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SUICIDE sUSPtCIeD
McCord Hasn't Been Hard From-Accounts
 Checked Up Square,
Special to The Age-Herald.

Spec1aI 10 The Age-ffefa!u.
 GuntersviHe, Jan. 29.-Nothing has been learned cf A. O. McCord, the Southern Express and Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway agent who mysterlously disappe ared Wednesday night
 His accounts with both the railroad and express companies checked up all right It is understood that friend spoke to Me Cord the night he disappeared and McCord tod him he intended drowning himself This was taken joke at the time but since McCords accounts were found to be all right by the railway officials his friends fsar he has committed suicide instead of skipping ouh
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only long enough to tell how it all oc- cured.

Troy Messenger: Chas. King is at home again! He came back at the hour of mid
 night last night to his home and awoke his family from their sleep. They pre- pared him a meal, and after partaking heartily of it, he retired. The story of Kings wanderings is strange and weird. His mind is somewhat deranged. He says he remembers paying his taxes here on the evening of his departure, but after that, all is blank. The other debts he paid seems only vague dream. He says that when he recovered his senses on Sunday morning, last. he was some twenty-five miles below Elba, sixty-five miles from Troy. He had stopped at an old mans house for lodging and after paying fifty cents for this, he started on his return trip home. Wearily was his tramp Sun
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
CANDIDATES WITHDRAW.
Something of a Sensation Created in Dallas
 Politics.
special to The Age-rerald.

Selma, Ala. Jan. 29.-This evening some- thing of a sensation was sprung in poli- tics in Dallas, when Maj. F. Boykin. Jr., s. D. Holt and J. F. Melborne withdrew from the race for probate judge, leaving the field to W. P. Malette, R. D. Berry and the present incumbent, Judge P. G. Wood
 The fight has been the field against Judge Wood from the beginning, and these with drawals are for the purpose of concentrat- ing the forces
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Teller Congratulated

Senator Teller received number of tele- grams last night and today congratulating him and the silver forces in the senate upon the passage of the Teller resolution. Among the congratulatory messages was one from Hon. w. J. Bryan, which was confined to mere expression of satisfac- ton over the result.
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Alabama Postmasters

Washington, Jan. 29.-Alabama postmas- ters were appointed today as fo..ows Reuben c. Pace, Bartlett. Marshall county Virginia M. House, Deatsvi,e, Fillmore coun- ty; John D. Harris, Oak Bowery, Cham bers county; c. b. Higgi inbotham, Village Sradngs, 3iount county; J. L. Conley, Wy lam Jefferson county.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
Collar Bone Broken

Special to The Age-Herald.
 Moutainsboro, Jan. &.-Young Heber Greet and playmate were wrestling yes terday and in the struggle Heber was thrown violently and injured seriously, the fall breaking his collar bone.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30
NEWS OF THE STATE.


 A new banana importing company has been organized in Mobile.
 The river at Tuscaloosa has risen thirty eight feet. It Is a Big Warrior now. The fish traps in the Coosa are steadily filled. There is no scarcity of fish this year.
 c. w. Harris has been reelected presi- dent of the First National bank of De- catIr.
 Rufus Summerford, of Falkville, while wrestling, had leg broken just above the ankle.
 J. c. Johnsons house at Bremen, was de- stroyed by fire last week. It was insured for $500.
 Josiah Brock, aged 92. died last week at his home Lookout mountain near Col linsville.
 The Missionary Baptsts and the Metho- dists are each preparing to build church in Fayette.
 pr. Franklin, of Union Springs will soon begin to build a handsome brick residence on the old Wilson lot.
 B. F. Grisham, an experienced teacher, is an aspirant for another term as superin- tendent of public instruction in Limestone county.
 The Alabama nurseries at Huntsville are shipping a car load of trees a day to northern points, Nearly eco acres are used by the nursery. 2
 c. P Mills, of Sumter county, desires re- election to the lower house of the gen. eral assembly. His opponents thus far are Robert Eibbler and Wm. A. Ramsay Tallapoosa New Era: The saddest oc- currence that has been reported in this county for number of years was the death by burning of Mrs. Lizzie Dollar, about a mile north of Lebanon church. Mrs. Dollar was widow with four child ren. She had gone to the spring to wash clothes, and while attending to the boiling of clothing around the large kettle, her clothing caught fire. She was alone and some distance from home, and there was plenty of water all around, by which she could have quenched the flames, but, like all persons caught in that predicament, she became excited and ran for her home, some distance away When nearly home her brother met her, and an awful sight did he behold. Every rag of clothing had been burned off her except the waist sight to behold. The poor woman lived
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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

 by experienced and com petent young man. Am stenographer and can act as assistant bookkeeper. Can furnish best of references. Address Box 764, city.
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brought to the city and inferred today, five weeks after drowning.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

Rufus Summerford, of Falkville, whil, wrestling, had leg broken just above tn, ankle.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

The fish traps in the Coosa are steadily filled. There is no scarcity of fish this year.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

c. W. Harris has been reelected presi dent of the First National bank of De. catGr.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

J. c. Johnson's house at Bremen, was de- stroyed by fire last week. It was insured for $600
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

new banana importing company has been organized in Mobile.
 The river at Tuscaloosa has risen thirty eight feet. It Is a Big Warrior now.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

Josiah Brock, aged 92. died last week at his home on Lookout mountain, near Col linsville.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

c. P. Mills. of Sumter county, desires re. election to the lower house of the gen eral assembly. His opponents thus fal are Robert Hibbler and Wm A. Ramsay
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

The Alabama nurseries at Huntsville are shipping a car load of trees a day to northern points, Nearly eco acres are used by the nursery. es
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

The Missionary Baptists and the Metho- dists are each preparing to build church in Fayette.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

pr. Franklin, of Union Springs will soon begin to build a handsome brick residence on the old Wilson lot.
The age-herald., 1898-01-30

B. F. Grisham, an experienced teacher, is an aspirant for another term as superin- tendent of public instruction in Limestone county.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
litical economy 50 that the
members will strike at the bal

litical economy so that the
members will strike at the bal
lot box and command the pas
sage of beneficial and protective
laws, then labor day will be a
holiday in the full sense of the
word that it's meaning implies,
Under the capitalistic sys-
TEN the competitive wage slav-
cry system is perpetuated,
The typical wage slaves Of the
United States today are the
railroad men. They form the
great connecting link between
the producers and consumers
of this country and by their
voting together they could con
troll the balance of power and
dictate the policy of the gov
ernment. Railroad men are a
people unto themselves. Their
lives are in daily hazard, such
as surrounds no other class of
workmen, and their interests
are identical and mutual. They
should move as unit in every
direction for their own protec-
ton and safety. A generous
sympathy should control their
actions toward their fellow
workmen, serving as a bond Of
cohesion, and this feeling
should be extended to those
who have shown themselves
true friends, by aiding through
the force of law in surrounding
them with every appliance that
genius has invented for their
protection and safety. 49,
It was w. J. Bryan who faced
the lobby of capitalists in con
gress, and to his ability and
loyalty to the railroad men full
honor and credit should be
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
LABOR II' lE| DAY ia ECHOES. / d s
4 Time when en- One Dr. Dreams Of
Better Days to
Come. ~
What Labor Day Suggested to
Our Contributor from
Butte. 20

What is labor? According to
Webster labor is an exertion or
to work. This definition does
not express the full meaning OF
the word labor. Labor is the
greatest necessity upon which
the human race depends for a
living.
This great necessity to life
should receive the highest con
sideration and greatest protec-
ton from our state and national
legislatures. Under the pres
ent system of government cap
ital receives the highest con
sideration and protection and
celebrates three hundred and
sixty-fve days each year, while
labor receives but little consid-
Grafton and no protection and
celebrates one day each year.
"The blissful dream of better
days to come" The historyjo jof
the past thirty years will con-
vince any reasonable thinking
person that legislation or law
as it is interpreted from the
courts, is directly against the
principles of organized labor.
When labor organizations edu-
cate their members in the
science Of government and po-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
POLITICAL NEWS

Colorado Silverites have named Q
fusion ticket headed by 9. S. Thomas
(Dem.) for governor.
Republicans elected governor and
four congressman in Maine, though tho
vote shows large falling off. r..
Theodore Roosevelt, it is asserted,
will have walkover for the Republic
can nomination for governor Of New
York.
Colonel Roosevelt has authorized tho
announcement that he will accept tho
Republican nomination for governor of
New York. f s.I
Democrats, Populists and Silver Re-
publicans Of Iowa, in convention at
Marshalltown, agreed on . division Of
offices and named q fusion ticket.
In row for possession Of the hall
between factions Of the Silver Republi.
can party of Colorado gxns were freely
used One man was killed and three
wounded.
Middle.of.the- Road Populists, in con.
vention at Cincinnati, nominated
Wharton Barker Of Pennsylvania for
president and Ignatius Donnelly Of
Minnesota for vice president. The
early convention was held to prevent
fusion later.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
FOREIGN NEWS

The Turkish government has for
bidden the landing of foreign Jews'in
Palestine.
-Four hundred deaths occurred at
Gambia, Crete, as result Of the recent
riots there. @.%
Mussulmans having started a riot at
Gambia, Crete, a British warship bonn.
barded the town.
It is estimated that 900 men. women
and children were slain in the Cretan
outbreak last week.
An agreement has been signed at
Seoul, Korea, for the laying by Japan
ese of the railroad from Seoul to Fusan.
Ii Hung Chang has been dismissed
from power in China. England, it is
said. demanded that such action be
taken.
The riots at Gambia, Crete, have been
quelled by warships of the powers.
The British consul there was among
the killed. ...s
The Spanish garrison at the Caroline
islands is thought to have been wiped
out by the natives and the islands in
their possession.
An attempt to assassinate Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland is reported.
The queen escaped but a lady in at.
tendance was wounded.
The empress Of Austria was assassi.
mated at Geneva, Switzerland, Satur-
day. by an Italian anarchist, who
stabbed her to the heart with stiletto.
Joseph Chamberlain, member Of the
British cabinet, confirms the reported
alliance between his country and Ger
many, and speaks in favor Of an Anglo
American undarstan
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The Hawaiian commissioners have
decided to recommend the Territory
of Hawaii as the new name for the
islands.
Tie navy department has awarded
the contracts for the construction Of
the three new battleships. The New.
port News company gets one, the
Cramps another and the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco the third.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
LABOR NEWS.

The American Federation Of Labor
is to be divided into geographical SEQ
tions.
Operators Of tho Pittsburg district
have conceded the price demanded by
the miners.
Grand Master Sargent Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen an.
nounces that he will decline reelection
to that Office.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
UNFoRTuNArk EVENTS.

. :. .g 3
Naval Cadet Thomas H. Wheeler, the
son Of Major General Joseph Wheeler,
was drowned at Camp Wiko6.
Fire destroyed the extensive printing
house Of the Reese Printing company
at Omaha. LOSS $85. 900. Fully in
sured 5
Fifteen men were killed and 18 in.
jured by the collapse Of bridge in
course of construction near Hogans.
port, N. Y.
-Four persons. and possibly several
others, perished by the explosion of 40
gallons of gasoline in q Philadelphia
grocery store.
Carl Smith and Louis Sass, two Chi.
cago newspaper men, were drowned at
Quebec while attempting to shoot the
rapids Of the Grand Discharge.
The Ocean House, one Of the largest
and best known hotels on the Atlantic
coast, was destroyed by fire at New.
port. The loss is about $400, 900.
The central provinces Of Japan have
been swept by terrible typhoon
which has caused heavy floods doing
immense damage and destroying 100
lives.
Robert L. Jaynes, brother to the well
known turfman "Cy" Jaynes, was in
atantly killed by falling over an iron
railing and into the basement Of the
Richelieu hotel, Chicago.
The business portion Of the town Of
Jerome, near Prescott, A. T., has been
completely destroyed by fire. Eleven
bodies have so far been recovered,
while score or more are said to be In
the ruins or missing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17
question before the American
people tOdav.

question before the American
people today.
Reform, in all the depart
ments of present system of gov
ernment, is the only means by
which the wage slaves of this
country can be raised from
their perpetual hell of wage
slavery to a heaven of comfort
and happiness where they may
enjoy the full benefits of a truly
enlightened civilization.
What is. civilization?
According to Webster, civil
zation is refinement and cul-
ture. IF Webster could be liv-
ing today he would change the
definitions of many words
which are used by writer's and
speakers to convey misleading
ideas. Civilization is a condi-
ton under which people multi
ply their wants and try to null
tip1y their opportunities by
which to obtain possession of
their wants.
An enlightened civilization
would be a condition under
which equal rights and privi-
1eges would be granted to all
people and under which the
means to obtain possession of
their wants would be supplied
By the government. It should
be the duty of any government
to provide the means of en-
.p1oyment to it's people and to
distribute the products Of labor
recording to the wants of the
people.
The present system of gov
|ernment is not a civilized sys-
tenn asthe uppo portunities Of the
people to obtain possession Of
their wants are being dinnin-
ished every day. Education
will bring reformation. Re
|saRsernation will bring prosperity
and a universal prosperity will
bring the sunshine Of comfort
and happiness to thousands of
homes where at present the
clouds of ignorance cover a
condition where misery, power
ty, crime. degradation and woe
reign supreme.
Labor organizations should
discuss political questions in
all Of their meetings from a
bipartisan standpoint and
there is no necessity for evad-
ing the fact that the wage
workers Of this county are be-
ing educated in the single gold
standard financial school of
starvation wages for those who
are working and starvation
times for those who are idle.
It has taken thirty years of
Doodle and fraud to open the
school and the education which
the people will get from it will
solve the problem Of whether
the financiers, with Doodle and
fraud, or the people with "horse
sense" and the ballot will die
tate the policy of the govern
ment.
Labor organizations should
educate their members to strike
at the ballot box and regulate
conditions 80 that every man
would be "free to employ him
self" An equalization of taxes
would abolish the monopoly in
land and with "free land" labor
would be free to employ itself.
With "free trade" the pro-
ducts of labor would be ex-
changed in the open markets
of the world.
With "free money" produced
by the government based on
taxable valuation of land, in
sufficient quantity to carry on
the business of the country on
strictly "cash basis" the people
of the United States could say
to the unemployed of the whole
world. Come and share o1,r
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1898-09-17

We have the largest circula-
tion of any weekly. in the north
west. ~~.
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DULUTH AND SUPERIOR,
given for the passage of the
bill which compelled the rail
road companies to equip their
cars and engines with auto
matte couplers and brakes.
Federation of the railroad or
ganizations is a vital necessity
to the welfare of the railroad
men Of the United States. It is
but a few years since the Fed
Grafton of railway organizations
was first agitated and the re-
suit of that agitation is seen in
the large union meetings which
have been held where the rail-
road men meet. Not as con-
ductors, engineers, firemen,
trainmen and telegraphers, but
as members of a grand Fedora
ton of American Railway En-
p1oyes. ~r. ..
At these union meetings the
welfare of all branches of labor
receive careful consideration,
and methods of advancing the
education of the wage workers
in political economy and the
science of government are of
/ paramount importance.
It is interesting to note the
various titles which are given
by the plutocratic press to per
sons who advocate any reform
which has for its. object the
social or financial welfare of
their workmen. In 1889 when
the switchmen of California
requested change: of condi-
tions and wages they were
called agitators; but the Dec
laration of independence was
written by an agitator whose
| peer as a statesman has never
lived in the history of the
world.
In 1894, when the railroad
men espoused the cause of the
Pullman wage slaves, they
were called anarchists, but the
record of the American Rail
way Union, under the able
Leadership of that grand cham
pion of humanity, Eugene v
] Debs, will stand on the pages
of history as the greatest battle
which was ever fought for the
emancipation of the wage
slaves of this country.
In 1896, when the reformers
advocated financial reform on
a bimetalic. basis, they were
called fools, but any fool can
state a fact which needs no
argument for proof, while so
called smart men will make all
kinds Of Misrepresentation
and attempt to prove them BY
all kinds of arguments. The
title of "Fool' is accepted and
the facts will be given.
The political history of the
United States has no equal in
neither ancient nor modern
history The politician has
taken the place of the states
man and Doodle and fraud have
reigned supreme over the gov
! ernment.
The civil war gave freedom
to the chattel slaves of the
south, who were provided with
homes. food and clothing by
their masters. Today they
can be seen, with their fellow
wage slaves, tramping over the
country, homeless, hungry,
ragged and barefooted, while
on all sides can be seen people
who revel in 1uxuries, sur
rounded by comforts, clothed
in silks and satins, all covered
with diamonds, all of which
were wrung from the sweat
and blood of those whose cries
for mercy and justice were
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-11-24
A CH-fTALIAN TREATY.
Announcement OF New Commercial
Agreement Creates a Sensation.

Paris. Nov. PIT was quite unex-
pectedly announced Monday that a com
mereial treaty had been concluded be-
tween France and Italy. granting mu-
tually favored treatment except for
silk goods, which will remain subject
70 a maximum tax. Negotiations that
eliminated In these arrangements
were on foot for two years and were
conducted with the utmost secrecy. It
Is believed chat the Fashoda affair was
instrumental In inducing France to
grant he necessary concessions. The
exact, effect OF the concessions involved
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-11-24
SENATOR QUAY INDICTED
Grand Jury Holds Him on Charge OF
Illegally Using Public Money

Philadelphia, Nov % The grand
jury Monday presented TO the county
court true bills OF Indictment against
United States Senator NJ. s. Quay, his
son, Richard X. Quay, and ex-State
Treasurer Benjamin j. Haywood,
charged with conspiracy to unlawfully
use public moneys deposited in the
Peoples Natcnal bank OF this city for
the purchase and sale of stocks and
Tor other purposes not authorized by
law. John $. Hopkins, former cashier
OF the Peoples bank, now dead, is
named as a party TO the conspiracy
The true bills returned charge NJ s.
Quay with consplrlng with John s.
Hopkins for the unlawful use OF
money OF the Peoples bank In the
purchase and sale of stocks of various
corporations for account, benefit and
profit OF NJ, 5, Quay. The second in
dlctment charges NJ. $ Quay with con
spring with Hopkins TO unlawfully
buy and sell stocks knowing that said
Hopkins was cashier OF the Peoples
bank. The third indictment charges
b. j. Haywood, NJ. s. Quay and Rich
ard X, Quay with conspiracy to con
vert 70 their own use 100000 of pub
lie money OF the state on December ],
1896, when Haywood was state treas
urer OF Pennsylvania, and also with
the use OF 100000. The fourth count
charges NJ g. Quay and y. j. Haywood
with conspiracy together with John s.
Hopkins, William Livesey, William b.
Hart. =. X Boyer, John w. Morrison,
Samuel X Jackson and Ash Mckee, on
March %, 1898, unlawfully to use. and
did use to make profit. certain Sums Of
money OF the commonwealth which
had been deposited In the Peoples
bank by the several state treasurcrs.
or those named, Quay, Liysey, Hart.
Boyer, Morrison, Jackson, and Hay
wood have been state treasurers sue
ceedlng each other In the order named.
The fifth count charges Haywood, as
state treasurer. with unlawfully loan
ing 800, 900 Of state money, which II Is
alleged went to Richard r. Quay, also
receiving pecuniary benefit from a de-
post OF state money In the Peoples
bank