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chief of police at the prices paid for sup plies. and especially had he complained about a Dill purchased on November l, 1897 That Alderman Pearce had come .s to him and asked him why he had gore to Chief Mcdonald when he knew that he fPearce) did the purchasing for the city. That Mayor Evans was after him for o. K.-ing the bill at too high prices"
 Garner replied that Chief Mcdonald was over him and was therefore the proper man for him to report to.
 At the meeting of the police commission the following month officers were re-elect- ed. Garner was not elected. No charges were preferred against him. The reason assigned for dropping him was that the city administrat ton had requested 1t. That he was informed that complaint was made through Alderman Pearee.
 have looked up that bill of November 1, 1897, and I find that John Fox's Sons sold the city
 l2 sacks meal at BOG ................ 80 1 crate cabbage, 1S2 pounds, at 2c 2.64 8 sides meat, 575 pounds, at 5s4c ........ 43.15 sacks peas, 615 pounds, at $1.50 ...... 15.5O 1 sack salt ....s................. 10 12 cans baking powders ............. 175
 Total ........ .......... ...........S'f.19
 am also informed that city official (not Purchasing Agent Pearce), made in vestigation of prices of above articles and found meal to be worth only 80 cents per sack instead of 90 cents; cabbage, cent per pound, instead of cents per pound; peas, q per bushel, instead of $.50; salt. 50 cents per sack, instead of 75 cents, and baking powder Bon-Bon branD the kind bought, S per dozen, and not $1.75.
 MT. Pearce O. K.'d the bill. Mir. Garner complained and lost his job. It might be noted that this bill contained error Of H against and $10 in favor of seller.
 found on investigation that the goods sold by Drennen & Co. to the city for its regular uses from December, 1898, to Feb ruary, 1897, inclusive, amounted to 2,22294, and the balance was furnished to 1t for use at the pest house.
 also interviewed MT. F. H. Gafford and got from him the following facts: That he was purchasing agent for the city ana county for supplies for the pest house. A joint committee from the city and county, consisting of W. J. Pearce, chairman, F. V. Evans, H. B. Gray and Geo. L. Young, had charge of affairs.
 MT. Gafford bought goods from Drennen & Co. because they made more satisfactory arrangements about delivering them to the pest house and sold them just as cheap as any other merchant would do. MT Pearce, as chairman of that joint committee, Q. I'd all the bills.
 The Age-Herald this morning announces that another gentleman will be found at Smiths headquarters from this date on. Does this mean that Manager Pearce has been sidetracked so that Mel Drennen could be arraigned by "A Voter" because of the trade Drennen & Co. has had with the city.
 Is this a righteous condemnation by MT. Smith of Manager Pearce and a discharge for that reason?
 < '.. ANOTHER VOTER.
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Received in solemn Audience

Lendon, March 23-A dispatch to the Standard, from Rome. published today, au- nounces the Chinese minister there was received in solemn audience by King Hum- bert on Tuesday last, prior to his depart ure on the same evening from the Ital- ian capital.
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EXECUTORS SALE OF
 BEEF CATTLE.

Beginning Monday next, 27th March, I will sell at Sell ma one hundred and twenty head of beef cattle-nearly all in good order. Address
 Mrs. M. E. Moore,
 Executrix of w. E. Moore, or Geo. Phillips, Agent.
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of former United States Senator Quay and his son, Richard B. Quay. which begins April 10. Between fifty and sixty prsons have been summoned to testify for the prosecution. It Is said that Assistant Dis trict Attorney Clement personally attended to the summoning of two Pittsburg bank cashiers The trial Is expected to take place before Judge Bertler.
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MUNYON's HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES.

all druggists an in
 
  of heaa r Every druggist sells
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Alderman Drennen has been on the board: Bill recently bought from Drennen & Co. by the city:
 One dozen brogans at $1.10 .............$13. 3.20 One dozen overall jackets .... ........ 500 One dozen overall pants 600 One dozen overall shirts ........ ........ 450 Iotal ...... ........ ........ ............$2910 D. On the 21st of March, inasmuch as Al- rderman Drehnen is busy in his canvass, a bill was bought from Hood, Yielding & Co.,, and the following are the prices paid for the identical goods:
 One dozen broganS at 95c ..............$ $11 .45 One dozen overall jackets .............. 4.50 One dozen overall pants ................ 450 One dozen work shirts .... .............. 3.25 Total .. ..... ........ .......... .$23.7 70 It is thus shown that Drennen & Co. have made $6 more on bill of $23.70 than Hood, Yielding & Co. This is profit of 25 per cent more than the city had to pay Hood, Yielding & Co.,, and the business that Dren- nen & Co. have had from the city in the past year by virtue of MT. Drennen being on the board of aldermen have given them a profit of more than 1,000 above what the city would have had to pay Hood, Yielding & Co. for instance.
 If Drennen & Co. have been making this much more out of the city during Alderman Drennen's term than the city would have had to pay another firm, Is 1t not fair to suppose that Drennen Go. would make many thousands of dollars out of the city to the detriment of the other merchants if they could elect member of their firm mayor.
 Would it not be big thing for the de- partment store and commssary to control the whole trade of the city, police, fire de- partment and contractors? If Drennen should be mayor that Is the programme but there is no danger, for Drennen will be repudiated, his department store and com missary turned down, and Ross c. Smith elected mayor by vote of more than two to one. VOTER.
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r.e Romania Sails

Washington, March 23.-Tne Roumania has sailed from Santiago wish the remains of 554 soldiers who were killed or died in Cuba and l20 from Porto Rico. The Rou-
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lAppIicnble

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 "Why do you call your dachshund Sweet ness?'"
 'Because he is long drawn out''
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mania will arrive in New York on Tuesday. where arrangements will be made to send the remains of soldiers to their former homes Where no requests are made or the remains are unknown they will'be sent to the Arlington National cemetery. salute will be fired from Governors Island when the Roumania arrives.
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STORMS.

Insurance against damage by wind storms can be had at the Birmingham Underwrit- ers' Agency, 1911 Ia lst ave. Phone 11l5.
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The Quay Trinl Again.

Philadelphia. Pa, March 23.-It was an- nounced today that the commonwealth has subpoenaed all its witnesses in the trial
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MISCELLANEOUS

ON WEEKLY OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS Fine diamonds, jewelry and watches; no trash; delivered on first payment; lowest prices; business confidential. Call on or address F. Lowinsohn, 2010 1st ave. All goods warranted. 3-15-1y
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CITY TAX NOTICE.

The books for the collection of Merchants Tax for the year 1899, will be open on April 1st. which tax shall become delinquent on May l, l800.
 GEO. EUSTIS,
 Tax Collector. mara -25- -26- -2S- g. 1-aprfl-i-2-4 .-,
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IF you want a steady light to read by. one that keeps the air In your room pure and don't soil your nice curtains. use cleo
 tricty. 1-19-tf
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WANTED-To do your electrical work; old- est electricians in Birmingham; prices req sonable. Excels or Electric Co.,, 1903 I'd avenue. Phone 19 3-19-tf
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 w. " M. ROBERTSON.
 General Manager. 20O9 First Ave. MONEY TO LOAN-Local money to loan in sums of sl.oOo to $2O.OOo W. N Malone 6 Co. a-N-26-zS
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BICYCLES

1899 BICYCLE FOR ONE DOLLAR.@We will send our highest grade gents or la- dies 1899 Acme King Bicycle to any ad dress on easy conditions for only s1.00-the conditions include the distributing of 1000 small circulars which you can do in three hours. Send no money. For full particu- lars hew to get our best bicycle for s1. and few hours work cut this notice out and mail to us. Sears, Roebuck & Co.,, Cycle Dept, Chicago.
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WANTED-Positon as stenographer and typewriter by young lady; accurate and rapid; close attention to business; best Of references from employer. Address B. J. H., Age-Herald. 3-22-1w
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DRENNEN'S EARNINGS.
Voter Shows What He Made Out of the
 City.

To The Age Herald.
 Here is what Drennen 6 Co., have been making out of the city during the time that Alderman Drennen has been on the board: Bill recently bought from Drennen & Co.
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ALL WAITING
 ON COMMITTEE On Arrangements to Name Managers
 and Clerks. A POLL OF THE TRAIN Which Carried the Committee to Fleet
 Col. Bryan. BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT Pearoe Says He Is Still Smiths Mana ger and His Man will Win-Dren- nen Committee Equally
 Confident.
BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT

Owirg to the larger attraction ,n the na- ture of Colonel Bryen's visit to Birming- ham, local politics was somewhat on ths decline yesterday. Everybody was inter- ested in the big show and very little atten- ton was paid to what was going on in the wards.
 The fervor of the ward politicians could not be completely downed, however, and one of the Smith supporters took a poll of the committee who went to meet the Ne braskan. He reported that out of the whole crowd there were only five Drennen men.
 As yet only small amount of betting has been done, and the men of sporting minds are evidently laying low awaiting the ac- tion of the committee on arrangements. They win select the managers and clerks sometime today or tonight, and then the fun will begin in earnest
 A ticket for police commissioners has been put out and was widely circulated yesterday. It was said that this is an anti-McDonald ticket and 1t has the fol- lowing names: Sam H. Martin, Charles c. Chllds, James E. Scott c. F. Douthit, Dr. R. V. Mobley, T. B. Meriweather and Albert Stratford.
 This is the only fixed ticket that has yet been circulated, and is causing considerable comment.
 Though the contest for mayor is a spirit ed one, very little mudslinging has been indulgcd in Both sides seem perfectly confident of winning, but are not letting up on the fight in the least.
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WANTED-By Wheelock & Wilson, 21S and Hs Chalifoux Building, lots to survey; draughting, subdivisions and general sur veying. 3-16-1m
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WANTED-To sell an established grocery business; reason going into other busi- ness; good location; rent cheap. Address Grocer, care Age-Herald. 3-23-6t
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FINISH the evening with good paper and a steady, bright electric light, after hard days work. 3-19-tf
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REAL ESTATE

SACRIFICE SALE. 25x140 one story brick building, on 4th av- enue, north, 100 feet from 20th street. Call at once for cash price.
 w. B. LEEDY CO, 3-9-tf Agents.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. $5,000-Elegant house on 4th avenue g, ,750-5-room and other improvements, 9th ave. and 23d st. $2,250-S-io oom house. large corner lot, nice place, Parker Station. $3,000-Lot 50x240 Sth avenue, between 20th and Fist st.; pays good interest. $2,750-7-room house. 9th ave. and 22d st. s2,500-Beautiful cottage, 18th st., south No 905
 sS00-Nice vacant lot, 18th st., south, near 11th ave s550-50 acres of good land. Broom house, well and fenced; $75 cash, balance S25 per month. CHICHESTER & YANCEY Telephone 606. 20O9 1st Avenue
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Pearce Still m Charge

In regard to the report being circulated that Pearce is no longer in charge of MT. Smiths campaign, MT. Pearce made the following statement last night
 Like other statements made by the Drennen people," replied Manager Pearce there is no truth in it The work in the headquarters has grown to the extent that in order to leave no stone unturned to de- feat MT. Drennen by vote of to l. l in- vited MT. Green to aid me, and he, as we'll as other friends of MT. Smith will give their entire time to the campaign until the election on the 4th of April If MT. Dren- nen will only stay in the race ana not jump the game, as l understand some of his friends have advised him to do, the good people of Birmingham will relieve him of further participation in politics in order that he may devote his entire time to his department stores and commissaries.
 ''The campaign is progressing very satis- factorily, and MT. Smith will be the next mayor of Birmingham"
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WHY smoke up your light curtains and in jure the pure air in your room? Use cleo tric lights. 3-19-tf
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WANTED-Two men of good business abil- office. 3-19-1w
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TRUE ENOUGH. you can get along with dim light, but there is no comfort or sat !sfaction in it. Electric lights are the best. 3-19-tf
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WANTED-100 tons each cast and malleable scrap iron, 1000 pounds scrap brass; give best cash price delivered Birmingham or Chattanooga. P. o. box 7O3, Augusta, Ga. 3-23-2t
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FOR SALE.

 8, 3,0O0-50x140 6 rooms, 4th avenue near 2Sd street. $1,S00-6-room house, 4th avenue near 25th street. 8, ,000-50 feet on corner Morris avenue and 23d street; fine business lot. S, S3,000-50x140 4th avenue, 100 feet from 20th street. making two good business lots. s650-s100 cash. S10 month, broom house on Avenue F, between 33d and 34th streets; newly painted g, ,200-70 acres on pike just west of college at Owenton, three miles out $3,000-S-room house on 10th avenue, South Highlands, near 20th street.
 s. E. THOMPSON,
 2l9 Fist Street. Telephone 24.
 EBORN'S BARGAINS FOR TODAY. s75o cash and s75O one year; choice lot 5Ox140; nice S-room and Broom house; close in
 $500 cash, balance 300 easy; nice 2-story 7-room cottage; conveniently and well locat- ed Northside. s4,7O0-very elegant Broom residence that cost to build s7O00; fine lot; best location; Fifth ave, North; terms easy. $3150-Excellent 7room home beautiful lot, choicest location; 9th ave, North; terms to suit
 a.OO0-Choice 5Ox1O0 on 20th St., South, near-Paul Hayne School. N1O0-Valuable lot 50x140 close Tn. within 200 feet of South goth St.
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FOUND

FOUND-A ladies Chatelaine watch. Call at Age-Herald office and identify prop erty. 3-A-tf.
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WANTED-Situation by northern woman. middle age, housekeeper, cook charge oi poultry and dairy farm or charge or boarding house or restaurant; any honest work. M. w., 24O care Second ave Home Mission.
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MONEY TO LOAN

'.The Alabama Home" has so perfected it's plan that borrowers have many valua ble options of settlement. Allowing the with drawal value of the stock with accumu- lated profits after seventy-two months to be withdrawn and credited direct on loan enables borrower to know in advance al- most the exact cost of loan. Illustrating the above we here give you the cost of $500 loan when the borrower repays s1O0 direct on his loan each year and withdraw ws the stock in eeventy-two months (Of course any amount can be figured in the same way from $500 to S. poo:
 $500 Loan: When the borrower pays s6 % per month in dues and repays s1O0 of the loan each year and settles with the com ra nx, in seuentv-fxrn nlnnths
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SUPPOSE you investigate our new enclosed incandescent arc for your store; 1t gives the brightest light of all Consolidated
 Electric Light Co. Phone 957. 3-19-tf
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 WANTED-Position at once by young man. Office work preferred. Best refer enees given. Address R. J. R., care Age Herald. 3-24-3t
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FOR SALE
FOR RENT

FURNISHED ROOMS-Hot and cold baths,
 delightful location for the summer; with
 or without board. 223O 1st avenue. 3-22-tf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-13
Deaths From Disease and Accident.
TROOPS WELL SUPPLIED.
Best of Food Is Provided By the
Commissary Department.

Washington, June 12.-Colonel L. d.
Brainerd, chief commissary of the
army in the Philippines, makes a re-
port concerning the supplies for the
army. in which he says:
Prior to active operations in the
field. all troops were supplied with the
garrison ration, issues being made to
regiments by the issuing commissary
for periods of ten days.
ION March 16 the issues were mCdi-
fed by adding one days bacon and
eliminating canned beef; by issuing ten
days flour and no hard bread, and in
changing issues of vegetables as fol-
lows: Potatoes. 20 per cent: onions, Is
per cent; tomatoes. 10 per cent. Mess
pork and beef are no longer issued.
About the same time oatmeal was
added as one of the components to he
issued in lieu of fresh beef. Fresh
vegetables. brought from San Francis
co, have been supplied daily to all the
troops of this command.
ION Feb. and 6. during active OPP
erations, travel rationS were supplied
to all organizations on the firing line.
The garrison ration, including fresh
beef and vegetables. was resumed Feb
Z. after which date regimental commits
saries attended to the details of sup
plying their commands.
1.-The commands at Cavite, Corregidor
island, Iloilo, Bacolor and at Cebu are
supplied with subsistence stores from
the depot commissary in Binondo.
Fresh beef for troops at Cavite Is
drawn direct from the cold storage YES
sci, the Duke of Sutherland Troops
at Cebu are subsisted on native beef.
which costs from Is to 20 cents, Mexi-
can, per pound. The Indiana is sta.
toned at Iloilo as a cold forage Plant.
and from it the troops at that point ara
supplied"
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OILS was particularly sad, because ii
occurred just at the moment when The
result for which he had hoped ana
worked for months was about 10 be
realized, namely, the capture of Pa
ranaque and its occupation by the
American forces.
The Monadnock has been lying of
Paranaque for two months past, under
hre from the rebels almost daily. The
heat there has been intense, and the
officers and men of the Monadnock
suffered greatly.
The commander-in-ch chief offered 10
retire the Monadnock from her trying
duties and replace her by another ship,
but Captain Nichols preferred to re-
main, declaring he did not want to
leave his post until Paranaque fell and
the coast from there to Cavite was
cleared of rebels.
The heat on Saturday was most Sc
we're, and the monitor was engaged al
day in Smelling the trenches at Pa
ranaque, the rebels fleeing south
through Las Pinas, and also watching
the American troops closing in on the
town. Captain Nichols was overcome
by the heat at noon, and retired to his
cabin, where he received frequent re-
ports of the operations and gave direc-
tons for several hours. He became
much worse at 3 o'clock. lost conscious
ness, and expired at in the after
noon.
Several hours before his death he eN
pressed qualification at the way events
We're progressing remarking to an Of
ficer. I'VE have got the rebels there at
last"
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IN NEED OF SURGEONS.
Another Report Says Loss May Go
Up to 500.

Milwaukee. Wis, June PA message
MAS received at the Wisconsin central
offices here late tonight from Stevens
Point, from A r. Horne, division su-
perintendent of the Wisconsin Central
at that place, as follows:
1T commenced to rain on the St. Paul
division about this evening, and the
wires went down west of Jewett Mills
about 1880 A. S:45 we got a message
from Robertson. the operator, via Mar
shall that a cyclone struck New Rich
mond about 100, killing and wounding
from $50 to 500 people
I'VE have started a special out from
Irvine, leaving at 10 o'clock, with sur
geons. and to pick up what other sur
geons they can between there and New
Richmond Also sent section men from
Jewett Mills with what help they can
carry on their cars. l will leave here
on a special as soon as L can get crew
out. and will take all assistance l can
get in way of surgeons. Am trying 10
get St Paul to start a special from that
end
A second message from Mr.. Horne
reads:
Party just came to Jewett Mills, and
reports that DIR. Ware was killed and
DIR. EpIey has both legs broken, ard
that they are much in need of doctors.
This received at 10 O'Clock. Don't you
think we should start a special from
Milwaukee with nurses and surSeons?'
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THREE CARS LEFT THE TRACK
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE
ROCK ISLAND ROAD.
Five People Were Dangerously
Injured-Cause of the Wreck Is
Mystery.

Chicago, June 12.-As the Chicago
press train pulled into Geneseo, Ills,
100 miles south of Chicago. at $50
o'clock last night, three cars left the
track and crashed into a stock train
standing on a siding. Fifteen persons
were injured and the three passenger
cars demolished.
Seriously Injured.
c. A. Keefer, Chicago, back. and alb
domen.
H. R. Huntington, Blue Island. Ills,
conductor, head cut, neck badly
wrenched, knee fractured.
W. H. Smith, Chicago, brakeman,
back and chest bruised.
Mrs. A. Berlau. New York City, arms
and chest scalded and scalp wounds.
NJ. E. Reidy, Chicago, postal clerk,
head cut, face bruised.
The train was made up of ten cars.
two chair cars and smoker being at
the rear. Within half a mile of the
Geneseo station a stock train was
standing on the siding. The switch
was closed and locked. The passenger
train was slowing down for the station
and the engine and seven cars passed
the switch in safety. but the smoker
left the rails at the switch and with the
two chair cars following crashed into
the stock train engine. demolishing the
three passenger cars completely.
Had the three cars been well filled,
loss of life would doubtless have re-
suited. After the accident the switch
was examined and found to be still
safely closed The cause of the acct
dent has not yet been determined the
injured We're at once taken to Geneseo
and cared for, and an hour later three
cars replaced those demolished and the
train proceeded.