The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30

mates can not much longer deceive buy
ers, will help prices. Many have been
led to believe that the crop would go to
100000 bales. All these will soon see.
If they do not now see, that such am esti-
mate is at least half milEon bales
wide of the mark.
As a rule over 10 per cent. of the crop is
marketed by the first of January, butt ad-
mitting that the percentage is but 70,
it is Impossible to reasonably forecast a
crop that reaches eleven million bales.
Put the crop down aft 10, 10000 bales, and
you Will be near the final figures.
In Mississippi yesterday two men were
placed under bonds of 81 800 each for the
alleged theft of s25. In this city judge
fixes a bond for the same amount for
man who shot another and at the same
time the bond was made the victim was
supposed to be so badly wounded that he
could not live but a few hours. There
seems to be vast difference between Mis-
sissippi and Alabama justice, with every
thing in favor of Mississippi when COM
pairing the two. The inference is that
Birmingham judge regards human life
of no more value than a Mississippi judge
does the paltry sum of twenty-five dollars.
1t is within the range of possibilities that
the women of Charleston, S. c., who de-
manded the withdrawal of a young woman,
an actress, from ball room after having
been invited there. belonged to the "oldest
beautiful-in fact, said to be the most
beautiful woman that had been seen in
South Carolina "since the war;" And that
is supposed to have aroused the indignation
of the Charleston women.
From the latest development In the muir
der which took place in the jail at BESSIE
mer Monday evening last, there does not
appear to have been the least semblance
of a cause for it. 1t was one OF the most
infamous of murders. If all the late re-
ports are true which come from Bessemer
regarding the matter, the jury which will
be selected to try the case will not have TO
temperate long III arriving at u NSIuIct.
Jim Eckels, the boy wonder, is showing
a disposition to rush into print quite too
often. No one will believe him when he
says he was not, as comptroller of the cur
rency, willing to show favoritism to Mr..
Singerly and his lettering banks. If Mr..
Eckels had been attnding to his business
+I,a of ATr
Singerlys burst banks would have been
closed months ago.
A great many people may be pardoned for
asking the question what right did Will
liam NJ. Singerly have to take other peoples
money from his banks and use it to keep
going his paper mill which had been losing
money for years?"
IF Mary Yelen Lease in her proposed
race with Jerry Simpson for congress dis
plays as much power in running as she has
done in talking, the sookless, so-called
may as well throw up the sponge now and
take to his corner.
President Mckinley should know that if
1.-TWO men ride a horse one must ride be-
hind" Gage or Wolcott must ride in front.
But which is riding behind, neither seems
to know.
There can be no doubt but what Mr..
Cages plan would be warmly received in
the Klondike, though the thermometer is
registering so degrees below zero at that
point.
The thing for Senator Wolcott to do is
to ask for an injunction restraining the
president from siding with Secretary Gage
and she gold crowd.
There seems to have been the usual
amount of lying resorted to by Secretary
Gage and others relative to his rendered
resignation.
Secretary Gage will have to take the
string off that resignation if he wishes to
make the people believe he is in earnest.
No doubt Mr.. Mckinley points with pride
to Mr.. singerly's bank failures as bright,
shining wave of his promised prosperity.
1t is possible the Japs may be able to
do a fine juggling act with England, Ger
many and Russia.
Perhaps Mr.. Sngerly spent too much time
unfolding national honor and neglected his
own business.
1t is well the postmastership at Mobile
has been settled without the aid of the
army.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago News.