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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
NO ARRESTS.
Only Warnings Were Given on First Day
of Anticipating Ordinance

The first day of the ant-sptting law
passed off very quietly and no arrests
were made. The patrolmen were instructed
to be-1enient for the first day This they
sciously expectoratfng ON the sidewalk he
was warned not to do so again. Every
body took the advice good naturally and
did not repeat the offense. The law will
probably be enforced more rigidly as the
public becomes accustomed to il. The side
walks presented a very clean appearance
yesterday, which was evidence that
majority of the citizens had complied with
the law.
Some very funny incidents occurred dur
ing the day of tobacco chewers VINO would
in spite of knowledge of the law OCCASION
ally forget themselves and spit on the side
walk. Several would start to spit and then
think of the new law and run to the curb
stone.
Nearly everybody watched the policemen
closely to see If they did not violate the
ordinance, but as a majority had Won
derful presence of mind and only one or
two were seen to unconSciously let the am
beer fly. One of them was seen to spit
right in the middle of the sidewalk ON one
of the prominent thoroughfares. He
thought of himself just a second too late
and looked around as guilty as IL he ex-
pected to be arrested.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
SELMA WANTS KELLY LAW.
Council Will Close the Saloons on the
Sabbath.

Chief of Police Percy Dawson, of
Selma, was in the city yesterday
and called at the police depart
aaAnt to secure a copy of the new
Sunday ordinance. He stated that the city
council of Selma was going to pass Sun
day ordinance for that city, and that they
would probably adopt the Kelly Sunday
law of Birmingham.
Chief Dawson says there is O. big fight
on in Selma over the election of new
chief of police. There are twelve members
of the council besides the mayor. Six of
these have committed themselves to Mr..
Dawson for recollection and six are in IA
vor of his opponent. The vote of the
mayor will decide the question, and he is
in a close predicament. 1t is said that he
is under promise to vote for Chief Daw-
sons opponent, but that he cannot see his
way clear to vote against the present
chief. The outcome of the contest does not
seem to worry Mr.. Dawson in the least,
and he talks of the matter very uncon-
cernedly.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
MEETING OF MINERS
The Operators are Invited to the Con
ference.

The contract now in existence between
the miners and the operators of the mines
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company and the Sloss Iron and Steel COM
pany expires with this month and the
scale will have to be readjusted for the
ensuing year.
The minors are using every effort to have
a satisfactory arrangement made between
themselves and the operators and thereby
avoid any trouble in regard to wages. A
call for a convention of the miners in
this city on June 10 has been issued by the
president of the miners union and adj men,
beers are urgently requested to be present.
AS there are several minor SUBJECTS to be-
discussed together with the main issue, the
scale adjustment the convention will pro-
badly be in session Cor several days.
In order that perfect harmony may reign
between the employers and employees. Pres
ident Young has extended an invitation to
the operators to be present and participate
in the deliberations Of the session.
Just what changes will be made in the
SCALE cannot be foretold, but in all pro-
liability an amicabe adjustment will be
made.
The following is a text of the presidents
call:
Blocton, Ala, May 30, 1899
Notice to Miners Members of United Mine
Workers of America:
AS the scale and contract now in force
with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company, and the Sloss Iron and Steel COM
pany, expires ON the Goth Of June, /, with
the consent of the executive board, call the
miners who are organized and working un-
der the United Mime Workers of America,
to elect and send delegates to attend
convention in Birmingham on June l,
1899, to formulate a scale and sign "a con-
tract for the coming year.
We respectfully invite all managers of
mines, whose miners are organized in the
United Mine Workers of America, to meet
with and confer with the convention, so as
to create a more friendly feeling between
the employer and employee so that we may
be able to settle all wage troubles without
strikes.
Representatives will be allowed as pro-
vided by the constitution. AN delegates will
bring credentials from their locals
GEO. w. YOUNG, President.
j. L. CLEMO, Secretary.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
WAR DECLARED
AT WOODLAWN
No Compromise Between 0ppoS-
ing Political FactionS,l
TWO TICKETS IN THE FIELD
Meetings of Both Factions Were Held
Last Night In the School House
But All Compromise Propo-
sitions Were Fruitless

There were two more harmony" meet
ings in municipal parties of Woodlawn last
night, but they only served to widen the
breach now existing between the sup
porters of the citizens ticket and the
admins tration' ticket.
The two meetings were in the. school
house, each one in a different room, and the
differences were discussed by conference
committees.
The administration forces made a propo-
sitlon that the ticket be divided, one side
taking the mayor and three aldermen and
the other four aldermen. This PROPOSE
ton the Citizen ticket supporters re-
fused, and submitted a counter proposition
that the question be left to a primary of
the white voters of Woodlawn. to be held
some time before the election on July 4.
This proposition the administration re-
fused emphaucally, and there was nothing
left for each side to do but declare war.
The conference committees that acted
last night and that will continue to repre-
sent their respective sides, in case of fur
ther conferences were as follows:
Citizans
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
OAK GROVE ACADEMY
The Closing Exercises Took Place We'd
nesday Night.

On Wednesday evening of this week the
commencement exercises of the Oak Grove
academy were held at Huffman, and
marked the close of a very successful year
under Prof. ]. NJ. Davidson and his as
sistants, Miss Josephine Davidson and Miss
Roberta Davidson.
The exercises consisted of music and
recitations, which were rendered in Il
charming manner, the recitations of Miss
Matte Grace Burnett, Miss Minnie Cobbe
Roebuck and Miss Christina Sadeer being
encored several times.
j. w. Bradford, of Admission, and ]. V.
Dickerson, of Pratt City, made addresses,
which were thoroughly enjoyed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
MONTH OE MAY.
Summary of the Weather Given Out by
the Prognosticator.

Weathermaker Jacobs has issued his
summary of the local weather situation for
the month of May, which shows the fol-
lowing facts:
The mean temperature for the month
was n degrees, against an average tenn
perature for six years of IA degrees. The
highest temperature was reached on the
18th, when 81 degrees was reached, and
the lowest on the 18th, when the thermom-
eter dropped to Sc degrees.
The total precipitation for the month
was 1923 inches, against an average for
seven years of 3.4S inches, deficiency of
rs inches.
Only twelve days ware clear. fourteen
being partially cloudy and five CLOUDY.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
The "Citizens" Meeting

The friends of the citizens ticket who
met last night, didn't have much business
to transact, as their ticket had already
been selected and a platform adopted, but
there was a full discussion as to plans for
harmony between the two factions. The
idea at the first of the meeting was to APP
point a conference committee Of five to see
exactly what proposition the administra-
ton people had to submit, and then let the
committee report back to the meeting.
The citizens committee heard the propo-
sition of the administration committee to
divide the ticket in half, and reported
back to tho meeting. A general discussion
followed in which nearly every speaker
opposed a compromise Of this kind.
ut might give us harmonious election"
said Mr. Yancey, "but it would give us a
terribly divided board They would get to
fighting among themselves first thing over
the positions of city clerk and attorney,
and from then on they could never do
anything tremendously. 1 am in favor of
fighting it out between the two tickets,
and then the side winning will at least
have harmony In administering city af-
fairs" This was the prevailing sentiment
of the meeting and was adopted.
1t was further decided to submit a coun-
ter proposition back to the administration
to the effect that a primary of the white
voters of Woodawn be held and let them
decide which ticket would receive the
unanimous white vote on July L.
Having instructed it's committee in refer
ence to these two questions, the meeting
took a recess while the conference was
going on.
After long sitting of the two commit
tees, over which DR.. Chisolm presided, it
was found that neither side would agree
to tho Others proposition, the citizens be-
cause they thought split ticket would be
unharmonious and disastrous, and the adj
ministration declined because they thought
the fight was now on in earnest and it
would be just as bitter in a primary as 1t
will be in the regular election. The con-
ference committees adjourned without
having accomplished anything.
Preparing For the Eighth
The administration people have called a
meeting tonight at the hall over Burris'
store, where the campaign organization
will be perfected. This campaign commit
tee is composed of Ed. N. Wood, C. e.
Burris, w. j. Parkes, G. A Gibson, j. r.
Griffith. ]. w. Boggs. r. c. Daloney, o. D.
Freeman and M. f. Wood. Their cam
paign headquarters will be at Burris
store.
The citizens have not yet selected their
headquarters, but will do so at once Their
executive committee will have charge of
the campaign. 1t consists of DR.. G. CHS
ohm, R. DUPONT Thompson, G. E. Brooks,
ID ID
and others. DR.. Chisolm stated in an in
terview at 1890 o'clock this morning, that
Mr.. Snedecor, the citizens nominee for
alderman from the Third ward had not
withdrawn his name from the ticket and
would not do SO, and that the report to
that effect was unfounded.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
M'GILVRAY SAYS
IT'S ALL 4 LIE
Did Not Work on the Exposition
Buildings.
NEGRO CARPENTER AT WORK
Contractor Claims That He Is Union
Carpenter Men Still
Refuse to Go to
Work

The carpenters who quit work on the Flies
table job in Fourth avenue on Wednesday
morning because Contractor MeGitvray re-
fuSted TO discharge a negro carpenter are
stfn OFT and if the contractors conten.
lions are correct are likely to remain out
for some time
Complaint was made to the Birmingham
Trades Council. through the Carpenters
and J5lI ers union, No. 556, and at q
calico meeting Of the council resolutions
were adopted condemnng the action of
the contractor.
Mr.. Gilvray said yesterday that instead
of being inimioal to uii1Un labor. he had
always given union men preference and
had ins ~uctod the foreman of the brick
mork to employ none but union men.
He also stated that the foreman Of the
carpenter " ork was a union man and
that ne had employed several non-unlon
carpenters.
Negro Union Carpenter
re n.sro against who the objection was
carries union card
Mr.. McGilvray emphasized his right as a
free American citizen to employ who he
pIedSed, ana stated that the remark, tnat
'all southern laborers are traitors" which
he is charged with having made to the
committee who waited on him, was a die
out of the whole cloth.
The charge made by President James
Leith, of tho Trades Council that contrac-
tor McGilvray was fired off the exposition
buildings for not employing union labor,
was also branded as a lie by Mr.. McGi,vray.
who says that he never had a contract nor
worked ON the exposition buildings.
He claims that he informed the carpen-
ters that he intended working the negro to
himself and did not require them to work
with him.
Had Nothing to DO With 1t
Messrs. Fies & Sons, who were called
upon by the committee, informed them
that the contract had been let and that
they had nothing to do with the employ
ment of the workmen.
Contractor McGilyray says that work
will be little delayed by the strike, and that
he expects no further trouble.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
100000 TO A SCHOOL.
Mrs. Stanford Leaves This Amount to
Stanford University

San Francisco. Cal, June Mrs. STAN
ford widow of the senator, who built and
endowed the university bearing his name,
has Just decided the bulk of her stocks and
real estate, valued at $l00OO,0O0, to the
university.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
Mrs. MaybrIck May BE Released

London, June 1.-The Daily Chronicle an
nounces that Mrs. Florence Maybrick is
likely to be liberated shortly as the result
of pressure brought to bear by Joseph H.
Choate, United States ambassador, in
favor of re-opening the case.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Strangers in Birmingham,
don't miss the most charac-
teristic sight-a Rolling Mill
at night. Take Traction Com
pany's cars to Gate City.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Leave Birmingham 5:55 q M, via Ala
bama Great Southern railroad, arrive Gin
cnnau same evening at 1880
Beautiful scenery and service unsurpass-
ed. 5-14-tf
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

that the committee should have equal
powers with the committee from the citi
ZenS.
The rest of the evening, until midnight,
spent in waiting for reports from the
conference committees.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Sacred Concert at East Lake
every Sunday by Memolie
Band.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Sacred Concert at East Lake
every Sunday by Memoli's
Band.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Hoods Sarsaparilia cures catarrh by SCI
entifcally attacking the disease through
the blood.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
Coming Rage for Velvet.

The fashion prophets predict velvet
season next winter. All the tips and
suggestions from Paris promise a re-
vival of this rich fabric. An effort was
made to introduce it last winter, but it's
costliness left it within reach of only
the very wealthy. Consequently velvet
was rarely seen. The up to date woman
must, however, next winter have at
least one velvet garment in her ward
robe or be out of the world. An extra
fine quality of velveteen is to be intro
duced which will be used extensively
for whole costumes for street and car
rage wear. Dressy jackets will be of
velvet, and fancy bodices, deliberately
trimmed with black lace and Jet or rare
old pieces of point and duchesse lace,
will be the ultra-modish garments of
the winter wardrobe. Velvet gowns
have this in their favor: They need no
trimming. The beauty of the costume
consists in it's rich simplicity. The
money saved in this respect can be
added to the quality of the material,
thus giving the woman who has to
count her pennies an opportunity to be
the proud possessor of one of these ele-
giant toilets.-N. Y, Herald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
The Crescent.

The origin of the Turkish crescent is
lost in antiquity. AS the emblem of
progress and increase it figures in the
warship Of Astarte, the chief goddess
of the Phoenician Pantheon, who, I'M
der various names, was adored by every
Semitic race. It is not, therefore, sur
prising that the crescent should be the
chosen emblem of conquering and
spreading people. The hordes of Gen.
ghiz Kahn carried it on their banners
from the great wall of China to the
Indus and the Volga in the thirteenth
century, yet these were Mongols and
enemies of the very people with whom
the crescent is generally associated.
The Ottoman Turks, who first got lanes
in Asia as a reward for assisting tLe
Seljul1s against the Mongols, seem from
their first arrival in these regions t.
have displayed the well-known symbol.
It appeared on the banners of the Janis
saries of the Sultan Orkhan, in the
fourteenth century, and subsequently
the Crusaders fixed it i'll the eyes of
Christiandom as the counter emblem of
the cross. It is sometimes held that the
Turks borrowed the crescent from the
Byzantine Greeks, but this is evidently
not the case. On the contrary, the
Greeks had probably at an early period
adopted it with other religious symbols
and ideas from the east.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
kissing All the Girls.

The ancient and unique customs con-
nected with Hoch Tide were lately OBJ
served at Hungerford. The morn was
ushered in by blasts blown from John
of Gaunt's horn. The Hoch Tide jury
were sworn in by the town clerk, after
which the constable (who is also cor
oner), portreeve, bailiff and tuttimen
were elected. Two tuttimen are elected
each year, and their duties are quite
unique, as on Hochney day they. have to
visit each house in the borough and
collect a coin of the realm from the
males and have the privilege of taking
a kiss from each female. These tutti-
men carry long poles, adorned with
choice flowers, tied with blue,streamers
and surmounted with oranges. The
tuttimen are followed by the school
children, who all have a holiday on
Hochney day. Each lady who receives
a kiss is entitled to an orange. In this
way, and in throwing to the children,
about 1000 oranges are distributed
during the day Philadelphia Inquire,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
LOSSES FROM WEEDS.
They Always Cause q shrinknEe 81
the Crop Among Which They
Are Allowed to Grow.

It would be difficult for most farmers
to calculate how great is the loss from
the prevalence of weeds in crops. In
season when dry weather prevails these
losses are comparatively small, though
the soil which is not all returned when
they are uprooted and buried in it. The
weed that is buried is surrounded by air
spaces, keeping the soil more porous
than it otherwise would be, and there
fore drying it out faster. The case is
still worse as regards the fertility that
the weed has taken. It was originally
entirely soluble, but the weed has to
ferment and be resolved into vegetable
mold before it can be put in the same
soluble condition. Yet we have known
farmers to delay cultivation of hoed
crops so as to have more grass and
weeds to be plowed under. "
l. 1t is often said that weeds are pre-
ventive of good farming; that there
would be much less cultivation of hoed
crops if it were not that the growth of
weeds made it necessary. Yet where
the cultivator is kept going all through
the season so often as to prevent any
weed from reaching the surface, the
weed killed as quickly as it sprouted
has done the soil more good and less
harm than it could do at any subse-
quent stage of it's growth. At this ear
ly period, about all the plant substance
has been directly furnished from the
swelling and decomposition of the seed
in termination. At this time the car
bonic acid gas which the seed gives off
when it terminates makes it's plant
food more soluble than it ever can be
after the plant puts forth roots and be-
gins to draw from the soil. Finely pow
dered malt has been used as fertilizer.
When it has been applied in contact
with seed grain of any kind, it has pro-
duced remarkable results, though it is
too expensive fertilizer to be used on
a very large scale. But the ordinary
| weed seed is much smaller and has far
less fertilizing material in it than has a
grain of barley.
It is the popularity of most weeds
that most of their growth is taken d.
rectly from the soil, and that both it
and the moisture to make the plant food
soluble are needed by growing crops.
| Each days growth Of a weed among
hoed crops lessons the yield. If the
weed is left until late, it's roots will be
so intermingled with those of valuable
crops that one cannot be destroyed
without uprooting the other. A little
care in destroying the weeds while
small will save much labor later, besides
the inevitable shrinkage of the crop
among which the weeds have been al
lowed to grow.-American Cultivator.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
When to Buy Mill Feed.

At this time of year millers need all
their spare store room to hold grain,
and will sell bran and wheat middlings
much cheaper than they can afford to
do later in the season. There is often
saving of two or three dollars per ton,
even though the price of grain does not
advance if the mill feed needed for win
ter and spring use is purchased now. If
farmers have spare room in their barns
that can be kept always dry they can
profitably use it for storing bran,
though it is very bulky in proportion to
it's cost, and for that reason room for
it cannot be afforded where storage is
expensive.-American Cultivator.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-15
ONLY ..YONSONS" THERE.
Even the Chinese Laundryman Had a
Couple Of Norwegian Initials
NIL s<@.t In His Name.

! I Cup in the central part of Wisconsin"
said a Chicago travelling man, who had got
tired talking about the trusts, there is a
town that is inhabited almost exclusively
BY Y onsons.' The name of the man who
keeps the hotel is Y onson,' the drug store
on the corner is owned by a man named
'Yonson,' the proprietor of the establish:
ment that uses our goods is Mr.. 'Yonson,,
and I noticed when I was riding up town
from the station that the grocer and the
butcher were both 'Yonsons.'
: What's the matter here I said to the
bus driver, haven't you any people in
this! town who don't belong to the 'Yon.
!" {, Vail, Az tank dare been Won or two he
replied;
HI " Yonson, he answered.
II was about to make some further in
quiries as to the Yonson family, but at
that moment we passed the public laundry,
and, looking at the square red sign above
the door, J. read: BIZ
~, =. Zip Yonson, Laundry
Inside the Chinaman who owned the con
Germ was busy ironing, and permitting his
pigtail to hang down his back. ] am almost
convinced now that some Of those Yonsons'
ore frauds. Chicago Times erald.