The age-herald. [volume], July 12, 1900, Image 2

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Tonight
Just before retiring, if your liver Is
sluggish, out of tune and you feel dull,
bilious, constipated, take a dose of
Hood's Pills
And you’ll be all right In the morning.
ENGINE RELEASED
Southern Railway Appeals Case and
Sheriff Unchains the Engine
Anniston, July 11;—(Special.)—The South
ern Railway engine that was seized by
Sheriff MehargMn this city Monday night
to secure the amount of a judgment
against the company for $5,000, secured by
J. M. Jackson, for damages received, has
been released form custody. The engine
was chained to the track at the Eleventh
street crossing in this city, and there was
prospect of an interesting legal fight, but
the attorneys for the company made a
showing to the sheriff that the company
was preparing a bill of exceptions and
making other arrangements to appeal the
case, and the engine was turned loose and
has resumed its run between Anniston and
Rome, Ga.
Aiinl*touIan <ioea to China
Anniston, July 11.—(Special.)—Among the
American soldiers who will see service in
China will be a popular young Annistonian,
Mr. Whit Crook, son of Probate Judge E.
F. Crook. Mr. Crook enlisted some months
ago in the regular army, and is now a mem
ber of Troop G, Third United States Cav
alry, which is stationed at Fort Meyer, near
Washington City. In a letter received to
day from Mr. Crook, he says that his troop
is under orders to prepare at once for for
eign service ,and that it will proceed to
New York to embark for China.
lionors for Policeman
Huntsville, July 11.—(Special)—Night
Chief of Police William Mitchell has been
appointed deputy national councilor for
Alabama of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. Mr. Mitchell has been
State treasurer and has held other high
offices in the order. The appointment was
made by National Councilor Iieese of
Washington.
Odd Fellows Install Officers
Huntsville, July 11.—(Special.fl)—Madison
Lodge No. 25, Independent Order of Odd
I^^Fellows, last night installed the follow
L^^|ng officers: M. C. Swaim, Noble Grand;
gen Hamilton, Vice Grand; H. C. Pollard,
Secretary; C. A. Williams, Treasurer;
Thomas W. Ward, Warden; C. F. Yar
brough, Conductor.
Knight* of Pythias
Birmingham Lodge No. So, Knights of
Pythias, will hold a regular meeting to
night. Every member of the lodge and other
Knights in the city are invited to be pres
ent.
In the Inferior Court
L. J. Haley is occupying the bench in
the absence of Judge Feagin, who is taking
a short vacation to recuperate his health,
and a decision in the case of Charles Gra
ham, recently tried for a violation of the
anti-pool-selling law, cannot of course be
rendered until he returns to the bench.
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SELECTING JURY
IN GOEBEL CASE
Only Six Men Were Seated in
the Jury Box Yesterday.
POWERS ASKS CONTINUANCE
His Attorneys Filed Pardon Issued by
Ex-Governor Taylor, and Offer
ed It as a Plea to Bar
-Declared Void
Georgetown, Ky., uly 11.—Judge Cantrill
today overruled the motion for a continu
ance in the case of former Secretary of
State Caleb Powers. The regular venire of
jurymen was called this afternoon, and
out of that number only six were seated in
the jury box, passing the examination for
eligibility for the present case, ail of the
others being challenged or excused.
Those seated in the jury box are, of
course, subject to peremptory challenge by
either side later on, so there is no certain
ty that any of them will finally sit as ju
rors In the case. They are as follows:
Personnel of Jury
W. O. Tinder, Democrat, farmer; R.
Globe, Democrat, farmer; A. W. Craig,
Democrat, merchcant; A. M. Bradley, Re
publican, butcher; R. S. Sprake, Demo
crat, farmer; W. T. Munson, Democrat,
farmrer.
Judge Cantrill then ordered Sheriff Huff
to summon an entire venire of 100 men.
Powers’ Plea Failed
Before the jury matter was taken up
Powers’ attorneys filed the pardon isssued
to him by ex-Governor Taylor and offered
it as a plea to bar. The plea was over
ruled, the judge saying: “The highest
courts in this State and in the United
States have decided that Taylor was not
Governor on March 10, when this pardon
was issued. It is, therefore, void.”
The motion of the defense for a continu
ance in the case of ex-Secretary of State
Caleb Powers, charged with being acces
sory to the Goebel murder, came up before
Judge Cantrill at 0 o'clock.
Commonwealth Attorney Franklin, In
presenting the objections on the part of
the prosecution, claimed that the defendant
had not exercised due diligence to get his
witnesses here.
Brown Speaks for Defense
Ex-Governor Brown, for the defense, re
plied, saying that the affidavits filed show
ed abundance of cause for a continuance,
and asserted that a trial under the circum
stances would be so much labor lost as the
higher courts will certainly reverse the
verdict on account of error.
The motion for a continuance was over
ruled, the court finding it was the fault
of the defense that witnesses are not pres
ent. The court notified the defense that
they might have attachments issued re
turnable next Tuesday for all absent wit
nesses, and said special bailiffs would be
provided and compulsory process granted
in order to bring witnesses here if it is de
sired.
At the afternoon session of the court de
fense filed a special demurrer to the indict
ment against Powers, holding that it is
invalid because it names Powers as an ac
cessory and does not name a principle.
FUSION FORCES
GET TOGETHER
(Continued From First Page.)
Towne addressed the convention for about
ten minutes, concluding with an eloquent
tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson.
Just as he concluded, W. J. Bryan en
tered the building and for two minutes the
convention was wild with enthusiasm.
When the delegates quieted down Mr. Bry
an said, in part:
“I believe in this campaign we have bet
ter reason to appeal to the people of this
state than in any other previous campaign
in which we have been engaged. If you
will take the platforms adopted by the
parties you will find that the republican
platform has nothing in it which appeals
to the people of a great agricultural state
like Nebraska. Look that platform through
and you will not find anything in there that
reflects the interests or aspirations of the
people of this state. A distinguished Re
publican of Nebraska said a short time be
fore the Republican national convention of
ls% that Nebraska would give 25,000 Re
publican majority, no matter what the
platform was. I say that Nebraska will
give more than 25,000 against the Republi
can party this year because of the plat
form that has been adopted by the Demo
cratic.”
Mr. Bryan also spoke before the Populist
and Free Silver Ri publicans, the sentiments
being of much the same tenor.
A HORSE AND SADDLE
Their Theft Gets a Young Man Into
Into Trouble
A young white man giving his name as
Charley Jones was arrested by Policeman
Hamilton yesterday on a charge of steal
ing a horse and saddle. It is said that the
owner of the horse came to the city and
identitted the saddle as his and the arrest
of Jones followed. Jones, when arrested,
stated that he had not tried to sell the
horse nor the saddle, but that it was his
intention to sell both. The owner of the
animal lives in the country south of Birm
ingham.
SPRINGVILLE PRESBYTERY
Semi-Annual Session Begins at Enon
Church Today
The Sprlngvllle Presbytery of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church will hold its
semi-annual session at Enon church, near
Vanderbilt, beginning today at U o’clock.
Business sessions will be held daily the
balance of the week item 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Divine services will be'held at 11 a. m. and
8 p. m.
WILL LAY CORNER STONE
First Public Ceremony at Bovs’ Indus
trial Home Occurs Today
The corner stone of the Boys’ Industrial
school near East Lake will be laid at 5
o'clock this afternoon. A special car will
leave town at 4:15 to carry Masonic officers
and others that care to go from the city
to witness the ceremonies attendant upon
the laying of the corner stone.
COMMITTEEMEN
NEGLECT MY
State Democratic ExecutivenCom
mittee Without Quorum,
MEETING IN MONTGOMERY
Ger. George P. Harrison Will Accept
Nomination for the State Senate
—Thomas Heflin is Still
Running for Congress
Montgomery, July 11.—(Special)—The
state Democratic executive committee met
here today and adjourned without any ac
tion. A quorum of the committee was not
present.
The committee had been called together
to consider an appeal from Covington
County, where there Is some local trouble,
and two tickets are in the field, both
claiming to be regular.
When the committee met today the fol
lowing members were present:
From the State at Large—Chairman
Lowe, Messrs. Pettus, Heflin, Lomax, Smith
of Russell.
First District—Messrs. Deane and Doug
las.
Second District—Messrs. Graves and
Bricken,
Third District—Messrs. Arlington and
Gorman.
Fourth District—H. S. D. Mallory.
Fifth District—Messrs. McKenzie and
Brightman.
Eighth District—Messrs. Kumpe and Giv
en.
Ninth District—E. C. Hall.
There were two members short of a
quorum. Mr. Mallory offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That in the matter of the con
test from Covington County brought before
this committee, the contestant having failed
to appear in support of his case, this com
mittee do now adjourn.”
There were several parties present to
represent the contestees, but no one for
the contestants.
Gen.lieo. i*. Harrison
General George P. Harrison of Opelika
was in the city today, and he made public
his Intention to accept the Democratic
nomination for State Senator from Lee
and Russell. This insures able representa
tion for this district in the next Senate.
Hon. J. Thomas Heflin of Chambers has
not withdrawn from the contest for Con
gress in the Fifth district, as was report
ed several days ago. Mr. Heflin was in the
city today and he stated that he was in
the race to the finish and expected to win.
He has the nine votes of Chambers and is
hopeful of carrying Clay and Elmore.
There are nine counties in the district, and
four candidates for the nomination. Mr.
Thompson has Randolph and Macon, and
is counting on Elmore, Clay, Coosa and
Autauga. This would give him the nomi
nation. It is believed that the home coun
ties of both Heflin and Bulger will be for
Thompson on second choice.
KERSH.
NEGRO BURGLARS
Many Shots Fired But None Took Effect.
Experience of Rowlett and Rosenstihl
At an early hour yesterday morning Desk
Sergeant John Rowlett and his uncle, Wil
liam Rosenstihl, with whom he lives at
2325 Fourth Avenue, fired their revolvers
at a negro burglar who was in the house,
but none of the shots took effect.
When Sergeant Rowlett, who was out
late attending to official duties, reached Mr.
Rosenstihl's, he saw' upon entering the hall
a pair of trousers on the floor near the door
leading to his room. This at once aroused
his suspicion and upon looking out the
front door he saw two men standing across
the street. He then heard a little noise in
the parlor, as if some one was moving a
chair. In a lew seconds he drew his re
volver and fired into the street for the pur
pose of arousing his uncle. The men in the
street advanced to the middle of the street.
Sergeant Rowlett heard a noise in the par
lor again, and he covered the parlor door
with his gun, for he was sure then that a
thief was there, and a thief it was. Mr.
and Mrs. Rosenstihl had been aroused and
the former, after learning the cause of the
stir, went for his pistol.
The sergeant had slipped around to the
side window of the parlor. The two men
were still in the street, but were too much
frightened to render assistance to the
burglar inside the house, assuming that
they were his pals. When Rowlett went
out of the house the burglar slipped into
the reception room and was in the act of
escaping by a window, when Rosenstihl
fired two shots at him. The thief got into
the porch and there Rowlett fired at the
man's head, but missed. He then advanced
up the steps of the porch and fired again,
but again missing his mark. He could see
that the thief wfas a negro. The burglar
jumped from the porch to the ground and
made his escape. Rowlett fired a third
shot without effect as the negro was mak
ing for the alley.
One of the shots hit George Young’s
home. Mr. Young had been waked ¥y the
shooting and was ready with his pistol.
While Sergeant Rowlett wras in pursuit of
the thief he ran into Mr. Young, and the
latter, mistaking him for the burglar, was
about to give him a dose of lead, when he
discovered that it was his neighbor.
Several residents of the neighborhood
were on the street by this time and a s«ar-2l
was made, but the burglar, of course, was
no where in sight.
The articles missing from Mr. Rosen
stihl’s house included two diamond set
tings.
Burglars had visited other houses during
Tuesday night.
Advertise in the Age-Herald.
DOVE HAMS.
A car load just received at
12 l-2c per pound. Whole
sale or retail. Drennen & Co.
Chorus of Birmingham sing
ers with Elite Opera Co. at
Lakeview.
$4 00 Hats for $1.00, at Dren
nen’s hat sale.
FOR WAYS DARK
AND TRICKS YAIN
The Heathen Chinee is Peculiar
in Damaging Trade.
EXPORTS EAST ENDANGERED
Southern Cotton Mills Seriously Affect
ed by the Strife in the Celestial
Kingdom of the Bold,
Bad Boxers
New York, July 11.—The situation in
China is reflected in the export trade in
American “brown goods” or cotton manu
factures such as sheetings, drills, flannels
and jeans, sent to Shanghai to be distrub
uted to the ports of the Manchuria dis
trict. Practically this trade, which means
about $10,000,000 annually to Southern cot
ton mills* is at a standstill.
Some exporting houses are still forward
ing goods to Shanghai, but the general sen
timent, while opposed to pessimism, leans
towards prudence until trustworthy news
is received from the Pe Chi Li province,
and especially from Pekin.
The most important word received in the
Cotton Exchange district is that, owing
to the disturbances on the Pei Ho, and at
Pe Hathing, the. warehouses at Shanghai
have been filled so that they can take no
more goods and that goods arriving there
have to go into temporary shelter or under
tarpaulins or remain afloat.
An export broker says: "The cotton
goods that go to China is w'hat is known
as ‘brown goods,’ where there are 150 to
200 grades. The trade amounts annually
to from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000. They are
shipped to every Southern and Western
port, and go West over the Southern Pa
cific and Northern Pacific, the Great
Northern and Canadian Pacific Roads.
"All are shipped to Shanghai for distri
bution in the markets of the Manchura
district at the ports of Che Foo, Tien
Tsin and Niu Chwang. The shipments are
made according to the requirements of de
liveries of the goods at Shanghai.
"The present situation affects Northern
capital invested in the great mills of the
South, in North and South Carolina, Ala
bama and Georgia. Arrangements are mak
ing to meet the situation, and in the end
no interest will suffer greatly. The trade
in general thinks the newspapers too pes
simistic and that the diiflculties will be
straightened out. Some hold to the opinion
and consider the conditions serious, and
that it will be a long time before export
trade conditions improve."
Columbia, S. C\, July 11.—Several large
cotton mills that have beetl making spec
ially coarse goods almost exclusively for
the Chinese trade have, in view of actual
and expected curtailment in orders from
the East, changed to finer grade.
WISE WORDS OF WASHINGTON
TEACHING FREEDOM, DU1Y, LOVE
[Continued From First Page.]
man should always remember that he owes
a peculiar and sacred duty to the negro—
that the negro ha« a claim upon the con
science, sympathy and generosity of the
Anglo-Saxon that no other race can have.
Jn all discussion and legislation bearing
upon the presence of the negro in America
we should not forget that we are dealing
with people that were not only forced to
come here against their will, but in the
face of most earnest protest. But in spite
of this the black man has earned his right
to the title of an American citizen by
obedience to law, by patriotism, by fidel
ity, and by the millions of money which
his strong arm and willing hands have
added to the wealth of this country. Every
white man and woman in the north and
in the south should consider it not only
a duty, but a high privilege, to assist in
the elevation of the negro. The time has
come, 1 believe, when the wealth and cul
ture of the white south are going to take
hold in a whole-souled manner to lift the
negro up in religion, morals, education
and industry. No race can oppress or ne
glect a weaker race without degrading
itself. No race can lift up a weaker race
without elevating and strengthening itself.
Oppression degrades; assistance elevates.
The negro can afford to be wronged, the
white man cannot afford to wrong the
weakest or meanest member of any race
without the proudest and bluest blood in
the white man's civilization being degrad
ed.
The Negro's Worth
More and more 1 hope the white people
of this country will learn to measure the
worth of the negro by the types, the best
types of the race, and not by the worst.
In a larger degree we should judge by
those in the school room, not by those in
idleness in the streets; by those who have
bought homes and are tax-payers; not by
those in dens of crime and misery; by those
who have learned the laws of health and
are living; not by those who have broken
health und are dying.
The Negro’s Deserts
Every white man in America should
make an especial effort to deal justly and
generously with the black race. In doing
this you will not only help the negro, but
you will help yourselves. It is easy to
treat those who are our equals in wealth,
intelligence and social standing with
justice, generosity and politeness, but the
time to find the worth of a nindividual is
when he is in contrast with an unfortunate
individual or race. Anyone can stand for
the right when the world applauds, but
real courage is tested in standing for the
right when the world condemns.
No ruce can ever be redeemed through
any form of oppression—by withholding or
withdrawing opportunities. It should be
our central idea to extend and broaden
privileges as fast as the race shows itself
capable of rightly exercising them .
But the negro also has a duty to per
form to himself and to the white people
among whom he lives.
ino negro's F uture
In the midst of the present agitation
bearing upon the negro race in this coun
try it is important that the race keep a
steady balance and not suffer itself to be
come discouraged or turned aside from
essentials to non-essentials or be deceived
Into believing that we can elevate our
selves by any short cut or artificial
methods, however inviting and alluring
they may appear. No matter what adverse
criticism is made, no matter who prophe
cies defeat ,no matter haw many temp
tations are held before us, what we as a
race must be sure of day by day is that
we are making real, tangible, indisputa
ble progiess. In the fare of such progress
all that is said against us will be harmless,
without such progress all that is said in
our favor cannot help us. One of the
hardest lessons for a race, like an individu
al, to learn, is that the way to permanent
success is the mastering of the little every
day common-place opportunities that are
right about our . ioor, and the using of
these as str_.plng stones to more important
positir o. 'The race, like the individual
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SUMMER RESORTS
Now is the Time
People should make plans for their summer outings.
Asheville is the greatest health and pleasure resort in
the South, and the Battery Park Hotel is the center of
pleasure, refinement and comfort. Consider the Bat
tery Park and Asheville when you are making your
plans for the summer. Rates $15 per week and upwards.
Through Fullam service. Leave Birmingham 5:45 a. in.
Arrive Asheville 6:00 p. m. same day.
For any information, apply to
E. P. McKISSICK, Proprietor,
NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MOUNTAIN VIEW HOTEL, Gook’s Springs, flla.
“Mountain View," situated high up in the mountains, where the atmosphere is sweet and
bracing, the scenery grand and its wonderful health-giving water is fast making fche plane
famous. Its easy accessibility, Ashing, boating, bathiug, hunting and games, etc., only add to
its popularity, ,
Rates per month, board and lodging. $25.00
Rates per week, board and lodging. 7.50
Rates per day. board and lodging. 1.50
Cheap excursion rates from all poiuts. For further particulars, address
VV. N. TATE, Manager, Cook’s Springs., Ala.
that learns this lesson, may be retarded ;
but never defeated.
The ieal worth of a race, like an indi
vidual, must be tested by the fact whether
or not it is able to make itself of such
value to the community in the activities
of hand, head and heart that the presence
of the race is indispensable. It should be
the high ambition of every negro to make
himself, not a burden, but a helper; not
a receiver, but a giver; not a destroyer,
but a producer. With the prodigious in
dustrial development of the South the ne
gro has a golden opportunity. In every
corner of the South let it be the aim to
give the black man training, coupled with
the highest intelligence, in agriculture, the
trades, the domestic arts, as a foundation
for citizenship.
These will constsitute the groundwork
for higher and more important occupations
as the world judges.
But we, as black people, and you, as
white people, should remember that mere
material visible possessions, however im
portant, will not alone solve our problem,
and that education of both races will be
a failure unless we keep constantly before
us the fact, that the final aim of all educa
tion, whether industrial or academic, is to
produce goodness of heart, honesty of
purpose and that generosity of souK which
will make us seek the elevation and free
dom of all men, regardless of class or
race. The South will prosper in proportion
as with development in agriculture, in
mines, domestic arts and manufacturing,
there goes that education which brings re
spect for law, broadens the heart, sweet
ens the nature and makes us feel that we
are our “brother’s keeper,” whether that
brother was born in Eugland, Italy, Af
rica or the islands of the seas.
Arbuckel’s Coffee at 12 l-2c
par pound. Drennen & Co.
Miss Martha Scruggs, with
the Elite Opera Co., Lake view.
CLOUDLSIMD HOTEL
CLOUDLAND, N. C.
Six thousand, three hundred and ninety
four feet above sea level. Opens July 1.
Average temperature July and August GO
degrees. Sure cure for insomnia and hay
fever. For full particulars address
N. L. MURRELL. Proprietor.
6-20-eod-15t
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs
(Under entirely new management.)
High, cool, healthful; 5-story model brick
hotel; 11 brick cottages; baths, home-grown
vegetables; golf and all sports; livery, fish
ing, boating, bathing, health-giving wa
ters. Booklet free. E. B. Moore, Savoy,
Washington, D. C., or Fauquier Springs,
Va._ 5-22-2m-tues-thur-sun
SWEETWATER PARK
HOTEL AND BATHS,
LITHIA SPRINCS, OA.
This well-known and popular resort Is now
open. All modern equipment. Cuisine and
service unexcelled. Write for illustrated
pamphlet. JAS. E. HICKEY, l’ropr.
Also Kimball House, Atlanta, Ua.
5-20-24t-su-tu- thu
HOTEL NORMANDIE.
BROADWAY & 3STII ST., NEW YORK.
ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF.
EUROPEAN PLAN.
COOLEST HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY.
Located in the livliest and most inter
esting part of the city; twenty principal
places of amusement within five minutes1
walk of the hotel.
CHAS. A ATKINS & CO.
Summer Resort: Ocean Hotel, Asbury
Park. N J. Geo. L. Atkins & Sons.