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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Commercial bank of St. Johns, N. F., has suspended payment.
 John Garvey, the "Astor tramp,o was found guilty of unlawlully entering the house of Mrs. Caroline Astor.
 Emperor Francis Joseph has signed the bills dealing with the disputes between the church and state in Hungary.
 The California republicans have decided to contest the election of J. H. Budd. den- ocratc governor r-elect of that state.
 The total loss on the Red Bank (S. O. Cotton factory fire, which occurred Satur- day night, is found to be $50, 900 above all insurance.
 Earthquakes are reported to have oc- cured in Brazil, with heavy loss of life. The shocks were of brief duration, but lasted three days,
 Lloyd w. Gibson, dwarf living near Darlington, s. O., was found in the road dead with his head crushed to a pulp. No clue to the assassin.
 The boiler of E. M. Shorts saw mill, at Washington, N. C., exploded, killing Short and four negroes. The fatalities hay yet exceed this number.
 Joseph F. Jawaorek was cooked to death by an electric wire in New Orleans on Canal street in the present of large crowd. The wire broke and fell on him.
 Friends of David Dotz at Richmond, Ky, were prevented from lynching Bill Taylor, his assassin, by promising speedy trial. If Taylor is rot sentenced to hang a lynching may yet occur.
 A financial crisis prevails in St. Johns, N. F., owing to the failure of a bank and several large commercial firms. The Union bank suspended payment for few hours during the day in order to arrange the af- fairs of the bank.
 Loula Paris, girl aged IS, who was con- victed last March in Henderson county, North Carolina, of mauslaughter for kill ing a man who had defamed her, and Ras sentenced to fifteen years in the peniten. tiary, was pardonod yesterday by Governor
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
And a Deluge of Water Poured
 Down Upon the City. }
BLOCTON AND EUFAULA
Reported Storm of Great Magnitude = Houses and
 Trees Blown Down.

Sunday morning opened dark and threat ening, and it was only at brief intervals throughout the day that old Sol peered forth from behind the thick and ominous clouds Every now and then shower of rain would falls gently at first, but shortly after nightfall growing in violence, until it finally began falling in sheets and soon the whole earth was submerged, and for the first time in weeks the ditches and storm sewers were full.
 The weather along toward nightfall be- came warm, and about 8;30 o'clock it was almost impossible to remain in closed room so great had been the rise in tempera- ture. All this time, however, the winds blew and the rain fell, and when daylight broke through cloud the earth was cool and all seemed refreshed after the night of storm.
 While the wind at times reached a high velocity, it could not be learned that any damage had been done in the county though reports from other points show dif- ferently.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
FLORENCE HOTEL ARRIVALS.

M. J. WHEELER X co., PRoPRIEToRs.
 W W Jones, Atlanta; H rwigg, Will mington, N c; Jacob Marx, Louisville; 0 W Baskin, Bessemer; L Lomardy, Nash vile; Henry Pitts, Tennessee; F Farrell, St Louis; H Grogan, Boston; T N Royal St Louis; T l. Harris, New Orleans; T A Weeden, A G 5 R R; T A Tupper, Bos- ton; William Chapman, Jersey City; w G Williams, Portsmouth, o; F " Smartt, Portsmouth, O; P Elliott, Batesville. Ind; w Learnard, Memphis; John E Doan, St Louis; F L Hunt, Cincinnati; D F Tally, Ed Blair, city; Ed Cox, Selma i; Bob Bowler, Selma; J M Dudley, Besse- mer; Jud Hansond, Bobo, Miss; J Me Allister, Chattanooga; J W Worthingt Piedmont; H E Gould, Memphis; A J Harriz, Waverly, Ill; L Kuhn, Buffalo, N Y; A Fugurson, St Louis, Mo; L Jackson, Fort Worth, Tex; James H Hord, St Paul, Minn; E T Barch ell, Bollgee; H Il Vance, G W Paul, A G $ K R; T A Larkin, city; c Vernon. Tus krloosa; H w Street, Nashviile; w Baker, Gallatin, Tenn; Sam Dustin, Mem- phis; c c Bagley and son, Minneapolis; John Walton, L s Ky; F w Allen, Nash vile; A Jones, Selma; A c Pitman, Rome, Ga; B w Terrence, Montgomery; L Phillips, Tuskaloosa; 0 D Leonard and wife, Silverton, Col; J E Shelley, city; P Rogers, Pratt City.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
REDUCED RATE FROM NEW OR-
 LEANS.

LEANS.
 The railroads are indebted to Birming- ham and the Birmingham district for a great part of their freightage. It is but just that they should give Brmingh ham equal rates with other cities. The Com- mercial club of Birmingham has with much zeal impressed this fact upon the railroads centering here, and with eminent success. The Queen and Crescent road yes- terday made public that it would make rates on Louisiana products from New Or leans to Birmingham as follows: Sugar in barrels, car loads, 15c per 100 pounds; less than car loads, 1Sc per 100 pounds; mo- lasses in barrels, 22c per 100 pounds; co flee, green, in double sacks, 23c per 100 pounds {; rice, any quantity, PC per 100 pounds This rate to take effect December 15. This is the Nashville rate, and should have been enjoyed by Birmingham long before this. This low rate means great saving to the wholesale grocery merchants of Birming- ham, although it may not mean much, if any, reduction to consumers. Several months ago the rate was 30 cents per 100 pounds. Probably this act of justice to Birmingham would have been delayed for some time had not the Queen and Crescent pulled out of the Southern Railway and Steamship association. This association has not in the past given Birmingham the eaiAe favor shown other cities. Now that the right step has been taken at last other reforms will follow. The Commercial Club has scored a victory.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
THE BLOW IN GEORGIA
RESULTS IN DEATH AND IN THE DEsTRUC TON OF CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY.

RESULTS IN DEATH AND IN THE DESTRUC-
 TIoN OF CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY.
 ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 10.-A cyclone and electric storm swept over Barlow county this morning.. The storm cloud came from the southwest, and the rainfall was ter rife. The cyclone struck the county con. vict camp, located one mile from Kings ton, about o clock. Tents were carried up and some landed in the tree tops. One fell upon a tent in which some convicts were chained, and Abe Thompson, q negro prisoner, was killed. Three other negroes and two white men were seriously injured |, and some of them may die. George Har- ris' barn was blown away, and five mules belonging to the company were killed. The timbers from the barn were carried a mile away.
 large rafter struck John Mcguire B house, half a mile away, tore off a corner and demolished the piazz.
 Dr. Goodwin B home at Stilesboro was so shaken that stove was overturned and the house caught fire. The rain put out the fire and saved part of the house. James Harrison, who was visiting Dr.. Goodwin, had left his buggy standing in the yard and it was blown 300 yards.
 An unexplained feature is that many persons who lived in the track of the storm became partly paralyzed several hours after 1t had passed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
Crash Kitchen Aprons.

An excellent use for crash is in making kitchen aprons. We somehow have the idea if an apron is for the kitchen it must necessarily be of either dark gingham or calico or something wholly unattractive. As matter of fact, a neat person will not wear a kitchen apron afterit is soiled, and dark material keeps clean no longer than light. It only conceals its uncleAn condi- tionelonger. There is noreason, then, why kitchen apron should not be attractive as we'll as useful and any one who has once used for this purpose fine, pretty piece of delicately checked linen crash will scarcely want to return to the ugly, dark aprons of former days .-Demerest's Maga- zine
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
COAL FOR THE CRUISERS.

The cruiser Montgomery is now testing Birmingham coal in the waters of the gulf of Mobile Bay. The question of coal is an important one in cur modern war vessels. The Alabama and other wsrships of that period did not depend upon coal altogether, but used sails whenever practicable. Now the sole motive power of warship is steam and it takes coal, and plenty of it, to geu- erale that steam. The problem that con fronts cur naval officials is difficult one. cruiser must be swiiter than a merchant vessel and steamship, or it cannot destroy the commerce Of the enemy. To make good speed il must be frightened of every unnecessary weight. If ioadsa down with too muc.i coal is speed is sisckeeed. It is
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
THE IRON MARKET.

CINCINNATI, Dec. S.-In the main the iron market is quiet to a degree that leads to disco engagement in some quarters. A surface view of the situation might lead to the conclusion that instead of making im- proVemeut we were going backward. Look ing at it more closely, however, a better state of things is shown. It lacks two or three weeks to the time when annual in- ventories are taken, and very few melters of iron want any more stocks on hand at that time than necessity requires. In addi- tion to this there is almost universal objec tion to making engagements and entailing obligations ahead, unless it be to cover contracts actually taken for work. The railroads, which are the missing factor in the market just now, are planning requisi- tions that will call for good deal of iron, but the mills and foundries will not see much of this before about February next. The special care of railroad officials is ap- parently to avoid any increase of obliga- tions before making up their annual state- ments.
 It now looks as if the first real impetus to the market would come from the rail- roads, which have practically bought noth- ing in the way of equipment for eighteen months past. Reliable information is at hand showing that most of the leading lines are contemplating more or less liberal purchases of cars after January l. About G000 cars are already being counted on by supply men as sure to be placed within six weeks. A few contracts have been let, and bids are now in for perhaps 2000 cars more. Generally speaking, however, or ders will be postponed until after January 1. There is pretty good reason to believe that the car skops of the country, which have been idle practically for year, will then resume work. Each thousand cars calls for 60O0 to 5000 tons of iron in it's diff ferent forms. The effect of placing 10, ,O00 cars early in the new year would be very marked upon rolling mills, malleable iron works, wheel foundries and axle works.
 While the recovery of business is not uniform, and in some lines is entirely wanting, yet in the main the best author- ties see q steady improvement. This leads to the belief in the iron trade that next years consumption must be larger than that now current, and the present con- sum ption, as is now pretty well known, comes very close to taking the product Of all furnaces available as producers on the market. The situation, therefore, seems to call for patience and good sense, and to offer reasonable degree of assurance of better things for the year that is now close at hand.
 We quote for cash f. 0. b. cars Cincin- nnti.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
Onn Thing Learned.

"The hardest thing to acquire, miss' said the dramatic teacher, 'ls the af' oi laughing naturally without apparent ei- fort.'
 "Oh, I've got that down hne, saiu .he / would be soubrettc. ypenfctclor ,nIeo years for man who was always eeii,hs mo funny stories about his htlie boy InSiarapoiis Journal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
SPLENDID XMAS GIFT.
A Suggestion That Will Win Favor
 With All the People.

Age Herald, December g.
 The uppeTmost thought in every mind just now is, 'What shall buy for Christi mas present?u There are such multitude of objects to buy that it is difficult to de- eide. We can solve thls difficulty by sin gle suggestion: Buy a copy of q Foibes of Fancy and Rhymes of the Times,'' by Orion T. Dozer, M. D. It is for sale at all the book stores. This delightful volume of poems will prove a suitable Christmas present Tor young and old and rich and poor. dell If
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
HOUSES DOWN AT HAZEN.

SELMA, Dec. 10.-[Special. IA cyclone passed over Hagen, small town fifteen miles southwest of Selma, last night, doing considerable damage. The roof was lifted off of the dwelling house of Mir. T. J. Craig and his barn was blown away. None of the family, who were asleep in the house at the time, were injured, and two horses ished were found after the storm unin- iured,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
A sTORM IN FLORIDA.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 1O.-A special to the Times Union from Westville, Fla. |, says: A terrible cyclone passed four miles north of this place early this morning. It struck the farm of MT. J. N. Skinner, the representative from Holmes county, and demolished every building on the place. Every member of Mir. Skinner's 8 family was injured, and his wounds,. 1t is thought, will prove fatal. It is impossi- ble to obtain information as to the extent of damage and how far the storm extended.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
THE PLACE TO BUY SHOEs.

With every purchase of $1 or over we will give one of our beautiful portrait types. This is magnificent work of art, and the opportunity thus afforded to obtain it is seldom offered. Our shoes are all the very latest styles, cur stock perfectly fresh aud in every respect all that could be desired Give us call and be convinced that we are doing the shoe business of Birming- ham. We also have a full line of franks and valises. Respectfully,
 BIRMINGHAM SHOE COMPANY,
 J2- S.6s 2tS North Nineteenth Street.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
DEPUTIES LIABLE TO TROUBLE.

BERLIN, Dec. 10.-Chapcellor Vou Ho- henlohe has informed Herr Won LevitzIow, president of the reichstag, that the social- ist members of that body who remained seated and refused to take part in the cheers for the emperor called for by Presi- dent Levitzlow at last Thursday's sitting may be prosecuted upon charges of "lese majeste." The public prosecutor has re- quested President Won Levitzlow to give the deputies.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
THE STORM AT BLOCTON. A NUMBER OF HOUSES BLOWN DowN-N
LIVES LOST.

LIVES LOST.
 BLoCroN, Dec. 10.-[Special. IA storm struck West Blockton at 3:30 o'clock this morning. The store bouse of w. Israel was blown off the pillars and badly dam aged; the entire front was blown from the store of H. c. and w. B. Reynolds, and a shop occupied by T. J. Mickey was com- pletely demolished. Fences are blown down and the roads leading out of West Bocton are all blocked with fallen timber. Fortunately no one, so far as can be ascer- tained, was hurt. The width of the storm was about half mile. It lasted about a half hour.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
AROUND EUFAUBA
HOUSES AND TREES WERE BLOWN DON'T
 PEOPLE BADLY HURT.

PEOPLE BADLY HURT.
 EUFAULA, Dec. 10.-[Special. IA ter- rife cyclone travelling in a northwesterly direction passed about two miles east oi here this morning at o'clock. Its path was about half mile wide, and through the sections heard from great destruction was done.
 Eight farm houses on the plantation oi F. NJ. Gay were blown down and four per- sons buried under the debris, one probably fatally injured. Pieces of furniture, bed clothing, etc., were found lodged in the tops of trees half a mile away
 Large trees were torn of at their trunks like broom straws, and telegraph poles and wires completely demolished. It is ex- pected that the cyclone will yet be heard from in other localities.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
TERSELY TOLD.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 Banister's French calf Cordovan, patent calf and all imported skins S4.50 at T. C.. Kings.
 Order Christmas liquors from the J. O.. Marks Liquor company, wholesale liquors, 2026 Second avenue, Wilson building. Family trade a speciality. We have no branch store. S12-1-eod-1m.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
PASSED THROUGH DALLAS.

MONTGOMERY, Dec. 1O.-A special to the Advertiser from Selma says the storm which passed over Dallas county early this morning did considerable damage to prop erty, but no lives were lost. Several houses were nnroofed and ouIhouses and trees blown down.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
ORLEANS UP 10 TRICKS AGAIN

BRUSSELS, Dec. 10.-Duc d'Orleans has arrived in this city for the purpose of meet ing his adherents and arranging definite policy for the French monarchists. The radical press of Belgium demand that the government shall not permit the French pretender while in Belgium to engage in conspiracy against France.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
A Puzzler,

Vlsitor-There are about 400 women pharmacists in the United States.
 Old Lady--Well, don't see how they manage to plow and harvest and do all tho heavy work. Detroit Free Press.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
THE CORPORATIONS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS FAvoRABLY THE BILL To CHANGE BIRMINGHAM's CORPORATE

RECOMMENDS FAvoRABLY THE BILL TO
 CHANGE BIRMIHGHAM's CORPORATE
 LIMITS.
 MONTGOMERY, Dec. 10.- .-[Special. l-The committee on corporations today reported favorably the bill to change the corporate limits of Birmingham so as to exempt the Birmingham Rolling Mill company, the Sloss furnace and the Alice furnace prop erty. These properties were taken into the city by the last legislature, and on Ac- count of the depressed condition of the iron trade and upon the petition of ma jority of the business men of Birmingham the hardship of city taxes was recom- lnended to be removed from their shoulders by the corporations committee. The roll ing mill is owned by Louisville men.
 ''All thin gs here are out of joint"
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
GOT THREE YEARS.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 1O.-Francs B. Kendrick, defaulting assistant cashier of the Commercial bank, today pleaded guilty to the theft of $50, ,000, and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

Jeff Chamblee has returned from New Yorz and Boston, where he has been pick ing up bargains for the last month, and every day be will exhibit new arrivals of goods direct from the factory, and will save you the middle profit, at 2026 First avenue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
SUAiMERLIN IS DEAD.
A GEORGIA TRAGEDY WHICH MAY RESULT
 IN THREE DEATHS.

ATLANTA, Dec. 10.-W. T. Summerlin :, who killed Buck Thornton in self defense Friday night, is dead. Thornton shot Summerlin, after which the latter stabbed and shot his assalant. Summerlin' s mother, who is 100 years old, is dying from the shock.
 Sam Cole, supposed to have been one of Thornton s accomplices, was arrested to- day. He says he can prove an alibi Jack Bishop, another accomplice, is still at larre.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
ANOTHER REMOVAL.

The Birmingham Undertakers have re- moved their establishment to 215 North Twentieth street, and now have on hand a large and complete line of undertaking goods. They will attend promptly to any orders intrusted to them. Open dag and night. l2 S-lni
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

Have you read the AGE- HERALD's call for weekly agents? You should. It will surprise you 10 find out how much good money there is to be made. Read the an- nouncement and write for particulars.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
The U s. Govt Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior 10 RH others.
NO LYNcHING OCCURRED

MoNTGoMERY, Dec. 16.-A special to the Advertiser from Grove Hill, Clarke county, speaking of the Meachim trouble in that county, says Smith and Brunson, accused of killing Pink in this county, waived ex- animation. Brunson is in jail and Smith escaped while on his way to jail. Every thing is quiet, and there has been no lynchiDg, as was reported.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
ANOTHER MINISTER RESIGNS,

BERLIN, Dec. 10.-Baron Von Berlepsch, Prussian minister of commerce, has ten- rendered his resignation to the emperor, owing to differences with his colleagues in the ministry.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

OUR Athens correspondent writes that the Meth odist Con ference refused to send a minister to the Athens church, and sent him to a remote circuit, because the said minister was prohibitonist. This does not mean that the Methodist denomination is opposed to prohibition. It advocates all priuci pies that tend to the encouragement of morality. But it's polity does not admit of the methods used by some prohibition sts. It objects to stirring up strife and arraying brother against brother.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

For suitable Christmas present buy nice pipe or box cigars from J. Sundheim- er's, 219 Nineteenth street. 12-2-1m
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

A new, high grade, standard make, thirty pound bicycle for sale. Experts say it is the most durable wheel on the market. 1t can be seen at office of AGE E-HERAD.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
A NEW WHEEL.

Have your pipes repaired at 219 Nine- teenth street. 12-2-1m
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

SENATOR SAMFoRD's bill empowering the State to issue warrants when it tas not the money in the vaults is simply allowing the State to do what the counties have done all along. Warrants are issued to tide over temporary deficit in the treasury. The treasury of the State is nearly always empty just before the annual taxes are paid in. These State warrants would be held until the treasury is replenished. They could also be made receivable for taxes, and would thus add to the circu- Iating medium. The danger is that many of the State's creditors would be compelled to cash the warrants and would discount them. The object in issuing State war rants is to save the credit of tho State. Jefferson county issues warrants, but they are always cashed on presentation to the County Treasurer. This system of issuing warrants also serVes as safeguard to the treaGury.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

Have you read the AGE-HERALD's call for weekly agents? You should. It will surprise you to find out how much good money there is to be made. Read the an- nouncement and write for particulars.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
FOOTBALL FOR CHARITY

Arrangements are being made for a game of football between an eleven from the Philhedonlan club and an eleven from the Southern club to be played either Christ be donated to the United Charities. Both clubs have some excellent football players among their membership, aud the game will 10 doubt be an interesting one.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
ROGERS, DROWN & Co.

A real cyclone of popularity is being en- ioyed by pr. Prices Baking Powder among good cooks.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

Thousands of severe cases of rheumatism have been cured by Hoods Sarsaparila. 1rV it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

Chamblee Bros. are opening a new store at 2025 First avenue, where they will be pleased to meet their old friends and the trade. They will do wholesale and retail business ,and will cut the life out of prices.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

What wedding breakfast is complete without dainties into which Dr. Prices Baking Powder enters?
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11
RECORDERS COURT.

Lee ingram was arrested Sunday for vio- lating section 626 of the city code and fined S12.50 in the recorders court yesterday morning.
 Louis Duncal, colored, was arrested for violating section 626 of the city code. He was fined SIP. .50 and costs.
 H. Luhrmann was also arrested and fined S5 and costs for violating section 626 of the city code.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

Dr. T. M. Allen, dentist, 2023 and 2025 First avenue, Birmingham, Ala. 9-2-4m
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

Approved by the best cooks in the old world and the new, Dr. Price's Baking
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-11

''All thin gs here are out of joint,' says the poet. Not for the enterprising housekeeper who uses Dr. Price's Baking POwder.