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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
THE TURF.
NEW ORLEANS RESULTS.

New Orleans, March 23.3Clear, cool
bright weather drew out 5000 people to
rhe race course today The track was
lumpy and slow, but the talent landed
three favorites and three second choices,
beating the books well. About the only
bookmaker here who has much money
this winter is Sam May, of ST. Louis, who
is well over 100000 ahead on the meet
ing. H. d. Brown, of California, the we'll
known starter, who is wintering here,
was wired notice today of his appoint
ment as official starter at the Newport
meeting.
First Race-Six furlongs. Overella, 108
Knapp), to 2, won; Oily Ga min second,
Loyal Prince third. Time, 1:191a.
Second Race-Seven furlongs. Senator
Penrose, g8 "a. BarretD, to 5, won; Char
lie Christy second, Prince Proverb third.
Time, 1:341a. - ~
Third Race-Mile and a quarter Do
mingo, ia CScherrer), 8 to l. won; Little
Tom second, Otho third. Time, 216A.
Fourth Race-Lightning stakes, 81 900,
for 2-year-olds, five furlongs. Sly Fox,
los (Caywood), to 5. won; Van Antwerp
second, Our Lizzie third. Time, 1:04.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs. Sauterne, 103
(Caywood), Ito S, won; Rouble second,
Stanza third. Time, 1:1S12
Sixth Race--Six furlongs. Jim Hogg,
104 (Scherrer), to 5, won; Belle of Ford
ham second, Sky Blue third. Time, 1:19
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
CAPT. BEN. H. SCREWS
Has Consented to Enter the Contest for
tbs Democratic Nomination for
Mayor of Montgomery.

Montgomery, Ala, March 23.-It is ru-
mored on the streets tonight that Capt.
Ben H. Screws has consented to head the
demands of his friends and become a
candidate for the democratic nomina-
tion for mayor of Montgomery. Capt.
Screws is one of the most. popular and
most esteemed of Montgomery's citizens.
He has served the people herr well in
peace and war and during the times of
reconstruction he rendered service that
is not forgotten. Capt. Scr~ws is an
accomplished lawyer and scholar and q
leading citizen. Mayor Clshy's friends
hid imagined that he would have no OPP
position for the nomination and Capt
Screws announcement Will come as u
surprise to them.
Laiter-The Constitutions correspond
ent called on Capt Screws al his resi-
dence tonight and he acknowledged that
he had consented to become a candidate.
II have been approached by all classes
and conditions of people and you may
tell th= boys yes; that | shall b. in the
race"
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
BALLoT1NG FOR SENATOR.
Kentucky Legislature Now in the Mids
of an Interesting Era.

Kentucky Legislature Now in the Midst
of an Interesting Era.
Frankfort KY March 23.-Th= senate
and house balloted separately at noon
today for United States senator. The
vote in the senate was: w. G. Hunter
republican, 13; j. c. S. Blackburn, silver
democrat, IA; George NJ. Davis, gold dem
ocrat, 6; st. John Boyn republican, g.
Necessary to choice 10. The house voted
Hunter SO; Blackburn "a; Davis, 5; S. B.
Buckner, gold democrat, /; James B. Nc
-Creary, democrat, l; Boyle, 8; r. 7. Tyler
democrat, /; w. j. Stone, democrat, /.
Representative W. A. Baird, who was
elected as a gold democrat, voted for Dr.
Hunter Stout. gold democrat, voted for
Blackburn. The republicans who re-
fused TO vote for Hunter today issued
statement declaring that he is not the
legal nominee and that st. John Boyle is.
The republicans are called on to vote for
Boyle at tomorrow's joint session. The
statement closed with: I'VE have not
b@en bought and are not for SALE
Maj. p. S. Johnson, chairman of the
silver democratic state central commit
tee, was at the state house all morning
urging silver democrats to vote for Gov.
Bradley for senator.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Rudder-All On Board the
Vessel Safe.

Charleston, S. c., March 23.-The Ward
7 line steamship Niagara, Capt. Crocker,
was towed 20 Charleston bar this morn
ing. She had lost her rudder and her
passengers had spent an anxious week
aboard of her at sea. Aboard of her were
fffty-two passengers, most of whom were
tourists, bound from Nassau to New
York.
The ship left the former place at noon,
March IS. In addition to her passengers,
she carried a general cargo of sugar,
tobacco and hides. Her voyage north
was uneventful until last Thursday.
Capt. Crocker then. suddenly discovered
that she failed to respond to her rudder,
and an investigation discovered the rud-
der to be bent and broken. Not the least
clue could be discovered as TO when or
how the accident happened. jury rud-
der was rigged up and the Niagara at
temptedto continue her voyage, but with
out much success. Thursday night the
vessel laid to trying to keep her head
to a heavy sea that was running. Friday
morning the British steamer Cairnisla,
bound from Sapelo to Rotterdam, was
sighted and asked for aid A hawser
was played out to the Niagara, and a
towing trip of 200 miles was begun. The
sea, too, was getting heavier, and the
first hawser soon parted leaving the
Niagara in a perilous and helpless condi-
ton for several hours. Her jury rudder
was of very little service. and more than
once she was caught in the hollow of big
waves, rolling SO badly as to greatly ex-
cite the fears of her passengers. Satur-
day another hawser was passed to her
by the Cairnis1a- This time the rope held
The two ships droped anchor off Charles
ton bar this morning. The Niagara will
be towed into port tomorrow, when her
passengers will be forwarded north by
rail-
The passengers on the Niagara are all
very comfortably quartered aboard the
Niagara tonight. The officers of the ship
continue to protest that they have not
the least knowledge of how the accident
to the ships rudder occurred. Some OF
them expressed the belief that the gear
had been tampered with before the ship
ion is assigned. The Niagara will remain
here until an ocean tug can be sent to
tow her to New York.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24

pound on all imported cotton and cents
per pound on rice, as matter of simple
jastiee to the south.
The demand for free wool or a recipro-
cal duty thereon by MIR. McLaurin was
applaud=d d by the democrats and popu-
lists. While in the course of his speech
he was contra sting the rate and extent
OF the growth of the wealth of the man
ufacturing states north and east, as
compared with that of the southern
states, Mr.. Linney. republican, of North
Carolina, asked him why the people of
the southern states did not build fac
tories ard thus secure the advantages OF
the eastern and northern states, instead
of "cussing' the more fortunate sections
of the country.
''The presence of republicans and popu-
lists in those states answered Mr. Nc
Iaurin, makes it impossible for us to
get money for these improvement s..
daughter and applause).
Mr.. Swanson, democrat, of Virginia,
also agreed with Mr. Newlands that the
rehabilitation of the silver as basic
money was an essential prerequisite to
prosperity, and MIR. Cochran, democrat,
of Missouri, who ontended that the rea-
son why factories ceased operations was
because the people had no money with
which to buy their products.
The senate joint resolution appropriat-
ing $4,000 to enable the secretary of war
to purchase tents for the houseless vic
Tins of the Mississippi river floods was
agreed to.
At 5 o'clock a recess was taken until
s o'clock the evening session to be oc-
cupied on the tariff bill.
EVENING SESSION.
The first address of the evening was
that of Howard, populist, of Alabama.
He said he would vote for the bill be-
cause he believed in the broad, patriotic
principle of protection to American in
dustry.
Mr.. Adamson, democrat, of Georgia,
followed in opposition 70 the bill, speak
ing as one of the six and a half million
alleged anarchists who voted last fall
for honest money, honest taxa ton and
honest government" He said the pro-
ceedings of this congress afforded much
interest, if but listle satisfaction.
'The novel method of legislating en-
tirely by machinery, unless its results
happily disappoint our expectations, will
demand the insertion of new plank in
our next platform to denounce legisla-
t1on by machinery as well as government
by injunction"
Mr.. Kelly, populist, of South Dakota,
denounced the bill as a specimen of rob
Der protection"
The last speech was by Mr. Clardy,
democrat, of Kentucky, who devoted
himself to the exposition of an amend
ment he proposed to offer to the bill by
which American tobacco could be ad-
mitted in :he ordinary channel of trade
to the countries of Europe which now
debar 1t from entrance except under con-
ditions that practically prevent its sale.
At 1890 the committee rose and the
house adjourned until tomorrow.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
FOUR TRAMPS INJURED
And Twenty-Five Cars of the Big -Four
Derailed, the Result of a
Wreck.

Springfield, o., March 23.-Twenty two
cars of the Big Four freight No. II are
piled in a mass on the Ohio Southern
tracks, which pass the Big Four near
Buffalo crossing. The wreck was caused
by the breaking of the coupling between
two of the cars at o'clock this morn
ing. The train came together again
and the wreck followed. Four tramps
have been found badly injured and four
others ara supposed to be buried in the
wreck. Those injured are:
William Siney, Jersey City, shoulder,
head and back injured.
Frank Foy, St.kouis, cut and back of
head, leg and shoulders badly hurt.
William Kinsley, st. Louis, both legs
crushed.
Ed Kinsley, ST. Louis, legs injured
All were taken to the hospital here.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
CLEARANCE PAPERS

Granted the Bermuda-Will Take Cargo
of Munition to the West Indies.
Washington, March 23.-The treasury
department today directed that clearance
papers be granted the alleged filibuster-
ing steamer Bermuda, now at Fernan-
dina, Fla The Bermuda's captain took
the omnibus oath required by the depart
ment before the permission was given.
He was obliged to make affidavit that the
vessel would not transfer any part Of
her cargo to any other vessel before
reaching her destination, nor take on
board more men than was required to run
her. Copies of the affidavit were exam
ined by Secretary Gage before clearance
was ordered. The steamer will clear for
some port IN the West Indies, not Span
ish, with cargo of munitions of war.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
PAID THE PENALTY.

Center City, Mimi, March 23.-At /
o'clock this morning George Kelly was
hanged in the county Jail for completely
In the murder OF Edward Paul and Jacob
Hayes. Kelly's neck was broken and
he was dead in ten minutes.
Nine months ago Edward Paul and
Jacob Hayes, youths just entering man
hood, were shot by one of two men who
attempted to hold up DR.. Burnside Fos-
ter, of st. Paul, who arrived after mid
night The two men were George Kelly
and Robert Wilson. Wilson was killed
by a pursuing party of citizens the fol-
lowing day Kelly was tried in October,
found guilty and sentenced to b. hanged.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
GREECE REMAINS SILENT.
So Far as Great Britain Is Concerned
France Has a Reply.

So Far as Great Britain Is Concerned
France Has a Reply.
London, March 23.-In the house of
commons today Mr.. G. N. Curzon, under
foreign secretary, in reply to question
by Sir Charles Dixie, said that the gov
ernment had not received any proposals
from Greece looking to a compromise of
the powers beyond what was contained
in Greeces supplementary note, which
had already been made known to the
house. 1t seemed, however, that the
Greek minister at Paris had made verbal
communica tions to M. Hanotaux, the
French minister of foreign affairs, but
none such had been made to the goyerpr
ment of Great Britain.
In reply to question by Mr. John G..
S. McNeill anti-Parnellite, Mr.. Curzon
said that Turkey was not taking any
part in the blockade of Cretan ports,
and that Turkish merchant vessels in
entering the ports of Crete would be
SUBJECT to the same restrictions as wsre
imposed upon vessels of other nations
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
THE MESABA NOT IN IT,
And Another Bessemer Iron Ore Pool
Will Have to Be Formed.

And Another BeSSemer Iron Ore Pool
Will Have to Be Formed.
Cleveland, o., March 23-After another
meeting of representatives of all mines
producing Ressemer iron ore in the Lake
Superior mining country today, it was
announced that the leading interests on
the Mesaba range-Rockefeller and ths
Minnesota Iron company-were unable
to reach an agreement and the mines of
pool for 1897. This means competition
between the Mesaba and other ranges
and their prices for ore. A meeting of
mine owners of the old ranges will be
held tomorrow and 1t is opinion that a
pool of the old range mines will be
formed.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
NO NEW TRAGEDY.

Washington March 23.-New York pa
pers contain the statement that the boa t
belonging to the wrecked steamer ST.
Nazaire, which was picked up by the
steamer Creole, Is the same one from
which Capt Berri and his three COM
panions were rescued by the schooner
Hilda. Capt. Berri says he left six
bodies in the boat That was the num-
Der of bodies that floated out of the boat
when It was hoisted out of the water.
Tt was boat No. 3. and that was Capt
Berri's boat, so that the Creole's find
discloseS no new tragedy.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
TRAINS ANNULLED.

Montgomery. Ala, March pa special
to the Advertiser from Troy Ala, says.
The rainfall for two days has been terri
BILE. All trains ON the Central of Geor-
apnulled, Many bridges have been
washed away and the Conecuh river Is
out of its banks The rain ceased this
morning. No loss of life is reported.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24

parade were unable to get by Americus.
Railroad traffic has been greatly in
terfered with Railroad bridges and
mill dams have been swept before the
rushing waters No loss of life Is re-
ported. At Americus several houses in
the lowland section of the city are sur
rounded by water and their occupants
are able to rsach them only by means
of boats
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
sOlME OFFICIAL CHANGES.

Washington, March 23.-Theodore F.
Swayze, of New Jersey, has been ap-
pointed chief clerk of the treasury de-
partment, vice Logan Carlisle, resigned.
Mr.. Swayze was formerly chief clerk Of
the treasury department.
Maj Fred S. Brackett, appointment
clerk, vice Scott Nesbitt, transferred to
coast and geodetic survey as disbursing
clerk; Capt. Rogers, of Ohio, chief Of
division in The Office of the auditor of the
war department, vice Eugene Speer, re-
signed.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
PAssDD THE AIssDMBLY,

Albany, N. Y, March 23.-lThe Greater
New York charter was passed in the as
sembly this afternoon without amend
ment, and now goes to the senate for con-
currence. The charter will pass the SEN
ate this week and will then be sent to
the mayors of the cities affected.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
HIGH WATERS IN GEORGIA.

Savannah, Ca, March ga special
dispatch to the Morning News from AL
bany, ,Blakeiey and Amaricus, feport
very high water.in those sections of the
state. The Cha.a1qua at Albany opened
today and ten companies of the Second
regiment en- route to take part in the
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
scovEL ARRIVES IN NEW YORK.

New York. March 23.-Sylvester Scovel,
the newspaper correspondent, who was
imprisoned for thirty-one days in Cuba,
Segaranca from Havana. Mr. Scovel
was in the best of health and stated that
a great deal of sympathy had been
wasted on him, as he had been treated
with great consideration and kindness.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
HEAVY RAIN AT ABRiDvILLE.

Montgomery, Ala. March ga special
to the Advertiser from Abbcville, Ala,
says: There has been no cyclone h=re.
There was the heaviest rain in years.
No damage except TO lands.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-24
SLOANE IMPROVING.

Brunswick, Ca. March ga bulletin
from J Jekyl Island alto O'Clock tonight
states that John Sloane Is steadily i'm
proving. M
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From the Philadelphia Record


When the schooner Golden Sheaf arrived Al
her moorings on Friday with a cargo of ogwood.
everybody on board. from the Captain down 10
the cook; rushed frantically ashore, as though
pursued by some unseen enemy.
As a matter of fact, the vessel was literally
swarminR with hordes of hungry jamaica ants.
The little pests had invaded the lockers and
diyed %headlong into the sugar barrels. After
finishing the contents of these they proceeded
TO bore holes through the supply OF hard
tack, and ate everything before them.
until 1t was feared that the stock Of pro.
visions on board would run short. There
was a cessation from their attacks ON
Tuesday last. the vessel having been caught In .
West India hurricane, which Hooded the cabin
and drenched everything below. 1t was sup
posed tina, the intruders had all been drowned,
put after the storm had cleared away they began
their attacks with renewed energy.
Capt. Chandler, who commands the vessel.
stated that there are millions of the insects still
on board, and he thought the cargo must have
come from the vicinity OF ant hills. for which
Jamaica IS acted. He stated that the ants were
In all parts of the vessel. and that In ali his az.
periencc a. sea he had never before met an at.
tack ike the newcomers waged against linn.
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mon ssre 20 mixed up thht & WA utterly im.
possible % tell one from the otnc,. lney NeLe
on the GROUND, mp again, now rolling over ench
other ard then leapilF high Into the air For .
moment they seemed TO be kneellng, ciaup4d IN
each others arms. Now the left hand Of the
Sioux. went 70 the Pawnec's heir and at the
same instant the scout reached for the scalp OF
his foo. Thero was q swift fash Of steel and the
two men leaped 10 their feet. They glared at
each other; each at the bloody trophy the other
held, and u mighty change camo over the hide
Gus features Of the painting savages.
"Thc look of ferocious hatred disappeared at
once. and in It's place there came an expression
Of utter hopelessness and indescribable despair.
20 course, they could fight no more, TOT oaon
now stood in the presence of the dead, for, In
the eyes Of those indiana, to lose ,ono's scalp was
to lose ones life. As IL moved BY q single i'm
pulse they each dropped their scalps and weap-
ons, put their heads down. and started for TIC
river. Each seemed bent upon reaching tho
bank before his dreadful companion could throw
his hideous form into the stream. but they were
not less equally matched in death than they had
been IN life, and so II came out, at the end or II
all, that they leapod from the high bank to-
gether and went down into the dark water"
or WARMAN.
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LAyDSLDES
Tremendous Commotion When Fart OF the aktn
or = Mountain sIIps on.
From the Boston Daily Globa

WAITsFIELD. VT, July l7.-There was q tro-
mcndous landslide in this town during the
raging storm OF the past week, and the scene Is
to-day a sight to behold. Talk OF Western cy-
clones! Here is a sample OF the Eastern works
Of nature in action which is simply marvellous:
81 was standing near the brook In tho potato
field when l first saw 1t" said Hollis Mahuron.
1.-THE brook made 10 much noise I didn't notice
anything unusual until / looked up and saw
trees, roots and all. shooting into the air, and
timber and rocks and earth tumblins over and
over twenty or thirty feet high and extending
oul over he valley twenty rods or more.
well. to say l WAS scared would be putting It
mildly. My FIRST thought was OF the .Johnstown
better believe i nc, sr left that potato Held so
quickly before"
1t was an instance where action meant life. as
the ten or more acres of meadow land In tho
vicinity now buriod under immense piles of tim
Dor and food would bear testimony.
short slide Of about. 20 rods, which doesn't con-
meet with the main slide. Farther down an
n ne%th VI While TS ABOUT rSps On one ,Glira s siSnt dis II are% 9r tas
the main brook to the mountain ton q third
slide OF similar length slants in from the south,
over 100 feet widc and rs feet deep. extending
down the monatain until it made a turn around
narrowed. and then swept ont a channel 100
feet wide for the res! OF tho distance.
to those witnessing it. Trees were thrown into
the mir and snapped like dry twigs; rocks and
down the declivity. followed by a torrent of
water so muddy that beholders said 1t looked
like a stretch Of ploughed ground.
III this occurred Wednesday forenoon during
the storm that proved such a source of destruc-
ton 70 Nermont, and to-day crowds are coming
from far and near to view the slide.
Acres of timber are destroyed, pine. spruce and
maple ground together among the rocks until II
is ono long, stretch OF a pulverized, shameless
the rocky bottom.
The slide Is on the same mountain side as that
which occurred June IL, 1927, and which was
about 400 rods long. ""'
4 large slide has been reported on MI, Mans.
neld during the week, which Is visible in towns
TO tho north and west OF the mountain. As nc
one has visited 1t its extent cannot be stated, but
age outside the forest
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From the Syracuse Herald.

Robert Scott, engineer on the Oswego divt.
sion OF the Rome, Watertown and OgdcnshurC
Railroad, had a bull story TO tell Monday when
MS train pulled into the Central station At 6.55
o'clock. The train had just passed Minctrn
ambling over the ties In q very contentcd man,
ner., Hearing shrieks from a whistle, he quick.
the pace for the train 10 Fulton. The warn.
lnes being OF no avail, Scott put on more steam.
ana as the engine forged ahead. The g~allop,ue
the locomotive, caught mp with the hull the AM.
NAL was gathered on the cowcatchcr AID
hurled aside. Leaping TO its feet with a howl
OF rage, he made a bee line for a barbed wire
fence and left considerable OF his hide on The
sharp points. The last seen Of the bull wa
his speeding ACROSS lotA
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Stephen Mallory White is a Senator from Cali
iornia and stephen Russell Mallory Is a Senator
IRON Florida; There is more than a mere coin
cldence In tho similarity OF names. Tho men
are cousins. Senator Mailory's father and Sen
ator Whites mother were brother and sister, 1t
II q iittle curious that the two Senators
Is possible for them to be-one on the
Atlantic and the other on the Pacific
coast, The grandfather of the two Senators was
one OF the earliest settlers of Florida, while their
grandmother WAS a Spanish woman OF fine stock,
considerable beauty, and remarkable constitu-
ION, retaining TO her old age all OF her faculties.
Niuch OF senator Whites sturdiness comes from
ms ETahdmother; He was not born in Florida.
1850, attracted to California by the reports OF
newly discovered gold. The senator was born
IN san Francisco In 1853. Tho Mhllorys, on the
otheT hend,. remained in Florida, and now the
WHITFIELD or time and the strange happenings of
Poltlcs reunlte the families In tho Senate.
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Insects That War with tho Mosquito.
wynn IN. Wo.II.o,os Co.

There are two natural enemies OF tho mosqui-
10. ihe dragon ny and the spider. The latter, as
seo, knh9w' wages constant warefare upon, all In,
they form the chief diet OF their hairy foe. Tho
dragon ny Is a destroyer Of mosquitoes in at
Least TWO stages of life. The larva dragon
Iully developed the former dimes constantly
upon inc matured mosquito. Tho dragon
not wholly satisfactory, for while there 10 no
serious difficulty to be encountered in the Guilt
vatl9n OF dragon MES In large numbers, yet 1t 10
woods where mosquitoes abound. the hunting
ground OF the ",darning needle" being among
prevails. For this very important reason the
scheme OF hunting ono kin of insect with
another must be abandoned as impracticablN