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Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
SENATOR PAYNE DIED INTERSTATE. Ills Estate, Valued at $3 ,ooo. .0oo to Be Di-
 Vided Into Three Parts

Cleveland, O., Sept. 11.-Henry B. Payne died intestate. It is given out by his confidential lawyers that the estate is worth about 3,OOO,OOO in bank stock and real estate. This amount will be di- vided into three parts, one-third to Col. Oliver H. Payne, the Standard oil mag nate. one-third to Mrs c. w. Bingham of Cleveland and one-third to the heirs of Mrs. William c. Whitney. The heirs of Mrs. Whitney are four-Harry Payne Whitney, who married Gertrude Wander bilt; Mrs. Almeric Paget. Dorothy Whit ney and young Whitney, who is now at tending college. The old homestead on Euclid avenue, in this city, was recently deeded to Mrs. C. w. Bingham.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
NOW FITZ QUlBBLES.
Says He Will Not Meet in the Police Gazette Office to Sign Articles With
 Corbett.

New York, Sept. 11.--A dispatch was received in this city today from James J. Corbett, now staying at Asbury Park N. J., in which he says he will meet Fitzsimmons at the Police Gazette office at 1:3O p. m. tomorrow and will surely ac- cept the challenge to fight for $5000 or $1O,000 and the largest purse offered. Fitzsimmons, on receiving Corbetts dis patch telegraphed Corbett that he would meet him at any other place and that he did not propose t. do business In the Gazette office.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12

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Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
HORSE THIEF AND BURGLARS.
They Return the Fire of the Guard and
 Escape.

Escape.
 Frankfort, Ky, Sept 11.-Joseph Sheer and Frank Smith, murderers. and Charles Slaven and Charles Shannon, burglars, and Frank Bevins, horse thief, seereted tools in their cells in the penitentiary, and at o'clock last night they broke the locks on their cells and es- capped. Before leaving the cell room they secured rifles, shotguns and revolvers from the day guards armory. They climbed the north wall of the prison en- closure. The night guards did not dis cover their escape until they were in the act of jumping from the top of the wall They fired on the escaping convicts and the latter returned the fire, but as far as known nobody was wounded. Owing to the darkness pursuit of the conviets has been impossible, although the governor has offered a reward of $l00 each for their capture.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
DELBRIDGE'S BODY
Found Floating on the Lake-Dressed In Bathing Suit-Tte Insurance Com
 panies Will Pay S65, ,000.

Atlanta, Sept. 11.-Thomas J. Del bridges body was found floating today at Lakewood. He was dressed in a bath ing suit and it is presumed that he jump ed from the boat in which he was last seen alive to take swim, was seized with cramps and drowned He was car rying $65,000 of life insurance, which the companies will pay. It had been suggest ed that he rowed across the lake, changed his clothes and lief. the country, but the recovery of the body disproves that.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
Those Letters of Notification.

Washington, Sept. 11.-Senator Butler, chairman of the populist committee, this morning received letter from Senator Allen stating that he would mail his letter of notification to MT. Bryan of his nomination by the peoples party for president on September 15. Chairman Butler has likewise decided that he will mail to Mr Watson his letter of notifica- ton of his nomination as vice president on the same date.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12

O'Brien, Thomas and yanHoose voted in the affirmative and MT. Lowrey in the negative.
 The board then adjourned to meet next Monday night al o'clock in the superln- tendent's office in the high school build ing for the transaction of regular busi- ness.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
Earle Declared the Nominee.

Columbia, s. C., Sept. 1.-The state executive committee met to- night and declared General Earle the nominee of the party for United States The committee also called on the board of control and the legisla ture to publicly investigate and report to the public on the scandalous charges against the state dispensary.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
Judicial Bomb at Louisville.

Louisville, Sept. 11.-Judge Thompson Of the city court this morning turned over to the grand jury thirty employees of the pool rooms, including three telegraph operators, on the charge of violating the gaming laws by working in pool rooms. The judge also expressed the opinion that the Western Union Telegraph company could be indicted and fined for furnish ing odds to the pool rooms
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
Drumming Up More Recruits.

Madrid Sept 11-lt is announced that In addition to 10000 troops. which are to be embarked for Cuba at the beginning of the month of October, force of 20, 900 men is about to be organized for service in Cuba if 1t should become necessary to send further reinforce naents
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
STILL NO RESULT.
The Convention of the Fourth Congressional District in Session at Shelby Springs
 BaIloted All Day.

Calera, Sept. H. (Spccial) )-The con- vention of the Fourth Congressional dis trlct, which adjourned deadlocked at Selma a fortnight ago, reeonvened at Shelby Springs today.
 Meager reports from Shelby Springs, which is without telegraph or telephone facilities. are to the effect that the con- vention balloted all day without result or any marked change in the strength of the reSDectiye candidates
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
SILVER GOING ABROAD.
The Campania Takes Out Several Consi
 ments of the White Metal.

New York, Sept. 11.-M. Guggenheim 8 Sons will ship 157OOO ounces of silver, J. and w. Seligman & Co. 65,00O ounces, Handy & Harman 50,OO0 ounces; Heidel- bach, Ikelheimer & Co., 50,OOO ounces, Fuller & Wilson 10000 ounces, Lewssohn Bros. 20,000 ounces and Zimmerman & Forshay 50,000 ounces and 30, 900 Mexican dollars to Europe on the steamer Cam pania, sailing tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
He Isa Silver Man.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept 1.-The demo- cratic state committee, after exhausting all of it's persuasive powers in an at tempt ito induce Thomas Taggart to ac- cept the chairmanship, which Sterling R. Holt resigned yesterday, gave up the job and today elected Parks Martin of Spencer county to the vacancy. Martin is silver man, and his selection is ex- pected to pacify that element of the par ty. which was the direct cause of Holts resignation.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
vermonters Call on Mckinley.

Canton, O., Sept. 11.-A delegation of 1OS Vermonters. who came to tell Major Mckinley about the republican victory in the Green Mountain State, arrived at g o'clock this morning and marched at once to the candidates residence. They were applauded all along the line of march.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
North Cnroljna Bolters.

Raleigh N. O., Sept. 11.-The state ex- ecutive committee of the national dem ocratic party met at Durham today to complete organization and arrange for an active campaign. W. w. Clark of Newberne and Lindsay Patterson Of Winston were chosen electors at large. The other names on the ticket will be made known as soon as definitely deter mined upon. Plans for the distribution of literature and the formation of sound money clubs were discussed and will immediately be put into operation.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
Short 3.OOO. .OOO Marka.

Berlin. Sept. 1.-Herr Schuster, direct or of the Handels Geseleschaft, has been arrested upon the charge of embez- element. The amount of Herr Schus- tets defaIcation is estimated at 100000 marks.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
A Straw.

Raleigh, N C., Sept. 1i.-Democratic State Chairman Manly today received letter saying a republican club of forty members in the. western part of the state had declared for Bryan.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12

Saginaw, Mich. known as the Saginaw Kid" have been matched to box twenty five rounds before the Bohemian club of New York. This bout practically decides the lightweight championship of the world.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
Cut in Two at the Hips.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 11.--Jamss Cherry, cigar maker of this city, threw himself under a train of moving cars a the de- pot of the Norfc:k and Western railway this morning, and was cat in two at the hine
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
The Treasury Reserve.

Washington Sept. 11.-Tbe treasury gold reserve at the close of business to- >day stood at s109,019,70S. The days with drawals of gold at New York amounted to $S4. 100.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
Kleberg Ken ominated.

Corpus Christi. Tex. Sept 1.-The democratic congressional convention met here yesterday, renominated Rudolph Kleberg of Cuero for congress and adopt ed a free silver platform
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
To Consider Proposition of the Democrats.

Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 1.-The populist state committee will meet within ten days to consider the question of electoral fusion with the democrats. The populist state chairman declines to say whether the proposition made by the democrats is acceptable It was made August l, and was that the populists should have five and the democrats six electors. The popuists will under the terms of their agreement of yesterday with the republi- cans, nominate candidates for congress in the Second, Fifth and Ninth districts.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
BUSINESS ON THE UP GRADE And the Outlook for Autumn Is
 Favorable. THERE IS A LARGER DEMAND And More Encouraging Look to tfe Prices
 Movement TONE OF IRovED STEEL MUCH BETTER
 v- = The Tide ofq :. Imports Still Runs Strong ly This s'-An Advance in Print
 qJs ls-The Record of
 Es Failures
TONE OF RoNSD STEEL MUCH BETTER

New ' sSi, Sept. 11.-Bradstreet's to- morrowS,.>u say:
 The feeling among jobbers and manu- facturers last week that an improvement in demand for reasonable staples was in sight was evidently well founded, for at more than dozen centers south and west the demand is now more active, the volume of sales has increased and the general outlook is much more favor able for business later in the autumn. Notwithstanding the Labor Day inter- ruption the weeks volume of business is slightly heavier, several cities reporting larger demand this week to repenish depleted stocks during the two preced- depleted stocks than during the two pre- ceding months. The most marked im- provement is at Chicago, St. Louis, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Pittsburg, Charleston and Augusta, although otLer cities have reported a better feeling and prospects for a more active demand.
 No such gain has taken place in finan- cial as in commercial circles. While there is an increased demand for mer- cantile discounts, the supply of money is larger, though rates for money remain unchanged west and south, with no change or higher quotations at eastern cities. New Orleans bank failures have resulted in restricted loans and volume of trade at a time when the early move ment of cotton and sugar prospects had stimulated trade. In Texas farmers are holding cotton for an advance in price, and leading Georgia jobbers find mercan- tile collections much improved.
 Providence reports a better tone among iewelry and cotton goods manufacturers and that nearly all the latter are running full time again.
 The shrinkage of production of pig iron in the United States from rate equal to 10,000,000 tons per annum to less than two-thirds that quantity Is proving an effective remedy for stagnation in the iron and steel industries and already de- mand has begun to reassert itself.
 There is a more encouraging look to the prices movement also. Wheat is up again on continued active export moye- ment and a very general tendency on the part of the crop reporters to make out nominal shortage in the worlds production this year. Short crop views as to oats and cotton have like effect, the latter finally having some influence m raising print cloth quotations since surplus stocks of cotton goods have be- gun to have less weight.
 Business failures throughout the Unit ed States this week number 30S More than twice as many failures are report ed this week as in the corresponding week of 1892.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12
SITUATION RATHER MIXED Hitches in the Fusion Plan in
 North Carolina. NO MCKINLEY ELECTORS Will Be Voted for by the Populists, Says Seua- tor Butler. THElEGlSLATURE IS IA PUZZLlNG PROBLEM "How Happy We Would Be Were T'other Dear Charmer Away" Expresses the
 Feeling of the Populists-Gen-
 eral Political News.
THElEGlSLATURE IS A PUzZLlNG PROBLEM

Washington Sept. 11.-"There are sev- eral hitches in the fusion plan in North Carolina" said Chairman Butler, who re- turned from that state last night but l believe the whole matter will be ar ranged satisfactorily. The democrats re- fused our offer to fuse with them all the way through, and of course there will be no fusion with that party. We have ar ranged fusion between the republicans on the legislative ticket, and have par tially arranged an agreement on the state ticket. We have named a full elec- toral ticket and will make no combina- tion that looks to the possible election of Mckinley electors in our state. We are against the gold standard and will have nothing to do with any ticket that has that end in view"
 Will the fusion with the republicans on the legislative ticket result in the elec- tion of republican to the United states senate to succeed Senator Pritchard?' MT. Butler was asked.
 If such an arrangement has been made our candidate for governor would have clear track. AS it is there is a three-cornered race for governor and If we elect ours it will be without the aid of republican fusion. The candidates elected to the legislature will be free to follow their own inclinations. l am led to believe that neither of the three par Lies with candidates in the field will have a majority of the legislature"
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12

EverhArdt aud Laviene Matchss
 New York, Sept. 11.-Jack Everhardt of New Orleans and George Lavigne of
Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-12

A called meeting of the board of educa- tion was held in the office of Lane & White yesterday afternoon at 5:3O
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05
Democratic band book.

The new Democratic handbook II
now ready for distribution Muct
care, thought and labor has been ex
pended in its compilation, and il II
offered to Democrats with the assur.
ance that it contains absolutely au.
thenlic information, not Published
elsewhere, ofthe party organization Ia
every Precinct, County and political
division of the State.
In addition to complete and accu-
rate lists of State and County Execn
tive Committees and the names OF
their officers, it contains lists of the
counties composing each Legislative,
Senatorial, Circuit Court, Appellate,
Railroad Commissioner, and Congress
sioual District, aud the name and adj
dress of the Chairman of each COM
mttee. II also contains the Rules OF
the State Central Committee adopted
under the authority, of the last State
Convention, Platform of the Party,
State and National, tables showing
the vote of the State by Counties and
Districts, and statistics of interest and
value to every Democrat and Citizen.
One OF its features is the correct name
and address of every county officer in
the State, and court calendar revised,
aud brought down to the date OF adj
journment of the last Legislature.
1t is an indispensable record for all
Democratic office-holders, those who
are seeking, or expect to seek office, and
of great interest to all who have held
office in the Commonwealth. In fact,
1t constitutes record of permanent
value to the party, and will enable
those having its interests and welfare
at heart to organize more efficiently
in the future than they have ever been
able to do in the past.
To cover the cost of compiling the
matter and printing the book, the
price of 80 cents has been placed upon
it. and it is hoped that every Democrat
in the State will be willing to incur
such small expenditure toward a
record of such value to the party.
Orders will receive prompt attention.
r. Ii. INGRAM, Sec'y.
Louisville, Ky,
Room 7l5 Columbia Building.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05

A personal letter to Mr.. W. p.
Dickey, of this city, from the fami,
ly of DR.. Robt. Hiner, who was re-
ported by us in last onr issue
Through a mistaken correspond
ent) as being dead, brings the glad
news that the Doctor is still living,
with possible prospects Of recovery,
though his condition is still criti-
cal. The letter says his attack be-
gan about one month ago, since
which time he has been Frustrated,
and at several times quite near the
verge of the river, his pulse at in
tervals standing at % to 35 and
seldom to register over 40. twill
be joyous intelligence to the many
friends and admirers of DIR. Hiner
in this community, where he lived
and labored so earnestly, to know
that there is even possible hope
of his restoration, and the prayers
of many Christians here, prospect
i've of church lines, will go up in
his behalf.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05

Judge w. D. Minnick, of More.
head, died in this city on last Fri
day morning at 2 o'clock from
blood poison. He had been here
under treatment BY DR.. j. B. Taul-
bee just one week.
Judge Minnick was about 46
years old and was native of Vir-
ginia. At one time he was police
Judge of Morehead, and at the time
of his death was conducting a gro
Gerry business. He was a man of
sterling worth, good citizen, and
had many fast friends. About
four weeks ago Finley Tolliver went
into Judge Minnick's store, under
the influence of whisky, and was
very boisterous, and Judge Minnick
took him by the arm and led him
out to the pavement, when Tolliver
turned and shot him, the ball strik-
ing the arm and ranging up to the
elbow. The wound was painful,
but was not considered dangerous
until several weeks later when it
began to give him great pain.
Blood poison set up and DR.. Taul-
bee was summoned, but not until
the disease had so progressed that
it was beyond the control of medic
al skill. When Dr.. Tau,beo FIRST
saw him he was unconscious.
Judge Minnick was brought here a
week before his death and received
every needed attention. He was a
Knight Templar and was cared for
BY that order here. His funeral
was preached by Elder f. G. Button,
assisted bv Elder III. d. Clark, of
ibis city, and his remains were in
erred in Machpelah Cemetary with
Knight !Templar honors. Judge
VI innick leaves wife who has the
'ympathy of the many friends she
made while here at the bedside of
Ter husband.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05
Shortest Route to Louisville.

The distance from Lexington to
Louisville has been greatly shortened
by the Shelbyville CUTOFF" just CON-
pleted. G. IL 0. trains leaving Mt
Sterling at z :05 a. m. and 4:50 p. m
daily, reach Louisville at IL q. m. and
8 80 p. m. q hours and 45 minutes).
The G. Il 0. now has the shortest line
between Mt. Sterling and Louisville.
is the only line with double daily
limited vestibuled train service. Frak-
fort aud Shelbyyille are the only
points at which these trsins sop.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05

Beginning with May Sth. the
paper now known as the Bath
County Banner and edited by Thos.
j, Young at Owingsville, will be-
come Democratic politically, and
will be issued under the name of
the Bath County Democrat and
will be edited by S. S. Classify,
former editor of the Montgomery
County Times. Sam can't stand
Republican association long at a
time, hence the death of the Banner
and birth Of the Democrat.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05

Judge Howard r. French is be-
ing urged by his friends for dis
trict delegate to the Chicago Con-
vention. There are many good
men in the Tenth District, but
there is not a better one or truer
Democrat than Judge French. He
is a Democrat who will always
keep his eyes open to what is for
the best interest Of his party, and
is now and has ever been willing to
sink private interests and personal
inclinations in that which looks to
the general welfare of the party.
We hope to see Judge French sent
as delegate to the National Con-.
vention; and of one thing we are
assured, the Democrats Of the
Tenth District can find no man
who will more creditably represent
them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05
Attention, Democrats.

a mass meeting of the Demo
Gratis OF Montgomery county will be
held at the Court House in Mt
Sterling on Saturday, May 30,
1896, at 2 o'clock p. m, sun time,
for the purpose of choosing dele
gates to the State Convention call
ed to meet at Lexington on June 3,
1896. II. Il. FRENCH,
Chairman.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05
We arelauthorizedito announce
- - IaHON. THOS. TURNER,

as Democratic candidate for Congress in this
District, subject TO the action of the Democratic
Convention of the District. He will in Few
DAYS issue an address to the District, setting
forth explicitly his views ON all public questions
and asks us to say that he recognizes that many
OF his friends honestly differ with him in his adj
vocacy of the fun coinage of silver. He would
be glad of their support on personal grounds or
from the fact they agree with him on other ques-
tions of public policy, but that he is unwilling
by equiyOcation or suppression of his views
to deceive any one into supporting him for the
nomination or election.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-05-05

Senator Sherman says that McKin-
ley is orthodox on the money question.
What is Sherman's idea of orthodoxy,
anyway? He does not agree with Mir.
Carlisle and has been known not to
agree with Mr.. Carlisle and has been
known not to agree with Mr.. Sher-
man. What's the matter with Nc
Kinley speaking his own mind p
Louisville Times.
The silverites would ask whose
mind is Mr.. Carlisle speaking now.