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Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
RUSSIA TOOK NO PART,

But Discusses The Questions Of the Berlin
Labor Conference.
LONDoS, April 25.-Al;hough the Rus
sian government, for various reasons,
chiefly beca.ise OF the peculiar social and
economic condition of the country, took
no part in the labor conference recently
held in Berlin. it is PLAIN that some at
least OF the questions there discussed
have found consideration in the councils
of the northern empire.
The action of the imperial council in
passing bill prohibiting the employ
ment in factories and workshops of
children under twelve years OF age, is a
concession to popular demand, and the
dictates OF humanity that is most sur
prising to those familiar with the Rus
sian abhorrence OF innOvation1 especi-
ally Of conciliatory character, or of a
nature calculated to tighten the burdens
of the people.
If the bill was passed with a view Of
cOnferrlng a measure Of protection upon
the youth of the lower classes which the
council sincerely believed they stood in
need of and were entitled to as an act of
justic., the imperial body has not gone
far enough. If, on the other hand, the
council intended by its act to appease
the clamorous agitator and calm the pre-
vailing revolutionary spirit, it has gone
too far. for the loyalty OF even a Russian
is not to be purchased at price so in
sultingly insignificant.
But it may be that the car is follow
ing cautiously in the wake of his brother
monarch of Germany in a re-organiza-
ton of the labor system of the country,
and if this be true, as it is hoped, other
and more important changes will doubt
less be made in the near future.
In any event the people of Russia may
be thankful for the slight benefit con
ferred upon them by the official admis-
sion that there are among them persons
of too tender age to be subjected to con-
finement in close workshops and the ex-
actions of brutal taskmasters, a fact
which statistics show has not hitherto
been a'!a to force itself upon the impe-
rial mind.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

NEARLY everybody is now discus
ing the race problem. There i:
one very important factor in this
"problem" to be kept to the front in
all discussions. The future of the
negro race is in doubt: but there car
be no doubt whatever on one point
This is white mans county, and the
white race will always control Goo
80 decreed; and Grds DEGREES are
never set aside or modified. -Gads
den Times-News.
How do you know God decreed
1T How do you know that God de.
creed anything! God is not man as
some people seem to thihk.-South-
ern Aegis.
All the Negro wants is a square
deal with the TEST of mankind. He
is quite willing to accept God as the
Arbiter, with no fears as to the
result.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
SHERIDAN EQUESTRIAN STATUE.

To BE PlacedWhere it Will Be Seen by
Every Visitor to Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 2j.-The site has
been decided upon for the equestrian
statue of Gen. Sheridan. which is to be
erected here by the Society of the Army
of the Cumberland. 1t is the reser va
ton on the north side of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets. This is one block on the
way from the treasury department to
the capitol. Here it will be seen by
every visitor to Washington There
was strong effort made to have it
placed beyond the boundary on Massa-
chusetts avenue extended in the section
made notorious by real estate syndicates.
but Gen. J. ;. Fullerton. the representa-
tive of the armg society, in isted that it
should not be where carriage would
be necessary to reach it, So the other
members of the commission, Secretary
Proctor and Senator Evarts, Of the
library committee, voted for the site
which Gen. J. S. Fullerton suggested.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
NEWS and SENTIMENT,
(From Colored Exchanges.)

Tuskegee Normal School has a
military organization.
There is only one Celored person
in Freeport, ILL.,, city of 10000 in
habitants.
Hon. B. X. Bruce will deliver the
Annual Address May 29th at the
Tuskegee Normal Institute, Tuske-
gee, Ala.
Louisville, KY, has been selected
as the place where the Colorad Bap
lists of the United States shall hold
their next convention, which will
convene in September.
j. Milton Turner was in Washing
tou few days ago and had paid to
him the remaining $3.50 Of his fee
for lobbying through Congress the
Cherokee indemnity bill.
Mr.. Lewis Clark. (the original
"Geo. Harris" in Mrs. Harriet
Bree cher Stoves "Uncle Toms Cab
in") is writing book.
1t is estimated that more than
twenty five thousand Colored people
have emigrated during the past win
ter from the south Atlantic state to
the Mississippi valley.
The Congressional committee on
contested elections has not made its
report to the House as vet in the
!. case of Thomas E. miller who has
proven his election against Elliott of
the Shoe String district Of South
Carolina. 1t is understood that the
committee will favor Mr. Miller and
he will be seated.
Congressman Henry P. Cheat ham
secured the appointment few days
ago Of Mrs. S. Drake, colored lady
20 years Of age, as postmistress Of
Rocky Mount NC. The appoint
ment is Presidential one and the
salary 81, $40 year.
Prof. Gregory of Howard Univer-
sity ~ looming up very prominently
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
A STATE OF siege.
The City Of Berlin to Be Declared
So for One Day Only
In Order to Prevent PrOposed
Dem mOnStrationS

by the Labor Organiz .tions-The Au-
thorities Expect Bloodshed on Nav l.
Austrian Soldiers May Fraternize with
the Soc aiists MAY Day-Iabor in
Ru-sia-O,i,er Foreign News
BERLIN, April 25.-The emperor. who
for some time past has been endeavor-
ing to see what effect liberation and
kindness would have on the Socialistic
agitators, has now determined to take
an opposite course regarding the pro-
posed lst of May demonstrations. Hav-
ing been informed that the Socialists
had laid plans for concerted action on
that day. he has sde.ided to have re-
course to the most stringent preventive
measures.
Fifty halls that had already been
rented by labor organizations will be
closed on May Day; all liquor saloons
will be compelled to close their doors,
AMI strong guards will bar the entrance
Street gatherings are forbidden, and
those disoEeying the orders will be in
stantly placed under arr st.
In fact Berlin Will be declared in a
state OF siege ior one day. as blood5hed
is eX Aectrd hy the artho 'ities
The railway employees haze been
warned not to absent themselves from
their po IS Of iuty On May l. on pain of
disuiss in the event of disobaIience.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
IN ALABAMA.
Interesting Items Of State News.

Selma is to have new bank, capital
$50 900.
The Florence Wagon company employs
a force of seventy-fve hands, and is turn
ing out 500 wagons per month.
A prohibition meeting has been called
to meet in Admission on June 10th for the
purpose of placing candidates in the field
for state offices.
While George Francis, farmer living
in Morgan county, was trimming fruit
tree the axe flew off the handle, striking
his son, a young man of twenty-one, who
was standing near, on the leg just below
the knee, severing an artery, frow which
he bled to death before medical aid could
be had.
Union Springs, has musical prodigy
in the person of 9-year old boy named
Benter Preer, who in time, it is thought,
will rival Bliud Tom. He has not had any
instruction, and does not know one note
from another, yet performs exceedingly
well on both piano and organ, besides
several other musical instruments.
j. N. Sigsby and his son. William Sigs-
by, were arrested in Walker county, on a
charge of making and passing counter
felt money. The Sigsbys are the last of
the once famous Joe Bennefeld band of
cOunterfeiters and outlaws who operated
in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama.
This band made and passed thousands of
dollars of counterfeit money and killed
six detectives who attempted to capture
them at different times. Joe Bennefeld
is now serving long term in prison and
several members of the old gang are
dead. The Sigsbys were the last of the
band left.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
DIVORCE LAWYERS ANo DETECTIVES
A New York World Female Reporter
Investigates Their Practices.

New York World Female Reporter
Investigates Their Practices.
New YORK, April 25.-The World
publishes the adventures of female re-
porter who set out to investigate the
practices of divorce detectives and di-
vorce lawyers in this city. The reporter
found that there is ella IS Of women who
find regular employment in helping
wives to secure divorces. These women
can be hired to entrap men into situa-
tions furnishing real or apparent grounds
for divorce They are described as most
brazen and shameless creatures. The
detectives are also shown up in a CON
temptible light. and the names of some
lawyers are given who will doubtless
wish that they had not made a con-
fidante of the reporter. whom they sup
posed to be an ordinary client.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Convention of the General Federation
Begun in New York.

Convention of the General Federation
Begun in New York.
New YoRE, April .5.-The convention
Of the general federation Of the women's
clubs. held by invitation of Sorosis, be-
gan Wednesday morning at Scottish
Rite hall. There were sixty-four clubs.
represented by 100 delegates from this
city, Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Chi
cago. St. Louis, Indianapolis, Milwau-
kee, New Orleans. Cincinnati. Leaven-
worth, Kan; Detroit. Kansas City,
Knoxville. Tenn; Los Angeles and San
Francisco. The delegates were welcomed
by Mrs. Ella Dietz Clymer, president of
Sorosis, and Jennie G. Croly Jenny
Junel Drafts for a constitution and by
laws were discussed and submitted to a
committee for report.
At the afternoon session reports were
submitted by delegates from the clubs
showing them to be in excellent condi
ton.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
tustriia Soldiers Dissatisfied.

VIE "A, April -. There is high pal
acc authority 10 stating that the army
propos. y to take Il hanl in the Ist of
May demonstration. great dissatisfaction
exi5 ms in the ranks with regard to
pay.
1t il further repor,cl that the officers
are in full sympathy with the working
men, an,, tat if tie rank and file are
not atppe;i5.'I BY increased remuneration
there is danger that on the lst of MAY
the al IN viii fr;l.ernile with the Social
lists in ,tead Of tilil on them in view
of tl,is state Of thin, great precautions
have been taken by the authorities
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

as a candidate for the Ministership
10 Liberia 1t is said that Hon. b.
K. Bruce is urging his appoint
ment.
Four hundred and seventy three
colored emigrants passed through
Washington few days ago on their
way to Ohio from North Carolina
The party was composed Of sixty
two families.
First Assistant Past Master Gener-
al Clarkson has fully made up his
mind to resign The trouble origi-
mated over the dismissal Of an Afro
American postal clerk, against whom
charges had been filed, affecting his
moral character. Mr.. Clarkson' s
decision was that the young man
should retain his place. but in spite
of this he was dismissed by j. Lowrie
Bell. General Superintendent Of the
Railway Mail Service, and he was
sustained by Mr.. Wanamaker.
Salina, Kansas, elected a colored
woman a member Of the school board
by large majority.
Sylvia Drake, a mulatto woman,
was recently appointed postmistress
at Rocky Mount N. c. This caused
bitter feeling among the white reo-
pie, and last week Mrs Drake wrote
letter, in which she denies being a
Negres, saying two thirds of her blood
is of the best Anglo Saxon origin and
adding that she is proud of the small
quantity Of Negro blood in her veins.
She exhoneIat" = newspapers of
their stric ures upon her
Mrs. Alice Davis is the wife Of a
Col red attorney Of Washington, d
G.. she is also the daughter, by a
Colored woman, Of a Mr.. Strange,
deceased, a we'll 'to-do and respectay
BILE VIII te tizen Of Lynchburg, Va
Mrs Davis however was treated as
one of tie family by Mr. and Mrs.
Strange The father sent her 10
Washington. where she received a
liberal education and qualified her
self as teacher, which calling she
pursued for several years. The faith
er always promised he would liber-
ally provide for the girl and his wife
upon her d, ath bed, made him
pledge her to do so. The father gave
his daughter Alice some property in
Washington and $4,000 worth of
real estate in Virginia.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
End of the Cotton Oil Trust.

New YORK, April 25 The trustees Of
the American cotton oil trust have form
ally retired from the control of the COM
pany and turned its offices AMI prop
erty over to its successor. he American
Cotton Oil company, which is incorpor-
ated under the laws of New Jersey. Be
fore the transfer Jules Aldige. Nicholas
Sheldon, VI. Frank and L. H. Clancy re-
signed as trustees of the trust and wei G
elected directors of the successor COM
pany. Jules Aldige Icing made its preoi-
dent at meeting of the board.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr.

NEW YORK, April 25.-The World
says that at recent consultation of ten
leading physicians in regard to the i'll
ness of Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr, opin-
ion was equally divided as to whether
she would recover the use Of her limbs.
Her general health is slowly improving,
but she is still confined to her bed.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
CONGRESS-.
One Hundred and Third Day.

In the senate-A concurrent resolution
was adopted in relation to irrigating arid
lands in the Rio Grande valley Mr.. Chand-
Ter offered resolution amending the senate
rules to conform to those of the house in
certain particulars. The rapport IN the bill
to provide temporary government in Okla
homa was agreed to. The bill to erect a
statue to Gen. Stark went over. At 6p IN
the senate adjourned
In the house-The Legislative appropria-
tion bill was considered without action. The
house at 5:55 p. NJ. adjourned
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
I2th. dny Of May 1890.
A CIRCULAR LETTER
To My Wholesale TRADE
HUNTSVILLE, Ala, October ~ i''

HUNTSVILLE, ALA, OctoDei 81
Dear Sir ::
Having received 80 many inquiries l0lT T,,1g
iobbing trade as to the canse 0l tho ia.ng
War. | deem ii best to write you eAPil ~
the situation, that you may not Diain' '','l.iyly
the sweeping reduction i'll prices, e'i
on Patents. ,,. " o.taag
| have never had any tronble H var
regular prices and never dreanltu Hdsms
un til saw circular issued ny III Ifye per
Co., cutting prices At least tNtDj Iva, broadcast
cent. These circulars were ssh. Ave
over the county, but not n the cl9 ,pGareyer,
vet heard. We had no Warhin5 a cnt. |
and nv only recourse was u neel II" bim 70
saw MIR. Adams and plead WIN , nnt the
withdraw his quotations, Poinli,Ii1 ,im what
foolIshnegs in such move, ana to'4 .,,rt 10 hs
il would lead to; he "a aw proper " bog long
advartised prices. have no 1874 IN" you 10
the fioht viii last. but would ad'i'J no mon
stick to the regular prices a. Wy 'aJyerti5ed Oy
ev to you to meet the prceG When yo1
Adams and Co., IN their clrcui@,' y, y you need
come to town call to gee At'
goods send me your order.
ooON'' ' Respectfully, r-upHREY.
T.. p n = ,d.a
rerr rns s.1isfaetorv tD1s explanation to ~ conn al
we hope, to the people .,ln OF Ma'I5 b Ms prs
ty, and above all sat'4jq16,toga actfnLy,
i Wholesale 1rade." hTsPWS IN PPWS 30 CO.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
would-Be Poisoners Lynched.

SAN AUGUSTINE. Tex, April %. Sim
Garrett and Jerry Teel, who We're in jail
here on charge of attempting to poison
Col John Ii. Brooks and family, were
taken from the Jail at night and lynched.
Convenient hooks in front of butcher
shop were converted into an impromptu
galloWs.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
An Ontario Farmers Crazy Act.

SHELBURNE, Ont, April 25.-A we'll
to-do farmer named Morrison, living
about two miles from here, drowned
three of his children in barrel of rain
water and then attempted to drown him
self III creek. He was found on the
bank of the creek in critical condi-
ton. No reason is known for the rash
act
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
.Iacksnn VIII Accant.

CHICAGO, April 25.-Parson Davies
received a telegram yesterday from
Peter jackson at Mount Clemens, Mich,
to the affect that the Australian would
accept the oirer of the California Ath-
letic club to fight Sullivan for $40, 900.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

IT is announced that the National
Republican Executive Committee
will be called to meet 10 Washington
May 7.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
FALLING v ALLS
Fatally Injure S yerAl Persons at
CatasluqlH, PA.
Largest S TX Mill in tbs Lehigh
Valley Burned.

Tse Alarm i, Mistaken for the 7-O'ciock
Whistle AL the Conf lag alton Gains
Great Hra.l.g ty-An Explosion shat
ters the Buiidinx aad a Number Of Men
| Are Caught il the Wreck.
| CATASAUQlA. Pa, April 25.-The
| large new huil1in5 of the Unicorn Silk
Manufacturing company, at this place,
was disco. cred to be on fire about 6
| o'clCck Thursday morning The alarm
| was quickly sounded. but owing to the
hour The lire companies, which are com
posed Of volunteer workmen from the
different furnaces. facto,ieS and mills,
We're under the impression that the
whistles wele merely calling them tC
| their daily labors, and did not respond
until the ire had a headway of about
| twenty minutes.
Upon the arrival of the fire engines at
the scene there was another delay in
| procuring sufficient supply Of water.
| by the time the fireman had succeeded
! III obtaining a sufficient power to
| throw streams on the burning structure,
| it was one mass of flames.
An Explosion.
! The heat was intense, bu not with
| stanLin. this the iircmen worked like
beavers In the nope OF saving the Sore
/ rooms and engine house Whi = bu5.ly
On aged iii ,li.-ir etfor.s to check the
| flame All X ,l(ainn OF some vitriDl and
cta2r :, i j., ed N the prem. e5 took
| pace. 10 coAcu Slo:I siIo1-t tie ,ruuud
AMI shat.cre the building.
.nEhI Il .L.r th.+ Wal
Before tie t,r,m,n could retreat sew
er.,l Il til n ii ;nlber wer,' caught b. the
/ falling walls am many others were in
/ lt:eI by the falling debris The tiremen
directed 81 er;tl streams upon that part
Of ;ne bIIn!ng ruin under Which their
conn 4,nun lay buried and the wo of
res u VAS al on e be ,uu.
he l.raa and i.,jsr.d.
Up to 1920 the following had been
I taken ont:
! John Good, AGED q. cru he'd to Death
| He leaves widow. He WIS one of the
lhost orular Young men in tine neigh
. bOrhooJ.
! Joseph Iodigina, an Italian, also
! clusl,e to death.
ulyses g. ~ erett. aged lS, fatally in
! jurel.
| NteOTPe III ldlI IatdIly III Jureu.
| Charles FIick. S. ull fractured and ter
ribly burned will die.
Michael Morgan, internally injured,
cannot live
" illiam Price, head cut
| William f. Stermacher, leg broken
and badly burned.
Thomas James, severely burned and
hit with flying debris; injured about the
head and body
| George Fehncl, slightly injured about
| the mead.
( Peer i;orl!ammer, cut about the head
and body BY flying glass and other
debris.
! At that time two persons were still in
the ruins. Their names were not
known.
Many persons, spectators and others,
We're injured slightly by flying particles.
The fire is sup. osed to have been caused
by spontan aous combustion in one Of the
packing rooms. Al ii o'clock the fire
wa under control.
The head quarters of the company are
$50 Greene street. New York.
The total loss is placed at $40, 900,
divided as follows: Building, $50, 900;
machinery, S35. 900, and stock, S25, 900;
partly insured.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

SENATOR HOAR's Federal election
bill reported Thursday from the
Privilege and election committee is
said to be a very elaborate measure.
providing with great detail and min
uteness a plan of national supervis-
ion Of elections
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
PlllAGEO BY A MOB.

Jewish shops and Dwellings In Biala
Eicyen Rioters Killed.
WARSAW. April 25.-An anti-Semitic
mob numbering 1000 persons, after in
vading the town Of Biala. in the govern
ment of Biala, in the government of
Siedlce, Galicia, sacked the shops and
dwellings of the Jewish residents. The
troops were called out and eleven per-
sons we're killed and many wounded.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

The law making it an indictable
sffense to point gun or p stol at
another passed blythe last Legislature
is being rigidly enforced throughout
Alabama and is doing good i'll saving
peo pie from unloaded weapons
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
The Duke of Orleans.

PARIS. April 25.-It is stated that the
Duke of Orleans has refused to accept
his liberty on the terms imposed by the
government 1t is also expected that
the young duke viii, while yet in prison,
marry his cousin, the Princess Marguer-
ite de ChartreS.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

GREAT sorrow and suffering is re-
ported in the overfowed districts
along the Mississippi river, especially
in Louisiana
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

KEEP your eye on the selection OF
delegates to the coming Repub-
lican State Convention.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Huntsville. Aa
April lth- lsD.
Notice is hereby given that the iolo@iE
named settler have filed notice ol htT lhlelI,uu
TO make final proof in support ol heI Il"In' pl,
and that said proof will made before tIe he5'
ter and Receiver at Huntsville, Ala "h
I2tb, day of May 1890.
viz: Homestead entry No. 1861, khoda FalAt ,i.,
wido,y of Martin l.. Parks deceased, for iht ht'
half OF Southwest quarter ana southwest 4ami a.,
ter Northwest quarter Of Sec. n anh a"nin.en r.Dn
quarter OF Northeast quarter see. ~ lH l'""
ship South Range 3EaSt. t.r
She names the following witnesses to Pio'r "WI' W
continuous rcsiden 3e upon ana chit'auo"
said land, viz:
Frank I. Pierce, radgeti. Aar
Joseph G. Cunningham,
James A. Tony.
WIN II WELLS
IS Ct. k'sS"
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
SATURDAY April 26th, 1890

THE Brazilian Republicans seems
to be moving along smoothly.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
The Fayetteville Fund.
HUNTSVILLE, April "a, 1890.
Editor Gazette:

Editor Gdzette
Since handing you the list of donors to
the fund for the relief of the Fayetteville
sufferers, the committee has received the
following contributions:
From the Catholic Church. ......... $1,000
g Primitive Baptist, COL. 4.15
. c. P. Church, cOl......... 1.25
g M. E. Church, col......... 5.25
From VIM. Tivis M. E. Church.. LOO
$21.
Amount of former lst...............$ 302. .25
Total ..... 32S. 80
This amount has been forwarded to
the proper authorities at Fayetteville.
Yours respectfully,
DAVID WISE, Sec.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
Mnther nf Nineteen chil re El ..,cs.

DENVER. April %. .-Fr lncis Smith,
Of t.ewcastle. Wy. T., has arrived in
town in search of his missing wife. His
missing spouse is the mother of nineteen
children.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
9Th, day of May 1890.

viz: Adjoining Farm Homestead Entity M
1901. Thomas Wray for the North haI ol
Southeast quarter Section is Township SCUM
Range West.
He names the following witnesses 10 prove his
continn0us residence upon ana cultivation M
said land, viz:
George ". Green, Monroyia Ah
William J. Kelley,
James Lay
john G. jerks
WM. q. WELL,
2-2-6t. Register
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
LAND OFFICE AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.
Mnrch llsi lNm.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice N hiS intention lI
make final proof in support OF his claim, ana
that said proof will be made before ihe Register
and Receiver at Huntsville Ala On
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26
An EXPLOSION.

The heat was intense, bu not with
standin" this the iircmen worked like
beavers IN t.e nope OF saving the sore
rooms and engine house Whi busly
IN aged in ,ller etfor.s to check the
flame. All * ,lCainn OF some vitriDl and
cta;r st i 10 ell N the prem. e5 ioDk
pace. .ir colcu slo:l ShoD-l tie ,ruuad
AMI shat,rre the buildint
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

before the frym.n could retreat sew
er.,l II til n II ;mber wer,' caagnt b, til,
falling walls ami many others were in
a red by the falling debris The tiremel
directed se.er;l streams upon that par
Of ;ne banning ruin under Which thpi
COM ,aniun lay burled and the wo o
res u WAS al on e be ;un.
Huntsville gazette., 1890-04-26

Selma is to have a new bank, capita
$50 900.