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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
FORGERS SWINDLE
BIRMINGHAM FIRMS
TWO MEN ARRESTED NEAR cALD-
WELL STATION, ST. CLAIR
COUNTY FOR SECURING GOODS
UNDER FALSE PRETENsE.

Ashville, March II. - Especially - Bill
Norman and John B. Kelly, two farmers,
were arrested yesterday near Caldwell
station, st. Clair county, on a charge Of
forgery.
1t seems that some one has been for
some time writing letters and signing the
name of j. II. Snead, prominent citizen
of Boaz, Ala, mailing the same at Ash
vile, Whitney and Caldwell postoffices,
and making several orders for books
and other merchandise. Some time In
January these same parties ordered from
the Birmingham Arms Co. several guns
ammunition, etc, and gave check on
the First National bank at Gadsden. Ala,
signing the name of j. II. snead.
The bank paid the checks. which
amounted to about 500. and when they
were returned to Mr. Snead at Boaz he
readily saw that he had not signed them,
and Immediately placed the matter in the
hands of Mr.. Robert Amos, the police
man at Boaz, who came to the Ashville,
Caldwell and Whitney postoffces and
learned that no man by the name of
Snead lived here. He learned further
that Norman and Kelly had been calling
for and receiving Sneads mail at each
of these postoffices.
He Immediately swore out a warrant
with the result as above stated and re
covered. on searching Kelly's house,
one 3S-calibre Smith and Wesson pistol,
two Colts pistols. a and 41-ealibre, 4
Winchester shotgun, several boxes of
cartridges and other articles Kelly mas
made a practical confession.
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GOVERNOR SIGNS
NUMBER OF BILLS
MOST OF THE MEASURES TOUCH
ED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES
PEN ARE LOCAL LAWs-sTILL
..HAs 2 DOZEN PIGEON HoLED.

Montgomery, March 12.-(Speeial.)-A
dozen of the new laws enacted by the
legislature which have rested upon the
governors desk since the adjournment
for recess were approved today. All ex-
oept two of them are local bills"
The governor still holds about two
dozen bills. some of them of much i'm
port 1t is probable that he will keep
at least half of them until the session
reconvenes. The bills signed today were
as follows:
provide for the better support of the pub
lie schools of Escambia county. Provides
for levylng special tax.
H. 1877 (No. I'D. To amend section 9os
of the Code.
II. SO (No 1867. To authorize and en-
power boards OF revenue or courts of
like jurisdiction in the counties 4 the
state having more than $4,000 population
to make appropriations for the care,
maintenance and support of sick or
wounded persons who are unable to care
for themselves in any hospital main
tanned exclusively for the care of the
sick within limits of such county
S. 1876 (No. 1922. Amending an act ere
ating a separate school district in Frank
lin county.
s. 214. (No. 49, Dividing Barbour
county into five commissioners dis
tricts.
H. 538 (No. 1861. For relief of Seaborn
r. Mulkey, an ex-Confederate soldier, OF
Randolph county.
II. 276 mo. 16O. Providing for the sale
of lands and personal property by the
sheriff in the southern judicial division
of st. Clair county
II. 215 (No. 1873. Abolishing the board
of revenue Of Cullman county and re-
establishing the commissioners court
H. Ill CNo. 175) Repeating an act reat-
ing to the condemnation of the lands in
Limestone county.
! H. 200 (No. I'D. Authorizing the city
of Huntsville to issue 1000 of bonds to
contruct an electric lighting plant
II. 1893 (No. 17S). TO provide guards for
the Mobile county Jail.
| II. 391 No 1879. To repeal an act ell
! titled an act to amend section 2453 of the
4 Code in so far as the county of Marion is
concerned, approved Marcn 5, 1901.
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PRATT CITY.
Knights of Pythias Are in Prosperous
Financial conditions-Other News

Pratt City, March 2.-(Special )-Enoch
Lodge No 81, knights of Pythias, held
an interesting meeting last night and
three members were proven in the rank
of squire. The meeting was one of
special Importance in the history of the
lodge as the last payment was made on
their castle hall, which was erected four
years ago at a cost of about $500. The
lodge is realizing a good revenue from
rents paid by various other organiza-
tions who hold meetings in the building
There are one hundred and forty members
in good standing and new members are
coming in constantly. strawberry fes-
tival will be given in the near future and
a bond-fire will be made of the notes.
News reached the city today of the
death of Prof. P. M. McNeirs father.
home in Kennedy, Ala. Professor Nc
Neil. who has been at the bedside of his
father for several days will return to the
city Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Batson are making
their home at the residence of Mrs. c. p.
Morrow, on East Highlands
The entertainment which was to have
occurred at Owenton college on last Fri
day evening was postponed on account of
the weather until tomorrow evening.
Miss Clara Maxim and Ed Donaldson will
appear on the programme and number
from the city will attend.
The clerks union met this evening and
three ladies We're received as members.
These are the first ladies admitted to the
organization in Pratt City.
Paul Morrow of Cobb City and James
Morrow of Cedartown, Ca, are the guests
of relatives in the city.
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ANNISTON.
Young Man Gored to Death by a Cow.
Other News.

Admission, March 12.-(Special. )-Robert
COW Sunday at the home of Mr.. Hor-
ton, on North Noble street, and died yes
terday from the injuries.
Dorman was terribly lacerated by the
cows horns, the wounds being in the
lower abdomen and groin. He received all
possible medical attention, but 1t was I'M
availing and death came to his relief yes
terday. II is thought that Dorman was
gored by the COW sometime duriog Sat-
urday night, but it was Sunday morning
when he was found in the barn.
The store of M. V. Snyder & Co. on
West Eleventh street was entered by bur-
glars during Tuesday and a small amount
Of money taken from the cash drawer
that had been left there for change. The
burglars broke out the front window of
the place for an entrance. but confined
their search to the money drawer. as
nothing else was molested.
The Admission City Land company will
begin work on a modern brick and stone
building on Noble street within the next
to the government building, now in course
of construction, and the architecture will
be in keeping with the handsome neigh
bor The land company will occupy the
entire first floor as an office.
The municipal election which occurs
here on the sixth of April promises to be
a warm contest as many asprants for
the council are coming out to oppose the
democratic nominee named on March 2.
The present incumbent, Mayor Henderson,
who is the democratic nominee, will be
opposed in the election by j. II. Duke.
Mr.. Duke has a strong backing and the
race will be closely contested. The cam
paign of the democratic nominees is be-
ing conducted by Mr.. Ross Blackmon as
chairman, assisted by a large committee
In two wards the race for councilmen will
be three cornered as only one contestant
has come out to oppose the two nominees
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you CAN INTEREST HIM.
Any Man Over Fifty.

You can interest any man over fifty
years of age in anything that will make
him feel better. because while he may
not as yet have any positive organic dis
ease he no longer feels the buoyancy and
yigbr of twenty-five nor the freedom from
aches and pains he enjoyed in earlier
years, and he very naturally examines
with interest any proposition looking to
the improvement and preservation of his
5aalth.
He will notice among other things that
the stomach of fifty Is a very different one
from the stomach he possessed at twenty
five That greatest care must be exercis-
ed as to what Is eaten and how much of
1t. and even with the best of care, there
will be increasing digestive weakness
with advancing years.
proposition to perfect or improve the
digestion and assimilation of food is one
which interests not only every man of
fifty but every man, woman and child Of
any age, because the whole secret of good
health, good blood, strong nerves, is to
have a stomach which will promptly and
thoroughly digest wholesome food because
blood. nerves, brain tissue and every
other constituent of the body Is entirely
the product of digestion, and no medi-
cine or health" food can possibly create
pure blood or restore shaky nerves. when
a weak stomach is replenshing the daily
wear and tear of the body from a mass
of fermenting half digested food.
No, the stomach itself wants help and
in no round about way either; 1t wants
direct, unmistakable assistance such as
given by one or two Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets after each meal.
These tablets cure stomach trouble be-
cause their use gives the stomach chance
to rest and recuperate; one of Stuart 6
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New Decatur March 12.-(speeiaL)-l
speaking of the threatening letters
which certain members of the Lily White
wing of the republican party claim to
have received from some of the negroes
OF the state, Col. c. C. sheats of De-
catur, ex-eongressman and ex-Unlted
States representative to Denmark, said
to your representative: THE Lily Whites
of Alabama have been fussing and FUN
ing ever since last September and no.
body has paid any attention to them ex-
cept lot Of democrats who have been
influencing them to talk till now they
have got to interviewing each other and
have sent an assassin all the way to
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STEAMER ACTS MYsTERIousLY.
Sent Up Signals of Distress But No
SIGNS Can Now Be Found.

San Francisco, March 12.-Great mys-
terry attaches to the disappearance and
identity of a steamer which is reported
to have sent up signals of distress off
Point Reys last night, and which sud
denly disappeared as If swallowed up by
the sea.
Just before her disappearance the OBJ
servers say the siren of the distressed
vessel sounded three long blasts and Ian
terms were swung on the port side In a
frantic manner, indicating that great ex-
element must have prevailed on board
the vessel. To the watchers at the Point
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Other News.

Ambrose Dollar, negro, was run over
by a northbound A. G. S. freight train
just below here at an early hour this
morning and received a fracture of the
skull and other injuries. He was taken
in charge by the railroad men, and after
receiving medical attention was sent to
his home at Mobile junction.
The child of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Green
died yesterday and was buried today.
The 1S-months' -old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Leveet is seriously i'll.
John C. Chase mayor of Haverhill
Mass, will speak tomorrow night at the
city hall on the principles of socialism
Mayor Chase spoke here to about 125 peo-
pie last Tuesday night, but as many were
unable to be present owing to the incle-
ment weather, by request his address
will be repeated tomorrow night.
The young women of the Baptist
church, assisted by a number from other
denominations, are holding frequent re-
hearsals for an "Old Maids Convention"
which will be given at an early date at
Library hall for the benefit of the Baptist
church.
Professor w. II. Pitcher of New Orleans
is arranging for a piano recital which he
will give on the 10Th at Liberty hall for
the benefit of the rectory fund of Trinity
church.
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Salaries Re.Adlusted.

Washington, March 12.-The annual re-
adjustment of the salaries of clerks at
presidential postoffices throughout the
country was announced today. The
changes will take effect on July l. the
beginning of the new fiscal year. There
are some thousands OF clerks promoted
and large number of additional clerks
are allowed to many of the offices. The
changes as announced today involve ap-
proximately sl.500.OO0 In increase Of sal
aries and action has not yet been taken
as to a number of large offices.
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GOVERNOR PARDoNs TWO.
Sam Lane and Paul West Free While
Hannigan is Paroled.

Montgomery, March 12.-(Specal) -Gov-
ernor jerks issued two pardons today
and committed the sentence of one man.
Sam Lane was convicted In the circuit
court of Madison county on a charge of
murder and sentenced to the penitentiary
for term of fifteen years. The sentence
was committed to ten years.
Paul West, convicted of manslaughtcr
in the Blount circuit court at the spring
term, 1902, was paroled. His sentence was
for two years.
Daniel Hannigan, convicted In the Tus-
caloosa county court of arson, was pa
rolled He was convicted October IA, 1901,
and sentenced for a period of two wears
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Election Ordered in Madison.

Huntsville March Especial -Acting
in accordance with the recent act of the
legislature making the office of So
lcltor in Madison county elective by
the people, Gov. Jelks has issued proc
lamation calling a special election to be
held on April 81. At this election a solic
itor will be chosen to serve until the gem
eral election in November Tancred
Belts and Shelby S. Fletcher are candi-
dates
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Reys light house it looked as II those on
board were preparing to disembark. Cap
tain Jorgensen of the light house or
dered his crew to get life boat ready
and with his men launched the boat and
spent several hours cruising in the Vi
entity of the spot where the steamer Ia
supposed to have gone down, but nothing
to Indicate a wreck was found. The
steamer Columbia from Portland, Ore.
arrived today and her commander saw
no wreckage or any other indications
that vessel had gone to the bottom.
The eoncensus of opinion around the
Merchants exchange is that while
Point Reys may have seen signals Of
some sort, the signals were not intended
TO Indicate that the vessel sending them
ur was in grave danger
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Ahrahamsen Dead.

Mobile, March 12.-Pilot boat Harper
reports that she was spoken yesterday
Afternoon off Mobile bar by the Cuban
bark Alabama, announcing the death and
burial at sea of Abrahamsen, master of
the bark The Alabama hailed from a
Cuban port bound for Mobile, but re-
ceived orders to proceed to Ship island
quarantine station, the cause of Abra-
hamsen's death not yet being known
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
BESSEMER SPLIT
OYER THE POLICE
GOVERNOR ASKS BOTH SIDES TO
AGREE ON APPolNTEES FOR
NEW COMMISSION BUT THIS is
HARDLY POSSIBLE.

Bessemer March 12.-(special )-Attor-
ney c. l.. 0dell, who was one of those
opposed to the passage of the Bessemer
Police Commission bill, received a letter
from Governor jerks today in regard to
the personnel of the commission, in
which he stated that he wished those in
favor of 1t and those opposed to it to get
together and compromise on the appoint
tees. 1t Is not believed that this can be
done. 1t is understood that the OPPOSE
ton will first test the constitutionalty
of the bill in the courts.
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Teachers Get Certificates.

Montgomery, March 2-(Speeial. 1.-The
following teachers were granted certfi-
Gates today by the state board:
Calhoun-W. C. Smith, Salie s. Kepp.
Crenshaw--J. T. Carter
Dallas-Annie Chambers.
Marshal-James Copeland, E. d. Balm
ard
Talladega-Rosa B. Conley.
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COLEMAN is APPOINTED.
Walker County Man Made Solicitor of
New judicial Circuit.

Montgomery, March 2.-(SpecaL)-E
w. Coleman of Walker county was to-
day appointed by Governor Jelks to be
solicitor of the newly created Fourteenth
judicial circuit. He was the only appi-
cant for the place.
Mr.. Coleman is a brilliant young law
yer, and was one of the delegates in the
last constitutional convention from
Walker county. He is a son of former
Supreme Court Justice Thomas W. Cole
man of Greene. His younger brother is
judge of the City court of Admission.
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North Carolina to hunt up and assassin
ate Senator Pritchard.
aThese letters the Lily Whites claim
to have received, with collins, cross
bones and skulls on them, were in my
opinion written by themselves, as there
Is not a respectable man in Alabama
who would believe a scintilla of the
story"
Colonel sheats is one of the most
uniuue characters in Alabama, hav-
ing been a bolter IN the secession CON
vention which was held at Montgomery.
He has been prominent in republican poll
tics in Alabama for many years, but
now in his old age he is unable to walk
end wheels himself about town in an
invalid's chair.
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Juniors to Meet at EnsIey.

Huntsville. March 12.-(speciaL)-At a
meeting today Of the board of officers of
the Junior Order Of American Mechanics
it was decided to hold the seventh an
nual session of the state council at Ems
ley on April 21-22. This will De ono
of the largest and most important ses-
sions of this order since its inaugurst,cn
in this state. and much important legis-
lation will be acted on.
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State Appointments.

Montgomery. March Especial 1.-THE
following appointments were announced
from the executive office today:
To be notaries public-Fannie Dean,
Tuscaloosa; Leo Brown. Mobile; Russell
Hunt Birmingham; J. E. Wise, Dothan;
]. w. Horn, Brantley.
To be constable-S. ]. Howell, precinct
H. Barbour county.
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COLUMBIANA.
DR.. n. C. McAdams Dies in Front of
Store at Shelby.

Columbiana, March Especial. News
has just reached our city of the death
of Dr. H. C. McAdams of Shelby, Ala.
who died there this afternoon in front Of
the Averytt 81 Averytt store with hea +
failure. The doctor has been a prominent
physician of this county for a number
of years and will be greatly missed by
Lis MANY friends.
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WANTED.

To buy a cottage home with
in six blocks of Second ave-
nue. and Twentieth street.
north. State price and terms.
A. r. L. care Age Herald.
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From this date the Besse-
mer dummy will not come
into First avenue and Nine
teenth street, but will turn
at Second avenue and Eigh-
t ,enth street b. X. L. & P.
Co.
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Goods delivered within a
few hours after ordering, if
shipped by B. r L. & p. Co.,
fast freight
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-13
OPTIMISTIC VIEWS
REGARDING IRELAND
Lord Lieutenant Says the Prospects
Are Very Encouraging.

DUBLIN, Feb. 1.-THE Earl of
Dudley, lord lieutenant of Ireland, at
the annual dinner of the Royal Col
lege of Surgeons here, made a very
optimistic speech. He declared that
the prospects for the future of Ireland
were very encouraging. Agitation had
been largely abandoned, and he hoped
earnestly that those who were re-
Sponsible for the government of Ire
land would never again be compelled
to enforce the exceptional treatment
which they had been obliged to i'm
pose early in 1902.
Never in his life had he signed any
thing more gladly than last weeks
proclamation. The country had shown
a genuine desire for a just, final and
2n1caDle solution of the land question,
and he believed the recent land con-
ference would prove an epoch in Irish
history, the handspring thereof being
liberation, moderation and co-opera-
ton, and with these principles there
was nothing Ireland could not accom-
plish.
William Duffy, Nationalist member
of parliament for South Galway, and
three others who were imprisoned I'M
der the coercion act, We're released to-
day.
John O'Donnell, Nationalist member
of parliament for South Mayo, was
released from Jail tonight. He was
sentenced under the Crimes act to
three months imprisonment for intimi-
dalton and melting to boycotting
Dennis Johnson, one of the organizers
of the United Irish league, was also
liberated today.
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WANT COLUMN BRANCH OFFICES:

CoNGER BROS. Druggists. selby ave
nue.: corner St. Adams; 400 Selby
RICE STREET PHARMACY. 3O6 Rice
ALBERT W. BORK. corner Mississippi
and Nash streets.
SSAIM N BEL BROS. Selby and Victoria.
STRAIGHT BRos.'s ei Drugg gkGs Rondo
and Grotto streets.
"A. I. GUERNSEY & SON, Druggists, III
North Dale street,
PEOPLES PHARMACY. 79S East Sew
E. 3 ROLLINS. Druggist. 295 West
Seventh street
SEVER WESLEY. Druggist. Maria ave-
nue. and East Third street
w: A. FROST & CO.. Druggists. Selby
and Western avenues.
WALTER NELSON, Druggist. University
avenue and Rice street.
REITZkE & CO.. Druggists, Selby and
Western avenues.
a. d g. SCHUMACHER. Druggists, 490
ro, West Seventh street:
HOLCOMB & MAGNUsON, 951 Payne
J; ", NELSON, Dale and University.
BOTNER & CO..-Druggists. CTS Grand
avenue. corner ST. Adams.
c. 7. HELLER. Colonnade, st. reter and
Tenth streets
C. F. RUTHERFORD. st. Peter and
]. P. JELLINEK & CO.. 961 West Sew
W. K Cool CoLe s15;R;, East Seventh street,
A. A. CAMPBELL. Louis and Rondo
streets. t3E4
H; I: MCALL. 4Ss Broadway.
DREIS PHARMACY, corner Ninth and
st. Peter streets
GEORGE G; DAVENPORT & CO.. s7s
East Seventh street
H. w DICKMAN, Druggist. $50 East
Seventh street corner Beech.
JOHN BODIN & CO. 8S1 Payne avenue.
B. A. TREAT. 442 Broadway
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TRYING TO RESCUE
ICE-BOUND MEN
Revenue Gutter Seminole in a Desper-
ate Battle With Ice.

CHANNEL, N. F., Feb. 1.-THE
revenue cutter Seminole from Boston
has arrived safely at Port Basqua
after a terrific battle lasting eighteen
hours with heavy Arctic ice The
Seminole is now 100 miles from the
imprisoned fishermen in the Bay of
Islands. Between this point and where
a dozen or more schooners, some
American, are held fast in the frozen
sea, still heavier ice must be encoun-
tered befoca the Seminole can reach
her destination
The Canadians, who for more than
a month have endeavored in vain to
penetrate the ice field, have given up
hope of relching their countrymen in
the Bay of Islands. They think it i'm
possible for the Seminole to force her
way through the pack of ice, but the
Americans will make the effort No
word has been heard from the fisher
men since one of the fleet which es-
capped the ice stopped at this port and
reported the plight of the others. II
is believed the men on the Inflated
ships are in danger of starvation, and
grave fears are entertained that many
have succumbed to the cold.
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NOTICE TO BUILDERS

Bemidji. Minnesota, February, 9Th, 1903.
will be received at the Office Of the INDUS deus
signed, in Bemidji, Mimi, until 10 o'cIocl,
?; m n on the I'd day of April, A: D. 1903,
l3l story brick hotel building, in BemidiiT
Plans and specifications may be seen At
her office in said village, and also at the
once q :. ETledlander Architect, at
A certified check for $4,000 must ac-
company all bids for the general contra ct
ana certified check for $500 must ac-
heating. A 0ee@iAi
any and all bids -oJoot
j. FRIEDLANDER. Architect
Grand Forks, N. Oak.
By order OF NJ. E. Brinkman, Bemidii.