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The age-herald., 1899-06-22
VICTIMS OF THE DEEYFUs AFFAIR

From the London Spectator.
 The Dreyfus affair, in fact, is a verit- able man-eater. All those who have ap- preached suffer a civil if not a physical death, and the end of M. de Freycinet gives us an opportunity to count the slain. Henry, LeMercier-Picard, Lorimier are dead by suicide or murder; Picquart Is forgotten in prison, and left with small hope of escape; Du Paty de Clam and ks terhazy are open scoundrels, whom justice seems powerless to touch; a sound repub- lican and patriotic citizen-M. Casimir-Per- ier-is lost to his countrys service; an- other irreproachable repubiean-M. Cav aignac--is irremediably ruined; three pro- fessors have been ihsolently suppressed; a round dozen generals are discredited; and over the door of the war office is the more sombre legend, Abandon hope all ye who enter here.'
 What power is it which this terrible "affair" possesses to kill and to outrage? The obvious explanation is often the best, and we need no special knowledge to pierce the mystery The affair."" then is strong to destroy because it has it's source in lying and malice. One sin has made it necessary to commit a thousand. Ever since General Mercier made up his mind that Dreyfus should be condemned, France has found 0 return to morality impossible. She has hoped against hope that the pris- oner was guilty; with all her wonted san guineness of temper she has permitted forgery, and prayed that the forgeries were either genuine or plausible; she has tried to comfort herself with the reflection that the life of one Jew is unmportant, and that her interests may best be served by an act of possible lawlessness. But her hopes are doomed to disappointment, and all her casuistry is of no avail. Piece by piece the truth has been uncovered, and though France has opposed discovery with added deceit she has today no chance of going backward. She will be forced to perform with an III grace a common act of reparation. which some years ago might most gracefully have been performed. But she cannot for half century undo the evil which her unrighteeusness has caused.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
Reard of Trade Day.

The work which Is being carried out by the Birmingham board of trade cannot fail to prove beneficial to the merchants of the city and to promote the commercial inter- ests of the entire district The board of trade day celebration to be held on July 25 is an excellent idea and will prove a grand success. The Age-Herald takes pleasure in endorsing it and will lend it's aid in mak- ing 1t the biggest and best commercial celebration ever held in Alabama.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
ATHLETICS AT w0SIEN's COLLEGES.

From the Boston Herald.
 Every time l pass by Radcliff college l am more and more impressed by the magnitude of the new gymnasium. The structure Is out of all proportion to the original seat of learning, and seems to relegate the brains of the coming woman to a very minor po- sition. In fact, as the cluster of buildings known as Radcliffe" now stands, intellect is condensed in a nutshell, while physical culture spreads out in a palace. It cer- tainy reminds a disrespectful observer of the dog who was wagged by his own tail.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

From the Washington Evening Star.
 I have spent the last six months in Spain," observed well-known resident of this city to a reporter, land only left there three weeks since and, contrary to tine gen. eral impression on the matter found there were but few of the Spanish people who were not actually glad that Cuba had pass ed out of the custody of that government. Of course, all do not openly express this view, for it would be regarded as disloyal to do so. but there are but few who do not talk that way in private conversation. Cuba has been a sore spot on the people of Spain for many years, and it has cost an enormous amount of money to preserve it's government there, besides the thousands and thousands of lives. I talked to hum dreds of people, men and women in all parts of Spain, who told me freely that they were glad that Cuba had forever passed out of existence as a possession of Spain. Many of them had parents, sons, brothers or other relatives who had gone there and died. For several years the Span- ish government would give no information to the people of Spain as to the where abouts of their soldier friends or relatives. As far as possible they prohibited the re- ceipt of letters from Cuba, and especially from those in the Spanish army. They al- lowed the Spanish soldiers to write to the homes as often as they wanted to, but took special pains to see that no letter was ever delivered if it contained the slightest in- formation that the government did not de- sire should reach the people of Spain.
 "In some cases the government went so far as to inform persons who wrote asking in relation to the condition, health, etc., of soldiers, that they were well and were sat isfed with their duties, when it was devel oped by the return to Spain of members of the same command that those inquired about had been dead in some cases six months, and that the government had off, cial information of the fact, though 1t con- cealed it. It is wonderful how many Span- ish soldiers have died and been buried in Cuba during the past six years They seemed to die off in a week after they were attacked by the fever. In every case the officials of the Spanish army promised that the bones of the dead would be sent back to Spain for interment, but in no instance was that promise ever carried out. In number of cases prominent people of Spain have during the past four months given public utterance to this feeling, and it was wonderful how popular the expression was. The entire press of Spain, however, is dl- recty influenced by the government, and such expressions are suppressed"
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
BIRMIN CHAM SHOULD BE MODEST.

From the Collinsvile Clipper.
 The idea of Birmingham setting a moral example and other cities coming to it is cheeky observation, on par, to use a com- parson, with that of a government mule Birmingham is to be commended, of course, for her endeavor to make her people quit their meanness," but in view of the fact that she is only recent convert, and hasn't been at the mourner's bench great while, she mustn't expect to take prece- dence over others whose morality is less spasmodic and hysterieal and more easily sustained in a spiritual way.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
MAUDM ADAMS IMMENSE RECEIPTS.

Miss Maude Adams closed her remark able season in ''Romeo and Juliet" in New Haven on Saturday night The sixteen performances in this city yielded S43,o0o; three nights and a matinee in Boston, one night in Providence, and two nights in a matinee in Brooklyn yielded 5000; three nights and a matinee in Philadelphia, and one night each in Washington, Pittsburg and Cleveland added $27,O00 to the re- ceipts; one week in Chicago, $1S,O00, and one night each in Rochester, Syracuse, AL bany, Springfield, Hartford and New IIa- ven--the last week of the tour-was pro- ductve of $26,59o This makes a total of 500 for six weeks The production of "Romeo and Juliet" cost Charles Erchuan $30,000 before the curtain went up oN the first performance. Miss Adams three dresses cost g, zoo.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

Nashville law department, Montgomery, has returned from Niagara Falls and is in the city on legal business. Mr. Jones went east with the excursion of the Alabama Press association as the representative of the Louisville and Nashville, and he re- ports that the editors and their fair eom- panions had joyous time.
 Representatives John H. Bankhead, of the Sixth district, and John L. Burnett, of the Seventh, and Judge William Richardson, of Huntsville, were in town yesterday, return ing from the university commencement at Tuscaloosa.
 Governor Johnston came to Birmingham from Tuscaloosa YesterdaY.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
The Hungry Mans Verge

Hugh Montgomery, whose father owns large ranch in the fertile San Joaquin Valley, came up to town last week and paid a brief visit at the house of a clerical uncle, says the San Francisco News Letter.
 This divine, who is one of the best and most hospitable of men, follows the GUS tom of having prayers before breakfast. In connection with his service, each mem- Der of the family circle is expected to re- cite a verse of Scripture. Hugh, who has habitually very healthy appetite, be- came decidedly sharp set before the amen was said. When his turn came to recite a verse he significantly repeated the familiar words:
 How many hired servants of my fathers have bread enough and to spare, while I perish of hunger"
 The reverend uncle listened with twink ling eyes and there was a speedy adjourn ment to a weu-spread table.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
A merican Arrested in Paris

Paris, June f21.-wilIiam Hastings. de- scrbing himself as ah American, giving his age at 52 years and asserting that he was formely a judge in New York city, was arrested here today on charges of attempt ed blackmAil and of threatening to kill M Challot, q business agent. 1t appears that MT Hastings, who says he has lost 40 00O francs in a business transaction through M. Chollot, has been demanding re- payment, charging fraud and threatening to kill the agent. He claims he only wished to intimidate M. Chailot.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
GIRL GETS EVEN WITH PRESIDENT.

Washington Telegram In the Chicago Trib-
 une
 One of the daughters of a well-known justice of the supreme court has always been more or less sensitive about invita- tions, precedence and the small points of social etiquette that sometimes escape the less punctilious. Rather far in the winter season, when a dinner to young people was given at the White House, all the young women of the families of lead ing officials were invited except this one, who felt herself especially sighted When it came her time to be married although her father eXpostulated and her mother commanded, the bride was obdurate about the invitations. It was her wedding, she said, and she intended to have only her friends. While the heads of every import ant branch of the government were present at the wedding, the president and Mrs. Mckinley were absent, and it was given cut the Samoan difficulty kept the chief executive away. Those who know the in- side of the story are laughing at the way in which the young woman forgot to in- Vite the president,
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
The Doctors Title to Respect

Dr. Medley, who has just died in Dublin, was at one time medical officer of the Dub- lin metropolitan police. One Sunday after noon a crowd was standing outside a pub lie house before the psychological moment arrived. Dr. Medley approached, was rec ognized by some of the crowd, which opened to let him pass, one of them re- marking: Let the doctor pass, boys; sure he has kilt more police than all the invin- cibles put together"
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
IMPnRrANCE OF TEXAS PORTs.

From the San Antonio Express
 During the grain year ended May S1 last, 16, 966 379 bushels of grain were exported through the port of Galveston. Five years ago hardly any grain was exported through a Texas port
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The negro miners who are leaving this district under inducements offered by labor agents from the disturbed mines in the h. dian Territory and Arkansas and Missouri, nest
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

James Buchanan was elected president on an expenditure by his national executive committee of $23,O0O; William Mckinley was elected on confessed expenditure of s2gOOOOO.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

Public sentiment is crystalizing towards of Eastern Kentucky, and then turning them loose in a stadium with closed doors
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

Sarah Bernhardt proposes to play Prince Hamlet at Shakespeare's birthplace, all though William himself was accustomed to seeing the parts of women played by men
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The undoing of population estimates and amateur censuses will take place next year. The wind will be let out of many a civic boast.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

Three out of Shefield's five stacks have been annexed, and will be hereafter op- erated from this city. Two are in blast.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The Chicago police census, just made, shows population of 2,OSS,O49. The case did not admit of decimals
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The Elyton Land company case promises to outlast the present generation, and the next will not know what it relates to.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The better placer mining in the Klondike region is now found on American terrri- tory, and the drift of population is that way.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
IN HOTEL LOBBES
 AND ELSEWHERE

"This mixing up of the schools with poli- tics is subversive of the educational inter- ests of the state and of individual and political liberty, tends to retard the devel- opment and progress of the people, and makes for state socialism and it's attend ant sin of anarchy" warmly declared an Alabamian of more than state reputation and of great personal and political influ- ence. "I am party man of strictly partisan character; but the line of politics must be drawn at our schools. For years we have seen worn out political hacks and common time-servers at the head of great eduea- tional institutions that are fostered by the state, and today there is scarcely public school in Alabama which is not in some way concerned in or influenced by politics. The baleful influence of this state of affairs must be evident to every citizen, and every good citizen deplores it; but it serves the purposes of designing politicians. The good citizens are indifferent. If they were not so the evil complained of would not exist. Presidents of colleges, county superinten- dents of education, and teachers Of the common country schools are not chosen because of fitness, but because in nearly all instances they have the omnipotent po- litical pull It is doubtful if there are twelve men amongst the sixty-siX county superintendents of the state who can parse the simplest of sentences, or write gram matically three consecutive sentences. Some of the superintendents cannot even spell their own titles. What is the use of the state spending million of money, or any money for the cause of education when those persons immediately responsi- ble for paying it out are ignorant of the very language that teachers are called upon to teach? It is almost useless to urge increased appropriations for schools when the officers charged with the expenditure of the money are hopelessly ignorant. The administration of the public school system is an important cog in the main wheel of the political machine. It is right and proper for a political party to reward it's supporters, when it can be done consist ently with the public intersts But all good cltzens must protest against giving us fools to teach our schools So it seems to me-"
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The Washington Post insists that MT. Havemeyer should have named New Jersey as the midwife of trusts.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
sUHsCRIPTIoS RATES.
Losses Of the War.

The losses in Cuba and Porto Rico were 26s killed and Al wounded, a total of 1,73i This number of losses occurred down to the signing of the protocol on August F, which led to peace.
 But when peace with Spain came, peace in the Philippines was not inaugurated and the losses of the American army in that quarter now exceed the losses in the war that deprived Spain of her most valuable colonial possessions. The insurrection in the Philippines assumed active and posi- tive form on February f. and the New York Evening Post thus. sums up the losses in that quarter down to June 19:
 Killed ..... ..... ....... ........... 247 Died of Wounds and accidents..... ..... So Died of disease..... ................ 3io
 Total deaths........ .......... ......,.. 67I Wounded........ ............ ........ ...,..l,4io Captured and missing... ........ ......... II
 Grand Total .... .. ..........2 139
 And the war is still going on. It will go on interminably unless some better direc- tion than the present secretary of war can be had. He will not give General Miles an opportunity to show what he can do in the Philippines; he refuses General Joe Wheelers application for a chance to serve in that locality; and although his misman- agement and inefficiency are glaringly ap- parent the president refuses to send him back to Michigan, where he is conducting a senatorial race. In the meanwhile the long-drawn-out struggle goes on, and the table of losses is added to daily.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The governor of New Jersey has not yet accepted Governor Sayres' invitation to an antitrust conference.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

"The turning down of President Eld- ridge of the State Normal school at Troy. unlike the official decapitation of President Reynolds at Monteyallo will not cause sensation in the newspaper sense, for the passing of Eldridge was anticipated,' said a conspicuous public man. 'To the public at large Prof Eldridge is not personally known, but the action of the board of trustees in causelessly removing him from the position which he has filled so credita- bly to himself and so usefully to the state will produce very general regret. Four new trustees were appointed the other day, and their duty was clear enough to them selves. They were expected to vote to turn out Eldridge and elect'Pgpf. E. NJ. Shackle- ford to the presidency thereby made va cant. This is just what they have done, and it is now too late for public protest to help Prof. Eld1-dge But 1t Is never too late to protest against the introduction of per sonal politics into the management of the states schools. What is said by me is not meant to be in any degree whatever re- president at Troy have known him for many years to be most accomplished and cultured man, and believe him to be thoroughly competent educator, well wor- thy of the honor that has been conferred upon him."
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The new trustees of the Troy normal school did not hesitate.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The ink trust is fully as black as it has been painted.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

A very healthy annexation party 1 sprin Sing mp in Cuba.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The Philippine and the Clay county wars enable Uncle Sam to keep his mailed hand in.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The discovery of serum for snakebites was altogether superfiuous
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The Alger-Griggs army saloon scheme has fouled the commonwealth of Pennsyl- vania.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22
SPAIN CLAD TO GET RID OF CUBA

Governor Johnston came to Birmingham from Tuscaloosa yesterday.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

The Kohlsaat-Foraker trouble should be arbltrated for deceney's sake.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

Collector Gambil always lands on his feet. He is still an officer of the law.
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

From Journal of Commerce and Commer-
 clal Bulletin.
 At the annual meeting of the British Iron Trade association Sir John Jenkins, the president. make some striking admis- slons regarding American competition. That American furnaces could produce Bessemer and hematite iron at fully three dollars a
The age-herald., 1899-06-22

One of the best of the thousands of good Irishmen in the state is John M. Caldwell, the brilliant lawyer of Anniston, and he isn't an Irishman at all-uness there be ex- cepted his ancestry, the kindliness of his heart, and the brightness of his wit. These exceptions any court would sustain. Last night MT. Caldwell came to Birmingham from Anniston in the same car with several jelly Hibernians. They "sized him up" as a fellow-countryman, for he looks like one, and can at will use a brogue the richness of which is entirely worthy of the County Cork, the most "broguish" of all the sub- divisions of the ould sod. There was great fun in the car, the other passengers said. Caldwells accent out-Irished the Irish, and they took leave of him at the union pas senger station with the warm expressions so characteristic of the warnest- hearted of all races of men. Many happy reunions are promised for the future
 Senator Morgan has not yet arrived in Alabama, though he had a personal ap- pointment to be in Selma a week ago to- day. The presumption is that the senator discovered, when he stopped in Virginia for much-needed rest, that he stood more in need of repose than he had contemplated He had been engaged for several weeks in a difficult law case in Arizona where the weather was progressively hot, and after suffering from the heat and fatigue he was required to make the long and tiring rail- road journey from Arizona to Washington At the capital he found an accumulation of work sufficient to tax the strength of the strongest. He may be expected at home within the next few days. Senator Pettus is taking the waters at Tate this week, but will return to Alabama by the begin ming of next week. Meantime the matter of canvassing the state by the democratic leaders remains in abeyance. The presump- ton is that the senators will inform them selves fully as to the latest developments in the political situation. There is nothing really new in the gossip regarding demo- cratic gubernatorial candidates. The in1- pressicn outlined by the Age-Herald weeks ago that Governor Johnston will be a can. didate to succeed himself amounts now al- most to a conviction on the part of the leaders of the organized democracy. It is but little doubted that the governor will himself represent his own side in pending differences; or in event of refusing to do so, he will name the man whom he desires to succeed himself. The assumption that he will fight his own fight is held to dispose or MT. Stallings, and that remarkable 'hust- Ter in politics will ask for renomination to congress; this which is as much as to say that MT. Stallings will be the Second district nominee to succeed himself. At least, that is the drift of the gossip of the moment. MT. Waller and MT. Stallings remain the only open and avowed applicants for the democratic gubernatorial nomination; al- though it is well within the range Of pos sibility that there will be distinctly sen sational development in that direction dur ing Fae sennigbt beginning this day. Silent forces now at work may thunder soon enough.
 George W. Jones. of the Louisville and