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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Personal and Social.

Miss Clara Stewart is visiting friends in Bingham.
 Mrs. Mcintyre and Miss kathlene Me Intyre are visiting friends at Talladega Springs.
 Mrs H. V. Owens left yesterday to spend several weeks in Anniston and At lanta.
 MT. Isidore Strauss, a popular mute, and proprietor of large furniture ren- ovating establishment, left for Evans vile, Ind, yesterday, where he will in q few days be married to Miss Bettie May, an accomplished mute young woman.
 Miss Lila Wyman is home again after a visit to her friend, Miss Rainer, of Union Springs, Ala.
 Miss Alabama Brown and Fannie Pickett have returned from visit of several weeks to relatives in Union Springs.
 Misses Mary and Nellie Wilkerson of this city are the charming guests Of Mrs. J. A. Pinkston of Americus, Ga, this week
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
" COTTON MILLS
In Three Months Is the Record of the South. Other Evidences of Great
 Growth.

Baltimore, Sept. 5.-The Manufactur- CTS Record says that the announcements of. new cotton mills projected in the south during the last three months exceed that of any similar period in the history of cotton mill building in this section. There were reported seventy-seven mills, which will have an aggregate of over 100000 spindles, and which added to the 500,000 spndles to be put into mills that had been reported prior to May 31, makes total of about S00,OOO spindles to be added to the number now in operation in the south If these mills are all built, as in- dications promise, the aggregate invest ment will represent something over $15,- COG. 900. A large number of these mills are already under construction or con tracted for, so. that the percentage of thuse that are never built will be very small.
 Mills reported during the past week were a 2600 spindle mill at Douglasville, Ga; a $100000 mill at Yorkville. S. C.; s23O0 additional spindles to a Mooresville, IN. C., mill; 23O0 additional spindles to Harmony Grove, Ga. mill; 15,OO0 addi- .,tiu3al spindles to a mill at Laurens s. C.; 5500 spindle addition to Knox -ville cotton mill.
 Among other enterprises reported for the week was the completion of $100.000 coke plant in Alabama; the starting up of large car works at Ann.ston. Ala, which have been idle for several years; a y5O0, 900 gold mining company and the enlargement of furnaces.
 In Arkansas the development of baux- .'ite mines.
 In Florida an ice plant water works, s1eO 900 fertilizer works and $22,000 water works improvement.
 In Georgia $300000 water works plant is proposed and also an electric light plant.
 In Maryland Furniture works, con- struction company $40,000 water works inoprovements and Touring mill.
 In North Carolina a $50,000 shoe fac tory gas plant, saw mills, oil mills and A s1O0,O00 construction company.
 In South Carolina an $SO, 1000 water pow CT plant projected, twenty-five barrel flour mill, brick works and shuttle mill.
 In Tennessee coke ovens and furni- +ture factory.
 , In Texas a cotton compress company, broom factory and irrigation plant.
 In Virginia the sale of a tin mining property for development is reported. a
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
BUYERS FEELING THEIR WAY There Is Little Chance of Hal
 in Prices. THfL BOOM IN BESSEMER  Coi S es and Predictions Are Plentiful That = Higher Prices Are Yet to Come. $ 2 ,CARClTY OF PIG AT PITTSBURG esSs to Those Advances in Southern Iron-The Finished Material Market Gives Con-
 ficting Reports - Iron Trade
 Reviews Summary.
,CARClTY OF PIG AT PlTTSBURG

Cleveland, O. Sept 1.-The Iron Trade Review says today:
 All around advances in prices have marked the week just ending. Those on Bessemer pig and bllets have made Pittsburg, the valleys and Cleveland the Centers of interest.
 At Pittsburg $l7 for Bessemer pig and $24 for billets have been passed, and while the large buyers of the former have made it known that they are not in the market on that basis, there are plentiful predictions that considerably higher prices are yet to be seen.
 The fact that sales at the prices named in the past week are inconsiderable shows that buyers are now inclined to test every step of the way, but it would ap- pear that the wait must be a long one If it's termination is conditional on the fur naces and mills receding from the pres ent basis. Considerable Bessemer pig was bought at $16 and s1625 in the val ley last Thursday, and in the next two days $l6.50 was done. Since that time there has been little buying, though $17 in the valley has been reported in con nection with small trade.
 The scarcity of Bessemer pig at Pitts burg has led to a reversal of the move ment of months and several blocks of Bessemer, amounting to 30000 to 10000 tons, have been bought in eastern Penn sylVania, also for shipment to Pitts burg.
 The advances in southern iron an- nounced at the end of August came after heavy buying, in which the leading sell CTS closed 50,000 tons in four days. The new price, which is 50 cents to $1 ton higher at furnaces, added to the 50 cents advance in freight, effective September 15, means that southern irons will be from $1 to $2.50 ton higher, according to grade.
 Soft steel in the Wheeling, Pittsburg and Cleveland districts has followed Bes- semer iron. Sales have been made at $25 at Ohio river mills, where offers of $23 for the first quarter of 1896 have been promptly turned down in that district. The finished material market gives con- dicting reports, Aindications appeEsng of hesitation and waiting by some buyers, while others seem 10 be anticipating wants, desiring to cover before the new raw material basis becomes effective in mill products.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06

twenty-five barrel flour mill, tobacco factory and machine works.
 In West Virginia several extensive oil and gas companies, and in other states a number of miscellaneous enterprises covering quite a diversity of industrial interests.
 The rapid expansion of the textile in terests of the south and the phenome- nal activity prevailing in iron and coal matters coupled with an increasing de- mand for farm lands for settlement by western people, is bringing about an un- usually healthy business condition throughout this entire section With the continuation of high prices for cot ton, the enormous grain crop which has been produced and active conditions in industrial intesests, the south bids talr to have the most prosperous season which it has enjoyed for many years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06

colony at Tlahualla, Mex, was received at the state department today in a let ter from the vice-consul ofAthe United States at Piedras Negras. He says that on August II the local authorities, under instructions from the governor of the state, took charge of the colonists at Torre and transported them across the border to Eagle Pass. Tex.
 Twenty-four negroes arrived at Pied ras Negras from Torre on August IT and on the 21st twenty-three others reached there. The vice-consul adds that so far as he can learn all the negroes who left the colony at Tlahualila have arrived at Eagle Pass, the greater num- Der of whom are held in quarantine. No cases of smallpox have developed out side the ranks of the colonists and no further trouble is anticipated.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
PASSED THROUGH RED SEA.
Steamer Bearing the Waller Record tt France-Case in Abeyanoe.

Washington, Sept 5.-The state de- partment has received the information that the steamer bearing the record of the Waller court-martial, which the United States has repeatedly requested of France, passed through the Red sea on September 5. This means that the report will be due in Paris in ten days, and al- lowing for it's examination by the min- istry for foreign affairs, a copy of it should be delivered to Ambassador Eus- tis during the last week of the present month; provided, of course, that the min- istry does not temporize further.
 The deposition made by Waller to New ton B. Eustis and MT. Alexander of the United States embassy at Paris has not reached the state department, but is ex- pected before the end of the week. This statement with the record of the court martial and the report made to the navy department by Commander Thomas Perry of the gunboat Castine, will form the main evidence on which the United States government will base its claim for Walters release and for indemnity on account of his Imprisonment and the confiscation of his rubber concession. The case is now in abeyance, pending the arrival of the record and the deposition of Waller
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
THE ROTHSCHILDS ARE MARKED. Another Attempt Made to Explode Bomb
 in Their Paris Bank.


 London, Sept 5-A Paris dispatch fur nished to the Globe by news agency says that bold attempt was made today to explode a bomb in Rothschilds' bank in the Rue la Fftte. While the business of the day was at its height a man walked into the bank carrying under his arm a bomb, to which was attached Q lighted fuse. One of the detectives em- ployed in the bank was standing near and sprang upon the man, seizing the bomb and extinguishing the fuse in time to prevent an explosion. The would-be bomb thrower was arrested and taken to the police station. This attempt to blow up the Rothschilds' banking establish ment, taken in connection with the re- cent sending of an internal machine through to the office of Baron Alphonse de Rothschilds, signifies persistent pur- pose on the part of the anarchist ele- ment to infict injury upon the heads and employees of the Rothschilds house.
 It will be remembered that Baron de Rothschilds' secretary, M. Jacobowski. was terribly injured by the explosion of the internal machine sent to his em- ployers office while attempting to open the parcel in the absence of Baron de RothschildS.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
THEIR ExEQUATTRS WITHHELD.
UnaccountabIe Action of the Porte With Refer
 ence 10 United States Consuls

ence to United States Consuls.
 Washington, Sept. 1.-The failure of Mir Robert Chiffon and William Dulaney Hunter of the state department to se- cure exequaters from the porte to en- able them to establish the United States consulates at Erzeroun and Harpoot, authorized by the last congress on &C., count of the attacks on Christians An Armenia is causing some surprise in of ficial circles. They arrived in Constanti- nople in July and expected to receive their exequaters in a fortnight.
 A recent dispatch states that they were still waiting, and as they are expected to cale when their object Is accomplished if is supposed that the porte has not granted the desired authority. The req son of this procrastination is not clear, but 1t is probably due to the suspicion with which the Turkish government views anything resembling an attempt to secure information about the Arme- nian outrages. .--AA. --...
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
HOLD YOUR COTTON"
THAT IS HON. HECTOR LANES ADVICE
He Says His Estimate Is Reduced to 7,000,- 900 Bales South Alabama kewspa-
 per Men to Organize.

Montgomery, Sept. 5.-(SpeciaL)-Co missioner H. D. Lane was in the city to- night, en route to New Orleans. He says the more he investigates the more he is disposed to reduce his estimate of the cotton production. 'I believe l shall reduce my estimate 500,000 bales and make 7000,000 the limit of the crop" he said. T sincerely hope the planters will be wise enough to hold their cotton off the market They will save big margin of profit for themselves by being pa tient"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Marshals and Sinners Come Together.

Nashville. Tenn, Sept. 5.-News has reached Nashville of bloody encounter between United States deputy marshals and illicit distillers near Tracy City, so often the seat of labor troubles, in which two of the latter were fatally wounded. Deputy Marshals R. M. Hall and Charles Myers were in charge of the raiding par ty. James Woodley and Jay Ridley were wounded. The third man escaped. The two captured were found prostrate in the wagon and at last accounts Ridley was dying. The deputy marshals were not hurt.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
A Nice Compliment.

Among the Montgomery belles a: Bleunt Springs is Miss Minnie Taylor who visited Birmingham early in the summer A correspondent, writing from Blount Springs to the New Orleans Daily States, speaks of her as "beauti- ful young lady such as is rarely met with, a brilliant -conversationalist, quick in thought and witty repartee, an elocu- tionist of high order and to be loved and admired anywhere"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
CANADA HAS THE LAST wHACK. Holmes is to Be Tried in Philadelphia, Ther At Indianapolis.

Toronto, Ont, Sept. 5.-The local au- thorities have been notified that H. II. Holmes, the multi-murderer, will he placed on trial at Philadelphia shortly for Hfhe murder of Benjamin F.~Pietzel, father of the two little girls, whom Holmes is alleged to have murdered in the St. Vincent street cottage, in this city In the event of a failure to con vict Holmes in Philadelphia he will be handed over to the Indianapolis author tiles, and will be brought to Canada only after all attempts to convict him in the United States of capital offense have proved abortive.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
~ a7LET JOHN B. SMOKE THIS
 Answer of the New Orleans Cot D. ,s eta4.-' a..-, ton Exchange -1=ags4ssza
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 ls TO LIVERP0OL'S THREAT s2i To Enforce Penalty on Cotton Not Packed as a. That Institution Desires. zaoIT'SAN INSULT TO AMERICAN PLANTERS - A Matter That Must Be Regulated by Con- e' petition Between Individuals and rs4-#sa Solved on a Basis of Dol
 .t lars and Cents.
INSULT TO AMERICAN PLANTER

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 2 'peNew Orleans, Sept. 5-Vice-President and Acting President Felix Couturie has " addressed the following to the Liver pool Cotton association in answer to it's Announcement to the New Orleans cotton exchange relative to the proposed penalty of five pounds bale on cotton not put up after this year as that institution desires:
 q am requested by the board of di- rectors to acknowledge your communion tion of August IA, 1885,
 seg 'FThey desire me to say that while this y exchange is in sympathy with any proper move to secure improvements in packing - American cotton for the market, they ', decline to recognize the right of the Liv- erpool association or any other mere body to enforce by penalty such improve flent
 Tn their opinion, the matter is one that must be regulated by competition be- tween individuals, 1t being quite certain that parties directly interested will soon solve 1t on a basis of dollars and cents.
 "This exchange, as the representative of a large percentage of southern cot ton growers, opposes anything in the na- ture of a threat Qor in that light the proposed penalty may be regarded) as calculated rather to retard than advance the improvement desired. It doubts the ability of the Liverpool association. or that of any commercial body, to carry out any such arbitrary ruling and would refuse, even if the measure were feasible, to join in @ matter which 1t considers disrespectful alike to American cotton planters and merchants.
 t..It trusts, therefore, that in the inter est of mutual good feeling the Liverpool exchange will rescind its threat of a penalty of five pounds per bale against
 VNln pack their cotton in such manner as may be suitable to it"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
MERIDIAN.
Reduction in the Tax Rate-The New Paper
 Starts We'll,

Meridian, Miss, Sept. 5.-(Special)- The board of supervisors of Lauderdale county at their regular monthly meet ing. made reduction of 21s mills in the rate of taxation, the tax levy for state and county purposes now being only Sh mills.
 The first issue of the Meridian Daily Herald. an afternoon paper just begun in this city by Charles P. Dement,. made its appearance this afternoon. 1t pre- sents a neat appearance, claims a good hona fide circulation in the city and makes a splendid business showing.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Trouble in the Congo Country.

London, Sept 5.-In the house of com mons MT. George N. Curseon, under for eign secretary stated that while the documents received from the Congo country in regard to the execution of British trader Stokes, by the Belgian authorities do not contain all the infor- mation desired, they still contain enough to show the very serious character of the case.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Will Flock to Themselves.

A call has been hade for the editors and publishers of all of the Alabama news papers published in that part of the state which lies south of Montgomery to meet in this city on September 23, for the purpose of organizing the South Alabama Press association It is an nounced that the movement Is not in tended to interfere with the Alabama Press association, but to further the in- terests of that organization by giving close and better attention to matters that the State association cannot handle
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Brokers Fail

Washington, Sept. 5.-The brokerage firm of Silsby & Co.,. which has been do- ing an extensive business in Washington, closed their doors today. The failure was caused by failure to make connec- tions to tide over the hard times. As sets. about $20, 900, with liabilities about S26, O00. The concern also has branches in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Atlantic City
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Another Road Being Surveyed.

A gentleman from GreenWlle, Ala, re- ports that work has already commenced on the survey of the proposed line Of road from that little city, the most de- sirable point on the Plant systems Ala bama Midland line. The surveying party has already covered about fifteen miles, commencing at the Greenville end. Do- than is regarded as the most desirable eastern terminus of the proposed road, and if that place is not selected the chances are that Abbeville, far down in the southeastern corner of the state, will be-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
An Epidemic of Diphtheria.

Springfield, Ill, Sept. 1.-The state board of health has been notified of the appearance of fifty new cases of diph- thSria in Hamilton county and instruc- tions for its treatment have been sent by Secretary Scott. The outbreak of this disease seems to be general in that county. number of deaths have oc- o,,rrad
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
RINGLEADERs CONVICTED.
Inquiry Into the Chinese Outrages Is Pro-
 ceeding Satisfactorily.

Shanghai, Sept 5.-Inquiry into the re- cent outrages at Kucheng is proceeding to the satisfaction of the British and American consuls, who are receiving the facilities they demand in connection with the examination. Several additional convictions of importance have been se- cured, including some of the ringleaders in the attacks upon the missions.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
MAY MAKE THREE SPEECHES.
The Probability of Secretary Herbert Com
 ing to Alabama Shortly.

Washington, Sept 5.-Governor Oates of Alabama who is returning to his post after spending the summer at Cape May. called on Secretary Herbert at the navy department today and had a talk with him about the intention of the secretary to make some speeches on the money question in Alabama.
 MT. Herbert will probably make three speeches. the first about September 25. to be delivered at Montgomery; the next at Birmingham and the other at some place in the district which MT. Herbert represented in congress-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Mrs. Wm. B. Joseph Ill.

Mrs. William B. Joseph lies extreme
 ly i'll at the residence of her father, Dr. Jackson on Court street. Captain Jo- seph is improving rapidly, it is stated, and his friends hope soon to witness his complete recovery from his recent stroke of paralysis. He is receiving careful treatment at the Montgomery infrmary.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
STEAM sHovELs WORKING.
The Situation at Ishpeming Is Quiet-De AiA sertions to Strikers.

AtA e sertions to Strikers.
 Ishpeming, Mich, Sept. 5.-Last night was a quiet one in camp and about the mines. This morning the Winthrop mines resumed, with a full complement of men. They have been promised a raise of 10 per cent on December 15 next. The Winthrop has its own stores and the bulk of labor is paid in store orders. The steam shovels are all working at the Ishpeming mines and at the Butfalo mines, Negaunee.
 The Cambria mine people expect to start shovel tomorrow.
 Attempts made in the city council here and the council of supervisors at Mar quette yesterday to censure the acton of calling for troops were killed.
 Three of the men imported yesterday deserted to the strikers last night
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Hurricane and Rain in Portugal

Lisbon, Sept. 5.-A hurricane, accom- panied by heavy rain, visited this city and surrounding country last night A large tract of territory is flooded by the heavy rain and overfiowing streams are doing great damage to property.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Mrs. William Hunter Dead.

Mrs. William Hunter. mother of Capt. John c. Hunter of this city, died yester- day in Jacksonville, Fla, where she had gone in search of health. Her remains will be brought here for burial
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
JAMES BAYLIs, TENTH INFANTRY, Has Been Detailed for Duty at the Universi-
 ty of A'atanf.

Washington, Sept. 5slsecretary La mont today detailed First Lieutenant Charles E. Gallop, Third artillery, as pro- lessor of military science and tactics at the Louisiana State University and Me chanical college at Baton Rouge, La, and First Lieutenant James Baylis, Tenth AhfankTy, to similar duty at the University of Alabama. Tuskaloosa.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
TIHAT INVITATION ACKNOWLEDGE
Commander-in-Chief Trusts Large Num- .f-. Der of G. A. R. Men Will Attend.

,fr. Der of G. A. R. Men Will Attend.
 Rockford, H., Sept. 1.-The following was issued from the national headquar- ters of the Grand Army today:
 "The commanderin-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic is in receipt of an invitation to the comrades of the or ganization to be present at the Cotton States and International exposition at Atlanta on Blue and Gray day, Septem- Der 21 This invitation comes too late to o opromulgate from headquarters, but the commander-in-chief is anxious that the comrades should know that they are invited to be present to mingle with those who wore the gray from 1861 to 1865. and he trusts that a large number of veterans will be present.
 "C. c. JONES.
 "Adjutant- General"
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
Treasury Gold Reserve.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The treasury gold reserve today, with all the with drawals and deposits accounted for stands at s99, 927, ,567. or s73.OO0 below the reserve limit.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-06
,rhose Negro Colo 1ists A ge i,,

Washington, Sept 5.-Something more about the distressed negro colonists from Georgia and Alabama who deserted the