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ARE ERECTING A
 FIFTH FURNACE I. C. & l. Co. Will Increase
 the EnsIey Output. TEARING DOWN OLD STACKS At Cowan and Florence and Removing the Machinery-Will Amount to
 an Additional Output of
 200 Tons Daily
TEARING DOWN OLD STACKS

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company is now busiy engaged making prepe cations for erecting fiji &'urnace at Ensley The old furnace which the company owned at Cowan, Tenn, and the smaller Of the two furnaces at Florence, Ala, which was recently purchased by the company, are being removed to Ensley, and the two will be combined into a furnace of about 200 tons capacity per day.
 As was stated in The Age-Herald some time ago. the company had determined to | remove the 100-ton furnace which they had at Cowan and already some of the engines and other machinery have been brought to Ensley. That furnace was not large enough to fill the requirements of an Ensley fur mace by itself, so another small furnace was bought to combine with it-the small fur mace at Florence.
 Work of Tearing Down
 Work of tearing down this furnace has already begun, and it, together With the remainder of the Cowan furnace, will be brought to Birmingham at once. The Flor ence furnace was also 10O-ton stack, and was owned by an individual company that had no mining lands in connection with it. The Tennessee company bought it several years ago, but after the deal for Ne three furnaces at Sheffield, the property of the Sheffield Steel, Iron and Coal Company, was consummated. There is another larger furnace at Florence it must be remember ed, known as the Philadelphia furnace which is said to have been purchased by the Sloss Iron and Steel Company.
 A fifth furnace at Ensley is almost an ab- solute necessity, owing to the great amount of iron that the steel mills and other indus tries which are being erected at that city will consume as soon as they begin opera tion. About 800 tons day, the output of four furnaces, will be the least amount that will be required. Even at present, when the company has only four furnaces, it Is sometimes able to turn out 800 tons a day when all four furnaces are running as was the case last winter, but most of the time one of the furnaces is out of blast in order to make repairs
 When the fifth furnace goes into opera ton, four of the furnaces can be kept in blast, while the fifth Is undergoing repairs In this way the company can always have a full output of 800 tons day.
 The new stack will be located on the east side of the other four furnaces, on the op- posite side from Ensley and the steel mills Officers of the company expect to have it completed and in operation in about six months.
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superbas Win from Ouakers

New York, July 7.-Brooklyn rallied in sensational style in the seventh, winning out by clever team work. Score: RHE Philadelphia. .... ..12301 100 0 0--7 12 3 Brooklyn. .. .. .. .1201014 0 *-91 12 l
 Batteries: Magee and Mcfarland; Dunn and Smith.
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The Expansion Atlas up to date free to every new sub- ssriber to the Daily Age Herald.
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Beaneaters Won Out

Boston, July 7.-Carrck did fairly well until the last inning, when he was hit fre- quently. Score: RHE Boston,. .... .. .. ..0011201 s+S15 3 New York. .. :. ..2 0 0010 O-3
 Batteries: Willis and Clarke; Carrick and Grady.
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AGAIN SEEN
John Shepherd Reported in bI>rling
 ham Thursday Night

John Shepherd, the phantom-like ser.s., was again seen in Birmingham night beipra last. Dr Will Rosamond, who knows t:,e
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St. Louis-CIeveland Game Postponed
 St. Louis, July 7-St. Louis-Cleveland game postponed on account of wet ground
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BASt BALL.
Colonels' Third Straight

Louisville, July 1.-The Colonels took the third straight game from the Reds by bet ter all-round playing. Score:
 RH.E. Louisville .... ...... Il 3 1 0 0 0 0 *-6 Il 0 Cincinnati .... -. ...0 0 0 0 0 2-3 Batteries-Dowling and Powers; Breiten- stein and Wood.
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THE ALABAMA HOME" HAS s25,OOO TO loan to build houses on vacant lots. The limit of cost is smaller in this assoeia- ton than in any other company. Apply W. V. M Robertson, G. M, 2009 First ave. 6-16-1m
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Windsor Races Postponed

Detroit, Mich, July 7.-Today's harness race at Windsor had to be postponed one day, the rain having united the track for driving.
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WANTED-To do your electrical work; old est electricians in Birmingham: prices req sonabie Excelsior Electric Co.,. 1903 2d avenue Phone 19. 8-19-f
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Matinee at 4:5O this D. m. i. East Lake.
 Chapman & Warren Go.
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CA g TT Q E Bears the Tho Kind You Have Always Bought Signature ss &s&4zzZW

mes-Baum-A AIfrctta In their wonderful bicycle act on the high wire. Something sensational in the extreme. At East Lake at D. m 7-7-2t ,
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THE residents of the North and South Highlands are notified that the electric current, which formerly ran at night only, Is now on day and night for the accommodation of those who wish to use fans and lights For particulars tele- phone 957 or call at office. corner Powell avenue and Nineteenth street. Consoi- dated Electric Light Go. 63tf
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BOARD-Beautiful cool room and good board for one young man. HIS 18th street, South Highlands. Wesley M. Smith.
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Each Denies the
Offer of
Coin.
Enquisitors Make but
Little Headwdv
With Them.

II FTER their meeting yesterday
~ "all by their lonelies" the ma
~ jority Supervisors, with the ex-
L i ception of Supervisor Kalben,
who had been there before, has
tened to the Grand Jury room where
they had been summoned to give tes-
timony regarding the statements at
tributed to Supervisor Kalben that
there had been bribery in the board.
In addition to the six, Supervisor
Heyer of the minority had also been
subpenaed. Supervisor Phelps. who
had admitted in a conversation before
d witness that he had overlooked an
opportunity to make half of $4,000, was
the first witness called. He was inside
more than half an hour, and looked
when he came out as if he had had a
trying time of it. He was closely ques-
toned by District Attorney Murphy in
reference TO the conversation related
to the Grand Jury by John D. Spreck-
els, who said that Phelps had admitted
that he had overlooked a chance to
make $4,000, and that he, being a poor
man, did not propose to miss another
opportunity. Phelps admitted having
had such conversation, but said that
Mr.. Spreckels must have misunder-
stood. His version of the story was
that he told Mr.. Spreckels that he had
heard, in a general way, that he could
have made $4,000. He denied that he
had told Mr.. Spreckels that he was of
fered that money.
Phelps admitted that he had been
spoken to by Henry H. Lynch about the
franchises, but denied that Lynch had
ever offered him money for his vote
Phelps was followed by Supervisor
Heyer, who was on the stand only
short time. In answer to questions
concerning bribery in the board, he
said he knew nothing except the ru-
mors mentioned by Supervisor Kalben.
Supervisor Holland absolutely de-
MED that he knew anything of bribery
in the board. He, too, he said, had
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There was no answer to this appeal.
the bidders evidently holding the same
opinion of the legality of the meeting
as did the Mayor and the minority,
and Collins ordered the clerk to pro-
coed to the end 1t was reached at last,
and the chair hearing no objection to
the approval of the minutes ordered
them approved. thus putting on record
the assent of the majority to the action
OF the Mayor in adjourning them with
out day and making their future road
as thOrny as possible.
A call by the chair for petitions from
members ELECTED the replies that they
I had none. and the clerk proceeded to
read large number on file. This con-
sumed another fifteen minutes. during
Which the seven were momentariy ex-
pecting another summons from the
Grand Jury to end the farce 1t did
not come and they were compelled to
SIT II out, cold-foGted as they were be-
coming, until the last communication
was read. Then, quicker than a wink.
/ Chairman Collins announced that the
opening of bids for Fire Department
supplies would be postponed until next
, Monday. Aigeltinger made a motion to
adjourn until that day at o'clock
There were several seconds and a unan-
/ imOus vote for the molten and the
short-lived bluff was ended
Before and after the sitting of the
seven the Mayor and the members of
the minority held consultations con-
corning the situation and seemed to be
| we'll pleased at the state of affairs
/ They all were of opinion that the fran
chise matter was knocked out, the more
so that Kalben had seeded on that
proposition at any rate. This feeling
was enhanced when Supervisor Hol-
/ land, who seemed to be speaking for
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heard the rumors, but had never seen
the passing of any consideration. In
regard to the "corkscrew'' franchise,
he said he favored it because he
thought his constituents wanted a
crosstown line. Another consideration
he had was in the knowledge that rail-
way bonds could not be fioated in the
money centers of the world if their life
was less than forty years. That was
why he favored the fifty-year fran
chise.
Supervisor Aigeltinger succeeded
Holland in the jury room. He denied
that any consideration had influenced
him in voting for the franchises other
than that he had thought it was good
thing. He said he had conversed with
several friends about it and they had
advised him that it was desirable
franchise to let. He said he had voted
for the others on the same grounds.
Supervisors Collins, Black and At
fridge went before the jury in the order
named and denied that they had been
influenced by other than good motives
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8ARKEEPER THORN ON
The WITNESS STAND
he TELLS HOW HE FOUND AND
LEFT MISS DICKEY.
Inquests Into the Gases of Nav Hot
tua, Mrs. Herbert Clark and
Christopher Cappelmann,
the Latest Suicides.

coroner Hill held three inquests yester-
day IN suicide cases, and simple verdicts
Oh suicide were rendered by the jury
MISS Blanche Dickey and Officers Syl-
| Vester and Mulcahy told their stories
winch have been published in The Call.
ana then Harry Thorn came on the stand.
He said that he was a barkeeper and de-
chned to state where he was working.
he admitted having kept company with
the Dickey girl for five months and then
he parted from her.
Il left her as pure as found her" ha
SAD dramatically. She was a pure, vir-
tuous girl. Two weeks after [ left her
met her again on Market street and then
L learned the kind of a life she had been
leading
Thorn was with the girls last FRIDAY
and they had the blues. They had been
drinking heavily. When they spoke of
suicide the witness said jestingly that IL
they did not quit that kind of tax be
would take a shot. at them That was
/ the last he saw of the girls until he was
summoned by telephone to the Royal
Eagle lodging-house al ten minutes past
8 o'clock on Saturday morning. and saw
the girls suffering from the chloroform
they had swallowed
In the case of Dolly Clark alias NV
ply, who committed suicide with carboiic
acid at the Mansfield House on Post street
elevator boy of the Mansfield t eSr195d
that Mrs. Clark ran out into the haIIyyav
screaming that she had taken carbolic
acid She threw her arms around him
and shouted in his ear. and as she did 50
her lips graZed the lower lobe of his 1eft
ear and burned the tip of it with the
acid. She had been passing for the wife
of Herbert Clark and had no other visi-
tors.
August Johnson, manager of the. Contra
Costa clearinghouse at IA Jackson street,
was the chief witness in the case of Chris
topher Cappelmann; who hanged himself
to his bedpost in that house last Satur-
day. He said that Cappelmann took to
drinking after he and his wife were di-
vorCed, and that at the time he took his
life he was suffering from delirium ire
mems. He had never threatened to end
his life, and in fact there was no reason
why he should do So
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such n loophole open for the majority
The information came as a sort of a
shock, but his Honor and the others,
who were all in the Mayors office hold
ing a consultation on on the state of
affairs, decided that it would be better
to stay away. They decided, however
that it would be necessary to provide
against the contingency and to do so
in the easiest manner it was concluded
TO dispatch the Mayors secretary
Colonel Sullivan, to the board room to
keep an eye peeled for any such resolu-
ton and to coach Supervisor Kalben
TO enter the proper objection if it be-
came necessary.
1t was not necessary. Nc such resou-
ton was forthcoming, although several
of the majority said afterward that
they were perfectly aware of the
fact that one to that effect could have
been pushed through in the manner in
dicated. Supervisors Aigeltinger and
Holland both said that 1t was not the
intention of the majority to take any
snap judgment in regard to the fran
chises, and, for their part, they pro-
posed. as they had stated in interviews
that they would take no hand in con-
sideration of any franchise until after
the Grand Jury had finished with the
alleged bribery charges. At any rate
after the meeting was over the Mayor
and the minority breathed easier that
it had not become necessary for them
to go into court to attack the validity
Of resolution 2205 and the meeting held
under It. They held that the resolu-
ton was not Of any force and that the
meeting was irregular and they agreed
that the majority had not improved its
position one iota by holding it. On the
contrary, the Mayor was firmly of the
belief that the seven had cut their own
threats by approving the minutes Of
the previous meeting. although 1t is be-
Heved they hope TO make some point
against the minority in the fact that
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HAD A MARROW ESCAPE.
Five-Year-Old Frank Elliott Falls
Twenty Feet to the Sidewalk.

Frank Elliott five year-old boy living
at Rincon place, fell from the roof of a
shed yesterday afternoon and sustained
a severe conclusion of the brain. He was
taken to the Harbor Receiving Hospital
and the injury was dressed by DR.. Fitz-
gibbon.
Little Frank was playing with num-
Der of companions, and during the game
climbed to the roof of the shed In some
manner he missed his footing and fell
headforemost to the sidewalk, twenty feet
below. When picked up he was uncon-
scious and the ambulance was immedi-
ately summoned The little fellow S
mother was away at work when the ac-
cident occurred, and when she heard of
1t on her return she at once went to the
hospital and sat by the bedside through
out the night. The doctors think the boy
will fully recover from the shock.
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were introduced by F. P. f. Troy and |
in substance are as follows:

were introduced by h. +. r.. Troy ana
in substance are as follows:
Whereas, Owing to the watchful care
exercised by Mayor Phelan, Supervisors
and Heyer, the Market Street Railway
and Southern Pacific Companies have
been prevented from acquiring the iran
chiSe for the Geary-Street road IN the
city and the laying Of double tracks IN
the Mission district, be it therefore
Resolved, That we are unalterably OPP
posed TO the granting of such privileges
the new charter shall be in force and only
when the utilities cannot be operated by
the city.
Resolved. That we approve the course
of said officials and bespeak for them the
suffrage of all citizens who have the in
terests of the community at heart.
Resolved. That we congratulate the peo-
pie of this city and county In TINS the
first victory against the Associated VIII
lainies," and certain blind and bleary"
instruments in their employ.
Edward F. Rock. president of the
club, presided at the meeting and intro
duced Judge Thompson. the first
speaker who spoke in praise of the new
primary law, which he regarded as a
potent measure for decent government.
He referred to the election of Governor
Gage, to his peculiar conduct and his
attitude on the long-drawn-out Sena-
torial struggle.
Short addresses we're also delivered
by Joseph German, George H. Cabaniss,
l.. M. Manner, Supervisor Byington and
others.
The club now numbers $50 members
and is rapidly growing. President Rock
announced that there would be meet
ing of the executive committee to-mor-
row night.
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visors marched in single file from the
Clerks office, where they had been il
consultation. to the meeting room.
They slid quietly into their seats while
Clerk Russell took his place behind the
desk. Producing a typewriter paper
he read as follows:
TO the Clerk of the Board of Super
visors, San Francisco: You will please
take notice that a meeting Of the
Board of Supervisors will be held on
Monday afternoon, June 3, 1899, at
o'clock. pursuant to the provisions of
resolution No. 225 Fourth series), the
board at its last meeting having
omitted to fix a date TO which the
board would adjourn. and in case of
the absence of his Honor the Mayor
you are hereby instructed to call the
meeting to order so that a chairman
can be appointed so that the business
Of the Board Of Supervisors can be
proceeded with.
GEORGE w COLLINS,
E. c. KALBEN,
ARTHUR ATTRIDGE,
EDWARD HOLLAND.
W. H. PHELPS.
z. AIGELTINGER,
II. BLACK.
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| DECLINED TO HONOR
HIS SIGNATURE
ABE FRIEDLANDER ARRESTED
FOR PETTY LARCENY.
Destroys Note He Had Signed and
Then Infiicts Beating on the
Man Who Tried to Collect It.

Abraham Friedlander, son of E. Fried
lander, manufacturer of ladies' and
childrens underwear, was arrested yes
terday on a warrant sworn to by Louis
Martin and charged at the City Prison
with petty, larceny. The charge was based
on Fredlander's action in destroying a
note for $50 which he is alleged to have
signed and took that means of avoiding
paying it
Louis Martin. cigar dealer, is the com
planning witness, and he says he intends
prosecuting Friedlander because of his al
legged assault on him and for his refusal
to honor the note. According to his story
about month ago Friedlander contracted
a debt at Martins cigar store and after
assuring the proprietor of his Willingness
to meet the bill. gave him three notes in
amounts of $50 each. AS he did not wish
his rather to learn of his Indebtedness
F'riedlander paid two of the notes, but
on the third being presented to him he
is alleged to have fatty refused to honor
1t and also to have showed his disregard
for the cigar dealer by tearing it UP and
cohsigning him and the pieces to the ut
termost depths: Martin says he was 10th
to part with his goods gratis so he paid
a visit to the elder Friedlander at his
place of business at IA Suffer street and
appealed to him to settle the indebted
ness, but he declined to do so. While
Martin was discussing the matter with
the father the son, enraged at the for
mers action, rushed forward and accord
Ing to Martin attempted to do the cigar
the moment. but Friedlander was said TO
be still determined to infict punishment
on Martin and to have sprang forward
in their efforts to shield Martin from in
jury pressed the latter back and their son
is said to have rained a number of blows
tin Is lightly built and his assai1ant
weighs in the neighborhood of 200 pounds
the former retired from the encounter
Martin also says he intends nrosenuting
Friedlander for battery. Inns
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I'm pursuance Of this notice" said
Clerk Russell, Il now. call the board to
order" Supervisor Aigeltinger imme-
diately nominated Collins for chair
man. Black seconded the nomination.
and all the votes were cast for the nom
inee. On taking the chair Collins called
for the reading of the minutes Of the
memorable meeting at which himself
and the other six were knocked into
parliamentary cooked hats. Clerk Rus
sell had not finished the reading at one
minute to 3 o'clock. when Collins inter-
rupted him.
rs anybody present" he asked, who
wishes to present bid for supplies for
the Fire Department? The time is al
most up. there IL only minute left"
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the Perrault motion for reconsideration
was not acted upon.
The majority might not have been in
such a hurry 10 hold their meeting yes
terday had they known that Mayor
Phelan had decided some hours before
that he would call a meeting Of the
board for next Monday. He had al
ready prepared written notices to serve
on all the members. These notices, it
is presumed, will still be used for the
same purpose.
day afternoon when the seven Super
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THE "SCJNDERED SEVEN'' HOLD
A NEE TING ALL By THEMSEL YES
HOW MAYOR PHEl AN
VIEWS THE SITUATION


81
Is
consider adourning
yielded backing
hesitated acknowledging
act
beginning
solely the
how is it that
Tuesday recall Thurs
provided
they adjourn adjournng
a
I
TO OF
minority o
compromise
members Holland told
the he
North Beach
a percentage be
underground
Supervisors
by complying Nothing
the
regular weekly
nothing therefore,
Oh meetings of themselves
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THE ASSOCIATED VILLAINIES."
Fortieth District Democratic Club
Adopts Strong Resolutions.

Strong resolutions were unanimously
adopted last night at largely attended
meeting of the Fortieth Assembly Dis
trict Democratic Club at Bear Hall,
corner Post and Fillmore streets,
against the attempt Of the Market
Street Railway and Southern Pacific
companies to acquire more valuable
franchises In this city. The resolutions