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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10

THD STEAMER S. A. M.cAr,E
T. will leave Newport News with
both freight and passengers for
petersburg every Monday. Wednesday
ana Friday about fla A. NJ. and viii
LEA! Mave Newport News for Norfolk every
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday about
$3.50 +. NJ.
viii leave Norfolk every Monday.
Wednesday and Friday at 600 A. H..
SHARP. ]. w. PHILLIP&
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10
Won Misunderstanding story a canard.

10y ICICSTaDnJ
PARIS, Aug. 3.-'Thc Ministry Of the
interior 'lras issued Il note saying the
story that Prince Won Munster Laden
burg, the German ambassador here. has
VISITED General The Marquis DE CALI
ret, tn" minister of war and insisted
upon guarantee against inGiscrcct dis
closures prcjudicial to Germany at the
Rennes courtmartial is absolutely false
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10

FOR rent desirable house on Washing
ton street. near G. & O. depot. psth six
rooms ana necessary outhouscs Good
water on property. $40 per month.
BOOKER & BRITTON,
Real Estate 3s Rental Agents,
Hampton, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10
& MINERS TRANS
IVA PORTATION cos STEAMSHIP
LINES FOR BOSTON. PROvf-

LINES FOR BOSTON, PRoVi-
DENCE AND BALTIMORE.
Leave Newport News via Nnr1n,l .or
Hoston every Monday, Wednesday and
FRIDAY. Leaves for Providence every
tuesday. Thursday and Saturday sail
ing from Norfolk at P. M.
Leave Newport News for Baltimore
connecting for Washington. Philadei.
phia and New York.
Fare to Baltimore. one way. So: round
trip; So including stateroom berth.
ACCOMMODATIONS and cuisine unequall
su. freight ana passengers taken for
all points north and south.
For further information apply to
L. c. SAUNDERS, Agent.
Newport News. Va.
W. P. TURNER. G. p. A,
J. G. WHITNEY, #. NJ.
General Office. Baltimore, Md,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10
ADVER EASEMENTS
a Few Bar&a;ns in Real Estate.

fine BUSH sstando
the place $500 $1,000 ''~A0' '"oo'ea
a
0 0~A~A' sA'' 40 o~ieoA'!
FOE AEone Eight
NN0iA AooSe' i"se lou
West
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10
TIE, QUARANTINE Fund

n" total amount received 1T this
office for the quarantine fund Is S42S.50.
by the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
the following contributions have been
received at this office, 70 d1t,s.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10

THE NORFOLK & WASHING
TON STEAMBOAT COMPANY. TIE
New and Powerful Iron Palace Steam
ers Newport News. Washington and
norfolk VII leave daily as follows:
NORTH BOUND.
Leave Portsmouth, foot OF
North street ..... SEQ D. n
Leave Norfolk foot OF Water
Leave Oh Point Comfort AS .. m.
Arrive In Washington $500. TOO q. m.
Arrive In Philadelphia, Penn
II x. .aa10.S6 q. M
Arrive In Philadelphia, 3. &
O. r. r $3.50. ..s11.4s 8. NJ
Arrive in New York, Penn
Arrive il New York. B. s 8. - = -
South BOUND. A''' T. -
Leave New York. Penn.
Leave New York. B. & 8. : -
r r. 20 Lss .. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Penn.
r r. ss.la .. Nd.
Leave Philadelphia. B. & o.
r: r.. as so7 ,. m.
Arrive In Washington Penn.
Arrivein washington B. & o. = = -
r. r. .:........ .............s 500 .. m.
Leave Washington. ....... $50 .. m.
Arrive Old Point Comfort TOO q, III,
Arrive Norfolk ............. 800 a. Ia
Arrive Portsmouth ......... $50 n M
daily. '+Daily except Sunday.
The trip down the historic Potomac
river and Chesapeake Bay on the ella
CANT steamers of this company is ,in-
surpassed. The steamers are compar.
atively new, having been built in 1891.
ard are fitted up in the most luxurt-
ant manner, with electric lights. GAIA
bell. and steam heat in each -oom.
The tables are supplied with every de-
licacy OF the season from the marked
OF Washington and Norfolk For tick
cts reservation of state rooms and fur
Their information apply to IRWIN
TUcl>Eli, Ticket Agent, Twenty eighth
street and Washington avenue, New
port News, or to D. J. CALLAHAN.
Agent. Norfolk, Va
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10

Total ..... $42S 80
Mr.. l.. Z. Vaughan contributes two
horses To the quarantine service ana
'Mr. j. II. Cafrcc keeps !. man ON every
other night.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-10
From Cottage to Mansion

From cottage to Mansion
We have every sort Of house listed on
our books for sale and to rent The
man OF moderate means or the man who
has thousands Of
SIS SIS SIS
with which to purchase
REAL ESTATE.
can here find residence which will
not alone please. but exactly suit him.
We don't deal in property OF doubtful
valur or questionable title. What we
offer Is safe and sure.
MARYE, B0YENTON {: CHAPLIN,
Room No. l Braxton Building.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
ALABAMA TAKES THE STAGE
From the New York Mail and Express.

From the New York Mail and Express
An interest ting item of news from Ala
bama is to the effect that United States
Senator John T. Morgan has challenged
to joint debate Governor Joseph F. john
ston, who has avowed his candidacy for
the democratic nomination to succeed Sena-
tor Morgan in 1901, and who. with this am
bltfon in view, will open his preliminary
campaign, it is said, on Saturday next in
the town of Athens. Governor Johnston
has accepted the challenge.
A debate of this sort, while primarily
matter of state concern, cannot but appeal
to the country at large, and should receiye
wide publicity through the agency of the
press. Both men are democrats. Senator
Morgan enjoys easily first rank as a south
ern Internationally in the upper house.
if it exists, being confined, in our opinion,
to Senator Daniel of Virginia. Governor
Johnston is a man of signal ability, an
earnest political student and resoureeful in
forensic defense of his opinions. The sem
ator and the. governor agree on the party
issues set forth in the Chicago platform
at least they have always Endorsed that re-
markable instrument a whole for cam
paign purposes. This is doubtless true of
the trust problem as well. But it is no lon
ger a secret that Senator Morgan disagrees
with the national party management on
the leading question of expansion, and we
are bound to assume that the proposed de-
bate will turn chiefly upon this, and posi-
bly, in its secondary phase upon the ques-
ton of modified protection, since Alabama
has taken so conspicuous place as an ore
producing and manufacturing common
wealth.
On both issues the dominant party of
the south is in serious division, either Sc
cret or avowed. Senator Morgan was the
senatorial champion, In the last congress,
of the Nicaragua canal. He appreciates
fully the value of such waterway to the
industrial advancement and material
wealth of the south, and he is present
adherent of the policy of expansion-one
reason being the certainty of vast CONNER
cial benefit to the gulf ports
joint discussion of the sort proposed
should, therefore, be of distinct value not
alone in crystalNzing southern sentiment
on this problem of expansion, which is
falsely termed imperialism, but should be
a wholesome contribution to the country at
large on the eve of presidential contest
in which expansion is to have so prominent
a place.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
Western Waterways Convention.

Delegates to the number of five or SIX
hundred went to Memphis last week to at
tend the waterways convention, and every
particular lot of them had an axe to grind
that is to say they had scheme that they
wanted to place in the resolutions of the
convention The most important of the lot
who are not in the Mississippi valley except
artificially. By means of canal they pro-
pose to soon annex themselves to the Mis-
sissippi valley without severing their re-
aation to the great lakes, which are without
the great valley. These Chicago dele
gates wanted an endorsement of their ship
canal scheme, whereby at enormous ex-
pense to the general government chicago
is to become an ocean port. The town Is
really planning for at least two avenues to
the sea, one via the east and one via the
Drainage canal and the Mississippi river
Chicago got the endorsement at Memphis
that it sent delegates to secure, although
saws the St. Louis Post-Appeal, sit must be
evident to sensible men that pushing a
canal connecting the Mississippi with the
great lakes before the Mississippi is inn
proved is putting the cart before the
horse"
This district is interested In the improve
ment of the lower Mississippi, for New Or
leans is an export point, and the coal OF
this district is seeking in yearly increasing
quantities an outlet via that river. Any
thing that aids the lower river will aid
the country tributary to it, and in that
country this district expects to find mar
ket for some of its coal, coke, iron, steel
md manufactured goods.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
Observation-Disclosures
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
The craze for coon songs and stories
is past endurance. but while it lasts We
should endeavor to get the best dialect thai
is going. About nineteen of what We
hear is spurious. The southern colony in
New York and Brooklyn believes that the
very best artist in this line is Martha S.
Gielow, of Alabama, dainty little thing
about four feet and half high with plenty
of sweet substance, a capital voice and
most wonderful taste in mimicry. A Lon
don paper says that she can talk 50 much
like an oldtime ''nigger' that the "nigger.
seems to be standing right before you. 7
see that Mrs. Gielow is announced to give
an entertainment at the home of Judge and
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, No. West Sixty
ninth street. A big crowd of our southern
brethren and sisters will be there to be re-
mndedsof the old nanny cradle songs that
used to get em to sleep. Since her original
appearance here Mrs Gielow has sung TO
royalty in England.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

constitution when it Is read to him, his
amount of understanding to be decided by
the election officers. As result of the
clause the number of voters dwindled in
the congressional vote of 1898 to 10000. out
of possible vote of 271 OSO according to
the census of 1s90. In Louisiana voters
must read and write. but all who were
voters in 1867 and their sons and grandsons.
may vote whether they are ilhterate or not.
This enables all whites to vote. In the con-
gressional election of 1898 only SO, 125 persons
voted, out of 25o,563 possible voters counted
in 1890,
As the basis of representation in congress
is now 900 and will be higher, this would
on the face of the situation reduce the two
states to one member each; but it will do
nothing of the kind because all of the
states, or nearly all, have some restrictions
that operate to abridge the right to vote.
IL beginning be made In MISSISSIPPI ana
Louisiana, it is scarcely probable that
halt will be called until the representa-
lions of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
are reduced. In Massachusetts the voter
must be able to read and write, and in
Pennsylvania he must have paid tax
within two years. Both provisions reduce
the number of votes, and if Mississippi and
Louisiana are treated TO a dose of the
Fourteenth amendment, Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania must take some of the same
medicine. This they will not agree to do.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
Manchester Cloth Market

Manchester, November blast week the
local market was dull, sales being nowhere
near the amount of production. Prices for
cloth tended to be irregular. Increased
Calcutta inquiry had to he turned down be-
cause prices were not accepta Bile. Not one
of the principal centers showed any partic-
ular activity. At few points, however,
some of the best things were well sold at
full prices. Orders for staples would be
welcome now. The home trade is fairly
good as concerns yarns, although buyers
are not rushing and the price was from
one-eighth to one-sixth lower on the week.
France reports good markets and higher
prices all around since the previous week.
Germany shows no change. The continent
seems to be more impressed by American
missionary bull work than Manchester.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
Qualifications and Representation.

The republicans of the house of represent
tatives. led by a member from Indiana
whose name is Crumpacker, propose to cut
down the representation of those states
that have Disseminated against the negro,
as Mississippi has done with her under
standing clause, and as Louisiana has done
under her grandfather clause The hon
ora BILE member from Indina proposes to lay
q foundation for his raid by requiring the
director of the census to report the voting
population of the several states in separ-
ate table, They then propose to act under
the terms of the Fourteenth amendment,
which says the basis Of representation shall
be reduced if the vote at any election be
in any way abridged.
The particular targets of the republican
sharpshooters will be Mississippi and
Louisiana. In Mississippi the voter must
be able to understand clause of the state
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
Iennessee's Text Book Law.

The appeal of the book trust to the SUI
The law was declared by the court con-
stitutional and 1t applies to the city schools
of the state. as well as to the country
schools. 1t is in every respect an admirable
law, and under its provisions the American
book trust is powerless-is driven out of the
state
Tine book trust claimed that the law Great
ed a monopoly. AS the book trust had been
monopolizing the school book trade of the
state, this position before the supreme
court of the state had at least the merit of
awaiting when the court game to render a
decision in the case.
The case arose in Blount county,awhere a
negro teacher ait the instance of the Amer
lean book trust refused to accept and use
in his school the geography selected by the
state commission. He was indicted. fined
and the book trust appealed his case to the
supreme court They will now pay his fine,
but he will cease to use their geography.
The litigation over the text book law may
not be ended. In East Tennessee 1t is
claimed that Mrs. Lees history of the civil
war IL biased and should not be used; 1t Is
claimed in Nashville that the new law does
not apply to cities; and the American book
company may endeavor to carry the Lapeer
case to the United States supreme court,
on the ground that the new law creates a
monopoly. The American Book company
does dislike monopoly But all such cases
would have little to rest upon The law is
clearly within the constitution of Tennes-
see, and it must very be obeyed in
every public school in the state.
Georgia is considering a similar law, and
other southern states will probably do like
wise Alabama certainly will if public SEN
timent be influential in the new legislature.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
A man may smile when his heart IS bfeak-
ing, but a woman can smile when she has
cold feet.
The man that a woman generally enos
by caring most for is the one that she be-
gan by not caring to care for
The only time a man can ever find wo-
mans pocket is when her hand is in it, and
even then he may make a terrible mts-
take.
The man that makes the best husband
isn't always the one that when he was
boy used to make one piece of candy last
him a week.
A woman's bosom friend is good deal
like a mans dog. Just as soon as they be-
gin to take real comfort with 1t, it either
runs away or else some of the neighbo-s
poison it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

ton. This removes from what is already
an interesting contest a figure very lumi-
nous in Alabama history. Judge liner has
held all sorts of places of honor these forty
years. He was a distinguished member of
the secession convention of Alabama, he
was a confederate soldier of distinction;
when little more than boy Governor
Lewis e. Parsons made him probate judge
of ST. Clair, a place he resigned and to
which he was elected few months later;
he has been judge and state senator these
many years and in all of them honored.
He is not only one of the best of the Alaba-
mians but was probably the most pictur-
.esque figure who was presumed to be in the
contest for the guberna torial nomination
of the democratic party of Alabama. 1t is
needful to say now that Judge liner de-
clines to be regarded at the moment as a
democratic gubernatorial candidate.
Ben Hurst, of Macon county, is in town.
Mr.. Hurst is a former citizen of Lowndes
county, where he was born, the son of B. ].
Hurst. He dwelt in Birmingham for time,
but now finds peace and comfort and pros
perity in the beautiful county of Macon.
Editor W. d. Sowel of the Brewton Pine
and Hon. C. M. Luttrell, of Brewton, are in
town.
Hon. Oscar Underwood expects to acpact
from Birmingham for Washington tonight,
to be ready for the meeting of Congress
There is not now and not likely to be any
opposition to the denomination of Mr.. I'm
derwood in the Ninth district.
Charles L. Mathews, one of the largest
owners of cotton lands in Montgomery
county bank director and a man of great
wealth, was in Birmingham yesterday. Mr..
Mathews says that for a distance Of fifteen
miles from his Pike Roads plantation the
roundlap bale gin and compress has closed
up all the old square bale presses. Pike
Roads is the garden of Montgomery county.
Judge ]. ]. Mayfield and Hugo Friedman,
of Tuscaloosa, are in town.
Hon. Jacob w. Weiss, the senator from
Mobile, is in town.
Leonard Hobart of the Norris hotel cleri-
cal staff is back on duty after months
serious illness. Mr.. Hobart went away on
his vacation, but was Immediately stricken
with fever.
Amos E. Goodhue of Gadsden, who was
desperately i'll in New York for several
months, was in Birmingham yesterday,
greatly improved in health
w. H. Weller, Frank L. Morayne, A. w.
Burns, and f. L. Price of Gadsden were
in Birmingham yesterday
Benton O. Wetmore of Boston is at the
Morris.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
SONNET

James Lane Allen.
Oh, Death, forget me not, till 1 descend!
Take not thy place behind me, as with
slow
And slower steps. waning shape. l 20
Toward the silent valley and the end.
Lest midway down l turn with rage and
A curse at Thee, nay, seize thy blade and
NOW
Myself down at Thy feet, and with the
snow
OF those deep years let my hearts simmer
blend.
Oh, Mighty One! How Were 1t meet for
Thee
To set Thy foot upon the vanaHished head
To wrest from Age a stingless victory
Whence Joy and Song and Love long, iong
have fled!
Await me on the peaks of heavenward
Stay me. great Death, on the young peaks
VI AiAos - -.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
THE MONTEVALLO LAND DEAL

From the Selma Journal
The discussion of the Montevallo land
deal is still on, consuming columns of
printers ink Captain H. C. Reynolds state
ment charging that undue haste and want
of publicity was made by Governor john
ston in disposing of the lands, is met by
the reproduction of the governors report
in his organ. the Montgomery Journal yes
terday, to the school board last August
setting forth his side of the question as to
the disposition of the lands. The question
at issue is whether the lands were sold to
the best advantage of the state or whether
the sale was premature, if there was any
crookedness in it, Charges and counter
charges cannot settle such questions as
this Governor Johnston's statement in
his report to the school board is directly
opposed to the statement made by Captain
Reynolds and the issue is plainly between
these two. If there has been any crim1-
nality in this matter or neglect of duty, or
conduct unworthy a governor of Alabama,
or of Captain Reynolds, proper investiga-
ton ought to be able to settle it, News
paper controversy, if it were to go on from
now until doomsday, can not settle this
business for a charge on one side is sure
tisans ready to believe either side accord
ing as their proclivities lead them. What
the people want in matters of this descrip-
ton is hard facts established by undisputed
evidence. Both parties to this controversy
should seek to give such plain evidence so
there can be no dispute about the question
at issue.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
uob,rt yont,nlally improving

Paterson, N. j., November 19.-Vice-Pres-
ident Hobart passed comfortable night.
He slept we'll and when he awoke this
morning seemed refreshed At 8 O'Clock ne
partook of solid food and told those about
him that he enjoyed 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

The Order of the Red Fist is Chinese
secret order of great power and pillaglng
qualities.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

Aguinaldo is seeking some quiet jungle
that machine guns cannot penetrate.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

Wireless Marconi should take warning
from the fake of the Kelley motor.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

Good government and good schools are
what General Ludlow is trying to give
Cuba.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

The facility with which Dewey shuff1ed
of his gift house to his new wife is leading
to some criticism.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
From the Elba Clipper.

Alabama has had enough of a business
administration. We want governor next
time whose every official action cannot be
charged to his desire to further his political
or financial interests.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
From the columbiana Chronicle.

From the Columbiana Chronicle.
The governor would treat Reynolds
charges with silent contempt. A great
many good democrats will treat the govern
ors candidacy for the senate the same
way, though it may not be quite so silent.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

Chicago hasn't a walkover for either
presidential convention.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20

Cecil Rhodes has not been bored by the
commandment of the Boer gunners. This
is not a pun-just a statement of fact.