Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-28

Montgomery at Mobile May 2.
 The failure of D. A Fel1man was an- nounced at the Consolidated exchange this morning.
 Miss Madeline Pollard was a passen- ger on the French line steamer La Champagne yesterday morning. Miss Pollard, it is said goes as companion to a wealthy woman who is interested in the young woman's future The steam ship officials deny that Miss Pollard was accompanied by any one.
 summary of the situations at the dif- 1erent mills of the National Worsted NH company at Providence, R. l., shows all weave rs in No. 2 mill on strike All WcaNers, SpinnerS and help in the carding ana hnishing room of No. mill are out WeaVers on the top floor of No 6 mill the top floor being used by the National NH company, are out, but those in the weave shops on the lower floors attached to the Saranac mills remain at work the number being less than two score and these workers being engaged on a dif- Ieleht class or work No. ' mill. known as the Saranac, is not involved in the strlke. Loom fxers and day help' in ail or the shops affected declare they will stay out with the weavers on the fight Tor the old schedule of wages.
 
 Iiliin, O., announced yesterday morning mat another furnace would be started Monday and additional help was ad vertised for. On that day more hands tlaii taian nave ever been employed in the es- iabIsnment will be put to work Near " 600 hands will be employed. The worlsi are non-union.
 The Hamilton and Ludington mines at iron Mountain, Mich, will resume. as will min ir, The mines have contracted for the plac- Ing Of their output for the season at an advance over last years prices. Idle men are all being put to work at better wages than paid last season.
 Reports received from points in the states of Missouri southern Illinois. Ar kansas and Texas state heavy rains fell in these places Friday and Friday hlght. The wheat and corn crops will De greatly benefited, and farmers claim crops will be abundant as ever.
 The Pail Mall Gazette, in an edito- rial on the China-Japan situation, says: As Japan's troubles drop asunder she moves nearer to America Let us also move nearer to America
 No other shocks of earthquake have been experienced at Laibach Austria. and the people who have been camping
 
 homes. The work of demolishing clock towers and other tall structures which were in danger of falling has already be- gun and the whole town presents an as- pect of activity which promises it's com plete repair within @ short time
 A letter from Messrs. Cohen & Wells, brokers and commission merchants, Charleston, s. C., received by Pardon G. Thompson of New Bedford, Mass. gives more proof of the identity of Cha les eff ford, who has been forging so exten- sively along the sea coast from Boston to Florida, and who is now in jail here. The firm recognized the photograph of Clifford as that of the same man who under the name of Capt. c. B. Long cashed check for $225 at their store in January.
 Saloons in Huntington, w. Va, will have to close up shop next Tuesday night, as the council has refused to grant license, and Mayor Neal has issued in- structions to the chief of police that after May l all business houses must be closed on Sunday, including barber shops bath houses, restaurants, meat and confec- tionary shops and such like, and all la- bor shall be prohibited, including the sale or delivery of newspapers ice or milk. Drug stores can only fill prescrip- tions.