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The age-herald., 1897-12-29
LEAVE ON A SPECIAL TRAIN Birmingham Delegates to Rivers and HarborS Convention, WILL ORGANIZE EN ROUTE Run to Be Made in One Hour and Thirty
 Eve Mnutes-coyernor Johnston
 Will Pres d..

The Birmingham delegation to the rivers and harbors convention at Tuscaloosa to- day will leave the Union depot at 73O o'clock sharp this morning on a special train, which has been placed at their dis posal by the officers of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad company. The schedule will be arranged to suit the convenience of the party, who will return tonight.
 Birmingham will in all probability have the largest and strongest delegation at the convention, as 1t Is thought that thirty rep resentative men will constitute the party
 The convention was called by the Busi- ness league of Tuscaloosa, to hasten the opening of the Warrior river to naviga- tion, a work in which Birmingham is vi- tally interested.
 A meeting of the delegates was held at the rooms of the Commercial club last night, and information received from Supt. Wickersham, of the Alabama Great South ern railroad, that the special would make the run in one hour and thirty-fve min utes.
 It was agreed that the organization of the delegation be effected while en route to Tuscaloosa, when a chairman would be elected and the plan of action outlined
 u WaS suggested IndI the peOple or lno lower part of the state might desire the convention to memorialize congress to ap- propriaate money to improve the river only below Tuscaloosa, but the Birmng- ham delegation will present the claims of this section of the state and will oppose any such action.
 Gov. Johnston, who will preside over tho deliberations of the convention arrived in the city last night and will accompany the Birmingham delegation on it's special train this morning.
 A number of cities have appointed dele gates to the convention, and 1t is believed that the, meeting will be one of the most practical ever held in the state and will ultimately result in the opening of the Warrior river to navigation. The Order Of Business. At Il o'clock the convention will assemble in the court house and organization will be perfected Not much time will be wasted with preliminaries, and the convention will proceed at once to business At 2 o'clock it is proposed to take the delegates through the locks and up the Warrior river to the head of navigation, about five miles above Tuscaloosa. Oppor tunity will thus be given to see how the money already appropriated by the govern ment has been used in improving the river. | The coal mines on the river already opened | will be visited.
 | At 8 D. m. the convention wil take up business again and will adjourn in time for | the delegates to catch the midnight trains.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
JAMES G0BlN SANDBAGGED.
Was Knocked Down By a Negro-Mare
 Flushed Up.

On last Thursday night James Gobin, while going up Twenty-first street, was attacked by negro who sprang out of an alley and struck him over the head with a heavy piece of metal
 MT. Gobin was seriously injured and was taken to his residence at Twenty-first street and Eleventh avenue, north. The skull was fractured and the doctors had to remove several small pieces of broken bone. He Is now, however, much better and will very probably recover.
 Pure malice must have been the cause of the attack as no attempt at robbery was made. The affair was in some way hushed up and the details have just come to light.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29

lshments in the city selling whisky oil chief of police. He added that the men who did not sell whisky on Sunday were the ones who were con ntnually arrested.
 Women in Barrooms.
 Chairman Altman, of the judiciary com mittee, reported an ordinance to prohibit women going into barrooms.
 Alderman Hentsche said that it was represented that Birmingham had bad wa ter. Now what are the women going to drink?" said he. q don't believe it is wrong for a woman to go into a barroom accompanied He voted against the ordin- ance.
 Alderman McCartin introduced the reso- lution in regard to the prevention of injury to bicycles It first provided for a $25 re- ward and was reduced to $1O.
 Alderman Rainbow wanted to have the same reward offered for those who dis charged cannon crackers. Alderman Kerr objected to the resolution on the ground that the offering of a reward invited false swearing. It was carried.
 The petition of citizens not to grant a license for a saloon in Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue was allowed. Another not to grant license for one in "Buzzard Roost" was referred to the al- derman of the Fifth ward
 The council then went into executive ses- sion. Adjournment was taken at 1915. eseoaeeeoee Store, and many more. They all say it levies tax of per cent. on all the goods they sell and is of no particular benefit to them as an advertisement, so that either they must lose this per cent or else raise the price of their goods, which would put an extra tax, so to speak, on the custom CTS.
 As q number of cities have taken action against allowing trading stamp people to do business in those municipalities, the Commercial club of this city will take the matter up on Thursday at 9SO o'clock From the opinions that have been expressed on the subject. it is very likely that the Con- mercial club will take a decided stand against 1t.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29

was made s25. It was formerly fixed ac- cording to the number of clerks employed, and some of the establishments refused to pay on the ground that it was direct tax on the clerks.
 Chairman Rainbow, of the market com mittee when the clause in regard to ped dlers, which fixes the license at a certain figure for goods not otherwise licensed, was read, said if the clause was passed every man in the market house would desert thelr stalls and peddEe in wagons. He said noth- ing handled in the market house was H. censed, except apples.
 It was moved to strike out the clause altogether This was objected to on the ground that it would prevent any peddlers on the street. The license was allowed to stand.
 The entire ordinance was then placed On it's third reading and passed. It goes into effect next Saturday morning.
 The Sunday Question.
 Chairman Altman of the judiciary com mittee reported the recent amendment to the Sunday law as being properly in formed"
 This is the Sunday ordinance which was changed to read "or gives away" in the portion relating to selling whisky.
 The ordinance passed the second reading and failed to receive the required two- thirds vote on the third reading.
 In discussing this question Alderman Rainbow objected strongly to man being prohibited from giving a friend drihk' He said that there were some big estap-
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
tLguItD OFFICERS.
Triangle Lodge No. l26, K. of P, of North
 Birmingham.

Triangle lodge No. 126, Knights of Py- thias, of North Birmingham, held an in- teresting meeting at its castle hall on Monday night and impressively conferred the second degree on one candidate. The third degree will be conferred at the next meeting on Monday night.
 The following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing term:
 A. N. Hawkins, c. c.
 l.. B. Strong, V. C..
 F. Lanier, prelate
 w. P. White, M. of w.
 s. R. Bentley. M. of A.
 D. G. Brice, M. of B.
 Claude Williams M. of T.
 Trustees-A. N. Hawkins, J. E. Swein, w. D. Hansberger
 Representative to the grand lodge, Claude Williams.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Meet and Hold an Election of Officers For the
 Ensuing Year.

A regular meeting of the Jefferson Coun- ty Medical Society was held on Monday night and officers were elected for the en- suing year. The meeting was largely at- tended.
 The reports of the officers were read which showed the affairs of the society to be in excellent condition. There were three offices to be filled, that of president, vice. president and one member of the board of cenSors.
 7 Dr. A. T. Henley was elected president on the first ballot; Dr. c. c. Jones' vice. president, and Dr. Cunningham Wilson, reelected to the board of censors. Many important matters were discussed, which was participated in by all present. The meeting then adjourned.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29

several other matters of importance were adjusted.
 The wheelmen won victory through Alderman McCartin, who is a "devotee," and an ordinance was passed i'll regard to women entering barrooms
 When Mayor Evans rapped for order there were present Aldermen Lynagh, Ash ford Rainbow, Kerr, Mcknight, Meighan, Moore, Drennen. Williams, Graham, Ait man, Hamilton, Pearce, McCartin, liar rington and Hentchel.
 The License Schedule.
 Chairman Moore, of the miscellaneous committee, reported the license schedule which was read at the last meeting.
 The first clause over which there was any discussion was that relating to green grocers. The proposition was to charge every man who sold green groceries $10 license. The market regulations bobbed up in the discussion. Mayor Evans said the green grocers license had always been a failure. Chairman Rainbow, of the mar ket committee, said the trouble had all ways been that grocers near the market house paid the S10 license and handled the same goods kept in the market house. This was damaging to the citys interest. The clause was stricken out The impression seems to prevail that the grocers now stand governed by the market regulations in regard to selling green groceries.
 The license on millinery establishments
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
JEFFERSON VALLEY LODGE.
Knights of Pythias Elects Officers For the En.
 suing Year.

All Pythian lodges will elect new of- ficers during the next few days, new term beginning on Jan. 1.
 Last night Jefferson Valley lodge No. II, Knights of Pythias, held largely attended meeIng at it's castle hall in Third avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty first streets, and elected the following officers for tfe ensuing year:
 w. J. Adams, c. c.
 H. M. Beck, " c.
 T. E. Howard, Prelate.
 John H. Miller, M. at A.
 J. B. Elliott, M. of W.
 T. A. Morisette, K. of R. and 8.
 J. H. Heineckc, M. of F.
 R. D. Wear, M of E.
 w. R. McGavock, inner guard. Edward Chappell, outer guard. Representative to the grand lodge, Felix E. Blackburn.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
AGENT IN BIRMINGHAM
 FOR THE SEAB0ARD
RUMOR THAT AN OFFICE WOULD BE
 LOCATED HERE.
4 Lively Competitor of the Southern For Eastern Business Statement of Louis-
 vile and Nashville Earnings.

It was current yesterday that the Sea- board Air Line would establish an office in this city and had appointed an agent to take charge at once.
 The rumor is given for what it is worth but nothing definite could be ascertained except that R. I. Cheathal, assistant gen. eral freight agent of that line, with head quarters in Atlanta was in the city yes- ter1ay on business for his road. That gen- tleman could not be located, evidently hav- ing left the city yesterday afternoon.
 The Seaboard Air Line is an aggressive competitor of the Southern railroad for eastern business and as a result of the competition, rates on both freight and pas senger traffic have been slashed with a full hand on several occasions.
 Should the Seaiboard Air Line establish an agency in this city 1t might precipitate a rate war, "the like of which has never been heard"
 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad company have issued the following state ment of gross earnings:
 For the third week of December: Total SAP ,915, as compared with si67 060 in 1892, a decrease of $24,145.
 For the three weeks of December: Tota $1, 333, ,21O as compared with $1,41S,2S0, a de crease of $S5,020.
 From July 1 to December 21, total $10 4e6,- 746 as compared with $11,072, 26O, decrease of s6O5514.
 The passenger department shows the heaviest falling off in earnings, and it is thought that on account of the holiday travel this department will show great gains in the fourth weeks statement.
 c. A. Benscoter, assistant general pas senger agent of the Southedn railway, with headquarters at Chattanooga, was in the city yesterday and Left last night on the Alabama Great Southern for New Or leans.
 V. B. Long, commercial agent of the Gin cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad with headquarters at Atlanta was in the city yesterday.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
SHORT LINE
To All Eastern and Southeastern Points
 Southern Railway.

The shortest and quickest line to all points east is the Southern Railway. Thropgh Pullman Drawing Room Sleep CTS, dining car service and elegant equip mem. Leave Birmingham 5:55 a. m., ar rive Washington SAP next morn ng, and New York at noon.
 Afternoon train, leave Birmir gham 4:15 D. m, arrive Washington 9:25 next evening, New York 6:S0 next morning This route is over the Pennsylvania railroad from Washington, through Bal timore and Philadelphia. Pullman sleep CTS, without change, to New York.
 J. P. BILLUPS, T. P. A.,
 2019 1st Ave. Teleph0ne 617.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
WANTS DAMAGES.
Jacob R. Pitts Sues the L. & N. Railroad
 Company

Jacob R. Pitts has filed suit in the circuit court against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company for 5000 damages.
 The plaintiff alleges that while driving along Eighteenth street on Sept. 10, 1897, his vehicle was struck by a car which was the property of the defendant, throwing him to the ground and inflcting injury from which he suffered great mental and physical pain and disabled him for long time from giving his attention to his busi- ness, and was put to great expense in pro- curing recovery. He further alleges that his vehicle was demolished and his horse badly frightened, which greatly injured the horses disposition and detracted from his value. For all of which he asks dAmages in the sum of 5000
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
BACK TO WORK.
The Birmingham Rolling Mill Resume Opera
 ton This Morning

The Christmas holiday at the Brming- ham rolling mill will come to an end this morning. when the mills will resume opera ton after few days shutdown.
 The brief vacation was greatly enjoyed by the employees, who will start to work with renewed energy.
 The operators report excellent business and find ready market for their entire product
 From present indications, the employees will be given steady employment for some months and well into the summer, when the mills shut down for an eight weeks va cation.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
Captured a4 Tuslealoosa.

Deputy Sheriff Ball returned yesterday from Tuscaloosa, having in charge Aaron Bradley, who was placed in jail on charge of murder.
 Bradley killed his wife at Dolomite sev- eral months ago by splitting her head with an axe. He immediately fled the scene of his crime Bradley was indicted at the last term of the criminal grand jury, and was only d short time ago located at Tus- caloosa.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
Taken to Coalburg.

Special Officer Will Reeves, of the Sloss Iron and Steel company, yesterday took eight prisoners to Coalburg from the coun- ty jail. The prisoners were all transfers from other counties and were placed in the county jail to await transportation to the mines. The conyicts were sent up for various offenses committed against the dig nifty of the laws of the state of Alabama.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
Our Snecial Offers.

We are offering five different brands of six-year-old whiskies for you to select from. These whiskies have no equal; they are put up in full quart bottles and retailed by us at 75 cents per quart, or $3 per gal lon. A superior quality of California claret for 50 cents per gallon. Port and sherry. s1 If you wish to ship any friend a nice case of assorted wines and whislSies, call on us at Morris avenue and Twentieth street.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
FIlNFRAI NOTICE.

The friends and acquaintances of MT. and Mrs. w. c. Abbott are invited to attend tursrat services ot their lS-moath-oid child, Gentry Abbott, at their residence, 516 North Sixteenth street, at D. m. today. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
Sealing Question.

London, Dec. 2S.-Col. John Hay, United States ambassador, had conference today with Sir Thomas H. Sanderson, permanent secretary of the foreign office, on the seal ing question.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
Not Broken on.

Berlin, Dec. 2S.-The National Zeitung today denies that the tariff negotiations with the United States have been broken off, adding that they have only just com menced and will continue.
The age-herald., 1897-12-29
LAST MEETING
 OF THE OLD YEAR Council Met and Adopted the License
 Schedule. TAKERS" WON A VICTORY An Ordinance Passed to Prevent Women
 Entering BaTFOOmS. THE SUNDAY SELLING UP AGAIN Alderman Rainbow Said Big" Establishments Sold Whiskey on Sunday and Were Not MoIested Those Who Were Ar
 rested Did Not Sell It. The city council held it's last meeting of the present year last night. The license

The city council held it's last meeting of the present year last night. The license schedule was completed and adopted and
The age-herald., 1897-12-29

" B. Long, commercial agent of the Gin cinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad with headquarters at Atlanta was in the city yesterday.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-10-06
Remember the Editor.

Don't forget the editor when you have a news item. If your wife whips you let us know it and we will set you right before the public. If you have company tell uS-it not ashamed of your visitors. If a youngster arrives at your house and demands food and raiment, buy a quarters worth of cigars and come around and if you are cash sub- scriber we will furnish you a name for him or her, as circumstances warrant. If you have q social gath ering of few friends, bring around big cake, six or seven pies and a ham, not neeessarially to eat but as 9 guarantee of good faith. You needn't bother to invite us, as it may be too cold for our ward robe. We mention these little things because we want the news, ard we will have it.-Ex.
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4 KILLING AT
 ANDERSON.
/. NEGRO WHITE. .CAPPER SHOT TO DEATH BY HIS
 VICTIM.
mueh Excitement 0ccasioned on Ac- count of the Killing and the
 Incident Leading Up to It.

Another tragedy was enacted at Anderson. a saw-mill village on the Cotton Belt, south of this city, rr;aav afternoon. The parties 10 the tragedy were all negroes.
 Thursday night a crowd ofnegroes renaired to the home of John Ham lton. took him to the woods and tbrasbed the life nearly out of his body. The "white-eappers then released their victim and ordered bjm to leave the country.
 Friday afternoon Hamilton went to Anderson, q short distance flom his home, to get physician to dress the many wounds made on his body bv the "wh:te-cappers. y Ie ear. ried a Winchester rifle with him.
 On arriving at Anderson be re. ported the treatment which he had received the night before, and an nounced that he intended to kill the parties vino had whipped him. The white men 10 whom Hamilton told his story urged him tc have the white.cappers arrested, and let the law ayenge his wrongs.
 Hamilton had warrants issued for a cumber of his assailants, but it seems that the warrants were not served fast enough to suit Hamilton, for while he was standing near the saw mill, he observed q negro named Joe Martin rolling a push.car. Hamilton recognized Martin as be ing one of the men who had so un- mereituHy whipped him. His anger ovcrcame his resolution to allow the law to punish his enemies, and he raised his rifle and fired. Martin fell, fatally wounded man.
 Instantly there was great excite, ment at Andersen, and threats against the life of Hamilton were loudly made.
 Hamilton, however, did not seem to be alarmed in the least. Rife ID hand, he took his stand near q lum Der pile and announced that he would surrender to the Sheriff, but warned all others to keep out of the range of his gun.
 The Sheriff soon appeared, arrest. cd Hamilton and carried him to Rison and placed him in jail.
 We are informed that number of the negro "white.cappers have also been arrested and are now in tbe Cleveland county jail.
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A Social Event.

Friday evening MT. and Mrs. F. $. Maupin entertained st their hospita- ble home on West Second Ave. By 9:30 a large number of their friends Lad gathered, and for what seemed to them n very short time, they were highly entertained with games. At q reasonable hour the young people were ushered into the dining room where q spacious repast was spread.
 After partaking of the elegant re treatments the guests returned to the parlors. where merriment reign cd supreme till a late hour. The guests of Mr. and Mrs. daupin are under many obligations for an even ing delightfully spent.
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The Conntx Leyying conrt.

The County Leyying Court met in the Chamber of the County Judge at eleven o'clock
 Twenty-seyen justices out of a total of forty-two answered to the roll call. After appointing the fol- lowing committees, the court ad- iourned till D. m, viz:
 COMMITTEES.
 Clerks Report-RD Williams, C D Weaver, k T Robertson.
 Sheriff's Report-R D McGaughy $ J Galligan, j ti Anderson.
 Treasurers Report-John T Lips comb, L V Bogy, Leroy Culpepper. County Jndge-H C Hanna, A Niyen, II $ Chaddck.
 Appropriation Report-M X Hud- son, l. C Cotter, W D Vance.
 Exhibition Report-Ben Franklin, " NJ Bridges. " j D Vernon.
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PLEAD GUILTY
Before the Circuit Court of Jefferson
 County.

Various parties charged erim- inal offenses entered pieas of guilty before Jefferson Cffenit Court last week, and were sentenced Go the pen itentiary
 They were as follows.
 ON THURSDAY Colemal Flemming and Jno. Mnn- kin, sentenced one year each.
 ON FRIDAY. Geo. Govld, grand larceny, 1 year. BurrelI Williams, grand larceny, year
 Geo. Ellis, grand larceny, year Virgil Kimball. grand larceny, and burglary
 John Miller, grand larceny and burglary in three cases, 10 years. Richard Hurd, grand larceny, 1 year.
 Georgia Fredia Wilkins, grand larceny, year.
 Henry Thomas, grand larceny, | year
 John Henry Dodd, murder in the second degree. year.
 Robert Glover, alias Billie the Kid, murder in the second degree, 2l l years.
 Chas Martin, assault with intent to kill, years
 T. Y Golden, burglary years.
 ON SAT fRpAY. James Jones, forgery, 2 years. John Rodgers, assault with intent to kill, l year
 Alex Walton grand larceny, 1 Fpul.
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Real Isstate Transfers.

Louise T. Rowland 10 Mrs. May Tominson, warranty deed; 60 feet off west side lot ,, block 14, James addition; consideration, S5.000.
 W R. Kinzey to ". K. Young blood. warranty; lot block 9, Ring ler's addition; consideration, $l75.00.
 Rufus liall tu I A. Hnll. warranty. 1G0 acres in 10:1:I0.
 Mandy Thornton to James Collins. nls swK in l2:7:7; consideration $l00.
 Susie Wright to James Collins, n72 swK in l2:7:7; consideration, Si.00.
 Ellen Whitaker to $. II. Durham, warranty, eE block r, Dexter Hard- ing's addition; consideration, S550