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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
APPELLATE COURTS RAPED
By Justice Brewer in His Paper Before the
 American Bar ASsocation-That Body Adjourns.

Detroit, Mich. Aug. 30-Tne American Bar association elected officers this morn- ing as follows:
 President Moorefield Storey of Massa- chusetts.
 Secretary, John Hckley of Baltimore.
 Treasurer, Francis Rawle of Philadel- phia
 Executive committee-George A Mover of Georgia, Alfred Hemenway of Massa- chusetts and Charles c. Allen of Mis- Souri.
 A - invitation from Nashville, Tenn, to hold next years meeting of the associa- tion there was referred to the executive committee. resolution providing that the rule of the association to hold al ternate sessions at Saratoga be not ad- hered to was also referred to this con- mittee. This means that next years meeting will be held at Saratoga.
 resolution offered by Austin Abbott of New York, that the committee on judicial administration and remedial procedure be requested to consider the subject brought out in Justice Brewers paper last night, regarding the delay in criminal cases and the curtailment of the right of appeal and to report such recommendations looking to a remedy of the matter to the next meeting of the association, provoked long discussion. The resolution was finally adopted.
 In the paper referred to Justice Brewer said:
 "Thes administration of justice will soon be considered a mOckery if first im+ pressons controlled our case. But greater expedition can be obtained with out detracting from the fullest examina- tion and consideration. Shorten the time of process Curtail the right of continuance. When once case has been commenced, deny to every other court the right to interfere or take Jurisdiction over any matter that can be brought by either party into the pending litigation. Limit the right of review. Terminate all re- view in one appellate court. Reverse the rule of decision in appellate courts and instead of assuming that injury was done if error is shown, request the party complaining of a judgment or decree to show affirmatively not merely that some error was committed in the trial court, but also if that error had not been com mitted the result must necessarily have been different.
 ''In criminal cases there should be no appeal. I say it with reluctance, but the truth is that you can trust a jury to do justice to the accused with more safety than you can appellate. courts to secure protection to the public by the speedy punishment of h criminal. To guard against any possible wrong to an accused a board of review and pardons might be created"
 After announcing a long list of vice presidents the association adjourned sine die
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Personal N otes.

J. s. Jemison, Esq, of Birmingham was here yesterday.
 MT. Wilkerson of Marion is spending a day or two in Montgomery.
 Misses Hattie Parks and Annie Lyon are visiting friends in Birmingham.
 Mr. c. W. Ramsey has returned from visit to Liverpool, improved in health
 Misses Emmie Matthews and Sadie Carter returned home yesterday from Long Beach, Miss.
 Mrs. J. T. Jelks of Hot Springs, Ark. is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Gerald Ware, at 22 Wilson street.
 Mr Ben Loeb and family left on the northbound train yesterday morning Mrs. Loeb goes to New York to visit her mother. MT. Loeb will accompany her only part of the way.
 Miss Andrews of Greenville and Miss Majors of Tuscaloosa, after brief visit to the family of Mr. Majors, 334 Sayre street, left this morning. Miss Andrews for Clayton and Miss Majors for Tuska- lOOSa.
 Mrs. Belle R. Harrison of Tuskaloosa is visiting her sister Mrs. Ida May Wood at 313 Clayton street. Mrs. Harrison has already achieved much literary distinc- tion by her poems and stories which have from time to time appeared in the liter ary journals of the. country.
 Mrs. M. A. O'Dwyer Is entertaining her daughter, Miss Matter. who is member of the order of Sisters of Lorretto, and is engaged in teaching at the convent of Lorretto at Cape Girardeau, Mo. This is the first visit the sister has paid to her relatives since entering the order eight or ten years ago.
 ExMarshal B. w Walker of Macon county is in the city today. MT Walker is preparing to build a magnificent resi- dence in this city. and to make Montgom- cry his future home
 MT James O'Brien is on visit to his sister at Anniston.
 Mrs. Mcintyre and daughter, Miss Kate, are at Talladega.
 MT. Sylas Tyson has returned home after an extended visit to the north and west.
 Miss Kate Lane of Greenville daughter of Judge Lane, is visiting the city, and is the guest of Mrs. Deyampart
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
SURPRISES THE OPT|M|ST The Concluding Week of August, ; Says BradStreet's. THE INCREASE IS STRIKING In Jobbing Lines at the Centres and to Mod-
 crate Extent South. ONE OF THE SHARPEST ON RECORD Is the Gain in Quotations for Steel and Iron Autumn Trade Promise Be-
 ing Fulfilled-Dun Not
 Quite So Rosy.
ONE OF THE SHARPEST ON REC0RI

New York, Aug. SO.-Bradstreet's will say tomorrow:
 The concluding week of August surprises even the more optimistic, with a strik- ing increase in the volume of business with jobbers in staple lines at such cen- ters as New York, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis and to a moderate extent at distributing points in the south Atlantic and gulf states, among them Charleston, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Savannah, Jack sonville Birmingham and Dallas In dry goods, millinery. shoes hats, clothing and groceries the autumn demand IS making itself felt, with the prospect fog a further improvement in immediate suc- ceeding weeks.
 This situation is encouraged by the practical certainty of an unprecedentedly large crop of Indian corn and phenome- nal harvest of wheat in the northwest, as well as by the unexpected upward bound prices of steel and iron followed by a corresponding gain in demand. The gain in quotations for steel and iron IS one of the sharpest within a week on record, and following as it does an ad- vance of about 50 per cent from the low est levels reached in 1S93-94, is enough to raise the question of whether veritabie boom is impending in these metals A jump of nearly $2 per ton for Bessemer within week, $1 50 for billets, $1 for charcoal pig and western mills refusing to take orders for future delivery, except at value, render these industries excited. All forms of finished iron and steel will tend upward in price. The total volume of general trade for the summer has been larger than in 1894, and in many instances than in 1893, with the outlook today for even better fall demand than many had anticipated.
 The upward and onward impulse of this week is notoceable. All winter lines of goods have felt an improvement in re- quest, and manufacturers and jobbers in dry goods. hardware and groceries an- nounce the receipts of many orders for September delivery. Even Texas. where atthe south the state has suffered from droughth and at the north from contin- uous rains and where the cotton crop is to be short in consequence country mer chants report better feeling in all lines and a fair demand from wholesalers.
 The general course of prices has been indicated with reference to the leading metals, and higher prices for cotton stm- ulate advances in quotations for ging- hams and prints. Wool is firmly held, largely owing to the strength of the Lon don market.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
HIS HEAD FELL IN GONDOLA
While His Body Was Left Standing onvthe
 Tender.

Pittsburg, Aug S0.-David Allison, a fireman on the Pennsylvania railroad. was killed yesterday in peculiar man ner at Millwood coal tipple. The heavy iron apron of the tipple was lowered just as the fast running engine shot under 1t. The cab of the engine was torn com pletely off Allison was standing on tse foot board of the tender His head was cut completely off and fell in gondola car, while his body was left standing on the engine. The engineer escaped by Jumping. It is reported that the tipple tender has been arrested by the county authorities and will be held pending an investigation. Allison was 25 years old and resided with his family at Derry.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
THEY DIDN'T HANG HER FATHER
A Mississippi Story That Is Shocking in Sew
 eral Respects.

eral Respects.
 Jackson Miss, Aug. 90-News reached this city last night of the hanging of negro by a number of indignant citizens of Simpson county. The story which reached here is as follows:
 John Mulligan, a prosperous farmer in Simpson county, had a handsome daughter IA years old whom he compelled to work in a field with negroes. The daughter became enciente some months ago and charged a neoghbor's son with being the cause of her trouble. Last Sunday a child was born.
 It was black and then she confessed that she had been intimate with one of the negro farm hands, who, on learning of the birth of the child, took to the swamps. He was pursued by crowd of indignant citizens and captured. They took him to a tree and hanged him and then riddled his body with bullets. The body was left dangling to the tree for twenty-four hours until it was cut down by Sheriff McIniS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
an appointee has been confirmed by the

an appointee has been confirmed by the senate"
 The question of allowing him expenses, etc, has not yet been taken up. It IS stated that MT. Ransom himself raise1 the point whether he could be paid prior to confirmation, as he wanted to know exactly where he stood before he depart ed for Mexico, that he might make the necessary financial arrangements for h s maintenance. Congress will have to pro- vide for his salary between July !, she date it was held up, and the date when he may be confirmed.
 Mir Ransom had long conference With Secretary Lamont today, presumaDiy m connection with the question of the di- vision of the water of the Rio Grande river, over which there have been dis putes at various times. MT. Ransom left for his home in North Carolina tonight and will go to Mexico shortly.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
BOMEBRG GOT INTO IT.
Naturalization Papers Are No Good in His
 Case.

Washington, Aug. S0-Nothing has been reported to the state department concerning the case of H. NJ Bomberg of Decatur, Ind, who is said to have been sentenced to twelve years Imprisonment at Hamburg, Germany. for an alleged assault on an officer of the Imperial Ger man army, the offense being committed some years prior to his naturalization and when he was serving his term as a soldier From the statement of the case. in the press dispatches there appears to be no ground for interference on the part of the United States. q 4
 His alleged offense is a continuing ons, which by treaty stipulation between Germany and the Usited States cannot be effaced bv naturalization.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
MORE BAD LUCK FOR RANSOM. Acting Auditor Willie Rules His Salary
 Must Await Confirmation.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Ill luck seems to be the lot of United States Minister Ransom, one trouble following close upon the heels of another. Now MT. Willie, acting auditor of the treasury for the state department, has decided that MT. Ransoms salary as minister to Mexico cannot be paid until he is confirmed by the senate. He bases his decision upon the law which reads:
 "Section 1716 No money shall be paid from the treasury as salary to any per- son appointed during the recess of the senate to fill a vacancy in any existing office, if the vacancy existed while the senate was in session. and was by law required to be filled by and with the.ad- vice and consent of the senate, until such
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Sheriff Gets an Internal Machine.

New Brunswick. N. J., Aug. 30.-An attempt to kill Sheriff Serviss, and posSi- bly, blow up the Middlesex county jail, was made at noon today. The sheriff received a brass cylinder in jewelry box today. On opening the box and find ing the tube he had his deputy place it on the ground outside his office. A Rut- gers college chemist was summoned and he pronounced the thing a dynamite bomb of crude construction, but of force sufficient to kill or blow the walls of the sheriff's office out It is believed that the bomb was sent by friends of David Bar ", who is in jail for arson.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
t,. Corporation Matters.
 rho following communication explains itself: o.o
State of Ala bama,

The following communlcdtioh eApi"'S itself: Alabama
 Executive Department,
 II Office of the Attorney-General ej Montgomery. Aug. 3e 1895. Hon. John Purifoy, State Auditor
 .laDear Sir: Your letter of August ~ re i,ating to the acts which require all cor porations to pay fee or license TOT tue nse of the state before commenclng hIsines in this state" (acts lS92-3, page 630; acts 1S94-5, page l094), together with statement touch- ing the case of the Germana ln- .surance company, New Orleans, has had my attention.
 You say that the said Germanla lnsur- ance company reports to your depart fnent that its authorized capital IS s5O0,- OOO while it's paid up capital IS sZoo,ooo: , Your inquiry is: shall require the salo Germania Insurance company 10 pay fee of $75 to enter this state 10 oo pusi, ness. which Is the fee where the proposed capital stock of the home corporation does not exceed $250,000. or shall said company pay a fec of $l00, Whlch IS the fee required of home corporations where the proposed capital stock does not ex- ceed S500,0OO?' |, My reply is that if 1t is made to appear to you that the Germania Insurance com pany is actually and in good faith operat- ing and doing business upon paid m eaD,taI of only $200.0 900 in such event the fax exacted of it should be $75 and not s1OOO. The words, proposed capital stock" as used in these statutes must bd held to mean the amount upon which 1t is actually proposed to operate the venture or conduct the business; and manlfestly ought not to be so construed as to make the mpanies pay heavy stipend mere ly because of the fact that in procuring their cha rters they have secured the right to iporeaS ga the capital stock to a larger or higher limit in case prosperity in the future may warrant giving additional scope to the venture. When the charter of a company names an actual capital and then authorizes the increase to anoth- CT and larger sum, upon the complying with certain foTWalties, the amount specified as actual stock rules and gov erns until the corporation itself is shown , to have taken advantage of the option / offered in the charter to increase to the other and larger amount.
 Of course, after the corporation does make the change to the larger amount to which it is authorized to go then the amount to which the increase is made controls and becomes the standard by which to gauge the license tax under this amended statute. and the increase may then collected. It often happens that corporations are chartered and author ized to do business upon very limited capital. but to save applying for new charters the original one provides that as the business prospers the sharehold- CTS may by majority vote increase the
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Section Master Killed by Lightning.

Wilmington. N. C.. Aug BOA special to the Star from South Washington N. C., says Charles H. Young, one of. the section masters of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, was instantly killed by lightning while he was standing on the piazza of the section house this aft ernnnn
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Evangelist Townsend.

Evangelist George w. Townsend has just closed a great revival meeting at his home. Pine Level. and the whole country has been stirred up spiritually, as the brethren say it has not been be- fore in their recollection. MT. Townsend goes from Pine Level to Ramer He be- gins a meeting on the 1st of September.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Li Hung Chang Summoned to Pekin.

Shanghai. Aug. 30.-An imperial decree has been issued commanding Li Hung Chang to proceed to Pekin in the capac- ity of imperial chancellor Wang Wen Shao will succeed Li Hung Chang as ViceroY of Pochili
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31

capital from time to time up to certain limit It is apparent that if the whole tax was to be exacted on the whole au- thorized capital from the very start 1t would be an injustice and work harshly. The true idea is that as the actual or working capital increases the tax upon the capital stock under this statute,shall likewise increase. Yours very truly,
 WILLIAM c. FITS,
 AffnrnaX- General.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Can't Sell Beer on Naval Reservations.

Washington, Aug. 30.-Applications of five persons for permission to sell beer on the United States naval reservation at Pensacola. Fla, were rejected today by Acting Secretary McAdoo. The ground for the refusal is that the establishment of beer saloons might interfere with a,,e maintenance of order on the reservation. These applications have been pending for some time past and persistent effort has been made to,secure favorable action on thAvn <
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Preliminarv Trial Continued.

The preliminary trial of the negroes Frank Baker and Frank Phifer, charged with the murder of young Harlow, near Coosada last week, was continued today by Justice Anderson until next Friday. There are no startling developments in the case.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Wreck of a Norwegian Steamer.

Brough lighthouse. Orkey island. tele- graphs that the Norwegian steamer Ans garius was lost this morning on Lowther rock. Six of the crew were saved and seven are missing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
SIXTEEN SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.
The Accident in the Colorado Mines Due to
 Carelessness

Carelessness.
 Central City, Col. Aug. 30.-The list of those supposed to be dead in the mines numbers sixteen. William Prisk was rescued alive. Ten men are known to be dead in 200 feet of water; four pos sibly in the tunnel. It is comparatively dry, but water having cut off ventilation gases will kill the imprisoned men. Vol unteers this morning are trying to force their way to where the entombed miners are supposed to be.
 The accident was due to carelessness. The danger was known, but neither of the mines where the men lost their lives had pumping apparatus, and when the water rushed in on them it rose fully 10 feet per second and the wretched men literally sank out of sight.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Nineteen Penitentiary Arrivals.

The fall sessions of most or the Ala, Ala hama courts will not open up until about October l. but in several of the coun- ties the criminal doekets are already oe- ing sounded. Nineteen conVlcts Were sent to the penitentary yesterday tWelVe from Bullock, two from Marion three from Randolph and two rom Ciay. he nsnitenfiarv management anticipates a very large number of convictions this fall. . ,,,;ot hui reau at the capitol has been refurnnshed and repaired from tip to tip in the very best of taste, and is now py great r5 oud' she most attractive office in the build ing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31

in the United States, against 196 last year and forty-two in Canada, against forty last year.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
An Accomplished Convict.

Decidedly the most attractive piece Of furniture in the state capitol Is an enor- nous desk of unique and original de- Sign, which adorns the new office of the convict bureau It is a handsome, mas sive affair, and would attract attention Anywhere In every detail of it Is seen hot only the handiwork of the skilled workman, but abundant evidence or ln- yentive genius. The desk was made sey- eral years ago for the department by Jefferson county convict, Louis E. Ter reil. who was sent to the penitentlary for murder some ten years ago. lie killed a man in a drunken frolic in Jef- ferson. He was a brick mason at the time. but after he went to the peniten- tiary he applied his remarkable talents to wood working and cabinet making, and some of his productions are simply wonderful For industry and good De hayior has term in the prison was greatly lessened, and his pardon was secured from Governor Jones several years ago. Since then he has lived in Jacksonville Fla. where, as a brick manufacturer' he has prospered considerably. The pen ftentiary authorities say Terrell was gentleman in every sense and a mechan- teal genius.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
SOLD HERE NEXT WEEK { Alabama Portion of the Savan- ssoa nah and Western. TO BUY BL0UNT SPRINGS untus
 Several Capitalists Said to Be Negotiating for
 the Purchase of the Resort. THE FINE HANDlWoRk OF A CONVICT A Letter From the Attorney-General to the
 Auditor of Interest to Corporations. i7 Great Work of Evangelist s#-t Townsend.
THE FINE HANDlWoRK OF A CoNvlc7

Montgomery Aug. 30.-(Special)-1n the United States court here today was filed the decree rendered last Mon day by Judge Pardee, which forecloses over 100000 of the mortgage bonds of the Savannah and Western railroad, the bonds being held by the Central Trust company of New York. The Ala bafna portion of the big property will be sold in Birmingham about September }. The sale, it is said, will cause consid- erable shaking up of the Central sys- tenn It is believed the Georgia and Ala bama will buy the Lyons and Weldrum, Ga, branch of the road in order to en- able them to get into Savannah over their own lnes
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-31
Big Thing in Prospect for Blount Springs.

Big Thing in Prospect for Blount Springs.
 gentleman from Blount springs re- ports that there are several wealthy gen. tlemen there from the north and from New Orleans who are negotiating for the purchase of that attractive resort. The gentleman says that if they buy 1t they propose to develop it into f1rst-class watering place in every particular ana to spend considerable money doing so.
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-26
Electric BitteEs.

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gener-
ally needed in the Spring, when the Ian
guild exhausted feeling prevails, when
the liver is torpid and sluggish and the
prompt use of this medicine has often
averted long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevers No medicine will act more surely
in counteracting and freeing the system
from the malarial poison. Headache, IN
digestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield
TO Electric Bitters. Only fifty cents pei
bottle at Geo. NJ. Young's Drug Store,
80 Congress St H. &. Starr, West
brook
The Portland daily press., 1895-10-26
Portland & RumfOrd Falls R'y.
In Effect Oct. Z. 1895.
DEPARTURES.

In Effect Oct. !, 1895.
Tsa3 95s DEPARTURES.
s.3oA. M. 1I5PM. From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls, Bucktield. Can.
ton, Dixfield and Rumford Falls.
$50 a. M, LOS and 5.1Op. m. From Union
Station i Tor P0lan1 ana
Mechanic Falls.
Train leaving Union Station I.15 p. m. CON
meets at Rumford Falls with r. F. & R. l.. r. r.
train for Byron and Houghton.
Through passenger coaches between Union
Station, Portland and Rumford Falls.
Through tickets on sale for all points
OnP Il r. F. R'y.
R. C. BRADFORD, G. r. g. T. Agt.
Portland, Maine.
L. Z. LINCOLN. Superintendent.
FebIOdtf Rumford Falls Maine