Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TWENTY UVES LOST IN BIVEROISASTEB Mississippi £t?amer Provi dence Turns Turtle. AWARD FOR LOST GEMS MADE. WAS CAUGHT IN CYCLONE Wind Completely Lifted Vessel Cut of Water and Then Hurled It Beneath Waves—Nearly All the Passengers Were Asleep at Time. Vicksburg. Miss., March 13—The steamer Providence, plying between this poTt and Lake Palmyra, was over turned yesterday morning by a sudden squall at lone landing and 20 of her passengers and crew were drowned. The whites who lost their lives fol low : Captain William Cassidy, of \ icks- burg. master; Charles P.oup, of Vicks burg, chief engineer; Clyde Scott, of Vicksburg, cotton seed buyer; Dr. N. A. Lancaster, a pron inent physir inn and planter of the Palmyra neighbor hood. The negro victims are: George Lamb, cook; Harrison Gelber, cabin boy; Bettie Hunter, chambermaid; Joe Neal, Ike Lewis. Tom Scott, Whit Bums, six unknown roustabouts, Min nie Taylor, Joe Christian, passenger; Ben Richardson, passenger. Those rescued were: J. B. Johnson, pilot; Walter Kain, clerk; J. M. Wil kinson, mate, and eight negroes. The survivors reached here late yes terday afternoon, coming overland a distance of about 4o miles. The ill-fated boat left here on her regular trip, carrying a large miscel laneous cargo of Treight and a number of passengers. Just as the steamer v as c-!!' lug Lake Palmyra a sudden wind and ruin storm or cyclonic pro- port’ou came out of tire west, catch ing the Provid nee broadside on. The little vess' 1 was lifted almost entirely out of the water, her upper works blown away and the hull turned bot tom up in 40 feet of water. Most of the crew and pass ..- rf s were asleep at the time, and v re drowned like rats in a trap. Only nine of the en tire boat’s company were saved. The property less will amount to se”eral thousand dollars. Miss Loughran Allowed $2.'CO for Jew elry That Was Stolen. Savannah, Ga.. March 13. Miss Mary E. Loughran. of Brooklyn, has been awarded a verdict of in the city cou.t by the jury to which was submitted the question of the value of diamonds and other gems that were stolen from her trunk in the DeSoto hotel in March, 18D3. She brought suit against Watson & Powers, the proprietors, for *3,500. The case has been tried three times, and the lower court was finally directed to settle the question of the value of the lost jewels. Expert lo#al jewelers were introduc ed. with gems, to show by their testi mony and comparisons that the value of Miss Louglrran’s jewels was not as great as she had contended. REDCOATS DEFEATED IN FIGHTWITH DOERS Regular Waterloo For Brit ish Under Methuen. SESSION OF THE HOUSE. ! Chairman Eurton Reports the River and Harbor Bill. GENERAL IS MADE PRISONER STRIKE OF PAINTERS. Non-Union Men Badly Beaten by Strik ers At Pittsburg. Pittsburg, March 13.—The painters strike is growing serious on account of the importation of non-union men from other places. Over 100 men came in yesterday and many are on their way. The last allottment ar rived from Washington, D. C.. during the night and was met at the Balti more and Ohio station by strikers' pickets. Several men were badly beaten be- ; fore the crowd was scattered by the apearanee of the police. , President * 1 Samul Gompers, of the American Fed- j eration of Labor, and General Presi- ; dent Bahlborn, of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hang ers, are expected here today to settle : the trouble if possible. Fight With Mine Boss Causes Strike. I ronton, O., March 13.—One hundred ’ miners of the Hanging Rock Iron com pany, operating at Newcastle, struck because a miner who had a fight with a mine boss was discharged. Strikers say that all the union miners in Law rence county have arranged to go out March 15 unless the operators pay the Indianapolis scale. The strike will probably close the Hamilton furnace. Robbed While Saying Mass. New York, March 13.—Monsignor Robert Seton. formerly rector of 8t. Joseph's Roman Catholic church, Jer sey City, who is now living perma nently in Rome, has written a letter to one of his former parishio* s t- : ! ing how he had been robbed of $325. While he was saying mass at a chape] a thief entered his room at the Hotel De l a Minerva, broke open a trunk and stole the money. It was in gold and was part of a purse of $2,500 pre sented to Mousignor Seton by his for mer parishioners. Many Autos At Monte Carlo. New Yo-k, March 13.—Never before have so many automobiles been se<*n on the roads at Monte Carlo as this year, says a dispatch to The Herald. Of the number Mr. Payne’s 40-horse power “Panhard Tonneau,’* Prince Hohenlohe’s 12-horsepower ‘‘Spider," and Mr. Scott’s lO-horsepower “Mors" are certainly the best. The Mercedes simplex machines for the coming Ab- bazia race have arrived at Nice. The racers on these 40-horsepower automo biles are to be Messrs. Werner, Stead and Lemaitre. 0 Mobile Man Cremated In Wreck. El Paso, Tex., March 13.—C. W. White, a prominent attorney and fa ther of C. A. White, of St. l»uis, was cremated in the debris of the South ern Pacific wreck near Sanderson last week. WhiteTvas an aged man. on his way from Mobile, Ala., to Washington state, and his name did not appear on the casualty list. China Pays Part of Indemnity. Peking, March 13.—The bankers' commission today accepted the Febru ary installment, amounting to 1,820,000 taels, of the Chinese Indemnity, great- Vy to the satisfaction of the minister! >f the powers. PAUNCEFCTE AT BILTMORE. British Ambassador Guest of Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt. Asheville, N. C„ March 13.—Lord Pauncefote will probably remain at Biltmore house, where he is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt, during his entire stay here. It is hoped to have him come into Asheville, but it is improbable that he will. He is af flicted with an attack of asthma, from which he is seeking relief. His stay will not be an extended one. as he does not want to absent himself too long from Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt are here for only ten days. They < anie directly from New York and were joined at Washington by the British ambassa dor. making the trip in Vanderbilt’s private car. MONSTER EAGLE KILLED. Bird Dispatched While In the Act of Devouring a Hog. Waycross, Ga., March 13.—Obadiah Rarbrr, one of the celebrated hunters from the Okefinokee swamp, exhibit ed in Waycross the talons of a very large eagle killed near the swamp by Gideon Cox. Mr. Cox came enon the eagle in the woods as it was devouring a hog. In some way it had gotten its claws caught in the carcass of the hog and was unable to extricate itself. He se cured a stick, with which he dispatch ed the monster bird. It weighed 45 pounds and measured 8 feet and 3 inches from tip to tip of its wings. Its claws were 2 ipebes long. TRAIN KILLS CONDUCTOR. Old Employe of Southern Meets With Fatal Accident Cornelia, Ga., March 13.—J. F. Faulkner, a conductor on the Tallu lah Falls train, was killed at Clarkes- ville late yesterday aiternoon by fall ing in front of a car. He had been with the road for many years and was much esteemed and liked by all. It will be remembered that he was in the wreck on this road three years ago, when his train fell through the trestle over Panther creek. Suicide of Young Girl. Columbia, S. C., March 13.—Miss SaIHe E. Parrent, 21 years old, who came here from Union several months ago to live with her brother, who is a railroad man. died yesterday morning as the result of taking four ounces of laudanum with suicidal intent. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. D. G. Jamison, said Miss Parrent had several times de clared she would take her life, but there was no known reason why such action should have been taken, as she always seemed happy. Casualty List Shows That Three Brit ish Officers and 38 Men Were Killed and That 200 Men Are Missing. Burghers Captured Four Guns. London. March 10.—General Meth uen and four guns have been captured by General Delarey. General Methuen was wounded in the thigh. Three British officers and 38 men were killed. Five British of ficers and 72 men were wounded. One British officer and 200 men are miss ing. The fight in which General Methuen was captured occurred before dawn March 7 between Winburg and Lich- tenb'.irg. Orange River colony. The British force numbered 1,200 men. The Boers captured all the British bag gage. General Methuen is retained as a prisoner. TURKISH FUGITIVES SENTENCED. Charged With Conspiracy to Over throw Abdul Hamid. Constantinople. March 10.—Princes Lutfullah and Sabahaddin, sons of Damail Mahmud Pasha, the sultan's brother-in-law and several ether Turk ish fugitives of lesser note, have been sentenced by default to perpetual con* finement in & fortress. A dispatch to the Associated Press from Constantinople, Feb. 13 said that warrants had been issued for the ar rest of Princes Lutfallah and Sabahad din and other Turkish fugitives who were charged with organizing in Paris a conspiracy to overthrow the sultan, Abdul Hamid. Darnad Pasha, who has long been prominent in the movement and who fled from Constantinople in Dec. ISfW, with his tv.d sons, was sentenced to death by default on the charge of be ing imp! , ''mt--d in a plot to assassinate the sul in. He was. a sho-t time ago, expelled from Greece at the behest of the sultan, and then he fled to Rome and later to Paris. Washington, March 10.—Governor | Odell, of New York, was on the boor of | the house renewing acquaintances when the session opened today. Mr. Burton, of Ohio, chairman of the river and harbor committee, reported the ' river and harbor bill and gave notice J that be would call it up after the dis- 1 posal Oi the postofiice appropriation 1 bill. The senate amendments to the dip- ! lomatic and consular appropriation bill were non-concurred in and the bill sent to conference. In the Senate. Washington, March 10.—When the ] senate convened today a joint resolu- ! tion was passed authorizing the seere- : tary of the nav\ to donate to the Min- | nesota State Historical society the steering wheel of the former United States ship Minnesota. Bills were passed as follows: To restore Henry D. Hall to the revenue cutter service and make him a captain on waiting or ders. To remove the port of entry in the Albemarle collection of customs district North Carolina from Edenton, j N. C., to Elizabeth City. NICJRiODA RDDTE 1 Peculiar CHOSEN FM CANAL ! To Itself Senate Committee Favors the Hepburn Bill. VOTE WAS SEVEN TO FOUR U. S. Supreme Court Decision. Washington, March R*.—The Unit ed States court today decided the Illi nois anti-trust statute to be unconsti tutional because of the provision of the law exempting agricultural prod ucts and live stock from the opera tions of the law. The decision was rendered in the case of Thomas Con nelly and others against the Union Sewer Pipe company, of Ohio, and ' was deliveied by justice Harlan. Long Resigns; Moody Successor. Washington, March 10.—Secretary Long today handed his resignation as secretary of*the navy to the presidf nt. It is to take effect May 1. The portfo lio was tendered to Congressman W. H. Moody, of Massachusetts, and be* has accepted it. IRISH HOME RULE. Big Armour Piant for Raleigh. Raleigh, March 13.—Armour & Co. will establish a refrigerating plant here and will make this a distributing point for fresh meats and canned pro visions. It will be the only plant of the kind In the state and will he locat ed in the compress yard of the Sea board Air Line. The cotton compress is no longer used, as all the cotton han dled here is consumed by mills in this city or near by. BRAVE ENGINEER REWARDED. Three Times Did Man Face Death to Save Women, Kokomo, Ind., March 10.—The city council has voted a gold medal to Frank Wyatt, a Pan-Handle railway engineer, for bravery. The local lodges of the orders of Odd Fellows and Red Men also voted medals and cash to him, although Wyatt is not a mem ber of either order. Wyatt left his engine at th’-ee natu ral gas explosions last, week and car ried four women out of burning build ings. rushing through a mass of flames to rescue them. The women were Mrs. Ida Achey, Miss Elizabeth Phil ips, Mrs. Ma*y Barrington and Mrs. Mary Spurgeon. The two former died of their injuries, but the others may recover. Wyatt was himself badly burned in pulling one of the women from under a fallen chimney. VENEZUELAN REBELS ACTIVE. Question Coming Rapidly tc the Front Mgain as Political Issue, New York, March 10.—The home rule question is coming rapidly to the front again, says a Tribune dispatch from London. The Irish nationalists regard the situation as much mote promising than at any tine since the retirement ot Mr Gladstone. They feel firmly convinced that a couple of years of genuine unconsti tutionalism in Ireland will land Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermhn and a fighting Liberal party back into pow er. with home rule as the first plank- in its platform. So far as the Irish question is con cerned at present, however, Lord Roseberry undoubtedly has the coun try behind him. Campbell-Bannerman home rule policy is only supported by two or three really influential English men. such as John Morley, Sir William Harcout and Earl Spencer. Meanwhile recent events have tended to restore the old friendly relations between the Irish Nationalists and the English Rad icals. But there will be no formal al liance as there was in Parnell’s time. The policy of the Irishmen is to keep aloo* from both English parties and accept whatever benefitse for Ireland either may propose. Battle Impending at Federna*es—In surgents Outnumber Troops. New York, March 10.—At the re- quest of the German Orionoco Asphalt company, the cruiser Falke has sailed from Trinidad for Pedernales, Vene zuela, to protect German interests there, says a Port of Spain, Trinidad, dispatch to The Herald. A battle be tween the government and insurgent troops is impending at Pedernales There is great revolutionary activity along the eastern coast of Venezuela. The insurgents apparently far outnum ber the government forces. The Venezuelan revolutionary ste am ship Libertador was seen approaching ! Carupano at 4 o’clock Friday after- ! noon. TO ERECT CAR WORKS. L. & N. Will Spend Over $500,000 at Pensacola, Fla, Pensacola, Fla., March 10.—The Louisville and Nashville road will erect here at a cost of over $500,000 im mense car building works that will give employment to several hundred skilled workmen. They have bought all of the lands be tween their present shops and Bayou Texar, upon which the plant will be established. Race for Judgeship. Moultrie, Ga.. March 13.—No one has has announced for any of the I county offices here. The race for judge-ship of this c-ircuit between Mr. Denmark, of Valdosta, and Colonel Mitchell, of Thomasville, is being pret ty generally discussed. At one time Colonel Mitchell was solicitor general 1 of this circuit. The county seems to ! be pretty well divided between the two. Northen Will Retire. Atlanta, March 13.—Ex-Governor William J. Northen. who is president of the Southern Baptist convention and the Georgia Baptist convention, has announced thet he will not accept the place of president of either of these bodies again, and that he will not allow his name to be brought be fore the Asheville or the Rome meet ing. Tolstoi’s Literary Conscientiousness. New York, March 10.—Count Tol- ftoi, who has been so seriously ill of late, has given a singular proof .of his literarv conscientiousness, according to a Paris f orresposdent of The Jour nal and American. Previous to his ill ness he had sent to a Paris review an article which will appear shortly. On the very night when he and those around him believed that he was dy ing it occurred to him that he had omitted some Important poinj in the article. His strength rallied as though for a last effort, and he dictated the correction. Aged Man Buened to Death. Tampa, Fla., March 10.—The whole community v/as shocked Thursday when it learned that W. H. Thornton, an aged and respected citizen, had been found burned so that death re sulted in a few hours. Mr. Thornton was preparing to build a new home for himself and wife on a lot recently purchased. It is supposed that he set fire to some trash, and owing to the high winds it was getting the advan tage of him, and in his efforts to save his tools he was overcome with the heat and fell exhausted into the fire. His body was horribly burned. Redding Acquitted. Quitman, Ga.. March 13.—News has reached here of the acquittal of J. H. Redding at Madison, Fla., where he has been on trial for the killing of Arch Harby .of Greenville, Fla., on a train of the South Georgia railroad last November. Prominent Minister Dies. Philadelphia. March 10.—The Rev. Dr. Douglas Kellogg Turner, a lineal descendant of Elder Brewer, one of the Mayflower pilgrims, Is dead at his home In Hartsville, near here, at the age of 79 years. Mr. Turner was the author of numerous historical works. Killed By Lightning Stroke. Roanoke, Ala., March 13.—Newton Pruitt, a hotel man here, was struck by lightning and instantly killed yes terday afternoon. Negro Lynched for Assault. Little Rock, Ark., March 10.—A tele gram from Foreman, Little River coun ty, says a negro giving bis name as Horace McCoy, was lynched there at 11 o’clock last night for assaulting Mrs. John L. Emmons, white. $100,000 Fire at Canton. Canton, O., March 10.—Fire In the Novelty Iron works plant has ruined the foundry and pattern house, caus ing a loss to the building of $40,000 and to the patterns and contents of $60,000. The plant was crowded with orders for six months and 200 men are idle. Insurance $50,000. The plant will be rebuilt. Explosion Kills Many. Keokuk, la., March 10.—A big explo sion today at the Moore powder works killed a number of people and wrecked several buildings. Strike Ties Up Sealing Steamers. St. Johns, N. F., March 10.—The striking crews of the sealing steamers left their ships at midnight last night, rendering it impossible for the vessels to sail today, A complete deadlock prevails The men are jubilant over the success of their tie-up. Safe Robbed at Palatka. Palatka, Fla.. March 10.—Thieves entered the office of N. J. Tilghman & Sons at this place and secured $60 in cash from the safe, which was probably left unlocked, as the combi nation was uninjured. There is no clew to the burglars. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, Who Has So Long Advocated the Nicaragua Route, Wins a Signal Victory—Han na Attempted Further Delay. Washington, March 13.—The Nicara. guau waterway has been given the ap proval of the senate committee on isth mian canals by a vote of 7 to 4. The action of the committee was made known late yesterday afternoon, after the adjournment of a called ses sion and came alter a brief report by Senator Morgan, chairman of the com mittee, detailing the result of a confer ence with Secretary Hay as to the status of diplomatic negotiations with the Central Ameritan republics con cerning the canal. He stated that the secretary had told him that there are no negotiations in progress between the Unit, d States and Colombia con cerning the Panama route, and that the new minister from that country to thB had rot even presented cred; n- tials; but that on the other hand the represents*ives of this country and those of Nicaragua and Costa Rica had b -en in consultation and bad practical ly agreed upon all the points to be cov ered in concession treaties, nothing really being left in that connection but the agreements in writing. He said that the governments of those two countries had manifested a disposition to make ail the concessions which the United States could ask to aid in the construction oi a canal, and that among these concessions is one for perpetual right of way. When the recitation of the report had been completed Senator Hanna suggested that probably the Colombian minister had been detained by unto ward circumstances and suggested that action by the committee should be delayed until opportunity could be had to ascertain Colombia’s position in the matter. This suggestion was met with a strong protest from the friends of the Nicaragua route and Senator Mitchell moved to report the Hepburn bill as it passed the house Senator Kittredge ... i# * •<>. • e_ .y*' .Jrr ft moved to amend by posting action un til pext Monday, but his motion was voted down—4 to 7. The question then recurred on Senator Mitchell’s motion, which was carried by the same vote, reversed. Some of the members of the committee were absent, but as their positions were understood their votes were < ounted. The vote for the Hepburn bill stood: Yeas—Morgan, Mitchell, Hawley, Platt of New York, Harris, Turner. Foster of Louisiana. Nays—Hanna, Pritchard, Millard. Kittredge. In what it is and what it does—con taining l he best blood-purifying, alterative and tonic substances and effecting the most radical and per manent cures of all humors sind all eruptions, relieving weak, tired, languid feelings, and building up the whole system—is true only of Hood’s Sarsaparilla No other medicine acts like it; no other medicine has done so much real, substantial good, no other medicine has restored health and strength at so little cost. *• I was troubled with scrofula and came ! near losing my eyesight. For four months I ! could not see to do anything. After takinC | two bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla 1 could see j to walk, and when 1 had taken eR'ht bottles 1 j could see as well as ever.” Svsie A. Hairs ton. Withers, N. C. Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to cure and keeps the promise. DIVORCED, QUICKLY MARRIES. s- 4r Freed From Husband Cnp Day, Takas Another the Next. Anniston, Aia., March 13.—Divorced one day and again married the next, tolls thd story oi the marriage of Mrs. H. L. Shultz and Jack Delkin, both of this city, Sunday morning. Mrs. Shultz, through her attorney. Judge J. F. Green, obtained a divorce from her husband, W. B. Shultz, on Saturday afternoon in the city court. The divorce was allowed on the grounds ot abandonment, ami Shultz, who lives at present in Clay county, did not appear to defend the suit. She is a woman of probably 50 years of age, while her husband is nearing 70.* The Sunday morning ceremony oc curred in the oflke of Judge Green in the Hill building, and was \v:t: .1 by only a lew friends. The knot was tied by her attorney, who is also a justice of the peace. Mr. Delkin holds a responsible posi tion at the Southern Car and FoumLy company in the rolling mill depart ment. He is well known over the city. MINER’S THRILLING EXPERIENCE. SESSION OF THE SENATE. Wellington Presents Credentials of Governor of Maryland. Washington, March 13.—At the open ing of today’s session of the senate Mr. Wellington, of Maryland, present ed the credentials of Arthur Pue Gor man, elected a senator from Maryland for a term of six years beginning on March 4, 1903. They were read and filed. Mr. Hale, of Maine, presented the conference report upon the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. The report was agreed to without com ment. * In reporting the Hepburn bill for the construction of an isthmian canal, without amendment and with a recom mendation that it pass. Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, said the report of the com mittee would be ready in a day or two. Buried Under Snowslide for 3G Hours. - Compa.oon Killed. —- Spokane, Wash., March 13.—A. Nel son, B-. C.^sneci^l to the Spokane Re view says Ki'lu Lowden was killed by a snowslide Saturday night. He and Chris Sherbert were asleep at the foot of the Kokanee range when the slide buried their cabin. After 36 hours’ of superhuman effort Sherbert freed himself. He Stained aid at a neighboring mine, but Low Jen was dead. His finger nails were torn off, showing that he had made a des perate effort to dig out. Sherbert’s feet and hands were badly frozen, and his feet may have to be amputated. He was clad in a shirt only during the 36 hours he was fighting for life. DEATH OF WILLIAM ELKINS, JR. Was Son of the Millionaire Traction Magnate. Philadelphia, March 13—William L. Elkins, Jr., died today at his country home, Menlo Lodge, near Elkins sta tion, Pa., a few miles from this city. He was a son of the millionaire trac- | tion magnate and was prominently Identified with many business inter- 1 ests. He was about 38 years of age. Mr. Elkins had been ill since Octo ber and was constantly under the care of a physician for a cerebro spinal trouble. Postoffice Appropriation Bill. Washington, March 13.—The house today, after some routine business, re sumed the consideration of fhe post- office appropriation bill. The resolu tion of Representative Burleson, of Texas, asking the secretary of state for information as to requests by Rev. Hiram W. Thomas to bear relief funds to the Boer concentration camps was ordered reported by the house com mittee on foreign affairs toda". Strikers’ Places Being Filled. Sheffield, Ala., March 13.—Twenty- five men have arrived from Philadel phia to work in the Sheffield rolling mill in the place of striking members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers who quit work in that mill some days ago. The new men will go to work at once and the irril will continue operations without shutting down any department. The strike wag inaugurated to force the manager to ! reinstate a man who bad been dis charged by the owner of the mill. Ship Subsidy Bill Amendment Washingotn, March 13—Senator Pat terson, of Colorado, today gave notice of the following amendment, which he proposed to offer to the pending ship subsidy bill: “That none of the com pensation, subsidy or allowance herein provided for shall be paid for or upon any vessel for any voyage thereof that has employed In its crew any Chinese person not entitled to admission to the United States or to the territory there of.” Killed By His Cousin. Dadeville, Ala., March 13.—Two young white men, Curnbee Thornton and Luther Brown, first cousins, be came involved in a row at the former’s home near here Sunday, and Brown was shot and killed by Thornton. Thornton was brought to jail ami will be held pending an investigation by the grand jury, which will meet next Monday. The killing occurred in Thornton’s yard, and he claims that it was done in self-defense. Liberated 700 Slaves. Lisbon, March 13.—Portuguese gov ernment troops recently attacked five .strongholds of the slave traders near Pembabay, Portuguese East Africa, and after a prolonged and desperate fight drove out the traders and liberat ed 700 slaves. City Election In Anniston. Anniston, Ala., March 13.—The city election for mayor and councilmen of Oxford has just been held. W. H. Griffin was elected mayor over Dr. R. D. Williams by a majority of 15 votes. The election was one of the quietest ever held in that city. The success- f ful candidates were: W. H. Griffin, I mayor; A. C. Allen, J. M. Whitesides, G. W. Eicherberger, B. S. Russell, O. W. Cooper and W. A. Orr, councilmen. Bchley Will Be Guest New York, March 13.—Rear Admi ral Winfield 8. Schley will be the guest of honor at the fourth annnal banquet of the Maryland society of New York at Sherrya on Wednesday, fcprll 9. Will Reorganize Third Regiment Birmingham, Ala.. March 13.—Ths officers of the Third Alabama regi ment are holding a conference in this city whereby they hope to adopt uoms measures which will result in the re organization of the regiment upon • firm basis. The utmost secrecy is be ing maintained by those in attendance. 1