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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The city democratic executive committee
held meeting in the city hall at noon yes
terday and took steps toward investigat-
ing the alleged fraud practiced in the Fifth
ward polling place.
1t was decided that the votes should be
counted and the result referred to the
committee, which meets again today, when
final action will be taken in the matter.
On the strength of this decision. Chair
man Montgomery appointed the following
committee of FIVE who, in conjunction with
the managers and clerks, counted the
votes in the now-famous Fifth ward box:
John ]. Moore. z. T. Rudolph. George F.
Thomas Walter Howard and John d. Eliot.
The vote for aldermen in the various
wards having been correctly convassed,
motion was carried declaring the following
men elected: Wheeler, Ward, Kerr, Moore.
Graham, Heidi, Jones and Daily.
The following beat councilmen were
also declared entitled to membership on
the executive committee: Sullivan, Cox,
Haley Crittenden, Howard, Antwine, Cope
land. Moore. Gregg. Wood, Burkhalter.
Baine, Rosser. Morgan, O,Hara and Lede-
man.
A few slight mistakes were found in the
returns. but the figures vary very little
from tho estimates given in yesterday
mornings Age-Herald.
At 10 o'clock. when the executive commit
tee met, large crowd of spectators was
present and discussion as to what had
taken place at the court house last night
was rife. Some spoke In emphatic tones
as to what ought to be done, but a con-
sentative spirit prevailed in favor of hav-
ing the votes counted and allowing the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
GREEN SPRINGS MINES
Will be Put in Operation by the Ten
nessee Company.

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company will today put in operation the
Green Springs ore mines on the top of Red
Mountain These mines are situated on the
mountain just opposite Elyton, and con-
tain some very valuable deposits of red ore
The output Is brought down into the valley
over the Red Mountain branch of the
Mineral railroad, which runs nearby.
These mines were in active operation In
1895, but have been idle since that time.
The ore is lying expose don top of the
mountain, and it is only necessary to strip
1t off and load it in the cars. When the
mines get into full operation, they will
have a capacity of from one thousand to
fifteen hundred tons a day.
The increasing sales of iron in this dis
trict Is compelling the opening of new
mines to supply the demand.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06

Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by SCI
entifcally attacking the disease through
the blood.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.

When the counting of the ballots In the
Fifth ward was completed last night Dren-
mems majority had run up to al. He car
ried the Fifth by a majority of 176. Three
votes were thrown out and 81 alleged to be
suspicious were sealed in an envelope and
marked rejected. The executive committee
will act on these ballots today.
The counting was done by a sub-commit-
tee selected from the executive committee.
and when the total number of ballots were
counted it was found that there were "a
more than had been checked off on the reg
istration lists Three of these were thrown
out altogether and the 81 alleged to be
suspicious on account of improper folding
are to be turned over to the executive COM
mittee. There were 1888 ballots found in the
box and 704 names had been checked off on
the polling lists. The total registration CT
the ward was $751;
The police commissioners stand as an
ncunced in The Age-Herald yesterday
morning. The 81 votes to go before the
executive committee will only effect I. 1.
Parker and James E. Scott. Not including
the 81 votes Mr.. Parker has total vote of
i,199 and Mr.. Scott 1,169. If Mr.. Scott re-
coives all 81 of the votes he will take sew
enth place on the ticket. This is not
thought likely.
There is some talk of Mr.. Parker and Mr..
Scott running the race over. Mr. Parker
stated last night before the votes were all
counted that even if he was the winner he
would be willing to run the race over If his
opponent desired it.
How 1t Affects Mcdonald
1t is a matter of speculation as to the
complection of the new board on the can
didacy of Chief of Police 7. c. Mcdonald
for reelection. The board is made up as
fowws: Norton, Chiles, Mobley, Stradford
McCary, Bridges, Parker
Bridges, Parker and McCary are consid-
cred Mcdonald men, while Stradford, Mob
lev and Norton are considered certain
against him. This leaves a tie vote and
much depending on the position to be taken
by c. C. Chiles. His name figured on both
Mcdonald and anti Mcdonald tickets and
both sides are claiming his support.
Sergeant Donaldson was very sanguine
last night, but a majority of the anti-Mc-
Donald leaders now claim that some man
who has been little talked of will be made
chief as a compromise.
Friends of Night Captain Will Weir are
offering him as a solution of the problem.
He has not figured prominently in the race
and it is urged that he would satisfy all
factions.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06

Thomas r. Law, a contractor and car
penter of this city, died yesterday morning
of tuberculosis in room over Richardson's
saloon in Twentieth street. Before he died
he said that he had 5000 policy on his
life, and that it was at his old home in
Iowa. The name of Mrs. or Miss Bertha
Law, Dodge Center, Ia, was found among
the dead mans papers, and letter was
written her yesterday, asking what should
be done with the remains. Law left no
money behind him, and unless some of his
friends show up, Miller &c Co., who have
the remains, will bury them as a pauper.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION.
Meeting of Directors Called for This
Afternoon-Im Important Business.

President James Bowron, of the Birmng-
ham Festival association, has called a
meeting of the directors of that organza-
ton to meet in the Conservatory of Music
this afternoon at o'clock Important
business matters in connection with the
music festival to be held on the 5th and 9Th
of next month will be considered.
In the meantime the rehearsals of the
grand choruses are being carried on con-
Btantly with continued success. One of the
regular mass rehearsals will be held at
the Conservatory tonight.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
FOUR EXPRESSIONS

Frank v. Evans was my choice
For mayor of this city,
But when his name was pigeon-holed
l simply said "A pity!
Then Ross C. Smith was ushered in
(The track looked slick and greasy
And when L was asked about the race
/ smiled and said: ITS easy!"
To my surprise Mel Drennen won;
And now m like a clam
1 cannot speak a word at all
] blandly think: BE dam!'
But here's to Mel, I lift my glass;
Eat, drink and let's be merry;
] lift my cup again to you
I'm now your friend
JOHN PERRY,
Age-Herald Composing Room.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
AT 8 O'CLOCK TODAY
City Council Will Meet-Did Not Have
Quorum Last Night.

The city council did not meet last night,
because a quorum was not present at the
appointed hour.
The counting of the vote was going on in
the council chamber and the mayor called
the only two members present, Williams
and Hentschel, to order in his Office and
the meeting was adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon. ~
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06
And 81 Reserved for Action by
Committee
COMMISSIONERS ARE UNCHANGED
Parker Beat Scott by 80 and Takes
Seventh Place-The Latter Must
Get All the 81 Votes to
Change Result.

Majority of Drennen, 54L
X. T.. McSally, Alderman from Fifth Ward.
II. ID. Alternately and Henry Howe, ward
mmtteemen.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06

New York, April 5.-The United Safes
transpart Crook sailed today for Santiago
TO bring back another consignment of
bodies of soldiers and sailors ,frl
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-06

For Sale-25 mules, a good
variety, from a large drafter
to a small pit mule, at Phil
lips stable.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
His Vocation,

In well known college in one Of the
gulf states an old negro named Timothy
and called old Tim by the students had
for many years served them in the yari-
Gus duties Of general servant. OF course
the petty larceny which he steadily
practiced as perquisite Of Office was
winked at by the students, who made
him the butt Of jest and ridicule. One
day a student who had received a box
Of edibles from home missed half Of
the ponderous fruit cake which his
mother had prepared especially for him.
he knew the thief, and when old Tim
came in sight he exclaimed
Nov, Tim, what did you steal that
fruit cake for? All of us share our good
things with you, but suppose you had
rather steal them. All, old fellow, you
are bound for the evil onel Say, what
are you going to do, sir when you get
down in his regions q
3s5 Il dunno, Mars Ed, : answered Tim,
."douten jes' keep on waitin on de
students - Exchange
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
Lincoln and Major White

Major Clement B. White Of Selma,
Ala. the only surviving brother law
Of Abraham Lincoln. was an officer of
the Alabama state guard at the out
break of the war, and under orders of
the executive Of the state took part
with his command in the capture Of
Fort Morgan. Mobile bay. before Ala
bama had formally seeded from the
Union 81 Il
When it was reported to President
lincoln that his brother -in-law had per-
formed this daring exploit against the
national authority. on being asked what
he would do about it. he replied, well.
l suppose shall have to hang White
when we catch him. :
Major White later performed many
distinguished military and civil services
Tor the Confederacy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
The Washington Elm.

The historic Washington elm, in
Cambridge. Mass. beneath whose
Branches General Washington took
command Of the Continental army, is
rapidly decaying,. and the Cambridge
park commissioners say that it will be
impossible to save it more than a few
years longer.
A short time ago workmen went over
the tree and cut off a considerable
amount Of dead wood. and there is not
very much left to keep alive It is in
tended to make thorough overhauling
Of the tree in the spring and to do ev-
erything possible to preserve it
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
CHAPTER /,

Isl
sit here, please, said Fanny, and
she stood with her shapely hands upon
the back Of chair that she had drawn
a little way out from the table. It was
the boast of the proprietor that he had
the handsomest lot Of table girls on the
road, and the queen Of the collection
was Fanny Mccain. That's how she:
happened to be head waitress, for she
could not know much of the business.
She had come to the eating station part
lily because her widowed mother was
poor and partly to crafty consuming
desire to pose as the prettiest girl in the
place, for she had been consulting her
mirror. a fs
The fireman frowned, but took d seat
next the proprietor Of the Mint Julep
The tireman's face, newly washed and
hard rubbed, glistened in the glare Of
the electric light, and the same light
played upon the jeweled hands and inn
maculate shirt front Of the Julep man.
The fireman bowed scoldly, and the 9TH
er, feeling certain superiority in the
matter Of dress and personal appearance,
smiled. 81 II 8 Ell. 4 z z.ss5. d:
The head waitress, taking position
at one of the windows. stood looking at
the two men, both Of whom had made
love to her. She had purposely seated
them so as to get their faces in one
frame, az it were, for she had been I'M
able to forsake one and cleave to the
other. She respected the fireman-she
had loved him once and had acknowl-5
edged it to him but she was dazzled
by the handsome, well groomed proprie-
tor of the Mint Julep Once or twice.
the fireman ventured to look up, but
each time he saw her gazing upon his
rival, and his heart was filled with
dread.
What time shall I call r. he asked
as Fanny punched his meal ticket.
Mot before 8. I detest being first in
a ballroom. = Il,
Suppose we say s;So2 It will be 9
by the time we reach the hall. =
t'Nine, said Fanny, smiling and
nodding at the Julep man as he passed
out, with his chinchilla thrown grace
fully over his shoulders .55s VI.
'.But I'm on the reception commit
tee y
t.Then go and recep and come back
for me. I shan't leave the house before
8. My, how jay you arel''
The fireman went out with a heavy
heart. Fanny was getting on. She had
not used such language to him before,
and it cut him to the quick. He had
Z 4 - - Z - n s,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
Indian Hop Picker..

It is the proud boast Of the state Of
Washington that her hopfelds are the
largest and yield the best quality Of
hops in the world. At all events, hop
picking time is the most joyous season
Of labor. The bulk Of the hops are
picked BY Indians, who have dizziness
and skill never equaled BY the white
3pan. Old Indian women in their dotage
and almost blind will pick their three
boxes Of hops q day, while the most ex-
pert white man can seldom fill two.
The white pickers 60 into the busi-
ness mainly for the beneficial effect.
Pale seamstresses, nervous housewives,
grow strong and rugged in the hop
fields. 5s Isl 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
some Paradoxe..

AS big as a whale might be rather
small, as there Is q species Of the ceta-
cean genus hardly three feet long. Nor
does the expression "as awkward as a
crab apply on some Of the south sea
islands, for the crab is found there that
not only runs as fast as an average
man, but climbs trees with the ease Of.
g schoolboy.
Nor does 'the busy little bee improve
each shining hour down in Mexico.
On tho contrary, it soon learns that, as
there is no winter there, there is no
pecessity for laying il a store of honey,
and 90 Eegenerates into thorough
sloafer Exchange.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16

face was crushing. He remem bered how
be had begged her to keep out Of the
eating house and tried to hint to her
mother that the place was full Of lures.
It's only short step in the direc-
ton Of danger, = he said. "a public din
ing room, camp meeting, the skating
rink and g Il .
sStop!" said Fanny's mother. 81
will not have you hint even that Fanny
is capable OF being bad = n
And so the fireman had been power
less to prevent the pure young girl from
putting herself in this Eden SO freight
ed with poisonous fruit.
Promptly at 8 o'clock he called for
Fanny. She would be ont in moment,
her mother said. 5s
During the half hour in which he
waited for the expiration Of q woman's
moment" the fireman noticed q num-
Der Of new pieces Of furniture; also he
noticed that Fanny's mother was lit
tie mite remote. Fanny herself, while
amply deliberate, was irritable and
nervous. Conversation seemed to 90
slowly with them, like a heavy train on
an up grade, and when he shut off they
appeared to be going back. s.
When they entered the ballroom, the
fiddlers were already fddling, and they
fell in line for the opening walk around.
Over in one end Of the hall there was i
bank Of plants and ferns, loaned By
leading citizens for the firemen s annual
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FANNY AND THE FIREMAN.
BY cY WARhlAN.
y, Author.l q
BY CY WARMAN

right. 1900, ~ & the Author. /.

stine to her husband, what loeauti-
fnl young lady Who ii she Il 4
'sshe ees not what you say a lady.
She ees waitress FUN ze eating house. Z
And who is the hand some gentle.
man writing on her card q
He ees not one gentleman, my dear.
He eess ze proprieto Of zes Mint [ Hep. 4
Now Mrs. w olfstine nlarveled that
this man should be there dancing with
the daughters Of the best families id
this growing western town. But why
should he not be thereY Every fireman
on the division had sold or tried to sell
him q ticket to the ANIMAL ball. I'll
II Society had not, yet become stratifed,
and this wolf was still allowed to romp
with the lambs
y After the ball, when lest people
We're asleep, he would 81 and mingle
with his own kind.
The fireman was surprised I'll ,,on TAX
ing Fanny q card to find that his rival
had already written upon it A half
hour later no took the card again to se-
lect number and found the face Of it
black with: KS.
Julep." M q.
sJulep.
.Julep
This man had been called BY that
name SO much that he had come to an
ever to lit and write it. Indeed few
people in the place knew that he had
another name.
It was two hours after midnig' s. when
the fireman opened the gate in front OF
the little frame cottage where the girls
mother lived. ss8
well, J, said the girl, putting the
gate between them, !. was the ball sue
cess 2
For some people / think it was
decided success. = 81 .ss US
And for others ~ ssss
a fat failure
That's too bad, = said Fanny, with
provoking carelessness.
sob, I don t know. Where there are
so many smooth runs and smooth run
ners there must always be a few wrecks
and failures. = IS Va .s
Fanny yawned and ended it with a
forced, half apologize laugh.
Fanny, said the fireman, 81 want
to ask you one question before go, and
Iwould like frank, honest answer. =
We'll :? 9 5ss.g 5S
do you love me q
81 have said that I did. b
And yon have shown that yon dc
not. - .s. .5z5s 7s*s 3t.5 u
.sThen why do you ask me ~ ~
For your answer. If you can say
truthfully that you love me now, fresh
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
THOSE Fine I'll Old Indian Names.

The state Of Washington would be
known to fame for its names if not for
its mines. mountains, farms. fruits and
harbors. The Legislature is now petit
toned to change the name Of Gilman,
King county. to Issequah. That is a
pretty good attempt at something nm
usual. but it will have to fight for fame
along with Snoqualmie, Snohomish,
skokomish. Steilacoom. Squak. Skagit,
Skookumchuck and Tumwater. Taco
ma Ledger
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
Called His Superior q Liar.

It is recalled that General Miles is
not the only commander Of the army
who has been called liar by subordi-
nate Ninety years ago General Win
field Scott. who was then captain in
the army. was tried by court martial
for having said at a public table that
he never saw but two traitors Gen.
erals Wilkinson and Burr and that
General Wilkinson was liar and q
scoundrel He was found guilty and
was suspended for year
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
CHAPTER III

Fanny had just returned from the
little stony graveyard that had grown
up with the town. The grass of two
summers had grown green upon the
grave Of her dead baby. Her husband,
the Mint Julep man, was no more. His
light had gone ont in the midst of de-.
hrium, and his body had been sent back
east to- his people.
They had seen men Carrying 4 man
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16

"A NATURAL BRIDGE.
One Is Growing Across the Pacific
Along the Aleutian Islands. N

lAAOneS the <AACulANh xAAat1USs
A natural bridge across the Pacific
from America to Asia is in course Of
construction, and it will some day be
completed and open for business. 80 to
speak. This remarkable prediction is
made on the authority of Professor w.
]. MCGEE. who is probably the ablest
scientist in the employ Of the govern
ment ID
Portions Of it are already finished, s
eaid Professor MCGEE, land for its
completion it requires only to be sup
plemented by some portions that are as
yet missing, but which must be added
by a date not far off
"K You will look at any map Of the
world, you will find the bridge speak
Of indicated by the line of the Aleutian
chain, which extends from southwest
ern Alaska westward in a curve bear
ing somewhat toward the south. This
chain. supplemented by certain Rus
sian islands. which, physiographically
speaking, form part Of the same system,
is the southern boundary Of Bering sea-
The line of islands extends clear across
Z from Alaska to the Asiatic side, with
many gaps between. which, as L have
stated, remain yet to be filed in before
the bridge is finished, e.
THE best possible reasons exist for
knowing that they must be filed in and
that the land bridge between our terri
tory and Asia will be made complete.
It is a certainty entirely beyond dispute
that the islands Of the Aleutian chain
are steadily rising. In fact. a gradual
folding up Of that part of the earth s
crust is taking place. and the line of
the fold is represented by the Aleutian
islands and the Russian islands. which
continue the system across to Kamchat-
Ia. *
'"Thus the territorial expansion of
the United States is progressing by nat
ural as well as through political means
1t is progressing in northwesterly di-
rection. owing to geological causes, the
dry land of western Alaska gaining
steadily on the sea. In other words, the
west coast of Uncle Sam arctic prov
ince is advancing toward the Asiatic
shore.
1.-THE cause of it all is the Yukon
river. which. from the interior of Alas
ka. is continually bringing down to the
coast enormous quantities Of detritus
and depositing it ofshore The Yukon
of course is one of the greatest streams
in the world, and at the same time it is
one of the most active in this particu-
lar line. The detritus Of which speak
does exactly what is accomplished in
cities where the refuse dumps eventual
y form great areas Of new ground for
the extension Of streets and the founda.
tions Of houses. ,:s;i. +
I'm a word, it is a. landmaker, and
in the way describe il has added
thousands Of square miles to the Alas
kan territory. It has built the whole Of
the immense Yukon delta and has made
the waters offshore SO shallow that even
small vessels can hardly get within
sight of the coast Necessarily before
many years have elapsed these shadows
will be converted in their turn into dry
land by the continuous outpour Of ma
terial from the river
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-03-16
CHAPTER III.

How strangely sad the organ sounded
in the mans ears He could scarcely
remember when he had been inside Of
9 church. It's all rot, Fanny, Ole
girl, he had said. S'nough to give q
man the ;jimja g 4
Mother Of God, !, walled the woman,
falling upon her knees beside the small
white coffin, take my baby, my babyl''
And then she lay and sobbed above this
mite Of cold, cold clay.
The man turned his bloated, distort-
ed face from the window, drew silk
andkerchief from his pocket and flicked
the iust from his patent leather boots.
And that y how the Mint Julep man
happened to hear the organ.