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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-09-04
MILES PREPARING FOR TRIP.
Will Sail on Transport Thomas From
Frisco September 16.

A Washington special says: Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles, accompanied by
Mrs. Miles and his aides, Colonies
whitney and Maus, will leave Wash
inston for the Philippines Wednesday.
The party will arrive in San Francisco
in time to sail on the transport Thoc.-
as which leaves September 16. Mrs.
Miles may not go farther than San
Francisco with the general,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
H. D. TAYLOR IS
 BADLY GUT BY NEGRO
NEGRO HAD BEEN FIGHTING WITH ANOTHER NEGRo-MR. TAYLOR SPOKE TO HIM AND THE NEGRO CUT HIM.

Bob Dandy negro, stabbed and pos sibly fatally wounded H. D. Taylor, city manager for Dunn and Lallande Brothers. yesterday about 1 o'clock on Avenue F and Twenty-hfth street, just in front of the lot occupied by the firm. The negro was arrested. MT. Taylor is at St. Vim cents hospital where an ozsration had to be performed last night to prevent his bleeding to death.
 The negro stabbed MT. Taylor before anyone knew what he was doing. As the negro was trying to escape Peter Lai- lande shot him through the calf of the right leg, and captured him. He was de- liverd to the police.
 The negro had been fighting with an- other negro previous to the time of the stabbing. MT. Lallande and MT. Taylor came up and the latter stopped to talk to the negro, the former going into the office.
 The negro suddenly sprang at MT. Tay- Tor, thrusting the blade of a long pocket knife into his right side. MT. Lallande was just coming out of the office door when the negro started to run. He called for him to stop but as he kept on, MT. Lallande shot him through the leg, the negro falling.
 Last night MT. Lallande gave the fol- lowing account of the stabbing over the telephone.
 MT. Taylor and myself had just walk ed up. I went on the inside and was just coming back out when l saw the negro stick the knife in MT. Taylor's side The negro started to run and I tried to halt him. but he would not stop and shot once at him, hitting him in the leg. l did not try to kill him, only to stop.
 As far as I can find out the negro had no provocation. MT. Taylor merely telling him he should not beat negro smaller than himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
SULLIVAN MADE
 MASTER MECHANIC
IMPORTANT CHANGE IN THE BIG SHOPS OF L. & N. ROAD AT DE- cATUR-coMES AS RELIEF TO PRESENT OFFICIAL.

New Decatur, September 29.-(Speeia1)- On October 1 an important change will take place here In Louisville and Nash vile circles, which will no doubt mean much for this city.
 The following order, which is self-ex- planatory. has been issued by the Louis. vile and Nashville company: Begin ming with October 1, 1902. J. J. Sullivan, who has been master mechanic at the Louisville, Ky. shops, will be master mechanic at the New Decatur shops,
 His assignment to this position comes as timely relief to General Master Me chanic Berkert. who has been in addition to his duties as general master mechanic of the N. & D., N. F. & S., s. & N, and B. M. Rvs. handling the New Decatur shops. new one of the largest on the Louisville and Nashville system, without assistance"
 MT. Sullivan, the new master mechanic of the shops here, will be under MT. Ber- kert and MT. Berkert will continue to make his headquarters in New Deca tur, and will have an office here.
 This change, or rather addition to the official force of the Louisville and Nash vile here, speaks volumes for New De- catur since the Louisville and Nashville local shop and traffic business has in- creased to such an extent as to require an assistant, as it were to General Mas ter Mechanic A. Berkert in the person of J. J, Sullivan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
SELMA
Will Mason, a Negro, Killed By an
 Unknown Man at Gates.

Selma, September 29-(Special.) )-Meagre information of the killing of one negro by another at Gates, little station near Linden. reached the city today. Will Mason. alias Will Baxter, is the name of the dead negro. His slayer's name was not given nor was the cause of the crime stated. One of two causes can safely be named as having led up to the difficulty. It was either a woman or a game of craps.
 Considerable discussion has been caused in this city over the finding of two in- dictments against Ernest Lamar, presi- dent of the International company, charg- ing him with doing the business of a dealer in coal and running a cold stor- age room without paying license for same MT. Lamar has taken an active interest in the subject of dispensary and has written numerous signed articles on the subject It is stated around the street that saloon man first pointed out the law requiring license for a cold storage and for selling coal. MT. Lamar was stopped this morning and said:
 Yes. am informed that two bills
 
 not yet been served with warrants of arrest. I am charged, as president of the International company, with running cold storage and with selling coal without having paid state and county licenses for same So far as 1 can ascertain no other persons have been indicted on similar charges, although it is common report that whisky is sold all over the country without any license whatever being paid
 
 I am informed a certificate from the commissioner of internal revenue will be sufficient evidence on which to find a bill. "I suppose l will be served with papers in due time, but do not apprehend any serious results from the zealous efforts of the grand jury just adjourned.
 NO, I do not know whether my advo- cacy of a dispensary for Selma had any thing to do with the finding of the bills or not"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
NOTICE OF SALE
Of the Gadsden Land and Improvement
 Company Property.

Under and by virtue of a decree of sale rendered by the chancery court of Eto- wah county, Alabama, on the 18th day of September, 1902, in the cause of John IT Noble ct al. vs the Gadsden Land and Improvement Company ct al, will pro- ceed to sell on Wednesday. the 18th day of October, 1902. in front of the court house door in Gadsden, Alabama, at pub- lie outcry. to the highest bidder, within the legal hours of sale. all the propert V of said Gadsden Land and Improvement Company, real, personal and mixed in- cluding all franchises. rights of way. easements and every species of properfv owned by 1t.
 The real estate of said company lies in the Kyle addition to the city of Gadsden. and in the Thornton addition to said city. and in the Ewing and Garner addition to said city. as appears in the records of Town Plats A of EtoWah county Ala bama and in the inventory filed by the receivers R. A. Mitchell and o. H. Park er In the office of the register in chan cery, Etowah county, Alabama Septem- Der 16, 1899, which said inventory correct ly describes the land now owned by said company in said additions. except a few lots sold since the filing of said inventory to the Gadsden Pipe Works and others. also all unplatted lands now owned Inv said company as the same appears in said inventory, consisting Of some 159 acres, more or less; also the lands named as belonging to said company in what fs known as the Belle View Highlands. as set out in said inventory, the intent and purpose being to sell all the property of said company, whether specifically fn- cluded in said description or not: also one iron safe. desk, chairs. etc
 Terms of Sale-One-half cash, balance in equal payments at three and six months with interest.
 The further terms of said sale will be found in said decree.
 R. A. MITCHELL, President Gadsden Land and Improve
 ment Company. 9-21 to 10-15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
TUSCALOOSA
In Second Race McGilI Wins for Clerk
 of Police.

Tuscaloosa, Sept ember 29.-(Special.)- At a meeting ot the executive committee of the white primary of the city of Tus- caloosa, the following were declared to be nominees of the party for the Decem- Der election: For mayor, William c. Coch- rane; for alderman of first ward George A. Searcy; for alderman of third ward, Charles Weatherford; for alderman fourth ward, w. T. Mccormick: for alderman fifth ward, W. A. Hughston; for alderman sixth ward, w. A. Ryan; for city clerk, D. B. Robertson. The executive commit tee elected are as follows: For city at large. Henry B. Foster; for first ward. Ormond Somerville; for second ward, s. D. McGee; for third ward, E. B. Nuzum: for fourth ward. w. J. Hester; for fifth ward, E. N. c. Snow; for sixth ward, J. T. Garner No majority having been ob- tained for chief of police a second pri- mary election was neld today, and A. M. McGill was nominated
 The county democratic executive com mittee held q meeting at the courthouse for the purpose of organizing the new committee. MT. William B. Oliver was elected chairman and Francis M. Purifoy secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
WORK HAS BEGUN
 ON THE EXTENSION
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA, IT IS BE- LEVIED, WILL EVENTUALLY REACH PENsAeoLA-WILL UTlL- izE ANDALUslA BRANCH.

Montgomery. September 29.-(speeial)- The Central of Georgia railroad has again begun work on the extension of it's Columbus and Dothan branch toward Pensacola. For couple of years the road has been halted at sellersville, in Coffee county, just north of the junction with the Geneva branch of the Louisville and Nashville. The contracts now out call for its completion to Floralla, in the extreme southern edge of Covington county on the Florida line The Michigan Lumber companys logging road connects Florella with Pensacola, and will give the Central in this way the long-desired out let to the gulf. Florella is the headquar- ters of the lumber concern, one of the largest in the south, owning 100000 acres of land, and the prospect Is that one of those fiourishing towns will spring up there which have followed railroad build ing in southeast Alabama. It is located on large clearwater lake, and aN at tempt was made in vain to exploit it by a land company some ten years ago.
 It has been generally supposed that the Central would ultimately go to Pensa cola by an extension of it's Andalusia branch. which is also pointing in that di- rection. As the Dothan branch has been selected as the route to the Florida port the presumption now is that the Central will utilize the Andalusia road to go on to Mobile. At any rate, there is a dis tinct revival of railroad extension in the lumber regions south of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
WANTS PROVO PARDoNED.
Citizens of Cameron, Tex, Trying to
 Save the Negro.

Montgomery, September 29.-(SpeciaL)- John Watson, Esq, a young attorney of Cameron. Tex, is nere to urge a pardon for the Rev. Meredith Provo, the colored preacher who is in jail under an old sen tence from which he had escaped in 1878. Watson brings papers showing that as soon as a newspaper came to hand at Cameron, where Meredith lives, the white citizens got up a mass meeting and unan- imously petitioned for & pardon.
 It seems that Provo is a man well liked by the whites, and as a democratic negro has been of great service in preventing trouble In politics. Sentiment here in Montgomery Is unanimously in favor of clemency to the old man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
VARIOUS CONTESTS
 IN HENRY COUNTY
A CANDIDATE LOCATES GROUNDS FOR A CONTEST AND OTHERS SOON FOLLOW SUIT, DISCOVER ING MANY IRREGULARITIES.

Montgomery, September 2s-(speciaL)- A great deal of interest attaches to the contest over the nomination for senator and representatives in Henry county be- cause the formation of new county is involved In 1t. The new constitution ex- pressly provides that new county may be formed of the territory around Dothan, Henry county, with only five hundred square miles, and most of 1t will come off of Henry county. That was the issue in the recent primary election, and the new county candidates won. Their nomina- tion was duly proclaimed by the county committee and nothing was heard of any trouble until after the second primary over the attorney general fin which there was also a run off for county superin- tendent in Henry county.
 The story goes that in this race, Espy won by 30 votes. Miller, the other candi- date, was informed that something was wrong at the Dothan box. where he got only twenty-one votes. He went there, soon found sixty-three men who were ready to swear they voted for him, and the managers quietly revised their count so as to give Miller ninety-seven votes, which meant the nomination.
 This discovery at the Dothan box led to investigations as to similar transac- tions at the first primary, with the re- suit that the defeated ant-new county ticket has filed the contest. They claim to have proof that before the election was opened in Dothan 150 ballots were al- ready snugly reposing in the box. and that three times during the day the box was padded with some more. All three of the registrars were new county men, and all sorts of irregularities are being charged up to their account in the way of registering illegal new county voters.
 In the meantime the new couny men claim that the contest is all a scheme for getting up a split so as to give the other ticket an excuse for running on to the November election as the last chance to defeat the new county. Whether the committee will meet to hear the contest at this late day has not yet been de- termined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30

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 All condolences held inviolate
 Consultations at office or by mail ,n- vited without charge.
 treatment by mail for those who c.,- not visit me-
 No written prescriptions. I furnish all medicines.
 Question blanks for man or woman ..n. free on application.
 DR. DOZIER is a graduate fin .,. nranch of medical and surgical scisrass sa. twenty-hv years experience rs tionai reputation. and Is indorsed bv tha nress. national banks and thousands oS patrons as the most expert and reIia hIs specialist in the south.
 Montgomery Advertiser: Dr. Dozser |, ,ndorsed by the press and people of eva-s section of Alabama
 The Southern Odd Fellow: We canrot aad anything to the reputation Dr. n IT Dozier has already acquired in the lina of his profession. but we know him to be . brother Odd Fellow that can be relied m to carry out every promise he makes so those needing his services.
 Masonic Guide: Dr. Dozier comes from . family of prominent physicians, and with his full store of medical knowledge md his large experience In his profession can be relied on to treat disease in the. most successful manner. | AQe-Herald: Ills long record and ap- Ioroyed abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at the head of his profession. \ offices Third avenue and Nineteenth etreet, Birmingham. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
-e---- TO THE STOCKHOLDERS.
Of the Gadsden Land and Improvement
 Company.

By a decree of the chancery court of Etowah county, Alabama. rendered on the 18th day of September. 1902. in the case of John H. Noble, ct al., vs. the Gadsden Land and Improvement com- pany, ct al., 1t was provided among other things that all stockholders of the Gads- den Land and Improvement company de- string to participate in the distribution of the assets of said company now being ad- ministered in said chancery court be re- quired forthwith to deposit their cer- tificates of stock with the register in chancery at Gadsden, Alabama. That thirty days notice of this requirement be given by the register by publication in a newspaper published In each of the cities of Gadsden, Anniston and Birming- ham. and that said stockholders be as- lowed thirty days after the completion of said publication to file their certificates of stock with the register.
 Take notice of said requirement and file your stock certificates.
 R. A. D. DUNLAP,
 Register in Chancery. September 22. 1902. 9-25-30t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30

the largest German singing society of New York and also the oldest
 In 1888 The Sangerlust celebrated it's fftieth anniversary with a large celebra- tion in New York city. The following is his testimony
 About two years ago I caught a severe cold while travelling and which settled into eatarrh of the bronchial tubes and so affected my voice that l was obliged to cancel my engagements. Tn distress was advised to try Peruna, and although I had never used patent medicine be- fore I sent for a bottle.
 Words but lily describe my surprise to find that within a few days I was greatly relieved and within three weeks I was entirely recovered. l am never without 1t now, and take an occasional dose when I feel run down. Julian Weisslitz.
 If you do not derive prompt and satis- factory results from the use of Peruna. write at once to Dr. Hartman. giving a. full statement of your case. and he wlll be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman. President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
PRATT CITY
Several Items of Personal Interest
 From the Prosperous Suburb.

Pratt City, September 29.-(Special.) The children's missonary service at the Baptist church yesterday was quite interesting and about $100 was raised for the cause of missions.
 Glenn Zuber, the young man who came up from Auburn Saturday night ill with appendicitis, is much better, and it is thought he will recover with out an operation.
 The 2-months-old child of MT. and Mrs. Jack Stobert was inferred at Greenwood cemetery yesterday.
 Mrs. J. M. Brock, who resides near No. mines, is seriously i'll.
 Jennings Lotion has returned from an extended visit to Atlanta. His visit was prolonged on account of the illness of his brother.
 B. B. Wynne of the Palermo Land company at Wylam was in the city yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Philips spent yesterday with friends in Birmingham.
 Miss Rosa V. Strickland, one of the public school teachers, who has been i'll with typhoid fever, expects to be able to take charge of her grade on "Wednesday. She has returned from several days visit to Mrs. Haley of North Birmingham.
 Pat Fucker of Birmingham visited friends in the city this evening.
 The woman's club will hold it's first meeting Friday, October 2, at the home of Mrs. T. B. Boring. Programme, Va- cation Experiences, by all the mem- bers.
 The Commercial club met this morn ing in the office of Secretary Key.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
A. T. o. HAS BANQUET.
Many of Old Members Gather at In-
 formal Supper in Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa, September 29.-CSpeeial j. The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity enter tained its visiting members at an in formal supper on Saturday night. At a regular meeting of the fraternity in Elks' hall six new members were duly initiated into the mysteries of one of the leading college fraternities. After these exercises were over all adjourned to the banquet hall where the health of the new members was drunk again and again
 Among those present were MT. Frank Clements, Dr. J. c. Perkins, Dr. Joe Le- land, MT. Lane of Ohio Beta Mu chap ter, Mr. Ardler, MT. Brown of Birming- ham. H. A. Jones, Dr. Spratt, and the following university men: Jim Aston, Roy Ledbetter. Louis Spratt, Henley Smith, J. B. Shepperd. Tom Matthews. Greer Lee, Holland Smith. Sam Ledbet- ter, Winston Powers Hon. H. A. Jones acted as toastmaster. The fraternity was formed in Richmond, Va, in 1865, and now has forty-f1ve chapters. There are about fifty members of the fraternity in Birmingham, and large banquet is be- ing arranged for the holidays.
 Strengthen the tired kidneys and f,urifv liver and hoxualo vrjtt, o fa,.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED.
Criminal Court Tries Several on Bur.
 gIary Charges.

Tn the first division of the criminal court yesterday cases were disposed of as follows:
 Charley Johnson was acquitted of the charge of burglary and grand larceny, and John T. McElroy and Tobe Robin son were convicted of the same charge.
 Will Rucker pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary and grand larceny.
 John Robinson. on a charge of assault with a pistol, was found guilty and fined s25O
 George Winn pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary and grand larceny.
 Harris Berry, charged with larceny, was convicted.
 The case of Frank Harris. charged with burglary, was postponed until Thursday, October 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30

Lawrence. show slight losses. the form CT of $7S41, and the latter of s32S4. The gains in the southeastern counties are uniform, being in Henry for instance. s241.6s1 in Covingtoh, s2s6,e12. and in Geneva, sS70, 79l. It Is somewhat of a surprise to find Geneva outgrowing Hen ry. Montgomery's gain is over half a million and Mobile pulls up nearly a million. In aggregate values Jefferson is more than double the next highest, which is Mobile. Montgomery makes a good third. being about a million short of Mobile, while Dallas holds her old place of fourth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
IMMERSION RESIGNS.
Superintendent of Education Allows
 Nominee to Take Office.

Montgomery. September 2s.-(special)- State Superintendent of Education Gun nells today appointed George E. Gordon to be superintendent of education of Lowndes county to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Fl. H. McPherson.
 This Is one of the cases where the in- cumbent gets out of the way for tho democratic nominee, because while there is a good deal of work yet to be done tefore the expiration of his term. the new man would get the pay later on Cor don is the nominee of the recent pri- mary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
QUINN
Reunion of Confederate Soldiers Held
 at Wlnfield-Bankhead Spoke.

Guin. September 29.-(Special.)-A re- union of the old confederate soldiers of Winfield Camp No. 1291 was held at Win field last Friday and Saturday, the 18th and 27th. There was a very large att tendance of the old veterans from all parts of the county. Congressman John crowd on Saturday and several other speeches were made by members of the camp.
 Crops in this section are being rapidly gathered and marketed Cotton will yield about half crop, but the price will al- most make up for the short crop There is a pretty fair crop of corn, which will help out very materially in the making of next years crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
 SHOWS BIG TAX GAINS

Montgomery September 2e.-(Speelal)- All but a few of the abstracts of assess ment for the current year are now in hand at the auditors office. and these are quite enough to make 1t plain that for general prosperity southeast Alabama still holds the lead. While Jefferson makes a great gain. Walker. the next most important mining county, has a loss of over half a million in tax values as compared with last year. Calhoun shows a gain of $1s9s54, but this exceeded by Dallas with gain of s255,s7. Two of the Tennessee valley counties. Jackson and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30

Gas for lighting, heating and cooking. Stoves on easy terms. Birmingham Rail way, Light and Power Co.,, 2lO4 lst Avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30

Gas for lighting, heating and cooking. Stoves on easy terms. Birmingham Rail. way, Light and Power Co.,. 2lO4 lst Avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-30
Colds.

Colds.
 MT. c. F. Given, Sussex. N. B.. vice president of "The Pastime Boating Cut" writes:
 Whenever the cold weather sets in have for years past been very sure to catch a severe cold which was hard to throw off arll which would leave after effects on my constitution the most of the winter.
 Last winter I was advised to try Pe- runa, and within five days the cold was broken up and In five days more I was well man. I recommended it to several of my friends and all speak the highest praise for it. There is nothing like Pe- runa for catarrhal affictions. It is well nigh infallible as a cure, and I gladly in- dorse it."-C. F. Given. A Prominent Singer Saved From Loss
 of Voice.
 Mir. Julian Weisslitz, 175 Seneca street. Buffalo N Y, is corresponding secretary of The Sangerlust of New York, is the leading second bass of the Sangerlust,