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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08
Vermont Personals,

Representative w. w. Grout introduced
two bills in the House of Representatives
Tuesday, one for public building at Island
Pond, which the large and increasing GUS
tom house business there makes very nee
essary, aud another for an addition to the
public building at Newport, which is also
greatly needed.
A notable marriage anniversary was that
of Deacon o. p. Simonds and Mary (Cone)
Simonds at Peru last week, in observance
of their wedding day 60 years ago. Dea-
con Simonds was town clerk for 80 years,
postmaster for about % and has been dea-
con of the Congregational church for like
period. OF family of seven children five
are living.
Julia Marlowe Taber. the noted actress,
has brought suit this week in the Lamoille
county court for divorce from her hus-
band, Robert Taher Application was made
on the charge of intolerable severity and
refusal to support. The Taber family own
fine summer home, Four Winds, at Stowe,
and the honeymoon of Mr. and Mrs Rob
ert Tabor was spent there. Robert Taber
took the leading role in the play with his
wife two or three seasons after their mar
riage, but since then thev have been in diff
ferent companies.
Gen. Stephen Thomas is this afternoon
receiving at his home on Elm street the af-
fectionate congratulations of his friends and
neighbors on reaching his Goth birthday.
The vigorous nonogenarian retains his
mental and physical faculties to remark
able degree. Almost every day he is at
his place of business at the United States
Clothes Pins mandatory, giving aid and
advice in transacting the growing business
of that concern. Old soldiers, whether or
not they fought under General Thomas,
venerate and love him, and the entire city
has for him the highest esteem Mont
pelier Journal of Wednesday.
Judge j. Ii. Watson will close his first
term of court in Washington county as
presiding judge on Saturday noon. Judge
Watson has won very complimentary opin-
ions from members of the bar during the
long term now drawing to a close. In the
opinion of one prominent lawyer in Mont
pelier "Gov. Smith made no mistake when
he elevated Judge Watson to the bench. "
1t has also been a noticeable fact during
the present term of court, that compare
lively few exceptions to Judge Watson's
rulings have been taken in the many intri-
cate and important cases that have been
tried Montpelier Journal of Friday.
The December term of Windsor county
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-08

The December term Of Windsor county
court opened at Woodstock Tuesday, Judge
Tyler presiding The court calendar con-
tains 226 cases, of which % are set for
trial by jury. There are "a divorce cases.
Among the interesting cases which will
probably come before the grand jury are
those of Mrs. Marcia of Barnard, accused
of causing the death of her infant child and
s. M, Bugbee, charged with the murder of
Robert Emerton, at Norwich.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
BIG PIPE COMBIN E.
]. K. Dimmick Confirms Report of Its
Formation,

Admission, February H.-(Special)-J. x.
Dimmck, general manager of the Ameri-
can Pipe and Foundry company has just
returned from New York and confirms the
report that the big pipe deal has been con-
summated.
A New York; syndicate company, the
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry
company has purchased the pipe shops and
properties of the American Pipe and Foun-
dry company with shops at Admission,
Bessemer and Bridgeport, Ala, and Chatta-
nooga and South Pittsburg, Tenn; Dennis
Long & Co. of Louisville; Addyston Pipe
and Steel company, of Cincinnati; Lake
Shore Foundry, Cleveland o.; Ohio Pipe
company, Columbus, o.; National Foundry
company, Pittsburg; Buffalo Cast Iron Pipe
company, Buffalo, N. Y; McNeal-Pipe and
Foundry company, Philadelphia.
The new company will take charge In a
week or so. The American Pipe and Foun-
dry company will retain its individuality
and it's management will probably remain
the same as now.
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proposed canal route, the rate would not
exceed mill per mile, or just one-fourth
of the railroad rates.
Engineer Ripley sums up his report by
saying that the construction of the river
division is entirely feasible and should be
done. He says that though it is possible
to construct the valley canal, the water to
fill it would be so scarce and the benefits
to be derived from it SO small that the
government could not be justified in spend
ing three or four million dollars on it.
Colonel Peter C. Hams, in charge of the
southeastern division, in forwarding the re-
port of his subordinates, says that he has
no doubt but that the Valley river canal
would be good thing, but until something
is done, he says, to complete the locks on
the Warrior river above Tuscaloosa, the
improvement OF Valley river is entirely out
of the question; for even If barges could
be gotten from McAdory to the Warrior,
they could get no further on account of the
lack of water.
This entire report, which includes fifty
four pages of matter, together with some
excellent maps, was ordered printed by the
house committee on rivers and harbors, to
which the report had been referred.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
SHOOTING AT UNIoNTowN
Has Caused a Sensation at That
Place.

Selma, February N-(Special.) -Word
reached Selma today of a shooting which
occurred Saturday night that is the SEN
sation of the hour in Uniontown.
The parties in the affair were Lee j.
Pake, who emptied a load of birdshot into
the shoulder of Sol Kotz
The particulars of the affair are such as
cannot be put into the public prints, Kotz
being the offender.
Kotz was once a citizen OF Selma, rum
ming a store on Washington street He
left here about three years ago, going to
Uniontown. Some of his actions reported
since then lead his friends to believe that
his mind is unbalanced
Mr.. Pake is well known in Selma, having
often visited here, and his friends believe
the provocation must have been strong for
him to have shot Kotz.
The information in Selma is that Kotz is
seriously, If not dangerously, wounded.
The funeral of Robert Sharpe occurred
yesterday, the remains being inferred at
the burying ground near Pea Ridge. When
the cortege was crossing Phillips branch,
about five miles from the city, which had
become greatly swollen by the heavy rains,
the hearse sank into the quicksand and
could not be pulled out by the horses. A
wagon was secured and the remains re-
moved to it and carried to their last rest
ing place. Indictment though the day was,
a number of friends of the deceased at
tended the funeral as last mark of re-
spect to the memory of the brave old SOL
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BESSEMER.

Bessemer, February H.-(Special)-The
Bessemer Athletic club was recently organ
lied with a membership of more than fifty,
comprising most of the leading young men
in town.
1t is proposed to furnish store room in
the Charleston block, fitting it up as a
gymnasium with reading rooms and baths
attached.
H. L. Bains, w. P. Golson and John H.
Williamson were appointed committee on
bylaws, and George Houston, T. r. Fulton
and John J. Collins committee on ar
rangements and organization.
The club will hold another meeting
Thursday night, when the organization
will be perfected.
Elder w. H. Parker editor of the Chris
tian Reporter, of Riesel, Tex, has been
holding a series of revival services in the
Charleston block for several days.
DIR. r. p. McTyeire is building an attract
i've cottage on his lot in Arlington avenue
adjoining the Methodist parsonage.
City Clerk Tom T. Huey Is recovering
from quite severe sick spell.
Miss Remie Howell, of Birmingham, Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. r. W.
Wadeson.
Mrs. Mike Clifford is the guest of friends
in town.
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congress. So here we are providing for one
year where ordinarily we provide for two
years.
The entire estimate of the engineer,
when he supposed that 1t was to be for
two years. was an expenditure of s250.000 on
the Warrior and Tombigbee in two years.
We have allowed In this bill an expenditure
of 100000 for one year. I claim that you
can not expend on the Tombigbee river
over 100000 in one year by any possibility,
and then the next year We will all be ready
TO go on with the Tombigbee river again.
l expect to go on with 1t. If my people let
me stay here, expect to go on with 1t just
as long as live. 1t is going to open those
great coal beds of Alabama to the world.
The Nicaragua canal is to be built and in
stead of coal being seven, eight, or nine
dollars a ton over on the Pacific coast wo
are going to bring it from Alabama and sell
1t for four. FIVE. or six dollars a ton, and
supply Chile and every other country. We
are going to supply coal from Alabama.
recognize all that.
Mr.. Morgan-Long life to you!
Mr.. Frye-All right. Now. hope the
senators from Alabama will be content to
allow this, assuring them that II l am
alive the Tombigbee shall be taken care
of in the next river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Morgan-I can not call for the yeas
and nays on the amendment. hope the
senator will withdraw 1t.
Mr.. Frye-I do not like to withdraw 1t.
I can not withdraw 1t.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
APPROPRIATION
FOR THE WARRIOR
Remarks of Morgan and Pugh
in the Senate.
OPPOSED THE AMENDMENT
To Reduce the Amount to be Expended
on the Warrior River : Senator
Frye Promised Future Appco-
priations for Same Wo,k.
OPPOSED THE AMENDMENT

Washington. February H.--(Special.) -Thc
improvement of the Warrior river has been
the subject of several SPEECHES from Ala
bamas representatives in congress. An
appropriation was made in the rivers and
harbors bill as it passed the house for the
building of three dams and locks, and the
opening of the river to navigation, the total
amount under the continuing appropriation
for the completion of the work not to ex-
coed $4,000.
In the senate an amendment was offered
striking out this clause and appropriating
$780, for continuing the Improvement of
the Warrior river. This amendment car
ried, and as consequence there has been
some local criticism of the two Alabama
senators.
The Congressional Record shows that
both Morgan and Pettus opposed the
amendment, but finally subsidized on Senator
Fryes promise that Alabama would be
taken care of in the next appropriation
bill.
When the amendment was proposed, Mr..
Pettus said:
Mr.. President, this amendment, / hope,
will not be adopted. This is one of the
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river where it empties into the Warrior, up
Valley river for a distance of about forty
miles to McAdory which is a point about
two miles below Bessemer. The cost OF
canalizing this river will be about $4,5ooooo.
The report further states that it is prac-
ticable to dig a canal proper from McAdory
I'D the valley past North Birmingham to
Five Mile creek, but the engineers are OF
the opinion that it is impracticable to build
it at the present time. The cost OF THIS
canal. which would be about twenty-three
miles in length, would be about s4,ooO,OOO.
The sundry civil act of June 4, 1897, pro-
yided that the secretary Of war be instruct
ed to have the survey for this canal made,
and Immediately afterward the work was
begun. Joseph Ripley, one of the assistant
engineers of the army, assisted by y. w.
Ferguson and a corps of thirty-nine sur
yeyors, rodmen, levelmen, laborers, cooks,
ETC., had the work in charge Mr.. Ripley's
report of the survey is an exhaustive one,
and forms the basis on which all of the
engineers above him made their recon-
mendaticns that the canal be built.
Plenty of Water
Mr.. Ripley deals first with the practical
bility of building the canal from water
standpoint. One of the main objections
which has always been urged to this canal
is that there would not be enough water
in the valley during the summer months
to fill the canal, and that it would conse-
ouently be operated only in the winter. He
says that this difficulty could be obviated
by building two enormous dams, one near
McAdory and the other at Five Mile CREEK
in which great quantities Of water could
be stored during the rainy winter months,
which would be ample to keep the canal
filled all during the dry months of the sum-
mer
He demonstrates this beyond all question,
proving by the official reports of the Biz
mingham weather bureau that there Is
enough rainfall in this district, and that
enough territory Is drained by the streams
which would flow into the reservoirs to fill
them easily. The lowest rainfall ever
known for Birmingham was about thirty
seven inches in 1897. The total area of the
Valley river water shed is 24O square miles,
while that of Five Mile and Village creeks
above the proposed reservoir is fifty-four
square miles.
Mr., Ripley estimates that the maximum
number of lockages through the canal
zach day, will be forty-eight; that is. forty
eight single barges or sets of barges will
pass through the canal every day. For one
lockful the amount of water Is 1874 cubic
feet, and at this rate 5s9S,SSS cubic feet
would be required for traffic purposes every
day. But this is not by any means all the
water that will be used, for the leakage
at the gates, by evaporation and by filtera-
tion through the soil. the total amount of
water that will be lost daily will be Il, 362,-
s76. The proposed reservoir at McAdory.
eighteen miles from Birmingham, will have
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
ENGINEERS RECOMMEND THE
BUILDING OF WARRIOR CANAL

a capacity of s2S S91 .15O cubic feet, while
that at Five Mile creek, eight miles from
Birmingham. is 247.375 cubic feet. There
are also other sites which would make
splendid storage reservoirs, If more are re-
quired.
Thirty-Four Locks in All
In the forty miles of canalized river
from McAdory to the Warrior river, there
are to be 81 locks, Is of them with 10-foot
lifts, with 121k-foot lifts. and with an s.
foot lift; total drop from one end to the
other of 2l3 feet. The length of the canal
up the valley from McAdory to Five Mile
creek is 2315 miles, and the total fall is 1S5
feet. The project for this canal includes
locks with 10-foot lifts and locks with
11-foot lifts. This canal would follow very
much the present course of Valley creek.
The time estimated for running single
canal boat having a clear right of way,
from Ffve-Mile creek to the Warrior river,
will be twenty-five hours. The maximum
time would be about thirty-nne hours. 1t
is estimated that the average amount of
freight that will be handled annually over
the river division will be 100000.
Canal vs.. Railroad
Mr. Ripley's report goes into detail. de-
scribing the wonderful resources of the
Birmingham district, which could De
handled by the canals, especially on the
river division below McAdory. He de-
scribes the various railroads running from
Birmingham to the gulf, and describes
their advantages, such as down-grade
tracks, freedom from snow and other ad-
vantages, which, he says, will enable them
to handle through freight to the gulf on a
paying basis for mills per mile for each
ton. From McAdory to Mobile, over the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
FAVORABLE REPORT
Will Undoubtedly Be Made on Shelby's
Nomination.

Washington, February N.-(Special. )-All
members of the senate judiciary committee
except Senator Bacon were today ready to
vote to report favorably the nomination Of
d. D. Shelby to be circuit judge for the
Fifth circuit, but because of Senator Ba-
cons request action was postponed until
Thursday.
Favorable action, 1t seems, will follow
then. Senator Bacon's action in asking
further delay Is recognized as being mere
ly a movement to give apparent foundation
for his original objection, which, in truth,
sprung largely from disappointment Mt
Georgia's failure to get the place.
Nevertheless the delay is not unusual nor
unreasonable because the Importance of
the office makes it wise for the nomination
to be cons. dered thoroughly.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
PLEAD GUILTY.
]. M. Wallace Admitted Defrauding a
Cleveland Bank.

Cleveland, February H.-The trial of j.
NJ Wallace, alias Daniel Jones, on the
charge of forgery, was commenced in the
criminal court today. Wallace was charg-
ed with swndling the Citizens Savings
and Loan company here out of $500 on a
fraudulent mortgage. He is believed to be-
long to an organized gang of forgers who
have been operating all over the country.
He was arrested in Indianapolis for at
tempting to perpetrate similar swindles
about a month ago.
The trial was brought to an abrupt
termination this afternoon by Wallace
pleading guilty to the charge of swindling
the Cleveland bank out of IS 600.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
BUSINESS CHANCES
MISCELLANEOUS


500 reward will be paid to the persons who
saw and will prove what caused the burn
ing of the Birmingham Fire Brick works
last May 6, 1898, about 10 a. m. Call or
Address, 2. G. Stevens, Jr., 35th ST., opp.
Cotton Compress. 2-21-6t
THOSE in need of help of any kind-book-
keepers, statesmen, stenographers, machine
lists, mechanics, cooks, chambermaids,
porters, can be supplied free of charge
through us. WANTED-An experienced
travelling clothing salesman for South
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
No Orders to the Iowa

Washington. February N.-It is stated by
Captain Crowninshield. chief Of the naviga-
ton bureau and by all of the other naval
officials concerned that the department has
given no orders to the Iowa to proceed
from San Francisco to Manila. and that
none are in contemplation. 1t will be at
least two months before the repairs to the
Iowa can be completed.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
A SIanderons Tale
From the Cleveland Plain Deale

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
briggs is awfully hoarse this morning.
Eyes. You know how damp it was last
night? Well, Briggs and his wife stood
on the corner waiting for street car, and
Briggs wife started in to say something
and Briggs stood there for fully half hour
with his mouth open trying to get In a
word edgewise. That's where he got his
hoarsenesS"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
Official Report Of Gen. Wilson
Just Filed.
ESTIMATED COST $4,5OO,OOO
Canal from McAdory to Five
Mile Greek Not Practicable.
! HINGES ON WARRIOR RIVER
Colonel Hams in Forwarding Reports
Says the Work is Out of Cues
ton Until Locks on Warrior
River Are Completed.
HINGES ON WARRIOR RIVER

The official report of Brigadier-G General
John M. Wilson, chief of engineers of the
United States army, on the Birmingham"
sued in printed form, in which he recon-
mends to the secretary of war that the
canal be dug from the mouth of Valley
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
BICYCLES

Mems and women's new 1899 model BIZ
cycles are now being offered at 1925 to $23.75
and sent to anyone anywhere for full exam
nation before payment is made. For cat
alogue and full particulars, cut this notice
out and mail to Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chi
cago. 2-27-1yr
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
The Modern Way

Commends itself to the wel-informed, to do
pleasantly and effectually what was for
merly done in the crudest manner and dis
agreeably as we'll. To cleanse the system
and break up colds, headaches, and fevers
without unpleasant after effects. use the
delightful liquid laxative remedy, Syrup
of Figs. Made by California Fig Syrup
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
There Are others

From the Philadelphia North American.
Caddeau-Think of the Insanity of man
riding wheel this kind of weather.
Lynx-Yes; by the way, don't forget You
are to have go at golf with me this aft
ernoon.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
Jealousy

From the Somerville Journal.
Maude-What a plain, common sense girl
Alice is!
Ethel (coldly)-She is unquestionably
r,lafn
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28
MONEY TO LOAN


1.-THE Alabama Home has so perfected its
plan that borrowers have many valuable
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 500
direct on his loan each year and withdraws
the stock in seventy-two months. tOf
course any amount can be figured in the
same way from $500 to $1,000:
$500 Loan: When the borrower pays $500
per month in dues and repays 800 of the
loan each year and settles with the COM
pany in seventy-two months.
list year 81 90 per mo. list year Sl52 w
I'd year 10 90 per mo. I'D year l2o w
Sd year 8 90 per mo- ~. .....3d year loS w
4th year s 90 per mo. -. -. .4th year SO 90
9Th year 90 per mo. ....5th year "a w
9Th year 90 per mo. 18th year " W
1912 90
Value of stock in 70 months -. 655 90
Net cost on loan .........S 81 w
After credit.ng withdrawal profits.
w. v. M. ROBERTSON,
General Manager, 2o09 First Ave.
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WANTED.


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perior line Cuban handmade cigars at low
prices and liberal terms; salary 500 per
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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-28

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that keeps the air In your room pure and
don't soil your nice curtains. use cleo
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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-12-19
Circuit Court.

In the case of young Willie BeGkham, adj
judged to be insane, an order was issued
by the Court for the transfer of the accused
to Weston as soon as necessary arrangements
could be made, in the meantime the patient
to be in charge of his mother, under the
supervision and Jurisdiction of the taller
and not to leave the precincts of the town,
with Judge d. b. Lucas as his bondsman,
1T appearing from medical testimony that
the confinement of the lad to the jaiI would
be unwise, jeopardizing his life Judge
Faulkner very humanely exercised his dis
erection in the matter, and placed HIM under
espionage pending removal to Weston.
The motion tor new trial and arrest of
Judgment i'll the cases of Garrison and
Winebrenner the convicted burglars from
Shepherdstown was over ruled and each of
the prisoners We're sentenced to a term of
twelve years in the penitentiary Both pris-
oneEs when asked if they had anything to
say why sentence should not be pronounced
declared their innocence. Garrison, after
the sentence, broke down and wept bitterly.
There is no doubt OF the guilt of the convict.
ed, as their guilt was proven by their own
| admissions. They were most ably defended
W AeasiS'' i Ensle anu Sleon moore, ana
not single legal stone or technically was
left unturned which would inure to their
benefit An absolutely fair and impartial
trial was accorded them and the final result
OF the trial was but the penalty for thel:
Col. George a. Porlerfield. who his
held The flee 81 general receiver II Tx
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