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The times., 1899-09-02

American Tobacco was advanced a frac-
ton, Ladenburg, Tbalmann G. Co. being the
principal buyers. Rubber was advanced
point to 30. Illinois Central advanced to
116. The Northern Pacific issues held their
own, as did the Union Pacifics. Tennessee
Coal and Iron was buoyant, getting as high
The times., 1899-09-02
For the Men in Haberdashery.

The best Neckwear that has ever
been shown ar soc, in new fall
shapes and colorings.
Mems White Initial Handker-
chiefs, any letter; worth 15c. inc
Tor ..--...-.--.........
Mercerized Silk suspenders, with
nickel mountings and elastic
ends; choice of several pat f0C
terms ~
Mems Fancy Striped Half Hose;
worth 25c pair; new pat nc
terms. Ior .-----.-------.---
100 dozen pairs OF Black Cat Hose
you know il, worth zoe a 1Qc
pair: fast colors, for ..........iJ
About % dozen regular soc Silk
Tecks, Puffs. Four-in- Hands and
Imperials, good assortment OF 15C
patterns, for EJ
Is dozen Fancy Silk Band &C
Bows; worth l5c. for ...........J y
The times., 1899-09-02

CIV Mp=Is not recommended for
everything; but if you have
ROOT tidnsy kidney. :. liyeT ;5i or 5 bladder
the remedy you need. AT druggists In fifty
cent and dollar sizes You may have a sample
bottle OF this wonderful new discovery by mail
free; also pamphlet telling all about it and its
great cures
Address DR.. Kilmer d Co.. Binghamton. n. Y.
The times., 1899-09-02
A Summary
of yesterdays Items that hold good
today as well

Nottingham Lace Curtains.
worth 81 pair, for si.25; and
accompanied by dozen other
special items in the Upholstery
Department.
Ladies Medium-weight Merino
Vest Samples, worth up TO 35c,
for 19C.
The times., 1899-09-02

The exceptions to the general rule of
weakness were, perhaps, the most notable
features OF the market. There were several
of them. The Vanderbilt issues were taken
up actively, and some of them were pushed
up in remarkable way, Omaha and North
west being the most buoyant Omaha ad
vanced from III TO i25, and, although it
was sold off from this level, closed at 122
with five points net gain for the day. North
west was advanced from 165 to 1853 rs. and
closed at 167. New York Central advanced
to 49, but later lost nearly all of its gain
closing at 13S rs. The talk of the North
west Omaha deal seemed to be the cause of
the advance of these securities, inside buy
ing being noticeable. Omaha went up a
point and two points at a time. Omaha
advance in the past year has been one of
the most rapid movements of railway
stock on record. The statement of the
New York Central for the year shows net
earnings OF ST, 7,055,575, an increase of 1892.
451. The showing is the best ever made
by the company.
The times., 1899-09-02
More Of Those 81
Kid Gloves at 6G.

Same as we offered last Saturday
and these who were disappointed
then can obtain them now. ordi-
narily we do not fit gloves under 81
but as these are virtually 81 Gloves
we shall extend that privilege today,
even al the less price. The as
sortment of shades is especially good
in this lot.
The times., 1899-09-02

Ladies' $40 to SIS Cloth Suits
for S..
Ladies' Fall-weight Goats,
worth 50. $40 and SIS, for S3.9S,
S6.45 and sS.75.
Ladies silk Waists, worth 81
to S675, for $3.50 TO S5.45.
The times., 1899-09-02
New York Stock Markef

Corrected daily by W. 8. Hibbs & Co.,
members of the New York Exchange.
i4t9 Street
The times., 1899-09-02

The grangers were attacked vigorously at
times and Atchison preferred and Burling-
ton both declined somewhat unpleasantly,
the former to below 65 and the latter to
135 and a fraction. Wheat continued weak
the September closing below 70 cents and
the December at II 1-2 only. The bears
now concede at least SIS ,000, 900 bushels
for the crop and it is probable that it will
be about 550,00o000 bushels. There is moth
Ing in this to cause the selling of the
grangers.
The times., 1899-09-02
The wn.hington stock Excnnnge.

Sugar persists in holding its own, de-
spite the attacks of the bears.
The times., 1899-09-02

New York traction shares were weak and
unsatisfactory yesterday, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit getting as low as 103 IA and clos
ing at 103 5-S and Manhattan declining to
below 113. There was no transaction in
MetrOpolitan
The times., 1899-09-02
Saturday--The Last Day Of the Record
Breaking Sale.

We shall make the greatest effort today-of course
shall expect the greatest response And the partic
pants we promise the greatest satisfaction Standing be
tween two seasonsbrngng into special offering the last
of summers needs and the first of falls under the
chaperonage ambitions desire that sinks thought of
proand all consideration of cost-to the end of making
the banner offering of sale that has proven be the ban
sale of this store-this city.
The times., 1899-09-02

The New York committee which has
been formulating a plan for the reorgan-
ization of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf published its scheme yesterday. It
differs materially from that OF the Phila
delphia people, recently promulgated, i'm
posing less heavy charges on the property.
A new company is to be formed with $15,
coo 600 of 4 per cent prior lien bonds, $15,
00O, 600 of per cent adjustment bonds,
$40 coo, 600 non-cumulative preferred stock,
and $25, ,000, 600 common stock. The pres
ent stockholders are TO be assessed SIS
a share and are to receive par in new COM
mon stock, $3.50 in adjustment As, and $3.50
in preferred stock in addition. Mr.. Thai
mann, of the firm Of Ladenburg, Thalmann
G. Co.. is the chairman of the committee.
The present bonds look cheap around cur
rent prices, according to this plan.
The times., 1899-09-02

2 Consolidated Gas was buoyant, getting as
high as 1872, and closing at 191. The con-
tinued advance of this stock in the face of
the reduction of the dividend has gone far
toward convincing the street that the gas
war is settled, but it seems quite possible
that manipulation has been the entire cause
of the advance and that the war is as far
from its end as ever.
The times., 1899-09-02
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

1899:
Current expenses ..................., S2s j39s 50
A. F. LOSEE, Branch Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
day OF August, 1899.
[Seall PERCY S. MALLETT.
Notary Public Kings County.
1t Certificate filed in New York County,
The times., 1899-09-02

The steel and iron securities were some
what active yesterday and held their own
fairly well compared with the remainder
of the market. Federal Steel common
opened OIL at 60 SIS and closed at 60.
American Steel and Wire common ad-
yanced during the early part of the day 10
SIS Is, but later declined to 90 Is. 1t
closed at 56 ga. Tennessee Coal and Iron
was strong and active, Moore, & Schley
appearing as large buyers. II advanced to
9S SIS, and closed at 81 rs, with a good
net gain for the day. The street is In
clined to believe that the stock will ad-
vance in the near future from the persist
ence with which 1t was bought yesterday
and from the confidence of the friends OF
the company that the August statement
will be a magnificent one. a party who
has been closely identified with the COM
pany in the past makes the prediction
that the stock will sell at 125.
The times., 1899-09-02

Corrected daily by ". B. IIibbs & Co.
members of the New York Exchange
1919 F Street.
The times., 1899-09-02
More Big Hosiery Values.

NOW :. soc s2lsc 75c
The times., 1899-09-02

THoS. H. MONTGOMERY, President.
RICHARD MARIS, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before NE this 2lst day
of August, 1899.
(seai) II. F. REARDON,
Ii Notary Public
The times., 1899-09-02

Louisville and Nashville declined yester-
day morning on the report regarding yell
low fever, but recovered somewhat, later
in the day, 1t closed at 81. Southern
Railway declined fractionallyl'for- the same
reason, closing at 55. The purchase of the
Atlantic and Danville by the latter COM
pany was considered a most fortunate one.
The Southern is steadily increasing and
rounding out its system in addition to the
immense improvements being, made on its
present lines. Conservative people have
been buying the preferred stock of the
company since the annual statement was
issued a few weeks ago.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
A NATIVE KILLS
TWO AMERICANS
Unprovoked Murder of Two
Prominent Men in San Pedro,
Spanish Honduras

Memphis, Tenn. December ia special
to the Commereial-Appeal from New Or
leans says;
1t is reported here tonight from an ap-
parently reliable source that TWO Ameri-
cans of prominence were shot and killed
last Monday in San Pedro, Spanish Hon
duras. the same inland city where Frank
Pears was murdered.
The killing, as reported, was particu-
larly aggravated type, and this fact, to-
gether with the prominence of the victims,
will doubtless lead up to another official in
quiry.
As the story reached this city, Captain
Jack Imboden and William Gold were in
their room at San Pedro when native OF
some prominence walked up to the door,
and without the slightest provocation open
ed fire. Captain Imboden was shot once
and Gold was shot three times. Both men
died within a short while after the shoot
ing.
The details of the killing as obtained to-
night are very meager The shooting oc-
CURED last Monday, and news oil IL was
brought to this city by the steamship
Breakwater, which touched at Bluehelds on
her way home If there was any Ola
trouble behind the killing nothing could be
learned of it.
Captain Imboden was the son of the late
General Imboden, of Virginia, who was
noted confederate leader, and who was at
one time the agricultural commissioner Oh
his state. He has been a resident OF SPAN
ism Honduras for a number of years, beng
| largely interested in mining there. what
has been done with the man who did the
| killing could not be learned.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
AN ERROR
Concerning the Shooting at Bessemer
Friday Night

To the Editor of The Age-I1erald:
In your issue of Sunday, the 10th instant,
I noticed in the write-up of the shooting
occurrence that happened here Friday
night that your correspondent stated that
Billy Barton Henry Cook and Young
Cook refused to go out on strike on here
by the machinists. Now, wish you would
correct that error, and print the following,
which are facts Din the case:
In the. first place, l am not machinist,
but an iron moulder, my son (Young CooD
is a coremaker and Billie Barton is also
q coremaker. We have not now nor ever
had any connection with the machinists,
nor are we in any way connected with the
strike. Now, as to the shooting occurrence,
the circumstances were these: Barton, my
son and myself left our boarding house
hear the pipe works to go to town (Besse-
mer). While walking up the center of
Nineteenth street, near the station of
Burnsville, we were fired on by some party
DR. parties unknown to us. We did not see
who did the shooting, but saw the flash
of the gun. Both my son and myself were
hit by birdshot but Barton got off unIhurt.
We reported the matter to the officers, VINO
promptly started to work on the case but
with no success as yet. We do not have
the remotest idea who did the shooting,
and cannot say that the strikers (either
mac'hfnists or the negroes) did ii. Truly
yours, HENRY COOK.
Bessemer, December Ii.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

Cut flowers, all varieties. at
Parker's drug store, three
doors from the Morris Hotel.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
"Merry" Jeff DeAngelis

"A red letter event is promised when
the famously funny comedian, Jefferson
De Angels, appears in the comic opera
hit of the season, 1.-The jolly Musketeer,"
at OBrien's opera house next Tuesday
evening. BY all odds this engagement may
be put down as the most prominent of the
year, and no doubt the first appearance
here of Merry Jeff and his great company
of fun makers will be greeted by large
and fashionable throng. The rollicking
star is coming this way from Texas, where
at Dallas the News said: Such a perform
ance as that of The jolly Musketeers,'
given at the opera house last night offers
the opportunity of lifetime to lovers of
the comic art, and it is a compliment to
tho intelligent taste and culture of theater-
goers of Dallas that the event was signal
lied by veY large and representative
audience, and that a sympathetic, kindly,
apprecia tive and hospitabe reception was
given a leading exponent of comedy
Taken as a whole The Jolly Musketeers'
was by far the best comic opera attraction
that has ever been in Dallas"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
"By the Sad Sea Waves"

The very title of Matthews and Burgers
latest play, by the Sad Sea waves
serves to indicate the style OF the pay put
If further identification as ito the class ~
belongs to were rendered, the assertion IS
made 10y the management that 1t Is a
vaudeville operatta The cElet constituents
of such a play are a couple of clever COM
edians, many pretty girls, singing, dancing,
ridiculous situations and funny jokes.
These ingredients, it is said, have been
skilfully blended in "By the Sad sea
Waves which is to be at OBrien's opera
house tomorrow night. All such plays nave
a central idea about which the fun cir
culates. In this play the location Is laid
at an exclusive fashionable sanbtarium. or
course, everything about the establishment
is burIesuued and the result is a mixing
up of events which make a laughable
evenings entertainment Every one OF tine
large number of principals is a specify art
list, and the management mas been careful
to allow ca en- member to do his or her very
best to amuse, and the merits of the per-
formance are not marred by any strict ad-
herence to rules of dramatic connection.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
1.-THE PLAYN

Mable Paige, the clever little actress with
the Marshall Musical Comedy company,
again appeared at O'Brien's opera house
yesterday, presenting "a Family Affair" at
matinee and Miss Juliet" at night, to good
audiences.
The charming little soubrette fully sus-
tanned her roles and at both performances
won fresh laurels Miss Paige comes back
to Birmingham a finished little actress. she
is vivacfous and attractive, and with the
well balanced supporting company is de-
serving of liberal patronage during the
week. Miss Juliet" proved exceedingly
nonular last night, and will be repeated at
matinee this afternoon. Tonight 1.-The Glrl
from Ireland" will be the bill.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

haul a ton of fertilizer from Nashville to
Birmingham for $1.56 and charge 81 from
Birmingham to Nashville? Rock is hauled
to Nashville for 70 cents and the rate to
Birmingham is $1.75."
Mr.. Graham said he had taken up the
matter of fertilizer rates and was consid-
erng an adjustment of the same.
E. Wilkerson, local grain broker, said the
light rates in Georgia had made heavy ton
mage for Atlanta and that low rates from
Birmingham would make business for BIZ
mingham
J. T. Poe, traffic manager of the Mobile
and Ohio, said their rates were the same
in all states
General Shelley moved that the CONNER
cial club extend thanks to the trSGlc men
present and that they be requested to put
in writing the substance of what they had
said, so that the matter could be the more
thoroughly understood. The motion was
adopted
A Pertinent Question
e. w. Barrett, of The Age-Herald, asked
Mr.. Graham IL the establishment OF rail-
road commissions in other states with full
power to fix rates had resulted in reduced
rates.
Mr.. Graham replied that that depended
almost entirely upon the personnel oil the
commissions. l.4.s
B. B. Conner compared rates on the Cen
trail out of Columbus to. points in Alabama
and Georgia of equal distance, those to
Alabama points being higher. He called
attention to a number of other instances,
which he stated We're Determinations
against Birmingham and other Alabama
points.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Corners talk
the committee adjourned, subject to the
call of the chairman.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

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days, 10 a. m. to u m.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Cut flowers, all varieties, at
Parker's drug store, three
doors from the Morris Hotel.
Came for a Murderer

Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Hay
of Covington. Newton county, Georgia, ar
rived in the city, having come to Birming-
ham to get Adolphus Bailey, colored man,
wanted in Georgia for a murder said to
have been committed three years ago.
Bailey was arrested Monday morning by
officers Bodeker and Disheroon.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
Beautiful Christmas goods
at Parker's drug store. Il
Canadian BANKS Withdrawlng Money

New York, December 12.-Canadian banks
reported today that they were withdrawing
their money from New York for the pur-
pose of loaning 1T abroad. 1t was pointed
out that markets offering similar attrac-
lions it was not unnatural for Canadian
funds to seek this employment. ~
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

New York, December 12.-Jack Moffitt, of
Chicago, in the seventh round of his bout
with George Gardiner, of Lowell, Mass, at
the Broadway Athletic club tonight, broke
his left forearm in swinging for Gardiner,
who blocked the blow with his elbow Moi
fit kept on fighting with his right, his left
hanging uselessly by his side, but Gardi-
ner was unable to land a knockout blow.
Motif had outpointed and outgeneraled his
opponent up to that time, but Gardiner
was declared the winner.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
DR.. Y. e. HOLLOWAY,
SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASES

Most men fail In
business by trying
to do too many
things. To be sue
cessful every one
should select some
one special business.
and to that devote
his whole time and
attention. For the
past thirteen years
in the city of Biz
mlngham. Ala, l
have treated exclu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13
ALABAMA RATES
UNDER DISCUSSION

CONTINUED from ruin IdSS)'
~~-~~--~~-~-~--------~
trail of Georgla-'rhe Central is in no posi-
ton to stand a horizontal reduction OF
earnings, which are now about $500 per
mile The gross earnings on tonnage orig
mating in Alabama is less than S3,O0O per
mile The railroads have shown their IN
terest in Birmingham by granting low rates
on coal, pig iron, ETC. Ii any nequaifues
exist as between competitive points it Will
be not only pleasure but to the interest or
the roads to take up the question and ad-
lust it, We are always ready and ANXIOUS
to take up such questions"
A. T. Whiting, chief clerk to the tra1nc
manager of the Western of Alabama, pre-
scented rate sheets of roads in Alabama,
Georgia and Tennessee. These sheets
showed the rates in Alabama to be gener-
ally higher than in the other states
e. H. Hinton, traffice manager OF the
Central of Georgia, said trade was not
stimulated by reducing freight rates, ana
that it would be ruinous to the Alabama
roads If the rates were mace as 10" aS 'iie
Georgia rates.
Rufus N. Rhodes-"It is not enough for
YOU to say that the railroads charge more
in Alabama because the railroad comnls-
sion allows it, and less in Georgia because
the rates are regulated by the commission.
Mr.. Whiting said in reply that the rates
were regulated by the volume or business
handled, and the fact that his road charged
higher rates in Alabama than Georgia was
due to the greater tonnage handled On the
Georgia end of the line.
A. w. Graham, traffic manager OF the
Huntsville and Nashville-"rhe rate charges
of the Louisville and Nashville are the
same in Alabama as in Tennessee and Ken
lucky. We desire to have uniform rates
as much as possible over our entire system.
I am sure the people of Birmingham are
willing to see the railroads get falr re-
+nrn for their investment. The rallroans
have helped in the development OF Ala
hama. They have fostered the coal, iron
and lumber interests.
Average Earnings
The average earnings over our entire sys-
tenn per ton are .O074 and on the lines In
Alabama only 0064 1 believe a ralroad
commission with power to fix rates would
retard the building of new roads IN the
state and seriously hamper the old ones.
CAPITAL is slow to invest in the states where
railroad commissions nave such power.
am always ready to take up complaints, ana
where any injustice may exist to adjust
same As to live stock rates: 1t Is MUS
tices to compare rates on live stock to Biz
min CHAM with the rates to Louisville. Take
Nashville; the rate from Louisville to Nash
willie is % cents and from Lynv1lle TO BIZ
mingham only 40 cents"
Culpepper EXum of the Birmingham Fer
tilizer company-"Why is it the railroads
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-13

To CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails to
cure. e. W. Groves signature is on each
box. 25c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-21
SHERIFFS TAX SALES.

DY virtue of TAX EXECUTIONS to
ID me directed, and in conformity to an
act of the general assembly, approved
December "a, 1887, and amendments
thereto, passed and approved, will eX-
pose to public sale, i'm front OF the COURT
HOUSE OF YORK COUNTY, during
the legal hours of sale, on the FIRST
MONDAY IN JULY, next, being the
Bird day of July, 1899, the following de-
scribed real estate, to satisfy taxes, penal
ties and costs, due 10y taxpayers named,
for the fiscal year commencing January
LIST, 1898, to wit:
Malinda Hill-One house and lot in the
town of Yorkville, on the Chester road,
bounded by lots of John Herndon, Noah
Banks, the Chester road, and the Narrow
Gauge railroad, containing one acre, more
or less. Taxes, penalties and costs, $9.64.
Estate of S. G. Johnson, deceased-A
tract of land in Bethel township, contain
ing ninety-five acres, bounded by lands
of Perry Ferguson, DR.. r. w. Campbell,
l.. n. Wood, Major James f. Hart and
others. Taxes, penalties and costs, Sl3.07.
c. +. White, p. CA tract of land in
EbeneZer township, containing sixty
nine acres, bounded by lands of w. &.
Uutchison, Culp and Ferguson, w. c.
Bigger and Sam Harris. Taxes, penalties
and costs, Sl4.39
Terms-CASH.
JOHN R. LOGAN, S. Y. C.
June ID w st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-21

READY TO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
A Washington correspondent of The
Herald quotes an influential member
of the cabinet as making the following
statement:
1.-THE slightest intimation from Cen
eral Otis that he wants more troops IN
addition to those he now has with him
and those who are to be sent to him
under the recent order, will be follow
ed by a prompt call for volunteers.
There will be no further parleying
with Aguinaldo and his followers, and
no letup in the aggressive campaign
which General Otis is conducting.
"The president stands ready to call
for as many volunteers as will be ne.
cessary to subdue the Filipinos and
there is every reason to believe that he
can secure without delay all the vol
unteers be may call for. This is the
situation so far as the administration is
concerned and it is unfair and unjust
to charge the president with want
of aggressiveness in dealing with this
subject"