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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
The south Get. n Desc,
Result OF 4 par>krx QUARREL.
An old Gambler shot Dead by an ex-
P.ffseu,aR

DENVER, colo. Feh 1.~Joe Lowe
keeper NJ a roadhoa~e near this city AMI
a professional gambler. Was shot and
killed early toe5ay IN r saloon in ts}s city
hv charles 4 kirsrsel ar eS-Tsoliceman
There had been bad feeling between thu
swa men over an arrest of srsne fTiea3<
- Lowe ay kiwmF} and the shooting
suited from a drunken quarrel f>swe
was - wears o,d IN ths Tfss he esarfueted
dance halFs AZ Fort Riley Newton and
Wichita kan and 81 Fort Novtn. Tex
fsefore corntrE - Colorado ir fs7> ~ hat
Killed thrre men lis hAtl eceu married
seven times
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New
Spring
OVerCOatS.
Cheasty's Haherdashery.
Second Avenue and James Street
Second Avenue and James Street


orraolss reptile handle is The CHA monster
He Missed at me this morning and Jumped
back He might hare bitten NE, and sa2[
would have been very serious. / have raj
tiexnakes too and sometimes. when
she never handles the rattlesnakss."
called fa.s captain from behind the curtain
Madame Flora started Then SIZE WIS
psred across TIE RON.
II had RATHER in my hands this morn
ing | made a nice warm little nest for
him and ha cGried up in IL ike any baby.
Oh ne was such a dear. But Jack doessf I
know
Then aloud she sad. Yeti know. Jack
DOESN'T aliow me 10 handle the rattlers.
They went let nae do anything al al l
want in this show, ! want 10 go into the
lion business. but they hoid me back.
They're always holding me back IN this
show
Madame Is small and slight and young.
Capt. Maitland. a veteran In The show bus
mess. met her four yeas ago III Yorkshire.
England-she was a girl then-and mar
Yied her. Then he taught her the show
business bec&,lse it was his business, and
because she must know something aboa,
IL In order that she might travel with him
The captain put rs red face ana MS gray
head through the curtains and shouted.
She's absolutely ess."
Madame acknowledged this very delicate
compliment with smile and a bow
Il am kept back said madame. Il
might develop little if they didn't keep
NE back so in this show. Now the rattlers
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
Learning Spanish.

An exhartAtiou heard on The ball grounds
the other day Illustrates how ne American
soldiers are getting an with tae spanish
language The coac seF Haa taking. ard
what ae said weg s0methinE ike this;
Take > lsssd. take a lead, there. N aec-
end~get off tae base hurry up~thers you
gep-tske "a Iead-Ko * so-r8U. sga, slide.
Az. Fnuoua b1eao. NJ MIA Letter Ia ne
l.tleaRo kaehr4.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13

asrsiea herr
20. my hey. ! 3ldn'; know her untIi
sts aItsF ! married HER B0Ssten Trav-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13

e. a aks Greyhound viii leave seattle
s..s eeai 0p-a further notice r Il
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13

Now viii show You the anaconda ="
sai6 madame
\ fiat head nestled above a heap NJ erea,
coils, s!afis me took the head I'D and slow
Is lfftssi Il HHh tho hns,y over her reck and
across her hack Then she held on. as
much of the body a = she could and stood
upright with extended arms
" She said ne - nine feet long I
have 70 BE- very careful with him when the
boa IL around They love me and are teal
Gus o. one another" Sire laid him down.
and picked up the boa The snake MAS So
heavy the CAPTAIN mad 20 hello her If, him
~. Sse wound him around her NIX f,as,
c0>e. bat the huge body nearly HID her
fase. The coils wrappsd themselves about
her rex her shoulders and her thighs
ar|I tn swaying head lifted Itself above her
hair.
$50 how my boy loves me-" exclaimed
madame The snake put ifs head under
her 0rTn. Madame was staggering with the
weight Snakes are ruiqunferz;ocH d" she
gasTfsf f'Thev are Tho r1oet 1acctiorat =
~ animals. They make such delightful
hotgS. ssetsi Suea lcvirE reptiles they are
Any woman might fes' g,roalf 20 oxn such
r boa "a rnlns It, would follow her about
the house IN N" day fiue and curl tip rss,tr
her pillow ~ night See now he Loves rne
So him See him.
TIE servants ast small tea9 waa roy ing
up and down. shooting o3gt the auJrerfax
ffsi. forks4 so-E1ie in most arectionate
rsarne~
'tffe lows me-" said madame with DO
light '9%Sauae care soT him ard e~sss}lse
: have been w5ts him @o long f4ei Rim
and hathe rim and keep him cis-an-'
"EatAi hlm' H0w ~ y01 lathe hir. s''
Ten HIM JAZZ gasTei raadame laugh
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
MADAME WITH HER SNAKES,
4 Chat With Ihsrmer About Her
Pet. and Their ways.

Madame Fzova> ta~ snake caarner. s-at
r. her gold snaueisa costume 5a her guar
tr-s a. tha Haxenhes>k Zoo Aa1 4js,tasse3
ne- Nay AZ living The snakes anf the
housekeeping occupied Der MINIS after
ia s}g<
The xrsp e ths Boa begins sGss a geot
shove me tail ana-aew you rnn<fnt mind
tAe soor. Us h&Fe / srow. Esls vsTe Eo-
'ng ~ have q Bsse rev Csrpset sccn. J&es
an Teen y0u may conne 70 ses ~ when
veu p.sase~
The grgp - he tos begins {gst as=7va
80 tas. As yea were saying" sagSss :
yAa reporter
or. x-s fefFnt. The grip - tne hoa
S@Egas $50 atove ne e@s - ths tab jslst
s foot above. FIe sasteus ta.s cn my fsos9y-
II - Chase - c~u<n Ire Ne HoJid thsD
tArow c2E. after cell asegnt TIE bke :
uhlrj ~ sTe~s3 I Noai1 " het3 So faSs |
s7u47 70. vss-s.a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13

To xasz SRe ;a4s wcust Oh ITS Gt1}s fa1
gvrf T1ats wssTe ths diamond eovs5 ~
me yesterday He's aEgg a Ntt5e fellow.
hssf Res stronx - steel Sna ~ F=s1es narS.
Hes 10; yeaeszs2.ss though TIE oEaIy ven
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You're neva. sure Ct a RATHER" said the
captain again from behind his curtains.
you cut ont his fangs. but they grow il
again ingide Of a fortnight. It's never safe
with him. Hes treacherous. He's game
Hes always fighter.
Tie serpent continued madame. lis
not half as bad as people think he is. I'll
just show you something. Maynt |. jack
Mayn't / get the snakes our again.
She ran out OF the door and across the
big saxsiuxt ha!l To the STA Ike box. II stood
just below the olg Gagged arena at the south
end oi the nall, X was = big box with a
heavy lid and was filed with warm. thick
blankets Under the box vas a tank OF
water kept hot BY lamp at the bottom.
Madame lifted the HI and peered into the
box Only a thick roll Of blankets was 70
be seen She removed the roll taking the
blankets out ard laying Them on the floor
Presently she gave a sign and the captain
and the reporter approached and stared INFO
the box. In the bottom was great mass %
knottei and tangled reptiles OF all kinds
Cuban igJIarxas. ella monsters. diamond CO.
raj snakes. coach snakes. garter snakes
and under them all were the huge. giIs-
tening trunks Of the anaconda and a boa
constructor. The reptiles moved. The cleo
trio lights above shone down on their spar
king eyes and dry scales Madame put her
hand down into the mass Of bodies and With
some difficulty untangled a diamond coral
snake she then held him al arms length
just behind his head with her thumb and
forefinger. Instantly the tail whipped
round and round her wrist until sho wore
bracelet of black and yellow coils
My how he Squeezes. How strong he Is.
He's ike cord bound tight around my
arm"
She held him under the face Of the re-
porter.
Now lust try 70 put your thumb under
his coils
TIE reporter tried He could feel the
muscles tighten like steel ban,ls Mad
ame's hand was growing blue and she was
obliged % 1nwrap the snake beginning
with The tail. She laid him DOWN ar last
sqilrnling and struggling. into the boy and
picked mp the ella monster with his ne's
biy hack and 1Iis beautifully notified skin
Of pink and bIack-it looked Ike reuge
ard black in the falae light
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
The WEATHER
Office of Station Agent,
Forecast for Alabama

Washington, December 1.-Forecast for
| Alabama: Fair Saturday; cooler in north
| ern portions; fresh westerly winds, dimin-
| fishing in force; Sunday fair.
ton committee, stated that number of
| complaints against the railroads had been
filed with his committee, and that same
had been tabulated and forwarded to the
state railroad commission.
He read a letter from President James
Crook, of the railroad commission, in which
the latter stated that the commission would
meet in Montgomery next Monday and
would then be ready to take up the matter
of complaints. Captain Crook suggested
that specific charges be made against the
different roads. but the committee did not
deem this necessary, as the complaints filed
with them a~e not directed against any
particular road.
subcommittee will go to Montgomery
next week to properly present the matter to
the railroad COMMISSIONS
President Anderson introduced Messrs.
Wood and Dickinson, who are figuring on
the establishment of a wood working plant
to manufacture sash, doors, blinds and in
terror finishlngs. They have decided to put
in the plant If they can secure a suitable lot
at reasonable price. All they ask of the
Commercial club is to use its influence in
securing such q lot. They will invest $780,
600 and employ fifty men. 1t would be first
class in every particular. A lot 2OOx40O will
be required, and it must be on railroad
and close to the city.
On motion of Mr. Rhodes the good Offices
of the club were rendered the gentlemen in
their efforts to locate the plant.
The Reformatory school
r. n. Rhodes, chairman of the special
committee appointed to raise $1,000 for the
reformatory school to be located at East
Lake reported that the committee had sue
ceeded in securing subscriptions to the
amount of $500, or $40 more than was ask
ed for.
b. Steiner offered resolution calling on
the representatives in congress from Ala
bama to support the bill authorizing the
landing of the cable of the Commercial
cable in Cuba. The resolution was adopted
and the secretary instructed to forward
copies of same to the Alabama congress-
men.
b. Steiner offered a motion authorizing
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
MEETING OF The
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Several important Matters Up
For Consideration
THE SESSION WAS SHORT
More Than Three Thousand Dollars
Raised For Boys Industrial School
Col. A. K Mcclure ofPhila-
delphia to Be Honored
THE SESSION WAS SHORT

The regular meeting of the Commercial
club was held yesterday afternoon, and al
though the session lasted only twenty-five
minutes, in that short time some important
business was transacted.
The committee appointed to raise $1,000
for the Boys Industrial school at East
Lake reported having secured subscriptions
for more than that amount
Messrs. Wood and Dickinson addressed
the club i'm the interest of a woodworking
plant.
The board of directors met at $3.50 o'clock
and elected the following new members:
w. F. Dickinson, w. FRYE Tebbetts Eli
gene ]. Jacobs and N. A. Richards.
President Anderson's Report
In calling the meeting to order President
f. Y. Anderson submitted the following re-
port:
ITO the Members of the Commercial Club:
desire to congratulate the Commercial
club on the success of Its committee an
pointed to raise $1,000 to locate, near East
Lake, the Alabama Industrial school for
the benefit of hayward orphans and help.
less children. This committee, composed
OF General Rufus N. Rhodes, Mr. Robert
Jemison, Mr.. o. Steiner, Mr.. M V. joseph
and Mr.. b. B. Conner, has succeeded in
three days work in raising the desired
amount. The state having appropriated as
beginning for the buildings 50, 500 it be-
came necessary to procure the land upon
which these buildings are to be erected
nence the importance of some one gettins
the purchase money, and it is this good
work uhe club has so successfully accom-
plished through its committee
1.-THE object of this school being for the
retaining of wayward boys, separating
them from association with criminals, fill
ing them with moral instincts and teach
ing each trade, so as to make them all
Dread-Wfnners and useful citizens makes
this institution worthy the support of every
man having the interest of the community
at heart.
The honor of inaugurating this great
charity rests upon board of ladies repre-
semting different parts of the state, at the
head of which is that noble woman and
true philanthropist, Mrs. R. d. Johnston.
IF this should he the only work success
fully carried out by the Commercial club
during my administration, 1 would still
feel that the club had been great success.
had been amply repaid and had done much
for the ubpuilding of this district But 1t
has already added many other benefits to
the city and suburbs, and the end is not
yet"
Major Anderson was also member of
this special committee.
W. N. Malone, chairman of the manufac-
turing committee, stated that his commit
tee had raised the necessary amount for
the Dimmick pipe plant site at North Bir-
mingham and for defraying Mr. Van
HOSES expenses to the east in the interest
of the VanHoose canal
Complaints gafnst Railroads
w. H. Kettig, chairman of the transporta-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
USED DYNAMITE
To Rid the Neighborhood of Tie
Cutters"

A rumor to the effect that an attempt to
blow up house four miles in the woods
from the Lewisburg mines, and occupied by
fifteen or sixteen negroes, comes from Mary
Lee.
Elmer Woodall, a resident of Avondale,
has the contract of furnishing ties to the
Birmingham Belt Railway company, and
has been getting out ties, employing large
force of men in the task, in the neighbour
hood of Mary Lee mines. 1t is suggested
that the people residing in the vicinity of
this place. Directing to tiles being cut there,
adopted the method of firing into the house.
thus frightening the inmates away, and so
stopping any more ties from being cut. The
house was shattered by the explosion. but
none of the negroes were hurt
The matter is in the hands of the authors
ties.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
THE RAINBOW
OF THE FUNERAL
Shall Bend Above the Sad Pa
geant of Today.
BRIDE OF YESTERMONTH
Will Be Borne to Her Little Six Feet of
Earth at Noontime of
a Day That
is Sad.

"On the hillside over yonder," phrase
that spells grief to ten thousand hearts,
Mrs. Susie Martin Morris will be laid to
rest at noontime of this day. 1t will be
funeral time for this valley, somewhat like
unto another funeral time that came eig'h-
teen months ago, the which stirred every
heart in the valley, and which shall not
be forgot.
The story has been already told of the
passing of the fair young mother. 1t is
not meet that it be repeated here. 1t is
meet only that them that bow in a name
less sympathy for them that are PROSTATE
in a sorrow that may not be expressed or
appeased may bend before the funeral
plumes. This world of ours pauses as this
sad procession passes, but this poor little,
fearful world is impotent to give sooth
to hearts that ache. The vast wealth of
human sympathy may not give pause to
the vast sum of human sorrow. Only this:
it may give some note of cheer, if there
be room for cheerful giving in the prov-
dence of God.
The bride of the yestermonths is borne
ere noontime to her little six feet of earth
upon the hillside lover yonder." There is
nothing that can come to any of us upon
this eartn so tenderly, touchingly, nobly
appealing as the death of a young mother
iAe young mother is the worlds hope. and
US the promise of the Infinite.
The bells shall sound their dirge this
morning, and the long train shall form IT.
self in line for that little space of Gods
earth; thousand hearts shall be sad, and
nope shall die in the souls of them that
love. White ribbons shall float as banners
of grief and them that marched to the altar
with her who now sleeps shall bear the pail
and wear white flowers, emblems of that
beautiful life gone to God: but over and
above all is the rainbow of promise which
none may misunderstood.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Lewis Cole
man Morris will take place from the church
of St. Mary s-on-the- Highlands at IL
clock this forenoon the Rev. DR.. o. p
Fitzsimmons officiating.
The pall-bearers will be them that acted
as groomsmen at the marriage of her who
is fallen asleep. That is to say, the Messrs.
E. A. DeFuniak, F. f. Ellis, John
Means Paschal Shook, Thomas B. Paine,
Ross C. Smith, Dan A. Rogan.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
JASPER ALDERMEN
CALLED INTO COURT
Interesting Case Growing Out of
a Municipal Election
A CONTESTING DELEGATION
Mistake in Date of Selecting City Faith
ers Brought About the Result
Judge Coleman Called to
Straighten Matters

An interesting case from Jasper was
taken up in the circuit court yesterday,
in the form-of a mandamus proceeding
The case grew out of the city election
Reid there October 9, four of the aldermen
elected at that time joining in a petition
to Judge Coleman to require the old board
to canvass the votes of the said election.
Through some mistake the city election
which is required to be held on the first
Monday in September was ordered for Sep
tember u, which was on a Tuesday. At
this election the following ticket was
elected:
Mayor-G. II. Cutlery.
Aldermen-E. w. Coleman, j. M. Gran
ford, r. l.. Little, J. 8. Freeman, b. NJ.
ORear.
Finding that the election had been held
on the wrong date another election was
ordered for October g. at which the fol-
living ticket was successful:
Mayor-G. II. Cutlery.
Aldermen-J. NJ. Crawford, j. s. Free
man, DIR. A. M. Stovall, w. NJ. White ].
B. Hughes.
The board elected in September refused
to canvass the returns of The October cleo
ton stating as their reason therefor the
fact that three candidates of the last cleo
ton were members of the board and that
they were disqualified from participating in
a canvass of the votes.
In the meantime, the board elected in
September continued to meet and transact
such business as was necessary for the
running of the city.
Failing in their efforts to secure a can
vass of the votes, the new members elected
in October appealed to the courts to force
a count. -
The case came up before Judge Coleman
yesterday morning. and at noon went over
until today to await the arrival of wit
nesses from Jasper.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
READING ROOM
Will Be Established By the Bricklayers'
Union

The Bricklayers' Union has decided to
keep dts hall in Twentieth street, between
First and Second avenues, over Patton's
drug store, open every day from o'clock
in the morning until o'clock p. m. for the
benefit of its members and their friends
All of the Birmingham newspapers have
been subscribed to, and these, as well, as
out-of-town papers. magazines and other
periodicals. win be found there for the
pleasure and delectation Of visitors. This
is undoubtedly a wise move on the part of
the Bricklayers Union, for besides the in
calculable advantages to be derived from
well regulated reading room. the benefits
obtained by a friendly exchange of ideas
on the part of the members and friends
thus thrown together can hardly be over
estimated.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
STATE FEDERATION Or LABOR
Movement Meeting With Much Encoul'
agement

The committee appointed by the Trades
Council in the interest of a state fedora
tion is receiving satisfactory encoura ge-
ment from the different sections of the
state; and it is expected that by the first
OF the year the officers of the federation
will be in good working order.
The labor organizations in this dis rict
are preparing matters now which will en-
able their delegate to easily give in his
report at the meeting of uae American
Federation of Labor, which meets at De-
troit on the 11th of December. j. H. Leith
who has been chosen as the representative
of the Trades Council, was formerly presi-
dent of the council and is a man who is
generally popular
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02

report to the next meeting a plan for a
big celebration next March complimentary
to Colonel A. X. Mcclure, the distinguished
Philadelphia editor. who will at that time
visit Birmingham. Mr.. Steiner in Offering
his motion suggested that one of the parks
of the city be named for Colonel Mcclure.
and that the colonel he requested to plant
tree in it, The motion was adopted, and
the chair appointed on the committee B.
Steiner, T. Fl. Motion, Mayor w. M Dren-
men, s. E. Thompson, Charles Irwin.
There being no further business the meet-
ing adjourned. !
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
B'NAI BIRTH DAY.
Rabbi Schonfarber of Mobile viii De-
liver an Address.

The invitation of the B'nai Birth extend
ed to Rabbi +. Schonfarber. for twelve
years distinguished rabbi in Baltimore.
but now of Mobile, to deliver an address at
Temple Emanuel on Sunday night. Decem-
Der TO- has been accepted. This one day Is
set apart each year as B'nai Birth day,
the invited rabbi usually making an address
in the eveniRs. Rabbi scsonfsrber is >
man of profound learning. with reputa-
ton for efoquence and known as a charm-
dng and fascinating speaker.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
Sad n, Tvs For Editor Hin

L. P. HILL editor of the Ensley Enter
prise, yesterday afternoon received a tele-
gram announcing the tragic death of his
brother, Haywood Hill, in Louisiana.
Mr.. Hills brother was superintendent of
a sugar mill on large planta ton near
Hammond, La, and while working in the
mill yesterday he in some manner got
caught by the machinery, sustaining in
juries that resulted in his death in a short
time.
Mr. Hill left last night for Louisiana to
attend the funeral.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
Southern Railway Earnings

The Southern Railway company reports
gross earnings for the third week in No
vember of $663,5SO, an increase of $50, 1853
compared with the corresponding week a
year ago.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
Bank Clearings

= Bank clearances for the month of No
vember were 5000. 794.61, compared with
1928 SLABS for the month of November.
1898. This is an increase of 1920, 9SO.SS.
For the week ending yesterday the clear
ances were $S92, 690.41. For the correspond
ing week in 1898 they were 536037.12, show
ing an increase for this year of $55s.65a q.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02

Many lowpriced imitation baking powders upon the
ket These made with alum, and should be
avoid them alum poison to be taken in the food
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02
Lumber Rates Advanced

On January l, 1900, an advance of cent
per hundred on lumber from southern
points to points north of the Ohio river will
go into effect. The present rate from
points in Alabama north of Montgomery
to Ohio river points Is % cents per hum
dred, and from points south of Montgom-
cry "a cents. The new rate will be %
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-02

Washington, December 1.-Forecast for
Alabama: Fair Saturday; cooler in north
ern portions; fresh westerly winds, dimin-
fishing in force; Sunday fair.