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The age-herald., 1899-04-23
REPRESENTATIVE BAIRD DEAD
Was Stricken With Acute Pneumonia, Accompanied by Endocarditis.

Washington, April 22.-Representative Samuel T. Baird, of Louisiana, died this. afternoon.
 Mir Baird's illness had its inception just prior to the adjournment of the last session of congress, when he was stricken with acute rheumatism He had a robust con- stitution, and to this fact is due the st:xsng fight he made against the inroads of hs illness In the last week or two the orlsi- nal trouble became complicated with en- docarditis, a dangerous inflammation of the membraneous lining of the heart, and blood poisoning set in.
 From this time the hopeessness of his case vas realized, and the family were in- formed that it was question of how long his vitality could battle against the blood poisoning. His half-brother, Sheriff Hamp- ton, of Moorhouse parish, was summoned early from Bastrop, the family home. and was with him through the latter part of his illness. The deceased leaves wife and two children, the latter aged and 10. years, and a father, Dr. Baird, who has practiced medicine in Louisiana for many years.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
COL DENSON OPENS
 CONVENTION FIGHT
Delivers Powerful Address 10 the Democrats of Madson-lm pugned the Governors MotWes-Working For
 His Own Political Ends
His Own Political Ends.

battle He declared that at the close of the civil war the negro was thrust upon the people as a citizen, and then ensued the darkest time in Alabama's history. Mis- cegenation was made lawful, and the fu- ture of the white race was involved.
 The white people finally resolved to shoot it out or count it out, choosing the latter method This practice still exists, and the negro vote is constant menace to the state government
 Colonel Denson thinks negro suffrage should be restricted but his fundamental rights not tempered with. The negro is ir- responsible now to God and man and should not be allowed to vote until he can do so intelligently. Colonel Denson scored Governor Johnston for his determined op- position to the convention movement and read passages from the governors first message to the legislature wherein he urged the need of a new constitution
 The governors motive was impugned as being caused by political ambition, and he called the extra legislative session because the last state convention which made the constitutional convention party issue would not truckle to him. Colonel Densou closed by saying: '"rhe duty rests upon you to secure constitution restricting suffrage and you have got to do it sooner or later. Society must be protected. You cannot administer government when there are two races clamoring for domina- tion, condition that now exists in the southern states. >-----
 Quite large number of prominent and influential opponents to the convention at the close of Colonel Denson's splendid speech eagerly grasped his hand and told him they had experienced complete change of heart and pledged their active support to the convention. Madison will go for the convention.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
CHAIRMAN LOWE ISSUES AN ADDRESS
 ID THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IF ALABAMA
GHHIRMHN LOVES ADDRESS
 TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Aprn2. To the Democa andC o Alabama: of the s instant the @ lowing resolution was
  a constitutional conventions and democratic party the p author in
 apartyiss e committee be and he is heeoy himself shall be chairman the constitutional and o state and county . opposed to the repeal or the act cs @ const convenion' of Alabama majority spoken endure which dsregards tbe right of the majority best declared that the welfare or Aapa onu' upon W now The party hasd dagaint
 s
 assembly approved the o emby passed it.
 A Ademocr gover it.
 The constitutional cven committee on yesterday " ~ forego declared i to be party issue
 the democratic party III Alabama, then Is conservative assembly composed of majority Of in thereby refuse repeatedly asserted reasons wncn nave deemed cient o ma m a issue
 practicable to begin the cam United States the people pofess In the meantime let us hope democrat loves in or harmon n organization
 of Alabama about to constitution shall be adopted question Who the glory of Alabama and
 
 o this
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
SPEECH OF ]. I. HEFLIN
 TO THE COMMITTEE

Hon. J. Thomas Hefin, of Chambers county, made one of the stirring speeches to the executive committee in Montgomery Friday. MT. Heflin was originally opposed to constitutional convention, but when the party agreed on 1t he yielded to the ma jority He spoke in part as follows:
 I would be glad today that conditions were different in this great state of ours, that the democrats were united with stout hearts and fixedness of purpose to carry out the call that has been stamped all over by the democracy of Alabama. I don't stand here MT. Chairman, as an enemy to the governor of the great state of Alabama for desire to say.5i sir, in this presence, that he has made one of the best gover- nors the state has ever known. I say. sir, that am the first man that espoused his cause in the county of Chambers. l have
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
AMICABLE AGREEMENT
Mississippi State Board of Health Will
 Not Quarantine.

Jackson, Miss, April 22.-The Mississippi state board of health held it's annual meet ing today. The meeting will not carry into effect it's threat of last year to establish an absolute quarantine against New Orleans on the 1st of May, as an amicable agree ment has been reached between the two boards, whereby the Mississippi inspectors are allowed free access to the New Orleans hospitals.
 The members of the board feel confident that the recent severe winter has killed all yellow fever germs in this state, and they do not expect an appearance of the disease this summer, unless the germs are import ed from Cuba by returning soldiers. The gulf coast ports are being closely watched During the session county health officers for the seventy-five counties in Mississippi were appointed and daylight communication between towns on the gulf coast and New Orleans granted.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

this plank and that plank, until as an hon. est man l feel l am bound by the action of that caucus. More than that, Mir. Chair man. I believe that four-fifths of the con- seryative white men of Alabama demand a constitutional convention, and said if you want it, am willing to give you the right to say at the ballot box whether you want it or not. They come now and tell me that the state democratic convention had no right to make it party measure.
 I ask you (Mr. Brandon) if the democracy of Mississippi didn't sanction a constitu- tional convention before it was ever passed?
 MT. Brandon: live in Alabama.
 MT. Hef1in Didn't the democracy of Louisiana sanction a constitutional con- vention before it was ever passed? Didn't the democracy of South Carolina sanction 1t? And I challenge you or any other man to tell me where the negro has been dis franchised that the untrammeled and un- divided democracy did not sanction it and carry it through, and it will be done this time. I want to say to you now that If this bill is not repealed, by the eternal gods this call for a constitutional convention will carry
 Chambers win Give Majority
 want to tell you that from the his- toric old county of Chambers 1,500 or 2,00o ----------~-~---~->---~--~
 (Contfn,led On Sccond Papel
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
TWELVE MEN DROWNED
Steamer Gen. Whitney Goes Down Of
 the Florida Coast.

Jacksonville, Fla, April PA special to the Times Union and Citizen from Oak Hill, Fla, says the steamer General Whitney, Captain Hawthorne, sunk fifty miles east of Cabs Canavared today. One boat load of sixteen men, attempting to land at Mos quito Lagoon house of refuge, was upset and twelve men, including the captain, were drowned
 The chief engineer assistant engineer fireman and one sailor were saved.
 The captains body has been recovered. Fifteen men in another boat are a,iIl un- heard from.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
MONUMENT TO WASHINGTON.
Project to Erect One to His Memory in
 England.

London, April 22.-At the annual dinner of the Sheffield Press club, given at Shef- field this evening Rt. Hon. George Gosehen first lord of the admirality, was the guest of honor
 David Christie Murray, the novelist, al- luding in the course of his speech to the relations between Great Britain and the United States suggested the erection upon British soil by British subscription of a statue of George Washington as "a recog- milton of the honesty of the cause in which America fought against us and of our eternal amity for that great people,"
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
Hon. Clark Howell Appointed

Atlanta, Ga, April 22.-Governor Candler today appointed Hon. Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, to the vacancy on the board of trustees of the University of Georgia, caused by the death of the Hon. N. J. Hammond, who was president of the board. The board will call a meet ing soon to choose a president.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
Popullsts Nominate DeIerates

Dadevile, April 22.-lSpecial)- popu-
 lists held convention here today and nominated candidates for delegates to the. \ constitutional convention. Ex-Represent- Sative E. B. Langley and D. R. Meadows. were nominated. They intend to make vigorous fight to carry this county. Demo- crats are taking but little interest in tho convention question.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
Capital Stock of S60, 900, 900

corporation of the Union Steel and Chain company with a Ca pita stock of $60, ,0O0, ,003, was filed tonight with Secretary of State Hughes. The stock, it is said will be listed with the options on all chain plants and steel works throughout the country. The incorporators are New York men.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
LAwTON IN THE FIELD.
Force Traversing the Country Recently
 0 cared of Rebels but R occupied.

Manila April 22.-General Lawton took the field at daybreak today with column of troops consisting of the North Dakota regiment, two battalions of the Third in- fantry and the Twenty-second infantry two guns of Scott's battery, three troops of the Fourth cavalry and Gates squadron, equipped in light marching order.
 This force started at o'clock this morn ing over the Novaiches road, traversing the country previously cleared of rebels but subsequently, reoccupied by them.
 It is to be presumed that General Law ton, by this movement, will outfank the enemy before joining MacArthur north of Malolos.
 The Dakota regiment first encountered the eneE,v in front of Novaliches at S:15 a.. m.
 The rebels opened fire on our troops but their fire was silenced fifteen minutes later, the enemy retiring in bad order and the Americans advancing along the dough "cads around Novaliches. They were considera- bly, annoyed by the fire of the rebel sharp shooters from the jungles for two hours.
 At o'clock in the afternoon the soldiers were compelled to take a brief rest in the shade as the heat was overpowering.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

been commissioned by my people three times to cast my ballot in a state conven- tion for him for governor of this great commonwealth. l am proud of it, have no apologies to make to the people of Alabama for the "red-headed rooster'' from Jeffer- son! But, sir, the time has come, as it does come in the course of human events, when we must take different roads. Upon the one hand, MT. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, and when I say gentlemen of the committee, speak to the democracy of my state because you are commissioned by the party to sit in it's absence from the state convention, and you are the supreme power in the state of Alabama. come to you, gentlemen and say, see on one hand the declarations of my party for more than two years. The declarations in the recent general assembly of Alabama. when I op- posed the call for a constitutional conven- ton. I went into the democratic caucus, and in that caucus we voted on the differ ent sections of the bill until 1t was finally passed and submitted to the senate of Alabama. When that senate, not by pop ulist vote or republican vote, but by a democratic vote, passed that bill, and sent it over to the house and asked us to stand up like men and endorse their action When they did it. what did do? I said am op- posed to it. but believe now that it is a democratic measure. We have caucused on it. while the caucus was in one sense ad- visory and not binding. we have adopted
The age-herald., 1899-04-23
No News from Gilmore

Washington, April 22.-No word has come to the navy, department since last Tuesday relative to the fate of Lieutenant Gilmore and the fourteen sailors of the Yorktown who were ambushed and captured at Baler on the island of Luzon. Today Secretary Long addressed an inquiry by cable to Ad- miral Dewey to ascertain whether he could supply any further information on this point. The secretary says he has no doubt the admiral is doing what is best to succor the men, and 1t is suggested that he has re- trained from making public his plans to prevent the insurgents from taking ad- vantage of the information to conceal their captives.
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

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The age-herald., 1899-04-23

Huntsville, April 2.-(Special.)-Col. Will liam H. Denson, ex-congressman from the Seventh district, opened the campaign for the constitutional convention at noon to- day by delivering a powerful address in the court room of the county court house.
 The speaker came to Huntsville as the guest of the Young Mems Democratic Club. Colonel Denson was greeted by large and representative audience, and a vast majori- ty of his hearers were in sympathy with his utterances. Taken all in all, it was an enthusiastic meeting, and it gave conf- dence to the advocates of a constitutional convention.
 David A. Grayson, president of the Young Mems Democratic Club, introduced Colonel Denson in a few wel-chosen and compIi- high compliment to Madison county and Huntsville particularly, saying that it was right that the campaign for a new consti- tuition should begin in Huntsville, since the first constitution of the state was made in this city. Colonel Denson opened by de- scribing the immense benefits to the people of the state that will accrue under a new constitution. He said that no state in the union has rehabilitated itself after the rav- ages of war like Alabama. He asked who had brought about this work-the white man or the free negro slaves who had re- ceiyed the right of suffrage?
 He said when every party opposed the movement the democratic party, which is synonymous with Anglo-Saxon supremacy, took 1t up and declared that it was a party
The age-herald., 1899-04-23

Continued on Second Page.)
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28
FILIPINO REPUBLIC.
Freedom of the Island Publicly
Proclaimed by Aguin-
aldo

Chicago, H., Jan. PA special to the
Tribune from Washington, d. c., says:
The government has been notified that
Aguinaldo today took a decisive step and
publicly proclaimed the republic of the
Philippines. The ceremony took place
at Malolis, and was witnessed by the
members of his cabinet. This news
comes from Manila, where the tidings
of Aguinaldo's proceedings We're re-
ceived with public demonstrations of a
mild sort. All is not plain sailing for
the insurgents. as ii is said the rival au-
thoritieS at Cebu are fighting. The trou-
he has not Yet reached an acute stage,
but the safety of the town and surround
ing country is in danger. The northern
provinces have recently given indications
that they are not in accord with Aguinal
do, and should his proclamation lead to
hostilities with the Americans, he may
have revolution as well as war of
conquest on his hands. Another serious
feature. according to dispatches, is that
the interior of LuZon is in fcrment.
Native officers have been murdered and
10 effort made to punish the criminals.
Labuan, Island of Labuan, British
Borneo, Jan. 24-The steamer Labuan,
Capt. Pfort. which has arrived here,
came from the island of Balabac, thirty
miles south of Palawan, Philippine isl
ands, and not from Palawan, as pre-
viously cabled. The murder of the Span
ish officers which she reported, occurred
at Balabac.
The Labuan brought sixty-five wom-
en- and children here. They had been
robbed of everything, but otherwise had
not been ill-treatcd. The Sulus assisted
the Balabacs in killing the Spanish Off
GERS. The Spaniards have left Palawan,
where the natives were fearful of the SUI
luS. Stores had been looted, business
was at a standstill and the natives were
armed and ready for mischief.
y dispatch from Madrid on January )
said Gen. Rios. the Spanish commander
in the Philippines. had cabled from Ma
Mia, confirming the report that all the
Spainards at Balabac had been massa-
cred, with the exception of the women,
whose release was being asked for.
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Mail of London autographed from Ma
drid the same day that III the rebellion at
Balabac Naval Lieut.. Belamy was be
headed and that the rebels also murdered
a doctor and several other Europeans. \
gunboat was also said to have fired on
the rebels. Its commander was una BILE
to effect the release of the women.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28
Our Shouting Negro Soldiers.

some of the first cases | had was Il big
colored man. VINO was carried down on Il
blanket by four soldiers. They said he
oas shot through the arm, and L could
see bandage there; 1t was the right
arm. | remember 1t struck me as queer
that :, wound i'll the arm should disable
the man so he couldn't walk. and when
| had a chance to lock him over | found
a big black bruise on his left thigh. That
set me thinking, and, on examining his
arm more closely. | found that the bull
let which had gone through his right
arm at the shoulder had gene through
the body also, diagonally across from
shoulder to hip. and the man was dying.
He did die little later but before his
last breath he managed TO give me a
lock of his curly black hair, tied with Il
little ribbon, and Il picture of himself,
to be sent to his mother ut Il place i'll
the South. which | wrote down. | saw
lots of those colorcd men, and it's my
opinion the whole attack would have been
nowhere without them. | believe they
scared the Spaniards out of their trenches
with their yelling and whoOpiug. | never
heard such blood-curdling cries as those
fellows gave in the charge.
The negroes are good fighters, but
they have no mercy for the enemy. They
thought it was all foOlishness taking care
of these SpaniardS. and some of them
SwOrc at me for doing it. One man called
ont as | started down the hill with Il
Spaniard on my shoulders: Look out
or he'll stab You in the back And an
other negro said. lifting his rifle: All
right. go ahead: Eve got Il bead on him
If that Spaniard had moved i suppose
he would have shot at him, and prob
ably killed both of us.'-Cleveland Mof
fctt's War Stories in Leslie's Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28
THE SASAFRAS PLANT.
From it May be Brewed PIeasan,
Tea and a Good Mucilage.

\ correspondent of the Charleston
News and Courier says of the sasSafras
plant: The whole plant is valuable for
its medicinal properties. The root makes
an excellent tea, spicy and fragrant, and
has Alternative virtues quite as good as
the sarsaparilla. The stalks have an in
ner pith that, although tedious to extract
much of 1t, when scraped out and put in
to cold water and agitatcd for Il few mo-
mentS with a spoon forms a most thick
and tenacious mucilage, retaining Il deli
cate flavor of the smell of the SaSSafraS
and is Il bland and soothing drink in
fevers. when the mouth is dry and great
thirst exists. 1t is frequently retained
gratefully when plain water is g ected.
1t is astonishing how mucilaginouS
small quantity of this pith makes Il tum-
bier of water, which becomes thick, as
gum arabic water. \ mere teaspoonful
of the pith taken out of the small green
branches of the bush will make three or
four tumblcrfuls of thick mucilage.
For intlamed eyes this mucilagnOuS
water is very soothing and curative and
has long been used for all forms of in
Illumination of delicate tissues. but is so
simple that it is ignored by the profess
sion.
The oil of saSSafraS, which is made
from the root as we'll as other parts of
the plant, makes a splendid lniment for
pains aud aches III combination with tur-
pcntinc i'll proportion of one-third of the
former and two-thirdS of the latter.
Other stimulating tlnctureS such as Spir-
its of ammonia, are sometimes added,
but the chief ingredient of the lightning
lniments hawked about by itinerant
quacks are composed principally of SaSsa-
fras oil, which is really pungcnt and eff
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28

Sedan chairs came into general usa
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28
Men Stood the Test with the
Rough KidcrS

| telt many qualmS at first in allowing
men Of this stamp TO come in, for | could
not be certain that they had counted the
cost. and was afraid they would find it
very hard to Serye-nOt for IL few DAYS
but for mOnths-in the ranks while l.
their former intimate associate was
held-otilcer, bur they insisted that they
knew their minds. and the events showed
that they did. We enlisted about fifty
of them from Virginia, Maryland and the
northeastern states. at Washington. Be
fore allowing them TO be sworn in. |
gathered them together and explained
that if they went in they must be pre-
pared not merely to fight, but to perform
the weary. monton0us labor incident TO
the ordinary routine of u soldiers life;
that they must be ready to face fever ex-
acuy as they We're to face bullets: that
they were to obey unqueSti0ningly, and to
do their duty as readily if called upon to
garrison a fort as if sent to the front
| warned them that work that was mere
ly irkSome and diSagreeable must be faced
as readily as work that was dangerous.
and that no complaint of any kind must
be made; and | told them that they were
entirely at liberty not TO go. but that
after they had once signed there could
then be no backing out.
Not n man of them backed out not one
of them failed to do his whole duty
From The Rough Riders" by Col Theo-
dOre Roosevelt in SCribner's.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-01-28
WASHINGTON'S FINE TACT.
He was Not to be Drawn Into Phila-
delphia's Rending Social Warfare.

The social punctiio of the Philadel-
phia Assembly was enforced perhaps
more rigidly in the early colonial days
than it is today, for when a girl whose
name had been on its lists of the chosen
indiscreetly took n goldsmith and jeweler
for a husband she was dropped at once
from participation in the sacred functions
for having committed the unpardonable
crime of marrying in trade, writes WI
liam Perrine of The Most Aristocrauc
Social Event in America, in the Ladies
Home Journal The trade line of de-
marcation, indeed, gave rise ultimately to
n social war, and a second Assembly
was formed made up chiefly of the faml-
lies of tradeSmen in opposition 10 the
aristocracy.' The conflict came on while
Washington was living in Philadelphia as
President So intense was 1t that eaeh
party struggled to gain the favor OF the
great man and his wife. The one As
sembly' announced great ball i'll honor
of his birthday for the night before the
22d of February: the other prepared TOR
similar event the night afterWard. ana
the sagacious Washington delivered HIM
self from the dilemma by attending both.
and proposing on each occasion the same
tOast-'The State of Pennsylvania. but
there was another version OF the STRIFE
which gave much delight TO the popuiace
in their speculatiOnS over the rivalrles of
the quality 1t was that Washington,
who was a good dancer. had gone to the
ball of the plebeian Assembly and had
there led the cotillon with the daughter OF
a mechauic,'