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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
Embassy Flag at HaIf-Mast

Washington, November 22.-In response to
a large number of Geographic inquiries the
treasury department desires it stated that
the officers of its collectors of customs and
collectors of internal revenue, stamp depu-
ties and other officials will be closed on
next Saturday, the day of the funeral OF
Vice-President Hobart
At the request of Attorney General
Griggs, the secretary of war has directed
that 200 regular troops be sent to Patterson,
n. j.. on the day of the funeral of Vice
President Hobart. These troops will be on
policy duty in the vicinity of and around
the residence.
The British Jack over the embassy was
at half-mast today as a mark of respect for
the late Vice-President.
Lord Pauneefote and the members of his
staff left their cards at the white house as
a further evidence of respect.
The half-masting of the embassy flag at
tracted considerable attention, and was re-
garded as an unusual mark of consideration
to an American official.
Cleveland, o., November Ex-senator
Hanna received request from Mrs Hobart
by telegraph today that he be one of the
active pail bearers at the funeral of the
vice-president. He Immediately wired his
acquiescence.
CITY of Mexico, November 22-The Mex
lean government has ordered the national
flag to be hoisted at half-mast over all pub
lie buildings as token of coincidence with
the United States for the death OF Vice.
President Hobart The flag will so remain
until after the funeral.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
THE MOLINEAUX CASE
Counsel for Defense Charges Newspa-
pers With False Statements

New York, November 22.-The dramatic
feature of the closing scenes in the trial of
Roland B. Molineaux on the charge OF
causing the death by poison of Mrs Kate j.
Adams occurred Immediately after the
MONDAY recess today, when Barlow s.
Weeks, counsel for the prisoner, emphatic
ally protested against the publication of q
story to the effect that the plea of the de-
tense will be insanity.
Recorder Golf commented upen the COM
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23

eively and cured thousands OF pal'esr ie,,blss
fering with all manner of private tlo - an,
s srTbosa sfe o sypn yon Certainty of
cure My charges are reasonable. l i, na1,
be a stranger to you. If 50, l releT MI, MI
with permission to First National 1870 p,-a-,,
Alabama National Bank, jefferson cousss'
Savings Bank and Steiner Bros b S.na.ts
as to my responsibility for my coh. .lss.ss
I cure many patients by mail trea tine ~.
Write for prices and terms. Address 70
Y F. Holloway, Watts Bldg, THRU A. 40
and Twentieth street, Birmingham , ~
Office corner Third avenue ana wen ..l
tieth street, over Singer Sewing Maeh.he
company. Entrance on Third avenue hsAs
door to Birmingham Water Works COM
pany.
Office hours $50 a. m. to $50 p. M 9un-
days, 10 a. m. to u m.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
JURY UNNECESSARY
Coroner Investigated Death of George
King

Coroner Dallas was called to Woodward
yesterday afternoon to investigate and fix
the cause of the death of George King,
colored. Kings body was found near one
of the furnaces yesterday morning, but it
bore no evidences of violence.
The coroner's investigation convinced him
that King had been asphyxiated by gas
from the furnace and deemed jury un-
necessary.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
Feeble KidneyS

In health the kidneys strain all impur-
tiles from the blood. Diseased, they al
low the poisons to accumulate. Weak
kidneys come from weak stonaachs. Build
up the stomach with Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters and tle kidneys will be as good as
new The Bitters also cures constipation.
indigestion, dyspepsia, biliousness, ner-
vousness and general debility. See that a
PRIVATE REVENUE STAMP covers the
neck of the bottle.
Has HOSTETTER'S
No STOM ACH
Equal Bf7TERS
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
DIR. Y. e. HOLLOWAY,
SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fail IN
business by trying
10 do too many
things. To be sue
cessful every one
should select some
one special business.
and to that devote
his whole time and
attention. For the
past thirteen years
in the city of BIZ
nlingham, Ala,
have treated eNae=
-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
s2.oo-sLEEP1Ne CAR RATE BIRMINc.

HAM TO MOBILE, VIA MERIDIAN.
For the convenience of its patrons the A.
G. s. railroad has arranged for the sale of
Pullman space Birmingham to Mobile via
Meridian at the regular rate of $500 per
double berth. Parties leaving Birmingham
at 1915 p. m arrive at Mobile next morning
at 1880 S-16-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23
The Governor Replies

TO CURE LA GRIPPE IN TWO DAYS
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. 25c.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-23

tleman. and 1 don't believe that he has
authorized Governor Johnston to say that
he would advise our people to vote for
him. or against me- for the senate. / will
not ask Mr.. Bryan about this, but would
like to know why he would advise our dem
ocrats to vote against me, if that is his
nurnnSe
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
MYSTERIOUS NO
LONGER IS THE
HERR|N GUEST
Reason of Steele's
Visit Here.

At last the presence of the mysterious
Steele at the Palace Hotel is explained
Mr.. Steele, who IS a member of Seward
Guthrie & Steele, one of the leading law
firms of New York, arrived here few
days ago under circumstances which
caused not a little comment. He was
brought here by Attorney Herrin of the
Southern Pacific, who iourneyed to Den
yer in a private car for the purpose of
meeting and escorting his distinguished
guest. Upon the arrival in this city Mr.
Steele was assigned to rooms in the Pal
ace Hotel without having to go through
the formality of putting his name on the
hotel books He brought stenographer
with him, who was kept busy until all
hours of the night. He denied himself to
reporters. Mr.. Herrin professed to be en-
tirely ignorant of his identity, and alto
gether the whole affair SaVored of in
trigue and romance and gave its chief
actor a character that would have stood
for his being anything from a foreign po-
tentate to a domestic train robber.
The fact of the matter is that Mr.
Steele's presence here was for the purpose
of consulting with Herrin and arranging
the details of the big deal which is fully
explained in the following dispatch from
Salt Lake:
trail Pacific Railway Company was incor-
porated here to-day for the purpose of ac-
quirng all the railroad land. land grants
and franchises of the Central Pacific Rail-
road. The company is incorporated in
pursuance of the plan of reorganza ton
of the Central Pacific. and is in the inter-
est of the Southern Pacific.
Thomas Marshall of Utah is named as
president of the new corporation, whose
capital stock is placed at $S7 900 600.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01

coo for furnishing. 1t was while thus en-
gagged that the first whispers of domestic
trouble in the Sprague household were
heard. Then came the loss of the Sprague
fortune and further eStrangement between
the two. Then the flight of Roscoe Conk-
her husbands pistol, and then the flight
of the wife herself.
After her divorce, Mrs. Sprague retired
to Edgewood, the country home of Chief
Justice Chase. on the outskirts of Wash
ington, not far from the Soldiers Home,
Where he died. and where she also
breathed her last 1t was an Old place,
bought in 1869 from Thomas Magruder,
who built it many years before,
Here, though nOminallN retired from So
BILE circle Roscoe Conkling was fre-
quent visitor. and President Grant, PM
Sheridan Senator Sherman and others
also went to talk of old times and dis
cuss affairs of the day.
The payment of the mortgage on the
place which was about to be foreclosed,
and the settling of an allowance or SJOU0
a wear on her by her fathers and her own
friends put an end to the financial rum
that had long threatened her. and with
her two daughters she set herseI1 70 Work,
with a determination in keeping with the
high spirit and independence OF character
that had always been one of her most not
able traits to restore the fortunes of her
family by raising garden vegetables,
chickens and eggs for the lovers of good
had many friends. At this she was quite
successful. but of late had not been able
to give her personal attention to the man
agement and affairs have not gone so
and talented daughter of Chief Justice
Chase as market gardener has been one
of the frequent topics of Washington gos-
sip.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
HIS WIFE LEFT HIM
AND HE TOOK HIS LIFE

Thomas Lapsley. an uphosterer re-
siding at 100 Harrison street, near Fourth,
committed suicide early yesterday morn
ing at the house of his friend, William
Archer. 4l719 Fifth street. Lapsley quar-
relied with his wife and separated from
her some time ago. Ever since the sep
aration he had been respondent, and on
Sunday he told Miss Kennedy, his land
lady's daughter. that he intended to kill
himself After he left the house te be.
came intoxicated-,something quite un-
usual for him-and went to the residence
of his friend Mr.. Archer. on Sunday
night Archer put him to bed and left
him to sleep off his fit.
At o'clock yesterday morning when
Mr. Archer went to the room to wake
Lapsley he found him dead. The body
was yet warm, but there was nothing in
the room to indicate the manner in
which Lapsley had committed suicide.
small bottle of a bromo preparation for
the cure of headache was found in
pocket of the dead man, but the vial had
not been opened.
On the front and back of an envelope
Lapsley bad scrawled in leadpencil some
almost unintelligible lines. All that could
be deciphered was the following:
To Those Whom 1t May Concern-That l.
Thomas Lapsley. hereby take the life that |
earned through my most forgiven acts in this
world. What miserable world IL is! Every
body is for himself but am. for one, for
everybody. No My friends
darnand froA tr-4av r,~,1 hr
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
DU PATTY De CLAM
REGAINS LIBERTY
Bruguiere to Counter
sign His ACQuittal.
Special Dispatch TO The Call.

PARIS. July 31-Le Soir announces
that Colonel Du Patty de Clam was
liberated at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
He Immediately drove to his home and
retired TO bed alleging excessive IA
tigue. He declined to see anybody.
General Rruguiere, Military Governor
of Paris, has the power to override the
decision that there is no case against
Colonel Du Patty de Clam, but it is un-
derstood that he will countersign the
acquittal.
Nothing is yet known Of the actual
grounds Of the acquittal, but it is re-
ported that Du Patty de Clam was ex-
onerated because it was proved that he
acted under direct orders from Gen
erals Gonz and De Boisdeffre. against
whom severe disciplinary measures are
imminent. If this is confirmed it will
prove that the efforts Of the general
staff TO make General Du Patty de Clam
q scapegoat have failed.
General Roget and Major Cuignet,
who were the chief witnesses against
Dreyfus in the proceedings in the Court
Of Cessation. each maintains that he
has absolute proof of Du Patty de
CLAIMS fGrgeries and intrigues. If
their statements, which it was believed
at the time were made to shield the
general staff, are discredited, nothing
viii remain against Dreyfus.
RENNES, July 31.-Already the
crowds that gather daily about the
home Of Nine. Dreyfus and the prison
where her husband is confined, as she
passes from one to the other, have be-
come so augmented as to demand a
material increase in the force policing
the route. Gendarmes therefore have
been placed at close intervals along the
entire distance from the Rue de Cha
tillOn, where Nine. Dreyfus resides to
the prison. in the Rue du Hamel. Strict
orders have been issued to prevent per
sons passing from the Rue du Hamel to
the prison precincts. This has resulted
in a number of conflicts with the
gendarmes, none Of which, however,
has been serious.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
Tn MEET THE GALLANT
CALIFORNIA SOLDIERS
A SESSION OF THE RECEPTION
COMMITTEE.
Arranging the Details OF the wei
come to Be Given to the Mem
bers of the First.

r,,a recantion committee of the Native
cone and daughters of the Golden West,
who are arranging for the receptlon Oh
Tho First California Regiment, met III the
hnodouarters in the California Hotel last
a,,eninp President Byington presided
The secretary read a number OF com
rnunications. one being from the BOYS
Rricade, numbering seVenty-nVe' uH"e'
command of f. B. Worley, asking Tor a
nosition in line All communications were
referred to Grand Marshal Pistolesi.
Mr.. Mary E. Tillman and Mrs I. r.
Uann who were appointed to see about
securing a tug for the general committee
10 take part in the reception on the 'ldy
announced that they Will make thelr re-
mort at the next meeting.
Mrs A. D. Coddington reported thet I. sne
bad allied on the Harbor commissioners
Who gave the use of the nave OF Ihe
farrv building in which TO give the pan
quet and that there ,iDg Wll1 nc twantv-fnnr
inches space to each man. "A vote u
thonks was passed to the Harbor Com
missioners for their courtesy, a,,,,or+a,s
80 Of charge, made by c. Goldberg,
was accepted. Lewis B. Mayer was ap-
nointed a committee of one to secure an
ontion on a place in Whlch TO ulStrloute
the medals and CERTIFICATES
I, Morgenstern. Mrs. De Roos, Miss
Ferris Grand Marshal Pistolesi, Mrs, j.
MARY p. Tiliman, Mrs. c. Ryan and L.
b. Mayer were appointed committee to
Mrs NJ Z. Tillman suggested that the
mittee. the president of the Red Cross
Society, the presidents of relative asso-
Citations and General Shafter be added to
the reception committee. A motion to
that effect was carried.
The several subcommittee were In
structed to present at the next meeting
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
WASHINGTON AWAITS
THE. SAMOAN TREATY
Meanwhile Every One Including Officials Is Naryeing
Over The Calls Great Scoop.

3The Calls great on the Samoan treaty
who sit up for early
of the commission
The
heado
received
here to-day bu never a
the
enterp rise of The was commended
the department. said Sec
published in The sunday
ndugd IN
assured me that he was og
OF He did attempt to ds-
morning but he gracefully
hat Washington by mall
little disposition to comment
o.
differences opinion as TO the
delegates power
admi ron a
Germany takes
of
responsibility prevails
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
ENTW|STLE NOW
A REAR ADMIRAL
Six Months Ago He Was
a Commander.
PRAISED BY ADMIRAL DEWEY
SERVED IN THE NAVY DURING
THE CIVIL WAR.
Dewey Says the Victory at Manila
Was Largely Due to Ent-
wistle's Excellent Man
agement.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL HEADQUARTERS, YELLING
TON HOTEL. WASHINGTON, July 81.
From commander to rear admiral in less
than six months is the remarkably quick
jump made by James Entwistle, chief en-
gineer of Admiral Dewey's fleet. as a re-
suit of the action just taken by the Navy
Department in ordering his retirement,
with the rank and three-quarters sea pay
of his next highest grade. BY the oper-
alton of the navy personnel law Rear Ad-
miral EntWistle was transferred to the
line of the navy with the rank of cap
tain BY a provision of the same law Of
ficers who served in the war of the re-
bellion are entitled to retire with the rank
of the next highest grade. The grade OF
commodore having been abolished by the
same law, rear admiral is the next highest
grade to that which Entwistle obtained
by his transfer to the line. Hence his pro-
motion to the rank of rear admiral
Entwistle was in the navy during the
Civil War and has served Uncle sam on
the seas ever since. When the war was
declared with Spain he had risen to be
fleet engineer with Deweys squadron. He
was on the Olympia at the adm1rals SIDE
during the battle, and his promptltude
was such that he was compl1menteu aIler-
ward by Dewey. The great commanaer
declared too that the faultleSs cond1tlon
of the machinery throughout the meet
and the excellent management OF EntWils- WIS
tie We're largely responsible Ior the "lp-
ing out of the Spaniards e-.., J..
Admiral Dewey furthermore FeffTpf9 re ERE f1in1 IN
a very complimentary manner 10 Eht%is We
tIe i'm a speech which he made IN Aus
tria. He must have spoken at headq9faar-
ters as well, for it was not long aIter
the great battle that commission as
captain arrived for Entwistle.
Captain Entwtstle was near the age
limit and was sent to his home in Pater-
son. n. J.. with the expectation OF being
retired He is spending the infora SUMNER t,o5 at
nf Tho action i'm his case until a few days
ago. Then he had a letter from Acting
Secretary Allen of the Navy Departmeht
Informing him of his retirement under the
provisions of the personnel bill. The let
ter also informed Captain Entwistie tna1 5
he would hereafter have the rank and
three-duarters of the sea pay of rear
admiral. -, a.. a.
Rear Admiral Entwistle will hnish the
summer at the lake and thinks ne may
afterward be assigned to shore duty. he
has lust received a fine medal OF the sorS
ordered by Congress for all the heroes OF
Ia
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
REVOLT ABOUT TO
Be PROCLA|ME
Crisis Reached in San
Domingo.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, July 31.-From
a dispatch just received from a reliable
source it is learned that revolution will
be proclaimed tomorrow or the day after
tomorrow in the republic of San Domingo
in favor of Don Juan IsidOr Jiminez.
According to the dispatch the entire
western portion of the republic has de-
clared in favor of Jiminez, and he is the
only candidate for the Presidency
throughout the rest of the country.
FORT DE FRANCE. Island of Martin
ique, July I-News is arriving slowly,
owing to the occurrence in San Domingo
on Friday last of a violent hurricane
which caused immense damage. Three
large schooners which were in the road
stead of San Domingo were wrecked, and
only one man OF the crews of the vessels
was saved
After striking San Domingo the hur-
ricane moved to the northeast, deYastat-
and Colu, forty-four miles from the capi
tai. The extent of the damage is not
known.
The latest advices from San Domingo
report that General WenceSlayo F'iguerO
the Vice President. urged by number
of his friends, has accepted the Presi-
dency, promising TO retain the present
the meeting of Congress. General Figucro
will assume full responsibility and power.
Only in the envlrons of Moca is the
their friends apparent. and 1t is said that
the partisans of the Government are in
creasing in numbers.
The Governor of Moca has taken meas
ures for the preservation of order and
great activity is being displayed by the
troops of the garrison. Active prepara-
tions are being made with a view to sur
rounding the enemy and to repulse an at
tack which it is thought they may make
at any moment
At San Lorenzo de Guayubin the Cover
nor has appealed to all the people Of the
city % pledge themselves TO cooperate
in the maintenance of order. Commerce
is paralyZed throughout the country.
LONDON, August 1.-The Daily Chron-
iCle's Rome correspondent says: The
newspapers announce that in view of pos
sible complications in Central America the
Italian squadron has started from Buenos
Ayres. There has been an interchange of
views between the Cabinets of the great
powers with reference to the probability
of a civil war in San Domingo and
eventual Intervention by the United
States.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
REV. J. c. LYNN OF
SAN JOSE RESIGNS
The Well-Known Divine Leaves the
United Presbyterian Church for
Larger Field

At called meeting of the San Fran
cisco Presbytery at San Jose yesterday
the Rev. John c. Lynn, for the past three
wears pastor of the United Presbyterian
Church of San Jose. rendered his resig-
nation.
This course was made necessary by rea-
son of the action of the committee on
Home Missions which met az Philadel-
phia. Pa. in May last. For the past
twenty-four years the Home Mission
Board has supported in part the San Jose
church. but this year it failed to grant it
any aid. thus leaving the pastor without
a living salary.
The Rev. Mr. Lynn has rendered faith
f,II service and his work has been emf
nently successful. The action of the board
is not for the purpose of dismissing Dr.
J,vnns hut to stimulate the church to self
support. DIR. Lynn will either go East,
where several calls await him, or take up
the work at Agenda, new and flourish
ing mission near Salinas.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01

an estimate of the amount of money each
committee will need. 1t was decided to
communicate with General Shafter re-
questing him to hold the troops subject
to the orders of the reception committee
A committee, consisting of Mrs. De lioos,
Miss Armstrong and j. w. Lewis, was
appointed a committee on badges,
communication was received from
Grand Secretary Herman Schatfner or
the Grand Lodge of knights of Pythias,
giving the information that 1t Is likely
that the local lodges will take part
in the parade, and that the Uni
form Rank of the order will also turn
out to welcome the soldiers. A number
of the members of the Ancient Orde: of
United Workmen called to ascertain what
they could do in the matter of the recep-
ton. The desired information was given,
and they promised to bring the matter be-
fore their respective lodges. Up to
o'clock Yesterday afternoon $50 invita-
tions had been sent to fraternal orders.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
Colony of Russians.

STOCKTON. July 31-A large colony of
Russians is to be established in the Har-
mony Grove District, a few miles east of
Lodi. About the first of the year some
wealthy Russians who have planted SINH
lar colonies in some of the Middle States
purchased a large tract of land from Mr..
Baird in that vicinity, and last week
added to the original acreage by paying
H B. Pope $50 an acre for 200 acres ad-
Joining Negotiations are under way for
the purchase Of several other tracts in the
neighborhoOd. The promoters say the
land is to be divided into small tracts and
farmed by their countrymen.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
Bows Escape From Jail

MARYSVILLE. July 31.-Alfred John
son, Harry Miller and Willie Holmes.
aged respectively y. IS and 1G years, es-
capped from the City Priosn early this
morning while awaiting examination on a
charge of burglary. They made rope
from jail blankets and attached the iron
handle of a bucket bent so as to anchor
10 the top Of a brick wall sixty feet above.
They made a hand-over-hand climb and
gained an adjoining roof and the street
without attracting attention. The trio
were arrested for the burglary of barn
and were given an opportunity to plead
petty larceny, but refused.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01

THE OF LYMPIA ENTERING THE BAY OF NAPLES.
Theoter San Carlo.

the New England coast, it will be
ordered to prepare for Dewey's
reception. When the Olympia
is about due on this side of the
water, the fleet will go out to
meet her and escort her tri-
umphantly into port, so that all
America may share in the sincere
welcome home awaiting Dewey
and his gallant officers and crew.
This is about the idea prevailing
at the Navy Department at pres
ent relative to DeWey's reception
by his naval associates.
TRIESTE, July 3I.-Admiral
Dewey spent the day at the Hotel
de Ia Vile, while his flagship, the
Olympia, was being coaled. He
will return to the ship to-mor-
row, and expects to sail in the
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01

OALL HEADQ U a R
" TIERS, WELLINGTON
HOTEL, WASHING
TON, July 3I.-Admiral Dewey
will receive appropriate and an
effective naval greeting when he
comes sailing home in his flag
ship Olympia,
From Secretary Long and
Assistant Secretary Allen l
learned to-day that it is not the
intention OF the department to
order the North Atlantic squad
ron to cross the Atlantic and es-
cort the hero OF Manila Bay back
to his native land. While the
subject has been discussed at va
rious times, it is not deemed nee
essav to send a feet to Europe