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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
Magnificent Floral Dispisy.

The finest display of cut flowers to be
seen in the city is being exhibited by Lind
say, the Florist. Lindsay is always up-to-
date in his line. and the beauty Of his dis
play consists in the fact that his flow rs
are home-raised and at the same time by
far eclipse those shipped from distant mar
kets Place your orders now for Narcssus,
Carna lions. and American Beauty. Brides
Maids and Bride Roses.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
College Boys and Girls

The streets yesterday were full of gay
young college boys and girls on their way
to their homes from the various Birming
ham colleges Howard college closed its
doors yesterday until JAN A, and every ca
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

Utica, N. Y, Dec. 22.-Berts Crarford of
Westbernc. Albany county. and Charles
Clifford, woodsman. were blown to frag-
ments by an explosion of twenty-five
pounds of dynamite today. They were en-
ployed in the construction of a branch rail
road at Clearwater, five miles above Old
Forge, and were warming the dynamite
before a fire when 1t exploded.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Mary E. White Against the Birm-
ingham Mineral
IN THE CAHABA DISASTER
Her Husband Went Through the Bridge-Was
Engineer on the Mineral Irain-Clty
Court Docket Issued.

Damage suits resulting from the Cahaba
bridge disaster are continually being filed.
Yesterday Mrs. Mary e. White, administra-
trix of the estate of ]. T. White, filed suit
In the circuit against the Birmingham Min
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23

something in return for favors extended.
The whole force is not implicated in this
connection, but the alleged actions of the
officer now in jail, it is claimed, might nave
given rise to suspicion and hints expressed
to a reporter and printed in The Age--Her-
aid.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
ROLLO CASE CONTINUED
That Important Witness Is Still
Missing.
POLICE COMMISSION CHAT
"Shakeup" Taken as Warning-Ci.y Admin
Stration viii Have Bearing on Appoint
ments For the Commission.
POLICE COMMISSION CHAT

That important witness in the Rolo case
could not be reached yesterday. and the
trial was again continued until this morn
ing.
From the evidence thus far submitted 1t
appears that a big part of the defense will
be based on plea of Rollo's former repu-
tation for honesty.
If that important witness is forthcoming
the arguments in the case will likely be
concluded today. The Rollo case has at
tracted wider attention than any that has
been tried in police court for a long while.
During the hearing of the testimony the
court room has been uncomfortably crowd
ed and every line written on the subject
has been eagerly sought.
1t is said that the discovery in the case
of Rollo has stirred up the high officials in
the police department, and that the regula-
tions will be much more vigorously en-
forced than formerly The action of the
police commission, 1t is claimed sounded
the alarm and the men will probably hew
very close to the line in the future.
VIII He BE Dismissed?
If Rollo should be found not guilty,
whether he will be kept on the force is a
would not. The action of the police COM
mission Tuesday night carries with it the
inference that If he is declared not guilty
he will be retained.
There is now story going the rounds
that Rollo was suspicioned some time ago
by men on the force who rank above the
patroman. Chief Mcdonald denies this
and says the evidences of his guilt came
like thunder-clap out of a clear sky.
Some have figured out The Herald s
intimation of dishonesty made some
months ago to be true. 1t is claimed that
If man is continually going to pawn
brokers' shops to "soak' brand new ar
ticles that the shrewd possessor of the
"three-ball'' sign would have certain sus-
picions aroused. Generally these people
are not fools. 1t is also one of their we'll
established rules of craftiness to demand
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-23
The Newsboys' Christmas,

The Age-Herald newsboys will present
to their patrons one of the most artistic
Christmas addresses ever produced. 1t is a
beautifully illustrated pamphlet with hand
some autographed covers containing fac
smile of the front page of The Age-Her-
aid. The boys go to their patrons through
all sorts of weather and the newsboy above
all people deserve well filled Christmas
stockings.
The times., 1897-09-11
PAULINE BLISS RETURNS
An Affecting Interview Between the
Child and Her Sick Mother.
DR.. Bliss Came to- Washington
with His Daughter-No Mys-
terry In Their Movements.

DR.. Bliss and Pauline Bliss, his daughter
VINO, it was said, had left the city for
Montana some weeks ago, have returned to
Washington, as was confidently expected
by their friends AS has been published
in the newspapers, Mrs. Bliss, the mother
of Pauline. has been seriously Ill, and be-
came critically Ill when she learned of.
the departure of her daughter from the
eity.
1t was stated last night that DR.. Bliss
did not leave Washington w1tE the inten-
tion Of remaining away permanently. 1t
was SAID that he would always remain
near Washington during the illness OF Mrs
Bliss Both he and the daughter, about
whom 50 much has been said recently as
having left the city mysteriously, nave
passed the interim in New York and At
lantic City
During the early part Of this week Mrs
Bliss became worse.
1t was under these circumstances that
DR.. Bliss and Pauline returned 10 the city
Thursday. DR.. Riiss had telegraphed from
New York Thursday that he ard Pauline
lad started for Washington, and would
reach the city on that day.
The attending physician Informed the
wife of the coming Of her husband and
little daughter, and Immediately upon the
arrival of the train they We're driven to
the residence of Mrs. Burns, at Al 5 Massa-
chusetts avenue, where Mrs. Bliss is lying
at the point ofdeath.
The father and daughter were admitted
at once TO the room where she lay,
The meatlng between Pauline and her
mother was described as very affecting.
As well as her feeble strength would allow
Mrs. Bliss embraced and fondled her child
and Pauline " as unfeignedly delighted
and happy in once more being allowed
to see and caress her mother.
wing to the condition OF Mrs. Bliss
the visit was of short duration, but the
father and child called again in the after
noon. They win cali on Mrs. Bliss twice
every day.
The death of Mrs. Bliss was expected
at any moment Thursday and, at late
hour last night, there was no improve
mentr although she was no weaker. 1t is
believed that the return OF the little girl
will have tfe effect OF aiding in the re.
covery of Mrs Bliss.
The times., 1897-09-11
MANY STRIKING ADVANCES
A Number of Stocks Touch n cord
Breaking Prices.
Public Interest in the Market Is
on an Immense Scale Wheat
Active and Higher.

New York. Sept. Today's stock
market was the broadcast and most ami.
mated for the summer, or FOR some years.
Furthermore, for q number OF stocks the
while the obviously advancing tendency
OF the market WAS not uninterrupted the
bullish enthusiasm has at no time been
more fervent. The trading in securities
has become SO extensive thatit is no longer
to he expected that prices will move liz
unison daily. Public interest In the mar
Tet is now on animmense scale and accom-
panytng it and squirting It on is the manipu-
laton OF number Of operators ofunlmited
resources and of great courage and ability.
Many striking advances were recorded
i'll the market today. the most conspicuous
OF which was in Manhattan. Theadvance
In the stock was attended with rutnors
that e large block Of the stock had been
transferred 10 an interest identified with
the Metropolitan Traction Company While
the report lacked the element of novelty,
it had the war; ant OF previous negotiable
to the same end, and tits considered likely
that the future may see the two companies
sympatheticany controlled.
The dealings in st. Paul and the other
granger stocks were upon a very large
scale, hut with the declaration of the extra
dividend on ST. Paul, speculative interest
was largely shifted 10 Rock Island and
Burlington, the latter achieving the local
distinction or crossing par. Other note.
worthy features OF the market in point of
strength were Missouri, Kansas and Texas
preferred and Northwestern.
The stock market closed strong.
The times., 1897-09-11
CAPITOL STREET BRIDGE
Delegation Waited OH the Commits,
si0ners AbOnt 1t Yesterday.
Hon. Simon Wolf, as Spoke sma n !.
Made an Address Reciting the
Urgency of the Improvement.

The long held over question OF the bridge
fSot of South Capitol street to Giesboru
Point was again called TO the attention
OF the Commissioners yesterday in u hear
ing granted delegation from the South
Capitoi street Bridge A Association.
Hon. Simon Wolf who was Of the dele
cation, acted as spokesman. de sug-
geSted that the question was not at all a
new one to the Commissioners, as they
have already made several recommenda-
tions 10 Congress favorable to the bridge.
One or these suggestions Congress acted
upon by making an preparation providing
fer the necessary survey and estimates.
Major Davis, then OF the engineer depart
ment, bad submitted a report afterWard
published in pamphlet form, in which he
estimated the cost of the proposed bridge
at ST99, $50. Probably owing to the
large amount necessary and the depleted
condition Of the District finances, the plan
had been allowed 70 lie dormant.
But the citizens interested In the pro
posed structure. continued Mr.. Wolf, had
looked into the matter and found that the
estimate made by Major Davis was largely
III excess OF what would be actually needed.
They had asked the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany to make an estimate, and were in
formed that at the highest q bridge con
forming TO Major Davis plans wogd cost
not over S3Ss 600. Modification Of the
plans would bring tie estimate oonsid-
erably lower, and probably competition
would lessen the proposals even more.
There could be no question as To the
need of the bridge. The Government owned
valuable lands which would be bene-
fitted by It, espec ally the Asylum for the In
sane. Some OF the best citizens OF Wash
ington owned lands on both sides of the
river, and the bridge would open to inn
provement sections which under favorable
circumstances could be made among the
most desirable In the city.
Here Commissioner Ross interposed to
say, that he, too, had always considered
Che construction of bridge here one OF
TIC most needed improvements now under
consideration by the District government.
Mr.. Wolf thanked the Comni ssioner for
his good words and said that he had never
doubted Mr.. Ross good feeling toward
the section and would be content to leave
the matter in his hands, with the request
that at the approaching session of Con-
gress an appropriation sufficient TO build
the 5fiige he asked for by the Com
niasioners.
He was told that when they came to
make up their annual reports the Com
ntsSioaers Would give the matter every
attention
Among those present at the hearing Were
p. IL Heiskell jr., chairman; Hon. Simon
Wolf, T. snowden Hill, George j. S eufferle,
Victor Beyer, James W. Mckee, William,
A. Richards, Joseph Martin and Henry
s. HALEY.
The times., 1897-09-11
4 New Lodge Instituted.

What promises TO be one Of the most
popular organizations at the National
Capital made it's initiatory bow last Wed
nesday evening, when twenty three OF
Washington'S most enterprising young men
met at No. 919 Ma NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. north
east, and organized lodge OF the Order
nf Columbus. The lodge was instituted
by Supreme Organizer Robert Craig.
The order has its headquarters in Balti-
more, and although Of hut recent origin,
the simple fact that it has adopted the
hest features of the older fraternal or
ganizat tions and added such additional
features as their experienNe has shown
necessary or advisable, together with the
assurance that they admit only tie most
desirable 30 membership, would seem To
voucbsafe to them long and prosperous
career.
The times., 1897-09-11
DAMAGE TO WATER PIPES.
District Property Suffering From
EIectrolysis.

supt. Alien OF The street lighting de
paruncnt, has made areport TO the Commits
sioners, bearing upon the harm done to the
District water pipes by electrol ysis, re
sulting from the wires OF the Washington
and Great Falls Electric Railroad.
About year ago, when the road was sup
piled with electricity by the Tenleytown
power house, and the traffic was rather
light, an examination was made OF the
pipes, and the damage found TO be COM
paratively slight. Now, however. the wires
of the company are fed from the Potomac
Power Company's power-house, and the
U8sfic being heavier, the damage is found
t. be correspondingly greater.
The eating out by electrolysis is also
greatly Increased by the fact, AZ stated
in supt. Aliens report, that the railway
company has no return circuit, but uses the
District pipes for that purpose
The times., 1897-09-11

Chicago. Sept, 10 Wheat was active and
higher today. December selling from
81 3 8 to 90 Ia, closing at 50. The
foreign news was all strong, some Of it
s.nsationally So. Some cables reported
the estimate of European requirements
greatly in excess of anything we have had
heretofore The weakness at the close
was principally due to selling by local
traders, desiring to even up before the
Government. crop report was Issued
There was an uncUnfirined report that the
French import duty on wheat would be
reduced o cents. The general speculative
trade is dull. The local sentiment is still
bcarish, as it has been since the advance
started. If the foreign situation is as
strong as it continues to be pictured, there
is li,tle show for any material break here,
The times., 1897-09-11

MY boy came home from school one
day with his hand badly lacerated and
bleeding, and suffering great pain" says
Mr. E. j. Schall, with Meyer Bros Drug
Co., St Louis, Mo. II dressed the wound
and applied Chamberlain S Pain Balm freely.
All pain ceased, and in reInarka bly, short
time it healed, without leaving scar
For wounds, sprains, swellings. and rhau-
matisru, know of.no medicine or prescrip-
ton equal to 1t. | consider it house
hold necessity The % and 5o-cent sizes
for sale by Henry Evans, Wholesale and
Retail Druggist. 93S F street and Con-
nechcut avenue and S street northwest,
and 142S Maryland avenue northeast
The times., 1897-09-11
Abbot oaught him. to shoot him" on

Abbot caught him. to shoot him on
the ramparts.
some fire where there has been SO much
smoke, or that there has been duplicity
where there has beea 50 much Spain The
runner las been persistent and gathers
confirmatio a it goes.
- is nevertheless denied at the War De
partment that there has been any com
muuication received from Capt Abbot
1t was stated that the information was
sent hy Capt. Abbot On Thursday night.
Ii has not yet had time to reach the de-
partment.
The times., 1897-09-11
FINANCIAL.
CoRsoN s. MCCARTNEY,

Members Ut the New York STOCK Ex-
change, 1419 ST., Glover Building.
Correspondents OF Messrs. Moore x Schley.
No so Broadway,
Bankers and Dealers in Government BondA
Deposits Exchange. Loans.
Railroad Stocks and Bonds and all
securities listed on the exchanges OF
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Balti-
more bought aud solo
A speciality made OF investment securE
ties District Bonds and all local Rail-
road, Gas, Insurance and Telephone Stock
dealt in
and sold. mh1S-u
The times., 1897-09-11

S1.oO Washington TO Baltimore
and return, via Pennsylvania Railroad, on
Sunday next. The standard railroad of
a America. Tickets good on all trains Sep
.ember IL. seS- st
The times., 1897-09-11

Avoid the Crowded Street Cars
And tedious ferries. Through trains to
Atlantic City, via Pennsylvania Railroad,
next Saturday and Sunday. $500.
seq ct
The times., 1897-09-11
Washington stnclx Exchange.

Sales Washington Gas, 8 20 at 40; Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, 100 at csc. and 1ooat
64c: Mergenthaier Linotype, 1 aC 123 IL
and 10 at 1873.
The times., 1897-09-11
r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review vii

r. G. Dun Co.'S weekly review will
say today:
- gain Of IL per cent in one month
In the output of pig iron, from l65,31S
tons August / to 1S5,50G September j,
with knowledge that half a dozen other
furnaces are preparing TO resume, and that
unsold stocks have been reduced l4,4OO
tons weekly in August, indicating con-
sunntion OF a bout 100 900 tons, more than
explains the moderate advance in the
low est point August ! 2. Wheat mas risen .
cents the past we elk, in answer to the daily
increa sing foreign demand. Though hreports
OF the crop, now almsst wholly cut OF
danger, indicate a yield never surpassed
but once, foreign accounts still strengthen
the belief that the deficiency abroad VIII
he about 1OG,0 900 200 bushels more than
usual, ard meanwhile reports Indicate tha1
less corn than was expected will be avail
able for export. It's price has risen about
5-S OF q cent.
Since the small corner in August, cotton
has relapsed to Z / &c, no rumors affect
ing price much.
The market for securities has again
shown surprising strength, caring nothing
for foreign buying at one time or selling
at another, but advancing more or less
every day during the past week on the
average OF all active stocks
Failures in the United States for The
week lave been 215, against $40 last
year, and 50 in Canada, against II last
year.
Pradstrect's will say:
The business week has been marked by
q continuation OF comparatively free buy
ing frora jobbers and commission merchant
in anticipation of wants at almost all inr
portant distributing points. At number
of centers, specialrate te excursions of
merchants have increased the week;
volume of business, Notwithstanding the
intervention of holiday. Speculative
interest in and the siren 9Th of WOOL rcmail
features of that market.
Cotton fabrics nave improved their Do
sition IN view of an increased demand aIt
cheaper raw material There has beer
falling off in general tre le Ia portions
of Texas, due, in part. 10 che unwilling
ness OF planters 10 sell cO.tOf at its present
| price, but at Central Western points, not
| ably Chicago and st. Louis sales hav
| been quite active Western iron and stee
| mills are practically Independent of buyer
| for the remainder of the calendar year.
The times., 1897-09-11
eovERNMENr BONDS.
$500 Philadelphia and Return Via
b. & O.

Sunday next, valid for return on all reg
ular trains same day. ROYAL Blue Line,
fastest, finest and safest trains in America.
1t
The times., 1897-09-11
New York Stock Mnrket.

Corrected daily by w. b. Hibbs & Co..
Bankers and Prokers Members Of the
N Y. Stock Exchange. 1927 street.
The times., 1897-09-11

burlington Yesterday passed beyond par,
leading the list in activity and advances.
Ii was one day behind st. Paul, which
did the trick Wednesday, for the first time
in dozen years. 1t is going-to-pdr time.
The list of securities that have reached
100 already in the last few months is a
remarkable one, but there is every indi-
ca adon that Others VIII follow. st. Paul
and burlington among the grangers, New
York Central, Manhattan. Chicago Gas
have al done it, and Hudson also, l
believe, without looking at the figures.
Certainly there is good promise that Rock
Island, Western Union, Tobacco, and wen
Omaha win reach tile figure III short
time, at least if the market keeps up
its present pace.
The times., 1897-09-11

To Cure Cold ID One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to
cure. 25c- se2-tf
The times., 1897-09-11

A flood of buying orders awaited the
market at it's opening, while London sent
higher prices, Americans being active and
strong thcfe. There We're other facts than
st. ParFs dividend which tended TO Ell
courage the bulls. The granger stocks
went up, finally and Manhattan had
spurt. Other patrons OF the list were af-
fected sympatheticaily, and the general
character Of the market was bullish in
the extreme. There was some realizing
at the top figures, but in the main the
market continued healthy and active until
the close.
The times., 1897-09-11

There was great strength and very
large amount OF business on the New
York Stock Exchange yesterday. one
shrewd operator OF the market said to me
last night that the action of the whole
list for the entire days business was as
satisfactory as any day in the last two
months OF through the whole bull move
ment, in other words. Nevertheless, there
are fears ON the part Of many bulls and
evidences of the taking OF profits. II is
the opinion OF many that the advance has
reached its conclusion, very nearly, and
that froIl now on there may be gradually y
lower prices.
Nobody feels certain of this however,
ana raany scout the idea. The great ma
jority OF the public seemed TO regard the
declaration of the extra dividend on st.
Paul Thursday as the first important con-
firRation of the Immense effect OF the
present crop and business situation on the
great railroad properties.
The times., 1897-09-11

and chance for considerable advance
from present figures
Corn opened a trifle higher but ruIed
heavy during the entire session.
Chicago Grain and Provision Nsrkas
Corrected daily by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
Bankers and Brokers Members of ths
y. Y. Stock Exchange, 1927 F street.
The times., 1897-09-11

was Chicago Gas. It's strength came
chiefly from purchases TO cover short con-
TRACTS A short time ago two or three
Chicago politicians came to New YORK anu
tried TO sell to Flower and Brady the con-
trnl of some OF the Gas companies now
competing with Chicago Gas FaliinS 10
do I. is they turned TO a Clique Oh Dear
SPECTATORS with scheme Tor breaking
Chicago Gas. These politicians have no"
gone back To Chicago, and some OF the STOCK
sold short while they were here was yes
tcrday taken in at higher prices
The times., 1897-09-11
Atlantic City via q. & O.

3 p. N. Saturday: $50 a. m. Sunday,
$500 se9-3tem
The times., 1897-09-11

Rock Island was very strong yesterday
on the belief thati its dividend rate will be
raised to l per cent quarterly If not more.
HouseInan bought Lar ge block Of the stock
among other purchasers The earnings
have been so fine that anyone who specu
lates can hardly prevent himself buying it.
The times., 1897-09-11

Mr.. George W silsby, the head OF the
firm Of siIsby & Co. telegraphedfron New
YORK Yesterday afternoon: Every as
suranca that we viii resume in few
DAYS. Everything going nicely" )"
The times., 1897-09-11

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transaction of our stock and bond business,
also with LamSon Brothers Y Co., of the
Chicago Board OF Trade, for the execution
of our grain and provision orders. MAC
DONALD, BULLOCK & CO., Stock BrOk-
prS 14I7 T st. Item
The times., 1897-09-11

There are signs of real activity in Spirits
preferred. 1t looks like a renewal of bull
manipulation. 1t has been said so often,
however, that Spirits We're to forge ahead
that one even doubts the evidences OF
ones senses, almost.
The times., 1897-09-11

1t looks very much asif the syndicate that
bought the S6,0oO,eo0 Reading As some
time ago, and VINO have sold none, are
In tile market at the present time You
ATE advised by careful observers TO watch
them advance.
The times., 1897-09-11

Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co., Mr.. Hibbs'
correspondents, say that Kansas and Texas
preferred will soon be lifted.
The times., 1897-09-11

The bull pool in Union Pacific spoken
of in this column yesterday did its work
as predicted, pushing up the stock smartly
in the morning.
The times., 1897-09-11

Dow, Jones Co said of Gas yester da y.
"one OF the strongest stocks yesterday