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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
No. 125.
AN ACT.


To amend section 4003 of the Code.
Section BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Alabama, That section 40O3 of
the Code of 1896 be amended so as to read
as follows: The tax collector shall attend
at the voting place in each election precinct
in the county, twice in each year, at least
thirty days apart from s O'Clock In the
morning until o. clock in the afternoon, for
the purpose of collecting the taxes of such
precinct; and of the time and purpose of
such appointments he shall give at least
thirty days notice by publication in some
newspaper, If one is published in the coun-
ty and by bills posted at five or more public
places in each election precinct; Provided,
that the tax collector for Tuscaloosa coun-
ty shall be required to attend at the vot-
ing place in each election precinct in the
county only once in each year, and that
shall be between the fifteenth day of Octo-
Der and the first days of December, between
the hours of 10 a. m. and p. M each day
AT such appointments the collector shall re-
ceive from each taxpayer of the precinct.
meeting him thereat and rendering the
same, the taxes and fees assessed and
charged against him.
Approved December IA, 1898.
I hereby certify that the above Is a true
and correct copy.
ROBERT P. MDAvID,
Secretary of State.
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in said case, which bill of cost shall contain
fees for issuing subpoenas for State wilt
nesses, twenty-five cents; issuing capias
(once) fifty cents; docketing cause, ten
cents; for continuance, twenty-five cents;
taking undertaking or recognizance and en-
tering same, fifty cents; trial, fifty cents;
entering judgment, twenty-five cents; en-
tering final judgment, twenty-five cents;
certifying same, fifteen cents per hundred
words; final record, fifteen cents per one
hundred words; recording indictment, twen-
ty-five cents; sherlffs fees, executing war;
rant of arrest two dollars; approving bond,
one dollar; serving su5poenas for State wit
nesses, fifty cents; committing prisoner to
jail, one dollar; summoning jury in capital
cases, three dollars; State witness fees,
fifty cents per diem before the grand jury,
and fifty cents per diem before courts of
conviction, and three cents per mile for
each mile Travelled to and from the grand
jury and court of conviction; but no wit
ness shall have fees in but one case on the
same day; cost of committing magistrate
and constable on preliminary trial. both to-
gether not to exceed five dollars; and where
the conviction was secured by a solicitor
other than a solicitor who is paid a salary
by the State, or where the solicitor is paid
a salary by the county, such bill of cost
shall also include the solicitors which is
now allowed by law; Provided, that the
costs In no case shall exceed one hundred
and fifty dollars.
Approved Dec. 16, 1898.
OFFICIALLY ROBERT P. MDAVID,
Secretary of State.
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Cloud or Mist

From the Detroit Journal.
The Mad Mullah was proposing suicide
today.
why should live?" unused he, bitterly.
81 can't be war-cloud much longerr'
But if you were dead, you would never
be mist urged the fiatterer-in-chief
realistically, fDr he didn't like the idea OF
being thrown out of employment just at the
beginning of winter.
Now this opened up the question of the
corporealty of the immortal residue of
spontaneous elemental resolution which
wasn't particularly germane to the African
situation.
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No. 145. ENROLLED-ANA ACT HB 235.
To amend section 3611 of the Code.
Section 1-Be 1t enacted by the General
Assembly of Alabama, That section 9611 of
the Code be amended so as to read as fol-
lows: The auditor SHALL Immediately upon
the receipt of such payroll, draw a war;
rant on the State Treasurer In favor of the
county superintendent of each county for
a sum which will be equivalent to the
amount estimated to be due on said pay
roll, and four per centum thereon, and shall
file said warrant, together with the pay
roll upon which 1t is based, with the treas
urer, whereupon it shall be the duty of the
treasurer to forward by express or ex-
change, whichever may be the cheapest, at
the expense of the State, to the county su-
perintendent, the amount of such warrant,
and the payroll and duplicate receipts for
said sum; Provided, that whenever the
warrant and the payroll upon which it Is
based for any county is filed with the treas
urer, it shall be the duty of the treasurer
to Immediately ascertain from the tax COL
lector Of such county If he has State funds
In hand sufficient to pay such warrant, and
If he has, the treasurer must forward such
warrant, together with the payroll, to the
county superintendent, and upon the re-
ceipt of such warrant and payroll, the
county superintendent shall present the
warrant to the tax collector for payment,
and the tax collector is authorized to cash
such warrant when presented properly en-
dorsed by the county superintendent, where
upon it shall be the duty Of the tax coIlec-
tor to forward by mail, such warrant after
endorsement by both the county superln-
tendent and himself to the State Treasurer
for credit on his account with the State"
The county superintendent of education
must Immediately upon receipt Of said sum.
sign the duplicate receipt and return one to
the treasurer, who shall attach il to the
appropriate warrant, and the other shall be
returned to the auditor.
Approved Dec. 49, 1898.
(Oflcial) ROBERT P. MDAvID,
Secretary of State.
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Down on the Name
From the WASHINGTON Star.

From the Washington Star.
II WISH" said Mr.. Corntossel, "that
they'd call this Anglo-American scheme
su'thin' besides an alliance"
What's the matter with that word?"
asked his wife.
Il haven't confidence In 1t. 1 like this
proposition, an want 1t to go through,
The only other thing by that name know
about is the Farmers alliance"
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From the indianapolis Journal
The Medium-The spirit of your husband
is here. If you wish to ask him any ques-
ton.
The Widow-I want to ask him where he
has been.
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and collected"

and collected"
Section 1E-Be It further enacted, That If
such convention be called, 1t shall incorpo-
rate and adopt the following as part or
section of any constitution 1t may frame
and adopt, to-wit: No city, town or
other municipal corporation other than
provided for in this article, shall levy or
collect larger rate of taxation. in any one
year on the property thereof. than one-half
of one per centum of the value of such
property as assessed for State taxation dur
ing the preceding year; Provided, that for
the payment of debts existing on the 9Th
day of December 1875, and the interest
thereon. an additional rate of one per CEN
tum may be collected to be applied exclu-
sively to such indebtedness; and, provided,
this section shall not apply to the city of
Mobile, which city may levy tax not to
exceed tho rate of three-fourths of one
per centum to pay expenses of the city
government and may also levy tax not
to exceed the rate of three-fourths of ono
per centum to pay the Indebtedness of said
city, existing on the 9Th day of December,
1875, and the interest thereon.
And, provided, that this section shall not
apply to the city of Birmingham, which
city may levy and collect a tax not to ex-
ce'.d three-fourths of one per centum In adj
dition to the tax OF one-nalf of 1 per cen.
tum hereinabove allowed to be levied and
collected, such special tax To be applied ex-
clusively to the payment of interest on tho
bonds of said city of Birmingham hereto
fore issued in pursuance of law and for
sinking fund to pay off said bonds at the
maturity thereof.
Section 18-Be 1t further enacted, That IL
such convention be called, it shall incor-
porate and adopt the following as a part
or parcel or a section of any constitution 1t
may frame and adopt, to-wit The property
of private corporations, associations and in
dividuals of this State, shall forever be
taxed at the same rate; Provided this SEQ
ton shall not apply to institutions or en-
terprlses devoted exclusively to religious,
educational or charitable purposes.
Section 19-Be 1t further enacted, That If
such convention be called, it shall incor-
porate and adopt the following a part
or section of any constitution it may frame
and adopt, to-wit: mo power to levy taxes
shall be delegated to individuals or private
corporations"
Section 20-Be It further enacted, That IL
such convention be called, it shall incor-
porate in any constitution it may frame
and adopt any and all other limitations up
on the rights of taxation that are in the
present constitution.
Section 21-Be it further enacted, That IL
such convention be called, 1t shall not in
corporate in any constitution it may adopt
any clause or matter looking to the removal
of the State capitol.
Approved Dec 16, 1898.
(OfficiaL) ROBERT p. MDAVID,
Secretary of State.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
Tale OF Two cities
From Judge.

FROM Judge.
Robby COT Philadelphia)-The angels
brought little sister to our home last
night
Mabel (of New York)-Oh, come, Bobby,
don't be guy and believe in those silly
yarns. You'll say you believe in Santa Claus
next.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25
Reduced

From the Brooklyn Life.
did their marriage end the feud between
the two families?"
mot entirely; 1t is confined to only one
member of each family now"
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Rev. o. p. Spiegel will conduct the Christ
mas services at the Young Mems Christian
association this afternoon at $3.50. His SUBJ
jeet will be: MANS Best Gift" Miss
Norma Scholar will sing at this service.
Master Vert Pearce will conduct the boys
service at 2:30, he being first vice-president
of the boys junior department There were
eighty-nine boys present at the meeting last
OMnday. There is room for one hundred.
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Church of Christ-Regular services at
Fox's hall.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25

Catarrh in the head is very disagreeable
complaint. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla and
be cured.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-25

From the Indianapolis Journal
"Er-but has she any solid attainmsnts7s
"Ehe makes bread"
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Regular services at Seals Hall by Rev.
o. p. Spiegel.
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Order your hristmas can
dies from Venable g. Mathews

Fireworks retailed at whole.
sale prices.
Birmingham Arms Sc Cycle
Company.
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Our Lady OF Sorrow Church-Regular
services.
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Catholic

st. Paurs-Regular services by Rev. P.
A. OReilly.
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IN THE PULPITS

In all Of the churches today there will be
special services suitable to the Christmas
season The pulpits in nearly every in
stance will be filled by their respective
pastors. A number of the churches have
been handsomely decorated, and nearly all
of them have special musical programmes.
Methodist
First Methodist, Nineteenth street and
Sixth avenue-Regular services by Rev. G.
c. Kelly.
st. Johns, Twentieth street and Avenue
Irregular services by Rev. l.. c. Brans-
comb
Wesley Chapel, Observation-Disclosures SER
vices by Rev. S. r. Emerson.
Twenty-first Avenue church, North Bir-
mingham-Regular services by Rev. J. R.
Turner.
st. Jaul-Regular services by Rev. w. L.
Hendrix.
Elyton acknowledgements services by
Rev. Thomas Armstrong.
West End-Regular services by Rev. E.
i. Green.
Ninth Street church--Regular services.
Ayondale-Reguar services by ]. d. Ellis.
Woodlawn-Regular services by Rev. II.
G. Davis
East Lake--Regular services by Rev. E.
IL Hawkins.
Wesleyan Mission, Eighteenth street be-
tween First and Second avenues-Regular
services at 7:S0 p. m. by Rev. George
Stoves.
owenton College-Regular services at 3
p.
Baptist
First Baptist-Regular services by DR.. B.
d. Gray.
Southside Baptist, Twentieth street and
Avenue Irregular services by the pastor,
Rev. A. c. Davidson.
Second Baptist, North Birmingham-Reg-
ular services by Rev. L. c. Kelly.
Avondale Baptist-Regular services by
Rev. r. M. Hunter.
East Lake Baptist-Regular services by
Rev. w. A. Hobson Subject: etiquette
in Church Worship" I Tim. BIS.
Woodlawn Baptist-Regular services by
Rev. w. NJ. Blackwelder.
Presbyterian
First Observation-Disclosures services by
Rev. A. B. Curry
South Highland Observation-Disclosures
services by Rev. j. j. Grier.
Second OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES services by
Rev. C. G. Brown.
Third Observation-Disclosures services by
Rev. ]. A. Bryan.
Woodlawn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS services
by Rev. w. e. Beattie
Central OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES services by
Rev. L. s. Handley.
Cumberland Presbyterian-Regular serv-
ices by Rev r. D. Wear.
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No. 1877. ENROLLED-AN ACT s. B. g.
To provide for the payment of cost out of
the convict fund, in felony cases sentence
ed to the penitentiary, prior to February
18TH 1897.
Section BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Alabama, That where de-
PENDANT was convicted and sentenced to the
penitentiary prior to February Is. 1897, the
following items of cost In the case shall be
paid, except in cases in which costs have
already been paid out of the convict fund.-
to the extent and in the manner hereinaf-
ter prescribed, to-wit: The clerk of the
court In which the conviction was had shall
make out full and complete bill Of cost
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Episcopal

Church of the Advent-Regular services
by Rev. John g. Murray. Celebration of
the Holy Communion at 7:30 a. M. morning
prayer and sermon, Ii a. m. song service,
p. m.
st. Mary's-Regular morning service by
Rev. o. p. Fitzsimmons Special musical
programme by the choir.
Rev. Thomas ]. Beard, Missionary
Christmas day, Bessemer, 1915 a. m. and
Woodlawn, 3:45 p. M; Tuesday, Livingston,
1880 a. m. and p. m: Thursday, Cardiff,
p. M; Brookside, 7:30 p. m; Friday, Coal
burg, $3.50 a. m.
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No. 168. ENROLLED-AN ACT lib. 29t
To continue and renew the General Appro-
priation for the ordinary expenses of the
State Government for interest on the
public debt and for the public schools
Section BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Alabama, That the appropria-
ton provided for the ordinary expenses Of
the legislative, executive and judicial de-
partments of the State Government, for in
terest on the public debt, and for the pub
lie schools, as provided in An Act approved
December the 9th, 1896, be and are hereby
renewed and continued in force until Feb
ruary 18th, 1892
Approved Dec 16, $685.
(Omcial) ROBERT P. M'DAVID,
Secretary of State,
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apart, anu remain tnefe one DAY each time
from eight o'clock a. m. until four o'clock
p. m, provided that the tax assessor for
Tuscaloosa county shall be required to at
tend at the voting place in each election
precinct In the county only once in each
year. and that shall be between the fif-
teenth days of October and the first days
of December, and between the hours of ten
a. m. and four p. m. each day. Upon fail
ure of the tax assessor to give the notice
required by this section or to attend any
appointment made by him in any precinct,
he shall, after legal notice, fill new appoint
ments or forfeit all claims to fees from
such persons In such precincts as We're. dis
appointed by his nen-attendance but he
shall not be entitled to fees for their fail
ure to attend the second appointment from
persons who attended the first. But the
assessor, at his second appointment, In
cities or towns of one thousand inhabitants
or over, shall remain at the place of ap-
pointments for one week for the purpose of
assessing taxes, and the assessor of Jeffer-
son county shall keep his office open at the
court house during the year, and the as
SCISSOR of Barbour,N Lowndes, Marengo,
Chambers, Pickens and Elmore counties
shall keep an office open at some place in
the county towns of said counties, from the
first of October of each year to the first of
the following January. And the assessors
of Marion, Greene. Macon, Marshall, Madi-
son, Morgan, Etowah and Cullman shall
keep an office open at the court house from
December first to January first in each year;
and the tax assessors of Perry and Hale
counties shall each keep his office open at
the court house of said county from De-
cember fifteenth to January first, in each
year; and the assessors of the several coun-
ties shall keep their offices open during the
month of January of each year.
Approved Dec. 16, 1885,
(Of1cial) ROBERT P. MDAVID.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
RIVALS KLONDlKE.
A RICH GOLD STRIKE NEAR
CANYON CITY, COLORADO.
The Ore Runs as High $4,000 per Ton
An Offer of 100000 Made For
The Discovery.

Canyon City, Colo, Dec. 19.-What
promises to be a marvellous gold dis
covery in Colorado is that made by the
Dawsons five miles from this city
Thursday afternoon. The ore runs
according to expert assaying as high as
$4,000 per ton.
The camp had been named Dawson
City after the discoverers and a town
site has been surveyed. There have
been dozen reported rich finds, but
they lack confirmation. So many
swarmed about the Dawson property
that the owners were compelled to
blast it in to save their ore from men
who were carrying it away for sam
pies.
There is no doubt but the Dawsons
have made a big strike They have re-
fused S20o,0 for the mine, but say
they will sell for $500, 600 David
Motfat of Denver is reported to be
heading syndicate which will offer
this amount. Surveyors are at work
surveying townsite and the lots are
disposed of as fast as surveyed at $50
per lot. The hills are dotted with tents
and campfres and people are coming
in every hour. The people in Canyon
City have complete confidence in the
strike.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
Cubans Want Revenue.

Washington, Dec. 2O.-Mr Gonzales
ouesada, representative of the Cuban
provisional government, has been at
the war department making certain
induiries concerning the revenues and
customs of Cuba under the coming
military administration. The leaders
of the Cuban party have been looking
anxiously toward the change Of ad-
ministration in the island as furnish
ing apostolic source of revenue from
which to defray the expenses of their
own civil government and to pay off
the Cuban army in part.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
Blanco In Spain.

Alicante, Spain, Dec. 2o.-The Span
ish mail steamer Villaverde, with Mar
shall Ramon Blanco, formerly Captain
General of Cuba; Generals Fernal and
Tejega, Colonels Cevalos, Pagliery,
Tusser and Domenigo and several
others of lesser rank, have arrived here
from Havana. Marshal Blanco landed
without incident, and evading the
crowd which was waiting him, took
the train for Madrid, after sending to
the queen regent telegram of devo-
tion and receiving from Senior Sagasta
one of welcome,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
PRISONERS TERRoRIzED.
Insurgents Said to Have Tortured span,.h
Prisoners


san francisco, Dec. 2O.-A dispatch
received here from Manila SAYS:
Spanish refugees from the north
who have just reached here say that
after the surrender of the town of
apart, the insurgents formed parade,
the central feature of which was a.
spanish lieuteuan who was carried
along the streets suspended from n
bamboo pole, to which his hands and
feet were tied, just as hogs are carried
here by coolies. On arrival at the
plaza the pole was placed upon two
forked sticks and squad of rebels
proceeded to terrorize their helpless
victim by shooting as close to his head
as possible without wounding him.
When the unfortunate man was un-
conscious with terror the procession
moved on again.
Another story is told of a Spanish
officer being confined in a cell with his
hands tied behind his back and com
PEELED to eat the portions of food al
lotted to him from the floor of the cell
like dog. Not satisfied with this his
captors are said to have hooked a rope
to his swollen wrists and through a
pulley overhead, hauled him off his
feet until he tainted with the agony.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
Accident on An Indiana Road-One Person
Killed and Several Injured.


indianapolis, Ind, Dec ia wreck
occurred on the indianapolis, Decatur
81 Western railroad, fifty-two miles
west of indianapolis, near Guion sta
ton. The indianapolis express, east
bound, left the track west of high
trestle and passed over the trestle,
which was sixty feet long, with seven
coaches off the rails and humping
along the ties. The trestle is fifty
feet high and it is considered phenom-
email that the train was not hurled Off
into the creek, in which event the
slaughter of life would have been aw-
full.
The rear car had just left the trestle
when the the spreading Of the rails
ahead of the baggage-car piled the
seven cars into heap. The baggage
car and smoker were ground almost
into splinters and all of the cars were
badly wrecked. There were about
fifty passengers on the train and not a
woman or child in the list, 1t is claim
ed that the train was running nearly
sixty miles an hour, to make up for
lost time. One man was killed and six
seriously injured
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
The Man who Pays the Tar.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Commissioner
Scott of the internal revenue bureau
has sent letter to Chairman Dingley
of the ways of means committee with
drawing recommendation that con-
gress should settle definitely whether
the writer or the telegraph company
should pay the tax on kilograms. He
does this, he writes, because, as the
attorney general and the courts have
ruled that the writer of the telegram
should pay the tax, his Office has no
further interest in the matter.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1898-12-22
CUBAN sELF-GOVERNMENT.
Gen. Shafter More Forciable Than Polite
Regarding the Subject.

Htns Snhtter more EOrClabIe IhAn POltte
Regarding the Subject.
Savannah, Ga, Dec 19.-At the col
lation of the officers of the Third
Georgia regiment of Postmaster-Gen-
eral Smith and the newspaper cores
pondents, Gen. Shafter had some inter
esting things to say about Cuba and
Cubans He did not make a speech,
but in a conversational way expressed
hims elf, his remarks being nominally
addressed to Col. Berner of the Geor-
gians, though they were intended for
the whole assemblage.
1T seems to me-" said Gen. Shafter,
that great many persons haye an
erroneous idea respecting our relations
with the Cubans. AS | view it, we
have taken Spain's war upon ourselves.
We shall in all probability hear good
deal more of the insurgents.
"How about self-government for the
Cubans?" General Shafter was asked.
Self-government'? the general re-
peated why, those people are no
more fit for self-government than gun
powder is for hell"
In the same line General Shafter
went on to tell why the United States,
in his opinion, would be obliged to
remain in the island for some time and
govern the territory by military force.