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Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-18
ACTORS qN COURT.

Macon, Ga. May 17.-Roland Reeds Mrs. Mary Myers and Miss Isadore RuEh ap-
 peared in the federal couns at Macon to- day as witnesses in suits brought by thsrn in the sum os s1O. 900 each against ss5e s;oostnesrs Railway cSrnpaay for tfi,- 1uries received in the wreck on the Sonih- ern railroad near Scotland, Ga, two years ago.
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COIJTs AN EASY MARK.

Chicago, May 17.-The Colts were clear ly outclassed today and Boston won a tame game in a walk. Score:
 R.H.E. Chicago ...... 70 o 1 0 0 o 0-1 5 Boston ..... 70 o 0 1 4 2 o 3-1O 10 0 Batte1ies-Ds snzer and K.ttredge; Mich ols and Bergen. Umpire-McDonald. Time 1:50
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-18
CREEKS FORGED TO RETIRE.

Athens, May -(Midnight.)-A dis patch just received from Domokos says that the Greek right wing has been com- pelled to retire six kilometers.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-18

London, May 17.-A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Berlin says it is reported there that plot to murder King George has been discovered at Athens and that many arrests have been made.
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REDS DEFEAT THE PHILLIPS.

Cincinnati, May 17.-The Reds defeated the Philadelphias in the first game of the western contest by a score of to ?. Score:
 R.H.E. Cincinnati ... 70 2 0 0 0 0 o %-3 0 Philadelphia .. 70 001010 0-2 8 2 BatteIies-Breitenste and Schriver; Orth and Clements. Umpire-Sheridan Time, 1:50.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-18
KILLEN MAKES A RECORn

Pittsburg. May 7.-New York's errors cost them two runs today. Russie pitched a good game, but Killen made the pitch CTS record of the year--two hits. Score:
 R.H.E. Pittsburg .......1 o Q 01 0 *-3 1 New York .......O 0 o 2 0 0 0 0 0-2 2 5 Batteries-Killen and Sugden; Rusie and Warner Umpire-Emslie. Time, 1.45
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-18
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

The president today sent the following nominations to the senate:
 Treasury-Frank A Vanderlip, of H. lincis, to be assistant secretary of the treasury
 War-Brig, ,-Gen. Zenas R. Bliss, to be major general.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-18
SENATE COMBINATIONS.

The senare today confirmed the follow ing nominations :
 Postma asters-Georgia, L. F. Burkett, at Bainbridge, Ga; Month Carolina, J. W. c. Long, at Seasville; Alabama, c. M. Smith, at Martinsville, and J. F. Craig. . at WaynesbOrO
Birmingham state herald., 1897-05-18
RATHER MIXED.

; Cleveland, May 7.-Today's game was a mixed affair. In the second inning the Indians knocked McJames out of the box. In the next six inning they failed to get run off Swain. In the ninth McGuirel was put in to bat for Swain. His hit tied the score and he was sent home by Demontreville's single, putting the senators one ahead. Then Mercer went in to pitch. The Indians scored two runs winning the game. OBrien was put out of the game in the ninth for talking back to Hurst. Score:
 R.H.E. Cleveland ..... 70 60O0OO O2-S Il 3 Washington ... ..2 o l 1 l 0 0 0 2--7 10 2 Batteries-Wilson Young and Zimmer; McJames. Swain, Mercer and Farrell. Umpire-Hurst. Time, 2:05.
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CoLoNELs SHUT OUT.

Louisville, May 1.-The Colonels re- ceived their first shut out of the season today. The Orioles found Hemming easy while Nops had the home team at his mercy Clark, McCreary and Wer- den made good catches. Score:
 -.. R.H. .E. Louisville ..... 70 o.o o o 0'oeo % 6 o Baltimore ......0.2 o 2 o 1 0 0 *-5 fl 2 Batteries-Hemming and Wilson; Nops and Robinson. Umpire-McD ermott Time. 200.
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IT WAS EASY CONC.

St. Louis, May 1.-The trolley dodgers hit Esper so freely today that Down sub stituted Hutchinson in the third inning. Score:
 R.H.E. St. Louis .....62 OOO12O 0-5 g 2 Brooklyn ... ..2 6 o 0 0 o 0 4 3-15 1T 8 Batteries-Esper Hutchinson and Me Farland; Payne and Grim. Umpire Lynch. Time, 2.25.
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IN THE HOUSE.

The house confronted the Cuba ques- tion today. made party issue of it. and adjourned without taking any action President McKinley's message recom- mending an appropriation to relieve suf- | fer1ng Americans in Cuba was received without any demonstration and on it's heels, MT. Hit, former chairman of the foreign affairs committee, asked unan- imous consent for the consideration of the bill to appropriate $50,O00 in response to the presidents request. MT Bailey, of Texas asked for con- sent to consider in connection with the bill an amendment embodying Senator Morgan's resolution for recognition of the Cubans as belligerents. MT. Dingley would not consent to con- slcer the amendment nor MT. Bailey to consider the bill without the amendments and for the time the question was side tracked The house devoted two hours to debate on the conference report on the feature of the Indian appropriation bill opening to settlement the Gilsonita lands on the Uncompaghre Indian reservation in Utah, refused to accept the compro- mise agreed upon by the conferees and asked for another conference with the senate. In the meantime the senate resolution practically identical with MT. Hitt's bill, had been sent to the house and MT. Hit asked unanimous consent for its consideration.
 Thereupon MT. Bailey said there would be no objection if resolution of recog- milton of the beligerency of Cubans could be offered as an amendment
 We will attend to one thing at time,' said MT. Dingley.
 You'll attend to both of these at once before you attend to either" MT. Bailey shouted back.
 ''Is there objection?" queried MT. Reed.
 Not if the amendment can be con sidered,' MT. Bailey answered. | An objection" ruled the speaker.
 Mr. Bailey spoke up: Then I ask unanimous consent for consideration of both resolutions"
 But the speaker refused to notice the request of the democratic leader, and recognized MT. Dingley who had motion to adjourn.
 This stirred up the house.
 The democrats forced a roll call on the motion to adjourn.
 This motion was carried by a vote of 90 to 69. It was practically a party alignment, only three republicans, Messrs. Cooper. of Wisconsin; Linney, of North Carolina, and Marshall, of Illinois, voting against it, and all the democrats, the popu ists exc ept Mir. Baker of Illinois, and the independent silverites voting the same way Under the rule for bi-weekly sessions recently adopted the adjourn ment carries the question on over to Thursday.
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and Wilson. Umpires-Emslia and O'Day. Attendance, 15,000.
 At Chicago R.H.E. 1HlCdSo .s...s......s .ssssssf U oioohlyn '....... .-+.s.ss .ss.s'.''o VI
 Batteries-Callahan and AnSon; Ken nedy and Smith. Umpire-McDonald.
 At St. Louis R.HE. St. Louis .......... ... Il Baltimore ....... ...... ........14 19 2
 Batteries-Hart and McFarland; Hof- fer and Clark. Umpire-McDermott
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OF QUARANTINE.

The present epidemic Of yellow fever
in the South emphasizes the demand
for the Federal Government to assert
Its authority and take charge Of the
quarantine system throughout the land.
It will then be uniform. There will be
no clashing between State authorities,
no arm;ng by quarantine of one Sec
tion against another, except upon
strict sanitary lines. Mere nervous
fear and hysterical alarm will not con-
troll or actuate in quarantine regula-
tons
The law now invests the Federal au-
thorities with all necessary power, and
wherever it has been disputed or IN
terfered with, there the results have
been deplorable. Take the situation at
San Francisco. where the local quaran-
tine officials interposed and attempted
10 prevent the Federal officers from en-
forcing certain sanitary regulations re-
garding ships coming into that port It
was soon found that the Federal officers
were not only best equipped, but that
their system is far more desirable and
effective, and as a result the local sys-
tenn has gone to the wall after short
and sharp contest.
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CooLIE LABOR AND ANNEXATION.

In another column this morning the
Record Union" prints an article from
the Placer Republican" replying fully
to the claim Of the San Francisco Call
that in case of annexation of Hawaii
the United States would be bound to
recognize the servitude statutes of Ha-
wall, whereby a master can enforce the
return to service of a contract laborer
or servant. This, it has been claimed,
would be the reintroduction into our
system Of the old fugitive slave law
and the practical establishment Of
slavery, so that coolies escaping from
Hawaii could be recaptured on our soil
and returned to servitude in Hawaii.
The Republican" as will be seen,
explodes this scare. It makes it per-
fectly clear that nothing of the kind
could happen. The thirteenth amend
ment to the Constitution would pre-
vent it. Only those lawfully bound to
service under a voluntary contract
would come under the operation of the
law of Hawaii, even if it should be,
for sake of argument, conceded that
the Hawaiian statute would have force
and effect after annexation to our sys-
tenn.
Referring to the Arago case, it is
shown that the Supreme Court Of the
United States decided that the princi-
pie applying in the case of seamen un-
der contract, is exceptional and cannot
be applied to the other kinds of labor
contracts. The possible cases where a
man could not legally quit work, as
any one ought to understand, are such
as those in which human lives might
be at stake, the public welfare be en-
dangered, etc. That decision specially
declares that the systems Of peonage
and coolie labor are forbidden by the
Constitution. But the treaty Of an
nexation itself forbids any such calam-
ity as the Cali assumes to fear. 1t
forbids further immigration into the
islands of Chinese, or the immigration
of Chinese from Hawaii into this coun-
try. and it likewise declares that Ha-
waiian treaties with other nations cease
and are determined Immediately on an
nexation being accomplished. AL these
things the Republican" article makes
clear, to which we invite the attention
of our readers.
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Taking It Easy.

One April day old Bill Wheeler, who
had passed the winter on Ginger Noun
tain. showed himself at the foot OF
Cinnamon gulch, and took about an
hour to thaw himself out and drink
hot whisky. Then the bartender mace
inquiry:
Didn't your son Joe go UP the
mountain with you last fall, Bili?"
Yes, Joe he went along" was the
reply.
Coming down soon?"
Il can't say. About a month age he
was out one day and a bar got arte1
him, and I hain't seen him since. II
the bar didn't get him he'll be along
purity soon; if the bar didn't git him
then 1 reckon Bill will be late in show
in up"
And didn't your son Sam also sc
up with you?"
Yes, Sam, he went along too"
But he didn't come down with you
Not to-day. We heard a strange
critter yellin' around the cabin one
night, and Sam got up and went out
to see what it was. He hasn't showed
up since AS nigh as I could make out
it was a mountain lion, but Sam'I
know all about it when he turns up.
You expect him to turn up again, dc
you?"
wall, I can't say. Sam was allus
a leetle flighty bout his trips. If the
lion got him, then he won't come down
this spring; if he got the lion, then we
kin look for him any day"
There were two other men who went
up with you" continued the bartender
"Yes, I believe thar was-Tpm Lee
and Pete White Yes, the five OF us
went up and made camp together"
but Lee and White haven't come
down yet"
Tom Lee was chasin' arter a buck and
went over precipice up thar Cant
say how fur he fell or how he brung
up at the bottom, but he didn't answer
when we hollered at him. 1 must &C
up in the spring an see If he's all right
Toms sich a queer cuss you never kin
tell much about him. He may be dead
or he may hev struck a soft thing and
didn't want TO divide"
But about Pete Whfte?"
''Oh, Pete's all right. He was on the
other side of the mountain one day
when thar come a snowslide, and the
last I seen of him he was bein' buried
twenty feet deep. He was goin' toward
ravine. however, and if he's ambitious
he'll dig his way out in a week OF
more"
And you escaped all adventures ?'
asked the bartender.
WAL, yes, nuthin' of account hap
pened to me, 'cept that we had q
cloudbu'st up thar this mornin, and
I've had a ride of twenty miles on a
log down the creek and felt sort o
shivery. Everything and everybody is
all right. 1 reckon, and you might mix
me another glass of that same. New
York Sun.
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A Test,

This story is attributed to Conan
Doyle: A friend of his had often been
told that there is skeleton in the cup
board of every household, no matter
how respectable that household may
be, and he determined to put this opin-
ion TO a practical test. Selecting for
the subject of his experiment a vener-
able Archbishop of the church, against
whom the most eensoIious critic had
never breathed q word, he went to the
nearest Postoffice and dispatched this
telegram to the reverend gentleman:
"All is discoveredi Fly at once!'' The
Archdeacon disappeared, and has never
been heard of Since=Tit- Bits
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COL. G.. M. RANDALL.
An Officer Who Has Had an Event
full Career in the Army.

The man who left, in charge of the
United States force, to establish mil
itary post in Alaska is Lieutenant Col
onel George NJ Randall, who has had
quite an eventful career in the United
States army. He enlisted as a private
in the Fourth United States Infantry
in April, 1861 In October, 1861, he was
made a Second Lieutenant. He served
with the Fourth until he reached the
rank Of Major, when he was placed IN
command of Fourteenth New York ar
tillery.
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city Collector Robertson. Republical

City Collector Robertson, Republican
nominee, has proved without exception
a collector of the best type. He has
been tried and found to be the man
demanded by the duties imposed upon
such an official He has given salts
faction all around, and during his en-
tire administration there has not been
so much as the whisper of complaint or
adverse criticism concerning him.
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At the close of the war he was made
First Lieutenant of the Fourth United
States Infantry and in the reorganiza-
ton of the army was transferred to the
Twenty-third Infantry as Captain. He
served as Captain and Major of the
Twenty third, and in 1894 was made
Lieutenant Colonel of the Eighth In
fantry He was five times breveted by
Congress for meritorious conduct in
battle, and has splendid record for
service both in the civil and later In
dian Wars
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''El Tempo" Of Madrid publishes the
statement that the note of reply by the
Spanish Cabinet to the American Gov
ernment is to the effect that unless the
latter puts a stop to the departure of
fiIibustering expedition from our
shores. in aid of the Cuban insurrec-
tionists. Spain will re-establish the
right to search vessels anchOring in
Cuban waters. If this is verify, it is
by far the most important communica-
ton vet made by Spain to the United
States. If we assert that we are using
due diligence to prevent and punish
violation of the neutrality laws; that
we are not blameworthy if some expe-
ditions slip through our fingers; nor
can we be chargeable with those expe-
ditions which outfit upon the high seas !;
that. in fact, if Spanish cruisers and
watch boats cannot stop the landing of
the expeditions we cannot be expected
to score fewer failures in our efforts TO
prevent their departure, of course such
a reply will not be satisfactory to
Spain The subsequent correspond
ence. therefore. may grow into unpleas-
antness. Nevertheless, we are not dis
posed to think that even this matter
will set the two nations by the ears in
actual war.
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At YiIdiz Kiosh.

"Thessaly?' repeated the Sultan, with
scorn- The ideal What neryei Why, ]
never cede the likesr'
The Court Grammarian shuddered 81
lently.
Perhaps" suggested the imperial
jester, who was always particular to
have his jokes a shade ranker than
those of his royal master, they think
your nlajestyis going to cede.''-Puck
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NOTICE TO
TAXp

THE TAXES ON ALL PERSONAL.
property secured by real estate, and one
half of the taxes on all real property will
be due on the
Second Monday in October, 1897,
and will be delinquent on the last Mon
day in November next thereafter, at 6
O'Clock D. M, and unless paid prior there
to. Is per cent, will be added to the amount
thereof, and if said one-half be not paid
before the LAST MONDAY IN APRIL,
1885, at O'Clock p. m, an additional per
cent. will be added thereto. The remain
ing one-half of the taxes on real prop
erty Will be payable on an dafter the
FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY, 1885, and
will be DELINQUENT ON THE LAST
MONDAY IN APRIL NEXT THERE
AFTER, at O'Clock D. m, and unless
paid prior thereto, per cent. will be added
to the amount thereof.
Ali taxes may be paid at the time
the first installment is due. if so de-
sired. T. I. JOHNSON.
Sheriff and ex-officio Tax Collector. Sac
ramento.
Taxes payable at Courthouse, cor
ner Seventh and / streets.
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COMPETING WITH THE ENGLISH

Despite the hot protesting and the
loud roaring of British contractors and
the English press, a great corporation
in London has looked to the butter
upon its bread. and let the contract to
an American firm for the equipment
of the great underground electric rail-
way to be constructed in that city.
It was not a question of patronizing
home manufacture, but, what viii best
achieve the ends in view, and where
on this round globe can the best bar
gain be made?" The corporation carry
ing on the project considered effective
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efficient is the verdict concerning this
he should be by the party and the peo-
ple irrespective of party, retained in
the Auditors office
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1t is said that the price of amber is
likely to advance considerably owing to
the fact that the greatest deposit of this
substance in the world is almost ex-
hausted. This deposit is on the Sam
land Peninsula, which juts out into the
Baltic Sea.
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OF Course She Would Suffer.

'If you don't like to hear me talk, -
she demanded, 'why didn't you marry
mute?"
"A woman who is physically unable
to talk at ALL" he exclaimed. why,
I'm too tender-hearted. / can't endure
the sight of suffering. g."-Chicago Post.
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"Enfant Terrible. /"

Caller-Nellie, is your mother in?
Nellie-Mother is out shopping.
Caller-When will she return, Nellie?
Nellie calling back)-Mamma, what
shall / say now?-Harper'S BaZar.
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center of Fourteenth street. Polls at Han
Ions barn, Twelfth and streets. In
spectors, A. Diltman and Frank Fleming.
Judges, F. S. Hotchkiss, Jr., and John
and john F. Slater. Clerks, Edgar Soule
and William ]. Grafmiller.
Second Precinct-South of center of X,
east Of center Of Fourteenth and west OF
center of Seventeenth street Polls at
New Pavilion. Inspectors, John Skeiton
and NJ ]. Scanlon. Judges, A. Nathan
Baker and L. B. Nichols. Clerks, c. T.
Jones. Jr.. and l.. G. Thompson.
Third Precinct-South of center of X,
east of center of seventeenth ana west
Barber Shop, Eighteenth and M streets;
Inspectors, James Longshore, Sr., and
c. c. Brown. Judges; Dan Sullivan and
Charles Barnes. Ballot Clerks, j. Q.
Wilder and T. w. Measure. Clerks, J.
w. Bailey and Robert t. Hail.
EIGHTH WARD.
First Precinct-North of center of K,
east of center of Sixteenth ana west or
center of Eighteenth street. Polls at north
west corner of Eighteenth and E streets.
inspectors A H. Griesel and w. f.
smith. Judges B. F. Ward and S. Dwy-
er. Ballot Clerks, ID. w. Crabbe and Nj.
j. Curtis. Clerks, Leon Salomon ana D.
second Precinct-North of center of K,
east of center of Eighteenth ana west OF
center of Twenty-tirst street 1ncIudlng
corner of Eighteenth and l streets: In
spectors. U c. Billings1ey and E. M At
kinson. Judges, f. Q. Naghel and Adam
Damn Ballot Clerks, F. j. Heintz and
G. S. Turner. Clerks, E. H. Cox, Jr., and
T. F. BeHhouse.
Third Precinct-North of center of X,
east of center of Twenty-first street.
Polls at No S17 Twenty-fifth street. In
spectors T. H. Boyle and f. De Po1ster.
Judges, B. F. Pike and l.. A. Simmonds.
Ballot Clerks, F; Q, Brien and L. r.
Grove. Clerks J.. 5. Blair ana +. a.
Bryne
First Precinct-South of center of X,
east of center of Nineteenth and west of
center of Twenty-First street. Polls at
No 2Oo5 o street. Inspectors, e. M. Shee-
han and Grant Freeman. Judges, W. w.
Mott and F. NJ Braddock Ballot Clerks,
Fl. d. Clark and Joseph Ploner. Clerks,
p H Leonard and William Ruser
Second Precinct-South of center of X,
east of center of Twenty-frst and west
of center of Twenty-fourth. Polls at No.
23O1 P street. Inspectors, d. r. Flye and
T F. McQueeney. Judges, Philip Wolf
and r. D. Byron. Ballot Clerks, Charles
Rietzke and Joseph Carpenter Clerks,
S Luke Howe and NJ. Hughes.
Third Precinct-South of center of K,
and east of center of Twenty-fourth
street. Polls at Vineyards, Twenty
0 and P streets. Inspectors, Michael
.O'Dowd and ]. F. Leary. Judges, A. J..
Loyd and NJ. NJ. Hooke. Ballot Clerks,
Frank f Briggs and John Belote. Clerks,
CHARLES E. LEONARD,
President of Board of Trustees.
Attest: NJ. J. Desmond, City Clerk.
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Weather Forecast.

Northern California-Fair Monday; brisk
north to west winds.
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City Auditor J. D. Young has, dur
ing the many terms he has filed that
important function, been a satisfactory
and popular official, attending strict
ly to the important duties of his office
and interfering with those of no other
Tried and found absolutely true and
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First Precinct-North of center of K
and west of center of Second street. Polls
al No. 1926 Second street. Inspectors, w.
Van Guilder and J. A. Browne. Judges,
John Coleman and Thomas Harper Bal
Bergna. Clerks, Charles Burns and Bert
Taylor.
Second Precinct-North of center of K,
east of center of Second and west Of
center of Fourth street. Polls at No.
3l6 j street. inspectors, John Havelin
and Felix Mclaughlin. Judges, David
Terry and Marks Soloman. Ballot Clerks,
A. J. Startling and j. A. Manley.
Third Precinct-North of center of X,
east of center of Fourth and west of cen
ter of Sixth street. Polls at No. 507 J
street. Inspectors, W. A. Anderson and
d. H. Quinn. Judges, E. G. Ebert and
John Didion. Ballot Clerks, Edward
Dwyer and Reuben Wolf Clerks, John
Haberkorn and J. T. McNiff.