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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
THREE STUDENTS ARRESTED
Charged With Disturbing Public Wor-
ship-One Had a Gun

The three students from Owenton college
who were arrested a few days ago for dis
turbing public worship at Sixteenth street
and Fourth avenue were arraigned before
Judge Feagin yesterday afternoon and re-
leased.
One of them, Mr.. Redding, was fined 500
for carrying concealed weapons and was
given a singing rebuke by Judge Feagin.
The other two, Messers, White and Bran
don, were dismissed. No one could iden-
tify the young men as being the same ones
who created CONSERVATION in the negro
church and they were acquitted on the
charge of disturbing public worship.
1t appears that the young men had got
ten a little cover Joyful and began throw
ing stones and firing pistols near the
church on the corner of Sixteenth street
and Fourth avenue. The negroes became
alarmed and sent for an officer, The three
young men were arrested and made bond
to appear before Judge Feagin yesterday
afternoon. The negro ministers were sum-
moned as witnesses, but though they were
of the opinion that the three defendants
were the guilty persons they could not
swear positively as to their identity. The
boys were accordingly released.
A revolver was found on the person of
Redding and he was fined $50 for carrying
concealed weapons.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
Suspected of Highway Robbery

Henry Walker, another negro suspected
with having been implicated in the highway
robbery at Smithfield, was, arrested by Off
GERS Mcknight and Disheroon last night.
The negro, who was robbed and badly
beaten, claims that there were three men
who held him up. One of them was ar
rested Wednesday. He said that one of the
men was "one-armed." Henry Walker,
the man arrested, is lone armed and bears
bad reputation. The police have been
after him for several days, but were I'M
able to locate him until yesterday. A tele-
phone message was sent to the depart
ment saying that Walker had been seen
in Knightons quarters. Officer Mcknight
rode to the place and found him. He was
lodged in Jail with a charge of highway
robbery lodged against him.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
RADFORD'S RESIGNATION
President of Railroad Mems Politica
Club Moves from City

President w. B. Radford of the Railroad
Mems Political club has rendered his resig-
nation to the executive committee and a
meeting will probably be held in the next
few days to fill the vacancy.
In his letter to the committee Mr.. Rad
ford states that his resignation is made
necessary by his removal from the city.
He recommends that Major w. A. Moody,
manager of the Alabama Car Service as
ISOLATION, be elected as his successor and
if Major Moody will allow his name to go
before the organization it Is probable that
no other nominations will be made and he
will be elected unanimously.
Mr.. Radford was one of the leading spir-
its in the organization which as the name
implies is composed exclusively of railroad
men who are bound together to protect and
further their political rights.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29

The house of Mr.. Mclaughlin, $50 Twen-
ty-frst street, was burglarized early yes
terday morning. No one was in the house
at the time but an old negro woman who
lives in the yard discovered that the house
had been broken into and sent for an Off
GER Mounted Officer Mcknight answered
the call and found that one of the blinds
had been pried open and that the burglars
had thoroughly ransacked the house.
Nothing was missing except few articles
of wearing apparel. A pair of shears were
used to pry open the blinds and a pane of
glass was broken. Mr.. Mcknight is of the
opinion that the burglar was a woman.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
The Carriage Drove Up
The Bird Had Flown

When the family awoke yesterday morn
ing the elopement was discovered and while
nothing definite could be learned it is sup
posed that the couple boarded an early
train at a nearby station and went to Mis-
sissippl where they were probably married.
Mr. Sharit, the father of the capriciouS
young woman was in the city yesterday
and while he appeared somewhat put out
by the turn affairs had taken, he loosely
remarked that it was not necessary for
Hinton to steal his daughter as he woul
have given her to him as willingly as to
Virgins if he had only asked him and
Ruth was willing.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29

Charley Diamond, a negro, was arrested
by officer Hamilton yesterday for having
burglarlzed the saloon of ]. f. Moseley,
Twenty-second street and First avenue.
The saloon was broken into several days
ago and several articles stolen. 1t was
suspected that Charley Diamond did tine
work. but he could not be found until yes
terday, when he was arrested by Officer
Hamilton. The police claim to have good
case against the negro. He will be tried
before Judge Feagin this morning.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
Struck by Fire Chiefs Wagon

Fred Cont, a white man 30 years old,
while riding a bicycle was run over by
Chief Mullen's buggy Wednesday night and
seriously injured. Both of his legs are
badly crushed and his friends say amputa-
ton may be necessary. Cont was riding
across Twentieth street at Avenue E just
after the fire had broken out in a tenement
house in Avenue II. AS he turned the cor
ner he was struck by the chief of the fire
departments buggy and fell under the
wheels.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
uoe,ingof Carpenters, Union

A meeting of the Carpenters union will
be held in Brfeklayer's hall tonight and all
matters concerning the strike will be final
lv arranged. The action of the conference
will be Endorsed and such other business
as is necessary to a final settlement OF the
past trouble will be transacted
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
PLAYED TWO ROLES
And BROKE A HEART
CapriciouS Young Miss Sharit
Fooled Her FianCee.
EL0PED WITH HER LOVER
Walter Virgins Had Purchased the
License, the Wedding Cake Was
Baked, But His Sweetheart
Chose Sam Hilton

That there's many a slip twiXt the cup
and the lip" has been foreibly impressed
upon Walter Virgins, an Industrious
young miner of New Castle who awoke
yesterday to find that his brde-to-be had
eloped with another man on the eve of his
wedding.
Young Virgins was engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Ruth sharit, the pretty II
year-old daughter of Ben. T. Sharit, a
prosperous farmer who resides on the Ten
nessee road about six miles from this city.
Yesterday was named as the happy day
and invitations were sent out to their
numerous friends to be present at the
Sharit residence to witness the ceremony
and partake of the wedding feast
In accordance with previously arranged
plans Mr.. Sharit, the father of the pros
pective bride, came to the city on We'd
nesday afternoon and obtained a license
authorizing the marriage of his pretty
daughter to Virgins. at the same time
giving his consent to the marriage, which
was necessary inasmuch as the young lady
was under age.
a Meaning Laugh
Armed with the sanction of the law he
returned to his home to find the ardent
young lovers together When the license
was displayed it is now remembered that
the young lady gave a hearty laugh which
at the time attracted no special attention,
as joy was the ruling passion in the house.
hold
The evening was spent in discussing the
approaching nuptials and when young Wig
gins took his departure he little dreamed
that the heart in the breast of his winsome
sweetheart beat stronger for another than
for himself.
Preparatory to the ordeals of the NOR
row the inmates of the Shart home re-
tied to rest and soon the little cottage
was wrapped in peaceful stiffness.
There was one, however, who did not
seek the comforts of Morpheus and as the
young moon rose and shed her mellow light
over the sleeping world a grlsh figure
could be seen moving cautiously about one
of the rooms which opened on the porch.
After a time she seated herself at the WIN
dow and like Juliet watched for the COM
ing of her Romeo.
The Carriage Drove Up
About II o'clock a carriage drove up to
the gate and Sam Hilton a tenant of her
fathers alighted and approached the
house. In a moment the door was softly
opened and Miss Sharit who had previously
been informed of the arrangement cautious
ly left the house and entered the carriage
with Hilton. The lash was applied to the
horses and the carriage was soon lost to
view.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF.

James A. Downey is a candidate for sher-
if of Jefferson county, subject to the ac-
ton of the democratic party. 9-1S-6
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
Fifteen dollars in prizes

Fifteen dollars in prizes
will be awarded to the two
ladies giving the most COM
plete list of drugs, patent med
icines, toilet articles and
domestic remedies that are
apt to be req uired during the
year; this list can either be
made up from personal OBJ
servation or from one of our
catalogues, which can be OBJ
tanned from Messrs. Venable
g. Matthews, corner LIST avenue
ana Goth street, our future
stand. Ten-dollar prize will
be awarded to lady having the
best list, and five dollars to
lady having second best list.
Address Jacobs Pharmacy
Co.. Atlanta, Ga. All answers
to be in by 5th of October.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29

Andrew W. Burgin. candidate for sheriff
of Jefferson county, subject to action of
democratic party.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-29
Morgan Always Wrong

Mr. White is evidently not a lover of
Senator Morgan. Concerning the Alabama
senator he said:
Senator Morgan has the reputation in
the north of being always wrong and
think he deserves the criticism. l am in
hopes he will be retired from his place.
Even on the Nicaraguan canal question he
is wrong. The people of Panama have Of
fered us a canal that will serve the same
purpose at much less cost. Why should We
then advocate the Nicaraguan canal at an
enormous expenditure when the Panama
canal will serve the same purpose"
Editor White is native of New Hamp-
shire and was born and reared just across
the Connecticut river from Admiral
Dewey's birthplace.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
THE DEATH OF JAMES r. ROSS.
He Had Been In the Service Of the
Texas & Pacific For Twelve
Years Buried at Big Springs.

Brakeman James r. Ross, of the
Texas 81 Pacific, who died from the eff
fects of the injuries he received while
coupling care at Midland, Texas, early
Saturday morning, had been in the en-
ploy of that company for the past
twelve years and was considered q
faithful and efficient workman.
In the year 1889 he was married to
Miss Mary Robinson at Big Springs,
Texas, and he has resided there ever
since.
He was a member .of the Christian
church and q sincere worker. He was
also a member of the uniform rank X.
of P, and stood high in the estim alton
of his lodge brothers.
The deceased came to FL Paso last
week and took his mother in-law to
Big Springs where she was visiting her
daughter at the time the fatal accident
happened. A special train was made
up Immediately upon the arrival OF the
news Of the accident and the sorrow1ng
wife, In company with her mother,
were hurried to the scene OF the acct
dent. The best time possible was
made. out Mr.. Ross bad died before
they arrived.
His remains we're taken to Big
Springs and there buried. He leaves
wife and four children among those
who mourn his loss.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
Wonder of the 18th Century.

DR.. Lady Lenore, of Atlanta, Ga,
has arrived in your city. Consult her
on all affairs of life, for she is a thor.
oughly developed clairvoyant and
palmist. Your life to her is an open
book and no matter what your trouble
may be she can help you. No heart
so sad. no home so dreary but she can
tighten the gloom. Adjusts family
troubles, removes evil Influences, and
reunites separated lovers. Locates
lost or stolen articles, buried treasures,
absent friends and treats all diseases
Female diseases a specially. Can cure
all blemishes of the skin. DR.. Lenore
positively must not be classed with the
great army of humbugs and impostors
who infest every city. Can furnis b
the best of references as to honesty
aud ability. Come and be convinced
of her wonderful power. Hours 8 a.
m. to 9 p. m. Office 400! Ell Paso St.
Hotel Glenmore.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17

about mid uight the tarantulas crawl
| out of tn cir hidden places and go out
in search of food.
Yardmaster Scott, of the G. n. laid
off Saturday and Sam Galladay was
filling the position.
Chas.:Newberry, the car repairer at
Sanderson for the @. 81. & S. A, has
com pleted his wedding tour and re-
reported for work.
The G. 81. & S. A. hose team will
have q practice run this evening at Z
O'Clock If the ground is not too wet.
|.All are requested to be on hand
promptly at the hour mentioned.
Yesterday a special was run over the
Santa Fe from here to Rincon, N. M. :,
carrying DR.. Turner. Mrs. Fred Johns,
wife of the rOadmaster of that line, was
taken seriously i'll and DR.. Turner was
fastened to there to furnish all the as
sistsnce needed.
An:ex-conductor had a rather excit-
ing experience at the st. George hotel
the other night. Itwas unusually warm
and he moved as close to the window as
possible to sleep. In rolling around in
his slumbers he fell out of the window
and awoke while travelling through
space. He struck the awning, and from
with only few scratches. During all
of his tumbling around he never let
loose of the pillow on which his head
was resting before he fell. 1t was q
lucky drop.
When the passenger train from the
east over the @. II. & S. A. pulled into
the depot yesterday green looking
individual got off and started for the
city. He was confronted by q dozen
hotel rustlers, all pleading for him to
go to the hotel they represented. AT
ter looking them over thoroughly the
stranger said: "There's heap of you
boys and no matter how bad I would
like to accommodate you 1 could not
do it. 1 can only go to one hotel at
time" After studying the matter
over he got into hack and was driven
to a restaurant.
Carl Ennis, chief clerk of the Santa
Fe, who created such sensation
while going to the E. P. & N. E. depot
last Tuesday with his big grip, return
ed Saturday evening and was met at
the train by Geo. Ogden, who was
thoughtful enough to carry an air
pump. After brief consultation it
was decided not to initiate the big grip
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
LINK AND PIN.

train stopped suddenly and the news
reached them that train robbers were
in 'front.' Talk about the women being
weak; why, they were gamer than some
OF the men, and the way they proceed
ed to hide their evalusbles was ludi-
crous. Only didn't have time to laugh
anthem. 1 was busy along the same.line
myself. But some of these men had
Mysteries and turned white as sheets.
All the stories they had ever read of
western outrages came into their
minds at once, l guess. One poor fell
low-I guess he was sick, he looked it
was reading the life and deeds Of
Frank and Jesse James that had just
sold him, Well, you should have seen
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
Southern Railway.

The summer homes in the noun
tains of Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia and Tennessee are reached
with SO much ease and quick time that
they are more popular than ever. The
rates for board have beer made so very
reasonable that it is cheaper than re-
naming at home. You can secure any
desired altitude from two to ten thous-
and feet. For map folders, circulars,
summer homes" booklet, or other in
formation, please address j. G. An
drews, Southwestern passenger agent,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
BANDITS TOOK THE TRAIN.
TWO We're on Board and Others
Waiting With Horses.

The hold-up of the Colorado & South
ern train at Folsom, N. NJ, eighty
miles south of Trinidad, Tuesday night
was a well-planned affair, says specia
dispatch to the Denver Republican
AS the train neared the point of the
nuiG-uU, two men wLo had posed q:
pssseu gers crawled over the tender OF
the engine aud ordered the engineer &c
stop the train.
AS the command was backed with
guns, the engineer did as he was told.
Two men then appeared on the ground
evidently being in waiting with horses,
and while their comrades kept the
engineer and other trainmen covered
with guns, demanded admission to the
express car. Messenger Scott refused
to let them in until they had perforated
the car with bullets. While they were
doing this the messenger had removed
all:valuab!es from the safe.
After getting inside the robbers dy-
namited the safe. The car was badly
wrecked and the safe totally dem olish-
ed. but the robbers did not secure any
thing. 1t took more than an hour to
complete the JOB, and during that time
several shots were exchanged between
the robbers and Sheriff higgins, of
Chaves county, New Mexico. who was
q passenger on the train. No one was
hurt, however, and the passengers
were not molested.
Three posses are in pursuit of the
robbers, and it is expected that they
will be apprehended.
Charles Hobbs. news agent on the
Colorado g. Southern, who Eclaims to
have been on the train, says:
Twelve hours ago 1 was the worst
scared fellow in the United States.
haven't fully recovered from the fright
yet, but l guess am in better shape
than some of those passengers who
were aboard the Colorado & Southern
when she was held up. They were a
scared bunch, L can tell you, when the
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
that guy. 1t was worse'n a circus to

| that guy. 1t was worse'n q circus to
see him chasing up and down the car
yelling for help, and throwing his
| watch, smoney, rkeys and pocket
book in every direction. He finally hid
his head in seat cushion and remain
ed there until after the whole thing
| was over.
"Along about midnight the train
suddenly stopped. 1 know the road as
| well as the average vagrant does the
trip from Schenectady to Troy, and
knew there was no station there. l
wondered what the trouble was and
threw on my coat and walked to the
platform of my car. l started to step
to the ground when a gentle wierd
voice from the darkness commanded
me to halt, and suggested IN a feeling
tone that l had better return to find
out why the train had stopped.
thought the matter over about a Sec
and and decided that the night air was
bad for me and strolled leisurely into
the coach. Immediately thought Of
the welfare OF my fellow passengers,
and warned them all Of their danger.
The greatest excitement prevailed
throughout the car when 1t was known
that the train was being held up and
robbed. Watches and pocket-books
came into view from all sides and
were placed carefully in hats, under
seats and in every place where the rob-
bers would naturally look In a case of
this sort.
During the height ofthe excitement
loud report was heard at the head of
the train and we all thought our time
had come. However, we were saved
from further nervous shocks by the
fireman of the train, who, soon after
the report, came running back and
stated that it was all over, and that the
robbers had fled, satisfied with the
contents of the express safe. The wat
ches and pocketbooks again came from
their hiding places, Except
one purse, whose owner
had forgotten where she conceal
ed it during the excitement. A dilig-
ent search of the whole car was made
by the passengers and finally the purse
was found lying safely at the top of the
car in one of the gas globes"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
HEADED FOR NEW MEXICO.
The Rock Island Road To Build
Across Northern Texas-ArtiCIes
OF Incorporation Filed In Okla

Articles of incorporation for the
Wasbita Valley railway company have
been filed with Territorial Secretary
Jenkins, of Oklahoma. The new compa-
nv proposes to build line o. road from
some point on the Chickasaw branch
Of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Texas, north and west
through the counties OF Washits,
Custer and Mills, in Oklahoma:
tpence northerly and westerly to some
terminal, with an estimated length in
Oslehoms of 100 miles. The princi-
pal place of business is TO be at Cloud
Chief. Okla. The capital stock Is
500, 900. The directors and officers
are: F.. T. Cook, president: j. II. Dali
ton, vice president; w. Fl. Dean, treas
urer; w. q. II. Crawford, secretary:
II. N. Berry, general attorney, all OF
Cloud Chief.
This road is headed for Amarillo,
Roswell aud the White Oaks country.
Exchange.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17

Paso Steam Laundry, Phone Al
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17

Chas.:Newberry, the car repairer at
Sanderson for the @. II. & S. A, has
com pleted his wedding tour and re-
reported for work.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17

about miduight the tarantulas crawl
out of their hidden places and go out
in search of food.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
Mexican Mineral Belt.

The only direct route to the rich
mining regions of Eastern Sonora
and Western chihuahua is via the
Sierra Madre line, and Casas Gran
des. Trains leave Ciudad Juarez at
1925 daily except Sundays.
J. T. LOGAN,
Genl. Traffic Agent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17

Yardmaster Scott, of the G. 81. laid
off Saturday and Sam Galladay was
filling the position.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
BRAKEMAN JAMES r. ROSS.

as it was dark and no one would notice
it, An invoice of the grip showed one
collar, three cigarettes, a cuff and a
book ontaining the life and adven-
lures of John L. Sullivan. Carl reports
an excellent time at Cloudcroft and ex-
pressed desire to remain there the
rest of the summer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17
Sparks From the Enaipe.

The night force OF the G. q. & S. A.
shops have captured q tarantulss in
the past 13 days. The boys say that
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-17

The G. 81. & S. A. hose team will
have practice run this evening at
O'Clock If the ground is not too wet
AL are requested to be on han(
prom pity at the hour mentioned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-07

One day a man carrying fuzzy little
poodle dog under one arm entered the
Office Of Philip ID. Armour in Chicago
and tried to talk him into buying it.
The price was exorbitant-$200 for a
useless toy poodle. Mr.. Armour looked
at the man, then at the dog and back
again at the man and said: "No. The
sausage business must pick up consider
ably before I can pay so much for small
dogs. Bring around mastiff, and I'll
talk to you"
On another occasion one Of those self
confident young men who believe that all
wealthy men have n tender spot for the
man Of nerve and who do not hesitate
to approach even the busiest men made
Mr.. Armour decidedly bold request,
which was promptly denied. Summon
ing up all the haughtiness at his COM
mand, the young man said in tone that
was meant to crush Mr. Armour, well,
all ! can say is that you are no gentle
man." "Young man" with cold, enig-
Mntical smile, Il am butcher.
cago Tribune.