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Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
QUIET DAY IN THE COURTS
John Walton Offers His Body for
 Sale
TO BUY BETTER JAIL FARE
Ed Holmes. Colored, Convicted of Assault With Intent to Murder-0ther Courts
 and Cases Briefly Chroncled

The court house wore a somewhat de- serted appearance yesterday, as there was little doing in the various courts. The circuit court will not be in session this week, and in the criminal court only one case was tried, that of Ed Holmes, colored, charged with assault with intent to murder. He was convict ed and will be sentenced Saturday.
 City Court.
 In the first division of the city court judgment by default was entered in the following suits:
 Martin. Thompson & Co. VS. John k. Ryan; $10S.
 Holstein Woolen company vs. Simpson Mercantile and Lumber company; $lf262 Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust com pany; $2965.9 99.
 The suit of the Jesse French Piano and Organ company against J. K. Lacy was dismissed by the plaintiff.
 The case of Samuel Horshaw against the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for $15,O00 damages for the loss of leg in an accident on the road was then taken up, but was not concluded
 The chancery docket will be called by Judge Sharpe in this division of the city court this week.
 In the second division of the city court the suit of J. w. 'Lackey for SlO,OO0 against the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company for inju- ries sustairfed while employed as fire man on the road is still on trial. Argu- ments will probably be heard today.
 The following juries were drawn:
 First division-John l.. Yancy, w. H. Carlisle, Sam D. Cole, K. T. Boatwright, T. F. Graves, John Doeher, Sinclair Ben nie, R. N. Wheeler, H.. D. smith, R. F. Lacey, s. N. Ward and J. N. Didlake.
 Second division-R. c. Booth w. l.. Cash, Mac Rittenberry, J. T. S. Prewell, J. M. Barrett, c. A. Bain, J. P. Taylor, Robert L. Steele, M. D. Montague, John c. Bagley J. H. Abercrombie; uncom- pleted
 Wants to Sell His Body.
 Sheriff Morrow yesterday received a request from John Walton, the negro murderer condemned to be hanged May 8, to be allowed to sell his body. Wal tons desire for poodle is prompted by an appetite for better fare than is afforded by the jail menu. He was seen by a State Herald reporter, but declined to talk further than to say that he would be glad to see minister of the gospel. Will Smith, the other condemned negro was lying on his cot asleep, or pretended to be, and had nothing at all to say.
 Real Estate Transfers.
 In the probate court yesterday the fol lowing transfers were filed for record:
 F. W. Hollister and wife to J. c. Prime, part of southeast quarter of northwest quarter of section 3O township r, south of railroad; SlQo, way company and Central Trust com pany of New York to the Southern Rail- way company of Mississippi, equipment, road, franchises, etc., of the Georgia Pa cific railroad; consideration nominal.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
FOR SALE.

 $22, 300 for the Watts building, situated on lot 55x100 feet, northeast corner 3rd avenue and 20th street. The building is stories, with hydraulic elevator, steam heater and all modern conveniences. It cost $35 900, and the owner refused $55, 900 for the va- cant lot before the building was erected. The property must be sold and it is a rare bargain
 S7OOO for a 2-story brick store house, cen trally located and always rented we'll. A good investment.
 $520O for 2-story residence, most desirably located on the South Highlands. sl500 for 2-story residence, with kitchen, servants rooms and other Improvements said to have cost over $6000. $20O0 for an S-room dwelling on Avenue D, between 18th and 20th streets. This is a bargain. The lot is worth the money and the improvements cost more than the price asked
 s15OO for lot 1O0x20O, at East Lake, with im- provements worth the money, in good re- pair, and will sell on easy terms. $500 for lot 40x1o0 on 18th street, between 3rdi and i4th avenues, with 7-room dwelling, in good repair; easy terms S40O each for lots 50x190, on Avenue H, be- tween 16th and 17th streets; easy terms. $200 each for several lots; 5Ox125, near Beh- rens' park and the new car wheel works $50 each for 300 lots in Smithfield; $25 cash, balance s5 per month.
 $50 each for ' lots at East Lake; $10 cash, balance $250 per month. $10O per acre for 40 acres of rich land, within a quarter of a mile from Birmingham s corporate limits; easy terms. $50 per acre for several 10-acre tracts; close enough for gardens and truck farms. In addition to the above we have all kinds of property very cheap, and on easy terms.
 Real Estate and Insurance Agents. 2-29-1m
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
FOR RENT

FOR RENT. The best stand in the city for a wholesale business. Adler, Durham & Co.'S old stand on railroad tracks and 20th street. 21 rooms over Ga1atoire's old stand Fist street, newly papered and painted, cheap. 113 and 115 24th street, cheap. g4 and 216 22nd street.
 FOR SALE. 100 feet front by 200 feet deep on Avenue I, 100 feet from Fist street; elegant Broom house; all modern Improvements; s50oo. 1OOx203, walled in with brick; cement walk ; Broom house; bath room on each floor; finished throughout new barn; South Highlands; dummy and electric cars s20OO-2O0x190, houses on 18th street and Avenue H; rents for $30 per month. sSO0-2OOx19O, 14th street and Avenue H. An elegant residence on 18th street. South Highlands, 7ox2l2. between 10th and 11th avenues; $7000. rl... .fa-.s--.-. S0x226. on corner 23rd street and Highland avenue; beautiful residence: all modern Improvements; $S60o.
 S35O0 will buy 50x2l2, nice residence. on cor ner 20th street and 18th avenue. Money to loan on well located business
 MALONE 6 BELL. 2ol7 list avenue.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
FOR SALE.

s1000-5Ox19O, with store house and residence combined in splendid business location. $135O-5Oxl90, with good 2-story, Groom house, fronts on electric car line; $215 cash, balance $17 per month
 16th and 17th streets. s2OOO-50x1O0, with broom cottage, on 5th avenue terms easy. s170O-50xi40, on 4th avenue, between 23rd and 24th streets. with 5-room cottage. $475-91a acres near Elyton; half cash, bal ance 12 and A months. S1500-50x240, on 8th avenue, between Fist and 22nd streets. $1000-100x240, on 9th avenue. north, between 18th and 18th streets. $425-50x190,. on Avenue F, between 18th and 2th streets. ss75-5Ox1OO. with houses, Avenue E and 18th street. $550-17 acres in 4 miles of city, residence and spring. s650-10 acres in AZ miles of city, with good 4-room residence. For rent-8-room, 2-story residences, on Avenue G, between 20th and Fist streets; $25. ; HAGOOD & THOMAS
 20t5 1st AyeulIa
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
CAUSE OF IMMIGRATION.
Attention Called to Convention to Interest
 Northern Home-Seekers.

The State Herald is in receipt of the following letter from MT. John T. Pat rick, secretary of the Southern Inter state Immigra ton and Industrial asso- citation, which speaks for itself:
 Pine Bluff, N. C., March 13. Editor State Herald, Birmingham, Ala Dear Sir: I call your attention to the Southern States Settlers Convention to cialy the suggestion of the Manufactur- ers Record. l am sure if your people de- sire 1t a large number of northern wis., itors can be induced to go from the con- vention to your city. The railroads will be glad to give you such rates as will in- duce them to visit your city at a small cost, as the roads are very much inter- ested in having the northern homeseek- CTS and capitalists see the progressive, wide-awake towns of the south.
 It will be to your interest to have a great many good settlers who are resi- dents of your place attend the conven- ton, and If you will give me list of names of settlers I will see that they are named as delegates and that low rail- road rates are furnished them.
 Please send me marked copy of your paper containing any reference of this matter. Very truly,
 JOHN T. PATRICK. .
  citation convened in Augusta, Ga, May 30, 1894 The following are it's officers:
 M T. Bryan of Tennessee, president; D. H. Elliott of Florida, secretary.
 Executive committee-M. T. Bryan. chairman; J. T. Patrick, secretary; Hen ry Fonde. Alabama Gen. A. c. Collins, Arizona; J. N. c. Stockton, Florida; Thomas P. Grasty, Kentucky; John R.. Bland, Maryland; D. B. Dyer Missouri; D. K. Norris, South Carolina; Dr. John Myers. West Virginia; c. W. B. Hale, Virginia; A. S. Killgore, Arkansas; Dr. w c. Murphy, District of Columbia; H. E. w. Palmer, Georgia; J. G. Hawkes., Louisiana; A. J. Russell, Mississippi Arthur Arringtcn, North Carolina; A. c. Hall, Tennessee; Col. Ben A. Wetter- mark, Texas.
 Vce-presidents. ex-officio members executive committee-Frank Y. Ander- son, Ala ba ma; Gov l.. c. Hughes Ari- zona; c. P Atmore, Kentucky; w. w. Stone, Mississippi; Gov. Elias Carr North Carolina; J. B. Killebrew, Ten nessee: Walter Sharp, Virginia; Gov. W. J. Northen. Georgia; A. s. Killgore, Ar kansas; B. H. Warner, District of Colum- bia John Gill. Maryland; Gov. W. J. Stone. Missouri; Gov. B. R. Tillman, South Carolina; s. Jemison. Texas; John A. Robinson, West Virginia.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
s9n00 PER FRONT FOOT.

'"The Keely corner, at the corner of White hall and Hunter streets, has been sold to MT Enoch Jones at 5000 per front foot. The property is 271a feet, fronting on Whitehall street, and running back on Hunter to a depth of 70 feet"
 The above is from the Atlanta Constitu- tion of March 9, and shows the value of real estate in a city with less natural advan- tages than Birmingham. Now is the time to invest here. We can sell property to- day that we confidently believe will double in value in less than three years. Call and see some of our bargains.
 T. H. MOTION & co. 3-11-1m
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.

s40O-Will buy lot 50x2O0 with good 4-room cottage and well, in Elyton, renting for s per month.
 s16OO-Will buy lots, northwest corner Ave nue H and 14th street. These lots are high and dry. They can be sold separately and on good terms.
 s250OoWill buy nine houses on land 200x19O feet northwest corner Avenue H and 18th street. These houses can be sold seperate- ly and on good terms. s2000-Wil buy lot 100x140 with seven houses. renting for about $25 per month. This property is close in on B. and half of 1t can be sold at same proportionate price. s175o-WilI buy 50 feet front on Humboldt, with large house, costing nearly 5000 to build Terms liberal. Will be glad to have anyone proposing to buy real estate, or rent house of any de- scription to call to see us.
 BAILEY. MCONNELL & HOWARD,
 221 21st street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
12-22-1nn
FOR SALE.

s1OO each-3 good lots in Smthfield. s3OO-C;ood 3-room house near Spring street, on Avenue A, in Avondale. s10O-135x15O just 1a a block from station in s4oooEs acres with an sS0OO modern resi- dence, just one block from East Lake dummy line.
 houses on Avenue E, near ice factory. s25O0--The Hawking place." on Elyton electric line; just miles out. This fine large shade trees, big lot, well. etc. s15OOI77lk feet on Avenue c, between Fist and 22nd street also 50 feet on 22nd street, near G; all for $500.
 s2sOOINice cottage home on corner lot, on South 2eth street. ttF saaO0N1-3 cash, S-room 2 story, modern soIo,ise on Avenue J, near 18th street.
 s. E. THOMPSON, Telephone "A. 215 Fist Street.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
TO JAMAICA.
Special Excursion From Port Tampa to Ja maca Island by the Plant Steamship Lines,

Owing to the success and popularity of former excursions from this country tc Jamaica island the Plant Steamship lines will run a series of them leaving Port Tampa January F and 31 r February IA and 2S, March 13 and 27' Each trip will consume eight days, allow ing two and one-half days on the island Tickets will be good, however, to return on any ship up to and including April 9. One of the Plant Steamship company $ finest steamers will perform this service. and the trip will be most enjoyable one will be furnished upon application to
 W. V. LIFSEY,
 Division Passenger Agent,
 1.2-tf Montgomery, Ala
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
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TO FLORIDA.

Excursion ticktets now on sale by the Plant system to all principal Florida points. Double daily trains leave Mont gomery 7:10 a. m. and p. m., carrying through sleepers from St. Louis and Gin cinnati by the Louisville and Nashville railroad to Jacksonville. Through sleep CTS from Montgomery to Tampa leaving Montgomery 8 p. m.
 For any information write to
 w. V. LIFSEY, D. F. A., 12-29-tf Montgomery, Ala.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
FOR RENT.

FOR KENT. 2104 Sth avenue-2-story frame S-room resi- dence Furnished or unfurnished. Apply on premises or to us.
 FOR SALE. 1O0x140 northwest corner Avenue E and 23rd street. A bargain. 5000 for lot one and half blocks of union depot $S350-sOx1O0 feet, Fist street, near high school WILSON & DUNLAP, 3-11-tf 1921 First Avenue.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
Captain Johnston's Appointments.

Capt. Joseph F. Johnston will address his fellow citizens at the following times and places:
 Wetumpka-Tuesday March IT, II a. m Greenville-Thursday March 19, II a. m Evergreen-Friday March 20. Brewton-Saturday, March 21. Monday, March 23-Dadeville Wednesday, March 25-Gadsden. Thursday. March 26-Tuskaloosa. Friday, March 27-Wetumpka. Saturday, March 2S-Ecleetic.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

Zzlf Au avenue
 FOR RENT.
 No 510 18th street, rooms; bath and ser wants room, in good fix; $l0
 No. 731 18th street, south,5 rooms upstairs, splendid fix. $5.
 No 1707 8th avenue rooms bath. hot and cold; gas and servants room; cheap.
 FOR SALE.
 s4OO-Three-room house and lot 50x190, on Birmingham and Bessemer dummy line, near Hospital station. Terms easy. with small cash payment.
 S70o-Five-room house and nice lot on elec- tric car line; $150 cash, balance $15 per month. aooo A bargain in Elyton for 5000 cash-Va- cant property, good market garden land. s1400-Store house and small cabin on 9th avenue. between 26th and 27th streets. Easy terms. ,., . north Small cash payment, balance monthly. s,.s ... Two houses at Lakeview, on easy terms, and at your own figures almost. Come and let me surprise you for once with low 2 acres on Enon Ridge; will sell at a very great bargain and extra easy terms; small cash payment. In fifty feet of splendid spring. . ,,.. ,o,,.o eos' s0'' L. G. PETTYJOHN,
 1S26h Third avenue
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17

$20O5-6-room house, lot 50X140, good condi- tion on 4th avenue between 23rd and 2th streets; half cash; a snap for close buyer
 $4O0-4-room house. 11a blocks from dummy line, on 7th street, East Lake, lot 50x160, in good condition; a nice home and cheap. S600-5-room house, 1 block from Parker sta ton Woodlawn, lot 50x150; grape vines and fruit trees. Come at once if you want a pretty place.
 $20O0-7-room. house and acres of land on the macadamized road, Woodlawn: every thing in first-class order. S15OO-5-room house and acres of land right in Woodlawn 1 block from the dunn my terms to suit.
 We have some nice farm lands from to 2 miles of town, from $5 per acre up. It will pay anyone who desires to purchase or sell to call upon us and see our list.
 DAWSON & NASH 3-15-tf 19095 2nd avenue
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT. Residence, 1707 Sth avenue, North, rooms. Residence. 1911 Avenue K, T rooms. Brick store, 1727-29 1st avenue. Brick store, 209-11 North 22nd street.
 FOR SALE. b0x190-7th avenue North, s6500 5Ox240-Sth avenue, North, $4000. 50x140-3rd avenue, North, $2750. Brick store, 2nd avenue, $l2, 900. 5Ox140-5th avenue, North, $570O. 25l4 9th avenue, North s475e. Residence, 18th street, South, $S000. Residence, Fist street, South, $45oo. Residence, 17th street, South, $SO0O. Residence, 17th street. South, 5000.
 w. B. LEEDY & CO.,, Telephone No. 42. u4a North 2lst St.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
LOANS.

MONEL LOANED on diamonds, watches, eral confidential and responsible. Old gold and silver bought. Standard Loan Co.,, 20l0 1st avenue. 1l-2O-tf MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without street, between 1st and 2d avenues.
 my2-3m
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
DON'T DRAG YOUR FEET.
LIFELEss MOVEMENTS AND YOU'RE
 ALWAYS TIRED.
Poor Circulation Caused by Tobacco Heart Action Seriously Affected and Blood
 Nicotine-Tainted.

= :;:. .::.: .::: ::: ]; ::: ::: ::: : night?
 Many other
 pains and symp toms?
 They are caused by poor circulation, because your heart action is weakened by nicotine, and your blood is tobacco- poisoned. Tobacco weakens the heart action, the blood is not pumped fast enough. Your feet are cold, ache and burn by turns. No wonder you feel like putting them head-high when you sit down.
 Do you know that tobacco weakens all the zperye-centers, and is the cause of many weak tired, lifeless, listless feel ing?
 There is a guaranteed cure, No-To-Bac which has cured over 300.000 cases, and will cure you just as it has Senator El- lington and the Hon. R. H. Pearce. who
 USED TOBACCO 27 YEARS.
 Thompson, Ga, Nov. 23. Dear Sirs: After using tobacco nearly twenty-seven years I took two and one half boxes of your No-To-I3ac. which freed me of the pernicious habit, and have not tasted tobacco since, neither have I any desire for it. I had previ- ouSly tried number of antidotes, but without success Some months ago I procured three boxes for the Hon. C. H. Ellington of this place, late state senator and now president of the Farmers State alliance of Georgia. He had used to- bacco excessively for zthirty years. He used two boxes of No-To-Bac and imme diately discontinued the use of tobacco. Yours truly,
 R. H. PEARCE,
 Clerk of Superior Court It all rests with you-why not try No- To-Bac under absolute guarantee of cure by your own druggist? If you don't like feeling well, enjoying new manhood you can learn tobacco using over again. Get our booklet, Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away" written guaran- tee and free sample mailed for the ask ing. Address The Sterling Remedy Co.,, Chicago or New York.
 If you are interested in Bir- mingham you should send sample copies of the indus trial edition of the State Her. aid issued on the lst of March. They can be purchased at this office at sc per copy. 5-4-H
Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-17
FOR SALE

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for property in or near Birmingham, 400 acres of land on St. Mary's river, Florida. Call on or address the owner, John Mackenzie. 1726 1st avenue 3-S-f FOR SALE-Modern cottage, all conven- fences, on. lot 6Ox15o in choice neighbor- hood oyerloohng ssed eity Sonth Hghlanhds
 Jonas Schwab & Co. 2-11-tf
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18

an amendment thereto promptly adopted it
was provided that Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exel else thereof"
These provisions are sententious and con-
densed statements of the act of Virginia passed
in 1888, introduced by Mr.. Jefferson, which
provided that "all men shall be free to profess,
and by argument maintain their opinion in
matters of religion, and that the same shall in
no wise diminish, enlarge or effect their civil
capacities"
Our ancestors laid broad and deep the foun-
dalton of nationality. How have we continued
their work? 1--WE have left undone those
things which we ought to have done, and we
have done those things which we ought not to
have DONE"
After more than 100 years of National life,
while we have exacted from the citizen ale
giance'we have failed to give its corollary
personal protection, not only IN foreign lands
but within our own borders. Our revenue and
financial systems instead OF being settled
upon business basis, in non-partisan and
sensible way, have been left for political
parties to play at battledore and shuttlecock,
to the irreparable injury OF every industrial,
agricultural and commercial industry. We
have not now and never had any foreign
policy, but in that regard live from hand to
mouth, one administration the action of its
predecessor, and sometimes its own We have
acted as though we believed a public debt to
be public blessing and private debts benefac-
tons
Some Portuguese workmen belonging to the
organization, not American citizens became
dissatisfied with their wages, and a strike was
declared against all railroads that used the
cars made by the manufacturer, their former
employer. Instantly travel was suspended and
commerce parslyzed from Chicago to the Pa
cifc Ocean. large amount of property was
wantonly destroyed, men were murdered, the
State governments were powerless to protect
life or property, and, indeed, did not
make the attempt. There was no COM
plant by the employees of the railroads
here or anywhere. 1t WAS a sympathetic
strike-a strike because a few hundred for
eigners $500 miles away had or claimed
to have grievance, not against the railroads
here or elsewhere, but against company that
manufactured cars that had been bought or
leased by the railroads, and were part of
their rolling stock without which they could
not transact their ordinary business or carry
the mails of the United States. All this was
done by the authority OF one man holding no
Office, in the exercise of power above, beyond
and in contempt of law, order and the rights
of the people.
In this condition the President issued his
proclamation commanding the strikers to
cease obstructing the mails and commerce of
the country, and as Mr.. Debs gave no heed to
that. he ordered the Federal troops to take the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18
THE BIC STRIKE OVER
All Differences Have Been Am.
1cably Settled at Sun
set Park.
The Builders Exchange Picnic Pro-
nounced a Grand Success by All
Who Attended.

The big "strike" which was declared on
about two weeks ago and which was ad-
vertised to take place Yesterday was fully
carried out, and notwithstanding the short
notice and magnitude of the undertaking
deed, that it paralyzed every branch of the
Builders Union for one day.
But fortunately for those who had a
grievance ali differences were settled at
Sunset Park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains,
yesterday, when the contending factions
met in the spirit of goodfellowship and
over t. freedom of a picnic programme
the conquerors and conquered shook hands
and without any admonition from Presi-
dent Oscar Lewis never to be again guilty
of striking under similar circumstances
proceeded to enjoy themselves as orderly
picnickers do when out on a good time with
their families.
The Builders Exchange picnic was
decided success from the start to the finish.
The long line OF cars, with their putting
and snorting engines, ran down through
the Santa Clara Valley on Fgood time and
brought the jovial crowd to the scene of
pleasure, where Cassasa's band was in
readiness to make them still more happy
with lively dance music.
After locating their well-flled lunch
baskets beneath the shady oaks. rush
was made to the recreation grounds where
the sports were held
There were sixteen contests for an equal
number of prizes, commencing with boys
and girls under 16 years OF age down to
fat men and matrons, who pulled and
forced themselves into running speed to
see. which would win the prize, winding
up with tug-of-war with eight picked
men from the various branches belonging
to the exchange, all OF whom pulled (not
politically, however, butt on the end of
taut rope to see who could outpull the
other fellows.
When the engine bell rang its alarm at
$50 to get aboard the train for the City
there was not one man, woman or child in
the crowd dissatisfied and all declared the
hig strike OF June, 80, was over and not to
be repeated for another year.
The directors expect nothing out of the
days pleasure in the shape of finance; all
that is hoped is that those who went were
happy and enjoyed themselves.