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The age-herald., 1897-09-16
BATCH OF PETITIONS.
Some Are Disposed Of and Others Properly
 Referred. 1

Petition by Mr. Garret. In regard to certain property belonging to Mrs. Davis on which an execution had been levied by the city. Referred to Judiciary com mittee.
 Stevens & McWilliams-To refund 1925 sample room license in view of the fact that a test case had been decided against the city. To finance committee.
 c. M. Frobos-To locate a meat mar ket on Twenty-third street, within five blocks of the market house. To market committee.
 Sullivan, of Pratt City-In regard to purchasing alley near cemetery. To cemetery committee.
 A. s. Smith and J. s. McDonald-To extend show window on sidewalk. To street committee.
 Several petitions, among them one from c. G. Hardin to put down side walk of vitrified brick. To street com 9mittee with power to act. 2 F. w. Dickson-For sidewalk on west side of Twenty y-first street to Quinlan avenue. Allowed.
 J. H. Newman-Market on Twentieth street, between Second and Third ave- nues. Not allowed. J. w. Atwood-Relief from license. Finance committee.
 c. s. McGowan-To set aside tax with several others of same nature, referred to finance committee.
 Morris Drummond-To refund $520 too much paid on water tax, on account of pipe bursting. Disallowed.
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
MRS. TOM PARKER DEAD.
Blood Poison Followed a Delicate Surgical
 Operation.

Yesterday morning at o'clock death claimed another noble woman, who for some time has been a patient sufferer from a painful malady. The deceased was Mrs. Tom Parker. the consort of Tom Parker. who was formerly an al- derman. and Is now the superintendent of the Linn Iron works.
 Mrs. Parker had bsen i'll for a short while and death resulted from blood poisoning, which followed a necessary surgical operation performed Saturday.
 Ms. Parker was Miss Anime Barber, daughter of Capt ". P. Barker, one of the pioneers of Birmingham. In 1883 Miss Barker married Tom Parker.
 During the recent illness of her sister, Mrs. Barrow Eberhart Mrs. Parker nursed and watched with patient solici- tude at her bedside. Mrs. Eberhart's health was restored, but a serious af- hiction assailed the deceased.
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across the stream on the left hand side pearance of a little settlement. There are two engineering parties with four tents each, and each party has its sepa- rate cooking and provision tents.
 Joseph Ripley the engineer in charge of the parties, was seated in a two-horse wagon ready to come to the city after some engineering supplies.
 You see how we are fixed,' said he, pointing to the tents MT Swift will show you about the camps. We began the survey this afternoon" MT. Ripley gave the following outline of the route ito be surveyed:
 Beginning at Five Mile creek, thence to the proposed. reservoir site, about mie and half south, thence down Five Mile creek, down Village creek to 'Possum creek, down 'Possum creek to Valley creek to Warrior river, and probably down Warrior river to Squaw Shoals.
 The present parties have had no notice to survey to Tuscaloosa or over the ether proposed route, which begins at the west end of Third avenue. MT. Ripiey's corps has to report on the feasibility of the project and the cost of the work. He could not give an estimate at present of the amount it will be necessary for the government to expend in order to make the canal navigable. He will give that in with his report. It wiH require about thnee months time to make the survey and about two months time in
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
POLLOcK-STEPHENS INSTITUTE
Began the Session of l897-98 Under Flat
 terng Conditions.

The Pollock-St Stephens institute opened the session of 1S97-9S yesterday morning with eighty-three pupils in attendance. It was a very large enrolment for an opening and the faculty feels highly encouraging at the outlook for the term.
 The exercises were opened with prayer by Dr. L. S. Handley. Prof. Gucken- berger followed with a classic piano se- lection. Rev. John G. Murray, pastor of the Church of the Advent, made timely talk on what constitutes wo- manly woman. Gen. Fred s. Ferguson paralleled the private and public schools. In some instances it were bet ter for the pupils to attend g. private school where the teacher Is responsible to the parents and not to any political authority. Mrs. g. B. Guckenberger then contributed a vocal selection
 Ds G. c. Kelly, pastor of the First Methodist church, discussed the attain ment of good education in a beneficial manner. Mrs. Guckenberger again rem der=d one of her selections and pr. J. ". Newman elder of the Methodist church for the Birmingham district, pronounced the bensdction.
 The following is the faculty for the present term:
 Mrs. Edmond Taylos. Taliaferro, prin- cipal-English language and literature, metaphysics, history.
 Mrs. Alice Dobyns Orr-Latin, natur- al sciences, acad mics. Miss Florence Higdon Neale, presid- ing teacher-Mat athematics. Miss Mamie Clements, principal pri- mary epartment-German. Mademoiselle Louise F'ortin-French.
 Benjamin uckenberger-Piano.
 Mrs. Benjamin Guckenbsrger-Voi
 Conservatory teacher-Violin.
 w. D. parrish--Drawing and paint ing.
 Mrs. W. NJ. Duncan--Kindergar
 Miss Powell-Stenography
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office work in making out the estimatss of the cost.
 The committee that secured the gov ernment appropriation for the survey es- timated that the csnal could be con- struc:ed for-$10, ,OooooO Congress appro- priated S2OOOO to make the survey now in progress.
 It is believed that the one main ob- jaaion to the feasibility of the canal is a lack of wal,er during the dry months, This difficulty can be overcome with a capacious reservoir, which may be con- structed ct the present site near the en- g.neer'a camp. The site is natural basin. surrounded by hills, and the rsser- volr may be SO built as to held all he surplus water during the wee months. When the dry months cerne the water from the reservoir can be regulated so as to furnish full supply for canal purposes.
 The chiefs Of the swo parties .at the camp on Five Mile creek are A. J. swif: and M. J. Bugnes. The instrum9nt men are B. w. Pegues. w. R. Caldwell, C. D. Thompson and J. Ii. Garrison.
 The Precise Level Party, under O. ". Ferguson, will jcin the camp in short time. Some of the members are now at work near Chattanooga and others are near Vlcksburg. At present there are twemy-six men in the camp on Five Mile creek. Of ehis number, including rodmen ohainmen, cooks and laborers, thirteen are from Birmingham.
 Next week the camps will move fur ther down the creek. It is prob abe that the partiss will then separate. One may
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She had told him his suit was obnoxi- ous to her, and requested that he de- sist in his calls. The woman was board ing with Claxton and he, too, ordered the negro away from his property and told him not to return there. This oc- cured the Sunday night preceding the killing.
 On the night of the killing Ford re- turned to the house where the girl was boarding. She was sick. Claxton heard a noise in the yard and took shot gun and went out to investigate the cause He found Ford under the house near the window of the girls room. Claxton called for him to come out. Ford shot at him with a 3S-calibre re- volvsr in answer. Claxton placed the muzzle of his gun under the house and pulled the trigger. Ford received the load in the head and died almost in- stantly. His skull over and around the left eye was crushed as was the rear portion where the shot passed out. Claxton surrendered to the officers and was released on bond the same night.
 Quite number of th= colored citizens were in the courb room yesterday dur ing the trial. They were all in sympa- his own race and the general public He is carpenter and has been in Bir- mingham over twenty years, during which time he has accumulated consid- erabe property.
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
THE ATHENEUM OPENS.
One Hundred Young Ladies Were Present to
 Enter.

The East Lake atheneum threw open it's doors for another scholastic year yes terday.
 Appropriate ceremoines were observ- d at the opening, and the speakers who addressed the assembled young ladies and their friends vied with each other in making honest, complimentary recog- milton of the athensum as a fit semi nary for ths educational training of young womanhood.
 There were 100 young women present to enter the school for the ensuing year.
 An attractive musical programme fur nished by some of the athsneum's pu- pills was by no means the least enjoya- ble feature of the opening day.
 The following is partial list of those who made ssasonable addressss on the occasion Prof. J. M. Dewberry, super intendent of the public schools of Wood lawn; Prof. F. M. Roof, president of Howard college; Prof. R. J. Waldrop of Howard college Rev. w. A. Hobson, pastor of ths East Lake Baptist church.
 The Birmingham Railway and Elec- tric company will put on private SpSCldl WllCil WILL carry yOuIS ldQieo for the day department The car is one of the prettiest pieces of rolling stock owned by the company.
 It will leave First avenue and Nine teenth street every morning at o'clock and will bring the day pupils of the atheneum back to the city when the days exercises are concluded. During these trips only atheneum pupils will be taken on the car.
 President J. B. Cummings is hopeful that the present year will return rich reawrds to .the Atheneum both in re- gard to the work of the pupils and the material advance of the school.
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
SURVEYING PARTY IN CAMP
Proposed Canal From BirmIng-
 ham to the Sea;
TWENTY-SIX IN THE PARTY
Tents Pitched at Five Mile Creek-Five Months Required to Complete the Survey and
 Formulate the Report
Birmingham to the sea!

Birmingham to the sea! t-r7 '-'
 The first work on this mammoth pro- ject was begun yesterday It Is this, scratched on a rock at the mouth of a natural cave, from which a cold stream of water pours into Five Mile creek: United States bench mark" That mark was put on the rock by United States Engineer A. J. Swift. one of the chi ifs of the engineering parties in charge of Joseph Ripley. From the bench mark on the rock the. government survey of the proposed canal route from Birmng- ham to the sea was begun, yesterday, and the engineers are now in the field with their instruments
 An Age-Herald reporter visited the engineering camp yesterday afternoon on Five Mile creek. The camps are pitched in a fragrant cedar grove just
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
lRlSH-AMERlCAN DAY.
The Contemplated Excursion From This City
 Has Been Declared of.

The Irish-American Centennial club held a meeting last night in Hibernian hail. The sole matter brought up for consideration was the proposed excur- sion to Nashville on the Fist, Irlsh-Amer- dcan day at the Centennial.
 On account of the quarantines now in force in so many cities 1t was decided best to abandon the proposed trip. This was done so as to avoid the possibility of any of the members being thrown in contact with refugees from the yellow fever infected districts.
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Several City Lots Sold Yesterday, One Averag-
 ing Over $40 Per Foot.

The deeds to the following really transactions were filed for record yes- terday in the probate court office:
 G. D. Stratton and wife to the Jeffer- son County Savings bank-I4ots 15 and 16, block 2O6, city; $2,O05.94 This prop erty is on Fif9h avenue and Twenty sixth street.
 Lewis Minor and wife to J. D. aud z. D. Fraser-Part of block 7s9, city; 2,5OO. The property is situated on Fifteenth street and Eleventh avenue. South
 John E. Frazer to z. D. F'ra-er-Part of block 7S9, city $1,750.
 T. J. Estes to Susan J. Estes-Lots 26 and 27. block 92. East Lake; $267 .50
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agreed to withdraw all claims if the city would pay for the side walk. By a vote of the coincil the matter was arranged in this way.
 A resolution to carry into effect the ordinance fer grading and macadamlz- ing on the South Side was presented by the street committee and passed. Chair man McCartin read a petition from Rosenstihl Bros, to put a clock in front of their business house. This was all lowed and all other jewellers given the same privilege
 The bids for sidewalk improvements we're presented John ". Sibley, 97, c. M. Burkhalter, 90, and Dunn 6 Lallande Bros. SS. The committee recommended in favor of the latter, and the board concurred.
 Chairman Gray, of the finance commit tee, read the usual number of bills, which were allowed.
 Chairman Pearoe, of tho police and sanitary committee, reported that the stock pound, of which the adjacent eiti- zens had been complaining, was found in a bad condition, but had been reme- died
 A resolution to dlave the county court house clock lighted was adopted.
 Mayor Evans asked for further time in regard to the donation of a lot to the Mercy Home. Lot No. in block 3, which the city proposes to donate the home, is tied up in litigation. The lot was originally purchased for colored school building, but was not used for this purpose, and an execution was levied on 1t by Mrs. Steele, and it was afterwards sold. City Attofnsy Lowe is now Investigating the case.
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
CLAYTON WAS DISCHARGED.
He Shot Richard Ford While the Latter Was Un-
 der lords Residence.

Jess:, Claxton was acquitted on the charge of murder yesterday morning in the inferior criminal court He was held for killing Richard Ford, while the latter was under his residence, 616 N. Fifteenth street.
 Claxton was represented by A. D.. Lane, who did not desm it necessary to argue the fine points of the case. Im- 1nediately after hearing the evidence Judge Feagin discharged Claxton on the ground of justifiabe manslaughter.
 Ford persisted in paying attention 10 Lucy Williams, a mulatto girl with whom he was raised in Gainesville
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go to the western end of the route and work back east towards the other party. However, that matter has not been lef- nitely settled, beyond the plan to let the parties work in separate fields.
 The Birmingham canal, or as it is fa had it's origin when J. A. Van Hoose was mayor of the city. It was he who conceived the idea. At first it was re- ceived dubiously by great many peo- ple This did not discourage the mayor. Tn spite of the calamity howler's ill., propheses or the fun-makers derision, Mir. Van Hoose made fad of his scheme The plan took root. It grew and so did the mayors enthusiasm, and determination. H. hammered congress and everybody who had influence at the national capital unceasingly. The first thing the people of Birmingham knew, a river and hatbor's committee from congress was nosing around the Jeffsr- son county creeks. The next thing they knew, the government of the United States had appropriated $2O,000 for government survey of ths canal And if something unexpected don't happen the people of Birmingham will know and see something else. They will know that the canal is a water-routs from Birmingham to the sea; and they will see on it long strings of great barges ffeighted with Birmingham coal and iron for the outside world.
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
I,essem. ri sc In Trouble.

Last night Warren Posey, colored, was brought to the county jail by Deputy Sheriff Lee Mattingly. of E Bsssemer, on a charge of burglary and grand larceny. On another charge of petty larceny he had been fined in the Bessemer court twenty days at hard labor for the eoun- ty On the other charge he win be tried by Justice Jackson, In Bessemer
The age-herald., 1897-09-16

that no opposition shall be made to the vaceinating surgeons in their efforts to prevent the spread of a contagious dis ease. He has fined all violators the same amonnt
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
Refused to Be vaccinated

'' John Jackson, negro. was fined s25 in the inferior criminal court yesterday morning on a charge of violating the vaccination ordinances. Drs Luekie,
 BarksdaIe and Kelso preferred the charge. Judge Feagin is determined
The age-herald., 1897-09-16
REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The Much vexed Taylor Sidewalk Case Is
 Settled.

Chairman McCartin, of the street com fnittee. reported on the much vexed Taylor side WI case. MT. Taylor
The Lamar register., 1897-08-07
COMING TO COLORADO,
Secretary sf Agriculture wu.an l. Look
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Secretary 81 Agriculture Wilson l. Look
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washington. July n Secretary WI
son Of the Department % Agriculture
Will spend his vacation, which he will
take 10 August. In travelling through
Colorado Utah. Wyoming the pako-
tas and Montana with the object -
studying the resources n these states
for rearing korSeS suitable for the Eu-
ropsHn armies,
The secretary has written 10 United
state ministers and has requested some
Americans travelling abroad TO give
him information regarding the exact
qualifications demanded for the army
horses Of Europe, and when this lnfor-
matIou Is received fArmers' bulletin
will be issued. with n view to having
thls country do more in supplying the
demand than II has in the past. The
only objection TO horses raised on the
plains % the West as army horses FOR
European countries lies In the fact that
the animals are not large enough.
The sioux pony possesses all the
qualifications Of health and hardness
thar rnuld be- desired. and Il 10 be-
IIeved that by proper feeding and by
the introduction Of heavier stock on
the sire side II can be brought up TO the
required size.
Mr.. Wilson believes that II stock
men and farmers can grow the horses
needed to recruit the cavalry Of Euro
peau countries they VIII get good
price for them.
Secretary Wilson will also look over
the states in which he win spend his
vacation with a view to seeing what
can be done for the development Of
the beet industry.
The Lamar register., 1897-08-07
DIED OF r4lnsr NEAR wAreR.
Terrible Fate OF Garrett + Anderson fa the
Salt River Desert In Arizona


Phoenix. Arizona. July 31.--Garrett
E. Anderson. a well known Wall street
broker. who recently came here IN
search OF health, died OF thirst Sester-
day In the Salt River desert, about ihir-
" miles from this city, He and his VIE
We're driving in oue-horse buggy 10
where their son was camping on Cave
Creek. When within quarter OF
mile OF their destination they feared
they had lost the way. and giving their
horse their last drop Of water started
10 retraee their way 10 the Arizona ca
nal
Late In the afternoon a freirhter nam
rd Moore had his suspicious aroused by
buggy tracks that crossed and recross-
~ the road. He followed the aimlcss
tracks until he reached the now delir.
inuS couple and almost crsEed horse.
He gave Mrs Anderson water, but Mr.,
Anderson, who Is sixty years Of age.
WAS too far gone 90 even drink Moore
hitshed the buggy behind the vehicle
and hurried TO the canal, hut Mr.. An
dcrson was dead before arriving there.
The wife Is now NJ 4 ranch house.
wfsre physicians are doing their ut
most 10 save her life She viii probably
recover
The son, Joseph Anderson. came here
last winter FOR his health. and he holds
responsible position In the Valley
Bank He could not stand the Indoor
work and went 70 Cave Creek 10 live
IN the open He says his parents werc
so near his camp when they turned
back that had they called out b. would
have heard them
When last seen the couple had
enough water ard were apparently In
good health The DAY was one Of the
warmest OF the year and the sun shoue
fiercely on the desert sands. SGirtlng
rhe road Is an old pipe line which might
have heen tapped Tor water At any
point had the couple known Of It, pS.
iStrncv. The horse should have been
able to have gone without water the
day, but they gave the hors" the last
drop and then started % 80 hack 10 the
canal evidently overpstlmafin- th@ir
powers 20 withstand a burning thirst
Mr.. AnIerSun's badF win hr emhsln-
ed and sent to New York Sty for
burial He was \ very wealthy stock
broker rnd hsd recently Transferred
most Of his business from New York to
Denver and San Francisco.
The Lamar register., 1897-08-07

The United States consular reports
from Berlin state that Prof. L!nde OF
Munich has invented a method OF
BquetyinE air at cost Of 2A cents for
each hve cubic meters Of air reduced.
In Prof. Linde's method an air pump
of Eve horse power condensss air to
a pressure OF 200 atmsspheres; this al.
passes down a spiral tube and is ex-
pended into chamber. causing great
cold; then It rises and passes on the
outside OF the spiral tube, bathing IL
and thus cooling the new air that has
been pumped into the tube TO take Its
place This cooled air follows on in
to the chamber, expands and again
lowers its temperature. then passes on
up around the same spiral tube; but rs
it's temperature has become much low
er, the new air in the tube is still fur
thsr refrigerated. This circulating
process goes on until the new air
pumped into the tube reaches the eI-
pansion chamber at a temperature Of
272 degrees below zero, when It drops
into the chamber in the form of liquid.
Thus tbs air, steadily cooled, is made
to refrigeraas the newly-pumped air
more and more, until the necessary
degree OF cold Ia attained
The Lamar register., 1897-08-07
s,nnn n,IInen 80 %.

wiunlprr. Man Aug. inquiries
r.rurliBg a large balloon which was
.r.u pssxIng Lu 2 BoTI hras'crty dtTec'
lion On the evening n the 2sGh- three
miles from whEpm0uIh, Eayg ehcited
no fact thut tho evening wts remark.
ably ,alm and glrar, Farmer HendeF-
son was standing az the door oG h's
barn and was taking elanur around
the sky when b. saw a large "bl1n&
obfFvI sailing slowly scr s. rbc horl1"ut
GraflnaHv Or mad. ont Ths car. when
hp saN a iarzr sail swing info view
AsaulsEmeRi byId him spell lsnund sud
araIu Tire Eh0-' Hike sail swung aud
iIlssI fun lu yfrw. showing is euoT
nous p1trsnrtinuS tbsu slowly dTifted
ont Of sight .u fbr twilight
Henderson on returning 'D Bis house,
consulted uaVspaptr having o pbeInrr
% Andres balboa and declares thar
the airshIp DO saw Is q fhr same char.
acter. The ballosrn was H1atiuE VERY
low luA Hrudrrs1u says C. rSElld not
hare hryn uuFe than hHlf = m.le away.
lie could ses no signs - NE and d,
showed no light
The Lamar register., 1897-08-07
rrntn IN InHrr aaNTEl

Know tias. sss- ~
Dr. J c. Ho1rsAa. lsAbsila -
cago. llL
D..Ar sirs-Ypur rse4.s.ns -
ne % the MnTpAins Haht : ir
I have no desire Ter ths erst
tAkeu rpizfss for nors "a
CSc1 years. am nos Ids; = q
Ese feel VERY grAtsfai is' ~
rssa to e.
GARDNER MATES
Care o. Nrs s<s
The Lamar register., 1897-08-07
wAsnINa a r1Nr ~.

tEver since spinning va
womanly industry from aye "a
been expe,-trsi that heautital apD,s
clothe women From Ihs eIas.'..
Aspasia 10 the rich drssss, "a ~
ana thsurr 10 the wedding -, -. J. I
ttan Priscilla we see the atfF.,..s..
dreS. hBt At this time dniy y.
como possible for all women Z
ingiy attirrd NJ n small cost. ~ -
beautiful inexpensive dress t,tr,,
be bad, making i m easy ua,..,
ihere are ~uInen v be itsis Z ~, !.
I.euse Of having summer goufr, -
i greater than the original -. ~
IN ihs end light Nooisus 90 49,
sre more economical Tsis /
iAsa, ss washing prrtty l-s,.7.. - +
art. whlch - very sakt 10 lsa-B
no matter aas dFiiCatrlv rearel =,
her owu sumdGtF eowaE A -
plenty uf vatsr, AID d !iIlie r-4-s -
ths ne ezsary nifis IN The as=k y
hil Tub two thirds ian q vA,v
Dissolve = foarth q n eaks q w., I
tshirh viii nos fzir ths -. \
ealorsi add Il 10 she aafss. ss,k :. +
ulsnts carefully thrgggh It, -. u
riuar water, ikSn IN bee wats- !,
dip in thin starch, hang GO tas 4.
shade Nhsn dry, spsinkit, al -
the SrouE si8c EilEA q ~