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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The Assembly at Dallas Will Adjourn Today. Dr. Richardson Reelected Secretary
 Proceedings at Pittsburg.

Dallas, Tex, May 24.-When the as- sembly met this morning, after the usual opening formalities, Rev. Samuel Young of Atlanta moved that all speeches ex- cept those of the chairmen of the com mittees be limited to five minutes This was carried by vote of 61 to 52. Dr. LefeVre then submitted a report on the fraternal letter of the northern assem- bly,. The letter will be printed in the minutes. A suitable reply was sent by mail
 Rev. C. R. Hyde then submitted a re- port on young peoples societiess There was great opposition to the report and finally a substitute was adopted which embodied only a portion of the original paper. The recommendation of the re- port of the committee on education were then taken up seriatim and adopted without opposition down to that re- ferring to the office of secretary. Rev. w E. McIlwaine is the committees can didate. Dr. Angus Mcdonald gave mo- tice that he would present the name of Dr. Lupton. and Rev. MT. Hyde said he would press the reelection of Dr. E. M. Richardson, the present secretary. Dr. Richardson has consented to serve if re- elected.
 The assembly spent the afternoon in discussing the education committees re- port and the report on the Sabbath. Rev. E. M. Richardson, D. D., was reelected secretary on the finale vote, Dr. Luptons 8 name having been withdrawn. The vote stood 72 to 61 between Richardson and McIlwaine.
 The Sabbath report was amended and adopted.
 The assembly will adjourn tomorrow.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Now orleane Cotton Statement.

New Orleans, May 24.-The New Or leans cotton exchange statement is as follows: Crop statement from Septem- Der 1, 1894, to May 24, 1895, inclusive: Port receipts, 1852, 1886 bales, against 5,766, l27 bales last year, 4,S39,639 bales year be- fore last and 6,S79, ,S73 bales for the same time in 1892; overland to mills and Can ada, 949,514 bales, against sos, ,9iS bales last year. S43. 191 bales year before last and 1,196,S17 bales for the same time in 1892; interior stocks in excess of Septem- Der 1, 54627 bales against 57,976 bales last year, S9,205 bales year before last and 1T4579 bales for the same time in 1892; southern mill takings 622, ,S39 bales against 627,5 ,594 bales last year. COG 66S bales year before last and 546S0 bales for the same time in 1892; crop brought into sight during 266 days to date, 9,479, 316 bales, against 7,260,6i5 bales last year. 6,37S,7 7O3 bales year before last and S,72S,- orr bales for the same time in 1892; crop brought into sight for the week, 20, 100 bales, against 1,967 bales for the seven days ending May 24 last year, 34. 4.7l0 bales year before last and ,924 bales in 1892; crop brought into sight for the first twenty-four days of May, 101 95S bales. against a. PA bales last year. 106, ,161 bales year before last and 132, PIP bales for the same time in 1892.
 Comparisons in these reports are made up to the corresponding dates last year, year before and in 1892. and not to the close of the corresponding week. Com parisons by weeks would take in 267 days of the season last year. PCS days year before last and 270 in 1892, against only 266 days this year.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
A New Union Station.

In conversation this morning Mayor Clisby Montgomery's hustling new chief executive, stated to the Age Herald man that new union station would undoubt- edly be built here on the site of the old one at an early date. The necessity of this was made apparent by the uproar and confusion incident to handling the reunion passengers at the station last Sunday night.
 The present shed is about adequate to the needs of a town of 5000 people, and is a disgrace to a city of Montgom- ery's magnitude.
 The mayor is in communication with President Smith of the Louisville and Nashville system, and is making every effort to have work on the new station begun at once. His effort will meet with the hearty approval and co-opera- tion of every person in the state and the travelling public in general, who enter and pass out of the Capital City through the union station.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
three days visit to his family in Un-

a three days visit to his family in Un- iontown.
 Supreme court adjourned today until Monday, June 8. without rendering any decisions or transacting any business.
 MT. M. E. Johnson has returned to the city, after spending several days pleas antly on the eastern coast.
 M. o. Smith of Alec is at the Exchange today.
 Messrs. M L. Isaacs, A, c. Hill and ]. Aarons- of New York city are registered at the Exchange today.
 w. F. Ford of Nashville and L, D. Powell of Louisville are in the city to- day, with headquarters at the Exchange hotel
 Cards are out announcing the mar. riage of Miss Jennie Rice and Mf. Her man Hetcht. at the residence of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. Alex Rice 513 Bibb street, on Wednesday evening" June 5
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
ment. The vote was taken and General Ca hal1

ment. The vote was taken and General Cabell was reelected.
 Gen. S. D, Lee was then elected com mander of the department of the Army of Tennessee by exclamation, amid the greatest enthusiasm of the day.
 A committee has been appointed to see to the establishment of a benevolent aid society to take charge of aged vet erans.
 The convention then adjourned with out a day. There was to have been grand parade of all veterans this after noon to be reviewed by General Gordon and Miss Winnie Davis. but a heavy rain came up and only few turned out.
 From II until o'clock there was a re- ception to Miss Davis at the home Of Mrs. c. w Bein, given by Judge J. H. Reagan (postmaster- general of the Con federacy) and his wife. Mrs. Reagan was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Chap man, the daughter of Leonidas Polk.
 From until o'clock MT. and Mrs. Kruttschnitt gave Miss Davis recep- tion. She will remain in the city until tomorrow afternoon, when she will go to New Orleans. After spending one day she will go to Richmond and then to New York.
 This afternoon at the Dick Bowling headquarters a reception was tendered the visiting daughters of the Confeder- acy by the Mildred Lee camp. The ad- dress of welcome was made by Miss Jennie Moore in behalf of the camp, and responded to by Miss CabeH of Dal- las.
 state organization of daughters Of the confederacy was then perfected by the Texas camps.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
THEY ARE VERY INDIGNANT The Citizens of Meridian Meet
 and Take Action AS TO SMALLPOX REPORTS A Candid stts aent of the Facts In the Mo-
 z entous Matter. ONLY fq@ $ CASES WERE IN TIE CITY Vigorov1 Ieasures Have Been Taken-In- disr j,7 ble Evidence That There Is
 = Scare In the City-A Pledge
 to Deal Fairly.
AS TO SMALLPOX REPORTS
gS CASES WERE IN TIE CITY

Meridian, Miss. May 24-(special)- An indignation meeting of the citizens of Meridian. induced by the many unfair, unjust and untrue reports that have been disseminated from other towns in regard to the prevalence of smallpox at this place, was held in the hall of the Young Mems Bushes league today.
 The following statement made by a committee appointed by this meeting was given to the press tonight:
 Meridian Miss. May 24, 1S95.-To the Public: We have this day been ap- pointed q committee by the citizens of Meridian for the purpose of investigat- ing the condition of smallpox in Lau- derdale county, and to publish full and correct report of same. After full inves- tigation we find the facts to be as fol- lows: There have been twenty cases in Lauderdale county in all; eleven of them in one family, two in the family of the next door neighbor, and only four of the twenty in the city of Meridian These four were colored and were promptly removed to the pest house, two miles from the city.
 ''rhe last case found in the city was on the 18th, and there has not been even suspicious case since. We find that all the infected clothing and bedding has been destroyed and all precautions taken against all parties who had come in con- tact with each case. We ask each fair minded man, woman and child to assist in correcting the false and malicious reports and publications that have been made against the city of Meridian and Lauderdale county in this connection. Our city is composed of as good fathers and mothers as any city, and if one-half of the wild reports were true great number of families would have been re- moved from infection long since. So far as we know, not a single one has left Meridian through fear of smallpox.
 We further pledge that should anoth- CT case occur to give it to the public at once. and as an act of simple justice we respectfully ask and urge that all the quarantines against our city be raised at once.
 "E. H. Dial, mayor: N. l.. Clarke pres ident city board of health; H. NJ. Three foot, president board of trade and cot ton exchange; l.. ". Duncan. vice-presi- dent Y. M. k. league; J. E. Jones, pastor First Presbyterian church; R. s. Wood ward. pastor First Methodist church; Edward McMorries, cashier First Ma tional bank; w. A. Brown. cashier Cit- iZens' bank; J.. H. Wright, vice-president Meridian National bank; L. P. Brownell."
 In addition to the above statement the president of the state board of health and the president of the city board of health have given for publication state mentS over their signatures which fully sustain the declarations of the commit tee of citizens.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
EDMUNDs' ANTI-PoLYaAmY LAW.
Its Practical Application in tho City ot
 Washington.

Washington.
 Washington, May 24.-A practical ap- plication to Washington city of the Ed munds anti-polygamy law, originally de- signed by it's framers to apply only to Utah, has resulted in numerous arrests of colored people here for it's violation. Most of these persons were simply car rying on the methods which originated in the slave holding period, when legally celebrated and recorded marriages be- tween negroes were almost unknown.
 Some of the desirable real estate in Washington, in direct line with the White House, is colored as to title by conditions arising out of the order of things above described. the property being in the hands of colored people who are entirely unable to Say whether. their fathers and mothers were married ac- cording to forms of law or not. A re- gently inaugurated crusade against per sons living in this legally unrecognized condition has resulted in great increase in the demand for marriage licenses, the highest record in any one day being 139 It has also brought itself before the courts and this afternoon a test indict- ment was found by the grand jury 10 bring in an issue the question whether the Utah anti-polygamy law applies to the District of Columbia and to all other territories of the United States includ- ing, of course, the Indian reservations.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
JUDGE LYNoH's FINGERS ITCH.
Two Young Ladies Assaulted by Rnfians
 at Danville, Ill.

Danvile, H., May 24.-A lynching is talked of as the. result of an attack upon two young ladies in this city Wednesday night. Shortly before 8 o'clock, as Misses Laura Barnett and Lillian Draper were walking across the Vermillion river bridge, within two blocks of the heart of the city, they were attacked by John Hall, Jr., and William Roce Miss Draper made her escape, but Miss Barnett was knocked down and carried by the ruffians into neighbor- ing field. Johns Downs, who attempted to go to the assistance of the two young women was badly beaten by the two men. Miss Barnett was not found until after 10 o'clock. She was unconscious and badly bruised. Hall and Roce were arrested yesterday and bound over to the grand jury. There is much excitement, and the jail is heavily guarded.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
BLOWN TO PIECES.

Explosion in an Omaha Cottage Suggests Horrible Suspicion.
 Omaha, May A-An explosion in cot tage at Twenty-sixth and Caldwell streets at 12:30 this morning blew the house to pieces, completely wrecking it. Mrs. G. s. Osburne, whose husband Is a telegraph operator, was so badly burned that she died shortly afterward.
 William Henry and his wife, the other occupants of the house at the time, have completely disappeared. The ex- plosion appears to have been caused by a large quantity of purposely arranged gasoline or other explosives.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
ANOTHER GOOD SIGN.
The Dry Bones Around Middleboro Begin
 ming to Rattle


 Baltimore, May 24.-A spce.rl de- spatch to the Manufacturers R-cnri Middlesboro, Ky, ,aporas that cable al. vices had just been. ecelvcI from LnG- don reporting tha. everything had been arranged satisfactory m tie ieals zen l. ing between the Mi l 'l"boro Town es,ra pany and the Watts esl and iron syn dcate, and that the Wafts firtulces will go into blast about the miltle of oOly
 The Watts syndicate, which is an English concern, invested about $2500- 900 in extensive furnaces and steel plants at Middlesboro, which were completed just about the time of the Barring fail-@ ure. The depression in iron and the financial troubles in England delayed the final starting up of this great plant and it has remained idle since first built, three years ago. This plant includes three large furnaces with a capacity of about 400 tons of pig iron a day and a steel plant with a capacity of 700 tons a day.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
HE ROLLED INTO ETERNITY Or Else Sent His Own Soul to
 the Bar. GHASTLY FIND BY NEGROES Montgomery Means to Have New Union
 Passenger Station. MISS GORMAN ENCoRED AT HOUSTON A salvo of Musketry Over the Grave of Nick Bolling-List of Appointments by
 the Governor-People at the
 Capital-A Wedding.
MISS GoRMAN ENCoRED AT HOUSTON
Age-Herald Bureau,
 Exchange Hotel,
Montgomery, May

Montgomery, May "A.
 A ghastly find was made at an early hour this morning by the truckmen at the Louisville and Nashville receiving freight depot as they were on their way to their work. It was the body of a young white man lying on the railroad track alongside of the depot, multilated and bruised into an unrecognizable mass. The mortified negroes hurried to police headquarters and reported the find and the coroner was notified at once.
 At the inquest it developed that the man was Arthur A. Hicks of Gordon postoffice, beat IA. Henry county He was brought to this city on Wednesday by Deputy United States Marshal Tobe Domingus, tried in the United States court on the charge of illicit distilling and acquitted. He was a witness in an other case and was waiting here until it was called. On his person was found deck of cards, witness certificate, a purse with no money in 1t and an ugly looking knife 10 inches in length.
 From footprints found it appears that he was attempting to cross the tracks when run over by the switch engine. It is supposed that he went to sleep some time during the night in drunken con dlt1On on the depot platform ana roileu off onto the tracks, though the more probable supposition is that his death was a suicidal act.
 From Deputy Marshal Domingus it was learned that Hicks was 19 years old and unmarried. His father is very re- spectable citizen of Henry county and is a man of some wealth. Young Hicks was a desperate character and has fig ured in many cases in the United States court here.
 The coroner's jury rendered a verdict of death by accident and the body was buried in Oakwood cemetery this after noon at the city's expense.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Miss Gorman at Houston.

A private dispatch from Mr Lee Krauss to Major German was received today, saying that Miss Annie German, the majors charming little daughter, who is sponsor for Camp Lomax, United Confederate Veterans, sung ."rhe Bonnie Blue Flag" to an audience of 10000 Con federate veterans in the auditorium at Houston, and was greeted with encore after encore. She has agreed to sing again tonight and it is feared that the huge building will not hold the audi ence.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
The Reichstag Adjourns.

Berlin, May 24.-The session of the reichstag closed at 3:15 o'clock this after noon, Chancellor Hohenlohe reading the imperial message bringing the sitting to an end The president, Baron Buel Won Berenberg, called for three cheers for the emperor which were given, the so- cialist members having previously left tha ha har
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
TWO TRAMPs KILLED
And Five Wounded in Cincinnati South
 ern Wreck.

Danville, Ky, May 24.-In a freight wreck on the Cincinnati Southern rail- road, near here, early this morning, two men were killed and five wounded The injured men were all tramps, two being negroes. The dead men are: Stanley Davis, white, Chattanooga; D. R. Stocks, colored. The injured are Ransom Mitchell colored Cincinnati; Jack Ward, Chattanooga Archie Polick, Andrew Lawson, James Gallivan. The last three gave Somerset as their homes. None were seriously injured.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
GENERAL HARRISON AND A PRINCE
Reviewed the Parade of the Brooklyn Sun
 day School Children.

day School Children.
 Brooklyn, May 24.-The leading fea- ture of the celebration of the Brooklyn Sunday School union today was the presence of Ex-President Harrison and Prince Francis Joseph of Battenburg, who viewed the Prospect Park division of the parade at Long Meadow, in Pros pect park. and after that the Clifton Avenue division at Clinton and DeKalb avenues. There are 1S6 schools in the union. and it is said $500 children took part in the exercises
 Invitations were sent Ruth Cleveland daughter of the president, to be present at today's exercises, but she declined
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Griffin Sentenced.

Chicago. May 24.-Frederick W. Grif- fin, the defaulting assistant cashier of the Northwestern National bank, plead ed guilty in Judge Bunns court this morning. and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. Two months ago Griffin was found to be $50, 900 short in his accounts. He admitted taking the money, which he said he had lost in speculatiOn
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Refuses to Order Troons.

Atlanta, Ga., May Ex-Governor At kinson has refused to order troops to the national cemetery at Andersonville on decoration day as requested by the citizens They fear riot from the ex- cursionist The governor will order the Americus military to remain under arms oh May 30, and if called on they are to go to Andersonville.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Hanged on the Scene of His Crime.

Henderson, Ky, May 24.--Claude Henderson, alias Kennedy, negro, who attempted to commit rape upon the 13- year-old child, Mildred Gray, near De- kovel yesterday morning, was taken from Caseyville jail last night by mob of 100 men and conveyed to the scene of the crime, where his lifeless body was left hanging to a tree.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Death of Hon. Hugh McCulloegf

Washington, May 24.-Hon. Hugh Mccullough, ex-secretary of the treas ury, died this morning at 3:20 at his country place, near Brightwood The cause of death was a general breaking down of the system, due to advanced age, aggravated by lung trouble His two sons. daughter and a grandson were at his bedside.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Nick Bolling,s Funeral.

The funeral of Nick Boiling, the unfor- tunate young suicide, occurred at Oak wood cemetery this morning at II o'clock, pr. Dudley Powers of St. Johns Episcopal church conducting the cere- monies. The Montgomery True Blues escorted the remains to the cemetery, and fired salute of three volleys over the grave of their former comrade-In- arms A large concourse of grief stricken relatives and friends attended the last rites.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25

In baking powders 1t is safer to use the Royal only, an article that many years experience has proved most efficient, and which has been officially demonstrated pure and wholesome.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Some One Poisoned the Whisky.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 24.-Three young men in Lee county, Virginia, Joe Burton, Edward Gallagher and Sam Jones, went behind a counter in a store where some moonshine whisky was kept secreted for their special use this morn ing and drank literally of the stuff Some one had placed poison in the whisky, and only one of the three, Gal lagher, survives.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
AN ADVANCE OF 50 GENTS
Is Made by the Thomas Company in the
 Price of Iron.

Philadelphia, May 24.-The Thomas Iron company, one of the representa- tive manufacturers of high grade pig iron in the west. with large furnaces at Alburtis, Lehigh county, has advanced the price of pig iron 50 cents per ton. This action on the part of the company is likely to be followed by other manu- lecturers of pig iron and an advance in the price of manufactured iron is looked for
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
The Northern Assembly.

Pittsburg, Pa., May 24.-The eight days session of the general assembly began at the usual hour. Resolutions were adopted indorsing the proposition to raise million dollars by a reunion memorial fund to wipe out debts of be- nevolent boards.
 The report of the standing committee on temperance was read.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25

T find the Royal Baking Powder supe- is entirely free from all adulteration and unwholesome impurity, and in baking it gives off greater volume of leavening gas than any other powder.
 WALTER s. HAYNES, M. D., Chemist to the Chicago Board of Health.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25

The Royal Baking Powder was intro duced to the public over a quarter of a century ago, and from that time the era of good bread. biscuit, cake and pastry commenced and from that time also be- gan the decline, so frequently remarked by the medical fraternity, of those dys- peptic ailments which formerly prevailed among the American people, No agency has had more influence in thus beneficial ly affecting the health and comfort of the people than the Royal Baking Powder
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Monteomerv Miscellany.

John M, the 20-months-old son of Judge and Mrs. Thorington, died yester- day, and the body was inferred at 10 o'clock today at Oakwood, with touch- ing funeral ceremonies
 Maj. W. J. Walden has returned from
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
The Brickmakers.

Atlanta, Ga, May A.-The national as- sefnbly of brickmakers will meet in At 1anta the week beginning December 1. Presidents of 450 bfiok manufacturing companies will come here.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
Broke His Neck.

Knoxville, Tenn. May 24.--J. J. Wade, an employe of sawmill at Offutt's sta tion, near this city, had his neck broken by falling on the belt this morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
win Have a Reunion, Any How.

Charleston, s. O., May 24LThe Young Mems Business league of this oity de- termined today to have grand reunion of all the Confederate veterans, to be held in this city in the spring of 1896.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
RUSSIA OCCUPIES MANCHURIA. Says a Dispatch From Shanghai-Gre Ex
 citement.

London. May 24.-A dispatch to the Pail Mall Gazeete from Shanghai says: Great excitement is caused by the re- port that Russians have occupied Kirin, Manchuria, thus cutting off the retreat Of large force of Japanese troops.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
REFUSED TO INDICT GORDON.
After the Examination of Several Witnesse,
 He Is Discharged

Louisville. Ky, May 24.-After examin- ing several witnesses this morning the grand jury reported at noon, refusing to indict Fulton Gordon for killing his wife and Brown. He was discharged from onc fod "
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-25
ovERTAKEN BY MISFORTUNE.
An Old Business House at Athens Forced t,
 Assign. ' :.

Assign.
 Athens, May 24-(SpeciaL) )-Sanders & Richardson, the leading merchants of Athens since the war; after a consulta- tion with all of their creditors made voluntary assignment yesterday. They were regarded as safe, courteous, pru- dent men in all of their business rela- tions, and the assignment in no way re- fleets upon or detracts from their high commercial rating as gentlemen of the strictest integrity and highest morals.