The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-15
WORK ON STREET
 FAIR BEGINS SOON
CARNIVAL FOR. BENEFIT OF OR PLANS HOME PROMISES TO BE GREATEST OF ITS KIND EVER SEEN HERE.

It is probable that the work of getting the grounds ready for the Orphans home the week of May 2, will be commenced either today or tomorrow.
 The location of the show grounds will be the same as in the past for events of similar nature, extending in Second ave- hue from Seventeenth street to Four teenth street. All of this space will be cleared of debris and swept as clean, al- most, as a floor before the great Mundy Amusement organization reaches the city on May l.
 It Is claimed by the committee in charge of the carnival that the amusement at fractions which the Mundy company will present this year will prove of vastly su- perior class to anything that will have ever been seen in this city heretofore.
 Colonel Mundy, whose reputation as a manager of amusement organizations is literally worldwide has departed from the beaten paths of past carnival attrac- tions in the ensemble of his company for the present season, and as a result the lineup of shows and special features % be presented here will be decidedly fresh and novel and they will also be of un- questioned merit from the view point of sensationalism
 Included in the list of attractions that will be here are, first and always great est of all the original Diavolo, in his cli- max of daring, the riding of a bicycle through the famous Mundy trap door loop. This act, which commands for It's ''nervy' performer more salary than is paid to the President of the, United States, has been justly termed the cap-sheaf of all hazardous exploits.
 There will be a lengthy programme of distinctly wonderful acts in the hippo drome, including tigflt-wire antics in mid- air by the Mauzene troup of acrobats {; high diving from a 150-foot elevation, lightning drills by the far-famed Muncie Zonaves, Hadji Allah and his troup o. twenty whrwind Arabian acrobats and tumblers, the Francelias, of whose great feats of strength the New York newspa- pers have devoted pages of illustrated de- scriptive matter. and a long list of other features. containing too many boni fide star acts for detailed mention.
 There will be twelve high-class and clean shows twenty-seyen acknowledged features of rare merit, and ten free sensa- tional acts. all of which are said to Dc almost beyond belief in their daring.
 
 McCarty of beat 21, J. B. Ard of beat 21, John w. Brown of beat 29, W. H. Duke of beat 31, William Jackson of beat 5a, M. F. Wood of beat 34. w. 1T. Batson of beat 35, D. R. Copeland of beat 37, John Horan of beat 97. Pat O'Hare of beat S7, John McCartin of beat 37, John Earring ton of beat s. J. H. Snow of beat 4S, w. T. Terry of beat 45, John R. Ellard of beat 46.
 Smith Leads Conner.
 Although the returns have not been can vassed John V. Smith carried Jefferson county in his race for the presidency of the railroad commission. His majority over B. B. Conner amounted to 255 votes in this county. The returns of the state ticket will be canvassed this morning by the county democratic executive commit tee.
 Chairman Mallory of the state demo- cratic executive committee has called q meeting of the committee TOT next We'd nesday at. noon in Montgomery for the purpose of canvassing the returns of the election