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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
REWARD OF $5OOFOR ARREST AND
 CONVICTION OF GUILTY PERSONS
POSTOFFICE TO
 BE CLOSED TODAY
FEDERAL MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE OBSERVED BY GRAND ARMY. THE BANKS WILL BE OPEN AS USUAL.

 This is federal memorial day, and will be observed generally throughout the country by the Grand Army veterans. The postoffice will be closed during the day. but the banks will remain open as usual.
 The local posts of the Grand Army will conduct services and will decorate the graves of their deceased members. The following programme has been issued by the commander of the Gen. A. Custer and Lincoln posts for the days exercises: 1. The two posts will meet at their re- speetive halls at o'clock p. m, and at 2:So p. m. form on Nineteenth street and Third avenue.
 ?. The Sons of Veterans are invited to participate and form the escort on line of march.
 3. Commander G. r. Jackson Is ap- pointed a committee of one on music at the cemetery and elsewhere.
 4. All friends of the Grand Army are cordially invited to attend and contrib ute flowers for decoration purposes. Ora tion by Professor Blackmore.
 By order of the joint committee.
 W. II. HUNTER,
 Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30

And every form of PRIVATE DIsEAeE. Sexual Weakness. etc., etc.. are cured un- der plain guarantee
 Au condolences held invfolate.
 Consultations at office or by mall in- v,ted without charge.
 Treatment by mali for those who can not visit us. ...-
 No written prescriptions. We furrifsh all medicines. free on application. ,v,th all modern surgical. electrical. x ,av violet ray. galvsln faradc battery. electric static machane. arc light cabi- rsts and other Ui6dern electro and me chan,cal theuraHeutc devices for aiding us in the scien5hho treatment of chronic M Mont romeryI Advertiser; Dr. Doxier is ,ndorsed by tbts press and people of every section of Alabama
 Ths southettn Odd Fellow: We cannot ada anything to the reputation Dr. O. T. Dozier has already acquired in the lino of bis profess5on. but we know him to bo . brother odd Fellow that can be relied on to carry out every promise he makes in those needing his services.
 Masonic G3uide: Dr. Dozier comes from A family of prominent physicians. and witb his f,hll store of medical knowledge and hls ia tge experience in his profession can he relied on to treat disease In the most successful manner. Axe-Hekrald: His long record and ap- nroved abilities entitle him to the proud dIstinctioin of standing at the head of his professionl.
 Offices. First avenue and Twcnty-arst atreef. Birmingham Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers were recorded yesterday:
 R. N Mabry to Mrs. G. c. Grider, part of lot 10, block s47, Birmingham, s1oOO. H. G. Robinson to Mrs. D. w. Caldwell, the west half of lot H. block S47. Birming- ham, ss5OO.
 w. c. Oliver to Robert Jemison, Jr, lots to 10, block 26S, Birmingham, 5000. Birmingham Realty company to S. J.. Cole, parts of lots and 8. block 696 Bir- mingham, $500.
 T. S. Abernathy and wife to D. A. Rip pey and wife, lot ?, block c. East High land addition to Pratt City, s1s5o
 Lucy W. Anderson and husband to N. F. Thompson, lot 5, block A, Anderson Place. s25OO.
 Lucy w. Anderson and husband to Julia Q. Thompson, lot 4. block A, Ander- son Place, s25OO.
 Lucy w. Anderson and husband to J. c. Thompson, lot 6. block A, Anderson Place. s25oo.
 Jonas Fox, lot g, block A, Anderson Place, $2500.
 Lucy w. Anderson and husband to J. 0. Thompson. lot ', block A, Anderson Place. s25O0.
 Lucy W. Anderson and husband to John Ruhm, Jr., lot 3, block. c, Anderson Place, s25O0.
 Lucy W. Anderson and husband to Miss c. H. Garner, lot 12, block B. Anderson Place, $2500.
 Lucy w. Anderson and husband to R. Randolph, lot S. block B, Anderson Place, $2500
 Lucy w. Anderson and husband to Phares Coleman, lot 3, block A, Ander- son Place, $2500.
 Lucy w. Anderson and husband to R. Randolph, lot 1, block A, Anderson Place. s25OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
PoLLocK-sTEPHENs RECITAL,
Attractive Entertainment VIII Take
 Place This Afternoon.

The primary and preparatory pupils of
 entertainment at the institute this after
 noon at 1 o'clock. i The programme follows: l operetta-"who Killed Cock Robin?" 1 Knight-Frank Cunningham. l Hunters-Mary Kinney May Fox, | Tdyllette Batte. | Hermit-Joe Stanley. | First Peasant Maid-Cecile Myers. Second Peasant Maid-Lucy L. Powell. | Peasant Maids-Marie Tanner, Lola
 Belle Willis, Amelia Wilks, Myra Free | man, Annie McCurry, Roberta Porter. l Sparrow--Clarence Wurtzburger. | Fly-Jessie Ingram. Fish-Willie Scott Emond. | Beetle-Jennie May Stanley. Owl-Porter Ledbetter. Linnet-Myra Freeman. Rook-Ida Belle Stanley Dove-Blanche Osbourne. Thrush--Katharine Ross Bull-Liberta Pappageorge. Intermission.
 Boating Song .................. Loeschhorn Miss Amelia Wilks. within My Heart a Song" "...... Bungert Miss Marwood Slmms. Impromptu Garotte .................. Geibel Miss Helen Coulbourne.
 Les HironBdelles" ............ Streabog Miss Katie Battle. "A Fair White Flower" ............ Salter Miss Stella Maran.
 "Diavolina" ........................... Lange Miss Katie Battle. Chacone-A Minor ................. Durand Miss Elizabeth Going.
 March-valse ..................... Reinhold
 Miss Martha Keiser
 Idylle ... ........................ Reinhold Miss Mary Carver
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
RECORD OF COURTS.

Two persons were convicted In the sec- ond division of the Criminal court yes- terday. as follows:
 6. M. Kennedy, charged with assault and battery.
 A. H. Edwards charged with dlsorderly conduct.
 In the first division Pete Goss pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying a con cealed weapon and was fined $50.
 In the second division of the City court the case of John H. Weaver against Mrs. Aggie Fries is still on trial. The plain tiff alleges breach of an alleged contract
 The case of IL. H. Adams against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company fin the first division of the City court was settled and dismissed before 1t reached the Jury.
 The case of McGill against the Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad company was tried and the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
 N. E. King has filed suit In the City court against the Hartford Fire Insur- ance company for $1200. alleging this amount to be due on an insurance policy held by plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
], M. WEBB KILLED
 BY FREIGHT CARS
Was Making Coupling When
 Foot Became Frogged
DIED A SHORT TIME AFTER
Deceased Leaves Wife and child-He Had Been In the Employ of tho Louisville and Nashville for
 About a Year.

J. NJ Webb. a white switchman em- ployed in the Louisville and Nashville railroad yards was run over by a train yesterday afternoon at the Twenty-fourth street crossing and was so badly crushed that he died short time afterward.
 The accident was witnessed by Foreman w. T Barton. who stated that he was opening the "knuckle" of the ear when his foot became frogged in the switch. He struggled desperately to get away, but the train passed over him, crushing his right arm and shoulder and his right leg. He was taken to St Vincents hospital but died within five minutes after reach ing the building from loss of blood. The knuckle is part of the patent couplers on freight cars that has to be adjusted be- fore a coupling can be made. The train was movingsso that when his foot became caught and he was between the cars, 1t was inevitable that the wheels should pass over him.
 Brakemtn usually wear galter shoes so that they can readily pull the foot out of them if the shoe should become fastened between ihe tracks, but Mir. Webb wore lace shoes yesterday and could not extri- cate his foot
 He leaves q wife and one child. and his home was on Seventh avenue. North, be- tween Twenty-seventh and Twenty eighth eet. He was 26 years old and had been in the employ of tine Louisville and Nashville for about a year.
 He was killed within a few feet of the spot where pr. Elias Davis met death some time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
HOTEL ARRIVALS

At the Florence: William Garrett, Gras- selli; Sarah F. Bower, Gurley; Irene B. Love, New Decatur; J. w. Downer, Gorderville; F. Kimball, Marion; w. w. Conner, Alabama; w. B. Smythe, Phil adelphia; Mrs H. L. Jordon, Atlanta; c. B. Venner, Tuscaloosa; w. G. West, De- catur; D. R. Gaines, Cartersyille; Calvin Hicks, Atlanta; M. .Lightmar, St. Louis; J. R. Watts, Tuscaloosa; G. A. Blake, Blocton; J. M. Bishop Louisville; w. E. Seabrook, Southern railway; b. F. Cauther, Hamilton; H. o. Sargent, Rus sellville; T. N. Wilson. Nashville; w. T. Coats, St. Louis; C. K. Parker, Han over; w. J. Humphrey Chicago; L.. Sable, New York; J. F. Arnold. Haties- burg; J. A. Sullivan, Nashville; J. T. Leek, Gadsden; w. Doggrell and wife, Amory; o. T. Gurney and son, Alabama i; M. T. Abbott, Brilliant; R. D. Morse, A. L. Stevens, Brilliant; P M. Leidy, New Orleans; Mrs. J. W. Sibley, Miss Hattie Sibley, John w Sibley, Chattanooga; J. H. Ritchie. Asheville; W. E. Crawford, Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
RAILROAD WORLD.

". A. Garrett, genral manager of the Queen & Crescent system, and M. w. Mcguire, general superintendent of the same line, spent yesterday in Birming- ham and vicinity and will remain until this afternoon.
 MT. Garrett has been spending most of his time out on the line since his recent appointment, familiarizing himself with the system. He stated last night that everything was running along smoothly and that he was much pleased with the work of the men all along the line.
 c. s. McNanus, general superintendent of the western division of the Southern, with headquarters in Chattanooga, &C., companied by his private secretary, Jo- seph Bowles, spent yesterday in Birming- ham.
 Warren L. Rohr, western passenger agent of the Norfolk and Western, with headquarters in Chattanooga, was in Bir- mingham yesterday.
 A special dispatch from Gainesville, Ga. to the Constitution says: w. A. Ramseur, for seven years agent of the Southern railway at Gainesville, has resigned to ac- cept a more lucrative place with the Frisco system at Birmingham. MT. Ram seur has gone to Birmingham to assume his new duties, and A. W. Hudgins of Converse, s. C., who has been appointed to succeed him, has taken up the work at Gainesville. MT. Ramseur is one of the most competent men in the railroad ser- vice, and his friends and associates of the Southern regret that he has gone to Birmingham, though they congratulate him on his promotion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
N. A. c. COLLEGE.
The Commencement Exercises Began
 Last Ni1ht-lnteresting oratory.

The commencement exercises of the North Alabama Conference college at Owenton were begun last night with an oratorical programme of much interest: The following selections were given by students of the first year:
 Water and Rum." F. F. Lester, Monte- vallo.
 American Experiment of elf-Govern- ment," Percy E. Miles. Owenton.
 "A Temperance Pledge" E. F. Holmes. Blossburg
 Christian Heroism," Joseph Nall, Bes- semer.
 Our Country" Charlie Jackson, Bir- mingham.
 What Is Minority?" Edgar P. Self, selfville.
 What Bill Says" Miss Lila Lacy, Owenton.
 Gone With a Handsomer Man." Miss Kate Sanders, Birmingham.
 "A Plea for Universal Peace" Boyette Sanders, Birmingham.
 Wheeler at Santiago" Briggs Rogers Pratt City.
 The selections by students of the second year were as follows
 'Alabama," Robert Lester, Elyton.
 Southern Soldier" A. E. Wilks, Bes. semer.
 ''The World Transitory," L. J. Batte, Thomas
 "The Present Age" William M Wood all, Birmingham.
 "The Old Minstrel" c. c. Gregory. Bir- mlngham.
 "Rienzi's Address to the Romans" Paul West, Birmingham.
 ''The Victor of Marengo," J. R. Adams, Owenton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
Birmingham Council VIII Receive Cor.
 porate Communion at St. PauPs.

The Knights of Columbus will attend St. Pauls church in a body tomorrow morning at 7:3O o'clock and receive holy communion. Every member of the local council is urged to be in line, no matter whether or not he has been to commun- ion recently. The Knights will assemble at St. Pauls hall at 7:25 a. m. The Rev Father O'Reiliy will be the celebrant at mass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
St. Marx,s Sunday School.

The members of the Sunday school of St. -Mary's-on-the-H Highlands will hold their annual picnic at North Birmingham today.
 Special cars will leave from in front of the South Highland Presbyterian church at S;SO o'clock. At the picnic grounds number of interesting contests have been arranged for the children, in cluding foot races and jumping. Prizes will be given to the winners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
EnaIlsh chaIIenae Declined

New York, May 29.-Charles H. Sherrill, chairman of the graduating committee on track athletlce of Yale university, an- nounced today that a challenge from Cambridge university. England, for an athletic meeting between the two univer- sities had been declined. The challenge came last Friday, in the form of a cable gram
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
Big Farm Undo Water.

Lacrosse, Wis, May 29.-Pettibone Park, one of the handsomest pleasure farms on the river recently completed and donated to the city by A. W. Pettibone. is nearly entirely under water today as result of the big rise In the Mississippi The river Is still rising rapidly.
 Several bridges have been washed out by big rise in the Root river which empties into the Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
Coroner still Investigating.

Coroner Paris is still conducting an in- vestigation in an endeavor to ascertain more facts connected with the mysterious murder of D. P. Graney on May 8, 1902, though there have been no developments. It is understood that the case will be considered by the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
Confirmation at Temple Emanuel.

The feast of shebuoth. otherwise known as the Feast of the Harvest, will be ob- served by the Jews next Monday, and a class of four children will be confirmed at Temple Emanuel at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 The class consists of Miss Stella Bern helm and Melville Sommers of Birming- ham and Miss Brown and Miss swobaclS- CT of Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
Mrs. poneIson,s Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. James B. Donelson will take place thls morning at 10 o'clock at the Church of the Advent. The Rev Thomas J. Beard, for years the rector of the deceased, will conduct the services The interment will be at Oak Hill cem- etery.
 The following will act as pall-bearers George T. Hill, J. T. Moore, Dr. J. w. Barclay, Charles J. Martin, J. H. John ston, William E. Wier. W. T. Simmons and Charles Roberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
COLLINS COAL AND COKE co.
Declaration of Incorporation for New
 coneern--capital of $5o,ooo.

A declaration of incorporation was filed in the oniAe of the probate judge yeste~- day by the Collins Coal and Coke com pany, with la capital stock of sj0,00o.
 The stock Is divided into 600 shares of the par value of sl0O each
 The ineorporators are l. A. Collins of Woodlawn and W. A Collins Of i5irming- ham, The principal place of business viii be at Smiths Hill. in Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
A. M. Isaacs.

A. NJ Isaacs. aged r, died yesterday at Warner mines. The deceased was a member of Company c, Nineteenth Ala- bama regiment throughout the civil war. He Is survived by three children-Mrs. J. s. Sellers of Brookside, J. A. Isaacs of Blossburg and J. w. Isaacs of Warner mines.
 The interment will be at 3 o'clock this afternoon at Biven's cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
HiIlman Hospital Boxes.

Boxes will be placed in the business sec tion of the city to receive the Saturday collection for the Hillman hospital This is the only time the box collection will be made and the ladies in charge of the hospital are anxious to collect large sum. Sunday collection will be taken at all the churches for the Hillman hos pital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
Strawberry Festival Today.

A strawberry festival will be given at the residence of Miss Shaw, Eleventh avenue, South, and Fourteenth street, this afternoon from to and from 8 to 10 o'clock for the benefit of the Epis- copal church extension. It will be in charge of Murray and George Wittichen and Ralph Roberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
FELL FROM SHAFT.
w. Murray Sustans- Painful Injuries
 Is at St. Vlncent's Hospital.

W. Murray a white man employed at the Thomas furnace, fell from the top of one of the hoisting shafts, a distance of sixty feet, yesterday afternoon and fract- ured one leg below the knee and also sustained slight fracture of the skull
 He was taken to St. Vincent's hospital where his injuries were attended to and he remained in semi-conscious condition during the night
 Mir. Murray's home is in Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
GOVERNOR COMPUTES SENTENCE
Fritz Carl Relieved of Three Months at
 Hard Labor.

Governor Jelks has commuted the sem tence of Fritz Carl from three months at hard labor to eighty days in the county jail. Carl was recently convicted in the Criminal court on a charge of man slaughter.
 It is said an effort was made to secure A pardon, but the governor decided to commute the sentence from hard labor fo sfav In the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
Vessel Has Been Lost.

Cherbourg, May 29-The body of sailor belonging to the coasting steamer Vilis De Chertourg with ten passengers on board, which was due to arrive here from Havre last Monday, has been picked up off Cape LaHue. It is expected the vessel has been lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
HILLS REMAINS ARE BROUGHT ID CITY Consist Only of a Handful of Bones and Trinkets PROPERTY LOSS $6O,OO0 Wreck Crew at the Scene of the South ern Wreck Gradually Unearths
 caarred Relies of Human
 Beings.
 
PROPERTY LOSS $6O,OO0

All that remains of the colored brake recent Southern wreck near Bryan was brought to Birmingham yesterday in a small box used to hold rubber bands. There were a few charred pieces of flesh on bones, two or three teeth, two silver dollars, some small change and silver watch.
 The watch stopped at exactly 1:sO o'clock, which is known to be the hour of the wreck. The articles have been identified as belonging to HIll. and the place in which they were found was un- der the part of the train on which he is supposed to have been.
 Hills relatives and friends are known to the railroad officials and the articles will be held until claimed.
 Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the remains of David Ingram, the colored fireman on engine 291 were brought. to the city. They consisted of few charred bones and some trinkets
 The remains of Engineer L. G. Chester are now at Loy's undertaking establish AAiNhl' LASJ SOhbAob OA full of blackened bones.
 The body of Engineer W. L. Johnson was taken to Zenith, Ga, yesterday morning by the deceased's father and brother. The body of Engineer Henry Acton is still at Loy's parlors and will be inferred tomorrow. The funeral will be from his late residence in Avondale.
 The Telegraph Operator.
 Operator Gruver, who is blamed for the accident because he was asleep at the time the train passed his station, will not be arrested, although he Is not now mental anguish since the accident and Is reported to be almost a nervous wreck Superintendent M. M. Richey said yes terday that Gruver had been with the company for four years and his record was perfectly clear. He was a fine oper- ator, was regular in his habits, did not drink and was in every way a model em- ploye. The company has never hereto fore had occasion to censure him for any thing.
 MT. Richey says the engineer and con ductor of No. 73 were negligent to a cer- tain extent by not insisting on their clear ance card when the stop was made at Jefferson.
 It Is said that Operator Gruver an- swered promptly every time he was called by the dispatcher on the night of the wreck The dispatcher was trying to To- cate train Mo- 73 and asked Gruver sev- eral times if 1t had passed. Each time Gruver answered that 1t had not. He found later from his register that Con ductor Julian had signed 1t at 12:50 and that the train had evidently gone past while Gruver was taking nap
 The work of clearing away the wreck is not progressing very rapidly, as the debris was still burning yesterday. It is gradually cooling off, however, so that the wrecking crew will probably be able to do better work today.
 Traffic Not Interrupted.
 Traffic is not interfered with as a side track has been built around the wreck. It will be several days before the main line will be in use again.
 Superintendent Richey said yesterday that the entire loss to the company from the wreck would not exceed $60,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
Yancex Literary Society.

The regular meeting of the Yancey Lit erary society was held yesterday after noon at the high school The meeting was taken up with farewell talks by the members, as this was the last meeting of the year. MT. Lyon also made short talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.

The following building permits were is- sued yesterday:
 w. J. Duncan, 10 make an addition to a one-story frame dwelling on Avenue E between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, to cost s400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
The Perfection

of a pure rich. unsweetened condensed milk is Borden's Peerless Brand Evap- orated Cream. It is always available for every use to which raw milk or cream Is devoted and Is far superior to the aver age quality of either Prepared by Bor- den's Condensed Milk Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30
DRs. DOZIER & CO, PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS AND FIX.
 PERT SPECIALISTS.

Treat successful ly all Nervous. Blood. Skin. Rec tai. V . n c r al Genito-urinary and Female Complaints and Delicate Dis orders of Men and W o m 6 n. Nearly all operations of surgical character q o n c WITHOUT PAIN to the pa- tieut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-30

Warren L. Rohr, western passenger agent of the Norfolk and Western, with headquarters in Chattanooga, was in Bir- mingham yesterday.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-10-10
HAD A PRACTICAL PROOF.
Natives Convinced That Spaniarda
Could Be Killed,

Natives Convinced That spaniarda
Gould Be Killed.
Early in the sixteenth century the
natives Of Porto Rico plotted to kill
the Spaniards on the island. There
was much doubt, however. as to
whether or not 1t was possible to kill
a Spaniard. Many of the natives IL
sisted that 1t was not. Finally it was
decided to make an experiment. A
young Spaniard who was passing
through the Indian village was hos
pitably received and fed and then a
number of natives accompanied him
on his journey. When he arrived at
river his companions offered to
carry him across. The young man
accepted and was taken up by two
men and carried into the water on
their shoulders. Arriving near the
middle Of the river they threw him
in and held him down until he ceased
to struggle. Then they carried him
ashore with profuse apologies, loudly
proclaiming that they stumbled by
accident and calling upon him to
arise and continue his journey. But
the young man did not move and
finally the natives were convinced
that he was actually dead. Having
secured the proof they wanted the
leaders Of the rebellion at once be-
gan a general attack upon the Span
iards