The age-herald., 1899-04-22
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Private information is to the effect that Kelley Parsons, of Birmingham, has sue cessfully passed the examination for ad- mission to the United States army as second lieutenant. Mr. Parsons passed on "all points" This will be pleasing informal tion to a great number of Alabamians. He bears a name famous in the annals of the state His ancestors have been noted in the states service for more than seventy-f1ve years His grandfather on the paternaI side was governor of Alabama in troablous times. On the maternal side his family have been greatly and justly honored. Kelley Parsons's grandfather and grand mother were native Alabamians, born here before there was any state of Alabama. Lewis E. Parsons, the elder, was governor of Alabama. His son, Lewis D. Parsons, the younger. the father of Kelley Parsons, has held various public offices. He resides in Birmingham. He was born in Talladega county. His wife was Miss Kelley. They have three children-two sons and one daughter. One of the sons is the young man who has just won his appointment to the regular army. very bright young man he is-one who will prove worthy of the American army. MT. Parsons comes into the army under the new army law. It is understood that only two other south- erners passed the examination required by the law, which provided for Alabama two officers. MT. Parscns's examination was made at Fort Leavenworth, Kas.
 
 A new weekly newspaper-"a state week. ly"-will begin to be published in Alabama within the next week or two. It is under stood that this journal will consist of but four pages, the matter perfectly condensed and whilst not in Keeping with the times," in the sense of padded pages, it will be far ahead of the times in conciseness and pre- cision. The ablest newspaper writers of Alabama or the south will be engaged in producing this new weekly" which will have no sort of connection with any daily" It is believed that the new paper will issue from Montgomery, and it's ap- pearance is certain to have a great effect upon Alabama politics. It is likely to prove to be the most sensational newspaper ven- ture in Alabama since 1866.
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 The New York investors who have pur- in Cleburne county are said to be prepared lO bdld d Edlli OdQ run <AitHlSton lO tilClI property, a distance of about twenty-three' miles, The purchasers of the property are good for s2O,000OOo; and, of course, they can build railroad, if they desire. If the railroad be built, as seems now most likely, 1t will open up the gold-bearing lands in Cleburne, Calhoun and Tallapoosa. More over, it would open to the world the great store of kaolin at tho coming together of those three counties, the quality of that kaolin being absolutely perfect" as State Geologist Eugene A. Smith declared last night to a reporter for The Age-Herald. The purpose is to open these enormous deposits of kaolin to the world, and manu- facture at Anniston or elsewhere porcelain and chinaware for the world. The quality of the kaolin, according to the famous state geologist just quoted, being perfect, there need be no reason why Anniston should not become the Worcester of Amer ica.
 Going back to the Woods copper mine, that mine was worked on the surface or near the surface in 1S71-72-73; the rich con- centrated ore being shipped to the east in bags. Two or three years ago a shaft was sunk 200 feet, and upon the results of that enterprise the recent sale of the prop erty was made. Lewisohn Brothers, of New York, were the purchasers. Accord ing to direct and most reliable information, The Age-Herald can state the Lewisohn Brothers control $2O,00O0O0 It does not matter as to figures. The purchasers of the Cleburne copper mines have enormous wealth behind them, and they didn't buy the Woods mines for fun. The mines were the property of the Walker estate, of Dal- las county.
 The building of the new road into the great woods of Cleburne, Calhoun and Tal- lapoosa would open up one of the richest and most attractive districts of Alabama. The district is rich in copper, kaolin and gold, and all the hardwoods that grow in this climate. More than that to the aver age citizen, the district is romantieally beautiful, and extremely heaIthful.
 A story is told on Fred L. Grambs, one of the managers of O'Brien's opera house, Yesterday morning before he had arisen a deputy sheriff appeared at his home with subpoena summoning him to appear at court. He immediately arose and dressed and found that he was wanted to testify in a pig case or rather a SOW and six pigs case
 "It seems,'' said the man relating the joke that a SOW and six pigs had gotten out of the yard of one of MT. Grambs neighbors and had wrought havoc among the vegetables in the gardens whereabouts. MT. Grambs was wanted to tell how much
 oI.- c.. as to the value of the hogs" Not being in formed on the worth of sows and pigs, so the story goes, the court adjourned until Mr. Grambs could go out and inform him self on hog and 'pigology." He has decided not to answer any more early morning calls.
 It was maintained last night that the real fight in the extra session of the legislature called by the governor would come up over the qualifications of Representatives Bran