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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-12

bothered with anything, put cannot con- slider their interest as amounting to much compared with the great interests of thls growing place; nor can 1 sit idly by and permit this matter to run along. as if the city was committing some great wrong, when believe the wrong is on the other side. and that power should be secured if, through the city or town authorities, Wa terbury st present has not already such power, and we should cut a hole through this dam and through any other dam or barrier that any private parties may see 1t to erect or maintain, that will cause our sewage to become a nuisance to themselves or ourselves, or anybody else. The wrong is not ours, it is against us. As for just what is best to do in this matter legally, l am not aware; I am no lawyer. I do say, however. that all such questions finally come to the basis of equity, and that it is not conceivable to me that any man, or sci of men, can erect a tollgate on Water bury E sewage. or that they can spread an apron to catch our sewage, and hold it and ask us to pay them for the smell they dislike Let them take their sticks and stones out of the way and our sewage will not trouble them.
 am afraid we have been very negli gent in this matter. The cry has beer raised that we were to blame and nobody has said that we were not. Suits have been brought against the city, threats ana arguments have been made, and thes' have been met by staying of the case from trial and by assuming positions vhicl might be taken to indicate an acquies cence in the idea that we are to blame. think it is time for us to right about fac' on this matter and stand square upon ou feet and say to any minor personal inter est that is holding up our sewage. and ask ] ing us to look at it and see how mucl trouble it is making. The rights of thi are based upon it's necessities, and it i necessities are it's yrights and need n' apology.
 A building has recently burned belong ing to the Platt Mill company and 1t is rs ported that they are going to build it ur
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
ALABAMA LANDS
To be Advertised at the Atlanta Exposition. Three Sales of Real Estate
 Yesterday.

The real estate and insurance commit
 tee of the Commercial club met at the
 club rooms yesterday at o'clock, with
 the following members in attendance:
 S. D. Thompson, w. N. Malone. George
 N Malone, w. B. Leedy, Charles Roy,
 James A. Roy, R. II. Thomas R. Me
 Connell, A. R. Dearborn and J. D. Lee.
 The meeting was called to order by
 Mir S. E. Thompson, temporary chair
 man, who explained that the committee
 had not yet effected permanent organ
 ization and the first thing in order was
 the election of a permanent chairman
 On motion of W. N. Malone S. b. Thomp-
 son was unanimously elected permanent
 chairman
 On motion of R. H. Thomasit it was
 recommended that the club use all pos
 sible efforts to secure the privilege of
 returning by way of Birmingham for
 visitors to the Atlanta exposition. Also
 that some efforts be put forth to have
 the lowest round trip rates on three days
 in each week during the exposition from
 Birmingham to Atlanta and Atlanta to
 Birmingham good for at least five days limit.
 Some discussion followed the mention of the work being done for settling the south by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad company, and on motion of MT. Boyd d committee or three Was dppOlnleu, Ol whom the chairman should be one, to address a communication to MT. Knott of the Louisville and Nashville railroad urging upon him to inaugurate along his line the bringing into this state of such parties of home seekers as could be prevailed on to come from different portions of the north and west, as is being done by the Mobile and Ohio, and that the club promises to cooperate with him in any such movement. The attention of the committee was l ton that might arise among settlers | from the zeal to induce location on land | that was not suitable, when MT. Boyd offered the following resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this committee that the club should fornu- | late some practical bureau of informa- | tion for the benefit of home seekers in | Alabama, and announce that it will fur | nish free of cost to those contemplating | settling in this state reliable information | regarding any lands that may be offered | them in any portion of the state. | The committee further discussed the | advisability of getting some pamphlet l for free distribution at Atlanta on be- l half of the real estate dealers of Birming- l ham, but no special action was taken at | this meeting.
 1 The committee settled on the first and | third Wednesdays of each month as the regular meeting days of the committee. | It was announced that one of the mem- | bers present had made two sales that | day, and that it was in order for him to | take the remainder of the committee to | the seashore for the rest of the summer, | but as the chairman said he could not l get away the matter was not pressed. | The committee adjourned.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

God that while there were many Uncle Toms there were few, if any, Shelbysr The freeing of the negro brought hard ships to two classes of people-the negro and his old master. The Lord whipped us to free the poor white man, and the negro and his master went down togeth- CT. MT Millers peroration was loving tribute to his native state. 70, people of the north speak tenderly of old Virginia, for she is the sepulchre of thousands Of your sons; O, people of the south, speak tenderly of old Virginia, for her soil is saturated with the blood of your heroes; o, historic muse, speak tenderly of old Virginia, for her chaste bosom Is the mausoleum of patriotism"
 The enchanted evening was closed by MT. Leftwich's singing of "The Old Oak en Bucket" and Home of the Soul" two old favorites that went straight home to the peoples hearts.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
CEDAR BLUFF.
Refused to Pay Fare and Got Three Bullet
 Another Reresford Case.

Refused to Pay Fare and Got Three Bullets.
 Another Beresford Case.
 Cedar Bluff, July 22.-(Special Corre- spondence.)-A shooting scrape occurred at the Richmond and Danville depot at this place at about S:30 o'clock this morn ing, in which Bob Tripp, colored, of Rome, Ga., received three bullets in the right groin from a pistol in the hands of Special Officer G. l.. Witt.
 An excursion of colored Odd Fellows from Rome, Ga., was on board a special train bound for Noccolulu Falls, near Gadsden. Tripp, who boarded the train at Rome, failed to secure a ticket, and having refused to pay his fare on arrival at this station the conductor requested Officer Witt to put him off the train, and in the effort a scuffie ensued with the above result. Tripp had a preliminary hearing before Judge J. M. Reed, and was committed to jail In default of a $200 bond.
 A second Beresford case, with some very sensational features, is being ex- posed at Jacksonville, Ala, in which some of our most prominent citizens are involved.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
IN THE COURTS.

J. c. Dill, by his next friend, F. S. Dill, filed suit in the circuit court yes terday for s20.000 against the Birming- ham Mineral Railroad company. Plain tiff claims that while moving a car of the defendant company which was on a side track at Compton, Blount county, on khe goth of last December he had his left leg so badly crushed that it had to be amputated below the knee.
 Real Estate Transfers.
 Elyton Land company and the Elyton company to J. w. Warrington & Co.,, the Dolomite limestone in a tract of land in township IT, range 2, west; $6000.
 W. A. Harding and wife to Henrietta Thayer and Eliza Thayer, lots 15 and Is, block g, Birmingham; $50.
 Nta R. Blinn to w. J. Pearce part of lot 1, block AS, Birmingham; $41.68.s
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES

During the next six months there will be period of business activity greater than for many years past. All indlca- tions point to such a state, but whether these expectations are realized or not there can be much done in that time for the development of Birmingham. If ac- tivity comes it will avail but little with out means to utilize it.
 The Commercial club offers the best medium for bringing about results. In union there is strength. A citizen who will not cooperate with his fellows for the welfare of his city is sadly remiss in duty. Let there be no more working at cross purposes but generous pulling together, and all will receive benefits. It is one thing not to belong to the Commercial club and yet wish it all pos sible success, while 1t is quite another thing not to belong to it, but all the while damning it with faint praise.
 The request is made in good faith to any one who has any suggestion to offer for the advancement of the Commer- cial club to present it to any of the chairmen of the committees of the club. The following are the chairmen, perna- nent and temporary, of these several comittees: R. D. Johnston, transporta- tion; J. Beitman, manufacturing and
 
 wholesale and export trade; E. Lesser. information and immigration; George M. Cruikshank, social features; w. R. Saw yer, retail trade; T. M. Allen, education and schools; George A. Blinn, Jr., mis- cellaneous and grievances; S. D. Weak ley. legislation; s. b. Thompson, real es- tate.
 The committee on membership are cir culating today the address issued by them a few days ago in circular form. It is we'll worth perusing, and every man should act on the suggestions it contains.
 
 The Commercial club needs 300 mem- bers and ought to have that number. It can soon have them if every member will only make it a point to try and se- cure at least one new member before the next meeting in August.
 How many who are not now members of the Commercial club will agree to join it and stick to it for the next six months? Make up your minds that you will at least do that much for it, and then honestly see if you cannot make it what you think it should be. Inside the club is the place to work, for you can do nothing outside.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
THE COAL COMBINE.

In this day of combines and trusts 1t is no surprise that the coal mine owners of the South should unite for self pro- lection and fix uniform prices for their Droducts. Of course there will be much complaint by manufacturers who are not owners of. mines, but here in the Bir- mingham district these are very few. All of our larger manufacturing com panies, that is our iron furnaces, own and operate their mines.
 The prices of coal and coke have been greatly demoralized for months past, and it was plain that something had to be done, not only for the protection of mine owners but in order to afford fair compensation for labor performed. Thus we see that not only capital, but labor, is to reap benefit from this combine. When both are benefited the entire min ing section must share in the advan- tages obtained.
 It seems that the whole scheme has been worked on the quiet, and has been under private consideration for months. Prices of coal and coke, under severe competition, have been going down for months Steam coal dropped from $1 per ton to as low as 65 cents, and under this slashing and cutting it was quite evident that labor could not be paid the present fixed rates for mining. This coal combine controls seven-eighths of the coal interests of the South, and has a capital of $50,000,000, and the mines in- terested are those located in the chief mining districts of the South.
 A meeting of the mine owners in these seven districts is to be held separately
 in each district at an early date and some one man is to be selected to rep resent that district. The seven men thus selected are to form the executive com mittee and perfect the organization of the combine, elect officers and put the organization on permanent basis. At present there are no officers except MT. Pratt of the Jellco mines, who was made temporary president Friday. and will continue to act as such until the permanent officers are named
 The Age Herald does not view with alarm the outcome of this consolidation for it sees plainly the necessity for this concert of action and feels quite sure it will rebound to the good of the entire coal mining section.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
THE AGE-HERALD READING ROOM.

The Age-Herald has fitted up neat reading room adjoining it's business office, where daily papers from all east ern, southern, western ana northern noints will be kept on file for the benefit and information of the public, Papers from the following cities can always be found there: Boston, New York, Phila- delphia, Baltimore, Richmond, Charles ton, Savannah, Augusta, Atlanta, Cln- cinnati Louisville, St Louis Nashville, Chattanooga, Montgomery, Mobile, New orleans, Galveston Houston, Dallas and many other cities not named.
 Citizens of either of the cities above named or any party desiring to read are welcome to call at any and all times, night or day, as the reading room will always be open.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
"scHoIARsHIP vs. GRADUATION.
Address by pr. J. A. B. Lovett Before the
 Alabama Chautauqua.

Alabama Chautauqua.
 In his address before the Alabama Chautauqua Dr. LA. B. Lovett said that there is much concern felt at this time among the friends of higher education in Alabama as to the lax and indiscriminate manner in which the usual college de- grees are conferred. The speaker said that scholastic graduations are steps which lead away from the station of hu- man "blankness" ileboards which are testimonials of the distance away from this station reached by the graduate; that it is apparent that some colleges make the mistake of 'shufiling' these nileboards and then hand out the dis tance-signals which are quite mislead- ing to the public. Not infrequently we see d student emerge from the college thus reckless in it's degree-conferring business with mileboard reading 100 miles from the starting point, when ten miles would be nearer the truth.
 There are various causes for this trouble.
 l. We have educational leaders who have not acquired fundamental scholar ship themselves.
 2. We have school men who endeavor to popularize their institutions by con- ferring many degrees.
 5. There are those who are too easily entreated by the degree seeker.
 4 Many parents set graduation above scholarship.
 The doctor asked. "Can this evil be overcome?" Some have suggested an appeal to the legislature with the view of curtailng the power of certain colleges to confer degrees. The trouble in this line of procedure is to know where to draw the line and who would assume to draw the line? The speaker was of the opinion that it would be far better to organize an Alabama College Congress" !" letting the membership of such an or ganization be worthy collegiate institu- tions. colleges with ample buildings, full courses of study, apparatus and compe- tent instructors. Let moral sentiment take deep root in the minds of all the people that the college which cannot be admitted into the college congress has no honors worth a students effort to ob- tain. In this way the growth of collegi- ate power and dignity is normal-lt IS from the inside outward. There seems to be a sentiment with some that the ''college under the shade of country trees is not proper institution to con- fer degrees. This is a mistake. The truth is. it would be well if some of our more pretentious colleges had some of the grit, vim and yigor of our country colleges The country college has come to stay. Let us elevate them to a reaSon- able college standard and they will prove a power in the land. The question should be, not where a person has attended school and from what college he has re- ceived a degree, but has he the scholar ship indicated in the degree?
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
HORSE CREEK.
Signs of Returning Prosperity-Activity in
 Industrial Lines.

Horse Creek, July 22.-{Special Corre- spondence.) .)-Prosperity seems to be on the return everywhere, and all the indi- cations go to prove that Horse Creek is coming in for her share. The Ivy Leaf Coal and Coke company already has in operation 150 coke ovens, and fifty more will be fired in a few days. This company gives now regular employment to 240 men at the ovens and the mines, and as soon as the other ovens are put in operation seventy-five more men will be added to the force. This company has extensive orders on hand, and the gen. eral outlook is much better than it has been for many months. It is also ru- mored here that the Ivy Leaf company will operate the Jasper ovens, and it is understood that preparations will be be- gun at once to carry this into effect, there being considerable repairs to be done before the property will be in shape for business
 The Ivy Leaf Coal and Coke company paid off their regular monthly pay roll here last Saturday, thus making all the bows happy
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
A FIRsT-oLA.ss COMPRESS.
When the Cotton Season Opens Birming-
 ham Will Be Heeled.

When the cotton season opens in the fall Birmingham will be equipped with a first-class compress with facilities for handling large quantity of that staple.
 The old cotton warehouse on Morris avenue and Twenty-fourth street has been leased by the owner, Gen. E. w. Rucker, to Messrs E. and c. E. Thames of Mobile. These gentlemen have large experience in handling cotton and will push the trade in all the territory trib- utary to Birmingham. It is understood they have connection with Inman & Co.,, the great cotton factors, and will com press the cotton of west Alabama and east Mississippi controlled by that firm.
 The Messrs Thames have leased the warehouse for number of years and will erect the compress in the same place. The machinery will be put in place in a few days, MT. G. w. Smith, machinist for the Messrs. Thames, now being in Br- mingham with force of hands arrang- ing the building for putting in the ma- chinery.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
BREWTON.

Hon. Jesse Stallings to Speak on July 27.
 Brewton, July 22-(Special Correspond ence.)-Hon. Jesse F. Stallings will be here on Saturday, July 27, instead of the 29th, as enormously stated by your cor respondent Sunday. We have not yet heard whether or not Hon. Richard Clarke will be here.
 Mir Joseph Herrington, mention Of whose illness was made several days ago, died Sunday at Harrington Springs and was buried near there with Masonic honors today. He was the treasurer of Escambia county for twelve years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
CARROLLTON.
The Railroad and Relics of fDeSoto-General
 Rain-Baseball

Carrollton, Ala July 22.- Special Correspondence.)-The late Col l.. J. DuPree was born in Pickens county, near the historic grounds of the old South Carolina church, where he stated that relics of the DeSoto expedition in the early settlement of western Alabama were found. The new survey of the Tus- kaloosa and Columbus railroad along the route pursued by the celebrated explorer has revived a matter of history not gen. erally known.
 William J. Rozzelle of Coal Fire has concluded to take out license for the pur- pose of distilling near his mill in this county. He proposes to comply with all laws, both state and national. There was general rain throughout Piclzens on Saturday and Sunday, and the farmers are delighted with the pros pect of a large crop of corn.
 Misses Annette and Gertrude Muslin of Birmingham are visiting relatives in this place.
 The baseball nine of this place was de- feated by the club of Bluevola on Fri day on the grounds of the latter.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla creates an appetite and aids in the proper assimilation of food.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

AaTbe present management Of the AGE-HERA A has no claim against advertisers or SubScrio- CTS prior to February 1lth' iSSo' Under decree of court accounts up to that date have been sold and transferred, hence cancelled as between the debtor and this paper.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
The State Normal College. Florence, Ala.

The State Normal College, Florence. Ala, Opened in 1873 with fifty children all from Florence Last year it enrolled 34f, mostly mature persons and teachers, learning improved methods. These rep resented all parts of Alabama and sev- eral other states. Next year 400 are wanted, and 500 within five years.
 $100 will defray years expenses, in- cluding board. Not more than S15 re- quired in any one month.
 Fall term opens September F, 1895.
 If you need trained teacher, or wish further information, send for cata- logue. JAS. K. POWERS,
 7-2-tf President |
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

to Imprisonment for life. The story is q commonplace one. more's the pity. and its surroundings are squalid and vulgar, but New York holds that there is some thing to be said for the miserable girl, maddened by the treachery and cruelty that were laughingly returned for the love she had given, and wild with the Knowledge that her life was ruined if this man did not keep his promise and marry her.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

The Philadelphia Inquirer wonders how 1t is that Ex-Speaker Crisp can af- ford to leave the silver war in Georgia for pleasure trip to Europe. The ex- Speakers only worry about 16 to l. is that he ever spoke on the subject. He will find it a corpse when he returns home
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

Senator Morgan and MT. Harvey both admit that when the ratio in this country was 16 to 1, and in France 15lA to 1, that silver was exported to France to get the benefit of the higher valuation. Yet they both contend that if this country places a higher value on silver than other coun- tries that there will be no importation of silver bullion.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

Pennsylvania has been looking over it's supply of bituminous coal and finds that though the annual consumption has reached 43,O0o,000 tons, the available seams still contain SS,547, 100000 tons, or enongh to last S3O years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

According to figures printed in the Iron Age the output of the furnaces in blast is greater than at any previous time since June 1, 1893. Moreover, the stocks on hand are decreasing. which is an indi- cation that the production will have to be further enlarged.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

There are 100000 Americans abroad or going abroad this season, so the steam ship agents say. They will leave there some $50, 100000 in gold, or its equivalent, at the lowest calculation. Some author ities put it at $1O0,0O 900.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

Ex-Congressman Bland-Bland, the free silver man-says there is no Dem- ocratic party; there is nothing but chaos and disorder" If MT. Bland lives few months longer he will learn that there is a very live Democratic party and that it has not been destroyed by the 16 to 1 howl and will not be.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
Notice.

We have just received a carload of choice California wines, such as Clarets, Port, Sherry and White Wine. They are equal in quality to any imported wines; prices are within reach of everybody. Special inducements to parties buying by the barrel. Samples free of charge. Give us a call.
 M. & A. WISE,
 Corner Morris Ave. and goth St.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

The Washington Post remarks that the Georgia free silver convention may be vindieation of Hon. Tom Watson, but he will hardly be able to get back into Congress on the strength of it.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24

Theolegians are in doubt as to what St. Paul meant by "the thorn in his flesh The doubt arises from the fact that Paul had no wife.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-24
Gold Weather Gone,

Wards coal yard can furnish coal and wood on short notice. They have the best coal for summer use in the market. Buy from them and you will not com plain. Tiill also put coal in for winter Telephone 487. 7-1a-tf