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MORGAN AND PUGH
Spent Yesterday in Birmingham—Silver Men
Meet Them and Discuss the Issues.
Things All Right for Alabama.
Senators Morgan and Pugh sjient the
day in Birmingham yesterday en route
to Tuskaloosa, where they will speak to
day. Quite a number of democratic
leaders from different parts of the state
were here also, and for several hours
the senators and those friends here in
the city and from over the state who
agree with them on the financial ques
tion were in consultation in rooms at
the Morris hotel. The senators brought
cheering news from the capital regard
ing the prospects for the final triumph
of the true principles of democracy,
among which, of course, is the principle
of free coinage. The gentlemen from over
the state all reported things political in
good condition, and the prospects of
victory as flattering as could be wished
for. The silver sentiment is growing in
every section of the state, and free coin
age democrats hove no doubt as to the
final outcome in the coming contest. Ala
bama is going to stand by the true demo
cratic doctrine of the free coinage of
gold and silver.
At 3:30 Senators Morgan and Pugh left
over the Queen and Crescent railroad for
Tuskaloosa. Many friends and admirers
culled to see them during the day.
RAPHAEL CARAVELLA,
Chop House,
Comer 1st Avenue and 20th
Street, No. 1931.
Oysters received fresh daily
and served in any style
Maccaroni served Italian
style Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday and to order. Open
day and night._io-z2-tf
WITH THE COURTS.
Tho court reporter yesterday afternoon
In his rounds found very little of general
public Interest among the tribunals. It
was a dull day for news In the courts.
The city court disposed of some cases of
minor Importance and In the criminal
court a number of appeal cases were
called from the inferior criminal court.
Some of the cases were continued, some
dismissed and forfeitures on the bonds
of others taken.
In the probate court no marriage li
censes were issued and only a few small
deeds were recorded.
Inferior Criminal Court.
The following cases were handled yes
terday by Judge Feagin:
Sam Shaw, gaming; $15 and costs.
Jim Sparks, escaping after sentence; $5.
F. M. Marshall, disorderly conduct; $5.
John Floyd, gaming; $10.
Morgan Pearce, petty larceny; $10 and
costs and ten days extra at hard labor
bn the streets.
Alf Felder, disorderly conduct; $5.
Willie Ross, malicious mischief; $5.
Lazarus Perry, sleeping in charge of a
hack; $5.
Henrietta Chanler, vagrancy; $5 and
costs.
Commissioner Wilson’s Court.
Sam Campbell, George Grissom and
James Joice were on trial yesterday aft
ernoon before United States Commis
sioner H. A. Wilson on a charge of con
spiring to prevent a citizen of the United
States from exercising the rights guar
anteed him by the constitution of the
government. These men were arrested
upon a warrant sworn out by George
Glollttl, an Italian, who averred that the
men assaulted him) in one of the mines at
Horse Creek for the purpose of making
him leave the place.
Glolittl was put on the stand, and he
swore that he was naturalized in Colum
bus, Ks., and that in September last he
was assaulted by the defendants, who
had given him notice previously that he
must leave the works. He stated to the
court that three men had held a meeting
just previous to the assault and had elect
ed a president of the same.
The defendants had witnesses also on
the 9tand. and it was shown that just a
simple fight took place between Glolittl
and another miner, and that the latter
had not been apprehended.
On account of the absence of some other
witnesses the case was continued until
the 29th instant. Mr. John Shugart rep
resents the defendants.
Court Notes.
The court house officials miss the genial
presence of Mr. Tom Porter, who until
his departure for New York occupied a
responsible clerkship in the probate office.
Charles Wellborn and other United
States prisoners will be sent to the
Brooklyn penitentiary Monday afternoon.
New steel Are proof flies and roller book
shelves are being placed In the clerk’s
office of the city court.
“We’ve had a bitter defeat,” say the
court house men, "hut we’ll get together
and win victory for democracy next
time.” __
The Bogie man is coming.
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The Putnam Phalanx in Richmond.
Richmond, Va., Nov. 8.—The Putnam
Phalanx of Hartford, Conn., arrived here
this afternoon and was met at the sta
tion by the Walker Right Guards of the
First regiment and a section of How
itzers, and In company with their escort
paraded the principal streets. As the
train entered the city the Howitzers fired
a salute. The column was reviewed by
the governor and the visitors were enter
tained by the Richmond military.
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NABERS,
HONOR ROLL
Of Howard College for the First Six Weeks
Ending November 1.
Miss Annie M. Judge, Miss Eugenia
Weatherly (second highest average 99.1),
T. Berry, W. L. Brown, Davis, Eppes,
P. A. Eubank, Fuller, Farrington, J. L.
Fancher, H. W. Fancher, Gilbert, D. W.
Johes, M. T. McGriff, Moss, S. Parker.
O'Hara (highest average 99,6), Payne, B.
Praytor, Reynolds, Sparks, St. Clair,
J. C. Smith. Spruell, Tidwell. Trawlrk,
Schimmel, Sewell. Moore, William Wal
drop, Wells, C. C. Vines, A. Ward, Wat
son.
A. W. McGAHA, President.
J. T. PAYNE, Post Adjutant.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Atlanta Exposition — Improved Railway
Service.
Tickets are on sale via the Southern
railway to Atlanta on account ot the ex
position at rate of $3.80 for the round
trip, good returning within seven days
from date of sale, and $6.65 for the round
trip, good returning within fifteen days
from date of sale, and $7.55 for the round
trip, good returning until January 7, 1896.
The exposition Is now open in full force
and every one should take advantage of
the opportunity to attend.
Three trains daily, Birmingham to At
lanta—
No. 38 Lv Blr. 6:55 am. Ar Atlanta 11:40 am
No. 36 Lv Blr. 2:55 pm. Ar Atlanta 8:55 pm
No. 12 Lv Blr. 12:15 am. Ar Atlanta 0:55 am
All trains carrying Pullman sleeping
cars.
Effective October 6, the Southern has
added another train to the service be
tween Atlanta and New York. The "Ex
position Flyer” leaves Atlanta at 4 p. m.
and arrives at Washington at 11:45 a. m.
and New York at 6:23 p. m. Only twen
ty-flvo hours from Atlanta to New York.
Returning train leaves New York via
Pennsylvania railroad at 11a. rn. and ar
rives Atlanta 10:20 following morning.
Train will be a solid vestibule of Pull
man drawing room Bleepers between New
York, Washington and Atlanta and first
class vestibule coaches between Atlanta
and Washington.
The schedule of No, 36, known as the
“United States Fast Mall," has been
changed between Atlanta and Washing
ton, lessening the time out between At
lanta and New York. Train now leaves
Atlanta at 11:15 p. m. and arrives Wash
ington at 9:40 p. m., New York 6:23 a. m.
For information apply to
L. A. SHIPMAN. T. P. A.,
10-10-tf 2201 First Avenue.
General freight and passen
ger office Alabama Great
Southern Railroad removad to
No. 7 North 20th street. Tele
phone 848. n-5-tf
CHARLES WELLBORN WRITES
A Letter and Gives a Graphic Description of
Jail Life—Wit of the Distiller.
Charles Wellborn, who Is soon to be
sent to the United States penitentiary in
Brooklyn, where he wms sentenced by
Judge Bruce for fraudulen use of the
mails, yesterday gave a, State Herald re
porter the following communication on
hi3 experience and observations at the
Jefferson county Jail, where he is at pres
ent Incarcerated:
To the State Herald:
Kindly allow me through your press to
thank the Jefferson county Jailers, Mr.
James Morrow and Mr. William Reeves,
for the considerate kindness and manly
treatment I enjoyed while a prisoner
in their charge.
Ordinarily a Jailer Is of a selfish dispo
sition and usually cross toward the pris
oner, but here we find a favorable va
riance, notwithstanding the many silly
questions asked ervery day by different
men Inquiring of their cases, prospects,
etc., notes to send out, dainties andrsweet
meats to buy, are always kindly treated
and looked after.
The moonshiner is a genius in his hum
ble way. After his arrival in jail he
wants to know more in five minutes than
a civilized man has accumulated in ten
years. You must listen to his ills and
side of the case; how he is persecuted.
No one’s arrest and incarceration is of
much Importance but his, and not having
had much business In law, and, in fact,
don’t happen to know much about law
anyway, w'ants advice. Advice he will
have; first from every prisoner and then
he makes a bee line for "Uncle Jim Mor
row,” who always handles him equal to
the emergenoy and turns him lose satis
fied.
Tis a great undertaking- when you real
ize that such Individuals must have ad
vice that reads he is Innocent and will
come out of his case. You must listen to
his tale, which always lasts an hour, full
of terror and exciting incidents of re
venge that would turn back the feath
ers of a frizzly chicken.
A few days since one of these rubber
necks rushed up to the door In haste,
sto-pped the Jailer in a busy moment, who
quickly stepped up, the rubber eagerly
handing him a copper saying, step down
to the postoffice and get him a postlg
card; wanted to get word to his folks
that he was In jail. They lived In Win
ston county and he had to hurry up, for
It took a week to go. But wh?n this In
dividual learned to his disgust that the
jailer could- not go just then, well, he said
something and never got over It.
Another terror to the people of Jalltown
Is the native of this county. He first
comes In with a flourish, boasting that he
was all right; he “knew the jailers,”
"knew the sheriff,” “knew the Judge.”
“knew the jurors.”—they would talk for
him. and when they find that, the grand
Jury Indicted him—you should hear him
rear. Well, then comes trial. “Oh,” says
he. "the Jailer and others know of me.”
When conviction follows then he kicks
out of harness. He says he voted for
officers In this county, and now he wishes
that 1,000,000 pounds of dynamite were
under Jefferson county and he could
touch It off—“he will be d-d If he don't
leave the state as soon as he Is out of
jail.''
With these and countless thousands
other peculiarities this "cage of necessi
ty” moves along In business form—things
are ns regular as the clock Just over us.
find by the skillful management of our
alter we know everything Is pleasant.
Notwithstanding the fact of mythorough
knowledge of jail life, having visited
most every leading prison Institution In
the United States, fully cognlznnt of
their management, this Is by far the eas
iest Jail In the southland.
Here man Is respected above his worth.
He Is considered human, and how thank
ful I would he—were It my lot—to enjoy
such treatment while In Brooklyn.
Prison life has no horrors here but de
tention. and as two-thirds of this human
race should be in the insane asylum and
the other third needs a guardian, why not
Increase the building—so long as no one
suffers.
This is a harvest feast, for most pris
oners come In thin as a toothpick, leave
fat and round as a pig.
CHARLES E. WELLBORN.
November !), 1895.
WED
ing imp our recent
licit your visit to
MORROW &
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,
A Long Cabinet Session—Confederate Naval
War Records Are Very Incomplete,
Says Commander Rush.
Washington, Nov. 8.—Commander
Hush, superintendent of naval war retft
ords, recommends in his annual report,
made public* today, that the selection of
the original manuscript for the records
of the union and Confederate navies be
made by a board to be composed of one
naval and two civilian members.
The second volume of the records will
Boon be Issued. There is enough original
manuscript on hand to make between
twenty and thirty volumes. The rec
ords of the union commanders are
full and capable, and Commander Rush
regrets that the Confederate records ar.C
not equally so. This is due to the. grCttt
difficulty in collecting them, and dlSil ttf
the fact that the archives of the Confed
erate navy department were burned at
the close of the war. A special agent of
the government has brought to light
many duplicates of these papers, obtained
from participants in the Confederate
cause.
Secretary Carlisle will tomorrow hear
Kx-Senator Manderson of Nebraska In op
position to sending to the court of claims
the Oxnard beet sugar case, involving
the constitutionality of the bounty law
and decided by Comptroller Bowler ad
versely to the elaimajits.
All the members of the cabinet were
present at the regular semi-weekly meet
ing today. The president drove in early
from Woodley and managed to transact
some business before the cabinet assem
bled at 11 o'clock. The cabinet remained
in conference until after 1 o Clock p. m.,
an unusually long session.
WANTED.
Two or three • salesmen.
Must know they are alive and
be able to move fast enough
to keep themselves warm. Cig
arette fiends and consump
tives need not apply.
DUNHAM-ROYSTER CO.
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WASHINGTON.
Changes in Postoffices and Postal Routes.
Pensions.
Washington, Nov. 8.—(Special.) The
following fourth class postoffices have
been filled:
Taylorsville, Ala., R. A. Parsons, post
master.’
Australia, Miss., W. K. Martin, post
master.
Morton, Miss., W. O. Porter, postmas
ter.
Estill Fork, Ala., and Benton, Miss,,
have been made money order offices.
A new office bas been established at
Hitesburg, Miss; one also at Franks and
at Lenoir, Maripn county, Miss.
Clietts is named for Olltts, Ala. Rail
road mall service from Montgomery to
Eufaula. The service: Is covered by routd
No. 121,016. Railway mall sefVice from
Attalla to Guntersvllle, Nashville and
Chattanooga railfoad, has been discontin
ued, but covered by route No. 124,032.
Alabama and Mississippi Pensions.
Increase—John Anderson, Smith Sta
tion, Miss.; Patrick Malady, Llgon, Miss.
Original widows—Chloe Lewis, Natch
ez, Miss.
Widows Indian wars—Catherine Par
ker, Enterprise, MIsb.; M, H. Cham
bers, Enterprise, Mies.; S. A. Newman,
Newslte, Ala.; E. E. Hughes, Klegg, Ala.
Mexican war services—I. Williams,
Redding, Ala.
Original—W. L. Andress, Tuscumbia,
Ala.; Jessie Smith, Natchez, Miss.
Original widows—Minnie Brooks, Bale
shed, Ala.
Tennessee Pensions.
Increase—George Carden, New Market
JelTeVson county; Isaac Holt, Monroe,
Ovefton coilnty; Isaac H. Carroll, Jones
boro, Washington county.
Original widows, etc.—Elizabeth Har
den, Watauga Valley, Carter county;
Martha S. McClaren, Sweet Lip, Chester
county.
Original—Benjamin Herring, Clarks
ville, Montgomery county.
Increase—John Harsh. Memphis, Shel
by county; George Middleton, Newcomb,
Campbell county.
Reissue—Peter Wolfebarger, Clear
Springs. Grainger county.
Original widows, etc.—Dora McGee,
Greenville, Greene county; Harriet An
derson, Nashville, Davidson county;
Mahulda Jones, Arthur, Claiborne coun%
ty.
Original—Calvin Letner, Eucljee, Meigs
oounty; George C. Long, (deceased),
Galnesboro, Jackson oounty; Samuel A.
Smith, Birchwood, James county.
Reissue—Calaway Sil£l\ Jelllco, Camp
bell county.
Original widows, etc.—Sarah C. Wil
son. Knoxville, Knox county.
Increase—Cyrus G. Giles, Huntingdon,
'Carroll County.
The contract for carrying the United
States mail from Enterprise to Dot, Ala.,
has been awarded to J. M. Wilson of
Dot.
WANTED—Five first-class
pants makers. Sommer Tail
oring Company, Opera House
corner. n-9-tf
- _ BKSBEMEB. *
General Local Happenings and Personals
Prom the Marvel City.
Bessemer, Nov. 8.—(Special Correspond,
ence.)—Mrs. Chrlsselle is the guest of
Mrs. J. M. Ferrell.
Mrs. Speakes of Brighton was In Bes
semer today visiting friends.
Mrs. Williams was the guest of Mrs.
R. L. Cox Friday.
Miss Mattie Stone of Cincinnati is vis
iting her brother, Mr. Tom Stone, and
her friend, Mrs. Kraft.
T. A. Huffman of Belle Ellen mines
was in the city yesterday.
Mr. W. M. Bailey of Mount Olive, for
merly of the firm of Bailey & Alston, was
Ire the city Thursday.
Mrs. Wells is the guest of Mrs. J. R.
Day.
Mr. T. H. Simms of Birmingham was
shaking hands with his many friends
(here yesterday.
Rev. H. W. Finn returned today from
Selma, where he has been in attendance
on the Alabama synod. x
The Misses Hart, lovely young ladles
of Charleston, S. C., are visiting their
uncle, Mr. E. H. Lopez.
Attend the ootton mill meeting at the
(pity hall tonight.
Col. E. L. Sweatman of Winona, Miss.,
is in the city looking after his many
Interests here.
Fresh bread and candy made
daily at C. W. Cody’s, 1820 to
1826 3d avenue.tf 2p
DING
purcliases of Eur
our establishment
W. H. KETT1G, President. W. J. HiLNEK, Vice-President. H. K. MILNEH, BeoreUry and Treasurer.
The Milner & Kettig Co.,
(Incorporated. Paid up capital, $125,000.00.)
MACHINERY • AND • MINING • SUPPLIES.
4i ]
Bar Iron and Steel, Black Diamond Files, Black Diamond Tool
Steel, Tools, Rubber and Leather Belting, Rubber Hose and
Packing, Blake Steam Pumps, Atlas Engines and Boilers
All kinds of Machinery.
Write /or Prices and Catalogue.
Birmingham, Alabama.
PRATTVILLE.
Saw Mill Burned—Marriage—Good Sermons.
A New Saw Mill.
Pfattvllle, Nov. 8.—(Special.)— Mr. D.
M. Dickson of Montgomery is in Pratt
ville on business.
The lumber mill of Mr. Fox Maul, on
the Montgomery and Prattville railroad,
was consumed by fire the other day, ulso
a lot of lumber. This loss falls heavy
upon Mr. Maul, as it is the third time,
and no insurance. He Is preparing to re
build immediately.
Mr. Ed Fisher was married yesterday
to Miss Motley of Autaugaville, in the
Methodist church at that place. They
will make their future home in Pratt
ville.
We are expecting to hear wedding bells
very often In Prattville from now until
January 1, 1896
A company has purchased the large
body of timber lands near Autaugaville,
on Swift creek, and Is erecting a large
lumber mill in Autaugaville to convert
the logs Into square lumber and ship to
Mobile during the winter.
The South Alabama presbytery met in
Prattville lapt Friday, Saturday and
Monday. We were treated to some rare
good sermons from Friday until Monday
njght. Rev. G W. Bull of Opelika de
serves especial mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bell are spending a
few dayB at the exposition this week.
Material for the new cotton mill is ar
riving very rapidly now. Some eighteen
of twenty car loads of brick have already
been received. Capt. John Burns and W.
T. Northlngton are In eastern markets
buying the necessary machinery for the
new cotton mill. If any one doubts the
future prosperity of Prattville just let
them caJl and see us.
CJUIN.
Colonel Bankhead Spoke to Large Crowds.
Arguments Unanswerable.
Guln, Nov. 6.—(Special Correspond
ence.)—Captain Bankhead addressed
large and appreciative audiences at Win
field yesterday and at this place last
r.ight. He went from here to Hamilton.
His argument for free silver was a plain,
practical, common sense argument.
Even the strongest gold standard men
admit that It Is unanswerable. His
speeches are having a good efTect In this
section—they have a tendency to harmon
ise our people. While we aim to make
the fight of our llveB for free silver, we
are democrats and whatever platform
the democratic party In Its wisdom
adopts, both In the state and nation,
we will accept and support It as demo
crats. Free silver democrats are largely
In the majority In this county, and the
“silver craze,” as some call It, is no nearer
dead than It was two months ago.
The streets are crowded with cotton
wagons this week. Trade seems to be
lively. The farmers are pleased with the
price they are getting for their cotton,
and the report from all sections of this
county Is that there Is plenty of corn and
hogs to make plenty of meat to do the
country, and you don’t hear so much talk
about hard times.
FLORENCE.
Land and Mining Company to Be Sold-Af
fairs in Fairly Good Shape.
Florence, Nov. 8.—(Special.)—An impor
tant meeting of the Florence Land, Min
ing and Manufacturing company stock
holders has been called for November 21
at Nashville. The question of selling the
property of the company will be dis
missed at the meeting. The receiver of
the company, Judge W. J. Wood, has got
ten the affairs of the company In good
shape, as shown by a condensed report
he has Just issuetj to the stockholders.
The assets of the company are about $90,
000 while the liabilities are only $51,665.
The Land, Mining and Manufacturing
company was one of the principal factory
In the upbuilding of Florence during the
boom of 1889-90, and as the town is again
enjoying a. season of great prosperity It is
believed that the property of the com
pany will rapidly Increase in value.
MOBILE.
One FOOt Cut Off and the Other Narrowly
Saved.
Mobile, Nov. 7.—James A. Hunt, while
working on the dredger Shelly at One Mile
creek yesterday afternoon, had his legs
caught in the tow lines while the men
were drawing a scow alongside, and his
right foot was entirely severed, being
thrown into the water with a splash.
The left limb was saved only by some one
quickly cutting the tow line. Hunt Is
now languishing in excruciating pain at
the city hospital. _
" ASHLAND.
A Marriage Followed by a Trip to the Ex
position.
Ashland, Nov. 6.—(Special Correspond
ence.)—Mr. Ethridge Jackson Garrison
and Miss Ella Catherine Bartlett
were married at the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, at Llneville,
Ala., this morning at 10 o'olock. This was
one of the most prominent events that
has occurred in the social kingdom of
Clay county In several years. The prom
inence and popularity o( the contracting
opean and Domes
for a critical exam
DRUG AND
parties brought together one of the larg
est congregations over assembled In our
county on similar occasions. The mar
riage ceremony was Impressively per
formed by Dr. L. A. Darsey of Decatur
and Rev. R. A. Speer of Llnevllle, follow
ing the ritual in the discipline of the
Methodist church. The groom is one of
Clay county’s most prominent citizens
and Is well known over the state.. The
bride Is the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Y. J. A. Bartlett, one of the first
families of our county.
An Informal reception was held for ona
hour at the residence of the groom's
mother, immediately after which the
bridal party left for Atlanta, where they
will spend a few days at the exposition.
ATHENS.
Two Souls With But a Single Thought, Two
Hearts That Beat as One—Yum!
Athens, Nov. 7.—(Special Correspond
ence.)—At the Episcopal church at 8:30
o'clock last night, Rev. D. Spratling of
ficiating, Mr. Charles A. Laccox of De
catur was married to Miss Sallie Ralsler.
The church was handsomely decorated
and brilliantly lighted.
A delightful spread was had at the res
idence of the bride's father and every
thing was ini refined taste and in keeping
with his well known hospitality.
Miss Ralsler is a native or Athens and
has many friends, who wish her health,
happiness and prosperity.
The groom is quite a popular young
man and highly respected by all who
know him.
Wyatt May Die.
Munford, Nov. 7.—(Special.)—Dr. f. T.
Harrison, who attended Constable Wyatt
last Monday, reports that the man may
die. It seems that one shot passed en
tirely through the bowels, and is now
near the surface on the left side, the
shot having entered opposite.
General freight and passen
ger office Alabama Great
Southern Railroad removed to
No. 7 North 20th street. Tele
phone 848. n-S-tf
Young gentlemen having ambition to
play orchestral or band instruments of
any kind should consult Professor Weber
at the Birmingham College of Muslo.
Splendid opportunity.
6-22-tf _
WHAT OF THE FUTURE ?
Atlanta Constitution.
But now, what of the future? We have
seen the party brought to the verge of
ruin and disruption as the result of three
years of repudiation of democratic prin
ciples by an administration elected by
democratic votes. The south, which held
together in a solid $ml determined pha
lanx! for twenty years against the repeat
ed onslaughts of the republican party,
has been broken and dismembered until
it can scarcely be said that there are
three states left which can be counted as
being absolutely and unquestionably
democratic. West Virginia crossed the
line last year and so did North Carolina.
Tennessee was shaken to its foundation
and consternation was spread In the
ranks of the party In every state. Now
Kentucky and ”fennes»ee have gone over
and unless there is to be a change In the
federal administrative policy the end Is
not yet in sight. The people are dis
heartened, discouraged, disgusted, but
determined. They have been repudiated
by those whom they put In power and
they In turn will repudiate the repudla
tore if they can secure no response to
their appeals for relief. They are in a
fnood not to be trifled with any longer
and the results of the general elections
of the last two years should convince
even the stoic indifference which sur
rounds the atmosphere of the administra
tion at Washington that the penalty of
political desertion is political death.
In two years we have seen the solid
south broken into fragments and a dem
ocratic house of representatives sup
planted by a republican majority of
nearly 150. We have seen state by state
transferred from the democratic to the
republican column and republican sen
ators elected to succeed democrats whose
predecessors for time Immemorable have
been democrats. All this has happened
In two years, in which brief time more
has been done toward the wrecking of
the democratic party than the combined
results of all that has been accomplished
for the past thirty years.
Our people must face the) Issue! Dem
ocrats understand that the only salva
tion of the party is in political honesty,
and In adhering to the fundamental
principles on which the party was found
ed and around which was built the most
brilliant achievements of Its history.
We must go back to the beginning once
more and T^t th6 repudlatdte understand
that they have been caught In the not or
scuttling the democratic ship and that
their piratical conduct will be no longer
tolerated. The democratic party cAft get
along without them, for things cannot
well be worse than they are now. and If
they are thrown overboard there will be
at least no danger of further aasasslna
tlon from them. Let them go and Ood
speed them on the way!
ENTS.
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MORGAN AND PUGH
"Deserve Monuments More Lasting Than
Brass or Stone,” Says a Correspondent
in Tuskaloosa Gazette.
Tuskaloosa Gazette, Nov. 7.
Whatever estimate our city dailies rtlsji
place on the financial views of our sent
ators this city and county should not for
gret that each of them have rendered to
us lasting and highly beneficial services.
Senator Pugh took a leading part in
our river and harbor convention yeai*s
ago. tie made a very fine speech. In that
convention in favor of the objects of that
convention, and dwelt especially upon the
vital importance of opening up the War
rtorfto the Immense coal fields above this
city. And on his motion the first appro
priation of $50,000 was secured for the
Waprior below Daniel's creek. Arid froth
time to time the needed funds have been
appropriated, until now the three lock*
and dams are an accomplished fact. Thd
harbor improvements at Mobile have also
gone on since that convention, until we
have a channel there of 24 Met.
Mr. Pugh has been dlllgept and active
in all the appropriations for the rivers
and hapbors In AlfcbamA. And Senator
Mdrgrin Wrote a vfery able letter td said
convention, In whloh he took the high
position that as the United States gov
ernment haji reserved the oontrol of the
rivers ahd harbors It was their bounden
duty to improve them.
Senator Morgan deserves to have a
monument more lasting than brass or
stone erected to his memory on the
oampus of our stAte university. For sev
eral sessions of congress ho mode In
effectual efforts to secure $1dO,000 to pay
for the fine buildings, library and ap
paratus burned by die federal#, arid
finally on the 23d of April, 1888, be pro
cured a grant of 46,080 aores of the re
served mineral lands Iri the coal fields of
Alabama for the perpetual benefit of our
state university at Tuskaloosa. These
lands have all been located by Col. A, C.
Hargrove and others, and they have
now patents of the United States for the
entire grant and they embrace the finest
coal lands In the state. Only about 15,170
acrbs have beeft sold, at an average of
$13 per acre, amounting to $197,451^66 in
all. The balance of the lands unsold
amount to 30,904 acres, which at $13 per
acre will amount to $401,739. and If you
add the $107,451 already sold you have the
magnificent total of $699,190.54.
Senator Morgan stands at the head oi
the grandest scheme of the nineteenth
century—the Nicaragua canal. He has
by his masterly management procured
the approval of that measure by the
United States senate; and the recent able
committee sent to Nicaragua to Inspect
the feasibility and estimate Its cost now
stands ready to make a favorable report
estimating Us cost at $100,000,000.
This, the greatest prospect of the age,
will In my opinion be of more benefit to
the coal region drained by the Warrior
than any othe# on* locality In the United
States.
Of course Senator Pugh has all the
time, with all his Influence, seconded
these measures.
Certainly these senators will receive a
cordial and grateful hearing from the
citizens of Tuskaloosa on next Saturday.
_PROGRESS.
Election Troubles Ended.
Denver, Col., Nov. 8.—The election trou
bles have quieted down. Today Lebert,
the county clerk. Is In peace about head
quarters and the offiolal count will not be
made until next week.
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