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1812 THIRD AVENUE
EVERYTHING IN OFFICE SUPPLIES
NEW DECATUR HOTEL
DAMAGED BY FIRE
THE TAVERN SUFFERS A LOSS
WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT $15,000.
WOMAN STUMBLES INTO RIVER
AND IS DROWNED.
Decatur, May 20.—(Special.)—The Tav
ern, the leading hotel of New Decatur,
was damaged by fire today to the extent
of fully $16,000, The fire originated on
the third floor in the west wing, and
what caused the fire is unanown, unless
'Borne guest of the house threw a lighted
match or cigar on the floor. The building
was saved from total loss only by the
heroic work of the fire companies, who
arrived on the spot a few minutes after
the alarm was turned In. No one was
hurt; though there were several narrow
escapes. The Tavern is the property of
the Decatur Land company, and was built
some fourteen years ago at an expense
of over a hundred thousand dollars. The
building will be repaired at once.
Mrs. Mastason, a widow, of near Pulas
ki, Tenn., lost her life on an excursion
on the Tennessee river near here by stub
bing her foot and falling into the river.
►Bite was drowned before she could be
reached. The excursion was being run by
the Rev. Mr. Rone of New Decatur, and
the boat was delayed several hours on ac
count of having hung up on the rocks
near Mussel Cltoals. Mrs. Mastason was
walking on the lower deck in the dark
when she stubbed her foot and fell into
the water. At the time a gentleman and
lady were with her, but could do noth
InK to prevent her from falling "W hen
Mrs. Mastason fell her lady companion
came near Jumping into the river after
her. and was only prevented by the man
who was with them. It was reported that
Mrs. Mastason committed suicide, and still
another report said she was pushed off
the boat, but neither of these stories
could be substantiated.
Damage Is $40,000.
The latest estimate on the Tavern hotel
of New Decatur (ire today r'aces estimate
at $40,000 or more.
Object to Using British Canvas.
London, May 26,-The Pall Mall Clazette
today Joins in the protest against the
use of Ratsey sails on the Reliance. It
says:
“This is a most unsportsmanlike pro
ceeding. If the defender wins by means
of British canvas it would not be an
American victory at all."
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STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mr. Agnew and Mr. Rutledge have
shipped nearly 600 crates of strawberries
per week from Chesterfield this season.
Hast Friday afternoon there wa* raised
in Gadsden the sum of $52 inside of an
hour for the benefit of the Jewish suffer
ers in Russia.
It is stated that Decatur is to have a
daily paper, the first issue to appear this
week, and that Harry Daniels of Hunts
ville will be the editor.
The remains of J. J. Fifea, a Morman
elder, were exhumed at Selma and ship
ped to Ogden, Utah, where they were re
interred. He died in Camden six months
I ago.
| Governor Jelks has ordered a special
i election to be held in Conecuh county
August 3 for the purpose of choosing a
successor in the house of representatives
to Dr. Andrews Jay, who died in Ever
| green May 8.
j The miners at the Piper mines in Bibb
county who did not go to work because
of grievances in regard to timbering the
rooms in the mines, were ordered to re
turn to work by the district officers of
the United Mine Workers. Between 200
and 300 miners were involved.
J. H. Sewell, who recently established
a brick yard in East Gadsden, has found
in his yards a bed of cement of excellent
quality, says the Gadsden Times-News.
Mr. Sewell has not yet taken any steps
1 to develop the cement, and is so far only
* making brick. He will have this cement
j tested, however, and will develop the
1 property for whatever it is worth.
The Gadsden Journal says: The people
are still clamoring for a free ferry at
Fowler's landing on the Coosa river. This
is an old ferry that was established
twenty-five years ago an(l should be re
established by the commissioner's court.
It would not only accommodate the citi
zens on the east side of the river, but
hundreds who live on this side of the
river.
Zack Burton has been carried to the
mines from Russellville to serve his sen
tence till January 23, 1904, for wife beat
ing. His wife, after having testified
against him in court, made every effort
to have him released, but in vain. Bur
ton must face four more indictments for
the same offense (wife beating) when he
gets out. He is about 60 years old and is
a farmer in comfortable circumstances.
The Mobile Herald says: There was an
excellent business done in real estate in
Mobile last week as shown by the trans
fers in the Probate court, although the
number did not reach the aggregate of
the week previous. However, there were
no less than forty-eight transfers re
corded, an average of eight a day for
each day in the week. The highest price
recorded was $21,000, which was paid by
the Pythian Castle association for the
Washington house property, although
there were several other transactions
where large lump sums were paid.
FOUR MEN ARE KILLED.
Explosion of Gas in a Coal Mine Causes
a Heavy Fatality.
Pittsburg, May 26.—An explosion of gas
in the Chartlers Coal and Coke company’s
mine at Federal. Pa., about noon today
killed four men Instantly, badly burned
seven and slightly Injured a number of
others. Several more are missing and are
believed to be still In the mine. As the
mine Is on fire, It is feared they will be
burned to death or suffocated by smoke.
The dead:
Jam s Nelson.
William Nelson.
Joseph Saler.
Joseph Jonak.
The Injured are foreigners and their
names are not known. Five are thought
to be fatally hurt.
About seventy-five men were at work
when the explosion occurred. It is
thought It was due to an accumulation
of damp Igniting from a damp light.
Reasons for Not Going to Church.
The fact that workingmen Beem to go
to church less each year in England, has
stirred many clergymen to find reasons
for this fact. A pamphlet published by
the Rev. Eric M. Farrar, son of the late
Dean of Canterbury, has attracted con
siderable attention In London. He has
collected nine reasons which he deducted
from talks with numerous men In his
parish. They are:
1. Because of their love of home, Sun
day being the only day when many of
them see their children awake.
2. Because they often have no Sunday
clothes. (Mem.—I have often considered
the fashion of Sunday clothes a device of
the devil.)
8. Because there Is so little welcome ex
tended to the stranger entering church.
4. Because sermons so seldom touch on
the subjects men are most Interested In.
6. Because Sunday Is the only day for
recreation and social Intercourse.
6. Because they are teased if they go by
their comrades.
7. Because they have to stay at home to
mind house and children If the wife goes.
8. Because they had too much of it as
children.
9. Because they love the thlngB temporal
more than the things eternal.
This last reason was given by four of
the men themselves. j
SELMA PRISONERS
FIGHE FOR LIBERTY
Two Desperate Characters Defy
Their Pursuers
ONE JUMPS IN THE RIVER
He Yells to the Man Who Was After
Him to Shoot and Request Was
Granted, the Bullet Barely
Missing His Head.
Selma, May 26.—(Special.)—This morn
ing there was a daring escape made from
the city street brigade by two of the ne
gro prisoners, whose recapture was ef
fected with more or less thrilling inci
dents.
Dan Weaver and Charles Ellis were the
names of the negroes, and both are ly
ing in the lockup with sore heads re
ceived in their refusal to accompany their
captors back to prison.
The guard had gone with a batch of
prisoners to another part of the city and
“Uncle” John Shannahan. the street su
perintendent, was alone with the “spur
brigade.” This was the opportunity long
sought for by the negroes, and they took
advantage of it. and despite the shackles
on their legs gave their pursuers a run
for their money.
Weaver hid under a house In Shivers
alley, and when Officer Davis and Mr.
Davidson reached the place he pretended
to the officer that he was coming out and
then made a dart under the corner of the
house and into the arms of Mr. Davidson.
In a rough and tumble fight before the
officer could come to his assistance Mr.
Davidson knocked the negro senseless by
hitting him a terrific lick over the head
with his pistol. After he was resuscitated |
he again tried to get away, and the of
ficer gave him a persuasive blow on the
back of his head with his club, bringing
the blood.
Charles Ellis was pursued by Will Wo’
and an old negro cart driver by the name
of Wrash Holmes. Mr. Wolf was on his j
bicycle, but Ellis had a good lead, and
kept it until the river bank brought him
to bay, when he Jumped out into the
stream, stopping when only his head was ;
visible. On being told to come out or he
would be shot at. he replied, “Shoot!”
which Mr. Wolf did, barely missing the
black head. Ellis then decided to come
out, but once on the bank he took the
studs, and it took several licks from a
pick handle to bring him to his senses.
Both negroes are desperate characters.
Weaver having just served a sentence of
three years In the coal mines for bur
glary.
LANE PLANS FOR
ALABAMA EXHIBIT
CITIZEN OF HUNTSVILLE STARTS
SCHEME BY WHICH HE HOPES
TO HAVE THE STATE REPRE
SENTED AT ST. LOUIS.
Huntsville, May 26.—(Special.)—Charles
P. Lane, president of the Alabama Com
mercial and Industrial association, has
evolved a plan by which he believes a
creditable exhibit of Alabama’s resources
at the St. Louis world’s fair may be pro
vided. Mr. Lane has issued an address
to the commercial and industrial organiza
tions of all the towns of the state an
nouncing that he proposes to bring the
matter of an exhibit up in the approach
ing meeting of the association in Mobile
and he suggests that a committee of five
men be appointed to head a movement for I
the collection of money for an exhibit.
The central committee, according to this
plan, will be assisted by committees in
every county in Alabama and it is believ
ed when the progressive counties set the
example it will be followed by every one
of the sixty-six counties of Alabama.
Contributions from corporations and in
dividuals would probably swell supple
ment county and municipal contributions
to an amount sufficient for all purposes.
In his address Mr. Lane deplores the
non-progressive spirit manifested by the
last legislature in failing to make an ap
propriation for an exhibit. He says such
a policy is discouraging to enterprise and
a handicap to the progressive business ele
ment.
THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Will Sell School Lots in Front of the
Court House on Saturday, May 30, at
12 O’clock Noon.
In front of the County Court House, at
twelve o'clock sharp, on Saturday, May
30th, 1903, there will be sold at public
outcry to the highest bidder the property
described as follows:
West one-half of lot three (3) and all
of lot four (4). in block five hundred and
ninety-five (595). according to the survey
^f the Elyton Land Company.
No bid for less than four thousand dol
lars ($4000) will be accepted. Property Is
known as Thomas School Lot, and fronts
one hundred and fifty feet on Tenth ave
nue and two hundred and forty feet on
24th street, north.
W. M. DBENXEN,
5-19-6t-eod Mayor.
FOR SALE,
$100,000 Jefferson County, Alabama,
Sanitary Bonds.
Sealed proposals for the purchase of
i one hundred Hi per cent gold bonds, each
bond to be for $1000, will be received by
I F. Y. Anderson, president of the Jeffer
son county sanitary commission, at his
I office In the First National bank building,
I Birmingham, Ala., on or before noon.
| June la, 1903. Both principal and Inter
est are payable In New York, the Inter
est semi-annually, July and January 1,
I and principal July 1. 1931. These bondB are
I a part of an authorized issue of $500,000.
! Bids to be for whole or any part of the
bonds offered, to be unconditional and the
right Is reserved to reject any and all
bids. Delivery to be as or July 1, 1903.
Each bid to be accompanied by a certi
fied check payable to Jefferson county
in the sum of 2V4 per cent of the amount
of said bid to guarantee the taking of
said bonds when ready for delivery If
bid is accepted. All bids should be
marked “Bids for bonds."
JEFFERSON COUNTY SANITARY
COMMISSION,
By F. Y. Anderson, President.
5-27-3t-thur-sun-sun
Call Bell Phone 957 and
find out about our electrlo
tana. B. R. L. & P. Co.
MRS, HIGH BRINGS
SUIT FOB (BUN
Asks Heavy Damages from Ala,
Consolidated Company
OTHER NEWS OF GADSDEN
Postoffice Inspector From Birmingham
Goes There to Select Site for New
Postoffice Building—School
Alumni Meet.
Gadsden, May 26.-(Speclal.)—Mrs. Susie
Higdon, administratrix, has entered suit
in the City court of Gadsden for $25,000
damages against the Alabama Consoli
dated Coal and Iron company, alleging
that her husband, S. C. Higdon,was killed
In the mines of the company at Attalla
on the 10th day of March through the
negligence of the Alabama Consolidated
Coal and Iron company.
Roy McCullough, administrator, has
also brought suit against the same com
pany for $15,000 damages, alleging that ]
Earnest Mann, the Intestate, was killed
under the same circumstances as Hlg
dcn. Goodhue & Blackwood are the at
torneys for Mrs. Higdon nnd Hon. John
W. 'Tomlinson of Birmingham Is the at
torney for McCullough.
Last March Higdon and Mann were
killed by a car in the mines at Attalla.
The car was being hoisted up a steep In
cline loaded with ore. It broke loose from
some cause and tlew to the bottom. Jam
ming the men against the wall, crushing
them to death. Both of the complainants
allege that Boyd Arnold, the man acting
as engineer at the time, was Incompetent
and that the company was aware of it.
Looking for Postoffice Site.
Perry Glasscock, postofTioe inspector
from Birmingham, has been in Gadsden
several days looking for a new site for
the postoffice. The office will be ad
vanced to a second-class office after July
1 and the government will then take
charge of the arrangement of the rents,
etc. There were six bids offered and the
Inspector recommends the government to
accept the bid of L. L. Herzberg. Mr.
Herzberg offers to build a handsome new
brick building on Fourth street, in the
rear of the Herzberg building. The new
building will be 40x50 and will be modern
ly designed. The rent agreed on will be
only $1)00, and Is considered to be very
cheap, considering the advancement of
Gadsden and the location of the building.
If the government decides to take Mr.
Hcrzberg's offer the building will be
completed by September.
School Alumni Meet.
The alumni of the Gadsden public school
met at the Dlsque High school auditorium
for the purpose of adopting a new consti
tution and by-laws and electing officers
for the association. The following hon
orary members were elected: Hon I. W.
Hill, state superintendent of education;
Prof. W. E. Strlplin, superintendent of
the city schools; A. K. McKamle. principal
of the Dlsque High school and the board
of education; Hon. J. H. Dlsque, Messrs.
Cross, Murphree. Goldman and Herzberg.
The following officers were elected: Pres- 1
ident, Thomas Stocks; vice president, T.
Y. Greet; treasurer, T. W. Hightower;
secretary, Miss Cora Caddell; executive
committee. Miss Francis Finney, Miss
Corrle Nowllng, Garlen DuBose, J. W.
Caddell and Preston Hughes. Professor
and Mrs. Stripling will give a reception
for the association June 1 In honor of the
year’s graduates.
Applications have been filed in the Pro
bate court to Incorporate the mining vil
lage of Altoona, which Is In the western
part of the county, and as the papers are
apparently correct this time, the incorpor
ation will probably be ordered. The town
of Altoona is the headquarters of the
Underwood Coal company and Is the ter
minus of the Alabama Mineral extension
from Attalla.
TUSCALOOSA.
Large Audience See College Girls Pre
sent Tennyson's "Princess.”
Tuscaloosa, Lay 26.—(Special.)—An im
mense audience gathered in the alumnae
hall of the Alabama Central Female col
lege last night to witness the presentation
of Tennyson's ''Princess” by the Clionian
Bociety. Each young lady acquitted her
self with great skill and, taken as a
whole, the performance was one of the
best ever presented at the college. The
following was tfib cast of characters:
Princess Ida, Nora A1 verson; Lady
Psyche, Mary Will Dent; Lady Blanche,
Jane Foster, Instructors In the university;
Melissa, daughter of Lady Blanche, Ad
dle Cox; Violet, a pupil, daughter of
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Daisy Belle Rabb; Gama, king, Zada
Davis; Ispe, Snow Shirley; pupils of Rady
Blanche, Allte Mitchell, Carolyn Rowe,
Minnie Molten, Ethel Dent, Bessie Me
Gahcy, Willie Emma Parker, Rhino
Chambers, Lucy Cummings; pupils of
Lady Psyche, -/uberta Noel. Lucy Peter
son, Carrie Jones, Claude Hawkins, Car
rie Fancher, Emma Lou James, Mattie
Mae Dubose. Pearl Barnett.
Much interest Is being manifested In the
revival nt the Southslde Baptist church,
which is being conducted by the Rev.
J. R. Maglll, assisted by the Rev. L. O.
Dawson. Great throngs attend each ser
vice and many who cannot get inside of
the church stand nt the windows on the
outside during the entire service. Nine
teen have united with the church and at
each service many respond to the invita
tion for prayers.
Tuscnlcrsa friends are in receipt of in
vitations from Abingdon, Va., announcing
the marriage of Miss Nannie Mae Sum
mers to William Klnnard Wheelock, the
wedding to occur on June 3. The groom
formerly resided in Tuscaloosa and has
many friends here who waft him congrat
ulations.
While out driving yesterday afternoon
S F. Alston, together with his brother
G. J. Alston and the latter's wife and
three little children, came near meeting
with a serious accident. In crossing a
bridge about eight miles from town one
of the planks broke and the horses fell
through. In extracating themselves S. F.
Alston was thrown from the trap, his
leg caught in the spokes of the wheel and
he was dragged fifty feet, the rear wheel
passing over his body. After running
about seventy-live feet the vehicle was
overturned, throwing Mrs. Alston and the
little ones to the ground. The entire
party escaped with only a few bruises.
MONROE DOCTOR KILLED.
Dr. B. J. Shirley Is Slain By His Two
Brothers-in-Law.
Evergreen, May °8.—(Special.)—Dr. B.
J. Shirley ot Monroe county has Just
been killed by his two brothers-in-law,
Dave and James Smith. More than twen
ty killings have occurred in that county
during the past eighteen months.
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.
The following building permits were
issued yesterday:
Taliaferro & Elfred, to erect a three
story brick building on West Twentieth
street between Seventh and Eighth ave
nues, to cost $12,000. This school building
will be occupied by the Pollock-fltephens
institute.
S. A. Ebinger, to erect a one-story
frame building Cn Avenue I and Six
teenth street, to cost $1500.
Charles Hast, to replace a door and
window in a two-stary brick building at
Twenty-first street and Second avenue,
to cost $100.
J. T. Coulbourn, to build a two-story
frame addition to house 1630 Eleventh
avenue, South, to cost $900.
F. H. Bowers, to erect a two-story
frame building on Avenue G and Twenty
ninth street, to cost $1500.
I. K. Ware, to erect a two-story frame
dwelling on Twenty-first street, South, be
tween Rose and Magnolia avenues, to cost
$4000.
Lumber Case Heard.
Washington, May 26.—The hearing be
fore the interstate commerce commission
of the case of the Central Yellow Pine
association against the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific railroad, set for
June 11, hus been postponed until June
22 in St. L*ouis.
Famine Is Increasing.
Washington, May 26.—Consul General
McWade at Canton has cabled the state
department that famine is increasing in
Kwang Si province and that relief is ur
gently needed. He also informed the de
partment that sporadic Asiatic cholera
exists in Canton.
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