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VOLUME 21:
BIRMINGHAM
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.,
STATE HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1895.
NUMBER. 332.
THE COMMODORE CUN GO
But She Must Take Her Chance
of Seizure
BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES
If Caught in Spanish Waters With Arms and
Ammunition Aboard.
THE PRESIDENT HAS MOVED AGAIN
But Will Go to the White House When His
Presence Is Necessary—The Lomsi
r.na Sugar Claims Will Now
Be Pushed.
Washington, Oct. 2.—Attornoy-Oeneral
Harmon was notified this afternoon of
the release of the steamer Commodore at
Wilmington. N. C., with the crew and
cargo. The Commodore was seized on
account of having aboard arms and am
munition supposed to be for the use of
the Cuban insurgents. The department
of justice some time ago ordered the re
lease of the vessel, but the order was
subsequently revoked and the case left
with the United States court for adjudi
cation. The court today decided the
Commodore to have been improperly
seized, and upon the order of the Court
the United States marshal who was in
charge of the seized vessel released her.
There is now nothing to prevent her
leaving the waters of the United States
with her cargo, and she will have to run
the chances of seizure by the Spanish au
thorities If caught in Spanish waters
with arms and ammunition for the in
surgents.
President and Mrs. Cleveland, their
children and several servants moved
from the White House today, bag and
baggage, to Woodley, the president's
country place near Washington. They
will make it their home until the social
season begins. The president will come
to the White House every day when his
presence is necessary there.
Mr. R. T. Hill of New Orleans, repre
senting the executive committee of the
sugar planters of Louisiana, and Ex
Congressman Myers of Louisiana called
at the treasury today to confer with Sec
retary Carlisle In regard to separating
the Louisiana sugar claims from the Ne
braska beet sugar claims, represented by
the Oxnord Beet Sugar company of Ne
braska," upon which the decision of the
comptroller of the treasury was based.
The Louisiana claimants take the ground
that their case is stronger than the beet
sugar claims of Nebraska, and they want
Secretary Carlisle to hear them separate
ly as to sending their claims over to the
court of claims for adjudication.
Mr. Carlisle, as he was on the point of
leaving for Kentucky, could not consider
the matter sufficiently to decide.
The Louisiana people say if Secretary
Carlisle will not send their claims to the
United States court of claims they will
test the constitutionality qf the law in
the United States court of Louisiana first,
and then if the decision he adverse will
carry it up to the supreme court of the
United States.
Hon. Henry Jones Dead.
Hon. Henry Jones, who was private
secretary of the late Senator Colquitt of
Georgia, and for a long time connected
with the Atlanta Constitution, died sud
denly this afternoon of typhoid fever.
Mr. Jones at the time of his death was
secretary to the executive committee of
the Rimetallie league. He was quite
prominent as a politician.
West Virginia Editors.
Tile West Virginia Editorial association
gathered in Washington today prepara
tory to leaving tomorrow for a week’s
trip to the Atlanta exposition. The party,
which numbered about 100, visited Mount
Vernon today.
A Favorable Report Expected.
It is stated positively today that the re
pert of the engineer commission which
visited Nicaragua last summer will rec
ommend the building of the Nicaragua
canal. The commission's report will be
In the hands of the president this week.
While the commission has been reticent
in discussing the details of the report,
there are strong grounds Tor the belief
that it will indorse the route already sur
veyed, with some modifications; that it
will recommend that the canal be built
by the government and that it will esti
mate the cost of the waterway to be at
least $100,000,000.
TO REBUILD THE UNIVERSITY.
A Mass Meeting Adopts Resolutions and Takes
Up a Subscription.
Richmond, Va„ Oct. 29.—A mass meet
ing of citizens was held in the chamber
of commerce here this evening to take
steps towards raising a fund to replace
the university buildings. Governor O'Fer
rall presided, and Hon. Taylor Ellison
offered the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of seven
be appointed from this meeting to me
morialize the legislature of Virginia to
promptly vote a liberal appropriation to
restore the buildings, library and scien
tific apparatus destroyed by the recent
tiro at the University of Virginia, it
r being the sense of this meeting that the
/ same general style of architecture shall
be preserved as that adopted by Its Il
lustrious founder, Thomas Jefferson.
Col. John B. Purcell offered a resolu
tion requesting that each newspaper in
Virginia open a subscription list, and
that each and every individual be re
quested to contribute.
Blanks were then passed around and
the sum of $7930 raised. Among the larg
est subscriptions was one of $3000 from
. the Misses Stewart, and $1000 from Mr.
Joseph Bryan. __
RTJSSI AN-CHINESE TREATY.
A Dispatch to the Globe Confirms the Times’
Statement.
London, Oct. 29.—A dispatch to the
Globe from Hongkong, under today's
date, says Weng Chi Ohuan, appointed
last fall by Imperial edict to go on a spe
cial mission to Russia, ostensibly to con
gratulate the new czar. Nicholas II. upon
his accession to the throne, but really to
convey to St. Petersburg a secret treaty
conceding the right to Russia to carry the
Siberian railway through Manchuria to
Vladivostock and to construct a branch
railway from Tsltikar and Moudkden
to Vladivostock. The dispatch in other
respects confirms the Times' Hongkong
dispatch of October 25 asserting the ex
istence of a treaty between Russia ar.d
China, giving especial military and com
mercial advantages to the former, add
ing that the Russian fleet of fourteen
vessels arrived at Port Arthur yester
day.
Captured by Bandits.
Constantinople, Oct. 29.—Advices from
Alepho say there has been continuous
fighting in Marash, ninety miles north
west of Alepho, for the past three days.
No details of the disturbances are yet
obtainable. The situation in the Asiatic
provinces generally excites uneasiness.
A number of railway officials at Ilgun, on
the Angora railway, including German
and British, subjects, have been captured
by brigands. The number of the cap
tives and the amount of the ransom de
manded for them is unknown.
An Anti-Semite Klected Mayor.
Vienna, Oct. 29.—Herr Leuger, the
leader of the anti-Semites, was elected
mayor of Vienna this morning by a vote
of 930 to <4 in the municipal council. At
least .30,000 people gathered around the
town hall during the election, and when
the result was announced It was received
with shouts of Joy. Later, however,
there were several disturbances in the
streets, and many of the rioters were
arrested.
Will Be Lynched if Caught.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 29.—A special from
Tyler, Tex., says: Mrs. Leonard Bell,
the 19-year-old wife of a farmer of that
neighborhood, had been visiting her
mother, and about dusk last evening
started to walk home, a distance of half
a mile. On the way she passed a cotton
gin. where a number of men were at
work. Soon after her mutilated body
was found a quarter of a mile from her
home at the side of the public road.
There was every evidence of a terrible
struggle, the body being almost nude.
The (lend, after asaulting her. cut her
throat from ear to par, and completely
disemboweled her. Search is being made,
and the fugitive, If caught, will be
lynched.
DEATH OF PETER ZINSZER.
One of Birmingham’s Most Enterprising Citi
zens Passes Away—A Firm Friend
to the Newspapers.
Death has taken away another prom
inent and useful citizen of Birmingham.
Mr. Peter Zinszer Is dead. He died at
his home at Zinszer station, on the High
land Avenue and Belt railroad, yester
day morning at 2:45 o’clock. His malady
was a complication of ills believed to
have been superinduced by a close and
continuous application to his extensive
business affairs. He believed that the
minute devoted to work should furnish
rich profits, and it did for him. Work for
him was pleasant and he never wore an
ill temper even under the harassing
stress of exacting business details. His
cheerfulness, kindly spirit and wonderful
energy were subjects of common remark,
and though he succeeded in erecting a
mammoth business his worldly prosper
ity is of minor consideration in compar
ison with the good deeds of his life, that
stand as lasting monuments in the
hearts of the poor and unfortunate who
received Peter Zinszer's charity and mu
nificence. None knew from him when
he extended the helping hand to the
needy except that it might serve to fur
ther charity by example. Peter Zinszer
was a consistent man and a consistent
Christian. His action in any matter
might be foretold on the rules of right.
This honest and steadfast adherence to
a noble standard stood a splendid guar
antee about his name in the business
world.
He entered business in Birmingham
eleven years ago and came here from
Louisville, Ky. There was nothing idle
about his establishment from the moment
that he threw open his doors to our trade
till his closing hour yesterday.
The small furniture house caught the
impetus of his energy and enterprise un
til it reached mammoth proportions.
About twenty weeks ago Mr. Zinszer
was taken ill, which resulted in his death
yesterday. He would have been 38 years
of age next Sunday if he had lived. He
leaves a wife and Joseph, his 17-year-old
son.
Mr. Zinszer was a prominent official of
the First Presbyterian church. He was
ready and willing at all times to furnish
time and money towards the advance
ment of church work of other denomi
nations as well as to the denomination
of his personal persuasion.
He was esteemed and honored in the
Masonic organizations, and was intimate
ly identified with the Knights of Pyth
ias and the Knights and Ladies of
Honor.
The Young Men's Christian association
organization will lose an active and val
uable member in his death.
Funeral services will be held at his res
idence Thursday at 1:30 o’clock, and at
2:30 o’clock the funeral proper will take
place at the First Presbyterian ch'urch
under the spiritual direction of Rev. Dr.
A. B. Curry and Rev. Dr. L. S. Handley.
The officers and deacons of the First
Presbyterian church have been selected
as honorary pall-bearers, while the ac
tive pall-bearers have been chosen from
the Knights Templar lodge.
THE ORANGE CROP
Is Short and Selling Already at a High
Price.
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 29.—Capt. J. A.
Enslow, Jr., who makes regular business
tours through the state, has Just re
turned from the extreme southern part
of Florida, where he has orange groves
which were not hurt by the freeze. He
says the crop will not exceed 60,000 boxes,
all of which are far below the line of
Tampa and Bartow. Nearly the entire
crop has been sold on the trees at $2.50
to $2.75 per box. and several have been
resold at a profit beyond that basis. To
deliver these at Jacksonville $1 more
must be added for hauling, wrapping,
boxing and freight. Captain Enslow
knows of several lots sold at $3.50 to $3.75
delivered at Jacksonville. He is of the
opinion that most of the crop will go
north and west. Ho knows of several car
load orders already executed for western
points for November and December de
liveries. There hTfve been very few
transactions in January deliveries.
OPELIKA.
A Brilliant Marriage-Minnesota Colony
PaBa Through the City.
Opelika, Oct. 29;^(Rpeclal Correspond
ence.)—An interesting colony of people
from southern Minnesota passed through
Opelika yesterday en route to Asheville,
Ga., where Ex-Governor Northen of
Georgia lias established a large colony
of northerners. There were ten people In
the party—two familfcs of five each. They
left Minnesota during the latter part of
July in three wagons.
The grand Jury found the county offi
cers discharging their duly, with the ex
ception of a justice of the peace In heat
8. whom they severely censured. Th=y
fo'ind the affairs of the county in fair
shape and especially complimented the
register In chancery and circuit clerk on
the neatness of their books.
The case of the state vs. W. L. Car
mack, who was indicted for murder in
the second degree, has been continued by
consent Until the spring term of 1896.
Very little Interest is manifested in the
case, as public sentiment is nearly all
one way. One of the reasons for contin
uance was the serious illBess of Dr. J. G.
Palmer, an important witness.
The impeachment proceedings against
Probate Judge Robinson will come up
before the suprejne court at Montgomery
November 5.
The Lee Fertilizer company opened up
yesterday for the fall business. They are
running at full capacity, employing thtr^
ty hands and working day and night.
The- warehouse* here have received
about 7600 bales of cotton to date. They
reclved 21,000 in all last year, but will not
get over 18,000 in all this year on account
of the short crop.
Opelika has not had but three-quarters
of an inch of rainfall in nearly three
months, and consequently the dust is
stifling. Everything is covered with
dust, and the merchants are being badly
damaged. However, It has been perfect
weather for the farmers, who have im
proved the opportunity.
One of the most"brllliant events in the
history of Masonic fraternity in Alabama
was the gathering here last night in the
beautiful lodge rooms of Miles .T. Green
chapter of the’order'. The meeting Was a
special dispensation for the purpose of
conferring the degree of Royal Arch Ma
son on Candidates C. A. Cary, C. L. Hare
and W. E. Delaj.. There were present the
following distinguished visiting brethren:
G. F. Erwin, B. F. Young, T. S. Crowder,
W. B HagledOwn ahd L M Harris of
West Point, Ga., S. A. Harris of. Camp
Hill, H. Clay Armstrong and J. 13. Col
lier of Montgomery. After the ceremo
nies were concluded a magnificent ban
quet was tendered the visitors by the
Opelika chapteiy The occasion was a
most enjoyable one, and was a red letter
day for the Opelika members of the
grand and ancient order.
BLAST FURNACE.
It Is Stated on Good Authority That the Tal
ladega Furnace Is to Be
Fired Up.
It is stated upon excellent authority
that measures looking toward the start
ing up of the blast furnace at Talladega
are in progress, with every probability of
its being satisfactorily accomplished.
During the past week tho representative
of interested eastern parties has been
carefully investigating the situation, and
will, upon his return there this week,
it Is claimed, report favorably upon it,
provided coke and ore can be had as pro
posed and certain other arrangements
effected as expected. The product of the
Talladega .furnace has always stood high
In grade, and the opportunity to again
procure It Will be njUlM with Joy bv
many of Its fofmei patrons.
A DOTIBIiE EXECUTION.
Two Murderers Suffer Death by Electricity
in Neto York.
Dannemora, N. Y., Oct. 29.—A double
execution under the law which provides
that murderers shall meet death by elec
tricity was successfully carried out at
Clinton prison today, when George H.
Smith and Charles N. Davis, both of
Albany county, met death In the elec
tric chair. The first tfl frfce death was
Smith, who walked bravely Into the
death chamber at 11:99 4. m. He did not
falter or show the least emotion, but was
quickly strapped Into the chair and at a
signal from Dr. Ransom the current of
electricity was tui rictj op, 1750 volts pass
ing through him. This voltage remained
on for five seconds, when it was reduced
and continued for twenty seconds. Again
It was Increased and allowed to remain
for five seconds, and again reduced,- re
maining for twenty seconds. When It
was turned off an examination was made
by the prison physician and several other
medical men. He was pronounced dead
at 11:44 a. m., just fiye minutes after he
entered the chamber. The witnesses re
turned to the ante-room, while the body
was taken to the dissecting room, and at
11:56 Davis was conducted to the cham
ber of death. lie faltered slightly as he
came In sight of the chair, but it was Only
for an instant. He was strapped into the
chair, and at 11:57 a current of 1780 volts
passed through his body, resulting in in
stantaneous death. The high voltage
was continued fo» six seconds, reduced
and kept on for thirty seconds, then back
to 1780 for five seeonds, reduced add kept
cn for twenty seconds, w'hen it was final
ly turned off. It. was Just 12:01 p. m.
when he was officially pronounced dead.
The entire time consumed from the time
Smith entered tpe chamber until both
were on the tables for t'h'e autopsy by tho
physicians w»* twenty-two minutes.
The aptopsy revealed nothing unusual
in the make-up of either man.
HELP FOB INSURGENTS.
Carlos Cespedes With 107 Men Has Success
fully Landed in Cuba.
New York, Oct. 29.—Word has been re
ceived at the Cuban headquarters here
of the safe landing in Cuba of an expedi
tion under Carlos Cespedes, which left
Philadelphia October 20. The expedition
arrived on the east coast of Cuba on
the 26th, and disembarked without acci
dent. The party is said to be composed
of 107 men. The commander, Cespedes,
is a son of General Cespedes, .hero of
Yara and the first president,of the repub
lic. The expedition carried 500 Winches
ter rifles, 100,000 cartridges, 250 machetes
and ten boxes of, War material, including
a large supply of medicine.
INSTRUCTING COLORED PEOPLE.
Baptists of North Carolina and Negroes Are
to Co-Operate.
Raleigh, N. C., Oct. 29.—The official or
gan of the Baptists of Notth Carolina to
day announces that North Carolina is the
only state In which the plans of co-opera
tlon between the American Baptist Home
Mission society and the home mission
board in instructing colored people are to
be first tried. The efforts will be heartily
seconded by the Baptists in general. The
American Baptist. Home Mission society,
the home mission board and the Baptist
(colored) state convention of North Caro
lina are regarded as co-ordinate bodies,
and all \y.ork undertaken,by them is with
the concurrence of all. The plan Is
adopted by the American Heme Mission
society, and flic Southern Baptist conven
tion and the North Carolina colored Bap
tist convention adopted it heartily last
week, belpg thp fits=t colored body to do
so. The •■Min•fst»rs• Institutes," as they
have been called, are. to be called here
after "New Era institutes.”
Charleston, S. C„ Oct. 29.—A special
from Aiken. S. C.. to the News and Cour
ier says: The Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago railroad, about twenty-six
miles Inlengjb. was sold bx-Special Mas
ter J. E. fHafljpnd todsfo for W7.000. There
were twfl bicWch*. MR N. 8 Evans and i
Mr. J. T): Redbcflds. the lltlev represent
ing the liondliSicers.,' Mr. Reynolds was
the purchaser.
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE LOST
Knocked Out by an Overwhelm
ing Majority,
THE REAL WAR HAS BEGUN
It Will Be Waged Over the Suffrage Plan
Itself.
MR. PATTON HAS STARTED THE BALL
And Senator Tillman and Others Will Keep
It Rolling—Mr. Patton Roundly
Scored the Negro Members of
the Convention.
Columbia, S. C„ Oct. 29.—After a fight
lasting all of last evening and through
today's session, the constitutional con
vention at 2:15 o'clock took an aye and
nay vote on the proposition to allow
woman suffrage with property and edu
cational qualifications. The cause of
woman was decided by a vote of 121 to
20. “Uncle George" Tillman made a mag
nificent argument of about an hour or
more favoring woman’s suffrage. The
debate was Intensely Interesting all
through. Mr. Sleight Introduced an
amendment to leave the woman suffrage
matter to the general assembly. This
will no doubt be voted down promptly.
When the convention reassembled at
7:30 p. m. Mr. Sleignt onereu an umeou
ment to section 3 of the suffrage article,
designed to accomplish what had been
voted down in a milder form. It was to
allow the general assembly at any. time
It saw fit to pass a woman's suffrage act.
lie made a strong speech, but It was of
no avail. The convention voted It down
by a heavy vote, only forty-two votes be
ing cast in favor of it. Thus died all pos
sible chance for the cause of woman’s
suffrage ever prevailing in this state un
til another constitution has been formed.
Thep the all important section contain
ing the suffrage plan Itself was called up
and the war began.
Mr. Patton offered a substitute plan,
the leading provisions of w hich were:
1. Every male citizen of the state of
South Carolina of the age of 31 years,
not laboring under disabilities named In
this constitution, who shall have resided
In the state two years and In the county
in which he offers to vote one year next
preceding any election, and who shall
have paid all poll or other tax due by him
to the state for the fiscal year preceding
that Jn which he shall offer to vote, and
Who 1n addition thereto:
(a). Shall be able to read the constltu
ttoq in English print and sign his name;
oro —— "
(b^ Shall have been engaged in the ac
tive military or naval service of the late
Confederate "States of Araerloa during
the late war between the states, or
(c.) Shall be the lawful lineal descend
ant of a person who was engaged in such
I service, and shall be alive at the time
of the adoption of this constitution, shall
be a qualified elector of this state, and
when duly registered shall be entitled to
vote for all officers that are now or may
hereafter be elected by the people and
upon all questions submitted to electors
at any election.
Mr. Patton said he cnuld see very little
in the-speeches made by the negroes be
fore the convention. He granted a good
ideal of what the negroes had said, par
ticularly in the conduct of the negroes
'to their ex-masters' families. It was a
complete vindication of the treatment
given to the negroes by their masters.
He reserved tlje right to doubt some of
the things said about the negroes as sol
diers and sailors. There was never a
race which, coming from real cannibal
ism, has over reached the slate of civil
ization that the negro has gained In this
state. Hut when the negroes proclaim
that South Carolinians wore not brave
and courageous In the revolutionary war
justice demands that this statement shall
not go unchallenged. He must not at
tack history with untrue statements.
The statement that South Carolina fur
nished not more than fillOO men in the
w'hole revolutionary war was absolutely
false.
Miller asked Mr. Patton if he had any -
intng to give in me way or evidence, in
God's name to please present It. Mr.
Patton then recounted the glorious his
tory of the South Carolina flag: the baltle
in which it figured. He went on to detail
the particularly brilliant and daring acts
of South Carolinians in the beginning of
the war. He quoted from Mr. Greeley's
"American Conflict." If South Carolina
had no troops In the war, tear those pic
tures of Sumter and Marlon; they were
humbugs.
Oen. Henry Knox of Massachusetts
was quoted, and other high authorities
to prove that South Carolina furnished
31.000 men and more.
Mr. Patton was particularly severe on
the negroes. He then made a powerful
speech against the subterfuge section
■ In the committee’s article.
After speeches from the negro members
In reply and several other members. Sen
ator Tillman gave notice that tomorrow
during the day he would call the prevl
oun question on section 6, and ofcked all
who bad amendments or substitutes to
send them tonight so as to have them
printed. Four wont on. providing for I he
Australian ballot system. Senator Till
man speaks tomorrow morning.
Mr. Patton, in the course of his re
marks tonight, said:
Now these delegates admit that their
race was unfit for the ballot. Jf these
wallg could tell tales, they could tell of
wild scenes of debauchery and negro
misrule.
I sav they were mainly responsible for
this. They had It in their power to put
a stop to these scenes and acts. They
refused to go to the white neople of 1h:s
state The white people of this state
were hounded from their homes and driv
en to the courts and tried without jurv.
had to fight for their lives, with
bayonets over them. They were seduced
Indeed by the worst of white men. hut
was not that the fata! defect In their
argument, admitting that they were such
Mr. Patton said: What better proof do
we need yet to show that the negro is
unfit to cast the ballot than this action in
the last election? 1 regret to have to re
fer, to it. Mr. President, but who have
they chosen as their representatives, the
type of their manhood, the flower of
their civilization. I regret to mention it,
I repeat, hut since the matter has been
forced upon us. as we hava been sub
jected to stringent criticism and refier.
tlnn. I say deliberately that when the
negro race this summer elected as th'lr
representatives as the tvpes of their civ
ilization a man whom the public ceeor.'s
of Richland show to have been convicted
of receiving a bribe in his official capac
ity as state senator, and another man
who the legislature of the spring of 1S76
elected to the circuit bench of this state,
whom the goveraor of his own party re
fused to commission upon the ground
that he was steeped in every shame—I
say when the colored race come before
the people of this state and present them,
as the principals of their civilization they
have demonstrated that they are un
worthy to cast the ballot.
Congress ot Teachers.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 29,—The congress of
teachers appears to be growing in inter
est. At all events the attendance at their
sessions is increasing. Addresses are
made every day by some of the leading
educators in the country. Today Presi
dent Whitman of the Columbian Univer
sity of Washington; A. R. Montague,
dean of the same school; W. F. Garrett
of the Peabody Normal and Lawrence C.
Hull of New Jersey were on the pro
gramme. President Hull said that while
he advocated the co-education of sexes
and races In the north, he would not ad
vise It in the south.
Mrs. L. Crozier French of Knoxville
read a paper urging a union of the wo
men of the south. Mrs. Robert H. Cot
ton of North Carolina read a paper on the
"True Relation Between Women and the
Government.”
Heavy Loans on Cotton.
New York. Oct. 29.—Statements that
money has already been loaned In large
quantities by New York banks on cotton
in storage were confirmed today liy In
quiry among cotton and export brokers.
The loans have been made necessary to
holders of cotton In warehouses by the
prevailing market conditions, and they
are said to be In a larger amount than
ever before in the history of the trade.
The approximate total of the loans al
ready made could not be ascertained.
The cash margin demand rules between
lrt and 20 per cent.
M0NTEVALL0.
“The Industrial School for Girls Located Here
and Here It Will Stay," Says Our
Correspondent.
Montevallo, Oct. 29.—(Special Corre
spondence.)—We notice the article pub
lished In your columns headed, "Monte
vallo May Possibly Lose the Industrial
School,” etc. We wish to say in Justice
to Montevallo that the school was located
here by the board of trustees and here it
will stay. While we did not agree with
them as to the overvaluation of our prop
erty, and while they have seemingly put
a heavy burden on us after the question
was settled, we feel that they have the
success of the school at heart, and the
people of Montevallo will go more than
half way to meet their requirements. We
realize the prize we have won and the
people of the state may rest assured that
the required buildings or the cash will be
forthcoming at the proper time. Monte
vallo has the school and expects to
keep it.
THE RACES.
Morris Park Results.
Morris Park Race Track, Qnt.. 99 ».Thn
bettors were on the alert today, and It
Was an utter Impossibility for a detec
tive or stranger to get odds or place a
wager, and the layers of odds only did
business with men they were acquainted
with. The attendance was small, the
races poor, the cold and raw weather
being responsible.
The Jockey club has decided, it is re
ported, to license the postponed race at
the Pimlico track, near Baltimore. The
meeting will begin November and last
eighteen days. The Saratoga meeting is
back of the enterprise, it is understood.
Summaries:
First mce, six furlongs—Bon Ami, 190
(Simms), 4 to 1, won; Titmouse second,
Sagamore third. Time, 1:18.
Second race, handicap for all ages, one
rri' and three-sixteenths— Belmar, 110
(Simms), 6 to 5, won; Lamplighter and
Lake Shore ran a dead'-heat for the place.
Only three started. Time, 2:02.
Third race, Bronx stakes, six furlongs
—Wernberg, 116 (Doggett), 6 to 1, won;
Helen Nichols second, Harry Reed third.
Time, 1:11.
Fourth race, one mile—Hugh Penny,
108 (Reiff), 3 to 5, won; Dixon, Jr., second,
Waltzer third. Time, 1:41.
Fifth race, six furlongs-^Wishard, 109
(Reiff), 4 to 5, won; Au Revolt second,
Patrol third. Time, 1:1114.
Sixth race, welter weight, handicap,
six and a half furlongs—Hawarden, 125
(Reiff). 8 to 1, won; Manchester second,
Deer Slayer third. Time, 1:22.
The stewards of the Westchester Rac
ing association have suspended Jockey J.
Murphy for the balance of the meeting
for misbehavior at the post in the last
rare at Morris park this afternoon.
Results at Latonia.
Cincinnati. Oct. 29.—The principal race
of the day at I,atonia was the Covington
selling slakes for 2-year-olds. It brought
out the best field of youngsters that have
gone to the post this-fall. Sherlock was
the favorite in the betting, with Mobt
laska next in-favor. Loki got away last,
but came through In the stretch and won
in a gallop by two open lengths from
Mobalaska. The weather was cold and
track fast. The attendance was large.
Summaries:
First race, one mile— Canewood, 104
(Clayton). 3 to I. won, Peabody second,
Charley Weber third. Time, 1:43%.
Second race, a mile and a sixteenth—
I.obengula. 105 (J, Hill). 6 to 1. won: Eg
bert second. Cash Day third. Time, 1 48%.
Third race, a mile and a half—Pepper,
110 (Martin), 1 to 4, won; Blue and Gray
second. New Come third. Time, 2:37%.
Fourth race,.Covington Autumn stakes,
value to winner $1445. five and a half fur
longs—Hoki, 102 (.1. Hill). 7 to 1. won: Mo
balaska second, Blue Ribbon third. Time,
1:08%.
Fifth race, five furlongs—Dufra, 107
(TubervlUe). 3 to 2, won: Shuttle Cock
second. Sugar third. Time, 1:03.
Sixth race, nn» mile—Judith, 107 (V.
Clayton). 0 to 5. won; Relict second, Re
splendent third. Time, 1:42%.
Preparing for the Negro Congress.
Atlanta, Oa„ Oct. 29.—Extensive prep
arations are being made by the commis
sion of the colored department looking
to the greatest possible attendance upon
the negro congresses which will be held
from November 11 to 23. The congresses
will begin with a military display, which
will take place within the exposition
grounds. The colored troops will be re
viewed by all the exposition commission
ers. Excursions from all over the south
will be here._
Domestic Troubles Caused It.
Jacksonville. Fla., Oct 29.—A special to
the Times-Colon front Reddick, Fia.,
says: Yesterday about 4 o'clock Mr. Tom
Shannon waylaid and killed Capt. John
Williams. The killing was done with an
old musket. Shannon gave himself up to
the deputy sheriff today. The prelimina
ry trial will be held tomorrow. Over a
year ngn Williams killed Morris Lump
kin. and was out on bond. Domestic
troubles caused the killing.
FROM THE CAPITAL CITY
The Montgomery and Prattville
Railroad Completed.
MR. SM^H SUPERINTENDED
V
The First srain Ran Over Yesterday—Good
Schedule Arranged.
£? -
SYND'^TE PURCHASES A TRACT OF LAND
Col-jy of 2000 People to Bottle North of
Mobile- 25,000 Acres of Land Bought.
Cnptnin Adainr Gets a Good Job.
Personal and Otherwise.
Montgomery, Oct. 29.—(Special.)—Mr.
A. M. Jackson, formerly of SI. Louis, but
now of Sioux City, la., is in St. Louis in
the interest of a syndicate which has pur
chased 2r.,0C0 acres of land sixty miles
north of Mobile, Ala. The movement
was started about two months ago, and
it is thought that by February 1 there
will be 2000 people in the colony, says
the Republic. A town is to be organized
under the name of "Fonde,” wldch will
be the headquarters of the syndicate.
Mr. Jackson says that the land is sold
cnly to persons who intend to go there
and settle upon it. The winters through
out the northwest, he says, are very se
vere, and crops arc consequently af
fected.
It Is the lntentloa to devote most of the
acreage to truck farming to supply the
northern markets. The first of the col
onists, numbering about 100 families, are
expected to pass through St. Louis, com
ing from Omaha. They have already In
vested $125,000, and say they look upon
St. Louts as their market, and Intend
purchasing many of their supplies there.
The Montgomery and Prattville Completed.
The Montgomery and Prattville rail
road was completed yesterday and the
first train ran over it today. The sched
ule which has been adopted connects
with the Hirmlngham-Montgomery ac
commodations north and south. The new
road. In addition to being a great con
venience to the people of Prattville, will
prove a fin^feeder for Montgomery. Mr.
Charles B. Smith of Birmingham superin
tended the construction of the line.
Captain Adams Gets a Good Job.
Capt. Robert J. Adams, who has more
friends than anybody, and who has for
some years been connected with the Na
tional Building and Loan associa
tion, has been put In entire charge of the
loan department of that prosperous con
cern. The Job Is a most desirable one,
And Captain Adams' friends will be glad
to congratulate him.
A School Teachers’ Excursion.
A movement Is on foot to urrange an
enormous excursion to Atlanta, by means
of which, several thousand of the teach
ers of Alabama would be enabled to see
the sight® of the exposition at a small
cost. Outside of the consideration of
economy it is believed It will be agree
able to the teachers to make the trip to
gether. The matter appears to be In Its
ir.clpiency as yet, however.
Personal and Social.
Invitations have been lssned by Mrs. N.
D. Harnett to the marriage of her charm
ing daughter, Miss Margaret Alita Har
nett, to Mr. Samuel Tate Surratt Thurs
day morning, November 7, at 7 o’clock
at St. John’s church. Miss Barnett is a
lovely young lady, possessing many
charms of manner and person, and Mr.
Surratt is one of the best known and
most popular young railroad men in the
city.
The many friends In tills city*>f Dr. S.
Dana Hubbard welcome he and his beau
tiful bride on a visit to his old home in
this city. Dr. Hubbard is an old Mont
gomery boy, went to New York, where he
graduated in medicine with the highest
honors, and where he has permanently lo
cated and Is gaining distinction in his
chosen profession. His marriage a few
days ago to Miss Moneli of New York,
and a bright, beautiful young woman of
that city, only evidences his social and
professional popularity in his adopted
home. Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard are viel
comed to Montgomery by Mr. Hub
bard’s many old friends and well wishers.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Murphy of Balti
more are on a visit to their daughter,
Mrs. W. S. Doran, on Sayre street. Mr.
and Mrs. Murphy will probably spend a
month in Montgomery.
Mr. Daniel A. (Ireen of Birmingham
was a visitor to the city today.'
Col. Marshal H. Molton of Birming
ham spent Monday with friends in Mont
gomery.
Col. Rolfe S. Saunders of Birmingham
was shaking hands with his numerous
fi lends here yesterday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. R Gaston, Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Davidson and Mr. and Mrs. Louis
B. Farley are among Montgomery’s no
table representatives in Atlanta.
A Borneo and Juliet Affair.
Ft^-nklyn, O.. Oct. 29—William Sbaef
fer, 22, and Sylvia McCabe, IS, were
sweethearts tor over a year. Yesterday
she went to his home to spend the day.
Schaeffer says he had a revolver in his
pocket. The girl drew the revolver and
asked him If he wanted her to shoot him.
Schaeffer said he did. According to his
report the girl shot him in the right tem
ple and he fell to tlie floor unconscious.
He regained consciousness two hours
later and found her laying across him
with a bullet hole In her temple, lie
summoned his folks, who found a note
pinned to her breast, the contents of
which have not been learned. The girl
died at 11 o'clock this morning and
Schaeffer is in a critical condition. The
couple were alone in the house at the
time of the shooting.
A Heavy Fnilura.
Phlaldeiphia, Oct. 29.—Isadore Suits,
clothing dealer at Thirteenth street and
Ridge avenue, assigned today to Simon
Bacharach.
J. L. Greenwald, attorney for the as
signee, stated this afternoon that the as
sets ninounted to $200,000, btit that the
liabilities would exceed this amount. De
tails of the failure are meagre. Mr.
Greenwald’s explanation of the cause of
the assignment was ’’bad business.”
Lucia th j First.
Galveston. Tex.. Oct. 29. -The British
steamer Lucia, which arrived here this
evening from Cardiff, will be the tlrst
vessel to load cotton at this port for
Manchester. She comes consigned to
Fowler & McVltle. who will load her with
about 0000 bales. She will be ready for
tea in ten days.