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Tombstone epitaph., 1899-05-28

In Son 'rs, .ni will leave for L,s Angeles on somo,row's Srsin. He reports ths. ~orx hes been stopoAd at the ;nia"s f"r the summer bu, will b- renewed with vigo this coming fall ana ~itter The ore i. principaIl, gold, snd 3Yits rumber or new "lsims have hssa loSsisi ia the vicinity of She C.li'urn,s group.
 The safe crackers who o 1-rat.d On CAsten sd.'s safe at B nson A i.w nights ago have not been app. ehended yet. l: is apparent that 6 regularly orsaniz d gang is at york in the tsrrit"ry, A numb-r of ssfes hay. ben robbed at !uc-on. A coup!. of strangers repre- nting themselves c. agents or a we'll known aase cnmpsn, were in town ye-,erday snd as their .ciions w.rs somewhat peenlisr . close watch wss k-p. upon them.
Tombstone epitaph., 1899-05-28

Every time th. Americans take E Filipino capital they Ii, d that it Wa. moved tv ths next town the night be- fore.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
NO INSPECTORS ''''
ALLOWED IN POLLS
Action of the Committee on Pri-
mary Arrangements Shuts a
Them Out.

The committee on arrangements for the
primary held meeting yesterday after
noon and passed resolution which caused
a storm of indignation at Drennen head
quarters.
The resolution expels inspectors or
watchers of all candidates from within
the polling places, and In full is as follows:
.
Whereas, The democratic primary =
election on April 4, 1899, ls to be held >
in accordance with the provisions of >
. the state election laws, and
Whereas, 1t is deemed inadvisable ana =
impracticable and wholly and utterly >
impossible to allow a. large number of =
persons inside the various polling places .
while said election is being held; there >
fore, be it
Resolved, That in conducting the said
election the managers are hereby d. =
rected not to allow any person to como .
inside the room at the various polling .
places during the holding of the cleo =
tion, except the voters when voting. and .
the managers, clerks and returning Of I"
ficers duly appointed to conduct said .
election. .
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
FIGHT FOR POLICE
COMMISSIONERS
Fierce War Being Waged on
q Present Chief, T. G..
Mcdonald.

Next to the mayoralty contest the race
for police commissioners has attracted the
most attention.
The issue has been Mcdonald and anti
Mcdonald all the way through. There are
three tickets, one for Mcdonald and one
against him. The anti Mcdonald ticket is
backed by Day Sergeant Donaldson and his
friends, who have made a vigorous cam
paign. 1t is understood that IL this ticket
wins he will be made chief of police The
other ticket is the one endorsed by the
Railroad Mems Political club.
Ugly charges have been made against
the present chief of police-one that orders
were at one time issued to the department
to allow liquor selling on Sunday and not
to moest the gambling rooms
Nearly all the gambling houses were
closed last night, and the friends of Ser
geant Donaldson charge that this was done
for political effect.
Inc Mcdonald ticket Is as follows:
McDonald-D. ]. Fox, Robert l. Stone, E.
Lesser, T. L. Parker. e. L. Bridges, ]. FL
McCary.
The Mcdonald or Donaldson ticket 10
as follows: Sam Norton, Charles c. Chiles,
----~----------~-~--c ~~-~---~-~~-~-~~--
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
MUST ACT SEPARATELY.
Pay For Cuban Troops Must Immediate
ly Be Accepted or Rejected.

Washington, April 3.-The Cuban assem-
bly, must very speedily decide upon the
proposition of the United States govern
ment to pay $3,0o0,0O0 to the Cuban troops
1t was said today that the entire matter
Is In the hands of Secretary Alger. He has
already conferred with General Brooke at
Havana and fully acquainted the military
governor with his views
II the muster rolls of the Cuban army are
not PROMPTLY surrendered by the assembly
General Brooke will return the $4,000, 900 10
the United States Probably the govern
ment also will feel that it is warranted In
Withdrawing the support In the matter OF
rations 1t has been extending these soldiers
In view of what amounts to a practical
declnation on the part of their officers as
represented by the Cuban assembly to ac-
cept terms held out by the government
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
/. Philippine Cu,tom Receipt.

Washington, April 3.-Acting Secretary
Meiklejehn today made statement of the
receipts in the Philippines since the Amerl-
cans have been in charge. These figures
have been cabled by General Otis, but since
the active hostilities have been going OH
no detailed reports have been received.
The Americans took possession on Au-
gust. 13 1898. The receipts to the 1st of
January were $1,S19,S13. The receipts for
January, February and March so far as
reported were 81 1886 1t is believed that
the total showing of s2,9sS, ,4SO would have
been much larger had all the ports of the
islands been in possession of the United
States. Many of the ports have been In
possession of the insurgents and commerce
has. necessarily been restricted.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
Democrats win In Montana

Anaconda. Mont, April 3.--The result OF
the Butte election is a majority of about
SOC for Mccarthy, democratic candidate for
mayor The republicans elect the city
treasurer police magistrate and four or
five of the eight aldermen.
In Mssoula, Webster, republican, Is elect
ed mayor, and republican majority in the
council Is elected. Collins, republican, is
elected mayor of Great Falls; the council
Is democratic ..-
Anaconda elects the entire democratic
city ticket except police magistrate.
In Livingston, Smith, democrat, is elect
ed mayor, with practically the entire DEM
ocratic ticket.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
ELECTION BY THE PEOPLE.
Pennsylvania Takes the Initiative BY
Appointing Legislative Committee.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 3.-The house to-
night adopted resolution authorizing the
appointment of two senators and three
members to confer with the legislatures of
other states with the view of bringing
about the submission of an amendment to
the constitution of the United States
whereby they may elect the president, vice
president and United States senators by
direct popular vote, this committee to re-
port to the legislature in 1901
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
Cincinnati Goes Republican

Cincinnati, April 3.-Weather conditions
today were favorable to a full vote at tho
Cincinnati municipal election. yet only a.
500 aptes were cast. There were only three
officials to be elected-judge of the superior
court and two members of the board of
city affairs. The official result was as fol-
lows: Rufus B. Smith, republican, judge of
superior court 9O.482. Judge Smith had no
opposition on the democratic ticket.
For members of the board of city AFFAIRS:
William McAllister, republican, 1854: AL
bert Fischer, republican, 2627S; II. Jenni-
KEN democrat, 1878; J. c. Sherlock, DEM
ocrat, 1922. Average republican majority,
6976
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
Girl Outraged and Murdered

Salzberg, Austria, April S.-The body of
a 12-year-old girl named Offinger has been
found ia the mortuary chamber of the cem-
eteryin this city. An Investigation showed
that she had been outraged and murdered
in the midst of number of bodies awaiting
burial. The perpetrator of the crime has
not been discovered.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04

committee, thus depriving all candi-
dates of cAallengers and watchers
and we therefore call upon citizens who
disapprove of this high-handed proceed
ing to prepare their ballots for the can
idates of their choice in duplicate and
deposit the same In a separate box to
be found on the outside of each polling
place, which will be under the super
vision OF a committee of citizens
chosen by the voters at the polls.
w. M DRENNEN,
c. c. CHILES,
tsfN;I e. l.. BRIDGES,
f'S{t!a E. LESSER,
n r. l. STONE.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
Made Gains In Michigan

Detroit, Mich, April 3.-Today's elections
In Michigan have not shown any marked
change in the general political complexion
OF the state, which is now normally repub-
lican, but the result shows quite heavy
democratic gains in some of the larger cit
les, notably SO in Detroit, Grand Rapids.
Saginaw, Jackson and Kalamazoo. On
generally light vote the republicans hold
their own in the smaller cities and througn-
out the rural districts. Circuit judges were
elected in thirty-six judicial districts. OF
these about two-thirds of the new Judges
are republicans. The republicans re elect
Judge Caudius B. Grant as justice of tie
supreme court by majority of at least
20,OO0 Thomas e. Borkworth, democratic
candidate for justice, ran nearly 5000 ahead
OF Judge Grant in Wayne county Oetroit)
and Grant received only thousand plural
lty IN Kent county (Grand Rapids, which
is recent years has shown much heavier
republican majorities.
The contest over circuit judges in De-
troit was extremely split up, and resulted
in the election of three democrats and two
republicans reelected.
Democratic candidates for judge of re-
corders' court won easily.
Local and personnel issues played the
usual conspicuous part in the spring elec-
tons throughout the state, but the repub-
licans We're generally successful in town
ships and smaller cities, in several cases by
increased majorites on light vote.
Mayor Leonnecker, democrat was re-
elected by a majority of 900 at jackson, a
democratic gain of $50. The democrats car
ried Battle Creek, electing all officers ex-
cepting one alderman. The democrats
elected Mayor and three aldermen at Kala-
mazoo and the republicans the city treas
urer and two aldermen.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04

Evansville, Ind, April 4.-Slxty precincts
out of sixty-one give William Akin, demo-
crat, 17S majority for mayor The demo-
Gratis have five and possibly six out of
eleven councilmen. Tho republicans claim
their candidate for mayor C. G. Covert, is
elected, and threaten to contest. There
were several riots at the polls and police
men were required to keep order.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
Steamer Toneka Wrocied

Victoria, B. c., April Sword has been
received here of the wreck of the steamer
City of Topeka in Wrangel Narrows. No
further. particulars.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
An Independent Elected

Toledo. o., April 3.-The returns tonight
wall be slow, as the vote Is the heaviest In
the history of the city. Every indication
at the various headquarters Is that Jones,
independent has carried the city for
mayor and lat the remainder of the reg
uar republican ticket has been elected, the
democratic vote being an uncertain guam
tity The total vote cast is about $4,000.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
Montana Municipal Contests Resulted in
Democratic Victories.
CINCINNATI GOES REPUBLICAN
At Canton, the Home of the President,
a Republican Was Elected by
Plurality of l3-Democratic
Gains in Michigan.

Cleveland, o.. April 3.-John L Farley.
democrat, was elected mayor over Robert
e. MeKisson, republican, the present in-
cumbent. today by a plurality of about g.
5oO The first returns indicated a much
greater victory for Farley. but his plurali-
ty was cut down by later returns. This re-
mainder of the republican ticket will have
substantial pluralities. The republicans
will control the city council
McKisson's defeat was due to the defcc-
ton of republicans who voted against him
because of his betrayal of Senator Hanna
and his party during the contest before the
legislature year ugo last winter. Tie
whole ticket suffered somewhat on account
of the opposition to McKisson, but not
enough to defeat any of the other candl-
dates The vote was very heavy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04
Committee ExpeIs All inspectors
From Polls.
DRENNEN PEOPLE INDIGNANT
Have Extra Boxes and Will Hold
a Check Election.
CRAWFORD SAYS IT'S ABSURD
To Have twenty-five or Thirty inspect
ev.. ors Inside the Polls.
WOULD SURELY CAUSE TROUBLE
s.f
Mr.. Smith Disclaims All Responsibility
For Hebrew Circular Has Made
No Pledges-Both Campaign
?. u.ess Managers Confident.
s.=s sl =
WOULD SURELY CAUSE TROUBLE
Election Misunderstanding and colder.
The polls will oped this morning at 8 and
close at p. IN. There are 1878 voters.

= w. j. Pearce, Smiths manager, made =
= the following statement last night on .
the closing of the campaign Mr.. =
Drennen and his friends have stamped =
ed, and Mr.. Smiths majority will be .
- even larger than first expected There >
= has never been any question of his sue =
cess, and now that the other side has .
shown the white feather by crying fraud =
his majority will exceed all estimates. =
The cry of fraud never won an election. =
. 1t Is generally made to tighten the fall
: that Is seen to be inevitable"
=
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04

DoUBLE-wEAR Collars, same on both
sides; two for 25c. L. Rogan & Co.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-04

= =
. the following statement on the closing
of the campaign last night: after :
careful canvass of all the wards l think >
" a conservative estimate would give
= Drennen about 1000 majority. Though >
few of the wards will be close we con-
fidently expect to carry every one of
them.
II hope the voters will pay attention .
to the selection of two executive COM
mitteemen in every ward, as 1t will in
. the future avoid such complications and
controversies as have arisen in this
campaign"
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pie who were angry when they heard
about the circular When we discover
the author of the circular, IL he is of
our people, the proper steps will lie
taken In the proper channels, but do
not think any injustice should be done
Mr.. Smith by charging against him that
which he and his management have alb
solutely repudiated.
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that their ballots were counted fairly, and
making the declaration that they would
have boxes outside all the regular polling
places with which to hold a supposed check
election, was the closing spectacle of the
municipal campaign.
The resolution passed by the committee
on arrangements for the primary expelling
from within the polls inspectors or watch
ers" of each candidate precipitated the
trouble As soon as the news reached
Drennen headquarters the storm of anger
began to rise. The allegation was frequent
ly made that the Smith people were going
in to steal the election, ana by the Eter-
nal they should not do it!' Mr.. Drennen' 8
friends declared without reservation that
they would go into the polling places de-
spite the ruling of the committee.
An Indignation meeting was gotten up In
front OF Drcnnen headquarters last night,
and speakers urged the voters to go to the
polls prepared to see that their ballots were
counted fairly.
Tho Warning Circular
Later ten thousand circulars were print
ed, to be distributed this morning. The
circular is as follows:
VOTERS BEWARE!
At the eleventh hour, to-wit: at 4:3O
q. m. Monday afternoon, on the eve of
the, election, the subcommittee of the
city executive committee, composed of
Webb w. Crawford, chairman; John ].
Moore, C. f. Douthit (who was repre-
sented by q. B.. BurkhalteC. Walter L.
Howard and Leo K. Steiner, adopted a
resolution CIV. l.. Howard dssenting)
without the authority, consent or.
Knowledge of the city executive com-
mittee, as follows:
Whereas, The democratic primary
election on April 4, 1899, is to be held in
accordance with the provisions of the
state elections laws, and,
Whereas, !, is deemed inadvisable and
impfac ticable and wholly and utterly
impossible to allow a large number OF
persons inside the various polling places
while said election Is being held; there
fore, be 1t
..esolved That In conducting the said
election the managers are hereby di-
rected not to allow any person to come
inside the room at the various polling
places during the holding of the elec-
tioR except the voters when voting and
the managers, clerks and returning off,
GERS duly appointed to conduct said elec-
ton.
This action of said Subcommittee ls
wanton and fragrant violation of sec
ton ten Q0) of the plan" adopted.
printed and promulgated by the city
executive committee regulating the
holding of this primary election. Sec
ton ten Q0), in reference to such rep-
resentatien, reads as follows:
''Any candidate may be present or
have a representative present at the
casting and counting of the ballots:
providing. such representative must
have the written authority of the can
didate he represents, provided. that said
representative cannot represent any
candidate except In the ward in which
"a representative is a voter
The. sub-committee has no right to
change the plan adopted by the whole
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Concluded on Third Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-28
GEN. CARPENTER RETIRED.
Vacancy Left by Lawton's Death VIII
be Filled Next Week.

Washington, Dec. 21.-General Gil
bert ). Carpenter who was recently con-
firmed as brigadier general in the regu-
lar army, has been placed on the retired
list ON his own application, after 30 years
active service. His retirement leaves two
vacancies in the list OF br.gadier gener
ais, and results in promotions in every
grade of the line. The two vacancies
in the list OF brigadier generals will be
filled on the re-aSsembling of Congress,
by the promotion and retirement of sew
eral officers who nave distinguished
themselves in action in the recent war.
1t is popularly supposed that Generals
Macarthur, Wilson, Lee. Wheeler,
Bates, Young Ludlow and Wheaton, all
of whom hold volunteer commissions, are
to be made brigadier generals in the reg
ular establishment and that all but two
of the number will lie Immediately res
tired. General Macarthur will un-
doubtedly be retained in active service.
hut there is less certainty as to the iden-
tity of the ether general officer to be
retained. The death of General Lawton
left a vacancy in the list of Major Gem
erals of volunteers, which will he filled
by the promotion of either General
Bates General Young OK General Wheat
on. all of whom are ON duty in the Phil
ippines. The appointment viii be made
early next week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-28
Beveridge on the Quay Case.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dee Ex-senator
Beveridge today made the following
statement concerning Senator Quay:
The talk about Quay not having
votes enough to seat him is nonsense,
so are the claims that he has enough
what the situation is: Nobody knows,
what the situation is:. Nobody knows,
for example, how | Shall vote.
know that Il great many other Sena-
tors are in exactly the same situation.
The whole matter is a pure question of
constitutional construction. All this
talk about corrupt elections, has nothing
to do With the case. Quay is not claim
ing through an election. He is claim
ing through an appointment by the Gov
ernor The question is whether or not
the Governor had constitutional right
to appoint him. | have not had time yet
to give that question the special study
which it's immense Importance deserves.
When | have done so, | shall know how
| shall vote, for that consideration and
that consideration alone will determine
the matter. This also is the case with
great number of other Senators"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-28
THE "sHAD0WING" OF JURORS.
Recorder Golf Protests Against it in
the MOlineuX Trial.

New York, Dee. 27.-Two things of
interest, if not of Importance. were de-
veloped at the trial of Roland B.
Molineux today. The first incident was
the protest made by Recorder Goff
against the policy of "shadowing"
adopted by the District Attorney. The
Jurors claimed that Il detective has been
assigned to each member, and that the
shadows" had allowed their zeal to
Outrun their discretion.
Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre
in explaining the action of the District
Attorneys office said that fifteen de-
tectives had been selected to watch the
members of the jury He said that it
was the custom to employ men 10
shadow" jurors during an important
murder case.
1t is understood, however. that orders
will be issued to shadows to give the
jurors as little trouble as possible in the
future.
The other incident of interest occurred
during the cross-eXamnation of Hand
writing Expert Ames. of San Francisco.
who is the author of book on Biblical
Myths"
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
objected to this line of examination, and
he Recorder rules that the law allowed
no religious test of witness.
The day was largely devoted to techni-
cal examination of Handwriting Ex-
perts Ames and Tyrrell. Nothing new of
Importance was developed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-28
MENACED By CLAN-NA-GAEL.
One of It's Officers Talks of Projected
Invasion of Canada.

New York, Dee 27-Relative to the
attitude Of the Irish revolutionary so
cieties toward the Government of Great
Britain at the present junctwe of ar
fairs, the Evening Post today quotes
an officer of the Clan -Na-Gacl as say
ing:
England can only be made to feel
physical force, and we're now going 20
give her some Boer treatment We did
intend going out and sinking that first
expedition from Canada to South Africa,
but thought it better to wait a little
We can mobilize our men without much
difficulty for an attack on Canada ana
We are fairly well armed-as well az
the United States troops in the Spanish
War We have lots Of Springfield rifles
and are handy with the bayonet.
NO decision has been arrived at yet
Everything viii depend ON the imme-
diate future We have either regi-
ments or companies all over the UNI
ted States and are fairly well drilled
and Il great many of our men are i'll
the militia. The Ancient Order of Hi
bernians has really nothing to do with
tbs. 1t numbers about 100000 and Il
majority Of its members belong to our
organization. All its officers do, and 50
of course it will act with us. We have
lots Of men in the regular army-camps
or club in every post-and even if they
were sent against us to stop us on the
border they would either march across
with MS or give rs blank cartridges.
IF it is decided to attack Canada
we shall do all in our power to keep
matters so secret as not to embarrass
the Government until we are actually
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-28
SOUTH IN THE LEAD
And North Carolina is Lead
ing the South.
OF the 1873 Textile Mills Constructed or Con-
templated in the Last Six Months, This
State Shows Thirty One,

Boston, Mass, Dee. 27.-The number
Of textile mills constructed or contem-
plated in the United States for the last
half i'm 1899. as reviewed by the Ameri-
can Wood and Cotton Reporter, is 1S3
against 116 for the first half of the year.
This makes total of 800 mills for the
year against 262 for 1888 and 155 for
1897.
The South still leads in the new mill
construction with gain of II mills over
the pumber for the first half OF the year.
The North has Shown a greater increase,
having an accession of 30 over the TWEEN
ty-fve reported the first six months in
the year.
North Carolina, as usual, leads the list
with total OF 81. Georgia comes second
with a total of q. PENNSYLVANIA shows
10: South Carolina 16; Alabama, 16;
Massachusetts, 13: New York. 8; Rhode
Island. s; Maine. 8: Mississippi, Tennes-
see and Virginia, & each; Texas, ); Con-
necticut, Louisiana and New Jersey B
each: Ohio, Indiana, and Iiliinos, Kan
sas, Maryland, Michigan, New Hamp-
shire, New Mexico, North Dakota and
Vermont one each.