Birmingham Age-Herald, 1894-08-08

GETTING COMPLICATED. London, Aug. 7. - The Russian news newspapers - papers newspapers are abandoning tbe idea ol an am amicable - icable amicable understanding between England and Russia with respect to Corea, and are publishing anti-English articles. Es Especially - pecially Especially suspicious ot England is tbe Novoe Viemya, which declares that England is secretly supporting China and that Japan will soon Und this out. The London Daily News remarks that this language is not worth much, inasmuch as the statements made would not be per permitted - mitted permitted to pass theceusorship it the Russian government objected to them. SHOULD BE TREATED AS PIGS. Berlin, Aug. 7. - In conversation with a visitor in Varin today Prince Bismarck said that he expected little good from in internal - ternal internal action agaiDst anarchists. If each State would manage within its own front frontiers - iers frontiers to prevent the formation of plots, quietness and order would soon return. AnarchiBts every where, he said, ought to be treated as they are in Varin. "1 mean pigs," said Bismarck, smiling. *'We coniine them closely." DRY GOODS FIRM ASSIGNS. New York, Aug. 7. - Zeiner & Co., re retail - tail retail dry goods dealers at 225 and 227 Sixth avenue, assigned today, with a preference of $34,771 to Samuel Zeiner. The firm was established about two years ago and is one ot the largest dry goods establishments on Sixth avenue. The failure, it is said, is due to tbe general lioancial depression and hard times. THE DANGEROUS FOLDING BED. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 7. - Dewitt Mc McDowell, - Dowell, McDowell, a prominent business tnan, and his wife were imprisoned in their folding bed Sunday night, caused by its accidental ly closing up. They were extricated with difficulty after being in their perilous poBl poBl'tion - 'tion poBl'tion for several hours. McDowell died yesterday from tbe Injuries received, and his wife is seriously hurt. refuses" TcT APPEAL. Lyons, Aug. 7. - Caesario Santo, tbe as assaB«iu - saB«iu assaB«iu of President Carnot, has persisted iu his refusal to make au appeal to tbe court of cessation, and tbe time of appeal having elapsed, the papers were sent to Parts to today - day today for the signature of President Cast Castmir - mir Castmir Perler, fixing his execution for ten days hence. bollTvvorms HEARD PTIOM. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 7. - Immense .damage is being done in Texas cotton fields by boll worms. Some fields have beeD su suit'rely - it'rely suit'rely destroyed.

Oates' majority 476. For representative, Davis, democrat, 1017; Clark, republican republicanJeffersonian, - Jeffersonian, republicanJeffersonian, 787; Davis' majority 430. Dunn, democrat, is elected superintendent of education over Carnes, republican. The democrats elected one commissioner and the republicans elected one. A light vote was polled. The new process of voting worked like a charm ami gave general sat satisfaction. - isfaction. satisfaction. MOBILE. Mobile, Aug. 7. - With five beats to hear from Oates has 1538, Kolb 916. MORGAN. Hartselle, Aug. 7. - The official vote of MorgaD is Oates 1648, Kolb 1559, giving the county to Oates by 89 majority. Kolb carried it over Governor Jones two years ago by 161 majority, a democratic gain of 250. For the legislature Kyle, democrat, received 1622; Mapen, democrat, received 1552; Wilhite, populist, 1391; Graham, populist, 1289. Fur superintendent of ed education - ucation education Tidwell, democrat, received 1586; Diusmore, populist, 1340. For county commissioner, Burt, democrat, 1610; Har Harris, - ris, Harris, democrat, 1534; Day, populist, 1334; Bean, populist, 1386. For state Benator, Second district, Nesmith, democrat, 1605; Day, populist, 1475. Day, populist, is elected to the senate from the Second Sen Senatorial - atorial Senatorial district, composed of the counties of Morgan and Lawrence. He is elected by a majority of 1255. The Huodley and Bir Birmingham - mingham Birmingham amendments received a light vote. The fight in this county was one of the hardest that has beea fought iu the county in many years and the democrats are rejoicing over the victory. PERRY. Marion, Aug. 7. - Oates carries Perry couuty by 694 majority. PICKENS. Millport, Aug. 7. - Providence, Pickens county, gives Oates 11 majority. Henry, Oates 90, Kolb 114. Vailes, Oates 55, Kolb 44. This is Youngblood's stronghold boxes and makes Willel's election to the legisla legislature - ture legislature safe. Carrollton, via Eutaw-, Aug. 7. - In this precinct Kolb gets only 20 majority over Oafes. In 1892 his majority over Jones was 101. Partial returns from five precincts indicate that Odes will get a majority in Pickens of from 20) to 503 over Kolb. The Sayre law meets with favor in Pickens. PIKE. Troy, Aug. 7. - The returns are all in. Oates' majority in the county is 260. Two straight democrats are elected to the house. The exact figures cannot be ascertained be before - fore before Saturday as to the vote on the two amendments.

RANDOLPH. Roanoke, Aug. 7. - Kolb carries Ran Randolph - dolph Randolph by 400 majority. Major Handly is hopeful of pulling through. 8HELBV. Columbiana, Aug. 7. - All the returns are in in this county, and the majority for Kolb is 482. He carried this county by 92 majority in 1892, when only a few republi republicans - cans republicans voted for him. This year the third party was indorsed by the republican party in this county, which numbers 900 voters, and the combined opposition was simply too strong for us. Kolb claimed io 1S92 to have been defrauded ol 800 votes in this county. Monday's election completely disposes ol this pretense, as it is admitted by all to be periectly fair, and with the re republlco-pop - publlco-pop republlco-pop combination bis majority is only half ol what he claimed in 1692, when there was no combination. Our county candidates were a tower of slr.ugth to the ticket, especially Oawson and Lyman, the latter of whom waB simply forced to run, much against his individual preferences. 8T. CLAIR. Abhvili.e, Aug. 7, - The Kolb people in this county have won a great victory. They have carried every beat by a sur surprising - prising surprising majority. Returns are not all in, but Kolb has about 1000 majority so far, and will doubtless reacn 1200. Kolb leaders from all parts of the county are assembled at the court bouse enjoying their victory, and the Oates men are jubi jubilant - lant jubilant over the success of the state ticket. BUMTER. Livingston, Aug. 7. - The official re returns - turns returns in Sumter county give Oates 1843, Kolb 408. The entire democratic ticket is carried by the same majority, 1435. TALLADEGA. Talladega, Aug. 7. - The total vote in the town ol Talladega was Oates 577, Kolb 810, or about 100 less than the entire regis registration. - tration. registration. All beats but one out of eighteen are heard from. Allowing 20 for populite majority In that beat, Kolb carried Talla Talladega - dega Talladega county by some 108 votes. MoEldery, democrat, for the state senate, has 75 ma majority - jority majority In Talladega county. Camp, demo democrat, - crat, democrat, for assembly, is certainly elected. The others are in doubt. News just in from Clay shows McEldery has carried that connty, so we are sure we have a democratic senator. The highest vote in the county was 2240 for Koib. TALLAPOOSA. Uadeville, Aug. 7. - Election returns as received from the returning officers give Kolb 600 majority in this county, a

Bessemer by tbe Democrats ana at me city hall by the Kolbites, but everybody is agreed tbat all in all it was the fairest elec election - tion election ever held in the county, and the Sayre law worked splendidly in tbat direction. The vote will be counted Saturday by tbe probate judge, sheriff and clerk of tbe cir circuit - cuit circuit court,and officially declared. COStrLAINT AGAINST HUKV'S BEAT MAN MANAGEBS. - AGEBS. MANAGEBS. It was learned yesterday that grounds for contest against the returns from Huey's beat have been communicated to the sheriff by Mr. James Fastis of Woodward. From wbat can be learned it seems tbat the managers were not Bworn in, and also that two ex-convicts were voted by the Koib faction, who bad tbe upper band at the box. WHO THEY WERE. Adjutant-General Tarsney's Assailants Known and Arrests Being Made. DBNVEK, Ang. 8. - The Nows today says Joseph R. Wilson, an El Faso county dep deputy - uty deputy sheriff, captured by Adjutant-General Tarsncy in Missouri, has made a full con confession - fession confession and given to Chief of Police Arm Armstrong - strong Armstrong tbe names of all tbe men connected with the outrage committed in Colorado Springs a few weeks ago. He confirmed tbe story that tbe murderer from El Paso county jail was allowed to help put tar and feathers on Colorado's adjntant-general. According to Wilson's story the men en engaged - gaged engaged in the disgraceful enterprise were Sheriff Bowers, bis deputy sheriff, Bob Mullins, Captain Saxton of Troop A, Ser Sergeant - geant Sergeant Bancroft of Troop A, Deputy Sheriff J. R. Wilson, Deputy Quackenbosh, Sher Sheridan - idan Sheridan Crumlet, Walter Crumlet, ,l8borty" Allen, Smith Sbellenberger and perhaps one or two others, including a woman. Tbe police now have three confessions, those of Wilson, Parker and the prisoner in El Paso county jail who la being held as a witness to the murder committed in Cripple Creek. These men will all be brought before tbe grand jury uow silting in Colorado Spriogs. Chief of Police Armstrong confirms tbe report thpt Wilson made a foil confession as stated in tbe News. DIED OF STRANGULATION. Allentown, Pa., Aug. 7. - Harry F. Johnston was hanged in Lehigh county jail yard here this morning for the murder of his 8-year-old daughter July 26, 1893. The drop fell at 10:24. His neck wae not broken and death resulted lrom strausuls strausulstiou - tiou strausulstiou in eleven and a ball minutes.

Mr. Hoar inquired of Mr. Gray whether the holding of citizens of the United States without trial and on suspicion only was not a violation of the law of nations, and whether the terms of the resolution did not imply an abnegation of the rights of citi citizenship. - zenship. citizenship. Mr. Gray replied that he was not the uuthor of the resolution. It has been offered by the senator from Florida (Mr. Call), and perhaps the word "negotia "negotiations'' - tions'' "negotiations'' might be replaced by a better one. He thought, however, that negotiation in included - cluded included inquiry or investigation us to whether, indeed, there was any reason for malting the demand. Mr. Hoar suggested that the phraseology should be to request the president to measures to secure their release. Mr. Gray . _ adopted this suggestion and the resolution, moailled bo as to read "to make inquiry as to the factB and to take measures to se secure - cure secure the release, etc.,'' was agreed to. An hour was spent in discussing a bill to pay a claim for carrying the mail on the lower Mississippi river in 1861, but no ac action - tion action was taken upon It. A number of bills on the calendar were passed, among them one providing that accrued pension on the death of any pen pensioner - sioner pensioner or applicant for a pension shall be paid first to his widow; second, if no widow, to bis children under the age of 18, and third, in case of a widow, to her minor children under 16. Such accrued pension is not to be considered a part of the assets of the deceased pensioner, nor to be held liable for hiB debts. At 2 p. m. the senate adjourned until noo.. tomorrow. I.V THE HOUSE. The Cooper bill, subjecting greenbacks and national bank notes to state taxation, with the amendments made by the senate, was laid before the house, and on motion of Mr. Cooper they were concurred in. The senate concurrent resolution asking the secretary of the interior to suspeud the opening to settlement of the Amadioa reservation in Florida, amounting to about 20,030 acres, until after congress shall have taken some action in the matter, was taken up. Mr. Cooper stated that the land had been settled long before he was boru, but that recently the titles of the settlers have been placed in jeopardy. The objeot of the resolution was to suspend the open opening - ing opening of the reservation to settlement for the present. It was agreed to.

gain for democracy of 1800. F. A. Vaughan, chairman, bus done noble work for the party in thin county. TUSKALOOSA. TUSKALOOSA, Aug. 7. - Kolb curries Tus Tuskalooya - kalooya Tuskalooya county by about 226 majority. The official count is necessary to decide the legislative contest. WALKER. Jasper, Aug. 7. - The official count gives Kolb 314 majority. Gaines, Kolbile, for the legislature, is elected by 126. The majority is against Collier for 1 he senate, i Amiss, democrat, is elected superintendent of education. WASHINGTON. Mobile, Aug. 7. - Galea carried Wash Washington - ington Washington by 286 majorily. WINSTON. DOUBLE Springs, Aug. 7. - The election was quiet. The Kolb ticket carries the county by 300majority. Ford, republican, iselected representative, and Owens, popu populist, - list, populist, county superintendent of education. THE BLACK BELT. Montgomery, Aug. 7. - Oates' majority in Dallas is 5627; Hale, 2213; Wilcox, 4196; Marengo, 1953; Lowndes, 4631; Mont Montgomery, - gomery, Montgomery, 4700. Beats not yet received may change the result somewhat, but iu neither case more than 100. Bullock about 2200. CHINA'S ..CONDITION DISCUSSED BY A MAN IN A POSITION TO KNOW. London, Aug. 7. - Captain Lang, a formor director in the Chinese navy and supervisor of the building of n any forts, said in an interview today: ''The Chinese are well trained aud excellent marksmen. China's navy is about equal to Japan's. The Japs have more dash than the Chinese have, but all depends upon how the Chinese are Jed. If they have confi confidence - dence confidence in their leaders they will face any anything - thing anything without fear of death. If Admiral Ting led them they would prove themselves a splendid force. Some of the Chinese of officers, - ficers, officers, particularly those trained in Amer America, - ica, America, are bright exnmoles of everything they should be. The Chinese forts are well to the fore." Captain Lang said that bis opinions were based upon the coudition of things in 1890, when he left China. He feared that disci discipline - pline discipline had become lax since tbeKnropean in influence - fluence influence was withdrawn.

CRENSHAW. Luverne, via Montgomery, Aug. 7. 7.Kolb -- Kolb 7.Kolb has the county by 68 majority. There were irregularities at four boxes, which, i( thrown out, will give the county to Oates. Routin is elected by a small majority on the Kolb ticket to the legislature. dale. Ozark, Aug. 7. - The official vote gives Kolb 567 majority. His majority in 1892 is reduced an even 100 votes. The vole cast was Kolb 1897, Oates 1330. ELMORE. Wetumpka, Aug. 7. - All beats in El Elmore - more Elmore have been heard from. They give Kolb 994 majority. FAYETTE. Fayette, Aug. 7. - Kolb's majority is 540, a loss of 400. FRANKLIN. Russellville, Aug. 7. - All the returns are in, and the vote in Franklin county for governor is as follows: Oates 463, Kolb 1053, Kolb's majority 590. Dr. V. P. Banks, populist, is elected by a majority of 77 over bis democrat-popuiite opponent, Redwine. Banks will support Morgan for the senate. Only one beat in the county gave Oates a majority, and that was Burl Burlirson. - irson. Burlirson. Very few votes were cast either for or against the Hundley amendment. GENEVA. Geneva, Aug. 7. - -The vote is light. Kalb's majority is about 400. GREENE- Eutaw, Aug. 7. - Eutaw gave Oates 159, Kolb 4; Clinton, Oates 47, Kolb 27; Spring Springfield, - field, Springfield, Oates 22, Kolb 16; Boligee, Oales 57, Kolbl; Union, Oates 47, Kolb 65; Knox Knoxville, - ville, Knoxville, Oates 121, Kolb 18; Mount Hebrou, Oates 20, Kolb 6; Forkland, Oates 227, Kolb 0; Pleasant Ridge, Oales 42, Kolb 7; West Green, Oates 28, Kolb 26; Fishaba, Oates 33, Kolb 0. The total vote is 1040, giving Oates 648 majority in the county. HENRY. Columbia, Aug. 7. - Teu beats heard from. Oates' majority 650. There are nine more to bear from. Abbeville, via Montgomery, Aug. 7. - All of the returns are in, and Oates has carried the county by 388 majority. For representatives, Ward's majority is 347, Williams 250. For county superintendent, Kennedy's majority is 256. Henry county rejoices in the fact that she furnishes Alabama her next governor. All honor to the one-armed hero.

i ne couierenoo report uu luoiuuutn ap appropriation - propriation appropriation bill came up an tbe regular order on tbe demand oi Mr. Kilgore, tbe pending question being the motion of Mr. Alien, democrat, of Mississippi, that the house recede from its disagreement to the senate's amendment relating to the ratifi ratification - cation ratification of tbe treaties with the Siletz, Yank Yankton, - ton, Yankton, Sioux and Nez Percea Indians. A vote by yeas and nays had been ordered and was taken, resulting - Yeas 133, nays 103. So tbe house receded from its posi position, - tion, position, thereby passing tbe bill. Business presented by tbe public land commissioners occupied the remainder of the session nntil 2:15 p. m., when the bouse adjourned until tomorrow at noon. MORGAN COUNTY CONVENTION. Hartbbllb, Aug. 7. - The democratic executive committee of Morgan county met here today. A resolution was passed in instructing - structing instructing beat meetings to be held on August 18 to select delegates to the county convention, which meets at Decatur August 25. A resolution was adopted by a rising vote extending thanks to Chairman J. A. Rountree for the successful manner in which tlie campaign was conducted. The Kolbites made Morgan county the center of the battle ground. Tbe popuiites held a secret session here today, with closed doors. Col. Lee Crandell of Washington was present. It is believed tbe prime object was to take steps looking to the selection of a candidate to make the race for congress against tbe democratic nominee. LILY WHITES-TICKET. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 7. - That division of the republican party of Texas known as tbe "Lily Whites'' placed the following ticket in the field for state offices: Gov Governor, - ernor, Governor, J. D. Smith of Denton county; lieutenant governor, W. M. Maun of Dal Dallas; - las; Dallas; -attorney-geneial, W. H. Atwell of Dallas: comptroller, Tom Johnson of San Antonio; treasurer, A. A. Davis of Hearne; chief Justice, Lock McDaniel of Harris.