davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27
Markers by Telegraph.
LOCAL MARKETS.

Following Is the local wholesale prices m car load lots of the leading articles nah9leS M eea OH Morris avenue. viz: Flour rlps anu Aeeu Fionr-Best patents, s5.25a5.65; half pat ent, $4.75; straights, s4.60; family, SS9o. Ihese quotations are for car load lots. 1ialnis~sAc. Ham Dry salt clears, Dc. Dry salt bellies. s5.25. Smoked bellies, S6.S719. Lard-Basis, A. Aleai-Feari, le; stralSn1II, esc.
 FEED STUFF. Hay-No. l, $14.25; No. 2. slS. Corn-35c.
 Cotton seed meal-S16.40. oats-No' 2 Hei e 6f1,;S,E 69; z; Eo'' Strawberries sL25dS1.5O. 1ooDers. S4.50Q.o.uU. Irish potatoes, 45c Sweet potatoes $2as2.25 a barrel; none on market
 Cabbage, 2a4qsc. Elgin creamery butter, 20c Country butter, 10Ql lSc. Hens, 20q21c. Fryers, 19Q2lc. Eggs, S12c.
 Onions, 31hc. Bananas, 75q$l.25. ~, hand Oranges, s125QsS per box; none on hai'N' Apples, S9 50Q375. cocoanuts. Ss ner hundred; All live stock and packers prosauc's "ie quoted strong and in good demand. horses. $35u$l5. Mules, $40d110 Cattle 1l6N3Ac a Veal Calves-S2 50d$5 Good deIndi5uii; 5iic Hogs-Packing from 175 pounds up, o72o' Hcgs-Light and mixed, 2i3q3Ae. sheer-Fat 21AqSe;; sheared; zlse; zlseo;and. Steers-Best quality, 3qSlac> Heifers--2Aq3Ac. Cows-2G3c. Oxen-Good. 2lbGf3c. Oxen-Rough 1A02c.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27
Cures Are Guaranteed.

Dr. Holloway guarantees to you cure and his guar suaton, personally or by letter. you told exactly what guaranteed cure will cost, including medicines The same written guarantee is given to patients Whoare treated by mail as to those who reside in the city, but ii you wish road fare and hotel bills and make charges for medicines or services if fail to permanently cure you
 respectfully refer, with permission to Steiner Bros bankers Jefferson County Savings Bank Alabama National Rank of this city, and the editor of this paper the Sata Herald), as to my responsibility for my contracts
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27
A Systematic Treatment.
. a.a,,a.. ltaisn 7.f

Persons afflicted with diseases of private nature can he treated successfully at home Write for my book on nrvae diseases and question bank which will be sent you rae of cost in plain sealed envelope All correspondence held strictly confidential -
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27

NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY. -t..f Time table Mo- 2 in effect September q.
 1S96 at 6:00 a. m '
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27
GROVE & CO.,.
 BROKE R =.

Corner First Avenue and Twentieth Street. Price, Mccormick. & Co.,; Purnell Haga- man & Co.,; Mcintyre & Wardwell; Chic ago Board of Trade, Kenneth Harris & Co.,; a purely commission business, placing all entrusted to us with above members of ex- charges. Regular exchange commissions charged.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27
rhina 1, ,Chanre

Chicago, May 26.-Wheat closed today at decline or sc News affecting the market was about equally divided, the most de- pressing feature being the dullness of trade. Other markets were similarly affected Corn declined 3-16e, oats 1sc and provisions
 l.h.,nr fut,Ires. .rn.,ged us follows:
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-27
.Itleies lUpuning highest Lowest Closing

Clsh QuotatIons-Flour, easy; No. ? 65p72c: No. 2 red, S6pS7c; No. corn, PA O le;No, ? oats 17Ac; No. ? white f. O.. b., 201Gg 221ae; No. white fo.b 191a4.l4t; No, , rye, 35c; No. barley, noml; No. ,, b., 27laq32c; No 4 f.o.b., ZIG No. fax eeel, i6 477la; prime timothy seed, $2.S0uS2.S5, mess pork, per bbl,, $S.0O4$sG5;. lard, per 1e9 ibs, $4.5O dry salted shoulders >boNcdD, 5Gl5i5c short clear sides (boxed), 475nt34c; whisky, distillers' finished goods, per gal, d.19; su- gars. unchanged.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
Letters From the White SQUADRON by Car.
rier Pigeons

Washington, September S.-Admiral
Matthews, acting secretary of the
navy, received two messages from the
North Atlantic squadron this morning.
They were sent from the fleet to the
commandant of the Norfolk navy yard
by carrier pigeans and then telegraph
ed to Washington. The first message
was as follows:
Ship New York. 8 p. m, Sep. Z.
Fifty miles from Norfolk.
The assistant secretary is on board
the Iowa engaged in witnessing great
Brooklyn and the Massachusetts will
follow. Subcalibre exercises are sus-
pended. Search and other night signal
exercise tonight"
The second message was as follows:
Ship New York, 9 a. m, Sep. s.
Southern drill grounds, fifty miles
from Norfolk.
THE squadron is getting under way
for evolutions before the assistant sec
retary who remains on the Dolphin.
Very successful target practice by
Iowa and Brooklyn yesterday. Search
light last night and attack on drifting
target by six and one Founders with
aid of four searchlights. Weather hazy,
light airs from east; sea smooth"
Excellent time was made with this
last message, it having been received
at the navy department in one hour
and fifty minutes after the time the
pigeon was released at sea.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
The New Light Ship for Diamond Shoals

Washington, September S.-Before Sep
tember has passed the light house board
expects to have in position on the dia-
mond shoals, off Cape Hatteras, the new
light vessel which has just been fitted
out at Staten Island. New York. Dia-
mond shoals is considered to be the most
dangerous point off the coast of the
United States, and it has long been known
as 1.-The graveyard of American shipping"
The problem of placing there an adequate
light to warn marienrs has been one
which the light house board has for
long time had under consideration. The
new vessel was constructed by the Bath
iron works, Maine, at the contract price
of $50 600, but was fitted out by the board
with anchors boats, electric lights and
other devices which experience has dem
onstrated were necessary in vessel of
this kind. Altogether the government has
spent $780, 600 in building and quipping the
vessel, the full amount appropriated by
congress, and it is hoped that the ship
will Withstand the severest weather that
is encountered off Hatteras. Instead of
will be moored to a mooring bouy which
it is thought will make the ship absolutely
secure in its position. The light vessel
will be tOwed from Staten Island on the
18th instant, and it is expected it will be
placed in its permanent position on the
Goth, the anchorage ground being twenty
seven miles Of Hatteras. 1t will show
a series of 100 canle power incadescent
lights at each of the two mastheads,
which will be visible at least fifteen miles
The last attempt to locate a light on
the Diamond shoals proved complete
failure. This was about five years ago
when congress made an appropriation of
500, 900 for the erection of a lighthouse
on the shoals. The contractors spent
about 100000 in constructing a caisson
100x50 feet, intended for the foundation of
the light hnnSa II h11i1t Nnrfn1lx
and towed into position on the shoals,
where it remained for about twenty-four
hours when it was washed away. The
contractors then gave up the work.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
The Crops in the State
Especial to The Messenger)

\opecldl 70 Inc MessehseI)
Raleigh, N. c., September 1.-The
first part Of the week ended last night
continued warm and dry. Scattered
showers occurred at various points.
Hailstorms damaging crops were re-
ported in Warren, Halifax, Henderson
and Rutherford. Crops continue very
fine in extreme eastern counties, but at
most points in the centre and west con-
tinue to suffer from drought. Cotton
has shed considerably and the top crop
has been badly cut short by drought, so
that, though considerable crop re-
mains in sight it will fall far short of
expectations of months ago. Some cot
ton is opening prematurely. About 80
per cent. of Tobacco remains uncut.
Curing will be finished rapidly; the re-
suits are very good. Rice is ready for
harvest. The late corn needs rain to
mature well.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
The Right Man Lyechefk
purifier.

Richmond, Va, September S.-A special
from Stuart. Patrick county, to The Dis
patch says that there is no question that
in the lynching of Henry Walls. for the
murder of Miss Sadie Cook. the right man
suffered. A synopsis of the testimony be-
fore the coroner's jury is given to SUBJ
stantiate this declaration, with evidence
to show that Miss Cook was not uncon-
scfous as has been claimed when by
pressing Mrs. Eppumis' hand she made
Identification of Walls as her assailant
The girl, as has been stated could not
speak, but Mrs. Eppumis told her if she
named her assailant to press her hand.
Twice when Wallis name was mentioned
she thus responded, but did not respond
when other persons were named When
the physician present attempted q delicate
physical examination she showed that
she was conscious by resisting and pulling
the covering over her.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
A Young Lady Commits Suicide

Richmond, Va, September s-A spe-
cial from Suffolk. Va, to The Dispatch.
says: Our community was territEy
shocked this morning by the news tfEa.
Miss Lula II. Cutchin was dead. ard
that death was the result OF her ovxya
act. II is supposed that she took Land
anum, but at what time she drank ts4y
fatal dose Is unknown. She was unus-
ually cheerful last night and up to rsse
time or retiring there was nothing TO
cause any suspicion Of the awful sss.a.
which was so soon TO follow. Just ase-
fore O'Clock this morning a sister who
occupied the room with the unforru-
nate young lady was awakened by her
heavy breathing and aroused the FAM
lily. DIR. John d. Phillips was innune-
diately summoned and everything yus-
sible was done to resuscitate Mrsns
Cutchin, but she was beyond the power
OF human aid and passed away al 8
o'clock without having regained Com
sciousness. The deceased had recently
undergone terrible affiiction, broxs0-
ing over which had caused her such
untold agony that the poor girl sourhf
relief in death by her own hand
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
THE WHITE SQUADRON
Secretary Roosevelt Visits it to See What
Progress is Being Made In its Maneuver.
fng-The Object of This Squadron Drill

Fort Monroe, Va, September As
sistant Secretary Roosevelt arrived
here this morning accompanied by his
naval aide. Lieutenant Sharp and
boarding the Dolphin, which arrived
yesterday, sailed at once TO join Ad-
miral Sicard's North Atlantic squadron
on the Southern drill grounds.
The purpose of the visit .of the AS
sistant secretary OF the navy 10 the
squadron is TO ascertain by personal
observation just what progress has
been made during the summer season
in the task set Admiral Sicard of get
ting together a small but powerful de-
fensive fleet and by close study of the
varying qualities of the ships compos-
ing the squadron bringing them to the
point that they could be used as a unit
against an enemy. The work is one of
great magnitude, particularly in view
of the fact that the ships are mostly
new and their manOuvering qualities
not we'll known. Moreover, this class
of work is not familiar to our naval
officers who have only within recent
years come into possession of ships capa
BILE of being maneuvered according to
the modern standards. Admiral ST.
cards squadron is not large, comprls-
ing only eight ships, but these are as
fine vessels Of their class as can be
found in any navy and, small as the
fleet is, it is felt that it already con-
stitutes a most formidable weapon for
defense. 1t might have been made
more numerous, but this would not
have accorded with the plans of the de-
partment, which desired to gather the
iron clads in one fleet that might be
maneuvered in battle tactics unen-
numbered with unarmored cruisers,
which in actual battle probably would
be sent to the rear or, in case retreat
was impossible, would be taken under
the protection of the ironclads. AS the
latter are expected to bear the brunt
of the fighting, it was Admiral Sicard's
idea to ascertain just what they were
capable of, how they steered and with
stood the sea, and then to train the
personnel Of the ships so that by signal
they could act as one ship in attack
or defense. All the vessels Of the
squadron, with two exceptions, are
regular battleships and these two, the
New York and Brooklyn are cruisers
so we'll protected with armor belts and
protective decks and superior speed
that they would make a very good
showing even against a battleship.
The other vessels of the squadron are
the Iowa, Indiana, Massachusetts,,
Maine, Texas and Puritan. Since last
Friday they have been lying on what
is known as the southern drill ground,
about forty or fifty miles east Of the
Chesapeake capes and far enough from
the usuala line Of traffic to avoid the
risk of disabling some coasting vessel
by a chance shot from one Of the big
guns.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
THE VEL, OW FEVER.
The Federal Government to id in Sup
pressing tho Disease-Dr. Guiteras Conc
to Ocean Grove.

Washington, September THE gen.
eral government will render all assist
ance in it's power to check the spread
of yellow fever. This will be done
mainly through the agency of the ma
rine hospital service. Dr. Walter Wy
man, the head of the bureau, return
ed to the city this afternoon and as
sumed active charge in directing the
work of assisting the state officials of
Mississippi in their efforts to cOnfine
the disease TO the locality where it ap-
pears to have started. DR.. Wyman
express whether the disease is really
yellow fever, although he admits it
looks very suspicious. The precautiOn-
airy measures he has taken are based
entirely on the declaration of the state
board of health Of Louisiana in the
Gelpi case, which was that the disease
from which the person died was yellow
fever. DR.. Wyman says the situation
at Ocean Springs is entirely in the
hands of the state board of health,
which the marine hospital bureau is
doing everything possible to assist.
y
in charge at Ocean Springs copy of
the regulations relating to the preven-
ton of the spread of epidemic diseases
from one state to another These reg
ulatiOns prescribe the manner of sur
veillance to be established over rail-
road trains coming from the infected
districts and give rules for the isola-
ton Of infected passengers and the
diSinfecton of their baggage.
DR.. Guiteras, the we'll known expert
in yellow fever, who was requested to
go to Ocean Springs by DR.. Wyman,
will reach there tomorrow morning.
His opinion on the disease is awaited
with interest by the bureau officials.
The marine hospital service has am
pie camp material and eQuipage on
hand. If a camp of detention is found
necessary an outfit will be used as the
occasion may require. The bureau also
keeps portable apparatus at Savannah
Ga. intended for use in epidemics. 1t
consists Of machines for disinfecting
and fumigating purposes. They have
been started for the vicinity of Ocean
Springs.
New Orleans, September might
fell on New Orleans without a single
case of yellow fever being reported to
ported case thus far has been develop
ed here and death has wiped that out
There is no fever at Scranton, nor as
far as can be learned at no coast
point except at Ocean Springs.
Biloxi. Miss, September AT 10: 80
p. ~. tonight there We're three well de-
veloped cases of yellow fever here
They are under guard and no fear is
felt.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
WILMINGTON, n c., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER TO- 1897.
NJ sd- by the Pro ecu-ioJ in ,he Luttgert
Tria.-..eading ot the Defendant. Love
Letters TO - r.. f~ih.


Chicago. September Two strong
points we're scored by the prosecution
! in the Luetgert trial today. and unless
the defense is able to impeach the tes-
tirnony Of the witnesses. their evidence
is likely to have considerable weight
with the jury.
The two witnesses We're Nicholas Fa-
ber, VINO testified that on the night q
May lst he saw Luetgert and his wife
enter the factory. and Charles EeEest,
Who sWora that on the night OF May
IS, ne passed the factory and heard
q cry from within, as though some one
was in pain. At the hearing before the
police justice by whom Luetgert was
held to await the action Of the grand
jury, Fengst said he could not tell
whether the cry was that of a human
being or Of an animal. Today he said,
however, that he was confident that
the cry came from human being. The
defense relies greatly on the statement
he made before the trial magistrate to
irnpeach his testimony.
Faber grew somewhat confused on
ton and could not tell
whether the moon shOne. or whether it
was q CLOUDY night when he saw Luet-
CERT and his wife enter the factory on
the night of May 1st; but he stuck
stoutly to his story that he had seen
the two people enter the factory short
ly after 10 o'clock or that night.
The reading Of the love letters which
had been written by Luetgert to Mrs.
Feldt was great fun for the crowd in
the court room and it was very en-
barra ssinc for the defendant, as in
several Of them he had spoken in
sighting manner of the lawyers who
are now conducting his defense, say
ing that they were greedy" and mot
ablc to handle q trial of such impOr
tance." He laid particular stress on
the incompetency OF Judge Vincent,
who is now the leading counsel for the
defense. When these portions Of the
letters We're read the lawyers laughed
and nobody enjoyed them more thar
Judge Vincent, but it was not pleasant
for Luetgert, who twisted around in his
chair, mOpped his face with his hand
kerchief and seemed to be uncomfort-
able generally.
The defense made a strong fight
against the introduction of the letters
and when the court decided that they
were proper evidence, the defence
asked that thy be read in German, as
they might lose some of their original
meaning by being read in English. This
the court overruled and the letters
went before the jury as the translator
made them out. he however, swearing
that the translation was entirely cor
rect.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
The Hundred Mile Contest

Cincinnati, September 6.-There were
twelve starters in the 100 mile road race
from Lexington, KY. to Covington,
KY, today. The start was made at
9:16 O'Clock a. m. Lee Langfelt, Of Gov
ington, aged II years, won in hours,
80 minutes and SO seconds. John Harde-
man finished second in hours, So min
utes and seconds.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
The United States not Included

Ottowa, Ont. September 6-The customs
department here has been advised that
a firm in Jackson, Mich, has been ship
ping hoes, forks, rakes made by prison
labor into Canada. This class of goods is
prohibited under the new tariff. Collec-
tors of customs have now been advised to
permit all goods from countries entitled
to preferential treatment to get the bene-
fits Of the reciprocal clause. whether ship
ped direct or otherwise. The order does
not apply to the United States
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
Agitation Against Alien Labor

Victoria, B. c., September Ga let
ter received states that there is an agi-
tation at Skaguay in favor of enforce
ment of the alien labor law and the de-
porting of men who went from here to
work for the British Yukon Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10

Montgomery. Ala. September 8.-The
following official notice has been publish
ed by the board of health Of MONTGOMERY
ON account OF publications made yester-
day in a state paper: 'Rumors to the
effect that yellow fever exists in Mont
goinery are absolutely false. There Is not
now. nor has there been this year a single
case OF the disease in this city"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
The Bond Issue Carried
Special to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger)
Raleigh, N c., September THE
bond issue was carried today by $50
majority of the registered vote. There
were 901 votes for it and 12S against
The amount of bonds voted was $50, 900
for street improvements
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
Eternal Vigilance

Is the price of perfect health Watch
carefully the first symptoms of impure
blood. Cure boils, pimples, humors and
scrofula by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Drive away the pains and aches of
malaria and stomach trou-
bles, steady your nerves and overcome
that tired feeling by taking the same
great medicine
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10

The proper way 10 build health is to
nj & the blood rich and pure by taking
HOODS Sarsaparilla, the one true blood
purifier
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10

Hoods Pills are the best family
cathartic and liver tonic. Gentle, re-
liable, sure.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10
THE YELLOW FEVER SCARF
DIR. GUITERAS INVESTIGA ATINC
THE ALLEGED CASES

Only Two Cases at Ocean Springs That h
Considers Suspicious - He In not Con
vinced That There has becn Any Yellow
fevtr-Strict Quarantine Against Ocean
Springs and Biloxt-Doubts as to the
Cases at Biloxi Being Yellow Fever
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-10

OF the Several Thpu-~nd Preparing ="
Rush Through the Passes tNp rienced
Mrn Predict Iha: ouly Twenty per ceDt.
viii succeed -Ve~s+Is Arriving i&y.Ty day
With More. Gold seekers Provisions A.
ready Becoming Scatce-Ih- situation
ALREADY Appalling.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-04-24
The Story OF Salt.

The little glass bottle of salt that you
see on the table every day could tell a
most interesting story. 1t has made a
long journey. and gone through many
changes. 1t was for a long. long time
down in earth hundreds of feet. Men
discovered its hiding-place, and began
devising way of reaching it and bring
ing it to the top. Probably the salt on
your table came from the salt-mines in
the western part of the state of New
York. If you should go there, you would
find a small city all the people in which
were interested in the salt-works. Iron
pipes run down into the earth. Down
one of these pipes water is forced. which
1issolves the salt in the mines. and forces
II into elevated watts or tanks high above
the ground. 1t is now brine. This brine
passes first into a pan that is SO hot that
the water is driven out and the salt crys-
tallizes. 1t Is put into great casks that
hold 1000 pounds. Before it reaches the
casks. it has been classified as coarse
common. and refuse salt, according to the
quality of the crystals. These casks of
salt are subjected to another system,
which separates the different quality in
each cask again by a process of sitting
or screening, as you have seen men in
building house sift the sand to get the
inest for the mortar for the bricks. The
kind of salt that is on your table is
ground to make it very fine. that it may
dissolve at once, with freedom, when
;prinkled on or in food. When it is
ground 1T is packed in sacks by women
and girls, and shipped to THE grocers
The coarse salt is used by farmers and In
freezing ice-cream.