Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-13
THE LATEST ALABAMA NEWS Governor Oates Busy Preparing
 Data for Our Senators. HE IS COMING TO THE RACES A Party of Episcopalans Going to Mobile to Attend the Celebration of Bishop Will
 mer's Birthday

Montgomery Marcli@ 12-(Special)- Governor Oates has been very busy foi several days;sa and still is, preparing data for the use of sSenat tors Morgan and Pugh when the Allen resolution comes up in l the senate for argument. The governor will be able to furnish the senators much valuable informa ton on the subject and will submit some evidence that will be impossible to controyert
 Governor Oates Will Come. Considerable interest is felt here in the race meeting in Birmingham, and many here who are interested in the sport and in fine horse flesh will attend. The man. agement has selected Monday, the open ing day, as governors day. and the chief executive and a party of his friends from here will be on hand on that occasion. Will Attend the Bishops Birthday Party A party of Episcopalians will go from here to Mobile on Saturday to be present upon the occasion of the union service there in celebrat ton of the 80th anniver- sary of the birth of Rt Rev R. H. Will mer, senior bishop of f-the diocese of Ala bama. The bishop has many old and warm friends here, who will extend to him very cordial and sincere congratula- tions.
 Dr. Baldwin Retires From the Race.
 About month ago pr. B. J. Baldwin announced his Candidacy for the demo- cratic nomination for the house of rep resentatives from this county, and today he publishes a card announcing his with drawal Dr. Baldwin was looked upon as one of the sure winners at the primaries and his friends express the keenest re- gret today that he did not continue In the race. Dr. Baldwin is one of the sub stantial men of this county and he would have made an ideal legislator. His bus n large, and the people knew that while progressive he would be careful and con ServatiVe on all ma tiers of legiSla tion coming before the body had he been chosen IS one of it's members It is stated that Dr. Baldwin will shortly leave for Europe for his health, and that while in the old country he will take special course In some of the famous medical colleges and on his return to this city next fall will resume the practice of his pro- fession, which he discontinued about three years ago. sr
 The State Embalmers to Meet.
 A meeting of the state board of em- balmers will be held in this city on April 2, at which all Applicants for licenses as embalmers will be.examined.
 An Aged Negro Drops Dead.
 Oliver Heard, a. negro 75 years old, dropped dead about g o'clock this morn ing in front of his home on Hall street, in the vicinity of the Red Bridge road. The old man, who was quite feeble, went out this morning to visit some friends and was on his way home when he fell dead. It is said that his death was caused by heart disease. 4
 The Fruit Threatened. The fruit trees in south Alabama have begun to bloom, and for the past week or so the view has been made beautiful by the bright hue of peach and apple blossoms. The cold snap of Wednesday night, according to reports from points south of this city, threatens the com plete destruction of the fruit crop, par ticularly the peaches.