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Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-07
IN THE HOUSE.

After two days debate the house this afternoon, by a vote of IA to 105, passed the bill introduced by MT. Loud, chairman of the committee on postoffces and post roads to amend the law relating to sec ond-lass mail matter. The principal fea- lures of the bill were those denying to the mails as second-class matter sample copies of newspapers and serial novel publica tions and withdrawing from news agents the privilege of returning to their principals at the pound rate unsold copies of periodicals. The general debate was closed by MT. Loud in half hours speech in favor of the bill, preceding which Messrs. Milljken (rep. Mo.), Wag ner (rep. Pal, Tracey (rep, Mo- Morse (rep, Mass.) and Bingham (rep. Pa) ad- dressed the house in opposition to the bill. The two hours devoted to consideration of the bill under the five-minute rule was productive of no change in the text, as referred to the committee of the whole, and at 4 o'clock it was reported to the house for final action.
 Immediately after the reading of the journal, Mr. Grosvenor (rep, O. addressed the house on a question of personal priv ilege He called attention to the fact that resolution introduced by him and adopted by the house June last, call- ing upon the heads of the. several de- partments for certain information as to the operation of the civil service law, had as yet received no response from any one of the cabinet officers. He felt justified, he said in raising the question whether or not congress had been properly treated in this regard. expressing the opinion that this silence of seven months showed that the heads of the several departments as well as the executive himself had be- gun to ignore the demands, of congress. A resolution asking each cabinet officer to inform the house why no respeonse had been made to the original resolution was agreed to without division.
 At 4:30 o'clock the house adjourned un- til tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-07
MO PAY-NO WORK.

Jefferson, Ia., Jan. 6.--The president and faculty of storm Lake college, the Presbyterian school for western Iowa, have resigned, 1nd the institution is financially stranded
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-07
WILL MIEET IN PEORIA

Peoria, H., JanS6.- cali s<or the an- nual convention of the OrderDf Railway Telegraphers has been issued to be held in Peoria May e k5
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-07
TODAY'S ENTRIES.

New Orleans, La., Jan. 6.-Entries for tomorrows races:
 First Race-Three-quarters of mile, purse. Atalanta, 97; John Bewing, Image, 99; Altadena, Irish Lady, Galley West, 102; Onaretto, Lucullus, Willie w., 104; sGilfordham, 107
 Second ace-zThree-quarters of mile, selling. Tern, 92; Old Ham, 94; Pop Dixon, Bresia, Maud Lyles, 97; Kruna, 9S; Prima, 102; Hazard, 105.
 X Third Race-One mile, selling. Laura Gotta, 95; Alto June, 100; Davezac, Spring time, Proverb, Marquise, Bridgeton, 102; Brown Jewel, High Test, 107; Lightfoot, 108.
 Fourth Race-Three-quarters of mile, selling. Princess Bonnie, Gold Top, 1O2; Fred Graft, Tom Anderson, Recorder, Gaston, 107; Parmesan, Sankara 10S.
 Fifth Race-Seven- eighths of a mile, selling. Eleanor Me, ,99; c. c. Rumrill, Wild Tartar, 101; Mrs. Bradshaw, 1O2; Come Away, Renaud, Ban Johnson, 1O4; Fusil- ger, 112.
 Sixth Understandable of mile, selling. Harry B., 92; Elyria, 94; Jim Mad dox, 99; Cinder Sal, Viscount, 100; Trixie, 105; Montell, Will Elliott, Pirate, 1O7.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-07
sTATE HERALD TIPS,

First Race-Irish Lady, Willie W. Second Race--Tern, Pop Dixon. Third Race--Bridgeton Marquise. Fourth Race-Parmesan. Gaston. Fifth Race-Eleanor Mo, Ban Johnson. Sixth Race-Viscount, Elyria.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The peace treaty has been ratified by
Greece.
Three were killed and four injured in
collision near Clinton, Ind.
Prince Henry OF Prussia left Kiel on
the German cruiser Gehon, bound for
China.
The cry OF an awakened baby In st.
Louis saved eight persons from death
by fire.
Eugene Ruffy has been elected presi-
dent Of Switzerland by the federal as
sembly
Immense preparations have been
made to send food to the Klondike from
San Francisco.
Missouris attorney general has open
ed war on trust companies which do a
banking business.
Purser Witbeck OF the wrecked steam
er Cleveland has arrived at Victoria, 3
c. There is little doubt that the %
missing men have been drowned.
Theodore Durrant, the San Francisco
murderer said in an interview that nc
believed help would still come to him
and that he would never be hanged.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
n,me,nllin oonferonoe nlsous.ed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Mr. VOL
colt of Colorado. chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by President McKin-
ley to secure, IL possible, the co-opera-
tion of foreign countries in an interna-
tional conference upon the silver ques-
ton, said in the senate that the COM
mittee had not yet made q report to the
president and It was uncertain when
report would be made.
Negotiations for a bimetallic confer
ence, he said. are still pending, but Mr..
Wolcott assured the senate that the
committee had no intention of prolong-
ing its effort beyond the point where
reasonable hope of success should eX,
list. Mr. Wolcott promised TO explain
fully the work of the committee in a
speech TO be delivered after the holi-
day recess.
The president sent the following nom
nations to the senate;
Justice Joseph McKenna of Califor-
MIA to be associate justice of the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Treasury-Charles G. Dawes OF Illi-
nois to be comptroller Of the currency.
Interior-John w. Nesbit of Pennsyl-
vania to be pension agent at Pittsburg.
Court of Private Land Claims-Joseph
I
William w. Murray Of Tennessee,
Thomas c. Fuller Of North Carolina,
Henry c. Sluss of Kansas and Wilbur
+. Stone of Colorado to be associate
| justices. These are reappointments
their terms expiring Dec 81, 1897
The nomination of Attorney General
| McKenna TO succeed Justice Field on
the supreme bench win not be acted
upon by the senate until after the
Christmas holidays. The nomination
was referred to the committee on judi
ciary In the executive session, but Sen
ator Hoar. chairman of that commit
tee. stated that he would not ask tho
committee to consider the nomination
until after the reconvening of the sen
ate in January.
The senate committee on Indian af
fairs has decided TO send subcom
mittee TO oklahoma soon after the hol
idays TO Investigate the report that tn
Indian traders there stand in the wa.
of the Indians securing the full beneii
OF their annuities.
A resolution directing the secretary O
war TO send supplies to American an
other sufferers in the KlondilSe regio
was passed Mr.. Pritchard of Mort
Carolina, chairman of the civil servic
investigating committee. delivered
brief speech upon the execution of tn
civil service law as developed by hi
committee, after which the senate wen
into executive session and then ad
, iourned.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
JILTED, HE DIES.
Tragic Death OF a Well Known New yorl
Society Man.

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.--Beverly Ward
Jr., one Of New Yorlcs best known
young society men, died suddenly OF
poison at the Baltusrol Golf clubhouse
at Short Hills, N. ]. II is said he sui
cided because OF the fact that a young
woman 10 whom he was very attentive
had become engaged to another.
The young woman for whom Mr.
Ward is said 10 have died is Miss Eliza
beth c. Stokes, the second daughter OF
Mr.. Thomas Stokes OF West Fifty
third street
Mr.. Ward had been very attentive 70
Miss Stokes for some time. They had
been seen frequently together, and II
was expected that their engagement
would be announced shortly.
Last Monday the engagement Of Miss
Stokes TO Mr.. Jules ]. Vatable was an
nounced, and with IL came the state
ment that the marriage would take
place in the early spring.
Miss Stokes was greatly shocked
when she learned OF Mr.. Wards death
She said: Il had known Mr.. Ward a
long time We were very good friends
but nothing more. / cannot say any
thing further than this. We were new
er engaged 10 be married"
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
Weather probabilities.
ain. eolder. northerly wlnds.
New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western quiet. but
steady: city mills patents, S5.65q5.S5;
winter patents. S4S0G5.10; city mills
clears, S5.4O95.5O; winter straights, $3.50
646O
WHEAT-No. red ruled firm all the
morning on higher cables, small north-
west receipts and covering; December,
97h097 9-l6c.; May. S3isQg3Ssc.
RYE-Dun No. western, 49hc., c.
/. f., Buffalo.
CORN-No 2 quiet. but firm with
wheat: May, Si@S4 5-16c.
OATS-No. 2 dull track, white, state,
2sisQs4c.; track, white. western, 2SisQ
SIC.
PoRK-Quiet; mess, $s.25Q9; family
S1OGT.
LARD-Steady; prime western steam
S472ls. nominal
BUTTER-ouiet; state dairy, 1SQ2lc.i
state creamery, 15Q22c.
CHEESE-Steady; large, white, Sep
tember SH0Siac.; small, white, Septem.
her. 909Ac
EGGS-Quiet; state and PennsylYa'
MIA. 2i626c.; western, 20@2ic.
SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining
sikc.: centrifugal. 90 test, 4c.; refine,
strong: crushed. 5-16c.; powdered
8 5-iGc.
TURPENTINE-Steady at s30sSkc
MOLASsEs- STEADY; New Orleans ?
oslo.
RIcE-Quiet; domestic, 4k06Nc.; ia
pan, ail04lsc.
TALLOw-Firm; city, slSc.; coun
try, 3i5Q35sc.
HAY-Quiet; shipping, 4Oq45c.; goo
70 choice, 50G70c.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
Accused of nIntrloido.

DOVER, n. H., Dec. 17.-Alfred W.
Jones of Milton is under arrest. charged
with the willful murder of his mother,
Sally w. Jones of Milton. This is the
case where young Jones, in accusing his
father of poisoning his mother, demand
ed that the body of the latter be eX-
humed and examined. This was done.
and Professor Wood of Harvard re-
ported that the viscera contained much
arsenic. An inquiry was opened. and
the evidence was sufficient to warrant
the arrest Of young Jones. 1t is also
alleged that Jones may know what
caused the death Of DR.. Stedman OF
Somersworth, whom he attended Will,
the latter was ill., The doctor was sup.
posed to have committed suicide ant
left some property to Jones.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
HOUSE ON SEALING.
Adopts the Measure Just
Passed In the Senate.
MONEY VOTED FOR YUKON MINERS.
President Sends to Senate Many Nomina.
tions, Including Attorney General Mo
Kcnna For Supreme Court Judge
and Mr.. Dawes For Comptroller.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house
passed a bill appropriating $4,000 for
the relief Of the people who are in the
Yukon river country, and also the bill
passed by the senate 10 prohibit pelagic
sealing by American citizens.
The former bill encountered practical
ly no opposition. As passed the sum
carried by il is to be expended under
the direction Of the secretary OF war
for the purchase. transportation and
distribution of subsistence stores. IL
provides that these subsistence stores
may be sold at prices fixed by the sec
retary Of war or donated where the
people are unable to pay for them. 1t
empowers him to purchase reindeer and
employ drivers, not citizens of the Unit
ed states, and afterward dispose of the
reindeer
The bill to prohibit pelagic sealing
was warmly antagonized by Mr.. John
son of North Dakota, Mr.. Loud Of Call
fornia Mr.. Hepburn and others. and in
the course of the debate there were some
exceedingly caustic criticisms of the
course OF our Bering sea negotiations,
past and present. Mr.. Johnson made
the statement that while the seal herd
had brought $4,000 into the treasury
since 1870, 100000 had been spent po-
licing Bering sea and $200O,00O in nego-
tiations and other expenses.
The bill was passed by a vote Of las to
rs.
The house committee on immigration
decided TO make a favorable report on
the educational test bill. This requires
all immigrants on reaching here to be
able to read or write the English OF
some other language. Mr.. Bartholdt OF
Missouri and Mr.. Louis Schade address
ed the committee in opposition TO the
bill, and the former presented a pro-
test from the North American Turner
| association against it.
! Representative Ray of New York has
introduced a bill regulating absolute
divorces and declaring marriages voiC
/ in certain cases in the District of Co
lumbia and the territories. The objec
is to make the divorce laws enacted by
congress conform to the law Of New
York as the highest grade of the stat
codes and to install the proposed uni
form marriage and divorce law to b.
obtained by constitutional amendment.
But one cause for absolute divorce !
| allowed.adultery. The innocent part
may remarry; legal separation withou
permission of remarriage may be grant
ed for drunkenness. cruelty or deser
ton, and marriage may be declare
void in cases where n former partne
is living. lunacy at marriage matri
monial incapacity or lack Of legal con
sent. The law is intended to cove
cases in Oklahoma.
The secretary of war has sent to con
gress a report from the Chamber {
Commerce OF the state of New York o
harbor defenses. The chamber has ask
ed such immediate action as Will Pre-
vide a force Of trained artlllerymen fC
the proper running Of our seacoast do
fenses and suggests that 10 seacoa'
batteries requiring n numerical II
crease Of the army of about 1000 arti
lerymen are necessary.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
WANTED GAR KILLED.
Russian Arrested Mt tho British Museum
For Urging the Crime.

LONDON. Dec. ia Russian who
gave the name of Woodref was remand
ed at the Bow street police court until
next Wednesday. charged with Issuing
a publication melting the assassination
OF the czar.
Detective Melville testified TO the eff
feet that he arrested the man at the
British museum for endeavoring TO per-
suade several persons on various occa-
sions TO assassinate the czar.
Later II developed that the name OF
the prisoner was Vladimir Bourtzem.
Copies Of The Marc do Voletz (The VIII
Of the People,. In which incrlminatine
articles We're published. were found on
him, as was also a letter, In Russian,
from America, addressed to the prison
er as editor OF The Naro do Voletz.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

diately.
The late M. Daudet was born atNimes
OF poor parents May 13. 1870. After
studying in the Lyceum in Lyons. he
became an usher in q school at Alais,
and did the drudgery of that humble
calling for two years In 1857, with his
brother Ernest he went to Paris to try
to gain a livelihood by literary pur-
suits.
His first publication was a volume OF
poems entitled, LES Amoureuses."
which appeared in 1858 and won him a
reputation that led to his employment
on several newspapers. The Figaro
opened it's columns to a description OF
LES Gueux de Province" in which he
depicted with extreme earnestness and
fidelity the miseries and sufferings OF
the ushers in provincial schools. He
next published La Double Conversion"
a poem, which was followed in 1863 by
lie Roman du Chaperon Rouge" a coll
lection of articles that had appeared
originally in The Figaro.
He wrote also for the stage with sue
( cess, composing, in conjunction with
NJ. Ernest Lepine, two little pieces, La
Derniere Idole." which was presented
at the Odeon in 1862. and "L'dlillet
blanc" which was presented at the
| Comedie Franchise in 1865.
For five years he was private secre-
tary of the Due de Morny, president Of
the corps legislatif from 1861 to 1865, in
elusive He then made several at
tempts to write for the theater, but the
results were decided failures. 1t was
while writing, under the pseudonym of
| "Baptistet" or under his real name,
novels, tales and newspaper articles
that he achieved his real popularity.
Among these publications were Tar
tarin de Tarascon," Les Rois in EXil,
Les Femmes d'Artistes," Jack His
toire dun Ouvrier," lie Petit Chose,
"I'Evangeliste," "Contes du Lundi,' p
Lies Contes Choisis" lie Nabat
Moeurs Parisiennes" lin which he de-
scribed the private life of the Due dc
Morny), "Sappho," his best work;
Fremont jeune ct Risler aine." "Numa
Roumentan," la Belle Nivernaise,
"LImmortel," a lively satire directed
against the French academy; "Por
Tarascon." "Tartarin Sur les Alpes,
which, with "Tartarin de Tarascon,
already mentioned, constitute the fan
tastic trilogy of which Tartarin is th'
hero.
In 1875 the French academy awarded
, nm the Jouy prize Tor tlonont Jeuh
ct Risier aine," which was successful.
dramatized in the following year by N
Alphonse Belot. M. Daudet was Ions
connected with the Journal Ohiciel
whose theatrical department was unde
his charge.
A few weeks ago it was cabled fror
Paris that Alphonse Daudet was can
didate for the seat of the late Du
d'Aumale in the French academy, bu
the report was improbable on its face
as he had always been foremost Il
p satirizing the institution and woul
= not have accepted an election even if
= had been offered him.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
Met Denth In Gas Explosion.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec 17.-John j.
Cooper aged % years, was almost in
stantly killed last night by the explo-
sion Of the acetiline gas apparatus in
the postomce building Cooper was in
charge OF the elevator, and was work.
ing at the gas generator, when the ex-
plosion occurred. The cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown. Cooper was the
son Of r. M. Cooper, the prohibition
candidate for governor at the last cleo
ton, and was to have been married
next Thursday to Miss Eva Carey of
ChasW-Oid
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
snnln,s oneen nrnr rIee.

LONDON, Dec. 17.-According to The
ST. James Gazette, private letters re-
ceiyed here from Madrid say that Cen
eral Weyler's reception there was most
significant and that the government is
so alarmed by the menacing attitude OF
the populace that artillery has been
stationed at concealed points command
ing the main thoroughfares. The gun
ners, however, cannot be relied upon
The widest rumors are current say the
letters in question, with reports that
preparations are being made for the
fight of the members of the royal fam.
lily to France at the first sign OF revolu.
ton.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
RenuIsitlon Pnper. DOE warner.

ALBANY, Dec. 17.-Governor Black
yesterday issued requisition papers on
the governor of Missouri for the extra
dition of Albert S. Warner. the kid
naper, who is under arrest at Kansas
City. The papers are on their way to
Missouri in the hands of Detective No
Ian and Assistant District Attorney
Cook Of this county, who left last
night.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
PbiI,ppine Isles Submissive.

MADRID, Dec. 17.-An extra number
Of The Gazette publishes dispatches re-
ceived from Manila, capital Of the Phil
ippine islands. saying that the insur-
gent chief Aguinaldo has ordered all his
followers TO submit and that he and
the entire insurgent government win be
allowed TO go to Hongkong.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
Man Burned to Death.

BATH, N. Y. Dec. 17.-Albert Lewis.
under arrest for an attempt at house
breaking. was burned to death in a
fire which destroyed the wooden lookup
at Prattsburg. No one knows how the
fire started, and it is thought Lewis
may have done it in order to escape.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Mr. C. A. Mitchell, Postmaster and
well-l5nown business man OF Mitchell
vile, Prince George County, Nd, says;
" Munyon's Rheumatism and Kidney
Cures are the most wonderful remedies
I have ever tried. / suffered for years
with rheumatism in my shoulders, ell
bows, hips; and, in fact, all over my
body. My kidneys also gave me a great
deal Of trouble. TheBe We're frequent and
severe pains, with dark turbid urine
continually passing. 1 sought RELIEF in
many directions, consulted physicians.
and tried patent medicines but 1 did
not get well. 1 purchased one bottle of
Munyon's rheumatism Cure and one of
Kidney Cure. The two bottles completes
" cured me, and I have not had pain
or ache since. I shah always praise
Munyon and his remedies"
Munyon has a separate specific for each
disease. For sale by druggists, mostly %
cents a bottle: If IN doubt, write TO Prof
Munyon at Philadelphia, Pa, and get medical
advice free.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
ELEVATOR collnnse Fata1.

CAMDEN. n. j., Dec. 17.-By the fall
Of an elevator at the carriage works of
the ]. u. Ceilings company George
Sparks was so badly injured that he
died shortly afterward, and Patrick
Connor received injuries from which he
is not expected TO recover.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
NncI, nroI,en hv o FaII.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. II. - Patrick
Donohue aged %. a carpenter. was al
most instantly killed by falling 20 feet
from wagon shed that he was at
work on. His neck was broken and
his skull fractured.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
ConfidentIal clerk Arrested.

LOUISVILLE. Dec. 17-Louis Alt
man has been arrested on charge OF
embezzling S15, 900 from the firm OF
Charles Rosenheim & Co. wholesale
china merchants. at 746 West Main
street. for whom he was confidential
clerk. Altman made a partial confess
sion. which he afterward retracted. lie
IS about 80 years old.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

Goods advertised in this newspaper
are for sale in this town You can get
chem without trouble If you refuse srb
stitutes and press your demand for gen
ANA articlea.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
convIolad ol Mnnalaughter.

GOODRICH. Ont. Dec. 17-Fred Ell
lott, who was charged with shooting
and killing his brother Harvey during
9 drunken quarrel. has been found gull
" of manslaughter. The verdict was
accompanied by q recommendation to
mercy. Sentence was deferred.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

NNN q 80 ~
Remcdies-re-
place darkness
wlthlight, sorrow
with gladness,
pain with peace,
disease with
health. They are
within the reach
Of all, and every
sick bed in
America to-day
may be Fid Of its
occupant if the
people will brush
prejudice out of
the way and ac-
cept the health
that IS offered
them.
Thousandsh have
done SO. and ihoV
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
A1mnst nlnd tn nnnth.

MIDDLETOwN. N. Y, Dec. H.
Wickham T. Shaw. at one time fore
most lawyer Of Orange county. cut an
artery in his left arm and nearly bled
to death before he was discovered. He
was taken to the state hospital.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

You know what you want. Ask for
It in the stores and take nothing else.
Impolite merchants sometime offer
unknown wares in place Of those with
an established reputation
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

The offer of inferior goods for stand
ard articles is a practice that can be
ended il the public rejects all imita
tions Of reputable. advertised goods, or
substitutes for them.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17
unr.ns Elentrnonteh.

HUDSON, n. Y. Dec. 1.-Two horses
belonging TO Eugene Hoffman stepped
on a broken wire that crossed an cleo
trio light wire near Chatham and were
killed. Hoffman was driving the team
when the accident occurred.
Evening journal., 1897-12-17

A word OF caution. When you go to
buy goods advertised in this paper. be
sure that you get Just what you ask
for. and noshing else.