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Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-30
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.


 Montgomery. June 2s-The following q dscisions we're rendered by the supreme court today:
 Fer Curam.-Thomas J. Turrentine ct al. vs Thomas R. Grigsby from Lime sfonescirenit court; mosion 10 dismiss ap- peal granted.
 Bricke1l, c. J.-J. Bunzel vs. Maas & sehwarz, from Selma circuit court; re- versed and remanded.
 South and North Alabama Railroad company vs. Highland Avenue and Belt Railroad company. from Jefferson chan cery court; reversed and remandsd Phoenix Carpet company vs. the State of Alabama, from Jefferson criminal court; affirmed. Alabam Mineral Railroad company vs Southern Railway company, from Annis- ton city court; affirmed. Joe Burton vs. the State of Alabama, from Calhoun circuit court; reversed and remanded. Mcclellan, J.--Jofn Johnson, alias etc, vs. the State of Alabama. from Sumter circuit court; affirmed and execution set for Friday, July 30, 1897. John ". DuBose vs. the State of Ala hama. from Bibb county court; reversed and remanded. Peter Finnem vs. the State of Ala bama from Bibb counsy court; affirmed. Coleman, J.-John F. Craft vs. Jetta simon, from Mobile circuit court; re- versed and remanded, Head, J., dissent ing.
 Pig Newell vs. the State of Alabama. from Selma circuit cour-; affirmed and execution set for Friday, July 30, 1897
 Link Adams vs. the State of Alabama, from Marengo circuit court; affirmed
 l. Bloch & Co. vs. R. ". Edwards from Bibb circuit court; reversed and re- manded.
 vs. J. L. Hall ct al, trustees, etc, from Montgomery circuit court reversed and remanded, Brickell, c. J., not sitting.
 P, H. Kinney ct al vs. Koopman & Gerdes. from Culiman circuit court; re- versed and remanded.
 Commissioners court of Colbert county vs. Christ Street, from Colbert cireuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Head, J.-John Townsend vs. the State of Alabama, from Selma city court; aE- firnssd, execution set for Friday, July 30, 1897.
 John Moorer vs. the State of Alabama, from Wilcox circuit court; affirmed.
 Ex Parte James M. Salter, petition for writ of error; judgment of lower court affirmed.
 Josephine Rudder vs. Koopman & Gendlas, from Culiman circuit court; re- versed and remanded.
 E. H. Dlefenbach vs. Emmett Vaughn from Anniston city court; reversed and remanded.
 Haralson, J.-Joe Jones vs. the State of Alabama, from Hale circuit court af- firmed.
 ". D. Wilson alias, etc, vs. the State of Alabama, from Bibb county court; re- yeTsed and remanded.
 Special court (by reason of the fact of Bricksll, c. J., not sitting and the re- mafning justices being of equal division of opinion), consisting of Hon. Thos. N. Mcclellan, Hon. Thos. W. Coleman, Hon. James B. Head, ard Hon. Jonathan Har- alson, associate justices, and Hon. Thos. G. Jones, special justice.
 American Freehold Land Mortgage Co of Lendon. vs. John Doe ex dem. w H. Whetstone ct als., from Fillmore circuit court; reversed and remanded.
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WHOSE vALIsE IS TT?

New York, June 29-A large black leather valise was found in the woods north of Harlem river yesterday In the valise was found a black suit of clothes that would fit a man of ordinary size. The other contents of the valise were two small states some white paper, pad, a. barrel shaped box that may have held candy, two shirts, suit of understandings a pair of stockings, a copy of the Progress siye Thinker, a Chicago publication dated July 12, a. piece of hempen cord four and a half feet lond, and a piece of wrapping paper with "Emporia, Virginia" on it.
 The valise awaits an owner at police headquarters. It was found two and a ha If miles from the place where the lower part of the madmans body was found on Sunday and 1t was at first thought that there may have been some connec- tion between the valise and the victim, However, the police said there was no reason for believing the valise belonged to any participant in the tragedy. They still think the valise is no clue and will be glad to have the owner come forward and claim his lost property. 'esi
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"Lieutenant" Peary should hasten to discover the north pole while Uncle Sam is'in the mood for annexation.
WITH THE STATE EDITORS.
A NEW STATE.

1t is said bill will be offered in the next legislature which will be the initia- tory step towards making separate dis tinct state sovereignty of Limestone county. The cause of this step is there are so many sta.esmsn in Limestone that a great amount of talent is being wasted for want of a. job. Then Ala ba ma is not recognizing this .alent suffi- etantly, there being only one Limestone man, Judge T. N. Mcclellan, now hold ing a state trust. and only one state school located in the county, a condition unprecedented in the history of the coun- ty. Limestone should have two more state jobs, or the state suffer evil con- sequences of the foolish omission. Hon. Luke Pryor would not have job, but he could coach R. A. Mcclellan, and a Mc- Clellan must have a job. There is H. D. Lane, another statesman, ou. of a job, and there are Trencham and William Henry Turrentine, Ben Sewal1, Ryan Walker, Leslie Smith and the Meores- vile Peebles, Bibbs, Hayes, Hundley con- tingent all of whom are statesmen.
 IA president of the United States could select a full cabinet sout of that county. so there Is no cause for uneasiness should Limestone seceed from Alabama and ask to be admitted in-Q the union as a sapa- rate ereignty.zsHuntsville Tribune.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-30
ANOTHER MULTIPLICATION.

The Police Place Great Faith Tn This
 One, as It Is Supported by Evidence.
 New York, June 29.-The identity of the murdered man is still unknown. in spite of a score of attempted idSntifica tions. The police are still working on the case. There is no doubt that death was caused by a stab wound in the heart. The frag- ments of the corpse were wrapped in new oilcio.h probably purchased for the occasion. These fragments were placed where it must have been known they would be picked up. The crime ws9s com mitted indoors. in all Likelihood, and the murderers probably had time to clear away all traces of rher crime. .tsls
 The police place some faith in the iden- tification of th5 corpse which was made tonight Unlike the old identifications This time. there is some evidence 70 streng then the be1.-f that the right clue has. been struck. The murdered man Is said to be Tlrso CykIan, a cabinetmaker, employed tiTe past year by William Jtir- ''ear.s X Ga.. -abEetmakers. at College
 The morg,ie was visited tonight by
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finger. The malformed nail is on the left hand. and Supt Simm said that three weeks ago Cyklan sna shed one of his fingers on that hand by blow of ham, mer.
 One of Simm's companions said that he believed that the valise found in the woods belonged to Cyklan and the find ing of two slates in it made him think he was right, because at the Same time he had also purchased two states. He would rot be positive. however, until he had seen the valise and it's contents. Supt. Simm and his three compan' ons went away with the detectives, Simm say ing they would return to the morgue at Il o'clock tomorrow morning.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-30

Mir. Johrsto might take time by the forelock and call an extra session of the unwept legisia ture to pass a bill to create airship inspectors. Arkansas already taxes 'em.-Sheffield Reaper.
 In the light of the news from Hunts vile it would sesm more opportu1e to call the legislature together to provide pay for some of the. inspectors already created. Those in the Eighth district, it appears, aresliving on oonshine.-Mont- gomery Advertiser.
 Certainly the Advertiser has no refer ence to the Coal oil Johnnies" whom it has been preaching would rob the dear people out of house and home.
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SITUATION OHIO.

MT James sareelman. the New York Journals correspondent. writing from Columbus, Ohio under date of June 2S. saus:
 Not only have tens Of thousands of men Joined the free silver standard In Ohio within the past three or four months, not only is the republican party riven from top b bottom by internal dissensions, but the failure of Gov Bushnell to save a negro prisoner from being lynehed at Urbana has enfbittened the negro voters of the state. There are 5000o or 60.000 ne- gro voters in. Ohio, ard it is safe to say that one-haif CT three-quarters of them will vote against Bushnell. Regardless of the merits of the natter they hold him responsible for the outrage upon their race.
 Here in the Chittenden Hotel, where Bushnell lived for a hng time, not one of the negro walters who attended upon him will support him at the polls. 1t is so at the Nell House also. I have not been able to find a single negro in Columbus who is not opposed to Bushnell.
 Many of the republican state officials who are serving with the governor have admitted to me frankly that there is TO hope for success in the coming election. The Foraker men everywhere are fiercely opposing the ticket, and they make little secret of their position. The hopelessness of the republican party can be appreci- ated when 1t is remembered that not a republican in the state desired to put him. self forward as q candidate to succeed Bushnell, while thirty democrats are seeking a chance to oppose him.
 Much has been said by the republican newspapers in Ohio about the possibility of the nomination of a man and the adop- tion of q platform which would result in separate ticket supported by populists and free silver republicans. This is mere bosh. The only possible candidate against whom any objection might be urged on the ground that he was too closely asso- ciated wlth Cleveland is Hough. But Hough has not only been a free silver man for five years, but was one of Cleve- lands bitterest opponents in the national convention of 1892, and was once a green packer.
 If a populist ticket is put in the field it will be understood to be a stalking horse for Hanna The scheme will not work. There Is hardly an experienced politician in the state who will not tell you private ly that if the election were to be held to- morrow the democrats would carry the state by at least 50000 majority.
 I have not seen greater break in the ranks of any party since the year when Cleveland defeated Judge Folger in New York by majority of 100000.
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TOTES HAIR SOMETIMES.

It is not often the State Herald has the opportunity to compliment the Ad- veriser, but must say that 1t acted square when 1t attempted to warp the true msan- ing of our editorial of Sunday. II pub- lished the editorial in full. We will stand on hat editorial just as it reads without altering a syllable or S ntence. And will reiterate that history will have to re- peat itself and huma anity will have do retrograde before this people can pro- gress while living on mast and covering with fig leaf" If the Advertiser will investigate the snokehouses, barns, pan tries a nd wardrebes of the majority of the. people 1t will be astonished to find how near we were striking at the truth. That we have every advantage to progress and grow great, and have plenty and to spare, we cannot do so on short wagss and three days work in the week when the product of our labor brings not suffi- cient amount of revenue to pay for this work. He is very ignorant man who cannot sse some thing is radically wrong when the bug is eating the meat, the weavel the grain, and the moth the clothing while the people are going hum gry and shabbily clad, to say nothing of the luxuries and the real pleasures of life, and the laborer is clamoring for work
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Gov. Johnston's fool friends, mostly newspaper, have gone so far with their relentless warfare upon one wing of his party that they will be unable to plaeate il before the next election The conse- quence will be bitter fight that will al most ruin the democratic pary in Ala bama. We believe Gov. Johnson has baen ili-advised in many of his acts. He has been noted for his loyalty to parry. He is not the man to put bomb intos his own camps-in- -entionaly so--7 but the bomb is there this trip. and whau 1t will do in August, 1898, will be a suffi- eiency.-Gadsden Times-News.
 Had Gov. Johnston taken the 'fooP' ad- vice of such newspapers as the Times News on how 70 become governor and what principles constitute democracy, he would be private citizen today. That has been Col. Richard H. Clarke's ex- perience. F
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DEFENDED HIS FATHER.
! Assaulted His Parents Combat ant With a Knife.

News reached the city yesterday that tho 7ryear-oId son of John Moult, miner, assaul5ed R. B. Saunders, a mine boss, atlthe mines of L. c. Harrison, at Coal dafe, with knife, wibh perhaps fatal re- suits, Sunday afternoon.
 It is said that the two men were in a heated discussion concerning rent due by Moult The boy hurried to the front yard, where the discussion was being held, and arrived there just in time to see his father knocked down by MT. Saunders. ,sIF Msij
 Without word the boy drew a pocket knife and twice burisd 1t in Mr Sauu- 1ers' back between the shoulder blades. The blade was keen and sunk deep into the flesh. The wounds are considered very dangerous and may resuk fatally.
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Speaking of the recent confederate re- union, the New York Sun takes occasion to say:
 Tt is not to be expected that men who were part of the governments of the confederacy, or who waged war for four years in which They lost everything of material value they possessed, should re- cant and humble themselves. It is suf- ficient for the victors that the defeated acquit themselves like good citizens and bear no malice. that in them a loyalty to section has been succeeded by a patriot ism that covers the whole country and would rally around tis flag against common enemy at the first call 10 duty. IL matters not that the ex-confederaes now assembled at Nashville hold sena- ciously to the opinion that they fought for a just principle: it is enough for the brave and true men who opposed .hem in the shock of battle to believe with Judge Reagan that today the people of the south are as earnest in thelr attachment to our common government as those of any other part of the union. and would make as great sacrifices. if needs be. in defense of the government as could be made by any other part of the American peopie.'
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Supt. l.. Simm, of the cabinet factory, and three of the workmien who had known Cyklan intimately. They were accom- panied by a detective from the Central office. Simm was the spokesman for the party. He said Cyklan was one of his best employees. He disappeared about a week ago. He said Cyklan had been burned about a year ago and there was scar left. Dr. Scott of Bellevue, was called and he discovered scar on top of the second finger of the murdered mans right hand and a badly scarrad
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The bright side of the reign of Queen Victoria has been shown up, but it had it's dark side. In her reign S0,000 Scots lost their lives, Ireland declined in popu- latfon from S,000,000 to 100000, home rule is still myth, the Armenians have been ma ssacred without word of protest, England took the part of Turkey in the Crimean war against Russia, millions have starved to death in India, and Eng land added fuel to the flame in our civil war.
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rRAc1NG THA,p sATcHEI.

Richmond, Va, June 29.-It is thought in Emporia that the wrapping paper found around the satchel mentioned in mystery is the property of J. s. Jackson, an Empora merchant. He has no recol- lection of selling goods to anyone going to New York, but Mrs. .Taeksan was in Baltimore recently and had the satchel with some his papers. His bruther-in- law, s. Weinkrantz, might also have had fhe satchel
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Capt. W. c. Ward brings forcble argu- ments to bear in favor of making the Mississippi river an ocean canal. The logical result of such an accomplishment will be the construction of the Nicarauga canal. Then the Pacific will be filled with fleets of commerce, as the Atlantic is today. The Mississippi river, the Nica- rauga canal, the annexation of Hawaii, the independence of Cuba, are the great questions of the day.s
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It is necessary to offer prizes to school children, for they have not reached the age when we do right for the sake of right. England seems to be in national childhood. The English stiIl love r,b- bons and medals. The queen distributed many thousand such decorations during her jubilee. The rush was as great as among the republicans for pie How thankful we should be that we have reached higher state of civilization and care nothing for ribbons and garteTs-- colonel is good enough for US.
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NEW WoRLp,s RECORD.

Springfield, H., June 29.-Arthur Gard ner of Chicago in today's races of the National circuit bicycle meet held at the state fair grounds. broke the worlds re- cord for one mile handicap There were eighteen starters in the race, Gardner, Hertens and Will Coburn being the scratch men. Gardner won the race, his time being 2;05 1-5 The worlds previous reord was 2:05A made by Mertens this year. The track was in excellent shape.
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That low gritty sound coming from an eastern publishing house is caused by a perspirng man chiseling out the last par agraph in John Shermans book of Re collections"
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Does anybody know the whereabouts of Reuben F. Kolb? Why don't he say something about the next campaign? His silence is becoming painful.-Ashland Advance.
 He has become back number. like all other demagogues do sooner or later Montgomery Advertiser.
 On the same principle of reasoning the public will not be bothered with the Ad- vertiser much longer.
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Almost any man can start a newspa- per or family, but it takes hustler to keep them going. g."-Exchange.
 Don't they keep him going? It is said that "nlan is on newspaper" when it should be said the newspaper is on him.
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The victory of Cornell will be welcomed by all Americans regardless of college colors. It was signal triumph of Ameri- can athletic methods
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The State Herald makes a motion that when the drummers' advertising brigade keep up their tat-a-rat-tat on the street for longer than twenty-four hours each day they be required to pay licensa. TWentY-1oup hours should be the limit
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It Is one of the pithy sayings of this country that party spirit stops at the waters edge. Hence we find republicans and democrats agreeing on the annexa- tion of Hawaii, the independence of Cuba and the construction of the Nicarauga canal.
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That large and portly black shadow haunting the streets of Princeton, N. J., looks very much like an ex-queen, and it appears to be looking for q door plate in- scribed: Grover CIeveland.'
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-30

Courtney, who coached Cornell seems to have worked revolution in rowing. He believes in the legs, which have the hardest muscles from constant use, doing the most work. He teaches a quick, steady stroke. with no kink in the back.
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WILL BE TAKEN To SELMA.

The remains of Mrs. Willie N Stalhngs. an account of whose death appeared in yesterdays State Herald, will be taken to Selma for interment this morning. Mrs. Mcfarland. assister of the deceased.
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Every girl should be taught how to lgesp house. Some day she may have house to keep.-Florsnce Times-Union.
 Same law here; to keep house here the wife must own it and hold the deeds.
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A man fell on the Chicago river the other day and now he takes his admiring friends to the spot and shows them the dent in the water
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oIIEsrION STEIL. uNsNrTLED

The question is still unse tiled, If the Advertiser was democratic ten years ago when it advocated free coinage 5tsf6 to 1. then il isn't democfa tic now, or the party has changed. Which is most prob
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Mr. Hanna's convention oratory is an indication that he intends to run pneu- matic campaign instead of check book campaign.
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If you see a Real Good Thing scooting across the country you will be safe in bet ting that it is headed toward Birning- ham.
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HOW,S THIS
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 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mu- cous surfaces of the system. Price 75c persbottle. Sold by all druggists. Testi- mopials free.
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abls 2 Has the poston1ce followed the Ad- vertiser or the Advertiser followed the postoIIles?-TaIIadsg News-Rer rorter.
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arrived here yesterday afternoon, but was too late to sec her sister alive.
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rHE- EAiRlTIH TRpM BLED.

Lynchburg, Va. June 29.-,A slight earthquake was felt here last night be- tween il and F o'clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-30
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERs.
Their state Convention Commences
M Norfolk To-Day.

NORFOLK, VA, September 29.-tSpe-
cial) 1.-THE delegates to the convention of
the Christian Endeavor unions of Nir-
qlnia. which meets here tomorrow for
four-days' session, are arriving by every
train. and the entertainment committees
Of the local unions are busy looking after
the visitors. The Richmond contingent
arrived tonight. as did also several dele
cations from the western part Of the
state
The sessions of the convention are eX-
nected to be highly interesting, aud there
viii be present some of the most promi-
ncnt Endeavorers in America, as wen as
DISTINGUISHED iaborers in the missionary
aold Rev. DR.. Clark. Of Boston, found
er of the movement, and president OF the
limited Society of Christian Endeavor'
viii be present. and describe his recent
tr,n around the world in the interest OF
the Endeavor movement Many other
rrorninent members of the organization
are booked for addresses. Among them
are Rev Peter Ainslie, OF Baltimore Dr.
Tanes /. Ouarles. Of Washington and Lee
1rpivorsitv: Rev. T. j. Benson, OF Alex
or5ria and Mr. W. II. Smith, of WASH
inqton. The music arranged for the con-
vention Is very fine, and the big En-
deavor chorus will be feature.