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ence Spencer. Of these men, Wade, Huey and Spencer were selected by McEniry him. slf, and at his request they were appoint ed There is an old custom at Bessemer that dividing rope in front of the box shall be placed to separate the white and the colored voters, this being done merely for the purpose of maintaining as good or der as possible The republicans thought this fact might be made use of, however, in case there was a contest, and accord ingly they had photographer on the scene, who took an accurate picture of the "color rope" From all that can be heard, how ever, there will be no contest at all in this district.
 Very Quiet in the City
 In the city of Birmingham the election was unusually quiet, and had it not been for the closed saloons it would have been hard to tell that it was election day. There were only few hacks used to carry voters to the polls, and they attracted no atten- tion. What hacks there were, however, were all democratic. So far as can be learned, there was not a fight at any box, and in fact no disturbance of any kind What few negroes and white republicans there were to vote did so quietly, and left without any remarks.
 The managers, clerks and markers at the city hall box claim that this election was in one respect record-breaker. There was not single one of these officials who took a drink all day, and. wonderful to relate, they say they didn't even want one.
 Chairman Thach of the county campaign committee, assisted by MT. Porter Walker, MT. Underwood's secretary. covered nearly all of the Birmingham district in a buggy, urging the democratic voters to turn out and go to the polls.
 As there were so few names on the ticket, and as there was comparatively so few votes cast, it was an easy matter to count the votes after the polls closed at o'clock. As will be seen, the vote in the four city boxes was: Underwood 1,169, McEniry 3S and Schwarz 55. Underwood received near Iy 90 per cent. of the vote.
 The votes from the beats throughout the county began coming into the Age-Herald office and to the temporary headquarters, which Chairman Thach had established in the Peoples bank. very soon after the polls closed, and at midnight twenty y-three boxes had been heard from. as follows: The Vote bv IReafs
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
A CHANGE OF VENUE
Granted the Decatur Negroes Charged
 With Assault.

Walter Neville and Lewis Thompson, who were taken to Decatur last week to be retried on the charge of committing a criminal assault upon little Nellie Lawton at that place in April, 1897, were brought back yesterday and again placed in the county jail
 The negroes were granted a change of venue and will be tried in Lawrence coun- ty. Motion for a change of venue was made on the ground that the defendants could not obtain an impartial trial in Nor gan county on account of public feeling against them.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
Four Regiments

There are four regiments of soldiers to pass through Birmingham within the next week on their way from Lexington, Ky, to Albany, Ga., where they will go in camp. The first train load left Lexington yester- day morning at 11:S0 via the Louisville and Nashville. If nothing happens to delay these trains they will begin passing through Birmingham al an early hour this morning They will keep on through Birmingham over the Louisville and Nashville to Mont gomery, and from there they will go to Georgia over the Plant system.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
Punch RObertsOn

Thursday night Punch Robertson, sup ported by a well balanced company, will open three night and two matinee en- gagement at O'Brien's opera house, pre- senting as an opening bill "Queen of Hearts" MT. Robertson is presenting this season as attractive plays are ever pro- duced by popular-priced repertoire com panies. In addition to this, he is carrying a superb quartette. This is augmented by carload of scenery for each and every production.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
THE AeE-HERALD wEDNEsDAY NOVEMBER 9, 1898
Total for g boxes. 2.eg1 2s5
In Outside Counties

other counties in the district-namely Blount, Bibb, Perry and Hale, but tele- grams received last night from the cam paign managers in these counties, places Underwood's majority in Bibb at about 400, in Blount at 300, in Perry at 300 and in Hale at 400. All of them said the negro vote was unusually light Before the cleo ton, MT. Underwood's managers made what they considered a conservative esti- mate of their majorities. Their figures were Jefferson 1,2O0, Bbb 100, Blount 100, Perry 300, and Hale 300, total plurality, they thought, of only 1000.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
BLoUNT.

Blount Springs November S.-(Special.)- Underwood carried this county easily by an estimated plurality of 3OO The negro vote was very light, and the democratic plurality was consequently greater than was expected. The vote at Blount Springs was: Underwood, 42 McEniry, 5, and Schwarz 0.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
HALE.

Greensboro, November S.-(Special)- Chairman Jones, of the democratic cam paign committee, estimates Underwood S plurality at from 400 to 300 votes. The ne gro vote was unusually light, contrary to expectations. Moundville gave Underwood 52, McEniry 5, and Schwarz 0.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
For a Fall Medicine
 Take Hoods Sal saparilla.

"Have you been to Barrons? Bar rons?" Well yes. Every lady in Bir- mingham goes to Barrons for ladies' hats. They are recognized leaders in their line.*
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
PERRY.

Marion, November 8.-(Special.) )-Demo crats estimate their plurality at about 800 Negro vote light.
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ts.. 5.'s Pick Leaf''s smoking as'1s Tas,..

ives the consumers the very best To acco they. can get. Two ounces for IL ents. It is fast winning its way to public avor. Try 1t.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09

MT. Underwood was born in Louisville. Ky, May 6, 1862, and is therefore the youngest member of the Alabama delega- tion, being only 36, and one of the only two born outside of the state. He was edu- cated at Louisville and at the University of Virginia; came to reside in Birming ham in 1884; was chairman of the demo- cratic committee of the Ninth district in 1892, and two years later was elected to congress as a democrat, and reelected in 1896. He is a lawyer by profession and resides in Birmingham, where he enjoys the esteem of all the people.
The age-herald., 1898-11-09
A Little Joke on Pharaoh

Israel is dead, said a Pharaoah. I
 1ght of these words when l bent over : I,ummy in Egypt.
 Tn home and family life the Jews have d TO superiors. The Ghetto was no such i,reeon as pictured by ensational writers, it's dreadest the Ghetto was a well of cetry. almost a dream world"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
AMERICAN GRAVES DECORATED
Austrian Soldiers Place Flowers and
Flags Over Maine Martyrs.

Havana March 1S.-Nistors to the Colon
cemetery find the graves Of the dead of the
Maine decorated with many flowers. while
from the central place Of scpulcher waves
a long streamer Of red and yellow, with
an inscription showing that the decorations
and flowers We're placed there by the sail
ors Of the Austrian warship Donau, In
memory of our unfortunate fellow sailors
Of the United States ship Maine"
One Spanish and our American divers
have been working on the wreck today
This afternoon two bodies were recovered
but neither has been identified as yet. One
is the body of man apparently about
forty. of medium height, with his right
forearm tattooed In a design of two hearts
overlapping and pierced by two daggers
with a red t!nged clover leaf above the
hearts.
The divers have recovered the ships SER
vice plate and siX-pOunder.
Circulars have been sent to the alCaldes
of about 200 towns in Cuba notifying them
Of the new methods of relief and also set
ting forth that corn neal amounting TO one
pound per day. will be the first supply
sent.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
M'KINLEY EAGER FOR PEACE
ARBITRATION is THE PLAN HE rs
INDORsING NOW.
Report Of the Spanish Court Of In
quiry on the Wreck Of the Maine
Makes O. Change.


Washington. March .-(Special.)-Secre-
tary Day had q long conference with the
president today. Just what turn the talk
took Is one Of the unsolvcd mysteries, bur
T. is a notable fact that there Is a great
deal Of talk around the state department
about arbitration in respect TO this Maine
disaster
While everybody is denying that
the president has received prelimi-
nary report from the Sampson board,
It is not denied that the important fea-
lures of the testimony brought out in
the investigation have been presented
- him. and that his mind is made
up as TO what that report viii be.
It Will declare that the Maine was de
etroyed from external causes.
The Spanish version. however, IS directly
opD0s!to to this and the impression is strong
that the president and his advisers are
seriously contemplating letting other ma
tons have hand in the settlement of tn"
differences. The president knows that such
2 step will meet the almost unanimous dis
approval of the people Of this country. lie
knows that such step cannot be entered
unon or accoded to except at the cost of
the national honor, and yet 50 anxious Is
he 10 prevent war that he Is listening to
the siren song of the little coterie about
him which IS calling for peace at any
price.
1t Is pointed out to him by the people
who are the mugwumps Of diplomacy that
now that Spanish board. under Captain
Peral has declared that the destruction of
the Maine must have been due to accident,
the ONLY way. to satisfy the nations of Eu-
ror.= to the contrary is by submitting TO an
International board Of arbitration or in
cuirv both the American and the Spanish
reports.
The presidents anxiety TO get congress
off his hands IS as great as his predecessors
ever was.
Speaker Reed himself has expressed
the opinion that if the Cuban question
is allowed to get before congress in
anv shape, neither he nor his all pow
erful committee on rules nor any other
agencies can hold the western and
southern republicans in line, and so
far as the senate is concerned, it has
gone on record too often to admit OF
any doubt as to where it stands
Under ordinary circumstances there would
be no chance in the world of occurring an
international board: that is under ordinary
methods for these involve ratification Of an
agreement to arbitrate by the senate. Real
fzire this the state department officials
have been looking for some method of
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
REPORT FROM INQUIRY
BOARD FAILS TO COME
There Were No Developments of Special
Significance Past Week.


reaching that end without permitting INC
senate to have q hand in it.
A hiph official of the state department
,,oi,,+od ont "a mo today, a nrcrcdcnt which
wy I T., ,ti. ,,,,rc~o,,
might De 'lJed mo pay III '"'S 'l'i,' 6,,,-
cS 0,iiat'S o.lo'" '',e ,,,trn,,nrsv
l',!!eN ~ 49,, - o. ,,d l,sip
Do''ooiA ''e oI'''''
a Precedent ClteU.
"Or1i,,,.iI,,,, <otd no "tbn method OF
,rara,ine, for an fntorratfonal board of ar
i4t.att g. ~, tra,f,. ,,,alo b,, +I,n treaty
,l;-,. ,,,.l,. 80 ,,atl ,,.t,o,,s That with
49,, l t;tl,,+;a,, 1, tho snnatn Ifut
t5or ,,o hoaI so ,.5oro y hoard Of ar
tH,'l. - 49,, ,',,..I ,,.i,l,o,,, am, eonata
hnl,inr any mana in fhe Drclfminarics: one
of these cases was that under which the the
c 1,,ttlT Of Snafn Cor wrongs ana iniu-
ries committed against their person ana
He'd o TEot was l', mere agreemcnt for
settlement in 1871 This asfeelnie1 a, vas Il.
then our minister at Madrid, to Christine
Maftos. the minister of foreign affairs Of
Spain. The suggestion In this note was
followed by formal agfceinchj under
WhIch arhitratorSIohG AoheH 10y tlc ~,
Ig'tty o. 500 VL we 'l,cu % (I,i,,t
tboSn to sGI@rfint- M, thir1Iyyare appoint
ed. This board Of arbitration passed upon
:, nu"",JI "a Ir' '." tIl 1,,r
thes % VA ,'i he famons Anga,.ir3 claim
which figured i'm our supreme court This
IS what might be called an agreement by
the mere exchange of notes. If there is TO
be International acton OF any ilnd IT might
perhaps ne feaGneu III lhe way II was
A'"Ni''" III 'l"''
But this international business Is in the
air 1t is being seriously considered by
those who have charge Of the diplomatic
end Of the administration An international
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
SAYS IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Spanish Minister Declares the Maine
Was Not Intentionally Wrecked.

Washington, March 1f.-Thc Spanish min
lister Senior Polo Bcrnabe, received u
number OF dispatches today from the minis
ter of state at Madrid and from Captain
General BIanCO.
Senior Polos attention was called to the
reports from Spain as to the prospective
sailing Of the Spanish torpedo fleet for !la-
vana and as to the significance which had
been attached in this country to the move.
The scnor said the torpedo craft cruise
had been long contemplated. Their coming
has no relation whatever, he declared, to
recent conditions, as they were wanted for
work along the Cuban coast,
The minister has received no inttmation
as to the findings of the Spanish naval
commission which is investigate the
Maine disaster. He says this commission
is proceeding with the same formaHty ana
secrecy as the United States court of in
ouiry and that no il tmaton of It's findings
would be justified until the formal report
is presented 90 tire Spanish government.
Senior Polo added that his personal belief,
however, WAS that there was no doubt
that the Spanish commission would report
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
Boards Findings Are Now
Looked for Thursday
Of This Week.
CONGRESS WILL NOT
ADJOURN YET AWHILE
The Members Are Determined to
Know the Findings Of Board
Before Theg Go Home.
War Preparations
Still Continue.

The past week has brought little Of Importance
in the situation, and war preparations are still
being actively pushed. The most significant
event Of the week was the purchase by the
United States government Of the Battieshp
hrazonas, which was buiIt by the Armstrong;,
an English firm, for the Brazilian government
The ship was formally transferred to the
UoNeo States on FRIDAY ana as soon az ane
takes on supply OF coal she will sail from
Grayesend, England, under sealed orders.
Tho en1iousy loo1ed-for report Of the inquiry
board, which has been investigating the de-
structjon Of the Maine is now expected next
Thursday, Until the report is in all IS sPecu-
iation, and the best we can DO is to give our
readers the developments from day to day In
the meantime the unusual activity Of tho past
two weeks in army ard naval circles shows no
abatement, and we will certainly be in good
shape If called upon to burn powder in war
with Spain.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
STARVATION
AND DISEASE
Are Holding High Carn-
wal in Cuba.
DEATH-RATE IS APPALLING
Senator Proctor Tells Of Hor-
rors of the War.
Two Hundred Thousand De1fbs in the Past Few
Months in Spanish Prisons, Caused by the
Brutality of Spanish Officials Senator
GaIIinger Says Situation Can
not Be Exaggerated.


Washington, March Ex-senator Proctor,
OF Vermont. WHO returned last Sunday from
an extended trin ia and from the island of
c.., ..,,7 .+o.,,,,,,,,. T.,
ouH"' '"'' a." !,
the senate Oh ms o'9e4 'i0''S oh 'ii'
island.
From many viewpoints the statement
was rcmarkabIe IT had evidently been
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facts reported Wtac tHttc1l't' II poro NO.
the slightest eV!e floating belIoTt TO arouse
the public mile, some OF who alive to the
condition -.e'r heads are seeks
1r,,s.,,,- the magazine in order to bIroroc-
+o President MCKINNEY as me On
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strain Iti rms, ms u4 ,Ir,,'., crew.
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
SpAjuISH LEADERS IN CUBH
PLAYING THEIR last GARD
B|anco and Pando Are Anxious To Treat
With Insurgent Leaders.

Havana. via Key West, Fla, March 10
News has just reached the correspondent
from authentic sources that the autonomist
government, backed by the military au-
thorities here and the government at Mad
rid is now playing its last card to eecurc
peace in Cuba and prevent intervention on
the part of the United States.
Near Palo Prioto and via Jacas Cor
das, q province Of Santa Clara, on the
west side of Jucaro-Moron trocha are
gathered several thousand insurgents
under command of General Calizto
Garcia and other prominent chiefs, ac-
companied by Senior Masso, president
of the Cuban republic, with several
members of his cabinet
Also, on the west side of the trocha,
in the district of Sancti Spiritus, less
than thirty miles distant from General
Garcia's forces, are stationed 1000 in
surgents under Generals Pancho, Car
rio, Monteagudo, Lancliez, Logon and
Gonzalez.
The Spanish commander General Pando'
with General Ramarlez. Charvcz and other
,,,,,.,,I- &, Within y feyy miles Of General
calixto Garcia. General Gomez IS west
of tho Jucaro- Moron trocha within easy
reach
Pass THROUGH Pardo's Lines.
Az 4ho t,.r,.,,>J,f Generals President
r,,tf CON
Nia99" an" IN, "'7'' 7'''' '''', 49, 49,.
eral Garcia got through General Pando's
lines some time ago and the latter gave up
the can,oai,rn which was to be a grand
,,+,i+or,, lo,n dn grace in the province Of
e,..,,.t,,,,, III. C,,h, or rrovinro OF Puerto
'''''''7' '' ''
Principe. bdI 't' a'"''''" u"
through the trocIa, the i1a4rgeHt7 i''Re4
General Pandos flank. 1t is just possible
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
WOULD BUY CUBA'S FREEDOM
PEACE WAVE MOW HANGS OVER
THE WHITE HOUSE.
If Spain viii Sell the Island the
Cash Can Be Obtained Without
Much Trouble.


WASHINGTON, March 5,-(SpeHial "A
peace wave seems to be making It's head
quarters around and about the white house
All the bell.aoreu,y manifested about the
presidents official residence at the J.me of
his refusal 10 recall General Lee and whom
he ASKED congress for that gigantic "mcr-
gruav appropriation seems TO have ooZed
out somewhere ard as the excitement inn
JrsGiataIy following those events has died
down. 600 has the tendency toward positive
action On the line of The unmlstaku3Ie
sentiment Of the country.
Today this peace policy breaks out
in two or three different places. One
is in the disclosure of q new scheme
Tor the purpose Of the freedom of Gu
ba--in nutshell, the formation of
gigantic syndicate of American md
European moneyed nen, this syndicate
to indorse the bonds of Cuba in case
Spain agrees to sell her freedom.
in connection with this syndicate the
names OF some OF the most prominent
Hnauciors of the world are used.
l,x-l-i@e President Levi =. Morton Is the
man who has gone TO rhe white house with
the idea. and the story which connects his
name with II also mentions Sir Julian
Pauncofo.c. with whom Governor Morton
has been in frequent consultations and also
the new Spanish minister.
Senator F,lklns .as found 1t necessary TO
abandon his idea that the government
should indorse the bonds OF the Cubans and
AID them TO purchase their freedom, for he
found opposition to this plan even from
such Il close friend Of the men he was repre-
senung as Senator Hanna So this Morton
plan follows rs its legitimate successor.
It is believed that the men who are
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was Issued four months ago. l saw no
beneficcnt results from 1t worth mention

was issued four months ago. I saw no
beneficcnt results from 1t worth mention
ing
Speaking of she Cuban the senator said:
There are, were before the war,
about 100000 Cubans on the island. 100000
SpaniardS, which means those born in
Spain. and less than half a million Of ne
groes and mixed blood The percentage of
colored to white has been steadily dmin-
ishinG for more than fifty years. and is not
now over % per cent OF the total. In fact,
the number of coore,1 people has been act
ually diminishing for nearly that time.
Cuban Superior to Spanish
zone thing that was new to me was to
learn the superiority Of the well-to-do Gu
ban over the Spaniard in the matter OF
education. Among those in good circum-
stances there can be no doubt that the
Cuban IS far superior in this respect.
"Having called on Governor and Captain
General Blanco and received his courteous
call in return ] could not with proprioty
seek communication with Insurgents. /
had plenty OF oCfor5 Of safe conduct to Go
mozs camp ana was to.a That if ] would
write him an answer would be returned
safely within ten days at most. I saw sew
cral who had visited the insurgent camp
ana was sought ont by an in3urGCnt field
officer who gave me the best Information
received as to the insurgcnt force. His
statements were moderate and ] was CRED
ibly informed that he was entirely reliable
He claimed that the Cubaus had about
thirty thousand now in the field, some in
every province. but mostly In the Two
eastern provinces and eastern Santa clara.
and this statement was corrOborate,s from
other good sources
They have a force In Havana province
itself organized as four small brigades and
inn
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that the Maine explosion was due to acct
dent and said he convinced that this
also would be the conclusion reached by
the people of this country when all the
facts of the matter are known.
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Continued on Second Page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
WEATHER FOR JANUARY.
Report Prepared by Chancellor Snow
at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Feb. 2.-The following
weather report for January has been
prepared by Chancellor F. H. Snow
from observations taken at Law
renee:
The warlnest January since 1882 and
the wettest on the entire 81 years rec
ord. The mean temperature was more
than six degrees above the January av-
erage. Only two Januaries on our rec
ord QSS0 and 1882 have been warmer.
There were 10 days on which the mean
temperature was below the freezing
point, which is seven less than the av-
erage number. The entire depth of snow
was more than Il inches above the av-
erage, and exceeded that of any Janu-
airy on our record. The total rainfall.
including melted SNOWY nearly three
inches above the average, and greater
than for any preceding January. This
is the first month since March '97 with
the rainfall above the average The
month was unusually calm and cloudy;
only two Januaries have had less wind
and only two have been cloudfer. The
mean humidity was considerably above
and the mean barometer was consider
ably below the average.