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Died July Z. 1897.
lsham G. Harris.
Aged 10 Years.


At tho head of the casket, and reposing in
part On the desks of the senate offo ais
was the official tribute of the senator's
II was of galaX leaves and sage palms and
brides roses. made as wreath out OF
which three white doves with outstretched
wings assembled.
At - o'clock, Rev. Hugh Johnson, act
ing chaplain of the senate, delivered the
Invocation. which referred to the long and
valuable services of Senator Harris. his
sturdinoss OF purpose and unfailing recti-
tude.
Following the prayer. the senate officials
announced The arrival OF the various OFF,
GERS. First came the senators, Following
them were the members OF the house OF
representatives, In front OF them sat rep
resentatives of the diplomatic corps, in
GLIDING the Chinese minister and his suite,
in their picturesque garb; the Korean min
lister and his secretary and Minister'S Hatch
of Hawaii Romero of Mexico and Andrade
of Venezuela. accompanied by Chief Clerk
Michaels OF the state department. The
president and his cabinet were announced
at 1915.
President Mckinley entered first. accom-
panied by Secretary Sherman, With Secre-
tarics Gage. Alger. Wilson, Attorney Cen
oral McKenna and Secretary Porter fol-
lowing They were seated In the front
semi-circ to the right OF the president
on the aisle and before the foWer-CoVeret
caskct. Across the aisle We're the escort
O, senator's, each wearing broad white
silk badge of mourning from shoulder TO
hip. While these officials We're assem-
hing on the floor OF the chamber, the gal
leries were filled to their full capacity,
many ladies', including n number OF tho
wives of senators. being present.
The services were brief and simple con-
si.,ting only Of prayers by Rev. Johnson.
Rev. DIR. Dutfey Of the Methodist Er'seo-
pal church South AMI Chaplain Gouden
Of the house OF representatives, the latter
pronouncinc the hencdiation,
st the conclusion Of the prayers the vice
president arose and saii
The funeral service Ia closed and the
body Of our late brother will now be com
mitted 70 the charge OF the officers of the
senate and to the committees Of the two
houses. TO be conveyed to his native state,
there 10 be buried amid his family and
friends"
At 1890 p. m. the ceremony was over
and on motion of Senator Bate Of Teanes-
see the senate adjourned.
without formality President Mckinney
and other officials retired from the cham
her. The caskct remained in thu chamher
with an honorary guard about IT, the doors
10 the floor and the galleries being olo.ei
after I o'clock The caslIct viii remain IN
the senate until o'clock tonight. when IT
viii he borne to the funeral train Tor me
late enpntor's home.
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TRAGEDY AT DALLAS
CHARLES SPRINGER KILLED ny
JAMES A WRIGHT.
WINS sitting mt Domino Table and
Was Shot in the Back without
Any Warming.

Dallas, Texas, July 1o.-Chas. II. Sprin-
er n well known commercial traveller, is
lying dead IN the morgue and his slayer,
James a. Wright. contractor in the
building trades is occupying cell in the
county Jail and expresses delight at the
success of his second attempt to take the
life OF the man he claims ruined his home.
This tragedy has had former sensa-
tional and bloody chapter In which the life
OF negro was lost. Wright is married
man, 80 years old, whose wife kept prl-
waite boarding house on North Akard street.
Springer was single and about 80 years old
aud lived at Mrs. WrghtS boarding house.
Wright became Jealous and qnatreled al
ternately with his vile aud Springer,
Springer refused TO quit boarding with Mrs
Wright, and she refused To order Linn TO
leave the house when requested TO do so
by her husband. The result was 6epaiH-
ton of MIR. and Mrs, Wright about three
months ago. on the night of May
Wright, accompanied by julius Givens. a
negro in his employ. went about midnight
10 his home. Wright was armed with
doube-barped shotgun. Givens, while
trying to open n window screen from the
outside, was fired on by Springer from tho
inside OF the house. shot through the head
with a pistol bali and fell dead. Wright
fired boih barrels of his shotgun through
the window at Springer. end, relieving he
had Killed him went TO the county Jail
and surrendered. He had not hurt
Springer however. and when he learned
he had no, killed Springer Wright ex-
pressed regret at his poor marksmanship'
He said To The Post correspondent the next
day in the county fail: II am sorry did
not XIII him. Had / known ] had not
killed him / would not have surrendered
ard gone to jail
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scnntor james invited.

Waco. Texas. July lO.-The following III
yitotions have been sent to Senator Jones
of Arkansas:
Jas. *. Jones, ESD, Chairman ,ioh,,'r
National Executive Committee, "ashlhs-
Waco Texas. July 10.--Dear SIR Hon
i. w. Blake. chairman of the slate W.
cratic executive committee. mas lssu.u a
call for a State democratic conie'n NJ ,,ie
assemble IN this city July ID u, ,'o
conference ne invites the state eAos.'as,e
committee. chairman OF tue .ou "a, com
live committees. chairmen OF pree''es so.
mit,eas chalrmen and secretaries OF aein
an,.stjc clubs and the democratic eultoIs
~ re state The railroads nave iaNoreu
~, ,.ith n remarkably low rate ana our
civ Is expecting and making aIiaas.
ments for very large ana no'ao ,ued 5"N'
nr,ar If democrats OH the day named.
enclose YOU herewith q copy VI INC '"''
issued by our State chairnaH'
M General committee en- Arrangements
hos instr,ioted mo to extend TO you an
aar,est and cordial invitation 70 hohoi ~"
With your presence on the occasion ol u,s
Conference. We appreciate the srea, s.su Us
gle which YOU made IN lhe ias. .a sai,a =,
In behalf OF democracy, and wouiu ae.ih :.
- .raat privilege TO meet ana TO greet you
s'srsonaliy. and in your official capacity 80
ifhtrman of the National executive conn
,nittee' beg to assure you that your ac
ceplance and your presence VIII ~ The
he n source of great gratilication " Wv
democrats Of this state lo9rs u tsari
ch.,rman NJ County Democratic s,omm'''ee
IA committee Of Arrangements.
10. Tones. Esq, Chairman Demosratlc
National Executive commattee' "ssn'ns-
W. sSo. - rs = July lo.--psas eir' 4 con-
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turbed soul; why didn't you obtain correct
figures before going into print, and not
thus mislead the reading public. The Dep
water road has been completed and no OK
tension at this time is proposed nor thought
Of, but to the best OF our belief the senti-
ment of at least a majority OF the board is
to the contrary. The building OF good
roads In any part OF the county ia dcslra-
BILE, and every citizen has the right and
privilege to advocate improvements in any
part of the county, but facts should gov
ern.
Now, or as early as the countys finance.
permit, the board proposes to turn It's at
tontion 10 other and most needed roads.
including the one advocated ny Mr. Rem
pie, and we are satisfied that this gentle
man. II he viii only wait will be glad to
say eventually that his note was ut least
ill-timed and unfair and that his zeal for
his section outran his cooler Judgment
Walt and see
One word more and we are done Don't
Mr.. Remplc or mister any one else write
long communications to air your farcied
grievances and ascribe them to the result
of political motives II you know any
thing hat bears pu. your differences, YOU
owe II TO yourself to spenk our In no I'M
certain tone. But until You do know be
content to wait and watch. II we cor
rectlv Judge the temper Of the present
board and county judge. their aim IS to do
Justice to all parts of the county. The eN
ecution Of the contract TO construct the
Deepwatcr road wls legal duty cast upon
the present board, which 1t was bound 10
respect and carry out or entail on the
county severe damages for violating the
contract Of the previous administration.
This duty we have conscieutously and 10
the best Of our ability carried out Re-
spectfully. Jules Nirsh.
n A. Mckinney
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ference Of the democratic chairmen Of the
districts. counties and precincts In THE
State. together with ell presidents and Sec
retaries OF democratic clubs and editors
OF democratic newspapers has been called
bv Chairman J. w. Blake Of the State
executive committee to meet In this city
July 80 and 81. 1897. We extend 10 you
an invitation to be present as tho guest OF
the city during the conference Our DEM
ocratic friends regard this conference as
being one of supreme Importance 10 their
party and many OF them have expressed
the wish that you would honor them by q
visit on that occasion. such wishes being
officially expressed by Hon. ]. w. Harris,
chairman OF the democratic executive com :
mittee Of this county and OF the committee
on arrangements for the conference, trans
mitted herewith.
Permit us. on behalf OF non partisan
constituency. to insist that you accept the
invitation and give your party workers the
benefit OF your counsel and all our citizens
the honor of entertaining you. with p,uch
respect. we are, $. +, Kirksey,
President Commercial Club.
S. l.. Jones. Secretary.
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OHIO Is SAFE.
Ex-Gov. Campbell Declares Nothi"E
can Prevent Its Going for SILVER


Nov York July Elk Governor camp
bell of Ohio, who was at the Fifth Avenue
hotel today predicted that the democrats
will carry his State next November by 'he
election of the governor and n major't' o.
the legislature. This would mean dem
ocrat to succeed Senator Hanna
"Wby do Won ulink the democrats VIII
VIM" he was asked.
ut is the rebound the mere force Oh
gravity, which Will carry the day ne re-
plled. "The political pendulum Is nov
swinging toward the democratic camp ana
nothing can stop it. For the present con
dition Of things the people hold Mckinley
administration responsible. They held Cleve-
land responsible in 1898 for the hard tunes
and vet he had nothing in the world TO 90
with the conditions that prevailed. II that
Ohio democratic platform had declare"
against heaven, the stars, or anything else
the people there would support it, because
it is for free silver.
1.-THE state VIII go democratic because
n great many republicans will vote for Tue
ticket Ohio would have CONC democraua
last fall on the free silver issue alone
Nothing could have prevented 1T nut th"'
one plank in the Chicago platform when
rebulSed Mr.. Cleveland for using Federal
troops 10 put down the riots in Chicago
At least % 600 republicans in ohio who are
for free silver. voted for Mckinley on ac-
count of this plank
How DO the people like the democratic
candidate for governor, Mr.. oampbeii''
"rhey think he is all right and WIN
vote for him. Any ticket the democrats
might have nominated would have met
with approval, ! do not think anything
can prevent democratic victory"
"wm the democrats carry the ies's'"-
ture?"
"I think so, although it does not follow
that democratic success in the state inehls
me election of the legislature. "A Thousand
mr. h00 vote, one way or the other couiu NV
the legislature TO the republicans or inc
democrats. The county of Hamilton alone
where fourteen legislators are eieclou'
could. OF course. change the ponticai CON-
nlexion OF the legislature. Cnyahoga cum
10 oould also change the majority IN tne
legislature, and yet not change the general
result in the state. ,t.
Mr.. Campbell said that John II. Mc-
Lean is the chief democratic cahdidate ioi
| the senate.
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PARIS Is \ PORT.
S,,,mhonts VIII he Put on tea
River Very soon.

Paris. Texas, July 1o.-'aris has pra'"-
cally all of the benefits of water nayisa'
tion at last. A steamboat purchaser g ~
we,,sns Kirkpatrick Everest IN ~
Louis recently arrived at Arthur c'.S, 81 9,
teen miles north of here where 'he , ss.
1 onis ' and San Francisco railway crosses Rose,
Red Red river from New orleans last nls nv.
With cargo OF 500 hoesheads of sugar ,1r ' nr
a wholesale firm in this ely. y WI, na Nv
hroneh, over the Frisco line. mus new
i'n n'l brings freight here from New Orleans,
at lass than half what it form,rly los, fTs'
over The Texas aud Pachio' which mas n rI,u
erto enjoyed nionopoly from that ,I POM,
A new railroad from here 20 ood riyer,
Ferry, forty miles below here on hcu W., n,s
has long been discussed and since II mas
h@en demonstrated that steamers can MI M,
gatc the river there is little doubt et anr,
the road Will soon take shane: an n erot
Vii, he made to get y II. r. Green, ptpe -,
Scnt or the Texas Midland. interested IN
tho entorprisp.
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Az To County Roads.

vi me Post.
~ ,Olr issue of June "a appeared an nm
|,,, communication from collar n,vo,,
|bo, ~ . inc construction OF county roads
ar section Of the county. in which the
Fe,o,e a'u'ns other things, says: And
|,ls ~ tue business men Of Houston
r. use, use their influence with commits
! y aa' In having the shell road all
H. n S s. to Deepwoter. extended
writer s srS'l ITO. river" Nowhere does
lse y, sAy that such project is in
[ s o1 Construction. or even oon,o,a ="
|. " point OF fact neither is the
(is s1ts Issue sue. OF July appoars n cam.
above rn,rr eu IL Remple. in reply In
les the ,au ierred 10, in which ha al
/. Mckinnsvu above set forth. saving
|missioner aAi Mr. Iiirsch. oontS
bwqter ~, are hard NJ worl, on that
II Of ey, sneli road. and vi 'hat
r." "S INC same TO San Jaclnto
Ito iu %vrs Is nothing in Tho fire, a.,,
\ by nis,osane staIemen. in ,ha e' ra "r
/ matheme,u,ee. nor DO we know t,o1,
! in statins. he obtains bis T ~
mile Of ~, ! understand M ls
PAYER SO oaa road has cost The court, MT
- per mile" Pence. per-
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Totals ....s1.327,13O sl.46O $40 sl38 2lo
The county court, which began It's July
term, has been this week largely engaged
In trying criminal docket that contains
sc cases, apportioned as follows: psor-
dorly houses II. permitting the keeping OF
disorderly houses 4. carrying pistols g.
abusive language 3, misdemeanor theft g.
gaming >, swindllng .. disturbing the peace
2, aggravated assault 4. cruelty to animals
/ enlightenment /. assault T. threat 10 take
life /. selling whisky on Sunday J
G.. w stone, the young man VINO sho'
Henry Spangler In Port Arthur on sunday,
June 6. because OF alleged intimacy with
his (stones) wife was arraigned for trial
on the charge of aggravated ASSAULT in inc
county court today and was found not
guilty. When the shooting occurred 1t
was thought that spangler was fatally
wounded, but he afterwards recovered ana
is reported as having returned to his home
in Hot Springs. Ark. -7he case has never
been in the grand jury room.
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Calvert scbooI Trustees.

Calvert. Texas. July 10.-A mass meet
ing was held at the opera house last night
to nominate school trustees. The follow
ing gentlemen were uominated Hon.
Scott Field, Or. r. j. ellison. Messrs. j. p.
Cashier and G. r. McCrarey. There was
some opposition. those opposing nominat-
ing separate ticket.
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Willis Landlord. who live near Tom Bear,
his county. died yesterday in awful agony
froin the effects OF burns. Last Wednesday
she tried 10 light fire. and II not burning
40 readily as she desired, she carelessiy
used kerosene. Her clothing caught fire
instantly and she was so severely burned
that death resulted.
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Terrell. Texas. July s.--The city council
appointed the new SCHOOL board 70 iueuesa
themselves. and the board declared ITO
fessor Morris, place as superintendent va
ranH and then elected Professor Hui,ecs
Of Kosse In his stead This has again r .,,sra
the school trouble aud there y ~ tes''us
whore It Will now END
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Tcxn, mil. for MEXICO.

Beeville. Texas, July lo.--A shipment OF
100 fine biooded bulls has just been made
from this place to Monterey. Mexico Ihey
we're shipped to Francisco Rllyndice by y.
w. sIaton. and is the first lot Of fine stock
ever shipped to Mexico from this county.
II everything turns out satisfactorily an
other shipment TO points beyond the RIO
Grande will be- made in the near future.
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A HARD CROWD.


paris. Texas, July lo--united states mar,
sha, wi,,ams and eighteen guards iei'
here tonight with thirty-eight prisoners
,nr tho house Of correction at Detroit, Men,
a ama Wy ,brna for the boys reform school a,
W. II is one OF the hardest iol
NJ 4 men ever convicted OF crime IN Inc
IL am TERRITORY. Their deeds cover near
~. every crime in the category, topr ~
Tor life and others range from one 10 ~"
te. N wears
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,.,,,. ~ nnd surrendcred.

Bastrop. Texas. July 1o.--Jerry Frazer
shot and killel Sam yergess out It the
John Claiborne urm last pight ~ cane
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A BEAUMONT BUDGET.
RECONCILIATION OF THE CITY
TAN ROLLS.
Criminal Cases Tried In the County
Court--Stonc Found Not Guilty
of Aggravated Assault.

beaumont, Texas July 1O-City Asses
sor and Collector sutton furnishes The Post
correspondent the following reorganization
OF the city tax rolls for 1897, tsether with
O. comparison with the rolls of 1886.
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Little Girl burned 70 Death
Sherman. Texas. July s.-Beulah, the
little lO-yAag-old daughpsr Of NJ. ard Nh.
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in and gave himself up to Sheriff Davis,
who put him In Jail to await his examining
trial.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-09-01
Pratt o city o Department
PRATT CITY BUDGET.
A Red Hot Scrap-casual Malters-Next Pay
Day.

A lively fight occurred yesterday morn
ing from which a broken nose and black
eyes will be very much In evidence for
several days to come. The participants
were DIR. J. B. Douglass and Charley
Mitchell, merchant who conducts a
small store out near Village Elk The
"set-to" grew out of the removal of a
smallpox patient to the pest house few
weeks ago. Mary Bishop. The fight oc-
CURED in DR.. Stages drug store in Young
street and First avenue. Mitchell while
in the drug store, secuted the idea Of
smallpox in Pratt, saying that the man
who said that Mary Bishop had the dis
ease when she was removed was moth
ing short of a d-n liar ~
Dr. Stages who by the way is one of
Pratts leading and most respectable cit
liens, could not stomach this opprobrious
denunciation, since he had often and dis
tinctly declared that the Woman WHEN
removed was afflicted with the disease.
Their fore, he thumped Mitchell on the
AL OLHSl WOiAS SlAdSilSd II, III lhS
probocis is broken. Mitchell got a clip
on the doctors eye in the fast mlx-up
that followed, and for a few minutes it
was anybody's fight.
Owing to the fact that the scrappers
wer= large, powerful men of tremend-
Gus swing, it was no easy matter for
peace makers to stop the go. The fight
created quite deal of excitement for
while.
Gus Heard a negro, was fined $50 in
the mayors court yesterday morning.
Heard, as previously reported in the Age
Herald, is the negro who got drunk last
Sunday and trisd to kill conductor Watt
Goode with knife near Thomas. His
llead is still very sore from the heavy
bow dealt him by Conductor Goode.
The building boom continues to ad-
vance. L. NJ. Lacey began extensive re-
pairs yesterday on his store on Long
strset. He will enlarge the building con-
siderably and will put in glass front
The town had a sleepy appearance yes
terday. The merchants said this was be-
cause the miners were all at work.
The next pay day at the mines will oc-
cur on Sept. IS. On the last pay day more
money was paid out by the company for
coal mining here than has ever been paid
before for a like period. An officer of
the company who is in position to know,
says the next pay roll on Sept. is will Ne
even larger than the pay rC(1 of last
month.
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INCREASE IN ORDERS
Is Expected at the Bessemer Pipe Works--0ld
Citizen Dead.

Special to The Age-Herald.
Bessemer Aug. 31.-0n account of the
burning of the pipe works at Admission.
it is expected that business at the How
ard-Harrison Pipe works will improve
considerably.
1t is understood that the Admission pee
pie have asked for quotations on quite
number of contracts they are COM
PEELED to fill within specified time, and
there is no doubt that the Howard-lIar-
rison company will get the lions share.
The capacity of this plant is almost I'M
limited and it can safely be said that
with the present orders in hand, all An
niston contracts could be filed.
AT the time of the burning the Annistoni
Pipe company was working on a large
contract for Cincinnati, which no doubt
will come to Bessemer.
]. Sampson, an old and respected cit
izen of Johns, Ala, and widely known
through this district, was stricken with
paralysis last Saturday, from the effects
of which he died yesterday. The funeral
will take place tomorrow at Johns.
Lucia Green, with an old fork, almost
stabbed to death Matte Vaughn yester-
day afternoon near Twenty first street.
Both are negro women with bad repu-
tations. The former is in Jail, while the
latter's condition is very serious.
E. B. Stubs received a telegram yes
-terday announcing the death of his
father at Henderson, Tenn, Sunday. The
old gentleman was n years of age.
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Johnston has appointed Rev. c. W.
O'Hara, of Columbia, member from n $.
state OF the chioamauga Park eommissi
sion.
Mr.. OHara IS the Baptist preacher who
carried the colors for the Eighteenth Ala
bama. In one of the battles in which
he participated a hall came along eadz
carried his right arm with 1t. but he
swung Ito the colors with his left and
helped TO win the fight.
The Greenville Rifles, the Lowndss
County Rifles of Fort Deposit and the
Conscuh Guards, of Evergreen, will go
into encampment at Nashvile for we k,
beginning September 6. These compa-
mics, all Of the First Alabama regiment,
were debarred from attending the re-
cent state encampment on account of the
prevalence of smallpox in their sections.
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Fired By the Governor.

The following is the litter written by
Gov. Johnston suspending Mr.. Lott from
office:
Montgomery, Aug. 30, 1897.
Mr.. E. B. Lott Mobile, Ala.
Dear Sir-I have today received sworn
reports from the chief examiner and
assistant examiner of public accounts,
with testimony, touching the condition
and management of your office. From
these reports and the accompanying evil
dence and the report OF the auditor it
appears to ms that you have been guilty
of gross neglect of duty, and have with
out good or sufficient excuse failed to
pay over money due from you as tax
collector of Mobile county to the state.
For these reasons you are hereby sus-
pended from the office of tax collector
of Mobile county. Respectfully,
JOS. F. JOHNSTON,
Governor.