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of the populace in the cities of the country. The mobs are an element in Spanish cities to be reckoned with.
 But the recent history of Spain shows that the army is the chief source of deep political changes. A change brought about by the army would perhaps be in the min- istry, not in the throne. Sagasta has never been favorite of the army He was driven. three years ago, from power by the army; and Weyler is today trying to drive him out of office by claiming that he lacks vigor and push-that the war is in his hands feebly conducted, that a strong leader is needed. Weyler is but repeating the tactics of Narvaez and Serrano and Prim. They all lead political movements in and through the army. The present eaptain-generaI of Madrid, General Daban, has old scores to settle with Sagasta, and at the right mo- ment he may precipitate an army agitation that will drive Sagasta out of power. military dictator Is. in other words, more favorable than a republican uprising, or cabinet revolution.
 But these internal troubles have little re- lation to the conduct of the war Whoever succeeds, Sagasta would be doubly pledged to it's vigorous prosecution. In fact, he would gain power through promises to speedily smash the Yankees. The need of blows, such as Commodore Dewey struck at Manila will be none the less in case a political upheaval takes place in Madrid Spain is to be whipped, and driven out Of Cuba and Porto Rico, and her ships cap tured or sunk, wholly regardless or the man or men in power in Madrid. It will probably be some one other than Sagasta, but he will be Spaniard, and all Span iards are essentially alike. They all have a maximum of pride and minimum of po- lftical sense.
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Spain's Internal Dissensions.

The censor relgns in the telegraph offices of Spain, and the outside world knows very little concerning its present condition. It is known that martial law has been pro- claimed at Madrid and that rioting of a serious nature extends to nearly every province; but the political condition of affairs in Spain is not accurately stated or known.
 The chief internal troubles that Sagasta has to contend with do not come from the republicans or the Carllsts. The people are too illlterate for self-government, and the republic of Castelar was not bowling suc- cess. Spain Is not anxious to try another one of that kind. The Carlists do not com mand much general support. and the Pre- tender Is by no means a popular man. He Is, however, very rich, and he keeps his agents at work, and they may In some crisis springing from the war be able to gain hearing, and perhaps the support
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much to the annoyance of the president and his travelling party The new station will be convenient to the rapid transit line of street railways. The line in Pennsylva- mia avenue will pass immediately in front of the railway station, and by the closing of B street. as above indicated, it will ne- cessarily change the course of the Metro poitan line to run in Pennsylvania avenue immediately in front of the new station. thus giving the travelling public the oppor- tunity of using the principle street car ser vice of the city with perfect ease and the greatest convenience. <
 The question of eondemning large per- centage of private property on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, between that thoroughfare and the Mall, has long been agitated and 1t is believed by a great many persons that the time is not far distant when this will be done, thus extending the government reservation. The erection of the new city postoffice building on the south side of the avenue, between Eleventh and Tenth streets, indicates that the gov ernment may in time erect more buildings in that section of the city. This part of the
 
 dents here as well as to the millions of visitors. The erection of the new railway station at the place suggested will not in any way interfere with the construction of new government buildings between the av- enue and the Mall as there is any amount of room in the blocks both east and west. The present general postoffice department is already cramped for room in Its build ing at Seventh and F streets It is not im- probable that within the next ten years new postoffice building may be erected to accommodate the growing needs of the department In that event, the chances are that this building will also be erected on the south side of the avenue. new de- pertinent of justice is also greatly needed. as the present building occupied by the at- torney-general was erected as private building-and purchased by the government. The new building will also be located upon the government reservation south of the avenue. Upon this reservation are now To- cated the agricultural department, the Smithsonian Institute, the National Mu- scum, the Marine Medical hospital and the Fish commission. By condemning much of the property facing on Pennsylvania ave- nue from the foot of Capitol hill at the Peace monument, west to Fifteenth street, fronting the treasury, 1t will be of great benefit to the city. The proposed station of the Pennsylvania road will no doubt be more beautiful than anything the govern ment will erect and the necessity of a sta- ton at this point is so great that no one could with any degree of reason object to 1t. It is the proper place for a great rail- way station in this city, and if congress has any respect for the people who travel over this great system, as we'll as over the roads entering the station, it will not object to the condemnation of property and closing up B street. The Pennsylvania road seldom infringes upon the rights of the people. It is the one railroad in this coun- try that seeks to please the public rather than offend it.
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When Sergeant Hugh Collins, of Birming- ham, was shot and killed at Mobile last Monday by negro, Colonel Higdon detail- ed Lieutenant Edward w. Johnston to rep resent him on the occasion of the trial The Mobile Register in printing the story of the unfortunate affair, said: " Leuten- ant Johnston, who is a son of Governor Johnston, had conference with the de- tective and assured him he could control the troops. Detective Morris then went to the door step and told the negro to come out, which he did, handing Morris the pis- tol. MT. Foley took the pistol and he and Morris rushed the negro to the corner, where they were met by Sergeant Hart. There was some. excitement among the sol diers and Lieutenant Johnston drew a pistol and held them back telling them firmly that the civil authorities must be -arbiter in the matter. Detective Morris said last night that Lieutenant Johnston displayed great courage, and'it was largely due to his coolness and good judgment that violence was not done."
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Gen. Joe Wheeler in Congress.

Alabama was honored beyond her sister states of the cotton belt, when General Joe Wheeler wal commissioned major general. The dashing cavalry leader of the Confederacy thus became a national figure. The everyday congressman became at once one of the country's familiar names. one of it's recognized leaders in the field.
 And yet the war may be short Spain is not in condition to fight great people. A month may bring peace plainly in sight, but even if it does, General Wheeler will stand out as one of the heroes, of the war, and his name will finger in the minds and hearts of the people.
 The people of Alabama are interested in one question presented by the service of General Wheeler in the field. His renomi- nation and reelection seemed reasonably probable before his acceptance of a com mission in the army, and the people of the Eighth district may still desire him to serve them in the future as he has in the last fifteen years. No doubt his constit- uents appreciate the compliment paid the state and the far south by his appointment to a high military command. No doubt, too, they know he would in consequence of that appointment be even better known and more influential in congress. It is therefore reasonable to conclude that his promotion has not lessened his chances of reelection to congress, His district is seeking large appropriations for the im- provement of the Tennessee river and General Wheeler would be a very useful man in congress when such matters are pending.
 To some extent the entire state is in need of such man. If to General Wheeler should come the opportunity of leading a cavalry charge in Cuba. he would be in the house of representatives the most fa- nous man in it, and he could help any sec- tion of the state when help is most needed. At any rate 1t is certain that the Eighth district will hesitate before it rejects it's 7. old representative because of temporary service in the army. and it is equally cer- tain that the good people of the district will not overlook the welfare of the state when they meet to name the next repre- sentative of the district.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 Every man loses his dearest ideals sey- erals times before he finds them 4s~
 To live, a woman has first to love; to love, a man has first to have lived.
 Religion offers no consolation to a man when he is putting in the stair-rods.
 House cleaning with the women is proba- ply more of a mental condition than any thing else.
 Every girl always has ''grand-stand" speech made up to say to her beau when he calls, but says so much else she gen. erally forgets 1t. o
 About this time of the year you hear a lot of the liar who boasts that he always wears the same kind of underclothes all the year round.
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SINCE THE LAD MARCHED AWAY.
 By Julia Medley Finch.

An! I miss him everywhere!
 Nothing seems the same at all. Since the lad went marching away.
 Not a place but holds its trace Of his ardent, boyish grace.
 Thro' the darkness comes his face. Beautiful with joy of youth,
 Fine and firm with splendid truth: Thro' the silence sounds his tread
 Quick and firm and ringing clear; Thro' the lonely house his call--
 Mother dear" Oh, God! hear All night long that mother dear"
 And a sudden, nameiess fear Turns me sick and faint with dread Dread of that I dare not name, Save to God upon my knees.
 Mothers know what mothers bear. Mothers taste the bitter lees
 That must sometimes dreg the cup That their loving lifteth up.
 Mother-l-ears are just the same Be the Son, Him crucified, M Or the son for whom He died. Thou who gavest Thine for mine Help me trust my child to Thine! Birmingham, May 2, 1898.
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ONE COUNTRY NOW.

From the Scale Register.
 It may be true that southern men would rather fight under one man than another, the same is true of men from all sections, but when their country is threatened by a foreign foe they are Americans. and they fling from them with righteous scorn and indignation the unjust imputation that they are less patriotic than their brethren from any other cline; that they have to be bought with the price of a southern leader. This Is one country and one people, thank the Lord
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ONE BIG FAMILY.
From the Anniston Hot Blast.

From the AnnistOn Hot Blast. --
 Three-fifths of the populists who left the democratic party with Kolb in 1890 have, like true men, returned to their former allegiance, and democracy is more impreg- nable in Alabama today than ever. Let the remaining two-fifths come in with us, and again will the white people of Alabama be like one great, reunited happy family.
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WAR TIMES IN DIXIE.
ALL PROUD OF HIM.

From the Pratt City Independent.
 Our Own Little Joe Wheeler is the big gest man in Alabama, and everybody is proud of him.
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AMERICAN RAW TROOPS.

From the Anniston Hot Blast
 Some think that the raw troops are unfit for war; What a mistake! Better fighters were never made than the unskilled, un- disciplined farmers and farmers sons who did battle in the sixties.
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DEWEY HIGH UP.

From the Opelika Post.
 Dewey became one of our national heroes and he will hold, as he deserves. niche high up with Paul Jones, Decatur and the others who have made such glorious rec ord for the American navy in years agone
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SENATOR MORGAN HANDICAPPED

From the Laverne Journal. |.
 It is now in order for the Montgomery Advertiser to apologize to Senator Morgan for the reast it gave him about year ago when he said the United States would cer- tainly have war in the near future
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: Dewey's Great Victory.

Dewey's Great Victory.
 Definite, if not full, news of the victory in Manila bay has at last come to hand. The dispatch boat had to steam over 600 miles, and it brought in news that was even bet ter than the brief dispatches of the day of battle had led any one to expect. For without qualification, but none of his off, cers or men were killed, none of his ships crippled. No one had anticipated such a glorious and satisfactory victory.
 The truth is, the brave commander knew the nature of the work before him. He knew, beyond question, the Spanish fleet and it's shortcomings, and he made the best of preparations for striking sharp, de- cisive blow; and the blow fell upon the Spanish fleet and upon the braggart Cap tain general promptly, and as decisively as any one could have wished. It was good gunnery, good seamanship, clear grit ands indomitable leadership, all combined. In spite of the small American losses the fight a harbor supposedly well-fortified and pre- sumably defended by formidable fleet and by submarine mines, the gallant Dewey took up his work, and finished it to the glory of his country, and the delight of his countrymen.
 The battle is a new exemplifcation of Spain's antiquated armament and equally antiouated gunnery The guns in the forts, and the guns on Admiral Montojos fleet, consisting of one steel cruiser of 3,50O tons, one modern cruiser of 3,s42 tons, three iron cruisers of about LOO tons, two steel cruis- CTS of 1.O3o tons, and ten gunboats of steel of about 300 tons each, were in Spanish hands ineffective, and Admiral Dewey's brilliant victory was won almost without loss of any kind. His ships are as ready for battle as they were on the day they steamed away from Hong Kong.
 Commodore Dewey went into the battle with three protected cruisers, a partially protected cruiser, two gunboats and a rev. enue cutter-seven boats all told: but he had fifty-seven guns against forty-five in the Spanish ships, and ten of them were eight-inch guns. The largest guns in the Spanish fleet were six-inch guns. Provi- dence fights, to employ a thought of Napo- leon, on the side of the biggest guns; but the story of the battle very plainly shows that the men behind the guns and the off, cers who manoeuvered the ships, were fac loIS III thS Stiu66iS o'SA sAiS SAS"e 4 oSAiAS ocean possession.
 But this victory reaches beyond the Pa- cihc ocean. 1T doubt" says Admiral Col comb, of the British navy. 'if there ever was such an extraordinary illustration of influence of sea power. A superior fleet has attacked and beaten Spanish fleet supported by batteries; and 1t now appears that it passed those batteries and has talk en up an unassailable position off Manila. The boldness of the American commander is beyond question. Henceforth he must be placed in the valhalla of great naval commanders. Nothing can detract from the dash and vigor of the American ex- ploit or dim the glory which Dewey has shed upon the American navy. It may be bad for the world, for assuredly the Amer ican navy will never accept subordin-
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NAVAL COOKERY.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Recipe for making formidable Squad ron a la Espagnole:" Take one third-class gunboat, little moonshine, pronucia- mento and stir to slow music.
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THE SOUTH WILL DO IT.

From the Mobile News.
 As we said the other day, the union of the sections has all along been strong enough for all practical purposes. But if the northern states should show any signs of disloyalty, of course the south would have to coerce them. But we don't expect anything of that sort.
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Professor Worcester, of Michigan uni- versity, studied the tax system of the Philippines while he lived on the islands. In the matter of back taxes the laws of the Philippines are more summary than those of Alabama. "The first step,'' says the professor, lis to strip back tax delinquents to the waist. tie them to a bench or post. and beat them unmercifully"
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spain's colonial system Is her weakest point. Islands here and there do not rem der a nation unassailable. The mainland is good enough Beware of an agitation soon to arise in favor of annexation and a colonial system. The advanced repub- licans are matching it against 1900.
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A good way to remember the Maine is to remember the indemnities that Spain must pay on account of the seamen sent to their deaths in Havana harbor
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Selma and Eufaula should send on the,r delegates. Camp Louis V. Clark has room for few more tents.
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TIT BELLIGERENT SOUTH.

From the Salt Lake Herald.
 During the civil war Spain recognized the belligerency of the south. Before the war is over she will recognize the beligerency of the south again; 1t will be forced upon her.
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The belligerency of the United States is becoming an open secret
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North Alabama will fill up the First Ala bama volunteers; now let Central and South Alabama do equally well in filling the ranks of the Second and the Third reg iments. The Black Belt should brace up.
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THE HERO OF THE HOUR.

From the Opelika News.
 Admiral Dewey is the hero! Every American is proud of him.
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Admiral Sampson's shore serenades are not billed in advance.
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Spain is much ahead of the United States in torpedo boats, torpedo boat destroyers and submarine boats.
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Two of the gubernatorial candidates in Tennessee, Messrs. Bond and Taylor, have withdrawn from the race, and Benton Me Millin is plainly the peoples choice.
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If the battleship Oregon has to fight sim gle-handed five armored cruisers several mooted questions in naval warfare will be unmooted.
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President McKinley's military appoint ments are generally applauded. The polit- ical general has lost his grip.
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The country will have a monosyllabic cab inet when Messrs. Alger and Wilson retire. It now includes Day, Gage, Bliss, Long, Smith and Griggs. The movement is from polysyllabsm to a monosyllabic basis.
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The recent fall in iron was felt more at Manila than elsewhere.
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When Acting Rear Admiral George Dewey comes home seventy millions of people will greet him.
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The peace-at-any-price people are indulg- ing in a silence that may be described as profound.
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Commodore Dewey is just now a very large pebble on the Manila beach,
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Spain will not appoint court of inquiry in the case of the ships now resting in the mud of Manila harbor.
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The letters "C. "" around which so many memories are clustered, will be per- petuated by the Cuban Veterans. .i,
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HENRY VI.

Thus far our fortune keeps an upward course, and we are graced with wreaths of victory.
 HENRY VI.
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The Hon. Stephen B. Elkins and the Hon. Mark Hanna are engaged in match of impressive silence.
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A feature of the nineteenth century has been the steady expulsion of the Spaniards from the Americas. The twentieth century will not have that trouble to contend with.
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claim another mule had been killed at Ma nila
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z The Cape Verde fleet is safe as long as it stays away from Admiral Sampson. Fleets that are lost or estray do not have to be scuttled in order to escape capture.
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It is plain George Dewey did not hear Mark Hanna say, There will be no war"
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Remittances can De made by express postoffice money order or drafts at current rate of exchange Address
 THE AGE-HERALD. Birmingham, Ala
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LIEUTENANT E. W. JOHNSTON.

Acting rear admirals are the correct kind
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ate place after this exhibition of what 1t can do."
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Deweys staff. He is on the flagship Olym- pia which was one of the four vessels to enter the harbor and give battle to the Spanish forces.
 He is a native of Marietta, Ga., and son of Major A. V. Brumby, a graduate of West Point and afterwards president of the Georgia Military Academy at Marietta. Lieutenant T. M. Brumby graduated at the naval academy at Annapolis in 1880. Since that time he has remained in the navy, and has steadily risen to his present posi- ton on Admiral Dewey's staff.
 He Is, esteemed as one of the coming men of the naval force. Lieutenant Brumby has relatives in different part of Alabama, who are watching his career with a pro- found and anxious interest.
 Another young Georgian who was on the Raleigh, which vessel was in the thickest of the fight, according to telegrams, Is Lieutenant Casey Morgan, who has rela. tives in Birmingham.
 He is a son of Mrs. Hittie Casey Morgan, of Savannah, who is widely known throughout the south, as woman of very rare mental qualities and of unusual phys- ical beauty. Lieutenant Morgan Is grand son of the late Dr. H. R. Casey, of Geor- gia and first cousin of Messrs. Casey. of Birmingham
 Major John Berrian, of the continental army, was Lieutenant Morgan's great grandfather.
 These gallant young southerners are per petuating the traditions of noble and heroic ancestry and are giving additional lustre to the history of their country While the nation is glorying in Commodore Dewey's ~x;of Io bo ut1d feel that they have contributed to the glo- rious result by the courageous achieve ments of their brave. dauntless sons.
 BALL.