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The age-herald., 1898-01-13
HE NEW SERIES OF STAMPS
In Commemoration of Trans
 Mississippi Exposition.
SCENES OF WESTERN LIFE
Illustrative of the Conditions, Promoters and Ac-
 compshments From the Discovery of the West Until the Present Day.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The authorities of the postoffice department have determined upon the subjects which shall be illus trate1- upon the new series of postage stamps to be issued by the department in commemoration of the Mississippi and International exposition to be opened on the first of next June at Omaha. They are illustrative of the conditions, premot- ers and accomplishments of the great west from its discovery to our own day. The series comprise nine denominations of stamps, as follows:
 One cent, the discovery of the Mississippi river by Marquette; two cent, an Indian chief; four cent, a buffalo hunting scene; five cent, the pathfinder, being a picture of Fremont raising the flag on the summit of the rockies; eight cent, a train of emil grants crossing the plains; ten cent, a mining scene; fifty cent, cowboy and cat tie scene; one dollar, harvesting scene or great fouring mill; two dollar, the Rock Island bridge, showing part of the city of Omaha.
 The director of the mint, who is required by special act of congress to prepare the commemorative or souvenir medals for this enterprise, has today approved the subjects to be illustrated and artists are now pre- pairing the designs. The reverse will be a group comprising mounted Indian, spear ing buffalo. Above will appear the words 'Trans-M Mississippi and below, the date "1S4S." The obverse of this medal will show the head in profile of the typical young woman of the Trans-M Mississippi region.
 The design is to be prepared by Rock wood, by means of composite photographs, and types are now being selected by the states and territories of the entire region The medals like the stamps, show the prog ress of civilization from the beginning of things fifty years ago, to the finest and most refined product of the half century, The medals are within the protection of all the laws against counterfeiting the coins of the government.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
SHORT A PRISONER.
Harry Mitchell, a Notorious Crook, Made His
 Escape From Jail at Decatur.
Special to The Age-Herald.


 Decatur, Jan. 12.-The turnkey of Nor gan county jail was short prisoner in his usual .'round-up'' this morning. In- vestigation disclosed the fact that Harry Mitchell, notorious crook and accused murderer had made his escape during the night. Further search revealed hole in the side of the wall of the jail large enough for a good-sized man to crawl through sidewise.
 It had been cut a few hours, through the chilled steel plate and brick and mor- tar. From the trace left the negro evil dently slipped past the turnkey in his af- ternoon round, concealed himself on top of his cage and after the last lock-in, got in his work. Assistance was rendered him from the outside as there could not have possibly been an instrument in the jail capable of doing the effective work. Hounds were procured and put on the track but heavy rain shortly afterwards prevented its successful following. A $300 reward is offered for the negro's capture.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
NEWS OF THE STATE.

In Etowah county seed potatoes are rot ting badly. Senator Pettus is confined to his bed by rheumatism.
 The sound money men carried the city election in Irondale.
 Only milch cows are given the freedom of Annston's streets. q Gadsden has only four saloons this year. Tuscaloosa wants the State Press associa- tion. !, The three banks of Huntsville have done an unusually large business in the last three weeks.
 Eight hundred dollars was subscribed one day last week in Tuscaloosa in aid of Still man Institute.
 The Rev. w. l.. Culberson, formerly of Attalla, is the new pastor of the Baptist church in Collinsville.
 ing 52O supposed to be the largest hog raised in swoodlawn.
 Mir Cracker, an old engineer of the East Lake road, died on Thursday. He was i'll but short time.
 In Lexington beat, Dallas county, there are twelve negro churches. Eleven of the twelve are Baptist churches.
 The south wing of the Mulberry block al
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
EXCITEMENT AT LITTLE ROCK.
Account of the Cyclone at Fort Smith Related
 By Young Lady.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 12.-It was 1915 this morning when Little Rock was first apprised of the tornado at Fort Smith. The border city had been temporarily cut off from communication with the outside world but when the wires were restored and the news came, great excitement en- sued in this city. Bulletins were posted as fast as possible and eager crowd besieged the bulletin board. Arrivals from Fort Smith on the afternoon train confirmed pre- vious reports of extensive loss of life and added that the picture could not be over drawn. Miss Lillie B. Mivelaz of this city returned from Fort Smith on the afternoon train. She was at the Hotel Main in that city when the tornado burst in all its futy. When she left this morning twenty-four bodies had been taken from the ruins and there was no reckoning how many more lives had been lost. The utmost confusion and excitement reigned.
 "There was an awful, roaring sound," said Miss Mivelaz, during the fifteen or twenty minutes that the storm ragged. The wind blew fearfully and the hail fell fu- riously had retired but was awakened during the storm and I at once realized it was tornado, having recollection of the visitation experienced by Little Rock in October 1884, The evening. had been un- usually warm and clouds had been forming Fortunately the Hotel Main was not direct ly in the path of the tornado and there fore escaped damage. I obtained few glmpses of the damaged portions of the city and the sight was awful. After the storm the moon came out, the clouds dis appearing. Then fire broke out in the devastated district making one of the most weirdly beautiful spectacles imaginable. It is simply impossible to describe the pie ture. There was so much dismay and con- fusion, so many cries of distress and such universal sorrow over the calamity that had befa1len the city that 1t was out of the question to form any definite conclusions as to the number of lives lost and the amount of property destroyed
 Several wagon yards where an unusual ly large number of countrymen were stop were the scenes of heavy loss of both life and property. From Ninth street to the Texas road houses were demolished on, both sides of the street. The brick house of my aunt, Mrs. Mary Mivelaz, was blown off and the fine new high school was badly damaged. The damage was great on Twelfth street and Catholic avenue. But I cannot begin to tell you of the terrible destruction from the nasty inspection I ----
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CAUGHT BY ELECTRICITY.
Negro Thief Systematically Robbed the Pay
 Box of Telephone.
Special to The Age-Herald.

6pecldl 10 IHe -ABe-Ilefdlu.
 Selma. Jan. 12-There was neat catch made about o'clock yesterday evening of a burglar who for some time has been sys- tematicallyplying his nefarious calling with a success that baffied all detection.
 In the Cotton Exchange in Water street is a long distance telephone with pay box that works on the order of the nickel in-the-slot machines. Ever since it was put in the exchange some months ago Manager Donaldson, of the Bell Telephone company, has found the box containing less money than the register at the central office showed it should contain. This thing ioc- curing several times, led him to believe that the box was being systematically robbed .but it seemed next to an impossibil- ity to catch the thief.
 But electricity is a wonderful invention, and MT. Donaldson Is thoroughly acquaint-
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
CITY SWEPT BY
 WIND AND FIRE
CContinued From First Page.)

the corner of Ninth street and made clean sweep from there to the Texas cor ner Isaacon's store was totally demolished and the stock is a total loss. Babcock's grocery store had the rear end blown out. The following stores were totally demol ished:
 Fleming Bros, coffee and tea; Harts- fields restaurant; Smiths grocery store; Martine's secondhand store; J. Mace, dry goods Mann & Wilson, groceries; City feed store.
 Those badly damaged are:
 J. w. Patrick's shoe store; Boyd Bros flour and feed store; Tom Calderar, fruits; Racket store, dry goods; Frank Jolinger, liquors; O'Shea & Hirch, groceries; E. D. Payne drugs; A. & J. Grier, grocers; A. J. Jones, liquors; Tom c. Hocott groceries; Benno Stein, dry goods; Thomsons second- hand store; J. B. Maledon groceries; Kel- ly's meat market; T. l.. Beard, groceries; Pat O'Keefe, liquors.
 The upper floor of the block on the cor ner of Garrison and Towson avenue is used as a fiat. The ruins caught fire from a night lamp Seven bodies were taken from these ruins, two of them being so badly burned that they could scarcely be identi- fled.
 The Burgess hotel, three-story brick on Towson avenue, was demolished.
 There have been eight bodies already taken from the ruins Rescue parties are still at work at both places and expect to find several more bodies.
 The federal court is in session and there are great many farmers in the city, who crowded the cheap boarding houses and wagon yards.
 The National house, two-story frame building, went down in the wreckage with fifteen inmates, but all escaped without serious injury
 George Carter's house was one of the first ones struck, and 1t was turned com- pletey over and is now supported on the roof. A half pane of glass was driven through Carter's body, almost severing his head from the trunk
 Pagan Bourland's store, on Sixth street, was unroofed, and M. w. Burke's foundry was demolished. The National Cemetery.
 The beautiful National cemetery is a wreck. The huge trees are uprooted, the lodge demolished and the wall torn down.
 OIl oiiiitu $OUVUu uiSH SchoOi pulluiHS !, the finest of its kind in the south, was badly wrecked, but was one of the few buildings upon which there was any tor nado insurance.
 The tornado destroyed two two-story buildings. Jones Parker's home is badly wrecked, and the old rector mansion, where Albert Pike passed his days, is pile of ashes. the ruins having caught fire from a lamp.
 The First Baptist church and the Gen. tral Methodist church were razed to the ground and now are only a scattered pile of kindling wood.
 The church of the Immac"'ate Concep- tion and Brownscombe Memorial church lost their spires and sustained other dam age.
 Signal Service Observer O'Donnell, after viewing the wreckage, is of the opinion that the tornado started near the National cemetery.
 It is now thought that all the persons in the storm wrecked buildings have been accounted for.
 The citizens relief have $10000 in hand for assisting sufferers. ... President Robinson, of the Frisco rail- road, unsolicited, sent his check fog e.0Oo.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

The following Alabamians were registered at the hotels yesterday: l.. H. Morris, Jas per; D. G. McCleskey, Berry; J. J. Ken nedy, Haleyville; J. S. Potts, Springville; w. H. Martin, Ruby; R. l.. Holcomb, Dun- avant; F. G. Candle, Sylacauga; G. M Truss, Springville Fred Blackman, Annis- ton; Vim. c. Lertz, Mobile; M. B. Neece, Huntsville; James S. Curtis and wife, Ha- leyville; L. V. Weems, Haleyville; John s. Curtis, Double Springs; H. c. Warren, Montgomery; David R. Lindsay, Jr., A. C.. Legg Jr., Athens; D.. H. Reddell, Good water; J. J. Kaul, Rollins; F. M. 1ngersoll, Rollins; J. M. Falkner Montgomery; John O. Turner, Montgomery; John W. Aber- crombe; Nathan Kahn, Selma; J. s. Burr and son, Fulton J. A. Kellar, Fulton; F. H. Lathrop, Riverside.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
DEATH OF MRS. SMITH.
Passed Away at SpringviIIe, St. Clair County
 January 10.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Ashville, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Alice Smith, wife of w. M. Smith, a prominent lawyer of this place, died at the home of her mother near Springville on January 10, and was buried at Springville yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Smith leaves a husband and four small children.
 Jackson Philips died at his home in Ash vile at 2 a. m. today. Mir. Phillips was in his SOth year and has spent his life from boyhood in St. Clair county, and has al- ways been considered as one of it's best citizens. His wife and six children survive him. He Is the father of J. P. and B. F. Phillips, prominent business men of this place.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
WRECK ON THE WESTERN.
Engine Badly Damaged and Several Freight
 Cars Broken Up.
Special to The Age-Herald:

CUtCIdI
 Montgomery, Jan. 12.-About o'clock this morning passenger train No. 38 on the Western which leaves here at 6:2O experi- enced a wreck at Chitt's eighteen miles east of here and only two miles from Cuba hatche creek where the disastrous wreck occurred last Sunday
 A freight had side-tracked at Chitts to let the passenger train pass but had failed to proceed clear of the track and when Mo- 3S came steaming along it's locomotive caught the rear of the freight badly dam aging the engine and breaking up several freight cars Two or three persons jumped and sustained trifiing bruises, but no se- rous damage was done. The road was cleared in a few hours.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
WILL BE ENFORCED.
Minors Will Not Be Allowed to Enter Saloons
 at Florence.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Florence, Jan. 12.-The law upon the stat ute books of the city of Florence which
 prohibits minors entering saloons, and which has not been enforced for several years, will hereafter be strictly enforced, and all offenders held accountable. The spectacle of young boy in his teens stand ing drunk upon the streets of the city has awakened the authorities to the fact that the law was being broken every day, and
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.
Thomas Collins Will Today Appear Before
 Judge Sharpe.

Thomas Collins will today appear before Judge Sharpe on habeas corpus proceed ings. This is the final attempt to secure his release on bond.
 Hugh Frazer has so far been unsuccess- full in making bond, and 1t is thought likely that similar course will be pursued in his case.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
Te,errapb Contract Confirmed.

New York, Jan 12.-A contract for a long term of years has been just executed and confirmed by the Mexican congress be- tween the Mexican government and the Western Union Telegraph company, and the Mexican Telegraph company, for the exclusive interchange of telegraphc busi- ness with Mexico. There is no foundation, however, for the report that the Western Union had purchased the federal lines in Mexico.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

W. F. Colley and Miss L. B. Spears, living in the lower part of Clay county, were married at the court house on Friday about sunrise. The young lady left home in her night garments, barefooted, watched by a half dozen people. She borrowed dress on the way to Ashvil1e, and her sweetheart bought her shoes and, stockings in Ash vile.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

The Village Improvement Society was duly organized last Saturdaye in Hunts vile. w. R. Rison is president and Mrs. M. W. Boiling secretary. ye Mrs. Alberta Taylor explained the objects of the proposed society.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
Heavy Custom Receipts.

Washington, Jan. 12.-The customss re- ceipts today were ssS9 024, the heaviest since the new tariff went into effect. The treas ury officials are gratified at the continued increase and confidently predict the new law will provide a surplus of revenue from now on.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
Death of Earnest Arnold.

Special to The Age Herald. Walnut Grove, Jan. 12.-Earnest Arnold. one of the most prominent citizens of this place, died here today.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
CA9ToRIA. The fac H .lss:;s'. :'s;'; Z1zIZZx .::;S:. :!;s
A Specialist.

Each and every person pursuing par ticular line of business Is a specialist in that work. Occasionally you will find a person following several different callings.
 He is a tinkerer; kind of jack of all trades, etc.
 You would not carry fine watch to a tinkering blacksmith that mended wagons, clocks, sewing machines, houses, watches
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

The government snag boat, Tombigbee, is at the wharf in Tuscaloosa. The snag boat carries the house boat used in the surveys of the Warrior river.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
Iron Company Started Up.

Chicago, Jan 12-The Inland. Iron and Forge company has started up, giving em- ployment to 800 men.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

A. Pope, general freight and passenger agent of the Georgia and Alabama railroad, was in the city yesterday.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

Rev. Edward ?. Allen of Mobile, bishop for the Catholic church of that diocese, left Birmingham yesterday for Anniston.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

tributed $1,000.
 Business is practically abandaned all over the city, and men of all classes are assist ing in clearing the debris.S
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

Pat J. Hagerty, the sterotyper of The Age-Herald's mechanical department, has recovered from a slight attack of pneu- monia.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

Moulton fell with crash during a high wind. No one was hurt.
 An ash pile in Selma caused a fire that destroyed four houses Two belonged to Mrs. c. J. Gayle, and two to Mrs. Ella Harris.
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

or any O ] d t h 1 n g that came his way. A n d y O u should not go to a tinkering doctor with a delicate priv ate disease.
 I treat only private d 1 S. eases, Syphi- lis, c o n o r. rhoea, Gleet, s t r i c t u r e, Womb Troub- les, Lost Man. hood, etc.
 You may not know me per- sonally. If not I refer YOU
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with permission to the First National Bank, the Alabama National Bank, Steiner Bros., bankers, the Jefferson County Savings Bank, all of this city, as to my responsi- bility for my contracts.
 I cure many patients by mail treatment. Write or call at my office. All consulta- tions and correspondence strictly confiden- tial. Offices Jefferson County Bank build ing, corner 2nd avenue and Fist street, Bir- mingham Ala. Yours truly,
 Y. E. E.sHOLLOWAY, M. D.,
 Specialist Private Diseases . Proprietor of Holloways Private Medical Dispensary. 1-1-d-w-tf
The age-herald., 1898-01-13
PERSONAL.

Hon. John o. Turner of Montgomery is
The age-herald., 1898-01-13

Col J. M Palmer of Montgomery is at the Morris
, 1898-08-04
PERSONAL

Sam Wood of Woods Landing is in
Laramie today.
Sam Moore of Chugw-ater is a Lara
ME visitor today.
Mr.. and Mrs j. ]. Lindsay were in
from their ranch today.
c. G. Coutant was a passenger to
Cheyenne on the noon train.
State Auditor W. o. Owen came over
from the capital on the morning train.
Mrs. Manasse and daughter Helen
went over to the capital 1t noon today.
Jas. J.. Ford and ]. P. Paulson of
Denver are registered at the Thorn
burgh.
Thos. G. Hendrie OF Denver and J. B.
Welsh of Council Bluffs are registered
at the Kuster.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Storey and Mrs.
j. j.. Hines returned this morning from
a trip to Denver.
E. Crumrine, cashier OF the Albany
County National bank, went to Hanna
on the morning train.
Miss Lizzie Dugan OF Milwaukee,
niece of John Fee, arrived in the city
last night for an extended visit.
Mrs. Jacob Berner went over to the
capital on the oon train, for a visit
to her sister, Mrs. August Helbig.
Judge David H. Craig Of the Third
judicial district was a passenger on
this mornings train to his home in
Rawlins.
Miss Bessie Kingsford, who has been
visiting in Laramie for some time, re-
turned to her home in Rawlins on the
morning train.
l.. L. Downing Of Salt Lake, COM
mercial agent Of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul railway, Is doing bus
mess in Laramie today.
Prof. ]. F. Soule and Mr.. W. B. SUIT
phin. with their families. left this
morning for a months outing on McIn-
tyre creek, Just over the Colorado line.
Mrs. J.. H. Schuetke Of Lander, who
is visiting with the family Of c. g.
Coutant. will leave for Europe next
week, and will remain until after the
war is over. Mr.. Schuelke is a surgeon
in the Third United States Volunteer
, 1898-08-04
ATTORNEY FRANK H. CLARK.
Appointed Referee in Bankruptcy by
Judge Riner Yesterday.

Frank II. Clark. ESQ.,, has been APP
pointed referee in bankruptcy for the
entire state. except the counties OF
Uinta, Sweetwater and Fremont. This
is a e important appointment and
is made by Judge Riner under the pro-
visions OF the new bankruptcy law
passed by the last session of congress.
To Referee Clark will come all cases
OF bankruptcy, both voluntary and in
voluntary, and he will practically ex-
ercise jud!cial functions in their dis
posal.
Mr. Clark is thoroughly deserving OF
the appointment which Judge Riner
made yesterday, and he will take to
his new office a ripe experience Of law
gained almost wholly in Wyoming
courts. The appointment will deserve
and meet with the approval OF a large
acquaintance throughout the state.
Mr.. Clark has already taken the oath
OF office and filed his official bonds
Cheyenne Tribune.
, 1898-08-04
BRIEFLY

Three cars Of cattle were fed in the
Laramie yards yesterday.
The Laramie Broom company ship
ped a carload OF brooms to Salt Lake
City today This is the second shipment
OF 500 dozen made by the company.
There win likely be trouble at Hanna
before long. The miners at that place
have all been discharged. paid of and
given thirty days notice to vacate the
company's houses. They say they will
not give up the houses, and when the
attempt is made to eject them, there
will probably be a wild time at the
coal camp.
A fire broke out this afternoon about
4 o'clock in a barn back OF Paul Mays
residence on Seventh street, and for a
time it looked as though several resi-
dences in that neighborhood would be
consumed. The fire vas soon under
control, however, and the damage is
confined to fences, sheds and %outhouses
back of the residences Of Paul May,
Mrs. F. w. Eggleston and A. T.Ho.mes.
There will be a series of meetings
at the Swedish mission church COM
menceing next Friday nightat8 o'clock.
Saturday night, ladies' sewing society
sale at 8 O'Clock. Sunday, preaching at
1 p. m. and s p. m. The meetings will
be conducted by Rev. H. Lindeman of
Mahno, Neb., and Rev. C. o. Anderson
CT ~Platsmouth, Neb. All are cordially
invited.
Arrangements are now being made
for the appearance in Cheyenne on
Monday, September 5, of Buffalo Bills
wild west show. Two performances
will be given, one in the afternoon and
another in the evening. The show, as
Is well known, is the greatest thing of
its kind on earth. and will doubtless
draw a monster crowd Cheyenne
Tribune.
1t is understood that arrangements
have been made whereby J. C. Teller,
the Union Pacific tie contractor, who
cut several hundred Thousand ties on
government land along Brush creek, in
southern Carbon county, will deliver
the ties to the Union Pacific at Fort
Steele. One hundred thousand of these
ties are now in the boom at Fort Steele
ready to be loaded.-Cheyenne
Tribune.
DR.. I. r. Swigart this morning re-
ceived a telegram from DR.. "A. A. John
son asking him if he would accept the
domination for state superintendent OF
public instruction on the democratic
ticket. Mr.. Swigart refused to tell the
Republican reporter what answer he
made to the telegram, but it is learned
from other sources that it was affirm
alive, but with conditions in regard to
the payment Of the campaign assess
ment.
, 1898-08-04
SHORTENING UNION PACIFIC.

SHORTENING UNION PAClflC.
A special to the Denver News from
Cheyenne says a report is rife there that
Union Pacific surveyors have at last
found a feasible line for the long-talk-
ed-of cutoff to shorten the main track
of the road west Of here. The cutoff
will begin, 1t is said, at Wyoming sta
ton, fourteen miles west OF Laramie,
and will run to Wolcott, the station i'm
mediately east Of Fort Steele, the main
line being thereby shortened thirty-five
miles, the present stations of Lookout,
Rock Creek, Aurora, Medicine Bow,
Allen Junction, Carbon and Percy be-
ing dropped out.
Allen Junction is the present point OF
divergence and connection Of the main
line with the Hanna coal feld branch,
a new junction for these coal mines
being made by the cutoff survey. On
the line Of cutoff, at Seven Mile lake,
are extensive coal deposits, which will
be developed by the Union Pacific a
agement.