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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
DROWNED OFF THE
HONDURAN COAST
Joseph F. Maury Formerly of
BeSSemer, Meets Death.
WAS ABOARD SMALL SLOOP
Returning to Belise When a Storm
Game Up and the Boat Was
Wrecked-Letter Receiv-
ed by His Sister.

Bsssemer, March 31.-tSpecial)-M and
Mrs. Edgar L. Mitchell received a letter
this afternoon which contained the sad in
telligence of the death of Mrs. Mtchelrs
brother, Joseph z. Maury, which occurred
on the 7th of this month off the coast Of
Honduras.
Mr. Maury was very well known here
When boy of II he resided here for about
year, and also spent a year here a coupe
OF years ago. The news of his death was a
great shock to his friends and acquaint-
ances in Bessemer.
Mr.. Maury has resided in British Hon.
duras off and on for number OF years,
owning an interest in large and valuable
plantation just this side of Belise early
IN March he went down to Spanish Hon
duras on a business trip, and it was on his
return from this trip that the accident oc-
CURED which cost him his life lie re-
turned by water on a small sloop with nine
other men. On the night of the 6tn a storm
came up and the boat lost its rudder. Most
OF the men were unable TO remain on deck
but Mr.. Maury remained with the captain,
DONG what they could to guide the boat
ar1g.st IGe storm increased in fury and
at last the catain called to everybody 10
jump. Six obeyed, four taking their
chances with the boat. Mr.. Maury was
among these, and the little vessel went
down with all on board. Although the
snore was but an hundred yards distant
those who jumped had a terrible time max
ing it, but finally succeeded in doing So
When morning arrived the boat was found
bottom side upward, but no trace of the
missing men has been found.
Mr.. Maury was but % years of age and
a. vi IJa
ageous, warm-hearted, strong in his like
and dislikes, devotedly attached to his
friends. He possessed a brilliant mind, was
exceptionally well read and was thoroughly
conversant with medicine and civil en-
cheering. Mr.. Maury came of a fine Ken
lucky family, and is survived by his broth
ers Matt II. and George Maury, both well
known in Birmingham and Bessemer and
by his sister, Mrs. Eager L. Mitchell, of
ms place.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
MANY SPANTARDC
LEAVE HAVANA
Steamer Montserrat Sails With
280 Spaniards,
THEFREQUENCY OF MURDERS
Has Caused the Spanish Citizens to Be-
come Alarmed, and an Exodus Has
Been the Result Another
Conflict of Authority.
THE FREQUENCY OF MURDERS

Havana. March 31.-Sanchez, the alcalde
of Pinar Del Rio, was recently deposed by
Senior Doiz, the civil governor of Pinar Del
Rio, because of the friction which existed
between the alcalde and the city council
in which both sides alleged misconduct III
office. According to Governor General
Brooke's decree of February l, he alone has
the right to depose aud name civil officials
Therefore the action of Senior Dolz is in
effective, and Senior Sanchez will retain his
office until the governor general decides the
matter in dispute.
The steamer Montserrat sailed this morn
ing for Spain, having on board $50 Spanish
passengers, formerly residents OF Cuba
and mostly small merchants. This exodus
is noticeable because OF the numbers. There
have recently been at least three authentic
murders of Spaniards in the country, and
in some cases men of property have BEEN
killed. If it is known who the murderers
are the fact has not developed, though
there are men in Havana who say there is
evidence pointing to Cuban soldiers being
the guilty parties, and that since General
Gomez was deposed from the post of COM
manderin-chief of the Cuban forces the
force discipline and punish crime. In the
past General Gomez punished muI dereIs of
this kind with death, but since his removal
the Cubans have been taking advantage of
the lack of discipline to retaIIa, e upon The. T
war enemies VINO are still upon the island
The efforts of-Generals Diaz and Nodarse
to run down the Guenajay bandits have ap-
parently been fruitless, as no traces Of
them are said to have been found in tne
provinces of Pinar Del Rio and Havana
and the controversy resulting between tie
two generals regarding the existence of the
band has now reached the phase of letters
in the Havana newspapers. Nevertheless
there are occasional further reports of
depredations, and 1t is now declared that
the scare was started by tobacco growers
of the district with the object of frigh.en-
ing the small growers and forcing them to
sell their crop cheap.
Major E. G. Rathbone, the postmaster
of Cuba, in selling stamps for Spanish cop
per coins, collected several thousand do
lars worth at 60 per cent. of their value
in gold, the original idea being to accommo-
date the poor. Consequently the postmas-
ter has decided to no longer sell for cop
per.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
WONDERFUL MINIAT URE.
Portrait of President Mckinley on Back
of Collar Button.

Florence, March 31.-(Special.) -What Is
perhaps the smallest oil painting in the
world has just been completed by Claude ].
McLane, of this city, artist with a hob
by for miniatures. The painting is a bust
of President Mckinley, and is executed up
on the back of an average sized ivory collar
button. With strong glass the face is
seen to be perfect, and a splendid likeness.
1t is so small that the eyes cannot be dis
tinguished with the naked eye Mr.. Nc
Lane manufactured the brushes with which
the remarkable miniature was made, some
of them containing only two fine camel
hairs. With these he was able to make
mark so small that 1t could not be seen
with the naked eye.
The friends of Mr.. McLane who have seen
the painting wish him to send it to the
president himself, but the artist has not yet
decided what disposition he will make of 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
RAILROAD MEETING.
Southwestern Classification Committee
Organized at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, March 31.-The Southern
and Southwestern roads today organized
the southwestern classification committee,
and elected P. ]. McGovern chairman at q
salary of $1,000 year.
The lines in this territory have not had
a separate organization to look after classl-
fication in the past, that matter being in
the hands of the freight association, where
it was in the nature of a side ISSUE Mr..
McGevern, the new chairman, is at present
chief rate clerk for the Southern railway
in Washington.
The new committee will begin work on
April Is.
The following roads were represented at
the meeting: Southern; Nashville, Chatta-
nooga and ST. Louis; Seaboard Air Line;
Florida Coast; Plant System; Illinois Gen.
trail; Illinois, Cincinnati and New Orleans
and Texas; Florida Central and Peninsula;
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern; 4Chatta-
nooga, Rome and Southern; Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham; Atlanta and
West Point, and the Augusta Southern.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
AFTER THE TRUSTS.
Attorney General of Texas Threatens to
Open Fight.

Houston, Tex, March a.-A special from
Austin says The Encouragement has adj
vised the secretary of state to refuse to is
sue permit to do business in this state
to the Eureka Banana and Development
Company, a New Jersey corporation. If
the permit is issued Acknowledgement
Smith gives formal notice that he will at
once begin proceedings under the antitrust
law to have the permit annulled. The COM
pany is chartered to do any sort of business
anywhere on earth, to the end that prop
critics it may acquire may be developed
The house put in an entire afternoon dis
cussing proposition to place a tax of 40
per cent. of the gross revenues on round
bale cotton presses. The principal argu-
ment used is that the American Cotton
Company, which owns this system, is
trust, in that 1t refuses to sell any machin-
cry business, but simply leases 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
F.FEee-s AK EsCslssEseSs-13K
POLICE COURT
EgHNNas2VrgsNyE 49,
"Gambill, or Jail?"


"Gambill or the city prison that is the
question
Whether tbs better to have ones leg pulled
for three years street tax,
Or in jail for twenty days to work-to eat
to sleep
That's the bare bodkin"
This is the latest question on which the
negro youths of Birmingham are compelled
to mediate; that is, all of them that are
in the habit of visiting bar rooms
Two negro boys John Thomas and Tom
Haley, were up before the court of justice
yesterday morning charged with "minor
visiting saloon" Both boys swore that
they were over twenty-one years of age,
and one of them introduced his mother
who testified that she had "set her son free
over year ago." In other words that he
had been grown for that length of time.
II don't believe either one of you boys"
said the judge. Neither one of you look
to be over 49, Where are your street tax
receipts?"
"Ain't never paid no taxes"
Don't pay your taxes?" asked the judge
in establishment
"We'lI see about that. Mr.. officer, turn
these boys over to Mr.. Gambill, and tell
him to collect street and poll taxes out of
them for the past three years. That will be
worse than going to jail for visiting sa-
LOOM
THAT'S a good plan," continued the Judge
to officer Mullen, who had made the ar
rests. You clean all of the boys out of tho
bar rooms, and if we can't prove their mi
nority, we'll turn them over to Mr.. Gam
BILL"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
Indefinitely Extended

Kansas City, Mo-, March S1.-A special
from New York says:
1.-THE organization committee of the Kan
sas City, Pittsburg and Gulf system has
extended indefinitely the period during
which it will receive deposits of bonds and
stock certificates and to facilitate the de-
posits of European holdings, 1t has APP
pointed Adolph Boissevain & Co., of Am
sterdam, Holland, additional repositories.
An arrangement has been made with the
Mercantile Trust company of New York,
and with Adolph Boissevain s. Co., to adj
vance to depositing bondholders an amount
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
YEARS OF TORTURE.

=. = -
Relief At Hand Had He onIy Known Where
to Look for It.
Let us, my good friends. always suit our
tools to the work to be done. We do not,
trim our nails with broadsworda or carve
statues with AIDES. Now a word is a tool
just as a hoe is. or a razor. The figure
of Liberty on a quarter of a dollar is i'm
pressed there by machine made for the
purpose. By the same token words were
invented to imprint thoughts and ideas on
the minds of others. And every word or
expression has currency meaning of its
own SO long as we refrain from using them
in a slack or careless way.
Just as the lord mayors COACH or ones
own best clothes are not intended for ev-
cry little trumpery occasion, so great
words should be reserved till the time
comes when nothing else will do. When
a man singes his whiskers by the slovenly
handling of a lighted match. We do not
rouse up the fire department.
Now the word "excruciating'' is one of
the strongest words in the English Ian
guage. 1t tingles with sharp significance
as black cats back snaps with electric
ity on a frosty night. Only shallow people
will take liberties with this word In our
ordinary talk it does not come properly in
to play once year, and rightly so. For it
alludes to a kind of mental or physical suf-
fering that we desire to avoid thinking or
speaking of. If the root meaning of the
word "excruciating'' escapes you for mo-
ment, look it up in the dictionary. 1t is
word with a pedigree and it's ancestors
have supped with horrors since men began
to make history.
The question, then. that you and have
to settle is. whether Mr. George B. simp-
son employed this dignifed and exclusive
word justifiably when he said, II was trou
bled twelve years with much pain in the
small of my back. So continuous was IL
that l ceased to take pleasure in work.
indeed, 1 ceased to take pleasure alto
gether With me life got to be a thing
to endure. not to enjoy. 1 am speaking
within bounds when I say that at times
these pains were excruciating.
with the pains in my back I suffered
from terrible periodic headaches and pro-
found mental depression. I was a prey to
anxiety and apprehension, the cause of
which I was unable to locate or under
stand. Yet to look at me you would hardly
have fancied my true condition. Sometimes
when appearing at my best and receiving
the congratulate ons of my friends on what
they were pleased to call my obvious i'm
provement, 1 still felt wretched and mis-
cradle. But nobody sympathized with me-
L suppose it was because I was not enact
ated or run down as persons with danger
GUS diseases are commonly supposed to be.
while on this point, I may perhaps be
permitted to say that affections of the kid
neys even Bright's Disease itself, often CO.
exist with generally healthy external ap-
pearance on the part of the patient. The
poor fellow may be within a few weeks of
his death, and yet to the uninstructed eye
1.-THE secretion from my kidneys was high
colored and offensive, with a considerable
brick dust deposit. 1 cannot set forth in
writing what suffered, and shall not try.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
BAY STATE FURNACE.
Said That Property Has Been Pur.
chased by Empire Co.

1t is understood that another one of the
numerous big deals which are now brew
ing in the Birmingham district and vicinity
was consummated yesterday in the pur-
chase of the Bay State furnace, at Fort
Payne, by the Empire Steel and Iron Com
pany of New York.
This furnace is small one, with ca
pacity of about sixty tons daily, and has
not been in operation for a number of years.
1t has been owned by the Bessemer Land
Company, from whom it is said to have
been purchased.
The Empire Steel and Iron Company is
one of the recent big corporations recently
organized in New York. 1t has in the main
been buying in number of idle furnace
plants in the east, which can easily be put
in operation. 1t seems that the company is
also becoming interested in southern fur
mace property, though whether they intend
to operate the Fort Payne furnace where it
is, or remove it somewhere else is not yet
known. 1t is rumored that this company is
trying to get other furnace property in this
district.
Another matter of local interest in con-
nection with the Empire Steel and Iron
Company is that w. L. Simms, of this city,
has been made its general manager. The
duties of his new position will require
great deal of his time to be spent in New
York, and he will remove his family to that
city probably next week. This office, how
ever. will not interfere in the least with
the general insurance business and the bro
kerage of pig iron, coal and coke business
which Mr.. Simms already has established
in this city. He will continue to spend
good portion of his time in his Birmingham
of0oa
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01

equal TO the Interest ma. uring April I
upon the Kansas City, Pittsbnfs9 ana 45 Gun
per cent. bonds deposited. August @ieeA.
scher has retired from the committee ana
u. H Hartman, George CoppeH anu w.
Il. Eglynn have been added to it. Ernest
Thalmann. chairman of the committee,
said this morning that the committee would
not be ready to announce the plan of re-
organization for at least two weeks after
the expiration of such publication with
drawing their bonds and stock II the plan
Should not be satisfactory to them"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
solIcItIng Aid Tor strlkers

Kansas City. Mo-, March 31.-D. NJ. An
derson, of Anderson. 1. T., and N. B. Teas
dale. of Arkansas, president and secretary
respectively of the miners unions for dis
trist No. q, We're in Kansas City today So
Letting aid for the striking miners in Ar
Kansas and the Indian territory. The bus
mess agents of the local unions agree to
present their cause to the unions and also
TO do what they could in the way of OBJ
tanning individual subscriptions. Anderson
SAID that the miners were in good shape
and could hold out an indefinite period
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
Relief in Six Hours

distressing kidney and bladder disease :.
,,ayed in six hours by New Great So
ar,erican Kidney Cure" 1t is Sr.ea
surprise on account of Its exceedi.aa.
promptness in relieving pain in bladder'
itaves retention of water almost immeS,
ateIv If you want quick relief and c,,ra
this is the remedy. Sold by Collier Drne
Co. Birmingham. Ala.
2-2S- thurs-fri-sat-1yr
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
MRS, wins,ow,s Soothing svru,

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS bv
MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHI.
DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PEP
FFCTisUcCESS. 1t SOoTHES the CHI n
sOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN
CURES WIND COLO. and is the best rem.
in every part of the world. Be sure nd
ask for '"Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syr1n !,
and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents
a hottie,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
Above tho Danger Line

Cincinnati March 31-The Ohio river is
a foot and half above the danger line
fifty feet. The river front here, as well as
the lower parts of other cities along the
Ohio valley, are submerged, but the upper
river is falling, and the flood will be of
short duration.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
Transport Logan Arrives

Savannah, Ca, March 31.-The transport
Logan arrived at quarantine today with
the One Hundred and sixty-first Indiana
volunteers. Six companies came up to the
city tonight. The regiment will go into
camp here to be mustered out. The First
Maine artillery was mustered out today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01

Ashville, March S1.-(special) flames
Ash. of Branchvle, lost his barn today.
The fire started from sparks from a log
heap. All of his corn, fodder and farming
implements were destroyed, but the stock
was saved.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01

Houston, Tex, March 31.-Elisha Swan,
19-year-old negro, was hanged at Bastrop
today. The drop was not sufficient to break
his neck and he strangled. June 90, 1898,
Swan assassinated his father because he
was refused permission to use a horse and
buggy.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01

Oxmoor, March 3.-(Special.) -Miss Clyde
Morgan, whose parents recently returned
from Texas, died Tuesday night of measles
and was buried here this morning. The flu
neral services were conducted by the Rev.
Mr. Oglesby.
Many children here are sick with measles
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
His Hand Injured

Alabama City, March 31.-(Special )-R. r.
Mcknight, an emp,oye of the Dwight Man
ufacturing company lost three fingers of
his left hand today from coming in contact
with buzz saw.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
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Carlist Uprising Expected

London, April Thirty thousand Spanish
reserves have been called out, says the
Madrid dispatch of the Daily Chronicle, and
1t Is probable that there will be Carlist
rising after Easter.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
no Form Carpet Trnst

Boston, March S1.-The Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin will announce tomorrow that
efforts are making to form trust of all
the leading carpet mills In the country.
The capital stock of the mills already in
terested is over 100000 The combination
will be financed from Boston and New
York.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
Police Commissioners

There are but few people, even among the
advocates of prohibition, who do not rec
ognize M. H. Barnard's business ability
and they will support him for police COM
missioner. go
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
A Cardwool Trust

Boston, March 31.-An effort is making to
bring about mill combina lion to control
the products of cardwool. Considerable
doubt is expressed among wool men OF suc-
cess, although 1t is reported that twelve
plants, aggregating 100000 capital, have
been secured on options.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
Fired a Deputy Consta BILE

c. C. Read, deputy constable. went to
the house of Mary Mack several days ago
to levy on her furniture. But Mary was a
husky looking colored woman, and she
forcibly elected the deputy through the
door of her house, whereupon he had her
arrested for assault and Battery. AS Read
failed to bring to court, however, the pa
pers showing that he had a right to enter
Mary's house, the judge had to acquit the
defendant.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-01
Don't Play with Your wifc's sore Too h

Don't Play With Your Wifc's Sore Too h
did he knock his wife DOWN."
mo, sir, judge, he hit her in the face and
she fell down."
Does he beat her often?"
"Well, they has their regular family
fuses"
for?'
1T didn't hit her, judge She had sore
tooth an I was juss playin Wild It when
she jumped up an fell over coal box down
on the floor"
"That won't do, Richard. I'll have to
give you a light fine"
And Richard Dorsey received IS fine for
playing with his spouse's sore tooth.
Bob Murray colored, was bound over on
a $500 bond for stealing sack of flour,
dress coat and an overcoat from Charles
Ross his landlord.
Joe Sampson, King Cannon, Jim Shelby
and Will Rush, all colored, We're having
social little game, but were raided by the
police. Each was fined $3.50 for gaming.
Alex Walker and John Henry King, color
ed, were walking in a serpentine track up
the side walk, each bracing the other for
support. One of them spied his pastor
across the street.
Hello, parson." what's your text for
next Sunday?"
But the parson didn't like such frivoity,
and had the two men arrested for being
drunk.
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