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The age-herald., 1898-03-31

Lord is to be given and on the next night Counod's Redemption both of them at St Mary's.
 Some people might say that such an un- dertaking as this is presumptious, but I think 1t will be generally agreed that 1t Is nothing but indicative of the musical de- velopment of the public of Birmingham. For notwithstanding the energy and talent 1t takes to get up these oratios. still 1t is necessarily the appreciative taste of the public of this city that makes them a sue cpsau
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
"rhe People,. Not "the Populists."

'In the Age-Herald several days ago. said Chairman c. B. Deans, of the populist state executive committee, to an Age-Her- aid reporter last night, you used an ex- pression which did not exactly express my meaning. I said that the state convention of our own party would be held in Mont gomery, because the people of that city that is, the hotel people, theater people and public in general seemed to take more in- terst than thy did in Birmingham"
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Chairman Garrett Denies Charges


 q heard reports this morning that and several other silver men," said William C.. Garrett to an Age-Herald reporter yester- day, "were seeking to slate' delegations to the county convention from the various beats in the county These reports, think, were circulated by the friends of certain gold standard candidates"
 q hardly think 1t necessary to answer any such remors," he continued, How ever, my reply to the complaint Is that it Is absurdly ridiculous and absolutely with out foundation and any one who states that I am endeavoring to slate or in any way participate in making up any delegation from any beat is unworthy of belief.
 "As chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic Bimetallic club of Jeff ferson county, have written to large number of free silver men in the various election precincts of Jefferson county, urg- ing upon them the importance of selecting as delegates to the county convention the most representative and reliable free silver men in thedr beats, whose sole purpose would be to nominate six of the most rep resentative free silver men in our county for the legislature and thirty men of Nike character as Jefferson county's delegates to the state and chancery conventions. I have not suggested the name of a single individual as a delegate to the county con-
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Hili's Beat, Birmingham.

The following democrats have been nom- mated as county convention delegates from Hills Beat. They are all free silver men and will support only men of their ills for the legislature: Mack Rittenberry, Dr.. c. H. Jernigan, J. T. Dusenbury G. w.. Linthicum, H. J. Stewart V. Glib, Jr., Henry Dean and J. J. Duncan.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
AN INTERESTING LAW POINT
Discussed by Judge Green and Examiner Pu
 rifoy About Jail Fees.

An interesting discussion took place yes- terday morning between Judge Sharpe and State Examiner Purifoy in regard to jail fees of prisoners who confess judgment.
 Judge Greene said that the acts of the legislature prohibited the sentencing of Q prisoner for jail fees. He said further that the supreme court had decided that the
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Jefferson County Delegation

The supporters of Judge Thomas W. Coleman for chief justice of the supreme court are admitting that he has no chance of carrying this county. They acknowl- edge that the majority of the democratic voters In this county are largely in favor of Judge Mcclellan for this office. Their plan now, it Is said, Is to try to get the delegation to the state convention divided; that Is to give Judge Coleman his prorata share or at least a few delegates out of the thirty.
 But to use a street phrase, the Mcclellan men say init" They say that the Jener- son delegation will be primarily for John- ston for governor, Sharpe for associate justice and Brown for attorney general They are all Birmingham men and will be supported unanimously.
 Mcclellan the Man
 The Mcclellan men say that while their candidate is not Jefferson county man, still he has about strong support as either of the three candidates mentioned, and that under these conditions they will insist on his having the entire delegation
 It Is also said that Governor Johnston, this being his home county, will take hand in naming the delegation to the state convention from Jefferson. It Is further said that Governor Johnston will insist on the delegation being solid for Judge Mo- Clellan.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
BASKET BALL
Tomorrow kight-Team Now Tied and Are
 Evenly Matched.

The last basket ball game of the local league will be played tomorrow night at the Athletic club. The game will be be- tween "A' and "B' teams and will be hotly contested. These teams are now tied for second place, each averaging 3S3 per cent.
 The following players will compose the teams:
 "A" Position. "B." Graves ..... .......Center ..... .......Jones Fletcher ..... ....R. Forward .. ......Dean Ward ....L. Forward ..Stolenwerck Underwood R. Guard ....... ...Head Orr .... =. l.. Guard. ........Johnson
 These teams are pretty evenly matched, since Ward is able to play again, and both of them have blood in their eye."
 An admission fee of ten cents will be charged at the door to keep out the push" At the last complimentary game there were some such disorderly characters pres- ent that this rule was found to be neces- sary.
 Outdoor basket ball for the months of April May and June Is now a sure go.
 As has been stated before in the Age Herald. a local league will be organized and a series of games played. Some games may also be arranged with Nashville and Chattanooga
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
South Highlends

The democrats of the South Highlands are called to meet tonight at Dr. Roses academy for the purpose of nominating delegates to the winter convention.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
CHANGE OF PLAN
 OF THE PRIMARIES Two Boxes Instead of One at Each YO-
 ting Place. JUDGE MCCLELLAN THE MAN He Mill Receive Solid Support of JefieF-
 sons Delegation. C0LEMAN'S MEN WANT TO DIVIDE IT "The BimetalIic and Democratic Leaders Are Not Trying to Influence Beat DeIega- tons," Says MT. Garrett--Hips
 Beat Nominates Delegates.
C0LEMAN'S MEN WANT TO DIVIDE IT

The method of holding the primary on April g, will be changed today in very important particular. Heretofore there has been only one box at each polling place, but this year there will be two boxes. This will be done to prevent any juggling" which might be attempted.
 Under the plan adopted for holding the primary the tickets bearing the names of must counted before the tickets bearing the names of the county officers If all these tickets were in one box they would have to be assorted before the counting could be done, thus affording a good opportunity as it is claimed, for crooked work.
 To avoid all possibility of any such mis- fortune, a petition was taken around yes- terday afternoon to all the candidates to be signed, requesting the arrangement com mittee to change the plan and have two boxes at each voting place and require that the tickets bearing the names of the coun- ty officers be placed in one box and the ticket with the names of the county con- vention delegates in the other.
 This petition was signed by all the can- didates who could be seen last night, and all will have signed it by this afternoon.
 Meeting for This Afternoon.
 Chairman Gibson, of the arrangement committee, has called a meeting of that committee In his office this afternoon at 9 o'clock for the purpose of taking action on the matter.
 Messrs Gibson and Thompson, of the committee, were seen by an Age-Herald reporter last night and both said there was no doubt but that the change would be made if the candidates desired 1t. It is not thought that any additional ex- pense to the candidates will be attached to this change, as the committee has money enough to buy the sixty-six new boxes re- quired
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
For Sale.

For cash, will sell gentleman's driving horse, young, stylish and fast; harness and standard make rubber tire buggy, nearly new. Apply care Age-Herald to T. D. w.
 th&su
The age-herald., 1898-03-31
Played Baltimore to a standstili

Charleston. S. C., March 30.-Charleston's southern league team played the Balti- mores to stand-still at the ball park here this afternoon. After nine innings the score stood: Charleston, 6; Baltimore, 6.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31

''Poses Plastique" by Bir- mingham Seminary young la- dies at Elks' Hall, Saturday, April 2, 8 p. m. Benefit O. P. Church; 25 cents.
The age-herald., 1898-03-31

Manager Haller is confident of getting Callfiower the twirler, who signed with Oswego, N. Y. Haller has informed him that he would either play in Birmingham this season or take a year off Another catcher will most likely be signed in a day or two.
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The record-union., 1898-07-19
CORCORAN HELD.
He Must Stand Trial For Burglary
-BraziFs Case.

Dan Corcoran, accused of having re
Gently burglarized the warehouse of the
Capital Gas Company Of copper wire
nary examination before Justice Davis
yesterday, and was held to answer to
the Superior Court, his bond being fixed
in the sum of $500.
Several days ago Joe Brazil and Cor
coran We're arrested on suspicion of
having committed the burglary and
shortly afterward Brazil, in a conver-
sation with the officers, confessed
his guilt and implicated Corcoran
and man known as "One-armed
McCarty." The latter is still at large.
Brazil, however, was not made wit
ness against Corcoran yesterday, and
if. in the opinion Of the District Attor-
ney, it should be thought advisable, he
Will be brought to trial.
Subsequent to Brazil's confession
Corcoran also admitted his guilt to the
arresting officers, and while Justice Da-
Wis admitted their statement in evil
dence, he expressed the opinion that in
a trial before the Superior Court an OBJ
lection to such statements would be
sustained. w. A. Anderson appeared
for the defendant
Even with the evidence of Corcoran s
confession ruled out, the officers con-
slider that they have a strong case. as
the loss of the wire is in evidence, and
also the fact that it was sold to p.
Hirsch by Corcoran and Brazil.
The record-union., 1898-07-19
NO MORE CLERKS.
Amy Voter Who Doesn't Wish to
Register Need Not Do So.

The Registration Committee appoint
ed by the Republican Central Commit
tee on Sunday, composed Of A. J. Bru-
ner, George G. McMullen, "A. J. Rhoads
and w. II. Govan, called on the Super
visors to see what could be done to-
ward facilitating registration.
Mr.. Bruner informed the board that
Chief Registration Clerk r. o. Cravens
was authority for the statement that
less than one-half the voters in the
county had applied for registration. 1t
seemed the people generally had be-
come very Indifferent about retaining
the right to vote. What the committee
first desired to know was whether or
not the board would allow the salary
of a canvasser should the committee
appoint a man to stir up the voters
and get them to register.
Chairman Morrison expressed the be-
lief that the voters outside the city
were registering reasonably fast, and
he was satisfied they will all get in.
The organized clubs of the several par
ties should get to work and look up
the unregistered members of their re-
spective parties. The County Clerk had
charge of the matter Of employing reg
istration clerks.
Supervisor Dreman said he had learn
The record-union., 1898-07-19
IMPROVING TAESACRAMENTO
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
Good Progress Being Made in the
Jetty and Easement
Operations.

A meeting of the Auditing Board to
the Commissioner of Public Works was
held at San Francisco on Saturday last,
for the purpose Of allowing estimates
for contract work already performed
on the cut-offS in the San Joaquin Rlv-
er and on the overflow weir into the
Yolo Basin above this city, and for the
transaction of such other business as
might come before it.
The estimate of $1,000 for San Joa-
quin work, and of $4,000 for work on
the weir, We're approved and orders
drawn for those sums.
Report showed the work on the Weir
to be progressing rapidly, and accord
ing to the engineers of the Pubic
Works Department, 175,O0O feet OF
sheet piling is already in place, ana
all of the big piles have been driven
Five thousand yards of excavation IS
finished, and of that kind of work 1t
only remains to dig the trenches for
the concrete walls. Work on the walls
will be commenced next week, and
work on the riprap masonry Will pc
prosecuted as soon as possible there
after.
An important action of the board
was the substitution of rock for the
fascines at Newtown Shoals. instead or
sand Originally the contract was
drawn to have the space between the
two rows of piles which form the jetty
system filled in with brush and sand
bags, but the Government engineers
insisted on rock being used instead OF
sand, on the ground that it would be
much more permanent.
Commissioner Leake Engineer Nurse
and L. B. Hall of the Auditing Board
were appointed a committee TO deter
mine the cheapest rate at which rock
can be secured.
In the original contract the con-
tractor agreed to put sandbags in place
at a rate of S1.35 per ton, and the best
offer as yet made for rock is Sl.2o on
the ground. AS the cost Of placing
the rock in position will not exceed
15 or 20 cents per ton, the difference
between sand and rock fascines will
be small. Between 600 and 700 tons
of rock will be needed for the work.
In regard to the work up the river,
which is being performed under con-
tract with the Chamber of Commerce
Of this city, Engineer Nurse yesterday
said it was progressing nicely, and
will. Judging from the amount already
done, be finished inside of six weeks.
The contractors are at present filing
in the Hershey break, the largest by
far Of any that come under the con-
tract
The Public Works Department yes
terday notified property owners on both
sides of the river above this city to
begin the work Of raising their levees
to the point indicated by the engineers
of the department at the earliest pos
sible moments so as to have them
strengthened by the time the weir Is
finished and the breaks closed.
The record-union., 1898-07-19
OPEN LETTERS FROM
Jennie e. Green and Mrs. Harry
Hardy.

JENNIE e GREEN, Denmark, Iowa,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
q had been sick at my monthly
periods for seven years, and tried
almost everything ever heard of, but
without any benefit. Was troubled
with backache, headache, pains in the
shoulders and dizziness. Through my
mother was induced to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
it has done me so much good. am
now sound and we'll"
Mrs. HARRY HARDY, Riverside, Iowa,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story OF
her struggle with serious ovarian trou-
BILE, and the benefit she received from
the use of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. This is her letter:
"How thankful am that / took
your medicine. l was troubled for
two years with Inflammation of the
womb and ovaries, womb was also very
low. ! was in constant misery. I had
heart trouble, was short of breath and
could not walk five blocks to save my
life. Suffered very much with my
back, had headache all the time, was
nervous, transformations were irregular
and painful, had a bad discharge and
was troubled with bloating. was q
perfect wreck. Had doctored and
taken local treatments, but still was no
better. / was advised by one of my
neighbors to write to you. l have now
finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and am
better in every way. / am able to do
all my own work and can walk nearly
mile without fatigue; something
had not been able to do for over two
years. Your medicine has done me
more good than all the doctors"
The record-union., 1898-07-19
AMERICAN SEA FIGHTS ON SUN
DAY.

In the matter Of war, Sunday has
been an eventful day for the naval
power Of the United States. Yet there
is no evidence that the day was ever
selected for sea fighting-it has simply
come about in the natural order of
events and circumstances.
In 1776 our Lexington fought the
British ship Edward and whipped her
on Sunday. In 1777 Captain Thompson
OF the frigate Raleigh engaged on sun
day an English bevy Of merchantmen,
whipped the protecting fligate Druid
and captured the fleet.
It was on Sunday in 1900 that the old
frigate Constellation met the French
frigate Vengeance and forced her to run
for it after several hours hard fighting.
1t was that incident that did more than
any other to bring on the war Of 1872
On Sunday in 1911 our man-of-war
The President met and thrashed right
soundly the British Little Belt. On
Sunday, 1912, our Wasp whipped the
ship Frolic, but just as the battle was
over Sir John Beresford in the big fight
ing ship Poictiers overhauled both ships
and made them captive for fighting on
the Sabbath day.
1t was on Sunday that the Americans
captured Toronto, and Macdonough
won his great victory on Lake Cham
plain on Sunday, the battle which he
opened with prayer. The fight-which
was the beginning of the revolution in
naval rchitecture-between the Moni-
tor and Merrimac in which Union arms
We're victorious, occurred on the 9th of
March, 1862, which was Sunday. On
another Sunday in that same year two
Union gunboats saved the day at Pitts
burg Landing and prevented the de-
struction of an army.
Fort Fisher fell before the fire Of
our fleet on Sunday in January, 1865.
On another Sunday morning in the
same year the commander Of the Ker-
sarge, after morning prayers, cleared
the ship for action and in less than a
half hour had sunk the Alabama. De
catur whipped the British frigate Mace
donian on a Sunday in 1912, and two
years and half later he defeated the
British ship Endymion on Sunday
Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet at
Manila on Sunday in this year and
Schley did the same to Cervera's feet
off Santiago on a Sunday morning,
while Sanpson's feet was an invaluable
aid in bringing about the fall Of Santi-
ago on Sunday last
Verify. Sunday goes down in our his
tory as memorable day for sea fights
and victories for the American navy
A score of other, but minor naval
events, which took place on Sunday
that have had important bearing upon
our naval development, but the two
great events overshadowing all others
in their significance occurring on the
first day of the week, were the battle
between the Monitor and the Merrimac.
and that between the American and
Spanish fleets at Manila
The record-union., 1898-07-19

The revelations that are being daily
made of Cuban and Spanish character,
when put to the trial and test of the
conditions of war, incline US strongly
to the belief that when the war is over
we will find that the best-thinking, the
intelligent and aw-respecting and peace
loving people in Cubawill turn out to be
ardent anneXationists, and viii clamor
for the attachment of the island to
the United States. We will then have
a new problem presented for solution.
Our pledge was to make war in Cuba to
free the people and enable them to es-
te-blish self-government and secure in
dependencein in the truest sense. The con-
dition that threatens to meet Us is the
possible unwillingness and the prob
able incapacity of the Cuban classes to
agree to govern themselves.
The record-union., 1898-07-19
THE MILLERS WON.
A Sharp Ball Contest With the
GridIey Club.

The Phoenix Mill ball team played
the Gridleys at Gridley on Sunday, ana
won by a score Of to 2. The game was
the best and most exciting played on
the Gridley diamond in years, and both
teams can congratulate themselves on
playing one of the best games of the
season.
The Gridley boys are a very gentle
manly lot, and did all they possibly
could to make the visiting team feel at
home and they succeeded.
The Millers went first to the bat, but
were retired in short order. Gridley
Jared better in it's half, making two
runs, and the only two during the game,
being shut out in the next eight in
nings.
In the third the Phoenix lads broke
home plate. In the sixth they tied the
score, and from that till the end it was
a race for the lead, with the Millers
coming out ahead.
In the eighth inning Gray took the
willow, after two men had been retired,
and made first by batting the ball down
between second and shortstop. Fitzger-
aid came up and batted out a two-base
one. while Gray galloped in to home,
bringing the winning run. The follow
ing synopsis will give an idea Of how
the game was played:
Earned runs-Phoenix i. Sacrifice
hits-Baker, fitzgerald. Passed balls
Henry ?, Baldwin 1. Double play-De
Costa to Lille. Two-base hits-Treich-
Ter, Thieland. Fitzgerald, Steigler, s.
Young Errors-Phoenix 2 Gridley 4.
Hits-Phoenix Z, Gridley 5. Runs
Phoenix 3, Gridley 2. Time-One hour
and thirty minutes. Umpire-King
Attendance, 600.
Batteries-Baker and Baldwin for the
Phoenix Millers, and Mills, De Costa
and Henry for the Gridleys.
The record-union., 1898-07-19
RAILROAD TAXES.
Dates Set For Hearing Applications
For Reductions.

While the State Board of Equaliza-
tion met yesterday, the working session
will not be formally opened until to-
day, when Controller Colgan and
Equalizer Beamer, who has been visit
ing some of the mountain counties, will
have returned.
The first two weeks of the session
will. as usual, be given over to rail-
road assessments, and Secretary of the
Board Coglan has indicated to the
managers Of the several roads in the
State dates which will suit the conven-
fence of the board on which to hear
arguments for reducing assessments, in
case a reduction is asked for The
dates indicated are as follows:
July 1Sth-Gualala River, Pacific
Coast and Alameda and San Joaquin
roads.
July 20th-Sierra, Sierra Valleys,
Nevada, California and Oregon, and
California and Nevada roads.
July 21st-Nevada County Narrow
Gauge, San Francisco and San Mateo
Electric and Carson and Colorado
roads.
July 22d-North Pacific Coast road
July 26th-Pajaro Valley, San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley, and San
Francisco and North Pacific roads
July 21th-Santa Fe, and Atlantic
and Pacific roads.
July 2Sth-Southern Pacific system
and the Pullman Palace Car Company.
No reply has been received from any
Of the roads asked to appear to-day,
except the Pacific Coast Railroad,
which runs from Santa Barbara to San
Luis Obspo. A representative Of that
road is expected to go before the board
to-day and ask for a reduction on the
ground that the extreme drputh has cut
freight traffic down to the bottom
notch
The record-union., 1898-07-19
MIsERABLY DECEIVED cAPTIvEs.

The notorious ignorance Of the Span
ish troops and the miserable misrepre-
sentations with which they have beer
terrified by officers, Government and
bigoted priests is now proved, if it was
by any well-informed person ever
doubted.
When the Spanish prisoners and
wounded were taken by our ships at the
destruction Of Cervera's fleet, with
many sick and wounded Spanish SOL
diers, they We're transferred to troop
ships, to be sent to northern and more
healthful climates for treatment in
hospitals and confinement in forts. Our
officers all report that when these men
were transferred they We're in a miser-
able frame of mind, owing TO their be-
lief that they We're all to be executed
some by being shot others by hanging
and some by beheading.
Our guards and nurses report that
kind treatment has not only amazed
them, it has ali but paralyZed them, so
astounded are they to find how grossly
they have been deceived. Instead OF
the halter, they are fed clothed. nursed
and treated with all kindness, well
Quartered and subjected to no specially
irksome confinement, not even jails
and cells being their part, but instead
air and room in plenty. and liberty Of
movement which they had never known
prisoners of any order to enjoy.
The facts thus barely touched upon
serve to illustrate the difference be-