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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24
$1,000 PER FRONT FOOT.

"The Keely corner, at the corner of White
hall and Hunter streets, has been sold to
Mr.. Enoch Jones at $4,000 per front foot. The
property is 271a feet fronting on Whitehall
street, and running back on Hunter to a
depth of 20 feet"
The above is from the Atlanta Constitu-
ton of March 8, 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.
Il. H. MOTION & co.
Al
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24

$500 will buy dwelling house No. 517 North
21st street; renting for $50 per month. This
place is very centrally and desiraly To-
Gated, and is bargain.
$40 per foot will buy fine corner lot on 9TH
avenue.
$500 will buy nice lot on 5th avenue be-
tween oath and 18th streets.
$4,000 will buy lot 100x140 on Southside close
in and well improved renting for $50 per
month. This is a rare bargain. s-
$500 will buy house and lot 103x143. corner
Humbolt and I'D streets. House cost 5000
to build.
Anyone wanting to buy, sell or rent will
do well to see US, as this Is but small part
of our list.
BAILEY, MCCONNELL G. HOWARD,
221 21st street.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24
FOR SALE.


s1000-5Ox190 with store house and residence
combined, in splendid business location.
s135O-5Ox19O with good 2-story, Groom
house. fronts on electric car line; $215
cash, balapce ST per month.
500 per foot375x140, on End avenue, between
18th and 18th streets. s'"el
S2OOO-5OxiOO with Broom cottage. on 9Th
avenue; terms easy.
s17OO-50xi40 on 4th avenue between 23rd
ana 2th streets, with Groom cottage
1861 acres near Elyton; half cash, bal
ance IL and "a months.
1880 5Ox24O. on 9Th avenue. between 21st
and END streets.
18th and 18th streets.
s425-5Oxl90, on Avenue F. between 18th and
9th streets.
ss75-5Ox1OO, with 2 houses, Avenue and
18th street.
s55O-17 acres in 4 miles Of city. residence
and spring.
Ss5O-16 acres in ~ miles of city, with good
4-room residence.
For rent-S-room, 2-story residences, on
Avenue G, between 20th and 2tst streets; SIS.
-l HAGOOD e THOMAS,
2015 LIST Avenue.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24
CIGARETTE SUCKERS.
Men Get Roped Into All Kinds of Skin
The Worst Roped Man Is the Cigarette
Smoker-Robbed of Health and Man.
hood, His Most Precious
Possessions.

Say, where
d'you get that
coffin nail, CHM
mey %
"Oh, I caught
it on the fly from
de guy on de COR
ner."
And the two lit
tie bootblacks-
God bless EN-,
they didn't know
any better-sat
on the curb and
smoked the Gig
arctic. out OF
sight.
We often Won
der, when we see
and hear such
things, how ethe
other half of the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
Residence 8th avenue, north; $4,000.
Residence 25l4 9Th avenue north. $4750. fi
Residence, 18th street, south $4,000.
Residence, 21st street, south; $4500
Residence. 18th street, south; $1,000
Residence 21st street, north; $780,
Residence 21st street, north; $3.50
Residence 602 south 18th street; $1400.
Residence, south 18th street; $500. .,a
Brick store, Morris avenue; $500.
Brick store, Morris avenue: $500.
Brick store, First avenue; $4,000
WANTED.
We have a demand for houses by good
tenants. 2. a.
Telephone No. A. 114l2 North 21st st.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24

We are headquarters in California
wines, such as sherry, port and clarets.
We canot be excelled In quality and
prices on imported and domestic liquors
of any kind Give us a trial and be con-
WINGED. M. & A. WISE,
Cor Morris ave and Twentieth street
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24
LOANS.

LOANS.
MONEL LOANED on diamonds, watches,
jewelry and most anything of value. Lib
eral, confidential and responsible. Old
gold and silver bought. Standard Loan
Co., 2010 1st avenue. 11-20-tf
MONEY TO LOAN-On furniture, without
removal from $40 up. S. r. Searle, 18th
street, between LIST and I'd avenues
my2-3m
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places. II grew to be his hobby. and he
transformed one of the plantations into a
perfect paradise OF a park, with charm
ing drives down through Wild ravines.
where dense jungle OF magnolia and
beech trees and jessamine vines tangle in
graceful confusion, and where game OF
varied sorts abounds. Upon a lofty ele-
walton overlooking this sleepy hollow Mr..
Jones has built a country club house. His
original Intention was TO have II for his
own use as "A place where he could enter
tain hi friends, but he has generously
consented TO allow the public to use il
through local association known as the
Thomasville Corntry Club II is freduented
by the young people IN the gay winter sea-
son when golf and cunning are the rule.
The Hannas and Jonses always delight
IN getting up great picnic parties TO visit
this delightful place. which he has named
Ellen Arven, in honor OF his mother who
was Miss Arven. Their coming 20 Thorn
asYllle, ln winter time a. always heralded
with great Joy BY the young leaders OF so-
eiely who congregate 20 this enchanting
resort down among the Georgia pines
AFTER Dir. Jones had found 30 much Ia
thomarFllle 90 attract him and had devel-
orel hia places 20 that they offered ~
much io attract others. Mr. Mel Hanna
bought rfsidfuce hCre ana after b. came
down and spent several winters. Ar NAH
Hanna decided 70 have a house here. Iie
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ana Mrs. ]. Wyman Jones of Inglewood,
~. j. came early in December and opened
their winter house, which is located in a
charming pine forest two miles southeast
OF The town. Mrs. Jones is a sister of Mr..
llama and resembles him strikingly in
1aelal lines She has with her this winter
Mrs Pikands, another sister of the distin-
guished politician, as well as Mrs Haskell
daughter of Mr. Hanna of Cleveland
who is Mark Hanna's brother Mr.. Leonard
Hanna. the other brother, is coming Just
after New Years day. and viii bring with
MN his wife and three children.
MT. Mel Hanna has recently purchased a
plantation covering 1900 acres of land four
miles south of Thomasville and is building
a handsome winter residence there. He and
Mrs. Hanna and their son Howard will
spend the winter here.
1t is the intention OF Mr. Mark Hanna
10 leave his home in Cleveland around the
tenth OF January and come south. Mrs.
hanna accompanying him.
Ihus, II can be seen that the entire
Hanna family Will be in Thomasville
much Of the time between New Years
and the fourth of March, when the inau-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
HANNA'S MID-WINTER HOME.
EVERYTHING READY FOR 4 VISIT
FROM lf'ISINLEY.

Several Members OF the Great Polit-
zeal Manipuiator's Family Already
at ThomaSviIIe- Mel Hanna Pur-
chaSes n Plan tatiOn of 1900 Acres
Four Miles From Town-Thc Use
of the Southern Wing of the Mitch
ell House rendered the President
Elect.
Townsville, Ga. Dec. o, 1S96.-The win
ter residence Of MIR. Mark Hanna in this
peaceful and picturesque little Georgia city
has been put in order, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hanna with all their children will arrive
early in January.
President-elect Mckinley has been invit-
ed to come to Thomasville TO visit Mr..
Hanna, and while he has not given any
positive reply. it is understood that he is
planning to flee from the wintry blasts of
a severe cline as well as from the fiendish
hordes of ofice-seekers TO spend at least
a fortnight in this reposeful corner OF the
sunny south. II is expected that the presi-
dent-elect viii arrive in Thomasville on or
about the 18th of January, and it is be-
lieved that he will engage most OF his time
here quietly figuring on his cabinet slate.
Several members Of the Hanna family
have already arrived In Thomasville, and
the coterie is increasing each week Mr..
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Y
NELD DAY FOR FAVORITEs
five ut of Six First Under the Wire
nj New Orleans.

'S ut OF SIX FIRST bnuer the wire
at New Orleans.
New Oeans, Dec. 26-spiendid weather
ana 1aA track ruled here to-day. The
crowd wa big one and betting was
heavy. FVorites won five out of six
trials and tApub.ic won from the bookies
Lonely, a 2-Aar-old, ran the six furlongs
handicap in A314, very fast time. Sum-
maries follow
First Race-Nling, seven furlongs. Mag
gle s., lO4 Mob. to s. won by two
lengths, with RAaud, 1O6, Seherrer, 20 to 1,
second by four k1gths, and Loyal Prince,
81. Clay, to 1, Nird. Time 1921. Vic
toress, OnarettoA Sister lone, Princess,
Rose, Ohio and ID also ran.
Second Race-ko-year-o.ds six fur
longs. Marie C.,p5, Morse, to 5, won
by four lengths, Win Ell1in. 1903, Everett,
20 to l, second by Alf length, and Jack
Hayes, los, Turner, 10 l. third. Time lis.
Double Dummy, PIAcess Bonnie, Caval-
ry, Augustine, DR.. newman, Alma Rus
sell, Jasper and MARI Chance also ran.
Third Race1Selllng,Ane mile. Rossmar,
1 With Everett oyefts 10, e & Y BY two engthps
a head and r. NJ. b., DO. Songer. 20 to i.
Third Third. Time e, 1;4Sla, rAne. 1881: Little
oil, oOIH I1Achey, lOD Sayre, DaVeZac,
Master Fred, Alva, LaSOn, Partisan and
Royal Prince also ran.
Fourth Race-HandicA. six furlongs.
Lonely, 80, Dorsey, td1 won. bv two
lengths. with P. Dunno s Beauchamp,
to 5, second. by q head, Ia Koeniren. 81,
7. Burns, to l. third. fiAe liSK. Donna
Rita, Our Bishop, DorahMood, Bloomer
and Marquise also ran.
Fifth Race-Selling, six furlongs. I.or-
rama, 100, c. Reiff, to A won. by two
lengths, with Little Buck, Is. ffirsch, 10
l, SECOND by a length, and Aosny, 95. Tur-
Briggs. Whit, Ruth, ParaAng and Pisa
also ran.
Sixth Race-se1Iing sewn furlongs
Dorothy III, 104, Hirsch. ebn. won bv
six lengths, with sobriquet, B. Dorsey.
to 8, second by length, and ha Wagner
100, j. Weber, 100 to /, third. Irime i:l5H
Elanq, Wild Tartar, Annie SWEET and Aus.
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DlxiE's OUTDOOR BRIGHT.
Mr.. Finley of the Southern Railway
Talks of the Situation.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 26.-vice President
w. w. Flnlay, of the Southern Railway
Company, has given to the Manufactu-
rers' Record a general summary of the
business outlook for the country tributary
to the Southern railway, which practi-
cally embraces everything from Washing
ton to the Mississippi river. Mr.. FinlaD
says: The business outlook in the re-
gions traversed by the Southern railway
was never more promising than at the
present time.
The tide of desirable immigration, com.
ing from all portions of the north ana
northwest as well as from Europe has
been and continues to be steadily on the
increase: This steady growth of the pop
ulatlon has been systematized along con-
servative business lines.
Many industrious colonies have been
located, and many more will be, composed
OF homogeneous people, who are working
together In harmony and are reaping the
Regards OF labor, JudiciouSly directed
New mines have been opened and old
ones reJuvenated by increased capital
and the iron industry has entered upon a
new and vigorous career of prosperity
developing a trade with foreign countries
winch has assumed large proportions
new developments are going on in the
gold mining industries and the primitive
methods OF the ancient miner, with his
crude devices for gathering the precious
metal, nave been superseded by the latest
ana most approved scientific modes known
results.
, The woodworking establishments of
tne south are making good progress and
al departments of this Industry are grow
ins stronger and are steadily widening
the area Of their work, with the prime
tthsoiiiltles they possess for turning out
their work at a minimum cost
Sotton and wooden Industries are all in
nourishing condition and are daily
growing IN importance, as they are con-
stantly being strengthened by accessions
OF capital and skill. New lines of work
are being introduced and Old ones Inn
ed skin.
The marked increase in diversified
farming through the south, ~he result OF
Mhlch IS that farmers are now raising
many OF the supplies which they formerly
purchased from other sections, Is exert
ing nealthtul influence upon all classes,
as Wen as largely adding to the weaifb
hhd prosperity OF an those branches Of
ekrleuitufe. Upon the whole. the outlook
never better than af urfsfnf b 80 ''"~
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invitation, Mr.. WEIGH has received letter
from MIR. Hanna saying that he hopes that
Mr. Mckinley will be able to accept his
invitation and come south, but that it de-
Ponds upon several conditions.
Thomasville is one of the prettiest of lit
tie Georgia cities, famed the world over
for its equable climate. its balmy pine
forest air, light and dry, and its high ele-
walton and white sandy soil.
These and other charms have conspired
to bring the town into great repute as a
wintering place, and with the increasing
demands developed by the growing num-
bers Of winter tourists, palatial hotels
have been built and hundreds of splendid
dwellings erected by the rich. Every
street is lined with beautiful cottages own
ed by capitalists, whose homes are in New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
st. Louis, Cleveland, Washington or other
great cities of the north and west.
The Hannas came to Thomasville near
~ ten years ago. Mr.. ]. Wyman Jones, a
brother-in-law Of Mr. Mark Hanna, was
the first to lead the way. He bought vast
acres of land all around the town, and
built very handsome winter residence.
lie did not spare money, nor did he mani
fest lack of pride in identifying his
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club organized and has been working hard
to that end, but he does not seem to have
received very much encouragement He
says, however, that Macon vii. be in the
league, and as he Is man Of strong deter
mTlinnation the league people have great
1t is.given out that Manager Al McFar-
ian mas signed James Ballantyne and Bob
Harper, two Of Savannah's star bail
players. Ballantyne, who is better known
locally under the picturesque cognomen
OF Spittire," has played excellent ball
and had he acted differently would have
been much higher up the ladder than he
Is. Last year he was signed by George
Stallings at a good salary to play with
Detroit. Detroits team was filed, how
ever, and Ballantyne was loaned to Nor
folk. There he did not have much of a
chance to show himself and in the latter
part of the season was let go. Ballantyne
says he was not given a show in Norfolk
and that he was not to blame for the
trouble which caused his release.
Ballantyne, in condition, is undoubtedly
a fast man. He is as good a back-stop as
Savannah would want and his throwing
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INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION.
Hanna Gives His Views on What 1t
Should Do.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 25-The execu-
tive cOmmittee of the monetary reform
convention met this afternoon at the head
quarters in the Denison house, and Chair
man II. p. Hanna laid before it the re-
suits of his eastern trip. He was more
than gratified at the universal interest he
found in the subject among the best and
most influential men of New York, Bos e
ton, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other
cities.
During the session the question arose as
to what the convention was apt to do, and
MIR. Hanna expressed himself: Il feel
that 1t would not be only a mistake, -
said he, but it would be suicidal for he
convention to endeavor to agree upon a
bill or a detailed plan. While it will, in
all probability. adopt resolutions, 1 sin
cerely trust that it viii leave the matter
of details to a commission which can sit
three months or six months. If necessary
to study this question in all
its various phases, to consider every plan,
fore it and finally devise a currency plan
that can meet the approval of all classes.
Then | should like to see an executive
committee whose business shall be to see
that the commission was organized; that
its expenses were provided for; that men
and data that it might desire should be
brought before it, and after the commits
sion had completed its work, 1t would be
the business of this executive committee
to educate the country and congress to
the adoption of the plan and thus crys-
talliZe IL into law"
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guratlon OF President Mckinley viii call
them away. The Invitation to Mr. Nc
Kinley from Mr.. Hanna, II is believed,
has been accepted, and the marked efforts
at preparation now In progress at all OF
the Hanna winter houses IN Thomasville,
and the presence OF all members OF the
family here serve to confirm the belief
that the Presdent-elect win come south.
in fact, II is given out by a prominent re-
publican leader IN Georgia who has been
IN several conferences with Mr.. McKin-
ley lately. that the latter viii be in
Thomasville, Jan. Is certain. Mr.. Nc
kinley himself has said he hopes TO come.
In this Connection, Il Is interesting 10 re-
call that the Mckinley Presidential boom
was born IN this very same little Georgia
town away down here among the pines.
Dir. Mckinley came down 20 visit Mr
Hanna. and while presumably resting ln
the siumbering. drowsy. sunny air OF q
Georgia pine forest, AZ Dr. known that he
as ~ daily conference with an the loadcrs
81 the republican party, who were 20 early
~ the game ready and willing 10 back
him Tor the Presidency Th0Fe daily con-
Itfeneeh were held Informally either al
me BARK HAuua residence 90 0n tho great
hNefp.hf ferauluH ~ fne Mitchell house.
Among those eonfyiculualy revolving al
NttflNlet satellites iu fbe fmarisiir. rrr-
hilkf pffiod ~ ihe boon, which nns 49,.
s''lsa ih lhe masking % q President ne4e
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27

to bases is excellent. He can put the
sphere down to second prettier and quick
er than most Of the catchers of former
Savannah teams. His playing is full of
ginger and he hits like fiend If he minds
himSelf he VIII do well and the Savannah
club will be fortunate in having him.
Bob Harper, who has been signed to play
either first or second base is one of the
most consistent of players. He has played
ball all over Georgia and Florida, and 1t
was only an error in the address on letter
that Kept him from playing with Scran-
ton last year.
Harpers playing with the Catholic Lii
Drary Association team last year was the
talk of the league and big kick was made
on him in the early part of the season. He
is simply hawk on first and second bags
and never let's anything get away from
him. He is good hitter, but when 1t comes
TO running bases there is where Bob is
short. He is very clever, quiet and unas-
Stunning fellow who plays base ball be-
cause he loves il.
Manager McFarlan now has seven men
signed and with himself makes eight play
ers. He writes most encouragingly of the
team to Director Lamar, and is well pleas
ed with the men he has already signed
The personnel of the team so far looks
good and if the rest of the players are in
the same class, and they undoubtedly will
be, McFarlan says, Savannah will have a
team that will at least be somewhere in
the push
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Mark Hanna, Col. Joe Mednl. II. II.
KohIsaat, Gen. Sam Thomas William F..
Curtis. Gen. w. NJ. Osborne, Gov Will
lam r. Merriam, Mr.. J. Wyman Jones,
and Col. Lawson of the Chicago Record.
1t was not long after these conferences
at Townsville that the Mckinley cam
paien was set rolling with the velocity of
a meteor. Mr.. Kohlsaat bought out the
Chicago Times-Herald and wheeled this
united force around TO the republican
ranks in the west. Every thing was Pitch
ed for battle, and the flush OF political
war was on from that day TIL the close
Of the campaign two years later so far as
the Mckinley forces were concerned.
Should Mr.. Mckinley return to Thomas
Vile, now that it is all over, and make up
his cabinet here, it is plain that this town
will have the right to boast Of paying
far greater part in the shaping of the ma
tons affairs for four years to come than
many of the larger and more pretentous
cities Of the stronger sections. In this
connection it is interesting to note that
Thomas county, of which Townsville Is
the county seat, is the only county In the
state of Georgia TO give a republican ma
jority in the late presidential election. The
majority was small. but it showed with
what esteem the people in this community
recall Mr.. Mckinley. whom they, in good
Old Georgia style of hospitality, regarded
as their own guest as well as the guest OF
Mr.. Hanna while on a visit to Thomasville
two years ago.
Everything is being done already to give
Mr. Mckinley a cordial welcome TO Thorn
asville this winter. Manager WEIGH Of the
Mitchell house has invited the Pes!dent-
elect to come and claim as his own the en-
tire southern wing, first floor, of his hotel,
which offers several large and handsome
rooms, private dining ROOM several Of
fees and reception rooms. In reply to this
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A SAD TRAGEDY!
j. Y. Elliott. n Prominent Cotton Man
of Sparta, Shot Down.


Valdosta, Dec. 26.-Newa was received
here this morning of a most deploraDle
shooting ARRAY at Sparks, twenty miles
north of here. One of the most prominent
merchants and cotton men in the town,
Mr.. ]. q. Elliott. was shot down while
trying to preserve the peace and protect
a policeman, who was arrestng a drunk
en- rowdy. Marshal Sweat of Sparks
made an effort to arrest man named Ed
wards, who recently located few miles
from Sparks, but originally from North
Carolina. A man named James Chambers,
also well known in the community, went
to the assistance of Edwards and, it Is
said, Elliott went UP to help the marshal
Elliotts mission was that of a peace
maker, but Chambers threw up his gun
and fred the load entering Elliott's neck
and producing a wound, which is expected
to cause death. Several messages have
been received here to-day from that place.
asking for medical assistance from nero
and from brownsville. Owing to the high
character ana peaceable DISPOSITION OF
Mar. Elliott the tragedy is one of the most
shocking that has occurred in this Sec
ton in long time. Chambers and Ed
wards Were both arrested and are in jail
at Nashville.
Valdosta has four fire alarms yesterday,
but no great damage was done by either
fire.
The policemen here arrested negro
named Henry Smith yesterday, charged
with assassinating the marshal of Roch-
ellie last summer. The shooting created
a great sensation at the time, and the ne
gro has been working at turpentine stills
below here for the last several months,
but came to Valdosta to spend his Christ
mas.
There was a shooting scrape at Lake
Park last night, in which the mulatto bar
Der, W. II. Strickland was shot in the
head by negro man. They were celebrat-
ing Christmas at one of the
saloons when a fight ensued with the re-
suit stated. The ball was taken from the
back of the BARRIERS head, though it en-
tered just above his eyes, and the wound
is regarded as very dangerous.
A negro school teacher. known as
prof" Joe Miller was arrested yesterday
on the charge of putting the torch to a
mans house at Sumpterville, Fla Miller
was placed under bond for the offense and
skipped Incoming to this city and securing
a school in the country near here. His
bondsman was Mr.. ]. NJ. Baskin of An
thony, Fla, and Mr.. Baskin came to VAL
dosta to spend the week with a son, who
recently located here. Baskin was on the
street yesterday and run upon the PRO
fessor' face to face. A policeman was
standing near and Bas1in ordered him to
arrest the negro, which was done.