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The age-herald., 1899-06-24
ELKS WILL GIVE
 ALLEN A WELCOME
Will Be Met at Train With a
 Band.
RECEPTION AT ELKS HALL
New Exalted Ruler is Native Alabam- ian and Has Been in Birmingham For Fifteen Years-A Prom
 inent Young Attorney.

The stay-at-home Elks, or the members of Birmingham Lodge No. 79 who were un able to attend the Grand Lodge meeting at St. Louis, are preparing to extend a right royal welcome to Hon. B. M. Allen, the newly-elected grand exalted ruler, and the Birmingham delegation which accompanied him to the Convention City
 Many eongratulatory telegrams were sent to MT. Allen yesterday by his friends in this city, who are jublant over his election to the high office, and arrangements were at once begun to extend him hearty well come on his return home.
 The party will be met at the union pas senger station by the members of the local lodge, with Memolrs Brass Band, and es- corted in carriages to Elks hall, corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street. where an informal reception will be held, which will no doubt resolve itself into a genuine Elks' social session. Light refreshments will be served, and the grand exalted ruler made to feel that all Birmingham rejoices with him in the honors he has received at the hands of the Grand Lodge.
 The exact time of the arrival of the party has not been ascertained, but all arrange ments are completed and can be carried out on a few hours notice.
 A Native Alaba milan
 MT. Allen, who has been called to the highest office in the gift of the order, which is composed of 52,00O members, is an enthu- siastic member of Birmingham lodge, No. z, and one of the most prominent Elks in the United States. He is native Alabamian and came to this city about fifteen years ago, when Birmingham was in her swad- ding clothes. He began the practice of law, in which he attained great success. He is a member of the Royal House of Vulcan, having been the second king of the Birmingham carnival in 1897.
 Mir Allen has never taken an active part in politics, although during the late mayor alty contest he successfully managed MT. Drennens campaign and proved his ability by landing his candidate in the mayors chair. He is well and popularly known and it is doubtful whether single person in Birmingham could be found who does not feel a personal pride in his new found honors.
The age-herald., 1899-06-24
INTEREST OF SCHOOLS
s. K. Kerns, of Baltimore, is in the City
 Interviewing Citizens

S. K Kerns, of Baltimore is here in the interest of the Country School for Boys, which is located just north of Baltimore on the Charles street road.
 The school was founded to give to south ern boys the advantages or an educational training like that to be obtained at the prominent New England preparatory schools.
 President Daniel c. Gilman, of the Johns- Hopkins university, and MT. Charles J. Bonaparte were on the committee on or ganization. Judge William A. Fisher who may figure prominently In the next guber- material contest in Maryland, is the presi- dent of the board of trustees.
 MT. Kerns object is merely to make the aims and purposes of the school known to the most prominent men in the south. He is visiting ten of the largest southern cit . ies interviewing those only to whom he has letters personal intreductions.
The age-herald., 1899-06-24
BIRMINGHAM RIFLES
Appointment of Non-Commissioned Of
 ficers Next Thursday

There will be an important meeting of the Birminghahm Rifles at their armory next Thursday night for besides the regu- lar weekly muster Captain Ledbetter will announce the non-commissioned officers Of the company. It is also very probable that the new uniforms which have been ordered will have arrived by that time and will be distributed to the members The new rifles and side arms have already come and the company will soon have its full equipment. The Rifles will then be, 1t is said the first company in the reorganized national guard of the state to get ready for service.
 The company had one of their regular musters Thursday night, and elected sev- eral new members. Lieutenant Brown, in the absence of Captain Ledbetter, appointed Edwin Ballard as temporary quartermas- ter-sergeant to take charge of the com pany's arms. etc., until the full list of non- commissioned officers are announced.
The age-herald., 1899-06-24
MINERS AND OPERATORS FAIL TO
 REACH AGREEMENT ON WAGE SCALE.

present price they are paying the miners 50 cents per ton-they are making nothing on the coal itself
 The Tennessee company also insisted that they could not give any raise to the miners at Blue Creek. Under the present scale the wages at those mines are 91a cents be- low those at Pratt, and the miners in their new scale ask that these wages be raised Az cents, which will make them cents be- low the Pratt scale. The company claims that the seam of coal at Blue Creek is so thick and. so easy to work in comparison with the Pratt seam, that the Blue CreeK miners already make as much money as those at Pratt and other mines.
 Steam and Domestic Coal Mines
 There were several other mining compa- nies represented at the meeting yesterday aftrnoon, who's entire output is used for steam and domestic coal, and none of which is used in the manufacture of iron. These operators said that it was impossible for them to compete with those companies that had the output of their iron furnaces to depend upon, and they asked that the convention submit a proposition for a con- tinuous scale, to remain in effect the whole winter scale These operators intimated very strongly that they could no longer keep their miners on a sliding scale of wages, which was regulated by the price of iron
The age-herald., 1899-06-24
INFANT DEAD
Little Daughter of MT. and Mrs John R
 Hornady

Nina Corinne, the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. John R. Hornady, died Thursday afternoon at their residence in Twenty-first street between Avenues D and F, and was buried yesterday afternoon at Oak Hill cemetery.
 MT. Hornady is a member of the repor- torial staff of the News and he and his griet stricken wife have the sympathy of their many friends.
The age-herald., 1899-06-24
President Young Talks

iNtsiueht 1ouhB Ihiks
 The miners view of the situation was told in brief to a reporter yesterday afternoon by President Young of District 2O United Mine Workers, after the convention had adjourned for the night.
 No" he said, we did not come to any agreement this afternoon but I still have every hope that the matter of wages will be amicably settled when we meet again next Tuesday morning. We have done ev- erything we could under the instructions We had from our locals to come to an agreement with the operators, but so far they have refused to accept the scale, which we thought was a fair one to both parties.
 All that is left for us to do is to adjourn and report back to our locals everything the convention has done and let the body of the miners themselves decide what course they will take in the future. It is possible that our convention tomorrow may formulate some recommendations to be submitted to the locals, but l can't say pos itvey that this will be done, or what will be their nature.
 We have decided to call meetings of the locals on next Monday to hear the report of the delegates and any recommendations that they may have from the convention. At these meetings the locals will, of course, discuss the whole situation, and will in- struct the delegates how far, if at all they may go in compromising with the mining companies. The delegates, with new in- structions, will meet again in this city next Tuesday morning, when I think the whole matter will be adjusted"
 The Miners side oft
 The operators seem to be arguing strong ly with the miners in favor of two contract scales to be entered into with the various mining companies. One of them is for those miners in the employ of the furnace com panies, such as the Tennessee, the Sloss, the Woodward, and the other with the oper- ators of the steam and domestic coal mines. Whether the miners will accept this or not will be determined Monday. Their argument is that coal miner in one mine is entitled to the same pay as those in another regardless of the use to which the coal is to be put, provided, of course, the seams are of the same thickness, and the mining similar
 With regard to the sliding scale, the miners argue that when times were hard they labored on little or no pay, and that now when everything is prosperous, that they are entitled to the benefits thereof and should have their wages increased. They say that it may be possible that wages may be eating up all the profits on the coal itself at it's present market value, but that they say, is because coal is still
The age-herald., 1899-06-24
Convention Will Adjourn Today
 and Report Back THE RESULT ID TIE LOCALS SIoSs Company Refused to Con :
 fer With Convention. TENNESSEE REFUSES THE SCALE The Latter CompanyW M aximum of 52 1-2 Gents Per ToD-President
 Young Explains the Miners
 Side of the Question.
TENNESSEE REFUSES THE SCALE

Yesterday afternoon the coal mine opera tors of the Birmingham district and the miners who are now assembled in conven- tion in the city held their second joint con- ference. The result of it was that they failed to agree on any scale of wages for the coming year, and today the convention will adjourn to refer the whole question back to the miners themselves. They will be told just what the convention has done, and ask for further instructions. Each To- cal of the United Mine Workers in the dis trict will hold meeting next Monday and instruct their delegates more definitely. The convention will then meet again Tuesday morning in this city and decide just what compromise, if any, they are willing to make with the operators.
 The miners convention held no meeting yesterday morning, but met at 2:3O o'clock in the afternoon, where, according to agree ment, the operators met them in joint ses- sion. The discussion was kept up for about an hour when the operators withdrew, af- ter which the miners continued in session until about 6 o'clock. The details of the conference, as near as can be learned, were as follows:
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
TEMPLE THEATER.

The offering at this popular playhouse
for next week will he the "Ticket-of-
Leave Man." an English melodrama
filled with pathos and fine comedy. This
play has not been seen here for number
of years, and will be new to large num-
Der of theater-goers.
The post Lenten season at the Temple
Theater will be brilliantly inaugurated
on April with magnificent production
of the celebrated French play, Madame
Sans Gene" The Offering will be the
first in Louisville at popular prices and
the second time that Louisville people
will have had an opportunity of seeing
it. The action is of the time of Napoleon,
and the famous Frenchman takes a
prominent part. Mr. Lestina has been
cast for this role. Miss Lyon will play
the washerwoman. The play admits of
elaborate scenic work. The costumes have
been ordered from Miller, of Philadel-
phia, and will be strikingly effective.
The production will be the first of Sc
ries of great offerings at the Temple, the
list including many standard plays that
have never before been seen at cheap
Drices
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
EUGENE CARR MEEHAN
Death of a Bright and Prom
iSing Boy-Eloquent Tri-
butte Paid Him.

Eugene Carr Meehan, aged twelve
years, son of William r. and Sarah Carr
Meehan, died last Sunday night a week
ago at 1890 O'Clock. from a week ILL
ness of pneumonia. The deceased was
the idol of his parents, most lovable
and docile boy, and of an unusually
bright mind, being always at the head of
his classes. The funeral occurred Tues
day morning at $3.50 O'Clock from St.
Johns church, conducted by Father Bax,
assisted by Father Werner and Father
Murphy, of St. Mary Magdalene's.
Eugene had served the first mass Father
Murphy said in Louisville, and there was
warm friendship between the two, The
pall-bearers were chosen from Sacred
Heart Sodality, of which the boy had
been member and were Masters Frank
Mann, Frank Pilson, Tom Nolan, Parnell
Barrett, Guy Craig and Leo Wherlin.
After high mass was sung, Father Bax
preached the funeral sermon, beginning
with the following words from the Book
of Wisdom, which were most appropriate
to the dead youth:
being made perfect in short space,
he fulfilled long time. For his soul
pleased God; therefore He fastened to
bring him out of the midst of iniquity;
but the people see this and understand
not, nor lay up such things in their
hearts,"
He then dwelt at length on the beauty
of the character of the deceased, holding
him up as a model for all young boys.
He said that simply because of his good
ness he had entrusted Eugene with much
privileged work around the altar that he
would not give to older boys. ~ pre-
pared his grandfather and grandmother
for death, and instructed his two uncles,
who have preceded him. baptized him,
and allowed him to make his first COM
munion under the required age because l
saw that he understood what he was about
to do. He has now gone to join his
grandparents aud .unsll-s .s.llo .lsare- wait,
ing for him in heaven. God called him
because He loves good children, and
wished TO remove him from the many
temptations of this life. He is perfectly
happy, but will not forget his sorrowing
parents now, for he never forgot them in
this life
At st. Louis cemetery the funeral cor
tege was met by the acolytes, of whom
Eugene Meehan had been the head, and
the members of the Sacred Heart So
dality, when the procession marched to a
beautiful slope in the eastern part of the
cemetery, and all that was mortal of
Eugene Carr Meehan was laid to rest
amid the prayers and sobs of the sorrow
ing relatives.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
HUGH RYAN.
Canada'S Railroad and Canal
Builder Dead.

Mr.. Hugh Ryan, of Toronto, died re
Gently, aged 81 years. He was the lead
ing genius in carrying on nearly all the
great public works in Canada in the past
thirty years. He was an earnest Irish
man, prominent in all national move
ments and generous in his charities. He
was married in 1858 to Miss Margaret
Walsh, who with two sons and two
daughters survive him.
He was born in Ireland, in County
Limerick, i'll July, 1882. He came tc
this country with his parents in 1871
when in his ninth year, and settled neal
Montreal. In 1850, before he was Is
years old, he began railway work OIL the
St. Lawrence and Atlantic railway which
subsequently became the first link in the
Grand Trunk railway. Of railway con.
tractors the late Mr.. Ryan was, perhaps,
one of the oldest. When with his brother
John he began his career there were not
probably fifty miles of road in Canada.
Ever since the construction of the St.
Lawrence and Atlantic railway, of which
Sir Alexander Gait was President, Mr..
Ryan had been engaged, with the excep.
ton of about three years, in the construc.
ton of public works.
In 1876 the firm of Messrs. Purcell &
Ryan took the contract for the Canadian
Pacific from Fort William west to Eagle
river, a distance of over 200 miles. They
laid the first rail west of Fort William,
and in 1877 started the first locomotive,
which ran on the Canadian Pacific rail.
way line, having previously brought il
up the lakes on barge. Mr.. Ryan, as
head of the firm of Hugh Ryan & Co.,
took the contract for the building of the
Sault Ste. Marie canal, and six years OF
an active and busy life were spent on
that undertaking. Mr.. RYAN was one OF
the promoters of the Dominion Cable
Company in 1882, and in 1888 was
elected an associate of the Society of Civil
Engineers.
In 1888 the Canadian government lei
the contract for the building of this ca
nal. The work is magnificent monu.
ment to Mr. Ryan's skill as builder
The canal has one lock, the length OF
walls of lock over all being LOG feet and
the length between gates 900 feet. The
canal has depth OF twenty feet and
three inches, so that it will accommodate
the largest lake vessels.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
IN COUNTY DUBLIN.

On March 8 a large meeting of Nation
alists was held at Glasnevin Hill, in sup
port Of Francis Keegan for County Coun-
cillor against Col. Lindsay, supported by
the Tories. The principal speech was by
Mr.. J. ]. Clancy, NJ. p, who explained
why he took part in local election of
the kind If it had been a contest be-
tween two Nationalist he would not have
interfered, and his reasons for attending
were-6rst, because he had been invited
by the electors of the division, and,
secondly, because the fight was not be-
tween two Nationalist, but between a
Nationalist and an enemy of the national
rights of Ireland. Personally, he further
explained, he had not a word to say
against Col. Lindsay, but he wished to
point out why the Nationalist electors
should take an active interest in this
election In the first place, he assumed
the Nationalist were in favor of having
Nationalist majority OH the County
Dublin Council. He himself belonged to
a party that had declared-and had been
party to the declaration-that wherever
they could consistently with the safety of
the Nationalist give representation to the
minority it would be good to do so, but
that doctrine did not apply to the County
Dublin, because the UnioEists here are
strong enough to return as many men as
they are entitled to. He had gone over
the lists very carefully and found that in
that division the Nationalist were five to
one, but it would be little use in having
the names on the register if the electors
did not go to the booths on the polling
day If the Nationalist wherever they
had majority gave away any of the seats
they would be simply restoring the grand
jury to its old position in the county of
Dublin under the name of County Coun-
ellis. Owing to the division among the
people, the Unionists might be able in
nearly half of the twenty divisions to re-
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Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
TO OPPOSE DUNRAVEN.

An enthusiastic meeting was held at
Croagh, March II, in support of the can
didature of John Coleman for the Groom
division of the Limerick County Council.
Contingents attended from Groom, Ball
inganny, Meanus, Bruff, Rathkeale, Kill
dino, Limerick, Gurnane and Ballingar-
ry. The chair was taken by William
Blake, of Croagh, amid cheers.
The Chairman said they were assem-
bled to support the candidature of John
Coleman, who was good Irish Nation
alist. He hoped that every man who had
a vote would give it in favor of Mr.. Cole
man, and that they would not elect a
man who would vote for coercion in the
morning and against home rule.
Mr.. Cornelius Cahill proposed and Mr..
Michael Davidson seconded the follow
ing resolution: "That in consideration
of the right of the people of Ireland to
govern themselves, we, the electors of
this district of the Groom division in pub
lie meeting assembled, hereby pledge
ourselves to support the candidature of
John Coleman to represent us in the
County Council.
Mr.. Dundon said he would not like to
say a work against Lord Dunraven, who
was great Irishman and good man to
Adare, but though gratitude was a great
feature in the Irish people, what had
Lord Dunraven done outside Adare to
merit their support In the House of
Lords he has supported the Government
which, under Lord Salisbury, had called
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
LEXINGTON.
Politics Are. Becoming Very
Lively in the Bluegrass
Capital.

Especial Letter to the Kentucky Irish
American.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 24.-While
everything in social and society circles
has been very quiet for the past few
weeks, there has been an abundance OF
political news and many sensational
changes in the political arena.
The race for Senator from Fayette
county is now made up-Major J. Emley
Allen, late of the Second Kentucky, and
Capt. w. II. May, a well-known local
politician. Both sides claim victory but
it is thought by conservative politicians
that Major Allen will win in a walk.
On Monday last conference of politi-
cal leaders was held at the Phoenix Hotel
in this city. The nature and object of
the conference could not be learned, but
it is regarded here as important. The
following well-known politicians attend,
ed the conference Capt. w. J. Stone,
candidate for Governor; Senator Nc
Chord, Capt. Percival Haley, of Frank
fort; Sheriff Henry Bosworth and Deputy
Sheriff John S. McElroy and Major J.
Emley Allen, candidate for State Senate.
Miss Nora Newman and her delightful
guest, Miss Mae Sullivan, of Lafayette,
Ind, returned Sunday night from a
pleasant visit to Frankfort.
Col. w. d. Lewis, of Frankfort, spent
Wednesday last in this city on business,
in the interest of the Kentucky Supply
Company and Frankfort Marble Works.
Lexington has genius in the person of
Ignatius Maloney, sixteen-year Irish
American, who has just completed bust
of Admiral Dewey from ordinary builder
stone (he being too poor to buy a cubic
foot of marble) which is an excellent
likeless of the great naval hero. Ignatiu:
Maloney is an orphan and lives with Mrs
Susan Caden, near this city, is rather
handsome, with large soleful eyes and
clear-cut features. ID. JOSEPH.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
c. K. of A.

st. Cecilia's Branch, No. IA, met in St.
Cecilia's Hall last Sunday afternoon and
transacted much important business. AS
sessments $50 and 65l were paid and 654
and 655 read.
Daniel Quill, charter member of St.
Cec:lia's Branch and prominent for many
years in Irish societies, died and was
buried from St. Ce~ilia's church last
week.
The General Committee of all the c. X.
of A. branches in this city to arrange for
the entertainment of the next State Coun-
Gil in this city have engaged Macauley's
Theater and are preparing the programme
for an entertainment of music and song
that will be treat to the public. On the
committee are several well known singers
and musicians, who are lending their
best efforts to make success of the con-
cert. Full details will soon be ready to
announce.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
TRINITY COUNCIL.

Trinity Council held an interesting
meeting Monday night at its club house,
adding a new member to its roll Three
more will be initiated at the next meeting.
The Entertainment Committee reported
everything in readiness for the minstrel
performance and hop at Library Hall on
Easter Monday night.
The officers report this council in a
good financial condition, and request all
members to be present to witness the in
itiations at the club rooms Monday night.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25

tons, and the day was generally observed
as a holiday.
In Chicago there was a concert at the
Opera House and an Grafton by Hon. P.
]. O'Keefe. At St. Charles Hall lect-
ure was delivered by Hon. Patrick H.
O'Donnell. At the Assembly Hall the
young ladies of the Holy Angels parish
gave an entertainment of Irish music and
song, and the address was by Mayor
Harrison. Music Hall was crowded with
a representative audience to hear the ora
ton of Bishop Stanley of North Dakota.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25

sion. Let us hope that it will be wisely
availed of, that all concerned will remem-
Der the issues at stake, and that when the
occasion has passed Irish Nationalist
may be able to congratulate on having
forged a potent weapon in the nations
fight for liberty.
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
POLICEMEN PROMOTED.

Officers Tom Connell and Dan Sexton
have been added to the detective force of
this city, and their appointment meets
with great favor. They are men of ex-
perience, and will only add to the reputa-
ton of the excellent force now under
Chief Sullivan
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25
ST. cEcILIA's Bazaar.

The ladies of St. Cecilia's parish are
preparing for bazaar to be given in the
school hall, beginning Monday, April "a.
and continuing ten evenings. Tickets
ten cents. which entitle the holder to
admission and chance on gold watch
Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-03-25

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