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The age-herald., 1898-11-12
GIVEN THREE YEARS.
Tom White Found Guilty of Manslaugh-
 ter in Second Degree.

Tn jury in the case of Tom White, charged with murder, after remaining out all night yesterday returned a verdict find- ing the defendant guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and fixing his punish ment at three and half years imprison- ment in the penitentiary
 Tn murder of which White was convicted occurred at Coalburg on Thanksgiving night in 1896 at ball given in Odd Fellows hall. White is said to have been under the influence of liquor and became involved in a difficulty with Joe Cox, which resulted in the latter being shot, from the effect of which he died.
 White was arrested and was confined in the county jail until about nine months ago, when he was released on bond. He enlisted in the First Alabama regiment, Company M, and bears a good reputation.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12

world, and you must show what you are able to do Tn the matter of self-government The Americans will be pleased to give a stable government to Cuba in the course of twelve months. Let us see If the Cubans are able to govern themselves, or If 1t will be necessary to make some other arrange ments. The Americans are doing every thing they can to give the Cubans an op- portunity to display the administrative ability they have"
 A cable message was received by Gen. Wood during the day from Calixto Garcia, at Santa Cruz Del Sur, where the Cuban assembly has been in session for some time, asking for a transport to take Gen. Gar cia and sixty friends to Havana. No United States transport is available.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
MEETING OF CABINET.
Federal Government Will Not Interfere
 in the Carolinas.

Washington, November 1.-The cabinet meeting today lasted over two hours While large amount of routine business was transacted, considerable attention was devoted to the race troubles in the Caro- linas. The president expressed deep con- cern oyer the situation, but it was decided that the developments up to this time did not warrant federal interference. The con- ditions in those two states, will, however, be kept under close surveillance, with a view to action should it be deemed neces- sary.
 There was some discussion of appoint ments to consular positions and two ap- pointments were decided upon. Frank Mason, of Ohio, who has been consul at Frankfort, Germany both during the pres ent and the Harrison administration has been selected to succeed to the vacant consul-generalship at Berlin caused by the dath of Julius Goldsmith and Richard Guenther, of Wisconsin, is to succeed Ma son at Frankfort. MT. Guenther repre- scnted one of the Wisconsin districts in congress some years ago and his celebrated "paregoric speech was on of the features of the debate on Colonel Morrson's hori- zontal reduction tariff bill
 There was a prolonged discussion of the sanitary conditions at Havana, largely brought out by a despatch which was read announcing two yellow fever deaths in the regular army. The fever situation at Ha vana is conceded to be very serious and the administration is cognizant of the neces- sity for a thorough sanitary overhauling of the city before it's occupation by our troops is safe. Elsewhere than Havana there Is also need for assistance of this government along these lines, and it as- serted a chartered steamer of the govern ment will be soon despatched to the island with supplies, including food. The report made on the discouraging conditions at Havana, was of a general nature, but it showed an immense amount of work in cleaning up the city will be necessary.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
Louis Braan Took to His HeslS and
 Escaped.
THE OTHERS NOT so FORTUNATE
E. M. Wallace, Flagman Roberts and Daniel Wheeler All Held Up and Relieved of Their Watches
 and Pocket Change.

On Thursday night several citizens were held up and robbed in the residence DOT ton of the city, the hold up in each in stance being made by pair of thugs who are evidently past masters at the art. The thugs got off with the poodle. No arrests About Il D. m. Louis Braun, secretary of the City Paper company, was returning to his home in Seventh avenue, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. Near the Henley school, corner of Sixth avenue and Seventeenth street he noticed two sus- picious looking white men, one tall and the other short, coming up the side walk As they neared him, one took the outside and the other the inside to allow him to pass between them.
 Started to Run
 Noticing this movement and suspicioning that all was not well, MT. Braun quickened his steps and endeavored to run past. As he passed between them the smaller of the two grabbed him by the lappel of his coat and attempted to hold him, but MT. Braun succeeded in pulling loose, and took to his heels with the small man after him, cry ing to his companion to shoot. Mir Braun was not silent himself and cried out at the top of his voice in the hope of attracting the attention of some one in the neighbor- hood.
 He proved to be the better sprinter of the trio, and the robbers soon gave up the chase, disappearing in the direction of Eighteenth street.
 A successful Attempt
 The second hold-up occurred in Nine teenth street, near Park avenue, at 11:20 o clock the robbers answering to the de- scription of the men who attacked MT. Braun a short time before. E. M. Wallace, a bill clerk in the office of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad com pany, was returning home from the theater and when in front of Shepard's store, cor ner of Park avenue and Nineteenth street, he was approached by two white men, who ordered him to throw up his hands.
 The taller of the two covered him with a pistol, while the smaller man went through hs pockets, relieving him of his watch and chain keys, money and other articles They then ordered him to move on, and they themselves made a hasty retreat up Park avenue.
 The third robbery occurred at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-third street
  iel Wheeler, electrician for the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company. MT. Wheeler was walking along leisurely on his way home when suddenly two men emerged from the darkness and ordered him to throw up his hands, presenting a pistol as a gentle persuader. They then proceeded to relieve him of his watch and chain and took to their heels.
 The Fourth Robbery
 A fiagman by the name of Roberts was held up in the Kansas City yards, in Ninth avenue, about o'clock by two men an- swerng the description of the perpetrators of the other robberies, and was relieved of his watch and chain and a few dollars in change.
 The robberies were yesterday reported to police headquarters, and the officers are making an effort to catch the highwaymen.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
PROSPERITY RETURNING.
Cubans Are Going Back to Work or
 Sugar Plantations

Guantanamo, November 11.-Gen Leonard Wood, governor of the military department, who is now in this district in the course of his tour of inspection along the coast, visited today the town of Jamaya and also two sugar plantations where troops are stationed. The visit proved exceedingly in- teresting. showing not only the fearful eff fects of the last three years of internal struggle but also the prosperity that Is gradually returning.
 Gen. Wood said to Senor- Perez, the new mayor of Guantanamo. who called upon upon him:
 You Cubans are now on trial before the
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
SLOSS DIRECTORS
Will Hold Meeting This Morning to
 Transact Routine Business.

The directors of the Sloss Iron and Steel company will hold one of their semi-annual meetings this morning in the offices of the company in First avenue. It is said that the meeting is merely a routine one, and that no business of very great importance will be transacted. There are nine direc- tors in all, six or seven of whom will prob- ably be present.
 They are President Sol Haas and E. W. Fucker, of Birmingham; J. c. Maben, w. H. Goadby, J. A. Rutherford, W. E. Strong, Richard Mortimer of New York; Joseph Bryant, of Richmond, Va, and Judge T. B. Lyons of Charlottesville, Va.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
An American Murdered

San Francisco, November 1.-The steam ship Belgic brings news of a murder which occurred in Corea just before she sailed from Yokohama. George Leake an Amer lean, was a storekeeper at Chemulpo. He was found dead with an ugly hole in his skull. A long blade with heavy weight at the end of 1t was found by the side of the body. Deputy United States Consul J. c. Sands was investigating the murder when the Belgic sailed
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
Body to Be Sent North

Havana, November 1.-The body of Colo neI Williams who died of yellow fever vi be embalmed and will be carried directly on board the Ward line steamer Seguran- cia, which is expected to arrive this after noon from Vera Cruz The death has caused a profound sensation It is a strange coin- cidence that the only cases of yellow fever among foreigners here lately -have been those of members of the American com- missions and staffs.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
New Japanese Minister

San Francisco. November 1.-Jutaro Kor- mora, the newly appointed minister from Japan to the United States, has arrived with his suite en route to Washington He is a graduate of the Harvard law school. He says Japan is satisfied with the steps this country is taking in the Philippines.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
.Monarch of Bradstreet" Dead

Toledo, Ohio, November 1.-The stallion Robert McGregor, 2:17h, the Monarch of Bradstreet dropped dead today at the Me Ketcham farm near this city, aged a He was the champion of 2:15 trotters, having sixteen to his credit, among them being the champion trotter. Cresceus, 2:09A. He was also sire of eighty in the 2:3O class.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
ENORMOUS BUSINESS DOING
Railroad Earnings for October Were 6.2 Per Cent. Larger Than Last Year.
SERIOUS MONETARY TROUBLES
Are Unlocked For, and at Present Seem Almost Impossible = Iron Shows Healthy Activity, and Good
 Prices Being Secured.

New York, November 11-R. O. Dun 6 Co.'S weekly review of trade will say to- morrow:.
 The country has safely passed the trial of ..off-year" elections. The volume of trade has been the greatest ever known in Oc- tober and the greatest ever known in any month except December, 1892. The record of November thus far shows clearings 10.4 per cent larger than last year and 9.3 per cent. larger than in 1892. The railroad earn ings in October have been 52 per cent. larger than last year and per cent. larger than in 1892. Foreign trade shows an in- crease of 20 per cent. in October in exports, with SS per cent. in exports from New York last week, while imports showed gain of only 22 per cent. in October and credits against foreign banks were piling up at an inconyenient rate. There was and is ab- soluteiy no anxiety about the currency and the treasury is only too strong. When enormous exports of products are consid- cred it seems quite impossible for the coun- try to meet with serious monetary trouble, especially in view of past surplus in favor of this country
 Wheat declined nearly cent. but recov- cred all the loss with Atlantic exports,
  3,2144s0 last year, and Pacific exports of 1,6l6 961, against l, 1892, 1852 last year. Western receipts 9,924,0i5 bushels for the week, against 7,255 ,514 last year, continue to rem der the holding back of stocks manifestly a failure. Corn has but slightly changed In price exports 2062,1 ,133 bushels against 2,2a4644 bushels last year and an increase of more than half in western receipts. Cot ton remains at the lowest prices on record, with heavy receipts and without milling.
 Iron shows healthy activity and good prices at all points.
 The minor metals still advance largely with the iron demand; tin 1S.5 cents and copper to 12.62 bid for lake, with lead steady at $3.72 1-2 in spite of heavy Mexican arrivals.
 Wool sales for the past week were only A. 735 00O pounds at the three chief eastern markets and were secured by concessions at all markets, as last week, making 1S,- 324 900 pounds, against Is 652 ,902 for the same week last year and 12 2S9, 600 pounds for the same week in 1892. Many holders are re- fusing to abate their prices, though large manufacturers bid below current prices, because of the uncertainty of the market for woolen goods. It Is growing in the minds of holders of wool that the supply of foreign and domestic wool on hand is much greater than has heretofore been sup posed Cotton goods are on the whole in better demand, although denims are slightly lower, and little can be said of an encour aging character as to the demand for staple goods of domestic use.
 Failures for the week were 211 in the United States against 291 last year and 26 in Canada against A last year.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
Schooner Holland Brought In

Port Huron, Mich, November 1.-The missing schooner Holland of the Curtis tow was brought in today by the tug Thompson. The mate, James w. Green, of Buffalo, N. Y., was dashed overheard and drowned, while the Holland was run ming before the gale. The Reid is at anchor about six miles from the Fort Gratiot light. This accounts for all of the consorts of the Curtis. the Fassett being ashore near Sand Beach.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
What Borrowers and Investors Both Haze to Say of the Alabama Home Build
 ing & Loan Association.

to Say Of the Alabama Home Build
 ing & Loan Association.
 W. V. M Robertson, General Manager:
 Your check for g, 02616 received, being the 72-months accumulated withdrawal value of my stock in ''The Alabama Home" My re-joining your association and taking $5, 900 new stock is. think the best endorsement that I can give your company.
 M. A. MYATT. w. V. M. Robertson, General Manager:
 Your check for $S26.20 received. being the balance due me on my stock after re-paying my loan. I consider The Alabama Home Building and Loan Association a financial institution of great usefulness to the com munity.s The investor is encouraged to save, feeling sure that his savings will be returned with fair profit. The borrower is enabled to pay for a home. the increasing value of his savingc helping him very much bama Home" by rejoining the company.
 T. A. KLEBS M. D. w. V. M. Robertson, General Manager:
 Seventy-two months ago I was living in a house for which paid $10 month rent. l borrowed from your association $500. I premium for seventy-two months. The withdrawal value Of my stock, with &C., cumuiated profits, then repaid my loan and returned me $6160 which check have just received. find that the total net cost to me has been $3.66 per month. s'The Ala usefulness to me. The settlement gave me such satisfaction that have retoined- the association. would advise all parties needing a home of their own to become a member of "The Alabama Home"
 B. H. BRANTLEY.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12

my patients the exact cost of cure for Syphilis Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Structure, etc., including medicines. This sum they can pay in easy instalments as the cure IS being effected.
 I wish to call special attention to my treatment of Emissions, Sexual Weakness. etc. The young and middle aged are perm anently cured; the old are invariably benefited.
 While consider my word as good as my bond, you may not know me personally; therefore refer you with permission to the First National Bank, the Alabama National Bank, Steiner Bros. Bankers the Jefferson County Savings Bank, the editor of this paper CThe Age-Herald), all of Birming- ham. Ala. as to the responsibility for my contracts. cure many patients by mall treatment. Call at my offices, or write me for book and question lists. Very truly,
 Y. E. HOLLOWAY, M. D., Watts Building, corner Third avenue and Twentieth street; entrance on Third ave- nue, Birmingham, Ala. Office hours S:30 to 12 n1.. 1:30 to 5:30 D. m.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
Woods Health Report

Washington, November 11.-Gen. Wood s health report from Santiago shows sick list of 1,176; fever of all kinds, 6l7.
 General Brookes report from Ponce gives the following deaths: Private Cummings, Third Wisconsin; Civilian Carpenter, quar- termasters department, typhoid fever.
The age-herald., 1898-11-12
DR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 SPECIALIST.
 GEhITO URINARY DISEASES. 26 YEARS IN PRACTICE. L L ii YEARS IN BIRMINGHAM. IN
I honestly believe

I honestly believe that I have Q greater experience In the treatment of private troubles than any physician in the south. Hav- ing in the past l2 years successfully cured thousands, having the very worst forms, which had not been bene- fited elsewhere.
 I invariably tell
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-23
A BoWery 10y In PHILADELPHIA

One of the guests Of the Hotel Lafa-
yette, young man who was evidently
very much bored by something CT other,
sauntered up to the clerks desk last
evening and asked, "W hat time is the
first train in the morning?"
"The first train?" repeated the affa-
BILE clerk, somewhat staggered at the
broadness CT the inquiry. "In which di-
rection?'
"Tho first train out" replied the
young man impatiently.
"But to what point do you wish to
go? They run in all directions you
know" suggested tho hotel man.
"To New York. of course" said the
other, and upon receiving the desired
information he left orders to lie called
in time to make the connection.
"There sa typical New Yorker Of the
class who snetr at Philadelphia, " re-
marked a bystandcr as the clerk reached
for pitcher Of ice water. Gle thinks
that Gotham is the only place in tho
world with which this city is connected
by rail-"
Reference to the register showed that
the youth did hail from the metropolis,
and he left word for bis mail to to sent
to an address Gu tho Bowery. -Fhila-
delphia Record.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-23
After Dinner Oratory.

Although "forensic oratory" is fast
becoming a tradition, although college
debating at it's best calls cut but per-
functory interest from the body of stu
dents, although what is left of congress
sional Cloquence isw orth, speaking COM
paratively, but a passing mention in the
press, although the address is sulplant-
ing the oraton and is itself tolerated as
perhaps necessary bore, yet there prob
ably never was time when the "after
dinner orator" flourished as be does to-
day. "Epochs are sipnalized by their
eatings," somewhere remarks kenelm
Chillingly, Tie nineteenth century phi
losopher, and our own is signali2ed by
the bad digestion which waits Gu ora
tory Ia mode.
1t is typical CT tho American way of
doing things-just as we play our ma
ticnal game by crowding around IA "dia-
mond" to watch professionals play it
for us-that at our dinners we have our
talking done fer Us, if net ty profes-
sicnals, at least y men who make a
profession Ct it. These are the men who,
as enc CT their number wittily described
it, arc to lie found regularly each din
ing season travelling "the postrrandia]
circuit " They are popular, recognized
purveyors CT this kind OF oratory, as dis
tinctly marked as class as are clergy
men Or actors. Outlook.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-23
"Dressed Up to the Mines"

beg to offer pure guess as to this
expression. Perhaps others will guess
something better. l think that it is
merely variety of the phrase dressed
up to the eyes" This is well known
expression. The "II. Il. d. gives an
example of "mortgaged up to the eyes. I"
We frequently find the plural eyne In
fact, it occurs in Shakespeare and Spen-
ser. We also find neyo for eye. | give a
quotation for neyes ii. e., eyes, in "a
Students Pastime," page 2l. The "H,
E. d." gives the plural nyen ii. e.,
neyne), but without reference. Halli-
we'll gives a still more extraordinary
plural form-viz, nynon, with a refer
ence to the "Chronicon Nilodunense.
The form neyne arose from the use of
my neyne or thy neyne instead of myn
eyne or thyn eyne. Lut it could also be
used with the dative of the article, Of
which the Mid. Eng. form was then.
This occurs in such phrases as at then
ale (also atten ale, attic nale), at then
ende (also at the neIde), for then ones
(also for the noues), Mod. e. for the
nonce) Hence to then eyne is a perfect
ly correct phrase, and to the neype is a
perfectly admissible variant of it. II
this be spelled to the nine, tie sense is
lost, and the addition Of $50 becomes
necessary for suggesting the plural of the
numeral nine, for the populace always
insists OF an etymology and prefers an
obvious one, even if it gives no SENSE
Walter w. Skeat in Notes and Queries.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-23

1t would lie interesting to trace the
rise ard fall CT tad In 1892 ylvester
Graham, a Yankee preacher CT tie Pres
byterian faith, deciGed that the surest
way to cure tho people CT iItemTerance
in drinking was to cure them Ct the
flesh eating habit. Ie went up and
down preaching vcGctariunism and te-
cane tho leader ct great following.
He not only condemned liquors, tut tea,
coffee, lut;1r ard salt, and wrote a book
to provo that the only bread tit 20 cat
was that n'ade CT uLbolted -four.
This resulted in TIE Graham flour
brand, called to tits day in his hcnor.
"Graham boarding houses were ,.tab-
lished oveIyv hlIo, at which these doc
trines were Tructiccd. Grace Greeley
found his bride at q tl.!uln Boarding
house, and ter time followed Ora
hams teachings. rahum advocated
that follow ing lis diet would cause enc
to 1.-Two 10 q Biblical ace, bot he Gled at
the early ago Ct 56.-Atchiscn GloLe.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-23
HindOo Cruelty.

The correspondent who sends the fol-
lowing to the Calcutta Asian states that
his information came to him on unim-
peachable authority. During a royal
hunt in one Of the Eajpoot states an ex-
cepjonally fina tiger was caught-net-
ted, no dCubt-and lured into cage.
His captors then proceeded to moose his
feet and draw them through holes bored
in the floor of the cage, and a black
smith was directed to draw his claws
The tigers legs having been secured by
ropes, the royal sportsnen had sliding
door in the cage opened, and when tho
captive put his head out they shut tho
door down on his neck while the black
smith, with mallet and chisel, broke off
his teeth Preparations were concluded
by muzzling the poor brute with strong
wire in some inhuman fashion. Tho
tiger was then released, to be baited by
dogs, and, despite his manned condi.
ton, he killed several before tho
"sportsmen" wearied of the game and
shot him.
If this story is true, and the informa-
ton is said to have come from an eye
witness-and there is nothing impossi-
Bile in the crippling part of the business
one would dearly like to take each Of
those Rajpoot royalties in turn and read
him a lesson with a cutting whip
London Sketch.