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Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
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The Corn Crop Not So Large.

Washing ton, Oct. 10-The October re- turns to the statistician of the depart ment of agriculture make the general condition of corn 95.6 against 95.4 for the month of September. In most southern states the condition has fallen since the last report.
 The averages of condition in the large and surplus corn growing states are as follows:
 Tennessee, 99 Kentucky, 99; Ohio, S7; Michigan S9; Indiana, 92; Illinois, 99; Wisconsin, ST; Minnesota, 94; Iowa, 96; Missouri. Ill; Kansas 80; Nebraska, 50.
 The-feturns of yield per acre of wheat indicate a production of 12.5 bushels, be- 6.10 bushels less than last October's pre- lminary estimate. The rate of yield of selected states is follows:
 New York, 1S.1; Pennsylvania, 15; Ohio, 12; Michigan, 12; Indiana, 19; Illi- nois, II; Wisconsin, 15; Minnesota, 19 Iowa, IS; Missouri 12 Kansas. 7.5; Ne braska, 12; South Dakota, 10.3; North Da- kota, 19; Washington, 14; Oregon, 20; Cal ifornia. 10.
 The indicated quality for the country is S57 The quality in some of the prin- 96; Pennsylvania, 90; Kentucky, ST; Ohio, 95; Michigan, 91; Indiana, S4; Illinois, 76; Wisconsin, 90; Minnesota, 96 India, 95; Missouri, 9S; Kansas, So; Nebraska, SS; South Dakota. S5; North Dakota, 90; Washington, 92; Oregon, 92; California, ST.
 The preliminary of the yield of oats is 296 bushels per acre; of rye, IA; of barley, 26.4. The condition of buck wheat is returned at S5.8; Irish potatoes, S74 and tobacco S0.3.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
OUR WASHINGTON [ETTEP'.
Comptroller of the Currencys Appointments for the Week-AIabama Postal News
 PensonS-PersonaIs

Washington, <Oct. S-tSpecial Corre- spondence)- 1.-The comptroller of the cur rency has, for the week ending October 5, approved reserve agents as follows: United States National bank, New York city, for First National bank, Gadsden, Ala; National Bank of Illinois, Chicago, for the Fourth National bank of Nash vile; First National Bank of Cincinnati, for the First National Bank of South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Postal News in Alabama, Mississippi and
 Tennessee.
 Urbanity, Butler county, Ala, has been discontinued; mail to Lumber Mills. Brownsville, Hinds county, Miss, has been discontinued; mail to Bolton. Cures Station, Sumter county, Ala, has been discontinued; mail to York Sta ton.
 Royston, McMinn county. Tenn, has been discontinued; mail to Athens Ducktown, Tenn, is now money or der office.
 Black Water Postoffiee, Tenn, has been changed to Blackwater.
 Grayson, Carroll county, Tenn, is the name of the last new office in the state. Olive Hill, Hardin county, Tenn, has been changed to Oivehill.
 Fourth class postmasters have been appointed in the following places in Ten nessee:
 w. H. Pratt. Hamburg, Hardin county; J. R. Holmes, Holmes, Carroll county; A. J. Weldon Paris Landing, Henry county; J. E. Eldridge, Thatchers, James county.
 Changes have been made in the follow ing star routes in Alabama:
 From Portersville to Gaylesville. Gull man to Warrenton, Clayton to Zeigler. In Mississippi changes have been made from Raleigh to Hamlet, Brookhaven to Sontag.
 Pensions Mississippi.
 Original-John w. McPherson. alias John Henry, Meyersville, Issaquena Ste phen Mills, Rodney, Jefferson
 Removal and Increase-William Arm- strong, Jamestown, Coahoma.
 Tennessee.
 Original-Anderson Baker, Maryville, Increase-Jerome Marsh, Knoxville, Knox; Dillon Blovins, Elizabethton, Car ter; Jordin Masungale Robertsville, An derson.
 Original widows, etc-Rebecca c. Sha- yer, Trunalis Cross Roads, Sevier.
 Hotel Arrivals.
 L. M. Howard, Mississippi, National hotel E. B. Williston and wife, Tennes- see, National hotel; N. P. Yeuleman, Ten nessee. Miss Yeuleman, Tennessee Eb- bitt house; M Fergerson, Memphis, Ten nessee Hotel Enrich; R. M. Gould, Ten nessee, Hotel Lawrence; E. E. McMillan, Tennessee, St. James.
 Personal.
 Capt. Joseph Baumer of Alabama, clerk of the naval committee, is visiting relatives in Alabama and Mississippi.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
All this week we shall be at our old stand and business transacted as usual. Hirsch Dry Goods and Millinery Go.
Arms and Ammunition Seized

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 10.-Samuel Puleston, United States marshal for the Northern district of Florida, was in the city tonight, having just returned from Cedar Keys, where he seized the arms and ammunition recovered during the latter part of August from an alleged band of Cuban filibusterers. The formal seizure by the marshal was in accord- ance with instructions from Washing ton. The case to test the title to the goods will be tried before Judge Swayne of the United States court at Tallahas- see on the 2Sth instant. The goods are valued at $4S12.33 and the inventory of them is as follows: Twenty thousand Winchester cartridges 25O0 U. M. c. car- tridges, 190 Remington carbines, IS swords or machetes, 43 boxes of soda bis- cult, 2 barrels of beef, barrel of rice, barrel of salt, 100 pounds of sugar. 75 pounds of ground coffee, 3 bushels of on- ions, 2 bushels of peas, 400 cases of canned beef, 1 case of tomatoes, 1 case of soap, 1 case Of codfish, 10 oven lids, 4 spiders, g frying pans, dozen tin plates 2 dozen tin cups, coffee pots, axes and handles box of nails etc,
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
FIRE FIRE!
Bidders wanted for dam- age millin cry stock in bulk.
 MISS McCROSSIN, lO-ll-2t 1928 I'd avenue.
No Activity Reported.

Baltimore, Oct 10.-The Manufacture ers' Record reports that for the week there has been no increase over recent weeks in the number of new industrial enterprises projected in the south, but work Is being vigorously pushed upon many plants now under construction. Some enterprises of considers. ble mag nitude have been put in shape during the past week.
 A dispatch to the Record states that plans have been made for the construc- tion of cotton mill at Newport News to have 35000 spindles.- This is an addi- ton to the company recently organized in Richmond to build a large mill at Newport News. Among other enter prise were a $200.000 cotton mill in South Carolina a cotton seed oil mill in Ala bama, large fertilizer plant in South Carolina and another in Kentucky, a $10O,0O0 lumber company and $20.000 water works in Mississippi two lumber plants of S20,000 and $25,000 capital rel spectively in North Carolina and $500 coke ovens in Virginia.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
FAMILY SHOES;
SIT. PIERRE, 1910 list Avenue.
10-11-3n

1, 1. l.; Quality, 10, 2. 3; Beadbil, g. 5, 9. Island Girl, Denmark, Penelope, Santos, Macaroon, Collinwood, Lases, Chats worth, Cabrille and Eagle Pass alse trot- ted Time, 2:171s 2:17A, 2:16.
 Second race, the Pennsylvania stakes for 2:15 trotters, value $5000-Bouncer, b. m., by Hummer-Muzette (Andrews), 9. 12, 1, l. 1; Lynn Bel l, l. g. g. Il; Pillette, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2. Alto Queenchy, Lady Will ton, Renssalaer Wilkes Cephus, Baron Rogers, Daily Wilkes, James L., Lady Roberts and Mortimer also trotted in the 2:10A.
 Third race, 2:16 pace, purse 5000 (un- finished)-Phelia, gr. m., by Alfred Cum mings, l, l. 4; Heirloom, 13 Il, 1;Bessie R., 2, 2, 5. Guyersburg, Joe Nelson, Katie Greenlander Cuckoo, Emma Wilkes, Bull ly Boy, Jim Corbett, Happy Fred and Hal Craze ran in the order named. Time, 0.11 0-12 o.11A
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
TIE "SILENT EYE"
Marion Stuart Cam Sues Dr. B. H. Throop, a Capitalist, for a Handsome
 Sum.

The Scranton. Pa. Tribune contains the following:
 A suit to recover s3123 with interest from August l, 1895, was begun in the office of Prothonotary Pryor Saturday by Marion Stuart Cam against pr. B. H. Throop. Attorney F. c. Newcomb represents the plaintiff. The basis of the suit is summed up as follows:
 'The plaintiff is by profession a jour nalist and general writer. The defendant is capitalist and formerly a physician by profession, who has lived upwards of half a century in the city of Scranton, in said county. About the month of January, 1884, the defendant was de- sirous of writing and publishing for sale his biography or memoirs and, being we'll acquainted with the plaintiff and familiar with his literary ability, en- gagged his services to write and reduce to proper readable shape said biography or memoirs, and contracted, promised and agreed to and with the plaintiff to pay him for said services as his compen- sation at the standard rate for what is known to the literary world as maga- zine work, to-wit, the sum of $1O per page"
 The book is the one titled "A Half Century in Scranton" and contains 966 pages. MT Cam has been paid $487 on account, leaving a balance of $3173, for which amount he brings the suit.
 Dr. Throops version of the matter is that he engaged MT. Cam at $250 day to dress up the memoirs and arrange them. and that MT. Cam was very irreg ular in his work, dragging along for eighteen months what should have been accomplished in three or four months.
 The plaintiff insists that the editors of Harper's, Scribners and the Century magazines will be put on the witness stand when the case comes to triaT to show that BIO a page is considered very reasOna ble rates for hook work
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
THE COTTON CROP.
Nearly All the Crop Gathered in Some Sections
 of the County.

Capt J. F. OBrien of BurnsviI1e, who is in the city today, said to a reporter: The cotton crop in the uplands is nearly all gathered. We will be through gather ing all that is opened in our section with in five days, and the little which will open later will not amount to anything. The crop will be about 60 per cent of last year."
 MT. w. J. Rountree said: q was over a large portion of the northern section of the county. The crop is nearly all gath cred, and 1t does not amount to 40 per cent of last year. The negroes have sold all of their cotton seed and are dependent for seed to plant next years upon the little top crop that will open yet, and that Is a poor dependence. The seed will be scarce and inferior when another planting comes.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
TUSCALOOSA.
The University Opened With One Hundred
 and Twenty Students.

Tuskaloosa, Oct. 10.-(Special Corre- spondence)-The university opened with ITO students and every train brings more. We expect an enrolment of 200 by the 1st of November. The majority are "rats,' a name the seniors give to the new men. The prospects for a good foot ball team are very flattering. We have thirty ap- plcants. who practice running and fall ing on the ball two hours day. Of last years team we have with us Dew, the ''stone wall'' center, and Bankhead, the fast left end. Captain Pratt has not re- turned, but will be with us in week or two. Prince makes an admirable man. ager and has his hands full in coaching the team. Abbott, our star full-back of last year. also coaches the team and will play in some of the games this season. On the 18th we play our first game with the Birmingham Athletic club, on the campus. It will be difficult to judge the team by this game, as we have had very little practice and the team has not been chosen. We have had magnificent weather for practicing and it is treat to watch the players in their earnest en- deavor to get on the team. We will play at least five games this season. We play the University of Kentucky on the 18th, in Atlanta.
 Everything is running very smoothly in barracks. Lieutenant Bayliss is very much liked by the cadets Among the cadet officers from Birmingham are Jesse l.. Drennen, captain Company B; w. H. Ferguson, first lieutenant Company B; E. D. Smith, second lieutenant Company C. We also have the following cadets from Birmingham L. F. Luckie. B. P. Head, Murray White Duncan Trimble, John Trimble, w. T. White, Brett Brown, John Henley, J. s. McLester, Frank White, Robert Jemison, Jr. and Robin Hudson. Heretofore the corps has been composed of four companies. This year we have three, the captains being
 Captain Company A, l.. M. Mesely of Union Springs; Company B. Jesse L.. Drennen of Birmingham, and Company c, Allen Worthington of Prattville.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
The Good Government Crowd Won

Nashville Tenn, Oct. 10.-A majority of the good government" ticket won at today's city election. The official count will not be known until tomorrow. The election did not pass off as quietly as usual but the disturbances were of a minor character and were occasioned by dissension over the state laws presuma- bly governing municipal elections. The sheriff of Davidson county attempted to hold the election, but the city officials did not permit it.
 Indications are that McCathy, an American Protective association candi- date. beat Guild for mayor by small
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
Her Friends Didn't Know It.

Richmond, Va, Oct. 10.-A Charlottes- vile special to the Dispatch says: The report that Mrs. Amelia Rives- Chandler had been granted a divorce was a great surprise to the people of Charlottesville and Albermarle counties. Mrs. Chandler has instituted no proces .fTs for divorce in the courts of Albermari county and it is doubtful if half dozen people in this section know a suit was pending anywhere. All that is known here about the reported divorce is that it appeared in the papers of today.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
BESSEM ER.

The Union Tent Meeting Increasing in Inter-
 est--Superintendent Dexter Returns
 Bessemer, Oct. 1o.-(special Corre- spondence.)-Mr. Dexter, superintendent of the Alabama Pipe company, who has been north fof some time. returned to Bessemer today and was quite busy looking around to see if everything was going on all right. He believes in having a place for everything and everything In it's place. He is putting things to right all around.
 The union tent meeting is increasing in interest. Dr. Pearson preached last night on the subject: What will 1t profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul?"
 Dr. Chapman was in the Alabama Pipe works today. He seems to take con- siderable interest in the work.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
The Worlds Fair Tests showed no baking powder SO pure or so great in IeaV- ening power as fhe Royal
HILL CONVICTED.
The Jury So Decides and He Goes to the Peni- tentary for Twenty-Five
 Years.

The jury in the case of George Hill, charged with the killing of Deputy Sher- if Wood at Coalburg, returned yer dict of guilty, and recommends that he be confined in the penitentiary for twen- ty-fiye years.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
The Montezuma University Opened :

Bessemer, Oct. 10.-(Special Corre- spondence.)-The Montezuma university opened this morning at 9:30 o'clock under favorable auspices. The opening exer- cises consisted of songs. scripture read ing and prayer by Dr. R. c. Pearson, the evangelist, an address by President Low ett and talks by Superintendent Mo- Adory and Revs. E. H. Hawkins and H. w. Finn The large assembly hall was well filled with the friends of the new institution. Fifty students were enrolled and many more will enter within a week.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
If you want neat rooms and good board call on Mime. Hol- brook & Davis. Io-II-lw
Tobacco Plants Injured by Frost.

Huntington, w. Va, Oct. 10.-The to- bacco crop in Lincoln, Legan, Wayne and Cabell counties has suffered great dam age by frost. The crop was the finest ever grown and a great yield was ex- pected. Some of the farmers were fortu- nate enough to store their crop before the cold snap set in, but others were caught and will lose their entire planting The damage thus fas is estimated at SEQ 000
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
Enough to Make Her Faint.

Atlanta, Oct. 10-A special to the Con- stitution from ,Warrenton, Ga, says: Florence English and Mandy Cody, both negroes, were sentenced today to be hanged November 22. The women shrieked and tainted. The man showed no emotion. They were convicted of murdering Cicero Cody, the woman's husban.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
Fresh bread and candy made daily at c. w. Cody's, 1920 to 1926 Sd avenue. H2b
I EXAS.

Remember that the Queen and Cres- cent will on October Is sell round trip tickets Birmingham to Dallas. Tex, at $1990. Tickets good to return until Oc- tober 30. Don't miss this chance to go to Texas cheap. For information apply to
 O. l.. MITCHELL,
 TrayelinC Passenger Agent
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE.

As especially recorded for the State Herald on the standard thermometer at Hughes drug store, 1904 Second avenue. The figures given are in all instances for the temperat ture recorded in the shade and on a southern sheltered exposure.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
SECOND
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Forecast for Fri day for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair, except local showers on immediate coast; easter1v winds
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
Good food means good health. Try Mme. Holbrook & Davis, No. 322 2lst street.
After a Rapisti

After & Rapist.
 Memphis. Oct. 10-A mob with dogs are on the track of Jeff Ellis, the Fay cite county rapist. in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant, Miss. That he will swing before morning is certain.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11

majority. The centennial appropriation proposition was carried overwhelm- ingly.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
Results at LatOuia,

Results at Laton1a.
 Cincinnati, Oct 10.-The sensation of today's races at Jatonia was the defeat of Sherlock, recently purchased by Fleischmann & Son for $80OO. He was an odds on favorite. heavily backed, but was beaten by Sir Play. The time, 1:15h, was fast for the track. Only one favorite, First Mate, was a winner in the six races. Jockey Chorn was indefinitely suspended by the judges for using foul language to the starter:
 First race, seven furlongs-G. B. Cox, 103 (Thrope), to l, won; Wildfire second, Lakota third. Time, 80.
 Second race, one mie-Enthusiast, 105 (Chorn), 10 to 1, won; Ingomar second, Lindolette third Time, 1:42.
 Third race, mile and ne-eighth-Simon
 w, Ill (Clayton), to 2, won; Lehman second, Egbart third. Time 1:55.
 Fourth race, the maiden stakes for g. year-olds five furlongs-First Mate, 10S (Clayton), 2 to 10, won; Kate Legrand second, LaGascogne third. Time, 1:03.
 Fifth race six furlongs-Sir Play 102 (Tuberville), to 1, won; Sherlock second, Lolxi third. Time, 1:151a.
 Sixth race, seven furlongs-Lismore, 1O9 q. Gardner), 1 to 2, won; Greenwich second Balk Line third. Time, 1:291a.
 Lexington Results.
 Lexington, Ky, Oct. 10-The $5000 Pennsylvania stake was a great race, as had been previously predicted, and from start to finish in each of the five heats did it prove contest delightfully."- in teresting and created great enthusiasm Last nights betting was a certain fore cast that there would develop a great battle and the bidding for a long time was spirited. In the largest pool sold $166O, Altao brought $S50, Cephas $250 Bouncer $220, Baron Rogers $160, Lady Kilton $135, Piletta $130, Lynne Bell $125, Renssaeler Wilkes $65, Lady Robert $55 Mortimer $35, Daily Wilkes $55 and Queechy $25 The day was pleasant, the track fit, and in each race the heat win ners earned new records. Lynne Bel proved master of the route for two heats Altao and Piette contesting every inch of the route as they did In the three succeeding heats. Billy Andrews had just landed safe inside the distance flag with Bouncer for two heats, and when to some 1t loked all over for Lynne Bel to win sure, as he led into the home stretch by a comfortable margin but the regular, even stride of the greatest 4-year-old that has ever raced told. Bouncer came fast and a cry went up from the surging I"Bouncer wins" It was even up ten strides from the wire, when Either drew his whip Bouncer passing under the wire a winner by half length in 2:10R. Val ley Queen went short work of the PIP itrot. while the top-heavy favorite, Is land Queen, was acting badly and fight ing the nag Tn two HedtS anu pedten cleverly in another Each of the three events had a. large field of starters, but little scoring was indulged in.
 t Openhilia won two heats very handily in the pace and tired out in the next. while the fresh horse, Heirloom, won in fast time. and the race went over unfin- iished. A strong probability Is that three great pacers will meet again over this track on Friday, October IS. Summa- ries:
 First race, 2:21 trot. purse $500-Alley Queen, b. n., by Sphinx Mascotte (WesD.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
THER RACES.
Gravesend Results.

Gravesend Results. Gravesend Race Track, Oct. 10.-The weather was perfect for racing purposes
 today, and this, coupled with fairly in teresting programme, attracted larger crowd than usual to witness the sport. The features for today's card were the races for the Billow stakes and the Bayshore stakes. The former event was captured by Handspring, who was sec ond choice in the betting, he defeating Key del Carreras, the odds-on favorite, by neck after a furious drive. The race was one of the fastest ever run on | the Gravesend track the six furlongs being covered in 1:14%.
 The race for the Bayshore stakes was won in a romp by Peacemaker, who de- | feated the favorite Arapahoe, by a length and a half. The other events were we'll contested and were about equally divided between faVoriteS and outsiders. It was announced here today that Sir Excess, who was purchased from J. w. Rogers yesterday by MT. Croker for $10,- GOO, will be shipped to England in about ten days it Is also likely that MT. Cro- ker will take Key del Carreres to Eng land with him, but the deal has not yet been consummated with MT. Baldwin. First race, six furlongs-Runover, 109 | (Reiff). to ,. won; Hamilton II second, MT. Reel third. Time, 1:16R. Second race, heavy handicap, one mile -Adelbert, 119 (Simms). to 1, won; Cap tive second, Buckrene third. Time, 1 1431a.
 @ Third race. six furlongs-Handsprin 105 (Perkins) 9 to 5, won; Rey del Car reres second Rubion third Time, 1:14h. Fourth race, one mile-Peacemaker, 105 GIamilton). to ?. won; Arapahoe sec | ond. Sir Francis third Time, 1:421a. | Fifth race, ore mile and one furlong- | Cash Day, no OoggetD, to 5, won; | Rop1boZattp second Beldemere third. l Time, :59.
 Sixth race five furlongs-Bloom, 97 | (Griffin), 1 to 2, won; Lavienta second, Medica third. Time. :03h.
Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-11
Alice Carpet Company,

POPS and 2030 Corner Second Avenue and
 Twenty-frst Street.