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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-10

w. II. McLuny is building O. modern
brick drug store in Montevallo.
Capt. Vim. M. Seden, of Faunsdale, is a
candidate for commissioner of agriculture.
The Roanoke Baptists are completing g.
new house for their pastor. 1t is to be
a handsome home.
The brick work of the vault in Min
thorne Woolsey's banking house in Selma
Is nearing completion.
The bicyclists of Selma are paying for a
road machine, which will be used to keep
the roads in good condition.
The departure of the Rev. e. W. Mar
shall from Union Springs on account of
i'll health is greatly regretted.
Butler could not secure an artesan well,
but 1t will pump excellent water from a
very deep well. A deep water pump is to
be put in.
The burning of the storage house Of ].
M. Ellis & Son, in Union Springs, en-
dangered the city hall, which was some
what damaged The fire occurred last
week.
Brown Bros, of Troy have made an as
signment to w. B. Folmar. The assets
are said to be much larger than the la
bilities.
The residence of H. G. Hatcher, at
Stafford, near Selma, was burned on Sun
day morning. 1t was one of the handsom-
est in Dallas county, and was elegantly
furnished. The furniture was insured
for 81 400.
Eufaula Times: The Capps school
house, one and a half miles below Mr.. M.
v. Caps, was destroyed by fire on last
Monday night about nine o'clock. The
building was a frame structure, two
stories, about 30x60 in which Mr.. Robert
Espy was teaching a large school,
sisted by Mrs Ella Weaver The suppo-
stion is that the fire was caused by
defective f1ue.
Admission Inquirer: The Oxford Library
is quite a commendable institution. It
has been in operation for about nine
months and some of its enthusiastic lady
members have read more than sixty vol
umes during this time. 1t elected officers
this week as follows: Mrs. ]. R. Draper,
president; Mrs A. F. Billiard, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. ]. M. Whiteside, Mrs. j. M.
Raglan, Mrs. ]. NJ Gunnells, Mrs. Fan
ME Allen and Mrs. w. w. Whiteside,
board of directors; Miss Addie Thompson,
secretary.
Mobile News: Today marks a red-let-
ter in the export trade of this port, and
deserves special mention. Three of the
largest steamers that run regularly to this
port cleared this morning with full car
goes, one by each of the large ship brok-
erage firms of the port. The Mobile, Of
the Horsley Line, Murray Wheeler agent
goes to Liverpool with 1917 bales of cotton,
$4,000 bushels of grain and 2,455 slaves;
total value of cargo $24O,940. The Ethiope,
of the Angler Line, Walter 8. Sarjeant,
agent, goes to Manchester with 1904 bales
of cotton and 2010 tons of pig iron total
value, s205,972 The Lovestakken, w. c.
Taylor, agent, goes to Liverpool with 6,718
bales of cotton; "a 800 bushels of grain and
500 tons pig iron; total value of cargo
$1S2,99O The grand total is s629,9O4 pref
ty good showing for one days business.
In addition to these vessels the Beres-
ford, of the Horsely Line, was expected to
clear this evening with about 10000 BUSH
els of grain.
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PlOWMAN WILL HAVE OPPOSITION.
Both Dallas and Calhoun Counties Will Furnish
Opposition.
Special TO The Age-Herald.

=. Special 70 The Age-Hera1d.
Selma, Feb. 9.-Much interest in Selma is
evinced in the ousting of Congressman
Plowman, which took place today. The
usual order of things have been reversed
In the Fourth district.
1t was once the custom that when the
democratic member was unseated to give
him the denomination without opposition.
But in the case of Mr. Robbins, two years
ago, the campaign against him was made
on the ground that he could not hold the
seat If elected, as he had just failed to
hold out against Mr.. Aldrich.
1t will therefore be interesting to note
what course will be pursued with Mr. Plow-
man. 1t is more than probable that should
he have been able to hold his seat he would
not have had opposition. Now Calhoun
will surely have one or more candidates,
and Dallas also.
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IN THE COURTS.

3 In the criminal court yesterday John
Blackshear was convicted on charge of
robbery, the jury fixing his punishment at
six years in the penitentiary.
81 The case of Dubose Owens, charged with
rape, was taken up and is on trial.
It In the first division of the city court a
verdict was rendered for the defendant In
the case of Joe Koplen VS.. the Birmingham
Railway and Electric company for dam
ages.
ri A. number of cases were dismissed for
want of prosecution, and several were
passed to be reset.
. The case of r. H. Hagood VS.. r. HI.
Thomas was submitted to jury
In the second division several cases were
passed, and the case Of Clark Hayes VS..
Dunn Bros. taken up.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses were issued to the fol-
lowing parties yesterday: Homer M. Har-
vey and Miss LESSEE Myers; p. A. Maxwell
and Mrs Bette McClain w. ]. farley and
Miss Mahala James; George Albert Harris
and Miss Lille Graham; Hewitt Laird and
Miss Ella Burke; ]. H. Garry, Jr., and
Miss Nellie g. Graham.
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L. A. w. Board.

Of the racii board of the L. A. w. was
held today with all the members pres?
ent. The first thing for consideration was
list of riders who had been transferred
from the professional to the amateur class
for infraction of league rules. The fol-
lowing persons among many others were
recommended for transfer to the amateur
class. and their case will be acted on by
the national assembly: Georgia., w. w.
Gross, Savannah; Frank w. Williams, Sa-
vannah; E. F. Edwards, Savannah. Flori-
da, Henry L. Doline, Tampa.
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BARRIOS ASSASSINATED.
Dispatch Devoid Of Details Says Guatamala's
President is Dead.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Senor Laza Arraga,
the Guatamalan minister to the United
States. this afternoon received an official
cablegram from the minister Of foreign af-
fairs of Guatemala, announcing the assas-
sination of President Barrios and the sue
cession to the presidency of First Vice
President Manuel Estrada Cabria No de-
tails whatever were given.
The dispatch came from Guatemala City,
the capital, where President Barrios has
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lived and the government departments are
carried on. 1t added that entire calm pre-
walls. This last assurance, coupled with
the immediate succession of the first vice.
president in accordance with the constitu-
tional methods of the country, is special
source of qualification to the officials OF the
Guatemalan legation here, and to some ex-
tent alleviates the shock with which they
received the news of the tragedy.
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Christian Endeavorers

Tonight at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church Rev. Ira Landreth, of Nashville,
will address the union meeting of the
Christian Endeavor societies of this city.
This gentleman has national reputation
as a worker in this cause. and has several
times addressed the international conven-
lions of this society. This year the con-
vemtion will be held In Nashville and
Mr. Landreth Is working diligently In its
behalf. HIS visit to this city 10 partly IN
the interest Of this convention.
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To Encourage Manufacturing.

SpecidI 10 IIIe zkBe-IIefoiu. !,
Atlanta Ca Feb. 9.-Three hundred
mayors and business men of Georgia cities
and towns will convene here tomorrow.
The object in view is to encourage manu-
featuring In the state and to move for
legislative reforms along this line. The
convention will be called to order by Gov
ernor Atkinson. .s
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SIT for those under r. No charges are
made for children under years.
The members of the colony pay 81 a
month until they have paid in the required
amount.
Smith, who is the agent of the society
here, has accumulated a great deal of
wealth, and has a big local following
among the negroes.
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Notes About the Capitol

Governor Johnston left last night for
Mobile in company with the state and
local delegates to the quarantine conven-
ton In the absence of the chief executive
nothing of interest has happened about
the state house. 1t is expected the COVER
nor will return tomorrow.
Tax Collector Armistead, of Montgom-
cry county, yesterday afternoon paid into
the state treasury $34, s2S, January collec-
lions of special and poll taxes. This
amount is the largest that has ever been
paid into the treasury by Montgomery
county at any one time, and is evidence
that the tax collector is hustling. Treas
urer Ellis was busy today signing the reg
istered bonds which are to be transmitted
to Minnesota in exchange for the, class
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Won Gull Won.

Special to The Age-Herald.
Huntsville Ala, Feb. 9.-The Alabama
champion stake of the Alabama field trials
club was run at Madison today, winners
Won Gull, first; Elgin Dash, second. This
concludes the clubs annual trials.
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NEWS OF THE STATE.

W. B. McLuny is building a modern
brick drug store in Montevallo.
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Capt. VIM. M. Selden, of Faunsdale is a
candidate for commissioner of agriculture.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-10

The Roanoke Baptists are completing O.
new house for their pastor. 1t is to be
a handsome home.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-10

The brick work of the vault in Mi
thorne Woolseys banking house in Seln
is nearing completion.
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The bicyclists of Selma are paying for
road machine, which will be used to kee
the roads in good condition.
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THOUGHT HE WAS FREE.
George Smythe, Arrested for Bfgamy,
Declares He Is Innocent.

George Smythe, carriage maker, living
on Wisconsin street, was arrested yesterday
by Detectives Asche and Power on a war;
she is his legal wife. charging him with
bigamy. She arrived in this city from Erie
Pc, yesterday and brought with her a mar
riage license which showed she had been
married to the man at st. Johns Lutheran
Church at Erie in 1891. They had not lived
together for more than two years when he
left, presumably with the woman with
said she had made efforts to locate him be-
fore, and had gone to Cincinnati at one
time to find him, but had not succeeded.
BY some means she learned he was in this
city and came at once, arriving here yester-
day and learning where ne lived. She told
the police her story and Patrolman Wallace
find the man. lie found the house, but
Smythe was not at home, though a woman
who anSV cred his call said she was his wife
and offered to take a message for him.
Wallace returned and reported that
Smythe, or Smith, was living there, and
and swore out the warrant for his arrest for
bigamy. Smythe was surprised at his ar
rest and said in explanation that he had
received letter from wife No. l several
he was free and might marry again if he
desired. He thought that, of course, she
had obtained divorce. he says, and mar
ried the woman with whom he is now living.
They have one child, three years old. Wife
No. l denies that there has ever been any
legal separation and proposes to prosecute
her husband. 1t is said there is a child
seven years old by the first MARIA ge.
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DOWNEY'S LAME EXCUSE.
Park Engineer Takes No Responsible
ity i'm Seed Scandal.

Wednesday the Board of Public Works
awarded contract for 1900 bushels of grass
seed for the new parks to Henry Russo and
Huntington G. Page Russo is to receive $1.05
a bushel for the ], 600 bushels he is to sell 10
the city and Huntington & Page $1.04. The
specifications under which the two firms bid
called for the same kind of seed, and each
bid for the contract for the whole 1000 BUSH
els. The contract was split, though Russo
will receive a cent more on the bushel than
Huntington & Page.
President Downing, Of the Board of Pub
lie Works, was asked yesterday for an ex-
PLANTATION of the singular award. He re-
piled:
1.-The board awarded the contract to Russo
because Superintendent of Parks Power so
recommended. We are accustomed to rely
on his advice in these matters just as we
rely Oh the advice Of City Engineer Jeup in
awarding contracts for street paving. Mr..
Power said the seed furnished by Russo was
cleaner than that furnished by the other
firm. He recommended that the contract be
split between them, and the board followed
his recommendation.
This statement by the president of the
board conflicts with a statement n ade yes
terday by Superintendent of Parks Power.
He Said
Il had nothing to do with the awarding
of the contract and do not know why the
contract was split between the two seed
dealers examined the samples furnished,
and found that though there was little
less foreign matter in the samples furnished
by Russo than in the one furnished by
Huntington & Page, the difference was too
slight to regard in awarding the contract.
/ repeat that / knew nothing about the
boards reason for giving Russo the con-
tract for LOCO bushels of seed at price
cent higher than Huntington & Pages.
Mr.. Russo objects to the statement that he
was awarded the contract through politi-
cal pull. He says his defeat as school
commissioner was due to the efforts or the
free silver crowd and not to any political
bosssm on his part.
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OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS
SUPERINTENDENT GOss LOOKS FOR
AN ATTENDANCE OF $4,000 PUPILS.
Halliday Services to BE Held in Many
Grades-"Truant School" VIII
he Maintained.

The city schools will open tomorrow
morning for the fall term. Superintendent
Goss thinks the enrolment the first week
will probably reach $1,000 pupils. This army
of young people will be in charge of six
hundred teachers. The school authorities
say there is not sufficient room in the diff
ferent buildings to accommodate all the
pupils, and on this account in some of the
grades there will only be halliday sessions
for two or three weeks. There are two rea-
sons for these halliday sessions. One is
because of the warm weather that is likely
to prevail for two or three weeks after the
opening. 1t is believed the younger scholars
can make better progress by only working
half the time during hot weather. Another
reason for the half day sessions is that one
set OF pupils can occupy building in the
morning and another in the afternoon BY
this plan all the pupils can be accommo-
dated until other arrangements are made
for them.
In the northeast part Of the city the
school buildings will be greatly over
crowded, and the superintendent is en-
deavoring to secure quarters for all pupils.
Since the adjournment of the schools last
summer one new building has been erected
on Raymond street, and additions have been
made to several other buildings. Superin-
tendent Goss says a ''truant school, will
have to be maintained this year, and for
this purpose he has in mind the building
which was last year used for general school
purposes on Raymond street.
The students of the Industrial Training
School will report at the following rooms,
according to their grades, at 8:15 o'clock to-
morrowing morning: IL B and A, Room E;
II A and post graduates, Room 8; III B,
Room G; 10 A, Room c. 10 B, Room B; A,
Room D; B, auditorium.
Students OF the High School of the fol-
a w hi q in 1NlI
b; II A, Room c.; II B, Room d; 10 A, Room
e. In the afternoon students in the follow
ing grades will assemble in the following
rooms: 10 B, A to l. inclusive, Room E; NJ
to inclusive, Room B; 9 A, "A to p in
elusive, Room A; r to Y inclusive Room
F; B, A to H inclusive, Room c.; j to S
inclusive, Room D; to w inclusive,
Room F.
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POLICE THINK IT QUEER
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES OF A
SOUTH ILLINOIs-sTREET FIRE.
Building Wrecked by an Explosion
During the Fire-'rheory of
he Detectives.

Early yesterday morning fire was discov-
cred in the two-story frame building at 516
and SIS South Illinois street which is used by
A Jacobs for saloon and residence. 1t
was thought by people in the neighborhood
that there had been an explosion and de-
velopmentS indicate that their surmises were
correct. When the firemen arrived they
found the place in a good blaze, but soon
had it under control, with a loss of only
about $500, which is fully covered by insur-
ance. Though the department made a
port of origin unknown, 1t was felt that
the circumstances were suspicious and the
matter was reported to the police. De-
tectives Asch and Power were detailed on
the case and found evidence of either an
incendiary fire or efforts of burglar to
cover up his work. Mr.. Jacobs and his
family have been out of the city for a few
weeks and the living portion of the building,
which is on the second floor and directly
above the saloon, has been locked up and no
one, known to be in the city, has key.
When the detectives reached the place yes
terday morning they at once saw the eff
fects OF an explosion. The plastering was
blown from the wall and the building was
otherwise wrecked. Forcing their way to
the second floor, the detectives discovered
large whisky barrel which had contained
gasoline and the odor Of the stuff pervaded
the room. The caps were off the gas pipes
in the room and the gas was escaping. 1t IS
supposed the fire originated from this gas
and oil communicating to a light which
had been left burning below.
This Is not the first time such thing has
occurred at this place. Last February there
was a similar fire and the evidence OF gaso-
line was found at that time. The bartender
at the place denies all knowledge of the af-
fair. He says he thinks some one entered
the upstairs rooms through transom and
did the work. He was taken to the police
station and subjected to close questioning
by the detectives and insurance agents
Nothing definite resulted, but the detectives
or Gfil he
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INTERSTATE HOTEL co. :: Proprietor.
Under civil Rights Law.

William Warmack, Henry Griffin and
Joseph Gentry, three colored men, each
filed civil right complaints against Charles
r. Miles and wife, local restaurant keepers,
in Justice Walpole's court yesterday. The
complaint says that these colored men, who
are good reputable citizens, entered the
restaurant operated on East Washington
street. opposite the courthouse, and ordered
supper, for which they proffered the clerk
~ cents, which. II Is claimed. is the regular
price of a meal at that place. The money
complaint AYERS. on account of the color of
the customers. They refused TO pay this
place. They now demand 500 apiece for
the humiliation and injury the refusal in
nfcfed upon their feelings.
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G. Stanley Hall, president Of Clark Uni
versity, of Worcester, Mass, delivered an
address yesterday morning at High School
Hall to about six hundred teachers and their
friends. The occasion was the annual ad-
dress before the opening of the school.
President Halls topic was Food and Sex -
He spoke chiefly of the epicurean phase of
life. In a half serious vein he declared there
will come day when food may be digested
in the laboratory before it is eaten, when
people may devote the time they now spend
at the dinner table in profitaDle philosophit
discussion. In speaking of the popular i'm
preston that fish is good for the intellect
the speaker declared that if there was any
thing in this argument he had taught pupils
who should have been fed a whole whale
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room and the detectives found the garment
She cannot explain how it came there.
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE.
Co1ored Boy Injured at Sixteenth
Street and l.. Il. & w. Tracks.

Ernest Hufford. a twelve-year-old co.ored
boy. was struck by an engine at the inter
section OF Sixteenth street and the L. E. &
w. tracks yesterday and seriously, though
not fatally. injured The boy had been rid
ing on a freight train and had jumped off
at Sixteenth street without looking to see
what was on the other track He landed
directly in front of approaching engine,
but was luckily knocked from the track
when struck. The ambulance was called
and removed him to the City Hospital,
where an examination revealed the left leg
fractured below the knee, the left elbow
dislocated and the right arm broken The
boy s home is at 1916 Yandes street.
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The funeral of Mrs. Nellie Grey Pendle-
ton, wife of A. d. Pendleton. commercial
agent of the Vandalia Railroad, was held
from the family residence, 1892 North Capt.
toll avenue. yesterday afternoon. The burial
was at Crown Hill Cemetery Mrs Pendlc-
ton died rather suddenly Thursday night.
Besides her husband she leaves two chill
dren, aged four and eleven years. Mrs.
Pendleton was thirty-five years old. She
had a large circle of friends, who admired
her for her many lovable qualities.
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Detectives Asche and Dugan arrested
Maggie Bryant yesterday upon a charge of
petit larceny. Ida Allen. at whose instance
the arrest was made has been rooming
with this girl in the Moody block for some
time. She claims that when she moved n
short time ago, she missed fur cape which
she had kept in her trunk. A search was
made yesterday OF the Bryant woman's
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Song service To-Night.

A song service will be given at Meridian
street Methodist Church tonight. Miss
Clarissa Rooms and Mr.. Douglass Lane will
be the soloists. The following programme
will be given:
Chorus-"Praise My Soul'. Hall
Soprano Solo-"A Dream of Paradise Gray
Quartet-"The King of Love My Shep-
dTQ lS smelly
Baritone Solo--"The Lord Is My
Light" ..:.....A llitson
Organ-"Andante in E Minor" ....... Smart
Quartet-"Hosanna" ..................G ranier
Chorus-"He Is Risen" ................ .Hamer
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The following referees in bankruptcy
were appointed yesterday by Judge Baker
in the Federal Court
Alexander Gilchrist. Evansville.
Thomas Van Buskirk, Bloomfield
Clay G. Hunt, New Castle.
Horace c. Pugh, Terre Haute.
Albert Rabb, Indianapolis.
Harry G. Sheridan, Frankfort
John Morris, sr Fort Wayne.
This list will be added to next week by
the appointment of additional referees.
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RegimentaI Reunion.

The twelfth annual reunion of the Six
tenth Indiana Regiment will be held in the
Circuit Court room on next Tuesday. About
one hundred or the survivors OF the regi-
survivors of the Thirteenth Indiana Regi-
ment will have their reunion here on
Wednesday,
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On Sept. EIvin Brown had trouble with
his wife at their room, No. $40 Middle
street, which ended when he hurled flower
pot at her head, cutting a bad cash. She
Justice IOckman's court yesterday he
pleaded guilty and was 1ned-s5 and costs.
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$1-CINCINNATI AND RETURN-$1.
Win Big Four Route,
CnnHu-

Special train leaves indianapolis 7:30 a. m.
stopping only at Shelbyville and Green's
burg. Returning leaves Cincinnati p. m.
III. NJ. BRONSON, A. G. p. A.