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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
INFLUX OF LEGISLATORS
The Senatorial Succession the
Leading Topic.
KURTZ WILL FIGHT HANNA
Will Test Marks Strength by Putting Up Mason
to Oppose BOxWel For Speaker-Con-
fideni of Hannas Defeat

Columbus, o., Dec. 29.-There was an in
fiux of legislators tonight and the scenes
about the hotel Hobbies indicated that
the senatorial election is the absorbing
question, although the scramble for places
in the organization of the house and sem
ate is livelier than for several sessions.
That the anti-Hanna republicans led by
Charles Kurtz, will test the strength of
the forces of their organization was in
dicated by the official announcement that
Representative Mason, of Cleveland, would
oppose Boxwell for speaker. Mr.. Mason,
accompanied by Representative Brambley,
of Cleveland, both of whom are known to
be unfriendly to Senator Hanna, opened
headquarters at the Great Southern hotel
today and it was generally understood that
the anti-Hanna men would conduct their
campaign from that place. On the ques-
ton of his candidacy for the speakershp,
Representative Mason is non-commttal.
1t is significant that the democratic
state headquarters are located in the same
hotel. Allen o. Myers is the apparent
leader Of the democrats in the proposed
fusion with the anti-Hanna republicans.
Mr. Myers has given out that the demo-
cratic members of the house will support
NApoOAA AoA SPOohSiS etiio - IL OOiiioht VI
Columbus, one of Mr.. Kurtzs lieutenants,
for clerk of the house in opposition to
John R. Maloy.
The anti-Hanna republicans it is gem
orally understood, will turn all other Of
fees of the house over to the democrats.
A conference of democratic members of
the legislature and party leaders is to be
held here Friday to discuss the proposed
,,,;th
Within the last few days strong opposition
has arisen from certain democrats to the
proposed fusion, and it is now certain that
all the democratic members cannot be
whipped into line.
Several democratic senators who arrived
in the city tonight stated emphatically
they would not vote for any one except
democrat for United States senator. These
members will serve their first term, and
say that if they voted for any republican
to defeat Senator Hanna they would not
be returned.
There was a conference of republican
leaders at Mai. Dicks rooms this after
noon, but it was stated they were merely
talking over the situation. Major Dicks
stated Senator Hanna's reelection was
assured.
1t was significant that Representative
Snyder, of Green county, who was for
merly counted an anti-Hanna man, was
conspicuous at Major Dicks headquarters
and working in Senator Hanna's interest.
Several republican members upon their ar
rival today were claimed by Mr.. .Kurtz's
lieutenants as opposed to Hanna, but on
being pressed admitted they intended to
vote for him. While Mr.. Kurtz denies him
self to all public interviews, he still as
serts to his confidential friends that Sena-
tor Hanna will be defeated.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
THE FRENCH ACTIVE.
Have Occupied 0dienne and San BatigaIa-Ad-
vance Against Samory imminent.

Paris, Dec. 29-The French, it is an
nounced, have occupied Odienne and San
Batigala 1t is believed that this indicates
an advance against Chief ssamory is i'm
minent.
Chief Samory is West African chief
tain, who, for over twelve years past, has
been the most dangerous antagonist the
Europeans have had to deal with. After
ten years of guerilla warfare, he was drlv-
en- out of Soudan, but made a swoop upon
the fertile region of Kong, a dependency
of the French Ivory coast. Since then
Chief Samory has repeatedly been heard
from and last August his forces surprised
and routed a detachment of French troops
sent to occupy territory which, it is said,
Samory had offered to evacuate.
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IMPROVEMENT OF
THE WATERWAYS
Continued From First Page.)
Long. H. Austin and A. B. McEaohin.

Long, H. Austin and A. b. McEachn.
A recess was then taken until p. m.
In the afternoon it was expected to take
those in attendance upon the convention
through the locks and up the Warrior river,
but the boat failed to arrive from Mobile.
Instead carriages were provided and the
delegates taken to all the points of interest
in the city. The locks on the river, the
large bridge being built over the Warrior
by the Mobile and Ohio railroad, the state
university, the Alabama Bryce-Insane
hospital and other points of interest.
Committees Announced.
AT Z o'clock the convention reassembled.
The president announced the following
committees: Resolutions: Charles E. Wal
Ter. George A Searey, w. M. Seldom, D.
r. Burgess and B. Steiner.
Committee on Printing-Rufus N. Rhodes,
W. C. Jemison and Tom Garner.
Executive Committee-A. M. McGhee, H
b. Foster zimri Shirley. F. Y. Anderson.
]. A. VanHoose, Thomas F. Howe, and
J. e. Burke rs
A resolution by DR.. w. K P. Wilson, of
Mobile, was adopted endorsing the con-
vcntion which is to be held in that city in
congress the necessity of a national quar-
antine.
James Bowron, vice president of the Ten
nesse Coal. Iron and Railroad company,
made statement of the foreign trade the
Birmingham district was now doing. Mr..
Bowron being an expert on iron and coal
matters, his speech had much effect. He
said there was now being shipped to for
eign ports about $500 tons of pig iron
month. These shipments are to England,
France, Germany, Russia, Holland, Italy,
India, China and Japan
He argued that If the export trade of
Alabama is ever to assume larger proper
tons the people must have first-class for
eign merchant marine and a port to which
foreign vessels will look for all kinds of
business. While Mr.. Bowron thought some
of the estimates and figures which had
been presented were a little too sanguine,
Alabama can match them in price on any
class OF iron and steel.
"Littic hoe" the stand.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler made one of his
vigorous speeches, showing how the south
had been unjustly treated in the rivers and
harbors appropriations, and urging that
this appropriation for the improvement of
the Warrior river be forced upon congress
until it was made
Letters and kilograms from Representa-
tives Clayton, Stallings and Plowman and
w. C. Fits were read expressing their
regret at their inability to be present, but
assuring their cooperation and support.
The memorial committee then read the
memorial which they had prepared to con-
an appropriation for the deepening and
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ONE DAYS RECORD OF
MCKINLEY'S PROSPERITY

day. The banks capital stock is 100000
the assets sl35.00O and the liabilities $4,000
to $4,000. The lowest estimate places 65
per cent. of the banks assets as good
The officers of the Merchants and Trad
ers' bank are: ]. NJ Madden, president; w.
B. Cook, cashier; directors, A. G. P. Dodge,
A. H. Lane, C. D. Ogg, James L. Foster.
NJ Isaac and j. B. Wright.
Some weeks ago an effort was made to
place the bank in a receivers hands Since
then the bank men claim confidence has
been failing, until the quiet run of the
past few days became too great.
The depostors will probably be paid
without thu stockholders being called upGn
for aid. Today President Madden refunded
all moneys paid in by depositors yesterday
and the day before. The money due in
dividual depositors will not exceed $45 010.
There was no excitement around the other
Brunswick banks today. Tonight $4,000
additional currency reached Brunswick to
be used If needed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
MYS ERlOUS DEATH.
S. P. Locke, Memphis Man, Lost His Life
Near Jasper Ala.

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. 29.--S P. Locke, a
prominent Memphis business man, lost his
life last night near Jasper, Ala, in mys-
terious manner. Locke secured a berth in
a Pullman sleeper attached to the Kansas
City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad
train which left Memphis at o'clock last
night and asked to be awakened at Jasper.
The conductor at the proper time went to
Lockes berth but found no passenger. Sub
sequently a freight train came along and
found the remains of the missing man on
trestle. The supposition Is that Locke
walked in his sleep or else went to the
platform for fresh air and fell off.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
Strike Settled,

SSbiibA'
Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 29.-The miners
strike in the coal fields along the line of
southern Kentucky and Tennessee which
began last May over a reduction of wages
of 10 pei. cent inaugurated by the operators
of the various mines in the territory, was
today declared off by the men. This action
was the result of a conference held at
lockwood, Tenn between the committee
representing the strikers and an executive
committee representing the operators. The
strikers have been suffering greatly and
several times committees from the strikers
have solicited aid for their starving fani-
lies. Today application was submitted by
the operators to make the reduction of
wages per cent. instead of 10 as origi
nally proposed.
After brief parley the men accepted the
reduction, contracts were signed for year
and the men went to work. Twenty-Five
hundred to 5000 men are involved
This settlement does not include the
troubles at the mines of the Dayton Coal
and Iron company. where 800 miners are
out The men at Dayton are out because of
a demand of the company that wages shall
be cut 10 per cent. whenevr the coal mined
by them shall contain certain per cert. of
shale 1t was stated today that this strike
will extend to the mines at Graysville,
where the Dayton company is now obtain
ing coal during the tendency of the strike.
Another Strike Settled.
Denver, Col, Dec. 29-Trouble is brewing
in the northern coal fields The operators
have received notice from the miners that
unless their wages are increased before
January 10 they will close down every coal
mine in the Lafayette, Louisville, Marshal,
say that the schedule demanded Is an ad-
vance of from 10 to 40 per cent. The pres
ent scale runs from 40 to so cents per ton
for mining after machines and 70 cents for
pick work.
According to the way the operators fig
ure it, the scale demanded would be So to
60 cents after machines and so cents to 81
for pick work.
The operators say that the present
wages, together with the other expenses
of production, leaves them a very small
margin, and they declare that If the
miners insist on a higher scale the oper-
ators will be forced to close down the
mines.
There are 1900 men in the territory who
would be thrown out of work in the event
of a strike.
Bank Suspen,ls.
and Trades bank suspended payment to-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
Thomas w. Seymour Dead.

st. Louis, Dec 29.-Thomas w. Seymour,
founder of the Benevolent Order of Knights
and Ladies of Honor and grand secretary
for the state of Missouri, died at his home
in Mapewood, st. Louis county, today, as
the result of q paralytic stroke. He was
born in ireland, in 1880, and came to this
country when years Of age. Later Mr..
Seymour moved to st. Louis, and in 1877
he founded initial lodge No. of the order,
which is now known all over the country.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
BACK FROM THE FIELD.
Madrigal and ScoyeI Were Sentenced to Death
But Were Released.

Havana, Dec 29.-Many friends of Senior
Canalejas and Sylvester Scovel cores
pondent of the New York World, went to
the railroad station today to meet them
and were greatly disappointed at their
non-arrival. They are confidently expect
ed tomorrow. News has arrived here ahead
of them this evening that Mr.. Scovel is
back from the field after having presented
President McKinley's letter to General
Maxine Gomez.
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Will Accept.

Fall River, Mass, Dec. 29.-The action of
the operatives conference committee at the
meeting last night has changed the senti-
ment regarding opposition to the reduction
of wages and the chances are now in favor
Of the adoption of the recommendation Of
the committee against Immediate opposi-
ton. A canvass of the members of the
committee indicates the vote on the matter
of striking stood IL to against 1t,
The secretaries of various unions have is
sued calls for special meetings to be held
this week and each has urged the advisa-
bility of accepting the reductions of the con-
ference committee.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
Trouble in Tennessee.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. 29.-One hun
bred miners at Dayton, Tenn, are on strike
on account of a notice posted by the Day.
ton Coal company a few days ago stat
ing that thereafter the men would be dock
ed for all slate found in their cars. The
probabilities are that several hundred 9TH
err men employed at the mines will go out
on January 1. A few hundred men at sta
lions along the Cincinnati Southern who
struck on May 1, are still out
At Paint Rock, Tenn, there has been
some trouble between strikers and i'm
ported men. The strikers have fired on
working miners several times from am
bush.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
"A BRIGHT HON MAKES MERRY
HEART" JOY TRAVELS ALONG WITH
: 4 POL %

tanzas, and soon afterward sank The cap
tain, his wife and the sixteen men COM
posing the crew of the Soledad were saved
and are being cared for by United States
Consul Rrice
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
The 1iirmingham1 Delegation.

The Birmingham delegation to the rivers
and harbors convention left yesterday
morning at 7:45 O'Clock in special train
over the Alabama Great Southern. The
run to Tuscaloosa (56 miles) was made in
one hour.
The special carried the following dele
gates:
A. K. Miner, B. Steiner, c. E. Quin, Ross
C. Smith Robert Jemison, R. H. Pearson,
James G. Caldwell, Gen. c. NJ Shelley j.
A. Rountree, w. T. woodward, F. Y. An
derson, II. Bernard, Rufus N. Rhodes, Maj.
Willis w. Miner, M. V. Joseph, Julian
Kendrick, e. j. Dunn, Emil Loeb, Morris
Adler, Col. H. Harding, Hon. Joseph r.
Johnston, James Bowron, M. A. Porter,
]. A. VanHoose, all of Birmingham; L..
L. Gilbert, of Montgomery. fsr
w. T. Kennedy, chairman, Bessemer
delegation; L. o. Smith, Bessemer l. S.
Chandler, Bessemer; DR.. w. c. Rosemond
Jasper; ]. H. Hayes, Jasper; Peyton Nor
veil, Jasper; l. II. Mcclure, Jasper; Judge
]. ]. Mayfield. Tuscaloosa. 5"i
Hon. ]. A. Van Koose was made chair
man of the Birmingham delegation, organ
ization being effected while en- route. j.
Asa Rountree was chosen secretary.
Major F. Y. Anderson offered a resolu-
ton providing that Gov. Johnston be re-
quested to have the geological department
of the state make map of the Warrior
coal fields, and also full statistics compiled
as to the amount of business accruine
therefrom 1t was unanimously adopted.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
Steamer Sunk.

Havana, Dec 29.-The American steamer
Soledad, Captain Lanier, which was cleared
from Mobile Ala, on Dec. 20, with cattle
for Brinckerhoff, off Matanzas, struck on
Punta Guanas reefs, off the port of Ma
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
Hardware Company Assigns.

Special to The Age-Herafd.
Montgomery, Dec. 29.-The Reid Hard
ware company. doing a retail business on
Monroe street, assigned tonight to ]. W.
A. Jackson. The firm has been in BUSH
ness only about four months.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30
CITY TAX NOTICE.

Delinquents for Street I'm.
provement Tax are hereby no
titled that execution will be
issued against them. on jan
uary l, 1898.
BY order of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen.
12-2-10t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-30

Brunswick, Ca, Dec 29.-The Merchants
and TradeY bank suspended payment to-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-06-05
THINK OF IT! HUNDREDS Oh
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The free test called for no re-
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No. % Daily from Gainesville, Live Oak
f:5OPM Waycross, Savannah. Montgomery
and all points nortL. east ard west, also from
Jacksonville and Palatka.
No. 81 D,iIv from Pert Tampa, Tampa.
100 AN Lakeland, Punta Gorda. Barlow.
train carries through sleeper from Port Tampa
to New York via Ocala.
No. 70 Daily from Leesburg. Fitzgerald.
ciesfwater. ST. Peiersburg. Iakeis nd. TAMPA
and Port Tampa, and daily EXCEPT SUI day from
Eustis, UmatiCa and Aston and Barlow, Purta
Gorda and intermediate stations.
No. - Daily except Sunday from Homo
Gas N sassa, Crystal and intermediate points
No. IS Daily from Juliette. Newberry Ar
5:25 p ~ cher and all points north. east and
wet, and from Istachatta, Fora, CITY, Inverness
and al points south.
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You ought to see the line of
night robes at Masters. Call in
before you purchase.
Remember those cool and
nice linen suits made to order at
j. j. Fuller's will not shrink.
Try that superior lemon
phosphate at the Postoffice drug
store.
"A complete stock of fresh
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Bakery.
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TAKE *: PLANT SYSTEM For P,,b a!'
SCHEDULE EFFECT MAY 25,
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF TRAINS AT OCALA

No. rs, leaving Ocala
with Pullman sleeping follows Waycross TO ST
via Montgomery and q r. Waycross Nashville
Macon Atlanta and Chaanooga and Waycross to New York
Charleston, Atlantic
Nashville direct connection
bue solid through
and Cincinnati for Chicago Train No leaving Ocaa
via Gainesville and High Springs carries Pullman sleeping
TO change Richmond Washington
and connecting at Washington with the Old
Colonial Boston without
at WaycToss through
without change Direct connection made at Montgomery
New Orleans Birmingham Memphis
ty
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No. % Daily, fo- Lceslu-g. Fitzgerald,
2:fO p M TT lby. Lakeland, Tampa and ali in
mediate stations.
No. rs Daily for Gainesville Like CITY,
2:o5 Pm Live Oa<, Savannah ana III roints
for Palatka, JacI sOnvil.e and all intermediate
stations.
No. 90 Daily for G iuesviiIe, i've Oak,
100 M Wayc-oss, II -ptgon.ery, Savannah,
Oh lesion, and IL points north. east and west
his train car les through sleer er from Port
Tampa to New York, via Ocala, Gainesvil c, Ss-
vannah and Charleston.
No. 20 Daily for Tuliette and all stations
1905 noon n-rth 80 High Springs and south
10 Trlby.
No IS Daily except Sunday for CRYSTAL ard
2 20 Pm HrmosasSa. Com ects at Juliette with
fast mail FIR Tampa and the south.
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Trains 30, IS, "a and ~, between jack
sonvi1e and st. Augustine daily.
Train 205, between Miami and Fort
Pierce daily, except Sun sy.
Train 20, between Fort Pierce and
Miami daily, except Monday.
Trains IS and 7s south Of 81 AuguS
tine daily, except Sunday.