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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
TENNESSEE BANQUET
TO GENERAL BROOKE

Havana, December 22.-Sixty-five persons
were present at the farewell banquet ten
dered to General Brooke today at the Paris
restaurant. General Mario Menocal presid-
ed and Mr.. Ernest Lee Conant acted as
toast master. Senior Llorente. in proposing
the health of General Brooke, said:
General Brooke was called upon to gov
ern Cuba under the extremely difficult con-
ditions of transition from the old, narrow
system to the new, liberal regime; and he
did so without injuring the right of any one.
Cubans will always remember him with
gratitude and love"
Major General Wood, who spoke briefly
in response to words of welcome, said: "T1e
United States is in Cuba in the person
of representatives who intend to carry out
a great work and to fulfill strictly the
promises of the United States congress. AS
for myself, can only do what the presi-
dent has sent me to do; but hope to en-
joy the esteem and confidence of the Gu
ban people as General Brooke has enjoyed
them"
General Ludlow said:
"These American officials that remain be-
hind may count themselves fortunate it,
when the time comes for them to leave the
island, they are followed by the respect and
good wishes of those they in turn leave be-
hind, as General Brooke is about to do. The
Cubaps have had no better friends than the
American officers
General Brooke responding, said in part:
II shall always remember the long hours
of toll In Cuba, but shall also ever recall
the kindness shown me by all Cubans, {, I
pecia1ly by those who realize that the
Americans are their best friends
General Brooke will leave tomorrow for
Tampa. A squadron of the Seventh cavalry
and a battery of the Second artillery, with
a band, will escort him from the palace to
the wharf. A major generals salute will
be fired from Cabanas as the steamer
leaves the harbor at 8 o'clock.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
OFFICIALS
Inspected the Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad.

Talladega, December 22.-(SpeciaL)-A
party of officials of the Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad, consisting of e. thinner
man, president; G. A. Mattison, superinten-
dent, and John A. Edwards, chief engineer,
accompanied by Mr.. C. A. Wilson of Cincin-
natl, chief engineer of the Cincinnati, Ham,
ilton and Dayton railroad, and consulting
engineer of the B. e A., last week made an
inspection of the B. &c A. railroad, and a
careful inspection of the Coosa river
bridge was made EARLY in the summer Mr..
Wilson inspected the bridge, made certain
recommendations for the Strengthening of
the same. These recommendations acted
upon, new and additional supports were
placed under the main spans and the va
rlous members so strengthened as to make
the whole structure entirely safe for the
carriage of trains.
The information comes as pleasing intel
ligence to the travelling public and we
heartily give publicity to 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
THE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER IN ALABAMA
No Vote in Favor Of Sale.

The attempt to create the impression that
only six of a board of twelve trustees con-
demned the land sale negotiated and con-
summated by the governor of the state,
cannot be substantiated. The truth is no
one of the trustees present in Tuscaloosa
approved the land sale as it stood. Even
the resolution of Mr.. Davis, of Gadsden,
condemned the sale by Implication, for he
asked the board to mako it good by rati-
fication and confirmation. Good deeds do
not need to be confirmed and ratified.
Mr.. Russelrs resolution cast a shadow
upon the sale by asking for the appoint
ment of a special committee to investigate
the facts connected with the sale, and to
report at a called meeting of the board. He
asked that Messrs. Richardson. Lomax and
Davis be the committee of investigation. In
no way can this resolution be construed as
an approval of the sale. Mr. Webs posi-
ton was made plain; he told the board that
he had never said he favored sale. Colon
ell Caldwell was still more explicit. He said
he had been misinformed.
This accounts for all the trustees proper.
The two es-officio trustees, Governor john
ston and Superintendent of Education Aber-
crombie, were not present at the meeting IN
Tuscaloosa How they would have voted
we need not inquire. We simply desire to
say that not a single trustee steadfastly
supported the validity of the first deed or
e.nln
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
The Wall Street Crisis.

Matters in Wall street are not mending
rapidly; prices are still sagging, and much
liquidation is going on. Money is no longer
loaned at confisc5tion rates, and govern
ment bonds are steadily held, but other Sc
curities are either shrinking in value or
else are stagnated.
The truth is, a panicky condition in Lon
don, induced by the heavy unfavorable
wild initiation in industrlals and other en-
terprises, and the two evil influences have
together spread disaster far and near. I'm
less British arms can restore confidence in
London, no help from that quarter is to be
anticipated; and the question of recovery.
or rather of calm waiting for legitimate re-
suits, will depend upon tho strength of this
/ country itself. The government is dlstrib-
uting among the banks internal revenue
receipts to the amount OF about one million
a day, dthis of itself must soon afford
considerable ease in the money market If
London RECEIVERS itself sufficiently so that
it will stop selling at ruiifous prices Ameri-
can securities, no doubt the storm in New
York will soon pass by, and the country
will be none the worse for it. The mere
squeezing out of water is not hurtful to
the general public.
1t cannot have escaped the most careless
observer that the Wall street panic has not
affected the price of any commodity-that
is, of spot goods. Cotton futures are lower
because no one cares to carry cotton in such
times, but wheat is not lower, nor is iron
or steel or any Of the other leading pro-
ducts of the country. While the chief pro-
duets of the country are firmly held, no
one need care what becomes of watered
stocks or watered bonds. AS a rule water
is a nuisance in any market.
The'best judgment of business men seems
to be that the crisis has been passed. but
that the condition of the market will not
show any decided Improvement for some
time to come. The stock markets will be
apt to see-saw. When prices become low
outsiders will rush in to buy. Then prices
will rise, and the owners of stocks will sell
in order to get money they need, and down
stocks win so again. And SO on until events
become controlling again, which may not
soon occur.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
oALAST WORD"
By Alfred de Musget.

BY Alfred de Musset.
Thing of a day. Fret out thy little hour;
Whence thy unceasng plant, thy bitter
cry!
And why in tears consume thy spirits
power?
Immortal is thy soul, thy tears will dry.
Thy heart is racked and wrung by love
betrayed,
Beneath the strain It will break, or cease
to feel;
Thou prayest God 10 hasten to thine aid
Immortal is thy soul, they heart will heal.
By longing and regret thy life is torn.
The past shuts out the future from ththa
eye;
Grieve not for yesterday-awat the morn,
Immortal is thy soul, time passes by.
Thy form is bent beneath expressive
thought,
Thy brow is burdened, and thy limbs give
way:
Oh, bow the kneel fall PROSTATE, thing of
naughti
Immortal is thy soul, death frees thy
clay.
Thy mouledring form its mother-earth Will
feed,
Thy glory, name and memory must die,
But not THY love; IL thou hast loved indeed,
Thy deathless soul will cherish 1t on high.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
TWO DEAD BODIES
White Man Found in Box Car-N egro in
the River

New Decatur, December 22.-(Special.)-At
an early hour this morning the dead body
of an unknown white man was found i'll
an empty louisville and Nashville freight
car, which had come from the south during
the night.
The man was about 40 years DID, and,
judging from appearances, had been dead
three or four days
There We're no papers by which he could
be identified. In one pocket was found a
bottle of consumption medicine, and it is
supposed that his death was due to that
disease.
The body will be inferred in the pauper's
cemetery this afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon the body of an I'M
known negro was found in the Tennessee
river near the American Oak Extract
Works Marks about the head indicated
foul play He could not be identified.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
GOV. JOHNsrON's ANSWER.

From the Mobile Register.
AS for the threat of the peoples ven
geance, that is empty thunder. The uni
versity was created by grant of United
States lands, the state sold the lands and
afterwards borrowed the money from the
university, and is now paying interest on a
part of the loan. Is this generosity on the
part of the state? Does the governor con-
template recommending to his legislature,
otherwise the people" the propriety of
robbing the university of the remainder of
the endowment given to 1t by the people
of the United States at large?
If so, what must we think of him? Is a
man like that the pure and lofty patriot
he describes himself as being, who is the
prosecuted victim of a number of base peo-
pie who have neither the truth nor the love
of the truth, or is he a man who would be
capable of doing what he is charged with
doing-worl1ing for private interests while
acting as trustee of the people in the office
of governor of the state?
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
COUNCIL ASKS ASSISTANCE
Issues Circular to It's Friends to Help
Pass the Pettus Bill

Huntsville, Ala, December 22.-President
w. II. Council, of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical college for negroes at Normal, has
issued a circular latter to friends asking
them to lend all possible aid to the passage
of a bill introduced in the senate of the
Fifty-ffth congress by Senator Pettus,
granting 25000 acres of land each to the
Normal college at Florence and the college
at Normal. President Council rectes that
the bill passed the senate without oppose
ton, was unanimously endorsed by the
proper committee of the house, and would
have passed, but for Speaker Reeds hatred
for General Wheeler, three-fourths of the
members of the house having pledged them
selves to support it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

terests of Alabama in Washington. Ala
bamians should look after his interests at
home. The people must be made to see
plainly that the hght is between organized
democracy and fcation that stops az
nothing to gain success and cares more for
fractional advantage than for the interests
of the democracy or of the people of Ala
bama. These two we hold to be one and
the same.
The fight has scarcely begun. The prl-
maries that have already taken place are
only skirmishes The main battle comes on
in April. and we are fully convinced that
with proper effort It win prove a Waterloo
to Johnston and Johnstonism.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
Miles Inspects Tube Wire Gun

Reading, December 22.-General Nelson A.
Miles today inspected the big Brown seq
mental tube wire gun now approaching
completion in this city. He was favorably
impressed. General Miles was accompanied
by the board of ordnance and Notifications.
The party were here four hours. They then
left for Birdsbore, where another Brown
gun was inspected.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
EMIL lola
Explains Why French Sympathizes
With the Beers.

London, December 22.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the Morning Post telegraphs
the substance of an interview with Emil
Zola, explaining why French opinion is on
the side of the Beers. M. lola, while ex-
pressing sentiments friendly to Great
Britain, said
1.-THE great mass of the French people are
unacquainted with the details of the more
complicated dispute which eliminated in
war In the eyes of the unreasoning mob
a powerful nation is assailing SMALL
weak. people. The impulses of the mob, al
though unreasoning, are frequently gener-
GUS Herein is the explanation of public
opinion in France, Germany and Russia.
81 am sorry that imperialism exists even
in the United States
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

caloosa, was in town last night, on his way
home from Montevallo. where he had been
in attendance on a meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the board of trustees
of the Girls Industrial school.
Frank Glennon win go to Chicago to
spend the holidays with relatives.
Judge A. III. Aston, of Barbour, was in
town yesterday. Judge Aston had been
holding court in Blount county
F. e. Wilkinson, of London, is at the
Morris.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

SHOULD BE SHUT OUT.
!, Huntsville Mercury.

From the Huntsville Mercury.
A few counties in South Alabama have
ordered primaries for state and county off,
GERS in open defiance of the state executive
committee. Now, these counties had a
perfect right to order primaries for county
officers, but when they attempt to go fur
ther they are clearly in contempt of the
party court. Delegates thus elected should
be set aside by the coming state conven-
tion Such action will be applauded by
some party men.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
RIOT AT NEWPORT NEWS
Mob Fof Negroes Attempt to Rescue a
Prisoner From Police

Newport News, Va, December PA mob
of negroes 1000 strong attempted to take a
prisoner away from two policemen in the
negro quarter of the city today. The Off
GERS fired on the negroes, wounding two.
The blacks assaulted the policemen with
sticks and stones and the entire police force
was called out, preventing further trouble.
The trouble grew out of the killing of a
notorious negro burglar last night by Sam
White, Sam Jacobs and Abe Levin, white
men.
The police are keeping a close watch on
the negroes tonight.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
statement from Texas Towns

Houston, Tex, December ga state
ment from fifty Texas interior towns will
be published by the Post tomorrow. These
towns are scattered Throughout the state
and were selected for that reason. This
statement shows that with the season OF
1899 nearly at an end, 592, 1856 bales have been
weighed so far, against 964,4S2 bales for
last year; expected receipts for the rest of
the season are 45105. Stocks at the fifty
towns equal aO,5S9 bales. Definite state
ments of stocks at the same time last year
were not obtainable in most instances, ana
no comparison can be made.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
f,,a,red yyith selling the Dead

Memphis Tenn, December 22.-E. D. and
F.. D. Thompson, who are charged with
selling the bodies of pauper dead, and who
were recently convicted of conspiracy by
a jury and fined $3.50 each, were today sent
enced by Judge Cooper to the workhouse
for a term of eleven months and twenty
nine days, which is the limit of the law.
Frank Thompson was arrested recently
in ST. Louis having four dead bodies in his
possession, and was brought back to Mem
phis for trial. The prisoners gave bond and
have appealed the case.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL
By Berry of Kentucky The Measure
Will be Introduced

Washington, December 22.-Representa-
tive Berry of Kentucky, a member of the
river and harbor committee, said today that
he did not agree with the view of Chairman
Burton of the committee that there would
be no river and harbor bill this year. Mr.
Berry thinks it most desirable that the bill
should be framed at the present long ses-
sion, and he is of the opinion the committee
will fake this view.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
REFLEorIONs of A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
To be fascinating sin must be feminine.
Without her foAbles woman would be
about as interesting as man is not.
Most times the lions den has purring kit
tens in 1t, but the fool Daniels get clawed
Just the same.
1t Is early morning pillow reflections that
make a man wonder why his. Judgment
goes all to pieces sometimes.
A mans idea of an exciting summer day
is seaside piazza, a mint julep and a wo-
man whose lips speak innocence while her
eyes look deviltry.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
Safe Blowers at Work

Atlanta, Ga, December 22.-safe blowers
entered the post Offices at Fort Mcpherson
and East Point, two small towns near here,
last night and secured about $1,000. They
made good their escape. 1t Is believed by
the officers that the same parties entered
both places.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
Merchant Missing

Helena, Ark, December 22.-William Rob-
inson, merchandise broker and cotton
buyer, off Forest City is missing, and foul
play is suspected. Robinson was last seen
in This city on Saturday last, when ne came
to settle his accounts with Wooten &
Moore fer whom. he had been buying cot
ton. He got what money was coming to
him and has not been seen since.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
From the Selma Times.

FROM the Selma Times.
We do not think that we ever saw more
demagogic utterance fall from the pen of a
chief executive of n great state 1t was
intended as vote getter, and the way he
gets votes is to prejudice the poor and illit-
crate against those who are able to send
their children TO the States University. 1t
is a document beneath the dignity of a
man running for constable of Bungtown
beat. But it will get the governor some
Votes; that is what it was written for.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

Helena, Ark, December GA fund is be-
ing raised in this city by prominent men
to be sent to Washington to be added to
tine sum necessary TO pay the mortgage on
General LaMbons home. Subscriptions nave
been limited to small sums, and subscrip-
tions are being received from almost every
citizen in this vicinity.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
Wall street is financial Tugela river.
HARD WORK rs NECESSARY.

From the Mobile Herald.
We are not by any means certain that
Morgan county can be counted for john
ston, but The Age-Herald is entirely right
in saying that the friends of Senator Nor
gan must not depend on anything but hard
work. That is the only safe dependence in
politics. While he is looking after the in
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
From the wetumpka Herald.

Mr. Wood propounded several questions
to Johnston and he might have cleared his
skirts entirely of the serious charges made
against him with regard to the part he
played in the sale and purchase of the uni
yersity lands; but he prefers to mount his
stills and deny the right of the alumni to
investigate him. Who are the people of Ala
bama? Is not an alumnus of the university
one of 'the people of Alabama" if he is a
resident Of this state? Does Governor john
ston think he can stick his head under this
clcke of assumed dignity and, like the goat,
when he sticks his head under the edge
of hill during a heavy rain, imagine that
he is safe? Johnston deals in quite a lot of
abuse, but he fails to come down to the
meat in the cocoanut. He will have to come
again before this letter can be digested as
he wished.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

The republican national convention will
source and nesting place of the trusts. The
two have always worked tremendously to-
gether.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

All states look alike to Senator Allen He
was born in Chic. educated in Iowa, prac-
ticed law in Wisconsin, entered public life
in Nebraska, and hopes to spend the rest of
his days in Washington.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

The attempt to Dust the clerk of the cir
cult court in Geneva county seems to have
miscarried. No heeler of the state admin.s-
tration will get the place
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23
TO lsn DESIRED.

From the Rochester Democrat and Chron-
icle.
Let us hope that when Mr.. Aguinaldo's
wardrobe is captured Mr.. Aguinaldo will
be inside of it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

When a writer says there has en a gr at
loss in values in Wall street, he simply
means there has been a cloud-burst, and
the water is running out.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

The successes of the Beers are explained
by the fact that their leaders do not spend
their time in posing for the magazines
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

If this thing keeps up the Dom Paul style
of whiskers will become fashionable. Sue
cess is, always accepted in the world Of
fashion.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

From the Montgomery Advocate.
AS a dealer in real estate our business
governor would be success if everybody
would let him alone.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

Senator Allen proposes to play on his old
instrument the clarion, again. This is sad,
but Nebraska has SO wllled it.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

Gold legislation and prices do seem to
have an affinity for each other. Where one
is the other is apt to be also.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

Agopcillo is the one Filipino who is Sc
rene, and he will remain SO as long as ms
hotel bills are paid.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

Every share of stock contains as much
value as it ever did but not nearly so much
water.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-23

to be that the crisis has been passed, but
that the condition of the market will not
show any decided improvement for some
| time to come. The stock markets will be
apt to see-saw. When prices become low
outsiders will rush in to buy Then prices
will rise, and the owners of stocks will sell
in order to get money they need, and down
stocks win so again. And so on until events
become controlling again, which may not
soon occur.
All states look alike to Senator Allen. He
was born in Chic. educated in Iowa, prac-
ticed law in Wisconsin, entered public life
in Nebraska, and hopes to spend the rest of
his days in Washington.
The republican national convention will
very properly be held next door to the
two have always worked tremendously to-
gether.
When a writer says there has en a gr at
loss in values in Wall street, he simply
means there has been a cloud-burst, and
the water is running out.
The attempt to Dust the clerk of the cir
cult court in Geneva county seems to have
miscarried. No heeler of the state admin.s-
tration will get the place.
If this thing keeps up the Dom Paul style
cess is, always accepted in the world of
fashion.
The successes of the Beers are explained
by the fact that their leaders do not spend
their time in posing for the magazines.
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Senator Allen proposes to play on his old
instrument, the clarion, again. This is sad,
but Nebraska has SO wllled it.
Gold legislation and prices do seem to
have AN affinity for each other. Where one
is the other is apt to be also.
Agoncillo is the one Filipino who is Sc
rene, and he will remain SO as long as his
hotel bills are paid.
->--
Every share of stock contains as much
! value as it ever did, but not nearly so much
water.
! What is wanted now is a pianist who is
enough of genius to get along with short
hair.
Capsules filled with sand taken after each
| meal. constitute the new cure for dyspepsia.
Of all days in the year Christmas is the
| day when men should be sober and decent.
1t is question now whether Cecil Rhodes
will relieve General Methuen, or vice versa.
Lawton and Mckinley were both private
| soldiers at the beginning of the civil war
The Fllplnos refuse to accept Otis cabled
| Intelligence that the war is over
A jackrabbit sausage factory is in sue
/ cessful operation in Kansas.
| The early-bird counties are taking a vaca-
| tion.
Wall street is a financial Tugela river.