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The age-herald., 1899-07-25
SOUTHERN PROGRESS
The New Industries Reported in the
 South During the Past Week

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 2.-The more important of the new industries reported by the Tradesman for the week ending July 22 include an acetylene gas machine factory and a brewery in West Virginia, cotton mills in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina; a cotton seed oil mill in Georgia; electric light and power plants in Georgia and North Carolina; plants for making gunpowder and other explosives. in Alabama and West Virginia: a flourinS mill in Tennessee; a foundry and machine shop in Virginia; glass factory in West Virginia; ice factories in Florida and Louis jana; lime works in Alabama; lumber mills in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia; phosphate plants in Florida and Tennessee; an SO0-barrel rice mill in Louisiana; u stove factory in Tennessee; a S100,000 sugar mill in Louisiana; telephone systems in Florida and South Carolina.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
BIRMINGHAM THE
 MOST CENTRAL CITY

For many years past Montgomery mas been claiming that it was easily the most centrally docated city in Alabama, and that it was consequently entitled to all of the important state conventions which are to be held in a centrally located city, and also that it should be the most important dis tributing point for the great bulk of the wares and merchandise sold in the various parts of the state.
 For a long time this claim of Montgom- erv's went unchallenged, and the state seem- ed to take it for granted that Montgomery was the convention city and the great dis tributing point. But of late years the fact has been coming more and more evident that Birming ham was not only equally as well located, but that it was also better and more centrally located, fact borne out by the following figures.
 It is not the purpose of this article to arr que the manifest advantages Birmingham has in the way of manufacturing goods. and then distributing them throughout the state. Even to points in the extreme south of the state such as Mobile, Birmingham has three direct routes-one through Mont gomery another through Selma, and a third through Meridian. all of which are
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
PRATT CITY.

T. J. Culpepper is confined with a slight illness at his residence in Third street.
 John Beck is on the sick list this week.
 Martin, the young son of MT. and Mrs. Pilyaw, is improving after an illness of two weeks.
 Rev. J. V. Dickinson has returned from Selma, where he has been visiting his sick brother.
 J. R. DeBardeleben will send his family to St. Clair Springs for the rest of the summer.
 Miss McReynolds, who has been visiting the Misses Hoffman, has returned home.
 The city fathers are making some very much needed improvements in Sixth street. There Is a good deal of "kicking In the city against the Ensey Reading Rooms having tho benefit of the Sunday trade, not only from this place, but Birmingham as well.
 There is a great deal of building going on in this place and the contractors pay no at tention to the city laws relative to the blocking of sidewalks and streets
 The Pratt City band boys want to raise enough money to erect band stand on the corner of Third street and Second avenue. The citizens of this place should encourage such an enterprise. Pratt City has no place of amusement and an effort of this kind should be heartily encouraged.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company have been making some very mo- ticeable changes in their commissary here. There is an amateur theatrical club being formed here which promises some rare amusement in the near future.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
BOB INGERSOLL'S
 FUNERAL TODAY Dr.. John Clark Ridpath Will
 Read a EuIogy AND DECEASED'S LAST POEM The Grief Stricken Family Beg to Have the Body Near Them as Long
 as Possible-Wnl be Gre
 mated and Treasured
AND OECEASED'S LAST POEM

New York, July 2.-The funeral exer- cises over the body of the late Robert G. 1ngersoll will be held at Walston, the h. gersoll summer home al Dobb's Ferry, at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Dr. John Clark Ridpath, who was for many years q close personal friend of Colonel Ingersoll. will read the eulogy delivered by Colonel Ingersoll upon his brother Clarke.
 pr. Ridpath will also read My Creed,' the last poem written by Colonel Inger- soil, and will afterwards make brief ad- dress. Major O. J. Smith, of Dobbs Ferry, a warm friend of the great orator and lecturer, will read other selections from Ingersolls writings. Early Wednesday morning the family will accompany the re- mains to Fresh Pond, Long Island, whero the body will be cremated. They will bring the ashes back to this place and they will be deposited in urn, which will be sur mounted by the bust of Colonel Ingersoll, to be made from the death mask made to- day by John Gray Bernard, the New Yolx sculptor. The only music that will be heard tomorrow will be Siegfried's funeral march.
 The mail today brought over 300 letters Of coincidence, and telegrams continue to pour In from all parts of the country. Among those received today was one from Julia Marlowe, the actress, now in London Another long one was received from Rev. h. Il. Pullman, who was a personal friend Of Colonel Ingersoll. Many theatrical peo- pie sent letters of condolence amoItS them Defng Ii. (. Barnabee, Augustus Thomas Nat Salisbury and Stuart Robson. Tele- grams were received from the Brooklyn Phllosophocal association, the American secular society and kindred organizations. A wreath was received from the Bohemian Free Thinkers, and many beautiful floral offerings filled the lower rooms of the house.
 The funeral will be private, and it is ex pected that only those who were personal lrlends or long standing will attend and representatives of societies that believed as did the late Colonel Ingersoll.
 Mrs lngersoll is so i'll that she is confined to her bed. Members of the family say that the illness is due to the prostration of grief and the ceaseless vigil that she has Kept at the bier of her dead husband since his death on Friday.
 It is not thought that the illness will re- suit seriously. Colonel Ingersoll's daugh- ters, Miss Maud and Mrs. Walston H. Brown, are both on the verge of prostra- tion. The grief stricken wife and daugh- ters, who share the belief of the dead ag- nostic, have begged only to be allowed to keep the body with thm as long as possible. They have repeatedly refused to discuss the final disposition of the remains, and 1t was not until this afternoon that they per- mitted Clinton B. Farrell, brother-in-law and secretary of Colonel Ingersoll, to com ternoon that services would be held tomor- row their only remarks were:
 "So soon? Cannot we have him with us a little longer?"
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
Committee.
BESSEMER.

Bessermer, July 24. - (Special.)-Will Brown, a young negro boy in his early teens, played a smart trick on Warden Watson yesterday morning. Brown was in jail for stealing a bicycle not long ago from J. R. Day, but owing to his good be- havior had been allowed unusual liberties by the warden. Yesterday MT. Watson stepped into the jail proper when Brown coolly turned the key on him. proceeded to rifle the warden's office of what change he could find-almost five dollars-and made good his escape. He has not been seen since MT. Watson, after about three-quar- ters of an hour, succeeded in attracting att tention, and was released.
 F. B. Nichols, who has been in New York most of the summer, arrived Saturday night and will be here for several days.
 E. K. Faltz, who has had a position in the office of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company in Chattanooga, has been given a lucrative position in the gen. eral offices of the company in Chicago. MT. Foltz was formerly with the company here.
 Two splendid sermons were preached yes- terday at the Presbyterian church by the Rev. Harris b. Kirk, of Nashville.
 Miss Bessie Spencer has returned from Dicherd and Monteagle, Tenn.
 There will be 0 meeting of the Bessemer Commercial club at the city hall tonight.
 MT. George H. Stevenson has returned from Fulton Springs
 Mir and Mrs. Jeff Clay and family have returned from Lauderdale Springs, Miss, where they have been visiting relatives for several weeks.
 The Rev. w. R. Ivey left yesterday for Montgomery.
 Mfrs Mike Clifford and her daughter Miss Ethel, of Birmingham, have been visiting friends in town.
 The Martins" gave one of their charm ing dances at the Grand hotel tonight.
 M T. Kennedy has returned from Blount Springs.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
ATTALLA
Springs.

Sam Banks, who has resided in Alabama City for several months past, will remove to Attalla and open a wholesale grocery house.
 Rev. A, L. McAlpine, of Gadsden, filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian church here Sunday in the absence of Rev K. A. Camp bell, the pastor.
 MT. and Mrs. Parker, of Chicago, passed through Attalla Saturday ep route to AL bertville, where they will be the guests of their niece, Mrs. Laura Buckmaster.
 c. c. Williamson and daughter, Miss Gus sic, left Sunday morning flor Rome, where they will spend the week with relatives
 Frank s. Walshe, for number of years a resident of this place, but now of New Orleans was in the city the latter part of the week.
 Colonel William McElsoy, of Ensley, is spending Sunday here.
 MS, acs2 Mrs George Hamilton left this morfrsn& Ts, their future home in Michi- gan.
 R. l.. Adams of Gadsden, and C. H. Moo dy, of Alabama City, spent Sunday with friends in this place.
 Hon. w. B. Knok, superintendent of the Mineral branch of the Louisville and Nash vtlle railway, is in the city.
 Mrs. s. w. Cowen and daughter, Miss AL ma Childress, will return this week from an extended visit to London and other points in Tennessee.
 Rev. Theodore Copeland, pastor of the First Methodist church, goes to Collinsville this week to conduct series of meetings.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
TUSCALOOSA
3O.OOO Acres of Valuable Land Bought
 by Pennsylvania Man

Tuscaloosa, July A.-(special.)-T. E. Grove, the representative of company of capitalists located in Pennsylvania, has just closed a big land trade. The property consists of 3O,0OO acres of fine timber and marble lands in Bibb county, near the Tus- caloosa county line. MT. Grove does not give out his plans in regard to the transac- tion, but says he thinks there will be steady development and an increase of in- dustrial activity with no boom feature, and that the tide has already set in.
 Another enterprise is now on foot to in- crease Tuscaloosas trade and commercial importance. This is the purchase of boat to run between Tuscaloosa and Mobile for the purpose of bringing cotton to this mar ket which has heretofore gone to other places. Its mission will be to increase the tonnage of cotton seed and other freight to and from the Tuscaloosa wharf. The merchants, with M. P. Jemison and George A. Searcy in the lead, have bought the boat, which will be regular Tuscaloosa packet. These gentlemen went to Moplle last week, where the boat was seen anu finally purchased
 The Tuscaloosa base ball team has signed a contract to play the Columbus, Miss, team July 25 for the benefit of the K A. O. D. lodge of that city. The game will be played on the University campus and an excursion will be run from Columbus ana other points on that day.
 brick store recently erected on Cotton street. in the rear of the McLester hotel, has been bought by William Cochrane Fitts. It is his purpose to have second story added to the building and use the up- per rooms for the law offices of Fitts & Fits. 4,
 Hon. J. H. Bankhead spent Sunday in the city. He is in fine spirits, and when asked said it was true that he Is haVlng Weii drg and claims that it is one of the finest wells in this district He is also enthusias- tic over his hotel, which he has had built.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25

in constant use-whiIe Montgomery has on- ly one direct route, not including the steam boat line. Nor will this article point out the great advantages Birmingham pos sesses as a convention city being among the best equipped cities in that respect in the south. Nothing more than the relative distance of Birmingham and Montgomery to the various parts of the state is to be ebou-u
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
Notice to Contractors
Ofice of the City Engineer,

Office of the City Engineer,
 Birmingham, Ala, July 22, 1899. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the city engineer until 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, August 2, 1899. for about 5000 square yards of vitrifed brick pave ment.
 Each party bidding must accompany his bid with a certified check for $1,5O0, made payable to the mayor and aldermen of Bir- mingham, to insure making of contracts and bonds. Bonds will be required as indi- cated in the specifications. Specifications may be obtained at this office. Right is re- served to reject any or all bids.
 (Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK,
 City Engineer.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
Proposed Census In Cuba

Washington, July A.-Senor Quesada and Horatio S. Reubens had a conference today with the president concerning the proposed census of Cuba. They arranged for visit to Washington next week on the part of officials who are to make the enumeration of the Cuban people. They will then confer with Census Director Merriam and Senor Quesada on the methods to be pursued. The object of the conference is to secure uniformity.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
Bones
From Tit-Bits.


 A young Scotch volunteer was waiting at a railway station one windy day, and the wind was blowing round his legs, which were quite blue and very thin. An urchin with a big bulldog was trying to keep it still The volunteer looked very scared when the urchin cried out, "I say, guv'nor, you'd better move away, because my dog think they're bones."
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF MINES

A State Technical School. Practical work Elective System. Summer term. Every graduate employed. For catalogues, show ing occupation of graduates, address
 THE SECRETARY, Houghton, Mich.
 5-4-e-o-d, 39t.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
Mrs. winsIow.s Soothing Syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL DREN WHILE TEETHING. with PER- FECT SUCCESS. It SoOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN; CURE WIND COLO, and is the best rem edv for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
DISCUSSED THE
 FREIGHT RATES Meeting Held in Morris Hotel
 Last Night.
WILL ESTABLISH A BUREAU
Movement Was Endorsed and Several New Members Were Received, and Another Meeting Will be Held
 Tomorrow for Organization

Pursuant to call issued by the commit tee in charge of the movement to establish a freight rate bureau number of the leading wholesalers and shippers met last night in the parlors of the Morris hotel to further discuss the subject, exchange ideas and take such action in the premises as was found necessary.
 The movement was started some time ago by the freight rate committee of the board of trade, which outlined plan providing for bureau, to be placed in charge of a rate commissioner whose duties would be to revise Birmingham rates on an equita- ble basis with other cities, especially where discriminations were being made. The plan was instantly approved by many of the wholesale merchants of the city, and at meeting held several days ago it was decided to form a temporary organization, which was done, the follow ing officers being elected:
 President-J. R. P. Durham. Vice-President-H. H. Sinnige. Secretary-H. M. Beck.
 Treasurer-S. w. Lee. The officers of the temporary organiza- tion, pursuant to instructions, issued the
 
 interested
 Call for the Meeting
 Birmingham, Ala, July 22 1899. Gentlemen-There is no question but what the railroads are unjustly dscrimna ting against Birmingham in the matter of freight rates.
 Birmingham enjoys exceptional rates on coal, steel merchantable and pig iron be- cause the railroads are interested in the development of that business. The railroads have never regarded Bir- mingham as a commercial or distributing point of any importance for general mer- ehandise, and largely on this account have failed to give her the advantages she is en- titled to.
 If you are interested in securing better freight rates in and out of Birmingham, will you meet with the undersigned in par lors of the Morris hotel at D. m. Monday, July A. to take such action as is necessary.
 J. R. P. DURHAM
 H. II. SINNIGE,
 II. NJ. BECK,
 $. W. LEE,
 Committee. At the meeting last night the several phases of the situation were fully discussed and the bureau heartily endorsed num- Der of new members were enlisted, and ad- journment was taken until tomorrow after noon at o'clock, at which time a meeting will be held at the headquarters of the Wholesale Grocers' association in the Steiner building to effect permanent organ ization.
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
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The age-herald., 1899-07-25
hirmIneham One Mile Nearer

The total distance of all the other county seats in the state, sixty-five in number to Birmingham, is S,163, or an average of 125 Ss-65 miles. The total distance of all the other county seats to Montgomery is s,225 miles, or an average of 126 7-13 miles. This Is an advantage in favor of Birming ham of nearly one mile for each county This is not such a large distance, but still enough to carry the argument.
 Distances in Detail
 The following table of distances were made up from the railway guides over the routes usually travelled in getting from the place in question to Birmingham and Mont gomery. Where that place is off of a rail- road the United States government mail routes to the nearest railroad station is taken, and from there the railway mile age to Birmingham and Montgomery. The figures are absolutely fair and unpreju- diced.
 The following table gives the list of coun- ties, their county seats and the distances to Birmingham and Montgomery:
The age-herald., 1899-07-25
BLoUNT SPRINGS AND RETURN. sl

RLoUNT SPRINGS AND RETURN, s1. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad will sell round trip tickets from Birmingham to Rlount Springs and return at one fare, tickets to be sold for Saturday afternoon trains and Sunday morning trains. limited good to return the following Monday morning. There is also in effect a rate of s2.5O, which includes railroad fare from birmingham to Blount Springs and return and one days board at hotel.
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-04-26

incorporate the town of Rcno." approved
March s, 1897. = here T repealed.
"Sec. 2. Tn2 land and territory now in
cluded in the City of Reno, with the
boundaries as they now exist shall be
and constitute the town of Reno. All
judicial proceedings by or against the
City OF Reno may be continued and
prosecuted or defended by or against the
Town of Reno, and all ordinances now in
force in the City of Reno shall continue
in force in the Town Of Reno until
changed as provided by law.
Sec. 3. All claims or demands now
due or owing, or which may hereafter
become due or owing, from tho City of
Reno shall be valid claims or demands
against the town of Reno. and all claims
or demands against the town of Reno
shall be presented TO and allowed. aud
tied and paid by the same officers, within
the same time, and in the same manner
as claims or demands against the county
Of Washoe are presented, allowed, aud
ited and paid; and all money, property or
effects of every kind and character now
or hereafter possessed, belonging or ow-
ing to the City Of Reno shall be inne-
diately transferred aud possessed, and
belong to and be the money, property and
effects of the Town Of Reno.
sec. 4. The Board of Commissioners
Of Washoe county acting for the Town of
Reno shall forthwith meet and levy
taxes for the year 1899 for town purposes
for the Town Of Reno, not exceeding the
amount now authorized by law. and all
levies Of taxes made by the City Council
Of the City of Reno for the year 1899 are
hereby vacated and annullsd.
"Sec. S. All Acts and parts of Acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed
The respondents are charged with
usurping the functions. powers and du-
ties Of the City Council of the City OF
Reno.
The charge il based upon the theory
AID contention that the Act disincorpor-
ating the City of Reno is unconstitutional
and void. If this contention be not tena-
BILE then there is no cause Of complaint
against the respondents.
The contention Of counsel for relator is
in substances:
Il. That the history OF the bill as dis
closed by the memoranda endorsed on
the back Of the bill and by the journals
of the respective houses. affirmatively
shows that the bill was attempted to be
passed by both the Assembly and the
Senate with all readings theG eof had upon
the same day without any preteuse OF
deeming ii case of emergency and dis
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-04-26

pensing with the constitutional rule by a
two-!hjr'is vote or at all" Counsel sub
| nit "tha; oar Supreme Court cannot up
hold the enactment Of the bill in question
without emasculating the requirements
of Section Is of Article " of our organic
law" which section provides: every
bill shall be read by sections on three
several days in each house, unless in case
Of emergency two-thirds OF the house
where such bill may be pending shall
deem it expedient to dispense with this
rule; but the reading of bill by sec
tions, on its final passage, shall in no
case he dispensed with, and the vote on
the fiuai passage of every bill or joint
resolution shall be taken by yeas and
| nays, to be entered on the journal of
each house; and majority of all the
members elected to each house shall be
necessary to pass every bill or joint reso-
luton. and all bills or joint reso-
lntions 80 passed shall be signed by the
presiding officers Of the respective houses
| and by the Secretary of the Senate and
Clerk of the Assembly,"
Section 25 of Article " of the Consti-
tuition provides: Every bill which may
have passed the Legislature shall, before
| 1t becomes law, bs presented to the
Governor. If he approve it, he shall
| sign it: but if not, he shall return it with
his objections. to the house in which it
originated, which house shall cause such
objections to be entered upon it's journal
and proceed to consider it, etc.
Upon the question as to how far Courts
| must treat an enrolled bill. authenticated
by the proper officers, as conclusive of
the existence Of the law including the
| regularity and validity of it's passage,
there is great diversity Of opinion found
| among the decisions of the courts of the
several States where the question has
been considered. There are numerous
decisions holding to the effect, that an en-
rolled bill signed by tho proper officers
and deposited with the Secretary of State
must be accepted without question by
the courts, as conclusive evidence OF the
existence and contents and as having
. been regularly enacted by the Legislature.
There Is another line ofdecisious holding,
substantially, that it is the duty of the
i court to determine, when the validity of
an Act of the Legislature is brought in
question before it, whether the LegisIa-
! ture has or not complied with the con-
stitutional provisions concerning the
procedure 10 be followed in passing bills.
And that for this purpose the court may
go back of the enrolled bill TO see if the
Journals of both houses Of the Legislature