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IS "SAMBO, THE SNATCHER"
Who is Now Terrifying Birming-
ham Ladies.
WORKS IN OPEN DAYLIGHT
Jerks the Purses of Ladies From their Hands
While They are Walking Along the
Streets = Two Victims.

"Sambo the Snatcher," is again abroad
in birmingham.
Several ladies have been robbed of
their pocketbooEs on the streets during
tha past few days, the robbery in each
instance being perpetrated by a negro
who snatched the book and ran.
Mrs. Ben M. Jacobs was robbed at
the corner of Nineteenth sire It and Fifth
avenue at about 5:45 O'Clock Thursday
evening. She was returning home from
the city and when she reached that
point negro, who had followed her
from Fourth avenue, snatched her pock-
rdtbook and took to his heels.
Another negro who was evidently in
the game started after the robber and
they both disappeared. The matter was
reported Ito the police yesterday morn
ing.
Yesterday afternoon at about the same
hour Miss Sybel Murphy and Mrs. John
Hill were robbed on Fourth avenue, be-
tween Twenty-first and Twsmty-second
streets. They had been to the city and
were returning home.
The ladies stopped ait the corner Of
Twenty-firsIt street and Third avenue to
make some purchases at fruit stand.
1t was raining and Mrs. Hill carried
an umbrella. Miss Murphy carried
both Mrs Hills and her own pocket
book. Wh.n they were directly in front
of Mrs. Fallon's residence in Fourth
avenue, negro, who probably saw them
make the purchases at the fruit stand,
ran up and snatched both the pocket
books from Miss Murphy, tearing off her
scarf at tba same time. The negro fl d
towards Third avenue and disappeared
down Twenty-second street.
So thoroughly frightened were the Ia
dies in both instances that no accurate
| description could be given of the roll
Der. 1t is Thought, however, that the
same negro committed both robberies.
Some months ago the city was inf listed
with snatch thieves
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TRAIN R0BBER KILLED.
Was the Leader Of Gang Who Fled at the
First Fire.

Deming, n. NJ. Dec. 10.-In an attempt
to hold up the west bound Kansas Pacific
train ait Steinz Pass, twenty miles west
of this place, at 8 O'Clock last night,
Sandy Collins was SHOT and killed by
Express Guard Jennings.
Previous to the arrival of the train
four bandits rode into thu station and
held up and robbed Agent st. John and
Section Foreman Mcmillan and alt the
same time cut all win so that no warn
ing could be given when the train pull
ed into the station
The robbers attacked the express car
when it drew into the station and or
dereid the messengers to surrender. In
the car were Express Guards Thatcher
and Jennings. They opened the door
and fired a fusilade of shots, one of
which went through the leaders heart
instantly killing him. The balance Of
the gang became panic stricken ait the
fall of th-ir chief, and fed
Officers are in pursuit of the remain
ing members of the gang.
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Died Weak kneed.

San Francisco, Dec. 10.-Harry Allen
der, of San Jose, was hanged at san
Quentin pens5entiary at 1890 this morn
ing for the murder of Miss Walbergen
F1emer and Vincie Crosetti, August, 1896.
While the murderers neck was broken
by the drop of six feet, life was not
pronounced extinct until thirteen min
utes later. Allsnder was extremely ner-
vous, and when the moose was adjusted
totered to such an extent that it was
necessary to support him. He made no
statement. The execution was witnessed
by about fifteen newspaper men and
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COWARDLY ASSASSlNS
Shoot Down an Attorney as He Steps From
the Court House Door

New Orleans, Dec. 10.-An Amite City,
La, Special says: Joseph "A. Reed, Esq,
was murdered by four assassins alt
Frankhnlton last night about 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Reed had just finished his argu-
ment in a case that had attracted much
attention, and had left the court house
and stepped from the building when tiwo
men opened fire on him, and were Joined
Immediately by four others, and the
four shot him to death. Five shots were
fired I'M all, but only one took effect in
ihe body, two passed Through his coat,
and two others flew wide of the mark.
Reed staggered about forty feet, when
he fell on his back and expired in few
minutes.
The four cowardqy murderers ran
around the court house and made their
escape. The murder was well planned
and deliberately execu!ed. Guards
were put out at once and every effort
possible made to capture the murderers
So far these efforts have been in vain.
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1t is net generally known that Cen
eral Washington was killed in a most
cruel and barbarous manner, but 1t is,
nevertheless. fact.
At the time of his death, Washington
was in his sixty-eiglbth year, strong,
robust man. On December IL, 1893, he
contracted a severe cold and pneumonia
threatened. Two doctors were sum-
moned, and, i'm accordance with the alb
surd custom of those days, they pro-
ceeded to bleed their patient Nearly
quart of blood was taken from his veins,
until alt last he begged them ITO lett him
die in peace. He died that same day
not from disease, but actually from loss
of blood. He was killed by ignorance!
In these days any doctor who treated
a patient as Washington was treated
would be indicted for manslaughlter. The
world was moved since then, and there
has been complete revolution In the
practice of medicine. Instead of lower
ing the vital forces by thinning the
blood, advanced physicians now endeav-
or to build up the strength of their
patients. They employ only THE latest
and most scientific remedies.
And yet, in spite of This fact. we find
thousands of people endeavoring to i'm
prove their health by taking old-fash-
toned medicines They forget that chem
lists and scientists have made great dis
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,coveries in recent years, and do not go
back to the antiquabsd remedies and
concodtions that were used hundred
years ago. 1t will not do.
Why you, reader, need to cure the
headaches dizziness, tired, WORKOUT and
irritable feelings, constipation and bear
ing down sensations is some modern dis
coveqy based on scientific truths that
will strike at the root of the trouble.
You are sick because your kidneys and
liver are out of order, and you should at
once see that they are put in order.
yes" you say. this IS easy no assert,
but what shall I de?' Take the best
and most scientific discovery for these
troubles you can find Ask any adj
vanced scientist what this is and he
will tell you, Warmers Safe Cure. This
discovery stands alone. by itself, and far
above all so-called medicines of the past
or nos,trumS OF the present. In speaking
about 1T DR.. William Edward Robson, of
London. says:
81 conscientiously ami emphatically
state that ! have been able to give more
relief and effect more cures by the use Of
Warmers Safe Cure than by any other
medicine attainabbe TO the profession"
This is high praise. but no higher than
the subject deserves. as you will readily
ascertain upon using this great mi -dern
discovery.
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ABOUT FIRE HYDRANTS.


In regard TO whae the answer assumed
was am accusation against former add
ministration the answer says it was psr-
fectly we'll understood that THE city did
mot need 200 fire hydHant but was 10 pay
the aental ON them
The contract made in 1872 the answer
says was a most favorable one 30 the
city, amid had nine years and four months
ito run when IA new ONE was made. The
answer says:
"Undsr lit tha city paid annually a
rental of one thousand ($1,0OO) dollars
for the first fifteen hydrants, or ait the
rate of sixty-six and two-thirds dollars
($666O each, and for each additional
hydrant fifty dollars $500. 1t was fur
ther provided that no hydrarlt should be
located ON streets where Mains were mot
already laid. The city WAS also, even
where mains were already laid, to incur
the expense of putting In the plugs or
hydranlts. including the pipe and CON-
nection to the main; so that the water
company was ait no expense whatever in
regard to them There were in use at
tho time of making the new contract
fffty-eght hydran,ts, at an average cost
to the city of fifty-four dollars and
hhirty-one cenlss ($54.3D. 1ee
1.-THE rates allowable for domestic use
and for other purposes were very much
higher than the present contract, as
shown by the foregoing table. Water
furnished by meter measure was no be
at the rate of one dollar (S1.00) per 1000
gallons for any quantity. The pressure
on the mains was from twenty-five to
forty pounds and the waste was as In
considerable as the fire service was tn
efficient. The distribution system was
necessarily Emitted to the lower portions
of the city. which we're also the most
populous. The company had just COM
pleted its Five-Mile creek extension, vlnd
was Thereby in possession of the emily
available supply nearer rhlan Cahaba
river. The consumption had reached the
limit of supply and further extension
and growth of the CITY, which depended
upon am ample supply of water for it's
numerous industries, as we'll as for other
uses, Was impossible unless SOME one
should be induced to undertake the stu
pendous task of introducing the water
of Caihaba river An efforts to form a
new company for this purpose failed ut
terly and very naturally. From the
standpo1nta of am investor and as the
event has proven, the venture was unin-
v.ting and unprocnising. Such was the
situation when the pres mt company,
whose Stockholders were already largely
Interested in other investments in and
near Birmingham, and whoss director
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their investment whatever"
FIRE PLUG PRESSURE.

Touching THE question of fire plug pres
sure the answer says that the contract.
does not specify any given pressure and
that a pressure of SO pounds could not
be furnished without direc pumping.
Then follows long explanation of Nhe
improvements the company has made
not required by contract
The fire pressure, 1t says, is made
from so to so pounds for domestic use
and for fires so to 100. In regard to the
Caldwell fire, 1t said il. was one of those
fires that no amounr Of water would
have stopped.
THE CONCLUSION.
I'm conclusion the Waterworks com
pany submits to the committee the fol-
lowing propositions which it is prepared
to establish and maintain:
1. That the number of miles of mains
maintained by it are greater in prdp'-r-
ton to population than any other south
ern city.
2. That the amount of water in pro-
portion to population, pumped and de-
Hvered into the city hall daily, is greater
than any other city in the United States
with possibly one exception. -
.. mat the cOSI per HiIie Nu IaPO -
greater than any other southern city eX-
cept New Orleans. La.
4. That the income per mile of pips rs
less than any other city in the south.
5. That the average charge for water
here is lower than any ether southern
city.
6. That the waste above the waste in
cldental to delivering the water caused
by defective plumbing, carelessness OF
consumers, and other causes which can
be remedied, amounts daily to more than
half as much as the total amount of wa
ter pumped into the city of Atlanta, and
greatly more than the entire amount OF
water pumped into the city of Mont
gomery.
7. That the revenues to- the stockhold-
ers of the birmingham Waterworks COM
pany for money actually invested by
them in the construction and mainten-
ance of the works for the past ten years
has not equaled 3A per cent. annum.
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STEEL COMPANIES COMBINE.
During Meeting it Was Decided to Divide the
Territory.

Philadelphia, Dec. 10.-A meeting of the
representatives of nearly all the steel
companies was held i'm New York city,
at which the harmo MIXING of their inter-
ests and territory are said to have been
the subject of discussion.
Among those present were President
Stackhouse, of the Cambria Iron COM
plany; IGndell.> of THE Bethlehem Iron
company; Felden of the Pennsylvania
and Maryland Steel company and Secre-
tary Kenna, of 1.-THE Bersemer Steel CON-
pany.
Nome of cihose from this city who were
present at the meeting would discuss the
matter, but 1t IS stated on what is con-
sidered relia BILE avthority that the two
above mentioned subj CTS were discussed
and decided upon In relation Ito divis-
ion of territory, 1t is said the district
cash of the Alleghennies was given 10
the Pennsylvania and Maryland Steel
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Reviewing the History Of the Enter
prise and City Contracts.
CITIZENS SUMMONED TO APPEAR
The Committee Will Consider the Answers and
Hold Another Meeting Friday Night of
NsM Week, at Which Some Lively
Proceedings May Be Had.

Through its attorney, Alex London, the
Water Works company submitted an
answer several columns long to the In
vestigatipn committee of the city coun-
Gil in answer to the charges in the mi
nority report of Alderman Drennen. An
emphatic denial to all charges was en-
tered.
There were present alt the meeting last
night Messrs. Williams, Kerr. Drennen,
Hentschel, Ashford, Meighan and May
or Evans, who acted as chairman.
City Attorney Lowe and Messrs. Earl,
Miner, Graham and London, of the
Water Works company, were present.
Mr. London read the report and then
the committee adjourned until Friday
night of next week.
A. o. Lane, b. A. Thompson, j. r. Car
ter and Superintendent Gary. of the Bir-
mingham Cotton mills, will be summon
ed to appear before the next meeting.
All charges to be preferred by private
citizens are requested to be filed In writ
ing by Wednesday night.
THE ANSWER.
In THE first place the answer claims
that the charges in the Introductory of
the minority report are contTadicted by
Hhe records of the meetings of the board
of mayor and aldermen. The answer
dweils at length on the disadvantages
under which the Water company labors
and calls for some action on the part
Of the city council to stop the great
waste of water
1t says the existing contract was made
June 2, 1888, and the previous contract
September 81, 1872. The rates for do
mesdtic consumers in both contracts as
then given as follows
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~, nm cure nausea, indigestion,
Hoods Pills biliousness, constipation.
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FEELS YOUNGER

Now He is Relieved from Nervous
Headaches.
NEW ORLEANS, Lac was greatly
troubled with sick and nervous headaches
and tried many medicines without benefit.
l read about cures by Hoods SarsaparilIa,
and concluded to try this medicine. 1t
helped me wonderfully and / continued
its use until was cured. Ihave not since
been troubled and feel several years
younger" ]. J. LAscH, III Congress St.
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company, amid the Lacldawanna and Beth

leham from companies.
Ilt is said under the new arrangement
many of the features OF the old steel rail
combine are Incorporated.
Alnoher question said Ito have been sat-
tied us that of percentage to be allowed
railway companies. with "a PENALTY for in
Traction thereof. In addition ITO this Ut
dis understood sfhat the Maryland COM
pany Is ito handle the entire export trade.
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The Age-Herald will be de-
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dollar gas very soon.
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''If the flagrara waste of water in this
city can be checked, as it unquestionably
can, by proper regulations on the part
of the city, the way seems open to secure
reductions in the present. rates. but so
long as consumer is permitted to waste
four, five and in some cases nearly ten
times the amount of water permitted
TO be used1in cities like Atlanta, unless
the water company shall resort to legal
proceedings to prevent 1T, which would
involve 1T in litigation with hundreds of
its consumers, 1t can hardly be expected
that THE water company would volumta-
rily reduce rates to point where its
stockholders would oAt no rA "'~na fo--
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That Miss Primrose misht, not yield 60 easily to
a essso Mi ss'T NsiIy' thG sb swG Mss 'n nnf e%aPci'u Il;
prepared ~specch-meent to DO very effective
only earned for her a thump in the side. 1t vas
Will, ihs whole official force o. Blsckwell's
BIZ tho best Of her controversy with Cyclone
Sadie A day of reckoning vas near. low;
s tSsE d n was While M"y M i; ' Sali On t ass 's ssmnfsaln Sf
Sadie doomed up before her. In saddles hand
\ xI %o Sm aTGP ia GSTf Miss 4 Sa 9GT % SySs' u aSs%SP%ioSs'G on
the tloo.r with q fractured skull. and Cyclone
She was caught, taken back. and. the noxt
day was indicted for felonious assault. When
the timo came TO bring her over TO the city for
OF men. Commissions Wright detailed tho
tug Thomas +. Gilroy for the transporting and
Primrose. Five policemen waited at the foot, Of
Enst Slxty;fourth street TO take charge OF Sadie
when wns Il she ! landed, EortSn at M,r Miss e. R Isd1 rose
and she had fun with the detectives all the
way over, , When she saw the policemen on the
What's dem fellers waitin' for she de-
th @HnS SHts." FL reS SHi%F , to 'a a%ip Islnna for b shissIHs
Birmingham of tho District Attorneys office,
who was In chtrge of the force.
men. II never liked dom rellers anyway. she
remarked In an aside TO Detective Birmingham.
Recorder Gof received IA letter from Matron
Card when Miss Primroso's case camo up, beg.
cling him to send hor to some other place than
the workhousc IL she was convicted. There was
no necessity for n trial in the case. however. as
N IS Primrose's response to the stock question,
What have you got TO shy T. WIS:
" hit dat Miss Nally an I'll do 1t again.
!Der's only one on de whole island fresherer dan
her. en- Of dat one. pinches my arm any mo-
when l goes back Ill .scnd her to de horsepittel,
too, ! amt no pincushion for anybody
Miss Primrose got n year In the penitentiary.
and TINT Is Why there Is rejoicing In tho work
sent Miss Nally and Mrs. Gard each a letter,
warning them TO spend the next twelve months
In prayer and pious living, as she will surely kill
them both the moment she IL released. The
matrons are not worrying much over tho threat.
They say they'd lc almost ready to die after q
year without Miss Primrose.
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marty landed at the wharf an immense crowd
n cnriosity mongers had assembled 10 see. tho
famous prisoner, wherefore Baker prevailed on
the Sheriff to put him In charge. Of a special ON.
Ger and end him in advance Of the trial party
up TN steep hill tn the Court. House ~ It's sum
nit, and That was done. This action occa-
stoned an amusing incident, for the Sh9rii,-
whom Newburgers walked with, Judge
Peabody, whom they did not know; as his Oil,
cial escort, aud the crowd naturally assumed
the Judge to be the murderer. Then such re-
marks as these werc heard by the counsel as
the procession toilcd mp the steep street: what
n mild-lookiny murderer" How very gentle
manly and refined he ISL Il don't believe sucn
a kind-looking man would kill a. n.y. Great
was the establishment Of tho crowd when on on
terlng the court room IL saw the supposed MUIR
derer mount the bench and take his seat there.
Again, after New York county had expended
q couple OF thousand dollars for the beneft or
Orange county, there was another disnvre9-
ment in consequence OF the conflict or testi-
mony as to who began the pistol shooting.
Baker was then bailed, and to the disgust OF the
Poole partisnns and of tho Native American
Attorney. General, the whole matter fell into
desuetudc. The New York District Attorney
defended his action In withdrawing the prosecu.
tion by saying that inasmuch as q reasonable
doubt of guilt legally served to acqutt an ac'
cuscd, the doubts Of two sworn. jpries had Gre
nted such n practical. acquittnl. Baker ro-
sumed his place in local politics, as did James
Irving and Morrissey. The latter went to Con,
gross, Irving to tho Albany Legislature, and
Baker obtained a fat-salaried office In the
municipal Street Department.
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MIR. TUDoR's CUBAv BATTERY.
A Boston Mans Plan or Helping the Patriot
and DOinE Honor 70 the Dead.

BosToN. June 26.-Hcnry Tudor OF Boston. who
recently sent u check for $4o0 to Benjamin J.
Guerra Of New York, Treasurer of the Cuban
revolutionary clubs in the United States, pro-
poses to keep right on sending checks until the
total is over 81, 900. Tho special object Of his
contributions is TO establish n battery of four
guns to he named after Pulaski, Do Ralb.
Lafayette. and Paine. The battery as a whole 10
to be called the Osgood battery in memory Of the
young Boston mnn who was killed in battle
recently while fighting with the Cubans.
Mr.. Tudor was found by THE SuN correspond
ont n day or two ago tipped back In an easy
chair in a cool corner OF the hotel where no no.
sides, He is n plcosant-looking man, with n full.
DIRK hcnrd and blue eyes. He Is on tho sunny
the world to cherish warlikc feelings. lie Is a
modest man, and not disposed to talk ut gre tt
length about his ,do!nxs. He is q bachelor and
and patented II pedal attachment that seems
likely TO TO successful.
"Idon't know osgooi or, any OF his folks"
snid no TO TIE SrN mnn. ] have never been In
cuba, and haven't, any. personal friends down
there. But ! am dcen,ly. Interested in Cuba's
Is not the first ! have contributed. / have given
smell sums several times to tho Cuban club
here, but when ! got the idoa in my head n few
that the best way o do was to scnd the money
directly, to Mr.. Guerra. ! intended to send
hhonl ~. 100 any way. and II my bicycle patent
y successful | shall give moro than ihpt. j be.
lieve the guns can be procured for 81 200 each.
90 ny Total contribution will pay for almost half
Mr.. Tudor didn't wax enthusiastic Mt ALL Us
isn't thN Kind of man and besides il was u hot
nay. lie discussed the matter with the slow dc.
lioeraiion Or q man who doesn't arrive at conclu.
sions IN "A hurry, but sticks TO an object with
persistence once his mind is made up. lilo homes
to hear from, Mr. Guerra that other Cuban sym,
pathi%orS VIII Join In the battery fund.