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Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
Notice to Contractors.
Office. of City Engineer.

Office of City Engineer,
 Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 24 1S96 Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 12 o'clock noon Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1897, for constructing sidewalks of artificial stone or asphalt on both sides of Fifth avenue from 18th to 18th streets Plans and specifications may be seen at this offlce Bond to the amount of one-fifth of the contract will be required. a Certified check for $150, made payable to the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham must accompany each bid.
 City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 9i (Signed.) rs JULIAN KENDRICK, 12-25-96-td ,f. City Engineer.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
Celebrated Splint Coal. Walker-NeWman Coal Go.
 Phone 317. 2-i6-wed- fri-sun
12-i6-wed- fri-sun

To Whom it May Concern:
 This is to certify that T. F. Coleman, Of the firm of Coleman & Co.,. operating the opera house bar, will not be responsi- ble for any contracts, debts etc., made after Dec. 31, 1896. isapt 1-6-3t
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
NEWS OF THE RAIL.

Official notice of MT. r. S. Gannon's selection as third vice-president and gen. eral manager of the Southern railway and general manager of the Alabama Great Southern railroad has been received here. Further notices are being anxious ly awaited as it is stated he has the reigns in hand and from his office may come some of the changes which were spoken about very recently and which were commented on no little. MT. Gan non has been very i'll at his home and until few days ago was unable to at tend to his office duties.
 SPECIAL RATES.
 Commessioner Richardson, of the Southern States Passenger association, has authorized special rates on the cer- tif1cate plan for the following meetings: Buffalo, N. Y.--February 2-5, National Association of Brick Manufacturers. Charleston, s. C.-February 23-25, Southern ice exchange.
 Des Moines, Ia.-January 25, February l, annual convention National American Woman Suffrage.
 Indianapolis Ind.-January F, mone- tary convention.
 Indianapolis, Tnd.-February, 16-1S, de- partment Superintendence National Edu- cational association.
  national Sunday School Field Workers associations. Nashville, Tenn.-January 25-27, Grand Council Grand Chapter, Grand Lodge Masons. Nashville, Tenn.-February 10-11, Ma tional Berkshire Record association. Tallapoosa, Ga.--February 11-15, Geor- gia conference Methodist Episcopal church.
 Round trip rates have been authorized as follows
 Birmingham, Ala.-March 2-3, Mardi Gras carnival.
 Chattanooga, Tenn.-January 16, Hon. R. l.. Taylor, lecture.
 DeFuniak Springs, Fla.-February IS to March IT, Florida Chautauqua. Jacksonville, Fla.--January 1922, Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Masons. Orlando, Fla.-January 9-11. Grand Lodge of Masons. colored
 St. Petersburg, Fla.-January 1923, Grand Army of the Republic encamp- ment.
 Tallahasse, Fla.-January 5, guberna- torial inauguration ceremonies.
 Tampa, Fla.--January 12-14, annual convention missionary P. E. church, Southern Florida.
 Tampa, Fla.-January IA, annual con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal church.
 Tarpon Springs, Fla, January 21-25, St. Johns River Methodist Episcopal church conference.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Chief Clerk Stiles Complies Some Very Interesting Figures On the Works
 of Cupid.

Chief Clerk Stiles, of the probate office. compiled for the. reporter a statement of the marriage licenses issued to whites for 1896 and 1895. Following is the num- Der by months:
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern Florida-Fair, but prob- ably local showers in southern portion; northwesterly winds.
 Georgia, Western Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Eastern Texas Fair; northerly to westerly winds.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

COAL AND LUMBER.
 Best coal and lumber in the city at Heidt-Nelson Coal and Lumber company, Avenue A and Twenty-first street. Phone S43. Io-6-tf
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

sayan:.;Ssilss,5 Ca, Jan 6-Tae Electric Street .TaaiiaWay se,s pse,,e..y was sold at auction today by the United States mar shal for $211 900. The purchasers are Her man Meyer, of Savannah and J. H. Fall, of Nashville, representing a syndicate oi the majority bondholders. Thebonded indebtedness of the company is $500, ,000 The property will be reorga anized at once and large amount of money spent for new equipment.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
ELECsTRIC ROAD sOLD.

e1s the old company, which was. the orig inal 1s-dint lessee.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

ELEcTBDs TWO MORE ELECTORS.
 Savnnah. Ga, Jan 5.-President Sam uel Spencer. of the Southern railway, and A. R. Lawton, Jr., of Savannah, were gia RaiIwaV comma 5v todav ineraa sine. the number of directors to fifteen.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
DAILY BULLETIN.

U. s. Department Of Agriculture.
 Weather Bureau,
 Office of Station Agent. Birmingham, Ala. Jan. 5. 1897. Local observation during twenty-four hours ending at D. m.. central time:
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
25 NEGROES IN SOUTHERN PASTIMES 25

One carload of Special Scenery, Mechanical
 and Electrical Effects.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

Highest temperature II; lowest, Go; aver age, 66. Reports received at Birmingham, Ala, on Jan. 5. 1897.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
T. L MCGOWAN & CO,
DIRECTORS MEETING. :

1920 Second Avenue,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
Established 1S43.

Birmingham, Dec. 31, 1896. T. L. McGowan Paint Co.,, Agent for Alabama for Eagle White Lead Co. Gents--I have never used a lead that comes nearer my idea of what lead used to be than the Eagle white lead. It's whiteness and great covering capacity ex- ceeds any lead I ever used, and 1t takes more oil which l think a great advantage over other leads. Being manufactured by the "old Dutch" process. I shall use it on our work.
 Respectfully,
 R. H. VANDIGRIFF, Of Vandigriff X Ward, Master Painters
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06

CnME To the BARGAIN MATINEE. SOl'AA Prices only 25 and 50 cents.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-06
LAST -:- sEAsoN's~-:- HIT
Bartley Campbell's Southern
 Idyle,
Greater, Grander, Better than
 ever. se4' .'#s =

nm The swamps of Red Devils Island. NuU The Burning of lhe "Belle Creole.o l\VN The Rain Storm of Real Water. MILL The White Slave Quartette.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-10

Mr.. C)rbett has announced that he
would advertise with thGee-sheet post
er5 that Mr.. FitzsimmOns is afraid to
meet him again. Mr. FitzsimmoEs
aDswprs that in such an event be
will get out twenty-four-sheet posters
saying that he licked Corbett at Car
son City. A large output of posters
makes work for printers, paper
makers, typefounders, ink makers.
and bill-stickers. not to speak of
clerks and expressmen. Who shall
say that a modern long distance prize
figh'e r does not encourage productive
inducstry?-National Advertiser.
Corbett will also tell the public on
his posters how long il has taken him
to accept the challenge for a return
match offered by Peter Jackson after
he fought a draw with him.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-10
INDECENT MONEY

The public will be panied to learn
that the five dollar bills recently is
sued by a Republican administration
are regarded by Anthony Co1nstock
as indecent. He thinks that the fe-
male figures on the bills show too
much of the figure to be tolerated in
polite society,
Mr.. Comstock should bear in mind
that when a man gets hold OF a bill
in these times he don t stop to study
the figures of the females on the note
but the figures which numerically
express the value of the money.
If he settles up his debts accrurng
under the present condition of the
times he will have but little leisure
to corrupt his ,lind with a contern-
plation Of the nude girls, whose I'm
CLAD forms adOrn the government
greenbacks. We have handled a
good many bills in the las quarter of
a century but not until we read Com
stocks article did we realize the ter
rible temptations we had passed
through.
of debasing pictorial vice hat has
been chucked on the contribution
plates of our fashionable churches i'll
the alluring shape of paper currency,
it makes one gasp for breath. That
the churches liked the debasing stuff
is indicated by the fact that nom of
them are on record as returning any
of the money because of a dislike of
the pictures. The illustrations re
ferred to by the prince Of purests and
steeIers to the sensual things that
decent people overlook, are so small
fairly good magnifying glass these
can be purchased 0! Cagwin & Note
ware whose ad appears i'll another
column.) There are two females, there
can be no mistake about that. The
JIG sitting down on the edge of a
rock in company with an American
eagle. has some fimsv stuff about
her lOins, which would cost about
seven cents a yard at OlcOvicbs. The
II standing up has wings and an
i~ncandescent lamp in her hand, She
has no clothes on from some little
I,+O.,o0 below ~, ,-1.+ o. ::
supposed to represent America and
shows about as much stomach as is
usually expected Of the Goddess of
Liberty when on a bank bill or an
allegorical picture. There is some
cheese cloth round her legs. abut two
yards put where it will do the least
good.
We are satisfied after a careful in
spectlOn Of the pictures on the bill
that if a oman dressed as these
wonen are, were to appear on the
main street after dark that officer
Brule would Immediately take her in
and that Sheriff Kinney would en-
dorse him in his action, and if a five
dollar bill should float in toour vicin
ity with these indecent pictures on ii
we would take it in without DELAY
N put it where it sould not contami-
na,r the rising generation. Persons
Il ing bills of that description il
their possession can leave them il
this office where we will agree tc
take them to California and leave
them where no Nevada man will eve1
be tempted with them, This method
o. Kidding the State of the pests
which menace the purity of our lives
seems to us the only practical solu
ton of the serious problem.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-10

Coughs and colds need not
be endured; they can be
cured, and that quickly.
Many mixtures are tenn
porary in effect, but SCOTS
Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil
with Hypophosphites is a
permanent remedy.
The oil feeds the blood
and warns the body; the
hypophosphites tone up the
nerves; the glycerine soothes
the inhamed throat and lungs.
The combination cures.
This may prevent serious
lung troubles.
SOC. and SIoo all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-10
The Foley Case.

Yesterday the Foley case was before
the Supreme Court, being extensively
argued. General Clark, Geo. Baker
short takers, are in the case. They
have now argued two days and there
will be more today.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-10

Jacob Klein, Evan Williams. Charles
{. Mack. J. B. Overton, Alfred Chart.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-11-10

Tickets (adnitting geutand ]adies) !
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
THE MAYOR AND THE LAW.

The recent convention Of retail liquor
dealers in this city declared against disrep-
utable resorts and in favor of keeping the
liquor traffic in responsible hands. The law
of Indiana says that license to sell liquor
who is "a fit person to be intrusted with
the sale of intoxicating liquor" and upon
the filing Of a bond in the sum of 81 900
conditioned that he will keep an orderly
and peaceable house." The law also says
that liquor shall not be sold on Sunday
Mayor Taggart has taken an oath to do his
duty, and the charter says: 1T shall be the
duty of the mayor to cause the ordinances
Of the city and the laws of the State to be
executed and enforced" The charter gives
the mayor power to revoke a license The
Supreme Court has decided that the IN
fitness Of a person to receive or retain a. Ii
cense to sell liquor at retail may be proven
by specific acts and the character of a sa-
loon kept by him may be proven"
In view of these facts the people of In
dianapolis have a right to ask Mayor Tag
CART what he proposes to do in the case of
the Italian doggery where, while liquor was
being sold Sunday last in violation Of
law, desperate ARRAY occurred in which
several persons were badly wounded. Does
Mayor Taggart recognize his obligation to
enforce State laws within the city? Does
he regard the keeper of a saloon where
liquor selling and deadly ARRAYS occur on
Sunday as "a fit person to be intrusted
with the sale of Intoxicating liquor?" Does
he regard such place as IAN orderly and
peaceable house?" Does he hold that an
Italian has special license to violate the
law? If he does not regard Sunday brawl
and cutting ARRAY in a saloon as evidence
of a persons unftness to have a license
what would he regard as such evidence? If
such case does not justify a revocation of
license, what kind of a case would? How
does Mayor Taggart construe his oath to
see that the laws of the State are executed
and enforced within the city?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
sUGAR-BEEr CULTURE.

The New Castle Courier contains report
of a meeting of the farmers of Henry coun-
ty in that city on Saturday last to hear
what Prof Wiley, of Washington, had to
say in regard to sugar-beet culture The
meeting was composed of representative
farmers and was large enough to entirely
fill the courtroom. Several of those pres
ent brought specimens of sugar beets which
they had raised this year. Prof. Wiley
gave them an instructive talk the sub
ject Among other things he said that
while some soils were better adapted than
others to the growth of sugar beets any
soil that was capable of producing good
corn would produce good beets of the
requisite per cent. of saccharine matter
if properly prepared and cultivated. He
laid much stress on the Importance of deep
blowing in order to give the plants the
proper downward growth, and of thinning
out the plants as to get the best results.
The sugar-beet crop is not an easy one to
raise. That is. it is not a crop that raises
itself, and no lazy or slovenly farmer is
likely to succeed at it. Discussing the
effect of the sugar-beet crop in enhancing
Tic value VI Ae0AAO III. w AASS GtllO NAAcAb
the north part of France, the great beet
and wheat-p producing section of that coun-
| try, the annual average yield of wheat had
| increased from seventeen TO twenty-six
| bushels per acre, and that the value Of
| lands devoted to beet culture was far in
excess of lands in other localities. The pulp
from the factory, he stated, is invaluable
as a food for cattle, sheep and hogs, the
finest milk and butter in all Europe being
produced in those districts where the COWS
are fed on beet pulp With a beet-sugar
factory at New Castle he averred that the
lands within radius of several miles, if
now worth $10O per acre, would within five
years be considered cheap at $500.
Among the requisites of a successful
beet-sugar factory Prof. Wiley mentioned
an abundance of good water and plenty Of
limestone at hand. These are found in
Henry and other counties OF the State
where the soil and climate are adapted to
the growth of the crop. The farmers of
Henry county deserve credit for showing
SO lively an interest in the subject 1t is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27

difficult and varying in its results accord
ing to the class Of animal on which the ex-
perimentS We're made In order TO imrnu-
Dize a horse he found incubation would
have to be made at intervals covering four
teen months.
Then he turned his attention to the ex-
periments which resulted in the discovery
of curative serum. He arst inoculated
certain animals in order to give to them
yellow fever, then tried mis- curative
serum, with most satisfactory results.
Several of the animals were almost dead
with genuine yellow fever when the cura-
tive serum was injected. In each case they
recovered. He believes that the same re-
suits would follow the same treatment of q
person who suffered from the fever. though
as yet he has been unable to make a prac-
teal test on a man. He states that a hu-
man being will not yield SO readily to vel
low fever. Therefore he may have to make
minor changes in his treatment after test
ing IT, The quantity of serum for inoculat-
ing animals. he finds, varies, and he ex-
poets when he makes test of the fever pa
vary This. however. he says. can easily
be regulated
This new serum says DR.. Sanarellf. II
compared with other serums intended for
preventive or curative purposes, will be
found to be far above them in efficacy.
though 1t is not yet perfect Before an
nouncing his final conclusions and the
composition of his curative serum, Dr.
Sanarelli Will try to make a more potent
serum for experiment on a fever patient.
He Will soon leave Montevideo for Rio
Janeiro, where he will continue his experi-
mentS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
A WONDERFUL RESULT.

The yellow journals and those who ape
their methods must be having a season of
II burning over the sudden turn which the
affairs of the Union Pacific Railroad have
taken. These papers have been clamoring
for weeks over the sale of the government s
interest upon the terms offered the Cleve-
land administration. BY such a sale the
United States would have lost $40, 000 0O0
which is not a great loss compared with
the losses which the holders and owners
of roads have suffered by the shrinkage
of values. A year ago the offer which Mr..
Cleveland was in certain seLse commit
ted to was good offer. There would have
then been no clamor if it had been ac-
cepted.
1t was apparent until ten days ago that
the administration would stand by the offer
of the syndicate and that the sale would
take place Nov. l, as ordered by the court
The yellow papers and their imitators have
assumed that the President has power to
postpone the sale, when the whole matter
is in the hands of the court.
Because the administration has paid no
attention to the New York World, the New
York Journal and the Cincinnati Enquirer
and other representatives of yellowism, they
have assumed that the offer of the Cleve-
land syndicate would be accepted. Con-
sequently, they have been raving in bold
type over the deal which, they say the
President was permitting to be carried out
IN the interest of Senator Hanna.
All this time. it now appears the admin
istration has been in consultation with the
reorganization committee of the Union Pa
cific. The committee has quietly been MAX
ing bids, and yesterday the bid was such
that the government will lose nothing. 1t
will get its entire claim, something that no
one has believed to be possible during the
past ten or fifteen years. 1t is a great
achievement for the administration and its
party, whose policy has brought to the
country the conditions which have made it
possible for capitalists to pay $780, ,00O
more for the Union Pacific than was offered
q year ago.
AS for yellow journals they must know
that their noise has had no effect whatever.
They offered no scheme by which the gov
eminent could get more than was at first
offered. They simply shouted ''jobbery,
that while they were filling the country
with their clamor the administration was
quietly perfecting plans which, now an
nounced, will let the government out of the
Data Da;lr,,d aptarnr;ca x,itbo,1t locc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
ROOM FOR DEMOCRATS.
434 Republican Policemen Dismissed
by ChicagO's Chief.

CHICAGO, Oct. 26.-Chief of Police Kip
ley to-day issued an order discharging from
the force 434 policemen and appointing in
their places a. like number of members OF
the Star League" Democratic ex-polce-
men, who had been discharged under the
previous Republican administration. 1t IS
the biggest so-called general order Is
sued since ex-Chief Badenoch (Republican)
issued his famous order No. 10, in May,
1895, discharging 5S7 men. Chief Kipley's
order drops from the police rolls and re-
tires on pensions three desk sergeants, one
detective sergeant and twenty patroinen
Eight desk SergeantS and 3yo patrolmen
were discharged outright.
Chief Ripley says the changes are Inaue
in order to put the entire department UNI
der civil service The men discharged, he
said. owed their appointments TO political
Influence All the newly appointed officers
have PASSED the ciVil-service examinations
One notable feature of the order is that the
four detectives who did the most conspic-
nous work on the Luetgert case are dis
charged They are Detective Sergeant Wal
fer Dean who it is alleged found the gold
rings in the famous middle vat OF the saus-
age factory; and Detectives George Lang,
John Cederburg and G. l.. Griebenow. All
these men worked in the case under the
personal inspection of Inspector Setback
1Republican.) One patrolman removed is
Nicholas Michaels, brother-in-law of IN
spector Setback. The order has caused
much excitement in political circles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27
Vincennes. Ind, Oct.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE A FAILURE
Petition to BE Sent to the Ohio Legis-
Iature for Repeal of the Law.

CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 26.-The Cleveland
Board of Elections will petition the Legis-
lature to abrogate woman suffrage in Ohio
if concerted action on the part Cf all cleo
ton boards of the State can be secured.
President Hugh Buckley, of the Cleveland
board. says: Woman suffrage in this coun-
ty and every other county, as understand.
is a complete and dismal failure. Were 1t
only that I would not object to continuing
il. bur it costs one-third of the election ex-
penses to maintain it, and this amounts to
SIS OO0 a year. At first the women took the
matter as a fad, and five thousand or so
registered. During the last registration Of
four DAYS only eighty-two women registered.
That is simply ridiculous. Although only
eightv-two women can vote next spring,
nevertheless we are obliged TO FURNISH sep
arate poll books for them at every booth
and separate ballots. Their votes must be
examined at great loss of labor ana expense
of clerical help. / am decidedly in favor
Z / shutting out woman suffrage.
Member Carl Claussen was equally en-
nhatic at is all very expensive nonsense"
he said land should be shut out entirely.
Members Elzensperger and klnney ex-
pressed opinions in accord with MesSrs.
buckley and Claussen. In the spring or
1896 after the passage of the bill. 1881 wom-
en- registered and 4945 voted. In the spring
of 1896 2.728 registered and 1852 voted-a
falling off in one year OF S sd IN tne sPriing
off from the first year of 4,SlI Az the last
registration only eighty-two women regis
tered
movement were all stirred up by the report
that the Legislature would probably be Pc
ttioned to abolish woman suffrage in the
State, and several expressed themselves TINS
evening as ready to enter fight to hold on
such action on the part OF the Board Of
Elections.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-27

Word comes from Illinois that cellulose
factory is about to be established in the
heart of the corn-growing district. Cellu-
lose is a newly discovered substance, very
light and elastic. manufactured from corn
stalks, which is found to make an excellent
lining or filing for steel-plated war ships.
1t is said that experiments in Illinois show
that for the purpose of this manufacture
cornstalks will yield from 50 to IS an acre.
At first glance this looks like a great gain.
because cornstalks have been regarded as
of little. or no money value. but cxper ience
may prove that it is not. The substance
which nature takes out of the soil for corn
stalks, wheat straw. ETC., sheuid be re-
turned in some form as fertilizer re these
materials are diverted to other uses the
soil will have to be fertilized in some other
way, and eventually it may be found more
costly than profitable.