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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21
QUEEN AND CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line to New Orleans
Solid Vestlbule Trains.

The Ala bama Great Southern railroad,
with its connections, fcrmerly the Queen
and Crescent route, is the shortest and
quickest line from Birmingham to New
ORLEANS A solid vesdbule train leaves
Birmingham at 1925 night, arriving New
Orleans II :45 next morning This tram
carries Pullman's handsomest drawing
room Buffet Sleeping Cars, day coaches,
baggage and express cars through with
out change.
The evening train leaving Birmingham
at p. M, CART IS elegant Pullman I'm
ion Sleeping Cars from Birmingham
to New Orleans without change, arriv-
ing at New Orleans at $50 nsxt morn
ing. making connection with Southern
Pacific for the west.
For comfort and speed, travel via the
Queen and Crescent Route.
C. NJ. BILLHEIMER,
Travelling Passenger Agent Alabama
Great Southern Railway, 2019 First
Avenue Telephone, 617 12-l6+tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21

Mrs. Corinne futile has returned from a
delightful visit of several weeks to friends
at Memphis.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21
In the Social Realm of
Birminuham and Elsewhere

Mrs Cornne Tuttle has returned from a
delightful visit of several weeks to friends
at Memphis
Mrs. Eva M. Bullock, of Eufaula, is
spending a few days in the city with Mrs.
John A. Walker, 1909 Tenth avenue.
Mrs. Sydenham Moore will entertain the
Tuesday Whist club this afternoon at 2:SO
O'Clock.
Mr.. Eugene Flies has returned from a
visit to Montgomery, whittier he went to
attend the Griel-Roman nuptials, which oc-
CURED a few days ago.
Mrs. B. G. Copeland. after spending sew
eral days with her father, Mr.. d. H. Tur-
ner near Huntsville, reached home Satur-
day.
Mr.. Allen H. Merrill and Dr. W. p Cope
land of Eufaula, are in the city on impor-
tant business.
Mr.. Forney Johnston will spend the hoi-
days at home. He will probably reach Bir-
mingham next Friday.
The latest reports bring the gratifying
information that Col. Charles P. Ball, who
has been seriously i'll at his home at Mont
gomery, is slowly improving, and that hope
is entertained of his permanent recovery
Mr.. Sale Phelan, of Montgomery, spent
Sunday in the city with his mother, Mrs.
Anna o. Phelan.
Miss Ada Simpson has gone to Mont
gomery to spend the holidays with her
family. She will return to Birmingham
early in January as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Rush Simpson.
Last night in the rooms of the art school
on First avenue the stuednts gave a very
charming masque ball. in anticipation of
the approaching holidays and as an an
propriate conclusion of very successful
session The studios were artistically dec
GRATED with holly, mistletoe and bamboo:
graceful draperies gave homeikeness to
the apartments, and the large hall adjoin-
ing was used for dancing. Throughout the
evening refreshments were served. There
were many handsome costumes worn and
many merry hours spent in guessing the
wearers. The following young ladies and
gentlemen were masked Misses Bertha
Lewis, Fanny Pitcher, Nashville; Anna
May Phelan, Lutte Sharpe, Carrie Hill,
Edna Smith, Alice Rumph, Sadie Haw-
kns, Minnie Merle Lane, Kathleen Humid
ley, Carrie Sharpe, Sadie Wade; Messrs.
Phil Finch. Fred Bowron, Pointer Bradley,
Montgomery Brown, Jackson Halstead,
Owen Phelan, James Morton, Fritz Hardy,
Human Handley Dick Hundley, George
Wade Lucien Brown, Jack Wade and AL
bert Coffman.
The regular meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance union will be held
this afternoon at 8 O'Clock in the ladies'
parlor of the First Methodist church, en-
trance on Nineteenth street
Saturday night Messrs. Joseph II. Wood
ward, j. A Van Hoose, B. B. Conner,
T. T. Hillman and r. S. Munger return
| ed from successful duck hunt on the
| Mississippi river. They were accompanied
| by several gentlemen from Anniston and
| enjoyed the weeks vacation in a handsome
| private car.
! Miss Fannie Henlein, of Nashville, is the
guest of Mrs. H. Simon, GOO Seventeenth
| street.
| The Society of United Charities will
| have more than a hundred families to pro-
| vide with all the Christmas pleasures and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21
Mas. MIliLo vs. solraqi sYal2

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with
PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES
the CHILD. SOF'TENs the GUMS, AL
LAYS all PAIN: CURES WIND collie,
and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA.
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. BE sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21
Prince Louis Esterhazy
And the Ex-0ueen of Naples

From the latest cablegrams, it appears
that Mrs Langtry has not only incurred
the enmity of the London Jockey club, but
that she is to lose the opportunity to be-
come princess.
1t seems to be no longer secret in
Paris that Prince Esterhazy, who was re-
ported about to marry the Jersey Lily, is
to wed the ex-queen of Naples, who for
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21
CITY TAX NOTICE.

Delinquents for Street I'M
provement Taxare hereby no.
titled that execution will be
issued against them on jan
uary l, 1898.
By order of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen.
12-21-1nt
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21
The Central of Georgia Ry Co.

Will sell excursion tickets at rates
based on one and one-third fares for the
round trip, December % to %, inclusive.
and ON December 80 and 81, 1897, also
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Alabama Home
Building and Loan Association will be
held at the Office of said association in
Birmingham, Alabama, on Tuesday,
Dec. 81, 1897, at IL o'clock m.
H. M. ROBERTSON,
President.
w. v. M. ROBERTSON,
General Manager.
12-10-12s.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-21

For the original Allegretti's
famous Chocolate Creams go
to Georges.
12-21-4t
The herald., 1897-12-23
ANARCHIST EDITORS
On Trial for Advocating the Cars
Assassination

LONDON, Dec. 22.-Vladimir Bourtz-
off, editor of the Naro Do Voletz, zone
OF the People of Russia), who was ar
manded, at Bow Street Police Court, De,
cember 10th, charged with endeavoring
to persuade several persons on various
occasions to assassinate the Gar, was
brought up on remand today, in COM
pany with the man named Weirzebeck.
printer of the paper mentioned, who had
subsequently been arrested.
An discriminating article in the Naro
Do Voletz was produced in court.
In 1t, the writer declared that the pol
icy of the Russian revolutionists was
the same as that of the Terrorists of
twenty years ago and pointed out that
Car Nicholas had already ruled three
years at a time when the revolutionists'
campaign ought to be summed up in the
word ''regicide." If he had been assas-
sinated at the funeral of the Czar Alex
ander III, the article continues, either
a revolution would have broken out, or
a liberal constitution would have been
declared. The new autocrat, according
to the writer, ought to be given year
and if he did not grant a constitution
within that period, he ought to be at
tackled without pity.
Both prisoners were remanded.
1t appears that Bourtzoff escaped from
siberia to Constantinople where the
Russian police tried to seize him on
board British ship, but the captain Of
the vessel prevented them from so doing.
The herald., 1897-12-23
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Secretary Instructed to Engage Space
at Omaha Exposition

The board of directors of the chamber
of commerce met yesterday afternoon
at 3:15 with the following present:
Messrs. Forman, Croft, Hooker, Jacoby,
Klokke, Newberry, Patterson, Slauson.
Story and Waters. President Forman
occupied the chair.
Director Slauson, chairman of the
Omaha exposition committee, reported
favorably on the proposition of procur-
ing funds to defray the expenses of the
exhibit to Omaha. On motion of Di-
rector Newberry, the secretary was in
structed to definitely engage space of
2000 square feet in one of the exposition
buildings for the display of the products
of Los Angeles county.
A communication was read from the
American Forestry association, Wash
ngton, D. c., stating that the invita-
ton from the board of directors of the
Los Angeles chamber of commerce had
been received, and had been referred
Ifavorably for action to the executive
committee, and the association thanked
the board for the invitation, with the
hope that a successful meeting may be
arranged at Los Angeles in May or
June of 1898.
The secretary reported that he had
received $4,000 copies of the Land of
Promise, and had distributed 1000 since
the 18th of December.
r. NJ. Stewart, attorney-at-law, and
Arthur w. Kinney, receiver of public
moneys, United States land office, We're
elected to membership.
After the transaction of routine busi-
ness the board, on motion, adjourned.
The herald., 1897-12-23
FIRED A BUILDING
But Only to Test an Automatic Fire
Extinguishing System

An interesting fire test was made yes
terday afternoon at the new Braun
building, Main and Republic streets, in
the presence of Chief of Fire Depart
ment Moore, Assistant Chief Smith, a
number of insurance men and others.
The building has been equipped with an
automatic fire eXtinguishng system,
consisting of series of pipes, leading
from a water reservoir of 5000 gallons
capacity under the roof to all parts of
the building.
At intervals of ten feet on all of the
ceilings are placed fusible plugs con-
nected with these pipes. If the temper
ature of a room rises above $50 degrees
Fahrenheit it causes these plugs to melt
and the water in the pipes is sprayed
into the room. At the same time an
alarm bell is rung, so that the water may
be shut off without flooding the building.
At the test yesterday several inches of
earth were placed in one of the rooms to
prevent injury to the floor and large
fire was built on it, Almost Immediate
ly after the match was applied the heat
fused two of the plugs in the ceiling and
the two sprays of water quickly extin-
guished the blaze.
The herald., 1897-12-23
Bagged Four Burglars

CANAAN, Conn, Dec. 22.--Four
burglars of gang OF five were captured
by Martin Rood, in Jackson & Eggle-
stons store, here, early this morning.
Rood, who sleeps In the store, was awak-
ened by the movements of the inen and
by prompt use Of his revolver wounded
two of the burglars and marched four
of them, including one of those whom
he had Shot into a room and locked the
door. The other wounded man was help
less. The fifth member OF the gang es-
capped. Rood fired his revolver until re-
Inducements arrived. The wounded
men are Percy st. Clair, shot in the
back, and Il. c. Davis, shot in the right
thigh.
The herald., 1897-12-23
AN "APPEAL TO WOMEN
Asked to Form Municipal League
to Purify Politics

Through it's secretary, Charles w.
Johnson, the Peoples club of St. Paul's
parish makes public the following "ap-
peal to women:
Whereas, we the members of the Peo-
Pies club of st. Paul's parish, believing
that an honest, efficient and intelligent
administration of the Los Angeles city
government can best be assured by the
success of the candidates to be nom
mated by the League for Better City
Government in the coming municipal
election, and further believing that such
success will be impossible without the
earnest efforts of large numbers of men
and women; be it
Resolved, that we appeal to our fellow
townsWomen to use their efforts and to
exert their influence in support of the
principles and objects of that league and
that we urge them to organize a "Wo-
mans Municipal League of the city of
Los Angeles" in order to aid in the
protection of the lives and morals of
their children by securing honest gov
erument for this great and growing city
The herald., 1897-12-23
MAKING THINGS SAFE
Barrios Disposing of Men Who Lead
Revolutions

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 22.-News has
reached this city of the shooting in
Guatemala of a number Of political pris-
oners, including two men who are known
all over the Central American republic.
The execution occurred last month at
Huehuetenango. The principal victim
was Captain Hereculano Ruiz. brother
in-law of General Daniel Fuentes, now In
this city; Rutilio was also shot.
A third victim was the Honduran
colonel Francisco Zelaya. He was
accused of aiding the revolutionary
party and was executed by order of Bar
rios, the command carried out by Gen.
eral Luis Molina. Three other promi-
nent Guatemalans suffered death in the
same manner, including Licencado Mar
cello De Leon, a lawyer, and Ealla Zan-
dobal. 1t is estimated that there are
now in Guatemalan prisons no less than
22S prisoners of the late revolutionary
war.
The herald., 1897-12-23
A Famous NEGRO

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 22-Rev. w.
w. Browne, president of the Grand
Fountain of True Reformers, the most
powerful organization among the col
ored people in the South. is dead in
Washington City from blood poison, he
having refused the amputation of his
arm as the only chance for his life. He
was a remarkable man and his death
will be a heavy loss to his race.
He was a slave in Georgia until the
war, when he joined the Union Navy and
served as a gunner on the United States
gunboat National, and when mustered
out of service, was a sergeant major. He
was one of the wealthiest men of his
race in the South, being worth $125, ,00O
and on his death bed transferred to the
Grand Fountain a fine farm near this
city to be used as an old folks home for
colored people.
The herald., 1897-12-23

Garapatas canon near Calabasas. Tues
day night, while preparing his supper, he
was overcome by an epileptic attack and
fell into the fire. No one was near to
assist him, and he must have lain there
for long time. Some men driving along
the road finally found him. Both his
legs were then cooked from the ankles
to the thighs.
There was no physician near and Bar
rasca was wrapped up in quilt and Kept
at the cabin over night. Yesterday morn
ing he was placed on a straw mat made
out of gunny sacks and hauled to this
city in lumber wagon. 1t took all day
to make the trip. and when he arrived
the sufferer was almost dead.
DIR. Hagan called in several physicians
and. after holding consultation 1t was
decided not to perform an operation i'm
mediately. 1t is not believed that Bar
rasca can possibly live longer than a
day or two at the most.
Frank Arballo, who brought the in
jured man to this city, was trying to find
someone last night who would pay him
for his days work. He asked Dr. Hagan
for the money and on being told that
the city did not make any allowance for
expenses of this kind, went away
grumbling about the loss of his time.
The herald., 1897-12-23

have no pleasure In you saith the Lord
LOT Hosts. and will not receive gift
at your hands; for from the rising of the
sun to the going down My name Is greet
among the Gentiles, and in every place
there is sacrifice, and there is offered to
My name a clean oblation, for My name
is great among the Gentiles saith the
Lord of Hosts. The future is here pre-
sented by the prophet as present. The
sacrifices of the old law were pleasing
to God at the very time He spoke, and
were obligatory on the Jewish people.
But they were symbolical, and the
prophet speaks of the time when they
shall have fulfilled their purpose and
pass away to give place to the sacrifice
they symbolized.
These sacrifices were circumscribed
to the Jewish people-and God is the
God of the Gentle also and His name is
TO be great among the Gentiles. Those
sacrifices were offered only in one place,
but the prophet sees the time when sac
rifice is offered in every place. He speaks
then of new sacrifice, universal sac
rifice, in contradistinction to those linn
tied to one people and to one place.
Christ offered His body and blood in
sacrifice in an unbloody manner before
He offered them in bloody manner,
and commanded that that same sacrifice
should be offered everywhere, from the
rising of the sun to the going down of the
same. Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke and
Paul witness to this fact. On the night
before He suffered He took bread into
His venerated hands and blessed and
broke and gave to His apostles and
said: Take We and eat this is My body
which shall be given for you" And He
blessed wine and gave it to them and
said: Drink ye all of this, for this is
My blood which shall be shed for the
remission of SINS Here He solemnly
declares that it is the same body and the
same blood that shall be offered on the
morrow in bloody manner on the cross.
1T is as clearly sacrifice as anything
can be. He is the priest that offers it.
and He himself is the victim offered,
just as it shall be on the morrow-ex-
cept in a different manner But He adds,
speaking to the apostles: DO this for
commemoration of Me. Do what? Do
what He had done. What had He done
He had offered His body and blood in
sacrifice under the form and appear
ances of bread and wine But nobody
but priest can offer a sacrifice. There
fore when Christ said, DO this, He save
them power to do it-that is, He consti-
tuted them priests of the new law, to
offer everywhere sacrifice and clean
oblation to His name. Thus is Mala-
chias' prophecy fulfilled, and its fulfill
ment can be found in no other way"
The herald., 1897-12-23
Marriage Licenses

Filiberto Romero, aged 90, a native Of
California, and Sofia Cuen, aged IS,
native of Arizona, both residents of this
city.
Hollis Lindsey, aged 2S, a native of
Missouri, and Sabina Adair, aged 81,
native of Illinois, both residents of this
city.
William A. Edgar. aged 80, a native of
Iowa, resident of San Bernardino, and
Mabel c. Tuttle, aged 90, native of
California, and resident of this city.
John Aerick, aged 26, native of Cali
fornia, resident of Inglewood, and Lulu
Doster, aged %, native of California
and resident of University.
Robert Eccles, aged 90, a native of
California, and Carrie M. Adams, aged
q, a native of Maine, both residents
Of this city
VIII i. Hutchinson, aged 80, a native
of Missouri, resident of Pomona, and
Della Davoust, aged o. native of Cali
fornia, and resident of this city.
f. Burt Covey, aged 20, a native of
New York, residing in this city. and
Nina Bishop aged 23, a native of Yer
mont, and resident of Colorado City.
The herald., 1897-12-23
A STANFORD MAN
Takes a Chair in the Chinese
College

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. o.
DR.. Noah Fields Drake, graduate
student in geology here since 1893, has
been rendered and has accepted posi-
ton in the Tien Tsin University, China,
and he will leave here for the Orient or
the 1st of February. He will be major
professor of mining engineering and ge-
ology.
DR.. Drake came here from Cincinnati,
Arkansas. He took the degree of civil
engineer in the Arkansas Industrial
University in 1883. Following that he
was connected for four years with the
State Geological Surveys of Texas and
Arkansas and also worked on the United
States geological survey as geologist and
surveyor. After years work he took
his A. B. degree in geology and the fol-
lowing year received the degree of A. NJ
During vacations he was connected with
the Coast Geodetic Survey and after two
more years of study here he received
last May the degree of Doctor of Phil
osophy.
The herald., 1897-12-23
No Decision Reached

The commission composed of Mayor
Snyder, Street Superintendent Drain
and City Engineer Dockweiler met in the
mayors office yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of hearing the persons inter-
ested in the opening Of Sixth street west
ward from Fremont avenue. 1t is the
duty of this commission to fix the bene-
hts and damages arising from such
street work. Nearly a score of prop
erty owners or their attorneys were
present, and the session continued near
ly three hours. No decision was reached
by the commission. They will visit the
place and see for themselves lust what
conditions prevail, after which they
Will determine whose property is dam
aged and whose is benefited
The herald., 1897-12-23
SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
Bishop Montgomery's Second Lecture
at the Cathedral

Last evening Bishop Montgomery gave
the second lecture of a series under the
'auspics of the Catholic Truth society
The subject was "The Sacrifice of the
New Law and the cathedral was filed
to the doors, as it was last week.
After short musical program. to
which Miss Scanlon, young Ange1otti
and Mr.. Stamm contributed. the bishon
opened his subject and spoke substan-
TALLY as follows;
Redemption and salvation, though
closely related, are not identical. Thev
stand to each other somewhat in the re-
lation of cause and effect. Christ re-
deemed all men, but did not save them
They must save themselves; must work
out their own salvation. Redemption is
universal, salvation is not. Christ died
for all men and redeemed all, but not
ell men profit by His redemption.
In Malachias, i:10-11, we read: I
The herald., 1897-12-23
Wants to Graduate

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 22.-Recently Miss
Gertrude w. Lewis. a 16-year-old school
girl, eloped with Sam Frazier, and they
were married. At the time she was a
pupil in the High School in this city.
Mrs. Frazier continued going to school
as usual until yesterday, when School
Superintendent Soldan informed her
that, being a married woman, she could
no longer continue as a pupil. She may
appeal to the law as she Insists on COM
rleting her studies.
The herald., 1897-12-23
Loud's Postal Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90. - Chairman
Loud of the House Committee on Post
offices has completed the report of the
committee on the Loud bill. He believes
that the measure will effect a saving of
at least $4,000 900 annually and will wipe
out the enormous deficit that confronts
the Postofiice Department every year.
Mr. Loud believes that the bill Is much
stronger this session and will probably
carry. The report will be submitted on
the first or second day after Congress
re-assembles. The bill is a sweeping
one, and eliminates several volumes and
samples from second class mail matter.
The herald., 1897-12-23

They feel that its Involuntary feature
will allow the creditor class Of the East
to oppress the poor in the West when
the latter are the least able to be borne
down upon, while the voluntary phase OF
the proposed act will encourage dishon-
esty. The opposition, however. has felt
it useless to organize to defeat the meas
ure, and will simply put themselves on
record. The bill has been reported In the
House and will be taken up very soon.
The herald., 1897-12-23
A Trust in Milk

CHICAGO, Dec. ga special to the
Tribune from New York says: A milk
trust has been incorporated with a capi-
tai of $1500O.OO0. The articles of incor-
poration have been filed at Trenton, "
j. John d. Gilmore. the originator and
promoter of the new company, is a rich
baker of 203 Greenwich street He form
ed the famous corporation known as the
New York Biscuit Company
The herald., 1897-12-23
FELL INTO THE FIRE
A Calabasas WoodChopper Receives
Probably Fatal Burns

A Mexican wood chopper named
Casoe Barrasca, 4S years of age, was
brought to the receiving hospital last
evening horribly burned about the lower
limbs His condition was such that it
was not deemed advisable to operate
upon him for twentyfour hours. 1t is
extremely improbable that he will live
that long. If he does survive sufficiently
to endure the shock Of an amputation
both legs will be removed near the hip
joint.
Barrasca lived alone in a cabin in the
The herald., 1897-12-23
How Baseball Paws

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-At the annual
meeting of the New York Baseball Club
a dividend of 4 per cent was declared,
the president, however being en-
powered to increase it if he saw fit. Af-
ter considering the matter he decided to
make the dividend 6 per cent on $3.50 900.
1t is said that the profits of the last
season were something like 100000.
The herald., 1897-12-23
Final Street Inspection

street Superintendent Drain will per-
sonally inspect the work done in the
Improvement of Twenty-seventh street
tomorrow morning at 8 O'Clock. At that
time he will give any property owners
who desire to protest against the ac-
ceptance of the street an opportunity of
pointing out any objections they NAV
have to the work