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The age-herald., 1898-08-12
HAPPENINGS IN
 THE ii CITY l' OF OAKS
Mrs. Virginia Wilkinson Died
 After a Long Illness.
AN ATTEMPTED POISONING
The Murderer of Joe Beavers Caught Commissioners Court in Session More Residences Building
 Personal Notes.

Special Dispatch to the Age-Herald. Tuscaloosa Aug .11.-Yesterday morning Mrs. Virginia Atkinson, wife of MT. s. F. Atkinson, died at her home in this city. She had been in i'll health for some time, but congestion was the immediatae cauee of her death. MT. Atkinson is a cousin of the governor of Georgia.
 Attempted Poisoning
 Rough on Rats was put in the well of Jedekiah Strong, and was only discovered in time to save him from death by poison- ing.
 The cook noticed a peculiar appearance of the water, and called MT. Strong's at tention to it. When the water was ana lyzed 1t was found to contain Rough on Rats Sheriff Shirley has the matter in hand, but as yet no clue has been found to the guilty party.
 Murderer Caught
 Charlie Lewis, the man who shot Joe Beavers and caused his death, has beon arrested, and is now in jail awaiting pre- liminary trial
 Commissioners' Court
 The county commissioners have adjourn cd after a three days session. Among the many things done was the order to la C Iour new pubic roads reviewed and the election of a new superintendent of the county farm. MT. w. N. Lunceford won over the present incumbent MT. DatIin. MT. Lunceford is a citizen of Northpo.t t. The governor was petitioned to have the state examiner. examine the books of t..e county officers.
 More New Buildings
 In addition to the many handsome resi- dences being erected in the city, contracts have just been made for the erection of two more-one for Dr. W. G. Somervi le and one for MT. J. Manly Foster
 MT. Redmond Jones has taken charge of the Western Union telegraph office.
 Mrs. Sterling A. Wood of Montgomery is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. c. Harrison. Governor Joseph F. Johnston has writ ten a letter to David w. Parker, the col ored editor of the Chronicle, express n 5 his appreciation of Parker's services to the democratic party.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
CAPT. CANISTER PROMOTED.
Made Brigade Surgeon on Account of
 Gallantry-Other Notes.

Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.
 Huntsville Aug. u.-Captain J. B. Banis- ter, surgen of the Second infantry, United States regulars, now with General Shafter in Cuba, has been promoted to brigade surgeon for conspicuous gallantry during the battle before Santiago. Surgeon Banis- ter followed his regiment into the thickest of the fight and attended to the wounded while under fire. He was recommended for promotion by Briagadier-Genera Kent. Surgeon Canister is an old Huntsville boy, and is a son of Rev. J. M. Canister, rector of the Episcopal church.
 Jere Murphy, Jr., of this city, has been appointed referee in bankruptcy for the following counties in north Alabama: Madi- son, Marshall, Limestone; Jackson. Frank lin, Lawrence, Lauderdale, Colbert and Morgan. The appointment was made by Judge John Bruce.
 Leutenant-Colonel c. F. Lloyd of Grigs- by's rough riders is in Huntsville looking for location for a camp for his men. Grigsby's brigade proposes 10 make prac- tice march from Chickamauga to this city and remain several weeks. Colonel Lloyd has been in consultation with leading busi- ness men to find what inducements they will make. The brigade consists of 2,SO0 men and 5000 horses, and If they come here they will be located in West Huntsville in a large grove. Water will be conveyed to the camps by a pipe which will be laid by the city free of charge.
 The withdrawal of Judge William Rich- ardson from the contest for the democratic nomination for congress was not a surprise to his friends here. Judge Richardson's health would not allow him to make close canvass of the district and without such a canvass he would be unable to over come the sentiment in favor of General Joseph Wheeler superindYced by the lat ter's gallant conduct in the present war. The judges friends have all along advised him to withdraw. General Wheeler will now certainly be nominated by exclamation. There is hardly any doubt but that he can get any office in Alabama that he wants, and he is mentioned as the probable sue. cessor of Senator John T. Morgan in 1900.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
PRATT CITY.

Pratt City, Aug. Ill., Tomorrow Aug. il, will be the regular monthly holiday of the miners and mine workers of the Pratt mines division and there will be no work at any of the mines on that day. The min CTS will, as usual, hold mass meeting in the city hall for the purpose of discuss ing such matters of interest as always comes before this meeting. President Fornier will preside over the meeting. The mines are making good time during the present month and a good output is anti cipated.
 The Baptist Union, as has been an- nounced in The Age-Herald, will hold a social meeting at the residence of Miss Hattie Euband this evening. Conyeyances from the home of Miss Eubank will meet the party of young people from this city and all who go are assured that they will be carried to the residence where the social is to be held. An unusually large crowd Is expected to attend as the Eubank hos pitality is always the synonym of a good time for the young people
 Efforts are still being made in the city, iwth the Pratt iCty Commercial in the lead, to get some much needed 1aws per- taining to sanitary and other conditions now prevalent in the city. assured.
 Miss Jennie Lou and Linda Rowling,
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
DRUNKEN POLICEMAN
Shot Four of His Family and Then
 Shielded

New York Aug. 11.-Po,iceman Henry c. Hawley of the Tenderloin station, whi.e in a fit of drunken rage today. shot his wife, his mother, Mary Haw.ey, his four year-old son and his daughter. years cd. He then shot himself in the head. He was taken to Bellevue hospital. where he ed soon afterward. The others were taken to the New York hospital, whe.e it was said they would die.
 The only explanation of the crime W s a statement made by Hawley's wife before losing consciousness to the effect that drink has caused all the trouble.
 When Hawley's mother momentariy re- covered consciousness at the hospital this afternoon she made a statement in sub stance as follows
 My son, Henry c. Hawley, had been drinking and appeared crazy. He shot his wife first and then shot me. Then he shot his two children and himself. The shoot ing occurred at our home about noon."
 Owen Gallagher. employed in a shop at the rear of the Hawley apartments, saw good part of the tragedy.
 Gallagher with other workingmen, had their attention attracted by hearing Flaw ley quarreling with his wife. The police man was sitting in a chair at the rear win dow. He held a revolver in his hand and was looking at it's barrel.
 Gallagher heard Hawley curse his wife telling her to "get out of this" Then the policeman's mother came up and tried to get the revolver away from him.
 The old lady put her arms around her sons neck and endeavored to take the re- volver from him. He showed her off and then the shooting began. Gallagher saw the policeman stand up and aim the pistol directly at the two little children. "He shot them down like dogs.' he said
 As the mother was putting her arms around Hawey's neck he was heard to be repeating this sentence
 "Ill fix them all.'
 Mrs Mary Hawley, the mother of the policeman, died tonight in the New York hospital.
 Her body as well as those of Hawley and the two children were taken to under taking establishment, where they were viewed by hundreds of the morbidly curi- OuS.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
HOGG AND "CUB-BY."
ow the Ex-Governor Got Mixed on Gee
 graphy and Geology.

From the Tyler County CTexas) Times
 MT. David Russell has returned and re- lates that the feature of the convention was ex-Governor Hogg's speech, who, re- gard1ess of geography, topography, geology and past history of Cuba, entertained the convention and elicited wild and oft-repeat- ed applause. When Mir Hogg set about to explain how Cuba came to exist he made hit to count. He paid no attention to the facts in the case, but launched forth an avalanche of most eloquent sophistry, to the effect that the great Mississippi, the father of waters in it's southward flow for ages, had carried sylph and sediment from each state through which it flowed, de- posting it far out into the sea, thus mak- ing Cuba And so, Cuba of right does not belong to Spain, but 1t Is part and parcel of and formed by the United States, or the country now composing the latter.
 This version of Cuba's origin is suggestive of Uncle Eph's" story of how the children of Israel crossed the Red sea. After get ting them strung in a caravan led by Moses, he said: Pharaoh an his hosts was get tin in behind 'em, an night was 'proachin' an dere was big ben in de sea, an de Israelites was in de ben an Pharaoh an his hosts in sight. Den de people shuddered
 
 quiet an leave dat matter all wid him; an he went out an knelt by a big stump an prayed. Den suddenly a blue streak showed up in de northwes' an a white streak come up under it, an de people was scared de storm would get some ob 'em. an Pharaoh de rest, an terreckly mortimer was blowin' hard an col an de people rushed in de tents outer de col an de ct; den shortly Moses, he say, Come on an folio me- an he struck out, he did, across de Red sea, cause de water was froze ober, an de Isral- ties followed i'm, an when dey got mos across, here comes or Pharaoh an his gang up on tother side, an when dey drove out in de ice wid der war charriots, de weather was moderatin' an de ice broke through, an dey all ent down to de bottom ob de sea- an Moses, bless his op soul, was out on de tother side, wid de chilen ob Israel, all plantn' dere thumbs agtn dere noses, an agitatin' de balance ob dere han at oP Pharaoh as he went down."
 Here young negro school teacher in- terrupted Uncle Eph, saying:
 That story won't do. My geograp' - tells me that the Red sea is in the tropics and they never have cold weather and ice there"
 Uncle Eph looked scowlingly at the young lump of audacity and said "De Bible tells uss.a little learnin' makes us mad.' Oats what $ de matter wid you. If you will learn mo you will fin dat way back in de time Tse taikin bout dere warnt no jographys an dere warnt no tropics. Nigger! dat Red sea episode happen'd 'fo' you was born"
 If some one should tell MT. Hogg that Cuba was of volcanic origin, as attested by it's geological structure, he would probably chop him off in a manner akin to that of Uncle Eph with his educated negro.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
EULOGIZED SALISBURY
For Wisdom With Which He Keeps in
 Check Russophobe Outbreaks.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-The Novoe Vremya today eulogized the Marquis of Salisbury for the wisdom with which he keeps in check the Russophobe outbursts Of members of lis party and the prudence with which he endeavors to obviate all pre- texts for a misunderstanding between Great Britain and Russia"
 Continuing, the paper says: ''Unfortun- ately more than half the British public share MT. Chamberlain's views. Why are the Russophobes apprehensive of the Rus sians at Port Arthur?
 The results of the cession to Russia of Port Arthur and Ta-Lien.Wan will not show themselves for some time to come. A considerable period must elapse before these ports can serve the purpose for which they were intended by the Russian foreign policy, that of providing permanent gut let in the Pacific. Quite otherwise is Rus sia's position on the Indian frontier, where everything has been long organized for military action if some extreme excess of i'll will upon the part of Great Britain should drive Russia to such action."
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
STEAM YACHT WANDA
Returns to New York From Service in
 West Indian Waters.

New York, Aug. 1.-The steam yacht Wanda, Captain Miller. which has been in the service of the Associated Press for nearly four months as dispatch boat, ac- cohnpanying the American fleet and army in West indian waters, arrived here from Porto Rico today, having touched at Mas sau en route and covering the distance of about 1,2oo knots in six days under easy steam. On board were Colonel Q. g. Diehr' assistant general manaseri B. R. Johnstone and MT. E. R. Weight. stan correspondents.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
OPEN LETTERS FROM
Jennie E Green and Mrs. Harry
 Hardy.

JENNIE E GREEN, Denmark, Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
 "I had been sick at my monthly periods for seven years, and tried almost everything ever heard of, but without any benefit. Was troubled with backache, headache, pains in the shoulders and dizziness. Through my mother I was induced to try Lydia D. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it has done me so much good. am now sound and wcn."
 Mrs. HARRY HARDY, Riverside, Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham the story of her struggle with serious ovarian trou. ble, and the benefit she received from the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- table Compound. This is her letter:
 How thankful I am that took your medicine. I was troubled for two years with inflammation of the womb and ovaries, womb was also very low. I was in constant misery. had heart trouble, was short of breath and could not walk five blocks to save my life. Suffered very much with my back, had headache all the time, was nervous, menstruations were irregular and painful, had bad discharge and was troubled with bloating. was perfect wreck. Had doctored and taken local treatments, but still was no better. I was advised by one of my neighbors to write to you. have now finished the second bottle of Mrs. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, and am better in every way. am able to do all my own work and can walk nearly a mile without fatigue; something l had not been able to do for over two years. Your medicine has done me more good than all the doctors"
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
SURE CURE FOR PILES pK:: Q:SAM:ko,S Q RlLn REMEpY;; Sept ls;n. isa ss. ', TsSssss or iaaf DE. SOsxNEV. Pkiis.. "a.
e2O. .oO In Gold on September 1B.

Appreciating the increasing sales of my famous J. Martain Rye (original brand I will again offer. a prize of Twenty dollars ($2o in gold to be given away on September 15 to the holder of the lucky numebr. Tick cts will be give with every bottle of this famous rye. Warranted six years old) which I am selling at 75 cents per full quart.
 2o9-211 18th street. VIM. WISE.
 Address mail order to P. O Box 796.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
Prococity

From the Brooklyn Life.
 q tell you," cried Nupop, enthusiastical- lv. that baby of mine is a wonder. Think of it-only eight months old, and can talk!"
 "Pshaw!" remarked his friend carelessly, "Tye known some men that cursed the day they were born.'
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

from Gadsden. are the guests of Mrs. d. V. Dickinson. The young ladies will remain in the city for several days.
 Miss Hattie Camp, from Woodlawn, who has been visiting Misses Florence Hutch ings and Mary Geo. Bailey on East High lands, has returned home.
 Sheriff Dunn, of Autauga county, was Tn the city yesterday afternoon, after con vict who is wanted in his county.
 Misses Willie Wakefield and Jennie Hold spent the day yesterday at Ensley iCty with Misses Irene McWilliams and Daisy Horton.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
PRIVATE JOHN ALLEN
Renominated For Congress By Sweep
 ing Majority.
Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald

Aberdeen, Miss, Aug. 11.-Reports re- ceived from all the principal points in this district give Private John Allen over W. B. Walker the largest majority ever given him in any previous race. Every county in the district goes for Allen save Monroe, Walkers home county, whose majority will hardly exceed 50. Conservative estimates give Aliens majority in the district 1,500 The election was without incident, though very spirited.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
MMMkaau1

as the greatest of flesh builders. It's use
 p3eans the gain of from 1 to pounds of healthy flesh every wek. Malt-Nutrine Is
 prepared by the famous Anheuser-Busch Brewing Assn, which fact guarantees the ps,rSty. excellence and merit claimed for 1t.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12

young lady New York City the curious of her sister who suffered from of dyppthat what the doc called it. She Respondent owped inclined imagine all of things One thing especially seemed to be in her mind that idea that ascesses forming different parts her body The who tells the story had found Rpns Tabues specific for headache and generally had supply hand One day. in they'll you We she did try them and strangely enough the Taues did her The dependency left her. This nearly a ago. She dollars worth in al and has not taken one for eight months
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
Ment,fned for Chiefs

Tahlequah, I. T., Aug. 1-Wof Coon, full blood and Watt Duncan, half breed, have been nominated for principal and as- sistant chiefs of the Cherokee nation. Ire nominations show the attitude of the full bloods, and means that they will bitter y resist any changes proposed by the United States.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
THE SECOND DISTRICT
Executive Committee Called Beat Meet
 ings August 2O- Convention 80.
Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.

Special Dispatch to The Age-Herald.
 Montgomery, Aug. 1.-The democratic committee of the Second congressional dis trict met here today. Judge Lane, of But Ter, presided. The committee called beat meetings to be held on August 20, county conventions for August 24, and the congress sional convention for August 30 at Ever green.
The age-herald., 1898-08-12
Impossible to Accept

Washington, Aug. 11.-President McKin- lev and Secretary Alger have been in- yited to visit Chattanooga and Chicka- mauga The secretaray says that 1t Is inn possible for them to leave Washington at this time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
JUDGE CHRISTIAN TO THE SONS.
lie Gives Them some Good. Whole
some Advice NJ 10 Loyalty.

Judge George i. Christian repeated last
night the delivery OF his excellent trea-
tise on the Confederate Cause and It's
Defenders" before the Sons Of Veterans
of r. T.. Lee Camp, and the Richmond
Howitzers who were the guests Of the
Sons. The announcement that the adj
dress would be again delivered drew forth
many who We're not members of either
military organization, and Lee Camp
Hall was filed to the doors with one of
the most cultured audiences which has
assembled i'm Richmond in come time.
The meeting was opened With prayer
by Rev. DR.. NJ. d. Hoge. and after the
dispatch of some routine business, Judge
II. G. Minor assembled the platform, and
in an ornate speech introduced Judge
Christian. The Judge read his address
and was frequently interrupted by the
outbursts of applause with which his
utterances were greeted In concluding
to the young men, telling them that
while he had lauded the South and its
defenders i'm contradistinction to the
North. nothing in his speech was intended
90 convey the idea that they should be
disioyal to the Union. He desired that the
young men of the South should be equally
as loyal TO the present government 'as
We're their fathers to the Confederacy,
and expressed 1t as his belief that If
loyalty by deeds OF valor.
When Judge Christian concluded a
rising vote Of thanks was accorded him,
for which he made his acknowledgements
A solo and an encore were rendered by
Mr.. r.. II. Cloves, with Mr. Cosby az ac-
companist, after which the audience dis
persed, and the camp broke ranks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
VOW FOR coon STREETS.
Wheelmen VIII Question Candidates
az 90 Their Position In Matter,

The Board OF Governors OF the Rich
meeting at the Office Of Mr.. James Lewis
Anderson yesterday afternoon. and took
action looking 10 street Improvements.
The board discussed for some time the
necessity for better roadways along the
principal ihofoughfares. and finally APP
pointed Messrs. Jaukson Guy, J. L. An
defson, ana X. X. Florence a committee
TO draft a letter to be sent TO the various
Candidates FOR the Council and Board OF
Aldermen, asking them az TO what their
position will be concerning street improve
ments, If elected These letters will be
sent out to-day or tomorrow, and the
board viii meet Friday afternoon to con-
slider the responses In time to make Up q
whcelmans ticket" for the guidance OF
cyclists In the city
IL was generally understood at the
foster street Improvement in general
though the prime object at present r. the
construction of concrete cutters alonR
Grace street between Ninth and Rylano
streets. This Improvement, II was stated
was approved by the City Engineer, and
the committee appointed some time since
by. the league 20 look after the streets,
Will make a fight for the cutters.
The attention az the board was called
to the reckless driving which is indulgec
in on 'he boulevard each afternoon, tt
the extreme hazard OF whoelinen, and
IL was decided to ask the Chief OF Police
to see that the ordinance against this
practice is enforced. The Chiefs atten
ton will also be called 10 the action OF
the police who are tearing tin signs from
the telegraph-poles in throwing the tack:
therefrom Ia the roadway. Considerable
complaint has been made by wheelmen
who have had their tires punctured by
these tacks
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-08
THE WOULD 10
a.rr,crR OF TIRE MANCHESTER
II COMPANY TALKS OF WAR.
ylyY ARE ANXIOUS TO ENLIST.
rnncraI Of Mr.. Craig Attended by I"
creot Croyvts-Deaths OF MesSrs'
Knight and ElIis-The H"rns-
brouch CaSc-Personnls.

Tho news Of Spain's unofficial request
TO- rho recall of Consul General Lee by
i Gill. government. occasioned profound eN-
element in Manchester yesterday morn
- The extra edition Of the Dispatch
Fr.s appeared upon the streets soon
fey o'clock sold very rapidly, and bus
-r,. for a short time was almost stop
f while lawyers, doctors. merchants,
.-s mechanics read the burning lines tell
- af the precipitate step Spain had
ken. and the certain result unless the
rrs8tlantic country receded from her
POSITION.
Things look like war now, sure enough,
5st they?" were the common words Of
-.e.ng everywhere. and in every quar-
.- os the city could be seen knots Of
ulgle-aged and thoughtful men talking
over the situation. IL was admitted on
Of. sides 10 be very grave and the later
--vs. that Spain had withdrawn her re-
Quest. was received with sigh of relief,
sowing how great the tension had been.
WILL GO ON SHORTEST CALL.
Az officer of the Manchester Grays said
most positively yesterday afternoon that
,gsry man OF the fifty I'm his company
would be ready to move on half-hour's
..-s They were ready now. as when
s-w years ago, they were ordered in
Oh. dead OF night TO their Armory and
D. ready TO 90 to Pocahontas. The fire
I-I rang then. and in less than thirty
minutes not one failed to answer to his
lrae at the arst roll-call at the Armory.
The officer also said that during the day
number Of young men, representing the
Tower OF the city, had approached him
al other officers Of the company, and ex-
uassel the determination TO enlist with
Its company II it's services were needed.
a private Of the Grays, middle-aged
man. with a family. was asked If he
would be willing to leave these and go.
Hs reply was to the point and prompt.
Eyes. I'm go, If my country wants me.
-aert was no smile on his face, anu the
gag. earnest look I'm the eye showed
ts, be meant all he said.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY ON SUN
DAY.
hold attempt at burglarizing the resi-
tag. of Mr.. j. W. Robertson, No.
Fi cambridge street, was made SUNDAY
afternoon by a negro woman, whose
name is unknown. she was seen 10 go
% t.. door and ring the bell, but when
Pr. ono answered the summons. she went
% side window and broke the glass
End sash with a huge stone. However
s. must have been frightened away at
ibis stage of the proceedings, as the
family upon returning We're unable to
ss that anything had been taken away.
J. IS likely that she did not succeed III
entering the house at all. No arrest mas