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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-08-16
PRATT CITY
Personal Notes and News Items From
HustIine Town.

Pratt City, August Especially -
mere will be no service at the Baptist
CHURCH tomorrow, owing to the torn-up
condition of the church. The work
men have not finished remodeling.
Mr.. Mohns of Avondale will conduct
the morning service at the Presby-
terrain church tomorrow, as the Rev
Mr.. W. w. Wolf will fill the Rev. Mr.
Craig's pulpit at bessemer tomorrow
morning. Mr.. Wolf will preach at his
own church at the evening service.
No. mines are idle for a few days.
the new hosting engine is not yet in
good running order.
Mrs. A. II. Daniels will entertain the
Woman's Home Missionary society at
her home on the Corner OF First avenue
and First street next Tuesday after
noon from 3 to 6, and in the evening
from 8 to II. There will be music and
Rotations in the evening.
j. E. Wood, who has been wishing in
Mississippi, expects to return Monday
He will be accompanied home by his;
niece, Miss Pearl Atkinson, of Kosci.
usko, Miss.
l.. l.. Allison has gone to st. Clair
to visit relatives for a few days.
Mr.. Loyelace of Mississippi is visit
ing relatives in our city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Washington entertained
few friends at finch yesterday even
ing at their home on East Highlands.
Delicious refreshments were served.
Dr. Hosmer of the Southern uni
versity will preach at the Southern
Methodist church tomorrow.
Mrs. Stages and children are ex.
pected to return Monday from Beats
vile.
Miss Dee Youngblood is visiting rel.
atives in West Point, Miss.
A. J. Wood of Forney, Ed Milligan
of Adamsyille and Mr. Copeland OF
Altoona were the guests of Mrs. J. e.
Wood today.
Mrs. w. G. Orm and children have
returned from months stay with rel
atives at Wartrace, Tenn.
Mrs. S. e. Willoughby and children
have returned from Blount.
Miss Pearl Wyatt, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Pool, has returned to her
home at independence.
Mrs. Frank Prince and children of
Birmingham are visiting relatives in
Pratt City.
DR.. Jones and Charlie Gale have re-
turned from a visit to friends at hide
pendence.
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ARTICLES FILED
IN MONTGOMERY
SEABOARD AIR LINE AND FLORIDA
CENTRAL AND PENiNSULAR
RAILROAD COMPANY ARE CON.
SOLIDATED.

Montgomery. August 15.-(Special)-
There were filed in the office of secre-
tary of state today articles of agreement
of merger and consolidation of the Sea-
board Air Line railway and the Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad COM
pany. The articles set out that the Sea-
board Air Line Is corporation duly
created and organized under the laws of
the states of Virginia. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama,
and Is the owner of a railroad from
Richmond, its northern terminus to
North Carolina. and west branches
through the states of Georgia. South
Carolina etc, connecting at Savannah
with the railroad of the Florida Central
and Peninsular Railroad company, a dis
lance Of about 1663.37 miles. 1t Is further
set out that the two said railroads are
not competing or parallel lines but are
so connected and united as to form to-
gether continuous line and system Of
railroads for the passage of cars, freight.
and passengers over said roads continue
ously without break or interruption and
will connect each with the other and
form a continuous line and system Of
railroads.
We make all kinds of cuts. Tho
Age-Herald Engraving Co.
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OPELIKA
Revenue Officers Capture Unique Still.
Negro Insults Ladies.

opelika, August 15-(Special.) -Deputy
lector Booth made an important capture of
distillery today at Goldburg, Randolph
county, on Crooked Creek. They captured
and destroyed a complete still of one nun
bred gallons capacity and arrested Will
liam Lee Benford, in charge. The method
of operation was very unique Seventy
five to a hundred feet up the side of a
steep mountain a spring was boxed up
and all the water taken a long distance in
a pipe to the distillery So carefully was
1t done that no trace of water was visible.
The still was doing a land office bust
ness and the officers are proud of the
catch.
A half witted negro named Josh Grimes
insulted and terrorized two ladies' and
brushed heavily against another here last
night. The affair created considerable
feeling. He went to the houses of the
two ladies, among the best people of the
city, and grossly insulted them Chief
Morgan placed the negro in jail and has
ample proof but his condition is such that
he is not deemed responsible.
The Opelika Compress company is maxi
ing many improvements for its fall bust
ness, an electric light plant being among
them. This is the second largest COM
press in the southern states. that at New
Orleans being larger
Trawick & Jernigan have just completed
an immense addition to their oil mill and
fertilizer factory, Ingram & Trawick have
begun work on a large addition to their
wholesale grocery house. many new resi-
dences are being constructed and the I'M
precedented wave of improvements con-
tinues to sweep over this city.
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HUNTSVILLE
Madison County Grand Jury Finishes
Work-Other News.

Huntsville, August 5.-(Speeial.) AFTER
remaining in session two weeks, the
Madison county grand jury concluded it's
labors yesterday and reported to Judge
Kyle that the books of the county of
ficers are correctly kept and the jail
is in good condition. The jury was dis
charged.
The grand jury failed to ndict w. A.
Hamilton, a well known citizen of the
county, who has been in Jail several
months charged with being an accom-
plice with his son in the murder of a man
named Drake. Hamilton has been dis
charged His son. VIII Hamilton, who
killed Drake. has never been captured
Ollie Ray, who killed Nicely Matthews,
a negro, at Ryland was indicted for
murder in the first degree.
The merchants of Huntsville, who
have been doing business with the Trad
ing Stamp company have signed an agree
ment to stop taking stamps on Septem-
Der /. Efforts have failed to drive the
company out of business by legal pro-
cess. 1t is estimated that the COM
pany made a thousand dollars a month
out of it's business here.
The big new Merrimack mill is near
'ly completed throughout and machinery
will be installed at an early date. The
entire plant will be ready for operation
about January 1.
The Minchener & Henderson company
have begun the erection of about fif-
teen cottages in West Huntsville to be
occupied by the operatives of their spoke
factory.
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WOMEN WHO SUFFER.
Listen to What DR.. Hartman
Proposes to Do for You
Without Charge.

Doubtless hundreds of thousands of
women all over the United States have
seen DIR. Hartman's offer in the papers
how he has undertaken to treat every
woman suffering with any form of fe-
male disease who will write to him, free
of charge.
To those who have not heard of this
it may be said that DR.. Hartman is
physician and surgeon of great renown
in medical circles, especially in the treat
ment of those diseases which women
alone have to bear.
He has arranged to answer all letters
that are sent to him from women trou-
bled with any form of female weakness,
free of charge, giving the benefit of
knowledge which has cost him forty
years to Accumulate
The medicines he prescribes are with
in the reach of any woman, and she can
get them at any drug store.
All she is required to do is to send her
name and address, together with ner
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WILL PAY SO CENTS ON DOLLAR.
Assignee of Hurlbutt, Hatch G. Co.
Makes Final Statement.

New York, August 15.-Henry B.
Ketcham, assignee of the stock ex-
change firm of Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co.,
which failed on August 5, announced
today that the approximate liabilities
to banks secured by collateral amount
to about 100000 Unsecured liabili-
ties are about $4,000. There is Cue
exchange members $1199 The ap-
proximate free assets are 100000. The
statement is made up from the yalua-
ton of securities on August 5, and
owing to the better condition of the
market at present Mr.. Ketcham says
the finances of the firm were in better
condition than indicated by the figures.
On this basis Mr.. Ketcham said n
proposition would probably be made
to the creators to settle the affairs of
Hurlbutt, Hatch & Co at from 40 cents
to so cents on the dollar.
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RESIDENCE WRECKED.
The Home of Admission Manufactures
Struck BY Lightning.

Admission, August 15.-(special)
an electrical storm yesterday afternoon
the residence of II. J. Williams. general
manager of the local plant of the Ameri-
can Net and Irvine company, was struck
and almost completely wrecked. The fam
iy and servants were severely shocked.
The residence is located some distance
out of the city near the mill which Is
in charge of Wr. Williams. That some of
them were not killed outright either by
the lightning or the falling timbers, is
considered almost miraculous. The dam
age to the property will be about two
thousand dollars.
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REPORT Is DlscREDITED.
United States viii Not Be Asked to
Arbtrate Chinese Question.

Pekin, August 15.-The report that
Russia and China will ask the Ameri-
can government to arbitrate all ques-
tons arising over the Russian occupa-
ton of Manchuria is absolutely dis
credited here. 1t is believed, never
theless, that both of these powers al
ready have arrived at mutual under
standing on the subject, although upon
what terms none of the foreign lega-
lions here have been unable to ascer.
tain. America is generally considered
one of the last governments which
could possibly be asked to arbitrate
in this case, owing to the position It
already has taken in strongly advising
China to use every effort to secure the
evacuation of this northern portion of
the empire by Russia.
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j Miss Muriel Armitaqe .

symptoms, duration of sickness and age.
Address DR.. S. B. Hartman. president
of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Mrs. Senator Roach, of Larimore ~.
Oak; Mrs. Senator Warren. of Chey-
enne. Wyo.; Belva Lockwood and Mrs.
General Longstreet of Washington, ID.
G.. are among the prominent ladies who
in, rise Peruna.
Miss Helen Rolof, Kaukauna, Wis,
writes:
Several times during the past two
years or more my system has been
greatly in need of a tonic, and at those
times Peruna has been a great help IN
building up the system, restoring my
appetite and securing restful Sleep
Helen Rolof.
Miss Muriel Amitage, 80 Greenwood
Ave, Detroit, Mich. district organizer
of the Royal Templars of Temperance,
writes as follows:
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TUSKECEE.
New Depot Is Nearing Completion.
Other News Items.

Tuskegee. August 15.-(Special 1.-The
new depot is being rapidly pushed to
completion. and in few weeks the Tus-
kegee train will be running into town over
the new track which branches off from
the main line near the Ech planta-
ton and extends to the Normal school.
The grading has been completed and the
crossties laid
DIR. George Mizell Of Alfalfa is in town
attending his father, Prof. L. w. Mizell,
who has been seriously ill for the past
fortnight.
Fl. H. Conner, who has been sick with
slow fever for the past ten days, is re-
ported much better.
Col c. w. Thompson has bought the old
hotel lot on the north side of the square,
formerly owned by DIR. w. j. Coulter.
and will erect fine hotel and other build
ings on the grounds
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Another Negro Lynched.

Natchez, Miss, August 15.-B. u
Washington, burly negro, who shot
and killed Stanley Wood, young 10
year-old clerk, at the Line store, which
divides Mississippi from Louisiana, last
Monday, was captured by a posse at
Red River landing and taken to Tar
bert, a river point near the scene of
the crime, and it is reported he has
been lynched. The posse is in pursuit
of several negroes who supplied Wash
ington with money, clothes and pro-
visions.
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VETERANS MEET.
Two Eloquent Speeches Are Delivered
at Goodwater Reunion.

Goodwater August 15.-(Special) -Camp
here today and about 200 were present.
Addresses were made by General George
p. Harrison of Opelika and Gen. John w.
Sanford of Montgomery. A large number
of enthusiastic veterans were present and
listened to General Sanford before dim
ner. After dinner, General Harrison de-
livered his speech but was interrupted by
a rain and had to remove to the school
house from Crimes Lake, the place of
the reunion
Quite a large crowd listened to one of
the most eloquent and patriotic speeches
that has ever been heard in this section
of the country. General Harrison. the
youngest general in the confederacy, is
great favorite with the veterans, and
his speech brought tears to the eyes of
all.
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EmbezzIement Breaks Bank.

Duluth, Mimi, August 15.-The alleged
embezzlement of $4,000 of the funds Of
the Commercial Banking company, for
which e. f. Johnson. the trusted clerk
of the bank is under arrest has brought
about the failure Of the Merchants
Bank of Duluth. which closed its doors
after todays' business.
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Drainage Hearing Concluded.

Peoria, ILL.,, August 15.-Commis-
sioner Bright, appointed by the United
States Supreme court to take evidence
and report his finding in the suit of
the state of Missouri VS.. the state of
Illinois in the drainage canal case, con-
cluded his hearing today.
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Habeas corpus Postponed.

Montgomery, August 15.-In habeas
corpus proceedings brought In the
United States court this morning to re-
lease w. r. Lyttle, wanted In Chicago
on charge of assault with intent to
murder, the judge postponed the hear
ing until next Wednesday.
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1--WE Lest Ten poundS !"

A man says. vLook at this" And lie
over-laps his coat to show how loose it
is. There are some people who can lose
fat to advantage, but the loss of flesh is
enc of the accepted evidences Of failing
health. As fascinating processes begin
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In the Country.

From the New York Evening Sun.
Miss Flatte-What strong and hardy
looking chicks!
Mr.. Medders-Yes, mum: l matches
'em all from hard-boiled eggs.
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VERY LOW RATES.
To Washington, D. c., and Return Via
Sou ern Railway.

SON STH TfdIFWdys
On August Goth and September 1st and
Cd, Southern Railway will sell round
trip tickets to Washington, d. c., at
rate of one fare plus Is ce OTIS. Tickets
good to leave Washington September
10th, 1903. Round trip cate from Biz
mingham ST.
For sleeping car reservation. eec.. apply
Passenger office. Morris Hotel building.
Telephone Gil. j. c. LUSK.
S-2-1m. District Passenger Agent.
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Independent of Il.

From the Plttsburg Times.
The vacation travel indicates that the
average man is in shape to disregard the
stock market no matter which direction
it goes.
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GOVERNOR JELKS
HEARS THE CASE
Enterprise and EIba Argue
Court House Removal
CRENSHAW BOOKS ORDERLY
Report of Examiner Is Filed With the
Governor and Shows Only Minor
Errors-Chas. GilliIand Par
doned From Penitentiary.

Montgomery, August 15.-CSpeeial.)-
Governor Jelks bad most interesting
hearing before him today in the Coffee
county court house removal case. This
case has been up before the governor
several weeks, Enterprise attempting to
take the court house from Elba. Today
the case came before the governor in a
public hearing. An array of lawyers rep
resented both sides and when Enterprise
made a showing it appeared that 1870 per-
sons had signed for an election of re-
moval.
Under the new constitution a majority
of qualified electors in county may pc
tition the governor and have an election
for the removal of the court house. The
Elba people, however, submitted that only
$40 Of the Enterprise signers were quail
fed electors. The governor holds the
case in allegiance. giving the Enterprise
people until midnight to submit proof.
Reports on the books of Crenshaw
county officials were filed with the gov
ernor today by the state examiner. The
probate judge, sheriff and tax collector
had made small errors, amounting in the
total to less than 500.
Governor Jelks today issued a pardon
to Charles Gilliland, a white man of
Coosa county, convicted at the fall term,
S97 of the Circuit court of that county
on a charge of murder, and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life. The crime of
which Gilliand was convicted was the
murder of his son-in-law who had
slapped his little 4-year-old motherless
child. Gilliland stabbed his son-in-law
to DEATH
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SMASHUP ON THE
MOBILE & OHIO R.R.
PANAMA SPECIAL AND FREIGHT
MEET HEAD ON WHILE GOING
40 MILES AN HoUR-PETRlFlED
WOMAN FOUND.

Tuscaloosa, August 15.-(Special) lone
of the most serious wrecks that has oc-
CURED on the Mobile division of the Mo-
bile and Ohio railroad for some time was
the collision yesterday on banana spe-
cial, No. 172, and the first section of No.
49, The two trains were going at rate
of forty miles an hour when the two
engines collded at Artesia. Several cars
were torn to splinters, but no lives were
lost. The head brakeman on the special
received severe bruises but they will not
necessarily prove fatal. The accident was
due to a defective air brake
S. II. Jones, who has had IN charge the
blasting ON the Warrior Southern railroad,
some miles north of the city. found while
blasting some days since, the petrified
form of a woman from the waist down.
Mr.. Jones Immediately took the forma-
ton to a place of safety, and offered a re-
ward of 800 for the remainder of the
body, but it is thought that the heavy
blasting completely destroyed 1t. He left
yesterday for Atlanta where he will place
the body in n museum. Mr. Jones ex-
poets to take the stone to St Louis, where
1t will be placed on exhibition during
the exposition.
DR. b. f. Giles is in the city. after sew
eral days absence in the interest of the
Central Female college.
Miss Annie Finn of Montgomery Is the
charming guest of Mrs. Charts Fits.
The Tuscaloosa Light and Ice company
have written a letter to Mayor Cochrane
assuring him that they are using every
possible effort to have the lights i'm as
soon as possible. The probability is that
the lights will be installed about August
30
Mrs. Amelia G. Gorgas and Miss Mamie
Gorgas of the university are visiting
Major w. c. Gorgas In New York
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The confederate veterans of the Emma
Samson camp of Gadsden and Tom Reese
camp of Alfalfa, held their reunion at
Moor's Spring Thursday and Friday, and
a most enjoyable time was had by all
who attended.
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Nothing ore romantic
than a boat ride by moon
light at East Lake.
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MAN DRIVES OFF
WITH BALLOT BOX
Bessemer is Treated to an I'M
mense Sensation
SULLIVAN WANTED COUNT
States That Man Who Stole Box Was
His Representative-vote Are
Counted in Justices Office
and Found Correct.

Bessemer. August 15.-(special) -Early
this forenoon the box containing the bal
lots cast in the recent primary was stolen
and the affair has been the talk of the
town today.
w. T. Kennedy, recently elected chair
man of the democratic executive commit
tee sent a negro boy with an order to
William jackson, the former chairman,
for the box. After calling in several well
known men to witness the fact that the
seals were unbroken and that the box
was in the same condition as when first
taken in charge by Mr.. Jackson, the lat
ter gave the box to the boy. AT the foot
of the stairs leading from the office, the
| boy was Joined by Mr.. Sullivan, and the
two were seen to walk down the street
together.
Drives Off With Box.
Near the corner of Nineteenth street
and Second avenue an elderly white man
was sitting in a buggy, and, it is stated
| by witnesses offered to take the boy
around to Mr.. Kennedy's. The negro as
scented and put the box In the buggy
whereupon the man whipped up his horse
and drove off.
| A few moments later Mr. Sullivan was
seen in his buggy, apparently in hot pur-
suit, with a Winchester rifle across his
knee. Down the road he ran into a
wagon belonging to John II. Hall and
smashed his buggy to pieces.
Represented Sullivan.
Tonight Mr.. Sullivan states that the
strange man represents him, and that
he has the box and is determined to have
a recount of the ballots in the presence
of parties representing both himself and
| Huey.
| At last Mondays primary T. T. Hney
defeated Mr.. Sullivan In the race for the
nomination for mayor by a plurality of
one vote and Mr.. Sullivan and his sup
porters have since fought hard for a re-
count of the ballot.
Later the ballot box was opened at the
office of Justice Tillman in the presence
of forty or fifty people and the votes
counted, The result was found to be
exactly as announced after the primary,
2l0 for Mr. Sullivan and I'll for Mayor
Huey.
Mr. Sullivan now declares that he Is
satisfied and will accept defeat
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there is an organized gang of these ne
groes and they hope to be able to breai
them up.
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II suffered for five years with uterine
Irregularities which brought on hyste-
ria and made me a physical wreck
tried doctors from the different schools
of medicine. but without any perceptible
change in my condition. In my despair
I called on an old nurse, who advised
me to try Peruna, and promised good
results If | would persist and take I
regularly. I kept this up for six months,
and steadily gained strength and health,
and when l had used fifteen bottles
considered myself entirely cured. l am
a grateful happy woman today. Miss
Muriel Armitage.
Miss Lucy NJ. Riley 80 Davenport St,
Cleveland, Ohio writes:
II wish to add my Endorsement to
thousands of other women who AVE
been cured through the use of Pcruna.
| suffered for five years with sewers
backache, and when weary or worried
in the least | had prolonged headache.
| am now in perfect health, enjoy life
and have neither an ache or pain, thanks
to Peruna. Lucy NJ. Riley.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruua.
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman president OF the
Hartman Santarium, Columbus Ohio.
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The entire five years" writes Mr.. J. Milton
Unger Of Mcconncilsburg, Pa Her heart was
days but only received temporary relief. She
got very poor in flesh and I bought ore bottle
Of Dr. fcrce's Golden Medical Discovery from
our druggist and after taking it she said she felt
like a new woman Has no more trouble With
stomach and bowels, and has no pain nor bloaf
Ing Has gained fifteen pounds in weight"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
stipatiou and biliousness.