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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
A FATAL QUARREL.
Two Negroes at Coalburg Fall Out About a Girl-One of Them
 Is Dead.

In row between two negroes at Coal burg yesterday one was killed and another shot, though not fatally.
 Will Terry and Tom Wilson, both col- ored, 1t seems had a difficulty over q woman to whom both were devoted. Will son, it appears, opened fire on Terry, one ball striking the latter in the right hand and three in the left arm.
 Terry shot at Wilson several times, one of the balls taking effect. Wilson ran about 100 yards and dropped to the ground dead.
 Terry was arrested st 2Ttly after the shooting.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
IRON TRADE REVIEW.

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 27.-The Iron Trade Review says today: The last week of 1894 is probably the least eventful of the year in iron and steel. It ends year of which no high expectations were indulged at the opening, and while the volume of business has been larger in the last half than was looked for, the last month has brought the lowest prices of the year, and the lowest ever known. Some of the trans- actions reported in the past forth fight are scarcely to be taken as fixing the market, but rates as determining the absence of market. With pig iron selling at cost, it is not to be presumed that the wait is tue to any expectation of lower prices. When a sale of southern iron is reported at price equivalent to s5.90 at the furnace for gray forge, it is very evident that other reasons are ruling than those ordi- narily governing business transactions, and that the desire to realize is uppermost rather than that the market will go lower. But in the main the atti- tude of larger southern producers is still more of refusing to accept long engage ments on the basis of the past month.
 There has scarcely been market for Bes- semer pig and steel billets the past week, but Pittsburg prices may still be quoted at $10.15 to $10.25 for the former, and S15 .15 to $l5.25 for the latter. In the Chicago market there has been some business in rails in advance of the large buying, and several of the leading lines are expected to contract the middle of January. Two or three eastern trunk lines are gathering up their estimates of needs from division heads, and orders Dlay be looked for in the next three weeks. There is feeling that the acquisitions will be larger than last yeaIn
 The general acquiescence 1n the pooling bill in the house indicates recognition of the fact that fair freight railroad charges are the only guarantee of larger railroad buying capacity. If the amendments pro- posed by leading line do not result in de- feating the bill it will come to an end of secret rates that have permitted the iron and steel works of one district to take the trade naturally tributary to another. Ony in the past week there has been further complaint from eastern mills of the low prices quoted from the central west, that captured some business the east had counted on. But in the main prices of products have not been under the holiday depression as pig iron has.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
FLORENCE HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Richard NJ Holder, Jr, Huntsville; W 0 Albertson, Moselle, Miss; W W Barnes, Nashville; L H Maxwell, Tuskaloosa; w H Gehman, Memphis; William Chapman, Jersey City; w il Martin, P C Co; G oxley, Chattanooga, Tenn Keith Webb, Attalla, Ala; c W Warning
 ton, John B Boutet, w B Highlands, Gin cinnati; w E Rape, Chattanooga; George Ezeil and wife, Columbus, Miss; i; Samuel Dustin, Memphis; M T Storkey. Reinalds, Bellville. Ill; c W Ely. Montgomery; John w Clarke, city; Ross, Alabama; H Osborne, Columbus, Miss; P II Norris, John Ma. loney, Burks, Selma; D Wyatt Aiken, New Ynrk
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

THE grand jury of McLennan county, Texas, recen ntly returned an indictment t against Henry M. Flager of the Standard Oil Company for violating the trust law. Governor Hogg of Texas has been trying ever since to get MT. Flager to Texas and have him tried in the Texas courts. He even went to New York after him and tried to get Governor Flower to grant requi- sitlon, but he refused. MT. Flagler was thought to be in Florida last Tuesday looking after his Ponce de Leon Hotel, !, and Governor Hogg asked of Governor Mitchell reputation, which was granted. The rich man was, however, in New York, but he says he will be in Florida on January 20, and will then await the action of the law.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
The Mercury Goes Way Down and Ia the Fleecy Falls. q
INDICATIONS OF COLD WAVE
With the Forerunner Already at Hand--ReportS From
 Other Points.

Cold, yes, very cold, was the wind which blew all day yesterday, and it grew in ve- locty and correspondingly colder as the shades of night came on.
 At 6:30 D. m. the first real snowfskes of the season began falling, and by o'clock a white mantle was over ihe earth. Later the flakes fell at intervals, but owing 10 the high wind were too much scattered to accumulate on the ground.
 The weather prophet predicts a cold wave for today, and with indications at hand at the hour of going to press it is safe to say that he will hit the nail on the head this time.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
ON A MISSION OF PEACE.

Several days ago, when it was announced With blare of trumpets that the New York Tribune had sent it's Mir. Ford to Alabama to investigate election frauds and write them up with scare heads for his paper, the AGE HERALD, noting the coneiliatory tone of the Northern Republican press to- ward the Democratic party of the South, and judging by other signs of ihe times, venIured the prediction that MT. Ford was sent to Alabama by the Tribune for no such purpose, and that if his letters touched upon the recent election at all they would treat it in fair and square manner, without sensation or preyarication. It's prediction has partaken of the nature Of prophecy. MT. Ford said to a reporter of the Journal while in Montgomery that he was greatly annoyed by the report set afoat concerning his mission to Alabama. He said he was simply on his way 10 New Or leans, and that while in Alabama he did not pretend to assume any of the preroga- tives of Congressional Investigating com miltee. He was in the South to write up its industrial interests, as well as it's politi- cal conditit ns.
 This disposes of the sensational lecture of MT. Ford's visit. And as corroborative 
 Times, Republican weekly, edited by Dr. R, A. Moseley ,says, as follows: MT. Ford did not visit single Republican while lie was in Birmingham, and so far as we have been able to learn, his associates were en- tirely Democrats.' This note of discord shows that the Republicans are sore be- cause their old time allies in the North give them the go-by. The Northern Re- publicans intend no longer to be made cats paw of by the Southern Republicans. No more will they join in the howl of "fraud" that goes up from the South after every election. Never again will there be Q Force bill, nor Congressional investi- gating committees, nor Eliza Emissions, nor electoral commissions. Each State will be allowed to manage it's own elections. "Hands oft' is the settled policy of the North, and it is the Towering of the plant of political wisdom that has for so many years been nourished by blood and sprinkled with tears.
 And the logical result of it all is that the Republican contestants in Alabama who so fondly hope to be seated in the next Con- gress will be sorely disappointed.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
RAILROAD CONCESSIONS TO THE
 SOIJ1H.

The New York Herald calls attention to the rapid development of cotton manufac turing in the South. The number of mills in the last four years has increased from 25O 10 AGO, and the capital invested from S61, ,oOO, ,OOO to S97 GOO ,0O0. Southern enter prise and Southern capital have chiefly made this development, but now New Eng land capital is coming South. These New England cotton manufacturers are shrewd men, and they sec the drift of things. They know that the South not only has natural advantages for cotton manufactur- ing, such as the saving of dollar a ton on coal and S5 bale freight on cotton, but it has what might be termed artificial ad- vantages, such as a splendid railway sys- tenn, stretching out to all points of the Union. Until recent years the South didn' t have good rail transportation, and had to depend on water courses and wagons to get to market. The great Southern Railway system is surety that the South will have superior rail facilities hereafter. And, furthermore, the railroads are showing the South the justice it should receive in the way of freight rates. The dry goods men of New York are objecting because the railroad companies have raised the commoner qualities of cotton goods from third to second class. They have also in- creased the freight rates according to this new classification. The dry goods jobbers of the metropolis claim that as the South now manufactures tue medium and con- mon classes of cotton goods more cheaply than the Eastern mills the latter are only enabled to compete through the discrim- ination in freight charges in favor of the Eastern points as against the Southern. The New Workers contend that the rail- roads should continue to help build up the metropolis as a distributing center, but the railroad managers say in reply that even after they have made this concession to the South the rates from New York to the West will be below those from South ern points.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
INTERESTING TO EVERY MAN IN BIR-
 MINGHAM.

Monday, October 15, we will put on sale zoo pairs of mems fine sample shoes, made by Manss Shoe company of Cincinnati, in all styles-French calf, kangaroo and cor doyan. The cheapest ones were made to retail from s to $S; will be sold at S2 .50 to s3.25. Also sixty pairs of fine French calf boots, in all shapes, worth from SS to Sl4, will be sold from S3 to s5. Come and ex. anime them. We still have 250 pairs Of ladies' fine samples at S1.9 9S, worth s to 5. All kinds of repairing done.
 ST. PIERRE. Ladies' entrance 303 Nineieenth Street. Gents' entrance corner Third Avenue and Nineteenth street. oct IA If
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
THEIR FIRST EFFORT.

The Handos club, which has just been organized, with John M. Martin, presi- dent; A. M. Holt, vice. president;' H. H. Ellis, secretary, and P. A. Boggan, treas- urer, gave it's inaugural dance at the Knights of Pythias hall, corner Third ave- nue and Nineteenth street, last night. About fifteen couples were present, and the first dance of this newly organized club passed off very pleasantly indeed. Good music was made and the merry dance was indulged in until about o'clock this morning. H. H. Ellis and Will Haines were floor managers.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
CAPTURED AN ESCAPE.

Last night about 12;30 Officers Bodaker and Johnston arrested negro answering the description sent out from Montgomery of one of the men who overpowered the jailer few nights ago and escaped. He gave his name as Jim Jones, but the off cers are confident he is George King, the one who broke jail. He answers to the description in every particular, even to the "yankee" brogue. Hewas taken to head quarters and the auth critics in Montgom- cry telegraphed,
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
WORST SINCE ,66.

CAMDEN, N. J., Dec. 2s.-The storm in this vicinity was the most severe since the cyclone of December, 1866. The electrical wires of all kinds were torn from their fas- tenings and poles were blown down by the high winds. The danger of fire and loss of life from the wires was so great that the electric plant was shut down and the city was lighted by gas. Several hundred roofs were partially blown off.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
RESULT OF AN OLD FEUD.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 27.--A sensa- tional shooting took place about five miles from this city, in which Clay Ezell, one of the most prominent stock men in this state, farmer and nelghbor of Ezell. A number of shots were exchanged, and both Ellis and his wife were slightly wounded. Ellis made his escape after the shooting, but of- ficers are in close pursuit. The shooting was tho result of an old feud existing be- tween the two families.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
TERSELY TOLD.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 The city is having all the fire alarm boxes and water plugs painted white, and it makes quite change from the dingy red
 T. c. King is selling ladies handsewed and gents full calf shoes at S1. 95. These goods formally cost more than g at the factory.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
ANOTHER FOUL CRIME.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-A special to the Globe Democrat from Guayamas, Mexico, band of Yaqui Indians in the western part of the state. They visited the ranch of Julius Cardenas last Saturday and mas- sacred the latter and his entire family, con- sisting of his wife and two children. A detacb ment of government troops went out in pursuit of the Indians, and, it is re- ported, came up with them and had a skirmish. in which several Yaquis were
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
ANOTHER BOMB EXPLOSION.

ROME, Dec. 27.-A bomb was exploded near the official residence of United States Ambassador Wayne MacVeagh shortly after Il o'clock last night. The explosion took place while Mac cVeagh s reception was in progress, but caused little or no excite ment among the guests. No damage was dODa
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
you DO WRONG

To pay big prices for common shoes these hard times when it is so easy to find good shoes at low prices. The Boston Shoe Store, 107 Twentieth street, sells shoes and makes a regular customer out of every person who makes a purchase there. There is a reason for this. Buy your next pair there and you will soon find out the reason.
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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
FOR THE co VICTS

Last night at slope No. 2, Pratt mines, a concert was given by the Christian En- deavor society to the convicts. 'The Deestrick Skule' was played and enjoyed greatly by the prisoners.
 Mrs. Billheimer and a party went to slope No. 1, where a Christmas tree for the convicts was given.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
DEAD IN THE KIMBALL HOUSE.

ATLANTA, Dec. 27.-Pearl Harper, a negro girl, was found dead in the base- ment of the Kim house this evening, and two bullet holes in her head indicated that she had been murdered. Charles Simmons, who was engaged to marry her, was arrested in the hotel store room. It is thought that he shot the girl in jealous rage.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
LIGHTED ALLEYS.

Mayor VanHoose thinks if the alleys are as we'll lighted as the streets that much of the mischief committed will be stopped. A thief commits a depreciation on the street and darts down the dark alley and escapes. A light in the alley would stop this avenue of escape. Lighted alleys would be a unique feature of the town and would at- tract the attention of strangers. It would favorably recommend the city to visitors.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
TRUSSVILLE DOTS.

TRUssvILLE, Dec. 27.-[Special Corre- spondence. l--Mr. R. G.. Hewitt and family of Birming gham, who have been visiting the family of Mr. w. P. Hickman, have returned to that city.
 day to spend the balance oi the winter in Florida.
 Mir. $. ". Hickman of this place left yesterday to accept position in the office of R. G. Hewitt, fax collector. this place, occupied by MT A. l. Goodwin. caught fire last night about o'clock and was burned to the ground. Less about $500.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
GONE AFTER A BRIDE.

EutaW MlfrOr.
 MT. l.. II. Anderson of the Mirror, &C., companied by Messrs. Norman Hall and Y. r. Atteberry, left last night for New Dr. leans, where Mir. Anderson will take unto himself Miss Eve Polk Brigham AS bride at noon on Thursday, the 27fh. The bridal party will leave the city that evening and is expected in Eutaw on Friday morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
THE MODERN MOTHER

has found that her little ones are improved more by the pleasant laxative, Syrup of Figs, when in need of the laxative effect of gentle remedy than by any other, and that it is more acceptable to them. Chill dren enjoy it and it benefits them. The true remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manufac- tured by the California Big Syrup company nnI
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
MARRIED IN ANNIsrON.

MT. William J. Felton of this city and Miss Minnie Blake of Annistou were mar rled in the latter city W edn esday afternoon at o'clock by Rev. b. T. Smythe.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

IN the olds pioneer days the father of q family always secured the woods before Christmas for fat bear, deer or 'possum as Christmas dinner for his little ones. President Cleveland followed the example of the pioneers, and sent his little girls for their Christmas dinner brace of fat ducks killed by himself.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
TO INVESTIGATE HE OFFICE.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Judge Tally this evening appointed Arthur J. E. Eddy special counsel to assist the grand Jury in its investigation of States Attorney Karn's office. The investigation will begin to- morrow.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
THE WEATHEK.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Foreoast of weather for the succeeding twenty-four hours; Fair; cooler, with cold wave in northern portions; northerly winds.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
Al NEW WHEEL. |.

A new, high grade, standard make,l thirty-pound bicycle for sale. Experts say it is the most durable wheel on the market. 1t can be seen at office of AGE -HERAD.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
YEsTERDAy,s rEMpgRATURE.

As especially recorded hourly for the AGE HERALD on the standard thermometer at Hughes' drug store, corner Nineteenth street and Second avenue. The figures given are in all instances for temperature recorded in the shade and on 6 northern sheltered exposure:
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

WHEN the South is full of cotton mills Birmingham will have as good thing as she wants in supplying them with coal and machinery.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

IF the man in the moon got anything in his stocking he has not told us about it. Perhaps he had no stocking to hang up, there being no one in the moon to borrow
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

VIRGINIA is stirred from center to cir by Sam Small's charge, pub lished in his paper, the Norfolk Pilot, that the A American book trust is swindling the people, and that the State officials are par fial to the trust.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28
WELL KNOWN POLITICIAN DEAD.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 27.-Sim Coy, welI-known politician of this city, died today. He was known all over the coun- try rom his connection with the tally sheet forgeries several years ago, for which he served several months in the peniten- tiary.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON made s20o, ,0oO by his literary work during the ten years be lived in Samoa.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

There were two total eclinses of the sun in the year TIP and two in 1889. This rare phenomenon will not happen again until the year 2c57.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

Purify your blood, tone up the system and the digestive organs by taking Hood 8 Sarsaparila.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-28

GOES TO TALLADEGA. Rev. J. Lynn Walker has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church of Talladega.
The herald., 1894-02-03
THE PAPER CARNIVAL.
This Evenings Performance Will End
the Affair.

This Evenings Performance Will End
the Affair.
There was large crowd at the paper
carnival last night. Everything passed
off with the accustomed smoothness
and the performance was very credit
able. The Minuet de la Cour and a
part of the Spanish dance, the Maypole
dance and tableau by the floral division
were given last night.
Through an inadvertence an error oc-
Cured in yesterdays report OF the
carnival. 1t was stated that Mrs. Hugh
Vail unprecedented Eureka in the Amer
lean booth. This was wrong, as
this character was taken by Mrs.
Hugh Glassell, while through
the efforts of Mrs. Hugh Vail the
French court has proved one of the
most attractive and successful booths in
the hall.
AS this is the last evening OF the
show special effort will be made to
render it the best of the week. The
programme will include every tsbleau
and dance given while the grand march
will start at 8 O'Clock and will be most
effective. The Seventh regiment drum
and bugle corps gave fancy drill last
night under the direction of Drum
Major Robert Burns, assisted by Ser
geant Bradbury. The boys executed a
number of difficult maneuvers and
showed they were exceptionally well
drilla1
The herald., 1894-02-03
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, viii attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The herald., 1894-02-03
A DUEL IN EARNEST.
1t Took Place Recently In Austria, and
Doctor Defeated "A Sword Master.


Doctor Defeated "A Sword Master.
Duels in Austria are more interesting
than French affairs, for sometimes they
have blood in them. A particularly
dramatic encounter is just reported
from Vienna, where well known ply
stefan, insulted by an officer, insisted
on satisfaction, in spite Of the fact that
his antagonist was professor in mil
itary fencing academy. The doctor was
10 certain of victory that he made an
appointment with guests for an hour
subsequent to the combat. The weap-
0ns were sharpened sabers. There were
three rounds, in each Of which the
officer received cut, the last Sitting
his cheek and depriving him of two
teeth. The doctor was unhurt.
The regimental physician declared,
although the duel was over, that none
of the wounds was sufficiently serious.
To end the dispute the principals agreed
to meet again in the afternoon with
pistols. Meanwhile the physician met
his friends and travelled to Vienna, in
tending to return after the dinner. He
was scarcely seated in the railroad car
riage before the conductor, slamming
the door, crushed the thumb of his
right hand. Upon his arrival at vi
emma an operation was performed by
professor in the university, who order
ed him to carry his hand in a sling.
Although his pistol hand was useless.
the doctor was punctually on the
ground at the hour fixed. The signal
being given, the military professor
raised his pistol and fired carefully.
The ball grazed the DOCTORS neck, and
at first it was believed to have struck
him, but he stood in his place I'M
moved.
Then, lifting his pistol in his left
hand, he fired. The officer fell heav-
lily to the ground. Rushing to his an
tagonist, the doctor asked: "Are you
much hurtP What do you feel?" He
received no reply. His adversary,
struck in the chest, lay unconscious.
He is not expected to recover. The
physician returned to Vienna, where
on the same evening he had to undergo
a second painful operation. London
Gable.