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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07

water privileges that are unused. Her
marble and granite industries have
grown to proportions not dreamed oil
| few years ago. vet there Is now a
promise OF a greater growth.
Returning to the copper mines. The
ore found ia the mines ot Orange
county j. sulphuret OF copper and the
copper that is produced l. OF a very
line quality The Ely mines, famed for
their great productiveness, produce
copper that for tneness and toughness
is unsurpassed The Ansonia Brass n
/ Copper Go. OF Ansonia. Conn, pur-
chased the entire output Of these mines
for many years and put the product
upon the market marked with a star
and this star brand was famed for It's
value in wire making. The company
iealously guarded the secret OF the
source from which they got this cop
per. fearing their rivals would outbld
them and obtain the product should
they learn its source. There Is no
doubt hut that the copper found in the
other mines of the county Is equally
valuable. II In the past, pursuing
faulty and incorrect methods ofmining
and smelling. profit was found IN
copper mining and smelling, then to-
dav when improved and less costly
methods are pursued great profits
/ should be made and copper mining
should become leading industry oil
/ the state.
! Early Mining Operations.
Copper was found on what Is now
known a. Copperas hill in Stafford as
early as 1898. two years after YER
/ mont was admitted to the Union and
before she had got fairly settled IN
statehood. The deposits were in peck
ets scattered about in the great body
Of sulphuret of iron. from Whlch
through the first half of this century
the greater part of the copperas used
in this country was produced, In loSO'
procuring the services of Mr.. Isaac
TYSON, If. Of Baltimore, Md, as adj
visor. the Vermont Copperas Co. com
menced mining and smelling copper
and continued to do so for nine years.
Soon after coming to STAFFORD Mr.. ~
son commenced prospecting and nnal-
4 Ii bought many mining rights IN the
state. One of these was that on the
north side OF Copperas hill. now owned
by the Elizabeth Mining Co. Mr.
! Tyson. with Col. Amos Binney OF Bos-
ton. bought mining rights on Dwight
hill in Vershire and ran an adit horl-
zontally from the foot of the hill TO
within four feet Of the vein Of copper
/ ore that 20 or more years later was
struck by Captain Thomas Pollard
the Vermont Mining Cos mining boss.
The cost Of running the adit was great
and after penetrating the rock "a feet
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07

~ years one 81 the leading copper
n Ing and smelling plants 81 the
Duty was found Ia this county. The
were famed Tor their produe-
Nness, yet never until within recent
" ths have even those most inter
y had fair knowledge OF the pos
n lties IN Orange county copper min
review of the present year. Il the
y lsiics Of Orange county industrial
vpres, could he had. would be inter
W. 4 general outline can be Civ
Within the year steps have been
n that will soon place the cele-
30 Nershire mines. best known a.
4 hly mines, very nearly upon their
loollng. AZ Copperas hill, in
1Ord, the Elizabeth Mining Go.
completed the running of an ldit
~ d iuo-ioot level. more than $50
through solid rock 10 intersect
great vein of copper ore that u
, ~ 10 80 feet wide. have run a
along this vein for 900 or more
and have exposed TO view the
go body of ore ever seen. On
hlll, IN the northern part of Straf-
the Reynolds Mineral and Chem
20. have sunk shaft for about ~
through some of the richest cop
ore ever found near the surface of
l'h'. The Corinth mines, long
Nh "a, valuable. have been sold 10
N'hl people who will soon com
lge active mining operations. Out
IlP'hgs Of copper ore have been
nu through Strafford. aud many
'us options have been bought and
~ copper falls, in the spring these
Jung options will be exploited. The
appear 70 be very promising for
peI mining. In Washington some
repairing piece of highway
~ q vein Of gold-bearing quartz on
larm o. John II. Clough. A min
company has been organized. some
.nt ore has been assayed and was
nl "a carry $50 to the ton. The
= WI be further developed nj once.
-,HI,llhgton's marble quarry and the
JAMESTOWN granite quarries have
y worked through the year and
~ s promise Of greater growth
I T Industries in the coming year.
iiuuiiloridge a practical and level
u granite manufacturer from
''goIl' \. H.. has established gran
ggi'ling sheds and has already a
.ol business started.
!, treat Opportunity Tor Investment.
!. mas been said that had only a
~ ~, an Of the money, energy and
\ '' .lin that have been expended
wasted In attempts to boom far
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07

ce county hills appear TO have
e. dqpositories Of remarkably
IoJie. Of valuable minerals and
| now promise Of great wealth to
..iysd from them. The kmost
Iioa of these mineral deposits to-
,be vast body Of copper ore IN
h of STAFFORD, Vershire and
where is found one Of the
pats Of the kingdom of the so
.Klng Copper The discovery Of
IN these hills dates back TO the
! years Of the last century, and
1. discovery many million tons
,sep mined and sold and for
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07
ELY-CoPPERrIELD MINES.
Iii story and Future Prospects of This
Celebrated Property.

For many years the Ely-Copperfield
mines were the most prominent and
valuable copper mines in the East.
Their productiveness was great and
tue copper produced was OF fine quail
ty. Fortunes were made and sunk in
the mines Long and expensive litiga-
ton ate into the profits and finally
there was collapse and work was
suspended for long time but the
mines were LEFT and are very valuable.
There is now a prospect that mining
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07

be preparatory to more extensive ope-
rations In the spring. Should copper
hold up to its present price, they con
template erecting smelters and con
structing Il plant suitable tor extensive
mining operations.
Numerous Rights secured.
Mining rights adjacent to the Eureka
mine were bought by the Union Min
inc Co. Incorporated in 1868, and in
that and the succeeding year copper
was mined TO some extent The stat
tistics are not available hut il Is as
serted that the product OF the mines
paid expenses from the first. THIS
property was sold to Smith Ely. presi-
dent of the Vermont Mining Co, in
1877 and under his management min
ing operations were pushed very Wig
orously up to about the time OF the
..Ely war" OF 1883. The ore was
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-07
RANGE COUNTY COPPER.
REVIVAL IN MINING INTEREST HAS
SURELY BEGUN

Of the Extensive Copperfield Property to Westng-
house Means It's Early and Complete Developments
oroest Copper Mines in the East in Operation at
south Strafford.--Rich Veins Being Opened in Many
Iocaties--Present High Prices Are Very Favorable
70 Profitable Copper Mining.--Full History and Des-
rntion of the Various Mines and Plants
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
NASHVILLE WON
Game from Chattanooga Last Night and
 Thereby Captured Championship.

Nashville won the basket ball champion ship of the south in Chattanooga last night on an error made by one of Chattanooga's S players Their center, Bryant, became somewhat rattled early in the game and by mistake threw the ball in Nashville's goal scoring two points for the visitors The game ended in a tie, ten to ten, but under the rules playing was continued un- til Meadows threw another goal for Nash vile, making the final score twelve to ten
 Bulletins on the game were received by The Age-Herald at Stones last night, and quite a number of Birminghams enthusi- asts, whose sympathies were all with Chat tanooga, were there to get returns. Every play in the game was watched with breathless interest and an universal groan went up when the final score was an- nounced. Had Chattanooga won, all the teams would have been tied, and Birming- ham would have had another chance for the championship. As it is, Nashville has won three out of four games, Birmingham two out of four, and Chattanooga one out of four; exactly the same standing of the teams last year.
 The game last night was bitterly contest ed, each goal being made only after a hot fight. Casey" Sawrie made three goals, Meadors one Bryant, of Chattanooga, one, and Eubanks two foul goals for Nashville. For Chattanooga, Morrison made two field goals and one foul goal, Heron two field goals, and Frawey one foul goal The fea- ture of the game was a magnificent goal from a long distance by Heron, Chatta- nooga's big guard who made so many goals dn Birmingham. Morrison also played splendid game. Nashville got in it's good team work, as 1t has done all this season.
 There was a very large crowd present at the game, Nashville having brought down large contingent, including a number of young ladies. During the game Heron made one of his long, hard throws, and knocked out an electric light.
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and that he would discharge him forth with.
 Goggans was shot and killed in the Ar cade saloon in Twentieth street yesterday afternoon a week ago. Eye witnesses state that the shooting was done by Cliff Cahoon. mere boy, who it is claimed, acted in self-defense. The killing was the result of difficulty or quarrel which en- sued as a sequel to a game of cards in which Goggans is said to have won a con- siderable of money.
 Dr. J. A. Goggins, of Alexander City, brother of the dead man, employed At torney PIG. Bowman to prosecute the case, and on Monday a new theory was advanced as to how the killing took place. It was claimed that Goggans had been shot with different sized bullets and the body was brought back from Woodlawn cemetery and an autopsy held to substantate the theory if possible.
 It appears that Griffith was the man around whom the new theory of the prose- cution revoved and as soon as he heard that he was wanted he surrendered at po- lice headquarters and was next day re- leased on a $1,000 bond by agreement.
 Griffiths friends were confident that he would come clear and were out in numbers yesterday to congratulate him his dis charge.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
BESSEMER.

Bessemer, April .-(Special.)-There was no court today, the non-jury criminal docket having been finished yesterday.
 H. J. Palmer left yesterday for Charles ton, s. C., where he was called by the se- rious illness of his father, A. H. Palmer.
 Officer H. G. Christlieb received a tee- gram yesterday announcing the death of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Christieb, of Wheeling, w. Va.
 Mrs Mike Clifford was in town today visiting friends.
 Miss Mossie Hurt, of Memphis is the guest of Miss Florence McCarmack
 A strike is on at Reeder's Some trouble about the superintendent is said to be the cause.
 Furnace No. ?, which has been blown out for repairs for several months, will blow in again early in the week.
 The Baptist Young Peoples union will hold their meeting Tuesday instead of Mon day night, as usual. This is owing to the entertainment at Library hall on Monday night
 pr. E. M Robinson was in town on busi- ness today.
 w. H. Moover will move his family to Birmingham early in the week.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
MORE EVIDENCE
 IN DREYFUS CASE
The Figaro Continues PubIica-
 ton of Articles.
HARTMANN'S DEPOSITION
Gave Full Details of Manufacture of the Hydraulic Brake, and Said the Bor- dereau Was Not Written by Off
 cer of War Department.

i Paris, April S.-The Figaro today continu- l ed its publication of evidence given the court of cessation in the Dreyfus case, and gave the deposition of Major Hartmann, of the Twenty-second artillery, who was call ed as a witness for the defence. In addition to the facts already cabled, Major Hartmann deposed that he knew about the hydraulic brake since 1881, gave full details of it's manufacture, and cited the case of NJ. Boutonnet, an employe of the archives department who was sen- fenced in 1890 for giving foreign attache secret documents, including details of the brake, which were not modified from 1890 to 1894
 The major also handed the court the text of a lecture delivered at the military school at St. Scyr in 1892. describing the brake, and said he did not believe the documents in the bordereau came from an officer at tached to the war office, as the brake had not been tested at the artillery school in 1894. He further said he had been connect ed for eight years with the technical sec tion and never knew Dreyfus to ask to see any documents
 The major also testified that foreign artillery officer could easily obtain any in formation about the cannon of 120 calibre.
 Regarding the frontier troops, Major Hartmann cited articles from the military journals giving full information on the sub ject months anterior to the date of The bordereau. Referring to Madagascar, the witness said he thought the bordereau re- ferred to notes of a conversation heard by some officer who thought them of sufficient interest to'send.
 Besides, he added, it was easy to obtain information about the Madagascar expedi- tion.
 The major then gave details of the Robin shel1 which he explained has no resem- bance to the German shrapnel shell found. He pointed out that there was no secret process in it's manufacture
 Replying to the pres dent of the court of cessation, the witness said the libraries of the military clubs of Paris and Versailles had copies delivered before the mil tary school, but so far as he knew, none of them were missing.
 The Echo de Paris says 1t learns the court of cessation is about to order a supple mental investigation of the points "a sed by the evidence of General Roget and Ex- amining Magistrate Bartulus. who would be confronted. Lieutenant-Colonel Picquart will also be examined according to the statement made.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
KILLING AT MoUNTAINsBoRo.
Oscar Brooks Struck Bob Terrell on
 the Head With Shovel.

Mountainsboro. April S.-(special)-A quarrel arose this evening between Bob Terrell and Oscar Brooks, two prominent men of this vicinity, over some land sales.
 The men were working the roads when the fighting began. They were using shovels, and Terrell struck Brooks terri ble blow on the head. Brooks in turn struck Terrell on the side of the head and almost instantly killed him. He asked to be car ried home. After reaching there he lived only a short time. Brooks was arrested, carried to Gadsden and placed in jail.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
UNQUESTIONABLY
 A PARTY ISSUE Sense of the State Executive
 Committee. CHAIRMAN LOWE SANGUINE Says the Tide Has Turned Completely in Favor of Constitutional Con vention-Harmonious Meeting
 ofCommittee Yesterday.
CHAIRMAN LOWE SANGUINE

The state democratic executive commit tee was in session in Birmingham yester- day.
 Robert J. Lowe, the chairman, presided.
 Lee C. Bradley acted as secretary in the absence of State Secretary Nathan L. Mill Ter, who is i'll.
 The convention was called by Chairman Lowe in connection with the constitutional convention. There was no division of op.n- ion in the committee regarding the con- vention. It was unanimously endorsed. The attendance was large and represented the whole state, and there was no question at any time raised that the constitutional convention is q par1y Issue
 Chairman Lowe, alter the adjournment, said:
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
PERSONAL.

William Vaughan returned yesterday from Huntsville.
 George B. Kelley, inspecting engineer for the Canton, Aberdeen and Nashville rail- road, is in the city on business for that line.
 Dr. J. w. Naff, who formerly resided in Twenty-first avenue, has removed his fam fly to Seventh avenue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
 Dr. w. Thompson Berry is again in Bir- mingham, after a successful three years course in the medical department of Van- degbilt university He will soon locate for active practice in Birmingham.
 Professor H. M. Hamill, the Illinois field worker for state Sunday schools, will ad- dress all those interested in Sunday school work this afternoon at o'clock in the First Methodist church, and again tomorrow aft ernoon at the same hour.
 The attedants at the Beck-Solomon wed- ding next Wednesday morning will be as bride, maid of honor; Morris Beck, brother of the groom, best man: Murray Brown of Nashville, Emmette Frost of Tuscaloosa, and Joe Slaughter, Ike Lebolt, Ed Solo, mon, Louis Beck, Sidney Hart and Walter Phillips of this city, ushers. Tomorrow night MT. and Mrs. Solomon will entertain the bridal party and relatives at their home in South Twentieth street.
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ing degree He has shown himself SO pro- feient that on April l he was awarded enc of the highest of seven fellowships award ed by the uniyeIity. Besides this he has perimental school which has just been be- gun by the university, which has for it's object the development of the newest edu- eatlQnal Ideas.
 These are h6 small honors. coming from such an institution as is conducted by President Harper and his eminent associ- ates, and backed by the millions of Rocke- feller and other wealthy men of Chicago.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Notice

Messrs. Chichester X Yancey beg to an- nounce to their friends ard customers tha- they have admitted into their firm MT. C. urer of the Miner Coal and Railway com pany, of Newcastle, Ala. and that the styln of their firm hereafter will be Chichester. ence in the real estate business the new firm is prepared with unexcellad facilities to give satisfaction to their q ents in buy ing and selling properties, and in the CO., lection of rentals, placing insurance, etc, They respectfully sol cit patronage and guarantee satisfaction.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
PROF. A. 0. MOORE
Taking High Honors in the University
 of Chics go.

Professor A. c. Moore, who was for a number of years superintendent of the Bir- mipgham High school is acquittng himself with distinction at the University of Chi- cago.
 Professor Moore entered the university one year ago for the purpose of perfecting himself as a specialist in botany and kindred branches, and with the idea of talk
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
GRIFFITH DISCHARGED.
Alleged to Have Been Connected With
 Goggans' Killing.

G. A. Griffith who was arrested In con- nection with the killing of Ira Goggans, was yesterday discharged by Justice H. B. Abernathy, after a short preliminary trial.
 After hearing the testimony, Justice Ab- eranthy announced that there was no evil dence connecting Griffith with the shooting
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Tide Has Turned

''-The tide has turned completely and everything is working harmonIously. With the faar pfesentalron of the ques- tion made in the doubtful counties all apprehension will be removed on part Of the people. The committee was unanimous in indorsing il as party measure, and with this feeling l nave no fears. of the result"
 MT Lowe fu1tner said:
 '.Tne constitutional convention is now a party measure, and no democrat faithful to his party can oppose 1t in any degree whatever. inc cause of the convention is tine cause of the democ- racy of Alabama, and 1 have no doubt that this cause will prevail. The peo- pie are in earnest in the matter, and l mean by the people the white people of Alabama. Opposition must come from the other side. he constteu- uion must win and shall win. am greatly encouraged that by the reason that no democrat present today had expressed the slightest doubt the con vention will win and that no force shall prevail against it. The demo- cratic party is working for the white people in this matter, and there can be no question of success.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
Was Very Harmonious

The meeting was one of the most har- monious in the history of the state ueiho- cratic executive committee in Alabama There was no division of opinion All the democrats present were united ln the con- yiction that the call for the convention was in all essentials party question, and that no democrat in the state could non estly eyade the issues involved It was held that every democrat in the state IS in honor bound to support the call.
 The point aimed at by the committee was that it was distinctly and unequlvocally party question and democrat could es- cape from it's binding obligation. Upon thls supreme political question there was no dl- vision of opinion. It was held without a dissenting voice that democrats as demo- crats must support the call for constltu- tional convention. It was held further that the pledges of the party as a political or ganization had gone forth, and from that pledge there could be no mistake.
 No formal address was sent out to the party, but herein is stated the spirit of what was agreed upon.
 Adjourned Until 21st
 The committee adjourned to reassemble in Montgomery the Fist day or April, upon which occasion it is urged that all members of the committee and all nominees for delegates, whether from the state at large or from the counties. shall be present for consultation and advisement.
 The fact of supreme interest is that the convention is held to be party issue, ano in the committee and amongst all the dem ocrats in Birmingham yesterday there was no division upon this subject
 Amongst the leading democrats presen at the meeting were the following: John B. Knox, Anniston; Hugh D. Merrill Cleburne; Tennent LomaX, Montgomery; c l c. NeSmth, Vernon; Benard Harwood, Eu l taw; Former Supreme Court Judge Browne 1 Talladega Former Congressman T S. Flow 1 man, Talladega; J. c. Eyster, Morgan 1 Daniel Collier, Fayette; W. c. Davis, La | mar; George A. Searcey, Tuscaloosa; w. C l Black, Geneva; J. M. Fitzpatrick. Elmore Henry Jones, Tuscaloosa; Congressman | Jesse Stallings, Conecuh; John R. Tyson l Montgomery; R. M. Cunningham Jefferson Lee c. Bradley and Captain Reuben F Kolb, Jefferson; Robert J. Lowe, Jefferson 1 John w. Tomlinson and others.
The age-herald., 1899-04-09
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The age-herald., 1899-04-09
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