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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12
KILLED WIFE, UNCLE
AND GRANDMOTHER
And MortaIIy Wounds His g.
Months Old Child.
HIS NEXT TARGET PRACTICE
Was Upon Himself and His Aged Fa.
ther-in-law, Both of Whom Are Pro-
baby Mortally Wounded-Then
Fired at Boarders
HIS NEXT TARGET PRACTICE

Howard City, Mich, May 11.-Joseph
Robert Pierson, and his grandmother, and
mortally wounded his three -months-old
child and his father-in-law, John Logon
slayer, and finally shot himself, inficting
a wound which is expected to prove fatal.
Harvey's uncle and grandmother live a
mile north of the town. The murderer
went there last evening. He asserts that
Pierson, his uncle, was quarreling with his
grandmother and that he interfered that
whereupon Pierson stabbed and killed the
old lady, aged 70, and that he Narvey) re-
taliated by shooting his uncle. After
shooting Pierson, Harvey stabbed him
three times.
Harvey then returned to his home two
miles southwest of town. Arrived there
he shot his wife twice, killing her. He
then fired at his three-months-old baby
the ball going into its arm. Next Harvey
entered his father -in-law's room and shot
him, infiicting, however no fatal injury.
He then turned the revolver on himself,
shooting himself in the neck. Harvey's
wife when attacked was sitting up with
the remains of her mother, who died yes
terday.
The Pierson home presents a horrible ap-
pearance. Persons body was found in a
chair and that of the old lady on the floor
clad in night dress. There are signs of
desperate struggle between Harvey and
his grandmother, but no indication of a
fight between the two men.
Harvey himself today informed the sher-
iff of the murder at the Pierson home. He
was then arrested for numbering his wife.
He has nothing to say about the tragedies
at his own home. There are stong threats
of lynching.
1t transpires that Harvey, on reaching
the home of his lame mother-in-law, said
nothing about his terrible acts at Persons s
house. He offered to sit up by the corpse
of his wifes mother. Accordingly the 9TH
or retired. 1t was 4 o'clock this morning
when Harvey went to his wife's room and
killed her, and attempted to slay his baby
and his father-in-law. He also fired at
Miss LaBard, a teacher who boarded In the
house, but without effect Harveys wound
is serious, but he is certain to recover. He
was employed in a furniture factory ana
Is only 20 years old. The cause of the ter
rible act has not been determined.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12
Can Chose His Own Ronts

Washington, May 11.-Secretary Long
said today that the navy department would
rot seek to influence Admiral Dewey in the
selection of the route by which he will re-
turn to the United States. By an old Gus
tom of the department an admiral is allow
ed to return to the United States at the
end of his tour of service on a foreign sta
tion in his own flagship and in the present
case Admiral Dewey may choose his own
course, coming either by way of Suez or
directly acoss the Pacific.
The department now expects that he will
reach this country early In July, though
1t is stated that he will not leave Manila
until he has completed his functions as
one of the Philippine commission at least
to the extent of terminating hostilities.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12

caste and class, braved the unfathomed
ocean and landed upon these Shores con-
fronted by Wild beasts and savage Indians,
that the highest honor and greatest privil-
ege was to fight for country, its safety and
its honor.
IF the people of the north excel in some
qualities, 1t is also true that those of the
south excel in others. 1t has been said
That tenacity of purpose, thrift and per-
severance predominated in the northern
character. This may probably be so, but
it Is also true that other characteristics
are more noticeable among the people of
the SOUTH
General Wheeler declared that the mill
tary history of the southern people has
been prominent feature in history from
the first settlement of this country. He
cited Washington and the other southern
commanders of the revolution, Winfield
Scott and Andrew Jackson and the other
heroes of the war of 1872, the southern gen.
erals who won fame in the war with Mex
leo, and then passing to the war between
the states, he said:
"The batte-scarred veterans, who dur
ing four years of bloody warfare dazzled
the world with the splendor of their he
roism, are fast passing away. The few
who remain gather annually to renew the
friendship which formed among such
scenes and which iis the warmest and most
enduring. No greater heroes were in the
Charlemagne Napoleon, for your
achievements excelled all theirs.
I'm the greatest battles of the civil war
you cortended with men of endurance, for
titude and courage; men-with the same
birthright of freedom, imbued with the
same spirit of liberty; men who were as
conscientiously contendng for what they
deemed the right of the federal govern
ment as you for what you just as firmly
held to be your rights.
while our civil war was, I may truth
fully assert, the most sanguinary record
ed in history, 1t was also the most remark
sonal hostility, and the soldiers as indi-
sonal Hospitality, and the soldiers as indi-
viduals could not in the nature of things
have entertained feelings of hatred for each
other. They fought not from revenge not
from malice, not from desire to shed blood,
not from ambition, but because they felt
that there lay the path of duty.
Yielded to Unlimited Resources
''It was a war fought 30 settle questions
that for more than half a century had been
matters of the most earnest and 1 might
say bitterest contentious, increasing in in
tensity until an appeal to the God of Bat
ties was rendered inevitable, so that no
arbitrament save that of the sword was
possible. When the south yielded, 1t was
to numbers, battalions, artillery to the un-
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vas decided unanimously to sell the mill.
Also that all creditors of the company, to
the extent of nearly $780, 600, and all pre-
ferled stockholders, about $4,000, should
be paid in full. the preferred stock to be
redeemed at par. The remainder of the
purchase money is to be pro-rated among
the holders of the 100000 of common stock.
Unpaid dividends which have been aecu-
mulating since January, 1898, will also be
paid in full.
Some little trouble has been experienced
selling the rolling mill on account of it's
being in the hands of a receiver; in fact,
the order from Chancellor Carmichael
authorizing the sale was obtained, only day
before yesterday. 1t is said that some of
the heavier stockholders In the rolling mill
had to subscribe to stock in the new Re-
public company in order to carry the deal
through.
The decree of the chancellor authorizing
the sale fixed the minimum price al S2f5,-
600, of which amount $40, 900 must be paid
In cash and the remainder within ninety
days. The purchasers will take possess
sicn OF the property on payment of the
$4,000, and If a the end of ninety days
the remainder of the purchase money is
not paid the receivers are authorized to
Sci all Hnlsneu material, all material IN
the pi ocess of finishing and all unfinished
material now in the mill.
Before the sale is consummated the re-
ceiNers are required to pay into the court
the sum of 900 to guarantee payment of
all creditors and preferred stockholders,
and they must also make bond for the
payment of all claims which may arise in
excess of $4,000. The receivers are also
required to pay into court $4,000 to defray
court fees, receivers fees, etc.
To those who do not understand the in
side fact of the deal, it is difficult to cacu-
late from the chancellor's decree just how
much will be paid for the mill None of
the stockholders who attended the meet
ink yesterday would say what the amount
was.
1t is thought that all of the papers will
be drawn up and the deal completed within
ten days. In the meantime, preparations
are being made to open the mill again by
next Monday, if possible.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12
FILIPTNOS KILL
A FRENCHMAN
E0VYOFk Dispatch Says He Mas Crossing
Line
AND CARRIED FLAG OF TRUCE
Dewey Wants To Retain The Cruiser
Boston.
AND CARRIED FLAG OF TRUCE
GEN. OTIS SENDS GOOD NEWS
Way Cleared To Calumpit and Tenn
porary Civil Government Establish
ed in Intervening Territory atives
Hail Advance Glnboats with Joy

New York, May IA dispatch from Ma
nila says:
'"The insurgents have assassinated NJ.
Dumarais, Frenchman, who had crosse /
their lines under flag of truce. He was
negotiating with the Filipinos for the re-
lease of the Spanish prisoners
"This action may cause a demons tration
by France.
'The insurgents have succeeded in land
ing ten machine guns at Capiz, on the is
land of Panay."
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Wants To Keep the Boston

Washington, May 1.-Secretary Long to-
day received cablegram from Admiral
Dewey asking permission to keep the crui-
ser Boston on the Asiatic station for a
short time. The request will be granted.
The department had intended to bring the
Boston to the Mare Island navy yard but
as Admiral Dewey finds that he needs her,
1t will be probably some months before she
can be laid up.
General Otis has cabled the war depart
ment concerning the situation in the
Philippines. He says that it is very en-
couraging. The tone of the dispatch leads
the officials here to believe that the end of
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12
Inferred at Arlington

Washington, May 1.-THE remains of
General II. G. Egbert, which arrived here
yesterday from Manila, were inferred at
Arlington cemetery this afternoon with full
military honors. All the available troops
in the vicinity of Washington were order
ed out by the war department and many
distinguished army officers were in at
tendance upon the funeral exercises.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12
! STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
To Take Formal Action On the Transfer
of Property.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Birmingham rolling mills was held in the
Offices of the company yesterday to take
Formal action as to the sale of the mill to
tne fepublic Steel and Iron company
i The result of the meeting was that 1t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12
TIcket RroIeers a diourned

Chicago. May 1.-THE annual session of
the American Ticket Brokers' association
adjourned today, TO meet next year In De-
troit. Simon Steiner of st. Louis and w
B. Carter OF. Louisville were elected presi-
dent and secfciary, respectively.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12

Jackson, Miss, May 11.--John G. Mann,
chief engineer of the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road and formerly general manager of that
road, died suddenly in the smoking room OF
the sleeper tonight between Corinth and
Rienzi, Miss. He was one Of the best
known railroad men In the south. ss-,sl
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the Filipino insurrection is near at hand.
Otis Sends Good News

Manila, May u.-Adjutant General,
Washington. Situation as follows:
Succeeded in passing army gunboats to
Calumpit for use in Rio Grande; railway
connections with that point secured this
week. passage of gunboats through
Macabbeo country hailed with joyful
demonstrations by inhabitants. In
country passed over by troops temporary
civil administration inaugurated and pro-
lection of inhabitants against insurgeht
abuses govern ag far as possible. Signs
of insurgents disintegration daily manifest
ed. Obstacles which natural fears of coun-
try present can be overcome.
"(Signed) OTIS"
Four More Regiments
The war department is preparing to send
four regiments of regulars to Manila by
way of New York and the Suez canal,
utilizing for the purpose the transports
Thomas, Meade and Logan, which are to
be permanently transferred from the At
lantic to the Pacific fleet.
The vessels will be prepared for their
new duty as speedily as possible. The
Thomas will be ready to depart with one
complete regiment and an additional bat
allon before the end of the present
month. The Logan will quickly follow
with seventeen hundred men. The Meade
which has capacity of 800 men, left New
York for San Juan on May l on her last
trip before being ready for the Philippines.
These ships will be docked in order that
they may attain their highest speed on the
outward voyage and their accommodations
for troops will be thoroughly renovated to
guard against possible infection after the
West Indian voyage.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-12

THE WEATHER

ALABAMA-SHowERs FRIDAY AND
PROBABLY SATURDAY; FRESH TO
BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS.
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'Thc history of our country, when COM
pared with all the eras that have preceded
us, shows that our civilzat tion has pro-
duced the highest class of men and the
mobiles. type OF soldiers. The very idea Of
liberty nerves the soul and fires the heart
Defeat but exasperates. aiding desperation
to vlgor and energy, to determined resolve.
"l. vas the teaching OF fathers and
mothers who fled from the oppression OF
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
WiIlett's Mistake,

MT. J. J. Willett of Anniston, went to New York and delivered the Hong talk" before Tammany on the 4th of July. MT. Willett is an able lawyer and one who ranks among the highest in the legal pro- fesslon of Alabama. He made strong general topics; but he went outside and was interviewed by the New York Herald on topics he did not touch upon in Tam many. There he put his foot into it, and had he any political aspirations it would have sounded his death knell in this state. MT. willett said the south was tired of Bryan and had no confidence in western democrats. In this MT. Willett speaks only for himself and those few who have always opposed the Chicago platform and Bryan from the very day the platform was adopted and Bryan nominated.
 Though Alabama ranks among the first manufacturing states in the south her peo- pie are loyal and enthusiastic in adher ence to the platform of '96, and in their support of Bryan as the democratic nom- inee in 19O0 The Nebraskan will get the solid delegation from Alabama as well as the delegations from the entire south.
 It is well that MT. Willett did not give voice to the views he expressed to a Her. aid reporter in his Tammany speech. The demonstration given ex-Governor Hogg in Tammany when he declared for free coinage and Bryan showed fully the sentiment of the rank and file of New York democrats.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

cember last when the trust was formed. at s2.sO per hundred-pound box. as against $260 for the English product, not including duty. Sheltered and protected by the vilest and boldest robber tariff ever devised, the trust proceeded to advance the price of American tin-piate to &.10, although Eng fish tin-plates had been advanced only 20 cents a box. Of course the trust could un- der such circumstances pay dividends on watered stock. It simply robbed the Amer ican people, and the American people should charge every dollar of the extortion to the robber tariff or rather to MT. Mc- Klnley and his colleagues who pushed that tariff through congress. The trust has still some margin left before it reaches the ab- surd tariff limit, and it can be trusted to go to the limit in the long run.
 In the meantime. however, it's working men concluded that they should have some of the spells, because the republicans had so promised them, and they therefore de-
  their wages The trust managers refused the demand, and all the mills of the trust are now shut down. As there are only four small mills outside of the trust, the trust very reasonably says to itself i've can starve these 50,0OO men into submission, be- cause they cannot get employment in tin- plate mills elsewhere" The trust, in other words, proposes to pay starvation wages while it secures $40 box, as against s2.SO, the price of English tin-plate landed at the custom house. but not passed through it. It exacts from every hundred-pound box a tariff or absolutely unjust profit of s1.2O, less of course the campaign subscriptions it feels compelled to hand over to MT Mark Hanna.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
F0uth of July Without Fireworks.

The possibility of a general celebration of the national festival without the splutter and explosion of gunpowder in all its ear splitting forms, was demonstrated yester- day. The Age-Herald does not propose to criticize the use of the festive cracker or the firing of the resonant gun, but it simp- ly calls attention to the fact that this town very generally celebrated the festival on Tuesday without the expenditure of much gunpowder, and consequently without accident from explosives Such things may or may not be desirable; we do not propose to discuss that question now; it Is enough to state that very few towns anywhere celebrated the day more fully than Bir- mingham did.
 In every direction the parks and flakes" and springs were full of people who were sensibly engaged in sensibly spending a holiday. This was particularly noticeable at such resorts as Hawkins Springs, North Birmingham park, Lakeview and East Lake. The truth is, all four of these places SnOuld become puplc pdfhS. Just Sucn breathing places are needed by the people, and all four could be purchased at reasona- ble prices, and all four should belong to and should be legally covered by Greater Birmingham. There cannot be a compre- hensive park system until Greater Birming- ham is organized. Had it not been for an unreasonable opposition at Woodlawn, Great Birmingham would now be a reality, and a park system for the good of all would be organized-a system we'll policed, well lighted and well cared for in every other respect This, however is only one of the things that was temporarily lost when the Greater Birmingham bill went down.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
The Pratt City Fire.

The destruction in daylight of almost the entire business portion of Pratt City. one of the most prosperous suburbs of this city, is not an encouraging fact. If there had been any wind at all, not a building devoted to business purposes would have been left standing; as it was In the calm air of car ly morning, nearly all were destroyed. The losses are all the more distressing, because insurance was int many cases either too high or else was refused altogether. The risk was too great.
 Some way should be devised to lessen this risk before reconstructed buildings in the burned district become subject to fire Fire apparatus is vaueless where no water supply exists. Both cost money, and yet both are not more expensive than are fires like that of Tuesday morning. The fact is, the absurd limitations of the state con- sttution render good government impos- sible in a community like Pratt City. The mossbacks who constructed that constitu- tion had very little knowledge of modern needs and modern government.
 There seems to be but one way out of the dilemma-to hurry the entire valley in- to Greater Birmingham, thus gaining not only cooperation, but a tax rate that will reasonably support efficient government. Taxation of the regular constitutional sort means no water and no water means no fire apparatus, and no water and no fire apparatus means acres of buildings burn- ing in a calm early morning air. Or in any other air for that matter. It means high taxation through insurance companies, great risks and finally losses that are de- structive to enterprise and prosperity. Any limitation upon the power of the people to tax themselves is a reflection upon self government, and is an absurdity.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
The New Philippine Army.

Nine new infantry regiments are to be recruited in the entire country. each to have a maximum strength of 1926 men. One of these regiments is to be recruited. it is said in this state, Georgia and Mis- sissippi The recruiting will be done by the regular army officers stationed in the lead- ing cities of each state. There is such an office in this city, one in Atlanta, and prob ably one in Jackson or Vicksburg. Through these offices a regiment will be recruited is authoritatively stated be selected in this manner:
 First-Officers of the volunteers who dis tinguished themselves in action during the Spanish war.
 Second-Ohicers of the regular army who have earned, but have not yet received, promotion for conspicuous service at the front during the Spanish war
 Third-Volunteers of the Spanish war who did not get to the front, but whose efficiency reports while in camp show them to be competent to command troops.
 As these selections are to be made, not by the governors of the states, but by Sec
  whose attention and action can be best secured by republicans, as is very natural, it very naturally follows that few demo- crats and many republicans will be se- 1ected
 If these rules were fully and correctly applied, Secretary Alger would not wait for the coming of "'claims" by politicians, but he would look at his records and at once select the most capable men. Put he will do nothing of the kind. The test of merit as disclosed by the records of the war office will have nothing to do with the filling of such places. The man with pull" and plenty of it, will get a place, and no others need apply. The appoint ments thus far made have consisted of pol iticians and of personal favorites of Ad- jutant General Corbin, and future appoint ments will doubtless follow in their wake.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
GEORGIA TRUE TO BRYAN
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington POSt.
 Judge James M Griggs, the youngest member of the Georgia delegation in the house, whose humorous speech on the reap proachement of the north and south was one of the greatest oratorical hits of the last congress, was seen last evening at the National. Speaking of the political situa- tion of his state, Judge Griggs said:
 "Colonel Bryan will have a solid delega- ton from Georgia at the democratic nation- al convention. He is as popular in Georgia as he was in 1896, and think that all over the south he is held in the same high es- jteem. I do not believe there will be any other name than his presented to the con- venten. The Chicago platform will be re- affirmed and additional blanks condemna- tory of trusts added. It is entirely too soon to make any predictions as to thcytesult of the next presidential struggle, but am not one of those who view the prospect as ad verse to the democratic party. On the con- trary, there is good ground for believing that the party will succeed. With leader like Bryan, and confident of being on the right side of all the great questions of the day, the democracy was never in better shape to prosecute a vigorous campaign"
The age-herald., 1899-07-06
A NEW DEPARTURE
From the Baltimore Sun.

T lOHi lllt DSllllLtOIS souii.
 A new departure in the trial of lynchers Is reported from Stuart, the county seat of Henry county Virginia. In that place last week six men were put on trial for lynch ing man charged with attempted criminal assault on young woman. The attempt was unsuccessful, and it was shown that the man charged with the crime had a short time before been discharged from lunatic asylum and was of unsound mind. Strong influence was brought to secure the acquttal of the lynchers, and they were de- tended by able counsel. But the jury made quick disposal of the matter when it reached them. All six of the mcn were convicted of murder in the second degree. One of them got six years in the peniten- tiary and the others got five years each. Everything considered, the jury would have been justified in inficting even a heavier punishment, but the verdict is cer- tainly departure in the right direction, as this Is said to be the first conviction Of lynchers in a Virginia court. As a lesson and example these convictions are to be commended.