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FOREST
Mr.. CONFESS Contributes Another Chap
ter Of Argument and Facts i'll His
Enthusiastically Logical
and Gentlemanly Man
ner,
The EDITOR OF The SUM-.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUM-
\ very much belated copy of
the Laramie Republican contains
an editorial entitled Forest Re-
serve Problem" that demands no.
tice. 1t is only Que more instance
in which to tell half the truth is
worse than to tell none. As he
quotes from the Year Book of the
Department of Agriculture it will
be well to call his attention to
passages Immediately preceding
and following the extract which
he gives.
Page 1877. at was conteuded
by the sheepmen that, as the price
of wool was lowered by the charcoal
stains which followed the passage
of sheep through burned timber it
was strongly to their interest to
prevent the spread of forest fires
in the mountains. On the other
hand it was thoroughly well es-
tablished that in the past, forest
fires have followed sheep ranging
in timbered regions; that ky far
the greater part Of such ranging
would be impossible except for
the clearings made by fire. and
hat whether it was to the interest
of the owner or not, the sheep
herders carelessly or by intention,
have frequently set fire to the for
ests." On the next page, contain
ing the conclusions of Mr. Col
vile, the expert sent by the De-
partment to report on this matter,
he says: MANY forest regions
should be entirely protected
against sheep. Such are noun
tains where the steepness and
character of the ground and Tie
Importance for Uater supply to
the caiiey beiow make the protec-
ton of the latter OF vital conse-
q1euce to the resident population,
etc.
These conclusions, which are
identical with those hat the peo-
pie have drawn from their W ex-
perience in the past years, are GER.
tainly not identical with the re-
concentrations which Senator
Warren is generally credited with
making to the Secretary Of the In
terror; which are believed to he in
effect, that he is opposed to the
creation of the Medicine Bow
Forest serve unless it is to be
open to sheep. it is useless tc
, 1899-11-30
PROBABLE FATAL SHoo1 ING.
Bryan Pumps Lead into w. G.
Conroy-The Wounded Man
"Got what he was look
ing for" and exon
rates Bryan.

Frank Bryan, bartender at Bat
HE for the Willis & Wilcox saloon.
khotand fatally wounded tin horn
rambler by the name of w. G.
1Conroy at that place last Saturday
bmorning about l o'clock. The
facts are as follows: Conroy was
Formerly employed in attending
10 the gambling tables in the
Balloon, but being of a rough.
tlrinkingdisposition, was discharg-
I'D and Bryan took his place.
Conroy blamed Bryan, (who is a
Very quiet industrious man, well
1iked by every one,) with being
he cause of losing his place, and
hbused him at every convenient
opportunity. Saturday night
Eonroy, Ladd and others went in
DO the saloon and aftersome words
Conroy started to go behind the
bar, using abusive language to
Bryan. Bryan warned him not to
come and retreated as far as he
could, but Conroy persisted.
Bryan drew a revolver and
fired three shots, the first missing
Dis assailant, the second striking
,him in the left arm and the last in
'the back, going through the right
kidney and probably lodging in
.the spinal column, as Conroy is
|paralized from his waist down.
fThe wounded man is still alive
but cannot possibly survive.
|Conroy exonerates Bryan from
'all blame and says that he got
what he was looking for"
Deputy sheriff George W. Sis.
son went up from this place on
under orders from Sher-
itf McDaniels, and placed Bryan
arrest. Justice of the
Peace w. L. Peryam of Encamp-
ment went up to Battle on Mon
day and held a preliminary exam
ination and he was discharged.
We understand from reliable
Bources that the sympathy of the
town is with Bryan in the
trJuble.
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For Cor on The Chist."

Mr., Dooley'' advises, in the
Ladies' Home journal, those doe
a man with "col' ON the
Fhist," to get Casey's mixture FIR
han an baist, put him to bed,
Hap a musthard plasther on him
lhatll keep his mind employed,
pn' lave thin to fight it out. May
ia best man win, If the patients
Hive in tn mornin' he'll not have
'tren'th to cough"
, 1899-11-30

A TUNNEL.
The Montana & Wyoming Mining
Company are Doing Some De-
velopment Work In the
Mountains eight
miles east Of
town

A. Mckenzie, manager of the
Montana & Wyoming Mining
Company, was in the city the first
pf the week. He is doing some
development work for his compa-
by in the mountains eight miles
east of here He says they have
20 ore in sight yet but have a
tunnel in It's feet which will soon
Pap a vein of copper bearing ore,
Mr. Mckenzie says the surface
indications represent about forty
feet of a vein of copper bearing
fock, but as they did not sink
bn the surface he is unable to tell
4 he width of the vein. They will
Shortly tap the vein and they feel
confident that they will have some
good rock.
MI. McKinze has spent consid-
erable time and money the past
Few months in erecting suitable
buildings so that they could 90
Plight on with their work this win
Per. They are now all ready for
winter whenever it sees fit to put
n an appearance,
The works are located just eight
niles east of this place, on the
north branch of Cedar creek.
There are many good leads locat-
"a in the country, but none of
chem havo been developed as yet.
lhe indications for copper in that
part of the country are as good as
anywhere outside of Battle Lake
pr Big Creek.
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b. Q. Fay, had a hearing in Raw
Inns last week, waived examina-
ton and gave bond in the sum of
$1,000 for his appearance at the
next term of court. 1t is said
that the party who helped Mr..
Nevin butcher the steer is the
witness by which it is expected to
prove Mr.. Nevin's guilt.
, 1899-11-30
Notice.

All parties having COD. pack
ages come to their address are
hereby notified that they will not
be taken out by me unless the
money to pay all charges on them
is hrst advanced.
11-2-tf C. NJ. S~cRIBNER.
Supt. FIT. Steele Stage Line.
, 1899-11-30
PHoTOGRAPHS

Having received new photo
graphic material, / am now ready
to take pictures at the Baker gal
lery in Saratoga. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
Mrs. J. w. HEATHER.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22
Columbia's Victory.

Columbia is the better boat. She out
matched Shamrock when beating to wind
ward, and she outfooted her rival before
the wind. Only in drifting matches was
she equalled at ALL Not one of the three
races had close finish. Scarcely one of
the talent rated Columbia or Captain Barr
at their real worth But the talent are apt
to so astray, even Hank Haff
The result is all the more extraordinary
because the designer of Columbia is a blind
man If blind American build a
world-beater, what can not an American
with two good eyes do. The credit for the
recent victory is due to Mr.. Herreshoff,
who also built Defender. The result of the
ten efforts in the last forty-eight years to
carry back Americas cup Is all the more
strange when we consider that England
builds to a great extent the worlds ships,
owning them and sailing them. Her flag
Is on every sea; all ports full of her
sailors and ships The flag of America is
scarsely seen on the at ALL owing to
class tariff and navigation laws; and yet
"a America mas lnS cup anu easily NOUS IL,
and has held 1t nearly fifty years. England
can design ships for the world but she can
not build an yacht that can win the cup
This is passing strange, but it is true
Races have been run in all sorts of weather
dn the open sea, and England has in each
of her ten efforts failed.
The question now arises, will she come
again? She most certainly will. She is
built that way. She firmly believes time
fights on her side in all matters. Sir Thorn
as Upton himself who is a thorough
sportsman and gentleman, declares he will
build another boat, and come back for the
cup He may change his mind, but the
chances are that he will not if he can Sc
cure a design that is promising. This by
the way is not an easy task. 1t seems i'm
possible to improve upon either Columbia
or Shamrock. They are not really yachts
they are racing machines, cunningly con-
trived for that one purpose and good for
nothing else. But Sir Thomas has won
many friends on this side of the sea, and
British skill and resources are not exhaust
ed The gamey owner OF Shamrock will be
heartily welcomed back next year.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22
Cteap Politics in Russell.

A party or any other organization without
a following is not party or organization
at ali. The question Is plainly before the
people of the state, and it is a very grave
matter. Does the democratic party exist?
A faction IS striving to show that it does
not, because that faction cannot turn TO
advantage the party as whole.
The state committee decided that there
should be uniformity of time in tne selee-
tion of candidates for senators and
Representatives. naming April 14th
the day of selection. They did this for
many reasons, and their action has
been widely approved. The people do
me- want to be disturbed by the holding CT
more than one primary, and no dislnterest-
ed man desires to see a political circus in
one county for the purpose of influencing
other counties. Mississippi became thor
oughly disguised with such politics in the
course of its recent senatorial canvass, and
the good people of Alabama want none of it,
All of the counties have acquiesced in the
action of the party authorities except Rus
sell. There, out of pure willfulness or arti-
flee, or both, the county executive commit
tee has decided to hold February prima-
ry for the selection of legislative candi-
dates, followed by an April primary for the
selection of state delegates. The revolt in
Russell IS purely unnecessary. 1t is piece
of cheap politics. But there is a grave side
to this conspiracy to discredit and belittle
the democratic party-the only party in the
state that white men can rally to-that
stands between them and general ruin. The
petty action of Russell is of course more
than approved by tae court journal, which
represents faction that is trying to secure
more efforts directed against the life of the
democratic party. This attack upon party
discipline will be apt to stand alone as
piece of penny politics, willful and wicked,
however in its loneliness.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22

by a branch line of rails. Dundee Is an i'm
portant town Of Natal, containing hotels,
banks and newspapers. and being the cen
ter Of something better than gold and da-
monds. namely. coal. The coal district all
about it contains hoo square miles, and
Glencoe and Dundee there are probably
1000 British troops. Just how many there
were at Glencoe junction to meet the at
tack of the Beers does not yet appear, nor
is it clear how many Beers were in the bat
tie of Glencoe. Only one thing appears to
be plain, and that is repulse of the Beers
by the garrison, whatever its size may have
been.
field pieces. rather goes 10 show that the
Boer forces was not large-that it was prac-
ticaliy a cavalry raid around Newcastle,
which the Beers decline to assall. The re-
ports that have come in go to show that
the artillery and cavalry of the Beers is not
up to European American standards.
The guns are not well served; the shells
are inferior, and the horses are in poor con-
di'ion. The precipitate retreat was partly
due, no doubt, TO the presence of Sir Geo. ge
White a Newcastle about twenty-five miles
up the line of retreat. TIE chief points in
order are Laings Mex the border. New
castle. Glencoe and Dundee, and Ladysmi h.
Each is about days march from the 9TH
er, or about % miles. Ladysmith is about
lc3 miles from Durham.
The battle at Glencoe was not decisive.
1t simply serves to show that the, Beers
are no; at all dreadful in open fed. They
never have been, and when Sir Redvers
Butler begins 70 move against then in force
their attempt TO face the British lion will
appear in all its foolhardlness.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22

Sehley will make friends here. and we shall
doubtless make him our friend
1 hear Colonel John w Tomlinson, who
has been campaigning North Alabama for
governor, Is making lots of strong friends
The truth of the matter is, it Is beginning
to look very much like Tominson will be
Ala bamas next governor. l have known
him well for several years. He is man of
strong ability; of wonderful energy and of
good judgment He would make an admira-
BILE governor jefferson county will I'M
doubleday go 10 the state convention with a
solid delegation for him, and it is beginning
to look like he will have a very large num-
Der of other counties likewise. Tomlinson
would make strong governor, and it is be-
ginning to look like he will have the OPP
portunity to demonstrate this assertion.
Mr. Bryan is Smelling the woods in Ohio.
He is making votes for Mclean every day.
He manages to roast Mark Hanna to the
extent of several paragraphs in each of his
speeches and this seems to meet with
great applause.
The most remarkable thing about the
Ohio camuaign is that Mark Hanna is now
engaged in attempting to prove that Nc
Lean has a barrel. The fact of the matter
is that the democrats will probably spend
several hundred thousand dollars in the
Ohio election. Mclean is a millionaire him
self But it is known fact that Mark
hanna has set aside about two millions OF
dollars from the national republican cam
paign committees funds to be USED III the
Ruckeye state The Ohio fight is a not
one 1t is beginning to look like Mclean
,,ll, eet the best end of it as far as votes
40 concerned. In a few weeks we shall
know definitely.
sir Thomas Lipton has my profoundest
svmnsthies. I admire him for his sporting
nroclivities. He has spent within the neigh
bo,hood of a million dollars to win the
America cup. vet he has failed. But he
takes his defeat like a true sportsman ana
we shall all be glad to see him paeh AGAIN
for another trial next year.
am glad to see Chief of Police Austin
making fight for more men on the Biz
mingham police force. He is entitled to
double the number of patrolmen on the
nresent force. Everyone who knows any
thing, knows it to be impossible for sixteen
policemen on duty at one time to properly
protect the interests of the good citizens OF
Birmingham The board of aldermen
should provide means to increase the force
and to increase it at once. The residence
sections of the city are absolutely without
protection The chief is powerless with his
present appropriation. Burglaries will con-
tinue Just as long as Birmingham Is halt
policed. Every tax payer is entitled to
protection and the mayor and aldermen
should seo to it that the chief of police is
given sufficient funds to. employ enough
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22

From the New York Journal.
The industrial commission in Washington
has opened its ears to the praises of the
protective tariff in the matter of the tin
plate trust.
"Bui for the tariff" testified cae of fie
trust officers, 1--WE could never have o.
garfield
Here is "a confession that is brief and to
the point. The tin plate trust, built on
freeze-out basis-a trust that doubled its
output and prices and cut wages to Hot
tentot figure-was created by the Mckinley
tariff.
Unde. the protection of this high tariff
the trust, carefully locking the doors
against foreign imtursion, proceeded to whet
its knife and to cut the throats of all pur
chasers and consumers.
In England today manufacturers of tin,
can be bought for very nearly one-haf the
American price. Havemeyer was not far
wrong when he called the Mckinley tariff
the mother of trusts" The tin plate
monopolists have openly confessed the
truth of the aphorism in their particular
case.
Under the workings of this trust the time
may yet come when only millionaires can
carry dinner pals.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22
Cotton is Still StrOnu.

The plea of the northern or foreign spin
ner now is, the farmers are holding back
their cotton, thus unduly lessening receipts
However this may be in other states, 1t
certainly was not the case in this state up
to October IL, when inquiries were made by
a well-known New York firm as to this very
matter. Fifty-seven replies from this state
were received, covering every section of it.
As a rule they report no unusual accumula-
ton of cotton. Cotton is marketed as fast
as it is picked. A few statements will
serve to show the situation:
opelka. Ala.-The exceeding favorable
season for gathering the crop, together with
the tempting advance in price. has caused
rapid sales, but little accumulation; no
pressure to sell: banks readily advance any
parties desiring to hold.
Bank of Opelika.
Centreville. Ala.-No accumulation here;
cotton is marketed as fast picked; large
portion of crop already sold.
Bib Co. Banking and Trust Co
Camden. Ala.-Weather good and fields
looking bare all over the state; rushing in
cotton on account of the prices: receipts
will fall off by November /: it is moving as
fast as ginned Abe S. Katzenberg.
Greensboro, Ala.-Receipts about same
last season. Holdings practically same.
Less cotton in fields than last January. Gins
now idle two-thirds of time. Cron appa-
rently growing shorter every day. No pres
sure to sell Bank of Greensboro.
Geneva, Ala.-At least 50 per cent of the
cotton is already gathered and gone to
market: there is no accumulation in this
section whatever. Bank of Geneva.
Selma Ala.-Comparatiyely little cotton
accommodating. No pressure producer
to sell: banks and merchants glad to carry
cotton. Minthorne Woolsey.
Union Springs, Ala-Cotton has been NOV
ing freely all season. no large accumula-
ton: no pressure to sell.
]. II. Rainier. Jr.. Cashier
Demopolis, Ala.-Yours. Crop 40 per cent
snort. No large accumulation of stock.
Selling freely. Look for higher prices
j. 2. Merriweather.
Huntsville. Ala-Farmers in our section
rot being pressed to sell their cotton but
generally are selling.
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank.
Similar reports from all other states in
or corporations were received; and these re-
pests indicate 4 shortage in the crop much
greater than most people have the courage
to admit They go 10 show that ten mil
hons OF baleS should ne regarded as the
maximum crop. At any rate the shortage
is very considerable.
The market hesitates because the for
eign spinners are holding off. hut prices are
still In the neighborheod of the highest
point touched in the great rise. They will
not go much below H. They may go much
beyond 1t. When It IS clearly seen that the
light receipts are due to a light crop, prices
will be still farther advanced All will be
able to see the truth in very short time.
Even the foreign spinner will sec 1t. and
when he begins to fill his empty stock
neither India nor Egypt will throw eusto-
mary quantities upon the market.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22
British Victory at Glencoe.

It should be remembered that President
Kruger's country is an elevated plateau,
about 5000 feet above the sea, surrounded
by chain of mountains twice that height.
The chief movement of the Beers at pres
ent is directed towards Natal, through
which runs a railroad from Durham on the
coast to Johannesburg, passing under the
mountain wall at Laing's Mex, which is n ar
Majuba Hill. The Beers of the Transvaal
have been moving down this railroad
while the Beers of the Orange Free State
have marched through Van Reenan's pass.
threatening Ladysmith in Natal.
The Transvaal Beers, led by General Jou-
bert, marched in great force, variously esti-
mated at from 5000 to 10000 through the
railroad tunnel at Laing's Mex, thanking
Newcastle. where Sir George White has
1900 British troops. and reappearing al
Glencoe in the Dundee neighborhood. Glen
coo is a junction town on the main line
from Durham. Dundee is perhaps five miles
from Glencoe, with which it is connecs led
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22

A good many of us thought that Ex-
Mayor XanHoose was building air castles
when he first began talking about the Van
Hoose canal running from Warrior river up
to Birmingham. But there are no longer
air castles in it. 1t has almost assumed
the shape of stone and cement. The engl-
neer's office of the war department has re-
ported to congress that this canal will cost
s. 200, GOO, and he has recommended its con-
struction. This means much. If the in
terested parties of Birmingham and Ala
bama will begin work at once, this canal
is not only possible but extremely probable
Send a committee TO Washington immed-
lately that congress meets; urge the mat
ter before the river ard harbor committee;
insist that the appropriation shall be made
and that it shall be made continuing APP
preparation. a continuing appropriation
simply means that congress authorizes the
secretary of the treasury through the en-
gincer's office of the war department TO
build the canal and pay for the same as
built out of any funds in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. There is no good
reason why congress should not do this, II
the Birmingham and Alabama people and
the Alabama senators and representatives
in congress will get behind it and urge it.
The Recommendation made by the engi-
neer's office Is a great thing for Alabama
To Obtain the fulfillment of this recon-
moadatioa now depends upon the earnest
moss and enthusiasm of Alabamians.
| see that the democrats of New YORK
have been holding political conferences at
the Hoffman house The Tammany lead
ers. and the up the-state leaders have been
in conference and all of them have express
ed themselves enthusiastically in favor of
renominating William ]. Bryan. There is
a contest, however, between them as to the
tail of the ticket. Oliver H. P. Belmont
wants to be nominated; his friends are
urging him. and his friends say that he is
she one man who will bring back into the
party and to its support the old Wall street
financial element which did so much to-
ward electing Mr. Cleveland a dozen years
ago. On the other hand, the boys of the
rank and 1ile-the ward leaders and the pre-
cinct captains-thinlS Admiral Schley ought
TO be put on the ticket. They declare that
if this be the case nothing can hold can
die to the democratic ticket unless the re-
publicans should happen to be smart |
eli ough 10 corral Admiral Dewey for their
ticket.
Either Schley or Belmont would make
very good running mates with Mr.. Bryan.
BY the way am glad to know that Ad-
Gnira Sehley has promised to visit Bir-
mingham He is as socable and clever as
he is brave. He makes friends and arouses
enthusiasm wherever he goes Personally,
he is extremely popular and fortunately he
As gifted with that charming onversational
power which is so characteristic among a
certain type of Maryland people. Admiral
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-22
Auditor Camp.

The Age-Herald, by virtue of accepting as
correct the report of Examiner Rossoa of
the citys books. has. perhaps been party
TO an injustice to some of the city officials
and particularly to an accountant and au-
ditoe who stands second to none in the
south. 1t is Mr.. A. j. Camp, who was for
many years city auditor and who is now
auditor for the county, a gentleman who
has and fully deserves the respect and con-
fidence of every Albanian, and an ac-
countant whose figures always stand out in
the full light OF correctness.
In his report Examiner Rosson cites four
items. amounting to a total of S2O571 due
the city by Mr.. Camp. Yet it is shown
plainly, and Mr.. Rosson has corrected the
error to aldermen, that this is a mistake on
the examiners part and that the only error
handling of something like four hundred
thousand dollars of licenses, which in itself
may be incorrect.
Mr.. Camp has been citizen of Birming-
ham for many years. His business is that
of an expert accountant and auditor. That
he thoroughly knows his business is within
the full knowledge of every financier in
Birmingham. He has their confidence and
to the knowledge of the Age-Herad is thor
oughly entitled TO it.