Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-07
MRS. J. A. GOING PRESIDENT
Mayor ClsbN I Seven Months of Sickness,
Stgain at Work.
HE DFcL - TO DRAW HIS SALARY
A Dificu 5 at Ramer Ended in the Death
of NJ z Miller, Who Was His Moth
81 J., )nly Support Editor Rawls
* Makes Prediction.

Montgomery, May 6.--(Special)-Th
programme today of the Alabama Feder-
alton of Women's clubs was particularly
interesting. 1t was opened by an invoca-
tion of divine blessing by DR.. George B.
Eager of the First Baptist church of this
city, which was followed by beautiful
musical selection by Miss Nomi Carter
Mrs Robert Cunningham of the Clio-
nian club of Birmingham read treatise
on the Prophetic Power of Poetry
which Is pronounced to have been the
very best effort of this accomplished
woman's experience.
A discussion at some length of women
in Literature" was perhaps the feature Of
the morning session. The discussion was
led by Mrs. John B. Knox of Admission
and was participated in by a number OF
the ladies present. The unfinished busi-
ness of the day before was taken UP and
disposed of and the reports of several
committees were received and acted on.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Mrs. James A. Going of Birmingham,
president; Mrs. C. A. Lanier of Montgom-
cry, vice president; Mrs George L. Haven
of birmingham, recording secretary;
Miss Flora Frye of Admission, correspond
Ing secretary; Miss HoIley of Selma,
treasurer, and Mrs. Wyker of Decatur
chairwoman Of the state executive COM
mittee.
Admission was selected as the next place
of meeting. The convention adjourned
this afternoon sine die.
Mayor Clisby at His Desk
Hon. John H. Clisby, Montgomery's
distinguished mayor, has sufficiently re-
covered to be able to resume his duties
after an illness of more than seven
months. While the mayor has from his
bed of suffering, overlooked and SUPER
intended the affairs of the city, he was
necessarily prevented from discharging
the active duties of the office, and this
duty he imposed upon Alderman Joseph,
who proved very efficient proxy. Be 1t
said to the mayors credit that he has de-
olined to receive any salary from the
city for the seven months during which
he has remained away from his office.
United States Court in Session.
The United States court met last Mon
day, but no business of Importance has
peen transacted by 1t owing to the illness
or Judge Bruce. 1t appears that no SUBJ
stitute can be secured, and the wheels of
the court are therefore clogged until the
judge can sufficiently recover to be at
his post again.
The court adjourned this afternoon un-
til May 1S, there being no prospect Of
Judge Bruce's immediate recovery.
A Killing at Ramer.
In difficulty at Ramer, in this county,
yesterday Mr.. Weaver shot and fatally
wounded a Mr.. Miller. Mr.. Miller died
at noon today. He was single man and
was the only support of a widowed moth
er. The cause of the difficulty has not
been reported here.
Mr.. Mike Pickens Suicides.
Mr.. Mike Pickens, an aged and wealthy
Irishman, who resided on the Ocmulges,
In Randolph county, Alabama, commit
ted suicide last Sunday night by shoot
ing himself in the head with pistol He
had been sick for several days, and on
the night mentioned several friends were
sitting up with him. Late In the night
he told them that he felt sleepy and re-
quested that they retire in an adjoining
room and he would attempt to sleep.
After they had gone out he arose, load
ed his pistol and, returning to bed, fired
a ball into his temple. He leaves a num-
ber of children and grandchildren. Ill
health was the only known cause for his
unhappiness.
A Negro's Awful Death.
A fatal accident happened on the steam-'
er Hattie b., en- route from this city to
Mobile, last Sunday. Just as the boat
was leaving a landing few miles north
Travis, attempted to throw a bundle Of
clothes to some one on shore. The bundle
fell short of the land and struck on top
of the rudder. Travis ran down on the
fan tail and attempted to reach the
clothes through the pit man hole, when
the shaft which propels the wheel struck
him about the head and shoulders crush
ing his skull and Of course producing in
stant death. The body went on down
through the hole into the water and re-
mained on the bottom.
Editor Rawls' Prediction.
Editor Robert Rawls of the Athens
Courier Is In the city attending the
Knights of Pythias meeting. Mr.. Rawls
is an able editor and an observant demo-
crat. Kolb carried Limestone by 1900 ma
Jority In 1892. In an interview today Mr..
Rawls said that Johnston would carry
his county by nearly the majority that
Kolb carried 1t in 1892 He says that the
county democratic ticket will also be
elected by safe majority. In the popu-
list primaries in Limestone recently not
over 1000 votes were polied, and 500 of
these were negro votes. North Alabama,
he says, will come to the black belt With
its oId-firne ma foriffea