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The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Armor Plate In the Senate.

Senator Pettus met the issue squarely in the senate by offering an amendment to the naval bill making it mandatory upon the secretary of the navy to erect at once an armor plate plant at cost not to exceed sl,OOO,o 900. Upon this amendment the vote was 22 to 2i We add the vote in detail
 Yeas-Bacon, Bate, Berry, Carter. Chan dler, cockrell, Daniel, Harris, Davis, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Nal lory Money, Morgan, Nelson, Pettus, Spooner, Stewart Teller, Thurston, Till man, Vest-22.
 Nays-Allison, Baker, Clark of Wyoming, Depew, Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster, Frye, Hale. Hansborough, Hawley,, Hoar, Lodge, Mcbride, McComas, MeCumber, McEnery, Penrose, Perkins, Proctor, Quarles, Ross, Shoup-24
 The vote of Senator McEnery of Louisiana is inexplicable, coming as it does from quarter that seeks iron and steel export from this district, and that is thoroughly and broadly southern in sympathy. If the McEnery vote had been cast against the Carnegie combine, the senate would have crowd-the Depews and Ellinses and Hales e-were cast of course in favor of the com bine and against the people. In the end it was discovered a quorum was not present, and the subject was left on Saturday night undisposed of.
 The organs of the Pittsburg combine are doing their best to lessen the blow that the soft-nosed shell has inflicted. They are working the German war racket for all it is worth and more beside, and they are en- deavoring to show that the Johnson shell is not much of a shower after all The Philadelphia Inquirer, for example, declares that solid shot was used instead of an ex- Dosiye shell, and that the distance was only 100 yards. It admits that the Krupp armor was bored through at the Indian Head proving grounds, but it insists that no armor plate Is impenetrable. This may be true but s545 ton for armor plate that Is not protective Is unreasonable; and if congress Is not wholly under the domina- ton of the combine it will not pay any such sum- which is known to be out of all pro- portion to cost. Russia is building an ar mor plate plant, and there is no reason why this government should not do like wise, except the one reason that it would lessen the profits of the Carnegie combine.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
SWELLING THE HOUSE MAJORITY

From the Washington Times.
 MT Richmond Pearson of North Carolina is now member of the house of represent atives, having been graciously permitted yesterday to take the seat to which the Hon. William T. Crawford was elected in 1898. MT. Pearson, we find on reference to the Congressional Dictionary, was in both the Fifty-four and Fifty-fifth congresses but he seems to have lain fallow until his nephew, Lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hobson, distinguished himself at Santiago, Pearso& name illustrious also. In such cir cumsances MT. Pearson concluded to run for congress again, and being defeated, to contest the seat of his successful opponent. The latter being a southern democrat, was, of course compelled to give way.
 What astonishes us in the conduct of the republican majority in the house in elec- ton contests, is its extreme moderation in the presence of great tempta tea It hay ing been demonstrated time and again du@- ing the last six years that a southern dem- ocrat has no right to a seat in congress to which a southern republican lays claim, why not take all the southern seats? Why leave single democrat to boast of a con- gressional salary of five thousand dollars when hungry republicans, black and white. abound in southern poorhouses who, would set up a claim for the asking?
 It is not necessary to make out a. case. The elections committee will attend to that, as they did yesterday, and in the Wise con- test, which was settled some weeks ago in favor of a man who had been beaten by six thousand votes. The republican majori- ty always follow the committees It knows and wants to know no better.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
THE BATTLE

The tocsjn of war sounds the note of alarm, And freemen rush forth to the fray; Their country's demands are for hearts and for hands For love and for service today. Down the hill-through the vale-rush the various hosts. Now trembles the earth with their tread; And sweeping along, with shout and a song,
 Der the hills, through the wales, they are led. Hark! the chatter, the roar. Feel the bat ties rude shock! See the smoke rises over the plain. An! the shot and the shell shrek the sold iers death knell. Ohl they tramDle beneath them the slain. Flushed the clatter-the roar-the victory's won.
 The smoke floats away Der the plain; And the wounded mans cry, and the dying mans sigh Sound a requiem over the slain.
 battle-scarred hosts; Now softly and slowly they tread. Are they dreaming of home as they thus slowly come? Yes-dreaming of home and-the Dead.
 IN. B. WILLIAMS. Birmingham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

ealogy of Carpetbagger Medley is, it 1t true and unassailable. The spells system that has been fastened upon the new pos- sessions is responsible for the embezzle- ment and all concerned participated in the establishment of that system. but the re- sponsibility so far as the people are con- cerned rests upon President William Me Kinley
 The Cubans. and especially the spaniards in Cuba, are enjoying the disclosures huge ly. So much has been said about the dis honesty of Spanish colonial officers. and about the waste and slothfulness of the cubans, that they should be excused if they immensely enjoy this case of carpet bag stealing. It is but the forerunner of many more if the spells system is contin- ued, for under that system such fellows Medley will be sent out in swarms to prey upon the new possessions. Why they should be sent at all is a mystery. Why should not the cashier of any Cuban post office be Cuban? The answer to this can only be that to the victor belong the spells. That is all there is Of it. That is all the defense that the spells system is capable of. Medley got more than his share of the spells, and army officers, not Postmaster General Smiths men, exposed him. MT. Smith is himself believer in the spells system, and he should not complain at the f:uits of his policy.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
The Senate Past and Present

From the Eutaw Whig and Observer.
 Senator Depew says the senate has not deteriorated, in point of ability from what it was in former days; but he must have meant his remark as irony and sarcasm, couched in the garb of praise, or it may chance to be that since he has entered the senate, garlanded with the laurels of a great after dinner ovation, his self-conceit has waxed so great that he considers him. self single-handed to be full match in in- tellect. statesmanship and eloquence for Clay Webster, Calhoun, Benton, McDuffie, Crittenden and Choate.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
British Army Temperate

London, May 14.--At the annual meeting of the Army Temperance association today Major General Sir George White, the de- fender of Ladysmith. presiding, letter was read from Lord Roberts, dated Bioem- fontein, April 19, during the course Of which the writer says:
 s"There never was more temperate army than that which marced under my com mand from the Modder river to Bloemfon- tein. Nothing but good can result from so many soldiers being brought together in an arduous campaign when they see how splendidly our temperance men have borne up against the hardships and dangers they have had to face"
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Why It's Size Was Redaced

From the Evergreen Courant
 The Courant begs to offer an explanation to its patrons for appearing in snalier form than usual. We were forced to do thiN on account of an advance Of ifC per cent on the price of paper, due to the cruel operations of the paper trust, of which we have made mention frequently. When we adopted the eight-pase form we hoped to continue indefinitely, but are not jus tifed in paying the difference in price of paper. The Courant, however, will con- tinue the usual amount of news. both local and otherwise. There is tariff of urged by the press of the country to re- move that tariff so that it will not be so oppressive to the newspapers.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Crop situation

London, May 1.-The Mark Lane Express today, in it's weekly review of the crop sit uation, says:
 'sphe effects of the cold in England have been injurious to growing cereals and the French fields are backward, but there IS hone for nearly the average yield. In Aus tria-Hungary the warm wet weather is eX- pected to put new face on the winter sown wheat and rye. However, there will scarcely be a full crop The Russian con ditions are excellent"
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Lost, $4OO.OOO,OOO

The finder will be suitably rewarded, as statiscians' rewards go. The gold has not been stolen 1t has simply disappeared. 'We made" says Secretary Gage, "a search of the country lately to find what sort of a gold balance could be struck. It required only a crude calculation to show that there should be in the treasury, the sub-treasuries and the banks of the coun- try $1,oOO 0o0, 900 of gold. We were some- what astonished to find that $40O,0 900 in gold had disappeared"
 The amount in the pockets and old stock ings of the people is not known; but Sec retary Gage is plainly convinced that the missing sum is not to be found in that quarter
 The facts appear to be about as follows: Against an estimate of $1, ,O25 S25, ,162 as the amount of gold in the country on March l, made by the statisticans of the treas- ury the government holds s232, ,S56; the national banks, savings banks private bankers and trust companies hold an es- timated sum of $100,OO0. 1000. Putting these sums together there remains a definciency of $4GO OO0, ,0Oo which either does not exist, or else is in the possession of the peo- pie.
 This rounding up of the gold of the coun- is but another illustration of the inac- curacy of statistics The treasury depart ment has in fact been indulging in contin- uous guess work, until the discrepancy has become so large that 1t borders on the ridiculous. It is drawing upon public credu- lity altogether too much to expect 1t to &C., cept the statement that gold is hoarded to the extent of $5 for each man, woman and child in the country. The error arose in this way-in 1879 the treasury depart ment statisticians assumed that there was $25, 900 of gold in the country, chiefly on the Pacific coast Since then they have added year by year the produc- ton and import of gold and deducted the export with an allowance for gold used in the arts. At the end of twenty years the department is face to face with a rldicu- lous deficiency But ridiculous as it is the republican spellbinders will accept it, and proceed to tell the spellbound how great the circulation has become per capita un- der republican auspices. The auspices and its gold are, two-fifths, at least, mere rot.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
TaiIadlega Grows
From Our Mountain Home.

From Our Mountain Home.
 Our good town grows; you can feel 1t. see it and hear it. On every hand improve ment and expansion are evident.
 This new life is a natural growth, too, not the outcome of a boom in town lots or any inflated stock to ensnare and bleed unsuspecting investors. Like the vigorous and sturdy oak, Talladega rises and spreads. From one end to the .otler of the incorporated limits spring up new houses. from the pretty and cozy cottage to the palace-like mansion. Each and every man. ufacturng enterprise prospers. the rail- roads have doubled their facilities for handling business, and the merchants of- fer no better indication of their larger trade than an increase in the number of employees.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Good Stands of Corn
From the Sumter County Sentinel.

From the Sumter County Sentinel.
 Good stands of corn are reported gener- ally except where injured by overflow. In many instances almost the entire crop will have to Joe planted again. So far as has been learned, the cotton acreage will be Mule if any larger this year than last. The early paintings are up and show good stands.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
The Benefit of Contact
4ho nn1ntorruilln Nnnnncrat

From the Guntersville Democrat.
 
 It will be worth a great deal to Marshall county if a strong delegation of business men shall go to the Southern Industrial Convention. Each man will return home with renewed energy and ambition to lay aside narrow ideas and get into broad channels for the up-buildlng of the town and county.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Handsome Residence Burned
n inc Sn11fh Alaha f1ian

From the South Alabamian.
 The beautiful residence of MT. Welch at Glendon was destroyed by fire Thursday. Our information is that most of the house. hold goods were saved. The house was very handsome one, but we are not aware of the cost of the building. Insurance re- ported to be S1 ,2e0.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
New presbyterian Church

From the Livingston Southern Home.
 pr. J. D. Mclean preached for the first time since the completion of the new Pres byterian church. The church is neatly car peted with a tan and green carpet, and the seats and pulpit stand are of oak, making a very pretty furnishing.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
NOW WILL THE GIRL BEHAVE

From the Savannah News.
 Lieutenant Hobson is coming home. Now, will not the girls please be so kind as to refrain from pursing their lips in his pres ence? He has about lived down the former kissing episode and is once again being re- garded only as hero of the Santiago cam paign.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
The I,lackberrY Boon

From the Ozark Southern Star.
 From what we can learn the blackberry crop this year will be a very large one and if we can just bridge over a couple of weeks will be in position to defy the world. There is nothing that makes the ay- craze country editor feel quite so good as to learn of an abundant yield of black berries.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
REFLEUrIONs OF A BACHELoR
From the New York Press.
 Divorce was made in heaven.

From the New fOrk Press.
 Divorce was made in heaven.
 It's a funny thing how woman will al- ways fix her glasses on better just before she begins a talk over telephone.
 A woman can never resist a story where the girl wakes up in the night and finds a handsome man. escaping from justice, in her room. ,...s.sss
 When a woman calls on another woman and finds a man there and looks mad, she had either got a secret to tell or else she likes the poor man.
 No woman down in her heart believes that she isn't really as good looking as a photograph that she knows is a lot better looking than she is.
 A man Is always afraid to try to get girl to love him by acting nice to her mother for fear she will fall in love with him herself and act mean and jealous to the poor girl.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
WHEN NoRDICA MADE sIoo A MINUTE

From the Saturday Evening Post.
 The largest sum for the briefest service recently received by the most literally paid Of all professionals, the prin1a donna. was given Madame Nordica on the occasion of her appearance in a concert at the Metro pclitan Opera House, New York, several weeks ago. For two songs, which required five minutes each to sing she received sl,0OO. or at the rate of s100 a minute. The songs were Grieg's Swan and serenade by Rich- ard Strauss The occasion was the first American appearance of Herr yon Schuh, conductor of the Royal opera, Dresden.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

If Teddy desires to be in the legal swim, he will sue out an injunction in the Kansas courts restraining the republicans from nominating him as running mate That Kansas court is equal to anything.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Louis I<lopsch at Bombay

Bombay, May 14.-Louis Klopsch of New York, publisher of the Christian Heraid' has arrived here and is starting on tour of the famine-stricken districts. He has handed to the international missionary committee three lacs of rupees, about $145,- 500. for distribution among the famine sui
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

splendid pageant connected with the un- yelling of the Spanish cannon in Capitol park, the street fair. and the great fair for the benefit of St. vincent's hospital
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Lord Roberts is firm believer in scout ing. This is one point wherein he differs from the Buffers and Methuens and Gata- cres that the aristocracy sent out.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
The Girard Cotton Mills
From the Russell Register.

From the RusSelI Reglsler.
 The Girard cotton mills will soon have their plant in operation. The motor for running the plant has been delivered, and is quite a large one. They have fifty looms ready to put in operation as soon as they can get the power to run them.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

The birds are nesting again in the mouths of American cannon, wholly regardless of the rumors of trouble with Germany down a hnut Arpentina.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

In Flanders the name of the automobile is nsderspetrooleijing," and the Flemish people keep out of its way.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Ig. Donnelly is counting on the votes of Shakespeare.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
A New Canning Factory

From the Berry Recorder.
 We are glad to announce to the public that arrangements are being perfected for a canning factory at this place. The fac tcry is to be ready to work up the present growing crop of fruit, berries and vege- tables
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

It was the peerage that was elevated when Sir Richard Webster accepted new title.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

The hereditary nobles from the Duke of Marlborough down or up have not shone resplendently in South Africa.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
Cham Clark Renom,nated

Mexico, Mo, May 1.-The democrats of the Ninth congressional district today re- nominated Champ Clark for congress to succeed himself.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Generals Roberts and Kitchener are lords by merit and not by descent.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Lord Roberts cable cart Is believed to be an ice wagon but it is not of the President Harrison aattern.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Lord Salisbury simply announced in his famous Primrose speech a familiar Ameri- can doctrine--to the victors belong the spells
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Webster Davis, so people are saying, re- peats himself too much. He should set down and work his thinking apparatus over another speech.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Great Britain needs more men and less pull among her army officers.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Gates keeps in mind that king of France who ran away that he might live tb fight another day.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

If Roosevelt becomes governor of the Philippines, he will cut the cable as soon as he arrives out.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Uncle Shelby M Cullom is now accounted as good politician as John Tyler Morgan Old and faithful senators are winners this year, and all years. Alabama has another out
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

The Hon. Mark Hanna assures the dele gates to the Philadelphia convention that they will be permitted to express their choice for running mate. Mark is always an easy boss early in a campaign, when his subscription book has gaps in it.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Mr Gates is trying to get away from the victims of his Wall street tips.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Admiral Dewey is as good a spellbinder as Grant was at the outset of his political career.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Tim. Woodruff has reached point where declination would not be a misfit.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

Buffers inactivity seems to be well adapted to his aristocratic incapacity.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
As to Vilincation
rom the Elba Clinner

From the Elba Clipper.
 The Montgomery Journal asks what the country newspapers got out of their vili- ficaton of Johnston. Now the Clipper would like to know what the Journal got out of it's vilihcation of Senator Morgan?
The age-herald., 1900-05-15

The walking these spring days is excel lent in St. Louis, but productive of profan-
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
No Chance for Him

From the Decatur Weekly News.
 And now come the doleful tidings that one Captain Philip Clark of Madison coun- ty will be independent candidate for governor. Captain Clark is farmer. and would do well to keep on tilllng the soil
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
IRON AND STEEL DEMAND

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 Andrew Carnegie, at the meeting of the British Iron and Steel Association in Lon don. reports what he said in New York; that there is a prospect for continued pros perity before the iron and steel industries The worlds demands for these products, says MT. Carnegie, are increasing rather than decreasing. so that, while there may be a slight reaction from famine prices in the face of greater producing capacity, the time has not come for any decided break
 No man in the world has better oppor- tunity to judge of demand and supply in the metal trades than MT. Carnegie. He is ordinarily frank of speech. He has never been suspected of Gates methods. Natur- ally much weight attaches to what he says of the future here and abroad. His prog nostication is for prosperity in England and Germany as well as in the United States. soUTRERNERs ON THE RACE QUESTION From the New York Journal.
 The Montgomery conference has not set tied the race question in the south, but it has made a good beginning of tAt free and fair discussion of the problem by southern men, which is the necessary preliminary to to it's solution. It has listened patiently to extremely divergent views. It has heard the work of Booker Washington lauded as the panacea for all the ills of race antagon- ism, and 1t has heard it branded as a thing certain to intensity them. It has heard recommendation of the disfranchisement of the negro and advice to give him full political rights. It has heard suggestions of deportation and pleas for enlightenment of the negro where he is.
 It was an official of the census bureau at Washington who boldly predicted the ex- tinction of the black race, not by blood shed, but by its own vital deficiencies. Startling as this idea is, 1t is not entirely new. The Journal has referred to its pos sibility before. It is a fact that the death rate among the negroes tends to surpass the cities, towards which the currents of population, white and black, are setting. The coming census will throw more light upon this point.
 This conference cannot fail to do good. Initiated and carried on by southern men, it arouses none of the antagonism that would be excited by interference from without. The first gathering has been cupied necessarily with breaking ground but the subsequent meetings, which are to be held every year hereafter, may be ex- pected to evolve something definite and practical
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
WITH THE EDITORS
 OF THE STATE PRESS
Dropped 100 Per Gent.

From the Mountain Eagle
 Demagogism. which has been at prem ium in Alabama for the past several years. has dropped about 100 per cent.
The age-herald., 1900-05-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE

Astrologer Raphaers prophecies for this day, Tuesday, May 15. 1900:
 Speculate, buy. ask fayors, seek york; and push thy affairs"
 .'Thy birthday is a fortunate one, and thy business and money will increase.
 A child born on this day will be steady, persevering, and will. rise in life.
 Hire men servants"
 Daniel oConnell died this date nfty-three years ago.