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Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-08
FRAT WHILE
Has Increased In Population Over soc Tn
 Three Mon nths-Telephone System Baby Show-Marriage

Its Prattville,s June 4.-Special Cor
 respondence.e-R M. Davis, M. D., of this place, has moved to Mont + kgennef tos Nctice his profession. Pratt | Sil lle ill yafford to lose sucn a phy- fSstsian such man as the doctor. Mir and sadrs. W. L. Ellis, Jr., have moved 70 the house of s. D. McLeraore Una ts was gseantly occupied by Dr. Davis. MI. $. Ellis have been boarding untif HOW sats .the McLemore house. I# Pnattsi}Ae has increased it's population Ihover eco ii the past twelve months. How lsis thatfpr small town? It hs coming. ESThere afeaneW 800 people here oy a cen \ sus taken dsrsng the past few days In the near futliNe we are expecting lo have 5000 people, and from the sigrs of the times ewesWllsaave them, too.
 Our town is to have complete eele- tspheisez sy ystemsin a short time. The Bell company has agreed to put in an ex- change at once, and it will De done at an |searlysday. sAllsihe subscribers have been bAsScu@d, Apd 1flere remains nothing to be dd4le exesptsto put the system in. kThk goodAladfes of the Methodist Epis-
 copaf church have arranged 10 have a ! first lass. baby show or the sIsh inst, n ' tl9e eptertainfnent hall of the Methodist BlH Seopal church. Prattville is blessed In the line of pretty babies, and there is nos d6uht tn at we will make a good show ing &0nFths Sth.- sA
 Cards are out announcing the approach U 61Sbn eSdf he fAoYt interesting events that has occurred here in quite while. We | Tefefnu the marriage ofMiss Lillian Ellis to MT c. T. Lehman, of Birmingham. Mig ISfllian ig one of rattville's most aep6mE9 hsds young ladies, and MT. Leh- n4n is one of Birming hams best busi-
 n<ks men.1- This interesting event. will take place at the Presbyterian church h hinrfh his dtysat~S;30 o'clock on the evening of the 18th. f1An a ainieetilg 1of ths town council last | WednesdaY night it was decided that the town should have electric lights; sd that makes it one of the certainties that we will have ans electric light plant i'm full operations at ian early date. One of our most enterprisifg business men, MT. J. T. Floyd, is 4alt the head of the movement, and he has all the subscribers that are
 required to get1n a plant that will pay good dividends and that will make it "a gG The subscription of the town coun- ell only makes 1t doubly sure. No town
 of it's size cam outstrip Prattville for pluck and push.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-08
DELIGHTFUL AND CHEAP TRIP

To New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
 timore and the East. 1T Via Central of Georgia railway to ,.Sa- vannah, thence the elegant steamers of the Ocean Steamship company to New York, Boston and Philadelphia and Mer- chants and Miners line to Baltimore
 Excursion tickets, including meals aflti berth, on ship at very low rates during summer months The sea air a great tonic ts set 9AssR' Steamer appointments equal to fine A hotels. 4's For rates, reservations, sailing ties, etc, apply to any agent of the company or to.
 soLoN JACOBS. Commercial Agent. F JACK W. JOHNSON, Union TfcSetl Agent, Birmingham, Ala. -t'Atis
 J. c. HALLE General Pas ;enger
 Agent, Savannah, Ga
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-08
Go to East Lake tonight. Taylor Company with Theo Starke and Kitty Wolf@sssl pleasing specialties. 6-8-4t WE ARE THE AGENTS FOR

"Johann Hoff's Malt Extract.''
 "Liebmanns Teutonic Liquid Extract of Malt and Hops." 'sThe Gin Cueurbita Co.'S Watermelons Gin for Kidney Troubles" ~ I've clicquot Ponsardin (yellow labeDss champagne" gsss5. "Williams Canadian Rye Whisky. sssE The trade supplied. @ -sl H. BARNARDssk ,owines and bpandies, corner of Third ave nue and Nineteenth street, Birmingham, Ala Telephone ACT
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-08
TROY.
Parks Bond Set at s1,soO-Prisonefs Charged With Killing Winslow s1~= @ Released on Bond--Political
 Pot Boiling.

Troy, June 5-(spee.al Correspondence %,charfes and John Charles, Nathan GraA ham, James Walden and William Daw- kins, charged with4he murder of Charles Winslow colored, in Pike county two weeks ago, and who have since been cone SN fined in jail were released on 1,500 bond ' tFeeach this morning. 1 W.nslow was a very pertinent witness in some moonsine cases against some of ,-r.,-.these nparties and this is given as the reason for the killing. The cases are con- tfniieds until the November term of the Is $. Court. [. S The Troy Rifles, under the command of Capt. Hubbard, are drilling every night upon the square, preparatory to attend- ing the encampment of the First Regiz ment at Mobile on the 21st of this month. There will be quite a~number of boys in attendance this yeay. Solicitor R. H. Parks has returned for the vacation, having finished his spring term of the circuit court. His records show larger per cert. of convictions that at any previous time
 Fishing parties go out every day. This sport seems to be the order of the day. They all report fine luck at the river and Youngblood's mill.
 The very much needed rain came this afternoon. The crops were beginning to need 1t very badly.
 ~ The candidates are beginning to feel z the pulse of the good people," The usual marked politeness of the would be officers q is quite noticeable.
 Justice Cox granted bail in the case of the State vs. Parks for the killing of Sikes and fixed 1t at $6000. Parks failed " to mako bail and so remains in the cus- tody of the law.
 Miss Blue of Montgomery, and Miss Walter of Sprague Junction, are visiting ~ Mrs. Will Potts.
 Miss Montgomery left this morning for Raleigh, N. c.
 Misses Bfannen and Carrol returned from school at Gainesville, Ga
 s Miss May Weaver, of Gearg "a, returned home this morning.
 Miss Alice Rainer has returned from school at the Judson.
 Rev. N. c. Underwood is in the city.
 Sheriff Reeves is In Montgomery.
 Mr. Robert Murphree, who had his leg broken some weeks ago, is up ard doing fiil nicely. He visited his father in Tennes- see last week. Hon. H. Clay Armstrong was in the city this week.
 MEa George Pragler, of Greenville, has accepted position with the Collier Drug company as prescription clerk.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-08
FIVE DOLLARS IN GoL6 FOR YOUR
 THOUGHTS.

I will give five dollars in gold for the best advertisement (of not more than 75 words), relative to my famous J. Martin year old rye, contest to- close June 18th The people are thoroughly educated on the superior quality of these goods, which we are selling at 75 cents per full quart, and we can assure that 1t is entitled to any praise you may choose to offer in its behalf. Address communications to kaa
 VIM. WISE,
 209 and 211 18th Street.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-08

The Gossett stock must be closed out by the 18th of June. Fixtures for sale, store for rent. U. E. Johnson, Mana ger, 1914 2d ave. 6-4-6t !.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-08

Chace's City Band, East Lake, Sunday. Phil Memoli, Director. 4-a8-tf
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13

waylaid 70 obbed and murdered. John
Waynes, a negro, and Arthur Mahew, also
colored, his friend, were arrested. Waynes
made confession accusing Mahew of the
crime and duplicating himself. Waynes
is now serving ifteen years sentence in
Sing Sing for com plicity in the crime.
Mathew died proclaiming his innocence.
He made resistance when be reached the
chair and had to be forced into it by the
keepers, where he struggled until
strapped in. Mahew was terribly fright
ened and appealed to the keepers not to
turn on the current until he cried he was
ready. All during the operation OF fas-
tening him down in the chair Mahsw
crieN' N'out: I am not guilty! I'm dyitg
an innocent man! John Waynss and AL
bertson are guiityp'
These cries he interspersed with, "Jesus,
have mercy on ME. o Lord God, save
mel!
1t was q pitiful scene. Frank Albert
son, who was accused by Mahew in his
dying breath of being implicated with
Waynes in the murder OF Mr.. Powell, has
never before been mentioned in connec-
ton with the crime. That there is such a
man is not even known by anybody in
terested in the case. Testimony during
the trial showed that only two men were
concerned in the crime. Several lawyers
here to-day took an interest in the man s
strong protestetions of innocence and
Wayne's confession that Mahew was not
implicated in PowelPs murder, and ex-
pressed the fear that perhaps Mahew may
have been mistaken for Albertson. and
that the unfortunate negro was innocent
of the crime for which he died.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
RA|DNG CLOSE
TO THE CAPITAL
Cuban Leader Acosta Boldly
Operates in Havana
Suburbs.
Blockhouses Burned, Prisoners
Taken and Supplies Car
ried Away.
Daring and Successful Tactics Of In
surgents Under General Wey.
ler's Very Nose

NEW YORK, N. Y, March IA Press
special from Jacksonville, Fla, says:
Cuban Leader Acosta made raid on the
suburbs of Havana within half mile Of
two blockhouses Wednesday night. cap
turing three Spanish soldiers and two Of
ficers. The attack was made on the turn
pike or military road, as it is called, one
of the best fortified rcadways on the
island. The point of attack was little
hamlet, where there we're two large store
houses containing considerable ammuni-
ton and also clothing for the Spanish
forces.
The two blockhouses were located with
in hall mile of the place. The Cubans
set IRE to them. They then retreated
rapidly to the right and came up in the
rear Of the Isabella blockhouse.
The troops in this, seeing the burning
buildings, rushed out, leaving only a
small guard behind. The insurgents, per.
ceiving thii, managed to break in the
blockhous door, aud in ten minutes were
in full possession. Knowing that they
could not remain. they looted the building
of all equipments that would be valuable
to them, consisting OF two stands of arms
and considerable ammunition. They
spiked the small field pieces, and setting
fire to the house inside dashed away hur.
riedly.
The Spanish pursued them within hall
an hour, but came back two hours later.
and reported that the rebels could not be
found.
The only report made in Havana regard.
ing this engage ment was that force oi
rebels had been dispersed, but the main
facts are known all over town.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13

Supreme guardian, Mrs. Mary j. Huse,
Omaha. Nebr.; supreme adviser. Mrs.
Eula DurIand, Dennison, Tex; supreme
secretary. Mrs. Ruby Root, Omaha.
The Ladies' Auxiliary adjourned sine
die at P. NJ. They will next meet in
biennial session with the Sovereign Camp,
Modern Wood men, at Memphis. Tenn,
on the second Tuesday in March, 1899.
Sovereign Secretary John t. Yates OF
Omaha states that the rumored with
drawal of the Pacific Coast is misleading.
All mcm bers of the order, he SAYS, are in
harnEny, though some OF the Western
mem bers are suspended for non-payment
of dues. There is gratifying increase in
mem beyship aud the future is assured.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
cMcAG0's SHOOTING MYSTERY
The Young Woman Accused Is Released
From custody-6uttercup Story
of the Victim.

CHICAGO, Ill, March 12-The mys-
terv surrounding the shooting of Mrs.
Catherine Bragg is still unexplained.
Josephine. Mrs. Braggs fos.er-daughter.
who was arrested soon after the shooting
was discovered, and who it is thought
could explain everything if she desired to
do so, was released from custody this
afternoon. She was first taken before her
mother ct the hospital and much that
transpired during the time that she was
there led the police to believe that the
adopted daughter fired the shot that
wounded Mrs. Bragg. She declares, how
ever that she is innocent of the crime
and her mother will not betray the secret
of the shooting.
Mrs. Bragg has disinherited her foster
daughter, to whom she had wiiled her en-
tire property, amounting to $780, ,000 1t
was reported this afternoon that $4,000
worth of diamonds belonging to Mrs.
Bragg had been stolen, but that they were
found tonight at pawnshop, where Mrs.
Bragg had placed them.
Josephine Bragg's father, 81. l.. Parker
of Lynn, Mass, is we'll known there and
prominent in Yachting circles. About
seventeen years ago. according to the
story Mrs. Bragg told at the hospital TO-
night. Mr.. Parker was married, and when
year later he and his wife were in Chi
cago child was born to them. For sew
eral weeks Mrs. Parker was In q hospit al
here, and when they returned to Massa-
chusetts the child was left in Chicago.
THE birth was kept secret said Mrs.
Bragg, ''and only three persons in Chi
cago knew what had become of the infant.
They were Mr.. Bragg, myself and the
nurse who carried tie baby to their home.
This Guild was adopted into the Bragg
family. Josephine's father and mother
have seen her but ouce since then, and at
that time looked upon their daughter
from window across the street.
.When Josephine had attained the age
of five. and was able to understand, the
nurse began to impose b b'ackmail on her
foster parents. The amounts demanded
however, were becoming larger as the girl
grew in years, and fonr years ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker were asked to come to Chi
cago and make a final settlement with the
woman. They did come, and that is the
time when they looked upon their da ugh
ter from window opposite the Bragg
residence. From that time the nurse
ceased her demands.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
EIGHTING FOE CuBA.
No Further Doubt az to a Young PORT
iander,s Whereabouts.

No Further Doubt 0s to a Young Port
fander's Whereabouts.
PORTLAND, Or. March 12.-Addi-
tional proof that Russell Montgomery,
the young naval cadet whose disappear
ance from Annapolis so greatly worried
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Montgom-
cry of this city, is in Cuba fighting for the
freedom of that island, has been received
in letter from q Havana cigar firm and
sent through the Navy Department at
Washington to Montgomery father in
Portland.
The communication was in relation to
some business transaction OF the cadet,
evidently had while he was arranging to
make his way out of Havana to join the
insurgent forces. On its receipt Mr.. Mont
gomery was puzzled to learn how the &C.
count of his son with the Havana firm
could have in the first place been con-
tracted, and secondly in what manner it
reac he'd the Navy Department. In his di-
lemma he sought the counsel of naval
officer now on detached duty in Portland.
The officer made matters plain, and also
through his explanation gave to the father
the certainty that the letter received from
Virginia, written by the captain OF the
Cuban battery in which Russell Mont
gomery is serving as lieutenant, is
authentic.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
TO AID THE GREEKS.
Mass Meeting at AtU York to Rass
Funds for the Cause.

Mass Meeting at Attr York to Raise
Funds for the Cause.
NEW YORK, n. Y, March 12-An i'm
portant mass meeting of the Greeks OF
this city was held o-night in Chckering
Hall. 1t was called by Demterios n. Bo-
tassi. the Greek Consui-General, for the
purpose of EXPRESSING sym pathy for Gre
tans and to devise means to raise funds to
transport tile Greek reserves in this coun-
try to the L4vant. Chickering Hall was
crowded with the svmpathizers of Greece,
and there was great applause at the vari-
Gus expressions of sentiments on behalf of
the Cretans.
President Seth Low of Columbia Uni
versity presided. and il opening the meet
ing said that the primary object of the
meeting was TO arouse interest in the con-
dition of the Cretan refugees in Greece.
at is hoped" ne said, that when the
facts are fully understood the American
people will be willing to contribute lib
orally to help the people OF Greece to carry
this heavy and unusual burden.
'His blood must run cold, indeed. that
has not been stirred by the heroic action
OF little Greece in rushing to the relief of
Crete in the face of armed and protesting
Europe. 1t may well be believed that the
reliance OF Greece in this enterprise is not
upon tbs strength of her own arms, but
upon the justice OF the cause. She may
safely appeal to the considerate judgment
of mankind for the sanction of her under
taking. The civilized world has small
confidence in a European concert that
has been able to maintain the peace, but
has not been able to preserve the Arme-
mans from being massacred by the thou
sands. l venture to say that Americans
at least, almost without exception, are
| glad that whatever becomes of Greece or
of Crete the experience of Armenia shall
not be repeated in Crete while Greece is
able to protest. 1t is earnestly to be
hoped that she shall not have accepted
these risks nor poured out her blood and
treasure in vain. Her appeal is to the
public opinion of the civilized world, and
we In America would be false to ourselves,
false to our history, false to our aspira-
tions If at such moment we did not re-
ply to Greece in words of no uncertain
sound that she has unreservedly our SYM
pathy, our applause and our prayers"
Consul General Botassi read the list OF
vice-presidents OF the meeting, which in
cluded Mayor Strong, J. P. Morgan, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, D. o. Mills. George Gould,
h. G. Whitney and Charles A. Dana.
Addresses were also delivered by Gen.
eral Agnos of Boston, J. NJ. Rodscanachi,
former Consul of Greece in Boston, and
Professor J. P. Leotzakos.
1t was announced that James Wood.
ward Jr.. president of the Hanover Bank
of this city, will act as treasurer of the
Cretan fund, and request for contribu-
| tions was made
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
WElLER's BRUTAL TACTICS.
I'm prisons Innocent Women and Kills
Inmates of Hospftals.

Inmates of Hospftnts.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March r.
Four coored Cubans-tw, men and two
women-from Havana passed through the
city to-day Tor st. Augustine. The men
have been serving In the insurgent army
and came to the United States to get their
families out of Cnba.
The men say that at Pinar del Rio City
the Spaniards last Monday arrested Sonora
Elvira Perez, her daughter. Margarita,
aged IA years; Sonora Genoa and her
daughter, Maria. age 16, her brother,
Adrian, aged 2 her cousin, Maria, aged 81;
Sonora Perez Rodriguez; Senoritas Cant
dad, 10, her sisters-Francisca, 8, Josefa,
5, Elvira, 4-all of whom were taken to
Havana and confined in Casa de Reco-
iidas, where they will be kept until their
relatives in the Cuban army surrender TO
the Spanish authorities.
The women and children in this prison
are treated like common criminals and
are almost starved to death. They tell OF
the raid of Colonel Segura on Cuban
hospital near Ojo del Aqua. in which
twenty patients we're slain by the Spanish
soldiers, who cut down and wounded
Cubans with machetes, fired the building
and burned the bodies.
Another hospital was captured near
Wanacas, and all of the inmates, thirteen
in mum ber, killed and the bodies burned.
Reports reached Havana on Tuesday that
foreman employed in the American iron
mines of Firnesa, near Juragua, was
assasslnated in the field on Monday, and
that all the miners had left the place and
joined the insurgent army. 1t is claimed
that the assassination was ordered by the
commandant of the local garrison, who
which he had declined 10 pay.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13

SON. Governor Porcet has sent eighty
more prisoners to Havana. They are re-
ported to be Manigos. Two hundred who
were held as prisoners have previously
been forwarded to Havana. They will be
sent to the island of Fernandopo.
Senior La Barrera, Chief of Police at
Havana, will embark for Spain soon.
Senor Porrera, Civil Governor of the
province of Havana, will also go to Spain.
Both functionaries are said to be in serious
disagreement with General Weyler. Fon-
dsviella is committing new atrocities at
Guanabacoa. Seven prisoners yesterday
were taken out OF the jail and murdered a
half mile outside Of the town. Fonde-
ysef.a a boasts of his crims4p and says ,nat
the more he Is attacked by the Cubans the
more Of them he will kill in order to prove
that he has the confidence of his Govern
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13

tiago de Cuba continues to be favorable TO
the insurgents. and the Spanish columns
have practically abandoned active opera
tions in the field. They escort only the
conveys with provisions from one fortified
town to another, carefully avoiding any
fight with the Cubans. Colonel Vara Del
Rey has reported to General Weyler that
it is Impossible for tho Spanish to move in
the province in columns less than 1000
men strong.
The Spanish guerrilla of Guanabana.
Matanzas province, has been defeated
there by insurgent forces commanded by
Genera, Betancourt. The engagement
was very hot. and lasted four hours. The
Spanish had fifty-six killed and the Gu
bans thirty-seven.
The estate of Carmen at Sabani!la has
been attacked by the Cubans, who ran.
sacked the stores and dispersed the garri-
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
WOOD n En- or fHE WORLD.
Session Deroted to heristng. Amendtn
and Codifuiu0 J,o,r.


and Codifytno La,D..
ST. LOUIT, Mo-, March 12-To-day' 8 ses-
sion OF the Sovereign Camp, Woodmen of
the World, was consumed in the revision.
amending and codification of laws gov
erning the order. The dispute between
the Pacific jurisdiction and the Sovereign
Camp was also discussed. The trou bic
arises over the refusaliof the Pac fic iuris.
diction to pay its annual per capita OF S
cents, amounting TO $l160 The SOVEREIGN
Camp decided that it would have to pav
the tax. resolution was adopted to that
effect ana calling upon the jurisdiction to
continue its allegiance to the parent BODY.
There was but one represen ntaiive OF the
Pacific jurisdiction present. and be only
as a visitor. No accredited deleea ties
were sent The Pacific jurisdiction en-
braces the States OF Colorado, Wyoming.
Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington. Ne
vada, Oregon, California and Alaska. Its
mem bership mum bers %, ,0O0-a little mora
than one-thiid of the entire membership
of the Sovereign Camp
The Sovereign Camp Ladies' Auxiliary
elected officers this afternoon ss follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
JOURNEY OF SEE yUp LEADERS.
Rich Chinese on the Way to Washington
to Have Their Death Worr0nts
Recalled

CHICAGO, ILL, March IA select
party of Chinese merchants OF San Fran
cisco, including the wealthiest OF the race
in America, arrived in Chicago to-day
from the Pacific Coast, en- route to Wash
ington on a peculiar mission. In the
party are Lee Chow, whose fortune is
estimated at S. 00o. 600; Chan Lee Doom, a
big rice and tea merchant; Wong Shat
Shung a native American who is worth
$500, 600; Lee Fook, member of the cigar
firm of Cabanas & Co. and credited with
an estate worth $500, 1000; Fung Vow Ka;ng.
president OF the See Yup Society; Moy
Burk Fun, the interpreter; J. C. Camp
bell OF Reddy. Nelson & Campbell, San
Francisco, counsel for the See Yup So
ciety, and Private Secretary Thomas
Geogh. The party travelled in private
car, which was the scene Of concerts. lec-
lures and dramatic recitals by some OF the
Cinnamon and invited feliow-travelers.
All the ten Cinnamon are mem bers of
the See Yup Society, which is at war with
he Sam Yup Society in San Francisco.
Fong Yuen Hing, the Consul there. sent
to the Chinese Minister at Washington
recently list of charges against promi-
nent me m bers of the See Yups, accusing
them of plotting against the Chinese
empire. The Minister sent the charges to
Peking as true. Lee Chow and President
Kaing were sentenced to he beheaded if
they touched Chinese territory, and more
than dozen relatives of the other men,
bers OF the party we're imprisoned and
their property confscated. 1t is to have
these troubles removed that the See Yups
are now on their way to Washington. The
Chinese m EN- bers of the party, arrayed in
silken robes, were received in state by the
leaders of Chinatown on their arrival, and
will be entertained until tomorrow
evening. They are staying at the Audi
xor;r,, uota1