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The age-herald., 1900-07-03
RAILROAD NEWS
O. B. Phelps Appointed Superintendent
 Transportation of L. & N.

C. B. Phelps of Nashville has been ap- pointed superintendent of transportation of the Louisville and Nashville road vice George E. Evans promoted. MT Phelps has been assistant superintendent at Nashville for number of years.
 Assistant Superintendent J. L. Welch of the South and North division of the Louis vile and Nashville with headquarters in this city, succeeds MT. Phelps as assist ant superintendent at Nashville. The an- nouncement of MT. Welch's promotion will be received with pleasure by his many friends in Birmingham and all along the division with which he has been connected the past several years. MT. Welch is well qualified for the position to which he has been transferred
 Mir. Evans took charge of the general managers office of that road yesterday as successor to J. G. Metcalf, whose resigna- tion was rendered some time ago, to take effect yesterday. MT. Metcalfe had been with the Louisville and Nashville for a long time, having been general manager for the past dozen or more years. He re- signed to go with the Denver and Rio Grande road.
 Other appointments are expected to be made in a few days, the promotion of MT Phelps having created a vacancy that will have to be filled at once.
 A successor to c. P. Atmore general pas- senger agent of the Louisville and Nash vile, is not expected to be named until the return of Vice-President r. Van den Berg from Europe.
 T. c. Powell, assistant freight traf- fic manager of the Southern, has sent out notice that the Louisville office of the freight traffic department of the Southern and the Asheville line will be located in the Columbia building, Fourth and Main streets, after July 1. Edwin Fitzgerald, manager of the Ashe- vile line and assistant general freight agent of the Southern, will have his office at the same place.
 The freight department of the Anniston division of the Southern Railway has been added to the Birmingham division and Di- vision Frenght Agent Browder of this city placed in charge. MT. Browder now has charge of the freight business of the South ern Railway in the states of Alabama and Mississippi and portion of Georgia. The office of division freight agent at Selma has been abolished.
 The abolishment of the division freight agency at Selma is in line with the policy of retrenchment said to have been recently adopted by the Southern Railway Com pany. few days ago the statement was sent out that number of offices would be abolished and operating expenses other wise curtailed.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
TWO NEGRO WOMEN WENT
 OUT ON A CARVING RAMPAGE

Two negro women used knives with telling effect yesterday evening. The vic- tim of one was white man and the other negro woman. One occurred about 6 o'clock and the other between and g.
 The first occurred in First avenue near Eighteenth street, the assailant being Lu- cile Jackson and the assailed a white man whose name could not be aseertained. The second occurred near Second avenue and Twenty-second street, Fannie Woods being badly cut by a negro woman whose name was not learend.
 The First avenue affair, from all the evil dence at hand, appears to have been the fault of the man. who Insisted on the wo- man dancing with him. She refused two or three times and then he grabbed her around the waist. saying that she had to dance. As he grabbed hold of her she pulled out knife and tried to stab him
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
REMOVE THE FENCES i,
A Birmingham Citizen Makes Some
 Timely Suggestions

To the Editor of The Age -Herald
 Has it ever occurred to you that there is invested in this city s75,ooO in front yard fences, and it has been con servatively estimated that it cost 10 per cent per annum to maintain the same-an annual expense of $7,500. All this vast amount of money is expended in order that we may keep out of our front yards cows, horses and other animals whose total value would probably not exceed 5000. Birming ham is regarded by some as being a dirty, smoky and undesirable residence place. We should encourage in our people a love for the beautiful
 Remove the unsghty wooden fences and you immediately desire to beautify and ornament your yards, and in few years this would be a city of beautiful flower gar dens and lawns, delight to ourselves and others. It would encourage a love of the beautiful in our children, and it would ex- cite the admiration of visitors and largely enhance the value of our resident property. A home with a beautiful front yard, let it be flower garden or a lawn gives an air of comfort, refinement and culture, and adds at least from 10 to 20 per cent. to the intrinsic value of the property.
 It is estimated that the city has a number of thousands of dollars invested in the cemetery and park fences, and that con siderable is required annually to maintain fences. They are absolutely unnecessary and destroy the beauty and convenience of the parks, making them unsightly and un- inviting. I say remove the park fences, put the grounds in beautiful order and let fla tion of these ideas throughout the city would put into circulation $75,0OO and would save in ten years s75,OOO more, and would increase the actual value of the residence property in our city fully a quarter of a million dollars. A vast amount of money is thus expended in order that about 5,000 worth of cows, horses and hogs may prome- Eade our beautiful streets and avenues
 Let us hear from other citizens on this important matter. T. l.. MCGOWAN.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Total
SHORT STORIES
 OF THE DAY
Roldness Won the Day

From the hour when he was obliged to
 leave Hobart College, stricken with
 hemorrhage of the lungs, through all the years until, but a short time since, he yielded to third attack of pneumonia,
 Bishop Mahlon N. Gilbert, coadjutor with
 Bishop Whipple of the diocese of Minneso-
 ta, had fought out many a hand-to-hand
 battle with death, relates the Saturday
 Evening Post.
 Years ago, when but just out of divinity hail. he was given a charge by Bishop
 Futile, his lifelong friend. It was the ! most difficult field in the west. Young 1 Gilbert was the only minister of his faith | in all the western half of great territory. In the town of Deer Lodge, Montana, his | headquarters, comprising some six hundred l souls, he had at the beginning of his work l but two communicants. It was from this town that he went upon mission tours l throughout the region. He determined to
 build church. Walking into the local l bank one day he said to one of the off, | cials:
 "I want two thousand dollars, without
 any endorsement, to be paid back some l time in the future."
 | The banker looked at the young rector
 moment and then without a sign of fur | ther hesitation he said: l. You can have it! Any man that's got
 nerve enough to ask such a thing deserves | to have it, and you shall have 1t without | interest"
 | very profitable church fair, held later, was liberally patronized, and soon after | the proudest man in Montana, as he after ward said marched in he h1p a l cirreDcv
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Encountered Case of Discipline

Archbishop Ireland is well known in Washington, where good stories about him are frequently told. Here is one of them, says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch A Protes- tant friend of Archbishop Ireland and an admirer of his many fascinating qualities, was struck one day at finding gray haired priest whom he well knew to be an ex- ceedingly learned and able man officiat- country districts.
 How is it, your reverence" he asked, that so wonderfully capable a man is kept laboring in so unproductive a field as that in which I find him?"
 "Ah,' retorted the archbishop, rubbing his hands andi smiling in the unctuous manner peculiar to him. "Ah, my dear friend, the very man for the place-the very man for the place.
 There was a moments pause, and then the archbishop added. as though from an afterthought, land the very place for the man, my dear sir-the very place for the man."
 The most reverend gentleman's non- Catholic friend afterward found that he had unwittingly discovered an example of church discipline. The learned priest in the country parish was undergoing what is known in ecclesiastical circles as "a va- cation in the woods.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
THE MINERS WILL
 RECONVENE TODAY Prospects for an AmicabIe Settle ment Seem Brighter. LOCALS VOTED YESTERDAY It is Said That Many of Them Voted to Accept the Operators Proposi-
 tion-Pratt City Leaves
 it to Delegates
LOCALS VOTED YESTERDAY

The Alabama Division of the United Mine Workers of America will reconvene in this city today and again take up the question of a wage contract with the coal operators for the next twelve months.
 The locals all over the state voted yes- terday on the proposition made them by the operators last week and when the delegates arrive here today the question of a strike this year will probably be defin- itely settled. While the locals passed on the proposition of the operators yesterday nothing could be learned in the city last night as the result of the vote. Most of the mines are some distance from tele- phone or telegraph statiops and there were no other means of communicating with them.
 It is understood that the miners at Pratt City instructed their delegates to the con- vention to make the best possible terms with the operators. This means that wha contract the convention may en- ter into with the operators will not have to be referred back to the locals. A re- port reached the city yesterday afternoon that the miners at Johns, Adger and Sum- ter had instructed their delegates to accept the proposition made by the operators last week. The mines at these places are owned by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
 Information received in the city yester- day was to the effect that with but few exceptions the mines in the district were idle. The men who were out yesterday will not return to work until after today's convention.
 Four furnaces were banked yesterday as a result of the suspension of work at the mines. Two of these belong to the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company, one to the Republic Iron and Steel Company and one to the Tutwiler Coal, Coke and Iron Company. None of the Tennessee Com panqs furnaces were banked, though three of the five at Bessemer are still idle, not having been started up since the strike began among the stockhouse and furnace hands three weeks ago.
 The prospect for a settlement of the wage scale looked more hopeful last night than at any time since the joint conference began nearly a week ago.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
HE Y. M. .. A.
Still in Its Old Quarters Possibility of
 Remaining There All Summer

The Young Mems Christian Association will have to vacate it's quarters at the cor ner of Nineteenth street and Fourth ave- nue, recently purchased by the Hillman Hotel Company, but just when is yet un- determined. The hotel architect is not ready with his plans, and the company may not be ready to begin work on the building be- fore August-perhaps the latter part of August.
 The Young Mems Christian Association was asked in June to vacate by the 1st of July, but the officers are now led to be- lieve that they will be allowed to postpone moving until some time in August.
 The committee appointed to solicit sub scriptions to the fund for erecting Y. M. c. A. building will start to work in earnest this week, and it is hoped that before the end of this month it will have made such progress as to assure the success of the enterprise. MT. R. $. Munger has headed the list with $5,000; but $50,0OO is the amount needed.
 The committee in charge of the building E fund movement is composed of the follow ing prominent citizens Robert Jemison, M. V. Joseph and J. D. Moore, representing the business men; and w. F. Tyler, T. H. Johnston and R. s. Munger representing the association.
 At the afternoon services Sunday Secre- tary Riley gave an interesting account of the annual conference of association work ers held at Asheville, N c. He attended the conference and took part in its pro- ceedings. He was greatly encouraged and helped by contact with the Southern secre- taries, and his remarks to the meeting here Sunday aroused much enthusiasm.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
ELITE OPERA CO.
 OPENS LAKEVIEW
Chimes of Normandy Was Satisfactorily Presented 10 n Large ard Aparccia-
 tive Audience Last Night.

Tn spite of the threatening aspect of the weather, the seating capacity of the thea ter at Lakeview was tested to it's utmost by the crowd that filled the auditorium and overfowed into the long, -disused gall lery, at the opening performance of the Elite Opera Company last night.
 From the first note of the overture to the last of the finale, the Chimes of Nor mandy moved on smoothly and success fully, evoking rounds of enthusiastic ap- plause from the audience
 MT. Washburn, ever popular was in his very best form last night, and with the chorus which was in fine trim, fully up- held the reputation of the local musicians Though Miss Minnie Vesey, as "Sepolette" had only occasional opportunities to give full scope to her magnificent voice, she car ried her part with dash and effectiveness. Miss Martha Scruggs as "Germaine" cap tivated the audience with her sweet voice and dainty self. Dr. McKenney's superb tenor showed to great advantage in his role of "Grenicheaux," and taken a whcle, the musical standard was fully up to the expectations of the music-lovers.
 MT. Mountjoy Walker made a 'very pal pablo hit both in the character of "Baile" and in his specialties, and the ac- tion never Jagged while he was on the stage.
 The opening night was a success in every respect and is a forerunner of a week of delight.
 The only matinee to be given by the Elite Opera Company will take place to- morrow afternoon, in honor of the Fourth of July.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03

but only succeeded in producing flesh wound. Both participants were arrested by Officer Byars and taken to the city jail where a charge of assault with intent to murder was entered against the woman and disorderly conduct against the man, who was so drunk he could not give his name.
 The Twenty-second street affray was be- tween two women and about a man. Fan nie Woods, it seems, was standing in the street talking to"a gentleman friend" when the other woman came up and began 10 abuse her. Replies in kind were made, whereupon the unknown woman lit into the Woods woman, cutting her on the temple and in the side, neither gash being serious, however. Fannie reported the fight to the police, but her assailant had escaped when the officers arrived at the locality where the trouble took place.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
The Courts

There is nothing except routine work ir progress in the county and United States court houses.
 The County Board of Revenue was in session yesterday
 Suit has been entered in the City Court by B. L. Wertheimer, administrator of James Yearwood, vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company for $1OOO0 damages. The plaintiff alleges that the de- ceased was killed on July 12, 1899, while in the discharge of his duties as brakeman.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
The Climate of south Africa

Julian Ralph's powers of description are quite extraordinary. Though they lead him at times into seeming extravaganza, yet they greatly enliven his narrative. re- lates the Chicago Times-Herald He ad- vises the traveller in South Africa to take along a fig leaf for a daytime costume and a Laplander's suit of furs for night. All kinds of weather, he says, are served out during each twenty-four hours As for healthfulness, not even Colorado can com pare with it.
 gro go to Colorado you must be a mill lionaire with only one lung, and you must keep your lung and part with your mill lion. But here the rule is to come penni- less with no lungs. Thus established, you develop new @ngs and become a million aire.'
 No wonder the British thought South Af- rica worth fighting for.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Mortgage Sale.

Under and by virtue of the powers of sale contained in certain deed of mortgage made by T. S. Smith and his wife, Lucy .E. Smith, to the Elyton Land Company on tho 1st day of September, 1892, which said mort gage is recorded in Book 175 of Mortgages, page 146 in the office of the Judge of Pro- bate of Jefferson County, Alabama, and for the satisfaction of the debt therein de- scribed and thereby secured, the under signed, as assignee and transferee of said debt and mortgage, will offer for sale in front of the court house door of JeffersoT County, Alabama, on the Fist day of July, 1900, at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real es- tate, in said county, and known and de- scribed according to the map and plan of the Elyton Land Company of the city of Birmingham as: Lots Nos. thirteen Q3)z and fourteen QD in subdivision H of block No. one hundred and seven Q0), to- gether forming a rectangle fronting fifty (5W feet on the south side of Morris ava nue and extending back to the railroa right of way
 BIRMINGHAM REALTY CO, Assignee and Transferee of Said Debt a,
 Mortgage
 A. T. LONDON, Attorney.
 6-19-4t-tues
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
STATE FAIR COMMITTEE
Meeting Will be Held in Commercial
 Club Rooms Today

The committee appointed by the citizens meeting last week to look into the question of holding a state fair in Birmingham next fall will meet in the Commercial Club rooms this afternoon at o'clock. The Commercial Club, the Board of Trade, the Trades Council and the City Council have all been requested to appoint committees to cooperate with the Citizens Committee and their committees will probably be pres ent this afternoon.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Two Per Cent. Dividend

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company directors met in New York yes- terday and declared a 2 per cent. divideE1 on the common stock and also Ser cent. on the preferred stock. This is the second dividend of per cent. declared on the pre- ferred stock this year.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Christian Endeavorcrs

The regular monthly meeting of the Jeff ferson County Local Union of Christian En- deavor will take place at Thomas on Tues day evening, July 8. A special car for the Endeavorers and their friends will leave the station on Second avenue at 7:15 p. m. sharp A fare of 10 cents for the round trip has been secured. A full attendance is earnestly desired.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
John Horan Fined

John Horan, who was arrested Saturday night on a charge of assault and battery on Eugene Walton, witness in the case against Charles Graham, who is charged with violating the anti-pool selling law, was fined s25 by Judge Feagin of the Inferior Criminal Court yesterday.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Dissolution Notice

The firm of the Warner Smiley Co. has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, w. M. Newton and E. T. Shaw having pur- chased G. D. Smileys entire interest and notes, accounts and good will to the late firm, and will continue the undertaking at 312 North 20th street, under the old firm name G. D. Smiley will continue in the livery business at 20l3 4th avenue
 THE WARNER SMILEY co.
 (By w. M. Newton.) June 90, 1900. 7-3-2t
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
June 90, 1900.
Attention Teachers-The Central of Geor-

Attention Teachers-The Central of Geor- gia Railway will carry the Birmingham delegation of teachers to Charleston, s. O., for National Education Association on train leaving Birmingham 2;4O p. m, July g. arriving Charleston 10:30 following morn ing. Those desiring sleeping car reserva- tions please notify as soon as possible. Solon Jacobs, Commercial Agent Birming- ham, Ala. 7-3-7t
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
BIRMINGHAM BUILDING
Permits Issued in the Past Six Mont ths.
 Tax Collections

During the month of June Chief Mullin of the fire department issued thirty-nine building permits, the work to be done un- der them amounting to S49,725 During the six months from January 1 to June 30, 1900, he issued 229 permits, the work to be done aggregating $3S1, ,277 These permits, of course, apply only to the city limits. If suburban building were included it would probably more than double the above az gregate.
 The fire department responded to eleven alarms in June. Six of the alarms were turned in from boxes, three were sent over the telephone, and two were still alarms.
 Street and Poll Tax Collector A. A. Gam ble reports the following collections for the month of June:
 Street tax ........... ................$ $50. co 1oll tax ....... ....... ................ ll9.50 licenSeS ...... ............ 4,lUi. 4i
 Ioldi '..... .......' ........... 20, iVo5f
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Charles Woodruff Injured

Charles Woodruff, the 13-year-old son of Manager Woodruff of the Southern Bell Telephone Company, while out riding Sun day afternoon, was thrown or fell from his horse and had the bones in both arms broken near the wrists. He was not hurt otherwise except few bruises on his body He was unable to tell how he happened to fall from the horse.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
TO FLORIDA OR CUBA.

If you are contemplating a trip to Florida. Cuba or Porto Rico you will find 1t to your interest and advantage to correspond with the undersigned regarding schedules, ra tes and sailing dates of steamers. The Plant system trains run direct to ports without change or transfer. Address R. L. Todd. division passenger agent, 16 Commerce street, Montgomery. Ala
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
BANK CLEARINGS
Show an Increase of Over Million
 Dollars

The clearngs of the Birmingham banks for the month of June were $3,654,672.S1, as against $2,46O, 710.OS for the same month in 1899, an increase for this year of 1,193,3 7S
 The clearings for the week ending June 30 were $967, ,S3O.19, as against $579, ,S6S.42 for the same week last year, an increase for this year of $3SS, ,021.T.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
North Alabam ma Presbxtery

An adjourned meeting of the North Ala banla Presbytery will be held at the Central Presbyterian Church, Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, this afternoon, for the purpose of examining two applicants for the ministry.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
New Officers Elected

The Austin Bryan Manufacturing Com pany, recently incorporated has elected the following officers:
 Presdent-E. J. Bryan.
 Vice President-W. D Austin.
 The capital stock of the Austin-Bryan Company is $75, 900. The company is now building a blow factory at Ensey It will also manufacture machinery, engines boil CTS, castings, etc.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
Operation for Appendicitis

Mrs. Annie Whitman, who resides with her husband on the South Highlands, was operated on yesterday for appendicitis. Drs. Talley Chapman, Rogers, Whelan esd McAdory performing the operation. Mrs. Whitman was reported to be doing finely yesterday afternoon.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03

Mountjoy Walker, Comedi- an, Elite Opera Go. Lakeview. 60 laughs a minute.
The age-herald., 1900-07-03

Have you tried 1.-the lington restaurant?
The age-herald., 1900-07-03
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Alabama

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