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The age-herald., 1898-09-18
GRAND JURY IN
 FEDERAL COURT Made Its Final Report Yesterday and
 Vas Discharged. NUMBER CASES EXAMINED FOrty-EiSht True Bills Were Re- turned.
NUMBER CASES EXAMINED
THE CASE AGAINST TJ.J. ROY PASSED
Several Prisoners Sentenced-One Me- gro Made Happy Murder Case Set For Tuesday Green
 leaf Assisting Trimble.

The United States grand jury, which was
 organized on Monday, the 5th instant, yes-
 terday concluded it's labors and handed in
 its final report and was discharged.
 It will be noted that the report on the
 condition of the Jefferson county jail,
 where United States prisoners are confined,
 is in marked contrast to the report of the
 grand jury organized at the spring term of
 the court The report is as follows:
 In the Circuit Court of the United States
 for the Southern Division of the Northern
 District of Alabama, September Term 1898.
 To the Hon. John Bruce, Judge Presiding: The grand jury beg leave to submit to your honor this, their final report: We have examined ST cases, returned IS true bills, found no bills in S7 cases and con tinued cases to the next grand jury. The attendance of witnesses has not been
 very good, in consequence of which we have experienced some inconvenience and to
 some extent delay.
 We recommend that the marshal be re-
 qured to serve subpoenas on witnesses in
 person instead of sending them through the
 mails.
 We have examined carefully all eases in
 which we report no bills many of them be-
 ing cases where there was almost no evi-
 dence to convict the defendants with crime, and were based upon the evidence of wit
 nesses who, if the number of cases in which they have testified have any bearing upon
 the subject, may justly be termed profess sional witnesses. We recommend that the commissioners be more careful in consider xrrttD cially in cases against retail liquor dealers We have examined the conditions of the Jefferson county jail in which the United States prisoners are confined. We ma them in clean cells with plenty of food and water. The prisoners look well, which be- speaks the fact that they are well fed and otherwise cared for. However, one or two of the prinoners made complaints, but upon further and more careful examination such complaints were found to be ungrounded. The sanitary condition of the jail is good and we recommend to your favorable con- sderation the officers in charge. In conclusion we desire to thank your honor for the charge given us at the com- mencement of our labors, defining our du- ties.
 We have been greatly assisted in our
 work by Assistant United States Attorney Davidson, and to him we offer our sincere thanks.
 We desire also to thank the bailiff, MT. Bennett, for his kind and courteous atten- ton to the grand jury He was always al hls post and ever watchful. Having discharged all our duties and dis posed of all business before us we ask to be discharged. Respectfully submitted BEN WE'LL, Foreman.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
1.-THE PLAY0
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When Al Fields comes to Birmingham Tuesday night. Wednesday matinee and night, September 20 and 2l, neighbors will cease to quarrel and wives will welcome home their husbands as joyfully as does the watchdog; fat men will lose efish and thin men grow fat, the deaf will hear and trumpets will into disuse. All of these things will happen because Fields IS the potent elixir, the revivifying essence, the compound of mirth, the minstrel microbe antiseptic the relief for the blue devils, the panacea for jaundice the lentitior for the joyless, the restorative for the dejected, the balsaam for the "dumps,' the lnctus for the funeral and the never failing cor dial for the sorry night.
 The reason for putting in two nights and a matinee here is because he could not get into Memphis on account of existing yell low fever quarantines, part of the Mem phis date being Birmingham.
 Concerning Fields performance, the Louisville Times says
 "A big audience and a handsome one; a friendly audience hungry for amusement and ready with applause crowded the the ater in every tier and gave hearty vel come to their old friend, Al Field. And their old friend had pleasant surprise for them, The customary promise of the press agent that Al Fields company would be "bigger and better and more expensive than ever" was taken with good natured incredulity. But i'll this instance 1t hap pened to be true It was bigger and bet ter than any performance ever given here by Al Field, and he has given enough good ones in past seasons to earn him the friend ship of Louisville play-goors. And before other comment one bit of praise is his due. Through all the uproar and horse play there is never in all his pei formance a moment that offends by ooarsness or sug- gestive vulgarity. It is a bright show and a clean one-a combined compliment that can be accorded few minstrel offerings" :"
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
Murder Cases
ROSH HASHONA.
The Concluding Services Held at Tem-
 pie Emanuel.

The concluding services of Rosh Ha- shona or the Jewish New Year were held corner of Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street. large congregation being present.
 The services were conducted by Rabbi Newtield, who delivered another impress i've sermon, taking as his text, Teach me Thy ways; oh, God, show me Thy Path"
 The musical programme under the direc- tion of Professor B. Guckenberger was ex- cellently rendered and added much to the impressiveness of the occasion.
 In the afternoon the doors of the Jewish homes throughout the city were thrown open and many callers exchanged greetings of the season.
 On the 10th day of the tlonth Tisbri or nine days hence occurs Tom Kippur or the Day of Atonement, the most sacred holiday in the Jewish calendar. On this holiday all devout Israelites abstain from eating or drinking for a period of twenty-four hours, during which communion is held with the Almighty to beseech forgiveness for the sins committed during the preceding year.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
FIRST SHIPMENT
Of Amonia From Bi-Product Plant at
 Ensley.

The Semet-Solvay bi-product plant, which was recently established at Ensley, made its first shipment of ammonia yesterday to Syracuse, N. Y., where it Will go though the refining process.
 The shipment consisted of 1100O gallons marks the successful inauguration of an- other industry which will assist in making Birmingham the greatest industrial center in the United States if not in the entire world.
 Ammonia is one of the bi-products of coal, and the Semet-Solvay company of Syracuse, recognizing the advantages of the Birming gham district, about one year ago began the construction of plant at Ensley, which was recently started up.
 All but 30 of the 120 ovens have been put in blast and these will be lit on Tuesday.
 Master Mechanic W. R. Warner who has superintended the construction of the plant, and F. J. McKinstry, secretary and treasurer of the company, have returned to Syracuse, leaving the plant in charge of w. C, Dodge
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
GRAND JURY
Returned a Number of Indictments
 Yesterday.

The criminal court grand jury, which has been at work since Monday, made it's first report yesterday, returning the following indictments;
 Bud Oliver, grand larceny; Isom Garth, carrying concealed weapons; Luke Hill, as- sault and battery; Jim Hardin, grand lar ceny; Lee Jones, grand larceny; Ed Wallis, assault with weapon; William Jones, bur- gary; Ella West, assault with intent to murder; Will Mcdowell, grand larceny; Ed Hudson, burglary and grand larceny; Celia Walker, assault with intent to murder; Tom Jones, burglary and grand larcenyj Henry Williams, burglary and grand larce- ny; Gilbert Allen, assault with intent to murder; Ed Hudson, burglary and grand larceny; Neal Bryant, assault with intent to murder Ed Hudson, burglary and grand larceny; George Galloway, assault with weapon; Jim Tennell assault with a weap- on; Claude Smith, carrying concealed weap- ons; Ed Hudson, burglary and grand iar- ceny.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18

parents who are not able to take care of
 them: to cooperate with the orphanage asylums in finding homes for the children, and to establish training schools for bad children.
 The latter is the object of Dr. Eastman's s visit to Birmingham. He has just finished the building of a state reformatory in Nashville, which is now taking care of over 500 boys. Twenty-Five of the states In the union now have these institutions.
 "To my mind," said Dr. Eastman in dls- cussing the question, ''it is one of the mst important institutions a state can build' When we think of the large number Of boys
 that are growing up in vice and crime, the result is really alarming. The state must do one of two things-either spend little money in giving these boys a good indus trial and Christian education, and thus fit them for good citizenship, or support them
 for life in the penitentiaries and poor houses.
 What I want Birmingham to do is to donate at least 200 acres of good ground and one building for a state reformatory. Montgomery wants the institution, too, and is going to make a good bid for it. It will
 be big advantage for a city to have such a state institution as this situated in its borders, for there are thousand boys to be fed, and there will be all the other ad- vantages that accrue from a state ins titu- tion.
 After the site is donated we expect the legislature of Alabama to help us erect the buildings. We will organize societies in ev- cry county in the state for the upbuilding of public sentiment in favor of the reforma- tory. One has already been organized in
 Madison county. They will bring all the influence they can to bear on the legislature to make an appropriation for this pur- | pose
 After we get the buildings the reforma- | tory is practically self-sustaining. The boys | raise fruits, chickens and other products, run dairy, and in other ways work to sus- | tain themselves. They are well instructed | in all these occupations, as well as the in | dustrial pursuits, such as carpentering, | bricklaying and the like. There will Of course be a large faculty of competent in | structors, who will labor just as any other
 teacher would to fit the boys for the duties | of good citizenship"
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
PRESIDENT SKATER
Of the Amalgamated Association Will
 Deliver Two Addresses.

T. J. Shaffer, president of the Amalgamat- ed Association of Iron and Steel Workers, arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and will today address the members of hiscraft and other craftsmen.
 At o'clock this afternoon MT. Shaffer will deliver an address to the members of the Birmingham and Gate City lodges of Iron and Steel workers at Magnolia hall in Third avenue, and at D. m. will address an open meeting at the same place, under the auspices of the Birmingham Tradss' council, where men of every calling are invited to be present.
 MT. Shaffer is one of the most prominent labor leaders in the country. He is an eloquent and interesting speaker, and will no doubt be greeted by large audience.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
NOTHING SPANISH
Will Be Tolerated by the Natives of u @
 Philippine Islands.

Manila. September 1.-The Philippine na- tional assembly, which was inaugurated at Malolos yesterday continues in session and is proceeding with the work of appointing committees, formulating rules Of proeed- ure and other rountine matters.
 The assembly today unanimously resolved to reject the proposal of a joint Spanish American protectorate over the Philippine islands, or anything of a Spanish nature.
 The assembly will probably conclude it's discussion of this matter in a few days.
 Aguinado, the insurgent leader, Is reti- cent in regard to the pending questions.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
AN INCIDENT.
One Reason Why all Southerners Love
 Al G. Fields.

The coming of Al Fields minstrels brings to the minds of many Georgians one of the saddest times in the history of that state. It was in December of 1889, that Felds' Whistles company was billed to appear at De Gives opera house in Atlanta on the 22d and 23d, the town having been thor oughly canvassed for the Christmas per- formance.
 The 22d came, a grand street parade was given and the town seemed to catch the enthusiasm of the minstrel boys and every- thing looked promising for the company. The night performance was a magnificent pageant of minstrelsy and the house was crodwed to overfiowing. This was Fields third visit to Atlanta, and he had made himself famous by his grand productions, but while many enjoyed this and other amusements some hearts were bowed low beneath care and anxiety. Henry w. Grady was breathing his last, and before the music of the minstrel band had died away, the news was announced that MT. Grady could not survive till morning and at 4:45 a. m., December 23, 1889, Henry w Grady breathed his last. The people of Georgia and especially of Atlanta were grief-stricken. The Constitution told the story of his life and death in words that burned with love. Al Field read the story and catching the sympathy and love that Atlanta had for her lost son, he announced at the opera house on a large sheet of cloth tackled across the door: Ffhere will be no performance at matinee and night on account of the death of Henry W. Grady"
 This has made all people have respect for Al Fields wherever this story is told.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
DIR, w. F. EASTMAN
In the City ill the Interest of State Re-
 formatory for Boys.

pr. W. A. Eastman, general superintend- ent of the United States of America Chill dten's Home society, who has been ill Bir- mingham all of last week. will tomorrow lay his plans before the ministers of the city with view to establishing a state re- formatory in Birmingham.
 The object of the society is to take chil- dren by law from immoral and vicious pa rents, who are not considered worthy to raise them; to take charge of children from
The age-herald., 1898-09-18

Take your Sunday ride to East Lake. The only double track electric road in the city. Band concert. Finest park in the south. Take East Lake cars on First and Second ave- nueS. If
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
PRESIDENT FARLEY
Of the Miners Organization Issues an
 Address.

William R. Farley, president of the Ala bama District, United Mine Workers of America, has issued an address to the min- CTS, reviewing the affairs of the state or ganization since it's af1iliation with the na- tional organization in May last, and sug- gesting changes in the minig laws, which he believes will be beneficial to the miners.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
The Hermitage

Located permanently on the southwest sec ton of Greater Birmingham. Ask Mayor Evans, E. w. Barrett, John H. Miller and others of him. Seventeenth street and First avenue.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
SOUTHERN PEACE JUBILEE.
Chairman Anderson Calls Important
 Meeting Tomorrow.

Major F. Y. Anderson, chairman of the committee on arrangements of the South ern Peace Jubilee, has issued a call for a meeting of that committee tomorrow morn ing at Il o'clock. Matters of importance will come before this committee and he requests that full meeting of the com nIittee be had.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
THE STATE COMMITTEE
Of the Democratic and Conservative
 Party Called to Meet.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 6, 1898. The state executive committee of the dem ocratic and conservative party is hereby call ed to meet in Montgomery on next Thursday the 22 instant A full attendance is desired.
 ROBERT J. LOWE,
 Chairman. M. l.. MILLER, Secretary.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18

ing the week were taken before Judge Bruce yesterday to have sentence passed upon them.
 The verdict in the case of Sam Harris colored who was found guilty on the charge of retail liquor dealing, was set aside by Judge Bruce and the negro allowed to go his way rejoicing.
 Will Jackson, colored, and Henry Reed and James Watson, white, were fined $1OO and costs and sentenced to thirty days inn prisonment each
 Only one prisoner convicted of illicit dis tilling was present, and Judge Bruce de- cided not to pass sentence upon him, but remanded him to jail until some future time.
 The judge was evidently not pleased as to what should be done with illicit distill- CTS, and in remanding the prisoner said that neither leniency or severity on the part of the judge seemed to lessen the crime.
 Murder Cases
 The case against the six Talladegians, charged with intimidating and murder1ng w. A. Thompson, a government witness, is set for trial Tuesday, and if taken up will probably consume the rest of the week.
 Deputy Clerk GreenIeaf
 D. D. Greenleaf, deputy clerk in charge of the Huntsville division of the United States circuit court for the northern district of Alabama, is assisting MT. Trimble in the clerical work of the office.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18

OPIUM, MORPHINE, WHISKEY If interested in the cure of these habits write for my work on these diseases, mailed free. B. M. Wooley, M. D., Atlanta, Ga. 7-3-sun-26t
The age-herald., 1898-09-18

WANTED-BICYCLES. We will pay cash for second hand children's wheels; sizes 20, 24 and 26 inches.
 COOPER CYCLE co.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE ON SELMA
 DIVISION.

On the Selma division of the Southern railway, train Mo- 19, leaving Birmingham heretofore at 6:45 a. m, will leave at 6 a. m. This change goes into effect this morn- ing.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18
REDFERN,

Corset-Demonstrator. Invites your attention, begin ming tomorrow morning at
 CAHEEN BROS.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18

ow1NG's BOOK STORE, 21O5 2d. Aveue.
The age-herald., 1898-09-18

Secretary.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-11-24
THE JEWISH SOUTH.

observation of the negroes compes to admit that
education has made them more immoral and dishon-
est than the preceding generation. Gratitude is
unknown virtue and the the whites give them
the more they expect and demand. We have repeat
edly cases where negro would rob the person
who was dispensing charity, to his entire family.
The colored man is much less desirable citizen
than the Indian, yet he has received much better
treatment at the South than the latter did in the
North. There is no case in the history of this sec
ton where white took such undue advantage
of negro, did that great and good man, William
Penn when he purchased the entire Keys tone State
for string Of beads and paper of tobacco,
something of about equal value.
Wewoud not have gone back into ancient history
and dragged the honorable Friend into this matter
but for the fact that the Exponent set the example
by winding up it's article with the statement that the
rights Of the negro should be secured as his
emancipation had been. Just suit yourselves about
that gentlemen you will always find us at home.
There's lots of poor land in the South that needs
rchng and plenty of room for few cemeteries.
We would advise you to manage little better than
you did the just over, may take considera-
bly, more than four years.
Slavery, thought, is lead issue. more
cursed institution never existed A more damnable
act than selling human into bondage was never
perpetrated except when the Northern people, after
importing the first slaves into this country and
finding them Improbable, sold them to the South,
and, when all danger of financial loss over, sud-
denly became impressed with the fact that it was
most niqutous practice.
We do not propose to quarrel with brother
in Philadelphia. He is sadly in error-that is ALL
When he says Firing and footing of buildings,
shooting down men, women, and children, is usually
favorite accompaniment, he states what the facts
do not substantate. The New York Herald, proba-
bly, the airest and most reliable paper in the Union
stated Sunday last that the first shot in Whining
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-11-24

IT been left for the Jewish Exponent, Of Phil
adelphia to find parallel between the persecution
of the Jews and the recent political disturbances in
North Carolina
Our contemporary is, no doubt, all right from his
standpoint, but the trouble is his standpoint is all
wrong.
To begin with, the struggle for white up,emacy
in North Carolina was not race war. It sim
ply an organized effort to exchange bad govern
ment for good one, much the same as was done by
a band of "rebels" in the City of Brotherly Love
some hundred and twenty-five years ago. In that
case also, if we mistake not it was necessary do
little shooting before the difficulty was over In
the recent trouble it was not the colored man but
the had man who was fought, and mean white men
accorded better treatment than the negroes,
hence it was not matter of race.
One surrounded by such different conditions and
so far away from the scene as Philadelphia con-
temporary has no idea with what the people of Will
mington have had to contend. White women were
showed from the sidewalks by negroes and insulted
at every turn. Children were not allowed to walk
the street unmolested In case the residence of
leading citizen, who, with his family spending
the summer at the seashore regularly occupied
by tramps and the chief of police ELECTED by negroes
refused to drive them out. Over lao burglares
we're committed in a month, and not arrest was
made
But it is in comparing Jews citizens with
groes that the Exponent does the greatest wrong.
Our people, though prosecuted and driven from pillar
to post do possess the criminal instincts of the
colored race Numerous though faults may be,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

rank TO have q grain OF common sense
left. Now. Green. III tell you what IN
Go with you. / won't give you the sack.
though l believe l ought. I'll retain your
services at the old salary, and let hygonex
DC bygones, upon three conditions You
must resign your membership OF the
nat s-its-Name Club. and YOU must
Snow DemDster the cold shoulder and vos,
must come TO my girls wedding next week
TO drink her health This weird wants q
!ot or reorganizirg. grant YOU: but voa
and me amt the people 20 reorganize IL
so We may as well make the best of II as
Is. Take comfort from neafing in mind
tnAt you'll be out Of IL before it has rolled
very much further on its way. tina. the
tohaeco trade is in a aoarishing conai-
tion and that, by paying strict attention
10 business, yea may de in the skin % a
wsli-io-do man yet
feax, as may be supposed was willing
enough 70 assent TO these tolerahlv cas-,
terms He has lately earned a somewhat
increased rate Of remuneration. and al
though editorial stupidity still denies pub
hcation To the poems which he continues
10 scr'bhle at odd moments he IL less dis
saSished with his lot than he used to be
Ihe distressing episode narrated above
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13

strong liquors. are e modern Invention.
1oF The ancieRts knew OF nothing more
powerful than lightly fermen9ed wines
and they have left many warnings az the
abuse Of them. Alcohol vas no; d.sSov-
cred Ssil the seventh century and the dis
tlllatioa OF spirit trem wine was not dis
covered until The twelfth century while
spirits did not come into common use uRsil
the fifteenth. sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries
Prof Arnolaus Vilsnova, in the four
tenth century, made Il psrscea &C the
water OF lie" which was said TO have
the virtue 81 giving sweet breath, fortify-
ing the memory besides being good FOR
sore eyes, the tocthache, gout." etc
Distilled spirits came into use in London