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The age-herald., 1897-09-30
BIRMINGHAM IS THE FIRST
Armor Plate Board Will Come
 October 15.
A CONFERENCE WITH LONG
Commercial Club b-Committee Is Engaged in Compiling Data-Question of Enter
 tainment--lnvite Congressmen.

Washington Sept. 29.-The arnor plate board, headed by Commodore Howell, paid a formal visit to Secretary Lorg today for the first time since It's Organization, and discussed the work already accomplished. It Is probable that the departure of the beard on its southern trip will be advanced to the 15th of October, and that Birmingham will be the first place visited.
 The subcommittee of the Commercial club arnor plate committee is busily en- Taged in compiling the data fin regard to the districts advantages P. P. Shook, who was made a committee of one to compile this data and put it in form ready for the printers, is hard at work.
 The committee will probably be called together within the next few days to re- ceive this report. The committee will also discuss the question of how best to entertain the visitors. It is the opiu- ion of Representative Underwood and almost every member of the body that a special train should be secured and the board taken all through the district to the different centers of iron work. The length of the boards visit is not known, but the best will be made of the time it does spend here. The beard will be entertained in Birmingham by the prominent citizens, but it is thought that the time will be so limited that the larger portion of 1t will be taken up in visiting the points of interest.
 Representative Underwood, who has so successfully conducted the fight, was the happiest man in town when told that the board would visit the south earlier than first contemplated.
 Now, the thing to do," said he, "is to invite number of congressman to accompany the board. Lots of them would like to visit Birmingham, and it is proper that Birmingham should in- vits them.''
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
NEW CHAIRMAN WILL BE ELECTED
 OCTOBER 9.
Two Aspirants for John H. MiiIers Shoes Pretty Opportunity for a Warm Fight
 in the Chanceilorship Race.

The first business of the JeffA son county democratic executive committed at it's meeting on Oct. 9, will be to elect a successor to Chairman John H. Miller who will resign to enter the race for the circuit jurgeship.
 As yet only two aspirants have am nounced themselves as. candidates to succeed him. They are Dr. J. s. Gfl- lespy and Henry E. Gray, president of the Peoples Savings Bank and Trust company, bath we'll known democrats and citizens of Birmingham.
 The politicians are pointing to the race for the chancellorsirip of the north western division as one of the prettisst opportunities for Q warm fight in the next campaign. It is not disputed that the present incumbent, Thomas Cobbs, who has been In office twenty-thraa years, will be a candidate, while the other contestants will lfl0ely be John .. Characterized and Loxla Thornton, both of Birmingham.
 The Northwestern chancsdy division comprises the following counties: Jef- ferson. Blount, Walker, Winston, Fay cite and Tuscaloosa.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
HUGHES WAS IN BED ASLEEP
His Wife Engaged With Others
 Fighting Fire.
WAS OBEilNG HIS COMMAND
Alleged Cause of the Tragedy Near Morris When "oill' Hendricks Fell From a
 Rife BaII-Hughes at Large.

It transpires from the latest story tha. the cause of the tragedy near Morris sta tion last Monday was that a man coen- peled his wife to go during the night and fight the encroachment of a forest fire while he lay snugly in bed and slept.
 Deputy Sheriff Robert warnock re- turned from she scene of the difficulty yesterday morning at 4:45 o'clock. He says that the capture of Joe Hughes is houd,fy expected. as the people are aroused and eve,y clue is being vigilant- Ny pursued.
 According to the story of the deputy sheriff, few days before the killing a forest fire ragged in the vicinity of Hughes property. The nafghbors claim cd that Hughes, instead of going forth to baatle with the flames himself, forced his wife to join the others in conee sting inch by inch the progress of the fire. While the neighbors and his wife were doing everything human to extinguish the flames. it was alleged that Hughes was comfortable in the arms of Nor phelrs
 The Incident caarsed talk, and was made the formulation of some very ugly remarks by the neighbors i'm regard to Hughes. Hendricks is said to have i'm 6u1ged in this talk, and went fur ,her, urbraiding Hughes ito his face.
 The story has 1t that on the day of the homicide Hughes, accompanied by his wife, went out searching for a horse that had rayed eff. Tn their search they visited the faam of William Henderson, and found the owner In the field ousfy engaged in ga aalhering his fall cro of cct- ton Beth had been friendly inclined and Hughes cailed Henderson to the fence to inquire about Ihe stray horse During the conversation Henderson in- timsted thatt he had heard about Hughea' ,treatment of his wife and, it Is oia.rned, gave him a vesy severe ar raignmemt.
 One word lead % another until Hughes, wtish a vile oath, rushed 10 nhe buggy standing in wait and procured a Win chester rifle. He at once covered the unfortunate Henderson and fired the fla tal shot. For wha. purpose the rife was carried was roi stated
 Hughes took fight at once. By some of his friends 1t is claimed that he was pa ittaily demented at the time of ths difficulty. The officers fear that if rIupbo- 6rct forto ,,,i,, bj,, ,,a ,,5- al i'll, e enraged citizens their services will rot ba necessary.
 If the reports from the ne,ghborhood In which the two men resided are true Hughes was very oyerbear.ng in his fam.fy and elsewhere. The reputation of Hendricks is directly at variance with this
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
CAST0RT.A. The fao- 1 asss;;a's 's 5; l&1Hzzz.Zw 1s.sS.. s.:iE
NEWS OF THE STATE.

Miss sallie Gahan died at Ladiga Monday.
 Mrs. M. A. Hilton died at Tecumseh Monday night.
 The State Normal school at Troy opened Tuesday.
 Twenty seven of selma's stores were closed Monday on account of the Jewish holiday.
 A. R. Leonard of Selma. was fined $50 Monday by the mayor for seling beer on Sunday.
 J. T. Robinson, of Macon, Ga, will be made master mechanic of the Southern shops at Selma.
 The Merchants bank of Florence will open at Tuscumbia Oct 1, quarters hav- ing been secured.
 The Enterprise Spoke company at Cur Fey has been compelled to put in new machinery to meet its orders.
 According to the Huntsville Tribune, there is none building going on there than in any other city in the south.
 An entertainment win be given at. the Huntsville opera house Oct. 6 for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers at Biloxi, Miss.
 The Greensboro Watchman wants those who are in the habit Of carrying concealed pistols debarred from hold- ing public office, the same as dueling.
 The report that Luther Jenkins. who lives near Oxford. was dead is denied. Dave Privett, of that place, who said that Mr. eJnlSins was dead, seems to have been wrongly informed.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
SHOULDER DlSLOCATED.
w. T. Tanner Was the Victim of Runaway
 Accident.

W. T. Tanner, a well known Jeffer- son county dalryman, was the victim of runaway accident yesterday afternoon, which resulted in the dislocation of his right shoulder.
 MT. Tanner was on South Twentieth stree when his alorse took freight and began running. The driver jumped and In the fall his shoulder was dislocated. carried home late in the afternoon.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
PERSONAL.

J. c. Marks left yesterday for Nash vile.
 James Dixon of Chattanooga, is in the city. W. D. vasser, of Opelilsa, was in the city yesterday. R. W. Allen. of Fayette, was in the city yesterday.
 G. W. Noble. of Tuscaloosa, was in the city yesterday.
 D. T. Goodwin, of Anniston. was among the visitors yesterday.
 J. H. Mcclure, of Jasper, was a wis., itor to Birmingham yesterday.
 J. r. Carroll, the traveDing auditor Of the Southern railroad, Is inSthe city.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
Was Pnainnned.

The proposed meeting of the Dairy mems association has been postponed until Saturday. October 2. at Il a. m. A large attendlanee is expected. and the oleo-butter question will be thrsslrsd out thcasopplhly
The age-herald., 1897-09-30

London, pr. George s. Brown, Rev. R. D: Wear, ". NJ. Cosby, Jas. L. Tam ner, Mrs. David Trainer, Jas. A. Going, pr. L. c. Morris. A. Lataday. E. H. Cabaniss, T. s. Forbes. Dr. Amzi Cod den, Robert Jemison, Rufus N. Rhodes, F. s. Fe1guson4 J. B. Wadsworth, J. R. Francis, pr. J. s. Gillespy, Dan Rogan. Jos. Hardie. pr. " II. Johnston.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
President's Car Delayed.

Tire car of the president of the Mobile and Ohio railroad, was 8 feature in the Union depot for several hotas Iast night and this morning. Seventeen days ago that car was unluclky enough ~ be in Mobile, and as a consequence is now unable to enter Montgomery which is the home of the "most stupid paper
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
Whito Shields to New Castle.

Th@ Regents of the White Shield will give tally-ho party to Newcastle to- night. They go to assist in the dedi- cation of ths new hall of the White Re- gents at Newcastle. Music, both vocal and Instrumental. wiM be a feature of the excursion.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
Fires KIndIcd.

The fires in the factory of the Bir- mingham Fertilizer company have been kindled by President Edum. A large force of men are at work on the com pletion of the general buildings. and in a rew days the factory will be in full blast. Early in the week the manufac- turing of fertilizers will begin in earnest.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30

He says that Judge Jas. J. D. Banks will be re-elected judge of the Tenth judicial district, and that Judge $. II. Sprott, present circuit judge of the sev- enth jud -cial district, will supersede J. H. Bankhead in congress.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30

printed in the English language" has sen all other quarantine regulations and gone them one better by imposing 2 time Emit of twenty days. This morn ing the car and it's occupants, all offl- cials of the read, left for Tuscaloosa
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
NEWS SUITS

eE N0 For an al-wool straight cut. black WO.OV Cheviot Sack Suit; a bang-up gar Q6 nN For brown Cheviot, neat check. WO.SS one-halt shoulder lined, tailor made; latest cut, round sack suit.
 MS En For Clay Wors cd. all wool, q S.OS regular custom made suit, piped seams. four button round or square cut sack suit; all sizes, 94 to A.
 S6 50 nt this price %e have foYr other elegantly made, extra heavy Innings; one- If sh uld T lined sack suit; also three lines in plaids.
 NQ m For dark grey-mixed Cassimere, V0s00 extra heavy weight, one-half shoulder l ned, extra heavy lining through out, ound cut sack suit; also three. other scotch Cheviots.
 &1A m For small ohec1 Cheviot Suit, WAO.O silk piping, extra heavy Innings, one.haif shoulder Gned;. three different shades of brown. And four o her lines of plaid Chevfots, same make, silk piping, etc.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
nrasterson Has a Bee iu nis Bonnet

Col. G. M. Masterson, mayor of Oak man. Walker county, is in the city with a brisf in a chancery cause and an avowed candidacy for the legislature.
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
GooIS WILL
 NEVER BE AS
 CHEAP AGAIN ,!

At least there has been decided reaction from tho downward course of prices that started in 1893. Since the passage of the Dingley tariff bill all kinds of merchant disc have advanced from Is to 50 per cent. Fortunately, having anticipated the com- ing rise of prices, we contracted for our Lowell, Mass. and Birmingham stores mora than $3OO,OO0 worth of desirable mercharl- disc Although these goods have now advanced considerably we will sell them all at the old prices. and thereby save our customers nearly $100OO0
The age-herald., 1897-09-30
FOUND THE BULB.
Mr. Jacobs Is Now Happy Over the Slightly
 Cool Wave.

The proudest man in Birmingham yes 'terday was Weatherm. ker Jacobs. He had promised to cool things off. and he did. A drop of 12 degrees even cooled off the school question fgifeers. Pretty school girls blessed Jacobs and he was happy.
 The entrance to his furniture g ore is so arranged that when anyone steps within a bell rings. Just as he opened his store yesterday he heard the baal ring, and knew that some visitor in- visible to human eyes had passed him on the threshold. Hopeful yet fearful, he hurried to his instruments on the roof and found that the mercury was dc grees lower than at that time on Tues day.
 AEl day long 'he sat up there and fan ned the bulb, and as a consequence tine weather report of yeste.day is as fcf- lows:
 DAILY BULLETIN.
 Birmingham, Ala. Sept. 29, 1907. Local obscrvation during twenty -four hours ending D. m-ceutral times
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20

houses during the daytime. This waste
has been due largely TO the waste from
faucets and closets In the lower portions
of the city.
For instance. Richmond College and the
Chesapeake and Ohio depot are both sup
piled frcm the same pipeline. but there
"a about 100 feet difference In the eleva-
ton Of the two localities. So. a balf-inch
faucet. II left running at the depot.
would discharge four or five times as
much water as the same sized faucet leit
running at the college. Hence the re-
solve to begin metering the city at the
lowest points supplied from the New re-
servoir. IL nothing occurs TO Decay the
work the Water Department would De
able TO put in 2i0 meters per month. anu
soon the good effect would be felt AT
high points. SO we say the h'sh-
pointers" may indulge the hope That al
ter awhile they Will receive from '"o
city the monthly supply OF water '"a'
they pay for. When the waste Is one'"
ed the velocity Of water In the mans
will be reduced. thereby creating s'ea''i
pressure at the higher points.
The nlan that superintendent Boiling
advocates is that the city should es'ao-
fish a minimum rate for each "d'e'
taker. and allow him fixed quah'i'y p''
dav for certain fixtures. For eNa"pie'
take the poor man. lie now pays - per
aor,,n FOR n hydrant and closet or %
ce,ts ner month. The superintendent
s,,gges,s that all water-takers be placed
unon the same footing-that Is. no mat
tor how many closets. baths, faucets
etc there may be on the premises inc
cf,,, should charge 81 cents per MONTH
and allow those premises i,5oo gallons OF
,yatcr ner month for that sum, the
water-taker 10 be charged Tor H. anu Il
he uses more he will be charged meter
rates for the excess.
The establishment of this fixed guam
tity seems necessary as sanitary i'e"-
sure and would give an abundance OF
water for cleanliness-a quantity "nicn
some. through penuriousness, might Id"
to use if they were forced to pay so much
per gallon for it. The second advantage
Of this minimum rate would be that 1t
would prevent serious loss of the city
income. The price charged for the wa
ter-namely. Is cents per 1000 gallons
would pay the interest on the cost OF the
meter. This. we learn, is the general
custom of cities that furnish the meter
at the cost Of the city.
At the next meeting of the Commit
tee on Water. arrangements will pro-
bably be made to buy the meters, and
so our city will soon enter upon an ex-
pertinent of great magnitude. 1t Is
hoped that the general result of it will
be to give an ample supply Of water 10
all portions of the city and postpone
for many years to come the necessity
for very great expenditures in enlarging
our pumps and reservoirs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
Trinity Church. New York.
Pittsburg Dispatch)

There is an unusual story brought out
by the probable destruction Of Old
Trinity church, i'm New York, told by a
special writer. The church itself is part
of the history of the country; IL enjoys
The odd distinction OF being denounced
for its enormous wealth. though it spends
most Of its income for charity and 1t
now comes into notice as a victim or
rapid transit. It's walls are shattered by
The vibrations of many railroad trains
rumbling past it, over the ground that
was hardly worth fencing in when II
was first donated to the famous church.
The history Of New York and its mar
vellous growth are involved in this inter-
esting story of Old Trinity. What Won
derful mutations of time! A little more
than three centuries from the wilderness
TO the metropolis of continent and Of
the greatest nation in the world When
such wonders are possible. what is there
to wonder at in the decay and death of
that old civilization. the ruins OF which
mark our southwestern territory? The
contrast is sharp. and the question ever
recurs. If the one must, perforce, follow
the other.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20

Lieutenant Peary confirms the report
from Washington that he is preparing to
lead another polar expedition, and says
he will push on to the North Pole If 1t
takes ten years. His plans are thus out
lined:
This summers expedition will be solely
a preliminary trip, taken for the purpose
Of arranging the necessary details for the
main expedition. Several families of Es-
quimaux will be hired to collect supply
of walrus meat and other provisions, as
well as garments. and year later, in
the summer of 1898. the expedition will
sail north as far as possible, establishing
a colony at the northernmost point
reached. In the following months. or IT
may be, years, land expeditions Will be
sent from this colony in the direction of
the pole Sufficient funds nave been
pledged to support the colony for any
length of time up to the maximum num-
Der of years the explorer has given him
self for reaching the goal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20

admission. learned brother you nave ''''
your case.-Salem Sentinel. .,,..
All. but you propose to raise inc v
of the State's' revenue from the o''
Industry. Yet IL you taxed ina. ~
dustry at the monstrous rate .. 70
cent per annum. the present oys.s, "a
duct would only yield N25,oOo' ~, ,,,,,
$4,000 the bctk OF s3,0oo,0OV' we p,ch.
like TO know from the Sentlnei'-''N"
mond Dispatch. ,,v let
the Sentinel stick to ilountain dew, as
That esteemed journa. Knows south
much OF the oyster quesA 'oh "1 W. doubt
African does OF making icN' w. from
II the Sentinel could tell an go and
a mussel on their native IN Srobab le
clothed IN their shells. 1t IS OYSTER
that Brother DENT could tell an oc-
undresscd because he has seen EN- vi
caslons. but the Sentinel. when u W."
its article on the oyster. must nase 80
bathing It's fevered brow in mountain u.w,
and have seen the taxable value vi ny
oyster through the medium OF .nv -,
mond drops Of that delicious dis,ii'a, w.,
of the blue Southwestern mountains. .,
say to the Sentinel. go TO. ana ilNs" rs,,
drop that oyster and leave the """'i'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
HOPE For HIGH POINTERS.

The action of the City Council in
making an appropriation of $4,000 for The
purchase of water-meters seems to have
been wise.
Our water-works have cost us large
sum Of money. and are amply common
surate with our needs-if we cut OH the
outrageous and reckless waste that mas
obtained here so long. Many other cues
have used water-meters to great ad-
vantage. and why may not we? In the
opinion OF experts there is no reason az
all why Richmond should undertake the
expensive job Of adding to our water
works plant, when by making consumers
less reckless in the use of water we could
save ourselves this large expenditure
But ~ our city were inclined TO make
large additions to the pump-house and 10
the reservoirs. clearly this Is not the
time TO do II. Our debt is as large as IT
ought TO be: our rate OF taxation no one
wishes TO see increased, and assessments
NJ real estate here are excessively high.
So. whether we regard the appropria-
ton for water-meters as the inauguration
of a "nakeshift" TO tide us over present
financial difficulties or az the adoption
of a permanent policy here. 1t seems TO
have been the right thing 70 do.
The meters. when bought, viii be put
IN free OF expense to the consumer, and
will be located at various low points In
the city, so az to give more water than
IL now given on high points. That is TO
say. each house viii be given one. and
only one. meter free.
For many summers past consumers In
some neighborhoods in elevated localities
Of this city have been unable 20 secure
suy water Ia the upper stories OF their
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
TUESDAY. ........ATRIL 20, 1897
cR.ECo-TURKIsH HOsTfLITIEs.

Both Turkey and Greece have let Sip
the dogs of war. and there is fighting
ALI along the Graeco-TurRish frontier.
A dispatch from Washington says that
the Turkish Minister in communicating
the status of the conflict 10 Secretary
sherman expressly made il under
stood that there had been no
formal declaration of war; but
none the less. a state Of war actually
exists. and no one can tell what the end
will be. The suggestion is advanced
that the Powers may yet interfere in
a manner TO cause a cessation of hos
tilities. and bring about n restoration of
the status quo; but all the indications
are that matters have gone too far for
that. Each side now claims that the
other IS the aggressor The war-fever
with both Turk and Greek is intense,
and both want to fight. Even II the
Powers should be able TO agree upon an
effective concert for restoring peace, there
will probably be great deal more blood
shed before the contamination is attained.
But the fact is that the Powers are
has already taken place. and they wilt be
responsible for whatever else in the way
of hostilities may follow. If the long
smouldering volcano represented by the
Balkan question becomes active theirs
will be the fault If a general European
war eventuates. the blood that shall be
spilled will be upon their heads.
- hot
had the Powers, in the incipiency Of the
Graeco-Cretan question. stood by Greece,
instead Of coddling the ''unspeakab!e
Turk" the present condition OF affairs,
with its dangers to the peace Of all Eu-
rope would have been avoided. But,
from the very beginning. their policy has
been such as to irritate the Greeks and
bolster up the Turks and precipitate war;
From the very beginning they have mud
died more and more the situation they
undertook 10 clear up. Their jealousy
of one another has led them into course
towards Greece and Crete that has out
ragged the sentiment of the civilized
world.
The setting Of the Balkans ablaze and,
q general European war over the little
eastern question would be fearful thing,
but there are not few students of that
question who hold that there would be
great compensation to civilization and re-
lIgion in the end. They contend that
the inevitable and logical result of loosing
the conflicting forces in and giving rein
TO the conflicting ambition respecting the
Balkans would be the division Of Turkish
territory and the humiliation Of the
Turkish empire.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
The Annual College Commencement.
Danyille Register.)


The State Normal Female School at
Farmville has abolished formal COM
menceitent exercises. \ movement that
promises to do away with commence
ments threatens to become widespread
in Virginia and the South.
For our part we are in favor OF the
total abolition of the commencement sea-
son. and the following from the Rich
mond Dispatch, we consider sufficient ar
gument to support our opposition:
The supposition is that a majority OF
the pupils i'm these schools are the chill
dren of persons of moderate means-some
of them are the children of very poor
persons. In the case of girls particular
ly. a formal public commencement fire.
quently demands an outlay for dress that
the parents can ill-afford,' but which
pride-and natural pride-forces them
TO make We doubt not that there are
instances in which parents have spent
almost enough money on public school
commencement preparations TO give one
of their children the advantage of a
year at college.
1t is undoubtedly true that parents who
must necessarily economic to give their
daughters education have found the cost
OF commencement week more than they
could bear and instances may be cited
where this item of expense has kept girls
away from school.