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The age-herald., 1898-05-24
DUB0SC LEFT BEHIND.
Will Remain at Montreal to Work for the h.
 terest of Spain.

New York, May 23.-A dispatch to the World from Montreal says:
 Senor DuBosc having said adieu to Senor Polo at Quebec, has returned to Montreal for brief stay preparatory to settling down in Quebec for an indefinite period, to continue his operations in the interest of the Spanish government. In this work he will be assisted by the former Spanish con- sul at Tampa, Fla, who fled to Quebec immediately after war was declared by the United States. As assistant to DuBosc he will do clerical work in Quebec. coming to Montreal whenever necessary. There is a rumor that Lieutenant Carranza had re- mained behind, but if such be the case he has kept under cover.
 United States Consul-General Bittinger. who has been absent for few weeks, has returned to his post. When seen in his apartments at the Windsor hotel he ex- pressed relief that Polo had retired from the scene.
 The duty of looking after DuBosc, he said, remained with the secret service depart- ment at Washington.
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
THE TRANSPORT FLORIDA.
Rumor Confirmed That She Had Not Sailed
 With Troops.

Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.
 Selma May 23-The special to the Chi cago Record from Macon, Ga., sent out in the Associated Press and published in The Age Herald this morning as to the trans port Florida sailing from Port Tampa for Cuba loaded with volunteers is confirmed by letter under date of May 1S from Port Tampa. The letter says: "The Florida sailed this noon with 1000 Cuban soldiers, a lot of horses. mules, arms and supplies, etc. She may, however, be going only to Key West"
 Selma will be represented with Roose- velts Rough Riders. MT. J. Hooper Ad- ans, well known young man, nephew of Mr. c. w. Hooper, the most prominent grocery merchant of this city, left this evening for San Antonio to join that fa- nous regiment. MT. Adams wrote Colonel Roosevelt asking to join his regiment and received a reply to get Governor Johnston to recommend him. This he did, and late Saturday night MT. Adams received tele- gram saying he had been enlisted as trooper and to come at once No better horseman will be with the Rough Riders than Hooper Adams. He is sergeant in Troop c, Alabama National Guard, and will make mark with Roosevelt.
 The preliminary trial of the negroes who engaged in the genral fracas at Lake Luba a few days ago. in which Bill Hudson was seriously wounded, Is gong on today before Justice Gayle
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
THE DELEGATES ARE ASSEMBLING.
And the Deadlock Begins Again This Morn
 ing at 10 O'clock.

The Tenth judicial circuit convention will convene again this morning at 10 o'clock in the circuit court room, to which hour 1t was adjourned after the dramatic session of last Saturday morning.
 Contrary to expectation, c. L. Haley, the Banks delegate who broke the Banks-Miller combination last Friday afternoon, and against whom Captain F. s. White deliv- cred his bitter speech of Saturday morning, will be in attedance at the convention, com ing again as Dr. Taylor's proxy. His broth- CT, w. w. Haley, win also be at the con- venton, and It was heard on the streets last night that he would possibly come as Judge Blanton's proxy.
 As stated in Sundays Age-Herald, no idea can be formed of what the convention will do today. The Banks-Miller. combina- ton is hopelessly broken, and everybody agrees that Miller was so glad to get out of 1t that he will never attempt to repair the break. In all appearance. the deadlock is on as heavy as ever, and not even the wisest politicians will attempt to offer so- lution of 1t.
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
PIPE COMPANIES
 BAND TOGETHER Representatives of All Southern Foundries Met at Chattanooga, THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD The American Pipe and Foundry Company, As the Combine is Known,
 Has Capital StockOf
 s2,O0O,OOO.
special pispatch to The Age-Herald.

Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.
 Bessemer, May 23.-Representatives of all the southern pipe and foundry companies in the United States met last Saturday at the Read house in Chattanooga, when the following companies were consolidated in to the American Pipe and Foundry com pany:
 Howard Harrison Iron company at Bes- semer, Southern Pipe company, Anniston; South Pittsburg Pipe Works; Chattanooga Foundry and Poe Works companys two shops at Chattanooga and one at Bridge port, in all six companies.
 Capital Stock Se,00O,00O
 The capital stock of the new company is $2,OOOOOO, and the bonded indebtedness $1,50O,OOO. The following officers were elected: President. F. C. Miller, of Annis- tom vice-presdent, David Giles, of Chatta- nooga; second vice-president and general manager, J. K. Dimmick, of Anniston third vice-president and general sales-agent E B. Thomasson, of Chattanooga; treas urer, M. Llewellyn, of Chattanooga, and secretary, J. R. Rice, of South Pitts burg.
 The directors for the first year are John w. Harrison and F. B. Nichols, of Besse- mer; James Bowron, of Birmingham; Da- vid Giles, M. Llewellyn, F. c. Miller, J. K. Dimmick.
 The American Pipe and Foundry company was organized under the laws of West Vir- gnia. Its main offices and headquarters will be at Chattanooga. It is said aud be- lieved that the new order of things will in sure the running of the Bessemer shops full-handed all the year round.
 Nichols Leading Spirit
 The prime mover in this consolidation and the man responsible for it is F. B.sNichols, until a short time ago the first vice-prcsl- dent and general manager of the Howa-s- Harrison Iron company. As an all-around pipe man MT. Nichols has no superior in this country, and the big consolidation just effected was brought about entirely through his efforts and splendid management. The new company as it now stands is the most powerful organization of its kind In the world. The new management will take con trol on the 1st of June.
 President John w. Harrison of the How ard-Harrison Iron company was offered the presidency of the new company, but owing to the press of other duties declined, nom- mating Mr. F. c. Miller, who was elected. Mr. r. B. Nichols was offered the. third presidency, but also declined, as Mr. Nichols commands a much larger salary than that offered &4,0OO.
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
HARDWARE--ALL THE WEEK.

A Top Buggy, full size, well painted, complete, with storm
 curtains, for .... ............. A Florence Wagon, one-horse,
 with iron or wood axle, com plete with spring seat and
 brake, for ................ Hammocks, with head rests, all prices down to....
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
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PRICES

PRICES
 CUT TO NOTHING! Our Wash Goods Sale grand success. Thousands of pur- chasers yesterday; thousands will come today. Be early to avoid the rush.
 Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
The Ijecree Nit'ldrawn

London, May 23.-In the house of commons today the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office, George N. Curzon, announced that Russia had informed the British gov- ernment that the circular of the Russian concul at Tien Tsin, saying that British and other subjects of foreign powers would not be allowed at Ia Lien Wan without pass ports vized by Russian consuls had been without Its knowledge and had been with drawn The announcement was greeted with cheers.
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Dead Body of Parker Roll Found Near
 hokes Bluff.

Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.
 Hokes Bluff, Ala, May 23.-This morning the dead body of Parker Roll. dentist from Piedmont, Ala, was found lying in the road with his throat cut from ear to ear. The surroundings showed the evidence of a terrible struggle between the murderd man and his assailants. Tn murderer took Rolls
The age-herald., 1898-05-24
Talked Too Much

Special Dispatch to The 'Age-Herald.
 Centerville, May 2s.-The republicans of Bbb county, met in county convention here today. After much speechmaking and wrangling the convention adjourned without making any nominations.
The age-herald., 1898-05-24

knife after Killing him and put 1t in his hands so as to leave the impression that he committed suicide. There are no clues to his assaiiants.
The age-herald., 1898-05-24

A 2-quart Ice Cream Freezer, for. S11O Rubber Hose, per foot .......... 8c Cotton Hose, per foot .......... 10c Water Coolers-all sizes. Full line Fishing Tackle. A No. Box Stove with vessels,
 for -. ss.oo 5 % | 50 pounds Nails for .,......,,... S100
The age-herald., 1898-05-24

Agents for Columbus Buggy Company'ss Buggies, Carriages, Phaetons, Traps and Surreys, standard of the world.
 Agents for Fish Bro.'s Celebrated Wagons-best made.
 Agents for Lafiin & Rand Powder Com pany.
 Agents for Oliver Chilled Flows.
The Progress., 1898-04-16

If it becames necessary to issue
them they may be offered to the
public at par, instead of being
sold in lump to capitalists. At
least, that seems to be the present
intention.
The Progress., 1898-04-16

entire Marine band, which played
at the express order Of the Presi-
dent to add to the enjoyment OF
the little ones. There can be little
doubt that the President as he
looks out over these joyous child
rem finds far more enjoyment in
contemplating their play than he
does in looking forward to the war.
Some idea Of the amount of
work that is now being done at
the Washington Navy Yard not
upon ships, but upon guns, gun
carriages and ammunition may
be gained from the fortnightly pay
roll which amounts to $4,000.
In view Of the war now almost
upon us, the folio ing opinion of
Col. Jed. Hotchkiss, of Va, who
was on Stonewal Jackson's staff,
is interesting, if not important: ~
put very small valuation on big
battle ships. They are formidable
in looks, but what can they &C
complish? If two of them fired at
each other simultaneously and
both struck, two ships would un-
doub 5edly go to the bottom One
shot will settle the business of the
best one ever built. They are too
clumsy, too heavy, too lslow to
get away. The best fighter is the
one whe can retreat qui1sly, and
to do that there must be little i'm
pediment, little weight When
men centuries ago, sheathed both
rider and steed in armer they
thought they had done something
wonderfully clever, but the steel
clad combination wasn't worth a
continental. Our big war vessels
I regard as a repetition of that
ancient blunder." 1t should be
remembered that Col. Hotchkiss
did all his righting on land.
There is a prejudice against the
issue of bonds of any kind, among
Senators and Representatives, but
with war in sight and nearly all Of
that $50, 100000 appropriation
gone, it is realized that more
money must be had than will be
brought in by the proposed doub-
ling of the tax on beer the increas-
ing of the tax on all kinds of
manufactured tobacco, and the
placing of tax on various COM
mercial papers and that bonds
must be issued. The Ways and
Means Committee has prepared
two bills, the first providing for
the, issue Of S1oo, 100000 in bon Is
as a temporary loan, and the sec
op5 for rom S3oo GOO 600 To S5oo
The Progress., 1898-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
News On Various Subjects. Rev
Thomas Dixon Jr. Talks Freely
OF the Msine Massacre.

The business failures for the first
Quarter Of 1898, are smaller in
number than in any year since 49,
6S, and the amount Of liabilities
are 26 per cent smaller than for
last year.
The Rev. Thomas Dixon, of New
York, is a preacher who has opin-
ions and language in which to ex-
press them. In late address,
after telling how unanimous the
people were in their loyalty to the
country, and their demand that the
bloody misereants who blew up the
Maine and have murdered 100000
inocent people, should Ebe punish
ed, Mr. Dixon paid his respects to
the mugwumps in the following
expressive language:
'In all this grand oratorio of
patriotism and humanity there is
but one discord.
" is the voice OF the SNUG slime
tongue Pharisee, the Mugwump.
From the beginning Of the Cuban
struggle for liberty, through all it's
horrors of blood, ashes and starva-
ton down to the last moment of
our own national crisis, this sulk-
ing traitor has been unpatriotic,
apologize, brutal, cynical. He
has tematically cursed and
reviled every manifestation of
American manhood and sneered
at every expression of human
sympathy for the weak and suffer-
ing.
"He has shown himself an
animal without a soul, brute
without country. I did uot say
man without country. I said
brute. Manhood is the basis of
patriotism. A real man is always
a patriot Nor would / SANDER a
oog by this comparison. A dog
ioses ms nome, aye, even a yellow
cur dog that skulks the streets
Inls creature has fallen lower
ehan yellowish yellow dog that
ever died an exile whining for the
memory of home and better days.
Nor would | SANDER the monkey
oy alleging atavism as an expla-
haelon. At the menagerie people
VINO look att the monkeys are al
ways laughing. But the monkeys
VINO look back at the people are
always sad. This fact has puzzled
the scientist. We understand it
nov. These mon seys are sad be-
cause they know there are Mug
W.mps among Is, and that we
lain Kin, do rot blame them
The Progress., 1898-04-16

monkey took to the tree and man
to the library, the ugliest baboon
from africa can truthfully swear
that no child of his ever fell so low.
Later on Mr. Dixon said? "The
Spaniards can kill the Cubans so
long as they do not kill us! And
when they blow up our ships and
kill two hundred and fifty of our
soldiers wearing our uniforms -
then what? Then, merciful God,
listen, we must all keep cool-it
was spontaneous combustion! Ye
serpents, ye offspring of vipers,
how shall we escape the damnation
Of hell? They cannot escape it.
He'll was made for the devil and
his angels. If there is no h IL
somebody will have to build one
in which to consume such leper
tIash.''
Mr. Dixon is undoubtedly po-
ssessed Of brains and courage.
The Government receipts for the
week ending April I'd, were 81, $50,
IA; expenditures were 81, 1862, 900.
For the first two days OF the
month of April receipts were ST,
919, 1874; expenditures ss2, 10000
For the year to date receipts
were, S3O9, 1876, o67: EXPENDITURES,
S3o5, $4,000.
For the month of March the
receipts were, from customs, SIS,
45o, 432; internal revenue, S12,SSS,
234; miscellaneous, $500, oS4;
total, S32, 1858, $50. The customs
receipts are much larger than the
average for any month since the
Wilson bill went into effect, The
expenditures for March were S31,
100000, of which s12, 10000 was
for pensions-that is forty per cent
of the whole.
A late report fromthe Agricul-
tural Department shows that at
least SO, 900 acres will be planted
this year in sugar beets, yielding
1So, 900, 900 pounds of sugar. This
will be an average of 10 per cent
over last years produce. Seven
teen factories will, be in operation,
eight of them being new ones. The
farmer who raises ten tons of beets
a low produce to the acre, will re-
ceive from S35 to $40 per acre be-
sides having large amount of ex-
cellent cattle feed.
What world of contrasts this
is. Congress was listening to
a message from the President that
means war, thousands Of happy
cbi11ran GRO crotr,era1 rnnn tl a
The Progress., 1898-04-16

Intention.
OUR NILLIONAIRES.
The American millionaires, or
some of them are at least. talking
very periodically. Mr. William
K. Vanderbilt proposes to devote
five million dollars for battleships,
in case of war. Mr.. George Gould
has preferred his magnificent
steam yacht to the cause of the
Union, and says he will augment
this with good round sum of
money, if necessary.
He says that other New York
millionaires will contribute liber-
ally to a war fund.
This is cheering news, and
shows that a man may be rich,
wealthy. affluent; and still be pat
riotic. Vanderbilt's and Gould's
millions are far more prcferabl
than their personal service.
the latter case, each could furnish
| only one man: in the former in
stance, an hundred thousand men,
already in service, could be fed
and clothed with the money they
Will furnish.
May be considerable of the
changes lodged against these
gaeat financial magnates are but
the sensational ha1anges of the
"yellow-journals."
1t will require more than the
mere statement of one, or dozen
or q hundred newspapers, no
matter how large or old, to make
the people of the United States
believe that Hon. Joseph w. Bal
ley is not an able man. He was
chosen leader of the Democratic
forces in the Honse Of Represent
atives by able men who knew his
capacity, and The Progress has
not heard that the party has re-
GREETED it's choice.
The fight between the Cotton
Bolt and Valley railroad f?), the
midget in whose interest widows
houses are unjustly taxed, still
goes on. May the Cotton Belt win.
It does give something in return
for what it receives, but that little
apology across the river, called
the Valley road, is little else save
a small sponge with voraciou ap-
petite, and an enormous capacity,
Mayor McKeller has issued an Or
i - IL 4 =,
The Progress., 1898-04-16

Mayor McKeller has issued an Or
der that the city be cleare d of loaf-
ers. This is another good move on
Nelson and h splendid corps Of
bluecoats, will see that the orders
are carried out.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10

evur v7ls In WIS fhe ore that ended her. The fleet was trying to run by Port uUlsnn with it's powerful batter ttsS. Nuue of the sguadnon got by. The Mississippi ran a2ruund tn the fog and smoke and stuck hard and inst. In thirty minutes she was shot full of holes Her crew climbed into baats on the side oIDs.te the fuT-s, and. after setting hcr on fra, miltle for the other s!1p of the river under 0 whitening rifle tre. TIpn thts oe,casiun Lieut. Dewey stJn-k to his guns Untl the last aIul he did not quit t're ship until all others Ind trf'. Admiral Huvtnr s'nGleal him olt for special praise.
 In July, IStl3, Dewey w.1s on t,re gun tTrats tla+ engassel the Cmfe1erates telow Doualdsouvt,le. In 1884 he wSls attacMcd to the North Atlantic block ut,r9 sqtudlun, assignel to the steam guuNlat ACawatn- The AEawaIn was ore uf the great crescent of U-rshlps, h,g and little, that piumpsal shot In1D Tort Fisher n December, lS34. and
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10
THE ORIGIN oF PORCELAIN.
Inven ted by the Chinese, Perfected ny
 Japanese Named by portuGucse-

Inven ted by the Chinesci Perfected ny
 JaDanesc, Named by Portuguese.
 Frank II. yfzetelly, in ".A Chat Ahou: Chiu8" in the Woman's Iinme Com pauiUn, writes ;nterstinsln of the .I.:EU- durtion of hne porcelain Into Europe;
 "1Tha word porcelain, as applied tn china pottery, originated ta laIEIn dur ing the thirteenth century. The Chl uese, the pioneers lu the aI1 of pOrro- lain manufmture began to make fl utglriy two centuries before the Chris. ttan era, and 50 careful We're they to guard the secr1.t of rhe ng1 that n@:triy fifteen centuries lapsed hptarp their nclghbors. the Japanese ept any tn- kllug oe It. But once Tn their posses sion the willy Jalranesa lost Eo time tp pru1t by their knowledge. The few intrepid nayigators of thnse days brought samples of both Chinese and Japanese ware to Eurupe, but not until early in the sixteenth century did Q trade tn it of any extent take pllre. Among the early importers were Portll- guese traders who had settled on the Japanese coaat, and to them, it is cln l1n- ed, we owe the word porcelain, derived from the Portuguese parceIlana, Or sucking pig When the Portuguese traders first saw pieces of lapanese ware they were struck with it's translu- cence- which somewhat resernhIed that of the cowry shell The cowry shell, in turn, resenbled in shape e small sucking pig. or porrellara; hence our 'porcplain.'n
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10

lag, the torpedo laat destroyer Gn1er Commander TuiGsT's command fIeta wf1cl the experiments were cunductrd II was found That with the wind hs. tween the two lines t was easy to dnsp letters or even C. hawSeF on another ship, and h this way to establish com- nunicatdun. When 1hs experiment hai proved successful Commander Tuppef made nse of a wire. The end of t1|, wine which the kite bore away from tAa ship WIS drupISvl upon the deck of II. M. s. Dauntltss. whcDe lt was secured by the electrician of the ship and at
 tarhtsl to q telepfiune apparatus ia waiting The other end. which had rc- ulained afnI1l the Daring. was als1 attached 10 q telephone, and as soon as the task had been completed the cDi3- muDication hetwo7sn the two ships MS perfect Secured by the two lips, t's kite U,main,Fl suSIsUuiIll fur four hours during which t'me communication be- tween the two ShiIs was uninterrupted. Ouumander Tnpper has made a. report of his experiments with the kite tele- phone and declares that it means tllat the present metlppd of signaling with flags Will hpcune utrsnlcte. IT telephone wires can be employed, he seFs no 17s;l- son why tclc2raphic communication should not ta mate n a similar man her, and the sffTS If 0 hoq't he placed ia communication with Clch uther.
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10

Ja1ruary, 1865. Dewey received his con- lrlSslo Das lieutenant commander on March 8, 1865, and served for two years on the European squadron, first on the steamer Kearsarge and then on the frtgute Colorado, the flagship. Tn 1868 he vas assigned to duty at the Naval Aradgny. In 1870 he received his first Command, that of the Narngansett, whtch was employed CID special service uudl 1875.
 The Paclflc survey oH 1ST2-73 was tD- trusted to him. After two years as lighthouse inspector and five as serre- tary of the Lighthouse Board he was put in command of the Juniata on the Asiatic squadron tn 1882 in Septem-
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10

arp In the slow-6ring class. foY the powder and projectile are separate from each other, and tAe weight of the hre~ch rnechanism operates against rapidity in loading
 Ii Is easy Ia figure out the dimensions of guns and the weights of charges by remembering that the length of the rifle of big gun k thirty times the cal itpr or diameter of the bore The protectile Is three times ns long Hs its diameter. The charge of powder weighs nearly one-half as much as the prutec- tile, and the weight of q proIcctilr is found hy cuhing itS diameter in inches and dividing the result by tw'O-this VIII give the pounds of weight Thus q proiectile for four-inch gun will weigh 4xlx4, divided by 2 or &2 pounds. One-half that Is sixteen pounds, the weight of the charge of powder. The diameter of the pnjec- tile Is four inches, SO its length Is three times that, or l2 inches, and the barrel of the gun is thirty times four inches, or ten feet
 When n four-Inch gun Is fired the eX banding gas generated eXerts pres sure of 30,0o0 pounds or fifteen tons to the square inch. and the armor- piercing projectile can go through sev- en Inches of high carbon steel. The gun weighs about 3,4U0 pounds, md IL can be fired twenty times a minute. It has n range of about four miles and the projectile travels twice as fast as sound travels. At the guns muzzle the projectile energy Is 015 foottons; that Is, 1t has enough force back of It to lift 015 tons one foot in one second.
 The one. three and siX-pounders gen orally are mounted in elevated parts of the shtp and in the military masts so thnt they can be used to clear the en- emy'B decks. Just as the archers of years aGo were wont to try for every opening and crack In the Grmor of knight, 20 the gunners of the small rapid-iring guns are expected to send thelr deadly shells Inside the turTets and gun ports of the enemy's ship
Fort Wrangel news., 1898-08-10

corning. Fiction, history travel. btog- raphy, sociological essays, are Ill de voured with equal avidity and assimi- lated with equal certainly. She Is an accomplished musician and possesses many other accomplishments to make home the best place in the world for her home people. She Is not wom ans rights woman, md has never gone tn for the new woman fad, holding that the place of her sex Is under the family roof tree and hy the family hearth. Secretary and Mrs. Day have four children, all boys and all much given to athletics.
 Mrs. Days father was a lawyer. a wit, q raconteur. bon vtvaDt and public-spirtted citizen. He enjoyed an enormous law practice and died a wealthy man. IL was related of him here that he did more to build up Can- ton that any one man who ever lived in 1t He was a Democrat Of the Demo- cratS.