The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-30
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MONTGOMERY, ALA
Fair-COll IS ave.

Thus il win be seen that on the back Of
every letter that is taken from the post
office viii ue stamped -he weather indica-
-ious tor the following day. OF course,
the forecasts viii be distributed 20 the
post0fl.ces By telegraph each day from the
weather bureau and there appears 10 o.
every reason why the innovation VIII be OF
great practical benefit
As stated the father Of the excellent
scheme IS tIr. ChaEee. of Lhis city. lie
suggested it at the annual conve1tion u
weather service directors held in l1@la1apo-
lis ia November Tire weather bur, au and
the postofice department tooh 20 the -ae-
at once. It eutaiiad 40 additional worll y
the postcfice clerks and II brought ta-
weather service into additional practical
utility. Al post5fJees whore there are
weather bureau stations "il commence
without delay d practical test # tn scheme
and Il II is found 10 b. as popular as II
promises 70 be il VIII lee pug into general
Law Against Train Wrecling.
II is a rather surprising fact that train
wrecking is not capital Oflensa IN Ala
bama- A deaC can deliberately lay a trap
ana wreck passenger train and kill a
hundred people .lad be liable under the
laws If this state to not more than ten
years in the peuit1utlaT5-- To set fire 10 q
dwelling house Is equivalent in this state
30 murder in the first degree. whether
any deaths result from the crime or not
lie recent H-tt-rLAfEe OK EflH ET14D the
Louisville and Nashville road near here
has brought the law relating TO the matter
more into notice. Had not a happy &C
ciGent prevented the loss Of any lives The
culprits would undoubtedly have been
iyuched The NEXT legislature VIII be asked
10 pass law correcting the Inconsistency.
Z Great Day for Weddings.
BIRMINGHAM Deccmter -f-s5sectal9-
Eishty- couples celebrated Christmas
Far ..F Hsse
man and wlfe. The colorci people led IN
tils eowmeucah-s movement Forty-nve
couples from that class of citizenship TOOK
use vows 81 llatr--ony. whlIe thirry-nins
coupies Of while persons did likewise Trs
record az the courthouse tor four hlisfuess
DAYS and ono Sunday Is as follows So
urday, twenty couples; SUNDAY three ,rIf-
pies. Monday tVrnty-0ue couples. Tues-
day, thirty SHIT couples. wednesday tv-1
couples; To TAI. eie-n ty-four col5rIes ~ "a
number the following were -,a-riae-e -
ctsSeS lssSea q white people. SATURDAY.
fourteen; Monday, twelve; Tuesday. thir-
teen
killed His Friend.
Selma, Ala. December 2s.-CSoecfall-
Ralph Kahn. a prominent young business
man, and a Junior member of the Kahn
keebIe Grocery Company. was accidentally
shot 10y his friend. Leon Seigel, while on
q Christmas frolic
Seven young men were riding in a hack.
MIR Kahn on the seat with the driver
Just as he turned 20 speak 70 his cornnan-
ions SeiSel discharged a pistol in the air.
The ben entered Mir Kahn's right ter,rla
coming out at the top of the mead. lie feII
back INTO the hack unconscious ana died
two hours later. without regainine con-
sCicuSneSs.
Seigel is Frustrated with grief and n g
feared VIII lose his reason. Tie Is confined
TO his room and the doctors will not rerr7,ft
the news of his friends death 10 be todd
him.
Why Tt Is Called Early.
Montgomery. Ala, December 2s-(Sne-
ciaL)-ChairInan y. c. Tompxins. Of tho
democratic state executive committee VIII
IN day or two call meeting, of his COM
mittee for January 2Ist
rms IS somewhat earlier than It IS Gus
ton1ary Tor the committee TO be called to-
gether' but Colonel Tompl1ins proposes to
announce as candidate for the United
states senate to succeed Senator Plgh
anu re considers that it would not be
proper TOT hifn 20 retain the chairu1anshIn
OF inc executive committee while actively
engaseo II tho canvass for that place Ha
WI; therefore,, resign upon the assseTnbltns,
OF the committee on the 2lst.