritter and the two colored men were on board the vessel when she went down, and were drowned. The other four men were on a raft, and the cruised Newark and steamer Three Friends, as we'll as a fleet of small boa ts from the Halifax river are now hunting for them. The Newark went to the
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
HON. H. D. MONEY DISAPPEARS.
Thought to Have Gone Into the Interior
 for Information

Thought to Have Gone Into the Interior
 for Information.
 Havana, Jan. 4.-Hon. H. D. Money of Mississippi, United States senator-elect who disappeared from the Hotel Ingla- terra on Saturday morning, Is still miss ing, and thus far no clue to his where abouts has been obtained.
 As it was the avowed intention of MT. Money, upon arriving in Cuba, to pene- trate the lines of the insurgents if he possibly could, with view of studying the revolution in the island and the con- dition of the country from the rebels point of view, as we'll as from the govern ment's side, it is surmised that he may have found means to accomplish his ob- ject, which would account for his dis appearance.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
A COUNCIL OF HONOR.

Berlin, Jan. 4.-The emperor upon New Years day communicated to the com manding officers of the army corps a decree expressing his desire that hasty duels among officers growing out of pas sion shall cease. Hereafter. the emperor says officers must report the cause of the d.Hiculty or differences leading to duel to a council of honor and await tie de- cision of such council before proceeding further. instead of taking independent steps to a duel.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
wEYLER RETURNS TO HAVANA.
Another CD Victory for the Royal Troops
 Not One of Them Killed


 Not One of Them Killed.
 Havana, Jan. 4.-Capt.-Gen. Weyler re- turned to Havana last evening, arriving on board the ship LeGaspi from Mariel at 8 D. m.
 Col. Benedito, with his column, has had fierce engagement lasting five hours, with united parties of rebels under the leaders Aguierre, Aranguen and Arano, aggregating 1000 men. A battle was fought near Tepaste in the province of Havana. The Spaniards, who were largely outnumbered, fought until their last cartridge was gone and were only saved from being routed by the rebels by the timely arrival on the field of a re- inforcing column from Tepaste under command of Col Aguillara. After the arrival of these troops the tide was turn ed and the rebels driven back and dis persed, leaving thirty-eight dead on the field. The Spaniards captured four pris- oners, but they were wounded and died later from their injuries. The troops had one officer and fourteen privates wounded. w
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
TWO MORE VICTIMS.

Baltimore. Jan. 4.-Another of the boys who were bitten by rabid dog in Balti- more county, a few weeks ago, and who were treated at the Pasteur institute in New York, has developed symptoms of hydrophobia and his death. is expected within the next twenty-four hours. The boys name is Lawrence Wilson. John Buel, still another of the mad dogs vic tims. is also reported to be in the first stages of hydrophobia Should they succumb to the dread disease, the death list will be swelled to five, three of the eight victims of the dogs bites having already died in terrible agony.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
AND THIS IS WAR.
Huts of the Peasantry Burned and For
 age Destroyed-Francisco Padron Shot

Havana, Jan. 4.-Several attachments of Col. Melguizo's column, while recon noitering at Montes, Capiaso and other places, have destroyed over 400 huts of all kinds and demolished all of the for age and other resources of the enemy south of Lajas and Pilato Hills. The de- tachments also surprised rebel camp occupied by small party of insurgents, three of whom were killed. The troops suffered no losses.
 Francisco Padron was shot in the Ca banas fortress at sunrise this morning for the crime of rebellion.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
DELGADo's CONDITION.
Said to Be Dangerously III In a Spanish
 Prison-Friends Interested.

Washington Jan. 1.-The state depart ment was informed by friends of Corre- spondent Henry Delgado, now prisoner near Havana that they had private ad- vices that he would die unless a surgi- cal operation was performed. They ex- pressed desire to pay the expenses of such an operation, and asked that Con- sul-General Lee be requested to attend to the matter and draw on the newspaper which employed Delgado for repayment.
 It was stated that the department could not undertake to interfere in the matter, and Delgado's friends were ad- vised to open direct telegraphic com munication with Consul l-General Lee
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
AT A FRIENDS HOUSE.
Two Men Meet and Engage In a Deadly Combat--One Dead, the Other Gone.

the News and Courier from Sumter, &. C., says: Thomas Rhame and Ralph Des- chapps, of Panola, met at the house of MT H. D. Rhame last night and became involved in a personal difficulty, and Rhame drew a revolver and began shoot ing at Descbamps, who drew his revolver and returned the fire. Rhame was nor tally wounded and died within twenty minutes. Deschamps disappeared imme- diately. leaving his horse and buggy, and has not fbeen heard from since. It is believed that Deschamps was seriously injured and may have since died. A gentleman who left the scene of the trag- edy at 10 o'clock this morning says Des- champs was not found at that hour.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
THE PRESS REPORT.
New, Orleans Awarded the Pennant-Sal-
 ary Limit Agreed To.

ary Limit Agreed To.
 Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 4.-The South ern league had meeting here today. Present: Henry Powers, New Orleans; John F. Flournoy, Columbus; E. V. Con- nor Mobile; w. E. Seay, Shreveport; Charley Frank. Memphis. and Mont- gomery by proxy. The business of the league for 1896 was finished and the pen nant awarded to New Orleans with a percentage of 6S6. It was decided to con- tinue the league for 1897. and representa- tives for new franchises invited in. Heury Powers was elected president and John F. Flournoy vice-president.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
COAL MINERsI ro srRIKE.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 4.--About 1,200 coal miners, employed in coal mines along the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio railway, struck today. The strike is the result of the refusal of the opera tors to pay the 60-cent rate, as proposed at the last joint ,conYentlbn of miners and operators,l fisets35s
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
BAD NEWS FROM HAWAII.
United States Minister Willis Given Up to Die yby His Physicians.

Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 1.-The Honolulu correspondent of the Southern Associated Press, writing under date of December 2S, says that United States Minister Will lis, who has been suffering From pnea- monfa for sdTne lime, has been given up by his physicians. For three days pre- vious to the dispatchsof the letter MT. Willis death was hourly expected.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
A HOSPITAL BURNED.

Omaha, Neb Jan. 4.--The Wyoming state general hospital at Rock Springs, Wyoming, burned to the ground this morning. The ten patients were remov- ed. but one, a woman, died from fright while being taken to the temporary quar- ters. The loss is $45.O00, with $15,000 in- Surance.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
ORDERED TO PORTO RICO.

Havana, Jan. 4-The correspondents Heraldo and Correspondence, now in Ha- vana have received orders from their re- spective officers to proceed to the island of Porto Rico at the beginning of the month of March, and there await in structions.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
IS THIS A MOAX?

Madrid, Jan. A dispatch from Ha- vana says it is expected that Maximo Co., meg and other insurgent leaders will soon make overtures to the Spanish military authorities in Cuba with a view of se- curing favorable terms of surrender.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
FIVE MINERS KILLED.
Through the Carelessness of Fire Boss
 Tn a Coal Mine

In a Coal Mine
 South McAllishar I. T., Jan. 4-Ffve miners were killed by an explosion of gas which occurred in the Anderson mines at 4 p. m.'e The names of the men killed are.
 MARTIN ROY.o
 JOE COX. a-Ine 4A
 TOM CURRY. -ee7 3y
 WILLIAM BISHOP.
 SIMON PITTY, colored.
 The explosion is supposed to have been caused by Fire Boss Cox unscrewing the bottom of a safety valve lamp, which ig nited the gas. No damage was done to the mine property.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
OLD DIRECTORS RE-ELEcTEp.

Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1.-The annual neering of the stockholders of the Au- gusta and Savannah railroad reelected the following directors today:J;: D. Weed. George s. Owens. Frank H. Miller w. w. Thomas F. s. Lathrop, A. R. Lawton, Jr., and H.-H. Hull. sf
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05
FOREIGN INTERVENTION.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-The Tageblatt asserts that France and Russia have agreed to intervene at Washington to prevent breach between the United States and. Spain.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-05

Mobile, Jan. 4.-The Mobile Chamber of Commerce made public yesterday the following letter from Senator John T. Morgan, of Alabama, which was received by the chamber in reply to some resolu- tions adopted by that body relative to the war in Cuba: