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The age-herald., 1897-11-11

tools, etc., and 1,6oo gallons of besr. Its daily capacity was 10 gallons.
 Gyp Clay was arrested and placed in jail alt OpeIika., where he was bound over to the grand jury.
 Deputy John E Logiwood destroyed a smlall outfit nsar Bartdn, Colbert county. An iron boiler, 12 by IS inches, was the main feature of the plant. which con- sisted Of a log still, cedar faucet and spout and wooden cap for the boiler. This strange little plant had a daily ca- paoaty of fifteens gallons and was valued lat $25.
 John Basin was arrested and held for the grand jury.
 Ex-Coilector Randalps Books
 The matter of adjusting the books of ex-Revenue Collector Randall has been completed and they are found to bal ance exactly On the former examina- ton an excess of 76 cents was discovered. Quite an amount of labor involving considerable trouble, was experienced in locating the error.
 This report was made by Acting Aud ftor of the Treasury R. E. Preston and is tribute to the administration of Major Randall.
 Chinese Merchant Coming
 Yesterday Revenue Collector Julian H. Bingham was notified by Collector P. O. McClain, of Philadelphia, that Chinese merchant, Lung Bo, had left the city of 'brotherly love" for Birmingham. It was stated that the pig-tailed gentlemans papers had been examined and found to be according to law. Mr. Lung Bo will be permitted to reside in Birmingham after his arrival Saturday.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
WHAT A DIFFERENCE
 IN THE MORNING

J. K. Ketchum, of Oneonta, came to town Monday night He proceeded, to get drunk and fell in with J. T. He's ter, a Birmingham man. Both of thsm continued their carousal. About 2 o'clock yesterday morning Officers Brown and Brizendine kindly took care of them and locked them up. Both were greatly intoxicated. Ketchum claimed he had been robbed of his watch. That piece of jewelry was found on Hester's person. He said he bought it from his companion. Both admitted to having been gaming in Twentieth street sa- loon. In the police court yesterday morning each man was fined $1750 for disorderly conduct and gaming. Hester paid his fine, but the stranger was re- turned to prison. Unless the fine is paid he will probably be transported to the mines alt Coalburg.
 Ed Slaughter became very unruly Tuesday. When arrested he refused to go to jail and resisted the officer strenu- ously. Judge Feagln told him he should have known better, but in order to teach him a lesson, he assessed a fine or $20. Coalbunig m5W slsanes Ed In tnle I@tls.
 Gus Baker, @ youth, was found in 8 saloon lettering around. He could rot give g. satisfactory explanation to the officers and was yesterday fined $15.
 John Campbell, Walter Marshall and Will Hawkins, a trio of youthful idlers, took possession of certain premises for the purpose of resting their weary frames This is a violation of the ethics of law and order and each youth was Fn .s.. .edia. aAGf
 Henry Hawkins is a young negro who is deply in love with the game that is recognized as peculiar to his race. The elusive "seben and 'leben'' was courtsd by Henry, but Judge Feagin gave him $10 instead.
 Ed Fitzgerald appears to belong to l that large and ever increasing army of the ''sons of rest" In common parlance l he is charged with being a tramp. In l order to furnish him work he was given | ten days on the street gang.
 Tn. eases against Pearl Azerine, Eliza Spsars, B. Woods and Carrie Byarls were continued un9a today. This quartette, evenly dlvidad as to sex, is being held for rohbirg tte lailgcad car on the Cen tral tracks Monday morning. Caattie By arls was charged with bmglalizlng and grand larceny, but it was changed to that of receiving anl coneea'irg st len property. They sl.ilI protest that they gle innooent off the charge arI1 will make llalnd struggle fcT liberty.
 Henry H1rdEson and John Kellar trAsd thsir luck alt rolling craps. They did not appear very fortunate and just in order not to relieve the strain of bad luck they were given $10 each by Judge Feagfn
 Arthur Thomas wTaIs arrestsd several days ago by Deputy Sheriff ]. B..alar- shah on a charge of grand larceny. It was said he stole a sack of flour from a Louisville and Nashville freight car. Ths charge was not sustained enh he wals declared not guilty.
 Willie Robinson had to answer two chlat-g,es For ths larceny of $1.40 from Laura BuTney sine was adjudge1 not guilty Sine was not so fortunate in fine charge of vagrancy and could rot show ltlnat sjhe e,arnsd an honest hv- ing. She was given $15 and thirty days extra and wfgr be sent to Coalburg this alGtenmoon.
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competent stenographer he ever knew. and that he was g. man of strict in- tsgrity, was an earnest student and g. hard worker.
 Was Not Suicide
 Cashier Smith, of the First National bank, knew the young man well. He says that there is absolutely no room to believe that the young man committed suicide
 Some at first held this idea as a req son for the young mans death.- MT. Smith says that he was a model young man and always apparently in good spirits.
 There was no reason for such a rash act and there was absolutely no trace of any such thing having been intended. He was the only support of a widowed mother"
 Craigmiles' remains were shipped this morning at 335 on the Alabama Great Southern to Cleveland, Tenn.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
Embedding Goods and Money

Arthur Owens. alias James O'Brien, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Off, ficer Mullin on a charge of embedding goods and money from A G. Scott. He is in the cfity prison and will be tried this morning in ltfe inferior criminal court.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
Took an Appeal

The cases against W. G. Lunsford. s. w. La Rosse. Ben F. Barbour and R. w. Gayle, the plumbers was disposed of yesterday. A long legal fight was made against what they considered an unjust section of the city code. Each was finsd s750, but ait once appealed the case to the tsrIrninal court.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
Ella Baraes Set Free

Tlhe negro murderess is out or bond, but very penitsnt. She says she would not have been in trouble if she had limited her drinking to J. Marlin rye, of which Wm. Wise, 209-211 18th St., sells a full quart for 75c. sss
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
THE DEMAND OF CITIZENS
May Receive Some Consideration from
 This Body.
CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS IT
More People Would Burn Gas If the Price Was Lowered-Mr. Roden Says Everyone Who Will Burn Gas Is Doing
 So at Present.

The demand for cheaper gas in Bir- mlnghaim goes merrily on. It Is coming. Dollar gas will be on the biIfs pretty sooDL
 The board of aldermen will take up i5he mattter at their meeting next wdd- uesday. They will discuss iae matter and perhaps act upon the vlolatf of the contract with the city. The gas conn., pany don't deny a violation of contr'ads but say it is burt slight
 Meeting of the Directors.
 A meeting of the directors of the gas town directors cam get here They will consider tlhe demands of the people for dollar gas. Some of them think it best; others want all that can be gotten out of the people here.
 MT. Roden, the president of the gas cdnlpany, says all the people who can afford to use gas use it now. the people disagree with him. Hun- dreds of families who burn oil lamps ndw would burn gas could they get 1t at one doIiar
 Again many people in the city limits want gas in their homes and cannot get lt because Idhere are no gals mains oh many streets. The gas company has had It's own way too long. They fur rIAsh only what they care to. It has too Eomg been "people be hanged" concern. The people nldw declare they must give gas all over the city, give good gas, ana give it alt reasonable price. Since Tihe Age-Htutafd's exposition of gas facts the people have learned eome- thfng about the cost of gas in other catteLs and they will have it here at a re sonable and just price. llhey want dollar gas and they must 2 i've, 1t. Some Facts From England. q
 The last report of the gas departments in British cities shows the following prices paid for gas in some of those un- der municipal control. Birmingham, England from 55 to 63 cents; Blackpool, 56 cents; Bolton. 60 Leicester, 56 cents; Manchester, 60 cents; Stafford, so cents; Bradford, 56 cents. and Glasgow, 5S cents.
 
 was limited by special act of parlia- ment in 1S47 to 10 per cent of the actual paid-up capital stock. Since that time the maximum profit has been lowered to per cent on ordinary shares and 6 per cent on debentures. A unique plan for the regulation of private gas companies is known as the sliding scale. The principle of the sys- tenn Is this: A standard of price of div idend is fixed. For every penny charg: d over the standard price the company's dividend is lowered 1 per cent and for every penny the price is reduced the div idend can rise 1 per cent. Precautions are taken that no divi- dends are paid on watered stock. One of the new features is the penny dn-the-slot gas meters, which furnishes light for one jet for five hours. Man. chester has large number of these me- ters in use, and they are employed by people who would otherwise be forced to do without gas.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
A NeM KIondike

A man does net need to spend s1 LOGO on trip to Alaska to have visions of untold wealth. All he needs is a quart of six-year-old Redwood whlskey which H. Barnard, corner 3d ave. and 18th St., sells a full quart for 75c sss
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
Liuuor Dealers Orrnnize

Yesterday eIfternoon the wholesale and retail liquor deialers of Birmingham held a meeting in the Confederate Veterans hall. They organized themselves into a body as 'The Wholesale and Retail
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
The Railroad Commission.

The radhroa!d commission with Presi- dent James Crook in the chair, held a eneeting at the Morris yesterday. The commission Is fbusEly engaged in pre- Ttaring It's repod.t.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11

Lectures are going on In the Memphis Hospital Medical college, Memphis, Tenln Two hlundreh students are in at- tendance"
 11-11-4h
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
Dr. Monk in Bmmiughf n.

pr. Monk. of the Centenary church. Of .ctattanooaa, wtE preach tonight at ..s.se St. Johns Methodist church.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11

Liquor DeaGers of Birmingham" elected offi'osns, sdopbed resolutions and ad- follrnled
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
FELL FOUR STORIES
 TO HIS DEATH 5. L. CralSmiIeS the Victim of an EpilOp-
 tic Fit. HURRIED WALK UP STAIRS Supposed to Have Brought On the De- FanS6ment Which Ended in Death. SEATED IN A CHAIR BY A WINDOW He Was Employed at the First National Bank as Stenographer-ReIatiyes Live
 at Cleveland, Tenn.-Was
 Not Suicide.

Yesterday afternoon at 215 E. L. Craigmiles fell from a window of the fourth story of the Eagle hotel and was instantly killed.
 The body struck a marrow concrete
The age-herald., 1897-11-11

The demand for cheaper gas in Bir- amlnghaim goes merrily on. It Is coming. Dollar gas will be on the bills pretty
The age-herald., 1897-11-11

Willie Robinson had to anSwer two chlat ges For thIs larceny of $1.40 from Laura Burney sine was adjudge1 not guilty. Sine was not so fortunate in tIlle charge of vagranicy and could rot siiow that shle earned an honest Hv- ing. She was given $15 and thirty days extra and wfli be sent to Coalburg this ealfhepJ11fAr,r,
The age-herald., 1897-11-11
1904 SECOND AVE.

Only Exclusive Carpet House Tn Alabama. 11-2-tf.
The age-herald., 1897-11-11

Gus Baker, g. youth, was found in saloon lettering around. He could rot give g. satisfactory explanation to the officers and was yesterday fined S15.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
To EnIoin the Auditor.

1t Is reported that an effort will be
made to test the legality of the adop-
ton OF the old constitutional amend
ment which extended the legislative
session from forty to sixty days and
increased the pay of the legislators
from 80 to % u day. Representative
Clark OF Lancaster county, while dis
GUESSING the bin In the house
several days ago, called attention to
the old amendment and stated that its
legality had been tested. II is
understood that arrangements are
being perfected whereby a test case
will be commenced in the supreme
court.
An injunction suit to restrain Audi
tor Cornell from paying members of
the legislature more than So u day for
forty days will probably be the nature
of the action. Such a suit would bring
in question the legality of the old son
stitutional amendment which the legis.
lature declared adopted. Those who
have investigated the legislative rec
ords declare there are fatal irregulari-
ties In the procedure attempted.
Another point involved Is that the act
authorizing a recount on the old ron
stitutional amendment is void because
It's provisions are retroactive. AS the
same points are involved In the present
case 1t Is believed that n decision of the
court ON the legality of the old amend
ment would also decide the controversy
that has arisen over the amendment in.
~creasing the number Of supreme court
judges.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
N~on-PartisauC Canvass,

The bill that passed in the
house Tuesday will meet with opposi.
ton in the senate. There are several
fusion senators who were formerly in
doubt now agree with Judge NJ. L..
Reese, formerly Of the supreme court.
who appeared before the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections and
said the constitutional provision plainly
meant that a majority of all votes cast
at the election was necessary to carry
an amendment.
Other fusion senators will at least in
sist on a non-partisan ~canvassing board
IL the vote is to be recounted. They
believe n board should not contain
more than two men from one political
party.
The senate has been holding back on
the house. The committee on privi-
leges and elections will soon be re-
CURED to act on the house bill and it
is generally predicted that a new bill
will be drawn or the house bill will be
amended SO as to throw the whole mat
ter befare the supreme court, or to
provide for a non-partisan %canvassing
board composed Of persons not mem.
bers OF the legislature.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12

point OF order that the bill was still In
the hands of the committee on enrolled
n engrossed bills. The point was
sustained. but Immediately afterward
chairman Severe reported the bill. The
rules were suspended, sixty-seven mem
oers voting in the affirmative. and the
Dill ' ordered for third reading i'm
mediateIy. The vote on the bill on
mai passage Ayes II. nays 26.
Every member OF the majority except
Mr.. Schrnn, who Is absent. voted for
the measure. Several republicans sent
up explanations of their nav vote.
a motion by Mr.. Winslow Of Gosper
to investigate the management of the
deaf and dumb institute at Omaha was.
after some debate, amended to refer
the resolution to committee on insane
hospitals, that committee to ~investi.
gate and report on the merits of the
charges OF mismanagement.
Among the new bills introduced were.
II. u. 35o. by Mr.. Clark of Richardson-To
amend the Lincoln charter.
II. X. 35i. by Mr.. Whecler-Providing for the
payment out OF the state treasury OF the pre-
hnn on the state treasurer's bond. when such
oonu Is executed by u surety company author
ized. by the laws Of Nebraska to execute such
bonds such premium not to exceed one-third
~ N'nt pei uhnun OF the penalty stated
In the bond and appropriating n fund for The
payment OF such premium.
II. X. 36?; by Mr.. Dobson To provide q o-ccnt
fare on railroads.
II. X. No. 366, By Mr.. Shull Making appro-
priations for the current expenses OF the uni
verslty OF Nebraska for the years ending March
~. 1873, and March ~, 1899, providing So. 500
therefor. ~
III. X. 36i, by Mr.. Schulz 10 provide for the
payment OF the salaries and wages OF the chan
cellor, professors, instructors, assistants. OIL
GERS anu all ether employees OF the university
OF Nebraska. and to appropriate sgs. 800 for thai
purpose.
AIin,ruaI
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
senate File 210.

A bill which has the sanction Of the
governor was introduced in the senate
Monday by Senator Lee of Boyd coun-
", and became senate file 2i0. The
bill provides that the board of public
lands and buildings shall constitute a
board of prison inspectors who with
h governor shall have supervision of
the penitentiary. The governor shall
appoint the warden who shall receive
$1,000 a year. The warden with the
approval OF the governor and the pris-
on inspectors, shall provide labor for
the convicts, and may manufacture n
article, or let the prisoners for such
purpose for a term not to exceed three
years. The idea is to have the prison
become self sustaining as soon as pos
sible, but that IL the state cannot fur.
nish labor for the convicts their serv.
ices may be let to contractors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12

aging their campaign who were guilty
however.
Mr.. Clark Of Lancaster said that he
had heard many things which paralyzed
him, but he was completely knocked
out by the assertion OF Mr.. Wheele,
that the committee had found the con.
t%estees guilty, though he now Thought
them innocent.
! Mr.. Hull of Harlan said the majority
a been simply ~purging the polls.
Douglas county politics had been SO
corrupt that n cleaning out had TO oc.
cur. The illegal votes had been taken
away and the result declared as IL
stood without them. Hull's motion
carried.
The oath was then administered Ia
John o. ieiser, j. II. TAYLOR and j.
Fitz Roberts. e. w. Baldwin was alb.
sent. Each of the three took oath
that they had not improperly Influenced
any elector during the campaign.
Mr.. Clark OF Richardson ON a question
OF privilege. rose to deny the charges
made against his honesty on Saturday
while the contest was pending. Mr..
Clark admitted that at first he had
been opposed to ~unseating the contes.
tees, as he thought 1t not wise. The
minority report had convinced him That
the system used at the Douglas county
election should be condemned and he
had SO acted. lie denied that he made
a long speech in favor of the contes.
tees in the populist caucus of Friday.
lie wished to publicly deny that he
had influenced members to vote for I'M.
seating them since the caucus He
wanted 1t understood that no caucus
held a club over him. No in~sinuation
OF n republican caucus would have any
effect upon him. He desired to brand
as a lie any statement to the contrary
to those he had just made on the floor.
MI. Jones OF Gage (rep.t moved that
10000 copies Of the evidence in the
Douglas county contest be printed.
Mr.. Stebbins Of Lincoln county
moved as a substitute that 10, 900 copies
OF the minority report be printed. The
previous question was ordered and the
lost.
Roll call was demanded and the orig
inal motion was lost by q vote Of 20 to
60.
Before ad%journing the secretary of
state tent a request to the house ask.
ing the house to grant the use of rep
resentative hall to the police and fire
for their charity ball on
February IS. The request was granted.
Adjourned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE UPPER BRANCH.
Saturday. January, 10.

In the senate "a petition was pre-.
scntcd from Dundy county citizens
asking for aid In transporting seed
vorn. Read and referred.
senator Beal moved a rc%considera.
ton OF the vote taken on =. +. IA the
day previous. lie claimed heidi not Nm
dcrstand the purport Of the bill when
he voted the day before.
Talbot opposed the motion strenu-
ously and threatened a call Of the
house. A motion by Talbot to table
and by Senator Spencer to adjourn
were voted down and the motion Il re-
consider carried by a vote OF 10 to 5.
Senator Brale then moved To amend
80 as To include Lancaster, but was
persuaded TO withdraw the motion and
on motion of Senator Talbot the bill
was made n special order for Monday
ct 2 p. m.
The senate in committee of the whole
took up for consideration Senator
Johnson's bill imposing n tax of one
half Of n per cent on bank deposits,
the tax to constitute a safety fund for
the payment Of depositors who may
lose funds by the closing of state banks.
The committee arose without taking
action, aud the senate adjourned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
NAYS-l3.
Monday. February I.

The house convened this afternoon
ct 2:3o o'clock. N~inety-two members
were present.
Mr.. Hull Of Harlan moved that q
committee be appointed to wait on the
chief justice and have him administer
the oath to the Douglas county contes-
ants who were present.
MIR. Clark Of Lancaster thought the
house was on the order of bills on first
reading. The speaker held that Mr..
HulIs motion was in order.
Mr.. Jenkins OF jefferson offered an
amendment tn the effect that since the
majority report of the committee on
privileges and elections found that the
contestants were guilty of bribery and
the improper influence Of votes at the
election. the seats of the c~ontestees
should be declared vacant for there
mainder of the session for the same
reason.
Mr.. Wheeler of Furnas made a few
remarks In which lie said that the ma
jority had not declared the c~ontestees
guilty OF bribery. They had men man.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
Friday. Febr nary q.


In the house this morning Mr.. Grand
staff p presented n memorial from Pots.
dam precinct, Webster county. protest
ing against an appropriation of more
than 500, 900 for the Omaha exposition.
A number of bills were reported
from standing committees. among them
being MIR. Straub's bill taxing express
companies. recommended TO pass; II.
r.. 81, to make breaking into a chicken
house at night. burglary, to pass; II.
X. ~, to remove from the crsme Of
statutory rape the exemption excusing
the carnal knowledge of a female child
over fifteen years and under eighteen
years. who was previously unchaste, to
pass as amended: II. X. 100. for incor-
poration of the order of the Eastern
Star. to pass: II. X. 20. to allow hus-
band and wife to testify against each
other In actions between themselves or
In case Of crime committed by one
against the other, to pass: II. II. 1l3,
to allow district judges to specify time
when jurors shall appear. to pass.
IL. X. 256, to appropriate $40, 900 for
legislative expenses, was passed by IS
yeas and no nays.
In committee of the whole the house
considered several bills. Rainmaker
Wright's bill to experiment with the
matter of artificial rain. was indefinite.
ly postponed.
A resolution that a committee of six,
three from finance committee and three
from committee on public lands and
buildings, be appointed to visit state
was amended to strike
out from house proceedings all previous
action on the matter, and the resolu.
ton as amended was adopted.
Adjourned to Saturday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
Monday. February I.

The special order for 9 p. M. was the
reconsideration of the vote taken In
committee Of the whole on y. +. IA, by
Senator Ransom, which provides for
. reduction In the number OF county
commissioners In Douglas county from
1--we to three, and for the election of
commissioners from districts instead Of
at large. Friday, In committee OF the
whole. n motion was made to except
Lancaster from the provision providing
for district election. The vote TO ex-
cept was q tie, and Senator Beal, as
chairman, cast the decisive yea vote.
A lengthy debate was had on the
question Of excepting Lancaster. Sena-
Talbot making n big fight To have the
county excepted. The controversy
ended by the adoption of u motion or
dering the bill engrossed for O third
reading.
A petition from Omaha citizens ask.
that no law be enacted affecting the
present law governing the fire aud po-
lice departments of that city was read.
Senator McGann presented two Pc
t~itions, n from his constituents ask
Ing the repeal of the sugar bounty law
and one from the city council OF Omaha
asking the legislature to enforce the
law against the ice trust Of that city.
Action was taken by the senate on
the action of the secretary Of state in
not having supplied members with cop.
les OF the statutes Of 1898 and stamps.
In regard to the latter the secretary
Is OF the opinion that he cannot supply
them until the incidental a~ppropria.
ton bill Is past, whila in regard to the
former lac has no money on hand with
which to buy them.
Twelve new bills were introduced,
after which the senate adjourned.