The age-herald., 1898-11-01
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Old Geronimo the famous war chief or the Apaches, who has been United States prisoner of war a dozen years, escaped from custody day or two ago. Anything pertaining to Geronimo is of public interest and in view of the banquet rendered to Colonel J. B. Mcdonald by the officers of the First Alabama regiment last night, his escape is very interesting from a local point of view. It was Colonel Mcdonald, then lieutenant of cavalry under General Miles. the present commander-in-chief of the United States who captured Geronimo in Arizona in 1886 and who was in com mand of the guard which escorted the old chief to Mt. Vernon barracks, near Mobile, not long after the warrior was made pris- oner. A number of Geronimos warriors and their squaws were taken with him to the gulf shore. McDonald won fame as an Indian fighter when he was yet very young, and that is why he had the honor of commanding Geronimo's guard. The old chief was kept at Mt. Vernon barracks for some time, and was then taken with his party, to Florida, where he was kept sev- eral years Finally he was taken to Ne- braska. The other day he, with fifty other Apaches and Cheyennes were conveyed by train from Omaha to El Reno, Okla, from which point they started to march over land to Fort Sill, guarded by ten soldiers All rode ponies. Geronimo was allowed to ride at the rear When the party was some distance on its way. Geronimo sud- denly turned his pony into the woods and escaped. The old chief is now 90 years old
 Hon. John D. McInnis, of Meridian, rail- road commissioner of Mississippi, was in Birmingham yesterday visiting his friend, Colonel John J. Altman. MT. McInnis was formerly a resident of Sumter county, this state, where he and Colonel Altman were neighbors. Twenty years ago he moved to Meridian. So he is a former Alabamian. He is the Mark Twain of Mississippi and can tell you the best of good stories all day long, never getting tired and never by any possible chance tiring others. He is genius, and one of the jolliest and best men in all Mississippi. The commissioner was wearing an old suit of clothes which looked new, and fitted him like the bark on the tree. The clothes have history. They are made of yellowish jeans spun by a good Mississippi woman who resides on one of the unpronouncable creeks in one of the unpronouncable counties of that beautiful land. The good woman raised the wool, spun it into thread and wove the thread into cloth, which she presented to MT. McInnis, who had it made into the clothes he now wears. He is very found of this particular suit. Men often get that way about their clothes, as they do about their pipes and other things
 Senator Hernando D. Money is a warm personal friend of Commissioner McInnis, and there is sad news from the senator who has been for long time in Berlin hav- ing his eyes attended to by an eminent Ger man occuist. A recent letter from Berlin conveys the information that Senator Money is likely to lose his sight which has never been good This would be an un- speakable calamity to one of the most pop uar of soutehrn senators, and it's probabil- ity will cause regret all over the country. The senator is a native of Mississippi and is nearly 60 years old
 The death of Colonel George E. Waring, the famous sanitary expert, recalls the fact that Birmingham's great system of drain age was planned by him, and he superln- tended the construction of the many miles of sewers. He also put in the unsurpassed sewerage of Montgomery. His greatest work was in draining Memphis, after the horrible yellow fever epidemic there in
 
 was at it's worst. Every well drained city in the world has adopted some of Warnings teachings. Personally, he was one of the most sociable and agreeable of men.
 Birmingham is undoubtedly improving: everybody knows that But this afternoon l had the strongest proof of the fact You couldn't guess what it was? No? We'll 1t was game of unlimited In the good old days unlimited was of constant occurrence and all the bows had a Ainu when hard times came in. But today some friends invited me to one sitting, and. while l did not accept, 1 rejoiced. It was bright and unmistakable sign of prosperity" So said popular clubman last night.
 We are now sending out all the ballot boxes for Jefferson county, in readiness for the election on Tuesday of next week." said Chief Deputy Sheriff Robert L. Warnock. "There are forty-four pre- cincts and fifty-nine voting places in the county. One precinct, that of Huffman, has been established since the August election. One other, that of Locust Fork. was created short time before that cleo tion. We will have the boxes at the vot- ing places in good time.
 It is understood that the illness of Cap- tain w. C.. Ward will make it impossible for him to serve in place of Judge Senn who is absent in bad health, and the gov ernor has been asked to name another spe- cial judge to fill the place. The two law yers mentioned are Captain J. w. Bush and E. K. Camubell, and their friends are taking much interest in the matter A letter was received on Sunday from Judge Senn. who is in South Carolina, saying he was better He is to go to Savannah shortly and will sail from there for New York or Porto Rico, it is not yet deter mined which. He has been urged by his physicians to take a sea voyage. His army of friends in Jefferson will wish for him much benefit. Captain Wards condition is very grave.
 Ernest Blue, a gifted young lawyer of Bullock county, is in the city visiting his friend, Judge Feagin. MT. Blue was for