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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES MAKES SOME IM-

OF THE UNITED STATES MAKES SOME IM-
 PoRTANT RULINGS.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The supreme court today announced its unanimous be- lief that as between an associate justice of that bench and the judge of the district court of the United States the former is the ranking official. Chief Justice Fuller stated the matter at the opening of the court today.
 Several weeks ago Ex-Attorney- General Garland, as counsel for Lafayette Hudson, moved the court for leave to file petition for a writ of mandamus directed to Judge Parker of the United States court for the western district of Arkansas. Hudson had been convicted in Judge Parker's court for asss ult with intent to kill and sentenced to the peuitentiary for five years. Justice White issued writ of supersedeas in the case, the defendant to fife a bond of $5000. Judge Parker refused to release Hudson pending the decision of the writ of error, whereupon Mir. Garland made the motion referred to. Chief Justice Fuller an- nounced today that the motion had been granted and the writ was ordered to be is- sued, being returnable on the first Monday in January next.
 In the matter of petition of the famous Smith, whose sentence of death by Judge Parker was reversed by the supreme court of the United States, for a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release pending new trial, the chief justice announced the pe- tition had been denied.
 Another of Judge Parker's decisions was reversed by the supreme court today. Thomas Thompson, a Creek Indian, was indicted for and convicted of the murder of Charles Hermes, white man, on June 6, 1898, and sentenced to death. In the course of his charge to the jury Judge Par ker went into presentation of the law of self-defense, to which counsel for Thomp- son excepted, and brought the case to the supreme court for review Speaking for the court today Justice Shlras expressed the opin on that the learned judge below had erred in that regard to an extent which required a reversal of the judgment and an order for new trial, and the case was re- manded, with instructions to proceed in accordance herewith.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
A FATAL PLUNGE
INTO LAKE CHAMPLANE, IN WHICH TW
 MEN ARE DROWNED.

INTO LAKE CHAMPLANE, IN WHICH TWO
 MEN ARE DROWNED.
 WHITEHALL, N. Y., Dec. 3.-Train No. on the Delaware and Hudson railroad, which left Montreal at 9:10 o'clock this morning, was thrown from the track one mile and half north of Port Henry tunnel at about 1:20 o'clock this evening. The train consisted of mail and express car, baggage car, smoking car, emigrant car, passenger car and drawing room car.
 The engine did not leave the track, but the tender and the mail and express car went crashing along an embankment and plunged into Lake Champlane. One end of the smoker also went into the water. The emigrant and passenger cars left the rails, but fortunately their momentum was checked and they remained on the bank. The drawing room car was only partly derailed.
 The express messenger and the mail agent went down with their car and were drowned, and several others narrowly es- capped the same fate. A humber of passen- gers received injuries, but none are likely to prove fatal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04

as springy in his walk, as quick in eye and gesture as he was in that dead past we call before the war. His massive legs are like the Dorio columns in that old DOT tico of his family mansion; his sinewy arms are like the solid rafters of it's roof. Hair and beard are white as freshly fallen snow, and his leonine face half dreamy, half forceful, combines the ruggedness of age with all the poetry of youth.
 'This man preached abolitionism in tho heart of slavery when Lincoln was a coun- try lawyer and old John Brown specula- tor in wool. He it was who published warning in his paper at Lexington which set the whole country wild with excite ment and caused the people to seize his entire office outfit and ship it beyond the state. He warned his fellow citizens of in- surrection, telling them that only pane of glass separated the white skinned woIn- an lolling on her sofa in luxurious case from the dark browed slave who passed by her window and looked in. These were terribly suggestive words in those times of negro instructions.
 General Clay has long been known as "the old warhorse," " and although he has killed four men and nearly killed fifth he has never been blamed by the public for his deeds for the reason that he never acted on the offensive, but always on the defensive. In each case he was murderous- ly attacked for daring to freely say what he thought His favorite weapon was a bowie knife, but he never used 1t or showed it unless he was forced to. Two of the men he killed attacked him, after repeat edly threatening to do so, while he was delivering abolitionist stump speeches.
 General Clays bride belonged to a mountain family, and with her brother and sister had lived on the Clay estate nearly all her life The marriage ceremony took place in the sitting room. The bride was not dressed as brides usually are She wore plain dark dress, was bareheaded, her long black tresses hanging in an al- most disheveled mass down her back She wore no gloves, no orange blossoms and carried no bride roses in her hands. It was a simple ceremony. The girl, who had remained sitting until General Clay and the magistrate arose, got up from the divan and took her place beside her white headed bridegroom The ceremony was brief, and when it was over the bashful child went back to the kitchen, and Gen eral Clay and his family physician sat talk ing by. the large open fireplace
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
DEBT STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 3.-The debt state. snent issued today shows net decrease in the public debt, less cash in the treasury during November, of S31 ,744 ,651 50. The interest bearing debt increased $1 1922, 738, and the cash in the treasury increased $37, . 167, ,460.
 The balances of the several classes of debt at the closeof business November 30 were:
 Interest bearing debt, $659, 143 ,030; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, S1 1926, ,930; debt bearing no interest, $3S3, 120, ,564; total, $1 ,024 ,090, ,525.
 The certificates and treasury notes, offset by equal amount of cash ip the treasury outstanding at the end of the month were S606, 270, ,S43, decrease of S1 ,215, 57s. The total cash in the treasury was S793, JAG, ,163; !; the gold reserve was S100, GOO, ,OO0 the net cash balance, s44, ,507 ,605. In the month there was an increase in gold coin and bars of S38, 736, ,572, the total at the close being S164 ,350, ,468. Of silver there was decrease of S1 ,216, 256. Of surplus there was in na- tional bank repositories $16, ,779 ,473, against $16, ,406, ,247 at the end of the preceding month.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
T

ylted the eligible young men, thus laying them under obligations which, it Is hoped, will be discharged by dancing with the daughter, writes Mrs. Burton Kingsland in The Ladies Home Journal A month or two at Newport, a few weeks Ut Lenox in the autumn, Tuxedo at Christmas and a London season in the springtime-a showy career, to which wealth is the pass port and conspicuous marriage the aim. If the marriage be delayed comment is rife, public attention having been so drawn to the girl, and feeling that it is due to society to do what is expected of her she sometimes marries for no better rpasOu
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
A PLEASANT DANCE

BY THE H. RENsFoRD BASEBALL CLUB s.sa LAST NIGHT.
 In Knights of Pythias hall, fn the Ely. ton block, last night the H. Rensford Baseball club gave their first annual ball. It was pleasant affair and was largely at tended, there being about sixty couples present. Mason & Sternenberger's band furnished the music for the occasion. The AaK-HERALD was honored with @ waltz entitled, "The Age Herald Special," to commemorate it's yesterday morning's spe- cial edition. s7 y
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
HOWGATE,S TROUBLE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The grand jury today presented two new indictments against Capt. Henry w. Howgate for em- bezzlement. It is presumed that the forgery indictments against him will hold good, as none were presented by the Jury for that offense. Judge McComas, who presides in the cases against Howgate, now has under consideration the indictments against Howgate originally prepared by an assistant district attorney of the attorney general's office. The new indictments cite that Howgate, as disbursing officer of the United States signal service bureau, em- bezzled sums aggregating about S23, ,0OO. Great stress is lad in one count on the fact that Howgate, at the time he was re- captured in New York, was fugitive from justice. It is said that the original indict- ments in the embezzlement cases will be thrown out tomorrow morning, when Judge McComas will render his decision on the demurrers thereto.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
Why He Didn't,

Tho tramp approached the kitchen door boldly and hit 1t whack with a muscu- lar energy that would have sawed cord of wood, and the lady of the house ap- peared
 What doyou want?' she asked prompt ly.
 Something to eat mum"
 Why don't you work for iti"
 'I would, mum, but can't"
 "Why notP Can't you find work?" "Yes, mum, but am so wore out and tired by the time find anything to do I can't do it..
 "Ohl" she exclaimed and shut the door on him-Detroit Free Press.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04

baudy offering to bet that he knew lady rider that could do anything with horse that any man of this or any generation had done. Tho old officer accepted the bet, stipulating that the lady should ride her horse into the banquet hall and take fly ing leap over the table without disturbing or touching the wine bottles, flowers or anything else on tho table.
 Nobody dreamed that the bet would be accepted. It was done, however and next evening when the same party was gathered around the festive board the event took place. The world famous equestrienne, Camilla von Wahlburg mounted on her favorite full blooded Arabian horse and attired in the regular riding habit, sud denly appeared in the door of the dining room. With a cheery Good evening, gen tlemenl" she gave the spur to her animal, and before the thoroughly surprised and amazed diners had time to collect their thoughts she had been carried over the ta- ble in the most graceful and approved fashion by her spirited horse Not even the filled wineglasses were jared, and Max won his bet, and the crowd toasted the dashing equestrienne. i
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
FLORENCE HOTEL ARRIVALS.

M. J. WHEELER & CO.,, PROHIBITIONS.
 co Burke, Montgo mery; W B Leonard, Memphis; J M Frierson, NashvIllei " K Atkinson, L < N R R; A .aooe K Moody city; Foster, w Bondmont, c Townsend, K c Cornell, John Battle, J B Turner, 5 Foster, b c simpson, W F Byrd, H Y Webb, Charles R Turner, Hardie Hin ton, T l. Beatty, Lem Schwar1, w R Mo- CarrelI, Harry McGhee, s Cohen, Tuska- loosa; Sterling A Wood, city; F " Flint, New York; James Prince, Atlanta, Ga M Ritchle, Trenton, J; d A Paul, Alabama Great Southern Railway; Boston; W H Dunlap, A G 8 By; A Bard well, Montgomery; T s Ashley, Philadel- phia; c H Parks, Atlanta; c Schuch- art, Washington,is Mathis, Ss s T Little, George fl Lott, Chicago; Il E Grady Memphis; Arthur F Well, New York; F Ellis, city; J M Ross, city; l. Mark, St Louis; Ben B Marshall, city; P F Rearrec, St Louis; A Jones, Selma; W P Plnckard, Anniston; J s Field and wife, Baltimore; Sam T Rlals and wife, Kansas City; Olney King, Louisville; o M Royster, Philadelphia; Mrs f Moody, 1uskaoosa; Sam Dustin, Mem phis; George Frazier, ; Chioago; pat- ston, Ala; L $ Holmes, Chattanooga, Tenn; E b Mansfield, Memphis, Tenn; James Armstrong, scottsboro, Ala; R Crockett, Nashville; Doyle, Knoxville; F M Hendon, Virginia; John E Williams, Porter, Ala; P Ellis, south Bend, Ind; Bob Barber, Selma; McAllster, Annistonn, Ala; L Walton, Coalburg, Ala; K Atkinson, & N Railroad; W Henricks, St Louis; G W Thomas, Eatonton, Ga; D l. Thomas, Amercus, Ga; F Ii Lathrop, Riverside; A Mo D MuIlings, Decatur; E D Mosby, St Louis.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
MAY PROVE A BOOMERANG.

AGRARIANS WANT THE TREATY WITH
 UNCLE SAM ABRoGATED.
 BERLIN, Dec. 3.-Several agrarian news- papers urge the government to notify the United States of the suspension of the "most favored nation" treaty. The Kreuz Zeitung, although usually the mouth piece of the extreme agrarians. fears that such an extreme measure would react disas- trously upon Germany.
 ''The abrogation of the treaty,o it says, 'would only elicit severe counter measures from the Washington government without staying the fall of agricultural prices. The Russian and Roumanian imports of grain are far more harmful to the German producers than the American imports. ,'
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
KANSAS PHILOSOPHY.

People have no use for the man who cries.
 It is waste of time strength and op- portunity to hate
 Some people become so busy that they have no time to do anything.
 No woman should blow her nose in the presence of the man who loves her.
 The favors that the rich extend to the poor cost the poor great deal of money. If any one gives you more than he gets in return, you can rest assured it is coun- terfeit
 If you want to save money, don't eat anything. This advice is impracticable. So is most good advice. e.-Atchison Globe
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
ALL PAID FOR.
THE STEWART SYNDICATE SETTLES FOR THE

THE STEWART SYNDICATE SETTLES FOR THE
 BOND PURCHASE.
 NEW YORK. Dec.-Tho Stewart syndicate has completed the payment of the gold into the sub-treasury for the new $50, 900, GOO bond issue. There was deposited today S1, ,27S, ,545, making a total of $50, 409, 425 paid into the New York sub-treasury, as follows:
 Principal ZAP. $50, 900, premium S7, 402 ,S7S, interest $l56, SAY. The amount ot gold paid elsewhere is $s, 311 ,321, of which the prin- cipal is due as follows:
 Chicago $2, $50 ,OOO, San Francisco $2 ,030, GOO, Philadelphia S1 ,52o, ,000, and Boston $l ,25Q ,000. The premium to be paid at the sub-treasuries outside of New York is es- timated at $1, 135, ,621, and the interest at S25, 700.
 The total proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be $5S, 720, 747 in gold. The February issue netted S58, ,660, ,915.
 According to advices the payments have been practically completed in other cities, and every dollar of gold has come from the banks, the trust companies and private aOurcas.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
PERSONAL.

Judge James T. Green of Ashville was in the city yesterday.
 Mrs. EIen Peter Bryce and Mrs. James T. Searcy of 1uskaloosa are the guests of Mrs. Robert Jemison this week.
 Mrs. w. P. Pinckard and children re- turned from Marietta, Ga., last night,
 T. 0. King in the last thirty days has re- ceived more than S5000 in new shoes, bought at bargains. Go there and save money.
 MT. James T. Prince of Atlanta has ar. rived in the city, and will at once assume his duties as general manager of the Equi- comes highly recommended, and will be well received.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Feeding a Modern Scientist.

A otiGhtAbSs Placid l am, content, serene. take my slab of gypsum bread, And chunks of oleomargarine Upon its tasteless sides l spread. The egg eat was never laid By any cackling, feathered hen, But from the Lord knows what 'tis made In Newark by unfeathered men. Iwash my simple breakfast down With fragrant chicory so cheap, Or with the best black ten in town Dried willow leaves-I calmly sleep. But if from mans vile arts flee And drink pure water from the pump. I gulp down infusorie, And hideous rotatoriR, And wriggling polygastrice, And slimy diatomaci@, And hard shelled orphryocercin@ And double barreled kolpodie, Eonloricated ambroeiln, And various anamalcule, Of middle high and low degree, For nature just beats all creation In multiplied adulteration.
 Boston Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
AM OLD MANS DARLING.
The Young Girl General Cassius Clay Has
 Taken to Wife.


 The recent matrimonial exploit of Gen. eral Cassius Marcellus Clay in marrying Dora Richardson, his 15-year-old ward against the united and strenuous opposi- tion of his children and other relatives, again Illustrates the old, old story of Gu pid triumphant over all opposition. Some i'll natured people insinuate that it also indicates that "there is no fool like an old fool" But let him who has never played the fool in love cast tho first stone, say we. As General Clay is worth about $200- 900 and is in his eighty-fourth year, it is natural enough that his heirs should get excited over his marriage to a girl in her teens, but the great American public re- fuses to regard with anything but amuse- ment this blue grass sensation.
 A picturesque figure is General Clay in his old age, and an admiring friend thus describes him:
 'Tall, but so massiyely built that he looks to be below the medium height, Cas- sius M. Clay is today as 1.-the and agile,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
Money No Object.

"Young man," said the prosperous old gentleman who had sold his pork, "you say you hain't had Q square meal for Q weekP'
 'I have not, sir"
 "And you've seen better daysS" "I have"
 ''Used to move in good society,""
 "Yes, sir"
 "Then come along with me to first class eatin house, and I'll pay fur some quail on toast. I want to learn the cor rect way to eat the blamed dish. "-Chi- caQo Tribune
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
MORE ENCOURAGING
Is the Outlook for the Winter Races. Another Car Load of Flyers
 Arrived Last Night.

The people of Birmingham are beginning to realize that there is to be a winter race meeting here and everybody is getting en- thused over the prospect of seeing some first-claes racing. A number of horse owners arrived yesterday and there are now several car loads of racers en route, some of which will arrive in time to participate in Wednesdays races.
 Mir. J. U. Strode, prominent owner of St. Louis, came in yesterday morning and is stopping at the Opera House hotel. MT. Strode has car load of horses which left Memphis on Sunday and were due here last night. He visited the track during the day and was assigned stable room. He expressed himself as being very much pleased with the outlook for a successful meeting.
 Colonel Hatch has the programme ready, at the track at 12 o'clock, noon, today. The hustiing manager also completed all arrangements for the special race track trains, and patrons of he races can go out at 12:45, 1:15, 2 and 2:15 o'clocks thus giving every one ample time to getto the track before the first race, which will be called promptly at 2:30 o'clock. The special train will leave the fair grounds immediately after the races are over.
 Thousands of handbills were distributed over the city yesterday to impress on the ladies the fact that they were cordially in- vited to be present, free of all charge, and it is hoped that they will turn outfh large mbers tomorrow and encourage the man. agementwth their presence.
 Are the inhabitants of Mars trying to signal the people of the earth? Many as- tronomers think so. The women of Mars probably want supply of pr. Prices Cream Baking Powder.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
A Wonderful Freak.

In Berlin gentleman walking on tho street with young child met an acquaint- ance, who asked:
 ''What pretty child you have got there?"
 That" was the reply, "is an infant prodigy. That child is 8 years old and has not yet begun to play on the piano." Texas Siftings.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
The Girls. Hess 'E,nl

They're back from mountains and from
 beaches,
 With cherry lips and cheeks like peaches And, though the sun has tanned them slightly. The tinge of brown is rather slightly. They're met at parties and at dances, With mischief in their roguish glances; They're healthful, happy smiling, gracious And just q little bit firtations. A witchery there is About em- How dull the town has been without 'emi Their waywardness at times may grieve us, But we're unhappy when they leave us And feel sense of incompleteness, A loss of beauty, brightness sweetness; We're overjoyed once more to meet them And with thousand welcomes greet them.
 Boston Courier,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
TERsELY TOLD.


Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 T. C. King has just bought 800 pairs of boys shoes at a sacrifice sale. Go there and Save 25 cents on every dollar
 Messts. Dubois X Webb, agents for the Elecsropoise, have moved their office from first street.
 There was an arrival at the residence of Mir. W. P. Wyatt, corner Avenue F and Twentieth street. He says all the regret is that 1t Is not boy, and not old enough to vote a straight democratic ticket and for Robert Warnock
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
JOHN MCBRIDE ILL.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 3.-John Mcbride, the president of the United Mine Workers, is confined to his bed, having suffered a relapse from the nicotine poisoning of three weeks ago. He will probably not be able to go to Denver to attend the annual the 11th. As he is understood to be the candidate of the clements of the federation that are opposed to Samuel Gompers, his absence may have effect upon the election.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
The True and the False.

"Then you arc another's, he hissed. She sat silent, as one benumbed.
 Confess, D he thundered. "You arc an- others" She shivered.
 Partially, <" she faltered. "This hair'- She pressed her hand to her brow. -"and the upper teeth wear are bor- rowed. The rest is yours. I swear it. '- Detroit Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
LAID "REMINISCENCES LIABLE.

ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 3.-The Gate City Guards refused to re-enlist in the state vol unteer troops one year ago. Their guns were surrendered to the state upon demand. This morning Colonel Burke asked Gov ernor Atkinson to loan the Guards suffi- cient guns for the entire command to carry ernor Atkinson refused the request. From other sources the Guards secured arms and carried them at the funeral without authority from the state. The command has laid itself liable to prosecution.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-04
Ii Hung Chang,

Ii Hung Chang he belly sick. Ale samee he get lick. Chinee makee muchee racket. Lii Hung lose he yellee jacket. Ii Hung he get licked again On the sea by monkey men. Alice samee chilly weather. Li Hung lose he peacock feather. Next time Ii Hung he get lick. Better watch out belly quick. There'll be a pretty how de do, And Chang will lose his pigtail tool
 New York Sun.