Marion County AlArchives News.....GAZETTE APPEAL October 1, 1897 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Veneta McKinney http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003775 June 4, 2010, 7:47 pm Microfilm From AL Dept Of Archives And History October 1, 1897 Microfilm Ref Call #559 Microfilm Order #M1992.0966 from The Alabama Department of Archives and History THE GAZETTE-APPEAL Vol. II GUIN, ALA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1897 NO. 30 PAGE 1 Should any great numbers succeed in getting into the Yukon region this fall, the Portland Oregonian predicts, there will be a tragedy the like of which has not been known to the world since Napoleon’s Russian campaign. Superstition still lives in England. Anglit Castle, Westmoreland, which cost $70,000 to build and which was old some year; ago for $10,000 has now been resold for $3250, because it is reputed to be haunted by mysterious flaming sprits flitting about the premises. Jerome H. Raymond, who twenty years ago was a newsboy in the streets of Chicago, in now, at the age of twenty-nine, President of the West Virginia University, at Morgantown. He left newspaper selling to become an office boy for George M. Pullman. He is believed to be the youngest college President in the United States. It seems, notices the New York Observer, that opposition to the singing of hymns in Scotland has practically died out. When hymns are given on worshippers no longer rise from their seats in wrath and stalk out of church. During recent years many hymn-books have been made in Scotland. This change of ideas has been largely brought about by the general singing of Sankey hymns. During the American Revolution an English magazine published an estimate of the future population of the North American colonies. Placing the population then at 2,000,000 and assuming that it would double itself every twenty-five years. The writer estimated that in the year 1890 the number would have increased to 64,000,000. This may be taken as a most remarkable prophecy, inasmuch as the census of 1890 fixes the total population at 62,622,250. Lord Welseley, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, has publicly announced that “the meteor flag of England” will never again be carried into battle, in land fights at least. In presenting new colors to a regiment recently he said: “In future it would be madness and a crime to order any man to carry colors into action. You might as well order him to be assassinated. The Germans carry the poles on which the colors used to be, so that they attract no notice in action. We have had most reluctantly to abandon a practice to which we attached great importance, and which, under past and gone conditions of fighting, was invaluable in keeping alive the regimental spirit upon which our British troops depended so much. According to the New York Post, some time ago a movement was quietly inaugurated to divide the Territory of Alaska. In May last active work was begun, and the project is now ready for public attention. Petitions for a division are in circulation in the interior along the Yukon River and in all mining camps, and should reach Washington early in September. The miners heartily endorse the idea, with tits prospect of direct governmental supervision, land titles and incentives to good citizenship. Lincoln is the name suggested for the proposed new territory, and the city of Weare at the mouth of the Tanana River, 800 miles from the sea and on the Yukon River, is favored as the seat of government. Tributary to Weare on all sides are the great placer-mining gold fields. There is ample room for two or more territories, the area of Alaska being twelve times that of the State of New York. The proposed territory of Lincoln would comprise 500,000 square miles of the interior and northern coast country, and would embrace within its boundaries the valleys of the Yukon River and its tributaries, and the coat along Bering Sea. After division there would remain in Alaska all of the territory along the Northern Pacific seacoast and the Aleutian Islands. This includes all the agricultural lands in Alaska and that part of the territory which enjoys a comparatively mild and equable climate on account of the well known influence of the Japan current. It would retain the coast trade and the quartz mines of Douglas Island. GENERAL NEWS – Current Events of the Day Epitomized ------- Carrie Fleming, a refugee from Mobile, died in Atlanta of yellow fever Thursday. The Cumberland Island Hotel, near Brunswick, Ga. has been destroyed by fire, the result of a stroke of lightning. Revolution is rife in the Nicaraguan republic. The government is using stringent measures to suppress the rebellion. A would be rapist by the name of Sam Jenkins at Crawfordville, Fla. was caught, bound, and thrown into Mud Lake. It was officially announced Monday that peace between Greece and Turkey had been signed, and the ministers of war and marine have so notified all the Turkish military and naval commanders. An appeal has been made to Surgeon-General Wyman to order Dr. Guiteras to investigate immediately the very suspicious fever now prevailing in Galveston, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. In the reorganization of the Central of Georgia John M. Fagan, now vice- president, will be elected president. This makes another step in J. Pierpont Morgan’s project to secure control of all the railway and steamship lines in the Southern State. The bridge over the Tennessee River at Chattanooga was badly damaged by fire Wednesday. The actual loss was about $15000 with no insurance. The bridge was built in 1880. A feud of long standing between James Reeves and Lawrence Austin, brothers-in- law, had a bloody termination near Roby, Chester County, Tenn. The two men met in the public road and Reeves shot Austin in the head with a double-barreled shotgun. Austin fled, and Reeves escaped. Both are well known planters. Frank Short, a well-known country merchant, a few miles south of Abingdon, Va. was killed in a runaway late Tuesday evening while on his way home from Abingdon in a cart. A peculiar feature which connects itself with his death is the fact that his lifeless body was picked up on the very spot where some three years ago his brother, Bird Short, shot and killed two men, Lee Simmons and Henderson Dickens. JUDGE KILGORE DEAD – The Well-Known Ex-Congressman From Texas Passes Away Judge Kilgore, ex-Congressman from Texas, died at Ardmore, I. T. Thursday. As a member of Congress from Texas, Judge Kilgore was one of the best known men in public life. He was called “Buck” by his intimate friends, and attracted wide public attention in the Fifty-first Congress by kicking in a green baize door which had been locked by order of Speaker Reed during one of the filibustering scenes that made the first “quorum counting” Congress memorable. He supported President Cleveland ardently….. Mr. Kilgore was born in Newman, Ga., February 20, 1835. In 1846 he removed with his parents to Rusk County, Texas, where he received a common school education. He served in the Confederate army, first a s private and by successive promotions reached the grade of adjutant general, serving as such in Ecotr’s brigade, Army of the Tennessee. He was wounded at Chickamauga and in 1864 was confined as a prisoner in Fort Delaware. He was admitted to the bar after the war and in 1875 was a member of the Texas Constitutional Convention. He was a presidential candidate in ---------------English ticket and in 1884 was elected to the State Senate for four years and in the following year was chosen president of that body for two years. He was elected to the Fiftieth, Fifty-first and Fifty-Second Congresses as a Democrat. BANISH A KING – Drunami of Benin Sent to a Penal Settlement Lagos, West Coast of Africa – Drunami, the king of Benin, who has been on trial at Benin City since August last, with a number of his leading chiefs, charged with being concerned with the massacre of the unarmed expedition under British Consul Phillips, has been condemned to be transported to Calabar, a slave settlement of British West Africa. Three of the king’s chiefs were previously sentenced. Two of them were shot and their bodies displayed hanging in the streets for twenty-four hours. The third of these chiefs escaped a similar fate by committing suicide. FATAL MINE EXPLOSION – Several Miners Were Killed and Others Entombed – Marion Ill BIG SHIPMENT OF SPONGES W. P. K. Decker, the leading sponge dealer of Anclote, Fla, has shipped all the sponge he had ready to Philadelphia, in response to an urgent telegram. The value of the three hundred bales he sent there is estimated at $5000 DON CARLOS ONCE MORE – SAYS 100,000 VOLUNTEERS ARE READY TO BACK HIM Don Carlos, the pretender, has written a letter denying emphatically that he has abandoned his claim to the throne of Spain. He declares after the sacrifice which has been made in his behalf he would be a coward to renounce his rights…… SURPRISED – US ATTITUDE CASUES A SENSATION IN MADRID – Over-Confidence In Weyler – The General Impression At Madrid Is That The Spanish Government Will Try To Drag Negotiations Along, Unless It Rejects Uncle Sam’s Good Offices YELLOW FEVER SITUATION – Grows More Alarming at Infected Points as the Days Go by New Orleans – Eminent physicians believe that the work of the Board of Health is productive of good results, and that the fever is not spreading, but on the contrary, is being confined to localities. Up to Friday there have been a few les than 100 cases and fifteen deaths….. MOBILE - …….. Adwards, Miss….. BILOXI, Miss ---------------- ALASKA APPOINTMENTS – THE CUBAN LEAGUE – President Allen Sees Freedom for the Cuban Patriots WHAT WAR COSTS SPAIN – Statement of Number of Men and Munitions of War Furnished ELECTION IN CUBA – Bartolome Masso Vice President of the Republic TERRIBLE CYCLONE – Sava, Oria and Latiano, Itlay GOLD COMING La Touraine, of the French steamship line, which sails from Havre on Saturday next, will bring to New York port $1,000,000 in gold consigned to the Hanover National Bank of New York. WOMEN TURN GOLD HUNTERS Six Oakland women have returned from a search for gold mines in the mountains of Shasta County, California. For two weeks they tramped in bloomers lover hills, through canons, fording creeks and braving all the hardships incidental to a prospector’s life. They are back with a record of seven placer and quartz mines located. They left Oakland, each one fully equipped with a miner’s outfit. They returned with hundreds of pounds of ore samples and gold they had panned from placer claims TRADE CHECKED - The Demand for Staples is Noticeably Decreasing UNION WITH UNCLE SAM – The Hawaiian Senate Battles the American treaty The Hawaiian Senate is session on September 8, adopted the following resolution by unanimous vote: “Be it resolved by the Senate of the Republic of Hawaii, that the Senate hereby ratifies and advises and consents to the ratification by the President of the treaty between the Republic of Hawaii and the United States of American on the subject of the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States of America, concluded in Washington, June 16, 1897, which treaty is word for word as follows: The text of the treaty then follows. DEATH IN A WRECK – John D. Young met his death in a head-end collision on the Georgia and Alabama road Tuesday morning. The colored fireman, whose name has not been ascertained, was also killed. Conductor R. G. Boyd was dangerously wounded, and may also die. The occasion was the attempt of an extra freight, laden with cotton to make one more station before the westbound local freight train was due. ….. PAGE 2 THE GAZETTE-APPEAL W. T. MORGAN, Editor and Publisher Entered at post office at Guin, Ala – A second-class matter Subscription rates One year $1 Six months 50 c Three months 25 c Guin, Ala. Oct 1, 1897 It is our aim to make the Gazette-Appeal better every issue. Keep your eye on us and see if we don’t do it. Read this issue of the Gazette-Appeal and answer the question: Is it not the newsiest newspaper every published in Marion County? As a great many of our patrons in face almost all of them are farmers we will in our humble way, try to use our paper to their interest, and will from time to time discuss questions that they may be interested in our columns are open for our subscribers to discuss any questions they desire. Make your articles short and to the point and send them in. With this issue we raise the subscription price of the Gazette-Appeal to $1.00. Our reasons for doing …………. At the solicitation of some of the ladies of the town, we give space in our paper to be known as the “Woman’s Corner” to be used by them in discussing any and all matters they may see proper. If our women reader will only take advantage of his corner and keep it filled each week, we will feel amply repaid for our trouble. Remember all are invited to use it. Be sure to have your matters at this office not later than the Wednesday morning of the week to be published. One of the educational reforms the farmer should demand teaching of the element of agriculture in the county schools. A great many farmers are unable to send the students to these so called agricultural schools, and beside ---- should be taught in the common three moths schools as well if not better than in the Agricultural schools. The country school would have the advantage over the city Agricultural school, because the students would have the farms to study. Think of these things farmers and demand them in the elections. This question of good roads is on that should interest every citizen of our county in their present condition they are …. Rare to our people to our county and to our state. …………. Farmers there is a great deal of legislating that could be done in your behalf if you would only insist it. When a man asks you to vote for him ask him what he will do for you. If he does not know what you need, tell him and make him promise to do it before you ever cast a ballot for him. If you will do this and keep doing it, after awhile you will have the laws shaped to your interest. LITERARY MENTION Agricultural Epitomesist, Indianapolis, Ind. American Sheep Breeder Cultivator and Country Gentleman, Albany, N. Y. Home and Farm American Swineherd Farm and Home FRANK MEIER announces himself a teacher of German, French, and Latin. All parties wanting to study either language can see him at the Gazette-Appeal office. Will give lessons at residence if preferred. Terms reasonable. A Piano Sent on trial Ad for Patents STATE NEWS Miss MURTHY MCLURE died at Troy R. L. REESE lost his home by fire at Coats Bend. Sam Staystdton and Miss Minnie Hood were married near Attalla. Charles Nelson shot and seriously wounded Wesley Sumer near Richmond, in Dallas County The compress at Dothan has handled more cotton this season than the whole of last. Improvements by the Gadsden and Attalia Union Railway Company in Gadsden are still being made. Mrs. ELLIE SHERROD has been selected by the city Board of Education as assistant teacher in the East Florence public school Increased patronage at the Guntersville Academy has run an attendance up to the hundred mark and another teacher has been added to the faculty. Miss Eden Groenendyke has charge of the school at Lamon near Paint Rock Bluff where a new building has been erected ------------ J. H. Shigh, of Gadsden has in patented at ---------------------- Capt. R. C. Gunter will open private bank at Bridgeport ------------ Ad for Parry Mfg - picture of Buggy GENERAL NEWS It was said that Dr. V. A, Morganard of Denver Col has discovered a sure cure for cattle fever by dipping showing this prove true, the cattle market will experience a revolution, as stock will be shipped north during the prohibited season. A meeting of all states and territories that handle cattle has been called at Fort Worth, Tex. on September 27 to examine the cure. At a crossing over the track of the Versailles & Midway railroad near Versailles, Ky a train struck a carriage containing Ambrose F. Wilson and J. W. Ridges, killing the former. The latter jumped in time to save him self While cooking dinner at Grandview Ky. the dress of Mrs. Elizabeth Chapman became ignited and she was fatally burned. Rain softened the roadbed and caused the derailment of a freight train on the Katy near Fort Worth Tex. and tour cars were smashed. The great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina covering an area of perhaps 400 square miles was afire from one end to the other on the 17th, the result of an unprecedented drought. Forest fire was raging in adjoining counties. A disastrous wreck occurred on the Wisconsin Central railroad near Chippewa Falls on the 17th resulting in the death of five people and serous injury of four others. Two freight trains through a mistake in orders while going 40 miles an hour, met on a curve and come together with terrible force. Mariah Billingsley, a widow, went to prayer meeting the other night, after locking up her five children in the house at Richmond Ark. On returning home she found the house in ashes and the children cremated. The lifeless body of D. T. Watson, a colored schoolteacher was found to a tree in Lonoke County, Ark…… The work of collecting evidence for the inquest on the bodies of the strikers shot by deputy sheriffs at Hazleton, Pa is being prosecuted by the striker’s representatives and the secretary of the Hungarian consulate at Philadelphia. The warrants sworn out for the arrest of the deputies will not be served while the militia is on the ground. Through a misunderstanding of signals the steamer Catskill was ruined by the excursion boat St. Johns and sunk in the North River near New York. The St. Johns had 1000 excursionist s on board and there was a regular panic amongst them and some jumped overboard. On – was drowned and two women were reported missing. A Calm pervaded Hazleton, Pa on the 15th and the striking miners maintained silence and good order. Maj. Whirey issued an order to his soldiers, however, not to accept food or drink from any one outside the camp as it was feared an attempt would be made to poison the troops. Whiskey, pistols, and razor come to much prominence at a big negro church meeting near Seneca – C. that Sheriff Moss and a dozen deputies arrested six of the principals. One man is said to have been cut through the brain, two were brutally cut and several others were seriously wounded. Each of the prisoners had from one to six revolvers. W. C. DAVIS Attorney at Law, Hamilton, Ala. will practice in all the courts of Alabama and Mississippi T. J. SPRINGFIELD, MD., Physician and Surgeon, Guin, Ala. Offers his professional services to the citizens of Guin and surrounding country. Special attention given to diseases of women. All calls promptly attended day or night. Men of Good Judgment are taking advantage of our good goods at the low prices we offer them. We don’t claim to sell the cheapest in the city, but I do sell as cheap. Quality of goods considered. E. W. BROCK New model Crandall typewriter (picture of typewriter) – only 28 key characters. Writing in plain sight alignment can’t change. Most simple, durable and perfect Typewriter extant. Lowest Factory price $50. P. B. PETERMAN, Guin, Ala. Dealer in watches, clocks, jewelry, spectacles and silverware, watches and jewelry repaired on short notice. STATE NORMAL COLLEGE, Florence, Ala. A training school for teachers. Enrollment last year over 300. Tuition Free, Board, $8.00 to $12.00 per month. Necessary expenses from $35.00 to $125.00. Graduate secure good position. Fall Term begins Tuesday September 14, 1897. Send for catalogue to A. C. Wilson, President Talk is cheap. Some people do nothing but talk. I do not talk myself, but prefer to let my customers talk for me. Buy your dry goods, boots, shoes, clothing, dress goods or fancy or staple groceries, tobacco, snuff, or in fact anything you may need from me. Then you will be willing to talk for me. S. J. BAIRD. Spring has come. Gentle Annie so has my spring stock go goods. They are fresh, good, cheap. Give me a Call. I can please you. W. R. BRADLEY J. M. SPRINGFIELD & Co. Livery Feed and Sale Stable. Good Teams, Good Buggies, and Hacks. Careful Drivers. Guin, Ala. (picture of Livery Stable- (wood cut) THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, JAS. K. POWERS, L. L. D. President. New courses of Study, Classical, Scientific, Engineering. Professional Departments: law, Medicine. For announcement with details information, address the President at University P. O., Tuscaloosa County Ad for Birmingham Business College PAGE 3 Ad for Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root Ad for Patents Ad for Confederate Veteran Ad for Stratton Guitars and Mandolines We will be glad to receive short communications from the different towns in our county. Write on one side of paper only, and please write with a pen. Be sure to sign your name to all communications, and get them in by Tuesday evening. TIME TABLE. Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham R. R. No. 1 East 12:38 p.m. No. 2 West 8:20 p.m. No. 3 East 2:44 a.m. No. 4 West 1:48 a.m. DIRECTORY MASONIC LODGE No. 478 – WATSON BROWN, W. M., JOHN W. INGLE, S. W.; M. T. AKERS, Treas.; J. B. RILEY, Secy. Mayor – J. T. CARPENTER Marshal – J. T. WHITE Aldermen – S. J. BAIRD, J. W. WILDES, J. J. POPE, E. W. BROCK, J. D. WESTBROOK. CHURCHES METHODIST – Services every third Sunday at night, fourth Sunday at 11 am Rev. D. W. WARD, Pastor. Sunday School every Sunday at 3 ½ p.m. Prof. J. T. HUFFATUTTLER, Superintendent BAPTIST – Services first and third Sundays. Sunday School every Sunday morning. CHRISTIAN – Services every second Sunday 11 a.m. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Remember we will take any country produce in payment for subscription. Mr. E. W. BROCK is having a new office built in the rear of his store. Mr. JAMES KIRK who has been confined to his bed for several weeks is able to be up again. Mrs. L. T. HUFFSTUTTLER has been quite sick for a few days but is much better at this writing. Mrs. Dr. BEVIL is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. JOHN INGLE at this place. On Saturday and Sunday we saw several boys going to Hamilton to enter School there. Died – The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. BRADLEY on last Thursday morning. Rev. W. D. WARD preached two able sermons at the Methodist church Sunday morning and night. Dr. T. J. SPRINGFIELD has been quite sick for several days, but at this writing is much better. Prof. ROBERT JONES, who was recently elected principle of the High school here, arrived Saturday night. When you get through reading this paper get up and bring or send your subscription price. Don’t wait or you may forget it. Since this drouth has set in we notice that a great number of the shade trees planted in the spring have died. Our new merchant Mr. SLOAN has his stock of goods arranged and is ready to serve the people of our town, give him a call. Born to Mr.,. and Mrs. W. R. BRADLEY on the 27 – a son. To Mr. and Mrs. HENRY FOWLER on the 24 – a son. Misses MAUD MORROW and BLANCH WILLIAMS left Monday for their home at Tuscaloosa. On account of yellow fever they went through the country. Mr. and Mrs. N. W. WIRGHT of Knob Creek Tenn. have moved to our town. Mrs. WRIGHT is a sister to our townsman J. W. WILDES. We extend a hearty welcome. We understand that there is to be a school meeting Saturday at the school house to determine among other things, when school will open. Messrs. M. A. SPRINGFIELD and W M. WRIGHT with several others began putting up the wire on the Pearce’s Mills telephone line on last Tuesday morning. If the ladies will give their “Corner” a little attention they can make it the most interesting part of the paper. It does not matter where you live if you want to write something, write it. If you want this paper and have no money to pay for it, bring us chickens, corn, pork, molasses or in fact anything that we can use or sell and we will give you market prices for it. Our merchants are getting in their goods for fall trade. By the way if you want to know where to get the best bargains look in the Gazette-Appeal and see who advertises in it and go there, then you are sure of a bargain. Some time ago we saw a wagon bed our patron Mr. O. C. LING made. We can say that we have seen no better work turned out from any hop. Mr. LING understands his business and any work in that line or any blacksmithing that LING does is all right. Last Friday evening three negroes were drowned near Hamilton while trying to cross the river, from what we learn the facts are these: the negroes were going to a party and six got into a small battan to cross the river when the boat sank drowning the woman. There is a movement on foot to organize a public library in our town. This is indeed a laudable undertaking and every man, woman and child should take an interest in it if you have books to donate, you can se Dr. SPRINGFILED and he can give any information you may want. It seems that slow fever and chills have a good deal of company in town; several cases are reported. The trustees of the Guin High School have secured the services of a man that has no peer in the state as an Instructor. Professor JONES taught several years in the country schools of this state and later accepted a chair in Blount College where he remained two years. Resigning his potion in that college he was soon elected President of Columbian College, the position he held until resigning to enter upon a work among the children where he won the title of the “Children Apostle” Truly the town of Guin is fortunate. Ad for Patents Ad for McElree’s Wine of Cardui WOMAN’S CORNER WOMAN A good hearted woman in the rosy beauty of her joy is the loveliest object in the world – [Hunt] After a number of years of married life a woman learns to let man have his own way in some unimportant matters – [W. D. Howells] No looking glass ever tells a woman that she is ugly. – [German Aphorism] PASS IT ALONG – (written for woman column) Some years ago an interesting story went the rounds of the newspapers in which a gentleman generously helped a poor boy. When the lad tried to thank him, his benefactor told him to “pass it along”. This he did, and today that kindly act is being repeated. Doubtless in many places, all resulting from the noble impulse that prompted it. There are so many ways for us to do good by “passing along” some kindness shown us, perhaps only to give a pleasant word to a stranger or a smile to some child, etc, but often we can do more than that. If some one has been of service to you in any way, it may be that you cannot return a similar favor but do smoothing if not for that person, for another. Possibly your friend Las visited you during illness, and made pleasant an hour that would otherwise have been spent in loneliness and pain. Well, don’t wait for your friend to get sick go see what you can do for some one else that needs cheering. When I was a little school-girl I used to carry flowers to my teacher sometimes only a scarlet leaf and a tiny wild blossom to put an her dress, but while I though very little about it then, I cannot tell how it has since warmed my heart to have the same little affection attention shown me. So all (that includes the children) who do a kindness only cast forth bread upon the waters that shall return to them many days hence. A pebble dropped into a placid pool throws out an ever widening circle of wavelets that finally reach the farther shore; so a kind act should be repeated so often and to so many people, that its influence, like the wavelets, would never cease until it reaches the shores of Time. EFFIE J. MONTS MENTAL IMPROVEMENT – written for Woman’s Corner Most wives and mothers think that because they have the care of a home and family upon their shoulders, there is not time for mental cultivation. What a mistaken idea! Doubtless you have a great deal to do. The children to look after, the meals to prepare, the house to keep, the clothes to mend and make and the thousand and one other things to look after. But amid it all, if properly managed, you can find some time each day to improve your mind and add to your store of knowledge. Perhaps as a girl you was well education, but you must not stop - we either go backwards or forward. Unless we are improving our time and building upon the foundation that was laid in our school days, we are retrograding. I believe there is no highest, nobler calling beneath the stars than that of Mothers. God has instructed us with the training of the future generation. Can we do our duty by allowing the petty trials of our household affairs………………… SALLIE CHADWICK MORGAN Ad for Arlington Sewing Machine PAGE 4 Ad for Montgomery Ward & Co catalogue Ad for Book for Robert E. Lee STATE TOPICS RECOMMEND IMPREACHMENT – At Florence the grand jury rendered a sensational report Friday evening recommending the impeachment of Sheriff Carson for drunkenness in office, and giving a gentle warning to the road commissioners for several beats that the roads must be worked better. BIG FIRE AT EAST LAKE College Station, near East Lake, is in ashes. The entire business portion was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon. Twenty-one frame buildings went up in the flames in the remarkably short time of a few minutes. The total loss is estimated at more than $20,000 largely covered by insurance. PUT UP THE BARS – The existence of a case of yellow fever in Atlanta caused Captain M. H. Amerine, State Quarantine officer to institute a rigid quarantine against that city Friday. The order went into effect at sunrise, and the regulations are the same as those applied to New Orleans and other infected districts. IN SEARCH OF GOLD Col. I. B. Stone, Greer Mason, John Freeman, Schuyler Harris, J> F. Walker, P. B. Laidlow and George Ragsdale compose a party that has left Athens for Arizona, where they will seek gold. The party had made considerable preparation for the trip, and has ample equipments for prospecting. SHORTAGE PROMPTLY PAID In the examination of Commissioner Culver’s books last week a shortage of $5000 was discovered, which was promptly paid by Mr. Culver. The commissioner explains that eh shortage was due to errors appearing in his vouchers, caused by the continued illness of his chief clerk, Donald Sessions, who died last month, his assistant not being able to keep up with all the work. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS DEMAND FOR PIG IRON TAX ASSESSOR SHORT – FIVE MINERS ENTOMBED – Slope No. 2 of the mines at Belle Ellen is on fire, and considerable damage has already been done. Five men are beyond the names, and are thought to be dead. They are miners who were cut off buy the flames before they could be rescued. They are: Hubbard Foley and Herman Garner, white: Frank James, Henry Reevers and William Fairfax, Colored. There may be others, but these are known to be cut off. The men are undoubtedly dead, as the fire has been raging some time. One of the state mine inspectors went to the scene, and at his advice the entrance was closed to prevent the ingress of air to feed the flames. It is the intention of the fire fighters to pump water into the slope. NEW COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS A CONTRACTOR KILLED J. G. Lallande was shot and killed by A. Stoneking at Tuskaloosa Friday. The cause of the shooting seems to have been over a very trivial matter; the two men having had a quarrel over treating a crowd to cigars. There was nothing thought of the matter until shortly afterwards, when they met again in a saloon and Stoneking offered to treat to drinks. Lallande refused, saying he would not drink with one who was not a gentleman. Stoneking then left he bar and went to a hardware store, where he purchased a 38-caliber Colt’s pistol. Returning in a short time and entering the front door of the saloon he saw Lallande standing at the cigar case. Stoneking began cursing and abusing Lallande, and as Lallande turned to face him Stoneking drew his pistol and fired once, the ball striking Lallande in the abdomen, who immediately sank to the floor in a dying condition. Stoneking was immediately arrested and taken to jail. Lallande was junior member of the contracting firm of Dunn & Lallande of Birmingham, who are grading the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Stoneking was also a contractor. QUARANTINE ROLL The following places are now being strictly quarantined against by Alabama in general and Birmingham to particular…......There is a strict quarantine on each and every place, Atlanta not excepted. No passengers are allowed to come from any of the places except they have been absent from said places more than ten days. No baggage, mail or express matter or freight is allowed to enter the state in general and Birmingham in particular, except they have been subjected to a thorough fumigation. The officers in and around Birmingham have received instructions not to relax efforts in stopping people from Atlanta from entering the state. The newspapers of Atlanta will not be allowed to enter Birmingham without first having been well fumigated. BRIEFLY NOTED THE LAST BUGLE CALL The St. Louis Globe-Democrat has discovered that the last summons to battle in the Civil War was a bugle-call to charge, given by Nathaniel Sisson on the field of Appomattox. Mr. Sission enlisted when the war broke out, and at its close was a bugler under Custer. His regiment was in the saddle before day on the eventful eighth day of April, and began to skirmish with the enemy. An hour later they reached the position from which the memorable call to charge was blown. The next moment two of General Gordon’s aids rode out in advance of the column. One of them carried a towel fastened to a musket. General Gordon stated afterward that the towel was soiled and ragged; but old and torn as it was, it carried a message of peace to the whole country. General Custer, seeing this flag of truce, halted his charging column, and rode alone to the tent of the Confederate General. When he came out he said to General Kapehart, uncovering his head, “General Lee is treating for capitulation.” The war was over The men nearest to him caught the quiet words and burst into a frenzied cheer. They were men who had fought bravely, but who thanked God now that the war was ended. The cheer swept down the valley, and the hills shook with the shout – which meant peace. Let us hope that Nathaniel Sisson’s bugle-call to battle on that April morning was the last that shall ever summon brother to charge against brother in this land of ours. – [Youth’s Companion] A WONDERFUL PUMP A pump built for the stamp mills of the Calumet & Hecla Company is considered one of the most marvelous pieces of mechanism ever put together………….. THE CHILKOOT INDIAN PACKERS At Dyon is a small trading post, kept by a white man, around which is gathered a village of Indians or Siwash, belonging to the Chilkoot tribe. They are by no means ill-looking people. The men are strong and well-formed; the women (naturally, when one considers their mode of life) are inferior t the men in good looks. These women have a habit of painting their faces uniformly black with a mixture of soot and grease, a covering which is said to prevent snow blindness in the winter and to be a protect in summer against the mosquitoes. Some have only the upper part of their faces painted, and the black part terminates in a straight line, given the effect of a half mask. At the time of our arrival the Indian were engaged very busily in catching and drying small fish. This fish is very oily, and when dried can be lighted at once end and used as a candle; and for this purpose it is stored away against the long winter night.” – [Outing] A COW WITH A WOODEN LEG IMMIGRATION FIGURES SWITZERLAND’S ARMY Ad for J. Blach & Sons Ad for Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer Ad for Loosley Cycle Co – picture of bicycle Ad for Mexican Hair Restorative Ad for Walter Baker & Co Breakfast Cocoa Ad for Alabama Brand Rolled Oats File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers/gazettea1715gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 37.0 Kb