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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
NO REPRESENTATION AT HAVANA.
United States Has No Way of Getting Official
Information From Cuba.

Washington, April 12.-Inquiry at the
state department discloses the fact that the
United States has no representative in Gu
ba upon whom 1t can depend for official in
formation in regard to the progress of
events on that island, and that 1t Will be
compelled to rely, until other arrangements
are made, upon the reports of the Spanish
government for information.
According to an official at the department
the British consular aff1ces in Cuba are
expected only to care for the archines and
property of the United States consulates,
turned over to them on the departure of
the American representative, and to look
after the interests of the Americans still on
the island.
1t is said to be no part of their duty to
keep the United States state department in
formd of political or other developments in
Cuba and that the department will not call
upon them for any special service or infor-
nation unless 1t becomes absolutely neces-
sary by stress of circumstances. 1t is more
than probable, however, that IL anything
important should happen in which the
United States has a direct interest, that
the British officials might consider 1T an act
of friendship to bring it to the attention of
the secretary of state, either through the
London foreign exchange office OF the Brit
ish ambassador at Washington. Notwith-
standing this apparent lack of facilities for
obtaining official information of affairs on
the island, the officials of the administra-
ton express confidence in their ability to
keep properly informed of the course of
events in Cuba, especially with reference to
the developments which may result from
the proposition of Spain for the cessation of
hostilities on the island.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
SPANlARDS THREAT ENED HIS LIFE.
limited States Consul Brice Left Cuba In Good
Time.

New York, April 1.-THE Norwegian
steamer Herman Wedel harrisburg arrived
this afternoon from Matanzas. bringing
thirteen passengers, who fled from that port
to evade the Spanish mob.
Consul Brice said that for three days
before leaving Matanzas the people threat
ened his life, and at all times his property
was in danger. His secretary was obliged
to fee for his life, as the mob threatened
to drag him through the streets. During
this three days the consul stuck manfully
to his post. distributing supplies to the
starving reconcentrados and relieving their
necessities. At p. m. of the Sth inst. he
received notice from Havana to withdraw
from his post.
The Jarlsborg was the only steamer In
port, and Captain Kjerland agreed to take
the consul and his party to New York. At
10 p. m. the party embarked on board and
the steamer Immediately sailed. The con-
sui left all of his baggage, and members of
the party were unable to bring away any
of their effects. The consul says that the
condition of the people is terrible, and that
the authorities are making no efforts to
supply their wants.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
A WRIT OF GARN|SHMENT
Filed by the Electrical Insulation
Company of Chicago
AGAlST THE OLIVETTE CLUB
And Its ncorporators to Satisfy an Indebted
ness of VIM. J. HaIpin 1.-Two Suits
for Damages.

In the city court yesterday the Electrical
insulation company of Chicago filed a
writ of garnishment against the Olivette
club and it's incorporators Thomas Rens-
ford, Harry Rensford and F. M. Steck to
satisfy an Indebtedness of William J. Hal
pin of $S696 which amount. it alleges, 1t
has reasons to believe is in the possession
or keeping of the defendants.
1t will be remembered that short time
ago Halpin, who was experimenting the
electrical work of the Birmingham Trac-
ton company for the electrical construc-
ton company who had the contract, was
arrested in St. Louis on a warrant charging
him with embezzlement and was brought
back to this city and placed in the county
jail.
1t is said that Halpin was short in his
accounts with the company and skipped,
leaving his wife at the Florence hotel, and
letter to her led to his location.
Mrs. Halpin stated at the time that her
husband had been taken in by crowd of
gamblers, and had lost the money In that
way.
When Halpin arrived from st. Louis in
charge of Sheriff o'Brien he was seen at
but refused to be interviewed, although it
was said that steps would be taken to re-
cover the money which is alleged to have
been lost.
AS to whether it is claimed that Halpin
lost the money at the Olivette club could
not be ascertained, but the filing of the writ
of garnishment yesterday promises to throw
more light the subject.
Trustee Sues
Lewis D. Brouders. trustee of the Her.
cules Foundry company, entered suit yes
terday in the city court against the Sloss
Iron and Steel company and the Woodward
Iron company for damages in the sum of
49, 500 each.
was created and organized under the laws
of the state of Massachusetts and operated
a plant at Admission, Ala, which was
wrongfuly attached by the defendant to
the damage of the company of the amounts
asked
First Division
In the first division of the city court the
case of r. M. Camp ct al VS.. c. G. Camp ct
al on an issue of devisavlt vel non is being
heard and will probably be concluded this
afternoon.
Criminal Court
In the criminal court the non capital fell
ony docket was again taken up and sew
eral convictions were had.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS
OF the Methodist Church Having interesting
Convention at ST. Johns.

There were large audiences present at
each of the three meetings of the Metho-
dist Sunday school convention yesterday
at st. Johns. Three intensely interesting
addresses on Sunday school work were de-
livered by DR.. J. R. Pepper, of Memphis,
DIR. G. C. Kelly. of Birmingham, and DIR.
J. c. Morris, of Nashville. DR.. Melton, of
Tuscaloosa, addressed the convention last
night and a general discussion followed. In
which a number of preachers and Sunday
school workers took part.
Including the preachers, there are about
fifty delegates from neighboring cities pres
ent and there is great work being done.
The public in general are taking great in
terest in the meetings.
Mr. Green of Opelika, will address the
convention this morning and DR.. Wads-
worth, of Georgia, one of the most noted
divines in the church, will deliver an ad-
dress at night.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
CLOSING SERVICES
OF the Feast of the Passover at Temple
Emanuel.

The closing services of the Feast OF the
Passover will be held at Temple Emanuel
at 0:30 o'clock this morning. Rabbi Maui
rice Newfield will officiate.
The last day of Passover began last even
ing at o'clock and services were held Mt
the temple at which an address was deliv-
cred by Mr.. Samuel Ullman which was
greatly enjoyed by the large congregation
present.
During the past week the Jewish citizens
of Birmingham have only celebrated the
feast by substituting the Matzos, or I'M
leavened bread for bread with leven, and
by holding services in commemoration of
the deliyerance of the Israeites form the
Egyptian bondage.
The services this morning will no doubt
be largely attended. special musical
programme has been arranged under the
direction of Prof. Guckenberger.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
DASHED UP
THE SIDEWALK
A Runaway Horse Created Con-
sternation in Second Ave-
nue. Yesterday.

About o'clock yesterday morning a
horse attached to light wagon ran away
at the corner of Second avenue and Egh-
teenth street and came near seriously in
juring several persons in his mad flight.
The horse belonged to Vernon Cannon, a
farmer, who resides on Shades mountain
and was driven to the Eighteenth street en-
trance to the postoffice where Cannon left
his team standing. The horse took fright
at a Bessemer dummy and dashed around
Second avenue, running at a breakneck
speed toward Twentieth street, where the
animal broke loose from the wagon and
took the sidewalk ON the south side of the
street Mail Carrier Tom Edwards, who
was making a delivery in that part of the
city escaped being run over by lodging
behind the water tank in front of Browns
cigar store.
The horse continued his flight up the
sidewalk with the shafts and harness dang
ling behind him. Former Postmaster T. u.
Green, who was standing in front OF ELLIS
drug store, was struck by one of the shafts
and knocked to the sidewalk with terrific
force, receiving painful though not serious
injuries The animal continued its mad
race to the corner of Twenty-hrst street,
where it fell in front of the Jefferson Coun-
ty Savings bank ana WAS quichiy Supuueo.
Mr.. Green was taken into the drug store
where Drs. B. G. Copeland and Dabney
Luckie dressed his wounds. In short
time he recovered from the shock of the
fall and was removed to the home of his
son -in-law Harry Mercer, where he resides.
Cannon was arrested by officer Oldham
for violating a city ordinance in leaving his
horse unhtched.
A number of people were on the streets at
the time of the run away and 1t Is re-
markable that some one was not seriously
injured.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
INTERSTATE CODE
OF REGULATIONS
Meeting of Health Officers and
Quarantine Officials
Yesterday.

Atlanta, April 12.-As result of con-
ference of health officers, quarantine Of
ficials and railroad managers held in At
lanta today an interstate code of regula-
lions which, it is believed, will stamp out
any yellow fever which may appear this
summer was adopted. This code will be
presented by the health officials to the gov
ernors of the respective states and by
them submitted to various sanitary au-
thorities, in this way checking the fever
without the use of the shotgun quarantine
and avoiding the consequent paralysis of
business.
Full regulations were adopted govern
ing disinfection and detention stations
and camps for the shipment of merchan-
disc; for the guarding of the fever itself.
and for the proper restrictions railroad
traffic through infected towns A uniform
health certificate was adopted. The follow
ing resolution was adopted:
That this convention favors the plan Of
having medical inspectors attached to
those consulates where yellow fever and
cholera are epidemic, with view to Sc
curing for our protection definite informa-
ton as to the exact sanitary condition and
the presence or absence of contagious dis
eases in such consulate districts, and that
congress be requested to make the neces-
sary appropriations to carry the plan into
effect.
The convention was presided over by
DIR. Hornbeck, of Charleston. The fol-
lowing vice-presidents were elected: Vir-
ginia, DR.. Waugh Lynchburg; Georgia,
DR.. Dessausieur Ford. Augusta; Florida,
DR.. r. l.. Harris, Orlando; Alabama, Dr.
Rhett Goode Selma; Mississippi, DR.. c. NJ
Murray Ripley; Louisiana, DR.. ]. j. Scott
Shreveport.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
ANNUAL PICNIC
OF Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at
Bangor Cave.

The various committees of Division No.
1885, brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
are hard at work arranging for the sixth
annual picnic of the division, which will
be held at Bongor Cave on May 8.
This picnic is looked forward to with
pleasant anticipation by the many people
who annually attend and 1t is expected that
the biggest picnic crowd that ever left
Birmingham will be pulled out of the depot
on that occasion.
commendable feature of the picnic is
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
The SUMMER LEAGUE
or Basket Ball Teams To Be Organized a!
Once.

There were about thirty basket ball en-
thusiasts assembled at the Athletic club
last night for the purpose of organizing a
summer basket ball league
1t was decided that four teams shall be
organized and the series of games will be-
gin Friday week, if possible, with a game
every week until about July l. AS has
been stated in The Age-Herald before, these
games will be played on a court which Is
to be laid off over in the tennis courts of
the club
The following committee was appointed
to select the men which are to compose the
four teams:
q Redd. chairman Kimball, French, Fletch-
err and Professor Miles. This committee
will meet and make their selections the
last of the week.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
PERSONAL.

Griffin L.amkin of Jasper is in the city.
H. r. Stringfellow, of Montgomery, is in
the city.
D. M. Andrews and wife, of Montgomery,
are at the Morris.
E. p Loveman of Tuscaloosa was in Bir-
mingham yesterday.
Col. J. M,>Falkner returned to Montgom-
cry yesterday afternoon.
Judge VIM. s. Thorington, of the univer-
sity passed through the city yesterday.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13

Rev. r. T. Liston, OF Oxford, is conduct
ing a series of meetings of the Third Pres
byterian church, corner Avenue and
Twenty-second street. The meetings were
begun on Monday and will last through
out the week. Services are held daily at II
a. IN. and and 7:30 p. M. and being
well attended.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
To Break Our Crockerx

New York, April 12.-The British steamer
Taft arrived today from Port Antonio with
cargo of fruit. Captain Canrobert, on ar
rival at quarantine, greeted the ship news
reporter with the statement that he saw
the Spanish fotilla at the Canary Islands,
and "they are coming over to smash your
crockery."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
Leather for Cartridge Boxes

Philadelphia, April 12-England & Bryan,
leather dealers of this city, yesterday re-
ceived an order from the government for
1e, 900 sids of leather to be delivered at the
Rock Island arsnal at tn earliest possible
moment. The leather is to be used for the
manufacture of cartridge baxes and sword
and bayonet scabbards.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13

A decree Of divorce was granted in the
Second division of the city court yesterday
to Sallie Troop from Jack Troop on the
grounds of voluntary abandonment.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13

Mr. Wallace Stolenwerk and Miss Lillian
Welsh were married at the home of En-
NETT Welsh at West End by the Rev.
Father O'Reilly at o'clock last night.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
A Coleman Scheme

Tho McClellan men are laughing at the
attempts the Coleman forces are makihg
to carry this county or at least a part OIL
IT. One of the nervest plans that they
tried is as follows:
They go into the home counties OF eaeh
of the five candidates running for asso-
ciate Judge and threati~ to throw all OIL
Colemans strength against TINS associate
nudge candidate If he does not use MS inIiu-
ence to get at least part OF MS coul.Is
delegation for Coleman.
Tbav tried that game on the Harralson
forces in Dallas, and they secured hVe OF
the sixteen delegates from Dallas, although
that county was overwhelmingly for NC
Clellan. -
u,or,,ed IN the other associate judge candi-
dotes with more or less success. 1t mas
certainly been tried on Judge Sharpe's
friends in Jefferson, but with no success.
Several of them have been approached by
Coleman men with this threat, saying that
Coleman could easily defeat Sharpe If he
wanted TO- But the game didn't work. and
Sharpe's friends laughed at them Tor their
pains.
0Such a scheme as this Is a fraud on the
very face of it," said a prominent Sharpe
Mcclellan man, yesterday. Anybody VINO
knows anything at all about conventions
knows that the forces of losing candidates
90 to pieces as soon as he is defeated Nc
ClelIan will be nominated on the first bal
lot. and after that it will be impossible for
Coleman to throw his strength against any
body.
ITO prove the fallacy of this, Sharpe has
received the Endorsement, and Will receive
the support of enough counties that have
also declared for Coleman to convince even
the most skeptical that any attempt on
Colemans part to throw his strength
against anybody is mere bluff, and will
not have the slightest influence in the
county convention tomorrow, in preventing
a solid Mcclellan delegation from being
sent to the state convention"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13
A berries of Meetings

that Is per cent. of the net proceeds will
be donated to the charities of Birmingham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13

for committeeman In Monroe beat last Sat-
urday. He says that he is satisfied now
that the count was correct and impartial
one.
It was rumored on the streets yesterday
that L. L. Schwartz would run for clerk
of the circuit court on the Independent or
some other anti-democratic ticket that is
to be put out in the August election.
There was a great deal of talk yesterday
to the effect that Henry intended to run
on an independent ticket for probate judge
next August. Prof. Henry was seen by
an Age-Herald reporter yesterday, but he
refused to say anything until after some
thing is done with his contested election
case today.
All but eight of the boxes have been
brought in. Very few of those who bring
in the boxes know what their contents are,
consequently the full returns cannot be
had until today. All that have been re-
ceived so far will be found in the tabu-
lated vote.
There is still a great deal of talk about
efforts being made to get proxies to the
county convention, even If they have to be
bought. story also comes from Besse-
mer that one of the delegates in or near
that city had been approached by a friend
of one of the chancery candidates. and per-
mission asked to deposit 500 for safe keep
ing in his, the deegatess, safe. AS the
friend" started for the door he Is said
to have told the delegate that he "needn't
return the 500 if you will vote for --
for chancellor" He said that similar at
tempts have also been made on other dele
cations.
The county executive committee will meet
this morning at o'clock for the purpose
of counting the votes and certifying the
returns to the proper parties and for de-
termining what delegates are entitled to
seats in the convention, which meets at
noon.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13

Tom Eaine has given notice that he would
not demand q recount of the votes cast
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-13

for committeeman In Monroe beat last Sat-
urday He says that he Is satisfied now
that the count was correct and impartial
one.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-27
A BABEL IN AUSTRIA.
nrany widely piGerent Tongues |

Many Widely Different Tongues Spo-
ken In the Various Provinces.
In the Austrian Alps che local dialects
10 vary as to be unintelligible from one
district to another and yet have been Gull
tivated in passion plays and popular
poetry. Over and above these dialects are
enthusiastically In lower Austria, but
even round Vienna-Slav colonies, Czechs,
SloEaks, Greats. In Vienna itself the
Czeehs claim to be $50, 600. Slovenians
spread over three crown lands-Styria,
Carinthia and Carniola--and dominate in
the last, which contains also Uscoks, Ro-
man Catholic Serbs; but the Slovenians
seem to be retreating before the Germans.
OF these a remarkable group occurs In
the barren Gottschee country, southeast of
Laybach, only inhabited since the four
teenth century. Here again we find a
dialect unintelligible to other Germans,
yet rich in tales and poetry. Strange to
say, the reawakening of the Slovenian
race in the course of the last hundred
years seems to have been determined by
the first Napoleon, who replaced German
in the normal schools of the so called
Illyrian provinces (six in number) by
Slovene and called forth the passionate
HuullfhbiOu u bI6 OlUfeuldu pUcbSs AyTOi
and Vorarlberg, again, are divided be-
tween Germans, Italians and ''Ladins"
(Latins), the SO called Romansch of Swift
zerland
In the Tyrol also each valley has its own
pronunciation, its own accent, it's express
sions unintelligible few miles off. The
Ladins were predominant in the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries. Toward the
eighteenth century the Italians got the
upper hand, but seem now to be becoming
gradually outnumbered by the Germans.
The Ladins form curious little group of
from 10000 to 90, 900 in Tyrol, with near
ly 200 in Friuli (besides the 10000 of
the Grisons). Their language is nearer to
ProVencal or Californian than to Italian.
They chiefly inhabit the valleys, while the
German climbs the mountain sides, just
as he has done in Bohemia, the Czechs
mainly occupying the plains.--London
Spectator.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-12-27
ANCIENT EEASTS.
Much GIuttony Among the Old Greeks
and Persians.

Much Gluttony Among the Old Greeks
and Persians.
Enormous feasts were spread at the
Persian and other Asiatic courts, and the
great Grecian oonqueror of those regions
was once or twice in his dazzling career
more lavish than even the successor of
Caesar. But it was not regular habit
with him, nor was reckless prodigality
ever vice of his nation. OF course there
were exceptions, and that societies devoted
to luxurious living existed in Athens we
know from the works of Archestratus and
Athenaus, who wrote long poems to the
glory of cookery. The Hellenic epioures
were ingenious and often fantastic in their
ideas, but were not, as a rule, guilty of
gross extravaganza. They were fond of
such concejts as having whole pig served,
one side roasted and the other boiled and
stuffed with great variety of delicacies,
although the animal had never been cut
or separated in any way. Their cooks
were also skillful in preparing vegetables
to taste like meat.
A certain king had an intense longing
for fish called an "aphy," at time
when he was SO far away from the sea
that he did not suppose his desire could
possibly be gratifed, but bis cook made
him an artificial "aphy" out Of turnip and
disguised it so clever1y by sauces that the
monarch was completely deceived. Occa-
sionalIy we hear of voracious gluttons
among the old Greeks One of the most
noted was P liloxenus, who wished he he
a neck like crane, SO that his enjoyme. 5
of what he Swallowed could be heightened
BY several IL hes. This selfish fellow used
to keep his t..roat in training by gargling
it with scaIding water. Then he bribed
the cooks, wherever he went, to send in all
the meals furiously hot; thus he finished
the best there was of each dish before any
one else dared to touch a morsel. A fell
low guest was once so offended at this that
he refused to remain at the table of Phi
loxenus, saying he had been invited to dine
with man and not with an oven.-E. H..
House in st. Nicholas.