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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
DETROIT SCHOOL INSPECTORS


 BEING PROSECUTED FOR ACCEPTING
 DRIBEs-ONE ATTEMPTS sUICIDEs
 DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 1.-The case of School Inspector Julius Liohtenburg, a member of the board of education, charged with having accepted bribe in oonneo- ton with the awarding of contract to the Manitowoc School Furniture company, resulted in the defendant falling to re- spond. His bail was declared forfeited. Half an hour later he made an unsucoess- ful attempt at suicide at his home, No. 630 St. Antoine street.
 He left home early without eating break fast. His wife asked him on his return why he was not at court, but without re- plying to her questions he passed on to his bed room, where later ne shot himself. When Mrs, Lichten burg reached the room she found her husband lying on the bed with bullet hole in his head. Lichten- burg was removed to Harper hospital, where it was found that the bullet had struck the frontal bone of the forehead and glanced downward. He will recover. It is supposed that the conviction of School Inspector Lichtardt yesterday made him Respondent.
 As soon as the news Of Lichtenburg's att tempt at suicide reached court Prosecuting Attorney Mandell asked that J oseph Walsh. another of the indicted school inspectors, who was in the court room, be arrested forthwith, which request the judge granted, and Walsh was taken to jail. His case will probably be called next.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
AN UNDERWOOD CLUB

ORGANIZED AT LEwIsBURG AFTER TWO
 GOOD SPEECHES..
 LEwIsBURo, Oct. 11.-There was glori- ous meeting of the democrats of Mary Lee here last night. Telling speeches were made by Capt. F. 8. White and Mir. H. l.. Underwood of Birmingham. Captain Whites and MT. Underwood's arguments hit square between the eyes every time and as hard as tthunder can thump e stump.o No such enthusiasm as was manifested last night was ever known here before.
 At the close of the speaking an Under wood club was organized and fifty members enrolled. MT. T. P. McNeili was elected president and w. M. Brock secretary. A number of Jeffersonians were present, and most of them joined the Underwood club.
 There were only twenty-three votes cast for Oates in this beat, and as all the demo- crats of the beat are not yet on the club roll, it is seen that Jeffersonians are coming to the support of Mir. Underwood with rush. They say Jeffersoniaus don't have to go into the republican party.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
RETURNS CANVASSED.
And the Georgia Legislature Demo- cratic Overwhelmingly-Confeder-
 ate Soldiers to Be Peneioned.

ATLANTA, Oct. 1.-The formal canvass of the election returns for the legislature and the vote on the constitutional amend ments was completed today in the presence of the governor and the secretary of state. It showed that there will be fifty populists in the next assembly, out of total of 219, ot which three are republicans. There are about thirty contests for seats, but the prima facie evidence will make the com plexion of the house on organization as above Heated. The total vote of the state M.s 250, ,OO0-600O more than the vote of two years ago, and the largest vote ever boiled in the state. The vote for governor and state house officers is not canvassed until tue general assembly meets, this be- ing the first work of the organization. The assembly convenes on the 24th instant.
 The amendment increasing tue number of the judges of the supreme court from three to five was defeated by less than 2000 votes. The amendment changing the ses- sions of the legislature from the fall to the summer was also defeated, evidently on the idea that the legislature has the right to name it's own dates without constitE- tional action. The amendment allowing the legislature to pension indigent Confed- crate veterans was adopted.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12

assurance that would be given by the elec-
 ton of g protection majority in the house,
 that the tariff question will not be open ed
 again for three years.
 Developments Tor the week in iron and
 steel have afforded no special encourage
 ment except that based on the dlsappoint-
 ment of extremely bearish views. The
 announcement that there will not be lower
 prices among steel rail producers, and that
 prophetic of the collapse of agreement and
 for free fight for tonnage are not to be
 fulfilled, is o far an elem. nt of strength.
 The importance of Pueblo, Col, i, mills was
 overstated in the rumors of the impending
 war; so also was the anxiety of leading Pennsylvania producers to lead in carni-
 val Of price cutting. Meanwhile railroads are waiting for the December showings to determine policy that all admit should be one of buying, if safety and the inter- ests of properties were alone regarded. There are signs at Piltsburg of strong fort 10 bear the Bessen1er pig market, and while prices are weak, there has been much more prophecy in this liue than would seem 10 be warranted by the amount of metal changing hands. There have been few sales at s10 90 at Pittsburg dur ing the past week, but there is no effort to push metal on the market and no consum-
 era of importance are buying. Some of the
 late sales are evidently to dealers who need
 Btssemer pig to deliver.
 The billet market is also weak, with
 rather more trading, yet the volume of
 sales is comrar lively small. From ZIG to S16. 9 is the raage. There are varying re- ports as 10 foondry iron, some markets telling of good business closing at un- changed prices, while others record weak ness. Chicago keeps up good volume of sales. The Increased output of pig iron
 seems to be absorbed and most buyers are keeping in closs touch with requirements. Eastern rolling mills report little new
 work. Pittsburg mills have fared better, but the race for tonnage keeps prices on a low level.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
Worlds Fair Souvenir Coins to Be
 Current Money.
ANOTHER s:MILLIoN NOTCH
Climbed : the Gold Reserve. A s snp Thief Caught. ports of Cotton. JuI
 $

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The Chicago souvenir coin ofthe great Worlds fair is to become Q current half dollar. It was at one time supposed that these coins would command fancy prices as souvenirs. This expectation was not realized. The whole issue authorized by congress would have been turned over to the Worlds fair managers but for their violation of the agreement. which was made a condition of the gift, in respect to opening the fair on Sunday. Owing to this breach of the agreement 1,795, ,sS0 in souvenir halves remained in the treasury at the close of the fair. demand having recently sprung up for them at their face value, Secretary Carlisle today issued an order to the suo- treasuries directing them to pay out on de- mand the souvenir coins at the same ratio as the legalized half dollar of the United States, namely, at par with gold.
 ANOTHER MILLION NOTCH.
 The treasury gold reserve has passed an- other S1 ,000, 900 notch, standing at the close of business today at s6o, 04S ,544.
 STAMP THIEF.
 N. B. Smith, an empioye of the bureau of engraving and printing, was arrested this afternoon for stealing 5J, 900 2-cent stamps from the bureau.
 EXPORTS OF COTTON.
 The chief of the bureau of statistics re- ports that the exports of cotton from the United States during the month of Sepiem- Der, 1894, amounted to $S, 153 ,499, and dur ing September, 1893, 10 $6, SIS, PAY.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
FOUR MEN KILLED, Two Fatally and Others Seriously
 Injured by Frightful EXPLOSION OF BOILERS Thirty-Six Of Them Torn and Rent ASunder-The Mines
 Thrown Out of Service.
EXPLOSION OF B
BOILERS

SHAMoKIN, Pa., Oct. 11.-Four men were killed, two were fatally injured and several others were painfully burned by a dis astrous boiler explosion that occurred at the Henry Clay colliery early today. The entire steam supplying plant of the mine, consisting of thirty six boilers, was totally demolished, and in addition to the monetary loss, which will aggregate ESQ., GOO, the Henry Clay, Big Mountain, Ster- ling and Peerless colieries will be unable to resume operations for at least a month.
 It was a cold morning and the injured men were gathered in the boiler room to get warm. The boiler in the western end of the house is supposed to have been the first to explode, and then the adjoining boilers went up In quick succession, the repeated explosions resembling the roar of heavy artillery. Only nine of the thirty six boilers escaped destruction, and even these were so badly damaged that they are useless. Many of the boilers were torn apart near the center by the terrible force, and the two sections would then take diff. ferent directions.
 One-half of a boiler was hurled a full quarter of mile and lodged in the slush bank north west of where the boiler house formerly stood. Another that took sim liar direction crashed through the side of the breaker and lodged against the scraper line; mother crashed through the top of a house and came near killing several em- ployes. The safety lamp house that stood near the top of the shaft was reduced to splinters.
 Four collieries will be thrown into idle- ness by the accident for a month or six weeks, so that the total loss will aggregate $100 ,000. The boilers furnished steam for the breakers for the four collieries named.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS Now Being Investigated by the
 State Committee.
ONLY ONE DOZEN PRESENT
Not Quorum, Though Satis- factory to the Candidates.
 Arguments Being Heard.

MONTGOMERY, Oct. 11.-[Special. ]-The democratic executive committee has worked laboriously all day in star chamber session on the tangle in the Fourth district. Only twelve members of the committee are present, sixteen being necessary for a quorum. By agreement, however, the gentlemen interested agreed that the com mi,tee as constituted should determine the coDt test.
 General Pettus of Dallas appeared for MT. Robbins, Messrs. Scott Sayre of Mont gomery and w. c. Tunsiali, Jr., of Annis- ton for MT. Caldwell, and Messrs. Joseph White of Montgomery and Cecil Brown of Talladega for MT. Plowman. The entire afternoon has been spent in taking evil dence in the matter of alleged frauds in Talladega. The testimony is voluminous, and the contestants' side of it only has been developed.
 The condition in the Fourth was occa- stoned by the large vote cast in Talladega county. The Oates vote was 2245. The total vole in the primaries was 3469, and some surprise was shown. The vote in Calhoun is also thought to be phenome- paily large considering the time of the year, short notice, etc. Oates received In Calhoun 2535 votes in August and the total vote In the primaries was 2104. In Monte- Valio, Shelby county, proxies were allowed to vote. In Dalla', which gave Oates 6517 in August, only 1lb2 votes were boiled.
 Tomorrow the Plowman men will under take to explain the large increase In the vote in their county, and to show some apparent frauds in the primaries in Cal houn, Shelby, Dallas and other counties So far nobody has lost temper, and it is probable the investigation will leave no sores.
 Captain Plowman is an elegant gentle man, and his evident desire to do exactly what is right in the matter ha s made many friends for him. He is inclined 10 take no advantage whatever. He says he does not want the nomination if he has not received it honestly, and everybody believes he means exactly what he says.
 Messrs. Caldwell and Robbins are each making a generous and manly fight for what they believe to be their due.
 Banker Parker and the editor of the Gull man Tribune are on hand to present the charges of the Cullman Democratic club against Colonel Denson. If three addi- tional committeeman arrive the Denson case w wil probably be reacnea by tomorrow evening"; If not the chances are it will be passed.
 The following members of the committee are present: H. c. Tompkins, chairman 1; Messrs. Lyons, Wood, Burgiss, Lawson, Mallory, Knox, Bowie, Burnet Jones, Roantree, Peebies.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
THE CLOSING DAY

OF CHARLESTON SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.
 WHITE SHOWS UP WELL.
 CHARLESTON, s. o., Oct. 1.-The inter- state trap shooting tournament of the Manufaciu urers and Dealers club closed today with sixteen events, resulting as fol- lows:
 Event No. 1-Post, Swan, Peterman and Vandyke, 12; Dubray, Worthen and Heidt. Il; Anthony, Sleck and Schwerin, 10; White, 9.
 Event No. 2-Peterman, 15; Vandyke, i4; Wofthens M,t Swan, Dubray and schwerin, Event No 3-vandyke, IA; Worthen and Swan, 13; Peterman and Post, 12; Dubray Event No. 4-Vandyke and Swan, IA; Post, 12; White, Anthony and Worthen Il. Event No. 5-Worthen, Is; Anthony and White, 12; Thomas, Bicaise and Hsidt, Il; Post, 10.
 Event No. 6-Worthen and Vandyke, 12; Thomas, Swan, White and Dubray, II 1; Anthony and Post, 10; Schwerin, St=ck and Petermap, g.
 Event No. 7--Vandyke, IA; Eteck, 13; Anthony and Peterman, 12; Worthen and Event No. s-vandyke, 14; steck, IS; Anthony aud Peterman, 12; Worthen and Bicaise, II.
 Event No. 9--Peterman, 13; Swan, 12; Vandyke, White, Dnbray, Anthony and Worlhen, Il; Post, 10.
 Event No. 10--Vandyke, 15; Thomas. IA; Worlheu, Schwerin, Peterman and Post, 1o; White, 10.
 Eveat No. 11-Anthony and vandyke, 15; Peterman, IA; Post, Dubray and Biz caise, IS; Ellis and Steck, il.
 Event No. 12-Dubray, IA; Peterman and Swan, IS; Thomas and Worthen, 12; White, Vandyke and Anthony, Il.
 Event No. 13-W hite and Peterman, 13; Anthony and Swan, 12, Vandyke, Il; Heidt, Ellis, Post and Dubray, 10.
 Event No. 14-Dubray, IA; Swan and Peterman, 13; White and Anthony, 12; Vandyke, Ellis, Steck and Post, Il.
 Event No. 16-Vandyke, 16; White and Swan, IA Anthony, Peterman, Worthen and Sleek, IS; Dubray and Bcaise, 12.
 Event No. 16-White, 15; Swan and An thony, IA; Vandyke and Steck, IS; Peter man and Bicaise, 12.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
PERJURY IN LAND CASES.

GUTHRIE, o. T., Oct. 11.-Charles w. Garland, prominent republican poliu- clan, was arrested today on charge of perjury in land case. For month or more from one to three residents of the ter- ritory have been arrested daily on the same charge. Fully 200 indictments are now pending in the United States court for the same crime, and about fifty persons have been sentenced to the penitentiary, all for committing perjury in attempting to se- cure homestead under the present land laws.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
IRON TRADE REvIEW.

CLnvEIAND, O., Oct. 1.-The Iron Trace Review says today: While tbe busi- ness in iron and steel week after week has not developed any phases of late with direct bearing upon the situation of tariff rates, there are evidences that the near ap- proach of congressional election is In part responsible for the present lull in
 buying. The fact that an indi- vidual's belief affects his conduct as buyer or seller has led some authorities to regard the election as an-
 other turning point in business, and espe. cially significant 6ecaase of the practical
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
TALLADEGA WANTS IF.

TALLADEGA, Oct. 11.-[Special Corre- spondence. .l-An enthusiastic meeting was held in the court house at this place ast night, presided over by J. B. Graham, {, E~q., in the interest of having the Alabama Cnautauqua of next year hold it's session bere. Speeches were made by Rev. J. A. French, D. D., Prof. Howard Griggs, Dr.. B. w. Toole and others. fallaaega is an ideal ChauIauqla town. Our psoplo are In earnest about securing II, and hope to sue eeed
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, Ocs. 11.-F,r current wants the demand Tor dry goods was very uneven and for like assortm snts the sales were fairly good. On the part of many visiting buyers considerable attention was extended to ali offerings of sprIug goods, and for printed cottons the advance business shows steady growth. Jobbsrs report the retail trade improving, but not suffi ficiently so to call for more than normal reassortments except where choice speeiaities can be had at job pr. .ces. Printing cloths are quiet at l5 16c.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
CHlNA's EMPEROR ACTIVE.
CoNsULTs HIS vICERoYs-JAPANEsE NOT
 USING DUMMY WARsHIPs.


 SHANGHAI, Oct. 1.-Two Japanese spies, who were arrested in Tien Tsin i, have been sent to Maxim to be beheaded. Affairs in Pekin are reported as extremely critical. Upon the arrival of the British and Italian ministers at Che Foo they im- mediately hurried off together for Pekin. The emperor is still active in his determi- nation to manage affairs himself. With this object in view he has summoned the viceroys of the different provinces in order to ascertain the exact state of affairs.
 The assertion that the Japanese admiral has been making sham demonstra tioDs with dummy warships is unfounded. In fact, the ships sent by the admiral to Shan Tung coast were genuine warships. These ships. with some Japanese transports, were seen and spoken by several local merchant steamers. The Japanese reports of the Yalu fights have been fairly cor. rect. Their fleet was not so badly crippled as the Chinese reported.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
NAMED THEIR MAN.

OPELoUsAs, La., Oct. 1.-The republi- can congressional committee of the Sixth district met here yesterday. They recon. mended Judge Thomas B. Brooke of St. Landry as candidate for congress from the Sixth district and issued an address to the republicans and protectiOnists of the district to cast their votes for him.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
MARITIME NEWS.

PENSACOLA, Fla. Oct. 1.-The Norwe- gian bark Jabez arrived at quarantine to- night with the crew of bark loaded with mahogany wrecked in the gulf, and whose name has not yet been ascertaiped. The Norwegian bark Thomas G.. Folk was spoken October g in latitude 27.6 north, i, longitude 30. 42 west, with mainmast gone and only parts of the foremost mizzenmast standing. She signaled that they were all we'll and no assistance was needed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
JUsTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. LA special from Green Cove Springs, Fla, to the Times Union says: Near this place today William Chestnut shot and killed John Kling. Kiing was advancing on Chestnut in @ threatening manner when the shot was fired. The mon were prominent farmers, and fell out about a land line. The coroner's jury has justified Chestnut.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12

crease in wages, do not want to resume. The secretaries Of the weavers' and carders' unions say that they will resist. The weavers will not pass finally on the ques- tion of remaining out until Sunday morn ing, when a SD .cIal meeting will be held. Secretary How ard ,hinks he spin ners will accept the terms offered and nas issued call for a special meeting tomorrow morn inc
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
WANT IT A FREE PORT.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Oct 11.-At largely attended meeting of the chamber of com merce held tonight, attended by represent organizations, resolution was unani- mousiy adopted declaring in favor of mak ing Pensacola free port and expressing a desire to have the quarantine station placed under control of the marine hospital ser vxsn
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
MORE ANARCHIsTIC THREATS.

PARIS, Oct. 1.-The Journal announces that number of government and munich from anarchists in London containing vio- lent threats against these officials, and also defending C@saro Santo, the murderer of President Carnot,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
THE sqRIKE SITUATION.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Oct. u.-Manu- lecturers and operatives are all discussing the prospects of a resumption of work next Monday morning. The carders, weavers &nd other help, who will receive no in-
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-12
KAFFIR DEPREDATIONs.

LONDON, Oct. 11.-A dispatch received at the foreign office from the British consul at Lourenco Marques says the Kaffirs have entered the ontsklrts of that port, burned 6 number of houses and murdered seventeen persons.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-04
SHERMAN ON SILVER.
Hopes That Another Monetary Con-
ference VIII Be Called.


ference VIII Be Called.
Washington, May 3.-Senator Sher-
man, in speaking of the bimetallic con-
vention and the telegram sent by him
self and others addressed to the lord
mayor of London, expressing sympathy
with the movement, expressed the hope
that the convention would lead to the
calling of another international none
tary conference, and said:
There is no division of sentiment
among conservative people as to the
necessity of retaining silver as one OF
the moneys of the country. The only
Question we have discussed in Congress
is whether we can have free coinage
without demonetizing gold. The gen
eral opinion is this would be the result
|of an attempt by the United States
alone to maintain the sixteen ounces
of silver with one ounce of gold, when
in the open market we can buy thirty
one ounces of silver with an ounce OF
gold. While I have always opposed
free coinage of silver, 1 have none the
less desired that silver should be used
to the utmost extent possible as
money metal, providing, only, that 1t
would not place US on a single standard
of silver and drive gold from the coun-
try, gold being the recognized standard
i'm monetary transactions with all the
commercial nations. I, therefore, joined
heartily in expressing the hope the BIZ
metallic congress in London would rec
ommend some plan by which all the
commercial nations would arrange a
mode of coming both metals as money
My own opinion is that it is better to
recognize at once, as a fact that is ap-
parent, that on account Of the vast in
crease of the production of silver the
ratio should be based upon the present
relative market value of silver and
gold"
Senator Teller said: GAS to the effect
of the telegram sent to the Manchester
meeting by Senator Sherman and other
senators, who have not been known as
silver men, I think the telegram will
encourage bimetalHsm, by showing that
even those who oppose free coinage of
silver have come to recognize the neces-
sity of a double standard, and that it
will be seen from this that while differ
ences of opinion may exist among Amer
leans as to how we shall secure the
full use of silver as standard money,
none exists as to the necessity Of the
use of both gold and silver on terms of
mint equality"