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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-23
Miss SheIIey's Dinner for Miss Depew

Miss Elizabeth Shelley gave--a dinner last
evening at the Morris for her guest Miss
Depew, of Detroit. The dinner was serv-
ed at o'clock in the red room. The floral
decorations were unusually elaborate, yell
low roses being used in profusion. The
center piece of roses rested on a diamond
shape cover of lace with gold threads and
the long table had border of smilax and
yellow roses. The place cards were French
water colors At the close of the dinner
the ladies of the party had coffee served
in the drawing room, while the gentlemen
remained at the table for cigars.
Later in the evening there were a num-
Der of callers received in the drawing
room.
The dinner guests included Mrs. Shelley,
Miss Depew, Miss Elise Jones, Miss Mary
Claire Miner, Miss Kate Earle, Miss leila
Armstrong of Tennessee, Miss Lucille
Smith, Miss Virginia Walker, Miss Lura
Brown, Miss Sarah Nunally of Georgia;
Paschall Shook, A. H. Carpenter, Thomas
Paine. Lucien Julien Walker. Jack Barr,
Mr.. Parsons, Ernest de Funiak, B. M AL
len, Breckenridge Musgrove, Culpepper
Exum, Erskin Ramsey, Ross Smith.
Among those who called later in the
evening were Melville Drennen, R. c. Re-
dus, Frank Foster, Daniel Rogan, George
Ward, Charles Ferguson, William Mudd
Martin, William Walker, Mr.. Means and
Mr.. Young.
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THE FUTURE OF PIG IRON
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
The production of pig iron in the United
States in 1898 averaged nearly a million
tons month, the total being II, 712. 1903 gross
TONS This was more than equal to the
entire production of the pig iron in this
country during the ten years from 1854 to
1863 inclusive; it was greater than the en-
tire production in the five years from 1875
to 1879 inclusive; it exceeded the entire pro-
duction in the two years. 1885 and 1886. and
1t was 80 per cent. more than the produce
tion in 1886, and 21A per cent. more than the
production in 1897. Between 1855 and 1875
anthracite coal was the principal fuel used
in making pig iron, but in the latter year
the use of bituminous coal or coke greatly
increased, and no little surprise was Gre
ated in the iron world when 1t was an
nounced that in 1875 s46.022 tons of iron had
been made with bituminous fuel as COM
pared with S1o.755 tons made with anthra-
cite coal Ever since that date the pro-
duction Of pig iron made with bituminous
coal or coke has been increasing. and In
1898 about 95 per cent. OF the entire out
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put was made with coke produced from
bituminous coal.
Prior to 1856 charcoal was the principal
fuel used In making pig iron. The forests
were denuded in order to supply this fuel,
and charcoal burning in Pennsylvania was
g. large and fiourishing industry in those
days. The proprietors of iron furnaces
usually owned or controlled thousands OF
acres of primeval forest, from which they
obtained their supply of charcoal. The
making of pig iron was then conducted
upon very primitive principles, and the
furnace owner was also landed proprle-
tor-virtually the ruler of the region. The
company store was the only place In which
general business was carried on or connec-
tion with the outside world was maintain
ed. Each ton of pig iron made required at
least two tons of charcoal for fuel, and
a good furnace would make ten to twelve
tons of 'scold blast charcoal iron per week.
Today there are several furnaces in Penn
sylvania producing six hundred tons of
pig iron per day, and using about 1850
pounds of coke to the ton Of iron.
In the early days charcoal pig iron made
in Pennsylvania often commanded from $40
to $50 per ton and In 1S4S the average price
in Philadelphia was $3.50 per ton. AT
much later date pig iron brought even
higher prices. In 1872 the average price OF
No. foundry pig iron in Philadelphia was
s4SSS per ton. In recent years the price of
and No. foundry pig iron today is worth
less than one-fourth of the price which
prevailed in 1872 More than one-half the
pig iron made in 1898 was intended for con-
version into Bessemer steel, and a large
proportion was not sold in the open mar
ket at all, the pig iron furnaces and the
Bessemer steel plants being controlled by
the same interests.
1t is favorite theory with some writers
that the days OF pig iron are numbered,
and that time will come. In the not far
distant future, when the iron ore will be
converted directly into steel without pass
ing through the intermediate form of pig
IRON. This is. indeed, not unlikely; and yet
1t Is extremely improbable that cast iron
VIII ever be superseded by steel In certain
manufactures for which the former is
particularly well adapted. Even If we
should strike off one-half Of the production
or pig iron from the total output in 1898
representing approximately the production
directly converted into steeD. we would
md that the remaining one-half of the to-
tai would still exceed the entire production
OF pig iron In any year prior to 1880. 1t Is
thus evident that the making OF pig iron
Tor general foundry uses is likely to con-
tinue to be a large industry for many years
TO come, In spite Of the large inroads that
nave been made by steel IN certain applica-
tions
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The Delaware senatorship
from the washington Times.


There are strong indications that the sem
atorial deadlock in Delaware will be broken
. before the end of the present week. 1t was
etated last night that something might
sSpen at Dover today that would. put an
to the contest. The friends. of ]. Ed
ddicks have been especially con-
kr the past few days that their man
I'm. Since Mr.. Addcks started af-
.atorial toga about ten years ago,
I he has met with a good many rebuffs, but
he has always turned up smiling and renew
ed the attack He has contended against
heavy odds. but has never given up. At the
st. Louis convention in 1896 the Addicks
delegation from Delaware was denied adj
mission. But Notwithstanding that fact Mr.
Addicks jumped into the campaign and
helped carry Delaware for Mckinley and
Hobart. He has had majority of the re-
publican members of the legislature at his
back ever since the present contest at Do
yer opened in January He is the regular
caucus nominee of his party, but 1t has
been an open secret that the Washington
administration did not desire his election.
Its influence has been used, it is claimed, to
help elect Mr.. Gray, democrat in prefer
ence to Mr.. Addicks 1t is understood in
this connection that the administration has
been warned in plain terms by the support
ers of Addicks to keep its hands off the
senatorial fight in Delaware. If Senator
Gray is elected by the assistance of the
the republican party will not carry Della
ware again for a good many years. If the
president wishes to reward Senator Gray,
the Addicks people say, for his work as
member of the Paris peace commission and
his support of the administration on the
floor of the senate. he can appoint him to
a district judgeship. This would probably
be as satisfactory to Gray as another six
year term in the senate.
"Mr Addicks," said one of his friends
last night, has made Delaware practically
a republican state. But for the fight he
has made there and the money he has
spent to build up the republican organize
ton and put life into it,. the democrats
would still have control of the state. Ad-
dicks has borne the brunt of the fight and
paid most of the bills, and he is entitled
to consideration at the hands of his party.
The three electoral votes of Delaware may
be of some Importance to the republican
party next year. 1t is not necessary to
make threats, but If Mr.. Mckinley helps to
send George Gray back to the senate Della
ware will be as certain to go democratic
next year as the sun is to rise tomorrow
morning."
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dress would, of course, accompany this
change in fashion

dress would. of course, accompany this
change in fashion.
For morning coats the shape remains
much the same, but they are cut rather
shorter in the tails. A close fit in the waist
is still Indispensable. but perhaps a little
fuller in the skirt and not quite SO much
away. Frock coats will also display little
change. They may be slightly shortened
and the ma terial of which they are made
tends to be of finer surface as against
that rougher style which has prevailed.
Silk lining throughout is still de rigueur
and they will button up in front a little
higher than formerly.
Lounge coats in blue serge or Scotch
cheviot material are much in favor; the
great majority of the cheviot samples have
a dash of green running through them.
There is little change in the cut, except
that the square finish in front in the single
breast variety is giving way to the older
rounded off, STYLE Messrs. Gray tell me
the demand for double or single breasted
coats is about equal.
The 'Chesterfield' overcoat is firm in its
position as the favorite among well dressed
men, 1t is made chiefly in gray, of vari-
Gus shades, or of mixed vicunas, with vel
vet collars and silk facings, single .or
double Dressings being equally correct,
according to the tatse or fancy of the
the figure, as against the shoulder sack
arrangement of times bygone, and has
center seam running down it.
A variation in the style and cut of the
Chesterfield" has been introduced in the
shape of the Raglan" This is rather
curiousy made garment and can only be
safely worn by men of good figure and
broad build. 1t is long, reaching down well
below the knees, but it's most distinctive
feature lies In the cut of the sleeves which,
instead of finishing with the usual seam at
the shoulder, are carried right up into the
neck This unavoidably results In the slop-
ing seams or each side, giving rather
narrow chested appearance to the wearer
The coat is, however, finding favor and
has apparently come to stay.
The fur top coat maintains its position
for wintry climate wear; but 1t is essential
that this garment should be made to meas
ure and accurately fitted. to differentiate
It from the great number Of ugly ready
made species that can be seen about.
The pronounced stripe In trousers II .
thing Of the past. modern taste demanding
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PICKENS DEMOCRATS
Are Opposed to Calling Constitutional
Convention.

Carrollton, February 22-(Special.)-The
democratic county convention of Pickens
county met Monday at p. m. The attend
ance was quite limited, the figures as given
by one of the secretaries showing twenty
six delegates present, by actual count, out
of a total of one hundred delegates accred-
tied to the convention. Twelve beats mad
no representation whatever.
M. B. Curry, chairman Of the county ex-
ecutive committee, presided, and In accept
ing the craftsmanship he stated that he had
hoped the people would have had rest
from political excitement until 1900. but that
the matter of a constitutional convention
had been brought forward and must be met
For himself he doubted the wisdom OF such
a convention, and believed the democrats
of this county to be against It, On the
roll call, with result as above. he declared
business in order.
Hon. E. D. Willett was then nominated
as delegate for Pickens county to the COM
ing constitutional convention. There was
no opposition. Mr.. Willett is the leader
of the bar of the county. and has often
been put forward to honorable positions
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Order of Publication.

The State of Alabama, Jefferson County.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Company VS..
the Birmingham Rolling Mill Company. ct
al.-In Chancery, at Birmingham, Ala
bama. Fifth District, Northwestern Cham
Gerry Division of Alabama.
In this cause it being made to appear to-
the court by affidavit of E. K. Campbell,
one of the solicitors and agent of complain
ant that the defendant the Fidelity Trust
and Safety Vault company, is a corpora
tion and is a nonresident of Alabama, and
a resident of the state of Kentucky, and
has it's principal place of business in Louis
vile, Kentucky, it is therefore ordered by
the court that publication be made in the
Age-Herald, newspaper published in The
city of Birmingham, Alabama, once week
for four consecutive weeks requiring the
said Fidelity nd Safety Vault company TO
answer deInur to the bill of complaint
in this cause by the 18th day of February
1899, or in thirty days thereafter decree,
pro confesso may be taken against it.
Done at office in Birmingham, Alabama.
this, the 9Th day of February. 1899.
W. c. GARRETT. Register.
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Two Sides

From the Chicago Tribune
The Rev. DR.. Fourthly was iecturing his
daughter mildly for the way In which she
had spent the evening.
you devoted the whole three hours in
playing dominoes, did you, Miller he
asked.
Eyes, father" =
it?" -
mo; except that I have had a pleasant
evening"
"But the time has been wholly wasted.
Dominoes may not be an Objectionable
game in itself, my daughter, but it is
species of dissipation" s
II dare say you are right. father. Was
anybody here while was away1
Eyes. DR.. Goodman was here. He went
away just before you returned" A
How did you occupy the evening""
"Well, we discussed infant BAPTISM, I
think, the whole time" .i.s
Ibid either of you convince the other?'
"Of course not" I
''Then you dissipated the entire evening
on infant baptism, without any result
whatever, while 1 won thirteen games of
dominoes. Is there anything to eat, ia
Their? I am hungry" -
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"The Alabama Home. /"
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Not. temporary stopping place that be-
longs to your landlord, but home. Not g.
section of a tenement house. filed with
noisy children. but home where you can
gather your family about you when the
days work is done and be at peace Per-
haps you have thought that you could
never get home-that your income is too
small. and that such an investment would
be away beyond your means. Let us zee:
What do you pay for rent every month? 2
How much would that amount to In a Year?
How much In six years? At that rate, how
long would it take you to pay for a home?
Now. If you really want home 1.-THE Ala
hama Home is in position to help you.
immensely in the matter. You can get the
money to build on time and pay OFF the loan,
in monthly installments. the payments:
being but little more than you now pay for
rent. Rent receipts are not assets. Sup
pose you were to die, would you not rather
leave your family a house and lot than. a
handful of rent receipts7 OF course you
would. Come and talk to me.
w. v. M. ROBERTSON.
General Manager. 2oos LIST Ave.
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COTTON MILLS FOR BIRMINGHAM
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:


In an editorial in your issue of the 2st
instant you refer to the location in Hunts
vile of the great Merrimac cotton mill,
and also to the New York company's mill
near Rome, Ga. You draw the conclusion
that other New England cotton mills can
be induced to locate here, and you add:
''The Alabama towns should wake up, and
Birmingham is one of the number"
desire to say in behalf of the Commercial
club that We have not been asleep in this
matter. The club has had extended COR
respondence with New England cotton mill
men. The New York mill you mention IS
a case in point. Last summer / saw no.
tice in one of the trade journals that Mr.
Wolcott of the New York mills had decided
to build a branch in the south. 1 wrote to
him and requested him to investigate the
advantages of Birmingham. He replied
that he had already visited this city and
looked over the field. He found everything
favorable except one, viz: High-priced la
Dor Mr.. Butler, nephew of General But
Ter, also visited Birmingham with the view
of locating, a cotton mill here. He made
the same objection that Mr.. Wolcott of
fered. He said that the working men in
the Birmingham district received good
wages and could support their families
without the necessity of having their wives
and daughters work In a cotton mill Now
Mr.. Editor, II you can answer this OBJ
lection satisfactorily to the New England
cotton manufacturers we can get any
number of mills for Birmingham. You know
that labor is about 80 per cent. of the cost
of manufacturing cotton goods. High
priced labor over-balances the advantages
we offer in the way Of cotton, cheap coal,
railroads, proximity to Underwater. etc.
You have no doubt observed that nearly
all the New Englanders have located their
southern mills at a distance from manu-
featuring centers, and in the midst OF
country people. who can AFFORD to work
for small wages in the mill because they
raise all they eat on their farms.
d. 3. GRACE.
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LIN SOCIETY,

Mrs. Preston Means and Mrs. w. s. Low
ell gave dinner last evening for Dr. and
Mrs. Lewis Coleman Morris The guests
included charming party of fourteen.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Roberts gave a din
ner on Saturday evening. There were
eighteen guests.
Yesterday afternoon at Woodlawn James
v. Whitson and Miss Maude Mcdaniel
were married, the ceremony being per-
formed at the Baptist parsonage by Rev.
W. NJ. Blackwelder. Mr. Whitson is an
employee of the Traction company. The
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WOMAN'S CLUB WILL DISCUSS
THE RAINY DAY COSTUME

couple will make their home in East Biz
mingham.
Mrs. Armstrong, of Jacksonville. Fla,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b.
Donelson, returned home yesterday after
noon. s-i'e $50, -4s-a.-
Miss Sarah Nunnally. of Georgia, is the
guest of Mrs. Robert Houston.
800
Miss Mamie Pearson will return tonight
from Mobile, where she has been the guest
of Miss Annie Louise Harrison.
Mrs. William C. Oates, of Montgomery.
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Houston.
Mrs. T. B. Bush, of Admission, is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. William Duncan Mes
bitt.
Miss Cecil McEachin, of Selma, who has
been the guest OF Mrs. A. r. Wilson, has
returned home.
Miss Louise Ross, of Gadsden, who mas
been the guest of friends, has returned
home.
The Edgewood club will meet with John
w. Sibley this afternoon.
Mr. J. NJ. Campbell and chldren,oI Ashe-
vile, N. c., who have been the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulis R. Williams, West End
for two weeks, have returned home.
The department of music will meet this
afternoon at o'clock at the woman
club.
The meeting of the committee appointed
by the Woman's club to confer with MT.
A. R. Rodgers in regard to exhibiting the
horse "Jim Key" Is called to meet at tne
Commercial club rooms this morning at ~
o'clock. The committee includes Mrs 8.
7, Iedbetter. Mrs. s. E. Laird, Mrs. s. d.
Cole. Mrs. E. J. McCrossin, Mrs. George
M Cruikshank and Miss Alma Rittenberry.
Rufus N Rhodes, ]. A. VanHoose and Or.
j. H. Phillips are requested to meet with
the committee.
The home and art departments of the
Woman's club held joint meeting yester-
day afternoon for the purpose OF discuss
ing the practicability of the woman's ex-
change being conducted under the aus
pices of the Woman's club. No definite ac-
ton could be taken until a meeting of the
club, but the members of these two depart
ments were in favor of the Woman's club
taking the exchange under Its auspices. A
motion to this effect was passed and the
matter will be presented to the club. The
following committee was appointed TO look
after a permanent location for the ex-
change: Mrs. Scion Jacobs, Mrs. s. e.
Thompson and Mrs. David Brown.
There will be call meeting of the Wo-
mans club Saturday afternoon from to
$3.50 o'clock. Business of Importance. By
order of the president
MRS. FAC. SMITH, Secretary.
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The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company will be held at the office of this
company at Tracy City, Grundy county,
Tennessee, on Tuesday. March IA, 1899, for
the purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year, and for the transaction Of
such other business as may properly come
before the meeting. The polls will be open
from IL o'clock m. to 2 p. m. The transfer
books will be closed on Tuesday, February
q. and opened on Wednesday. March is,
1899. -
JOHN F. FLETCHER, JR..5
2-23-feb-23&mar-2 Secretar.s.
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by his party. He belongs to the sound
money element of democracy, and is cp-
posed to the calling of convention. He
will make the campaign against 1t.
The following resolutions were then
adopted:
Resolved, first, That the delegates from
this county are hereby instructed to vote
as unit for Colonel NJ. l.. Stansel as a
delegate from the state at large to repre-
sent Pickens and Sumter in the constitu-
tional convention.
Second, That the democrats of Sumter
are requested to cooperate with the DEM
ocrats of Pckens in securing the nominal
tion of Colonel M. L. Stansel as a dele
gate to represent the Fourteenth senatorial
district In the constitutional convention to
be held in Montgomery on the 29th of
March, 1897
AS Sumter has two delegates, while Pick
ems has but one 1t is the laudable des' re of
the latter to be allowed the senatorial dele
gate. The situation, however, is awkward
in that the democrats of Sumter favor while
those of Pickens oppose a convention.
Friends of the convention in the state. as
'swell as in the county of Sumter, should
see to 1t that only friends of the moye-
ment are put forward. While the organ
ization and many of the leaders of the par
ty In this county are committed against il
there are numbers of democrats here who
are in full sympathy with the convention
and should dislike very much to see the
senatorial district represented by an anti
The only relief these democrats have is
in the state convention.
y The following are the delegates to the
state convention, March 20. 1899 viz: ]. B.
Stansel, E. j. Hancock, T. K Glass, 8. b.
,Windham, D. c. Hodo. w. H. Plott, ]. B.
Cunningham. These are all anti-conven-
ton men.
At recent meeting of the county exec
utive committee the following resolution
was adopted. declaration of the policy of
the party.
First, That 1t is the sense of this COM
mittee that the calling of said convention
was unwise, inexpedient and unnecessary.
Second, That we are utterly opposed to
the Acknowledgement of any man who Is
entitled to vote under the present law"
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FAST DYES FOR COTTON.
Brilliant and Unfading Colors Made By
Diamond Dyes.
A Ten-cent Investment Often Saves Dollar

Professional dyers always use different
dyes for cotton than for wool, as cotton 10
vegetable fibre. while wool comes from
an animal. In Diamond Dyes there are
some fifteen fast colors that are prepared
especially for cotton and mixed goods.
These dyes give colors that even washing in
strong soapsuds or exposure to the sunlight
will not fade. 4-ies
See that you get Diamond Dyes. and
take nothing else. ~