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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
The Conference at Huntsville

Huntsville, November 26-(Special.) 1.-The
North Alabama conference today heard adj
dresses by DR.. Tilley, dean of Vanderbilt
University; DR.. Atkins and DR.. ]. M Du-
bose. A large class was received into the
conference after being addressed by
Bishop Key.
The committee appointed to conduct the
trial of Rev. j. w. Shoemaker, who is un-
der indictment by the United States court,
reported today and recommended that the
defendant be expelled.
A missionary anniversary was held to-
night, the address of the occasion being
delivered by DIR. Pritchard. Tomorrow
preachers of the conference will occupy the
various pulpits of the city.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
THE GILLETT FAILURE.
Liabilities of the Cattle King Will Pro
badly Reach ST., 100000.

Kansas City, Mo-. November ga
special to the Journal from Abilene. Kas.,
states that the liabilities of Grant C.
Gillett the cattle king, will reach nearly a
million and half and the assets may not
reach more than half this amount. 1t de-
veiops that Gillett has filed In Dickinson
,ounty mortgages covering &c, 1893 head of
catrle aggregating $Si9, 500 In addition to
MS amount according to the Journals dis
atch Gillett has outstanding nearly $6o0,e
If accommodation paper. The thirty or
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27

Newport News, Va, November 26.-Unit-
ed States hospital ship Relief arrived at
Old Point this morning from Porto Rico,
bringing its second load of sick soldiers to
the new hospital. There were on board ESQ
patients. Only few were seriously ILL., the
majority being convalescents.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27

The Worlds Great
Blood Purifier is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Which absolutely
Cures every form Of
Impure blood, from
The pimple on your
Face to the great
Scrofula sore which
Drains your system.
Thousands of people
Testify that Hoods
Sarsaparilla cures
Scrofula, Salt Rheum,
Dyspepsia, Malaria,
Catarrh, Rheumatism,
And That Tired
Feeling. Remember this
And get Hoods
And only Hoods.
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more men who are in Abilene representing
commission houses and other creditors of
Gillett have been busy all day tracing the
cattle upon which their firms hold mort
cages. 1t was found that at least one
bunch of cattle has been mortgaged to two
firms. The affairs are in bad tangle,
which will require weeks to upravel and
it is feared that much litigation will re-
suit. The whereabouts of Gillett are still
unknown.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
CURE A CoLDIN A DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinne Tablets. Ali
druggists refund the money If 1t fails to
cure. Csc The genuine has L. B. O. on
each tablet. a-l-Sm
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
Lyon - n 41p n a.cO Extra
a. Cos lCh AEdl Smoki ing Tobac

stands at the top for its delicious aroma
Good as car 80 place- Try It.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
NO WOMAN IS EXEMPT.

kegularityis a matter Of Importance
IN every womans life. Much pain Is,
however, endured In the belief that It
IS necessary and not alarming. when
in truth It Is an wrong and indicates
arrangement that may causc serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation Of womans health Is
q perfectly normal and regular per
tormancc Of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER.
rRunE stEEs, Of Eidred, Pa, is echoed
In every city, town and hamlet ia this
country. Read what she saws;
DEAR MRs, PIN6UAN.-I feel like q
new person since following your adj
vice, and think it IS my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me, My troubles were pain.
full menStruution and l~eucorrhUa. /
was nervous and had spells OF being
coutased. Before using your remedies
7 never had amy faith in patent medic
cines lnow wish 10 say that / never
had anything do me so much good for
painful mcnstruatton as Lydia e. Pink,
hams Vegetable Compound also would
say that your sanatiye Wash has cured
me Of leucorrhua / hope these few
words may help suffering women
The present Mrs. rinkham's expert.
enee in treating female ills Is unparal-
leled, fer years she worked side by
side with Mrs, Lydia =. Pinkham, and
for sometime past his had sole charge
Of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating bg letter
as many us a hundred Thousand uiliug
women during a single year,
AN suffering women are invited to
write freely to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass, for advice about their health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
TIREN a 90 MINR


Danvine nL,Aug 2I-The large coal
mine operated by A. H. Bennett caught
IRE early yesterday morning. and
burned until two o'clock ID the after
noon Eighteen men were inthe mineat
the time, and barely escaped With their
lives When the alarm was given the
entire force rushed to the shaft and
found tin flames the cage and cable
having been burned.
They resolved to try the mir shaft 81
the other end Of the mine aud started
70 fight their way through the dense
smoke and fire, The props were an
ablaze and huge burning Jumps Of coal
added TO the intense heat
Several Of the men sank exhausted
and had to be carried out By their com.
pauious Burned and bruised they lii.
orally crawled over red hot Goals and
timber until their bodies were one
mass Of wounds When they reached
the air shaft they were drawn up BY
means Of ropes. Many Of them were
SO completely exhaustedthatropes had
70 be tied around their bodies in order
to get them out.
Some Of the lei may die FROM the
effects Of burrs. Charles Hatfield and
son We're among those who were Sc.
t
riously burned. The mules and horses
used for teaming were an crelnated.
The mine is practically worthless. and
viii probably never be worked again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
MORE sPANIARDs LEAVING.


Santiago de Cuba, Aug 27.-The
Spanish transports San Francisco,
San Augustn and Colon left Thurs
day afternoon for Spain with a,56s
spaniards, including Is officers and
their famlles and four priests. Eight
men died on the way to the ships
Their corpse were checked Off as
passengers. it appears that tnere
have been many instances Of this kind
during Che embarkation OF the Span
iards. the transportation company
thus being enabled to collect the pas
sage money, a thing readily managed
uader the easy inspection Of the
Americans.
words Of Comfort BY Gen. Toral.
Gen. Toral, when bidding adieu TO
the Spanish officers and men who
were leaving, said;
Conquered, we yield with honor t.
ourselves and to Spain. Whatever may
be the future Of Cuba, history will
preserve the story Of your heroic and
noble deeds in this country We re-
greet our failure and its cost in treas
ure and iii blood; but You have nobly
fought and nobly lost.
Gen. shafter and stat Sailed.
Gen. shafter and his stan sailed
Thursday on the United States trans.
port Mexico. His departure wa ne
marked BY special incident. On arriv.
ine 1T Montauk Point Gen. shafter
wan 70 with Maj. Miles to Washington
to meet President Mckinley ana peg
retarY Alger, afterward proceeding Z
san Francisco.
Col. Greene Of Gen. Skaters stan z
command Of the signal corps, wiH re
main for another ten days or untilhl
IS relieved BY Capt. Leigh, who, VIII
So men Of the signal corps, is expectet
on the ~Seguranca.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
THE PARKS
Hundreds ii thousands Of sheep Elected
"a big Firs-Water Scarce and
Grass Innammtbie.

WAsmSaroS, Aag. 26 The sscre.
tarv ofthe interior has received Q re,
port from Aeting superintendent Aeye
IN, giving details Of the work. Of eject
ing iutruders from the national parks.
He says that his men have elected
from Sequola and Gen Grant parks
$4,000 head 81 sheep
No serious damage resulted from
forest fires ia these parks, the grove Of
big trees being uniniured.
The work Of clearing Yosemite park
Of intruders is going on well and
about 2U,O00 additional sheep have
been removed, makiag a total from
that park Of 10000. A large fire
broke out IL Yosemite park on The
night Of August Ia. Il was gotten un.
der control and no serious damage wal
done. The water Is very scare ia tbs
park and the continued hot weather
has made the grass and heritage very
inaammable
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
MISSIONARIES IN DANGER.


London, Aug 2I.-The Daily Mails
Hong Kong correspondent telegraphs:
"The British consul at Kiung Chau
Heinan has asked the American COM
sui at Canton to urge the viceroy to
send soldiers to Nodea, near HoI How,
70 protect the lives lives and property
Of American missionaries there who
have been obliged to flee for their
ives from Nodea and seek the protec-
ion Of the British consul at Hoi How.
To-day the American consul at
Canton notified the ylcerog Of the state
81 affairs, and requested him to inn
nediately telegraph peremptory or
ders to the officers to disperse the
rioters. and protect the lives and prop.
erty Of The Americans.
Reports just received from Hanian
| indicated renewed successes on The
part Of the Triad society, who.
I strengthened by a horde Of pirates.
/ looted and burned a number Of villages
/ in the Hoi How district on August 10.
phe British consul appealed to The
taofai Ia protect the threatened Amer
ieaas, and soldiers were dispatched
Who succeeded ia rescuing them anC
escorting them from Nodea to Ho.
How.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
-ENeLAND,s cHINEsE P0LLeY.


LONDON. Aug 26-The dispatch
eabled from London 10 New York to
the effect shat Lord salisbury, before
leaving for France, informed her maj
esty the queen. that IN the present
critical state OF the relations with
Russia he must resign unless her fire.
quently expressed veto upon the
prosecution 81 diplomacy to the point
Of war during her lifetime was with
drawn and he was given an absolutely
free hand, and that ~thereapon she
ministry made definite proposals to
Russia, which, ia effect, amounted to
en- nltimatum, IS an elaboration Of the
current gossip Of the clubs aud the sem
aational weekhes, and is obviously i'm.
possible Of on6rmation or denial Cir
eunstantial evidence an goes 10 dis.
prove the statements
Lord Salisbury has been spending
his vacation siuee parliament adj
journed In Franco Sir Thomas Henry
sanderson. permanent under secretary
81 state for foreign Affairs, and othet
most important officials Of the foreign
office and likewise the Russian am
bassador 10 Great Britain NJ DE
Stnal have been on The continent for
q long Time Apparently there are nc
important negotiations aloot
England Abandoned the opeu-door
policy because Russia closed the door
ia her faco, as has been pointed out,
and retreated TO the policy " spheres
81 Influence because it is necessary 70
appear to have some Chinese policy
Two British ships were withdrawn
from Chinese Waters yesterday
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
THE CAPTAINS SPEECH.
II Was interestingly Brief aud DEE
eldedly 90 the Point nut Ensat-
isfactOry so che Orator.

0ne OF the volunteer companies recently
Mt Camp Anger possesses q UeaGt#iui new
flag, winch Fas luade ana presented by "a
number 81 p~aIrl0tlg womglIu the Penusylt
vanil town from Which THE company comes.
lt Was presented last before zoe company
marched away or steamed away, 10 be ae
Curate and the presentation was the Ocea.
sion oi much ceremony. The tompauy was
drawn up iu a long lme company 'front.',
4 believe, IS the mlatary term lorl t aBd a
very ohafming young lady read 4 very
charming and somewhat lengthy address,
WHuch contained a great deal Oh ti0wgfB lam,
guage. Fine captain was III then, and had
10 reply lie Is rot nm eloquent man At any
time and he Is extremely shy5 but ae had
written ont Il graceful speech Ul accept
auge, and be stepped forward confidently
and received the banner.
Ladies. be begun, To q FoHrth Of July
voice Ladies, we VIII accept this Gag. Ia.
dies, we we viii accept this flag Here
hls color tQrsook him be had forgotten tho
best Of bis speech. One trembling hand
sought the pocket Of bis blouse. The manu-
script WIS o d
Ladies' be began again, de~speately,
with 2 gulping kind Of gasp, Ladies', we
will aecent this Dag, and. and, ana thanks
aWiullB for u, dolt you know.
And after al, ! dare say the imprnmptu
was quite as effective as the address he
had prepared bnt the captain DOESN'T lie
to talk about t-Washington Post.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
ms UNDERSTANDINGS
BE knew what . Receives Was duut
g. Well as Anybody 10 the
Uuurtruem

A few days ago 3 case was iu one ot the
courts that involved a receiver for q building
association The plaintiff was d highly Ne.
epected German VINO knew what he wanted,
but IN some manner the attorney had not
taken the steps that his client desired.
When the plaintiff was or the stand he al.
torpey examined him ai length, During the
examination the old gentleman became ex.
cited and answered the quesgi0ns Ia sHch a
way that The judge was under lhe impression
that be didn't thoroughly understand the
questions and answers, tie declared that he
ddat want a receiver. that De didn't want
bis attorney 10 take The Atep. and thatali be
wanted was his money
At this point the Judge suggested that the
court interpreter he sent for, that the Ger.
mai might make himself more clearly under.
stood hnt he declared that De Understood
whit he wanted, and chat was his money.
and 4 he failed 10 get It be would kHl him.
self
To ascertain il he knew what he wanted
TIE judge said;
no Won know what O receiver is2'
Yes sir; I do, sr, slId the honest Ger
man Gle v0s der man vet gifts der moujsh
and / gits uettings
This convinced the Judge that the plaintiff
knew quite well what he wanted aud what
be was tolking a5out - the interpreter
was dispensed with, for the time being ot
least.
l guess aid Che iudgc in conclusion,
"be knows about as much about receiver
rs we dos Cincinnati Commercial Tribune,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
MRS. BorKTr WILL FIGHT
Her Lawyers are Busy with
Legal Matters.

San Francisco, Aug ~, The police
Of this city are wording hard TO per-
feet the local end Of tile BotIlin case
before Detective Money arrives from
the east with the requisition papers
for Mrs. Botkinis extradition. Assist
ant District Attorney Dunno Is prepar.
ing to aid the authorities in every
way, and at the same time Mrs. Bot
kin's attorneys are preparing an
elaborate argument against a transfer
Of the case to the Delaware courts.
Attorney Dunue has required Chief-of-
Police Lees to get a more definite
status OF the case from the Delaware
officials, and to that end the following
was telegraphed 70 Attorney-General
White, of Delaware, yesterday asking
Tor the ahdavits ia the case on the fol-
lowing points,
Separate ~atidavits from all parties
knowing any facts tending to show
who committed the crime, toswit:
From post Office authorities Of date of
receipt Of box; to whom delivered; by
whom delivered to the victims; who
partook of candy; date Of deaths, with
names Of victims; attending physicians
on deceased; that candy contained poi-
son, atidavits from chemists Analysing
candy date Of analysis with result;
parties present az eating Of candy.
All these, with such other afidavits
~obtainable concerning proof Of guilt
as would be sufficient to hold the de-
PENDANT to answer before magistrate
for final trial, must be attached to and
made part Of the requisition papers,
properly examined BY magistrate and
eountY,clerk and alsihe-Af."f
ing to law.
Mrs. Botkin's attorneys win make a
desperate hght in her behalf and
Chief Lees wants to have his side of
the case prepared on strictly legal in
formation.
Mrs B5tkin spends . great deal OF
her time in perfectinR the gorgeous
ness Of her attire. She changes her
gowns frequently, and to all outward
appearances is not in the least nerv.
Gus. She, however, takes a great deal
Of interest Ia the case and reads every
line published in the newspapers She
has had several consultations with her
attorneys, but the ordeals have 30 far
lad little appreeiable effect on her
nerves,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
u CHEERING Multitude.
The Arrival Of admiral Schiey az
the National Capital Greeted
with Loud Acclaim.
EVERYBODY JOINS II THE sHouTlHs.
Thanked bT the President for the spies.
ana Victory Achieved a. santiago bay
The Work Of the Porto Rican COM
Rslsslou Discussed and Genera Fl
t,raetloas alssa

Washington. Aug 97-Rear-Ad-
miral Schley reached Washine t0n at
4;i0 o'clock yesterday afternoon over
the Pennsylvania railroad ne was
quickly noticed at most 81 the stations
along the line and throughout The
trip he was greeted with cheering
crowds When the train pulled into
the depot here ne found q compact
mass Of spectators which filled the De.
pot and overlooked ont into The train.
shed. Tie admiral and Mrs schley
when they appeared, were greeted
with cheers and shouts Of "Hurrah
for sehlcy.n
Everybody Joined Al the shouting.
Everybody Joined IN the shouting,
and the depot attaches crowded about
the admiral and insisted On a hand
shake,
Al the gates the crowd increased,
and, amid d]eufcniug cheecs, The adj
miral and his wife. the FORMER with
hat off, passed through two solid lines
Of people, A lieutenant and squad Of
police with difficulty cIeured a pas,
sageway 10 the carriage which was il
waiting. Through the mass OF We.
hicles that had been drawn up by ou-
rious drivers the hanson pulled into
Pennsylvania avenue and proce eded
directly TO the shoreham hotel
Gheered An the Way Followed BY a Gave
alcado OF Bieycllsts,
There were groups of cheerersa an The
way and a cayalcade OF bieyeIists
formed "a voluntary escort,
lhe admiral stayed only a few min
utes at the hotel, aud then drove over
to the navy department, where, with
cut any prelimiparies. he reported di,
rectly TO Acting Secretary Alien The
latter accompanied him over TO the
White House, reaching there al $50.
The president gave him a most cordial
reception. The president thanked the
admiral, as he had Admiral simpson,
for the success Of that memorable en-.
gaRemenS Of duly 3, and took occasion
to say that it was that battle which
brought about the surrender Of snnti.
ago.
Discussed the Work Of the Porto RI0an
Commission.
The president then entered into a
discussion Of the work Of the Porte
Rican commission, to which the nd.
mirsI has been appointed He went
over with him Jhe general instructions
which will guide the body Ia arrang-
ing for the evacuation Of The Spanish
from the island and other work
During most OF the conference, which
occupied about an hour, Assistant Sec
rotary q State Moore was present.
Future Movements.
On lenving the president Admiral
Schley drove to his hotel. He said hie
health had improved greatly lie viii
ing, and probably early n tile GtteF-
noon will leave for New York. From
there he will 20 back to Westportr
Conn. He viii spend d few days there
before returning here preliminary ID
taking up his duties with the commits
sion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01


Washington, Aug. 81 Geryera
should haves stayed ia Santiago har-
Dor forever rather than come out the
way he did, was Che solemn remark
Of Capt Clark, late OF the battlesbip
Oregon
lhe feet was a fortress With his
guns he could have driven the Uulted
states army away from shore until
such time as it could mount ten-inch
guns 20 sink his ships. He was master
OF the situation, and should have hung
on until every last member Of his
ships crews died Of absolute starya-
ion. Then would lie have been a
real hero an eternal figure in history.
Think Of the chances In his favor.
Yellow fever might have come anddec-
mated the American ranks. a gale
might hafe broken loose GU the
Caribbean sea that would have scat
tered Il ships to the four winds Of
heaven, after which Ceryera could
have sailed away without opposition
and returned Il his native land nm
defeated
Capt. Charles II. Clark. recently in
command Of that wonderful fighting
machine, the baltleship Oregon, is
now at the marine hospital, where he
proposes to rest for d few days until
his family shall have arrived from
Michigan.
Nobody must infer that Capt. Clark
is an invalid. He is merely suffering
from a temporary ailment, brought on
by the low fever and long-continue6
sea diet.
What are the lessons of the santi-
ago fght?" he was asked.
First smokeless POWDER second,no
woodwork on ships. The Spaniards
were burned up
What Is your opinion about the
seuttling Of the Spanish ships after
their surreader?n
1T was wrong and in violation OF
every principle Of good faith on the
part OF a conquered foe, replied the
captain.
THE me- who did those acts forfeit
ed their right to be protected, and
ought 10 have been shot right then
and there. SeHttling a ship after sur
render is treachery ! do not believe
that Admiral Cervera gave orders for
anything Of the kind. No, no, he is a
gentleman, irresponsible men COM
mitted the outrage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
MASTERING OUT.


Washington, Aug. 27-Gen Goblin
said yesterday that BE had received no
orders looking to the movement Of
troops at Camp Alger on their muster
ing out. The principal topic among
the soldiers is The Likelihood OF their
being mustered out, So per cent. Of
them, it Is said, desiring to 90 home.
The officers, as a rule. prefer to re-
main ia the service. II the weather
permits to-day Che First Connecticut,
Third Virginia and Eleventh signal
corps viii be reviewed by Gen. Goblin.
The general c~ourt-martial PROBABLY
will publish in a day Of two the find
ings ia the case Of Private Gay,
charged with r6bbinR the mails. The
general opinion is that Gay will re.
ceive a heavy sentence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
CHINESE PENSIONERS.
The Ceiestlai Kingdom It Last Repre-
aented on Uncle SANS Pen-
sion RoiL

WAsHNaroN, Aug S6-Ihe pension
office yesterday granted a pension Q
Al Chum, 4 Chinese subject aud widow
Of Pascal Martin, d sailor Of the United
States navy, To whom she was mar-
ried ia Shanghai IN 1895. Three chill
dren were bora to the couple. The
widow will receive s. per month and
the children 81 . month each Almost
every other country furnishes q Or
more pensioners for Uncle sam, but
until yesterday China was without 3
representative
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
SELECTIONS MADE.
Attaches OF the Peace Commission Who
win be Appointed b. President
Mckinley soon.

Washington. Aug 9Z-Tbe follow
ing attaches OF the peace commission
have been selected and will be ap-
pointed by the president John Moore,
Of Massachusetts,, NOW assistant seere-
tary 81 state, TO be secretary Of the
commission, and j Il Macarthur Of
New York, 60 he assistant secretary.
Mr. Macarthur was formerly first Sec
Rotary Of tie United states legation az
Madrid, and Is now On special duties
st the state department. He has had
considerable experience IL work 81 Z
diplomatic nature
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-09-01
The Hlg -Four Monitors vii Pc Returned
North.

WAsmgoTog Aug 28 The Big f0uI
monitors Terror, Puritan, MiantoDo0
NAH and Amphitrite aud the cruiser
Montgomery have been ordered by the
navy department 70 Newport - 4
III has been thought Che monitors Will
Be used 10 tho large ports ri Caba and
Porto Rico, Bat IL haa now bssn de
oided 30 hold them north Iite Milan
t0nomah ia 81 Dry Ioftngas and the
Others afe in West indian waters
Ibe extreme beat has told severely Oh
officers aud mea IL The monitors taat
having very limited recommendation