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The age-herald., 1899-10-08
QUAINT MOBILE

From the Chicago Tribune.
 There is no city in the south more quaint, interesting and picturesque than Mobile. Situated on a slope that rises 2OO feet above the beautiful bay which bears it's name, and famed by the soft airs ot the Gulf of Mexico, Mobile has every ad- vantage of climate that heart could wish. Its temperature rarely goes below freezing and extreme summer heat is moderated by refreshingly cool breezes that make day and night equally delightful.
 The streets of the city are lined with long rows of magnificent oaks, some of them centuries old, casting a. grateful shade at monday, while at evening and on bright moonlight nights they lend d fantastic charm to the beauty of the quiet old town.
 Everything tells of a past that is full Of historic interest. Even the names of the streets-Royal, Conti, Dauphin, Coneep- tion, Joachim-indicate the early settle ment of the town By Spaniards and French men in turn. The homes are mostly of the type commonly found in the south--a plain building of several looms on two floors, the upper with dormer windows looking on roof that is often tufted with moss. Gal leries extend the length of the house, front and back, and the porches are covered with roses, wistaries, honeysuckles, most of which are now in bloom, and a welcome change to the stranger from the cold north
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
Gov. Iohnston's Popular Appa 1

Elsewhere win be found paper, that is not exactly official or unofficial in it's na- ture. It is signed by Governor Johnston in his individual capacity. In it he claims to have secured the state many blessings; and the claim is in several respects we'll grounded but when he claims that through him mob law has practically ceased to be, and that more factories and mills are in operation or in course of erection than ever before, he claims to himself matters that are much broader than the state, or even the country. But still he has in many things done well for the state, and that should suffice.
 He proceeds to criticize those who pre- fer to discuss national or international questions to state issues, and then he staightway proceeds without apology to discuss at length national issues himself; and right there he goes most widely astray. The Nicarauga canal, for example, is uti- Hzed. Governor Johnston intimates that there has been too much talk over the sub- ject. He would turn Senator Morgans jawbone into pick spade He would walk into congress and get ''results' on the spot He would at once have a canal filled with water instead of wind This IS all very well so far as Alabama Is con- cerned, but when forty-feur other states have to be consulted, and perhaps as many strong interests overcome. it is plain that the Johnston direct method of proceeding is not warranted to bring down the game.
 Nor is Governor Johnston's position as to the Philippines any sounder He de- clares-truthlully declares-that the peo- pie are loyal to MT. Bryan. He declares , that they never were more loyal to MT. Bryan than they are now-that he is the ablest the most patriotic, and the most faithful American now living. And yet MT Bryan declares that American supremacy must be established in the Philippines at any cost The insurgents must, he says, be put down. The war in Luzon must go on, he says, until peace is secured MT Bryan regrets the policy that the adminis- Irallon HaS duopleu' HS DERIVES 'i'' e
 Filipinos should be permitted, after peace, to establish a government of their own choosing, but he does not believe that our troops should be withdrawn from the Phil ippines. Governor Johnston is not in line with MT Bryan on this question.
 The document in question is character istic. 1t lacks dignity, but it is to the point; and if its sentences are not altogether Ad- disonian, no one will be apt to mistake their meaning, or the meaning to be found by reading between the lines.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
THE uNKNoMN-HERo.

What knowest thou of deeds of men, Of heroes of the sword or pen, Of doughty knights, of soldiers brave, Who, clad in armor, plunged the wave, Or, shrieking savage shouts, slid down, Cpen their shields, the mountains crown? They fought for country wrote for fame, Or joined the lists to win a name. Would they have sought the seething flame When like holocaust from hell, Foul, demoniacal, and fell Upon the sleeping might it came? But one there was who, spite the glarng, Cleaning, glistenfng fangs of faring Flames of furious fire, had daring. He sought not to destroy, but save. Go, spread your garlands on his grave! High in window showed form; A lurfd face. an outstretched arm. Fair in the glare and smoke he stood: Appeal was in his attitude. A fireman saw iilim-quckly sprung, And grasped the ladders scorching rung; To hold him back they vainly tried. q have a boy at home!' he cried But ere he gained the goal, the shell GIoaned in its fall a great death-knell. The Christ-man walked the earth and
 loved
 Some remnant of his mantle fell Upon this man He loved SO well.
 FRED s. STOWE.
 East Lake Ala.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
DEWEY AND THE PRESIDENCY

Henry Watterson in Louisville Courier
 Journal
 There is just this difference with respect to Dewey between the democrats and the republicans: The republicans can hold the great adminal as a reserve to draw upon in case of need If, next year, when the convention period has arrived, all is clear and safe before them, they will nominate Mckinley by exclamation. But if the out look be uncertain, they need not take the least risk with Mckinley, for there is Dewey right to their hand, and-whatever his private disinclination and personal pref erence-he could not refuse a nomination under such condition if tendered him. He would accept it, and nobody could beat Ih.m. In a word, it seems the old, old story over again. At the critical moment the democrats, as General Grant observed, may be relied upon to perpetrate some folly; at the opportune moment the republicans do the one thing needful, and so the legend of the starved and stumbling donkey seems in danger of perpetuation.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
ANOTHER aSON,, CASE
Grand Rapids (Mich) Correspondence Chi cago Record.

Grand Rapids (Mich) Correspondence Chi
 cago Record.
 Senator McMillan is completing his sec ond term, and that he should desire a third term was, when his candidacy was ain nounced, a great surprise to the politicians. Senator McMillan is advanced in years, in. poor health, and has repeatedly declared that he was weary of public life. One explanation that is offered for his recon sideraton of his determine tion to retire is his desire to keep the sena torial honor in his family, as did the Camerons in Pennsylvania. Senator McS1illan's son, William c. McMillan is named as his pos sibe heir and it is certain that William C. Mcmillan has in the past few years taken greater interest in political affairs than he ever did before. He is mixing up in every political event that comes along, and is getting his name in the papers with a frequency that suggests future amoi- tion. If his father is reelected it will strengthen the McMillan hold on a ma chine, and when the father finally decides to step down the son will be prepared to step in. It is even hinted in some quar- ters that Senator McMillans candidacy is in reality only cover to land the legisla- tors for the son in the caucuses and con ventions next year.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
POE'S BUS ST UNVEILED
The Ceremony Took Place at Univer-
 of Virginia

University of Virginia, Charlottesville Va, October 7-The unveiling of the Sol- may bust of Edgar Allan Poe took place at noon today in the large auditorium of the academy. Dr. Charles w. Kent, president of the Poe Memorial association, presided Sidney E. Bradshaw, of Arkansas, stu dent, on behalf of the Memorial associa- tfon, presented the bust to the faculty and board of visitors of the inst tjtution, and pr. Paul E. Barringer, chairman of the faculty, briefly accepted the bust.
 In his remarks. Dr. Barrbnger took oeca- sion to give official denial to the mucih-ex- plotted falsehood that Poe was expelled or dismissed from the university. and had at hand the official records to show any one who, desired to handle them The chief ad- dress was by Hamilton W. Mabie, of New York, on the relation of Poes writing to American literature. The purpose of Mr. MaIDies discourse was to point out distincly the unique character of Poe's genius and its products.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
TUSCALOOSA
A Negro Found Near His Home With
 His Head Crushed

Tuscaloosa, October 7-(Special) )-Alf Coler a negro living on small farm of his own beyond Northport was found near his home with his head crushed. The man was unconscious, but there was evidences of a struggle having taken place. In hIs hand was a small stick and the ground around gave signs of an altercation. Physicians did all they could to bring the man to consciousness at least long enough to tell the name of his asasilant but Coler died during the night. A coroner's jury was empaneed but the affair is still mystery.
 An interesting will contest has been hold ing the attention of the court for the last five days. The will is that of the late Randall R. Brown who died about two months ago. The estate was a large one. There were about twenty heirs, making it difficult to distribute the different bodies of land. The older children contested the will Among the younger heirs is Hon. James c. Brown, the Tuscaloosa judge of probate The jury last night brought in verdict sustaining the will. The executors of the will are Fabious w. Brown, Robson Brown and w. C. JemiSon.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
When War Comes in the Transyaa'

The Transvaal country is a table land about s,Oo0 feet high, fringed by mountains twice as high in which there are few passes. When the British tried to force these passes in 1ss1s they were met by Boers who, from behind rocks, picked off all who approached It is not believed the Boers will gain a second opportunity to fight behind rocks. It is believed they will either be surrounded and starved out or else a campaign will be adopted that will force them into the open. When they nave to stand up against British soldiers in battle they will find that they have a very different task. A man can safely do a dead more shooting when rock is nis castle, then he can in the smoke and rush of battle with all on level
 The situation at present is one of mass ing on the border. The Orange Free State has massed troops near the Capetown line of railroad, and on the Natal border, Aand the Boers are gathering on the Natal bor- der, in the nesghborhood of Laing's Nek Majuba, Sand Spruit, and other places that became famous in the war of 1881. The British forces, not as yet strong, are massed at Newcastle in Natal, with small force near Laing's Nek in order to protect the railway tunnel. The l5,OoO British troops in Natal must be raised to 50 00O before the British are ready to begin a campaign; and if President Kruger should take the offensive he would doubt less have to march to Newcastle to find his enemy. He will not do it. Nor will the British advance until they are ready. War is, therefore, at least month dis tant.
 The Boers must now know that they are to have no allies outside of South Africa 1he Cologne Gazette, an organ of the German government, tells them that they are unfit to govern-that they are incapable of assimilating incoming people-that they do not know the meaning of civil liberty that. in a word, they are a menace to South Africa, German as we'll as English, and block to progress and development But the Boers do not mind such talk. They have trekked three times in search of self government asking no redress, and they will fight as long as they can fight. and then they will trek again into the wilder ness with which Africa is pentifully sup piled,
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
HANNA,s FOOT INIT AGAIN

From the Boston Herald.
 Senator Hanna continues his unfortunate propensity to say indisereet things. His latest is that "the practice of continually placing the name of Admiral Dewey on the list of prospective candidates is indecent" Here is a subject which ordinary sagacity in Hanna would have cautioned him not to treat at all, or. if he did treat it, to treat it in a very different way. If there has been indelicacy shown toward Dewey, it should have have been left to some one whose motives are not open to suspicion to point it out. Hanna comes headlong in with the harshest language, and, if he had good motive in what he says, actually invites misconception with regard to it. He has ingeniously and systematically played into the hands of his own and the presidents opponents in what he has given to the pub lie since his return from Europe.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
HOKES BLUFF
Dave Nahaugh Succumbs to His
 Wounds

Hokes Bluff, October 7.-(Special.)-D Nahaugh, who was shot from ambush last night while driving home, died today. The bloodhounds that were put on the assas- sins trail tracked him several miles through the swamp to the Louisville and Nashville railroad at Rock Springs, where the trail was lost. It is supposed he es- capped on passing train. Nahaugh killed man by the name. of Hancock at Ash vile a few years ago and was sentenced to ten years in the pententiary. Later the sentence was reduced to three years, and recently he was pardoned by Governor Johnston. It is thought that some friend of Hancock's assassinated him. Nahaugh was well liked,
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
New Schedule Adopted

Charlotte, N. C., October 7.-George Hess secretary of the Southern Cotton Spinners association, has issued the following:
 "At a meeting composed of large num- Der of the members of the southern asso- citation held in this city today the follow ing schedule of prices was unanimously adopted after considering the present sitti- ation and consulting with members of Phil adelphia and New York yarn commission
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
ILLINOIS AT DALLAS FAIR
Hon, Adlai Stevenson Delivers Address and is Well Received

Dallas, Te--., October 7.-Ex-vice Presi- dent Stevenson, of Illinois, delivered an address before the Illinois society at the fair grounds today. When the distin- gushed visitor arrived at the auditorium he was given a cordial greeting by the large audience in attendance. This was Illinois Texas day alt the state fair, and MT. Stew enson's speech dealt mainly with the gov ernments of the two states and the num- Der of Illinoisans who helped to make the government of Texas a success
 Tonight MT. Stevenson was rendered a banquet and reception at the Dallas club. where from 9 to Il o'clock he met the rep resentative citizens of the city.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
D1sHoNoRABLE DISCHARGE
Governor Candler is After Memt CTS of
 National Guard

Atlanta, Ga., October 7.-without the formality of a courtmartial Governor Candler has determined to dshonorably discharge from the service of the state those members of the national guard who raided the store and barber shop at Ham let, N. C., on the return of the Atlanta battalion from the Dewey celebration in New York
 The governor called Captains Massey, White, Aired, Conner and Lieutenants Hill, Erskin, Shearer and Cripp before him to- day in an effort to discover the guilty men.
 Produce the guilty men in your com mands, stand responsible for it" was the governors s statement.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
 No man changes his mind very often who has very much of 1t.
 Whenever man gets engaged there is always some dressmaker who snickers.
 A man hasn't got to the limit of unhap- piness till he is too miserable to want to go and get drunk.
 The kind of woman all the men fall in love with is generally the same kind that no man ought to want to marry.
 A woman never thinks a man is really famous till she has seen lot of fool stories about when he was little in the newspa- pers.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Tammany has madt young negro lawyer an assistant deputy district attorney. New world, and Tammany understands the art of vote getting.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
Want the Hilt ,ry Withdrawn

Knoxville, Tenn, October 7-Loca1 oppo- sftien to Lees history being taught in the public schools here will result in an or ganized demand for it's withdrawal on the part of the state authorities. It S, opposed as partisan, favorfng the late conrederacy and on other grounds. Extensive reviews In opposition are appearing and letters from the north and east demanding the with drawal of the history come in large num- bers.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

houses: 40. 2-warps 9 to 24i 3e, 2-warps 20 to 22lk; 3O 2-warps 1912; 20, warps 16l2; IS, 2-warps 15; 16, 2-shein Chard) 14ls' II, 2- skein IA to 14la. etc. on a scale proportion ate to charges of commodity.
 'The foregoing formation and schedule or prices is sent in order that you may be in close touch with the condition of the yarn market. Orders for yarns are being placed A prices named herein"
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Tomorrow is the two hundred and six teenth anniversary of the landing of the first colony from Germany in this country. They landed at Germantown, now part colony of Germans in this country.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Isolation and provincialism enable the Boers to cherish the belief that, aided by the Book of Psalms, they can whip the British nation. They are to be disillu- sionized
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Experts now put the total expenditures in New York in the Dewey reception at s20 OOO, 900, but the people got their moneys 8 worth, or at least thought they did.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The Orange Free State has taken steps towards dropping the middle word of its name
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The school book trust will be up against the people and the legislature next year. It may be able to control the latter, but it cannot bambooze the people.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The trust organs are all high-tariff or gans The trust party is the high-tarif party, from Hanna down to the humblest heeler,
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The Boers take the position that Mir. Bull covets Naboth's vineyard, quite for getting that Naboth is not on record as fayoring taxation without representation.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

When the Bulger school tax becomes available the children of the state will have the advantage of long-term free schools
The age-herald., 1899-10-08
Result of Georgia Football

Athens,. Ga, October 1.-The University of Georgia football team played Its first game this afternoon, defeating the Clemen- son boys by score of 10 to O.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Two more Americans have become British subjects. Our population is slipping away from us.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The court journal now openly attacks the democratic party by assailing its regularly constituted authorities.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Rudyard Kiplings editorials in verse command so high price that their quality is deteriorating.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The Aguinaldoites in this country have decided to also befriend in their feeble way Dom Paul.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

All news from the Philippines Is censor ed. and no one. not even the president, knows what is going on there.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

It was Montijo. not Proctor, who did for Dewey what he did not do for himself
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Congress voted Dewey an Excalibur, and. nance!
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The Bulger school tax was the most benefoent and graadest law of the last legislature
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The transvaal crisis is now out of the acute into the chronic stage.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

When parasites howl things are indeed becoming serious
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Mobile is as proud of its new theatre as peacock of its feathers.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

The Olympia has lost its admiral flag.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Venezuela got the award and England the territcry.
The age-herald., 1899-10-08

Columbia and Shamrock! Both are good boats.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
The New Secretary Of War.

There has been some talk for a day
or two past about the especial qualif-
cations' which Mr.. Elihu Root does or
does not possess for the office to which
the President has now appointed him.
Let nobody disturb himself about
Mr.. Roots stock of special qualifca-
tons. He has lot of them; and in
the list you will surely find;
Brains;
Force of character;
Honesty of purpose;
Uncommon experience of men and
of the ways of men;
A congential and carefully trained
faculty for doing things in the right
way to produce the desired result
These will do to start with, we should
say. Perhaps Mr.. Root will develop
some more special qualifications later
on. He is a very energetic person
and the best thing about his main
spring is that it is regulated by re-
markedly well-adjusted escapement.-
New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02
As to Political Connections.

Uuder the title "Uncertaiu Puliica.
Connection, >" the Barre Times reprints
from the JOURNAL its citation from
Wendell p. Safford's political record,
and makes the subjoined comment:
In 1896, only three years ago, when the
Republican party was engaged in its most
important struggle since the days of the
civil war, when it was Of vial importance
that the Republicans Of Vermont should
speak loud and clear at the s. ptember cleo
ton and when all true Republicans were
working to that end, The Democratic State
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-02

gions beyond the river Wall There th y
read their Bibles and reared their gov
eminent, multiplied aud prospered
without interference, till the glitter OF
gold in the quartz of their hills arrested
the greedy eye OF the outsider. The
Beers who had possessed the land,
from their experiences with the British
had acquired very decided ideas on the
subject of self-protection, just as had
their companions and predecessors IN
bitter experience with English colonial
rule, the American colonists. They
put those ideas into the foundation of
their government, as the American
colonists before them had incorporated
their ideas of government into he con-
stitution of the United States. No En-
glishman or other "outsider" would
have followed the Boer u among the
mountains and savages of the Trans
wal but for the discovery there of rich
gold mines Except for this reason none
would have scared continental" about
the laws the Beers had made to safe
guard their independence. But those
laws interfered with English schemes to
dig and remove the gold of the Beers.
These Dutch farmers are a feeble fox
numerically, and all the m ght and
power o Great Britain have been en-
ployed to compel them to change Their
laws and customs in the interest of En-
glish gold miners. They are threat
ened with war and humiliation if they
do not yield, and yielding is itself an
Inhalation.
England and Russia drew the line
beween their North American posses
sions, three quarters OF a century ago.
Some thirty years ago Russia ceded
to the United States all her interest,
right and title in those possessions.
No question as to the bounding line of
1926 arose till gold was recently discov-
cred in Alaska, and because the mark
ing of that line in accordance with the
letter and spirit of the treaty of 1926
would give rich discoveries to the
United States, the Canadian annex of
the British empire is twisting, distort-
ing, contracting the solemn agreement
of the past, disturbing the amcable re-
latious of two nations, in order to bring
within its territory recent discovery
on PorcIpine creek, and control the
southern gateway to the Klondike.
the gold discovery from the
question of the boundary line, and The
would vanish III thin air.