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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
lthe following cases were dlgposed Of:

'the following cases were disposed of:
Henry Joseph VS.. E. Lesser, assumpsit;
verdicr for plaintiff for $833.07.
Birmingham Dry Goods VS.. ]. @. Co
hsuH, assucnpstt; Judgment for plaintiff
for $45390.
lfppie Moore, pro ami, VS. Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company, dam
ages; dismissed for WANT of prosecution.
American National bank VS.. Walter
Moore, w. K. Salisbury, Ivey Leaf Coal
and Railway company defendants, and
Lady Ensley Furnace company, T. d.
Radcliffe, T. d. Radcliffe, as secretary
and treasurer etc., and Franklin County
bank, garnbshees; dismissed for want of
prosecution.
A number of cases were passed, among
which were several cases of L. Vadebon-
ceour VS.. ]. j. Curran ard others for
damages.
Vadebonceour will be remembered as
the eccentric vegetable vendor, who is
now confined in the insane asylum all
Tuscaloosa. In the suit he claims &c.,
900 damages from Market Clerk J. j.
Curran for alleged unlawful acts.
Marriage License
Ed McNamara and Miss Katie Nc
Nally.
Edward S. York and Miss Ida Sellers.
A. M. Leslie and Miss M. A. Buckaiew.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
SOME EXAMPLES OF
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP

Richmond Va, has owned gas plant
since 1851, and it is now supplying gas
at 81 per thousand feet.
The people are SO we'll pleased with
their public gas service that they nave
secured an act of the legislature prohlp-
iting the sale of the plant unless by au-
thority of popular vote. The actual
cost of making and distributing the gas
is 70 cents per 1000 feet, the city treas
ury making a profit of u cents per l,ooO
feet. During the thirty years from 1857
to 1897 the Richmond public gas WORKS
have yielded net profit of Sl,l74,S55.29
over and above all the costs of MAIN
tenance and production. This amount
exceeds the total cost Of the original
construction and of all extensions since
made by nearly 100000.
Wheeling, w. Va, bought it's gas
works many years ago by the sale of
bonds, all of which have been redeemed
out of the profits without levying one
dollar on the people.
The public service now yields yearly
net income of about $4,000 to the city
treasury, besides supplying the people
with gas at rs cents a thousand. The
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
RICHARDSON LOST THE CASE
ASKED DAMAGES FOR INJURY OF
HIS DAUGHTER.
She Was In the Employ of the Birmingham
Cotton Manufacturing Company Dam
ages For Railroad Accident.

The case of William d. Richardson VS..
THE Birmingham Cotton Manufa curing
company, DANA ges for the alleged loss
of the services of his daughter, who was
injured, as he alleges, by the negligence
of the defendants, was concluded yes.er-
day afternoon and alt O'Clock the jury
returned "a verdict for the defendant.
City Court
The case of S. A. Jones, adVn.nistra tor
of the estate of James s. Jones, de-
ceased, VS.. the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company is still on trial in the
first division of the city court. The case
grew out of the explosion of an engine,
which was the alleged cause of the kill
ing of James S. Jones. A huge piece of
boiler plate was brought into the court
room yesterday afternoon and presented
ito the jury as evidence. The case will
probably continue the rest of the week
Second Division
In the second division of the city court
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
HE WAS TIRED OF LIVING
Barney Williams, Claiming New
Orleans as His Home,
TAKES TOO MUCH MORPHINE
And Makes Close Call Upon Another World
Medical College Students Have Fine
Subject to Experiment Upon.

Barney Williams evidently wanted to
die, but did not.
Medical college students cheated him
of the pleasure of ending his days.
Williams is a white man, apparently
about So years DID, and claims New Or
leans as his home. Yesterday afternoon
about O'Clock he entered the office of
DR.. Gibson over the drug store ait Second
avenue and Twenty-first street.
Without introducing himself to any
one he sat down complacently and gave
himself a hypodermic injection of NOR
phine and then introduced into his sys-
tenn enough more of the deadly mar
cotic ito exterminate three meen.
1t was but few minutes until he
fell heavily from the chair to the floor.
Dr. Gibson's office boy ran hastily down
the hall to the office of DR.. Bankston
and informed him of what had trans
pired. He went to where the man was
lying upon the floor and took in the sit
uation at a glance.
He sent to the medical college not far
away for assistance and soon nearly the
entire roster of 'istud,sh doctors" was on
hand to aid, if possible, in reviving the
man who seemed destined to enter a new
and stranger world.
For hours DR.. Bankston and his corps
of assistants worked upon~their patient.
Emet.cs as strong as aqua fortis were
used as was stomach pump and cleo
tricity enough to run a circuit of arc
lights was sent jumping through the
mans system.
The man revived sufficiently to tell his
name and place of abode previous to
coming to Birmingham, and then re-
lapsed again into a comatose state.
At late hour last night he was pro-
nounced out of danger much to the re-
lief of his rescuers and especially the
young would-be sons OF Esculapius, one
of whom remarked that they had had
a barrel of fun out of their patient.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
MAKING INVESTIGATIONS.
Inspector Thomas Surprised at CIeanlinesso
the Diaries.

Sanitary Inspector Thomas is busy in
spect.ng the diaries. He has inspected
several and said yesterday that he was
very much surprised at their cleanliness.
The dairies are placed In grades,
good, fair and bad" General Thomas
expects to complete the list and have
his report ready in ten days. There were
formerly eghty-five dairies registered,
but the number will now probably fall
below that.
1.-THE main trouble" said General
Tohmas," is that am only required to
inspect each dairy once annually, and
I haven't the time to do so more than
once. Consequently the day visit them
they may be in good shape while on
other days they may be in bad coodi-
ton" I carry instruments along to fully
test the purity of the milk and l always
try to keep them unaware of when
intend to come"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
Section Foreman Parker Had Difficulty With
John Williams.

A murderous assault was made upon
Section Foreman Parker of the Louis
wills and Nashville railroad, near Ensley
City yesterday morning by John Will
liams, a negro section man.
Williams was reprimanded by Parker
for tagging in his work, when the negro
seized heavy plank and dealt Parker
a vicious blow over tlre head, Telling him
to the ground. The negro Immediately
took to his heels and succeeded in es-
Gaping.
The wounded man was removed to his
hons and telegraph message at once
ssnt to the sheriff's office to watch all
incoming cars on the Ensley line, as 1t
was thought that Williams would at
tempt to reach this city to eiude tile Of
ficers.
Chief Deputy Warnock and Deputy
Ball about 1890 O'clock arr sted q negro
who wis supposed to be- the wanted
man. He was taken to the county jail,
where charge of assault with intent to
murder was docketed against him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
FELL UNDER A TRAIN.
Will Smelling Was Carrying Dinner to His
Brother.

Will Smelling, a 14-year-old white boy
was seriously injured yesterday while
attempting to get on moving train on
the Highland Avenue and Belt railroad
at the corner of Twenty-second street
and Avenue d.
The boy was taking dinner to his
brother who was fireman on the train
and in some manner fell while attempt
ing to get on the front platform of the
coach. The wheels Of the rear truck
passed over his right leg badly crushing
it. The cries of the injured boy attract
ed the attention of the engineer. and the
dummy was at once stopped and the
train crew went to his assistance. An
ambulance was summoned and the boy
removed to Hillman hospital.
1t was at first thought that amputa-
ton would be necessary, but after a care
full examination it was thought that the
leg could be saved
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
Something New Under the Sun-A Positive
Cure For Chronic Catarrh.

SO many people have been disappolnt-
ed with catarrh remedies that we would
hesitate to make this assertion IL we did
not have positive and convincing proof
the Alaskan Remedy company, aft=r test
ing to their own satisfaction the WONDER
full curative powers OF their great b.
tanic Remedy, Anti-Caltarrh, sent their
agents Throughout the land making cures
of the worst cases to be found, for they
realized that it would take more than
mere advertising to convince the public
In no place has their marvellous remedy
made more miraculous cures than in Bir-
mingham. We have testimonials from
some of the best citizens of this city.
When you use Anti-Catarrh you are
using remedy chat has been fully tested
in your vicinity and is guaranteed to
cure you. From the thousands that have
used Anti-Catarrh we have received only
words of praise. All agree with us that
1t gives immediate relief and perma-
nent cure. For sale by all druggists or
direct from the Alaskan Remedy Co.,
Southern branch. Birmingham. Ala.
1913 -SlI-Wed- fri-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
"Pinkey" Hudson Entered Such a Charge
Against Anthony Turner.

"Pinkey" Hudson, a Smoky damsel
of Enon Ridge, appeared at the police
station yesterday afternoon and swore
out a warrant against Anthony Turner
for highway robbery and assault with
intent to rape.
officer Hamilton was detailed to catch
the negro. He did so in very short or
der.
The negro loudly proclaims his limo
cence. He will have a hearing before
Judge Feagin this morning
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
THROWN FROM A HORSE.
Officer Hamilton Bruised About the Face and
Body.

Mounted officer Hamilton was thrown
from a horse yesterday and painfully
bruised about the face.
A message was sent to the station In
regard to an accident which happened
on the South Side and Officer Hamilton
started to investigate.
He reached Avenue d and Twenty
second street, where the animal sudden
Iy became frightened at something zsld
jumped to one side, throwing the officer.
He was painfully bruised on one cheek
and his hands were badly scratched on
the rough street. He is on duty today.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

pany supplies that city with gas as
cheap as the Birmingham company sup
plies this city. I should say this is all
wrong. Birmingham is entitled to gas
even cheaper than 81, and I think If the
people insist upon demanding it they
will get it."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
To building Contractors

Plans and spec.fica TORS for brick and
carpenter work necessary to reconstruct
the main foundry building of the Anns-
ton Pipe and Foundry company at An
niston, Ala, will be c'pe II tor the exami-
nation of contractors on Monday, No
vember s, 1897, and BIDS will be II ce.ved
until Tuesday, November o. 1897, at ~
O'Clock noon.
ANNIsToN PIPE: & FOUNDRY CO.
4-11-3t
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

and pays o'dipidend on 100000 aoa-
tered stock.
That the people are determined to haze
dollar gas.
That coal is the most important item IN
gas making and Birmingham is the
cheapest coal center IN the avorld.
That the people can't buy coke from
the Gas Company at $3.50 per ton.
That the people are being robbed I'm
coke as avelI as gas!
That the people are tired Of having 1t
faunted in their faces that cities Of in
ferior advantages haze dollar gas.
THAT BIRMINGHAM MUST HAVE
DOLLAR GAS.
Cheap gas is an issue that is forcing
itself to the front in .ali American cities.
The people of Birmingham are tired
of being robbed. They were a little
slow in waking up to the fact that they
wera paying exorbitant prices for
gas.
The other ctties tJook the lead, but the
universal verdict us THAT Birmingham
will follow, and the advent of dollar gas
is not far distant.
Cheaper gas is not only an issue in
many up-to-daIte American cities, but The
spirit for municipal ownership Of THE
lighting plants and water supply is
growing. Municipal ownership of every
public service that savors of a monop-
oily ts the cry and ait present dollar gas
ds the cry i'm Birmingham.
Twelve American cities now own and
operate their lighting plants. The most
notable examples are Philadelphia. Rich
mond, Wheeling and Louisville.
Today So per cent. of tthe water supply
plants of the United States are publicly
owned. This is an increase from 429
since $780, These figures are Significant
and show that the people are becoming
better satisfied with municipal owner
ship all the time.
The people of Birmingham are beccm-
ing more Convinced THAT shey' are the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
FACTS

That Birmingham is paying an eror-
bitant price for gas.
That the Gas Company is reaping q
rich harvest on the robbery.
That the plant is assessed at $26, 900
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The wife of Mr.. Frank Eaves will be
buried from the Presbyterian church of
Ayondale at 2:30 p. m. Saturday.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05

THE ALDERMEN.
What They Say of Dollar Gas.

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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-05
Tale About Small Consumption Of Gas
May Be a Hoax.
DOLLAR GAS THE LEADING ISSUE
Big Profit Made on Dollar Gas as
Proven BY Other Cities.
EIGHT ALDERMEN DECLARE FOR IT

Montgomery Furnishes Gas at Birmingham
Prices and Pays as Much Freight as the
Local Company's Coal Costs-False
Claims Still Being Unearthed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-26

ATtherepublican convention, held
in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Wednes-
day of last week, l.. NJ. Shaw re-
ceived the nomination for governor.
He was nominated OH the fourth bal
lot.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-26

If the reports are true the farmers
are not only raising good crops this
year, but they are also raising lots Of
mortgages. May the good work go
on.-Madison Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-08-26

FARM products continue to ad-
vance despite the steady fall in sill
yer. This is true not only with ref
erence to wheat and wool, but nearly
all the articles which the farmer
produces. Bradstreet's, in its latest
issue, prints a carefully prepared
statement showing the trend OF
prices upon a large number OF artl-
cles, and in this statement shows an
advance in July in wool, corn, beef,
hemp. cotton, c~otton-seed oil, beans,
wheat, oats, hay, rye, potatoes, to-
bacco, mutton, bacon, eggs, lard aud
rice. Can the farmer complain OF
his condition nowadays, and can he
listen with any patience to the peo-
pie who insisted IA year ago that
nothing but the free and unlimited
coinage of silver would bring an adj
a in the price of his products.
AMONG the many evidences OF re-
turning business activity reported
by Bradstreet'S last issue are the fol-
lowing news items from various
parts Of the country: The Norwaik
Wooden Mills at Norwalk, Conn,
have resumed work, notifying their
hundreds of operatives that night
work Is likely to be required. The
Bennington, Alabama, Rolling Mills
announce "A resumption Of work. The
Howard Harrison Iron Company at
Bessemer, Ala, has increased its
force, aud the pipe works at bcssc-
mel have resumed operations. The
Providence mine at Scranton, Pa,
which has lain idle for two years,
will resume at once. The Delaware
Iron Works ut Newcastle. Dell have
resumed operations, giving employ
ment to 500 persons, and the wall
paper factory at Newark, Deli will
soon resume. The EdgcmoOr Iron
company at Newcastle, Del. has IN
creased its force. The Nashville, H.,
Coalmiuers have received an increase
of 70 cents per ton for mining coal.
The pottery manufacturers in New
Jersey have reached Hu agreement
TO increase Wnaes-oLe ifihc
Southern Railway company has put
the men in all It's shops at work nine
- - m 49, L-H-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-03-30
THE PASSING SHOW.

It's great thing to be a sultan. When
ever you get into trouble all the powers of
the earth get together to help you out
New York Press.
Tho millennium is at hand. All the Ma
tional Baseball league magnates profess
satisfaction with the new playing sched-
ule-Boston Traveller.
Considering its age, the Cuban rebellion
has grown remarkably. 1t is only two
years old and is nearly as large as the is
land.-Chicago Tribune.
Tho United States sent 103, 900, 900
pounds of ham to Great Britain last year,
and the Canadian hens are supposed to
have done the rest.-Indianapolis Journal.
The skeptical doctor in Washington who
offers 500 ''for Il well authenticated case
of hydrophobia" can secure one cheaper by
tackling the right dos.-New York Adver-
tiser.
Somebody has said that the floods used
to be higher than they are now. The ex-
PLANTATION is found in the fact that in the
good old days they measured less and lied
more.-Pittsburg Times.
The fact that the British official mission
to the court of Emperor Menelek of Abys-
sinia is Intentionally composed of men
over feet in height looks like an attempt
at a tall bluff.-St. Louis Republic.
St. Louis theosophists are surely mex
cusable in having so much trouble regard
ing meeting places when it is presumably
within their power to assemble together in
astral form and thus make the sordid ques-
tion of rent literally immaterinl.-Ss.
Louis Republic
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-03-30
THE LISTENER.

Henri Rochefort derives an income of
$50, 600 yearly from l. L'Intransigeant.
1t is not unusual for the Duke of West
minister's charity bill to amount to eso,
600 year.
W. S. witham of Atlanta is president of
81 Georgia banks located in the small
towns of that state.
Katzuo Hatoyama, speaker of the jap
aneso parliament, was graduated from
Yale in the class of rs.
Dr. John Williams of Patricksburg, Ind,
for "a years has guessed correctly the out
come of each presidential election.
Count Tolstoi is fond of music, but re-
fuses to attend any entertainment for
which an admission fee is demanded.
Frederick Saunders of the Astor library
is the Oldest living librarian. He was as
sisted to his place by Washington Irving.
The bishop of London, DIR. Creighton,
shocks strict churchmen by not wearing
clerical clothes when he goes to the conti-
nent on a vacation.
Lord Rosebery is cynical and philosoph-
ical. He is reported to have said: There
are two pleasures in hfe-the real and the
ideal The ideal is to receive the seals of
Office from your queen. The real is to re-
turn them to her."
The most beautifully appareled man in
Germany is the Prince of Thurn and Tax
is 1t is believed that he wears at least one
new suit of clothes daily. Those who
know and admire him say they have
counted more than 365 suits worn in one
year.
When Mr.. Dingley was graduated from
Dartmouth college, the suit he wore on
the occasion came from the fashionable
tailor's shop in the little town of Hano-
yer, and the fashionable tailor was Levi
Morton, since vice president of the United
States.
Ainsworth R. Spofford, the librarian of
congress, received his appointment from
President Lincoln in 1864. His memory is
phenomenal, and it is said that his knowl-
edge of English literature is greater than
that of any other person in England or
America.
Charles Kingsley was a great martyr to
stammering. Singularly enough, in church
when he was reading or speaking there
was no sign of stammeripg, but on the
way home from church he would say: "Oh,
let me staInmer now. You won t mind it F"
NJ Delacour, keeper OF tho Compa-
gnie Transatlantique's landing stage at
Havre, has been made a Knight of the Ie-
gion OF Honor, having, as the decree de-
clares, exhausted the whole series of re-
wards given by the department. of marine
for saving life" He is "a years OF age and
has saved 46 lives.
Ex-Governor Morrill, of KanEas has an
American flag that will be used as wind
ing sheet at his burial. 1t was given to
him by Is old soldiers from the Leaven-
worth home. He said the other day that
he priced the flag moro highly than all the
official honors which had been bestowed
upon him.
In some respects the most interesting
contractor in the world is Lorin Farr, the
man who has helped to build six Mormon
temples-those at Kirkland, O.; Nauvoo,
Ills. st. George, Utah; Logan and Manti,
and, greatest of all, the magnificent Salt
Lake temple, which cost millions of dol
lars. Mr.. Farr is n years old ard devout
Mormon.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-03-30
CURIOUS CULLlNas.

The Australian aborigines eat with gus
to such morsels as maggots and roasted
spiders.
When you buy few yards Of cloth in
Japan, the merchant unrolls the whole
piece and cuts off the inside end, in order
that you may not have TO take the part
that is faded and shopworn>
When the Dyaks in Borneo have to de-
eide which is in the right, they have two
equal Jumps of salt given 70 them TO drop
into water, and he whose lump dissoIVes
first is deemed to be in the wrong
A gentleman travelling in Persia says
he has been in town whore the bells ring
for prayer five times day and business
men rush out OF their offices to the church-
es. leaving their places of business alone
and unlocked, and nobody ever has
thing stolen
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-03-30
Something to pepend On.

Mr.. James Jones. of the drug firm of
Iones &. Son, Cowden. ILL.,, in speak ing
of DIR. Kings New Discovery, says that last
winter his wife was attacked with La
Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. 1t seemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption. Hav-
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery in store
and selling lots of it, he took bottle
home and to the surprise of all she began
to get better from first dose, and half
dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and
well. Dr. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guar
anteed to do this good work. Try it.
Free trial bottles at Lights Drug Store.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-03-30
TUFTS Liver Pills

The adoption of the tonnage system
for freight trains on the Baltimore aud
Ohio Southwestern has resulted 10 quite
saving in the cost Of transportation.-
GenI Superintendent Rawn states that
locomotives. under this system, are pull
ing from two to seven more loaded cars
per train than ever before. A very sim
pie but comprehensive set of blanks has
been furnished the Yard Masters, and in
making up the trains each locomotive is
given the number Of tons which it has
been demonstrated by experience it Is
able TO haul. This system has also re-
suited in fewer complaints of locomotives
being stalled with their trains on grades