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The age-herald., 1899-09-09
General WheeIer's New Book.

The New York Commercial Advertiser book criticisms, General Wheeler's "Santi- ago Campaign" It's chief objections to the book are of a negative nature. It elu- cldatcs, it says, no cloudy questions, solves no knotty points. It does not show why the flower of the army was rushed away from Tampa in confusion and in all un- army returned home two months later shattered and demoralized In view of the fact that General Wheeler was the firlt general officer to land at Daiquiri, con- manding in the first engagement at Las Guasimas and being in general command of the forces on shore until the end of June, t.ne Commercial Advertiser thinks he should have given in his book more in- formation as to details.
 The account of the surrender Is very meagre and there Is no information as to the origin of the proposition to send the Spaniards home at American expense. This piece of strategy secured the surren- der without additional bloodshed, thereby ending the war; and the subject should have been exhaustively treated. Nor does the book show what forces were really en- gagged in the campaign. Pando's arrival only casually treated.
 The truth is, General Wheeler has been since the first gun was fired in the War with Spain too busy to write book as book should be written He has had no time to give to a full consideration of the historic Santiago campaign, and his book historian He has prepared an interesting volume, but not a valuable one.
 But all through the book one gets gleams of the old soldiers consideration for his men. He stayed in the trenches with them, helping and encouraging them in every possible way. III though he was with the fever of the country, great as the heat was in midsummer, he never favored himself when he could help his men. General Wheeer's modesty is seen in every part of his book. He comments others, but never himself: although his career as a soldier was not equailed in the campaign he describes. A more striking personality cannot be found in American life. His entire history stands today untouched, un- paraHeled. among living Americans. His book may not satisfy the critics, but it cer- tainly will satisfy those who love and ad- mire the man himself.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Hobson City's Officers

The Anniston Hot Blast notes that the negro town of Hobson City is now full fledged municipality. The darkey can now rule or ruin or do both, or build up a city, al his will:
 Mayor S. l.. Davis and his councimen were induced into office Monday night and on Tuesday night they met and elected city officers.
 There were many candidates for the var ious places, but the balloting resulted as follows:
 H. M. Durand, marshal. tax assessor and tax collector.
 Young Pyles. clerk.
 J. K. Kirksey, treasurer.
 The amount of the salaries to be paid has not yet been fixed.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
ATLANTA BEFORE THE COURT

From the Mobile Register.
 Government Prosecutor Carriere arose and said if it pleased the generals and colonels of the court he would like to in- troduce the recently discovered bordereau from Atlanta.
 General Jouaust-What's that! Where's that?
 Carriere-Atanta.
 General Jouaust-numi Yes; never heard of it. What is it that that thing is?
 Carriere-A city in Georgia.
 General Jouaust-Georgia? That's in Russia. is 1t not. Monsieur le Proseeutair? Carriere-So 1 am informed, mon general. General Jouaust-Well, we'd never under stand the language. Call the next wit ness.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
The Orange Tpeo and Cotton

Editor Temple Jackson, of the Demopo- lis Dispatch, will not allow the orange to get ahead of cotton:
 A great deal is said and written about the orange trees being full of blossoms, and green and ripe fruit at the same time. as if no other plant ever showed the same phenomena. Why should cotton be forgot ten? The fields are now white with the staple, and at the same time new and old blooms and the green fruit are to be seen on the same cotton stalk.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Colonel Hibla rd's Gift

Colonel B. l.. Hibbard formerly of tine Birmingham bar, who recently made princely gift to the State University, has received the following from the board of trustees:
 "Whereas, the Honorable B. L. Hubbard. of Monroeville, Ala, has donated to the University of Alabama a library of 1000 volumes as a memorial of his son, John Leslie Hubbard, of the class of 1893.
 Resolved, That we hereby express our appreciation of this generous act on the part of Colonel Hubbard; and that the thanks of the committee, for and in behalf of the University, are hereby rendered to him for his generous donation"
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
M'LEAN,s sU.rLE SATIRE

From the Kansas City Star.
 John R. Mclean, the democratic nominee for governor of Ohio, is not without a nice sense of humor as the following story proves: One day a reporter on the Enquirer addressed MT. Mclean as Mack" Now don't call me Mack" protested the pro- prietor and ed5or-in-chief "Call me Johnny Mack sounds so stiff and formal"
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Chewers of Tobacco

A correspondent of the Dothan Home Journal gets after a tobacco chewer in great shape:
 What ails you. Brother Snyder? Can't you get enough tobacco in six days and half so you can do without an hour dur ing preaching or singing? If you were to come to my house l know you would not spit my fioor have you more respect for me than you have for the Lord? If the girls of Nubbintown do not to- bacco, it seems that the boys and gophers play hovac with the preacher.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
The prophet of Pigeon Creek

The Greenville Advocate has a weather prophet of its own, and he thus writes from Pigeon creek:
 Please write upon your calendars and memorandums that there will be big white frost on Saturday morning. October 21 And if I have made no mistake, 1t will be the first frost for this season. Last year the 18th, 14th and 10th of August were foggy mornings, and two months to tha dates in October there was frost.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Tho Kea .sa sr's Accordance Trip

Washington, September S.-The navy de- partment has received word that the new battleship Kearsage would be ready for her official acceptance trial about the 25th inst, and asked that course be laid on- In the meantime she will be docked at the New York , avy yard and have her hull scraped. rie course will be the usual one along the New England coast.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
A GARDEN SONG
By Austin Dodson.

By Austin Dodson. Here, in this sequestered close Bloom the hyacinth and the rose; Here besides the modest stock F'launtS the flaring hollyhock; ~ Here, without pang, one sees ,-. Ranks, conditions and degrees. All the seasons run their race f In this quiet resting place; Peach, and apricot, and fig Here will ripen, and grow big; ss Here is store and overplus More had not Alcinous! Here. in alleys cool and green, Far ahead the thrush is seen; e~e Here along the southern wall Keeps the bee his festival; F All is quiet else-afar A Sounds of toll and turmoil are.
 s Here be shadows large and long;e Here be spaces meet for song; Grant, O garden god, that l. Now that none profane is nigh-. Now that mood and moment please, Find the fair Pieridesi
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Gay Ganders on Grass

The grass widowers of Uniontown threaten to organize for self-protection The Canebrake Herald says:
 The married men whose wives are absent propose the organization of a "Gander Club" The object and aim of said club is to promote the happiness of the tempo rarily left grass widowers.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Stricken with ApopIcyv

Selma, September S.-(Special )-This evening while sitting in chair in front of his place of business, S. M. R. vickers was stricken With apoplexy. and lying his head back expired. He was one of tue oldest and most prominent of Selna's eiti
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Make the Show in Birmingham

Says Editor Stanley of the Greenville Advocate:
 It now seems as if the directors of the Butler County Fair association will decide not to have fair this year, and that be- ing so. the next best thing is to make the show at the Birmingham state fair for visitors there, and cause them to come here and see the garden spot of the stats>
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

From the Atchison Globe
 The first five minutes after an accident man is grateful that he escaped with his llfe; after that he begins to complain be- cause his pants were torn.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

In 1890 there were 25,674 negroes in New York city, but school census in the original city now increases the number to 10000. The census of next year will un- doubtedly show a trend of negroes to- wards the cities of the land. both north and south.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
HIS CHANGE OF BASE

From the Houston Post.
 General Coxey Is said to have made pile of money in zinc mining. It is safe to say the general will let the other fellow do the walking hereafter.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
Dewey at Gibraltar

Gibraltar, September S.-Today Admiral Dewey visited the United States training ships Saratoga and Alliance and was loud ly cheered when leaving the vessels. The Saratoga sailed this eyening for Madeira
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

Toledo Sam Jones born in Wales, and there will thus be one aspiring Ohio man who cannot enter the white house with tenant rights.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

No one in this state is making reputation faster than Superintendent of Education Abercrombie. County Superintendent Fountain should follow in his footsteps.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
MIR. RYAN UPON IHUSTS

N Y Letter in the Chicago Tribune.
 A letter from William J. Bryan was re- ceived today by Congressman William D. Daly, of Hoboken, who is one of the lead CTS in the movement to assure a solid New Jersey delegation for the free silver advo- cate at the next democratic national con- vention. MT. Bryan wrote: "I believe you will find it to your advantage to urge three things-frst, an amendment to the consti- tuition authorizing an income tax; second an amendment to the constitution provid- ing for the election of United States sena- tors by the people; and. third, legislation against trusts.
 "I am inclined to think that an amend ment to the constitution may be necessary to vest congress with plenary power to deal with any corporation doing business out side of the state in which it is organized gorss requiring corporations to file articles of incorporation with the interstate com merce commission and receive license to carry on business outside of the state would reach the difficulty, and the license could then be granted upon such terms as would prevent the watering of stocks and such other Limitations as might be neces- sary to prevent monopoly"
 The fact that free silver is not mentioned in the letter is taken to indicate that Mr. organization of New Jersey is still split.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

Gaia de Muertos, near Porto Rico, is now an American possession. It is Treasure Island '-Stevenson's land of pirate gold.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The Lafayette Sun hopes industrial Ala cal Alabama it adds, is not wanted there.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

Three of the five candidates on the Ohio democratic ticket are newspaper men.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

Bath House John" is a Chicago poli- tician, but 1t is of record that he actually took a bath himself last week at Manhat- tan Beach.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

seneschal Guerin is still at his post, but the street demonstrater Is not ready to do his part.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The tin-plate trust continues to mark up prices. "Economies in production" seem to call for prices ur to the tariff point also
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The prolonged Rennes trial is exhausting the vitality that the brutalties of Devils Island left in Captain Dreyfus.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

As you love Alabama save all fine speci- mems of her products for the state fair.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

There are several dossiers in the Carter case. A case that involves $l,600,OOO can afford to have more than one of the French what-is-its.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

Mayor Woodward's example is even felt in English cities. Thrty-two English mayors have sworn off,"
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The sands of Arizona are sending us specimens of weather that We did not call for and do not want.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The esteemed Hanna should have en- will greatly need in bis next campaign.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The corn crop and republican congresses have made this a country of billions.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The backbone of summer is still doing business at the old stand.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

Canned goods are a part of every war and great enterprise nowadays.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The present Hull in state politics is de- ceptive. There is great deal of squirming below the surface.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09

The mercury in this country Is trying to outelimb the most expansive article in the Philippines
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
eoNGRArUL,rE' r.,E AGt-aHRALD

GONGhA U LATE TIE AGt-DEEALD To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 I want to congratulate you on your manly editorial in defense of the tax payers, who have to stand the imposition of double taxes by amendments and appraisments, and again by fees to our public schools" There is another matter about which we of North highlands are vitaHy inter- ested and wish to solicit your valuable as- sistance-the improvement of our streets out here. They are awful. I am a resjdent property owner of North Nineteenth street and, with many others, pay taxes fot the luxures of city conveniences which should be afforded us. Nineteenth street from Huntsville avenue to city limits is about 20 feet wide-a mere lane. A street car traverses this narrow street." and niakas 1t hazardous to life and limb for citizeus to traverse this public highway in vehicie or on foot day or night. I am informed by hearsay that this street should be of unl- form width from one end of town to the other: that the city owns the right of way for this width of street. If not, then our city council should give the possession of this right of way attention. The street should be made wider by all means, and that at once, before costly improvements made on this narrow street. Our prop erty out there would be more than doubled in value, ca pital for investment in sub urban homes would be interested and in a few years the North Highlands would be as attractive for fashionable, costly resi- deEees as any section of our growing, pros porous city. MT. Editor please give this section some attention in the columns of your popular paper. Yours truly.
 E. H. O'NEAL.
The age-herald., 1899-09-09
AFTER IT OVER

High-school fees will be an issue in the next city election.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16
1IIR|uG PARTY RETURNS.
.auD ROUTE sTREWS WITH
srcys or SUFFERING.
.>Aies and Starving Survivors
go ~ the Expiorers-Sos In
80 with the Roste-Diseov-
r~~nv In Published AaDs.

rs~~,eb To the Post-Intelisgencer.
S.r r.ops II. C., Nov. E.-Maxwea
- .sho accompanied J. S. ODSyers
fIs-sr, exploration survey party over
IN. headwaters OF the 5ketna.
- - s.sekeen rivers last May. return
49, aylox,zs las. night. Mr.. Fernse
~ tayorably impressed wAa the
- r.s,t4 and tells terrible tales OF
s..x,y endured by the people WHO tried
- the Yukon by that route He says
,,asf north Of HaxIeion IL liter
.s.svn WIN clEhing. proyisior.s. fire-
~ ammunition. tools, bones OF pack
NJ. ev s,sa az the stickeen river Mr..
~ 49,. nsrfv came across a shack In
Up 0ss .ssx found the dead body OF man
sssN.sxerfIv had committed suicide The
- vas stretched osit on COUSIN OF nosr
q. bedding and clothing, and the right
M stil clasped rine, a nai ,s. i asaa
49, s~aa A letter was found pinned TO
-. Asajl al the cabin. and from the con-
~ - = vas learned that the dead mans
49, was Henry W. Taylor. OF Butte,
umt. The letter was dated March "a ana
-saressed 70 his sister.
sssea~i,ng 10 this letter the dead mans
..ss,sTs had left him in nlawlnter. Mr..
wr-r~vss party buried Iaylors Body.
- ,hsy took his effects down TO Hazie-
,ss There was q FIX months Supply U
. -. Ia the shack. The shack where
~ NY was found IL located on the third
ssrh 81 the Stickeen river. ten miles from
- r,aIn trail, and about 10 miles north
-, al Haxieton The surveying party
la came aross q man camped on the
ssadsa,ers OF the Noos river. who had
~sstered there. and who was nearly starv-
- 4. death. lie had lived twenty days
= small piece Of rawhine and morsei
q ynx. Mr.. ODwyer gave him some pro-
s.sans. and on the party's return they
h,ourh, the poor man down to civiliza-
too.
.ss PEAR river and the Skeensi, the sur
yeytng party discovered an error In the
oshiished maps Of that district, for they
;sand that the river marked ON the map
a he sistoot is really the main east fork
4 ne skeerla Mr.. Fernie states that the
rygrsry north OF Hazleton Is no good for
sx,1rasfuraI purposes, but II is rich in
ssaegaIs and coal. Timber. however. is
yWy SARGE. Game IL abundant. and the
Whole country. In summertime, Is covered
VIA Mid flowers.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16

the richest wheat ard all the barley belt
OK Columbia county, which furnishes CT
grain alone over A3.10 bushels.
The o. p 4 y. company has conapieted
grade TO Coyeiio, but the tie-up Win me
Northern Pacific gives the farmers no en-
eouTageznens that any relief viii be given
them for years to come. Eleven surveys
nave been made into the Coveiio district
and four roads have been located during
the past ten years and now that the farm
ers see the tie-up between the two roads
their patience IL exhausted. 90 they have
concluded TO help themselves The farm
ers IN the Coyeiio district pay large Sums
every year TO haul their crops to Dayton
and other points. some paying as aiSn as
&s,uN This year for this purpose and iaey
conclude that they might just as well put
their money into railroad u their own
at once. They propose 10 take stock IN
the new company, some paying cash.
others working our their shares grading the
roadbed. Should the weather be al ali Ia
v0rabls. the grading VIII be completed by
spring. They mean business and there Is
no mistaking their ternpers.
The new company Incorporates with 3p.-
GO shares. a; A par value Of 81 each. The
trustees named In the incorporation papers
are: j. A Throuson. Charles A. Tarouson
and j. A. Turner, all wealthy and infiu-
entail farmers. who can build the road
themselves, IL they wish 70. without outside
help.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16
PRIZEFlGHTING rs DOOMED.
Gov. Roosevelt VIII Force Through
Law Prohibiting Them
New Xark

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.~-Prize fights in
New York state are doomed. Gov. Roose-
welt has started crusade against them
and will force through the legislature a
repeal OF the Horton law and the enact
ment OF "A new statute prohibiting pugiiis-
tic contests. He viii If necessary make
the matter party issue. AT Albany
ne declared that no morr prize fights
would disgrace New York after January
/. 1850.
Bill Brady. Tom o'Rourke and she ether
fight managers are much excited. They
declare they will fight such a movement
and that the Republicans cannot pass the
measure. Impartial observers call this
rubbish and point out that the Repuhli-
cans have a majority in the assembly Of
3s and score 20 even UP against New
York Democrats In general and DRY Dol
lar" Timothy sullivan tn particular. The
latter ia the guardian and protector OF
prize sights in Gotham. These Observers
also say that the fight managers have no
one bat themselves to blame for the re-
action. and point out that less fragrant vio-
lat!ons Of the present Law woeld have ex-
cited less comment and opposition.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16
AFTER STREET RAILWAY.
Fesrh1ven City COUNCIL Begins Suit
Tor Vacation of Traekage, Owing
10 Disagreement.

special Dispatch to the Post-InseIligencer.
WHATC0A. Nov I5.-The city of Fair
haven. through It's officials. began q suit
today In the superior court to compel the
northern Railway 81 Improvement Com
pany TO vaea;e ifg present trackage and,
In enect 20 get out OF the city. The COM
pany operates the street railway system
on beiiingham bay, Of about ten miles. in
Guiding Whafcom and Fairhaven
In 1881 Fairhaven granted a charter to
street railway company. The road was
baiit and the property passed into the pres
ent company hands. In 1895 the charter
was revoked. because OF q noncompliance
win iia provisions. Since then there has
been continued fight on hand, the rail-
way company wanting a charter on its
own conditions and the city council con-
tending for other conditions
The contest grew acrimonious and today
the city filed the suit. giving as some OF
the reasons fer the radical request that
the company vas operating without any
thing, that IL failed to keep Its track In re-
pair and that II was RUNNING its cars at
too high rate OF speed. The company has
only about two miles OF track in Fairhaven,
but they are a very important part OF the
system.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16
NATIONAL BANK ORGANIZED.
Citisens' Bank. OF Fairhaven
Changes Owners and Charter.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intellisencer.
FAfRHAFEN, Nov 1.-THE citizens
bank. of this city. has passed into the
hands of john F. Dufur and other W!scon-
sin men. holding x3o.0I Of the capital stock.
and w. G. Brown and G.. b. Burke, Of the
Bank Of Whatcom- and other citizens OF
Be.lingharn bay, holding the balance OF tia
be president and G. b. Burke. cashier,
Up to the present IL has been q state
bank and was the only one in Whatcom
county that didn't collapse during the
panic. II Will be changed TO a national
bank under the name of the Citizens Ma
tional bank. The charter is expected this
week.
Today the old MANAGEMENT gave way to
the new owners, the location OF the insti-
tuition remaining unchanged. Mr.. S. A.
Post will take Mr. Burke's place as cashier
OF the Bank of Whatcom.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16
sunvEYING NEW RAILROAD.
Cssadian Pacific building Through
Nicola Valley.

sseciA Dispatch to the Post~Intslligencer =.
KAMIIOOP9, II. c.. Nov 1a.-The Ca
ssasn Pacific Railway Company has a
arty os engineers and surveyors at work
sryeying q line through the Nicola val
Iss II connect the crowss Nest railway
With Tat Of the main line at Syencer's
hsatgs One gang OF men IS working to-
yard, Princeton. and thence to Keremeos.
nd another gang is working towards
xsaa lake and Spencer's bridge.
The road viii run from keremeos to
rrs point near Princeton. through otter
ulssy. down Qu.lchgla creek. near Quiz
afsa. thence westerly IN Nicola lake and
y BE Nicola river to the main line OF
"a Canadian Pacific railway. This road
Va sFen up the rich mineral belts Of OF
= 1T and the Slmilkameen, rs we'll as
~ Nicola coal fields: also the rich agri-
asssrai distric; OF the Nicola valley. A.
s,9s nnc viii be built from kamloops 20
ssnees with this read at QuIlehena- Con-
tsuciion work will be commenced In
FEW weeks.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-16
INSPECTING RAILROAD TERMINALS.


TACOMA. Nov. i5.-Nine division super
In Tacoma today inspecting the roads
terminals. They were shown about the
city BY Assistant General Superintendent
W. G.. Pearce: OF Tacoma, and left to-
night for Portland. The entire party will
go East from Portland and the siperin-
tendents will retarn to their divisions later
General Superintendent III. G. Kimberly
Is with the party and Assistant General
Superintendent Pearce joined IL here
The members are A. r.. Law, Minnesota
division; G. w. Vanderslice Manitoba di-
vision. r. C. Blanchard Lake Superior d.
vision; c. ]. Wilson. Dakota division New
man Kline. Yellowstone division; II. ].
Horn, Montana division. Charles Russell
Rocky Mountain division: F. w Gilbert
Idaho division, and F. J. Pearson. Pacific
division. Officers of the road say the trip
IL taken merely 10 famiiiarize the division
superintendenss With the country through
which the road passes.