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Ii Hung Chans's Poisoned Cakes

From the Philadelphia Post.
OF Lii Hung Chang numberless stories
are told i'm Chinese society. Now and then
one reaches this country through our con-
suls to China. Nearly all are favored with
that strange oriental atmosphere which Is
so puzzling to our western civilization.
On one occasion when the premier was
having bitter fight with some of the
more conservative members of the tsung
Ii yamen he received as present a mag
niicent cake which he had reason to
suspect contained poison. He put the
cake aside and set all his powerful ma
chinery to work to find out who was at
the bottom of the plot. The investi-
cation was partly successful the
crime being traced to three men, of whom
one, at least, was absolutely guilty. Ii had
the trio arrested and brought to his yamen.
When they arrived they were ushered into
his presence and were received in his court
lest manner. The cake was produced with
the remark that "politeness forbade his
tasting it until the three generous donors
had had an opportunity to enjoy its excel
lence." Ii cut the cake and one of his
servitors handed it to the unwilling guests.
Each took piece and ate or pretended to
eat it. One crumbled the pieces and let
them fall upo nthe floor, but the other two
ate calmly, without manifesting any emo
ton. Ten minutes and the two men began
to show symptoms of suffering. Ii smiled
benignantly and said to the man who had
not eaten: your wisdom is so great that
I am compelled to preserve your head as a
souvenir of transcendent genius"
The man was removed and promptly de-
capitated. To the other two the premier
remarked: 1.-THE cake that you are eating
is not the one you sent, but one which I
had my cook initiate. The poison from
which you are suffering exists only in your
imagination. I know of no way to cure
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"THE OLD RELIABLE"

Louisville and Nashville Railroad, tho
Official Route to Detroit, Mich.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad has
been decided on by the Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavorers of Ala
bama as the official route to the national
convention to be held in Detroit, M.ch..
July 5-10.
The above mentioned road has arranged
a one-fare rate for the round trip for
all that go along, tickets to be sold July
8, and S. limited good to return until
July 20, 1899. An extension of this limit can
be secured until August Is, by depositing
tickets with joint agent in Detroit not
later than July H. For further informa-
ton regarding sleeping car reservations.
rates. route, etc., call on or address any
Louisville and Nashville agent, or
r. F. BEASLEY, z
Passenger Agent,
6-22-td Birmingham, Ala.
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loan and trust concern. With it banking
failures amount to sc, 4S6 600 for the half
year, leaving for commercial failures $l2s-
2I5,Q53 against s67, IA $50 last year s
Manufacturing we're sS6,960O00 for the
half year against $50, 769, 1H last year, and
trading were 23,0OO,OOo against 296o,626
last year. The demand for iron and steel
seems to have no limit. Scarcity of pig has
raised the price 81 per ton for local coke
at Chicago, q.1o to flsAl5 fog Bessemer at
Pittsburg and si75 ID d7f5 for gray forge,
and rs CENTS to 1925 for anthracite No.
/ at Philadelphia, with some iron Selling
above these quotations at all points for
early delivery. Efforts to get foreign con-
tracts out of the way are met by fresh or
ders from Europe at last weeks prices.
Some furnaces have started with contracts
for their whole years product, but others
are yet delayed.
Prices of pig average higher than at any
other time since February, 1880, and prices
of finished products higher than since
March, 1891. Bilets are hardly obtainable,
bars and plate orders are refused quite
largely because works are over crowded,
sheet mills have much larger demand al
the west, but less at the east and struct-
ural works report $4,000 tons required in
two new eastern contracts. The continuing
demand in spite of raising prices astonishes
everybody. Coke ovens, 17,453 at work, put
out for the week ISL ,S72 tons, the heaviest
weeks work ever known at Connelsville.
Tin is stronger at 25 cents, and copper at
Is cents for lake, but lead is dull, with hope
of an end to the Colorado strike. Another
industry passes all records, boot and shoe
shipments from the east AGO. 13 cases. ex-
ceeding those in any other month of any
year for five weeks, and the demand for
speedy delivery shows further demand.
Wool sales, Sc 1890 pounds, of which 29,-
$50, 800 were domestic, reveal a speculation
scarcely less obtrusive than in 1897, when
Il, 900 pounds were sold in the same
mills were well employed. Cotton mills are
the demand gives them enough to do at
current prices, and weak spots in the trade
are defended by the agreement between
Fall River mills.
Wheat receipts at the west in four weeks
have been q 691, $50 bushels against 4.111,-
625 last year, and western receipts in June
have ranged between 4,52S bushels in
1894, and 9,551 ,27S in 1896.
Beyond question the farmers and the
spectators and elevator owners in farming
region believe that about so cents here is as
much as the old wheat will fetch, although
exports have been for four weeks S9S3,363
bushels from Atlantic ports, against 15,012.-
687 last year and 2,445 749 from Pacific ports,
against 1,929 700 last year.
The cotton market Is also weak with
heavy receipts, and good crop prospects and
declined a sixteenth.
Failures for the week have been 1S1 in
the United States, against 254 last year, and
% in Canada against 10 last year.
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AN ORDINANCE

To Provide for the Construction of a Storm
Sewer in Twentieth Street, Between Thir-
teenth and fourteenth Avenues South
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of Birmingham. That a storm
sewer be constructed as follows: Begin
ming at the end of the storm sewer in Tween
tieth street, near the north lire of Thir-
teenth avenue, South thence southwark
along Twentieth street to Fourteenth ave-
nue..
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained. That tho
said sewers shall be constructed with ali
proper and necessary map-holes CATCH
basins and inlets, and in accordance with
maps, profiles, plans and specifications now
on file in the office of the city engineer of
the city Of Birmingham, to which reference
is hereby made.
Section 3. Be 1t further ordained, That the
cost OF constructing the sewers authorized
by this ordinance shall be assessed and
levied against all the lots or parcels of land
lying within the territory drained and ben
Gifted by said sewers, in proportion to the
amount of benefit accruing to EACH pro-
vided. however, that a fair and just proper
tion of the cost of construction of such
sewer shall be assessed against any railroad
on any street or avenue or right of way
drained by said sewer.
Adopted June q. 1899
c. T. RAINBOW. Mayor Pro Tenn.
Attest: F. v. EVANS, Clerk.
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, The mayor and aldermen Of
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1.-THE OLD RELIABLE"
Louisville and Nashville Railroad the OFF,

Louisville and Nashville Railroad the OFF,
cial Route to Detroit, Mich.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad has
been decfded on by the Young Peoples So
ciety of Christian Endeavorers of Alabama
as the official route to the national conyen-
ton to be held in Detroit, Mich, July $40.
The above mentioned road has arranged
a one-fare rate for the round trip for all
that go along, tickets to be sold July 8, and
s, limited good to return until July 90 1899.
An extension of this limit can be secured
until August Is. by depositing tickets with
Joint agent In Detroit not later than Julv
IT, For further information regarding Sleep
ing car reservations, rates, route, etc., call
on or address any Louisville and Nashville
agent, or r. F. BEASLEY,
Passenger Agent,
6-22-td Birmingham, Ala
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Notice To Owners of Dogs
Office of the Mayor

OIHce OF the Mayor,
Birmingham, Ala, June e. 1899
Under and by resolution of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, pass
ed at a regular meeting of said Board held
ON June 21, 1899. the Mayor was instructed
to begin, on July 1, and see that Section 40
of the City Code is rigidly enforced
All owners of dogs are hereby notified, un-
less said dogs bear a check showing that
the owner of same have paid into the city
treasury the sum of $500, as dog tax for
the year 1899, they will be taken up and
held for three 90 days. and after that time
If owner does not appear at city pound, To-
Gated on Fifteenh street and Third avenue
and pay said $500 for taxes and 81 90 for
impounding fees, said dogs will be killed
by pound master.
w. M. DRENNEN,
6-N-29-7-1 Mayor.
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IsT YOUNG PEOPLES UNION,
RICHMOND. VA.

The Southern Railway will sell round-trip
tickets to Richmond, Va. at the low rate
of one fare for the round trip.
Double daily service; shortest, quickest,
most pleasant and convenient route for all
those who desire to attend.
Tickets on sale July II, 18th and 18th, ffnl-
tied to return July 81, with privilege of ex-
tension until August 10, by depositing tick
cts with joint agent, Richmond on or be-
fore July "a and payment of fee of so cents.
Train leaving Birmingham at a. M, car
ries through sleeper to New York, passing
Danvlle, Va, where you get sleeper for
Richmond, arriving there at 6 a. m. 1.-THE
Southwestern Limited" the finest train in
the south, operates dining cars and Pull
mans latest Library Observation cars from
Atlanta east.
For further information call on or write
c. e. JACKSON,
T. p. A., Birmingham, Ala.
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss 'ss Of &NAZzzw
EXCURSION

Birmingham to Chattanooga and Return
$3.50 Round Trip.
On July 10 the Alabama Great Southern
railroad will operate an excursion train
from Birmingham to Chattanooga and re-
turn. Train will leave Birmingham
promptly at II 80 a. M, arriving Chatta-
nooga p. M, returning train will leave
Chattanooga 1880 p. m. July II. The fare
for the round trip will be only $3.50.
Separate coaches for white and colored
This excursion will afford an excellent
opportunity to visit Chattanooga, Look
out Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chicka-
manga Park and the many other impor-
tant places in and around Chattanooga at
a very low rate
road ticket agent for further informa-
ton. 6-25-td
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NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF SOCIETY

One of the most charming affairs of the
season was the garden party last night
which Mr.. and Mrs Braxton Bragg Conner
gave for their young daughters, Misses
Katherine, Bevelle and Eva Conner and
their guests, Miss Nell Conner and Miss
Annie Conner. The beautiful lawns at their
residence presented a very happy scene as
the younger set were in great evidence.
The girls wore the prettiest of summer
frocks which were most effective in such
picturesque surroundings. Miss katherine
Conner wore pink, and Miss Bevelle Co
mer's pretty toilette was of blue organdie.
Miss Eva Conner was in white. The lovely
young guests of honor, Miss Nell Conner,
of Eufaula and Miss Annie Conner of Mid
way, were greatly admired. The former
wore white organdie, and her flowers were
pansy blossoms. Miss Annie Conner wore
pink, and carried sweet peas.
Mrs. E. X. Campbell and her two children
left yesterday for Bailey Springs, where
they will spend the month of July.
Miss Sadie Markham has returned from
Greensboro.
-.
Miss Maud Miller, who has been spending
several days in Birmingham, returned 20
her home in Eufaula yesterday.
Mr.. James Davis, who has been attend
ing the Alabama Educational Association,
left yesterday for his home in Admission.
Mr. Henry P. Waugh of New York. who
has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John
A Walker, returned yesterday. Mr.. Waugh
is among the southern colony of newspaper
men in New York, and is on the Worlds
staff
Mr.. Sam Luttrell, of Knoxville, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin f. Moore.
Mrs. John Hine and Mrs. Sowell are the
guests of Mr.. Sowell at Corona.
The Chattanooga Times of yesterday
says: Miss Mattye Wilson will entertain
with a select dancing party this evening
at Vallombrosa in honor of her pretty
guest, Miss Harris, of Birmingham. For
the accommodation of her guests special
car will leave the corner of Broad and
Ninth streets promptly at $50 o'clock. The
affair will be chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Lowery, and is being eagerly antici-
pated by the young people invited.
Miss Mary Allison, of Knoxville, who has
been the guest of Mrs. Benjamin +. Moore,
left for her home yesterday. Miss Allison
has been one of the greatest bellies of the
season, and has been conspicuously
charming figure at all the smart summer
affairs. She has the distinction of being
perfectly gowned on all occasions, and she
is universally admired. She will remain a
short time In Knoxville, and will go later
with her family to the summer places In
the Tennessee mountains
Miss Annie Lee, of Selma, is the guest OF
Professor and Mrs. J. M. Dewberry, of
Woodawn, from which place she has at
tended the Alabama Educational Associa-
ton.
Miss Jessie Norris and her sister. Mrs.
Tyler, have returned from Princeton
and will remain in the city short while
before going to Blount Springs for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Schuler have leased
the residence of Mr.. r. Ehrman on Twelfth
avenue, South, and will occupy it after Au-
gust 1.
Miss Sophie Elise Hogeman will leave
this morning to visit her home In Waver-
ly, o.
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FINANCIAL REVIEW

New York, June 3o.-Bradstreets finan-
cial review tomorrow will say:
Although the transactions at the stock
exchange were not large, this weeks mar
ket has been far from dull. While the spec
ulation has been to very large extent pro-
fessional and manipulative, its origin has
lacked decided features of strength. There
has, in fact, been evidences of renewed
public buying, and the large purchases of
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease, "a powder 1t cures
painful smarting, nervous feet and ingrow-
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of corns and bunions. It's the greatest
comfort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot
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1t is a certain cure for sweating, callous
and hot, tired, aching feet. Try it today.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. BY
mail for Sc. in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen g. Olmsted, LIE Roy.
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your present pain except by letting you
share the same fate as your friend who has
just left the room"
AS they were led away the statesman said
to his retinue: ut is a pity that man
who can eat a deadly corrosive poisoning
with an unmoved countenance should SO
misapply the talent wherewith heaven has
endowed him."
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REDUCED RATES

To st. Clair Springs and Return-Round
Trip, 95 Cents.
Effective Saturday, June g. and continuing
to and including Sunday, September "a,
1899, tickets will be sold from Birmingham
to st. Clair Springs and return on Satur-
days and Sundays, good to return on fol-
lowing Monday, at rate of 50 cents.
For further information call on ticket
agent union depot. or R. NJ. Ellis. T. p A.,
2019 First avenue. Gift
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6-24-td

BATHING AT EAST LAKE
Bathing in East Lake agBin
becoming popular. Go out and
indulge. 25c if towels and suit
furnished, or 15c if bather
furnishes own suit. etc. Ev-
cry Friday is ladies' day.
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BATHING AT EAST LAKE

Bathing in East Lake again
becoming popular. Go out and
indulge. 25c if towels and
suit furnished, or l5c if bather
furnishes own suit, etc. Ev-
cry Friday is ladies' day.
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DUN's REVIEW

New York, June S0.-R. q. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade will say tomorrow:
Failures for the second quarter of 1899
have been 1850 against 3,055 last year, with
liabilities of $40 259 900 against $S6 252 last
year; and for the first half of 1899 failures
were 1852 against 6,766 last year. with la
bilities of $4S,7l1OO0 against $1,2467S3 last
year. Nearly half of the June liabilities
are due to one failure, not strictly COM
mercial, having some bank connections, a
promoter and railway equipment COM
pany for IS, 1856 900, in essential features
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can be secured. 1t Is not unreasonable to
look for some check in fact, to business in
the metal-consuming industries, owing to
the scarcity of these materials. One of the
latest instances of this cited Is the serious
delay reported to ship building industry
owing to the scarcity of steel plates. The
labor situation has been one of extreme
agitation, the men demanding an increase
and in most cases receiving 1t. In the case
of the smelling industry, however, the sus-
pension 1t is hoped will not exceed the
usual summer shut down.
In agricultural lines, the outlook, though
somewhat irregular, is in the main IA
vorable. The smaller yield of winter wheat
seems at present likely to be partly made
up for by an increased yield of corn, and
spring wheat prospects, though impaired
somewhat by too much rain, are regarded
as encouraging. Good weather throughout
the country has allowed rather better
out-turn in winter wheat than was looked
for early, and general rains throughout the
south have helped the cotton crop situation,
while rice and sugar have also ineasurably
improved
The closing week of the half year finds
special strength and activity in iron, lum-
Der and wool and wooden goods. the latter
industry having at last apparently begun
to share in the prevailing prosperity. A
feature of interest in this connection is the
advancing price of fine woods abroad, which
seems to be insuring, temporarily, at least,
a foreign market for considerable high
grade domestic WOOL Manufactured fab
RIGS share in this strength, but manufac-
turers are not credited with having large
stocks of raw material. Confidence in q
good fall trade is evidenced by reports
coming from many markets Of good orders
already booked, the volume of such bust
ness already done varying from 10 to 80
pet cent. in excess of last year.
Since January | this season corn eXnorts
aggregate 170,7S0,2H against l97.301,907 dur
ing the same period q year ago
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RESOLUTION.
Whereas, The mayor and aldermen of
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BAPTIST

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The evening times., 1899-01-16
PIONEER WOMEN LAWYERS.
Admitted to the Bar in the State of
Washington.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan 16.-Mrs. Bertha NJ.
Smell and Miss Elizabeth Hoover, OF Taco
ma, are the first women to be admitted to
practice in the Washington courts, having
successfully passed an examination before
the supreme court Saturday. Mrs. Smell
stood second in a class of fifteen and was
complimented for her thorough knowledge
of common law.
Mrs. Smell was formerly Miss Denton and
is cousin of Col Ellsworth, of civil war
Zouave fame, and is twenty years
old. She passed her early years in Galway,
Saratoga county, y. Y. and in the post
office and law office of Patrick H. Meehan.
Later she attended Albany College and
took up stenography and typewriting and
business law.
Coming to Washington soon after its
admission as a State, she was appointed
secretary 10 the governor, clerk on vari-
Gus commissions, and court reporter. Al
ter her marriage. five years ago, TO Col.
Marshall X. Smell. she concluded her law
studies in his Office.
Miss Hoover is from Pennsylvania and a
skilled typewriter.
The evening times., 1899-01-16
TO DIsFRANcHIsE THE NEGRO
4 Bill Likely to Pass the North
Carolina Legislature.

Raleigh, " c., Jan. ia bill has been
introduced in the North Carolina legisla-
ture to disfranchise the negro and will
doubtless be passed. II is modelled after
the Louisiana law.
The committee having the measure in
charge recently announced that it would
give the negro leaders hearing. Two
responded-the Rev. r. H. w. Leak. of
Raleigh and Prof. Crosby. Lead said he
would be satisfied with anything the leg
islature might do in the matter. In the
South" he declared, negroes are allowed
TO work and earn money together with
whites. but not to spend it together, while
in the North they are not allowed to make
money together. / like better the condi-
tiOns here.
Prof Crosby is principal of one of the
seven State normal schools. He said there
were 125, 600 negro voters in North Caro-
lima, of whom only $4,000 were qualified To
form an opinion as 10 suffrage Il regard
this solid black vote he asserted. as a
great menace to our government. The ne
groes need, in fact, to be saved from them
selves.
You want to disfranchise enough ne
groes to make it certain that good gov
ernment will prevail. Do that and stop
Do not go to the extent of persecution
The evening times., 1899-01-16
4 MI RDERER'S COT RAGE
UNDER THE GTILLOTiNE
EXECUTION OF DAMoIsEAU
Rejects PriestIy Consolation and
Displays Nartyr-Like StOicism.
The New HeadSmnn Acts.

Paris. Jan. 16.-The following account OF
the execution OF namoiseau, who mur-
dered his son n-in-law, is published in the
European edition of the Herald:
Particulars of the execution of Damoi-
seau, who was guillotined at Troyes on
Saturday for the murder of his son-in-
law. Cordier. show that the hard hearted.
brutal man met his fate with a firmness
worthy of martyr.
Damoseau was not one of those rapa-
cious. land grabbing peasants depicted by
Zola but rather prodigally generous,
whereby he strengthened his authority as
mayor of Rouilly St. Loup. For twenty
one years he held the village under his alb
solute domination. The only man who
ever dared to oppose him was Cordier.
Hence the hatred, which eliminated
when the latter, on Nine. Damoiseaus
death. claimed his wife's share of the for
tune. The old man shot Cordier, tram
pied his little son Henri to death and took
refuge in barn. where he held the police
at bay for a whole day, but was taken by
stratagem.
Diebler jr was the executiouer. It was
his first execution. When Damoiseau was
awakened and told the hour had come he
said to the procurator:
w ell, II is you VINO triumph. ana there
are still fine times for rascals.
When the chaplain approached he said
Il don't need you The priest insisted,
and Damoiseau cried that he never had
believed in God, which did not prevent
/ his being as honest a man as any.
| He expressed a wish to be buried in his
! best clothes beside his wife. He asked to
| see his counsel. to whom he said: We
| had no luck. What would you have added?
| l can say this is the finest day in my life
Going down the passage for his eXecu-
! tion he found he had forgotten some pa
| pers, and returned quite coolly TO fetch
them When the warders bound him rather
! tightly he exclaimed: BE careful; you
hurt me. You know very well l do not
mean TO escape. l will go all right alone. -
He refused a glass of rum, saying Il
| do not need that TO give me courage"
! He added also that he disliked alcohol
and begged the chaplain not TO accompany
! him to the gullotine, as it was not worth
while. When he stepped out of the car
riage he was rather pale, but drew himself
up and shouted in a firm voice:
"Vive la Replbliquei A bas les Cordiers,
When the chaplain made a last effort, he
replied: II don't want your Christ, let me
| be executed
Then he was seized and pushed on the
plank. and had just time to shout again,
''Vive la Republique! bas les Cordiers.'
| and the knife fell.