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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
REPUBLICANS FIGHT
Over the Senatorship in North Caro- lina-Jobbery in Public
 Printing Attempted.

RALEIGH, N. O., Jan. 12.-The populist caucus of the house and senate met this afternoon at o'clock, and though it was thought by some that Butler would be nominated for the seaatorship, such was not the case, the meeting having closed with the nomination of an enrolling clerk, the position that controls more than other offices.
 The republican caucus is in session to- night, it Is said, to nominate a United States senator for the short term. Since the retirement of Dr. Mott last night Pritchard's chances are thought to have grown, and the general opinion is that he will receive the nomination tonight.
 A candidate is quoted as saying that the caucus will do nothing important tonight, but will adjourn until next Thursday. Settle seems to show fight, too, but the knowing ones say that this will count for little tonight, and that Pritchard will be the man. A stormy session of the caucus is looked for, and it is not unlikely that much bitterness will be stirred up, the effect of which may be felt in the legisla- ture, as the Holton and Settle and straight out republican spirits look upon Pritchard as Butler's man. In any case, after the senatorial question has been settled 1t is said there will be considerable drifting apart and that fusion will lose some of the warmth of union which has outwardly marked the prOCeeulnRS Qur1DS these urSG three days ot the legislature. All candi- dates will stay until after the election next Tuesday week.
 Dr. Mott had he not withdrawn, it is said, would have been defeated and it would have left him under the weather with his party, whereas now he is in the position of dictator.
 The assembly today did nothing except of local nature.
 A bill, which will pass, was introduced to take the public printing away from bid- ders and, 1t is said, to give it to Butler or give bim some of the patronage. The ses- usual interest. A resolution to call up the bill sent to the house repeating the law letting the public printing to the lowest bidder was defeated. It provoked a some- what heated debate. The first attack on city charters was made by MT. Grant of Wayne, in bill to amend the charter of the city of Goldsboro.
 Resolutions were adopted instructing senators and representatives in congress to endeavor 10 secure the peal of the 10 per cent tax on state banks and certain ob- jectionable features of the internal revenue law.
 A heated discussion arose over the propo- sition to elect presidentpro tenn. This pro- Ct durs W, sargued by democrats to be uncon- stitutional. The constitution provides for the election of a president pro tenn. in the absence of the lieutenant governor or when he is acting governor. The proposition was defeated.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
The Worlds Fair Tests showed no baking powder so pure or so great in Ieav- ening power as fhe Royal.
PERSONAL.

Mir. Fred Bedford leaves Sunday for Cal ifornia.
 Mir. Will Nichols will spend Sunday in Montgomery.
 Miss Marguerette Ryan of Tuskaloosa is visiting Mrs. J. Vigo.
 MT. Frank Moragne and family have re- turned from Hot Springs.
 Mir. J. Ellinger leaves tonight for Cin- nnati, Chicago and New York.
 Miss Lyda Williams of Marion is visit- ing the Misses Shelby on Avenue D and Nineteenth street.
 Miss Doxie McBryde, a charming young lady from the capital city, is vising her cousin, Miss Annie O'Brien.
 Miss Jeanette Ratliff of Mississippi is visiting her sister, Mrs. B. b. Gray, at 726 Twenty first street, north.
 Mrs. Eugene Knighten and her two charming children left yesterday for an ex- tended visit to her relatives in Indianap- oils, Ind.
 MT. Brown Gibson has returned to Bir- mingham to accept a position as secretary to Superintendent Fowler of the Postal Tel egraph company.
 Twenty-Five per cent reduction on all shoes, except Canister shoes, at T. C.. Kings, and S100 to the party who will dis prove the integrity of this offer for thirty days.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
For red-hoJ bargains go to Caheen's tomorrow.
A GRATEFUL PEOPLE

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 12.-Rev. Luther P. Ludden, general manager of the Ne- braska state relief committee, Lincoln, Neb. writes to MT. R. H. Edmonds, edi- tor oi the Manufacturers Record, under date of January 10, as follows: ..Your let ter to the governor has been referred to us for answer. We fully appreciate the spirit which prompts you in taking hold of this movement and striving to help us to re- lieve the suffering on the borders of Nebraska. When the great cry came from Russia, I believe Nebraska was the first to forward train load of supplies. In less than ten days we had three train loads on the way 10 the mills to be put in to what we considered the best product meal-for the suffering Russians, and if thers is any people in the land who will appreciate this effort of the south 1t is the people of Nebraska, as they see coming back to them that which they so kindly gave two years ago. On behalf of thou sands of drought sufferers we desire to thank you and your good people who are Iaboring to make this douation.p
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
THE MARVEL CITY
To Fave a Steel Plant-The Fort Payne Mill Said to o.Have Been Purchased With the View of
 Placing It in Bessemer.

The people of Bessemer were very much elated yesterday over the reported purchase of the Fort Payne steel mill by MT. H. F. DeBardeleben, who will at once begin it's removal to the former city.
 It will be remembered that at the last an- nual meeting of the Bessemer Land and Improvement company the stockholders voted to set aside $500, ,0OO to be used in se- curing a steel plant for Bessemer. Messrs. DeBardeleben, Roberts and others were designated as a committee to work out the details and secure the location ip Bessemer of a large steel mill. Since that time MT. DeBardeleben has been east several times inspecting the steel plants and looking at machinery. He has devoted great deal of his time to the matter, all the time having in view the 10. eating In Bessemer Of the'largest and best plant at the least cost possible.
 To enable the Bessemer Land and Im- provement company to build the steel mlll the city of Bessemer, under authority Of an act of the legislature, agreed to purchase the system of water works belonging to the land company. This transfer o the city of the water works was to be made when 1t became q settled fact that steel would De made in Bessemer.
 For some time past deal has been on foot between Mir. DeBardeleben, in behalf of the Bessemer Land and improvement com mpany, ana the owners or the Sleel inul at Fort Payne looking to the purchase and removal of said plant to Bessemer. A meeting of the parties interested was held yesterday, but full particulars of what passed in that meeting or whether the deal was cousummated were not made public, though a rumor, purporting to come from some of the officials, gained circulation 1n Birmingham, as well as Bessemer, yester- day to the effect that the transfer had been made to the Bessemer company and that work on it's removal would be commenced at once.
 The people of Pessemer received the news with great joy, as they see in the erection of a steel mill there the building of q great town and the further development of the resources of this district.
 The people of Birmingham, too, are happy to see their sister city gain an in- dustry that means so much for the indus trial development of the district. They see in the erection of a steel plant at Bessemer the beginning of an era such as Brming- ham and this district has never known.
 The steel mill at Fort Payne was built during the boom period some four or five years ago, but the hard times coming on 1t was never put in operation. It is said to | be splendid plant, well equipped with the | best machinery for making steel.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
RAILROADS BUNCOED.
BOGUS TICKETS ON AN AIR CD LINE ROAD
 PUT ON SALE.

BOGUS TICKETS ON AN AIR (?) LINE ROAD
 PUT ON SALE.
 ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Frank and Charles Cronin and Charles Kelley were arrested here last night, charged with a bold railroad ticket fraud. ]. D. Ludwig, the principal conspirator, escaped, but will be arrested soon.
 Ludwig was employed in the local office of General Ticket Auditor Foster of the Burlington railroad. Last month he con- tracted with a local printing house for large number of skeleton tickets The coupon tickets purported to be the issue of the Georgia Midland and Atlantic railroad, a fictitious name. The tickets were dated as if sold to Nebulous, Ga., a supposed station on this road. Then the tickets were placed in the hands of the men under arrest, who disposed of great many.
 Last Wednesday Frank Cronin got drunk and was arrested. A large number of the bogus tickets were found on his person and the police soon caught the others, except Ludwig.
 Last night it was found that the Santa Fe, Burlington, Missouri Pacific and i&an- sas City, Fort Scott and Memphis roads have been victimized, having accepted tickets of the bogns issue for passage. It is thought the gang Il netted several thou sand dollars
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
Spelling a Fine Old Legend.

Cannot you leave it alone? applies with special point to mounds in which it is sup posed that ancient Britons and suchlike bygone people have been buried. In Par liament hill fields there is a mound, and tradition had it that Queen Boadicea was buried there. Everything is in association of ideas. Probably good many people visiting these fields had conjured up be. fore their eyes the queen in her chariot gallantly resisting the Romans Alas, in an ill advised moment some antiquaries were allowed to grub for her British maj esty They did not find her, nor did they discover anything beyond that she could never have been buried there. Thus an interesting and suggestive legend has been destroyed 1 trust that in future we shall take toinbs of departed y'orthics for grant. ed, instead of investigating thcm.-Lon. don Truth
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
Southern Limit of the Snow Belt.

The landed surface of the globe is so sit- uated that snow never falls upon more than onethird of it's area. In our country snow falls every winter in four fifths of the states and territories and occasionally in the others, the southern point of Flori- da being the only section of the whole country in which it was never known. On the west coast snow has fallen as far south as the southern boundary of Cali fornia. This has occurred but once since the signal service was established in Jan uary, 1882 The farthest south on the east coast that snow was ever reported was at Punta Rosa Fla, about 100 miles from Key West, on Dec. 1, 1876. Along the gulf coast it has been known to fall from Pensacola to Brownsville, Tex.-St. Louis Republic
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
FLORENCE HOTEL ARRIVALS.
M. J. WHEELER & CO.,, PROHIBITIONS

M. J. WHEELER d CO.,, PRoPRIEToRs.
 W H Barr, New York; Ed Mansfield, Memphis Miss Lula Jones, Vicksburg; H A Wilson, city; E " Long. Nashville; John II Ketchum, News Dispatch, J K Rogers, Newport, Ky; J Doyle, Knoxville; w E Rope, c A Paul, Me Allister, L F Heu arlington, A c $; I H Moulton, city; John Wilson, Jefferson City, Mo; John P Roberts, Nash vile, Tenn; John Opp, Cincinnati; J F Alta, Chicago, III; Miss Bessie Daven- port, Decatur, Ala; W P Montgomery New York; c D Fannin, Washington, | 0; James A Marshal, Livingston, Ala; John McAvoy and wife, Escanaba, Mich " w Oliver and wife, Escanaba, Mich; Bob Bailey, Selma; H M Hollis, Louisville; W F Carnes, Atlanta; II Lama, U F, Anniston; A E Henry, Atlanta; A E Rob bins, Boston; I May, New York; l. II Brown. Baltimore; T c Cory, Mobile.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
BILLS THAT WERE ODD.
So Many That It Was Hard to Find Dis-
 tinguishing Adjectives For Them.


 tinguishing Adjectives For Them.
 ''That famous scout and man killer, Wild Bill, wasn't Bill at all when you come down to facts His real name was Jim Hicock," said the old stage driver, Jim Sheridan. But to be Bill of some kind was fashion of his day, and every man out on the western frontier who wanted to be thought devil of fellow must take that name, and then he would sit up nights thinking what he should do to get handlo to it. It was rather trying on the English language to furnish ad jectives to all the Bills that came along at that time. There were Texas and Arizona Bills, Deadwood and Leadville Bills and Bills from every other county, state, town and Son of Gun Bills. Youd sec fellows wearing something or doing something different from other people so that they could get some distinguishing title to tack on to Bill.
 "There was one man who worked at odd jobs round stage stations in New Mexico who wore moccasins in town and out un til at last somebody called him Moccasin Bill, and then he was happy. l never knew but one Bill who found fault with his title. He was worthless fellow who hung about Cheyenne with no business but to forage for free drinks and faro chips. The saloon keepers at last got to calling him Never Pay Bill, and that was too much for him, and he left town.
 But I think tho worst case of Bill making ever saw was in going over the plains in 1871 with a wagon train. There was one fellow along who used to go about. with n blanket wrapped around him like q Pawnee Indian. One day he came to me just bursting with pride and satisfaction and said
 "'Do you know the name the boys havo. given mel They're calling me Blanket Bill. '-New York Sun.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
THE RAZOR GRINDING TRADE.
Some Odd Facts About an Out of the Way
 New York Industry.

"We get razors from all over the coun- try" said the proprietor of razor grind ing shop on Center street. "The razor gets worn down so that honing will not suffice to put it in condition, and grinding becomes necessary. Tho razors get into the barber shops, and tho barbers send them to us-that is, they arc sent by the out of town barbors. Wo have list of regular customers in tho city, and our men visit tho shops to get the razors in need of repair. All the barbers on Long Island, up tho Hudson, in Connecticut and part of New Jersey send their razorS to New York, sometimes by express, but most often by messenger. We also get them from tho. far northwest-Montana and Washington state. It seems strange, doesn't it, that barber in Wyoming or Oregon has to send his razors from tho Pacific coast clear across tho continent to tho Atlantic to havo them put in order? But that is fact.
 'Only the large cities can afford to keep the appliances necessary for the delicate work on finely tempered razors. The principal reason for this is tho high price of grindstones and thorough knowledge of tho craft. The only good grindstones for use on raZors como from Germany. Ohio has grindstones, but they are inferior for razor sharpening purposes to the Ger man article, no matter what Ohio manu- facturers say. Up to ten years ago it was thought the reason that we could not tenn per our razors as well as they do it in England was because of 0 peculiar def1- ciency in our water. That has been proved to be a fallacy as wo now manufacture raZors in Massachusetts and in Newark fully as good as any made in England. All English razors, you know, are sent to Germany to be concaved. That is because of tho superiority of the German grind stones. ."-New York World
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
TERSELY TOLD.
Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 Simon Hines is in the county jail on charge of assault with intent to murder.
 John Sims was sent to Anniston yester- day, where be is wanted on a charge of robbery.
 Twenty-Five per cent reduction on all shoes, except Bauister shoes, at T. c. Kings, and s100 to the party who will dis prove the integrity of this offer for thirty days.
 On next Thursday afternoon, the 17th instant, between the hours of and ', the ladies of the Church of the Advent will give Napoleonic Tea at the residence Of Mrs. Dr. Henley, on Sixth avenue, to which:alI are cordially invited. There will be no invitations issued. Music and re- treatments will be the order of the event. A delightful time is assured all who at tend
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
BASEBALL.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 12.-President Henry Powers of the New Orleans Base ball association will leave tonight for Chat tanooga, Tenn, where be will attend a meeting of the Southern league, which is to be held in that city on Monday evening. The league will arrange for a permanent organization and determine as to what cities shall be represented in the season of 1S95. George Stallings of Nashville Gen. trul league) and M. A. Stone of Little Rock will attend the meeting.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
STOPPED THE SHOW.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Jan. 12.-Under. taker J. c. Franklin, Jr., was on trial museum without a license. The museum contained the bodies of the two negroes, George Mapp Shd Buddie Wooden, hanged here few days ago. Franklin exposed the bodies to q gaSpiag crowd of negroes at 5 cents adnsisiun. The chief of police stopped the show and arrested Franklin.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
Sheriff's Sale.

DY virtue Of an order of sale and feri facias ID issued out of thesclerk's office Of the Circuit Court, Bessemer division, Jefferson county, state of alabama, and to directed, whereby am commanded to make the amount of certain judgment recently obtained against James Alexander out of the goods. chattes. lands and tenemeEts of the said James Alexander, and whereas, a lien was adjudged against the following de- scribed property, which was ordered sold by said court to satisfy said judgment and cost. to-wit:
 A one-story frame house on block AT on 10th avenue, between 18th and 18th streets, as laid of by the Bessemer Land and Improve ment company Of Bessemer, Ala.
 Therefore, according to said command. I will sell at public outcry, for cash, all the right, title and interest of the above named James Alexander in and to above described property, on
 MONDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
 1895,
 during the legal hours of sale, at the court house door in said county.
 Dated this 29th day of December 1894. T~
 G. M. MORROW,
 Sheriff ofJeferson county, Alabama. 1-1-tues St
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
ANOTHER HOLDUP.

A BURLINGTON TRAIN HELD UP AND
 ROBBED BY MASKED MEN.
 OTTUMwA, Ia., Jan. 12.-Train No. on the E arlington road was held up near this city tonight by masked men. The ex- press messengers were bound and gagged and then the car robbed of several thousand dollars. Fuller details are hard to obtain at this hour, owing to the refusal of the railroad people to give out any informa- tiOn.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
The Afirmn2ve Negative.

A couple of deputies belonging to diff ent shades of politics meet in tho lobby the French chamber. ''The prime mAl ter is about to give MT. Uptel an appol ment in the diplomatic service.
 What, that fcllow?"
 "Why, certainly. He is very caT man..
 ''Yes. capable of anything. "-Croi1
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
TRADE WINNERS. Exceptional Bargains in Household
 Necessities.
9ohu y. O'Ne1H
The Hair.

 2o2o Second avenue, Wholesale and Retail, calls your attention to most of prices which have been almost cut in two. Read carefully every item:
 4c-Strong 1oc fire shovel. 5c-Heayy iron pokers. 5c-Durable stove filters. 5c-Surprise egg beaters. 5c-l0c mincing knives. 5c-Strong tack hammers. 5c-Large wooden potato mashers. 4c-Large box tooth picks. 5c-Dozen best writing pens. 5e-25 xxx envelopes. 5c-Z4 sheets ib commercial note. 4c-Good size 10e states. 4c-Large ink or pencil tablets. 5c-SOo sheets medicated toilet paper 5c-10c roll toilet paper. 4c-Set metallic teaspoons 3c-Choiee of sc toilet soaps. 5c-Choice 10c toilet soaps. 5c-Large 1oc box shoe backing. 3c-Bottle best black ink. 4c-Bottle best tmucilage. 4c-Dozen best cedar lead pencils. 7c-Dozen best rubber tipped lead pencils. 9c-Bottle La Pages liquid glue. 9c-Patent nickel pocket match boxes 9c-25o box writing paper. 9c-Strong corn pepper. 9c-25c padlocks.
 10c-Perforated chair seats. 1Oc-Black handle rolling pins. 23c-Large pound butter moulds. The grandest assortment Of House Furnlsn- ing Goods in the state. Elegant Dinner, Tea and Chamber Sets; Art Goods, Lam ps, stoves, Glassware, Tinware, etc. Guaranteed better value for your money than any other house ID the state.
 TIE FAIR, aoao 2d avenue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
AFTER A TRUST.

RALEIGH, N. o., Jan. 12.-A special to the News and Observer from Winston, N. O., says that District Attorney Glenn of the Western district will bring an indict- ment against the American Tobacco com pany as a trust at the instance of Attorney General Osborne. MT. Glenn is now in Washington city.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
BIRMINGHAM NOT IN IT.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. 12.-The Central and Southern Base BaDleagues, which have been engaged in scramble for the southern territory, are to hold a joint meeting in Atlanta Monday, when 1t is proposed to unite the leagues to include New Orleans, Montgomery, Nashville, Atlanta, Memphis, Little Rock, Evansville and Chattanooga.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
RESIDENCE DESTROYED.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala, Jan. 12.-[Spe- cial. l-Rev. F. M. Treadway's residence was burned after o'clock yesterday morn- ing. It was supposed to have been the work of fire bugs.'' The household ef- fects were saved. About half the loss was covered by insurance.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
THE CONTRACT AWARDED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Secrstary Car lisle today awarded the contract for the building of the Atlanta exposition build- ing to W. N. McAfee of Atlanta, Ga. at S27 ,446, the time for completion being July 1SQ5
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
A CHILD,S AWFUL FATE

MONTGOMERY, Jan. 12.-A special to tho Advertiser from Tecumseh, Ala. says: While playing before the fire last night the J6- months daughter of Jasper Griggs fell into the flames and was burned so badly as to cause her death in a few hours.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
CITIZENS BADLY SCARED UP.

ROME, Jan. 12.-Several earthquake @ shocks in southern Italy and Sicily were felt today. The inha abitants of many towns are so frightened that they are erect ing houses in the fields, where they intend to pass the rest of the winter.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
DEATH OF SAMUEL W. FORT.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Samuel w. Fort, well known in the theatrical profession, 1, died yesterday, in his 5lst year, at his home in this city, of enlargement of the liver.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-13
MERELY A SENSATION,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 12.-The story published in Chicago papers of 1000 tramps moving on Jacksonville is simply sensa- tional stuff, without any foundation in
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-07
PICKLE Mary Arnold.

Miss Mary Arnold, one of tho
best known bellies in the bluegrass
region, who was ON the point Of
clipping with Wood Graham, who
had been her sweetheart since child
hood, iltod the young man at tho
last moment and olopcd with Thoa.
Mckee, Il rival. A telegram re-
ceivcd at tho young lady's home in
Nanceburg, announced their mar
riago in Cincinnati. Graham had
been devoted in his attentions TO
Miss Arnold, and they became On
gagged and decided to elopo. The
date of tho prospective marriage
was fastened by the clopomcnt of
a brother of Graham and young
belle several days ago. He was TO
call for her in his buggy at the
country residence, and on the APP
pointed day ho drove bright and
early for her. She was not at
home. and could hot bc found, al
though II search was made by her
alarmed parents. Graham learned
that sh" was seen driving toward
Nanccburg with n young man. and
Immediately started towards tho
Flemingsburg depot at breHkncck
speed. He arrived at the depot
just rs tn" train was pulling out,
and Il most provoking sight met
his eyes He saw Miss Arnold re-
clining in the arms of his bittor
rival, Thomas Mckee, who was as
sisting her from tho platform into
n coach. Graham made n dart for
the train, but all no succeeded in
gaining was sardonic smile from
the successful rival. The Young
lady is hut II years Of ago, and
will be quite wealthy at tho death
Of her parents.