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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-14

men of our town, paid a business visit to Birmingham last week. We learn that their visit was very successful. and that in a short time we will see the fruit of it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-14

Huntsville's Grave. ard.-A visit to the Huntsville cemetery will show abundant justification for the strictures by Colonel Rhett and Judge Richardson at the last meeting of the chamber of commerce. The walks and drives are sadly over grown with nut grass and ugly weeds, and the place looks it's worse at the main entrance. It's here the visitors eye meets a most melancholy picture of ruin and dilapidation of stained, leaning and tum- dled down tombstones and decayed fenc- ing, all amid the ranllest confusion Of wild growing weeds and shrubbery. But for all this Sexton Sibley is not to blame. With the means at his command and the scant encouragement offered him he has done more than his share. He has, moreover done much at his own expense, notably in repairing the condition of the graves of unknown Confederates. The fault of the neglect lies at the door of the city authorities and in many cases of in Administrations.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-14

In Carpet Bag Days.-Col. James A. Reeves the state examiner, now present in Mobile on official business, was mem Der of the congressional legislature Of 1869 as a representative from Cherokee county He was in the house of repre- sentatives and had for colleague Col J. J. Parker of this city. To give some idea of the construction of the legislative assembly in those days, the News in formant states that there was in the house six democrats and ninety-four re- publicans, thirty of whom were negroes. Colonel Reeves was the acknowledged leader of the democrats in the house, and it was to his gallant and unequal fight made in behalf of the constituents that have placed them under debt of last ing gratitude to him. It is said that In defeating some of the iniquitous bills of that time he saved his state millions Of dollars, as the records will show. Colonel Parker is also said to have made a valiant fight at the same time and as he was then in the prime of manhood, read CTS can judge it for themselves, based upon his present ggressiveness-Mobi Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-14

Burglars at Tuskaloosa.-Last night, about midnight, burglar got into the house of Dr. J. l.. Fant, gaining entrance from the rear. The doctor was not at home, and the burglar was first seen by @ female servant, who gave the alarm. The burglar skipped out promptly, and we may add wisely, for Mrs. Fant, who is a plucl<y woman and knows how to shoot, secured a pistol and fired 1t twice just to let the rascal know what he would get next time. We learn that on last Monday night another would-be burglar got into the house of Mrs. Sallie Purser but he escaped when the alarm was given. Mrs. Purser got MT. Sion Weatherford to keep watch for the gentleman, and sure enough the next night, as MT. Weatherford was sitting in shadow watching, the burglar came within a few feet of him on the other side of the fence. MT. Weatherford got a bead on him, but in rising up lasted for second and the dusky marauder bid him a lightning farewell MT. Weatherford fired at him once, but d1dn' stop him.-Gazette.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28
I[ENIPSTER APPEALS.
Secures Il Writ of Certiorari in the
Circuit Court.

Milwaukee, Feb. "a DR.. Walter
Kcmpster. commissioner of health.
has secured q writ of cel'tiorari in the
circuit court for a review of the ac
ton of the common council in remov-
ing him from office. Judge Johnson
signed the order, which was presented
by Thomas w. Spence of the firm of
Quarles. Spence 4 Quarles.
The court, in the phase in which the
case comes before 1t, will have Moth
ing to say as to the sulliciency or in
Sutficiency of the evidence, but viii!
contine itself to the question of
whether or not the council acted
strictly in accordance with the law.
Attorney Timlin. representing the OPP
ponents of DR.. KempSter. was present
but took no action. The
issuance of the writ Is Il matter of
form
Even should the circuit court and the
supreme court decide that the council
had proceeded irrPgularly. Attorney
Timlin says the council could begin
again and present the very same evil
dence and impeach the doctor again.
Dr. Kempstcr bases his claim for re-
instatement upon the allegations of IL
regularity of the proceedings.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28
W SS(NNSIN SNLONS.

Madison, Feb, Is In the senate
bills were passed rs follows: Rcuuiv-
lnE th" expenses Of the Labor bureau
10 he audited 10y the Serre,ary ar state.
lining the terms OF The court in The
ninlh judicial circuit requiring notice
OF the intended adoption OF children to
he given; extending The provisions rc.
lattns to the drawing Of petit iurors
III counties to municipal courts. Whom
BIN No. III senate, Ia permit city
councils to change ward boundaries
10y ordinance. came up Senator AUS.
IN offered IN amendment to rruuirs
y two thirds rather than 4 thr, !.
fourthS vote OF the cnuncil lul f.
provide that wards being once changed
may mot aGain hc changed for dyr In.
stead OF three wears II was a,hoptrti.
In the assembly bills were naSsrd
proViilng for 4 Strnograrher ut Sla
ner month fer each supn,me court
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28
BILLS VETOED.
CLEVELAND REFUSES HIS SIG
NATURE TO THREE.
one Establishes a Poor rrecedent-An-
other too Sweeping in lis Concts-
sionS-A Pension Fraud.

Washington, Feb. 2I-rhe president
mas sent TO congress three veto
messages. one veroed the house bill
to Incorporate the Society Of American
Florists On the bin the president corn-
mentS as follows: The creation If
such corporation by special act Of
congress establishes a veXatous and
troublesome precedent No sufficient
reason is apparent for the inco!pal-i-
ton of this organization under tile fed
eral laws Another veto was on the
bin authorizing the Kansas City.
oklahoma and Pacific Railway COM
pany to construct and operate a rail-
way through Indian reservations III
Indian territory ana the territories {
oklahoma and New NeXtyr1 The
president says Of this measure that II
contains concessions more compreh"a-
Siye and sweeping than any ever ire-
scented for his approval ana ii seems
to him the rights and Interests 81 tie
Indians and the government are least
protected The third vetoed bill
granted a pension 70 Hiram Il Rhca
whose name, the president says. was
removed from the pension rolls after
he fraudulently received pension for
nearly twenty-five years. and the
president calls attention to 4 letter
written in $50. BY the commissioner
Of pensions. denouncing Rhea's claim
as barefaced and impudent fraud
supported by deliberate perjury.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

Greenville, Ala, Feb. 24.-The
south-bound passenger train Oh the
Louisville and Nashville road was de-
rallied near here, and a fearful wreck
resulted. Cars rolled down an en-
bankment and caught fire. Five of
them burned including two pasSen
ger coaches. the baggage and express
cars and one sleeper. The engine tore
it's way along the road bed for some
distance, earring up the rails A large
number of passengers We're On board,
many of them en- route to the Mardi
GraS at Mobile and New Orleans.
Physicians in the city We're summoned
and soon everything possible was done
to relieve the suffering of the victims.
When the extent of the damage was
aScertained 1t seemed little less than
q miracle that only one life was lost,
that of r. G. Walsh. Of Birmiuyhaut
who was killed outright. Several of
the more or less seriously injured fol-
low:
Mrs. ArmSt Ong. Buffalo. y. Y,
arm broken; Mrs. Schoolclft, of Mont
~omery, hand and head cut; Mrs. Wis
dom, Montgomery, face severely cut;
Mrs. Thompson. Montgomery, contu-
sion of knee cap. Four others We're
slightly hurt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

sale till their true value can be ascer-
tanned. A resolution was offered by
Mr.. D. O. Mahoney instructfng the
adjutant general to fire salute of
100 guns in Madison ON Washington S
birthday. 1t was adopted, but the sem
ate killed it afterward. Both houses
adjourned till Monday night
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28
COLEMAN RESIGNS.
VIII be Traffic Manager of the w S
couSin and Michigan

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 23I. J.
Coleman. assistant general freight
agent of the st. Paul road. has resigned
10 accept the position of traffic man
agor with the newly forming VISION
sin and Michigan railroad aud Will be
succeeded 10y L. d. Sewcl, CONNER
cial agent OF the st. Paul road
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

Judge relating to county insane hos
pitfalls and asylums, relating to dis
charging fire arms, changing the time
OF holding court in Waukesha county.
relating TO the collection and payment
Of taxes by county treaSurers and
providing for the employment of stem
ographic reporters in certain court
cases. The bin forbidding the collec-
ton Of taxes In buildings where liquor
Is sold came up on third reading.
A brief debate followed. The measure
was finally rereferred.
Madison, Feb. 19.--In the senate
bill No, GG assembly, relating TO fence
viewers, was concurred in.
In the assembly, Mr.. Bonnin intro.
duccd bill appropriating $1,000 for
the draining Of Mud lake, Sha wano
county. An assembly bill was killed
for Tie codifying Of town insurance
laws aud giving each town insurance
company five copies as well as copies
Of the session laws since 1919. Senate
bill No. I providing that registers in
probate shall also be clerks of county
courts ana may administer oaths, take
alidavitS, etc, was nOn-concurrcd in
Washington, Feb. l9.-The silver
fight in the senate is finished. One
day devoted to the Jones bin showed
concIuSiyely that no amount of pres
sure would bring about vote and
If the silver bill was kept before the
senate 1t would result in G"f"ating
the appropriation bills and force an
extra session. The silver men feel
that they have shown their strength
and believe that they have gained a
substantial victory.
In the senate Mr.. Villas spoke to
some length on the financial question.
He discussed the events leading M
to the issuing of bonds He called
attention to the fact that the London
& RIVER bank, Of Argentine Republic,
had refused all CLASSES of American
exchange. Mr.. Wolcott, one OF the
most active silver men, presented a
resolution, that it be the sense of the
senate that the welfare and prosperity
OF the United States require the en-
aciment Of Il law for the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at the ratio
OF Is to | and that. Ia view Of the
fact that this congress will expire
March i. and there are important APP
preparation bills requiring the atten-
ton OF the senate, 1t be the sense Of
the senate that the consideration Of
such law be not entered upon at this
session of congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28
BUT ONE MANKILLED
IN A FRIGHTFUL RAILWAY AC-
CIDENT IN ALABAMA
OUSLY INJURED.

South Bound Train Derailed Near
Greenville-Cars Roll Down the
Embankment and Burn-Engine
Tears Its Way Along the Road
Bed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

Il see" observed Mr.. Chuswater
looking over his morning paper,
they're making another effort to put
a tax On bachelors
rs that the single tax I've heard
so much about:' inquired Mrs Chue
water Chicago Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

st. Louis Republic The question Of
the hour iii connection with the whisky
trust is why Judge GroSScup over
looked John /. sullivan as the right
man for receiver.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

Washington, Feb. 23.-In the SEN
ate the pooling bill, which is regarded
as one of the most important measures
before congress, suffered Il signal re-
verse, if not defeat, as it viii be
difficult to revive it after the failure
of its friends to command more than
81 votes to get it before the senate.
The Indian appropriation bill was pas
sed, after having been before the
senate five days. Several amendments
to the bill We're adopted.
In the house Mr. Fithian, of Illinois,
introduced a preamble and resolution
declaring the resolution passed by The
house endorsing the adminiStra ton' :;
act in the Chicago strike troubles did
not express the sense of the house,
and that President Cleveland's action
in sending federal troops to Chicago
was unconstitutional and violation
of state rights.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

attention to the resolution passed by
congress after the president sent
troops to Chicago commenting his
action. The government, said he, must
afford protection to interstate COM
MERGE, and 1T must enforce the man.
dates of the courts: Il am glad"
said he, ''to live in a country where
the executive met his duty as Cleve-
land did, manfully and couageously
and where congress with one voice
endorsed his action. The storm has
now blown over" he continued, land
the men who took their lives in their
hands, who responded to the call of
the law and helped to execute it.,
should have their pay 1t will be a
shame upon congress if it fails to do
its duty"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

Washington, Feb. - senator Pet
gr"w. of South Dakota. gave a de
rticdly interesting turn in the senate
IL I'M otherwise tedious debate on the
Indian appropriation hill Mr. call N
chlrgr OF the measure sought to Sc
euro IN agreement for final vote
There We're numerous objections. and
among them was one from Mr.. Petit.
grew, which WAS emphasized by 4
brief hut pointed statement that he
made Il was in the nature of DIS,
closure thar 4 private arrangement
lad h,s,n reached among the senators,
whereby the pooling hin would ne
taken M and held before the senate.
day ani night. until passed,
Washington Feb - In the house
The appropriation discussion drfted
int the question Of THE government
taking hand In the suppression Of
strikes Mr. Henderson, ~ Iowa, called
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28
Rlk Point, .. D.

Il had occasion 10 look up Potter's
record. He went 70 South Dakota from
New York. At Kingston, N. Y, he
Mas the rector Of IN Episcopal church.
His name then was written Charles A.
Potter, He used to ges his mail Mt the
Fowle hotel in the name Of Rev. q. A.
Potter.
HE married into good family Ut
Cortland; and It was there he placed
nearly Ill Of his fraudulent bonds. He
never dofauted On the interest and that
was how he worked his scheme 20 sue
ceeefully. He had . big scheme to
build grist mill and put in electric
light and water works ut Beresford
He needed Oh. 600 and in order to raise
this he took another batch Of bonds to
Cortland and that time he caught Hon,
Rufus Pecke and that caused all the
trouble"
Potters scneme In Sioux City is
thought to have been this: He would
secure the promise Of bonus and then
60 g the glucose people with that and
coll Il to them.
When bond was required the jig
was up.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28
HE COURIER
q oial Paper Of County.
y -. Z. 0ucAANAN.
THURSDAY, NOV. IS. 1895.

sss ID ~ fourth commissioner district
NJ Claxk county w. G. Elliott, republi.
T. - - ]. +. Smith, populist, were
u1lng candidates. The o1ncial can
6e a. 10 returns showed Elliott 70
nNo 10 vOtss and Smith III, electing
ltcet N three majority. Smith has
vSd nOticss Of contest on his sue
y cppCnsnt md alleges that i've
A. ~ VOTES that we're marked to the
ght y Elliost's name instead Of the
afk - ~ law directs. were wrongfully
66d Sof Elliott. Hence be asks for
H. 5eoonnt under the direction Of the
% - end that be may b de-
1 - duly elected commissioners
- lDnrth district. Elliott will
e 4hat such votes were wrongfully
1nted, and allsgs similar irregular
o q the court ii favor 81 Smith,
~ chances are that upon 4 re-
~ result will be the same.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. l5.-There is
no man In this section Of the country
who shows more cunning and determi-
nation in following criminal, or more
nerve and daring in capturing one,
than NJ. Fl. Patterson Of Augusta, Ark,
sheriff OF Woodruff county. He arrived
in Memphis night or two ago, after u
chase OF 2, 200 miles. having in custody
q man with three wives, three aliases
and thirty charges Of forgery. The
prisoner says that his real name Is
Leslie, and that his father and mother
live In Lee county, Miss, near Tupela.
Be this - it may, Leslie, alias Ryan,
alias Lewis, 10 one Of the smOOthest
citizens captured in this section for q
long time.
His trail is y long one a. to distance
md events. but he succeeded in keep
ing it covered until he got into trouble
ct Riverside, Ark, and Patterson got
after him. Some time ago he met ut
Moody, Texas, Miss Beulah Carter OF
Riverside, who was visiting her aunt
there. Miss Carter is the daughter OF
]. D. Carter, president of the River
side Lumber company. In June Leslie
dropped into Riverside as travelling
salesman for Ordorff & Co., Of Dallas,
Texas. He was formerly in their en-
ploy, and had travelled for them in
Texas and Mexico, but forged their
name, and since that time they have
vainly sought hin. After y stay Of
two weeks IN Riverside, Leslie in
duced Miss Carter to alope with him,
and they were married at Newport,
while Mrs. Leslie No. was In Texas
- - n =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28
the POTTER rIscO.

Sionx City Takes In BY oar S16ok snA Poi
6. Anson.
Sioux City's dream Of a glucose fac
tory which should be the largest In the
United States outside OF New York,
and should make q market for not lesa
than 5000 bushels IT corn daily, Il
shattered. c. Arson Potter, who VA
the self-alleged agent Of tho PRINCIPAL,
in the deal, Is aaid to be 90 other thar
the Rev. Chas. A. Potter, who II q
we'll known to the counties Of Jerauld
and Sphinx and elsewhere In South d.
kota, and whose fraudulent school bond
dealings, In which he robbed his grand.
mother and near frieuds, were . shor,
time ago the talk Of the state. This, q
last, seems to be the fact from the evil
dence that has come to the attention oI
Sioux City promoters.
Sioux City was already for the giant
glucose plant that G. Anson Potter rep.
resented his Eastern and st. Louis cap
italists were ready to put up, and The
town subscribed quickly 70 the amount
necessary 70 get tho plant according %
to the tale Of the plausible G. Anspa.
But some Of the wary Sioux Cityians,
who have been In boom enterprises .be.
fore, and who have had their eye teeth
ont on sundry and divers occasions. TIN
they seemed % have more teeth thar
anything else, wanted bond from ths
hackers Of the Rev. G. Anson, Who .
that time had been but vaugsly rstsrrsd
TO By that gentleman. This ~ TO
much. The JIG W. up and Tho deal by
which Sioux City was TO have hsd tho
mammoth institution II no moro.
The Sioux City Journal printed the
oll0Wing last Sunday.
Potter Il we'll known by T. 4. Foley,
Of Lynn & Foley. To : reporter ior
The Journal Mr.. Foley said: 4
About the lot Of last May Ne ware
retained by New York bankers Il )
bond case. We we're instructed 10 look
up m issue Of school bonds Ii Spink
and Jeranld counties, South DaEOta,
Tho bonds 0stensibly were issued b.
the schoOl districts Of the counties.
They had been sold In Syracuse, Utica
and Cortland, N. Y. A.lOftheoo bonde.
had been placed By Charles A. Potter.
The firm which he represented had
purchased 326, 600 81 the bonds. We
went to Beresf0rd, where Potter was]
at that time, and soon discovered that
the bonds we're fraudulent. He ~ vsry
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28
A SLEEK P0aoRR.

- aatss Nh Psint nis usedaasrtsrs
Dasing ~ csanty Fair, ard - Cap.
tarel r. tte 9oath.
During the county fair there ap'
peared in our city good looking man
accompanied BY : handsome and pro.
possessing young Lady. He represented
himself = . salesman for r. B. Haight
= Co.. q Omaha, and with his wife be-
gaa sanvassing for the sale Of groceries.
They registered . Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Lewis. He succeeded remarkably we'll,
and 6nally had . carload shipped OF
Elk Point, and the goods were delivered
70 the purchaser. In nearly every
cass tho goods were It fault and the
purchasers we're 90 badly bitten tina
they kept mum shout II. Before lesv-
ing hs forged : check TO the amount Of
-, and Thomas Flannery Of the Nor
chants hotel cashed It, first taking ont
the amount 81 Lewis hoard bill. From
here tho couple wont 70 Jefferson, then
% Akron and Hawarden, succeeding In
sailing carload q groceries in each
plaOe. Soon aftsr he had made the de-
livsrise Sheriff Patterson Of Arkansas
appsalsd hare on his hunt for Lewis,
but no traces could b found, and Sher-
~ Anderson advised him 70 90 10 r.
B. Haieht 4 Co, hire out . ! sales
man, and from them lind out where
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28
~. Hoffman, s. Co.
South Dakota Abstract Go.
Conveyancng Abstracts Titles and everything pertaining the
Transfer of Realty handled with despatch.
TRUMAN AmES, Attorney 1t Law GEO.cKlmmEl, Notary.

car lots, deliver them, collect the
money, establish his credit BY paying
his hotel bill, floating spurious paper
and skip the town.
While in Elk Point Sheriff Patter-
son searched the room formerly &C.
cupied BY the much named and mar
ried man. and found portion OF his
correspondence with Mrs. Leslie No. 3
nee Miss Carter. He was doing his
best to get her to join him and promis.
ed that II she would do 80 they would
60 to the land OF Montezumas and
spend the rest OF their days In happi-
ness and siestas.
and returned to Omaha. Going to
Lewis. They told him that Lewis was
In Okolona, Miss; that he had / 800 on
deposit with them. He also learned
that Lewis passed in Nebraska under
the name Of ]. G. Ryan and that his
first wife had joined him in Omaha,
they going south totether.
Patterson then started for Okolona.
He arrived there and had no trouble In
finding Leslie. He was selling grocer
les for Haight & Co. and had almost
filled car.
When arrested he confessed the
crimes and said that the arrest was a
great relief to him and it was prefer
able to the suspense in which he had
been living. He made no objection to
going to Arkansas without extralition
papers. Patterson then called on Mrs.
Leslie No. l, who told him that her
husband had narrated all about his
forgeries and marriages to her before
they left Omaha, but that she proposed
to still stick to him.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28

A stingy man can get religion, but
he can't grow in grace and stay that
way.
No man can be . leader who has not
the courage to sometimes stand alone.
No hired hand would be willing - do
q milli0naire's work for the pay be gets.
Convince some people that Il pays TO
belong to church, and you can't keep
them out.
Nobody can tell what q man viii do
In horse trade by the noise he makes
In church.
All the science in the world can't
make bad man feel 1t home in the
company of the righteous.
The man who sits down to wait for .
golden opportunity to knock vt his
door, will need . thick cushion on his
chair.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-11-28

MD =. p. scott Of Sioux Falls, pas-
y - Congregational church does
live II prohibition. He de-
\ ls III = letter % the Sioux Falls
\ 'saAat 4 4 impracticable; Inn
q q embarrassment; and should b
aNAy With O ! law. Rather I
eaa stand fOr q minister Of the