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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30

prelate has been afflicted. It is now stated that if he is well enough he will start on January Il.
 In the event of the anti gambling league winning the suit they are prosecuting against the stewards of the Jockey club, an appeal will be cabled by the stewards to the court of quarter sessions, of which Lord Rendelshatt, the junior steward Of the Jocky club, is chairman. If an appeal is made it is csrtain to be sustained by the court.
 Mir. Gladstone celebrated his S5th birth day today, and was the recipient of hum dreds of letters and telegrams of congratu- laticn and parcels containing birthday gifta. MT. Gladstone was in remarkably good health and spirits, and despite the stormy weather drove through the village of Hawarden to the church, where he met deputation of Armenian Christians from Paris and London. On behalf of MT: {: Gladstone, the deputation presented a sil- yer chalice to the church.
 Mir. Gladstone, in reply to the deputa- tions' address, said it was not their duty to assume that the allegations of outrages were true, but rather to await the result of the inquiry which had been in stituted. However, be said the published accounts pointed strongly to the conclusion that the outrages which were committed in 1878 in Bul ,aria had b.en repeated in 1894 in Arinenia. II this were trus 1t was time there should be general shout of exscra- tionupon such wickedness from outraged humanity.
 fthe facts were established 1t should be written in letters of iron upon the records of the world that government which had been guilty of covering up such atrocities was disgrace to Mahomet, the prophet, and disgrace to civilization and disgrace 10 mankind.
 MT. Gladstone continuing said: "Don't let me be told that one country has no au- thority over another.' He had been silent, he said, because he had full conh- dence that the government knew it's duty. If the allegations made should prove to be true it was time that the execration of humanity should force itself upon the ears of the sultan of Turkey and make him sem sible of the madness of such course as was being pursued.
 Mir. Gladstone spoke for a quarter of an hour. He was remarkably deliberate in his delivery and vigorous in action and gesiuresand was loudly cheered as he con- cluded his remarks.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
THE INCENDIARY TORCH Applied to Two of Birmingham's
 Leading Institutions. THOMAS SCHOOL BUILDING And Medical and Dental College Fired By Bugs-One a
 Total Loss.

Ince diaries are thought to have gotten in more of their work yesterday morning.
 The Thomas colored school, on the cor ner of Tenth avenue and Twenty fourth street, was found in a blaze at 7:30 o clock yesterday morning by some persons who were coming down town 10 work.
 The box at the corner of Eighth avenue and Twenty-third street was pulled, and by tho time the department arrived tho building was burning fercely, and it looked as though every piece of timber in it would be consumed.
 Two good streams of water we'll applied quenched the fierce flames after all the top had been burned and the building practi- cally destroyed.
 While there are tyFo or three rooms that are not entirely destroyed, the building is as good as total loss, which will amount to tout s5000. The building was not fully insured. Just how the fire originated Is not exactly known nor is it probable that it will be soon, but it is supposed to have been the work of incendiaries.
 The janitor is known 10 have goue to the building at o'clock in the morning and while there made a thorough investigation, but failed to find anything wrong. There was not nor had there been any fire in the building since the day school was let out, and it is thought tranps entered the build- ing after the janitor left and built al fire. From this the conhagration evidently starfed
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
CHARLES F. BU rTON.

: LYNcHBURG, vu., Dec. 29-A special to.ine News announces the death Of Mir. Charles F Button, one of the oldest jour nalists in Virginia, at his home in Appo- mattox, early this morning. Ills death had been ex pected for some days, as he had been in a very critical condition from a severe attack of pne umonia.
 Mir. Button was born in J if rson county seventy two years, and for the greater part of his life was connected with the history Of the state. At one time he was the editor ofthe Bedford Sentinel. When that paper chnnged hands he made Lynchburg his bome, having purchased the VirgDian, the second oldest paper in the state. He was member Of the legislature, in which body he was ever regarded as man of un douoted ability. As the editor of the Vii- ginian MT. Button achieved q great repu- tation. Under Cleveland's administration he was appointed postmaster. He served Ter a sboIt time, but owing to the opposi- tion in the south by Mahone he resigned. A few years thereafter the Virginian was sold and merged into the News. AJr. But ton recently moved 10 his plantation, and for several months nas made that his home.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
Receipts and Expenditures at the
 Treasury Department.
THE SECRETARIES ESTIMATE
May be Found Correct Ulti- mately-Cold Reserve-lm-
 portant Order Issued.

WASHINGToN, Dec. 29.-The first six months of the current fiscal year (four mon ths of which have come under the new tariff law) give some indications of what may reasonably be expected in the month to come, after the new tariff law has be- come effective in all it's multitudinons de- tails. The receipts for the six months have aggregated s119, ,500, 900, and the ex penditures over receipts $zS, ,5oO ,o0o. For the corresponding perio oi the last fiscal year the excess of expenditures over receipts was ssS, ,000,0 0C0. Less than S2, 800, ,0cO have been received from the newly imposed duty on sugar, which first appears in any appre- ciable amount in this months receipts. Nothing, of course, has been received from the income tax, which does not go into effect until January 1, 1895. An annual revenue of S55 ,000, ,000 will eventually be derived from these two sources, which will. bring the receipts for the balaoce of tho fiscal year up to Secretary Carlisle's esti- mates, as submitted to congress.
 Decem Der receipts show an increase over November, but it was straight. Of the re- ceipts for December s11 ,25o, ,0OO came from customs duties, an increase of S1, ,000, GOO oyer the November receipts from this source. The expenditures for December were s3, GOO, ,000 less than for November.
 THE GOLD RESERVE.
 Against this gratifying exhibit is to be seen the fact that the gold reserve con tinues to decline. At the close of business today it stood at $86, ,319 ,52S, implying a loss of $500 ,OJO for the day and tolal loss since tue gold reserve was recouped by the last issue of bonds of nearly S26, 900, ,00).
 CENSUS OFFICE EMPLoYEs TO GO.
 About ninety employees of the census of- flee were today give n notice of their dis missal to take effect the 31st instant. 1his action was necessary on account of the completion of the work in the bureaus whe ere they were employed.
 CANNOT PRACTICE MEDICINE.
 The commissioner of pensions today is- from practicing medicine while off duty. The order states that if any clerk or em- ploye of the pension bureau shall attend patients as a physician or medical adviser 1t will be regarded as sufficient cause for re- moval from. the bureau. The danger of bringing contagious diseases to the other clerks is too great, so the commissioner thinks. Moreover it is calling which is likely to keep the clerks and employees up at night, and thus unfit them for work during the day. The issuiug of the order was caused by q negro doctor nauled John-f son, employed in the bureau, attending a smallpox case, for which he was sns- pended.
 THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ALSO.
 While no official notification has been issued, it is almost certaln that similar order will be made, including the entire in- terior department, not only physicians, but those who are engaged in any outside works This, of course, will not apply to any clerks pursuing studies at night.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
A HORRIBLE FIND.

MONTGOMERY, Dec. 29.-A special 10 the Advertiser from Geneva, Ala, says: A party of bird hunters on Thursday, while walking through the woods in this county, disco vered the dead body of MT. T. c. Lyon lying on little mound. His head had been mashed all out of shape by some blum instrument, presumably an axe, and his appearance indicated that he had been dead at least woek. D.ck Stanford was arrested on suspicion, as he had been seen talking with Lyon about the time he Lyon) disappeared, and at the same time had an axe on his shoulder. Staudford is in jail at Geneva, but stoutly denies his ptlIf
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE.
iNcENDIARIEs ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THIS VALUABLE ADDITION TO BIRMING-

iiNCEND1ARIES ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THIS
 VALUABLE ADDITION TO BIRMING-
 6 HAMS sCHooIs.
 About 7:3o clock last night a pressman of the News discovered fire in the old kitchen under the Lunsford hotel, which is now used by the Charity hospital aud the Birmingham Medical and Dental col e ye |.
 By the time the blaze was discovered srioke had filled some of the rooms on the second floor, and was even getting up into the fourth story. A telephone alarm was sent in, and the department arrived in tine to prevent the building from. bein z dsIpaged any great amount.
 As soon as the inmates of the hospital were made aware of the fact that the build ing was on fire, there were pitiful pictures on their faces. Some of them were not able to move, and this made the sight all the more sickening.
 Trunks of the students were piled out into the railways and some of them carried into the street. The patients were all well cared for and looked after. After the fire was extinguished everything was put back in the building. Chief Mullin says that the fire was in two places, and it seems from everything else taken into considera- ton that the blaze was incendiary.
 Df. Copeland told an AGE- ER- AID reporter that no one had been into that part of the building during the day except the porter and that he carried with him nothing but a lantern. He was on the fourth floor when the fire broke out and said that he thought the fire was of an incendiary origin. here was nothing in the kitchen except some coal and old furniture which was stored away
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
THE DIXIE HUMMER
Makes Flying Run From Chicago to Atlanta-A Great Feat in Rail-
 roading.

ATLANTA, Ga., Dsc. 29. Here's yer Chee cargo Herald exposition edition! !' The Dixie Hummer, which left Chicago at 2 o'clock this morning, made the fastest long distance run ip southern railroad his- tory, covering the 733 miles in Is hours and 15 minutes actual running time, or 16 hours and 57 minutes elapsed time.~ The average running time was forty five miles an hour. Many piece of track was cov- cred at the rate of seventy miles an hour. The train was scheduled to reach Atlanta at 5:30 D. m., but 1t lost iims going over the mountains between Evansville and Chattanooga. The train came over the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, the Evans Nashville, the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis and the Western and Atlantic. The fastest running was between Chicago and the Ohio river and Chattanooga and Atlanta.
 On the train were Charles L. Stone, gen. eral passenger agent of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois; Robert Ansley, business manager ofthe Herald; John J. Fiinn of the Herald staff, Angus McNeill, an artist, and E. c. Bruffey of the Atlanta Constitu- tion. MT. Finn prepared the elaborate article on the Cotton States exposition. To get prompt distribution of this edition advertising the exposition, was the purpose or the special aud the fast run.
 Upou arriving in Atlanta the train was greeted by a cheering, yelling mob, which choked all the streets for blocks in every direction. Mayor Goodwyn, the city council and representative business and professional men welcomed the party, which stepped from the train aud band played ''D xie.
 Tonight the railroad men and the Her aids reprs sentatives were banqueted at the Aragon. The record between Atlanta and Chicago has been lowered seven hours and tonight the Herald and the railroads are
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
CRESCENT CITY RACES.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-A slight mod eration in ihe weather attracted an in- creased attendance at the races today. The track was hard, but the time was fair. Nero, Clara Bauer and Wahatchie were the winning fayoriies. h the first race Mezz ,tint, with Keith up, fell at the post, gaining her feet fni,hed fifth without a rider. The tetting was quite brisk, es- pccIally in the second race, when Clara Eauer was prime favorite at to 2. n.t- tendance 1900.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30

rett),. 15 to 1, second; Bonnie B.. 107 tMurray), 15 to l, third. Time, l:4Sh.
 Second race, SIX and half furiongs, purse-Clara Bauer, IA GA. Cllytonl, to 9, won; Longbrook, 10e (Welsh), 10 to l, second; Gleesome, 102 (Penn1, to 1, third. Time, 1;22k.
 Third race, one mile and quarter, purse Wahatchie, 97 GA. Clayton), 3 to ?, won; Melody, 97 (Penn), to 2, second; Imp. Woolsey, 105 (McCue), 40 to l, third. Time, 2:09h.
 Fourth race, three quarters of mile Necedah, 94 (H. Williams), ? to 1, won; l; Corallina, 92 GA. Clayton), 12 to 1, second {; Red Top, 90 tWelsh), 15 to l, third. Time, 1:l6.
 Fifth race, five .eigbths of a mile-Flush, 105 (H. Williams), to 1, won; Martha Griffin, 105 (Cassin) 5 to l, second; Trixie, l05 Marrenl, 30 to 1, third. Time, 1:O2A.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
SELMA LETTER.
Several Little Items From the Central City-A Little Girls Disappoint-
 ment.
AGE HERALD BUREAU, l . SELMA. Dec 2l-

SELMA. Dec. g.
 Lucille Cordinal, one of the little girls of tue Summerf i'd orphanage, came in yes- terday morning through the cold to take boat for her new home with Miss Annie Moore, at Tensaw. The boat was just going through the bridge as she arrived, and the disappointment of the little girl was very great. She has had her little trunk packed, containing all of her earthly treasures, ever since October waiting for boat. But il all those who contribute to this institution could have seen the effort of this lady-like child to suppress her feelings at getting left, they would have been deeply touched, and would be willing to contribute more largely next year toward an institu- ton that takes such care in training the motherless and fatherless little ones.
 Wallace Lavender, who cut Antney Oden on Christmas night, was fined $10 by the mayor yesterday. IL was found that Antney was wanted iu Uniontown and he was sent over there yesterday. Turnkey Copeland will get the reward that was of fered for him.
 station registered II degrees at an early hour this morning, which is the lowest for four years pnst.
 Ali of the wholesale grocery houses, the cotton exchange and the banks will he closed on New Tear's Day.
 The Bell Telephone company have com peted their line to Uniontown, and il is working splendidiy. The entire route will be completed in two weeks more.
 The new quarters for the postoffice, at the corner of Broad and Water streets, is being fitted up. The new quarters will bs much lighter and more comfortable than the old.
 Fire broke out at the corner of Selma and Sylvan streets at an early hour this morn- ing. Owing 10 the cold weather the fire deDlrtment was very sJ oW in turning out Fortunately the fire was extinguished with a few buckets of water before much dam- age was done. The fire was caused from defective fiue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
USED INCENDlARY LANGUAGE

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 29.-Charles Wilfred Now bray, the English anarchist, who was arrested last night after he had addressed an anarchist meeting, was ar raigned before Magistrate Milligan today on the charge of using incendiary language and melting to riot. A half dozen detec- tives and policemen who were at the meet ing testified to the language used by Now bray, and he was held in the sum of S120O bail. In default of bail he was committed to jail. Mowbray protested that bis utter ances had been twisted so as to suit the police, but the magistrate informed him that he would have an opportunity to pre- sent his side of the case before jury.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
 LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS.

JACKSONVILLE, Fia., Dec. 29.-The ap- pointment ofB. w. Wrenn as passenger and traffic manager of the Plant system is considered in this city to mean that an ag- gressive fight for passenger business bs- tween the Plant system and the Florida Central and Peninsula is about to be ineu- gurated. The business into Florida up 10 the last year was controlled exclusively by Plant. The new Florida Central and Pe- ninsula llne to Savannah, however, cut deeply into him, and he thus puts at the head of that department man whose aggressiveness is unquestioned.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
TWO LADDIES DEAD.
Their Brave Work Brings Them to an Uu,iniely Ead-Others Injured,
 Though Not Fatally.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 9.-Battaiion Chief James J. Bresnan and Assistant Foreman John L. Rooney met death this morning while fighting fire in the Cassidy Electric works in West Twenty fourth street. The fire was on the filth and sixth floors, and Chief Bresnan and Assistant Foreman Rooney, surrounded by men from engine companies Nos. IA, 16 and IS, were making their way up the stairway leading to the fourth floor.
 Without warning the charred beams of the fl h floor gave way under the weight of a heavy piece of machinery, which carried away the stairway. Bresnan and Rooney were both pinned under the mac hinery as it struck the fourth floor. Both were prob- ally instantly kilied.S
 Half a dozen Bremen were also pinned down on the stairway leading from the fourth to the fifth floor, but made their way ont in the face of the advancing flames. Four of the men were painfully but not seriously burned.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
TWO NEGROES DEAD
AND MANY CATTLE FRo aN AS A RESULT 0

AND MANY CATTLE FRo 1N AS A RESULT OF
 THE BL ZZARD.
 GADsDEN, Dec. 29.- Especial. The llzzard which has been paying its respects to this section the past two days is unpre- cedented and continues tonight unabate1. Much damage has been done.
 Two negroes are known to have perish cd by the freezing process, and many cattle are now stiff in death, having succumbed to the SC we're cold.
 It is predicted that the Coosa river will be frozen over by morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
WILL PE TRIED TOMORROW.

The preliminary trial of James Adkins and Bruce Kelley, the two young men who on Christmas night were Implicated in the murder of young Bowen iu Haran's sa- loon, will take place tomorrow before Justice l. H. Beuners. avrThe time has been set for g 9o'clock, and at that hour the taking of testimony will begin.
 Adkins and Kelley were arrested imme- diately after the shooting was done and taken to the police station, where next morning they were held without bail. They were then transferred to the county iaii, and are still confined tLere.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
HELD ON THREE CHARGES.

A man named Bill Jones got on a spree last night and fired off hi, pistol near the postoffice building, creating considerable disturbance. He " as arrested by Off .ers Walton and Walker upon three separate chsrges. one of them being disorde erly com duct, another dischargiug fire ar ns in the city limits, and the other for clrryiag con- csaled eapons.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
IF WILL BE A GO.

Mir. J. Asa Rountree, secretary of the Ala bama Press association, informs the AGE HERALD that the midwinter excur- sion ot editors of that association will be a go. Already enough favorable responses have been received by him to guarantee its success. Those who desire to secure trans portaiion aud have not already dons so should write him at once, as the deal for accommodations will be closed as soon after January 1 as possible.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
WILL ASSUME HIS DUTIES.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 29.-John Mcbride has gone to New York 10 assume the duties of president of the American Federation of Labor on January 1. On that date the ex- ecutive board will meet and ths newly in- stalled president will take steps at once to have the headquarters moved to Indian apolis. It was his original intention not to take charge until the Headquarters had been moved. He will tendor his resigna- tion ss president of the United Mine Workers to he executive board of that body January7.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
THE MINES ARE WORKING.

In yesterdays report of the effect of the cold snap, the AGE HERALD was made to say that the mines of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company were forced to shut down. Mir. Erskine Ramsey, superin- tendent of the mines, telephoned this off, flee last night that the mines are at work and have not been discontinued.
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 HAS RESIGNED.

ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 29.-Mr. W. A. Thral has resigned as general passenger and ticket agent of the Chicago and North western Railroad company. His resigua- ton takes effect January 1. MT. ". 5. Kriskern succeeds him. Mir. Thrali has long been identifi Id with that splendid system. He was progressive and always insisted on giving the company's patrons the best service that could be had.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
vIRGINIA5s OLD SECURI TIES.

RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 29.-Monday is the last day upon which old Virginia se- curities can be funded into centuries. Today there were deposited for funding with the second auditor. 82,ooO of old tax receivable coupon bonds and about $200 900 of tax receivable coupons. It is thought that about half the outstanding coupons have been lost or destroyed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
FELL INTO A WELL.

UPPER SANDUsKY, O., Dec. 29.-Dr. Alexander of Myandotte was summoned in great haste last night to the bedside of a dying woman at Moral. He drove near the house and started to walk across field {. In doing so he stepped into an uncovered well, and was ooly saved from drowning by catching hold of a pole above the water. He was kept a prisoner in the well until this morning, when searching party had died.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
TO REORGANIZE IA MMANY.

NEW YORK, D.c. z9.-The executive COT mmttee of fammany nall held meet ing late tonight at the wigwam Neither Richard Croker nor Bourke Cochran were present. The reorganization of the society was the principal discussion at the meet- ing, ana they all agreed that such was good scheme and should be furthered by every mem Der of Tammany
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
DEATH RECORD.
MISS LOUISA WILSON.

Yesterday aiternoor at 2:30 o'clock Miss Louisa Wilson, after long and painful illness, died at the family residence at East l. ke. Miss Wilson was daughter of Mir. James Wilson ,and sister of Df. c. Wilson of this city. She was a mos. esti msble Christian lady, ard her death will be heard of with regret by her many friends. She was in her 45th year.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
ANOTHER SMALL ONE.

At II 80 o'clock an alarm of fire was turned Tn from Third avenue and Sixteenth street. Fire had been discovered in the cottage of MT. Broadway, and was sextin- guished before the department arrived. The damage was very small.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-30
AID FOR NEBRASKA.
Ex- Governor Northen of Georgia Calls Upon the Citizens to Show
 Their Generosity.
AUGUSTA, Ga., Dec. 29.-Ex-Gov. w. J. NortEen telegraphs the Chronicle as

AU6U5TA, Od., DtC. 15.-EA-UUV. W :. J. NortEen telegraphs the Chronicle as follows:
 "ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. z9.
 ''I shall appeal to the people of this state for contributions of food supplies and money for the destitute people of Nebraska. Three thousand families in that state are in lmost starving condition. The desti- tution is appalling. Through the gener- ous aid of the Western ULion Telegraph company, free of cost, have wired to the mayor ol every town in this state asking for thorough canvass of his county. Rail ways will deliver contributions to me free from freight charges at Atlanta. This is great charity. Georgia has grand op- portunity 10 recognize it. want to send train load from this state. Train will leave Atlanta January 15.
 [Signed. CIV. J. NoRTHEN.' -