Birmingham State Herald, 1895-10-22

V* C UU1IC lilt; Ml uiv> Ill'll. bania may be delivered from any such blow beneath the belt. It would make a dead knock out. There are too many besetting, dangers for ambitious in intrigues - trigues intrigues to be dallying with the very life of our party in the stale In such a reck reckless - less reckless fashion as this." One of the strongest features of this break loose of the Argus is where it chides the governor for his "more than ion imaginary speeches for the gold standard." The Argus has heretofore been consid considered - ered considered an advocate of the gold standard, and to turn on the governor ait this late day for his "imaginary gold standard speeches" will cause the sound money democrats to look to Its future advocacy of the sound money doctrine wiith 0. degree of anxiety not unmixed with fear that the rec 'lit financial difficulties of the Argus has put It. like the Age-Herald, In the clutches of the silverltes . We hope to see .the Argus come out from under this cloud, declaring for sound money and an organized democracy, and say no more aboint a "stuffed convention dom dominated - inated dominated by a state executive committee." In Sunday's Argus, under the caption of "Lying by Hint," Mr, Coleman says: In sdimadverting upon certain edito editorials - rials editorials in Friday's Augus the Huntsville Mercury of yesterday exhibits an unman unmanly - ly unmanly trucculency and spirit of mendacity from which it has been partially free fort some time past. It concludes its unpro unprovoked - voked unprovoked and utterly ungentlemanly arti article - cle article with the following libelous and to totally - tally totally unwarranted and untruthful para paragraph, - graph, paragraph, penned by some one probably Ir Irresponsible: - responsible: Irresponsible: "The Argus has heretofore been consid considered - ered considered an advocate of the gold standard, and to turn on the governor at this late, day for his "Imaginary gold standard speeches" will cause the sound money democrats to look to its future advocacy of the sound money doctrine with a de degree - gree degree of anxiety, not unmixed with a fear that the recent financial difficulties of the Argus has put it like the Age-Herald, in the clutches of the silverltes. We hope to see thp Argus come out from under this cloud, declaring for sound money and an organized democracy, and say no more .about a "stuffed convention dominated by a state executive committee.' " The w l iter of the above utters, by cow cowardly - ardly cowardly Insinuation,an unqualified lie. There you are! It Is, In fact, an unmanly, falsa ifying effort to degrade a business rival by hinting venality in our advocacy of principles, when we.have been without variance and are a consistent advocate of honest money as urged by President Cleveland, not estimating Governor Oates, however, as the only man In pub public - lic public life In Alabama who is In favor of this financial plan, nor as Indispensable to the proper maintenance of this princi principle. - ple. principle. When we recall the Mercury's no notorious - torious notorious effort In 1892, under the same al alleged - leged alleged ownership as today, to defeat the democratic nominees of Madison county, when the opposition In mass meeting, In Indorsed - dorsed Indorsed the Mercury, we are less shocked at Its far-fetched falsehoods against a Journal that has always advocated demo democratic, - cratic, democratic, candidate* and democratic prin principles. - ciples. principles.

world what God for us hath wrought, Here where but thirty years ago we were as chattels bought." The orator of the day was Rev. .1. W. E. Bowen, a prominent negro educator of the south. Ilis subject was "An Appeal to the King." The theme was, "Has the negro any place in American life, and if so what is that place to be?" Nearly every country In the world has a political race problem, said he. Rus Russia - sia Russia has her nihilists, Germany her so socialists, - cialists, socialists, France her communism and England the submerged tenth. In this country there is the Chinese problem in California, the Scandinavian and othcr foreign struggles in the northwest and middlewest, the Italian. Hungarian and Irish problem and in the south the ne negro - gro negro problem. The speaker proceeded to attack the theory 'that there must be amalgamation of blood to secure the greatest development in national life. "Please God,"'said he, "the negro will have sense enough to stay in this coun country - try country and contribute to the correct solu solution - tion solution of this race question until this na nation - tion nation shall become in 'truth homogeneous in sentiment, though heterogeneous in blood." There is no such thing as per perfect - fect perfect equality of individual or race. This Is a figment clung to by minds that are woefully deficient in rudimentary train training. - ing. training. It was formerly stated that the negro's place in American'life was as a. slave or servant and he must be a wnrk wnrkAll - All wnrkAll sensible negroes agree to that. The negro does not shirk from work. Ail he asks Is an equality of opportunity. We say to the King that the story of our past fealty Is the best answer we can make touching our future devotion and interests. It Is written of us by one of the greatest democratic presidents, An Andrew - drew Andrew Jackson, that we may be actuated by lofty purposes, as seen in the noble defense made by negro soldiers of New Orleans in the second British war. It is our record for us that through all of the social upheavals between capital arid labor the negro has never been found with firebrand in hand. Touching on the education of the negro, Rev. Bowen declared that it must bo on a. par with the education of the white. It must begin in the kindergarten, as that of the white child, and end with uni university*. - versity*. university*. as that of the white man. Alluding to another matter, he said: "As a representative of the thinking peo people - ple people of my race, I tajte off my hat to the white man of this country, north and south,, when he swears by all that liveth that tli»e sanctity of .h'ls home and the pur purity - ity purity of h!u fam.ily shall be malbtain .1 in inviolate - violate inviolate at every hazard. We have come to learn that the purity of woman means the purity of the family and the purity of the family purity of the raee and na nation, - tion, nation, and whosoever insults -that purity is an enemy to society and in league with hell. We simply ask that the sins of th* vicious be not charged to the whole race. Our training on the whole'has not been what it should have been, but the race is making a heroic effort to expell from its system all the virus of degrading sin. and this far we have made progress. We do not ask that the criminal escape, hut that the court shall put out his crime by due process of law. We ask that justice, sure, unbiased, remorseless, be meted out to all criminals, black and white.

Izen. 3. The varied and Inexhaustible re resources - sources resources of the cotton states: their min mineral - eral mineral wealth, agricudtural products, manu manufacturers - facturers manufacturers and railroads, as well as their system of education, are well displayed In many-departments of (he exposition, but especially ^n the comprehensive ex exhibits - hibits exhibits that have been made by the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Caro Carolina, - lina, Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana and Arkansas. 4. There arc many admirable signs of in interstate - terstate interstate co-operation and social inter intercourse. - course. intercourse. The visits of the president and vice-president of the United States, of the governors of many distant states often attended by large escorts of their fellow citizens, the assemblies of hank hankers, - ers, hankers, engineers, teachers, women, of re religious - ligious religious and philanthropic associations and of patriotic societies, the recognition of the African, and especially the meet meeting - ing meeting of many thousand of soldiers In friendly intercourse--the Uiue and the Gray' homeward bound from Chioka Chiokainatiga, - inatiga, Chiokainatiga, illustrate the good will and fra fraternity - ternity fraternity now prevalent among the citi citizens - zens citizens of our union republic and the re reestablishment - establishment reestablishment of not only peace but of sympathy among those who have been widely separated. In addition to the "buildings of the cotton states, those con constructed - structed constructed by New York. Philadelphia,' Massachusetts ajid Illinois and that of ofCalifornia - California ofCalifornia with its contents afford addi additional - tional additional evidences of the friendly relation relationship. - ship. relationship. 5. Women have made important con contributions - tributions contributions to this exposition. The wom woman's - an's woman's building designed by a woman, is en entitled - titled entitled in the opinion of one of Our most highly qualified judges to a place next to -the highest among a'i the constructions of Piedmont park. The illustrations of woman's work are attractive and suggest suggestive. - ive. suggestive. The services rendered hv women in colleding and exhibiting papers, relics and mementoes pertinent to colonial and revolutionary history promote a spirit of patriotism, a love of our social institu institutions - tions institutions and the preservation of records hitherto overlooked and neglected. There Is here a rare opportunity to see many original documents and portraits. The educational and charitable work is excel excellent. - lent. excellent. and In all departments of embroid embroidery - ery embroidery and other branches of decorative art the exhibits of the woman's building are unsurpassed. fi. Among the Innumerable illustrations of skilled tabor the visitor should not fail to notice: (a) . The inventions and apparatus which' have promoted extraordinary extraordinarychanges - changes extraordinarychanges in our civilization by the agen agencies - cies agencies of electricity. Let it be borne In mind that the telephone was Intro Introduced - duced Introduced at the exposition of 1873. and that only two dynamos, and those insignifi insignificant, - cant, insignificant, could then and there be seen. (b) . The improvements in the means of transportation by which the safety, the comfort and the pleasure of travelers are

illation in intelligence, industry ami en enterprise - terprise enterprise is shown (though apart from the educational exhibits not as adequately shown as for their own salces as we would wish. In the negro building, where may be seen Illustrations of the steps by which an emancipated race is advancing in free freedom. - dom. freedom. knowledge, skill and thrift. Every visitor should observe with an apprecia appreciative - tive appreciative spirit this suggestive and compre comprehensive - hensive comprehensive exhibit. The attitude of the au authorities - thorities authorities of the exposition towards the colored ralce has received widespread recognition and approbation. R. The exposition affords very striking evidence that the last ten years have been prolific in inventions for saving time and for economizing the nervous force of those who work with their brains. It is worth while to note the general use of stenography, type-writing, long distance telephone, phonography and other de devices - vices devices w'hich may be called nerve saving, time saving and life saving inventions. 10. The international character of the exposition is not its principal feature, not only live foreign governments, namely, lhe Argentine Republic, Mexico, Costa Rica, V'enezuela and Chill being repre represented, - sented, represented, but other countries are represent represented - ed represented by contributions of private exhibitors, which have added much to the interest of the display. Especial mention should be made of Austria, Denmark, France, Gei many, Great Britain, Italy, Sweden and also of India, Japan and China. We believe that the permanent good of an exhibition of this kind will be mani manifested - fested manifested in the improvement of popular in intelligence - telligence intelligence and industry; in the diffusion of correct standards of taste and skill, and in more accurate knowledge respect respecting - ing respecting the natural resources ajid character characteristics - istics characteristics of the different parts of our coun country. - try. country. For example, the collective exhibits made by the Southern railroad and also by the Seaboard Air Line, the Plant sys system - tem system of Florida bring out in vivid outlines the advantages of the regions through which these railways are constructed. The improvement In railway connections of Atlanta with New York, New Orleans and Florida are permanent contributions to the prosperity of the country. 11. We arnestly Advise the teachers of colleges and schools near and remote to encourage their scholars to Come and study tills exposition, accompanied by competent guides. With proper explana explanations, - tions, explanations, easily to be secured if a little effort is made, the intelligent youth may learn In a few days' visit to this exposition more than would be learned In weeks or month# of ordinary study. We also advise manufacturers and merchants, those who are interested in mines, for forestry, - estry, forestry, agriculture and transportation, as well as the mechanics and farmers, to utilize this opportunity for observing and comparing their own work with that

try by the agency of the newsimper press In advance of such reports as may here hereafter - after hereafter be made to the constituted author authorities. - ities. authorities. We desire to call attention to the educational value of the Atlanta exposi exposition. - tion. exposition. Its important relations to the indus industry - try industry and its manifold Indications of the progress of the useful and liberal .arts. But in this brief paper we can only In Indicate - dicate Indicate a few of the most significant char characteristics. - acteristics. characteristics. 1. The exhibits of the national govern government - ment government constitute an unique, complete and Instructive illustration of Its wise and beneficent functions. With a building of moderate size examples are given of the work of'the federal government in its re relations - lations relations to statesmanship, international intercourse, the administration of Jus Justice, - tice, Justice, the promotion of committees, domes domestic - tic domestic and foreign, the postal service and the control of the national finances, the arts of national defense on land and sea, the development of agriculture, forestry, mines-and mineral wealth, fisheries and fish culture, the protection and promo promotion - tion promotion of commerce by surveys of the coast, the lakes, the rivers and the mountains, the study of the climate and the forecast forecasting - ing forecasting of the weather, the maintenance of lighthouses and lifesaving stations, the education and civilization of the Indian, the encouragement of Invention, litera literature - ture literature and line arts by protecting the rights of the inventor, the writer and the artist; the advancement and diffusion of knowl knowledge - edge knowledge through the agency of the Smith Smithsonian - sonian Smithsonian institute, the national museum; the manifold services of I he bureau of education and the collection of great li libraries; - braries; libraries; the study of the diseases of the human race and also of plants and ani animals, - mals, animals, and the protection of life by cau cautionary - tionary cautionary and remedial agencies; the pre prevention - vention prevention of epidemjes and the regulation of the food supply; these all exhibited in a compact form bringing before the pub public. - lic. public. the noblest offices of a strong, com comprehensive, - prehensive, comprehensive, well-ordered government, mid are the best institutions of the kind that lias ever been made. 2. We admire the civic pride displayed by the citizens of Atlanta, the Gate City of the south, which in thirty years has risen from the devastations of fire and sword, poverty, and distress, and now il illustrates - lustrates illustrates in many ways, and especially in this exposition, what may be d>me for the advancement of a vast region by the union, enterprise, generosity, knowledge and skill of an unselfish and voluntary body of citizens harmoniously organ -

About Town. Mr John Campbell, the young man v.'ho wits shot at Opelika recently and was brought to the home of Mr. Amos Jones In this county for treatment and attention, died yesterday and his remains will be carried to Calerh where they will be in interred - terred interred in the family graveyard tomor tomorr - r tomorr The grand jury are still in session and' crowds of witnesses are examined by the body daily. , .... Itids are in for additional buildings to be erect eel in the rear of the Oaltas hotel which will add twenty-five rooms to that well known and popular house. The work on the building will commence at once and will be pushed forward, to an early completion. One of the late orders of the committee on fire department of the city council is that In answering fire alarms the horses of the department must not be driven at a faster pace than a trot. Buffalo. Bill will be the groat attrac attraction - tion attraction tomorrow afternop# and night. The morning will he occupied with a grand free show in the shape of a street pa parade - rade parade Hundreds of people will come from the surrounding country to see the great show. . Mr. W. W. Harris, secretary to the sur preme court, has returned after his sum summer - mer summer vacation to his duties at the capitoi. Mike Hogan! a hotel keeper, and James Frtel a bar proprietor, became engaged in a' dispute and a fight ensued. The men clashed and Friei fell on top. He commenced, to pound-, -his antagonist, whereupon Hogan contrived to open his pocket knife and to bury the blade in Frlel's head a time or two. They were separated and arrested/ Friei is not fa fatally - tally fatally hurt. Personal. Mr. Oeorge B. Baker, president of the Thirty-second National bank of Balti Baltimore - more Baltimore his wife and daughter. Miss Mary Jordan, are visiting Judge J. R. Tyspn and family. , _ Miss Mary Johnston and Miss Eliza Elizabeth - beth Elizabeth Screws", who have been visiting Mrs. A. J. Mapes in Louisville, returned yes yesterday - terday yesterday accompanied by Master Alyin Q Miss Sara Lou Fitzpatrick of Elmore is visiting Mrs. Skehan, her cousin, at 602 south Perry street. Mrs Mrs. J. L. McKinney, who has been a visit 'fib her old homp in Kentucky on a vieo - - - r - for somb time, retrurn*d,V«sterday. Miss Mafjf Washburne, after a delight delightful - ful delightful visit to Anniston -and Birmingham, has returned home| Miss Llyye Jlart, vWho; has been vis visiting - iting visiting relatives and friends In Elufaula, re returned - turned returned last night. Will Crawford, a prominent young business and society man of Birmingham, spent yesterday in the city. "A pair of brown eyes," etc. w , ; i IMd $1®. Smith Fined $TO. RlchmdhdTQct. 21. - As a Result of a per personal - sonal personal encounter in the Dispatch office Saturday night between H. M. Smith, commonwealth's attorney, and Clarence

Jacksonville, Ala., Oct. 21. - (Special.) - Capt. John H. Bankhead addressed an appreciative audience in the court house at this place today. His speech was one of the most logical and eloquent that has been heard In Jacksonville in recent years. It was quite apparent that the audience was in thorough sympathy with the gifted Alabamian, and every one lis listened - tened listened to him in rapt attention. None but the most complimentary opinions were expressed after the speech was ended, and a prominent gold bug is re reported - ported reported as saying that Mr. Bankhead's argummts were unanswerable. Several whose tendency had been toward the gold standard were heard to say that they were convdneed that the free and un unlimited - limited unlimited coinage of silver was the only hope for this country. Mr. Bankhead's coming to Jacksonville will he fruitful of much good. IMPORTANT CASES ADVANCED. The L. & N. Bnilrond. Company vs. tho State of Kentucky Among Them. Washington. Oct. 21. - Chief Justice Fuller in the United States supreme court today announced the advancement on the calendar for the early hearing of numer numerous - ous numerous cases, among them the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company vs. the state of Kentucky, involving the question of the power of a railroad company to lease nr purchase the Chesapeake and Ohio Southwestern railroad; the first Monday In January United States ex. rel. Long vs. Lochren, commissioner of pensions. This famous case presenting the question whether or not a pension Is a vested right In such sense that It cannot be diminished by act of the commissioner jf pensions the third Monday In January, rennessee Bank and Insurance company rases, thirteen in number, to be heard is one case the first Monday in Jan Janiary. - iary. Janiary. Wants to Sco the Negro Building. Atlanta. Oa.. Oct. 21. - President Cleve Clevennd - nnd Clevennd has expressed a desire to see th" nc nctro - tro nctro building thoroughly, "The blacks are dated at this intrest and expect to have in opportunity to shake hands with him. rhe directors of the exposition have ar ar-anged - -anged ar-anged the programme so that the prcsl prcsllent - lent prcsllent can have all the time lie wants In ;he negro building. Thousands of blacks ire coming Just to see Mr. Cleveland. The Fignro'a Opinion. Paris, Oct. 21. - The Figaro, alluding to he Venezuela dispute, expresses the opinion that the system of issuing ulti ultimatums, - matums, ultimatums, which Is now becoming a habit with Croat Britain, may he greatly pre'Ju pre'Julieial - lieial pre'Julieial to general peace._ Charles Hitch Eound Over. Knoxville,. Tenn.. Oct. 21. - Charles Ritch, held for the murder of Thomas Breen last Tuesday night, waived exam examnation - nation examnation today ami the case goes to the lanuary term of the criminal court. Hall pvss c-'t ellowed.

Washington, Oct. 21. - The train bearing President Cleveland and cabinet to At Atlanta - lanta Atlanta over the Southern will be the hand handsomest - somest handsomest ever made up in this country. It has been made up under the direction of W. H. Baldwin, second vice-president of the company. First will be the com composite - posite composite baggage and smoking ear, then ihe compartment car, Columbia, which has just come out.of the shops at Wil Wilmington. - mington. Wilmington. Del., having been refitted for this trip. This car is probably the most magnificent example of car construction in existence and was built ut a cost of $150,000. It contains twelve compart compartments, - ments, compartments, each fitted up with all the toilet accessories essential to comfort and con convenience - venience convenience complete in itself. The last car is Mr. Pullman's private coac« Wild Wildwood. - wood. Wildwood. It has a large saloon in the center and an observation space in the rear. At Greensboro, N. C., a vestibule dining car will be attached to the train and run through to Atlanta on which break breakfast - fast breakfast and lunch will be served en route. The train will be under the personal con control - trol control of the superintendents of the several divisions over which it passes, and Gen General - eral General Passenger Agent Turk will accom accompany - pany accompany the party as the railroad company's representative. It is understood at all places where the train slows up or stops tomorrow be between - tween between Greensboro and Atlanta President Cleveland will show himself from the ob observation - servation observation space of Wildwood, in company with members of the cabinet. Whether or not he will make any speeches en route cannot he stated. The train leaves Wash Washington - ington Washington at 11 o'clock tonight, reaching At Atlanta - lanta Atlanta at 4 p. m. tomorrow. The party which will accompany'Pres accompany'President - ident accompany'President Cleveland to Atlanta will be com composed - posed composed entirely of members of his official family. Mrs. Cleveland will not go. The party comprises Secretary and Mrs. Car Carlisle, - lisle, Carlisle, Secreary-Herbert and bis daugh daughter, - ter, daughter, Mrs. Micou; Secretary and Mrs. Da Dammit. - mmit. Dammit. Secretary Morton and Miss Mor Morton. - ton. Morton. Postmaster-Genreal and Mrs. Wil Wilson, - son, Wilson, Private Secretary and Mrs. Thurber, Mrs. Harmon, the wife of the attorney attorneygeneral. - general. attorneygeneral. and Secretary Smith. Attorney AttorneyGeneral - General AttorneyGeneral Harmon will be unable to go. Mrs. Smith will join the party in Atlanta. BANKHEADATJACKSONVILLE He Makes a "Howling Speech'' and the People Join in the Refrain - The Free Coin Coinage - age Coinage Cause Benefited.