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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
SLEET AND SNOW.
Prevented Departure of the Second Cav
airy from Huntsville. e

Huntsville, January 31.-tspecial 1.-The
Second cavalry has been at the Nashville
and Chattanooga and St. Louis depot all
this bitter cold day trying to get away to
Savannah. Since o'clock this morning
sleet and snow has fallen and during that
time only one section of the regimental
train has gone. The work still continues
and by daylight the entire regiment will
be under way.
The corral carpenters who have been here
for-sexeral months were transferred this
morning and are now en- route to Savan-
nah.. The contract veterinary surgeons are
being dismissed and other evidences OF SOL
der life are rapidly disappearing.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
~THE PLAYN

The Wilbur-Kirwin company opened
season at O'Brien's last night that lasts
all the week with 1.-THE Merry War" No
one knew exactly what the war was about,
or what nations were engaged in 1t, but
it went merrily on from start to finish to
the great satisfaction of a full house. Miss
Susie Krwin as Elsa was the bright par
ticular star last night. She was always
present, and her songs delighted the au-
dience ]. c. Harvey as Balthazar Groote
could not sing as well as his Elsa did, but
his acting kept the people in the house in
the best of humor. George Muzzy as
Colonel Won Schiller sang 1.-The Son of
the Desert" in excellent voice and empha-
sis. The costumes were all fresh and bril-
liant the scenery new and the choruses
well trained. The specialties between the
acts and the living pictures after the play
was ended were excellent features of an ex-
celent entertainment. NIL. Zora's Highland
dance was especially attractive.
One of the prettiest features of the per-
Torrance was the animated Song Sheet"
introducing Miss Kirwin and the company.
The faces of the company protruded from a
large United States flag, while dainty Miss
Kirwin, in soldier uniform, led the several
patriotic songs, which aroused the audience
to applaud time and again. In the second
act, Miss Kirwin and Mr.. Harvey were re-
called until they were too exhausted to do
more. Every act and every specially was
clear and bright and attractive. All in all,
the wonder Is that the company can pre-
sent such an entertainment at popular
prices There was an impression among
the audience of last night that the Wilbur
Kirwin company should have charged the
higher prices, and that some other COM
panies on the road should adopt popular
prices.
The bill at the matinee this afternoon
will be 1.-THE Queens Lace Handkerchief"
and tonight Carmen"
The early appearance of the Bostonians
at the opera house Wednesday and Thurs
day foreshadows an intense interest among
all classes of theater-goers. This excellent
organization, which is without rival in the
light opera field, presents this season an
unequaled list of singers, noted among
whom are the most prominent artists in
the lyric field. Always progressive, the
Bostonians have made their production
this year In a most generous spirit and
splendid scenic establishment with appro-
pirate eostuming is an especial feature of
their present tour. Noted among the ar
lists are Henry Clay Barnabee, William H.
Macdonald, Jessie Bartlett Davis. Helen
Bertram, George rockingham, William
Lavid. Harry Brown, w. H. Fitzgerald,
Josephine Bartlett, Charles R. Hawley,
Lloyd Rand, William Brodrick, Carolyn
Daniels, S. L. Studley and others.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01

Sam Thomas, colored brakeman on the
Mineral railroad. fell off of a train yester-
day morning and had one of his legs and
one of his arms cut off. He was standing
on top of the train. and in some way
slipped and fell between the cars. The
train was In charge of Conductor Charles
Clarke. The accident happened near the
ore mines at Raimund. The unfortunate
man was made as comfortable as possible.
and at o'clock was brought into the city.
He is now at the Wilson & Brown in
Urinary.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
Smallpox Appropriation

Little Rock, Ark, January a.-In the
house today by vote of 81 to % senate
bill appropriating 5000 for immediate use
by the state board of health to stamp out
smallpox in the state of Arkansas was de-
feated. Several days ago Governor Jones
sent a special message to the legislature
asking for the appropriation. Nearly all
the members of the house refused to ac-
knowledge there was any smallpox In the
state and voted against the bill and which
passed the senate
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
DR.. scott,s Wheels Revolvc

Columbus, Ohio, January H-Dr. w.
Scott. president of the Ohio State univer-
sity, lecturing on the ethics of the late war,
declared that the invasion of Porto Rico
was unjustifiable, the naval battle UNJUST
ifiable the naval battle of Manila without
justifable excuse, and said Spain should
not cede Porto Rico and the Philippines.
He said any arguments which would justify
the keeping Of the islands would justify
human slavery.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
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Wedding at Riverside

DR.. ]. T. Brown, an able young man, and
the leading physician of Riverside, and
Miss Hattie Witheril, a beautiful belle Of
that neighborhood, were married at River
side at o'clock yesterday evening. The
bridal couple arrived in the city last night
en- route to Bibb county to spend their
honeymoon with the bridegroom's rela-
tives. number of Birmingham friends
attended the wedding. DIR. Brown is the
brother of Mr.. Morgan Brown. of Birming-
ham.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
Ordered to Remain

Huntsville, January 31.-(Special) -After
the first section of the Second cavalry left
tonight an order from Washington directed
that the headquarters, band and six troops
remain here until another transport reached
Savannah. The next transport is expected
about the 9Th ultimo.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
The Modern May

Commends itself to the well-informed, to do
pleasantly and effectually what was for
merly done in the crudest manner and dis
agreeably as well. To cleanse the system
and break up colds. headaches. and fevers
without unpleasant after effects, use the
delightful liquid laxative remedy, Syrup
of Figs. Made by California Fig Syrup
Co,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01

An important meeting of the Jefferson
Volunteers will be held at their armory on
First avenue, Friday. February 8. at $3.50
D. M, sharp. All members are urgently
requested to be on hand promptly.
2-1-2t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
Notice
Columbus,

Columbus, Ca, January Is, 1885,
There will be called meeting of the St.
Clair Mineral. Mining and Manufacturing
company in Phenix City, Ala, on the 18th
day of February, 1899, for the transaction
of important business.
D. P. DOzIER, President.
1-18-oaw-4wks
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01

OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER-Bir-
-.,-~hox, A1o Ton 1900

mingham, AIa Jaii' %, 1855
Sealed proposals will lbe received at this
office until IL o'clock. noon, Wednesday,
Feb. LIST, 1899, for lowering the sanitary
sewer in 9th alley. from 18th to 9th St,
and for extending the same between 9th
and 2sth streets. Plans and specifications
may be seen at this office. Right is re-
served to reject any and all bids. Certified
check for $50 made payable to the Mayor
and Aldermen of Birmingham must accom-
pany each bid.
(Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK,
City Engineer.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01

When you buy a mattress
see that it is a Perfection"
manufactured by the Perfec.
ton Mattress Co. of Bifming.
ham. Miserable limitations
are being offered. See that
you get the genuine.
wed-thu -. ~ IL. ;itiut H.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
Declares He Did Not Die

There were many skeptics in the audi
enoe. and one man who said he had seen
Schlatter in the west declared that Mclean
and he were not the same. l saw Mclean
before the sermon and he said:
II have always said my name was Nc
Lean. In the west the Germans called me
'Schlafer'-'the SLEEPER That became cor
rupted afterward and 1 was called Schlat-
ter. I did not die, but in Denver, where
the people have little faith felt the power
going from me. I was directed to go to
desert and stay for forty days. cannot re-
veal where 1 was. God, working through
me as he did Christ, heals the sick, and in
two cases in London has raised the dead.
II am now on my fourth trip around the
world. I must make seven, the perfect
number. Then 1 shall be translated to heav-
en- and shall come back to life on earth to
write of heaven in Greek, Hebrew and
Latin. I shall be buried forty days. In
India and the other Asiatic lands I have
talked to the people In their own language,
which comes to me by inspiration"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01

Oyster loaves, put up on five minutes
notice, at Gelder's restaurant.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
Removal Notice

I have moved my sign shop to 112h goth
street, north. HERMITAGE.
2-1-tf Il
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01

Take home one Of those fine oyster loaves
from Gelder's restaurant.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
SCHLATTER GOES TO
SEE HIS MOTHER
Crowds on the Street Were Dis
appointed.
Is THERE ANOTHER HEALER?
A Man in New York Who Claims That
He is the Only Original
Divine Healer" of
the West.
IS THERE ANOTHER HEALER ?

Schlatter, the divine healer heft town this
morning for Nashville, where 1t is said he
goes to visit his mother, who Is danger
ously ILL., A large crowd was out to wit
ness the performance yesterday morning,
but were doomed to disappointment.
And now comes an interesting story from
New York of another healer who claims 10
be the original and only Schlatter.
Another SchIatter
The following clipping from the New York
Herald explains the working of the other
man:
"Charles Mclean, who says he is the
healer known as Schlatter all over the
west until his disappearance and reported
death in New Mexico in 1897, is now in
Brooklyn and last night in the Athenaeum,
at Atlantic avenue and Clifton street, ten i'll
persons submitted to the Laying on of
hands,
'of these one said he felt no change in
his physical condition, one announced that
the pain due to necrosis in the bone of the
right leg had entirely left him, the other
eight said from the stage that the Lord
had healed them, but two to whom I spoke
said they believed they would be healed,
although no noticeable change had attend
ed the work of the healer.
Mclean, who is advertised on a BILL
board in front of the hall as 'Schlatter, the
famous divine healer lives at the Hanover
house, in Livingston street, Brooklyn. He
is fifty-one years old, was born in New
York, of Scotch parents, he says, but went
to Scotland when a child. He was educated
in the University of Glasgow, and ordained,
he declares, as a Presbyterian clergyman.
He also has diploma doctor from
the Chicago Medical college.
Han Was Half FiiIed
1.-The hall in which Mclean worked last
an intelligent one. Mclean was alone on
the stage. He began his work with
prayer, and then preached a short sermon
on faith.
"'Of myself can do nothing he said, ]
but place no limit in the power of God.
His mission, he declared, was to preach the
gospel and heal the i'll, and he tried to fol-
low Christ literally.
Before ealing the i'll to be healed, he ex-
planned that he was directed by God to re-
Ject some, either because they were of little
faith or for some other reason. A man was
rejected because he was a Universa4ist.
1nen- a woman went to the stage. He
seated her in a chair with Aer back to the
audience.
What is your manor he asked and
when she had told him, he shouted aloud,
MRS. Burnham, or No. rs Bond street, SUI
fers from tumor and asttgmatism."
Then he stood behind her and prayed rap
idly. His long beard, twisted to a point,
touched the back of the head of the pa
tent, and his hair, unkempt and thin, fell
upon her shoulders. He held his hands,
which are thin, but muscular, over the
eyes of the woman. Suddenly he took his
hands away and faced the audience. Mrs.
Burnham said she had been helped. This
method was pursued in each case.
nealaras He nid Not nia
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-01
MRS. FOREST TYLER, Secretary.

Miss Harrison, who has been spending the
month of January with her cousin, Mrs.
William Duncan Nesbit, will leave today
for her home in Mobile. Miss Harrison,
by her winning graciousness of manner
and unusual beauty has been one of the
most popular of the visiting bellies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11

How VOTES WERE CoUNTED.-A
congressman is thus quoted by the
Washington Star:
"The first race ever made for con-
gress resulted in my defeat by less
than so majority, and if one of my
friends had not been too Jealous l
would have been elected. There was
a precinct where 1 expected to receive
a hundred votes, and 1 feared there
would be some fraud in the precinct
that would ipjure me; so 1 got an old
man who had never participated in
politics, but who had almost paramount
influence in the district, to take charge
of my interests there, instructing him
to see that every friend of mine voted
and to see that the votes were counted.
When the returns came in | had not
received a single vote in that precinct,
and the next day bulky envelope
was handed to me containing 12O bal
otis, together with letter from the
man I had left in charge saying that
he had seen every friend of mine and
taken up their ballots so that none
would be missed, and as he wouldn't
trust the judges of elections he had
sent them to me himself so would be
sure to get them. Since then l have
seen to it that men in charge of my in
terests were not only honest; but
know something about politics"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11
Wednesday January II, 1899.

prompted by what we believe to be the
best interests of our party and state.
We believe that a Republican senator
should and will he elected and that
no combination of circumstances can
prevent it. We believe that the un-
questioned sentiment of the Republi-
cans of the commonwealth is against
taking action that might result in the
election of a person as United States
senator who is charged with crime
before his innocence is established in
d court of justice, and that the failure
to determine that question prior to this
time is due to the act of the alleged
caucus nominee in delaying trial and
not to any act of ours. We feel that
in justice to the public and our own
sense of self-respect and duty, we are
justified in refusing to be committed
to any proposition that might cast a
stigma upon our commonwealth and
our integrity rs citizens and legislators.
Feeling that we are sustained in our
petition by the unbiased sentiment of
the state, we deem it unwise to vote for
any person for United States senator
who is duly charged with crime so long
as those charges remain undetermined.
We cannot justify ourselves for voting
for any person for Office who is indicted
for criminal offenses, and who simply
alleges that be is the victim of poll
tical conspiracy. We believe that the
public as we'll as ourselves is not inter-
ested in the motives of the person
making the charges, but rather in the
truth or falsity of these charges.
Entertaining these views we submit
our action to the unprejudiced judg-
ment of our fellow citizens.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11
WON'T VOTE FOR QUAY.
Some Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to
Support a Man Charged With Crime.

Some Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to
Support Man Charged With Crime.
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, is in
close place. He has been convicted
of conspiracy IN the Peoples bank
cases, and is trying to be reelected to
the United States senate, while bis
appeal to the Pennsylvania supreme
court is pending. He has for years
had almost complete control of the
Republican political machine, and
has been able to do what he would
with it. He still controls a major
ity of the Republicans in the state
legislature. A number of promi-
nent Republicans, however, refuse to
be bossed in a matter like this, and
realizing that Quay cannot be elected
without their help, decline to caucus
with the friends of the senator. On
Wednesday, they set forth their
position in the following address:
TO the Republicans of Pennsylvania:
We, the undersigned, committee
appointed by, and representing the
absentees of the alleged Republican
caucus, desiring that our fellow Repub-
licans throughout the state should un-
derstand clearly the motives which
animate us in our present position With
reference to the United States senator
ship, hereby briefly set forth our
reasons.
In our present attitude we are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11
RAISING COTTON FOR 2.97.
MIR. F. w. Brawiey is Either Good Farmer
or Has Good Imagination.

MIR. F. w. Brawiey is Either Good Farmer
or Has Good Imagination.
statesville, N. G., Landmark.
Mr.. F. w. Brawley,. IAN educated and
prosperous young farmer of south
Iredell, tells The Landmark that he
made "a bales Of cotton last year at an
average cost of 2.97 cents per pound.
The bales were raised on % acres.
On one tract of eight acres he pro-
duced nine bales. Mr.. Brawley, who
is graduate Of the University, and is
applying his knowledge to practical
farming methods, says he kept careful
account of the cost of raising this cot
ton and finds it to be 2.97 cents per
pound. This included the seed, which
he sold for 9 cents per bushel. There
was an average of 1910 pounds of
seed cotton to each of the "a bales,
and the bales are supposed to average
400 pounds of lint each; but as they
haven't been sold they have not been
weighed.
Mr.. Brawley's experiment shows
that cotton can be raised at profit
even WHEN it is sold at S and 6 cents
per pound. Mr.. Brawley says he
counted every item of cost in raisingthe
cotton except his own time. He did
not make hand; but he superintend-
ed the farm, and if his own labor is
counted at pretty fair figure, he con-
siders that he made fair salary for
himself on the crop of cotton. Mr..
Brawley's father, Mr.. D. c. Brawley,
has long been known as one of the
most successful farmers in south Iredell.
He made an independent fortune by
tilling the soil, beginning poor man.
His son is following in his fathers
footsteps with the addition that he has
the advantage of college education
and is applying his knowledge to sue
cessful agriculture.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11

THE MODERN SAMARITAN's STORY.
The historian doesn't know where this
story had its actual origin but was
"told for true" on recent ocean voy'
age to enliven the company. A gen.
tleman who had INDUCED quite too
freely, and hadn't had the discovery
made for him in season to get car.
riage, was helped home by good
Samaritan. He was very grateful in
an exhilarated way, and asked his
benefactor's name.
"My name ?" said the gentleman
from Samaria. "Oh, I'm St. Paul"
The inebriate steadied himself by g
final effort, and looked dreamily at his
departing friend.
II shay" says he, "St. Paul Did
you ever get any ansher to that blamed
long letter you wrote to the Ephe'
sians?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11

love is hard to find, and the Republi-
can party will enter upon hard task
when it starts out to select suitable
military governors for our remote pos
sessions. Even if the party has abso.
lutte, confidence in its great political
manager, Senator Hanna, it must re-
member that the people of Ohio have
compelled him to serve them in the
United States, and that inferior men
must be intrusted with the distribution
of Justice and benevolence among the
nation's dark-skinned subjects in the
Pacific.
"If we enter upon a colonial policy,
we must expect to hear the command
silence issuing from the Imperialists.
When the discussion of fundamental
principles is attempted in the United
States, if a member of congress at
tempts to criticise any injustice perpe-
trated by government official against
a helpless people, he must be warned
ia keep silent unless his criticism en-
courage resistance to American au-
thority in the Orient. If an orator on
the 4th of July dares to speak OF
inalienable rights or refers with COM
mendation to the manner in which our
forefathers resisted taxation without
representation, be will be warned to
keep silent, least his utterances excite
rebellion among distant subjects. II
we adopt a colonial policy and pursue
the course which caused the revolution
of 1776, we must muffle the tones OF
the old liberty bell and continue in
whispers when we praise the patriotism
of our forefathers.
"We cannot afford to destroy the
declaration of independence; we can
not afford to erase fran our constitu-
tions, state and national, the bill oil
rights we have not time to examine
the libraries of the nation and purge
them of essays, speeches and the books
that defend the doctrine that law is the
crystalizbtion of pualic opinion, rather
than the emancipation from physical
power.
"But even if we could destroy every
vestige of the laws which are the out
growth of the immortal law penned by
Jefferson; if we could obliterate every
written word that has been inspired
by the idea that this is "a government
of the people, by the people and for
the people, we could not tear from
the heart of the human race the hope
which the American republic has plant
ed there. The impassioned appeal
give me liberty or give me death
still echoes around the world. In the
future, as in the past, the desire to be
free will be stronger than the desire to
enjoy mere physical existence. The
conflict between right and might will
continue here and everywhere unit!
day is reached when the love oi
money will no longer scar the national
conscience and hypocrisy no longer
hide the hi,leous features of avarice
behind the mask of philanthropy"
Colonel Bryan was received With
great enthusiasm. The men jumped
on chairs and some ON the tables and
kept up a loud cheering and waving OF
linen for a long time. His closing eli
max was on the trusts as the beneh-
Charles of expansion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-11
BRYAN STILL TALKING.
And the Eloquent Nebraskan Continues t
Talk Like q Patriotic American.

And the Eloquent Nebraskan continues ~
Talk Like a Patriotic American.
Wm. J. Bryan addressed big au-
dience in the music hall at Springfield,
Ill.,, last Wednesday night. Touching
the question of annexation, he said:
"The party that was willing to op-
pose the gold standard because it was
wrong ought to be great enough to
oppose an English colonial system
because it is wrong. 1t is astonishing
that any man living in this age of the
world in the United States should up
hold the doctrine of securing land by
conquest. Jefferson was against il
long years ago. Blaine was against it
in 1890. And a year ago last Decem'
ber, the president of the United States
sent message to congress, and in that
message be said : Il speak not of fore
ible annexation, because that is not
to be thought of; and under our code
of morality that would be criminal
aggression My friends, there is q
great moral question involved, declared
so by your president, code of moral
ity is in question, and, according to
that code, forcible annexation is Grim
iual aggression.
II say give independence to the
people Of Cuba. Not because We
promised it 10 them; but because they
fought for it and have a right to it,
whether we promised 1t or not. Why
cannot we apply the same principle to
the Philippines? Why should we
purchase title TO the Philippines from
Spain We declared that Spain did
not have any title TO Cuba. When !
buy the Filipinos 1 want to deal direct
ly with them, and I want to pay more
than $3.50 piece for them"