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Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

happiness. The laws of heredity are inhex- ible. The mothers weakness will surely show in some way in her child. A mother can make her child's life happy and success ful, or miserable and failure She can do it by making and keeping herself perfectly strong and healthy during the period of ges- tation. She can do this by taking Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It is a most wonderful cure for all forms of female weak ness and disease, ard perhaps its greatest usefulness is in preparing for the trials and dangers of child birth. Ii i5 q strengthen- ing, purifying tonic. It acts directly on the purties, promotes regularity and restores hearty vigorous health. It will positively cure any form of female weakness or disease. It Is the preparation of regular, medical practitioner, whose great success as a spe- cialst in the treatment of diseases of women has made him famous all over the world. Dr Pierce is now, and has been for thirty years, chief consulting physician in the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo N. Y.
 Complete information about the Favorite Pre- scription " is to be found in Dr. Pierce's Com mon Sense Medical Adviser, [" several chapters of o6Syomen. handsome volume of IooS pager, and over 300 illustrations It contains more exact in- formation. about the human body iii health and disease than any other medical boos. Hundreds of useful, simple receipts for the cure of many ail ments that eonie to every family. Its statements are to be absolutely relied upon, and if followed will save many a doctors bill. A new edition of hall a million copies of this book is being distributed free, bound in strong paper covers. Any one may have coPe who will send cents in one-cent stamps. to pay cost of mailing only to Worlds Dspensary Medical Association Buff faio, N. Y. }. French cloth binding is 3I cents.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
|. THAT WO0DbAWN VOTE.

The State Herald is requested to state that the report that all the officers of the Woodlawn Light Infantry disregard ed their pledge to support Maj. Higdon fer colonel of the Second regiment, is incorrect. Lieut.. M. F. Wood stood by his pledge and supported Maj. Higdon all the way through. The published report showed. that one of the three votes cast by the Woodlawn Rifles was for Maj Higdon. ty,, -,snr ae
 The, State Herald will also state the publication of Capt. Collins letter yes- terday morning was not at the instance of Maj. Higdon. The letter was in ytha possession of the reporter and was pub- lished to show that the State Herald was correct in the statement that it was in possession of figures that would elect MT. Higdon, which figures included the entire vote Of the WoodIaWn Rifles. a
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
MOBILE.
Colored Citizens Hold a Meeting and
 Recommend Reformatory

Recommend a Reformatory.
 Mobile, Jan. 23.-(Special Correspond ence.)-There was very largely attend ed and enthusiastic meeting of colored citizens held last night in Zion church, which was presided over by Rev. c. H. Smith, pastor of Zion church, while A. N. Johnson acted as secretary. ...
 The object of the meeting was stated by the chairman to be the consideration of the movement which has been inau- gurated for the establishment of re- formatory at Mount Vernon.
 There were a number of enthusiastic addresses on the subject, all endorsing the movement, and finally a committee was appointed to draft suitable resolu- tions expressive of the sense of the meet ing on the subject.
 After being out a short time the com mittee reported, endorsing heartily the movement, and recommending that the legislature be memoralized by the meet ing to establish a reformatory at Mount Vernon. The resolutions were adopted and committee was appointed to put into effect the action of the meeting, which thereupon adjourned
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. !.

The, meeting of officers and directors of the United Charities, called for tomor- row morning, will be one of great i'm! portance to the society. The constitu- tion ard bylaws will be revised, and plans for the general work for the coming year decided upon. -
 The'charter for the society in the hands of Mir. Altman, will soon be presented before the legislature. t9 |.
 The. organization begins to assume new life and vigor under. the present regimea The officers, with Mrs Thomas Ward as president, are making every effort to put the society on a firm business basis and adopt a thoroughly practical work ing plan so as to ensure the greatest re- compense 'to the patrons and benefit to the poor. s,stss
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
Walker-NeWman Coal Go. Splint Coal. Phone 317. 12-16-wcd -fri-suu
NElN RuILDINGS

The following persons will build resi- dences this spring; MT. B. F. Moore Nineteenth Street and Tenth avenue South. $l0004 residence: Dr. J. s. Gillespie Twentieth~street and Highland avenue colonial mansion, S10,900; Mir. F. N Gull lom, colonial mansion, Eleventh avenue and TweGih4street South, S8,5O0; MT w; M. Newbold, Twenty-first skreet and Park avenue, North, s5,D0o; MT. E. Will kerson, Fourteenth avenue and Twenti- eth street, SoutlI. s4.000; air. Oliver chaIt- foux, Twefrtlrsave and Seventeenth street, SoptH S6.e0o; MT. Oliver Chalffoux, two resid2zfde& on Twelfth avenue, be- tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets South: Dr. Williams. Twenty fourth street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues, North, residence.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

committee say they found no errors, and add: "The system of book keeping used by the treasurer is almost perfect-it is almost impossible for errors to creep in. It is a pleasure for your committee to say that the books examined are models of neatness and correctness.'' This is well-deserved compliment to Treasurer Kenneth F. Hawkins. The county's firances are in good condition, and its other counties
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
MONTEVAILO

Is Beginning to Show Her Growth and
 Now Needs Good Hotel.
 Montevallo, Jan. a3-(Speeial Core ponde nee. )--Mrs. Frank Randolph, of Montgomery. visited Montevallo a few days ago and entered her daughter in the industrial school
 W. R. Mabry. of Birmingham. spent Saturday in town. Montevallo is beginning to show her
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
Hirsch's store has been crowded. Read. their adver- tisement and you will know the reason. ~e nr sd T

Y COUNTY TREAsURER's, REPORT. sTha committee. consisting of R. ".
 N ~rpan, D. B. Hickman, and c. w. ! hlakm man.. appointed by the probate
 judge to make the usual examination of
 the county treasurer's report for 1S96
 concluded their labors yesterday. The
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

The prettiest Embroideries and ladies' dainty Wash Goods are the attractions at Hirsch's. Read their advertisement.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

Parties desiring to serve punches at banquets or private parties will do well to call on William Wise. He is prepared to serve you in few hours notice.
 209-211 Nineteenth street. Telephone 544 su-tf.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

A sick woman can not expect to have a healthy baby. An un- healthy baby has not the same chance for living as a healthy baby. The mothers condition in ust of
 necessity tell op the T lIA1.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
REV. THOS. DIXON, JR.

ItI1 1Fs T III'OtJs IIi@A714V, Ufs'
 Tickets Put at 50 Cents.
 Tickets for Rev. aThos. Dixon's lecture next Thursday night have been put at 50 cents. They can be procured at Fowlkes & Myatt Co.'S, and at Smith & Montgomery's.r These tickets, can be taken to the opera house two days before the lecture, and the best seats in the house reserved, without any extra. cost. The appearances are for a large house.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

FLEsH-sOLID, HEALTHY FLESH Is gained at the rate of from one. to two pounds per week by taking Anheuser- Buschs Malt-Nutrine-the greatest of all malt tonics At all druggists.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

Embroideries and Laces at Caheen Bros. lsh '11 s.a
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

Buy White Goods at Caheen
 Bros.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24

A BARGAIN.
 Lot 8, block S82, and lot l, block 833, each 1O0x150, Stew ards Station, H. A, v& B. R. R.; either, net cash, S6OO. tf Elyton Company.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
PUBLIC INSTALLATION.

Public installation of officers of the Birmingham Trades Council in Elks hall, at 2:30 D. m. today. The public invited to attend. Music by Elks quartette and Prof. Gramb's orchestra.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-24
A BARGAIN.

12-l6-wed- -fri-sun
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
STiTE OWNERSHIP or RAILROADS.
REPORT on THE PRrssIAN SYSTEM FROM THE
UNITED sTATEs consul. AZ CliEMNITZ

REPORT on THE PRUssIAN SYSTEM FROM TIE
UNITED STATES CONSUL Al CIiEMNITZ
Washington, Aug. 25.-ConsGl Monaghan at Chem
ni.z. Germany, has sent 70 the State Department
report Prussian railroads. state ownership OF
railroads." he says. plays important part n
Pr;ssa's finances. Earning enormous sans. serving
commerce and manufacture times OF peace and
a. strateg.c purposes IN times OF war. they have
more tran Justified the arguments that urged the
Cove nment 10 own them and the liberal policies
thai Pave put them down and pushed them out into
az parts O: the Empire"
TIC receipts for 1863 have gone beyond the
es;'mae Of the budgei-l O2O 5s2 100 marks-and the
estimate for is97es Is LILO $50 marks, while the
totai income OF the Kingdom Is only slightly more
than 2Jc01OO0pO marks. After giving statistics IN
some detail the Consul continues:
NO other branch Of public property pays surely
and 20 well. The certainty Of the receipts. their
size. the ease with which ihey are obtained. their
cash charic.er render them the useful OF all
u moneys turned into the public treasury. How
srccss.frly they In ether respects. whether
Se:ter than they would have been under priva 'e
)y.9,erraip Il H. hard to say. The State had IL.
hsn on the road from ne very ceinnng. See
Ing how successfully they would aid armies. and
al.o now necessary they would be In the develop
ment OF the Empire. Prussia did not hesits,e 10
take The railroads over the State. Their quas-pub.
H. Character has helped the people 10 un0erstand
thai they sh0pd be controlled al least. II hot owned
b. the Sfafc. The tendency all over The Empire
is toward State and city ownership OF all kinds OF
transportation facilities as well as OF eiegraphs
telephones and other means Of communication"
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
ECONOMY IN FOOD.

One way to economize In food Is 10 puS q"
carefully: another way Is to cook II care'uhs
More actual food value Is wasted IN cooA"s
than most people arc aware. DR.. Macadam Vi
Glasgow has made special study OF tnls luen IT,,
lion and his many detailed experiments ce snom ''or
VIC. VIC. - ,ho ror material while in n gas range
' tbn Weld is about Is per cent. This means that
a Joint weighing 10 pounds. when cooked , pS d
coal range yields pounds when done. os. WIZ Tsa
cooked by a gas range yields ~ pouhus nv
d,tference Is largely due to the greater amount oi
the nutritious juices of the meat kept In wneh .ne
cooking Is done by gas. In other woros' ~.
o,,t ~ every ten you buy when you roast IL III
nooi range n a butcher cheated you like that:
how long would you patronize him? why snou,u
vo,, natronize a coal range when practicaIy
,makes YOU pay for 10 per cent. more meat than
vou rpally gete
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
PATRICK DOLAN ARRESTED.

HE DENIED THE ASSERTIONS or DEPUTY
sHERIFFs AND THEY MADE HIM PRISONER.
Pttsburg Aug. 25.-Patri'' Dclan. district presi-
dent of the United Mine Wokers OF America, was
arrested in Wilmington County thi- afternoon while
leading a body OF members past the Allison mine OF
Cook & Sons, near McGovern station. Ever since
tic strike started the miners have been making
daily marches from their camp TO the mine and
from the mine TO the railroad. whore there Is
tramway. under which the public road. This
morning with a band at their head, about four hum
dred marchers ramped along the pike and passed
under the tramway on their return they were
stopped by deputy and told that they could
not pass under the tramway. The marchers became
enraged and for time IL looked as II there would
be serious trouble The marchers decided to remain
where they were. and communicated with President
Dolan by telegraph. ,
Dolan arrived shortly after O'Clock and told
them he would lead the procession The oand
with Dolan its head and the marchers follow
ing then started. When Dolan reached the tram.
way he was told by the deputy sherins that ne
could go no further. and when he wanted 10 know
the reason why he told that such move was a
violation OF the law and the Injunction. This Do
Ian denied and the arrest followed. He was taken
TO Washington on the first train. The marchers
allowed to return TO their camp unmoiested.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
,o,r,rent Of an inspector abroad is not considered
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
INTERESTING FIGURES FROM THE ANNUAL ne
PORT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS

INTERESTING FIGURES FROM THE ANNUAL hh-
PORT OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Washington. Aug 25-The forthcoming annual re-
mort Of the Bureau Of Statistics will show the per!
cottages OF the aggregate exports OF the ohi'eu
States for the fiscal year ended June "' 1884, III
seventy of the principal customs ports. 1t is shown
that the exports from the port OF New io'h nay g
flIon of from 1872 per cent of the whoe In 1885 10
q q in 1897 Rostons exports were 94l per cent OF
,he whole in 1896 1886 per cent In 1896 and $50 In
1907 New-OrIeans has made a gain from S4I per
cent I'm 1895 TO 9ss in 1897 Baltimore also Increased
her exports from 5e per cent In 1896 to SD per cent
last year This increase Is said to be due 10 the
large increase In the shipments OF corn
The exports from Philadelphia increased from '.'-
per cent In 1896 to ST. per cent last year lh's IN
crease IL said be due to the recent eXcepuohaHE
large shipments of wheat. There was also an IN
crease al San Francisco from 70 per cent In 1874
10 az In 1891 Galveston. Tex. increased from Az
pcr cen. in 1895 TO 5I last year. and Newport
News Va from l6s In 1896 to 2lO last year Puget
Sound Wash Increased from rs per cent IN le'o
~ "A in 1897. Norfolk and Portsmouth. Va, In
creased from - in 1896 to LII last year. Chicago
increased from Is per cent in 1896 % per cent
last year.
In the matter OF imports. New-York shows a fall
ing off from 6tl2 per cent of the whole imports OF
the United States in 1896 to 62.S5 in 1897 Boston
shows an increase from 1916 10 l.s0 per cent New.
Orleans increased from LA TO 2l' Baltimore IeII
off from l'S to 20 Philadephia increased itoi ~
Chicago fell off from l.99 to Isl per cent.
These figures represent the goods tnat Wen.
into account the locality from which the shipments
were made. Thus cargo OF cattle shipped from
Chicago by rail to York; and there enterei
FOR export TO Liverpool. would be recorded as an
export from Ncw-Iork
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
STATE TAX ASSESSORS WORK.
BIG INCREASES IN VARIOUS TowNs-DEFoSiTs II
SAVINGS BANKS.

BIG INCREASES IN VARIOUS TowNs-DEPOSlTs IN
SAVINGS BANKS
Albany. Aug. % (SpeciaD.-The State Tax Com
missioners say that the local assessors Will have
10 guess at the amount Of the deposits OF iniiv'1-
uals In savings banks in getting at the assessed
value Of personal property. Then. II the amount
is too high the individuals will have to swear It
off ut IS the purpose Of the Commission" said
ihe secretary. "to get at the truthful values OF
property: nothing moro: nothing loss The Com
missioners feel aggrieved over the attacks made
on their method OF assessing by certain New-f3rk-
ers. and promise that they Will demonstrate that
they are simply carrying out the law honestly and
conscient'ously
Nevertheless complaints OF too highly assessed
valuations continue come In from all parts of the
State. Up in Saratoga County the assessors have
raised the assessments 20 what they consider the
full value Of property. This finds much objection,
and committee. consisting Of Spencer Trask. John
Foley Dr. r b. Reynolds and DR.. f. V. Duell has
been appointed to try to induce the assessors 10
reduce the valuation.
In Fort Edward the Gens Falls paper mill is
assessed s5o,ooo being an increase OF $4,000 AZ
for the company gave figures in detail: showing
tha, the whole real estate and fixtures OF the com
go 1t Is alleged that farm property in the town
of Fort Edward is assessed at 81 to s2o an acre
Al the recent sitting of the Board Of General As
SCISSORS in Troy large number Of persons ap-
peared and fled complaints. an who oppos,ed M the
the series OF questions asked About
threc-ffths Of the obiectors made the required af
ndavits Among the applica tions for reduction were
the members of the Gilbert family. who ask that
they he relieved from payment on personal estate
on the ground that they have been heavy losers
in the Gilbert Car Works enterprise. Each has
been assessed on $4,000 worth OF real estate. and
each contends that she has lost $4,000 by the car
wheel works failure and that the money was in
vested really for the benefit of the people. as II
kept a large force Of men at work when there
profit In so doing
In nearly every city and town through which the
Eew-York Central West Shore railroads run the
assessments them have been raised In Amster-
da m the West Shores Increased $4,000. TO s93
l?5 The company is willing 10 pay on a $4,000 in
crease. but will contest all above that figure In
the courts.
In Augusta. Oneida County. the valuation OF the
prorerty in the town has been raised 10000. Farm
lands arc lower In )st instances than year ago.
while hotels mills and personal property are In
creased Last there were nineteen persons ana
estates who paid on personal property. TAis year
there are ffty-four persons and estates assessed.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26

THEIR STRENGTH POINTED OFT BY THE AS
sIsTANT CONTROLLER or THE CURRENCY.
Washington. Aug 25-George NJ Coffin. Assistant
Controller OF the Currency. in speaking Of the COM
ri]atIon OF the reports of the National banks on
Julv o. 1871 made public yesterday. said to-day:
The figures showing total resources and liabili-
ties OF all the National banks July 23 1897. just
complied are fun of strength and promise. They
show total resources liabilities amounting TO
&C. % lOSO53. the greatest amount ever reached In
the history Of the system, the nearest approach to
this condition being total Of S5l0,@4s91. on Sep
,ember 30 1892 The item largely contributing to
this grand aggregate of liabilities is that OF indi-
vidual deposits, which on July q. 1881. STOOD al
g. 30 5s3 he highest point ever touched by this
item the next highest having been sl6j 422s ss2. on
:, ,pteniber 60 1892. This showing is all the more
striking because is made after the severe liGuda-
ton Of the last four years. which has reduced the
number Of National banks from $3.50. hgh-water
mark on Mar t. 1885, TO 800 on July %, 1891.
"In the ttorn OF loans and discounts. the highest
point ever tou-hed 2l6i iOl s5S on May 4, 1893.
lust preceding the panic of that year. Against this.
loans and discounts on July %. 1897. were sl.s1',-
53 10 but actual cash in bank on July q. 1897, was
..135lss2l against 1922 s63 3O4 May a. ls93 when
loans were most greatly extended. As the loans OF
the National banks expanded about sB.vU,0J be-
tween May Is and July g. 1884, 1t Is nearly certain
that this movement has continued during the last
month -. A., ~.
''Bnt the meaning of the figures Is that the Ma:
tioral hanks as a whole never stronger and
better prepared In cash resources 10 lurnisn m an
facilities for ing the great wheat ana COTTON
crops that are now coming TO the markets of the
world The only speck of danger in the future is
that amid all the present evidences OF business
revival the bitter experience OF the last -FOUR years
may be forgotten. and that the ball Of speculation
may be again set rolling into future OF business
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
AMERTC4N BAR ASSOCTiTION.
ITS ANNUAL MEETING BEGINS IN CLEVELAND
ADDRESSED EY PRESIDENT woOIwORTH.

ITS ANNUAL MEETING BEGINS IN CLEVELAND
ADDRESSED EY PRESIDENT woOLwoRTH.
Cleveland Aug .5.-The American Bar Associa
tion was called 10 order at Association flal' this
morning with an attendance Of nearly three hun
dred delegates. President j. N. Woolworth OF
Omaha delivered an address TO the association
which was listened 10 with marked attention His
address was an elaborate review of tho legislation
of the year.
President Wooworth thcn introduced Judge Sam
ue F. Hunt. of Cincinnati. the representative OF
the State Bar Association. Judge Hunts address
was largely one Of Congratulation that OHIO had
been selected as the meeting place OF the National
Association The salient feature OF bis address
was that American legislative bodies are occupied
rather with the rehnements Of civilization than
with the fundamental questions OF government
There !s need Of the good and strong ana stalwart
In every par, OF the land TO preserve the esiab-
lshcd principles Of the National life and to main
tain unsulicd the National honor: The people
must look largely 20 tho lawyers OF America for
the enhronemen' of the law
dress Of welcome on behalf OF Cleveland but failed
to appear. and James II. Hoyt took MS place.
Officers OF the association for the ensuing year
will be nominated and elected Friday morning
Among those whose names are mentioned for
president are Judge Samuel f Hunt Of Cincin-
and .rndSe William Wirt Howe. Of New-orIcans
After cccting sixty nine applicants to memper-
ship the association adjourned and spent the after
noon enjoying IA lake excursion under the guidance
! of the local association.
AT the night session reports OF The Committees
| Oh jurisprudence and Law Reform and on Inter
national Law were read The last-noned commit
! tee recommended for adoption the fol owing:
Resolved That this assoc alton learn with muo h
satisfaction that 'he treaty OF arbitration between
/ the United States and Great Britain which was
! transmitteds 10 the Senate of the United States
January H. 1t51 received the approval OF n =
joriy OF the members voting upon the question Of
! ratification. even though that majority not
! sufficient 10 ratfy the treaty
Resolved. That the provisions Of this treaty az
ford reasonable. fair and just method of ADJUST
I ing the differences between the United States and
! Gr'ai Britain. which are within the scope OF the
, tTcaty
! Resolved. That the President OF the United
States be respectfully requested to take such mea
urcs may be within his power the
| adoption either Of OF the treaty before mentioned
or Of a similar arbitration treaty"
! The members OF the committee are Everett Il.
| Wheeler. Skpwith Wilmer. Richard NJ. Venab.e
| and NJ. y. Fo!lett.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
NOTES 4BOTT NAVAL AFFAIRS.

WASHINGTON. Aug 25.-The report OF the docking
of the Indiana at Halifax. made by Captain Taylor,
has been received at the Navy Department. the
shin was found in much better condition than was
expected and after receiving a coat Of paint. she
was again ready for
The Alliance has sailed from Cherbourg TO Glib
ral;ar
Lieutenant j. n. Bowyer has been detached from
the Bureau Of Ordnance and ordered to the Wash
irpton ward: Lieutenant C. A. Cove 70 the Naval
Academy Lieutenant ". +. Halsey detached from
Inc War College and ordered 10 the Naval Academy:
passed Assistant Engineer r. J. Sche detached
from the New-York and ordered 10 the Naval
Academy
The Marblehead has arrived at sydney Cape
Breton Island she will cruise in the vicinity until
the arrival of the American mackere feet.
The Raleigh has sailed from La Goulette to
Tripoli.