The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-03
Randall Kindly Received in the
South.
Survivors of the Norwegian Bark Lena
Cleveland Not President Of
Free Trade Club.
Tho Political Chaos of New York's
Municipal Governmsrt-The
Schemers.
RANDALL IN THE SOUTH.

The Party Spend the Day Inspecting tie
Various Mines ia the Vicinity of BIr-
mingham.
BIgMINGHAMi Ala, Jan. , -Brmingham's
distinguished visitors were favored with the
best possible weather on this, their second
day here. Ii was cold and raw yesterday
and last night, but the sun shone brightly
all to-day and the temperature was much
milder. Mr.. Randall and party, with sew
eTal distinguished gentlemen from other
places in Alabama, and some twenty-five
prominent citizens of Birmingham devoted
nearly the whole day to visit
to iron mines on the birmingham
Mineral Rail road, short road OF two arms,
striking the Louisville and Nashville, one
about four and the other six miles south of
Birmingham. The first place visited was
the Soss mines, at the southern terminus of
the northern arm OF the Mineral Railroad.
Here the iron ore is mined on Red Mountain,
from a vein extending nesrly 159 miles, aud
at this point fourteen feet thick. The party
spent some fifteen minutss in the mines
Then they visited the Woodward Iron Com
pany's furnace and coal mine, short
distance off the birmingham Min
uies spent at each of these places,
went to the Morris mines, at the southern
terminus of the southern arm of the Bir-
mingbam Mineral Road, on the opposite side
of Red Mountain. Here a VEN of twenty
two feet of red fossil ore is dug from the top
of the mountain, a large proportion of the
output going TO the Tennessee and Georgia
furnaces, in the Chattanooga District. From
here the party returned to the city, reach
ing here about 1 O'Clock. There was no
speecb-making or ceremonies of any kind
during the day. Tbe trip was made ia q
al in he'd nv ha T. ~
Road.
Long before the hour appointed O'Brien's
Opera House was crowded in every part
with an audience composed of citizens
of this and the neighboing communi-
ties. The opera house was elsoorstely
and tsstefully decorated, inside and out.
On the steGe was a notable display, the
principal features being native indus
trial exhibit, comprising bales of cotton,
Jumps Of COAL varieties of iron ore. pig
iron and other manufactured products.
Numerous national flags and bunting were
arranged about the stage SO as to make
very pl easing and striking effect. Mayor A. o.
Lane, in graceful and fitting manner in
troduced MIR. Randall to the audience. He
came to the front II the midst of tunlltuous
and long continued applause. Mr.. Randall
spoke about forty minutes; receiving fire..
quept applause and cheers. lie said he had
been the recipient OF so much kind consider
alton, and bad received such high honor
since coming South, that he confessed he
could not find adequate language to express
his feelings therefor His mission to Ala.
bama was conceived months ago, and his OBJ
ject was neither personal nor politica! one;
it vas, as originally contemplated, business
that brought him here.
He confessed he was gratified beyond
measure by kindness, induced in some
measure by the services he had been able to
render to the Southern States When the
~ knt1d h. x&aI 90 hail
and when the time came to put the past be-
| hind him ne wanted to forget it. He was
more than pleased TO note the evidences OF
| progress he had observed. During visit
/ here in 1867 there was mined in Alabama
about l6 600 tons OF coal a year; to-day
/ a fair statement, say OF a single mine a short
! distance from this town, put out % 600 tons
daily. Ia 1861 there was not produced in
/ the State much over ) 000 tons OF iron; to-
! day fair estimate was, to say, 40, 900 tons
was the annually produced. After adduci0g
further statistics relative to the industrial
progress OF the State. Mr.. Randall proceeded
| 20 state his position upon the tariff. which
wss substantially the same as enuDci4tei at
| Louisville and Nashville, viz: for the abol-
! ishMent of internal revenue, as war meas
ure it was illegal and unjust in timss
| OF peace, and otherwise standing
upon the Chicago platform. Before he con
| clQded Mr.. Randall predicted that Alaba ma
! by reason OF the development of its re-
7 sources, would be one of the richest States in
| the Union.
The New jersey Congressman, Mr.. Nc.
I. Adoo, was then introduced by Mayor Laue,
and responded in his characteristic way,
! eliciting frequent laughter and applause by
his fscetious saslies. Touching upon the
incidents of the late Presidential campaign
and Mr. Blaine's conduct since the election,
| Mr.. McAdoo said he dsdained to kick
corpse, but when corpse misbehaved bis
toes itched to be brought into action.
He said, also. that with Kentucky whisky
| and Alabama iron a national tonic could be
made which, If taken early in the morning,
even on short sessions, would materially
help Congressman 90 do little work.
Loud calls were made at the end Of Nc
Adcos remarks for Colonel Colyer, Of Ten
nessee, and that gentleman spoke
briefly of Mr.. Rsndalls services in
the cast and the cerdislity of his recap
tlon in the cities visited An silusion to Mr..
| Watterson's snimadversions on the object
of Rsndalis Southern tour, in which the
speaker said il was harmless monomania
was loudly applsuded.
After the speaking the distinguished yis-
itor from the North. and many from Slnth-
/ ern cities, repaired TO the Florence Hotel,
where g great banquet was spread, and toasts
drunk and responded to. The Randall party
leave for Chattanooga on the early morning
! train.
The Worlds Exposition.