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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-10
POPULARITY OF

From the New York Tele, j.
Few New Workers have any idea of the
remarkable extent to which John Philip
Sousa figures in the amusement world" re-
marked an observant theatrical man who
has just returned to the city from an ex-
tended tour of the country. During the
present season have had opportunity of
noting this fact. On the road / have en-
countered three different opera companies
playing Sousa's operas, 1 have run across
Sousa's band in a dozen different states,
and L have seen at least six different COM
panies that utilized Sousa's music in Their
performances to very large extent, and
one organization presents "Sousas bal
let" Innumerable small travelling COM
panies throughout the south and west,
carrying bands of their own, have adopted
the Sousa name as distinction and it is
q common thing to run across such organ
izations as The Sousas of the Wabash
THE Lady Sousas, The Black Sousas,'
etc.
SIN Jacksonville, Fla, ~ found variety
team playing a sketch which they called
THE Arrival of Sousa,'s ana in st. Louis,
Pittsburg and Denver l have seen three
different vaudeville actors who earned a
living by initiating the mannerisms of the
March King Every brass band that
ever heard, every photograph and every
musical box, not to speak of the vast array
of pianos throughout the country, re-
sounds with the strains of Sousas music.
Sousa is, indeed, an important feature in
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THE DIRECT LINE TO
CHARLESTON.

Is via the Southern Railway
through Atlanta and Augusta.
Service superior and time
quicker than any other line.
Train leaving Birmingham at
4:50 p. N. reaches Charleston
next day 11:l0 a. m. eastern
time). On May 9th this train
Will carry through coaches
Birmingham to Charleston.
Fare for round trip $3.50.
Call on G. e. Jackson, T. ?.
A, 2Ol9 lst avenue, for de-
tailed information.
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financial

New York, May 9.-The Commercial Adj
vertiser's London financial cablegram says:
This being the last day of the account
here with the intellectually account follow
ing, business was dull and the tone irreg-
ular. Reports after an hour were favor
able. The Developments at Pretoria pro-
duced a better tone. Americans opened
fiat and weak and the bulls selling Later
some shares were bought on expectation
of rally. New York opened selling, then
bought. The street closed at the best.
though there were losses on balance. Silver
closed strong at 20 7-16 The bank bought
$1,000 pounds of gold bars.
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DRY Goods

New York, May 9.-The demand for cot
ton goods has been fully up to the average
propositions. Some good sized bids for
brown cottons for export turned down owl
ing to inability of sellers to give required
shipments Prices on all weights of brown
and gray cottons are very firm. Bleached
cottons firm with steady demand. Prints
in more average request, but light supplies
check a volume of business. Ginghams
continue scarce. Print cloths very firm,
but no more business reported. Mems wear
wooden quiet. Clay worsted and serges
firm.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, May 9.-Cotton steady;
sales, $500; ordinary 8 1916 good ordinary,
47-16; low midding, $780, middling, SIS;
good middling, $780, middling fair, SIS;
receipts, LII; stock, 375, 446.
Consolidated Net, $4,000; exports to
Great Britain. 1O,4O7; France, 81; Continent,
$3.50; stock, TAI ,440.
Cotton futures quiet and steady. May,
$40 bid; June 5.7Sd5.S0; July, 5.7S6l5.S0; >Au-
gust 5.73@5.75; September 567@5.69; Octo-
Der, 5.6S@5.69 November, 5.6945.70 Deem
Der, 5.72Q5.74; January, 5.75@5.77; February,
5.7S@5.S0; March, 5.Sl@5.S3.
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Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS bv
MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHI.
DREN WHILE TEETHING, with PER
Feet SUCCESS. 1t SoOTHES the CHILD
SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN:
CURE WIND collie, and is the best rem
edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. Be sure ana
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents,
a bottle.
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Local Stocks and Bonds

Is via the Southern railway through At
lanta and Augusta. Service superior and
time quicker than any other line Train
leaving birmingham 1850 p. M, reaches
Charleston next day al Ito a. m. eastern
time). On May Sth this train will carry
through coaches from Birmingham tn
Charleston and Pullman sleepers from,
Birmingham to Atlanta and Atlanta to
Charleston. Fare for the round trip. $3.50
Call on C. e. Jackson, r. p. A, 2019 First
avenue, for detailed information
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No. 2 carries Pullman creeping cars BIZ
minghlm to Cincinnati and from B,lning-
ham to New York without change.
No. 4 carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car
Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman
sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati
No. / has through Pullman Drawing
Room Sleepers. Birmingham to New Or
leans and Birmingham to Shreveport.
]. M. CuIp. Traffic Manager. Washington.
Frank 8. Cannon. General Manager
G. A. Wickersnam. Superintendent, Biz
mingham.
w. A. Turk, @. p. A., Washington, ID. O.
c. A. Benscoter. A. @. p. A.. chattAp
p. III. Ellis. It. p. A.. birmingham. Ala.
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HALF RATES
To Louisville. KY, on Account of the
Southern BAPTIST Convention

To Louisville, KY, on Account of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
For the above, the Alabama Great
Southern railroad Queen and Crescent
route) will sell tickets from all points to
Louisville, KY, at the rate of one fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale May Sth to
18th, inclusive, limited to fifteen days from
date of sale. An extension of the final
limit may be obtained to leave Louisville
not later than June 10, provided tickets are
deposited with joint agent at Louisville be-
fore May Is, and upon payment of a fee of
so cents.
Double daily service
Quick schedules. isirsIs
Through sleepers and coaches. tai+
Service unsurpassed.
The scenic route.
Address r. NJ. Ellis, Travelling Passen-
ger association, Birmingham, Ala, for de-
tailed information
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New York, May 9-Coffee options opened
quiet, 5 points lower following weakness
in European markets, much larger Brazil
ian receipts, small warehouse movement;
easier markets and absence of outside sup
port. Closed to 10 points lower. Sales,
$500 bags. including: May $50; June, $5.15;
November. $3.50: April, s5.95.
Spot Coffee: Rio, steady; mild, quiet and
steady.
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Chicago, May 9.-Prospects today of an
early settlement of the strike at Buffalo
and the sentiment among traders that the
government crop report tomorrow would
be bullish strengthened wheat. July closed
with gain of ss9Ac. Corn advanced bc.
Oats lost H@asc. Pork declined 10c, lard
715@10c and ribs &c.
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focal Staple Grcceric'

: Vf'sff asTtTefTfsa
F'lour-Best patent, s4.35; straight, 81
Sugar-Granulated. $50; Y. c., 5as65lkc.
Coffee-Green 9@111Rc; Arbuckle's pack
ages, $10S0; Coverings packages, 5000;
Lyons packages, $3.50.
Lard-6ssc,
Clear Ribs Sides-5asc
Molasses = Centrifugal. 15@s5c; sugar
house, 20695c.
Rice-51k @61zc.
Corn-Mixed. SOC; white, sic.
Pearl Meal-9ec.
Hay-Choice tomothy. s1S; No. 1, SIG. 80;
No. 2, $15.5O; clover mixed, SIS.
2, $3.50; clover mixed, SIS.
Mixed Oats-S9c; white, 49,
Bran-Mixed, s15.50; pure wheat, SIG.
Cotton Seed MeaE$1S.
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LOCAL MARKETS,
FOCAL Cotton Market
Cotton-Mlddling, SIC.

Fruits and Produce
Butter-Elgin, 221z@25c; dairy No. 1, zoe
dairy No. 2, 15c; country, 1216c; cooking, 19c.
Potatoes-Irish, 95c
Potatoes-Sweet, $2.50Gs2.75 per crate
Lemons-Choice, $2.75@$3. %; fancy. $780,
Poultry-Hens, 25d90c; fries, 10000;
ducks, zoe: geese, 30c.
Eggs-10d11c.
California Oranges-$3. 256l$3 so.
MISUNDERSTANDING per quart.
Beans-Snap, $1.25@$1. 65 per crate.
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Galveston-Steady; middling, 15-16;
sales, 1928; receipts 6,031 stock, 5S,oeS.
Mobile-Steady; middling, 7-16 sales,
1000; receipts, II; stock, 12,S7S
Savannah-Quiet; middling, SIS; sales,
525 receipts, 1925; stock, 1884.
Charleston-Quiet; middling, 512; receipts,
g.; stock, 14,57S
Wilmngton-Quiet; middling, SIS; re-
cepts, as; stock, 11,55S.
Norfolk-Dul; middling, 53s sales, 175;
receipts, 1874; stock, 51,2S9.
MISUNDERSTANDING; middling, Ga; re-
ceipts, 355; stock, 14,106.
Boston-Quiet middling, ga; receipts,
net, 329; gross, 1244.
lphia-Quiet; middling, 6h; re-
ceipts, So; stock, 6,627.
Memphis-Steady; middling, 5& sales, l.
900; receipts 1,199; stock, 1877 153.
Augusta-Steady; middling, 81; sales,
1888; receipts, s; stock, 2S,9S6.
Cotton Letter
BY Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett, Agent
birmingham, May 9.--Cotton advices
from Liverpool today were favorable and
with the fear of an unfavorable bureau re-
port on the 10th instant, had a sustaining
influence on this market, despite continued
favorable weather for the crop and rather
free receipts.
The business, however, is moderate.
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amusements and from what heard of his
plans he will figure even more extensively
next season, with two new operas"
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United States IS. coupon ..............1O sK
United States new As, registered. .1z9
United States new as, coupon ........ .12slk
United States old As, registered $3.50. .112h
United States old as, coupon .......... 113A
United States SIS, registered .............112
United States 5s coupon ...............112
Alabama, Class A acknowledgements
ALABAMA, Class Is ..................F.....l lO
Alabama, Glass C.........................10
Alabama Currency .......................10
Louisiana new consol 4s......,...........1 101s
North Carolina SIS .........................17
North Carolina Is ........................14
Tennessee new settlement SIS .......... 81
Virginia Centuries -......... 49,. ....... 81
Virginia Deferred .......................
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Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by SCI
entfffcally attacking the disease through
the blood.
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Subscribe for the Sunday
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Hoods Sarsaparilfa insures good digestion
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TEACHERS, Examination

The annual examination of applicants for
positions as teachers in the Birmingham
public schools will be held in the High
school building, Monday and Tuesday, May
Is and 16, 1889 Applicants must be register
ed not later than 10 a. M Monday, May is,
1899
T. n MOORE
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MARKET MADE A i
STEADY ADVANCE
Local Traders Holding Off for
Bureau Report.
ADVANCE ON FOREIGN ORDER
Heavy Break in the Stock Market Had
Little Influence, But Attracted Wide
spread Individual Attention Clos
ed Quiet and Steady.
ADVANCE ON FOREIGN ORDER

New York, May 9.-The attitude of local
traders was practically unchanged today,
both bulls and bears holding off for tomor-
rows bureau report.
The market made steady advance of 10
points and continued to improve during
the first hour of foreign buying orders and
bullish European cables AS the session
progressed profit-taking set in at various
times, but shorts in every instance readily
absorbed this cotton The heavy break in
the stock market cut little figure as an in
f1uence, but attracted widespread individual
interest. The weekly weather statement
from Washington was given a slightly
bullish construction, which was later in
tensifed by reports of a rapid rise in the
Arkansas river to a point far above the
danger line and by a forecast for rains in
the southwest. Conflicting accounts re-
garding the condition of the plant were
received, the eastern districts reporting
backwardness. North and interior receipts
were quite heavy, but this fact made little
or no impression on local sentiment The
Liverpool market for spot cotton was again
active and firm, sales reaching 1000 bales
on the open market, considerable portion
of which passed into the hands of con-
tinental spinners. The market closed quiet
and steady with prices 1 to points net
higher.
New York, May 9.-Cotton quiet and
steady; middling, 6Ac; net receipts, 40
bales; gross 1,S46; sales, rs; stock, 166, S4s;
exports to Great Britain, 53S; to the CONT
nent, 17S.
Total today Net receipts, 13,3SS bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1,157; to France,
q; to the continent, S27; stock, TAI. 40
Consolidated: Net receipts, 1900 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 1O,407 bales; TO
France, q; to the continent, $3.50.
Total since September 1: Net receipts, 80
$50 1888 bales; exports to Great Britain, o.
259,in; to France, 92,179; to the continent,
Ill Ill
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No IS makes close connection at West
Point for st. Louis and the west.
J. Nd. Culp. Traffic Manager. washington.
f. s. Cannon, Third .vice-Presldent and
General Manager, Washington, d. c.
W. A. Turk. G. F. A.. Washington, d. c.
Z. A. Benscorer, A. G. p. A.. Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
c. e. Jackson. T. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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By Private Wire to Paine. Murphy & Coz
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
no LONGER ASLEEP.
New Orleans Beginning to Recog-
nize Her Own Importance.
Customs and Conditions Existing for
Centuries Giving Way to Mod.
ern Ideas and Up to Date
improvements. t4tF
Especial New Orleans LA Letter.

Z p , j"
Especial New Orleans Na) Letter.
New Orleans has been the Rip
Van. Wrinkle of American cities. For
years she has slept and allowed
great opportunities to pass her door
UNDECIDED. The good things that
might have been hers for the asking
were waved aside with indifference,
sometimes with contempt. Blessed by
providence with geographical location
which, for purposes of commerce, has
no equal on the American continent,
her people chung to the traditions of the
past, to unwholesome sanitary condi-
tons: and unprogressive municipal gov
eminent, which frequently was tainted
with corruption and premeditated NAL
administration of affairs. ., ........~t
But the day of awakening came at
last. 1t came suddenly, unexpectedly.
New blood was introduced into the
council chambers, men noted for en-
terprise and honesty, young men filed
with local pride and an understanding
of the city's most crying needs, were
chosen to make it's laws and restore it
to it's proper position as the metropolis
of the south, the gateway to Central
and South America and the islands in
the Caribbean, the great trading center
of the American gulf coast.
For 200 years the surface drainage
Of the city was emptied into Lake Pont
chartrain, a beautiful body of water
just north of New Orleans, but little
over year ago the city council began
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courses through the blood like light
ming; and impregnates the whole sys-
TEN 50 speedily that ampltation Of the
frst-affected part cannot save the life
of the individual stricken.
In vernacular it is not customary to
classify ants with reptiles; but they
are so classified here. and some of the
specimens show that they are propscly
classified in, this collection. Notably
are the gigantic white ants which have
been found in Liberia and sent 10 the
scientists of the institution. They are
of different, sizes, comprising ''sol-
diers," workers" and queens" One
of the latter shown was about an inch
long. The jaws of the workers are
powerfully developed. Some varieties
of the ants build mounds as high or
higher than a man, in which they live.
A member of the expedition told the
writer that he threw rat in among a
lot of them on the march, and in few
minutes only the bones were left, the
flesh having been removed by the crea-
lures. If person gets in their way in
the forest they make things lively for
him. - -"
One of the greatest curiosities in the
reptile line comprised in that collec-
ton is Florida rattlesnake of the
diamond" variety, about 6A feet in
length and nine inches in circumfer-
ence. The scales of the "rattler'' are
like those on large fish, and its head is
as large as q mans fist
It must have been in life, as it is now
in alcohol, terribly repulsive object,
and most formidable one to meet in
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
QUAY IS A 4 CQUITT j
Verdict Of Not Guilty Returned BY
81 the Jury.
He II Immediately Appointed to Fiji
the Senatorial Vacancy by
Gov. Stone The
Charges.

Philadelphia. April go. Matthew
Stanley Quay was Friday declared by
a jury of his peers to be not guilty Of
the charge of conspiring to use for his
own unlawful gain and profit the funds
Of the state of Pennsylvania deposited
in the Peoples bank, of this city. This
verdict was announced by the foreman
Of the jury just as the hands of the
courtroom timepiece pointed to II
o'clock.
The case went to the jury at three
o'clock Thursday afternoon and four
ballots were taken before the final de-
scision was reached. The first ballot
stood 10 to for acquittal, the next two
stood II to 1. The one standing out for
conviction by this time had very much
modified his reasons for conviction, and
when the last ballot was taken he voted
for, acquittal.
Appointed to Fiji Vacancy. -
Harrisburg, Pa, April 22.-1mmedi-
ately on receipt of the news that Mat
thew S. Quay was acquitted of the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-04-28
FACTS ABOUT. EMERY,
How 1t Is Quarried in the Historic
Beds OF ,Naxos, an Island in
the Mediterranean.

Emery comes from the island of
Naxos, in the eastern Mediterranean,
whence it has been exported for the last
two centuries or more. The beds are
in the northeast of the island, the de-
posts descending into some of the
neighboring islands, the emery, being
found in lenticular masses, resting on
layers of schist in limestone, almost
identical with Parian marble, the finest
marble known, which comes from the
island of Paros, close BY. yHs Il
There are about 900 men engaged in
the trade, all Of whom have to be mar
ried before. they are admitted to the
fraternity. The material is much too
hard to, be dug out, or even blasted
Great fires are lighted around the
blocks till the natural cracks expand
with. the heat, and levers are then in
serted to pry them apart. This system
is continued until the blocks are re-
}duced in size to masses Of cubic foot
or less, and they are then shipped as il
they were coal. There are said to be
10000, 600. tons yet available at .Naxos
and the last reported years export was
$3.50 tons. It is one.of the hardest snb
stances known. %t..,sSss5.ss
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evolved from the slowest 70 the most
progressive city in America.
The public buildings, many Of them
old and uncomfortable, are about to
rive place to modern and architectursl-
Il perfect structures. and the packs,
unequaled in point Of natural beauty,
are being improved at 2 rapid rate.
Audubon park and City park, by the
way, are famous for possessing the
most exquisite oaks in America, some
Of the trees being 300 years old.
That the commercial development
will more than, go hand in hand with
the city's sanitary improvement can
not for an instant be doubted. New Or
leans has always been the great cotton
trade center of America, and has han-
died immense quantities of sugar and
rice in. addition. Moreover, it is the Sec
ond largest grain exporting point in the
United States. But it's trade in manu-
featured goods and it's manufacturing
interests are in want Of development.
Capital has been kept away from the
city by it's unsanitarys condition, and
the same cause has hampered it's ship
ping interests. Situated nearly 100
miles from the mouth Of the Mississippi
river it possesses a harbor which, at
comparatively small expense, could be
made accessible to our modern ocean
Ieviathans. The United States govern
ment is fully aware of this fact, and has
just let contract for the construction
Of steel floating dry dock, to cost $780,
600, which portends the establishment
of a navy yard and the deepening Of the
river channel. Once a thoroughly
healthy city, free from the incubus OF
quarantine, New Orleans will command
the trade, by force of location and su.
perior facilities, which it now seeks to
control by other means
Manufacturing enterprises are natu
rally attracted by sanitary surround
ings and shipping facilities, and thu
New Orleans of the nineteenth century
a town of sentiment and tradition, will
evolve itself into a mighty mart, wher.
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NOW A THRIVING CITY.


Joseph Hancock, SO years old, . H.
tive of New Hampshire, but who moved
from Pekin, ILL.,, to Texas in 1912, ar
rived in Dallas the other day on visit,
after an absence of more than half .
century. Fifty-seven years ago Mr..
Hancock located on $40 acres of public
land of the republic Of Texas. His old
claim is now included in the site Of the
city Of Dallas.
Nearly every foot Of the ground il
built over in paved streets, railroad
tracks and buildings, big business
blocks and public parks, the property
being worth more than $50, coo 600.
Mr.. Hancock tired Of his farm sitter
two years occupancy, and moved to the
Red River valley, about 100 miles north
Of Dallas. Five years later the gold
fever took him to California, where he
followed mining until a few years ago,
when he moved to Montans, his present
home.
When he came TO Dallas 81 years ags
there was not house of any kind there,
and only three white men, John Nicely
Bryant, man named Moore and an
other named Mas. All these are dead.
Moore and Mas having died near wheI0
Hancock lived in California
This pioneer Of Dallas il now poor.
He says that for years he has heard
of the wonderful growth and imp0F-
lance of Dallas, and had such desiTU
70 see the city which has been built On
his old abandoned farm, where 10
fought Indians and hunted buffalo, that
he determined to come ard look upon 10
in his old days before it would be to-
la4e.
"Had remained here, destiny wo111
have made me q millionaire, bot ny
foresight was not good, said The old
man, IN tone Of resTet.-Sk. IouiD
slobe-DemocEak
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Guilty of C0wardice.

New York, April 21.-The findings of
the court of inquiry which Investigated
the allegations of cowardice on the part
of some of the officers of the Seventy
first New York volunteers in the battle
before Santiago have been made public.
The verdict of the court finds that Mai.
Smith, who was lieutenant colonel of
the regiment; Capt. Whittle, who was
major, and Maj. Austin, of the staff of
Brig. Gen. Smith, who commanded a
company in that regiment, were guilty
of a lack of bravery and courage and
Of incompetency. ~. ~