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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
KILLED BY WAITER
Gus McKemi Resisted an Insult to His
Wife

Colorado Springs, Col, August 1O.-Gus
McKemi, a prominent cotton merchant of
Gainesville Tex, was killed in a row with
hotel walters at the Barker hotel in Mani
tou this evening. George Grover, the head
waiter, had demonstrated with Mrs. Nc
Kemi for insisting upon entering the din
ing room before he was ready for the
guests. He was later accused by Mr.. Nc
Kemi of having spoken insultingly to Mrs
McKemi and an apology was demanded.
When Grover said that he did not consider
an apology due. Mr.. McKemi struck at him
with a cane Grover grappled with Nc
Kemi and in the melee the latter was
wounded by a blow on the left side of the
head which proved fatal in about forty
minutes. number of people saw George
Mccormick, one of the walters with a de-
canter in his hand and he is under arrest
charged with the murder He was brought
to this city Immediately after being placed
under arrest because the feeling of the
thousands of southern people in the region
was running high and a lynching was
feared Ex-Governor Hogg was present at
the inquest which was begun this evening
and as he gave the coroner to understand
that 1t would not be safe to allow the
the inquest was continued until tomorrow
morning. The body of McKemi was taken
back to Texas tonight.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
ATTEMPTED MURDER
Excitement Among White People at Oh
iver Springs, Tenn.

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 10.-A special
to the Times from Oliver Springs says:
"a mysterious attempt to murder near
this place is causing excitment among the
people of the vicinity where it occurred.
Monday evening late Miss Belle Gald-
breath, daughter of Jas. Galdbreath, went
to Wigbee's saw mill to take her brother
some flour, meat, ETC., for his supper. who
cooks for himself. AS she was returning
home some one shot her in her right lung,
the ball passing through her entire body,
coming out at her right breast A woman
is supposed to have done the shooting, al
though it is shrouded in mystery.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
ESTERHAZY THE TRAITOR
The London Times Lays Bare His
Villiany

London, August 1.-THE Times says:
1--WE are in a position to state that in ad-
dition to communications of slight value
enumerated in the borderau, more than 160
documents of considerable Importance wers
furnished to the German attache in Paris,
Colonel Schwarzkoppen, p various times,
by Esterhazy. acting as "mediary for
and accomplice of the la tenant Col
onel Henry. One of the is contain
ed detailed information relai TO the gen.
eral plan of mobilization fol the French
army. The proceeds of this traffic was d.
vided between Esterhazy and Henry. In
Partisan diplomatic circles, the latter was
known to be the real traitor for several
months before his arrest and suicide. and
beside the power most directly concerned,
namely Germany, more than one European
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
A HURRICANE ALMOST DESTROYS
TOWN Of PONCE IN PORTO RICO
Eighty Houses We're Demolished and Several Hundred lDOOed
With Property Damage Estimated at $5OO,OOO,I

government received information to this
effect early in 1898.
In an editorial based upon the foregoing,
the Times says:
''It is hard to imagine anything in the
whole of romance to equal the sequence of
events whereby a traitor who had been be-
traying the most vital interests of his
country to a foreign power, should after
contriving to fix suspicion on an innocent
man and after securing that mans convic-
tion by the eloquence of his denunciation,
be the very man selected as head of the
secret intelligence department in order to
crush endeavors then beginning to be made
to discover the truth. The question arises:
"What gave this half educated man such
power over his superiors that they were
compelled not only to lend the sanction of
their authority but to devote their whole
activity, eloquence and plighted word of
honor to the task of aiding him in his evil
struggle against the light? 1t is possible,
without confederates whose word would
carry greater influences than his own,
Henry could have imposed upon the SIM
plicity of the whole of the general staff?
1t is quite clear that the acquittal of the
unhappy victim of perhaps the foulest plot
ever devised will close but one chapter in
the story of the terrible internal conflict
France has had to undergo"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT
Thanks Argentine's Ruler For His
Presence.

Paris, August 10.-A dispatch from Rio
de Janeiro says at the banquet given to-
day In honor of the president of Argentina
by DR.. Campos Sales, president of Brazil.
the latter thanked his guest for his pres
ence on Brazilian territory. Discussing in
ternational policy, the Brazilian executive
said this must not be limited to the inter-
est of America or of the South American
republics.
General Roca, in his reply, said that both
governments desired peace and harmony
in the sphere of international politics and
their policy was not concerned solely with
people OF the same origin or inhabitanting
the same regions, but rather expressed the
universal aspiration of these people toward
tranquility through reciprocal guarantees
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11

senate. And after all, that is the great
thing to look for. If but one democratic
ticket were put up there might be enough
disaffected democrats stay away from the
polls to permit the republicans to capture
tickets in the field the entire democratic
vote will be polled for the legislative cam
ddates, and there will not be two sets of
them. don't know what the Browns will
do and cannot draw any conclusions until
after their convention meets in Lexington.
I have not been asked to make any
speeches in Kentucky. I don't know
whether 1 would accept an invitation"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
INSANE WOMAN
PO|S0NS FAMILY
And Then with a Revolver
Ends Her Own
Existence

indianapolis, Ind, August 10.-This even-
ing Mrs. Clara Baldwin, of Irvington, wife
of Enos Baldwin. special agent of an in
surance company, by placing strichnine iu
the food eaten at dinner. poisoned her hus-
band; her son James, 1s years of age, and
her daughter Mary, Is years old.
Mrs. Baldwin, while the family were at
the table, excused herself, went to an up
per room of the house with a revolver and
shot herself. dying instantly. Tonight
physicians are working to save MIR. Bald
win. his son and daughter. all of whom are
unconscious. No cause could be assigned
for Mrs. Baldwin's terrible act except that
she was insane. She was TOR some time an
inmate Of a private sanitarfum.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
BANKHEAD GOES
TO SARATOGA.
Said That He Has Been Invited by the Ten
Big Anti-Bryan
Chiefs.

Washington, August 10.-(Special.) .)-The
resentative Banlkhead had gone to Sara
toga, having been invited to go there by
ten big anti-Bryan Chiefs assembled there.
The Star further says: 1.-THE pilgrims to
ly and in secret to a considerable number.
A. W. B.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
CONFIDENCE IN BRYAN
If He Supports Goeble He Is Doing it
For the Best

Chicago, August 10.-Ex-Governor Alt
geld declared today that he had great con-
fdence in w. ]. Bryan's political sagacity.
He said that If Mr.. Bryan went to Ken
lucky to make speeches for Goebel. he
would do SO because he believed 1t the best
thing to do and only the good Of the DEM
ocratic party at heart.
Mr. Altgeld said: "Mr Bryan evidently
knows what he is about He has shown
in the past that he Is a remarkably clever
politician, and IL he should go In the state
to make speeches for Mr.. Gobel 1t will
come out all right. 1t seems to me that if
the Brown democrats put UP full state
ticket the legislature will certainly be
democratic, and that means the election
of J. G. Blackburn to the United States
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
Turks Island Not Damaged

Kingston. Jamaica, August lO-Turks Is
land reports that the cyclone passed due
ing the night, after doing trifling damage.
The centre of the disturbance is apparently
progressing northward towards the Ameri-
can coast.
Hurricane bulletins reported that the
eastern and northern districts of Dominica
are damaged that Guadeloupe has suffered
slightly and that Montzerrat and Antigua
has suffered severely. Many af the inhab-
itanNs are homeless. Cultivation is Destroy
ed and the plantations are wrecked. The
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
FIRE RAGING IN
DALLAS, TEXAS
Several Buildings Gone and
Many Lives Probably
Lost.

Dallas, Tex, August 11.-Fire this MORN
ing completely destroyed the Guild build
ing, one of the largest buildings in the city,
occupied by the Darragh Furniture and
Storage company. The fourth and fifth
floors were occupied by families. Many he
roic rescues were made by firemen. Clifton
hotel, on the west and Darlington Produce
company partly demolished by falling walls
and now burning Armour & Company's
storage plant and the Standard Electric
Light companys immense plants threaten
ed.
At 1880 a. m. the fire is still raging Sup
posed several people who became panic
stricken. lost their lives; impossible to veri-
fy at this hour.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
LABOR ORGANIZATIOS
FIGHT STREET CAR CO.


to
traffic that line today
unonists
The Chamber
o
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
Lasted Seven Hours at Ponce

Ponce, August 10.-A hurricane struck
here at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning and .SSte
ed until p m. The rivers svsrsow.Ar
flooding the town.
Its estimated that two hundred persons
were drowned. The town and port are total
wrecks
1t Is believed the damage done will
amount to over $50O,0O0. No news has been
received from the interior since the storm
broke.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
Ran Into an Open Switch

Staunton, Va, August 1O-The Chesa-
peake and Ohio fast flying Virginian,"
while entering the depot today, ran into an
open SWITCH striking some freight cars on
a siding. Engineer Smith jumped and was
bruised about the head and shoulders.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
Supplies for Ma Mia

Chattanooga, Tenn, August 10.-Captain
Mccarthy, quartermaster at Chickamauga
Park, Ca, received orders today to rush
ten carloads of government supplies to
Manila. They will go on a special train,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
Stamps as False the Story Sent
Out BY His Enemies
From Saratoga
ANTI-BRYAN PRESS BUREAU
Has Elaborated Upon 1t and Sent
It Broadcast.
TO ARRAY THE SOUTH AGAINST HIM
Charged with Having Been Antagonistic
to the Democratic Party and all
Its Principles-An Anarchist
an Populist
TO ARRAY THE SOUTH AGAINST HIM

The above telegram was received from
gram citing the Saratoga dispatch printed
in the New York Journal several days ago,
in which it was stated that Mr.. Bryan had
voted against Judge Crisp for the speaker
ship of the house of representatives on the
ground that the Georgian was an ex-con-
federate soldier, and he (Bryan) would
never vote for any man who had ever been
in the confederate army.
The Saratoga story has been sent broad
cast throughout the land. 1t has been
taken up by the Washington anti-Bryan
press bureau, elaborated and dwelt upon
in alleged detail and sent out under
Washington date line to newspapers of all
sections. In these ''press bureau specials
Mr. Bryan is charged with having been
antagonistic to the democratic party and
all it's principles up to the time he was
nominated for president. He is charged
with everything from populism to anarch-
ism. The press bureau is al work. Other
charges will be brought, and faster than
he can deny them.
To Array the South
The press bureau made use of the "ex-
confederate" falsehood to arouse the south
against Bryan. Other arguments and villi-
fications will be used in the west 1t is
anything to defeat Bryan.
The campaign has already opened from
the Grand Union hotel at Saratoga 1t
is to be worked by Whitney, German,
Perry Belmont, Dave Hill, perhaps Croker,
Wall OF Wisconsin and others Democrats
from all over the country known to be
anti-Bryan have been invited to come up
and talk the situation over. The states are
to be apportioned out to leaders to work up
anti-Bryan sentiment Joe Willett is Sc
lected for Alabama. Elem du Bignon is to
pull the strings In Georgia. Whitney and
Hill and Croker are to work New York
around. German is delegated to handle
Maryland Senator Martin is to throttle
Virginia. Ex-senator Butler must pull at
South Carolina. Senator Caffery must
union. The plan is mapped out. The cam
paign fence is raised. 1t is a bottomless
barrel of gold coin. No matter about the
expense, the leaders say. Bryan must not
be nominated-carry your state delegation
against him and draw for whatever 1t
costs.
For No Particular Man
The fight is made for no particular man
against Bryan, but for any eastern man;
any man who can go in with the William
C. Whitney tag dangling from his collar.
Whitney and his followers own New York
City. They would own the government at
Washington. They don't want Bryan be-
cause they cannot control him. The war
within the party is on The black flag of
war is raised. 1t will be bitter and peril
Gus war to the democratic party.
There is to be a fight made in every
state in the Union. If they can get con-
ventions in beats, counties and states, tho
anti-Bryan men think they may win. With
primaries they have little hope. The fight
is opened and on. A year of politics is
ahead.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
BRYAN 1@sSsa 1ssa1.p u" TELLS 2o12s 9o2as5 alabama
THAT He VOTED ss Hp TsH''' 1r 9s9soa o1 ssa1' CRISP
MIR. BRYAN VOTED
FOR SPEAKER CRISP

Pana, Illsq Aug 10th, 1899.
E. W. Barrett, Birmingham, Ala
In reply to your inquiry would say that voted for
Springer in Fyecond Congress- voted for Crisp
IN house.
In Fify>hird Congress. voted for Crisp in and
IN house.
My views regarding Imperialism have been given to
the public many occasions believe that this nation
should the Fpnos that they have independ>
stable government can be established and
that will protect the Filipino republic from outside in>
reference Just protect the republics Of Central and
South America. An American CONSUL bundled Aguinaldo
up and sent him to Manila by the advice Of Dewey;
American officers furnished the Filipino army and
the Filipino army acting under the instruction Of
generals, helped drive the Spanards Of the Philip
pines. do think afford make subjects out
Of our allies, to a for humanity into
Of conquest w. J. BRYAN.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
Refused Conditional r Resignation

After thinking the matter over all nigh :
and after hearing from a council commit
tee this morning, Mr.. Woodward refused to
make a conditional resignation.
The city council met this evening. After
long and exciting wrangle, in which Dr.
Roy, who is a councilman from the Sixth
ward, and who is also Mayor Woodward's S
family physician, stated that the mayor
was In no condition mentally to cope with
his present troubles, the council decided
that a committee of five should investigate
the conduct of the mayor and any other
city officials against whom charges are
made This committee, under the terms of
its creation, cannot begin work before next
Monday.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
MAYOR WOODWARD
WILL NOT RESIGN
Atlanta'S Chief Executive Refuses to Re-
linquiSh His Office.
ROY DEFENDS HIS FRIEND
In No Condition Mentally to Cope With
Present Troubles.
THOMPSON'S UNIQUE SUGGESTION
Proposes That Resignation be Placed in
City Councils Hand, to Become
Effective When Mayor
Takes Drink.
THomPSON'S UNIQUE SUGGESTION

Atlanta, August 1O.-Mayor Woodward,
whose resignation was asked for by the
city council, has declined 10 relinquish his
office.
Councilman Thompson called to see the
mayor yesterday at the request of men,
ber of Mr.. Woodwards family. He sug-
gested that Mr.. Woodward place his resg-
nation in the hands of the city council, to
become effective when and only when the
mayor took another drink. Colonel Thomp-
son told the mayor the council would prob
ably overlook all that had occurred If he
would adopt this suggestion.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11

Rowell's Newspaper Directory, the omcial
authority on the circulation OF American
newspapers, ts out under date of June l, 1890
1t aocords to The Age-Herald the largest
circulation OF any daily newspaper In Ala
bama. The Age-Herald continues TO grow.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-11
THE WEATHER.

ALABAMA: GENERALLY FAIR. CON-
TINUED HIGH TEMPERATURES FRI
DAY AND SATURDAY; FRESH SOUTH
ERLY WINDS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

Work on the extensive improvements
to the Burlington railroad in Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri has practically been
completed, and service on the straight.
ened and curve. eliminated line has just
been inaugurated. The work Of i'm
proving the line was begun last March
and has been carried on rapidly from
the beginning. The improvements in
Illinois and Iowa cost about 81 600, 900,
while the building IF the branch line
between Grant City and Albany, Mo-,
brought the total outlay considerably
higher. 1t is estimated that the cost OF
the work already done and that which
now is being carried on will aggregate
nearly $2,000,00O. In Iowa, between
Lockridge and Fairfield, a second track
has been built and much Of the pro-
nounced curvature on this piece of the
line has been taken out. Between
Lockridge and Mount Pleasant work on
track Strengthening and other improve
ments is being carried on rapidly, and
il is expected that 1t will be finished
by January lst. The track between
Batavia and Fairfield, by virtue of the
strengthening process, has been shorten
ed one mile and nearly 500 degrees Of
curvature taken out. This work is re-
garded as the heaviest done on any
part of the line. The main line is now
three and one.h half miles shorter than
it was before the work was begun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

Deadwood was visited with quite a
fire on the morning OF the-l0th. The
famous Gem theatre was utterly de
stroyed, together with the laundry
building on the east and second hand
store and the club restaurant on the
west. There was no wind blowing at
the time or the confagration must have
been of wide area and vast destruction.
The Gem theatre was valued at $500.
The building was owned by the Swift
Brothers, and carried no insurance.
The other buildings were valued at
100000 upon which there was an insur.
ance Of 900. There was some damage to
quite number of other buildings In
the vicinity, the government assay Office
across the street suffering the most, by
the breaking of the large plate glass
windows which cost $500. The fire was
supposed to have been caused by an in
cendiary. A second fire occurred about
noon on the same day in the hose dry.
ing house in the city ball. Loss to
building $1,000, and loss by destruction
Of hose $1,000. The latter fire was started
from defective stove.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

Watch for the Christmas issue of the
Omaha Illustrated Bee, sixteen pages
and beautiful colored cover. The
Omaha Bee has spared no expense in
preparing Christmas feast for it's read
ers in it's Christmas issue of the Omaha
Illustrated Bee. The cover will be in
colors, and, taken as a whole, although
1t seems hard 70 believe, 1t will surpass
in beauty most of the eastern maga-
zines. The Bee never does things by
halves.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
Personal Mention.

w. A, petch went 10 Hill Ilty Mon
Day.
Charles Ennis was up from Baker
vile Thursday.
Mark Thomas represented Pringle in
the city Thursday.
VIM. Smith was up from his ranch
near Fairburn Monday.
w. A. Piper returned Sunday from a
business trip to Newcastle.
Col. +. p. Williams, of Hill City, was
a guest at the Kleemann over Sunday.
j. A. Nelson OF Medina, N. Y, was
an over Sunday guest at the Kleemann.
j. J Murphy was a registered guest
at the Kleemann Tuesday from Dead
wood.
County Commissioner III. q. CIason
was mp from hls ra,.ch on Squaw creek
Wednesday.
NJ. Il. Schoonmaker was a Keystone
visitor in Custer Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week.
Ii. w. Matthews of Chadron. Neb.,
was transacting business in Custer y. OH
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. Z. l.. Grantham anJ son return
ed on the morning of the Goth from a
three weeks visit in the east.
w. G Jones came in from bis stock
ranch near Reva, S. d., early in the
week. He will remain until after the
holidays.
s. E. Young, Supt Of the Crown Hill
Mining company, and ]. o. Tyler OF
Spokane, were transacting business in
Custer yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Jones and child
rem returned Wednesday from q two
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in Utica, Nebraska.
Mrs. w. II. Campbell and her two
youngest children departed Sunday
evening for Nebraska, where they will
spend the Holidays.
G.. w. Pitcher returned Wednesday
evening from Crown Hill, where he had
been engaged the past three weeks as
saying for the Rua Mining company.
E. Z. Hemingway of Brookings, S. d.,
was in Custer Friday, looking after the
interests Of the A. d. Barnard & Co,
book binding establishment of st. Louis,
F. w. Bush. Supt. of the Vigtlante
Mining Company, departed for New
York Monday evening. He expects to
be gone until about the 18th of Janp'
ary.
II. d. Clark, manager of the Evans
Hotel at Hot Springs, came up Wednes'
day morning and spent the day in Gus
ter on business. He returned in the
evening.
Miss Sarah Walsh passed through
Custer on Saturday of last week from
Victor, Colorado, en- route to Lead to
spend tho holidays with her sister, Mrs
Henry Monheim.
Mr.. d. p. Moore, president Of the
Willow Creek Mining Company was in
Custer Monday. Mr.. M. is travelling for
st. Paul boot and shoe establishment
and while here was taking orders fol
his firm.
JIM. johnson OF Garden City, South
Dakota, was an arrival in Custer Mon
day on visit to States Attorney c. E
Smith. Mr.. Us. mission in the Hills al
this time is to institute camps of M. W.
of A. of which order he is assistant dis
trict deputy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

There was an attempt made few
days ago to stock the reservoirs from
which the town of Sturgis obtains its
water. 1000 Of the little trout were
brought from Spearhsh, but before they
reached their destination the wagon up
set and the little fish were dumped and
scattered on the hill side. This is quite
rogretable circumstance and little
out Of line with the ordinary fishermen's
luck"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

An Old and Well-Tried Remedy
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions Of
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
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pain, cures wind collie. and is the best
remedy for Diarrhea. Is pleasant to
the taste Sold by Druggists in every
part of the World. twenty-five cents a
bottle. Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

The Omaha Bee announces another
colored edition of its illustrated paper.
The Illustrated Bee is the handsomest
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