Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-19
IS BRADFORD" RANDOLPH ;?
MORE ABOUT THAT COLOMBIAN TRAGEDY
The Journal Insists Its Story Is True-Death of an Editor-Work on the
 Code.

Montgomery. Sept 1S.-(Special )-The following is the dispatch in the New York Herald from which the first inti- nation in the matter of the killing by Judge Randolph of the Colombia mer- chant was learned:
 By Mexican Cable to the Herald.
 Panama, Colombia, via Galveston, Tex, Sept. 6, 1S95.-A report has just reached this city from Cali in the depart ment of Cauca, of the violent death of a German merchant, well known in all parts of Colombia, C. H. Simmonds He was shot and instantly killed by Xir- ginian, Colonel Radford. No details have been received. The news has caused great sorrow among the friends of the dead man here and elsewhere. MT. Sim monds was 70 years old. He had been es tabished in Colombia more than fifty years.
 The Journal claims to have informa- ton that Judge Randolph and Colonel Radford are unquestionably one. The public here is disposed to believe the story true
 Editor Banks Dead.
 Mir. T. c. Banks. aged about 40 years, for a year past the agricultural editor and manager of the weekly Advertiser, died of heart failure here last night at his home on Whitman street. He came here from Denver, Col, hoping that the southern climate might restore his health, which was impaired. lis condi- ton appeared to greatly improve until a week ago, when he became confined to his bed. Yesterday morning he was well enough to be up but he became i'll about dark and sank rapidly until midnight when he died. He leaves wife and three children. The deceased was a quiet and retiring gentleman, but man of fine in telligence, excellent character and a warm heart. The newspaper men with whom he came in contact were very much attached to him. He will be buried here.
 A Possible Legislator.
 The many friends of MT. J. Albert Dl- lard have about prevailed on him, it Is stated, to become a candidate for the leg islature. MT. billiard is exceedingly pop uar in the city as well as in the farming precincts and if he decides to enter the race his election is practically assured. Being himself a farmer, MT. billiard would, it is believed, be able to bring back into line many of those erring tl- lers of the rich black soil down here, who have been led astray by their worship of the silver calf. MT. billiard is a Cleve- land democrat and believes that the farmers need sound money more than any other class. MT. billiard will be re- membered in Birmingham as a former valued attache of the editorial depart ment of the Age-Herald.
 Making the New Code.
 The codifiers are hard at work upon the revised edition of Alabamas code. Good headway has already been made and the prospects are that the commissioners will break the record by having the code ready before the time specified It is stated that the new code will be consid- erably larger in size than the old one, as the last legislature created great many more laws than they amended or re- pealed.
 Heavy Decrease in Cotton.
 Two hundred and forty reports re- ceved by the department of agriculture from sixty-three of the sixty-six coun- ties in the state show a decrease per acre in cultivation of 34 per cent in production. The decrease in the acreage is 15 per mt and a fraction, which, added to the de- crease in the average production per acre, will reduce the yield in Alabama some 45 per cent.