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Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
THAT GEORGIA SCANDAL.
Senator Carter Makes Serious Charges Against Two Judges and Says He
 Will Prove Them Correct

Atlanta, Ga. Jar 1.-The special house committee appointed to Investigate the charges against Judges Seaborn Reese and Joel Sweat, will summon 100 wit nesses this week. Senator Carter states that he has not had time to make a thor- ough canvass for witnesses, but sub mitted more than 100 names himself. The two judges asked to have a large num- Der of witnesses brought here for exam ination Among the list furnished by Senator Carter is the name of Justice Andrew Cobb, of the supreme bench. He also gave the names of a dozen members of a social club at Elberton and he ex- poets to prove by them. he states, that Judge Reese was so intoxicated on the bench in Elbert county that he could not properly conduct the case and ad- journed the court in order to attend a barbecue given by the club. Senator Carter further charges that Judge Reese hurried murder trial through in thirty minutes at Haborsham county court so that he could join some friends at din- ner party.
 Judge Sweat has given the names of some women for witnesses, among them one with whom his name had been un- pleasantly connected in the newspapers and by Senator Carter Judge Sweat says that some women at a summer re- sort tried to blackmail him two years ago and that this was the foundation for some of the charges against him. He has asked the committee to summon a humber of the most prominent citizens of South Georgia. He will be defended by Congressman-elect w. c. Brantley. Congressman-elect w. M. Howard is a. witness in the Reese case.
 The examination of witnesses will be- gin next Tuesday,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
TRIPLETS.
Dothari Siftings.

Dothan Siftings.
 Born--Three babies, all boys, were born unto B. T. Joyner and wife on Friday night, Dec. 25, Mrs. Joyner is a small woman, but she made her husband a Christmas present of trlplets. ~- They have very properly been named Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego. When we first heard of 1t the thought struck us that maybe Mir. Joyner was striving flor a namesake for each one of the three prom inent presidential candidates, Bryan, Me Kinley and Palmer. But he sis a. good citizen, farmer, and democrat and we knew that that was not his object. But Arter Crawford explains it. He hes been out to the home of the good man to see the little triplets, and Arter says that it was the work of the Lord, and that at a particular time the Lord must. have said unto him: Benjamin, I wilf give thee three sons who shall be star in thy crown, and who shall walk throggh the fiery furnace of beat IT and deliver it into the hands of the just; thou shalt call them Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego, and they, shall be like unto the three Hebrew children who refused to bow down to worship the golden image of Nebuchadnezzar, the king, and were cast into the fiery furnace, but were consumed mt 'ir
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
THE DUTIES OF BANK DIRECTORS.

The report of the comptroller of the cur rency. says the St. Louis Globe-Demo- crat, points out that the duties resting upon the.directors of banks are not mere ly formal and ornamental, but practical and important. It is the theory and in- tention of the law that such officials shall be fully conversant, in general and in detail, with the business of the insti- tutions with which they are connected. They are supposed to know not only what is being done, but how it is being done. Bank directors" says the comptroller, should know whether the best book keeping methods are used in their banks. whether precautionary measures in the verifying or entries upon ledgers and pass books are takens and wether em- ployes from president to book-keeper are engaged in speculative enterprises and employing the banks funds, there by endangerng the safety of those who trust the bankr These inside eircum- stances unknown to the public, are the things which make the institution safe or ,5n unsafe one and which prevent or produce failure. It Is for the directors to see that the men entrusted with the di- rect conduct of the banks affairs attend strictly and honestly to their work. Noth- ing should be taken for granted in this respect. personal knowledge of the facts is the only guarantee of safety, and this is what directors should always possess. ~
 It is often assumed that the work of the bank examiners is intended to re- leve the directors from their responsibili- ties, but, as thescomptrnier says, this is entirely erroneous. These examinations gre made only twice year, and pertain eMly to certain general facts with regard to the impairment of the banks capital stock by bad leans or through defalc2- siars They ro not touch tfe details up- on which so much depends. Moreover, In
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
GENTLE DISCIPLINE.

The supremacy of the democratic party is tile concern of every good man in this community, whether in moment of pique he once allies himself with its ene- mics or has throughout remained stead fast and loyal Insubordination on the part of those who aspire to command blemishes their fitness for the role, no matter how nearly perfect it might other wise be. First learn to obey. and then step to the front of the procession. If the party should decide to subject it's unruly members to a bit of wholesome discipline they should submit patiently and uncomplainingly, because in that way only can the party live and main tain orderly control. What would Mo- bile be without the democratic party. and what would have become of the party Tn the recent fierce strife had it not been for the self-sacrificing services of those old veteran campaigners whom some affect to despise as politicians.-Mobile News.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
SCANDINAVIAN CHRISTMAS.
Mobile Item.

Mobile Item.
 The Christmas celebrations on Thurs day and Friday nights at the Scandina- vian Seamen's Mission, corner of Water and St. Francis streets, were jolly occa- sions for the sailors. Some of them brought their wives and children, a few their sweethearts and the remainder came alone. All were treated to good musical and literary entertainment and not one went away without one or more presents, which graced and beautified the large Christmas tree that greeted their eyes when they entered the room. Last night the room was filled with sailors of the different nationalities. No matter
 from what country he hailed, every sailor. as he entered, read welcome in the flag of his nation, which adorned the stage. There were the flags of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and other nations.
 The United States flag was also con- SpicuouS and came in for it's share of ad- | miration along with the others. The Christmas tree was loaded with presents, some handsome and costly, some plain | and inexpensive. The majority of these presents came from Chrstiana, the cap- | ital of Norway, and arrived in New Or | leans day or two ago on the steamship | Australia. They were packed in large | box and were shipped to Mobile yester- | day by fast express.
 | Pastor Schartum and Rev. Hellin, of Pensacola, conducted the affair last | night, and were assited by Chaplain K. | O. Brune, Mir. and Mrs. Crane, Miss l Crane, MT. Sophus and the Misses An | derson, who sang, recited and otherwise | rendered valuable assistance. Another l gentleman also sang for the entertain ment of the sailors and his efforts were | applauded and appreciated. Rev. R. A. | Mickle, of the Bethel, made an interest l ing and instructive talk. The committee | having the arrangement of the enter 1 tainments in charge consisted of the | following: Capt. Johensen, of the steamship Geneva; Capt. Hansen, of the | steamship Jaederen; Capt. Jorgensen, of | the bark Arizona; Capt. Schwaneke, of | the bark Louise; Capt. Heberg, of the l bark Orion. Chaplain Brune says the people of Mobile kindly and unhesitating- | ly contributed toward making the Christ | mas holidays pleasant for the visiting | sailors. He says he has found the peo- l pie willing and anxious to help the mis- sion in any manner that seeks the ad- vancement-morally, socially and religi- | ously-of these sailors.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

the nature of things, they can not be pre- ventive; the examiner inspects the paper of bank only after 1t has been taken It is the business of the directors to know that the paper is good before it is taken and to prevent over-extensions of credit and other careless and dangerous pro- ceedings. These duties require some time and labor, but they are not to be neglect ed for that reason. The patrons Of a bank look to the directors to take care of their interests They are in a sense the trustees of the depositors, as well as of the stockholders Their names give the bank it's reputation in large measure The public has the understanding that they exercise personal and constant su- pervision over the operations of the in stitution and when they fail to do so they disregard the law and violate an implied pledge to the business communi- "
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
 NEEDED.

Our state has long needed a change in it's organic law Our present constitu- ton is a good one, and suited we'll the purposes it was intended for But we have outgrown it in many particulars. and but for some of it's restrictions we would have been much further advanced in material and industrial progress.
 Our public school system needs to be reorganized and enlarged. Our roads must be better, and our cities must be allowed to raise their internal taxes to meet the needs of their growth. | Until we are relieved of some of the stlrictures of our present organic law we must continue in the same old ruts. We hope our legislators will take this matter up, and give us an opportunity to re- arrange the consttution.--Clay Rec ord.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
QUIT GOING TO TEXAS.

After a while people will quit going from Lauderdale to Texas. By degrees they are learning that they have much to lose in a Texas experiment and that lit- tie is ever gained Many who went west from this county have returned, content to remain for the balance of their days in old Lauderdale. Many of those who have not returned would doubtless like very much to do so. The Herald has but one piece of advice to give those who con- template moving to Texas-don't do it. There is more genuine prosperity to the square inch in Lauderdale today than there ever will be in Texas, and the best thing Lauderdale people can do is to stick to uderdale.--Florence Herald
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
GIVE us THE DOGS.

The sheriff of each county ought to be furnished with a pack of track dogs numbering from three to seyen There should be a law enacted requiring them kept at the county seat, and provision made for the expense of keeping them. Numerous burglarles and other depre- dations have been committed in this county and the perpetrators escaped. The papers are full of crimes committed about the state and we have the horrors of wrecked trains, and all the criminals uncaught. The dogs would not only aid in tracing up criminal, but after 1t be- came known that dogs were always to be- had on few hours notice crimes would not be so frequently committed. Give us the dogS.--Clayton Record.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

writer, genial whole-souled gentleman. He is not man who would allow his personal feelings to enter into his judicial rulings should he get the position he seeks. We know of no man in Alabama better qualified to fill a judgship than Capt. McEachin.
 Besides being all that 1t is stated of him above, he is one of the best demo- crats in the state He went down with Joe Johnston two years ago and triumph ed with him this year. He has never held an office in his life. He is one of those men who has always been helping the other fellow get an office, and now that he has come out for one we sincerely trust that he will get it.-Selma Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
CAPT. A. B. M'EACHIN.

The legislature passed an act creating a city court for Tuscaloosa, and Capt.
 A. B. McEachin will be a candidate be- fore the legislature for the judgeship of the same. We hope he will get 1t. The Times sincerely hopes that the Dallas delegation will vote for him. Capt Me- Eachin is in every way qualified to fill the position. He is man of wide in formation, a fine lawyer, a polished
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
PRIMARY EDuCATION.o D

A correspondent in the State Herald opposes normal schools because he be- lieves in primary educa tion." That is the great trouble with the state now-to much primary" The opponents of pub lie instruction always fall back on it is not right to educate the poor children in Greek, Latin, French, etc, at the public expense" as their strong arguments. No friend of public education ever advocated it. If teachers are not advanced beyond the primary grade they are not compe- tent teachers. Incompetency seems to be Alabama's distinguishing feature.-Shef- field Reaper.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

The legislature will reconvene Jan. 20 Having had ample opportunity to consult with their constituents. the people have right to expect less speechmaking and tight rope walking and the enactment of some needed laws, as we'll as the repeal of some not needed
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
TWINS MARRY TWINS.

Two men by the name of Adams, twin brothers, living in the northea stern DOT tion of thisscounty, were married to two twin sisters by the name of Frazier, liv- ing in the lawyer edge of Coffee. last week. This is ratlfera rare o3currence. land we extend our best wishek to the happy couples-Covingto Tines.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
WITH THE STATE EDITORS
THEMSELVES TO BLAME.

Those persons who complain so much about 6-cent cotton have themselves to blame. No state in the union Is better adapted to the production of all the nec- essaries than Alabama, and so long as the corn crib, smokehouse and flour mill is kept in other states just so long will cotton be losing crop .-Sheffield Reaper.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
BITS OF WIT.

SHE CERTAINLYs HAS A COLLEGE
 YELL. There's not a language she can speak, Though she's a college maid; Not English, Latin, French or Greek, Yet she's a college maid. She never heard of grammar, and Whats history doesn't understand, No schoolbook has she ever scanned Yet she's a college maid. You say that if all these things be About this college maid, You're at a loss to know how she Can be college maid Well, she's a little babe you see, Who came this morn at half-past three, And a Newcone girl, it seems to me, Must be college maid.
 Charles J. Cotton.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
THE DIsPENsARY BILL.
West Alabamian.

west AIabamlan.
 We have received, as doubtless have others of the Alabama press, a personal request from MT. Moody that we give our support to his dispensary bill. We beg to be excused. Our inclinations do not run in the direction of trying to in- fuse life into a corpse From what we can learn the bill is buried beyond all hope of resurrection and those who de- sire to see it revived are few indeed The experience of South Carolina, the dissatisfaction produced and the blood shed that has been brought about in tina U state through a law similar in all es- sentials tothe one MT. Moody would have enacted are too vividly impressed on the public mind to make 1t possible for the people of Alabama to commit the same error.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

The Chicago Times thinks the fellows who engraved the counterfeit s10 bill will starve to death, for they will be unable to work off a. bill of that size nowadays without exciting suspicion.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

Reporter-Three men fell on live trol-
 City Editor-Run 'em in the current events column.
 Chorus of groans from the force-Cin- cinnati Commercial-Tribun
 She-"The latest poetess, is she? Well, she looks like a problem in Euclid, ali corners and straight lines" He-"I think she's like my last days fishing, all angle and no catch. h."--Pick-Me-Up. a
 Did sardonix encourage you to offer your picture?- asked the artists friend. Yes. He intimated that it ought to be exhibited" What did he say?" "He said it was sight.'-Washingto Star
 Brown-"Do you intend to keep house when you are married?" Jones-"That depends on eircumst ances." Brown-"On what circumstances" Jones-"On the circumstances of the girl I marry.''- Pittsburg Press.
 A New York department store has em=. ployed a we1l-known pugilist to sell sport ing goods from it's counters. This is evil dence that the talking abilities of the modern prize fighter are beginning to re- ceive due appreciation.-St. Louis Star.
 Mrs. Kirtland-"And why do you think, MT. Dunley, that the world is better now and more beautiful than it was thirty-five years ago? Mr. zDunley (who is after her sweet -"Because-because you were not in it then" Papa Kirtland's ob- jections to the young man have been verridden.-Cleveland Leader.
 ''One of the great objections to whisky" said the man of abstemious habits, lis the fact that in this era of adulteration it contains so many foreign substances" fYornor n ranlipd Col Sfilluol1 have just given utterance to one of the most impressive truths I know of Why, suh, last night saw man pouring wa tah into it."-Washington Star
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

An American robin was recently found near Manchester, England. British na- turalists are wondering how it crossed the ocean,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

The patent medicines have at last lost their foethold and prices have gone to pieces.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

The Cubans are asking for practica sympathy in the way of ammunition.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

Uncle Simon, what is phenomenon? 9" "A phenomenon is a man who gets so rich that he won't accept a pass on a railroad. ."-Chicago Record.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
THE MARDI GRAs.

Every public-spirited citizen and cor peration in Birmingham will contribute literally to the Mardi Gras celebration, which promises to be a grand success. It is estimated that 40000 people will come to Birmingham on that occasion, and the festivities will last over two days. It will not only be a great benefit to Birmingham, but will afford two days of pleasure to her people and the people of Alabama
 A committee, consisting of MT. B. Stein CT, F. Y. Anderson, Rufus N. Rhodes, CM. V. Joseph and John W. Tomlinson, were out yesterday morning, canvassing the city for subscriptions. and report that they wene very successful. The Birmingham Street railroad made a lib- eral donation of $250 one of the banks contributed $100; the others will do like wise the Elyton Land company gave as- surances of a most liberal contribution.
 The committee will go out again to- morrow morning, and we feel sure sus- cess will again reward their efforts. The Mardi Gras this year will eclipse any thing of the kind ever given in the state.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

.I know now" remarked the young man who was sued for breach of prom ise. why they call it 'courting! Tid-Bits.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

The world owes everybody a living, but collections are rather poor just now.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

"Wouldn't you like sto- be a turtle?' 'Yes he has a snap."-New York Journal
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

"There is a remarkable feature about that Cahaba wreck you paper men have overlooked" remarked a citizen yester- day. "The fireman was the only negro on the unfortunate train, and he escaped with a broken arm and a few scratches"
 "But did you ever pause to think about it." replied the editor, "the negro does but little travelling on Sunday except on excursions. For attending church ser- vices and funerals no class of people in the world excels tfie negro in prompt- ness and nothing short of an excursion can induce him to miss attend ing church on Sunday"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

rickety foundation until we have put peremptory end to legislative favoritism under the mask oe"protection." Setting aside the matter of justice to the con- sumer, it is demanded by public decency and by a regard for ordinary morality that such an exhibition as that made by the tariff crowd at Washington should never be repeated.-St Paul Globe, gold.
 The rush of beggars to Washington has begun. They don't go on foot as Coxey did, nor will they meddle with the grass, but they are on similar errand-beg ging the government to help them make a living. These beggars wear good clothes, ride in sleeping cars hire law yers and lobbyists to assist them over hard places, and have pulls So they will not be locked up as Coxey was. They are telling the government how to increase it's customs revenues by dimin- ishing importations! Their aim however, is to force Americans to buy their goods at enhanced prices. Wouldn't it be cheaper to make appropriations to these beggars outright from the public treas- ury?-Cleyeland Recorder, gold.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
PUBLIC OPINION.

Only the ignorant and a few prevarica- tors continue to speak of the government being in the banking business because it issues notes. Issuing notes is not bank ing! It is commonly a function of gov ernment.-New York Sun.
 If you want your Uncle Sam to protect you from competition and give you lot of money which does not belong to you and which you never earned, go to Washington and demand hearing" of the ways and means committee. That is what the committee is for-so it seems. Sioux City Tribune.
 What we ought to do right away is to send B,syard to Spain. He has the Brit isli lion is such a mood now that a kitten could play with it. Give him a little time to study Spanish, and he would soon have the little king of Spain eating red, white and blue nint-stiek, and playing Yankee Doodle" On the jewsharp.-Pittsburg Times Dem.
 Here's pointer to young men who are ambitious to shine in crime. Two old hands at the business cleaned up S6,000 in three months in North Dakota, more than they could have earned at honest la bor in that many years; but one of them has been dead a week from heart ia ilure caused by the shock from bull let applied by a reckless sheriff. and the other is in custody, with long term in the penitentiary ahead of him.-Minne- apolis Tribune.
 It is, hard to get used to the idea of cabinet for MT. Mckinley without MT. HannaFin it, but after all that has been said, which place he occupies is not a matter to giggle about. He has won his position. He-has established his dignity. Where Macgregor sits Is the head ce the table MT Hanna will be the 7-r1rr 'egor of the coming administratfoa.-c 'l.atl Enquirer, dem. 'e'
 This csurtry vii, ynavs sSi-rcT- e~tt'lrins prosperity and it's inGnst1ifs ~. .ll ac~ef be unoR -Cttcr-- tfaEl-s.si- ez....eial a.G
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
NEW CONSTITUTION TAKEN UP.

As the time approaches for the re-as- sembling of the state legislature the question of a new constitution is again being taken up. The measure having lost it's political significance and being favored by a majority of the people of all parties. there seems to be no other re- source for the legislature but to call the convention.
 Several attempts to amend have been, previously made on the occasion of a general election, and the failure was due more on account of lack of interest than anything else, the public mind being diverted to the success of some particu- lar candidate.
 It is useless to rehash the various reasons why Alabama should have Q new constitution, the question having been thoroughly discussed by the newspapers throughout the state during the first ses- sion of the legislature.
 The essential point now is to urge the legislature to take action on the matter before they become engrossed with other bills and the matter allowed to lay over until too late to undergo a thorough dis cussion in the two houses and possibly terminate in defeat.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

3"The oldest inhabtant of this section cannot remember when he has seen such lovely weather at this time of year in these parts"