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The age-herald., 1900-12-01
SELMA.
Budget of News From the Central
 City.

Selma, November 30.-(Special )-The pre- liminary trial of the negro Jim Wells, charged with the murder of Bob Watson has been set for December 10.
 The murder which was fastened upon Wells is one of the foulest that has hap pened in these parts in years. It occurred Wednesday night but was not discovered until Thursday. The two negroes worked at the Central Oil Mill, Wells being boss of the squad to which Watson was attach ed. They were cousins and had frequently had fights of late. Monday Watson was to succeed Wells as boss. Wednesday Dan Watson brother of the dead negro, miss ed him from his work and a search was instituted. The first search failed to re- veal the whereabouts of the missing negro and another search was made about mid night Wednesday.
 The actions of Jim Wells aroused the suspicious of Captain Walters of the po- lice force who was making the inVeStiga- tion. He noticed that every time the party would get near the cistern at the mill Wells would lead them away. Finally torches were procured and the water pumped off. As the-imperfect light disclosed the body of Watson, Wells dropped his torch and fled, He was captured and lodged in jail.
 An examination showed that Watson came to his death firm the blow of piece of iron or heavy stick The murder was com mitted in the cellar of the mill where the seed stored and the body was covered up by the slayer of the negro until dark when 1t was dragged to the cistern and dumped in.
 This afternoon at three o'clock MT. Har- rison and his two sons who are engaged in horse trading and who come to Selma every year, were in Rosendorf & Co.'S eating lunch and drinking beer when a dispute arose between the two young men. Words led to blows and both were severely pun ished as bottles, dishes and plates were utilized as weapons, and both boys fought with a vigor and grit worthy of better cause.
 Today at noon a negro by the name of General Spencer who halls from Beloit ac- cidently discharged his pistol while the weapon was in his front pocket of his trousers He was in the front part of The Tissier Department Store at the time and the shot attracted quite a crowd. The "GeneraFs' pants caught fire from the ex- plosion and he was burned as well as shot, the ball from the pistol entering his thigh
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
LOCAL STOCKS.
Healthy Inquiry and Considerable Trad
 ing-Bank Shares.

While the local stock market cannot be called active, there Is a marked improve ment,' and some good sales have been made. Fifty or more shares of Alabama Na- tional Bank changed hands recently at par, and sales of Berney National were made day or two ago at 90. There is a steady in- quiry for all bank stocks.
 The inquiry for Bessemer Land and Im- provement Company stock is quite pro- nounccd, and sales were made yesterday at 1872 One broker tried to buy a block at IS. but his bid was declined
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Cotton Letter.

Cotton Letter of Falrchild & Hobson, by
 Private Wire to H. D. Cothran & Co.
 New Orleans, November 30-Notwith- standing that Liverpool was three up on near points yesterday, trading on the curb here was but little indulged in, and what business that was transacted was done at an advance of only 1 or 2 points higher than the closing of the day previous. There was no confidence placed in the improve ment abroad yesterday, as it was expected that the liberal movement for the week would keep prices down. But the recording of another four point gain at Liverpool to-
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
PRATT CITY.
Budget of News from the Busy Little
 Mining Town.

Pratt City, November 3O-(SpeciaL)- Mayor Hudnall and Chief of Police Dicker- son left this morning for Montgomery, the former to attend to the changing of the city's charter looking to the incorporating of the North and East Highlands, and the latter is on the trail of a prisoner who escaped from the city prison.
 Business in the Mayors court this morn- ing was unusually light. Notwithstanding the fact of free Thanksgiving eggnog.
 Mrs Joe Brown leaves Sunday for vis- it to friends and relatives at Greenwood, Mississippi.
 MT. Bailey, conductor on the Birming- ham Sopthern sustained a painful though not serious injury yesterday, getting his limb badly bruised.
 Mir Morgan, who for long time had charge of the telephone exchange here left recently to remain some time. MT. Morgan is succeeded by his son Henry, who will serve the patronage of the line with the same courteous consideration to which they are accustomed.
 There will be a congregational meeting at the Presby terian church tonight to take definite steps toward securing pastor.
 A football game and other athletic sports will occur at Liberty Park tomorrow under the auspices of the Athletic Football As sociation, of which George Ray and John Gurley of Pratt City are on the committee of arrangements.
 James A. and Miss Katie Matson of Tal- ladega were the guests yesterday of A. M. Watson at Pratt City.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Total Net Receipts,

New York, November 30.-The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, 1900:
 Galveston S7S,5S6 New Orleans LILAC Mobile 73,555 Savannah 0,Sl9; Charles ton 160,2N; Wilmington 1S1.1S6; Norfolk 19S,3SO; Baltimore 15,O5S; New York 24,312; Boston 7,S91; Newport News 19595; Phila- dephia 7,9T; Brunswick 26,9S2; Pensacola 45 792; total 3353, ,2S4.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN.

All purchases and sales are made direct on the Exchange for which the order is given
 Correspondents-J. H. Parker & Co.,; c. w. Lee & Co.,; Purnell, Hagaman & Co.,, New York; Fairchild 6 Hobson. New Or leans; Ware & Leland, Chicago.
 References-FIrst National Bank of Bir- mingham; First National Bank of Rome, Ga.
 TELEPHONE No. 114b.
 Special attention given to orders over telephone and orders sent from out of the city,
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
PLANT SYSTEM,

Effective February 1s. 1s0o Pullman sleep- Ing car service was inaugurated between Savannah, Ga., and Montgomery Ala. on the following schedule: Leave SssseNah, D. m; arrive Montgomery, s;10 q h.: leave Montgomery. 7:45 ?. m.; arrive Sasan- nah, l0:3o a. m.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Dry Good

New York, November 9O.-Business in dry goods resumed after the holiday with out change in general character. Demand for cotton goods dull on the spot but fair orders otherwise. Bleeched and coarse colored goods very hrm Lightweight brown cottons also firm. Print cloths quiet and unchanged. Prints domerate demand. Gnghams firm. Linens in fair request and firm. Burlaps scarce; and prices tending upward.
 New York Cotton Futures
 By Private Wire to H. D. Cothran . Ce.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
STARTS SOUTH.
A Big Shipment of Coal Leaves Pitts
 burg.

itt1burg, November 3O-About 100000 bushels of coal started for the south qo- day, requiring 112 coal boats and 34 barges to transport it. Today's shipments bring the total for the rise to Il, 100000 bushels. The Frank Gilmore started for New Or leans with the first independent tow since the combine was formed. The towboat is owned by P. R. Budd. P
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
DIR. Y. E, HOLLOWAY,
 Physician and Surgeon.

Young physlcia ns and the lesser lights Of the medical pro- fession, probably for the want of other practice, try to cre- ate the impression that they are expert in tho treatment of priYa e diseases. They delight. in tell ins people that doc tors who advertise are ouaSks and lm-
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
A Gentleman's Smoke Texie Cigars! Texie Cigars

Go where the crowd goes, to Dunker's Saloon, 2O8 and 2lO North goth Street, between 2d and 3d avenues.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Treasury Statement.

Washington, November So.-Todays state ment of the balances in the general fund exclusive of the $150Oo0,OOO gold reserve in the division or redemption shows avail able cash balance $139, 3,794; gold $9S,- O47, ,373.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

A marriage license was issued yesterday to George M Clotflter and Jane E. Pes- nerr. .rs4=-
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

w. w. Butts who was arrested on a charge of retailing, was discharged yester- day by United States Commissioner Cor nish.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Are you a cigar epicuree
 Try a Texie.
K. D. C0THRAN & co.

Members of Chicago Board of Trade and New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Rooms l and Alabama National Bank
 Building. Private leased wires to New York, New Orleans md Chicago,
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

Referee Trimble was occupied yesterday in a creditors examination of Bankrupt Hardy Jones. He owes $l173 and has assets in notes and accounts of 294.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

Solicitor II. P. He1in of the Criminal Court is still in Montgomery. I. 2
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, November 30-Cotton steady; sales 7250 ordinary 3-16; good or dinary 1916; low middling ZIG; middling 13-16; good middling 10 1-l6; middling fair 102s; receipts 1896; stock 3O7 ,241.
 Consolidated tatement-Receipts, net, 2S5, S69; exports to Great Britain S3,2S7; to France 24, ,753; to the continent 9S, ,367; stock S10,726
 New Orleans, November 30.-Cotton fu- lures steady; November nominal; December 9.67@9 .69; January 9.64@D9 65: February 9.6460 9.65; March 9.6209 69; April 962d9 63; May 9.6lq9.62 June 9.6Oq9.6 .62; July 9.5S@9.6O.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
MUCH STRENGTH IN THE COTTON MARKET Trading Was the Smallest of Re-
 cent Times OPENED AT AGOOD ADVANCE Worked Higher on Brisk Demand-The Prices Settled a Few Points in the
 Afternoon, but Recovered on k Bulish News. .-..5.t#

New York, November 30.-The sole fea- lures of today's cotton market was it's strength which obtained to a surprising de- gree and was sustained in face of all ob- stacles Speculatively the market was one Of the smallest of recent times and few trades were made that were for accounts other than professional. The public was not a buyer
 The market opened steady with prices 40 Il points higher, and after the call worked several points still higher on brisk demand from parties representing influential South ern and foreign interests and by local shorts. Exceptionally firm cables and ru- mors that Southern spot markets were again higher were the basis of the con fidence of the first hours buying.
 As the morning progressed business dwindled away steadily with noon opera tionsI small even for a scalping trade. Prices settled few points on scattering sales for profits only to again seek the high pitch of the early afternoon on esti- mates for light receipts at New Orleans and Houston tomorrow. The private cables attributed LiverpooLs sudden strength to American buying. Increased demand for cotton goods at Manchester from China added to the firmness in general abroad. Closed quiet with prices net 1Q12 points higher
 New York, November 30.-Cotton quiet; middling 10Ac net receipts 1875; gross re- cepts 3S05; sales 252S; stock 49 366; exports to the continent SS7.
 Total today: Net receipts 56,362; exports to Great Britain 2O766; exports to the con tinent 20,SSS; stock S1O,726.
 Consolidated: Net receipts 2S5, ,S69; exports to Great Britain S3,2S7 exports to France 24,753; exports to the continent 9S, S,3G7.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts B. 35S'2o4; exports to Great Britain 1,23S 760; exports to France 25S, 454; exports to the continent S5O414.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

Judge A. A. Coleman of the Circuit Court returned yesterday from Montgom- cry, where he went to take Thanksgiving dinner with his son, who is recorder. The judge says there is a good deal of suppress ed excitement there in political matters, but he thinks the taking of the oath by
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Murphy & Sompany's Stock Letter.

New York, November 3O.-The stock mar ket this morning was very strong and ac- tive, and continued strong during the en- tire session, with the exception of few industrial stocks, which sold off. The great est decline was in tobacco, which lost about per cent. Sugar and Brooklyn also eased off slightly. The western railroad stocks seem to be the strong features lately, and good houses are advising the purchase of Southern Pacific for a good raly. The close of the market was irregular, but steady, and indications point to a higher level.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Birmingham City Bonds.
Fruit and Produce.

Fruit and Produce. Butter-White clover, pound prints, 27c; Elgin (standard) 23c; best creamery, 25c; Mississippi best grade, 23c; good country, 200; mixed country, 13915c. Irish potatoes, 65c per busheL Sweet potatoes, $125@1. .50 per barrel. Apples S2 7593.5 per barrel. Bananas-Culls, SocQS1; stra1ghts $17502 per bunch.
 Lemons, $2.50@450.
 Poultry-Best friers 20c: medium, 16c; hens, 25630c; ducks. Pekin, 30435c; puddle. 15620c; turkeys on foot, S49c; drawn, head and feet off, 121sc.
 Eggs-Cold storage, 20c; fresh, 22c Onions, 2d215c per pound.
 Cabbage, 1Ac per pound.
 Rutabagas 1c per pound. Lima beans, 71sdsc per pound - White peas $2 .25 per pushe
 Dried apples, S1aG5c per pound.
 Local Staple Groceries. Flour-Best patent $4.65; Tennessee pat ent, $425; half patent, sS.75.
 Sugar-Granulated, 5Bc; Y. C., Dc. Coffee-Green. l2D13kc; Arbuckles pack ages, $12.3O; Lion packages, $11.30. Cheese-New York full cream, 13kc. Lard Sc basis.
 Meats-Clear rib sides. 7&c; bacon bellies eKc: dry salted bellies, Sc; best hams, 11%c; four x hams, 1O1kc; California hams, Sc; breakfast bacon, 111sc. Molasses-Cenrrifugal. 15635c; sugar house, 20635c; Georgia cane, 371Ac Rice-41kc: fancy, 7c.
 Corn, mixed, 54c; white, 57c Meal-Jim Dandy, soc; Joe Darter, Sec. Hay-Choice timothy, $1S50: No. l. $17 50. clover mixed, $16.50; prairie, s11.50. Oats-Mixed, 84c; white, &C., Bran-Mixed, s17.00: pure wheat, $1S50 Cotton seed meal $23 %.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Court News.

John Bradley, clerk of the Criminal Court, has recovered from a recent illness.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Chieano Channe.

Chicago, November 3O.-Wheat was dull. December having sagged on liberal re- ceipts, absence of foreign demand and oth- CT bearish considerations. closed ssc under Wednesday. November corn dropped 512c on liquidation and December closed 9sc down. Oats closed A0D9sc depressed and provisions 212Q5 to 171hc lower.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
IN THE COURTS.
Very Little Business Transacted Yes
 terday-Two Suits Filed.

Yesterday was another quiet day in court circles. A divorce decree was rendered in the City Court in the case of Allie Barnes vs. J. P. Barnes on the ground of volun- tary abandonment. The City Court will hear today a motion to confirm the sale of the Helena Coal Company.
 J. L. Jordan and B. M. P. Jordan have filed suit against the Jonas Schwab Com pany for $200 damages. They allege that defendant failed to enter a credit of $60 paid on mortgage.
 George Eustis has filed suit against the Central of Georgia Railway Company for 5000 damages. He claims that on Septem- Der 13, 1900, he was a passenger from Sa- vannah to Birmingham and had paid $2 50 in addition to his regular ticket for the privilege of being carried from Savannah to Birmingham in sleeping car, but that said car was detached at Columbus, and plaintiff was forced to ride the balance of the way in an ordinary car, and being in delicate heth he was made sick. 5
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

Business in the Mayors court this morn ing was unusually light. Notwithstanding the fact of free Thanksgiving eggnog.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01
Sugar and Coffee

New York, November 3o.-Sugar: Strong; fair refining 5-16c; centrifugal. 96 test,
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

Mrs. Joe Brown leaves Sunday for vis- it to friends and relatives at Greenwood,
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

The leading futures ranged as follows; Articles lOpened IHighestl Lowest Closing
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

MT. Bailey. a conductor on the Birming ham Southern, sustained a painful though not serious injury yesterday, getting his limb badly bruised.
The age-herald., 1900-12-01

There will be a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church tonight to take definite steps toward securing a pastor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
How Long?

The war in the Philippines has been
going on just one year and a half to-
day. For eighteen weary months the
best blood of the United States has
been drained into a repulsive and ap-
parently bottomless swamp of guerilla
fighting that leads to nothing, and we
have spent on the wretched job more
money than the Democratic party I'M
der Jefferson and Monroe needed to
triple the area of the Republic.
When we began war with Spain. a
nation of eighteen million people, with
a considerable navy, an army that
could call upon a million trained men,
a treasury and a complete organized
government, we fought her to a stand
still in three months and a half, and
we never put more than 80, 600 men in
our fighting line. To suppress 1000
900 unorganized Tagals, in what We
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
What a State Could Do.

A reader wants to know what a sim
gle state could do under the present
environment if socialists controlled 1t.
There is nothing in the constitution of
the United States prohibiting any state
from doing all things except levying a
tariff, making money, creating a navy.
maintaining a postal system, ETC., none
of which would interfere with a state
owning and operating any industry the
people might desire, just as they own
and operate the common school, public
roads, buildings, penal institutions and
their industries. a socialist state
could acquire lands and machinery,
operate factories, provide medium of
exchange by the use of state warrants
or small bonds which it could pay for
labor and receive back for the prod
ucts. 1t could do just as New Zealand
is doing under the British government
and as much more in the same direc-
ton as the people of the state desired.
1t could give the people q vote on all
laws, establish the imperative mandate
or recall of officials who proved unfit,
could build and maintain all kinds of
pleasure for the people such as lectures,
halls, theaters, libraries, art galleries,
gymnasiums, etc., just as it now does
for state educational institutions. If
one state is ever controlled by the So
cialists so that its constitution ear be
changed it will make an object lesson
that will be followed by every other
state as quickly as the news of its
beneficial effects can be communicated
to the working people of the nation.
All these things could be done without
violating a paragraph of the constitu-
ton of the United States.-Appeal to
Reason.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

have W. recognized as a war, we
are using 65, 900 men, and after eigh-
teen months of fighting we do not seem
much nearer success than we were in
the beginning.
Does not this imply atrocious mis-
management somewhere? And how
long is it to be kept up? Are the
American people prepared t., resign
themselves to a permanent state of war
in the Philippines, with a great part
of their in men and money
annually devoured TO no purposeP
Our army OF occupation in the
islands is equal to the entire force that
a state like New Jersey could be ex-
pected to raise to resist invasion.
Practically. therefore, we have sub
tracted a state like New Jersey from
the defensive of the nation.
That is what has been accomplished
by Imperialism, masquerading in the
robes of expansion.
If we had given the Filipinos a voice
in the management of their own III
try there would have been no war. If
we would condescend to negotiate with
them the war could be stopped ever
now.
In dealing with the savage Moros of
the Sulu Islands, with their polygamy,
slavery and monarchy, we were will
ing to recognize the local authorities
and customs, and by doing SO we OBJ
tanned the allegiance of these ferocious
bandits without a blow. Why should
we refuse to do as much for the civil
lied and Christian inhabitants of Luz
zon?-N. Y. Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

banks. Columbia, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba would, as states of the Amer
lean Union, hold positions inconpar-
ably more important, grander and more
digniied than they can ever hope to
reach either as independent commu-
mites or as provincial dependencies of
a foreign power that regards them with
a kind of tolerance akin to contemptu-
Gus indifference. OF course, no one
settled communities now added to our
domain by force; we want no unwilling
citizens to enter our Union. The time
to have taken the lands was before
settlers came into them. European
nations war for the possession of thick
ly settled districts, which if conquered,
will for centuries remain alien and
hostile to the conquerors. We, wiser
in our generation, have seized the
waste solitude hat lay near us, the
limitless forests and never-ending
plains and valleys of the great, lovely
rivers, and have thrust our own sons
into them to take possession, and a
score of years after each conquest we
see the conquered land teeming with a
people that is III with ourselves"
We thus see Roosevelt the candidate
and Roosevelt the author in conflict.
For UNFOLDING the things he commend
ed then, he now condemns the Kansas
City platform as "a wicked absurdity."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16
A Mother Tells How She Saved
Her Little Daughters Life.

/ am the mother of eight children
and have had a great deal of exper-
fence with medicines. Last summer
my daughter had the ~dysentery in its
worst form. We thought she would
de. l tried everything / could think
of, but nothing seemed to do her any
good. l saw by an advertisement in
our paper that Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy was
highly recommended and sent and got
a bottle at once. 1t proved to be one
of the very best medicines we yer had
in the house. 1t saved my daughters
life. 1 am anxious for every mother
to know what an excellent medicine it
is. Had 1 known it at first it would
have saved me a great deal of anxiety
and my little daughter much suffering.
Yours truly MRS. GEO. F. BURDICK,
Liberty R. 1. For sale by Arcadia
Valley Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-16

standing army of one hundred thousand
men, and an indefinite increase of the
navy; it is waging a war of subjugation
basing its right upon the purchase of a
people from a dying European Empire;
1t gives no reason for the murders in
the Philippines save and alone the ar
bitrary one of might; it refuses to re-
gard the provinces it seeks to acquire
as future states and would make of
them mere dependencies. If these do
not constitute Imperialism, will some
one please define the meaning of the
word?