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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age Herald Reporters Resume
 Of the Days Happenings.

Attention, A. o. H.-There will be a called special meeting of Birmingham division Ancient Order of Hibernians at 7:3O o'clock for the purpose of consider ing important matters. A full attend ance is desired
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
The Pockets Certainly.

The new Kentucky woman will be sure to have hip pockets and a gun.-Washing- ton Post.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
BLOOD

AN INFANT CAN TAKE IT.
 Contains neither potash nor mer- cury, but theessential blood puri- lying and health restoring princi- ples of medicinalroots and herbs.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29

The Dance at East Lake.-The young people of the South Highlands will go out to East Lake tomorrow night and spend the evening in dancing and other amusements The party will go out late in the afternoon and remain until mid night.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
PERFECT
A HEALTHY CIRCULATION.

For biliousness, malaria, yellow jaun- dice, skin eruptions. pimples and all blcod diseases we can conscieniously recommend
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
THE WEATHER.

Washington, May 2s.-The forecast of the weather for Alabama is as follows: Increasing cloudness, with showelsi cooler in eastern portion; southerly winds
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
At Evansville,

Evansville, Ind, May 2S-Todays game was slugging match and the lo- calls wore themselves out running bases. Burnett secured four home runs. Beard three, Ryan one, and Frank of Memphis one. Only two men struck out and they were Burnett of the locals and Schmidt of the visitors. Score:
 RIFE Evansville ...3 0 4 o 2 0 1O-25 27 5 Memphis 0O41 41O2O1 2-10 F 6 Batteries-D. McFarlan and Fields; Schmidt and O'Meara. Umpre--Ward
 The National League.
 At Brooklyn R H F Brooklyn ....0s sO10S21 e-i5 15 Chicago ........2 0 0 0 0 0 c 0 o. 2 [ Batteries Kennedy, Grim and Bur rell; Stratfon. Hutchinson and Moran. At New York R H E New York. ....01O O0021 2-611 8 Cleveland .....1 0 2 0 20 l o l. ' 10 1 Batteries-Rusie and Wilson; Young and Conner
 Boston ........1113O 3O5oC1--12 r 8 St. Louis. .......0 1 9 9 3 O--11 10 i I3atteries-Wilson and Ryan; staley and peitz.
 At Philadelphia R Fl E Philadelphia ..1 14O00o12 -s14 | CincinnaR .....1 0 o Q 0 0-2 ' 3 Batteries-Taylor and Clements; Par rott and Merritt.
 At Baltimore R II E Baltimore ...1 0 30 03140 s-12 16 1 Louisville ......1 90 ? 0 0 2 O. : 6 F3atteries-Ho Hoffer, Robinson. Clarke; Inks and Welch.
 At Washington k II D Washington ....2 100000 O-412 4 Pittsburg ......2 6 0 , "-14 16 0 Batteries-Stockdale and Mcclure; Hart and Sugden.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29
Realism.

Realism.
 He (resuming his seat after brief visit outside)- an atmosphere of realism there is about this play
 She-Yes. Smells like cloves. Chicago Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29

Cumberland Presbyterian Plcnc.-The Cumberland Presbyterian Sunday school will have their annual picnic at North Birmingham park tomorrow. They have made great preparations for the oc- casion, and it will no doubt, be an en- joyable day.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29

Fresh bread and candy made daily at o. w. Cody's, 1920 to 1928 Sd avenue. ie5 / p
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29

To Arrange for a Picnic.-St. Pauls Total Abstinence society will hold a spe- cial called meeting on next Thursday evening at 7;30 o'clock to make final ar engagements for the picnic which will be given next Tuesday. It is important that all members should be present.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-29

Sunday School Picnic.-The Central Sunday school will picnic at Red Mountain park tomorrow Crhurs- day) The school will meet at the corner Fifth avenue and Eigh- teenth street promptly at S:S0 a. m. with baskets, and from there proceed to the park in body.
The herald., 1895-08-07
A DENVER BANK ASSIGNS
Could Not Produce $4,000 of Public
Money
The President Makes a Statement as to the
Causes Of the Closing Of the
Institution

DENVER, Aug. 6.-The Rocky Mount
the assignment being made to Earl M.
Cranster for the benefit of creditors. No
statement of assets and liabilities has as
yet been made. Last week a demand
was made upon the bank for 1928, 900
county funds on deposit in it and it was
unable to pay. This bank closed during
the panic of 1893. but subsequently re-
opened. certificate being issued to de-
positors. The presidenr is Frank Wood
bury. son of r. W. Woodbury., president
Of the Union National bank, which sus-
pended last week. and the two institu-
,ions were intimately associated in bust.
ness.
f. s. Woodbury.. president of the Rocky
Mountain Savings bank. this afternoon
made the following statement in regard to
the failure:
"The troubles that have crowded upon
us during the past seven business days.
beginning with the failure of the Union
National. followed by the agitation over
the county treasurer s affairs and accom-
panied by damaging reports in some OF
the newspapers have simply broken us
down.
1--WE have paid off all the deposits ex-
cept about $58. 900; some OF the stock
holders are res nonsibe men of means and
it is my Intention to devote all my person.
al efforts to help the depositors until all
are paid. therefore consider it absolutely
certain that every claim will ultimately
be satisfied.
None of the officers or employees of
the hank have ever borrowed q cent from
the institution" "
The herald., 1895-08-07
THE DEFENDER WINS AGAIN
Fin Keel Is Better All Around Than
CenterbOard
A Twenty cone lille Triangular Racc Outside
Newport Harbor for
5000 Cup

NEWPORT, r. l., August eff any
additional test had been needed to show
tlat the fin-keel yacht Defender is a
better all around boat IN the light
weather than the centerboard Vigilant,
it was furnished today when these yachts
raced over 21-mile equilateral triangular
cup offered by Mr.. J. K. Drexel The
course was one which gave the contest
ants chance of showing what they could
do. They started out on beat of seven
miles to windward, then had full reach
of the same distance. and finally run
home before the wind for seven miles
more. In the first two legs the Defender
easily showed her superiority.
When the Defender and Vigilant were
jockeying for position to cross the line,
the big yachts came pretty close together.
Both were on the starboard tack, so
there was no question as to which had
the right OF way. excepting by the rule
that the overhauling vessel should yield.
In this case the Defender was the over
hauling vessel, but the Vigilant as she
did off Sandy Hook. eased off and avoided
what might possibly have been coll
lision. The preparatory gun was fired
frou the Sylvia at IL o'clock am. The
big sloops received their warning at II 25.
when they were only a short distance
from the line. The wind. whicl.Saewas
almost due southwest. was blowing about
ten miles an hour.
Rounding the first mark-Defender at
12:43:l1. Vigilant at 12:43 20.
On passing the second mark the De-
fender had gained l minute % seconds
ON the free reach. The yachts then
jibbed around for home. the finish being
as follows:
Defender, 2:44:18.
Vfpilant 2.50 .2S.
OF the other yachts which raced the
winners were, among the schoonars.
Emerald. Amorita and Loyal; among the
sloops, Queen Nab and Uvira.
The official time of the yachts was as
follows:
Elapsed
Boat Start Finish. Time
Defender ......11:2 :25:55 2:1O:l3 3:44:1s
Vigilant. ...... IL :26:46 2:l7:l4 3:5O:28
The Vigilant has withdrawn from
further contests with the Defender. Mr..
Willard intimating in letter to the re-
gatra committee of the New York Yacht
club that the Defender jockeyed his boat
so unfairly at the start of today's race
and off Sandy Hook on July 22d that h.
declines to meet her again.
When Mr.. Willard handed the letter to
the press tonight he remarked that the
VIgilant was in the service yet to be used
to defend the Americas s cup.
Mr.. Iselin was taken back aI the news
that the Vigllant had decided to with
draw, but he would make no answer to
the letter.
The herald., 1895-08-07
A WILD STORY EXPLODED
Charles Clark Never Saw Theodore
Durrant in Ills Life
But the Time When He Saw Blanche La
mont on a Street Car Was Long
Before the nurder
Associated Pre.s Special Wire,

Associated Press Special Wire.
BOSTON. Aug. 6.-Charles Clark. the
missing witness in the case of Theodore
Durrant, to be tried in San Francisco for
murder, was interviewed just before his
departure for the west tonight. He en-
phatically declared that he knew abso-
lutely nothing that had any bearing on
the murder, and that because OF casual
remark the lawyers for the defense had
sought to stay proceedings by the use of
his name. He said he did not know
Durrant and never saw him.
One of the murdered girls, Blanche La
mont. he knew by sight, but he had never
met her in fact. He had seen her on a
street car with young man and he had
made remark to that effect to lawyer.
The outcome of shs observation has been
that the defense figured upon Clark an
important witness.
He thought the matter over for days,
and has now concluded that it was fully
two or three weeks before the murd er
when he last saw the girl, ana that her
mpanion was not Durrant.
The herald., 1895-08-07
Not Wanted to Serve Upon the
Durrant Trial
TRAMPS' DEED IN THE NORTH
+, Opening of the Council of Red Men at
Redwood City
Tie Attempt to Impeach the San Francisco
"Solld Eight" Unsuccessful
Murder Mystery Up North
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 6.--It is
likely that strong protest will be made
against Walter s. Brown, one of the ac-
cepted jurors in the case of Theodore
Durrant, charged with the murder of
Blanche Lamont. The prosecution has
received information that Brown served as
Juror in the first trial of M. d. Howell.
charged with countereiting. 1t is said
TINT in that case in the United States
district court Brown hung the jury. and
that his action in that case had been the
subject of inquiry by the federal grand
jury. The police believe they have evil
dence enough against Brown to procure
his rejection as q juror in tie Durrant
case. The Howell counterfeiting case is
for many reasons the most notorious case
OF its kind that has ever been tried in the
federal courts of this district. Howell
was the reputed leader Of the North Beach
gang of counterfeiters. His wife owned
property valued at over half a million
dollars. The evidence adduced at the
trial was considered convincing. No adj
uitional jurors were secured today to try
Durrant. The report of an attempt to as
sault Durrant yesterday had the effect
of increasing the number who wait about
the entrances of the Jail and the city hall
to see Durrant. but no effort was made
today to harm him. The sheriff has
treblad the number of his guards.
The herald., 1895-08-07
PLAYING FOR IMMUNITY
"nascot" Alien Declines to DivuIgs Holm
Crimes Unless Promised Release

"r1uscot" Alien Declines to DivuIgc Holmes
Crimes Unless Promised Release
CHICAGO. Aug. 6.-Chief Badenonh
received letter from Attorney Capps
giving the results of an interview which
the lawyer had at Little Rock with the
convict Allen. alias Hatch. The prisoner
is just as crafty as ever, and while per-
sisting in his statement that he knows
all about Holmes devitry. declines to
divulge this knowledge unless first
assured of pardon ana release. To Mr..
Capps Allen told few additional facts
tending to Indicate his familiarity with
Holmes and his doings, but his revela-
iions were not of sufficient value to JUS
tify the authorities in requesting Cover
nor Clark to pardon the horse thief.
1t now appears that Pitzel was known
in Dwight. ILL.,. as Phelps. At the same
time that Pitzel. alias Phelps. was at
Dwight, Miss Cigrand was there also.
When she returned she told her acquaint-
ances that she was about to be married to
Mr.. Phelps. Holmes says that all he
knows about Miss Cigrand's fate is that
she left his employ for the purpose of
marrying Phelps and that she is now in
convent.
The herald., 1895-08-07
STRANGE INrATUATI0N
An Old Cultured Lady Marries Laborcr In
Her Employ

An Old Cultured Lady Marries Laborcr In
Her Employ
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.-Mrs. Liz
zie Rutnford, the wealthy and cultured
widow of Lewis Ruthford. has given So
ciety shock by marrying her man-of-
ll-work-marrying him. moreover, not
once, bnt twice. Fol- two years, she de-
clares. she has been his wife by written
contract; but the fact of this marriage
they Kept secret. Now. however, the
contract marriage has been supplemented
b, an open ceremony. duly licensed.
Presbyterian clergyman tying the knot.
And the going forth of the news has
given the fashionable circles of San Fran
cisco. Santa Cruz, Lake and Napa coun-
ties more to talk about than they have
had for many day, for not only are .he
circumstances OF the case exceedingly
sensational. but the bride is widely
known in this city, where she has resided
for years and occasionally resides even
now. and she maintains establishments in
Napa. Lake and Santa Cruz counties.
Her husband, William Dalzcll. is a farm
laborer. who has been in her employ for
years; and the lady's sons are said to be
furious over the union.
Mrs. Dalzell is granddaughter of
George G. Yount. noted pioneer OF Cal
ifornia. who entered what IS now Napa
county as early as 1881.
The herald., 1895-08-07
GEN. GORDON'S GRANDSON
Dies in Santa Monica a Porter
in a Saloon
WAS A MAN OF EDUCATION
He Was Victim of Hard Drinking and
Disappointment
WAS A MAN OF EDUCATION
lie Worked in Saloon and as q OardensS
but Spent All His Money for
Whisky

Special to The Herald
SANTA MONICA. Aug. 6.-"I die in Z
garret poor man while my folks live IN
q palace With these words James Cor.
don, grandson of famous General
Chinese" Gordon. fell back dead on =
pallet of straw in the rear of Giroux'a
French liquor store last night. Behind
lies story of the wreck of brilliant lie
through the winecup. Gordon was born
in London, England. in 1874, and was
the son of Captain Gordon of the British
navy. who was a son of the famous gen.
eral who, in 1887, was killed by the mad.
his at khartoum. Africa.
Young Gordon, who, up to about twelve
years ago, was clerk in the Bank of
England, separated from his wife owing,
il is said, to his drinking, and came to
this country with about $50, 900 and en-.
gagged in the paving business with q
wealthy Englishman in Sioux Falls, S. D.
They failed and Gordon was penniless.
He came here nine years ago and rented
room of H. T. Giroux, in payment for
which he did the porter work around the
saloon. Gordon worked as gardener
and eked out enough money to buy
whisky. He was at all times a gentle-.
man and was never heard to use vulgar
or profane language. He could talk with
intelligence ON any subject, and these
attributes made him popluar with the
loungers around the saloon. 1t was With
difficulty that anyone got him to talk Of
his relations, but the facts soon leaked
out that he was highly connected across
the water and that he had brother who
a hiOh y,oSifynp i'm Tho
Every year regularly, previous to his
fathers death, he received $50 from
home, but 1t is said about three years
ago when his father died the remittancss
ceased.
Several years ago Judge J. G. Morgan
received letter from Mrs. Elizabeth
Mary Gordon, the dead mans mother.
asking for particulars of her sons condi.
tion. This letter the Judge answered,
and then showed it to Gordon, who
sobbed over it and said he could not tell
her his true condition. Since then
many letters came to MIN from his
mother, who inclosed letters from other
relatives.
Herald reporter, who examined the
dead mans effects today. read several
letters from Mrs. Gordon. They were
filled with terms of endearment and were
solicitous for his welfare. All the letters
were dated from Washington Road,
Richmond, London, S. W. One letter
dated May 18th, the dead mans birth-
day, was filled with kind words, and said
they hoped to see HIM soon. Inclossd
in this was letter from his BROTHER, in
which he expressed a desire to know how
he was prospering. Gordon was too
proud to let any of them know of his
poverty. and carefully kept it all from
them.
He was very heavy drinker. and. it 10
said, was always intoxicated. Last
Thursday he was taken sick, and sin {
then had not eaten anv food. About 10
o'clock last night he went into the saloon
and entered into conversation with the
barkeseper. A few minutes later he re
marked that he was sick, and went t
The herald., 1895-08-07
Two COIored Refugees


CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Two colored wo-
men, Mrs. Mary Stanton and Mrs. Lizzie
Dixdee, refugees from Spring Valley,
arrived in this city tonight and the re-
ports they gave of the treatment of the
colored people at that place have infiamed
the negroes of Chicago to the highest
pitch. Mrs. Stanton is widow, and
since the attack by the Italians on the
colored men at Spring Valley her two
sons have disappeared and she believes
that they were murdered. Mrs. Dixdee
has heard nothing from her husband
since tnat time and believes him dead.
Both women say the reports o. the out
rages have been in no way exaggerated.
They say the colored women and chill
dren were assaulted by the Italians and
brutally treated.
The mass meeting of colored men con-
vened this evening in Arlington hall.
The stories told by the women inflamed
them, and all manner of violent threats
were made against the Italians at Spring
Valley. For the first time during the
day the proposed moving on Spring VAL
ley took definite steps. and ommittees
were appointd to raise funds to secure
arms.
There was much excitement at the af-
ternoon mass meeting when a telegram
was read from Governor Altgeld saying
that the officials of Spring Valley and
Bureau county had not asked for aid,
and il they did it would be promptly
sent. This did not suit the colored men
at all, and the most warlike language was
used. Finally cooler counsel prevailed
and it was decided to give the governor
time to act.
delegation called On Gen. Merritt to
ask that United States troops be sent to
Spring Valley. He told the com mittee
that in the event of the civil authorities
failing to protect the colored people of
Spring Valley the tact should be com
graph; but be did not anticipate that it
The herald., 1895-08-07
LIQUOR LEGISLATION
The British Privy Council Seeking to Deter
mine to Whom It Belongs


LONDON, Aug. 6.-The judicial COM
mittee OF the privy council today re-
sumed the hearing of the provincial pro-
hibition appeal to decide whether the
power to pass prohibitory liquor legisla-
tion belongs to the feoeral or the provin-
cial authorities in Canada. The hearing
was adjourned on Friday last until to-
day. at the finish OF the argument of +.
B. Newcomb on benalt of the dominion
of Canada. The appeal is against iudg
ment of the supreme court of Canada
January 10. 1885, ana questions touching
upon the right to prohibit the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors is
also raised. The Rt. Hon. Sir Edwin
Blake, Q. c., M. P, who is watching the
case IN the interest of the Brewers and
Distillers' association of Ontario, occu-
pied the whole day in arguing that the
appeal should be dismissed. Mr.. Blake
contended that the Northern America act
gave the dominion parliament exclusive
control of the regulations CT trade and
commerce through the dominion. The
government, moveover, he continued, de-
pended largely on the money raised by
duties upon alcoholic liquors for the reve-
nue. with which to enable it to meet pub
lie obligations. The hearing of the ap-
peal was again adjourned.
The herald., 1895-08-07
CONFLICT AMONG MINERS
The Spring Valley Race War at
a StandStiIl
REPORTS WERE SENSATIONAL
White Miners Decree That the Negroes
Cannot Return
REPORTS WERE Sensational
Narration by Female Refugees Inf.ames
the CoIored Population OF Chicago
to High Pitch
Associated Press Special Wire.


SPRING VALLEY, ILL.,, Aug. 6.-The
situation is very quiet in the city. The
negroes are making no efforts to get back.
The reports of armed negroes coming
from Peoria and Chicago to avenge Sun
days affair caused no unusual excitement
here. They would have not only the
italian miners to deal with, but every
white miner in the city as we'll, nun ber-
ing about 1000. Word was sent in from
Ladd and Toluca this morning promising
the whites all the assistance necessary in
case of an invasion, when 5000 more
white miners could be mustered together
in this city in less than two hours. They
do not express the least sorrow over tho
event of Sunday They claim to have
endured the outyages of the blacks as long
as they could.
They claim that the newspaper stories
of negroes being shot and manned are
largely overdrawn. About ten to twelve
were assaulted with sticks or stones. but
no attempts were made to kill. Had the
mob been so disposed. not one could
have escaped. The prime object, as
stated on the ground while the fighting
was at its height, was 20 scare them into
leaving, never to come back again.
A meeting of miners was held today.
Several papers were denounced for their
highly colored and distorted stories.
One newspaper special correspondent was
compelled to flee from the town yester-
day and has not returned. IG was the
middle class and business men who or
dered him to leave, so enraged were they
at his sensational reports.
Mayor Delmago received an anonymous
letter this morning postmarked Chicago,
threatening to wipe him and the entire
city out of existence if he did not use his
position to get the blacks back again. No
doubt trouble will again break out if they
make an attempt to come back. The
Spring Valley Coal Company have repre-
sentatives at SeatonvilIe trying to per-
suade the blacks to return, but the latter
are satisfied to keep away.
The miners are still idle. Five o'clock
tonight was the time given the negroes to
get their effects out of Spring Valley.
Nearly all their furniture has been moved
to Seatonville, where most of them are
getting work. Governor Altgeld wired
to Mayor Delmago today asking particu-
lars: The mayor telegraphed this reply:
Every effort has been made by tho
tect life and property. No lives have been
lost. nor has property been destroyed.
One italian resident has been fatally in.
jured by the negro highwaymen. Every
thing quiet and newspaper reports eXag
gerated. Three negroes injured who re-
fused to vacate Location and insisted on
They are not seriously hurt"
Information is received tonight that
the governor is on his way here. and a
mass meeting of miners will be held
when he arrives"
The herald., 1895-08-07
LOS ANGELES OIL PRODUCTION
A Committee From the Half Million Club (,
Obtain Facts

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. GA meeting
of the executive committee of the Half
Million club was held today to consider
the proposal of representatives of the Los
Angeles oil exchange. Henry Crocker
presided and Alfred Bouvier, W. M
Bunker, Hugh Craig, A. E. Castle and J.
r. Rich were present. The Los Angeles
representatives were r. H. Heron, John
Burns and f. W. Flint. They repre-
sented the oil exchange of that city. 1t
includes four-ffths of the producers.
After some discussion of the merits of
the proposition. W. NJ. Bunker moved.
and it was carried. that the Los Angeles
represen tatives be requested to draw up
statement presenting the facts in relation
to the quantity and quality of the oil out.
put.its value and heating power as shown
by experience. The president appointed
Messrs. Bouvier, Rich and Sonntag a
committee to take charge Of the further
development in the matter.
The herald., 1895-08-07
nurdered by Secret Societies

LONDON. Ont, August 6.-Rev. DR..
and Mrs. Stewart. reported to have been
massacred at Ku Cheng were well known
here. In letter dated Decem ber 10,
1894. from Ku Cheng, Foo Chow. China,
which Mrs. Stewart wrote Mrs. Baldwin,
referring to the existence Of certain se-
cret societies and their menacing attitude
toward the foreigners, she said that SO
strong had they become that the man.
darins had no power to check them. One
report states that all of DR.. Stewards
family except two were sacrificed. 1t is
learned from private source in this city
that there we're five children in the fam
lily. Three of them were murdered with
their parents.