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The age-herald., 1899-05-13
Yellow Fever Precautions.

The marine hospital service has sent in- spectors to Balize, Livingston, Port Bar rios. Ceiva, Port Lemon, Bocas del Toro and Bluefelds, all Central American ports United States, and these inspectors will examine every person who sails on vessel bound to this country They will report suspected vessels. They will report all cases of yellow fever in their respective lo- caities. This is a new precautlon.
 Cuba, too, will be an open book to us. Nothing in its depths will remain hidden. Every case of fever in Havana or Matanzas or Santiago or elsewhere in it's ports will be promptly reported. The condition of Havana itself is not ideal, but it Is much better than it ever has been, thus lessen ing the danger of inspection from that source.
 Mobile and New Orleans are each in bet ter sanitary condition. Mobile has at last a sewerage system, and every possible precautfon has been taken at New Orleans, Galveston and Pensacola. Florida is al- ways alert under pr. Porter. Florida's success in warding off the fever is a les son to all the south.
 But all these precautions do not lessen the duty of interior towns to renovate at once and continuously their respective sur roundings and conditions. Stagnant water, o1 lI, and accumulations of filth of whatsoever .- sort should be- attended to- Especially should stagnant water be drained off. But filth of any sort is dangerous. The history are always first attacked. They sometimes are but oftentimes infection is carried to filthy interior town, and an outbreak of the disease occurs at once. The fever germs thrive where filth is permitted to ac- culnulate, and the small towns in this coun- try hold great deal of filth per capita. Last year the filthy small towns in Missis- sippi were particularly afflicted. If the Alabama towns desire to escape this year death and disaster from this source, they should at once put themselves in good san- itary condition They should employ stern and unbending sanitary inspector. Every well and outhouse and drain-every bit of soil beneath dwelling-every pool of any sort-every alley and hidden back yard, should be visited and revisited, until the entire town is cleansed, and the pro- cess should be kept up until frosts come again.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
SENATOR FROM THREE STATES

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Major-General James Shields. of whom the South Park board are asked to erect a statue. had a political career without a parallel. General Shields was born in Ire- land in 1S10 Coming to this country at the age of 16, he settled at Kaskaskia, H., and, after completing his education, began practice of law. Later he became auditor of state, judge of the supreme court, and commissioner of the general land office at Washington. He was a veteran of both the Mexican and civil wars reaching the rank of major-general. He also served as ter ritorial governor of Oregon, as United States senator from Illinois, as United States senator from Minnesota, as president of a democratic state convention in Wis consin, and finally as a member of the state legislature and as United States senator from Missouri He died at Ottum- wa, Ia., in 1879.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
THE IRON AND STEEL TRUST
Progress in the Proposed Combination In-
 voiving $8OO,oOO,000

Chicago, May 2.-Representatives of two of the big corporations which rumor has associated with the proposed $500, ,OOO, 900 combination of iron and steel industries declared material progress had been made during the day. The plan, already ex- plotted to a considerable degree, is to ab- sorb mines, mills, railroads and factories. The two representatives in question said the following corporations, giving the cap- ital stock of each, were to be included: The Carnegie companies .... .... .$250, coo 600 Federal Steel company .... ....... 100 O00, coo American Steel & Wire company. 90,000, 900 National Steel company .... .... 59, ,000 coo American Tinplate company ...... 50 0o0, 900 Republic Steel company .... ...... 50, ,0O0 000 American Steel Hoop company .. 33,000,O00
 The figures given of the Carnegie com panies are less than the accepted estimate of the amount invested. It is said if the great trust be formed the Carnegie concern will represent no less than $500 900 900 of it's capital. The Federal Steel company has authorized capital of $2OO GOO, ,OO0 but only one-half of it will be taken, it is said.'
 One thing it is proposed the trust shall do, the representatives stated, is to take in the iron and steel plants of importance which are still independent concerns.
 None of these is large when compared with the trusts, but they are considerable industries. The larger of them are Jones & Laughlin company, Pittsburg, Pa, capi- tai $10,000,000; Cambria Steel company, cap- ital $5 900, 900; Scranton Steel company, cap ital $5,00O,0OO.
 All the iron mines of the United States and Cuba and the other West Indian is- lands, it was said, would become the prop erty of the new concern. It is to own, it's promoters state, hundreds of miles of rail- roads, hundreds of ships, hundreds of miles of coal and natural gas lands, and every important coke oven. Every ingot and billet of iron and steel in the United tSates, they assert is to issue from mill belonging to this combine.
 Several of the promoters assembled at the office of John w. Gates during the day. They said satisfactory results were not far off. Several asserted that the consoh- dation could obtain business that none of the trusts is able to control It will under take to capture the business of European concerns they contended and furnished rails and steel plates for European railways and warships. No foreign company, they as serted, is big enough to be formidable competitor.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
Workable Ores the Basis.

The chief desire of all iron and steel FEgand's weakness in this respect is u@o. fold-her ores do not contain a high percentage of metallic iron, and the supply is not abundant. In 1898 she imported from other countries. This year she is im- porting Spanish ores at the rate of 6,250, 900 tons a year. and other imports will per- laps run to 100000 tons more. The span- ish supply has long been drawn upon the mines are deep, and the amount in sight is by no means inexhaustible. British manu- faclurers are searching far and near for ore Cargoes from Cuba have been brought in, and so has a trial shipment from India, but the the greatest expecta- tions relate to the supply of high-grade ore within the Arctic circle in Sweden.
 Vixen, however, the known deposits of the world are looked over it is seen that none have mines equal in richness and &C., possibility and inexhaustibility to the Lake
 
 coal and Aux lying side by side as they are found in the mineral district of Ala bama. The ore of Lake Superior is rich and abundant, but the nearest coal fields are a thousand miles away, some of which distance is not covered with water. The railrcad haul is at least two hundred miles, But when the Lake Superior and the Ala bama deposits are considered together it Is seen that America is easily master of the situation. '@rhe American iron manu- faoturer," says the Manufacturer of Phila- delpbia, holds the key to the situation in tho. whole world. The only limit to the development of the industry here is to be found in the fact that the more valuable of the ore properties are drifting into the control of few men. But that, after all, may be no disadvantage from the point of view of increase in output, as the richer and fewer the owners of the mines, the more actively and efficiently they may at- tend to the business of putting iron and steel on the market. That, at apy rate, is the way the subject looks to a great many practical American business men, who have very thorough understanding of the con- ditions at present ruling in the iron trade in this country"
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
An Extra Session Not Needed.

The expectation, or rather the persistent repetition of rumors relative to, an extra session sprung in part from jobs like the Payne Hanna subsidy bill, and in part from a desire of the republicans to complete the work of congress before the national con- ventions meet in June or July, 1900. There is no real need of an extra session. There is not a subject that would be injured by delay of two months, for it is not proposed to call an extra session earlier than Octo Der. If called at all, it will be caled in order to meet partisan plans
 None of the administrative plans for tho government of the new possessions can well be perfected until military government has been more fully established than it will be in October, and until the facts in each case are better known and better studied Hawaii needs a new government, but Hawaii is doing very well at present. The jobbers want a shipping subsidy bill, but the longer they have to wait the better the taxpayers will be pleased, and the eaSleT COHulllOI Ol lnc liSdoWy WHi be. The Nicaragua canal scheme cannot be moved until the special commission is ready to report and it certainly will not be ready to report in October; and as for the much-talked-of currency reform meas ure of Atlantic City, 1t is simply slush- fund bill. Mr. Marcus Hanna needs it in order to whoop up another sixteen n-mElion- dollar fund. He seems to think he will have great deal of trouble in getting the bill through, and he probably desires to secure a start in October. The slush-fund bill will provide that redeemed greenbacks shall be held In the treasury until gold is offered for them. and it will permit the national banks to issue bills up to the face value of deposited bonds. Gold will be de- clared to be the recognized standard. These provisions are necessary to the re- publican party, because they were prom ised in 1896 to campaign subscribers, and renewals of subscriptions cannot be pro- cured in 1900 without them. fsshe proposed
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
Where Joy Unconfined Prevails.

Tie Huntsville Tribune joyfully declares that Governor Johnston has won every position, and the other republican papers are full of light and happiness; but for the real, deep and bubbling article com mend us to the populist papers of the state. They are more joyful even. than the Att lanta Consultation.
 The Greenville Living Truth repeatedly endorses him. "The governor" 1t says, 'is pursuing the right course" And then it proceeds to berate the democratic party of the state The Dothan Home Journal guarantees Governor Johnston ''more than three fourths of both houses of the Ala bama legislature" when he runs for United statep senator, and 1t at once whacks at Senator Morgan because he stays in Washington. The DeKalb Times rejoices "TIe has had" it adds, "a change of heart" The Butler Alliance says: "It is a natural course for the populists to stand with Governor Johnston at this time, be- cause JOnHSlOnS eIlOrlS are III d ulTecllOH towards which populism has been drifting for six years" The Alliance approvingly cuotes the words of the Old Commoner of Choctaw, who said in the house that ".iohnston had come over to the popu- lists" The Albertville Banner and Chero- kee Sentinel are equally unstinted in praise Of and devotion to their new leader; but for spontaneous paragraphic joy the Co., lumbiana Peoples Advocate is easily chief. Johnston grass" it says, lis look ing exceedingly fine in this country" "The people, it exclaims, ''are in the saddle again." and in soberer strain it says: Governor Johnston, in his fight for the reople, has shown that he has the courage of his convictions. Such a quality is al- ways admired, even by those who are op- posed to the stand taken"
 Farther quotations would be superfuous. There is joy in populite and republican ranks, whero gloom recently prevailed, and The Age-Herald has not the heart, much less the power to lessen or dampen the new-found spirit. The new combine Is eager for the fray of 1900. Populite stock Is booming, and there are not wanting men who have faith in the future ascend- aney of Alabama republicanism.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
A v0ICE FROM THE HUB

From the Boston GIObe
 With all due respect to MT. Sherman, of Utica, N. T., he is not of speakership caliber. MT. Cannon, of Illinois, besides lacking in certain essentials of success ful speaker, has rivals in his own state household. Iowa offers no candidate con- parable for ability and fair -mindedness to ATr. Moody. who, although not one of the veterans of the house, is recognized by men of all parties as possessing unusual knowledge of parliamentary law, and is remarkable for a habit of judging indepen- dently, and natural bent toward fair mndedness to all, whether political friends or party foes. Indeed, he looms up head and shoulders above every other candidate for the coming speakership.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
DEMOCRATIC POLICY IN THE PAST
From the Nashville American.

From Inc NashviIIe American.
 Gen. Joe Wheeler, the hero of Santiago, as sensible as he is brave, properly told tie Confederate veterans that southern sentiment in the past has been for the &C., quisition of territory by the United States and should be now. Democratic presidents added the Louisiana purchase, Florida Texas. the Pacific Slope and Alaska, and they were presidents from the south. The democratic party should not fall into the ditch, at the end of century of progress end development, by attempting to befud dle itself with the ida that expansion $ not good democratic doctrine. Without the expansion doctrine, carried into happy and glorious effect by democratic presidents, the United States would have remained feeble aggregation of states east of the Mississippi encompassed by oppressive for ciPn nnSSeSSionS.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
TILDEN HOUSE SOLD

The house in which Samuel J. Tiden lived. Nos. Il and 15 Grammercy Park, was sold in partition at the New York real estate salesroom today. The bidding opened at $100,00o and rose to $1S0,000, at which figure the offering was knocked down to Charles D. Sabin. The purchaser would not state whether he rep resented other parties, or what disposition would be made of the site
 The property fronts 59.S1z feet on Twen- tieth street, 105.S 2-3 west of Irving Place, and has a similar frontage on Nineteenth street. A four-story and basement brown stone dwelling occupies the Twentieth street frontage, and the other frontage Is laid out as a garden. In addition to the cost of the ground and the building. Mir Tilden is said to have expended about siOO,- 900 for improvements.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

The comical side of Illustrated journalism Is observed on the front page of one of the leading weeklies. There is full-page pic- ture, handsomely drawn and printed rep resenting Admiral Dewey and Uncle Sam shaking right hands whilst the admirars left hand rests against his cap at salute. Fancy an admiral shaking hands with any body and at the same time saluting with his lefti The absurdity of news paper illus tration could no further go.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
WHEELER, SOLDIER AND GEN rI.EMAN

From the Baltimore American. The newspapers said that he'd surely wed, Ami they waited to see him blush; Hut erect and firm, he held his head With never the sign of a flush. Twas settled, they said; he'd surely wed In about two weeks or so; But Joe, brave Joe. he never said "No!' Till the lady said 1t first
 Said it firsti
 Said it first! '-~ Till the lady said 1t frst-bravo! They said he'd wed, and they named his
 blide,
 And they planned a ceremony grandI Trey told just when the knot'd be tied, And they telegraphed 1t o'er the land. They planned the trip-ycs. the hopeymoo1
 trip, Where the happy, happy pair would so, And Joe, brave Joe, he never said "Nops Till the lady said 1t first
 Said it firsti
 Said It first! Till the lady said 1t first-bravs!
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

yesterday for Chicago, and will be absent several days.
 Haiden Miller and Charles P. Jackson, of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, were in town yesterday.
 Colonel J. w. Falkner is in the city.
 General Manager Thompson, of the Southern railway is in the city.
 James Armstrong. editor of the scotts- boro Citizen, one of the best and most prosperous weeklies in the state, is in Birmingham.
 Travellers from the south arriving in the city last night stated that rain was very badly needed in the Montgomery district, and all the way to Mobile Beginning at o'clock yesterday evening rain fell in Bir- mingham steadily for several hours.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

From the Mobile Register.
 Birmingham's May festival has proved to he so great a success that the managers have decided that hereafter the effort to celebrate Mardi Gras will be abandoned, and May will be the month for the annual rejoicing. It is wise decision. All Ala lama can now concentrate attention and ondeavor upon the success of the two festi- vals, the one in Mobile in February, and tho other in Birmingham in May. .f
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

currency bill should therefore be entitled a bill to promote MT. McKinley's reelection through the gathering of a huge corruption fund. If congress be convened in extra session, it will be because Mir. Hanna has become impatient both in relation to- his new campaign fund and his subsidy bill.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
From the Demopolis Express.

And who is to blame for this state of things? So far as Alabama is concerned, it is undoubtedly Governor Johnston, for he above all men could have aided in cementing the white people into a solid phalanx and instead of doing this he has cast firebrand among them, scattering the gathering forces to the four corners of the earth, whilst he, like Nero of old, is left to shout over the destruction his work has wrought But he is @ marked man, and though he is now on the crest of the wave the time will surely come when the countless votes of an outraged people will consign him to everlasting oblivion.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

No one has wallxover for the speakef- ship. The standing of each aspirant on the currency. the trust, the Nicaragua canal, and the new possessions is undergoing a close investigation.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

It is safe to say that no republican will mitted to the rotten shipping subsidy bill. Mir. Marcus Hanna will attend to that mat ter.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

The Hanna machine carried the county in which Toledo is located against Sam Jones, Lut Sam Jones has little respect for ma chine delegates. He goes straight to the people.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
From the Lafayette Sun.

The democratic party may for a time be Iumpled and disfigured but its principles will outlast the name and fame of many who now are seeking to rend the ranks asunder. The day is coming when peace shall brood like a gentle spirit over our fair domain, and the contention and bick- er:ngs, which of late have been so mani- fest. will give place to brotherly love. Democracy cannot die.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

Andrew Carnegie is now in a position to jam his bundle of bonds in his inside wais coat pocket, and let the country go to smash by the Philippine route.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
From the wetumpka Herald.

Tho great body of the people will not forget such affairs as the one just enacted by tic extra session of the legislature. The battle axe wielded by the people of Alabama will fall on the necks of these repeal politicians ere long, and when it falls it will not fall lightly. Men must not spit upon their party and still expect favors at it's hands, for they will not be forth coming.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

When Professor Koch is Investigating mosquitoes In the tropics. the mosquitoes will at once proceed to investigate him, and the chances are that they will probe the deeper.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

General Funston will not wait for the sword that Kansas is to give him. His present Jabber is good enough for river service.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

If Alger should decide to be President McKinley's successor, Merritt will of course be his secretary of war.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

President Mckinley invites General Niles 10 bury his hatchet. The administration has all the canned roast beef information il needs.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

Andrew Carnegie sold out to a trust, talk ing it's bonds, and he will not be apt to fight 1t. until the bonds are paid.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

The armored Nashville draws thirteen feet of water, and she keeps steam up against 8 fall in the St. Louis waters.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

The beef controversy has gone where all questions go fer firal decisIon--to the com mittee of the whole people.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

Admiral Dewey as the distinguished din- ner guest, may arrive very late.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

Canned roast beef is demanded in Alas ka, when sole leather and whale oil are delicacies.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
A CELESTIAL TRUST

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, tIcw ' wonder what ycn are. Speek of fine celestial dust, Are you banded In trust?
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

Inglorious peace and Admiral Watson will yet reign in the Philippines
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

When we have a national Funston day swimming matches will become national function.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
SOME OF MR. CARNEGIE.s GIFTS

From the New York World.
 MT. Carnegie has given away $17,00oo0o in the past twenty-five years. Following are his known public gifts, aggregating $11 ,94soo0:
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

The beef court of inquiry smells worse than the canned roast beef 1t investigated.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

It is Dr. Klpling now. MeGill university heartlessy and ruthlessly did it.
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the bidding of any one. It was one too many.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

The mosquito problem has been referred to the twentieth century.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

From the Marion Standard.
 Senator Joseph Forney Johnston; private citizen John T. Morgan. To use an inele- gant phrase now wouldn't that be h-I and heap of it.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
GOV. JOHNSTON AND
 THE REPEAL BILL
} columbiana Chronicle.

From the Elba Clipper.
 Joe and Jess-a well mated team.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
From the Bessemer Harald-JournaI.

From the Bessemer Herald-JournaI
 Dr. Cunningham made an earnest and eloquent speech against repeal, giving a full history of the measure. He told how a democratic governor had favored con vention and had signed the bill that he now sought to repeal The doctor left little democratic ground for the governor to stand on.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

St. Louis will soon want dry dock and ravy yard.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
From the Roanoke Leader.

If Governor Johnston expects to beat John T. Morgan for senator two years later, he had better keep his pet legisla- ture in session until after that time, for the next time the people send men to Montgomery to represent them, they will send men that the governor canont control So well as he has the present gang that have pretended to represent the people. but instead have abused the trust imposed upon them and have aided the governor in defeating he will of the majority of the democrats of Alabama.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

From the columbiana Chronicle.
 The democrats ought to remember all those gentlemen who voted to prevent a constitutional convention, and they will doubtless do SC.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13
ALAhAMA,s FESTIVALS

Edward Atkinson should start new party.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

From the Carrollton West Alabamian.
 The strongest speech of the day was made by Senator Cunningham It was an elaborate examination of the whole ques- ton from a historical, legal and practical standpoint. He was particularly forcible in tearing the governors message apart and exposing it's weaknesses.
The age-herald., 1899-05-13

From the New Decatur Vitascope.
 The question now uppermost in the minds of the democrats of Alabama regarding Joseph F. Johnston is: (Which is he; pGpulist or republican, a mugwump or an interruptions political schemer, or just plain party traitor?" Only at the polls in 1900 will the correct answer be given.