The age-herald., 1899-09-20
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the United States senate to succeed Senator Morgan. This unexpected action on the part of the former governor was very gen. eraily and freely discussed as to its bear ing on the existing political situation and it's probable and possible results. It con- stitutes an element that had not been reck- oned with, and is a surprise, not to say sensation. Politicians are unable at the moment to perceive what General Oates is relying upon; it having been very generally accepted that the contest for the senator ship would be confined to Senator Morgan and Governor Johnston. A vague hint was sent out from Montgomery a fortnight ago that there might be anther candidate, pos sibly more. That hint now finds public justification. It is quite true that Gov ernor Johnston has never publicly de- clared himself to be candidate for the senate; but the entire state accepts him as such and his friends everywhere are advocating his cause.
 With but two candidates out, the matter of the senatorshlp would have been prac- tically settled by the primary elections; out the situation is now changed.
 
 That element of southern population which is representative of the south of other days loses another of it's members by the death of Mrs. Jeremiah Clemens. of Huntsville. Mrs. Clemens was the widow of Jeremiah Clemens, who represented Ala bama in the United States senate from No- vember, 1S49, to March, 1853. Clemens was man of considerable ability and of more than ordinary literary culture. He wrote several novels, which were extensively read when they were first published; but the books have been long forgotten. The good county of Madison has been the mother of United States senators for Alabama The Madisonians who were senators at various times during the first forty years of the states history were Jeremiah Clemens, Clement Claiborne Clay Clement Conner Clay, John Williams Walker, Henry Cham bers, Gabriel Moore and William Kelly. Walker was one of the first two senator's; William Rufus King, of Dallas, being the other. The last of the Madison senators was Clement Claiborne Clay, who resigned in January, 1S61 Out of twenty-six senators for Alabama, Madison has furnished seven It is interesting to note that seven Ala bamians who had the honor of the gov
 
 elected senators.
 "Richard Croker and Lorillard have made the American horse very familiar on the English race course since Lorillard's lroquois, then a three-year- won the Derby, the Prince of Wales Stakes, the St. Leger, and other great events of the English turf seventeen years ago." said lover of fine horses. ''Iroquois' death at the age of twenty-one recalls the time when ne astounded Englishmen and de- lighted Americans by winning the Derby, the blue ribbon of the English turf as that race is proudly called. The Derby draws greater crowds than any other turf event in the world I was present at Epson downs which is about twelve miles from London, when the Prince of Wales's horse Persim- mon won the Derby in 1896, and saw the prince lead the winner in after the victory. It was estimated that the race was wit messed by million people, and l never observed any other scene of such wild en- thusiasm. Engishmen did not understand the horses name; most of them believing that it came from his sire, thus per Simon. They were astonished to learn that it was the Virginia Indian name for a fruit that grew wild in America MT. Lorillard sold Ioquois many years ago to General Jack son for $25 600, and the horse was taken to the famous Belle Meade farm, near Nash vile, where he died"
 "The persons who caused the disturbance at Peck, Florida, did not show any hostil
 ty towards me or my fellow-inspector per w Bass, referring to the recent riotous pro- ceedings that grew out of the appointment of a negro postmaster for the obscure Floridian village. "The widely circulated story that we were beseged there for two days and were not allowed to get away was erroneous We went to Peck in trap driven by negro. The driver started on nis return to the raiload station, leaving us to do our work. As he was leaving he was stopped by the mob and warned not to come back for us. This frightened him, and he dared not show himself at Peck again. Thus we were left there without any conveyance to take Us away. There is only one store at Peck, and its stock is very limited and poor. The pay of the postoffice amounts to but $2.25 a quarter. Two other offices are within reasonable distance and there Is really no necessity for an office at Peck. So we discontinued the office that caused the trouble. These are facts about the small matter to which the newspapers gave such great amount of space
 "The large and beautiful California peaches on sale at the fruit stands for five cents apiece sell in California at five cents a dozen" said Colonel Robert Mckee, who spent two summers in the California fruit growing districts. Bartlett pears sell also at five cents dozen, and apricots at five cents for three dozen. Other fruit sells in proportion. Frequently the fruit market in San Francisco becomes glutted, especially on Saturdays, and after supplying the hos pitals free, great quantities of fruit are dumped into the bay by direction of the inspectors. The cause of the dearness Of California fruit in our markets here is the excessive cost of transportation. Fruit fa ct do nf