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Holiday
Buying
Is already In full swing at our establish
ment and we are grandly prepared for It.
All our departments offer unusual at
tractions. among which can be found
everything in the way of Men’s and Boys'
Wearing Apparel.
As Everybody Knows Our
Prices Are A ho ays Right.
This Season They Are
O<#0 Lower Than Ever Before.
Umbrellas, 65c up to $8.00.
Derby Hats, doc up to $5.00.
SILK NECKWEAR and HANDKER
CHIEFS, LADIES' and MEN’S SHOES
and SLIPPERS. SUITS, OVERCOATS,
GLOVES, etc., etc., all make useful holi
day presents.
Don't wait till tbe eleventh hour rush
and crush, but attend to your gift buy
in# now while the assortments are re
plete with holiday and useful articles.
Thousands of our customers were
turned away not served Christmas Eve
Day last year on account of the great
rush, so we beg to request our patrons
to come early—NOW, if possible.
CALENDARS FOR 1896 given and
mailed free of postage.
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THINGS DRAMATIC,
Now that Salvinl has added the tragedy
of “Hamlet” to his repertoire, and that
it has been received at his hands with
considerable acclaim, he may be said to
have successfully exploited his talents
In every department of the drama. Close
observers of the contemporary stage will
remember him in the melodrama of
"Storm Beaten,” in the Booial drama of
"Jim, the Penman,” the comedy of
"Friend Fritz,” in the extravagant he
roics of the “Three Guardsmen,” and
lastly in the tragedy of “Hamlet." The
stage ofTers but one other avenue, and
that is opera and as he has no mean pow
er as a vocalist he might earn distinction
even in this direction It is not with the
idea of earning a reputation for versa
tility that has prompted him to follow so
many diverse paths, for he is too much
of a scholar and too sensible to be at
tracted by so dubious a qualification.
Perhaps lie has a wholesome horror of
being looked upon as a specialist or one
part player, under which category so
many popular stars of the day may be
placed. He must realize, however, that
financial results would be greater if he
confined himself to one school of action,
and, therefore, it is but fair to credit
him with the enthusiasm of the student
who considers it wise to probe in every
direction before concentrating Ills ef
forts. It may be hoped that he has found
his meteor in tragedy, which were but
natural if heredity have any influence
In his case, but in any event he has
probed so well that the eyes of the dra
matic world will be rivited upon him no
matter what the future brings forth. It
Is his much-talked-of portrayal of "Ham
let” that will be seen tonight for the
first time in Birmingham. Tomorrow'
night he plavs the “Three Guardsmen.”
Minnie Jfaddern Fiske.
The south is rich in theatrical history.
From the earliest times of the stage in
this country it has been celebrated for its
theaters, and many of the most distin
guished of the profession have either
been natives of the south or elected that
locality for residence. The south is new
ly honored this season in the person of
Minnie Maddern Fiske, a native of New
Orleans, who, after a retirement of five
vears from the stage, has suddenly won
a prominence that will inspire every
American lover of the theater with pride.
Minnie Maddern Fiske-Is remembered
as Minnie Maddern, a daughter of Thom
as Davey and Lizzie Maddern, the former
long a promlhent theatrical manager of
the south, and the latter a member of the
remarkably talented family of musicians
of that name, a red-haired, wonderful
eyed, musically-voiced sprite, whose face
was as sensitive as a flower, and who,
beginning to act When she was but a
ohild passed through all the histrionic
possibilities of extreme youth and began
to star at the age of 16. She continued
as a star for about seven years, always
rising superior to any play that was pro
vided for her. Suddenly she disappeared
from the stage to private life. The crit
ics bewailed her retirement. But when
she reappeared this season in great plays,
in which the greatest of foreign actresses
had established artistic precedents, in
which she enforced new standards of
pprsonation, and supplemented this
work by an amazing performance in her
new play. "The Queen of Liars," the
critics saw that Mrs. Fiske's retirement
had been a movement for development.
They have with practical unanimity dur
ing the past three months declared her
to be the most original and effective
emotional actressJn this country and
have set her on a plane with the greatest
of her school abroad. Minnie Maddern
Fiske will appear at O'Brien's opera
house Monday and . Tuesday^evenings,
December 30 and 31.
The Daily State Herald, only
$8 per annum, or 50 cents per
month, for 1888._12-25-iu<
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ARE ADVANCING ON HAVANA
General Gomez Cleverly Outwits
General Campos.
PLACES HIS FORCE OF 12,000
Men Between the Spanish Forces and the
Metropolis of the Island—The News
Creates Excitement.
The news from Havana of the past few
days has created great excitement at
New Orleans, and generally among Cu
bans and sympathizers of Cuba In this
country. It appears that the insurgents,
a little over two weeks ago, entered the
province of Santa Clara from the prov
ince of Puerto Principe Liguira, and de
feating Colonel Seguera and a Spanish
column, they made a most wonderful ad
vance through the province, passing
through the flower of the Spanish army
assembled there, and said to number
about 5000 men. After some sharp skir
mishing, in which the Spaniards were
worsted, General Campos, who had
made his headquarters at Santa Clara,
transferred them to Clenfuegos, with the
announced intention of personally com
manding the troops which were to check
the Insurgent advance. But, in spite of
reported repulses, the insurgents pressed
onward, and passing Placetas, Santa
Clara, San Juan de Lasyeras, Ranchirelo
and other towns, pushed on for the
frontier of Matanzas. At one time It
was reported that they Intended to at
tack Santa Clara, but their tactics
seemed to be to pass all the big towns
and press on for Havana. It was only a
few days ago that the announcement
was made that the Insurgents were at
Las Lajas and marching onward to
Havana. Then came the news that the
Insurgents had entered the province of
Matanzas at Palma Sala. Before this,
however, General Campos had changed
his headquarters to Colon, and he com
menced hurriedly concentrating his
forces there, intending to compel General
Gomez to fight a pitched battle before
passing that place.
n. \nx.y ui mier mti in»urgeni8 causea
a scurry In Colon. Firing was heard at
Ajuica. about fifteen milts from that
place, and re-enforcements were sent
to the front from Colon, but this turned
out to be little more than an outpost af
fair, and while the Spanish troops were
pushing for the point, the main body
of the enemy passed southward of Colon,
near the line of railroad, and headed
steadily for the frontier of the province
of Havana, thus turning the flank of the
captain-general, who, with the bulk of
the Spanish forces In the Island of Cuba,
is now well to the rear of the Insurgent
columns. .
A Picayune reporter called on Mr. J.
Nelson Polhamus and showed him the
Havana dispatches giving details of the
victorious advances of the Cubans, and
requested him to detail the marches of
the Cuban armies from the private In
formation at the command of the Cuban
revolutionary party. He said:
"The Cuban army, which is at present
attacking the Spanish forces at and near
Matanzas, is composed of the army corps
which had formerly operated In the prov
inces of Santiago, Camaguey and Las
Villas, and Is commanded, the Santiago
corps by Maj.-Oen. Antonin Maceo, the
Camaguey division by the general-in
chlef, Uen. Maximo Gomez, and the divi
sion of Las Villas by Serafin Sanchez
and Carlos Roloff. Maximo Gomez's
plan has been carfully studied and, as
proven, successfully carried out.
"Gen. Antonio Maceo was commanded
to take the pick of his army and leave
his brother, Brig.-Gen. Jose Maceo, at
Santiago, and detailed to do duty at
Camaguey. General Gomez at once took
with him The bulk of his army to Cama
guey and entered the province of Villa
Clara. Here he at once took command
and began a vigorous attack.
"Knowing that Campos was at Santa
Clara, he detailed Serafin Sanchez and
Quintin Bandera to make a feint at Santa
Clara and Remedios, while he continued
his rapid inarch towards Matanzas, lay
ing low all the sugar plantations which
were on his road. Campos at once sum
moned all the troops at his command and
prepared for an attack on Santa Clara,
and at the same time troops were rushed
forward to Remedios to ward off the
threatened attack of Bandera. How
ever, Gomez, seeing that his plan had
worked well, sent couriers instructing
Roloff and Sanchez to push forward and
meet ntm at Placetas, and also advised
Qulntln Bandera to continue his move
on Remedios. skirmishing in that dis
trict. He also sent word to Maceo to
come at once by forced marches to join
him at Placetas. In the province of
Puerto Principe was General Mella and
thirty regiments of troops who threw
themselves in Maceo's way, but he
evaded them, and after a vigorous fight
at Las Tunas and Jobabo he arrived
at La Trocha, and after defeating the
Spanish army at Clego de Avila he came
Into the province of Santa Clara and
headed for Santa Clara.
"Martinez Campos detailed General Se
gura Luque and Olivier to detain him,
but In vain, for Maceo detailed Rabi, and
this officer drew the Spanish columns
away, while Maceo Joined Gomez at Pla
cetas. From here the Cuban army
marched without any trouble to Las
Lajas. Martinez Campos, seeing that the
Cubans were making towardsClenfuegos,
changed his headquarters to that point,
and by forced marches prepared to meet
them there. However, Gotnez was too
shrewd, and, after detailing his guerril
las to attack and harass Campos, he
turned another way and headed for Man
tnozas, entering that province at Palma
Bala. At this point he was met with a
column of troops under Marin, which he
defeated and compelled to retreat He
detailed guerrillas and cavalry to worry
the Spanish columns and keep them In
the belief that he was advancing towards
Cipnfuegos. Martinez Campos learned
that Gomez had passed Clenfuego-, with
the bulk of his army, and he at once
changed his headquarters to Colon, in
tending to check him by throwing out a
strong line from Amariilas. through
AJuica. in a crescent shape, ending at
Sagua al Grande. Gomez shrewdly sent
Sanchez to threaten their lines near
AJuica. So surprised were the Spaniards
that they closed up their lines, recalling
their troops from the extremes, with the
result that Gomez passed around Amarii
las and up towards Sabanllla without any
difficulty. The tactics of the Cuban army
have been Bimply magnificent, and show
that without doubt Maximo Gomez has
a fertile military brain and that he has
outwitted Campos.
“The failure of the sugar crop is now
certain, for Gomez has all the rich dis
tricts of Matanzas and Santa Clara at
his mercy, and It may be laid down as
certain that he will ruin and destroy all
the plantations, for th?ir destruction
means the destruction of the revenue of
Spain. There are very few Cubans who
own plantations, the bulk of them being
owned by Spaniards; and while no doubt
some Cubans and many Americans may
suffer with the loss, still with the de
struction of the sugar plantations Spain
cannot collect her taxes, and without her
taxes as guarantee there Is no probability
of her being able to obtaiij another loan
In Europe. ♦
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Bibles and Prayer Books.
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vana I am not certain, or in position to
speak of, for while it may be a matt r of
the greatest difficulty, owing to its be
ing so admirably well defended, still the
plans of our general are known to no one
but him. That the Cubans would be able
to enter Havana there is no doubt, for
the bulk of the Spanish army is now in
the provinces of Santa Clara, Camaguey
and Santiago, and it will take days to
have it come back to Havana, and too
late to defend the capital. The turning
of the Insurgents and their securing the
position which those dispatches report
they have secured proves beyond a doubt
that Gomez has shown himself a much
better general than the Spanish marshal.
“The Cubans are better able to fight
and able to travel more speedily than the
Spaniards, for the reason that they are
used to going through the underbrush,
and, besides, they do not have to depend
on paid spies to advise them of the move
ments of the Spanish troops. On the
other hand, the Cubans are advised of
every move of the Spanish troops and are
always ready to receive them. They
fight and when hard pressed, at a word
from their leader, they disperse and in a
few hours meet at some preconcerted
place, and once again swoop down on the.
Spanish.
“General Maceo has with him 6000 cav
alry, composed of the flower of the Cu
bans; men who are used to riding horse
back for days at a stretch and who con
sider Iheir 'machetes’ their best friendB.
These men are armed with Remington
rifles, their machetes and a Colt’s re
volver. They are fearless riders, and
whenever they make a charge, there Is
no doubt that many men give an ac
count of the work of their machetes.
"Maceo is a man of action, a man who
stops at no difficulties, and who knows
the Cuban forests as you do the streets
of this city. There are virgin forests in
Cuba which no one except the natives,
woodsmen, farmers and the like could
go through; forests where the sun never
shines, and where one would get lost—
but the Cubans go through them as
though they were walking through the
‘sabanas’ (plains).
“By taking short cuts and going
through woods, and the like, they man
age to defeat and surprise the Span
iards. This explains why the insurgents
have been able to outwit the Spaniards,
for while the troops were looking for
the bandits (as they are called), the in
surgents would all of a sudden open fire
on their rear, causing the utmost conster
nation. This happened when Maceoi
crossed the ‘trocha.’ where Luquei Oli
ver and Segura were waiting for the
Jeader’s arrival. He slipped through and
by short cuts attacked them all of a
sudden In the rear.
"The advance of the Cuban army Is
perfect and obeys a preconcerted plan of
action, and I forecast that much more
will be heard from the Cubans, and they
will prove that they are fairly entitled to'
their rights as belligerents, having,
earned this right with their sworda and
their bravery.” ,
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Order of Publication.
The State of Alabama—Judicial Depart
ment—The Supreme Court of Alabama,
November term, 1895—Appeal from Jeffer
son Chancery Court—Sixth division, 511.
James B. Wood et al. vs. Lomax Pittman,
Administrator.
Whereas, on the 25th day of November,
1895, an order of publication was made In the
above stated cause as follows, to-wlt:
"Come the said appellants, James B. Wood
and R. W. lieoh, and move the court for an
order of publication, as required by law,
citing Willie J. Hardy. Edward Hugh Hardy
and Pearl Hardy to appear at the next call
of the sixth division of this court nod to
Join In the assignment of errors in this
cause, and In support of Bald motion Sam
Will John, Esq., an attorney of this court,
here makes oath In writing that the said
Willie J. Hardy is a non-resident of the
State of Alabama, and his place of residence
Is unknown, and that Edward Hugh Hardy
and Pearl Hardy are minors under the age
of 14 years, non-residents of the State of
Alabama, and reside with their mother,
Minnie Hardy Gist, In Washington, District
of Columbia.
"Wherefore It Is ordered that notice be
published for four consecutive weeks In the
Birmingham State Herald, a newspaper
published in the city of Birmingham, county
of Jefferson and State of Alabama, citing
said Willie J. Hardy and the said Edward
Hugh Hardy and Pearl Hardy to appear at
the next call of the sixth division of this
court and to Jon In the assignment of errors
in this cause, and notifying them that If
they fall so to do a severance will be had
on the errors assigned by said appellants,
and that a copy of sold notice be sent by
mail to said Minnie Hardy Gist and Edward
Hugh Hardy and Pearl Hardy at Washing
ton, District of Columbia.”
Now. therefore, pursuant to said order,
this publication Is made, and the said Willie
J. Hardy and Edward Hugh Hardy and
Pearl Hardy are hereby cited to appear at
the next call of the sixth division of this
court and to Join In the assignment of er
rors In this cause, and notified that If they
fall so to do a severance will he had on the
errors assigned by said appellants, who sued
out said appeal in. their own names.
Witness, Sterling A. Wood, Clerk of the
Supreme Court of Alabama, at the capltol,
this, llt-h day of December, 1895.
STERLING A. WOOD.
Clerk Supreme Court.
Sam Will John, Attorney.
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Stockholders' Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Ensley Land Company will be held at
their office, at 203 North Twentieth street,
Birmingham, Ala., the second Monday, Jan
uary 13, 1896, at 11 o'clock a m., for the pur
pose'of electing seven (7) directors, .and for
the transaction of any other business that
may properly come before the meeting. The
stock transfer books will be closed January
1 1890, and remain closed until January 14,
1896.
J. R. VAIL. Secretary.
Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 21, 1895.
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