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The age-herald., 1898-05-12
New York Cotton market.

New York. May 1.-The cotton market took the back track today to the extent of fql0 points under liquidation following dis appointing English advices, which were de- cidedly contrary to expectations in view of the decreased acreage indicated by yester- days government report. There was con- siderable liquidation by the houses of the stronger class. The decline was arrested by Wall street and Liverpool buying, but speculation was intimidated by the poss,- biity of Unsatisfactory news from the seat of war and the volume of business was small. Conflicting and rather unsatisfac- tory crop news was also in the way or business The market closed steady at a net decrease of BOT points. Total sales futures. 110 300.
 New York, May IL Cotton qutei; mid tllinr Gss; net receipts 290; gross 2if0; ex- port to Great Britain 3.1S1; to France lz3; to the continent l ,O46;' forwarded 6S; sales 1922; spinners 22; stock 179,154.
 Total today: Net receipts 4,672; exports 10 Great Britain 3,1S1: to France 125; to the continent 1 ,o46: stock 596 ,291. |. Consolidated: Net receipts 25,495; exports to Great Britain 90,743; to France 1,l5e; to the continent 13,907.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts S.- 256 SOS; exports to Great Britain S,2O1 ,454; to France 764 ,693; to the continent 2726,7l6.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
1898 Bicycles Down to $50

New 1898 Model Ladies' and Gents Bi- cycles are now being sold on easy condi- tions as low as S5.O0 ], others outright at S1395, and high-grade at $1s.95 and $225O to be paid for after received If you will cut this notice out and send to SEARS, ROEBUCK CO, Chicago, they will send you their 1898 Bicycle Catalogue and full particulars.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
NY. Provision Market.

New York. May 1.-The local provision
 market was in mild state of excitement today over sensational uplifting of hog products at Chicago. The price of cash lard and kindred products advanced 50 to SO points here
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
rssas, Murphy 0 Co.'S Grain Letter

Birmingham. Ala. May 11.-Yesterday's wild, .xciisment was followed today by com paratiye duiek, and the action cf wheat shows that heavy liquidation of weakly naarsined contracts took place. Relatively there has been no demand for wheat by
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
Markets M TeIegraPh)
LOCAL MARKETS.
Fruits and Produc.
Local Cotton Market Cotton Middling-5Ac.

Fruits and IrOduce Butter-Elgin, 25c Dairy No. l.; 200 Dairy No. 2, 1Scs country. 15c; cooking, H0c6112c.
 Potatoes-Irish, s1 per buhsel. Apples, $4.00I4.50. Lemons, $300G3.50 per box. Oranges, $3.O0QD4.00 per box. PonItry- Hens. 221kc; fries. 121sc92oc; ducks. 15cQ30c; geese. BOG.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans May 11-Cotton futures steady; sales, 27.7Oo May. 5So bid; June, 5.77@5.79; July, 5.s7@5.ss; August, 5.Ssd5.9o; September 5.9e@5.91; October, 592a5.93; Mo- vember, 5.94@595; December. 5.97q599; Jan uary, 599G601
 New Orleans, May 11.-Cotton, quiet; sales. 4.550 ordinary. 41kc; good ordinary. 4%c; low raiddling. SAC; middling 11-16c; good middling. 6 f-16c; mddling fair 7-16c. Receipts, 1411; stock, 22O,713
The age-herald., 1898-05-12

Notice-Central of Georgia Railway
 Effective Sunday, April 10, 1898, St.Louis- Jacksonville sleeper line Is withdrawn. Double daily service between Birmingham and Columbus, Ga, remains unchanged.
 SOLON JACOBS, Commercial Agent.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12

NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY. -tt eAss TIME TABLE NO 3-IN EFFECT Monday, January 1. 1897. at 6:00 m. Passenger, Passenger Daily except e Sa Daily except Sundays. W Sundays.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
AND MOBILE, lll mt NEW ORLEANS M00$ Il 6NI and TEXES, MEXICO, HEAI 6Ooe CALIFORNIA and the bSS@

There is no better Location in the United shan fine line of this popular railway. The productions Of Gsorg,a Ss and Alabama cs s nnnuntrv in the world. Come and sea rhe through vest Ssss9ylsa rteani limited between N*o Nsw and New Orleans short Line 4h, most attraetly route to oS travel in the South. It passes snfVes and prospepous on g tesminS Villages all the way from Atlanta to Mont gnmery. For rates Of fare or other infor- 5nstion write or call on i''" GEO. P. ALLEN. T. P. A.
 D. P. o'RoURKE. Pass. Agent. eA B. B. EVANS. Cont Frt. Agent.
 W. TAYLOR. Gen. Agent.
 .ar,r cru Mo Montgomery Ala
 Atlanta, Ga E. E. KIRBY. z. [ E kkii;nDa,l ki; Hou...
 Presidsnt and General kanaxses
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
Cotton Letter

New York, May 11-Liverpool sprung a genuine surprise on the cotton traders here today That market evidently regarded the bureau report as a bearish one and ignor- ing the rise here yesterday afternoon, de- clined one to two sixty-fourths this morn ing. These cables were discouragirg and our market opened from three to nine points lower, weakening as the opening call progressed. The tone of the government weekly crop bulletin was better than ex- pected, and was responsible for much of the selling. Foreign orders to sell the next crop were plentiful. The market declined further after the opening, but was checked by buying for the local bull element In the afternoon the market was very mar row and the local pulling resulted in substantial recovery from the lowest fis- ures. August opened at 6.55, dec ined to 63O, rallied to 6.36, and closed at G.a to6.S', with the tone of the market steady We have no faith in present prices.
 RIORDAN & co. .ss
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
Financial
Dry Goods.

New York. May 1.-The dry goods mar ket has been dull today as usual on We'd nesday. Mail orders are very slim and the threatening and rainy weather has kept store trading within limited lines. Jobbers reported only fair business, both locally and in other trading centers, except for novelties in national colors.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
Daily Statement

Consolidated statement: Receipts, net. 25695; exports to Great Britain, 30,743; France, 1,156; continet, 13907 stock. 596,291.
 Galveston-S: ady; middling. 11-16c sales, GA; receipts, g; stock. 5O.129.
 Mobile-Quiet middling, 11-16c; sales, 400; reciepts, 9; stock, 19,762.
 Savannah-Quiet and steady; middling, 1i-16c; sales, 100; receipts, 615; stock 3S 36S. charleston-Steady; middling, 5&c; re- ceipts, 129; stock, 10175.
 Wilmington-Firm; middling, 6; receipts, S31; stock 12,S39.
 Norfolk-Quet; middling, 61sc; sales, SS; receipts, 450; stock, fl 1885.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 5-16c; receipts. 94S stock, 15.504.
 Boston-Steady; middling, 69sc; receipts, 1,224; gross, 3,257.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middling, 65sc; re- ceipts, 25; stock, 9634.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling, 13-16c; sales, 600; receipts, 251; stock, 56, ,462.
 Augusta-Firm; middling, etsc; sales, 25; receipts, 153; stock, S2,179.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
rest Closing

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour, qaiet; demand slow, at steady prices; No. ? spring wheat. $1.15@L2o; No. 3 spring wheat. $1.10Q1.5o. nominal: No. red, $1.75 TIT; No. corn. 36Ac@361sc; No. oats, 31Ac; No. 9 white, 311Ac@361a; No. 3 white, 33c@331kc: No. 2 rye, 69cQ70c; No. barley, 44c05Oc: No,51 flax seed. $1.371k; prime tim- othy seed. s2.6o; mess pork, per barrel. s117o011.75; lard. per 100 pounds s6.5O@6.55; short ribs sides Qoose) s5.SO@620; dry salted shoulders. lboxed), 43zc@45c; short clear sides QboxeO $6.25@6.35; whisky, distillers finished goods, per gallon. s1.23; sugars unchangedS Mo- 3 yellow corn, 361ac@37c.
 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creamery, 13c@16c; dairy, 12c414c; eggs steady; fresh, 10c; cheese dull; unchanged.
 ;%71s!5. !75 TS90$.. 123456 ETAOIN shrdluam
 Financial
 New York. May 11.-Evening Posts Lon don financial cablegramme:
 The stock markets here opened dull to- day, but speedily recoverd on the belief that Spain will soon give in and prices finally closed becoming in the case of Americans and Spanish fours. Some un- easiness is felt here in leading bank par lors over France and West Africa. Insur- ance risks on stocks against war with France has effected Lloyd's at as high as twenty guienas for a year. The stock ex- change at present disregards the matter but it should be noted.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12

By Private Wire to Paine. Murphy & Co.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
Tn Wan Stree.

New York, May 1.-The active demand for stocks and bonds was renewed with great vigor and confidence today. An enor- nous volume of business was done, ana prices are substantially higher all around. A large number of the leading stocks show net gains, exceeding 2 points, and great many more have risen one point or over in the price as result of the days trad ing. There was an early heaviness, whlch was due to the sharp declines in London be- fore the opening hour There was also a well organized raid against a number of leading industrials, but the bears were In haste to cover their short contracts even at the small decline achieved. The demand for stocks in the first hour was urgent, and many blocks of one thousand shares were eagerly bought By the time the news of the Wall street attitude had reached fn- don, that market faced about and sent or ders to New York to buy. The day closed with renewed burst of activity upon a be- lief that termination of the war was near at hand. The return of the Spanish fleet to home waters was in itself looked upon as an abandonment of an aggressive pur-- pose to push the war. The continued re- covery of Spanish bonds found an explana- tion that was considered even more sig nifcant. The recovery sems to be without doubt due to the making of provision for the payment of the July coupon. It is be- lieved that the money advanced for this purpsc was on condition that Spain should
 
 gold for import demonstrates that exchange is still at the gold point. The bond market shared quite fully in the activity and strength of the stock market Atchison ad- justment fours advanced 1% per cent. To- tai sales $3475.000. Prices of government bonds were unchanged throughout.
 Total sales stocks today were 6095C0 shares, including Atchison, $500; Atchison preferred, 49,050; Baltimore and Ohio, 8025; Burlington, 2s.37O; Erie preferred 4,2es; Louisville and Nashville, 2S960; Manhattan, 9,750; Metropolitan, 4.530; Reading preferred. 7,640; Missouri Pacific, 14,e22; Kansas and Texas preferred. 3.920; New York Central, 7,720; Northern Pacific. Il 400; Northern Pa cific preferred; 4s,220; Ontario and Western, 3,355; Reading 5,620; Rock Island, 33259; St. Paul, 73, ,2i0; Southern, S.337; Union Pa cific preferred, 32.170; Wabash preferred, T. 385; Tobacco, 49 450; Chicago Great Western. il ,690; Peoples Gas, 19.750: General Electric. 4.0S0; I.aclede Gas, 4,257; Sugar, 46,9 ,990; Ten nessee Coal and Iron. 7.973; Leather prefer red, 7,120; Western Union, 3,12O
 New York; May 11.-Money on call steady; 2c021hc per cent; last loan, per cent; prime mercantile paper. 51kc06 per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at f404kG4Nc for de- mand and at $4S1AQp4.S1h for sixty days; posted rates, $.S204.S5k; commercial bills, $4S004. .80%c: silver certificates, 56Ac@57c; bar silver, 56ch; Mexican dollars, 45c. Government bonds steady.
 State bonds dull.
 Railroad bonds strong.
 Pv Private Wire to Paine. Murphv & Co
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
: Chicagn ,ChanPa


 Chicago; May 11.-Provisions had a ver- aitable boom on change today. Pork at the close showed a net gain of 80 cents bar rel, lard 65 cents a hundred weight and ribs, 45 cents. The pronounced bull move ment in hog products was based on the lively cash demand by the government for army uses. Leading packers were all on tn ebuying side and were assisted by re- vival of outside. speculation. The wheat pit was deserted for corn and provisions, for the, market continued extremely er- ratio. July covered a range of Size. closing at $1.1Ols, a net loss of 31hc May declined 6c while September, to which month specu- lation is being transferred, closed at net gain of 1asc. 4
 Corn was helped by the rise in provisions and closed at an advance of 1c for July and oats gained $c.
 Corn was helped by the rise in provisions and closed at an advance of 1c for July and oats gained ssc.
 The provision market today shook off the lethargy under which it has been laboring, while grain markets were on the rampage and it was bull market from start to fin- ish, leading all others in point of specula- tive interest.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
 RAILWAY co.

No. from Albany, Columbus. etc. II :35 am No. from Savannah, Macon. Co.,
 lumbus etc. ...... ..;.....;.;.. 6:5o pm
 Connection at savannah with superb Ocean Steamship company. from New York. Boston and the Eas.-
 For further information apply to
 S. Jacobs Com'l Agent, Jack W. John- son, Union Ticket Agent, J. c. Halle, Gen. eral Passenger Agent. D. H. Hinton. Traffic Manager.
The age-herald., 1898-05-12

ss' -. SAMUEL HUNT. P''
 General Manager.
 -Os K.-CAMERON.f | < s zs 4Wasteraso Traina
 N. R. ADRIANCE.I 1. 4se x snArinfeu4hnE j -Hsc " t<>,f-eess ' <
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
Louisville i: &: Nashville
 Railroad Co.

L. AND N. NORTH.
 Arr1ve. Depart. 'No. 2 Fast Line "D". .12 O1 pm F 20 pm .No. Fast Mail...........12 25 am 12 33 pm No. 8 Decatur Accom- ............ =. 10 pm No. 10 Montgomery .... 30 pm ........ L. AND N. SOUTH.
 Arrive. Depart sNo. Limited. ............. 33 am 5S am sNo. Fast Line .'D",.... 40 pm % pm No. Decatur Accom...: 55 am ......... No. Montgomery Ac.............. 45 am
The age-herald., 1898-05-12
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
 OF THR ALABAMA NATIONAL BANK AT BIRMINGHAM,
 IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA, At the Close of Business, May 5, 1898.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts. overdrafts, secured and unse-
 cured d....................,.
 U. s. bonds to secure circulation Stocks, securities, etc.,. Banking house, furniture and fix.
 lures. S..........s... f.... .... .. Other real estate and mortgages
Evening journal., 1898-06-04
FLAG STICKS FOR ALL.
They Are Rounded Out by Saws as
Accurately as If Turned
In n Lathe.

There is at the present time a greater
demand for small American flags than
ever before. They are bought in large
quantities under the influence of the
oyerhanging war clouds, for decora-
tive purposes, being displayed profuse-
ly on the slightest occasion, in pref
erence TO any other scheme of interior
and exterior adornment. The output
Of these flags has heretofore been
limited by the manufacture Of the
sticks. 1t IS Il simple matter TO print
The stars and stripes on a roll of muslin
at any speed that might be desired. but
until recently the operation of turning
the sticks has been a rather slow one,
each stick being rounded separately.
The latest machinery designed for
this purpose, however, makes the sticks
in great quantities, the machine being
fed by a board, which is cut in strips
along its length, and the small lengths
being nicely rounded at the same time.
Several of the finished sticks are
dropped at once into the hopper. The
operation of this machine Is described
us follows; There are two sets of cut
ters, one cutting on the top and the
other on the bottom Of the board.
These cutters are specially shaped, the
upper cutter cutting one-half the circle
of the finished stick, the lower cutter
cutting the other half, and this is done
so nicely that when the board has
passed the cutters It is cut into finished
round sticks, each separate from the
other, and each so nicely rounded that
the meeting point Of the two sets Of
cutters cannot be observed.
Afterleaying the machine the finished
sticks drop into q large box or hopper,
and are then stacked up ready for the
flags. The machine Is made so that It
will cut any size of stick, from the very
smallest up TO any diameter desired by
simply changing the cutters on the cut
ting mandrel. The arrangement is such
that the cutters can be moved from the
uandrels very readily and new cutters
put in place in about q minutes time.
The upper and lower cutters are placed
in an almost vertical plane, so that
they will cut the sticks at almost the
same time, and after the sticks leave
the cutter they are fed into circular
grooves before they leave the machine,
50 that each separate stick is held firm
ly in place and smooth cut assured.
The machine cuts the sticks so smooth
~ and uniformly that sanding IS not
necessary. This machine can also be
used for making all kinds Of circular
sticks for other uses.-Philadelphia
Record.
Evening journal., 1898-06-04
LACKING I'm BRAIN.
Life with One Lobe
Missing.

Without the connecting structu
there can be no exact cooperative
ton of the double brain. Now the
is ample evidence to show that defcie
cy of the corpus callosum has not nece
sarily been attended with the effec
which, on the theory of the single n
ture of the brain, we should have e|
pected. In instances in which st WI
discovered after death thatthe conned
ing bridge between the hemisphere
was entirely wanting, neither derang|
ment In intellect was observed nor an
other abnormality of life in the wa
of movement or sensation.
Thus, in the notable case of Bichn
one of the foremost anatomists Of h
day, one lobe of his brain was foun
markedly smaller than the other. i
was, in fact, deficient in one-balf of h
brain, and yet his mental and physics
life was in its way notably of hig
order. in another case, reported by Cr7
veilhier, O man died in the hospital {
the age Of 40 years from heart diseas
He exhibited no lack of ofintelligence, "
after death it was discovered that h
left brain was practically destroye
and replaced by O watery substanc
Another case, reported by Andral, VIZ
OF q man who died at the age of %. j
had suffered from q fall when thrS
years old, and as q result was par
lyzed on his left side. The right ha
of his brain had practically disal
peared, so that the parts below this ha
constituted the floor of an empty spac
Andral says of this man that he "ha
received q good education and he
profted by it; he had good memory
his speech was free and easy; his II
telligence was such as we should e,
pect to find in On ordinary man,
Harper's Magazine.
Evening journal., 1898-06-04
The Flrst real picvcle

In 1918, Dennis johnson, an English
coachmaker, made the Draisine lighter,
and provided 1t with an elbow and body
rest, decidedly improving the vehicle.
Further changes made by Louis Com
periz, in 1921, enabled the rider 70 pro-
pei this vehicle with his hands, but he
still had TO keep himself upright by the
use Of his feet and legs. A cogged wheel
fixed to the side of the front hub, and a
gearing moved by q lever were the
means of driving the wheel, and the
lever nlso did service as n steering bar.
So popular did the Draisine become
that forms Of It continued in use until
1883, but the later form was built Of
iron instead Of wood. This change WINS
brought about by an English contractor
named Knight who was so pleased by
the new way of travelling while visiting
the continent, that he thought of using
the cheaper iron of his own country for
making the Draisine. Shortly after it
came to England this machine was
changed from the crude and heavy
wheel of Baron Drais Won Senerbron; it
became a light, elegant and reliable
machine, capable of being' sldllfully
ridden.-Frank y. Vizetelly, in st.
Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1898-06-04
THE WEATHER.

New York Hera,ds FOrecast-In the
Middle States and New England tO-dly
fair, slightly WARMER weather will pre-
vail, preceded by cloudiness and lower
temperature On the coasts ncr,h of
Cape May, and by rain en- THE New
England coasts, With fresh NORTHEAST
cry winds. h.Fh off The DCng Island
and uhs lower New England coasts.
On Sunday in bclh OF Uaese seCtiOnIs,
fair to partly clcudy weather and fresh
casterly to souaherly winds will
prevail, with slight temperature
chhagos eVcept in the i'm
tsrior, where IL will be warmer, follow
ed probably by lighL local rain I'm this
section by night
On Monday PARTLY cloudy to fair
weather and nearly stationary temper
a,ure. preceded by local rain.
European steamers NOW leaving New
York, Philadelphia and Boston win
have MOSTLY fresh and Tight northeast
arly and easterGy breezes to THE Banks
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY..
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware, fair weather. Saturday
cast to sOutheast winds.
Maryland fair, northeast To southeast
Winds.
Evening journal., 1898-06-04
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

A Y. M. G. A. has been formed In Ice,
land at Underfelli, YatusdaIp Reykja-
vick.
The Y. NJ. G. A. of Dundee, Scotland,
has Bible class with membership of
1000 young men.
1t is stated that the French Roman
Catholics in Budda. west of Lake Vic
toria, in Africa, estimate their prose-
lytes at 10000.
Rev. Knox ?. Taylor, of illinois, was
selected at the last general convention
Of the Disciples of Christ as national
Bible school superintendent.
Rev. DR.. L. II. Dewart, former editor
Of the Christian Guardian of Toronto,
has been elected a member of the prin-
cipal parliament of Ontario from To-
ronto north.
A little volume by Laura Bride Pow
ers recently published in San Francisco
makes an earnest plea for the preserva-
ton of buildings of the California mis-
sion as memorials of the piety and zeal
Of the early Catholic fathers on the Pa
rife slope. ,
Henry NJ. Stanley reports that last
year Uganda had 20 English Protestant
clergymen, 600 native teachers, 6,005
baptized Christians, 1891 communi-
cants, $3.50 readers. 372 churches and
a cathedral which can hold 1900 wor-
slippers.
At McMaster university in Toronto
Baptist) all lectures are suspended one
day in each month, and meetings are
held for the deepening of the religious
life. These meetings are held under
the direction of the Fyfe Missionary
society, which includes in it's member
ship all the Christian members of the
University.
Evening journal., 1898-06-04
AnnIcKs AND HARM0NY.

The Milford Chronicle says that "a
spllt-a fu3.-slzed split-a split TO the
very hilt Of the wedge in the ranks of
the Republican parity. is the only
shadow OF hope which the Democrats
on the state CAN pcsslbly entertain for
the prolongation Of thor pc.itical
power which they maintained for so
many years through chicanory, in-
trigue and fnesse." We would ask the
Chronicle, which lis an Addlcks organ,
II there is not such spit in the Re-
publican party? Everybody knows
that It is split wide open and exists to-
day ais two separate organizations with
Two separate and we,l-dcaned heads,
and with plans amid pcaio.es which are
diamctricaliy opposed to each other.
There is MO question as to who caused
THAT splih J. Edward Add.cks, the
financial baeh5r, il not the aomai
owner, of the Chronicle, is responsible
for the divided condlbion CT the Re
publican party He set out TO disrupt
the organization and he did Il. Now he
is crying for peace on his own terms,
and wakes wfOth that his cries go un-
needed. II is useless for such papnns
ais the Milford Chronicle and the State
Sentinel 40 voice Addiclts cry for har-
mony. They were witch him in the
treadhenous, eeif-seeklng, pLlaco-hunt-
ing revolt which set back the RepubE-
can calendar I'M De.aware by about a
decade. Judas lscarlot posing as the
champion CT the New Testament, OF
Benedict Arnold oxpounjIng the grand
principles sCt folDh in The Declaration
OF Independence would be entitled to
as much pubiic consideration as am
Addichslte dlscoursing ON Vhe Dressings
OF harmony