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The true northerner., 1897-01-20
THREE MORE YOUNG LIVES LOST.
sunocated by Escaping Gas-Two Fatal
| Wrecks an the Rail.


Boston. Jan. 1S.--Three young lives
were destroyed by gaa in a teneme 1t
house at Roxbury. The dead are:
Mary n. Reynolds, years old; Mar
garet VI. Reynolds, A. Annie Conneally
16. John ID. Reynolds. the father. dis
covered the dead children shortly after
he arose yesterday morning. The fam
lily occupies four rooms, and the Con-
neatly girl. niece Of Reynolds, slept
with the two eldest children. Reynolds
discovered the gas, and breaking I'm the
door saw the three children dead. Care
lessness or ignorance I'm using the fix
ture Is the supposed cause OF the deaths.
Texarkana, Ark. Jan. 1S.-The news
reached here yesterday OF a serious ac-
cident on the Texas and Pacific railroad
at Forrest, fifteen miles west of here.
AS No. 3 passenger train for El Paso
was nearing the station IL struck an
iron rail that had been placed across
the track. the engine was turned over
and fell down slight embankment.
Engineer NJ. ]. Clenmons jumped, but
was caught by the engine, MASKING
both legs. He died later. The fireman,
William Moore. received broken
shoulder and otherwise badly bruised.
Bound Brook, N. j., Jan. 1S.-Satur-
day evening a train on the Royal Blue"
line ran into a local, severely injuring
Engineer jackson, Fireman Reeves
Engineer Charles Clapp and Baggage
master Mahlon Dyekery. The passen'
gers escaped with a shakinb The 10
cal train had been delayed by another
accident where IL ran into a wagon and
killed both OF the occupants-Asher
Shook and George Coleman.
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ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

Sheriff Tamsen. OF New York city,
suspended Warden Roe, OF Ludlow
street jail. and the two keepers who
were on duty at the time of the escape
Of the four men from that prison last
week
One hundred Roman Catholic pilgrims
sailed Saturday from New York on the
steamship Werra to visit Palestine and
the holy land.
Ex-Superintendent Byrnes. of New
York city, is going to open a detective
agency at Chicago, 1t Is said.
A receiver has been appointed for
the Columbus, Shawnee and Hooking
Railway company. which is insolvent
and owes &13,000.000.
Sir Francis brakes last male descen-
dant has just died at the age OF SO In the
Bristol (England) almshouse. of which
he had been an inmate for many years.
His father fought at Trafalgar.
Peter Claver. the Spanish Jesuit mis-
sionary who died in 1854. has been de-
clared by Pope Leo XIII. to be the
special patron OF all missions to the
negroes in both hemispheres.
The special report that william
Waldorf Astor had become a British
subject IL authoritatively denied. Astor
neither has nor intends to transfer his
allegiance.
Mentally depraved by the excessive
smoking of cigarettes Benjamin i. Da-
Wis cut his wife's throat and then killed
himself at Rugby. Tenn.
A preacher named Bona has been
sent to jail at Liberty. Mo-, for steal
ing Bibles and other religious books.
Official notice Of the death of United
States Minister Willis has reached the
state department.
Two bandits held up the cashier on
the Northwestern Elevator and Mill
company at Toledo, snatched $500 and
got away I'm a buggy
The London and New York chambers
OF commerce have exchanged congratu-
lations over the Anglo-American arbi-
tration treaty
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Ev.rbnrdt Knock, out Ern.t.

New York, Jan. 1S.--Jack Everhardt,
OF New Orleans. knocked out Billy
Ernst, OF Brooklyn, in the twelfth round
at the Broadway Athletic club. The
men were announced to go fifteen
rounds at 1877 pounds. In the ninth
round Everhardt broke Ernst's nose
and i'm the twelfth he landed on the jaw.
putting the Brooklyn man TO sleep.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Meek. Murderer Now . Bandit.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. ia party of
emigrants en- route from Missouri to
Oklahoma by wagon train were held
up and robbed OF all valuables in the
mountainous country on the western
line OF the Creek reservation. The rob-
bers secured about $1,000. There were
six bandits, under the leadership OF a
man whom one OF the Missourians rec
ognizec as George Taylor, the escaped
murderer of the Meeks family.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Pingree and the Postmaster Now.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 1S.-Governor
Pingree and Postmaster Rowley have
locked horns over the federal law which
requires the receiver of a poslomce or
der TO sign the name exactly as written
i'm the order. Pingree insists on sign
ing j. S. Pingree. even IL the name In
the order is written Hazen s. Pingree
The true northerner., 1897-01-20

Galesburg. Ills, Jan. 1S.-After sew
eral days of incessant work the officers
arrested George Washington, colored.
as the miscreant who has been assailing
in the early morning women who were
on their way TO work. Since Christmas
Ave such assaults have been committed
In each case the victim was knocked
down by a blow on the head and her
elothinp torn
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
OWNED TO BEING A RASCAL.
Embezzied Money to Buy Medicine for .
Sick Family.


Council Bluffs. Ia, Jan. 1S.-Thomas
Carey. Of Modale, Ia, was arrested for
enibezzling funds as postmaster. from
which position he had just been re-
lieved. He was brought before Com
missioner Steadman. When called upon
10 plead to the charge he said: I'm
an embezzler and tina all there IL
to it. | used the money because / did
not have any of my own when my
family all got sick. IL all went for
medicine, and now / want to take my
medicine
He was cautioned as to what a plea
OF guilty meant, but nothing could shake
his determination not to evade any Of
the consequences or modify his plea.
He was taken to the county jail until
his friends at home could arrange for a
bond
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Death of John n. BcadIe.

Rockville. Ind, Jan. 1S.-John III. Bea-
die died here Saturday. He was at one
time a well-known western newspaper
writer and was the author of "A His
tory of the Mormons" and THE West
ern World" Until recently he had been
connected with the American Press as
ISOLATION at Washington.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20

Springfield. Ills. Jan. 1s.-Judge AL
len, in the United States circuit court,
has issued an order appointing John f.
Barnard. of Council Bluffs. Ia, receiver
of the st. Clair, Madison and st. Louis
Belt Railroad company on petition Of
John F.. May, a director.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Cannon VIII Not Go tn Illinois.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-Representa-
tive Cannon, Of Illinois, who is one OF
the representatives supposed TO be a
candidate for Senator Palmer's seat.
has not gone to Illinois TO take part in
the canvass. When asked whether he
intended TO go To Springfield Cannon
said that ne had his hands full with the
business OF the appropriations committee
and had no other plans
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
EuiogIes ON Ex-speaker Crisp.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-There was a
small attendance in the house when the
gavel fell. The principal feature of the
day was the eulogies upon ex-Speaker
Charles F. Crisp, of Georgia, who died
in the recess of congress- In the first
hour several small bills were passed.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
state Board Refuses to Act.

Chicago. Jan. 1S.-The state board OF
railroad and warehouse commissioners
has refused to- attempt to induce the
railroads to adopt maximum rate OF
cents per mile in Illinois. The various
organizations of travelling men have
been working for a 2-cent rate for some
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Alforse's sister Betrothed.

London, Jan. 1S.-A Rome dispatch
to The Daily Mail reports the be-
trothal of the Count of Turin. the
brother Of the duke OF Aosta, and the
Infants Maria. OF Spain. sister Of King
Alfonso. The count Of Turin was born
in 1870, and his betrothed i'm 1880.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Michigan Legislative "Junket."

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 1S.-The senate
and house locked horns Saturday over
the proposed junket to the state insti-
tutions and the fight promises to be
lively. The senate by unanimous vote
adopted a concurrent resolution provid-
ing for an adjournment from Jan. %
to Feb. . but the house by vote of 5
to decided not to adjourn for the pur-
pose mentioned. The issue will be fought
to finish this week
The true northerner., 1897-01-20

Calumet. Mich, Jan. lS.-The officials
of the Calumet and Hecla mine claim
that the fire which started Saturday i'm
the south Hecla branch can be confined
to the starting point. Communication
with the adjoining shafts will be sealed
up for a day or two. No one was In
5ured I'm getting out Of the mine.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
SANTA CIarn Not Captured by Gome..

Madrid. Jan. 1S.-An emphatic denial
has been issued from official circles OF
the report that the town of Santa Clara.
capital of the Cuban province of that
name, has been captured by the insur-
gents. 1t is further stated that the only
recent insurgent attack i'm that province
has been at Buena Vista. where. IL
is said the insurgents were repulsed
The true northerner., 1897-01-20

Tennesses Lsgtssasurs Practically Make1
Governorship Contests impossible.

Governorship Contests lmpossible.
Nashville. Tenn. Jan. 1s-Hon. o.
N. Tillman. Republican. who recently
filed a notice Of contest of the election
OF Hon. Robert l.. Taylor. Demo-
crat. as governor. has announced his
withdrawal from the contest. The leg
islature has passed bill requiring
contestant for the office of governor to
give $4,000 bond for the cost or the
contest, and Tillman. while believing
ne was elected. says he Is unwilling 10
assume the personal risk OF having
partisan majority impose the penalty
Of a $1,000 fine.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Fatal Election Riot in George.

Byron, Ca, Jan. 1S.-Owing TO the
fact that two elections resulted In a tie
the whole population of this town got
out its gun and went TO shooting. c.
G. Richardson, G. l.. Bateman, G. G..
Bltemsn and II. III. Baskies were killed.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
DEATH TO FIFTEEN
Instead Of Five at the Texas Or.
phans' Home Fire.
AWFUL HOLOCAUST OF INNooENTs.

Three Hundred Isoys and Girls Thrown
Into ~ Wild Panic by the Flames. Which
Attacked the stairs Almost as Soon ss
Over the Ne,ghborhood scared and
Weeping Scenes at the Horror.
Dallas. Tex, Jan. 1S.-Fifteen little
girls and boys are dead as a result Of
Friday nights fire at the Buckner
orphan home and nine others are ssri-
ously burned and crushed. Three Of the
injured. IL is thought cannot recover.
The fullness of the holocaust was not
discovered and fully realized until
Saturday. When the ashes had cooled
enough to admit of search scores of
sympathizing friends and neighbors be-
gan the sad task of finding the bodies
of the five whom IL was known had
perished. The search continued until
dawn. when fifteen bodies had been
found.
The dead are: Oscar Jackson. aged,
Is; Birdie Britton. aged 10; Marion
Britton. and Milton Britton. twins. aged
TO- all OF Dallas county: Carlos Jones.
aged 5, of Hunt county; Willie Richards,
aged 5. of Collins county Grover
Cleveland Marlborough, aged IL, of Smith
county; Preston Criebs, aged Ii. of
Fannian county; William Miller, aged
Z, of Lamar county; Eugene Black,
aged S, of Callahan county: Virgil Mel
son, aged 10, of Marion county; Richard
Marsh. aged 10. of Denton county;
Arthur Edwards. aged 10. of Wise
county; Oscar Howard. aged 5, Of
Cherokee county: Say King. aged 3, of
Indian Territory; Thomas Bannon,
aged 6, died at l o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon from his burns.
Three Injured Will Perhaps Die.
The seriously injured are: Dan Grace,
aged 5, fatally burned over two-thirds
Of his body; Earle Doodle. aged g. badly
burned on back; Charles Boyd Friend
aged 10, seriously and probably fatally
burned on head. face, hands and arms and
injured on the head from jumping from
the second story; Richard Zurmwaldt
aged II, seriously burned on head, face
and neck; Sadie Britton, aged IL, hands
burned and ankle sprained from a
jump from the second story: Walter
Blookington Marlborough, aged 8, both
hands burned: Bennie Ware, aged H.
seriously injured. not expected to live;
Jim Scott, aged 10, burned on both legs;
Samuel Henderson, aged 10, burned
about face hands and arms.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20

London. Jan. 1S-United States Ed
ward o. Wolcott is the guest of Baron
Rothschild at his country seat, Tring
Park. Hartfordshire. Rothschild is q
radical gold standard man.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20

Washington, Jan. ls.-Following are the
weather indications for twenty-four hours
from p. m. Yesterday: For Indiana, nli-
nois and Wsconsn-Generally fair weather:
colder, with a cold wave; brisk and high
northerly winds. For Michigan-Snow, fol-
lowed by clearing and colder weather, with
q cold wave and high westerly Winds For
lowa-Fair. colder weather; northerly w1nda.
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
POLITICIANS GET A SHOCK.
Lorimer, Pease. Hertz and Jameson Call
on Governor Tanner.

Springfield. Ills, Jan. 1S-Considera-
BILE commotion was created about the
corridors OF the Leland and headquar-
ters OF the various candidates Saturday
night by the announcement that Lori
mer's friends were holding a conference
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
DENIED By HANNA.
Statement That re Would Come
Out for Senator.
MATTER he is NOT DISCUSSING.

Something That the Astute Republican
Leader Ibid Not say-Goss.p from Canton
-Ex-Gov. Longs statds sit nation i'm the
Illinois Senatorial Struggle Dark
Horses the Talk Democrats tn Nomi-
nate Altgeld-Prnirie state Finances.
Cleveland. Jan. 1S.-Chairman Hanna
Haid yesterday that he had authorized no
one to state that he would soon come
out as a candidate for United States
senator TO succeed Sherman. That was
a matter he was not discussing with
anybody. he said. He declared further
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
RIFLES HIS NEED.
Rios Rivera, the Cuban Chief,
Tells What He Wants.
INTERVIEW WITH A WORLD MAN

Can Put $4,000 Men In Havana Province
before sprinL ~ lie Can Provide Arms
and Ammnnr am for Them-Does Not
Want Foreign soldiers, bat Gives the
Cubans In the United states "A Hint to Go
Ia the Front.
New York. Jan. lS.-The World thi'
morning prints an interview with Gen.
eral Rios Rivera. obtained In the field
near Cameo, near Pinar del Rio. In the
interview General Rivera says: Il do
not wish to criticise our frieLds In the
United States. for ! believe them ire
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
MARCUS A. HANNA.

more that he had made no statement
such as had been given to the press
10 anybody. The statement was pub
lished by local paper which said in
effect that Mark Hanna said to ex-
Representative Henry l.. Morey, of
Hamilton, who came TO Cleveland as
the accredited representative of Sena-
tor Joseph Il. Foraker: L will announce
my candidacy flor the senatel and be-
heve 1 am capable of winning the fight
alone. We believe that we are entitled
10 the Dlace
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Mckinley Ha. Another busy Day.

Canton, o., Jan. 1S.-Saturday was
another busy day for President Elect
Mckinley. Pennsylvania two sena-
tors, Quay and Penrose. came to ask
consideration of Governor Hastings for
cabinet portfolio. Judge Joseph Nc
Kenna. of San Francisco, cabinet pos
sibility. arrived and had very earnest
conferecne with Major Mckinley. Later
a large delegation from Texas and the
southwest called to ask for recognition
OF State Chairman John Grant. OF Tex
The true northerner., 1897-01-20

Boston, Jan. IS.- -FGX -GOVernOr John
u. Long has returned from Canton and
it is generally understood that he will
accept a cabinet position offered him by
Mckinley. presumably that of secretary
of war Speaking of the visit Governor
Long says: Il went to Canton in re-
sponse to letter which Governor Nc
Kinley sent me last Tuesday Governor
Mckinley sent for me- IL talk with him.
and the subject Of the cabinet was men
toned. together with other matters. II
is true he has my name i'm mind for a
cabinet place, but nothing definite has
been settled. Contingencies may arise
under which the position may not come
To me, or IL may not be accepted IL IT
does. il would most likely be secretary
OF the navy or war than ANYTHING else"
The true northerner., 1897-01-20
Another Busy Week Promised.

This week promises TO be nearly as
busy. Further attention will he given
to cabinet building. IL is said. and gos-
sip has il that important visits Will be
numerous. Hon. II. s. Morey, accom-
panied by General Brester and wife of
Detroit. came here from Cleveland Sat
urday night. called on Major Mckinley
e. and returned to Cleveland yesterday
morning. General Brester has been
mentioned as possible minister To Lis
bon, Portugal. Morey positively denied
that he represented Foraker. that he
was the emissary of any one. as we'll as
other matters published in Cleveland.
and referred TO in the reports from that
city. Regarding Hanna's senatorial as
pirations Morey said he had no doubt
Mr.. Hanna would be pleased to BE- ap-
pointed. as would any other Ohio man.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-11
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4 IN
K SOCIETY'S DOMAINS.
aAAAAAR

The Apollo club concert takes place at
Seals music hall tonight and rare
musical treat is in store for those who
were fortunate enough to be given seats.
The concert begins a I $50 O'Clock and the
doors will be closed promptly at that
time
A little colony of Alabamians met in
San Francisco last week. Miss Lucy
Morrow played in that city with her COM
pany During the play a boquet fell at
her feet. She thought at first it was a
cabbage, that great dread of actors.
The bouquet came from Mr.. Burke, form
erly of Talladega, who sat in the au-
dience with his wife, and he took this
method of testifying his appreciation
of the talent and beauty Of the fair
Albanian. DR.. VIII Jordan and wife,
nee Miss Augusta Sharpe. were detain-
ed at quarantine On Angel Island, few
miles out. from San Francisco. A case
of smallpox on board ship caused San
Francisco to quarantine against those
on the island.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-11
Attend Hirsch's great 81
cent Muslin Underwear Sale
<0dou
THE TRACK SLIPPED
And an Engine and Two Coaches Took
a Plunge-Several Lives Lost.

And an Engine and Two Coaches Took
Plunge@Several Lives Lost.
Vincennes, Ind, March 10--A train
from Chicago, on the Evansville and
Terre Haute railroad, went down an en-
bankment at the approach to the White
river bridge four miles from Vincennes
this morning
The train had crossed the bridge over
White river and as it left the trestle and
hit the opposite embankment, the track
sid from under the engine. throwing the
engine, bagga age car and the front end
of the smoker into the hole. One passen-
ger coach and the sleeper remained on
the trestle.
A relief party from Vincennes return
ed at 2 o'clock. They report the disaster
not SO great as first supposed. The en-
CINE, baggage car and smoker went
down. The sleeper and ladies' coach
remained en- the track and the majority
of the passengers were saved thereby.
The passengers in the smoker, the
baggageman, Conductor eSars and Fire
man Bowman were lost. Engineer Nc
Cutcheon leaped to the bank and escaped.
David Henderson, of the Henderson OPP
era company, was injured.
The death OF Fireman Bowman is the
last one of a family. Father and four
sons have been killed while on duty on
the Evansville and Terre Haute railroad.
The exact number of the lost cannot be
learned until the body of the conductor
is recovered and his tickets counted. The
mail car, and two mail clerks are report
ed lost.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-11
FERSELY TOLD.
II-3o-tf.

Albert Adler & Brothers, of this city,
are exporting 500 tons of pig iron to Liv-
erpool.
Messrs. Watkins and Hardaway, the
we'll known contractors of this city, have
secured the control for the construction
of the steel plant by the Birmingham
Rolling MILL
The reception at the Morris hotel to
Maj. T. S. Clarkson. of the Grand Army
of the Republic. will begin at 10 O'Clock
change in the programme as heretofore
published.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Creche will be held at the rooms of the
United Charities on TWenty-second
street at $3.50 o'clock Friday afternoon
March IL All members are requested to
be present.
The receipts of the Tennessee COM
pany show falling off for 1896, over 1896
This means that lower prices were OBJ
tanned for products The amount of coal,
iron and coke, produced in 1896, was
greater than in 1895. and the cost of pro-
duction was less, but prevailing prices
were lower.
We have reduced the price of Jules L.
raux Elk Gil fine old Cognac Brandy to
81 PER BOTTLE. H. Barnard, Third
avenue and Nineteenth street. sole agent
for the We Clicqnot (Pensardn) Cham
payne and THE Gin Cucurbita Co. s."
Watermelon Gin for kidney trouble Tel
ephone 467
The Lenten services at the Church of
the Advent at 4:sO p. m. every day are
being largely attended The rector will
necessarily be absent during tho re-
mainder of the week. but service will be
conducted every day, except Saturday,
by the Rev. j. A.. VanHoose, who will
also respond to any emergency calls Of
the parish.
Just received, 1000 pairs Banister
Russia calf and yici kid in all the new
styles, all shades, sizes to IL, last A
TIC Z. We are receiving large shipments
of women and children's tans and blacks,
Oxfords and button shoes. These goods
are from the best factories in the coun-
try and selected with great care to style
and wear. T. G. King. 2026 First avenue.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-11
A GOOD THROW.
Engineer Cox, of the Bessemer and Bir-
mingham. Lands a Rock Against the
Head of a Large Rabbitt--It Was
Juicy and Sweet.

Engineer j. e. Cox, of the Bessemer
and Birmingham railroad. has proven
himself quite an adept at rock throwing
as well as handling the lever of an en-
CINE. Yesterday afternoon, on the return
trip to the city, with Mr.. Charles J. Mar
tin at the bell cord. he discovered large
rabbit sitting beside the road at sta
ton. A passenger wishing to board the
train, il was halted, and Engineer Cox
jumped to the ground, and, picking up
rock, hurled it at the rabbit, hitting
and killing him. Conductor Martin Sc
cured the prize and the two sent 1T to
State Herald reporter with their COM
pliments. It proved juicy and sweet.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-11
PALMER COX'S BROWNIES"
Remarkable Scenic Effects In the Big
Spectacle, to Be Seen at O'Brien's
Tomorrow Night.

Seats are now on sale for the Satur-
day matinee, as we'll as the Friday and
Saturday night performances of c. B.
jefferson. Klaw & Erlanger's wonderful
spectacle, Palmer Coxs Brownies,
which promises to attract enormous
crowds to O'Briep's opera house. There
never was a dram attic production of
like nature to excite so much curiosity in
advance in Birmingham, and nearly
every one is anxious to see the Dude
Policeman. Cinnamon. Indian and other
funny Brownies reproduced in life on
the stage The scenic effects in THE
Brownies" are said to be remarkable. In
one scene the Brownies are shipwrecked
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-11

in mid-ocean, and the Dude is rescued
by great sea-bird, which swoops down
through the air and bears him by his
trousers seat struggling aloft. Two 9TH
er scenes show the Brownies in a. earth
quake and volcano. In another the in
slant destruction of a magnificent palace
is depicted. The last of the twelve scenes
is the grand transformation, "The Break
of Day In Brownie Land" The ballets
include the marvellous flying ballet that
is performed in inid-air, and the Oriental
ballet of beautiful women. Brilliant spe-
cialties are furnished by the Borants
demon-acrobats from the Paris Hippo
drome, and Newhouse and Waffle, Eu-
ropean musical eccentrlques. The bur-
1esque of the German band, the horse
race and dance of the shapely waiter
girls are also strong features. Over 100
performers will be in the cast of The
Brownies" among whom are Frank De-
shon, Ida Mule. Marie Celeste. Ida
Brooks. Gertie Carlyle, Sol Solomon.
Charles Hogan and Robert Broderick.
Palmer Cox, the famous Brownie Man."
will direct in person the big production.