Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-02
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Tactics Being Resorted to by the
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MAKE JOHNSTON CONVERTS
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The Louisville Colonies Have Returned Home.
Mr.-Ben StoIenuerck Is Quite III
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Montgomery, April 1.-(Special.) 1.-The
Louisville Colonies, after having spent
| month or more here in training for the
national championship contest, returned
home today. They had intended spend
ing three days in Nashville en- route
home, but Manager McCloskie received
telegram from the Nashville manage
ment today stating, that the grounds
there were a foot deep in water, and
that the game could not be rendered 9TH
erwise than disagreeable. The pro-
gramme was therefore changed and the
team will pass. ON through Nashville
The Colonies showed themselves while
here to be Jolly, clever set of fellows,
and knowing cranks here predict they
will finish not lower than eighth in the
national league
Don't Like Their Tactics.
A gentleman from Birmingham re-
marked here today: II had made up
my mind to vote against my townsman,
Captain Johnston, because 1 differ with
him on the money question, until l ran
across today this editorial in the Hunts
vile Mercury" The gentleman handed
the correspondent an editorial clipping,
which read as follows:
1T is well known that the governor
has the appointment of but three rail
road commissioners, and yet 1t is asserted
that there are siXty-six gentlemen who
each have hope, If not assurances, that
If Captain Johnston is elected he will be
one of the lucky three. Guess who the
man in Madison is"
| Il know Johnston we'll enough to know
! that he has not encouraged sixty-six,
| nor one man, for that matter, to vote for
| him on a promise to appoint him to Of
| flee. 1t is not at all characteristic OF
| him, and If the opposition intends to re-
| sort to such means as this to accomplish
| off frSyst a pnrnina fiOp thew will
| have to count me out, am for Johnston
| from now on. l have always been rather
| ashamed of being opposed to such an
enterprlsing fellow townsman anyhow.
A Negress Mysteriously Shot.
| Annie Porter, a negro girl, was found.
| in an unconscious condition in her room,
on Clay street this morning with pistol.
| ball in her head. The ball entered just
| above her temple and came out just be-
| low her lower jaw. 1t is believed that
| she will die. Who her assailant was is
| not known.
| Baseball Demands Attention.
| The all important question of baseball
| is now attracting the attention of the
| average Montgomerian, and Kehoe and
| Baily are dividing the honors with john
| ston and Clarke. The Montgomery
| cranks are confident they have the best
| material in the Southern league, and
many outsiders who are good authorities
| share the same opinion. The ignonli-
| NOUS failure of the Cincinnati Reds to,
| win out over the locals in ten inning
| game on Tuesday has strengthened the
| belief of the local enthusiasts in the
| strength of their aggregation and great
| things are predicted for the home team.
| Scalded to Death. -
| A commercial traveller just from
| Bridgeport, Ala, reports a fatal accident
| that occurred there a few days ago to a
| young man who formerly worked in Biz
| mingham His name was George Shell
| and he was employed at the Bridgeport
| Woodenware Manufacturing company's
| plant. In a careless moment he walked
| into a large vat Of boiling water, COM
| pletely submerging himself and, Of
| course, receiving scalds that caused his
death within few hours. His remains
| were taken TO his old home at Sherman
Heights for interment.
Ben Stollenwerck Ill.
Mr.. Ben Stollenwerck, an old Birming-
| ham boy, who has more friends than al
| most anybody in the Magic City, passed
through here last night in charge of a
| brother en- route to Florida. Mr.. Stol-
| lenwerck has suffered a serious attack
of pneumonia in st. Louis, where he has
| been living for some months, and was
| coming south in hope of recovery. He
was still in a serious condition when he
| passed through here last Night, being
| partially unconscious, but his brother
| considered that the warm weather had
| already improved his condition. He felt
sure that the Florida trip would restore
| his brother
| N. P. and j. p. Appointments.
Governor Oates announced the follow
ing appointments today. w. T. Poe,
| notary public and ex-officio justice of the
| peace for ward 3, Jefferson county;
| Charles f.. Enslen, notary public at Bir-
| mingham, and j. B. Ferguson, notary
| public and ex-officio justice of the peace
in beat 2, Calhoun county.
Personal and Social.
Mrs Robert p. McDavid returned home
from visit to her father, Dr. Joseph r.
Smith, at Smithfield, yesterday, accom-
| panied by her three children Mr.. Nc
| Davids father, Mr.. John j. McDavid, all
| so accompanied her back and will make
Ia visit to his sons family
Miss Susie Payne of Norfolk, Va, is
| visiting Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Billing ON
Catoma street.
Mr.. Sam c. Gentry, who has been here
with Mr.. John J. Mickle for the past sew
| eral weeks, returned to his home today.
Misses Annie May and Alice Mont
gomery, daughters of Captain Montgom-
cry of Prattville, are visiting Mrs. Lee on
| South Court street.
Mrs. M. A. Magruder left for Tuskegee
| Tuesday after a pleasant stay of two
| weeks as the guest of Mrs. ]. r. Adams
| on Virginia avenue. eH
| Mr.. Ira Virgin, who now has a position
| with a big mortgage company of New
| York CITY and is on the road most of the