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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
THE TRADE OF PUERTO RICO.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS SINCE AMERICAN
OCCUPATION ABOUT 100000 EACH
Washington, Feb 1.-THE War Department
to-day gave out statement showing that the
total value Of imports into the island OF Puerto
Rico from til date Of American occupation TO
December 81 1899 was $12.191.s29. and that
the total value OF exports from the island in the
same period was 81 SOC. sOT. The United States
furnished 81. ST.. s26 Of the imports and took
50 500. T66 Of the exports. Sugar exports 70 the
United States for this period were S1.S1I5I2 OF
this total.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
THE CLARK INVESTIGATION.

WHITEsIDE'g CHARGES AGAINST THE MON
TANA SENATOR DENIED
washington, Feb. 12.-Four witnesses testified be
--'s senate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
60 "a lis investigation O. the election OF Senator
e-afk. Of Montana, to-day The, were D. F. Peeler
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
FOR 4 CABLE TO THE PHILIPPINES
A NEW. PROJECT INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE
BY Mr. FOSTER

Washington Feb IA bill introduced IN
the Senate to-day BY Senator Foster, OF Washing
ION providing for the construction OF a Govern
ment cable line from the United States 70 the
Philippines. The distinguishing feature OF the Dill
that IT requires the cable TO De Iald rom some
1o,rr ~ -ra coast OF the State Of Washington
and that It shall run via Alaska and north OF the
Aleurian Islands &c the Island OF Attn and thence
10 the boundary between Russia and Japan, and
thence With several stops 10 the Philippines An
indeDendent cable from San Francisco 70 Hawaii
Is nrOVided for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-13
OTLs REPORrs MORE cAsrAITTFs-

Washington, Feb l2-General Otis has reported
10 the War Department the following additional
casualties among the troops in the Philippines:
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VIEWS OF SENATOR ELKINs.

Mr. EIlzus commended the general provisions OF
the bill but criticised the sixth section which pro-
vides for the funding Of the public debt On this
provision ne said in part
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
THE SENATE.

Washington, May 19.-After spirited de- bate the senate today, by the decisive vote of 32 to 16, laid on the table the whole prop osition relating to the transportation of mail by the pneumatic tube system. An ef- fort was made to secure the adoption of an amendment to appropriate $225,0O0 to carry out existing contracts for the service in New York, Boston and Philadelphia, but no action was taken upon it, special orders superceding the appropriation bill.
 The closing hours of the session were oc- cupied in accepting from the state of Mis- souri statues of Benton and Blair, located in Statuary hall of the capitol and from the Grand Army of the Republic the statue of General U. s. Grant, located in the cap itol rotunda.
 At the opening of the session President pro tenn Frye laid before the senate dis patch from Governor Smith of Montana, announcing that he had revoked the ap- pointment of w. A. Clark as senator, made by Lieutenant Governor Spriggs, and had appointed Hon. Martin Maginnis to i'll the
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TO DISCUSS PLANS
 FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Committee Called to Meet in This City Next Friday-WiH Arrange
 for Speeches.

The democratic campaign committee ap- pointed by the state executive committee will meet in this city at the Morris hotel next Friday afternoon. The call for the meeting was issued by Chairman John " Smith yesterday.
 The committee at this meeting will dis cuss plans for the campaign and probably arrange for number of speeches to be made by the candidates and others between that date and the August election. Colonel w. J. Sanford, the democratic nominee for governor has placed his services at the disposal of the committee and it is under stood that he will make several speeches in different parts of the state during the campaign.
 The call for the meeting issued by Chair man Smith is as follows:
 The members of the campaign committee of the democratic party of Alabama are re- spectively requested to meet in the city of Birmingham, at the Morris hotel, at 2 o'clock sharp, on Friday May 25, 1900 Each member of said committee is urged to be present, as business of importance will be considered. Respectfully, JOHN V. SMITH, Chairman. By John c. Pugh, Secretary.
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LITIGATION OYER
 TWO LITTLE TOTS Divorced Husband Wanted Gus
 tody of His Children. A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Brought Into Custody by Deputy Sheriff Waldrop and Given Into Keeping
 of the Mother by Chan
 c o,llor Carmichael
A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

Two small children, aged and ', were the innocent cause of litigation in the chancery court yesterday. The parties to the suit were Edward J. Blbe and Mrs. Maddox of North Birmingham, his former wife. They were divorced last fall, but the decree granting the divorce made no disposition of their children, the two above referred to, who remained in the custody of their mother. Yesterday morning Mr. Bilbe sued out a writ of habeas corpus before Chancellor Carmich- ael, and the sheriff was directed to bring the two children into court until the case could be heard and one or the other of the parents given the legal right to care for and protect them.
 Deputy-Sherif Waldrop was directed by the sheriff to execute the paper, and this he did by going to the home of Mrs. Mad dox in North Birmingham and getting the children. On arriving in town, they were taken before Chancellor Carmichael, and the petition of the proponent heard. After listening to both sides the chancellor or dered that the children be returned to the mother, whom he decreed should be their legal custodian.
 Mrs Maddox returned to her home with the little fellows, happy and contented that they could not be taken from her.
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THE STREET FAIR
 A GRAND SUCCESS
Brought to Close Last Night-The Elks Have Cleared Several Thous-
 and Dollars. n7

The Elks street fair and trade carnival, which opened last Monday in the enclosure in Second avenue from Fourteenth to Eighteenth street, was brought to a suc- cessful close last night, one of the largest crowds of the week being in attendance.
 The fair, which was the first of the kind ever held in Birmingham, met with the unreserved approval of the public, and was lberally patronized.
 The jolly Elks are several thousand dol lars to the good, and are receiving congrat- ulatons on all sides for the excellent man. ner in which the fair was conducted and for the meritorous attractions offered to the patrons through the medium of Colonel Gaskelrs Midway attractions, of which there are none better. Roscoe" the snake eater; Lunette, flying girl; Speedy, the high diver; Philion, in his act on the spiral tower; the streets of India; the German will lage; Willie Stout, the fat boy. and in fact, every feature of the splendid Midway will long be remembered.
 The band contest which took place yes- terday afternoon was an interesting fea- ture, the first prize going to the Adger band. Immediately after the close of the fair the midway people began to pack up and left on as special train in charge of Press Agent Dock Waddell. for Charlotte, N. Gs at an early hour tbis morning.
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MATRIMONIAL MARKET
Developed Great Strength-M Many New
 Stockholders.

There was unusual strength in the matri- monial market yesterday, in consequence of which Chief Clerk Tarrant of the probate office was kept busy issuing certificates of stock in the "open corporation" which is always worth dollar for dollar. Among those who became stockholders were the following "soeculators:"
 Andrew D. Irving and Miss Ellen Me Donald, Tom Baldwin and Miss Ella Jor- dan, J. W. Lowery and Miss Minnie John son, William N. Stewart and Miss Maggie McCrorie, Frank R. Hurst and Miss Lula B. Moody, E. Rothschild and Miss Ida Joseph John Palmer and Mrs. Fronie Davis, J. R. Wiggins and Miss Annie War ren, A. A. Cooper and Miss Lula Thomp- son, J. H. Mooney and Mrs. M. J. Parker, John Richards and Miss Alice Reynolds.
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GRAND CONCERT
At the Auditorium by the Whitman
 Sisters

The Whitman Sisters, whose voices have attracted widespread attention throughout the United States. and who enjoy the dis tinction of being the best vocalists the col ored race has ever produced, will appear at special concert at the Auditorium on Monday, May 2S The sisters have been in
 the city for several days and have ap- peared at the various colored churches with
 much success. They have received many requests to appear in one of the places of amusement and have therefore arranged a special concert, and hope to afford pleas
 ure to large audience.
 | The sisters are attractive mulatto women l of refinement the daughters of the pastor l of the First A. M E. church of Atlanta, 1 Ga. Their mother is at the head of a i movement for the elevation of the colored woman, and was the subject of an inter- estin= sketch in recent issue of an At 1 lanta news paper.
 l Essie Whitman, the second sister, pos
 sesses a contralto voice of wonderful
 sweeness. She is said to far excel Black l the world over.
 The concert will consist of songs by the sisters, banjo and other instrumental solos, | with band of picanninies, the eldest of l whom is only 10 years of age
 The concert will be a rare treat, judging | by the splendid notices the sisters have re- ceived from the southern press.
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
Cumberland Presbyterians

chattanooga, Tenn, May 19.-The Cum oerland Presbyterian general assembly to- night resolved itself into Christian En- deaVor rally, the auditorium of the church being insufficient to hold the crowds The discussion of the evening was opened bv the churchs committee on Christian En- deavor Society. The report showed that the Endeavorers have contributed to mis- slons as-follows during the past year:
 To Columbus, O., $1,26774; general home fund, $26S5; foreign missions, 1895 67. Through the woman's board the societies have contributed for scholarships, s1S7. .S6 the Juniors, 160 societies, gave for the gen. eral cause $90393, making the total mis- sionary offerings of Christian Endeavor- CTS, $4,3220S The report carefully explains the relation of the committee to the other enterprises of the church and closes by calling the church's attention to the broth erhood of Sts Andrew and Philip as a useful religious organization for young men.
 The business sessions of the convention | will be resumed Monday.
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General Assembly at Atlanta.

Atlanta. May 19.-Devotionai exercises opened the third days session of the Southern general assembly of the Presby- terian church. A few overtures were re- ceived, when the business of the day was begun. Some of these related to the hymn book question, protesting for the most part against the nasty adoption of a new book.
 An overture was offered asking the as- sembly to inaugurate a twentieth century movement, the plan being to raise at least $1,0OO,000 for the permanent work of the church.
 W. A. Alexander treasurer of the gen. erai assembly of Presbyterian church of the United States, made his report to the Southern assembly for 1900. The report showed receipts from May s, 1899, to May Il, l900, amounting to S3.6O3, and disburse- ments during the same period of $2 33S leay- ing a balance of $,265 in the treasurer's hands.
 The assembly was in session less than an hour during the afternoon An air of extreme lassitude prevailed and the com missloners after appointing a select com mttee to which was referred the report of . the hymn book committee, made at the morning session. Adjourned until Monday morning.
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past three or four days, and the men are not in thorough condition, not having played together this year, but they have all had some practice and will put up a stiff game against Selma. Will Gresham, one of the best ball tossers in the state, is manager, and he selected the players who are to constitute the team. The play CTS and their positions in tomorrow's game will be as follows: O'Brien or King, catch CT; Hickman, Hunter, or Sawyer pitcher; Hart, first base; Gresham, second base; Donoven, short stop; Harbin, third base; Cass, center field; McCauley, left field; Vigo, right field.
 The game will be called at 3:30 p. m.
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 ter I had taken only three bottles of Peruna I was cured of the catarrh. now advise everybody troubled with catarrh to take Dr. Hartman's Perunay as it is sure cure for catarrh.
 "Friends to whom I recommended Pe- runa, tell me that it is also good for headache, dizziness, and pain in the stomach"
 In cases where the inflammation has been so severe and continued as to produce extreme irritability of the stomach, the remedy may be taken in small doses at first, diluted in water, but as soon as the improvement is suf- ficient to permit the whole dose to be taken undiluted, it is better way and the cure is much more rapid.
 Peruna Is also a spring medicine which at once removes fhe cause of aH affections peculiar to fife spring sea- son, by purifying fhe blood Of aH con- faminafi0n and invig0rafing fhe whole system.
 For free book on catarrh address The Peruna Medicine Company, Columbus, Ohio.
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
METHODISTS WILL
 HAVE HOT DEBATE
Over Temperance Committees
 Censure of Mckinley.
MINORITY, WILL FIGHT HARD
The Contest Has Become Somewhat of a Political Nature, a Prominent Republican Having Arrived
 to Have a Conference

Chicago, May 19.-There will be an ex- citing and prolonged contest on the floor of the Methodist Episcopal conference be- fore the ma ajorty report of the temperance committed censurng President Mckinley for his attitude on the enforcement of the anti-canteen law will be accepted, as it is reported. Tonight the supporters of the mi nority report, from which all reference to the president has been eliminated, claim that the conference will refuse to become party to any censure of the president. either as chief executive of the United 1 States or as a member of the Methodist 1 church.
 The thirteen members of the committee who signed the minority report have been busy with the members of the conference in an effort to secure support in their fusal to criticise the president. The action of the majority is said to have caused a sense of embarrassment among the leaders in the conference who will be called upon to take stand on the issue which the sub mission of the two reports will raise.
 Letters. telegrams and appeals on the subject have beeen pouring in on the mem- bers of the committee from all parts of the country since the committee decided upon its report.
 A number of these communications ap- peal to the members not to recede from the position taken by the committed while others present equally earnest appeals to the conference not to go record as crit icising the administration.
 The contest has been given something of political interest, representative of the national republican committee, .lit is said having arrived in Chicago for a confer ence with members of the committee and leaders of the conference. His mission, ac- cording to those with whom heEis said to have conferred, is to ascertain at first hand the exact purport of the report Of the committee, and to learn personally the sentiment of the members of the con- ference in regard to the reports The com mittee will probably be givenB Ban oppor- tunity to report early next week. Chair man Samuel Dicks attempted to bring the matter up today, but was defeated in his attempt.
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vacancy. MT. Chandler, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, re- quested that the telegram be referred to his committee. MT. Allen requested that the dispatch lie on the table, and to this MT. Chandler agreed.
 "Is this telegram inquired MT. Allen, ito be taken construing that a vacancy exists in the senatorial representation of Montana"
 'I think the seat is vacant" replied MT. Chandler. How the vacancy was created is another thing"
 MT. Morgan, chairman of the committee on inter-oceanic canals, gave notice that on Tuesday at o'clock, or as soon there after as he could get the fioor he would move that the canal bill be taken up for consideration.
 MT. Allen of Nebraska offered a resolu- tion that Messrs. Fisher Wolmerans and Vessels. the Boer delegates be admitted to the floor of the senate during their so- journ in Washington.
 ''I object" said MT. Hawley of Connecti- cut, and the motion went over.
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
DYSPEPSIA OF SPR|NGTIME.

s. B. Coates, Muncie, Ind, 1882 East Washington street, writes: "I have just recovered from a very bad case of dys- pepsia and owe my recovery to Peruna. have been troubled with dyspepsia for five years. Doctors did me little or no good. One bottle of Peruna gave me relief and after using two bottles the dyspepsia has all disappeared. I can eat and sleep and feel like a new man."
 MT. H. D. Carew, Brockton, Mass, 1046 Main street, writes: "About ten years ago I was greatly distressed by dyspep- sia, and took no comfort day or night. tried erything that-phy ysicians pre- scribed with no relief whatsoever. A friend insisted on my using Peruna. It worked wonders and entirely cured me of the disagreeable disease. I cannot speak too highly of Peruna."
 Tho symptoms of catarrhal dyspepsia are coated tongue, pain or heavy feeling in the stomach, sour stomach, belching of gas, dizzy head, sometimes headache, Respondent feelings, loss of appetite, palpitation of heart and irregularity of the bowels.
 For this condition Peruna is found to be an admirable remedy. In all cases it brings prompt relief to the painful symptoms, and in large per cent of the cases it makes 8 permanent cure. Pe- runa soothes the inflamed mucous sur face and thus strikes at the root of the disease.
 MT. Eli Lefevre, Jr., New Hudson, Oakland County, Mich., Box 52, writes:
 HT h a d haau
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
FIRST REAL" GAME
 TOMORROW AFTERNOON
Local Team Will Cross Bats With Selma, and Some Fine Sport is
 Expected.

The first baseball game of the season will be played at the North Birmingham base ball park tomorrow afternoon, the crack club from Selma and a local nine being the opposing teams.
 The Selma team will arrive in Birming- ham today from Rome, Ga, where it has just finished a series of games with the team of that city. The Selma team has won three-fourths of the games played this season, and is perhaps the best team in the south. It is composed of professional players and all are salaried men. They have been playing for the past month, and are in good condition. or ui
 The local team has been made up in the
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
Change in Selma Newspaper

Selma, May i9.-(special.) )-The daily pa pers of Selma have been making some few changes during the past week, the deals of which were consummated on yesterday. The Morning Times, which since 1892 has been owf1ed by J. H. Nunnelee, has been sold to J. c. Adler and associates. James E. Col son, now foreman on the paper, will be its editor and Louis Hamburger will continue as business manager Mr. Golson, the new editor, was for a number of years the edi- tor of the Alabama Mirror, published here. and is foreeful writer. as we'll as praeti- cal newspaper man.
 R. D. l.. Neil has been made editor of the Journal, taking the position so ably filled by the late lamented Captain H. c. Graz ham. A '
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
ATHLETIC CLUB
Will Consider Plans for a New
 Homo

A meeting of the Athletic club members will be held Tuesday night for the purpose of considering plans for a club building. It is understood that a proposition has been made the club for building suitable for the clubs uses, and it is for the consid- eration of this that President Jacobs called the meeting.
 The plans to be submitted to the meeting Tuesday night call for a building of mod ern design and equipped with swimming pool, Turkish bath and other conveniences, and it is estimated it will cost approximate ly $25, 900.
 The Athletic clubs membership has in- creased considerably during the past year and the present quarters are not large enough to accommodate the present mem- bership.
 Refreshments will be served at the meet ing.
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all who are suffering with catarrh ot the stomach. have been sufferer for six years, and had seven or eight of the best doctors here. They pronounced it dyspepsia. The last one I had told me what was the matter with me.
 "I wrote to you and commenced on your wonderful medicine, Peruna, and after taking eight bottles I consider myself well man. I told several friends about it, and all of them feel better since taking it. I was down two or three months at time, unable to do anything; haven't had spell since talk ing your medicine.
 "Any one suffering with stomach trouble that will take your medicines regularly will be cured. My druggist told me lots of people come in and call for the medicine that cured me-"
The age-herald., 1900-05-20
THREE DAMAGE SUITS
 AS RESULT OF ACCIDENT
Want SeO,O0O Each from the DimmieI< Company Decree in Chancery Court
 The Motion Not Argued.

Three suits for $2O,o00 damages each have been filed in the courts as the result of the accident at the Dimm1ck pipe plant at North Birmingham on Saturday. May 3. last, the Demmick company being made party defendant. s-t
 Two of the suits. one by H. D. Brown and the second by J. A. Oliver, were filed In the city court and the other by D. c. Patillo. in the circuit court, through Alt torney John w. Tomlinson.
 The complainants allege that they were in the employ of the defendant company on the specified date. engaged in working on the roof of the main building, which collapsed. precipiating them to the ground, a distance of fifty feet, from which they received painful and permanent injuries.
 Chancery Court
 In the chancery court decree was rem dered in the of I. A. Brown vs. the Travellers Insurance company, overruling the motion to dismiss the bill on the ground that it was wagering contract, holding that I. A. Brown, the petitioner, who was named as beneficiary in a policy on the life of his father, s. Brown, had in- surable interest in the life or his father, s. Brown, and that the doctrine of wager ing contract had no application.
 Criminal Court
 On account of the Hines of Attorney Montgomery, the motion for a new trial in the case of Frank Miller and Frank Dun- can, who were convicted of the murder of Officer J. H. Adams, was not argued yes- terday, but will come up next Saturday.
The age-herald., 1900-05-20

 troubled with ca- tarrh for a num- Der of years, and had been taking medicine for it, but they did me no good. In read in g on @ of Dr. Hartman's books entitled " Winter Catarrh," I dis covered that Pe- runa was good c.. 1a4o-rI A f.
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U. D. C,says following Peruna:
 I used Pernna for dyspepsia for fine asf three weeks. cordially recommend to suffering from q conpanf especially pleased particular dyspepsia indigestion maady among Americans. distinctly benefited restoring normal condition of good health when fer incapactafed by disorder easily really good medicine"
 ajor Lang
 who
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Miss Elya stewart Dead

Selma, May 19.-(Special.) )-Miss Elva Stewart, the eldest daughter of MT. and Mrs H. H. Stewart, one of the most prom inent families of the city, died at her parents home on North street at s o'clock this morning. She was a nople self-sacri- ficing young woman, whose death is sin cerely mourned throughout the entire city.
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and take pleasure in recommending it to fellow sufferers"
 John F. Garter, 336 Nicholson street, Richmond, Va, writes: "I take great pleasure in recommending Peruna for
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respondent Tor
 t h e Philadel- phia Enquirer,
 speaks of Peru na in the high est terms. MT. Campbell says: |: " I have used Pe- runa for catarrh
 and indigestion, and after the use of one bottle l find that it is all you claim for it, Ttis a hna tonic