davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-03
COMEDY OFERRORS
Worcester Won But
Fans Were Dis
g'usted.
GENERAL BATTLES.
Everybody Had Them,
Everybody Had Them,
Montreal the
Worst.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
EASTERN LEAGUE.

EASTERN LEAGUE.
worcester, IL; Montreal, 8.
Springfield, IL; Rochester,O
Syracuse, 3; Providence,
Toronto s; Hartford 5.
LEAGUE PERCENTAGES.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-03

Earned run, Cleveland; left on bases
Cleveland :. Louisville Z: first base on
balls. of Carsely 2, off Phillips 2; struck
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
SHORT STORIES
OF THE DAY
CornoraI Tanner.a Story

Corporal James Tanner says the New
dinners couple of days ago, an incident of
a recent visit to Richmond on his way to
the reunion of the Confederate veterans.
You know" said he. that General Rob-
ert E. Lee was recognized as a Christian
gentleman by the southern soldiers while
on the other hand General Jubal Early was
quite profane man. Well. in Richmond [
met Confederate veteran by the name OF
Tierney, prosperous aud energetic citi-
zen, who related to me an anecdote of a
northern friend. Bill. who. when he heard
that Tierney was going to the reunion in
his old gray uniform. tried to persuade him
to wear a dark suit and offered to pay for
it. Finally Tierney said
Bill, you know there's lots of acct
get killed with anything bat a gray uni
form on, it would go hard against me when
l reached the heavenly gate. The first one
1 would see would be General Bob, and he
would greet me with smile that would
at once turn to a frown. and then he would
say: "Tierney, I'm sorry to say it. but you
can't come in here for you've gone back on
your eolors." Then I'd turn away and go
to the other place. and the first one to
meet me would be Jubal Eeary. Well, as
soon as he caught sight of my dark clothes
he'd begin to swear If l were three miles
away-so there'd be no chance for me
there. Then what predicament I'd be in.
actually shut out frem both places. And
here 1 am in the gray and you're in the
blue.'
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
The French Reciproci,Y Treaty.

| The time for the negotiation of rect
procity treaties under the Dingley tarid
law has expired. and the net result is FIVE
treaties with British West Indian Islands,
and one with France. The one with France
was concluded at the last moment, Com
missioner Kasson acting for the United
States and Ambassador Cambon for
France. The treaty was negotiated in
Washington
The new treaty gives America the French
minimum rates that England and Germany
had before secured. Cotton is admitted
free under the new treaty, and cottonseed
oil pays a minimum rate These are GER
tainly great gains to this. section of the
country. The abstract of the treaty sent
over the wires does not show what the
duties on yellow pine, naval stores and
iron and steel are to be, but presumably
they are the minimum duties of that coun-
try. Except as to twenty-five articles the
United States gains the benefit of the min
fmum list of the French tariff.
The Dingley bill does not permit reduc-
tons exceeding 20 per cent, and the full
limit is not granted on all French articles.
No concession whatever is granted on
sparkling wines. Champagne must pay the
full duty of the Dingley bill, but con-
cessions running from to 20 per cent. are
granted on over one hundred of the prod
ucts of France sent to this country.
Until the excepted list OF twenty-four
articles is published we will not know just
what good has been accomplished for this
section of the country. These exceptions
were made in the interest of the agrarian
party of France, and presumably they re-
late to agricultural products, and they may
include cotton seed oil.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
SOMETHING OF THURBER
And His Attack Upon the south-Part of
His Record
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herad.
Referring to the speech of B. F. Thurber.
read before some league or convention at
Atlanta day or SO ago, in which he casts
some reflections upon the south, 1t is the
opinion of the writer than whenever man
makes a statement impeaching the integri-
ty and morality OF another or of a people,
he lays himself open to have his own char
acter inquired into. Mr.Thurber was closely
connected. either officially or as silent
partner with some big concern which fall
ed for about million dollars, and the
opinion has been generally expressed by
business men who were in the best position
to be informed that Mr. Thurber was re-
sponsible for the wrecking of said COM
pany. About year and a half ago he put
himself in the position of being engaged in
an attempt to get blood money out of
the Mutual Reserve Fund Life association,
by endeavoring to induce the members of
that association belonging to the fifteen
year class to go into organization to
fight the association. which association
being mutual was the property of said
members. One of the leading New York
papers-the Herald, l believe-stated edito-
rally, that Thurber was more kinds of a
liar than any other man in New York. In
the proposed organization referred to above
which Mr.. Thurber attempted to form
among old policy holders of the association
to antagonize the association, it was pro-
posed that each member of said class
joining said organization should contribute
so many dollars per thousand. which would
have amounted to large sum of money,
for the purpose of employing counsel. Thur
Der evidently to be the counsel.
Mr. Thurber may be entitled to praise for
not drinking whisky and not carrying a
gun (Which, after all, are negative virtues),
but in his own home he is not universally
regarded as a shining example of business
integrity. A. B. LACY.
Birmingham, July &c, 1882
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
TENNESSEE COAL AND IRON

From the New York Mail ana Express.
A recent paragraph in the Mail and Elk
press, regarding the price of Tennessee
Coal and Iron stock, and this ability of the
company to justify 1t by its earnings, has
called forth statement from one of the
largest shareholders. in which he says that
the company has booked within the last
nine months more orders than it can fill
until we'll into next spring. More than half
OF these are at high prices. The sale of
their railroad not only relieved them of a
burden but added 100000 cash to their
treasury and a low freight rate contract
extending over fifty years. Their five new
blast furnaces, now in operation, are fully
paid for and must materially Increase their
earnings. With pig iron at SIS per ton,
against $3.50 in january. with an increase
in six months of 100000 in surplus over last
year, and with much-strengthened board
of directors. u is held that the future
prosperity of the company is assured
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
Slaughtered italians in Louisiana

The killing in Jail of ten Italians in New
Orleans occurred in October, 1890 The
chief of police had been assassinated ten
arrests were made, and an investigation
by grand jury followed; but no proof
was brought against the ten people held in
jail. Before they could be turned loose, a
mob broke into the jail, and brutaliy MUIR
dered the entire number. All were Italians,
but six of the number had become Ameri-
can citizens, leaving four that were at the
time of their taking-off Italian subjects.
Italy demanded indemnity for the fami-
lies of the four Italian subjects. Mr.. Har-
rison was president, and Mr.. Blaine secre-
tary of state. Mr.. Blaine brought all sorts
of objections to bear. At first he claimed
that the governor of the state and the
mayor of the city had not been remiss in
protecting the lives of the four victims;
and when this would not do. he urged that
the federal government had no power over
the jails and courts of a state Italv
would not listen to these pleas, and when
indemnity was refused she straightway
withdrew her member thus suspending d.
plomatic relations with the United States.
To this day Italy has not been represented
by any official above the rank of secre-
tary of legation.
In the end Mr.. Blaine came down from
his high horse, and offered Italy an indem-
nifty of $4,000 francs. Italy accepted the
sum, and the money was taken out of the
contingent fund of the state department.
The incident was thus closed
UulesS the five victims at Tallulah had
become American citizens this New Or
leans precedent will call for the payment
of at least $4,000 francs by the United
States TO the families Of the murdered
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
Tho Two Brides

Princess Pauline of Wurtemberg, who
was married in November, had before her
marriage a somewhat unusual letter from
peasant girl. 1t read:
Dear Miss Princess Pauiine-Your we'd
ding is to be on Saturday, and l wish you
every happiness. l am sure you are very
happy. My wedding is on the same day,
and l should be very happy too, if my faith.
er were not sitting in prison II your father
were in prison you, too, would grieve. Dear
Miss Princess, l beg of you, say a good
word to your father, so that he may let
my father off, or at least let him out for a
few hours, SO that he may come to my wed.
ding. With much love- Yours, -"
There was too much fellow feeling be-
tween the maiden in palace and the maid
en- in peasants cottage to let this appeal
pass unnoticed. 1t might be fraud and
the father hardened offender, but the
princess wanted to know.
She took the letter to the king of Wur
temberg, and inquiries were made as to the
degree of culpability of this man who must
"sit in prison" on his daughters wedding
day. 1t was found that he was only
slight offender, and he was, not only 'le
out for the wedding" 'but was given free
pardon,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
GET RID OF OTIS
From the New York Journal.

From the New York Journal.
The intolerable situation in the Philip
pines will continue SO long as General Otis
remains in command of the troops. There
is no hope in that quarter. Criticism will
only add to his obstinacy. He is above ac-
cepting advice. Encased in a shell. of ego
tism against which every arrow of adverse
comments breaks harmless, he is as con-
fident of his own ability as he is uneon-
scious of the storm his incapacity has pro-
duced.
The president cannot be ignorant of the
cyclone of disapproval that is sweeping
over the country. He knows that it cannot
be stilled by seeming not to heed it. The
protest come from every section. The
press without regard to party, condemn
the policy of inactlon in the Philippines.
The returning soldiers, many of their COM
rades victims of the delay, do not hesita to
to denounce General Otis and to hold him
responsible for the weak and purposeless
campaign that has given courage to the
enemy and brought the ridicule of the
world on our army.
Knowing all these things, why will the
president temporize with Otis? He must
take the initiative. Incompetents rarely re-
sign. He should supersede him with gen.
eral who will have the respect OF the troops
and who has the ability to convince the
Filipino rebels that fighting is serious
business.
Whenever Aguinaldo realizes that it is
the intention of the United States to sound
ly thrash him and establish a lasting peace
in the Philippines the war will be over.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
The Nicaragua Canal.

The report of the Walker commission,
submitted May 9, but not yet published,
demonstrates the feasibility of the Mica
ragua canal in all respects There is an
abundance of water. and there are plenty
of materials at hand for the dams, weirs,
sluices and entertainments that may be need
ed. Every engineering problem connected
with the proposed canal has been else
where tested Even the harbor question is
not one of difficulty or great cost
The commission prefers the route that,
starting from Greytown crosses the coast
al plain, passes to the north of Lake Silico
and the left bank of the San Juan to the
dam at Boca San Carlos; thence it follows
the improved river channel, crosses the lake
and traverses the valleys of the Lajas and
Rio Grande to Brito on the Pacific. 1t is
characterized by six locks on the eastern
division, having lift of 1871 feet, ali lying
east of the dam, and four locks on the
western division, having lift of 90 feet.
The summit level in the lake is 1898 miles
long, out of a total of about $50 miles.
The estimated cost of the canal is $11S,-
113, 100, after allowing twenty per cent, for
general contingencies" This allowance rs
very large, but as the work is to be done
in the tropics and the labor must be large
ly imported an ample allowance is needed.
1t is believed, however, that twenty per
cent will cover all accidents or emergen-
cies.
The dam of the scheme Is to be located at
Boca San Carlos, with regulating works at
each end of the summit level, or Lake
Nicaragua. The depth of the canal is TO be
thirty feet, with a minimum bottom width
of $50 feet. The report of the commission
deals largely in details of estimated cost,
based on Chicago drainage canal prices.
or on prices made at Sault st. Marie. with
heavy allowances varying from 80 to so per
cent. on account of tropical difficulties. Be-
yond these allowances is a general allow
ance of twenty per cent. The distinguished
engineers of the commission are confident
canal can be built across Nicaragua "for
sum not exceeding that stated in the es-
innate"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27

men. The cases are exactly parallel. In
both there were victims of mob law. the
leaders of which were well known. but all
OF whom Will go unpublished by the Louis
lana authorities Under such circum-
stances an indemnity becomes operative
alike under our treaty with Italy and I'M
der the general principles of international
law In fact. If an Italian community had
treated American citizens as the American
communities have treated Italian subjects.
there would have been a howl and a war
whoop that would have resounded around
the world Italy is, in fact. very modest
and very considerable. but very firm.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
81 HOSKIN's BOY
He RebelIed Against Fashionable Attire and
Ran Away

From the Wichita Eagle!
Passenger Agent Drake, on his recent
trip to Denver, got hold OF yarn about
Arkansas, from a Little Rock school
teacher who was going to Los Angeles.
This teacher said that below Little Rock
eighty miles was a country that was
century behind. Children we're not COM
PEELED to put on civilized dress until 81
years old. He said he went down into that
particular section during the holidays last
winter hunting Just as the party got into
little town that had the only postoffice
for forty miles a big burly young fellow
looking good dead as Adam probably
looked when he bossed the Garden of Eden
came tearing down the rocky street, swing
ing his arms and clawing the rocks and
clamoring along pursued by three men. One
of the party asked a young fellow who
stood near the wagon, laughing, if that
fellow running was crazy.
"Naw," he said, with a drawi: that's
81 Hoskin's boy. He's q years old today,
and they're trying ito catch him to put
some clothes on him."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Birmlnaham's Need Of Waterways.

Senator Morgan and Representative I'm
derwood agreed in Elks' hall in the belief
that the greatness and glory of this city
and district rest upon waterways to wider
and better markets. Each dwelt upon the
importance of a different waterway, al
though each supported the others water
way. and the waterways of the two form
one grand consistent whole and Birming-
ham must have both in order to achieve the
prosperity and population that its natural
resources plainly call for.
Mr.. Underwood laid greater stress upon
the Warrior improvement, which he has
faithfully watched and pushed while he
has been in congress He showed that three
millions of dollars and three years of time
ought to give us waterway to the Kansas
City railroad bridge, at which point the
heavy freights of this district could be laid
down at the expense of switching charges
only. This would reduce the cost of trans
portation to the sea fifty per cent. This
would make the Birmingham district in
vulnerable and would lead to the establish
ment Of an armor plate plant, and innumer-
able other plants.
But Senator Morgan goes a step further.
He is not content with a waterway to the
sea for Alabama's heavy products; he
wants another waterway that will open to
this districts products all the ports and
trade of the vast Pacific ocean. He wants
the government to build the Nicaragua ca
nal The best markets for Alabama coal.
coke, iron, steel and their manufactured
products can be found in that great sea,
even in San Francisco and Seattle and the
Iklondike, and the South American ports,
as well as in the Orient-in lands in which
coal ranges from $40 to 500 ton, and all
forms of iron and steel are needed.
The first plank of the Board Of Trades
platform should be waterways Birming-
ham and Hong Kong must be brought in
touch nothing intervening except a single
transfer by machinery at Mobile. Our
merchants may not be able to do much to-
wards promoting Senator Morgan's SCENE,
which has at length been pushed chiefly
by him to rational popularity and accep-
tance,, but they can do much by proper
organization towards fastening the i'm
provement of the Warrior, which is the
scheme that Congressman Underwood has
in hand, and for which he is constantly
working and planning. The Board of Trade
should appoint committee charged with
the promotion of the Warrior improvement.
for 1t is the most practicable and the most
valuable subject before the people Of this
district today. All Alabama is directly or
indirectly interested in it. All the south
should be inscribed on the flag of the Board
of Trade.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27

and his men the salaries due them for over
four years is causing great scandal at
home and abroad. The German press is
commenting upon now France rewards its
faithful servants. all because the colonial
administration has claimed there are legal
defects in the papers. The blacks are muir
muring and are growing aIar1ningly dis
contented.
The city council at Rennes met today and
decided to send a telegram of sympathy to
Marchand while he is visiting near here.
Tho minister of war has given the COM
mandant three months leave of absence.
The French press in commenting upon
the Otis scandal in the Philippine question
blames the American press correspondents
at Manila. and says had not the eorrespon-
dents acquiesced in Otis censorship of tee-
grams such an act would not have been
possible. and assert that American news
paper men are coming round by the force
of public opinion, which is being slowly
awakened in the United States.
The Figaro says today: How was it
possible for the French and German CORE
spondents to get the real facts through to
their newspapers where the American press
correspondents failed. They had only to go
to Hong Kong. thirty-six hours away"
The article expresses great contempt for
the Manila correspondents as a whole and
says they went into the affair of foolinS
the Americans as to the situation in the
Philippines with Otis, counting upon the
rapid subsection of the Talgals to bear
them out
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
VALENTINES sENTENCE

From the New York Press.
Mark Shinburn. afterward Baron, got ten
years for stealing $4,000. Charles n.
Beckwith got ten years for helping to
steal $206, 600 from B. T. Rabbit, the soap
man: James D. Fish got ten years for
wrecking the Marine bank. Ferdinand
Ward got ten years for financial frauds
his populations amounting to more than
$14,OOO, 900. John C. Emo got nothing but an
Indictment for stealing s., 900 from the
Second National bank Brfgadier-General
Swain, judge advocate general of the
army, was suspended for twelve years for
trying to defraud a banking firm. William
M. Tweed, who stole millions, got twelve
years. Richard Banner Oakley, manager
of the Cooperative Credit bank, for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses, got
five years. Valentine, whose stealings
amount to over SOS, coo, gets six years. A
starving yagrant, who commits highway
robbery, taking a 30-cent chain, would get
longer sentence than any of these.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
BRYAN NO "SLOUCH"

From THE Troy Press Dem).
Whatever his object. man who can get
$500 night on lecture tour is no SLOUGH.
Ex-Governor Hill could give some melan-
choly recollections of the uncertainties of
the lecturing business. and SO could ipnu-
merable others of prominence who hsys
attempted to cultivate this field Of sffart.
1t is a sure sign of virility when lecturcs
can both keep up his prices and keep get
ting engagements. Many worthy and emil
nent gentlemen cannot accomplish this
feat.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
A WISH
Hamlin Garland.

HamIin Garland.
All day and many days I rode,
My horses head set toward the sea;
And as 1 rode longing came to me
That might keep the sunset road,
Riding my horse right on and on.
O'ertake the day still tagging at the
west,
And SO reach boyhood from the dawn,
And be with all the days at rest
For then the odor of the growing wheat,
The flare of sumach on the hills,
The touch Of grasses to my feet
Would cure nay brain of all its Ills
Would fill my heart so full of joy
That no stern lines could fret my face.
There would be forever boy,
Lit by the sky's unfailing grace.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
HARD LUCK Of AN EDIroR

From Jerry Simpsons Bayonet
Here are some of the terrible things
which according to a country exchange,
are likely to befall a delinquent: Last
week a delinquent subscriber said that he
would pay up Saturday If he lived. He's
dead. Another. 'Tll see you tomorrow"
He's blind. Still another one said: 81 hope
to pay you this week or go to the devil"
He's gone. There are hundreds who ought
to take warning by these procrastinators
and pay UP their subscriptions now.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27

Messrs. Gage, Long and Wilson are now
the sole surviving veterans of the original
Mckinley cabinet The other five fell by
the wayside in various ways. Mr.. Sherman
grew too old, Mr.. Gary too weary, Mr..
Bliss too homesick, Mr.. Alger too unpopu-
lar and Mr.. McKenna too ambitious.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27
RIDING MAN FASHION IN NEW YORK.


1t is a common thing this summer to see
women riding horseback man fashion, in
Central Park and elsewhere The divided
skirt has settled the question of fitting cos
tune, and the disposition of women to seek
comfort in everything they do is RESPONSE
BILE for the rest. One of the women who
may be seen riding. smartly attired, on q
mans saddle. and who looks graceful as
she does it, is the wife of Mr. Bishop
widely known as the author of the old
wartime song, John Browns Body" He
lives in a handsome house on the short of
Ounce lake, near Passaic, where he devotes
his leisure to his fast horses and other ad-
juncts of a comfortable country home He
is not a young man. but Mrs. Bishop is
young woman. and when she sweeps along
on her thoroughbred. with her tailor-made
skirt hanging smoothly and modestly ON
either side of her mount one would never
know she was not in a side saddle, were it
not for the fact that her seat is so much
more graceful than it could ever be were
she curled up sideways on the horses back,
in the old-fashioned way.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27

Admiral Dewey has taken himself out Of.
the presidential race. True to Vermont
principles. he will support the republican
candidate. Democrats in Vermont are few
and far between.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-27

From the Chicago Chronicle.
1t is about time to explode the preposter-
Gus notion which obtains in some quarters
that the democratic organization of the
United States is either in whole or in part
the personal property of any man.