The age-herald., 1899-03-22

1AlgiSAs shreveport IS Sllll III luG AS<i6ASi and the season will open on April 18th with Montgomery. New Orleans and Shreveport In 1t.
 Constitutional Delegates
 All the returns from county beats in this county show the following delegates to the constitutional convention have been nomi- mated:
 From the District-Tennent Lomax.
 From the County-Thomas H. Watts, E. A. Graham, w. s. Thorington and Gordon Mcdonald. This is a very strong delega- tion, and will increase the popularity Of the convention in the county.
 News received from Mobile is that Rich ard H. Clarke has defeated E. M. Robinson for delegate from the district composed Of Mobile county by 20 votes. From the coun- ty, D. P. Bestor, C. L. Lavretta and Greg ory L.. Smith have won. This is strong delegation for Mobile
 A telephone message from Lee states that George P. Harrison and w. J. Sanford have been nominated in that county.
 w. F. Foster, sometimes speaker of the house of representatives, has won over C. w. Hare in Macon. Justice is nominated in Elmore.
 There is some doubt about the election of General w. c. Oates from the twenty third senatorial district. General oates was opposed by Charles Carmichael, bright young lawyer, of Dale Oates mas carried Henry and Carmichael gets Dale In Geneva there are two party ofgaillZa- tions, both claiming to be democratic. It may require vote in the state convention to select the winner. General oates WrltEs that he may capture both organizations. 7 The news of the defeat of Former Judge of the Supreme Court Thomas w. Coieinah in Greene county by James A. McAlphe was received here with a great deal Of surprise.
 Hot City Politics
 
 The. contest for mayor of the city De- tween J. II. Clisby and E. B. Joseph IS reaching fever heat. Registration books were opened yesterday. It is said that some very ugly charges are to be brought out in the campaign. The ball was start ed a-rolling last night by the Young Men Joseph club which issued card charsihs that Mayor Clisby had paid his buggy boy s5 per week out of the city treasury. The full text of the card is as follows:
 November-December, 1898, and January Fssruary, iSss) Movie ,osann o,ph has issued the following card: On Saturday morning last a bet of $50 was made between a Clisby man and a Joseph supporter. The Joseph man staked his money on the state mont that Mayor Clisby's buggy boy had ben paid $5 per week out of the city treas ury. his name appearing on the rolls of the street department. An examination or the records showed that the buggy boy had
 
 $50 out of the city treasury, and that $20 of the amount had been recently paid back into the treasury.
 'erhe statement having been made on the sses s5rSelf iSt t94sS ssS sE s:7:: 25 sE q fR SS Joseph side had backed down, the Young Mems Joseph club hereby emphatically deny this statement and invite inspection of the city records as the best and only was to prove that the bet was won by the Joseph man, and that the mayors buggy boy was paid out of the city treasury.
 Since the bet was made, we learn that $60 was paid back into the city treasury Saturday afternoon.
 YOUNG MEMS JOSEPH CLUB"
 Frank Vann Killed
 News has reached the city of fatal shooting in the extreme southern portion of this county yesterday morning. As a result of the shooting Frank Vann is dead. His father-in-law, J. R. McLendon, and sister-in-law, Miss Callie McLendon, are charged with the killing.
 Yam was separated from-his beautiful young wife some months ago, she return ing to her parental roof for protection. Vann kept the two little children. Last week Vann went to Luverne to attend court and while he was absent Mrs. Vann went to his home and carried the children to the home of her father. When Vann returned nome ana iouHu WHdl hdu oc- cured he was greatly enraged. This morning he went to the home of Captain McLendon and in an attempt to take the children a quarrel arose. It is said that Yam was armed, and made an attempt to use his gun, when both Captain McLen- don and Miss Callie fired at him, using pls- tols The report here states that it was a bullet fired from the pistol of Miss Me Lendon which killed Vann. The dead body of Yam was left lying on the McLendon premises to await coroner'e inquest.
 Captain J. R. McLendon is one of the most popular men in Montgomery county. He has twice been a candidate for com missioner of agriculture of the state. He was brave confederate soldier, and car- ries an empty sleeve. Miss McLendon is said to be a beautiful young lady.