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The age-herald., 1901-12-11
PRATT CITY

Pratt City, December 10.-(Special J. s. T. Key, secretary and treasurer of the Pratt City and Ensley Retail Merchants and Trades Protective Association, makes the following report concerning the amount of groceries sold in this district exclusive of the commissaries:
 Pratt City has thirty grocery stores, which average $3O. 100 per month; San dusky, six, which average $460O; Ensley eighteen, which average $20,1OO; Wylam eight average, s76OO, making the total amount of groceries average $62, 400 per month.
 The city council met in regular session last night and adopted the new code as prepared by City Attorney c. D. Com stock. Officer Bray was continued on the monthly pay roll. The license com mittee was instructed to formulate a new license schedule for the year 1902
 Palmetto Camp, No 52, Woodmen of the World, held an enthusiastic meeting in the Knights of Pythias hall last night. The following officers for the year 1902 were elected: Consul commander, w. N. Mcknight; adviser lieutenant, J. c. Me Murray; banker, s. E.. Willoughby; clerk, w. R. Lee; escort, w. H. Chichester; watchm an John Meagher; sentinel Bob Payne; managers, lob Going, J. D. Wood and George Powers medical advisers. I B. Stagg and T. J. Brown. MT. w. R. Lee was reelected clerk for the fourth successive time, having served the camp in this capacity since its organization. A committee is arranging for an entertain mpnf nefo above officers, which will take place on the evening of January G. The lodge has about 125 members and receiving new ones every month.
 Master Mechanic R. c. White of the Birmingham Southern Railroad Company has gone to Philadelphia to purchase some new engines for use at Pratt City.
 Mrs. T. M. Dyer of Birmingham was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. T. s. Abernathy, today.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
TUSCALOOSA
George J. Alston, a JeweIer, Makes an
 Assignment.

Tuscaloosa, December 10.-(Special.)- George J. Aston, for some years one of the leading jewellers in this place, made an assignment today, naming J. J. Aston as assignee The schedule of lia- bilities show MT. Alston's indebtedness to be a little over s4OO0, in addition to rsht for his store house for the year and two mortgages on the fixtures aggregating $500. Assets not given. There are no pre- ferred creditors except the above three.
 The Tuscaloosa County Court was in sessicn yesterday and disposed of three criminal assault cases, James Harris, col- ored, was found guilty as charged; Jim Harris, colored, pleaded guilty to the charge amended so as to make it as sault and battery, and Henry Pratt, col ored, was convicted of an attempt to commit a criminal assault Pratt is the negro who was saved from a mob last summer by the bravery and determina- tion of Sheriff w. C. Kyle. The court Is occupied today with several capital cases.
 The meeting of the Board of Aldermen which was to have been held last night was postponed to Thursday night on count of the absence of some of the members. At this meeting one of the matters to come up is the question of city lighting. For some years past the electric light and water companies have made the city certain concessions on &C., count of its financial condition. The concessions, under the agreement cease on the first of January, and steps will be taken in regard to their renewal if possible. The water company will put in a filter at once, but as the company is in the hands of a receiver it was nec- essary to get the permission of Judge T. G. Jones to make this improvement In his permission Judge Jones made it to make concessions to the city for the coming year.
 The l.. T. Els gave a very enjoyable german at their hall last evening. The german was lead by V. Hugo Friedman assisted by Miss Melville Minge of Laneville, Ala.
 2 The Tpsto-Date Club met with Miss fitzpatrick at the Tuscaloosa Female College yesterday afternoon and the sub ject for discussion was Edinboro. The programme was as follows: Edinboro Miss Ellen H. Foster; literature and poli- tics. Mrs. J. Manly Foster; musicians and artists, Mrs. H. B. Foster; places and buildings of note, Mrs. J. Y. Graham The guests were Misses Garner of Ozark and Van Lear of Shreveport, La The club decided yesterday to contribute to the support of two girls at the Monte vallo Industrial School.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
4 STRONG LETTER TO DR. HALL.

Stevenson, Ala, June G. 190l Dear Sir: have been a great sufferer from bladder trouble for two years and my case was of a very serious nature compelling me to have several painful and dangerous operations. I have also taken many different remedies; I taken Swamp Root three years, Warmers Safe cure two years, and they only gave temporary relief.
 After having two operations and pre- pairing for the third l saw your Texas Wonder advertised, and purchased a bot tie And I got almost immediate relief. and have continued to improve every since.
 My doctors said my bladder had grow ed together in three places. and l was suffering almost death No man living can say more than l can say for your Texas Wonder and I call 1t a worlds wonder and I hope all who suffers will give a trial.
 Wishing you success, am yours truly.
 w. c. DANIEL Sold by all druggists. P. o. Box 629 St. Louis, Mo.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
L. & N. BUILDING
 400 NEW CARS
SHOPS AT NEW DECATUR ARE THE FIRST IN ITS ENTIRE SYS- ITEM TO BUILD cARs-sUBsTAN. HAL WORK.

New Decatur, December 1O.-(special)- Business on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad system is reported heavier now than it has been for many years.
 There are now being built in the shops here 400 new cars, and it is expected that an order for 1000 more will be received within the next few days.
 When these shops were first built they were intended for repair shops only. but the increase in the company's business made it necessary to build new cars.
 In the history of the Louisville and Nashville these shops were the first of it's entire system to build new cars While the company say they can buy cars cheaper than they can build them. the cars built here are said to be superior to any that can be bought.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

Washington, December 1O.-The Presi- dent today sent these nominations to the Senate:
 Charles H. Darling of Vermont, to be assistant secretary of the navy. vfca Frank w. Hackett, resigned.
 George Moulton, Jr., to be collector of customs for the district of Bath. Me.
 Cavalry-Lieutenant Colonel William c. Forbush to be colonel; M B. Hughes to be lieutenant-colonel; Capt. George H. G.. Gale to be major.
 Artillery-Capt. John P. Wiser to be major.
 Engineer Corps Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. Adams to be a member of the mississippi River Commission. First Lieutenant Robert P. Jones to be mem per or the California Debris Commission. Lleutenant-Colonel David P Heap to be member of the California Debris Com mission.
 ihe Fresident also sent to the Senate the recess appointments of Col. Henry M Roberts to be chief of engineers (sinc. retired), Col. John w. Barlow to he chief Of engineers (since retired), and Col. Geo s. Gillespie to be chief of engineers
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
MUST RUN ON TIME.
Texas Railroad Commission Issues
 Orders for Trains.

Austin, December 10.-The railroad commission reached an agreem ent and will today issue an order with reference to the hearing that was held in regard to Texas railroads failing to operate their passenger trains on schedule time
 The order directs the railways to oper- ate their trains according to the schedule time at each station unless delayed by unavoidable accidents.
 It also provides that passenger trains shall not wait for other trains at junction points longer than thirty minutes and railroads will be required to post on the bulletin boards at each station thirty minutes before schedule time for the train to arrive when it will arrive and that the bulletin be corrected every thirty minutes up to the time of the arrival of the train. The order will go into effect January 1, 1902.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
SAID ID HAVE SOLD
 NEGROES AS SLAVES
Ben Milan, Ex-SIave, Charged
 With Kidnapping
I'M P REASONED ON ISLAND
One Negro Is Said to Have Been Kept in Slavery on an Island Seven
 Years.

New Decatur, December 1o.-tspeciaD Ben Milan, colored, is under arrest charged with an unusual crime.
 It is alleged that Milan has for some time been engaged in Kidnapping negroes and selling them as slaves to the white manager of a Tennessee river island plantation below Decatur.
 It is said Milan would induce negroes to accompany him to the island with the promise of securing them positions on the plantation at good wages and that when they reached there he would sell them in bondage and by being confined within the stoekade, escape was impos- sible and their relatives could never ascertain their whereabouts.
 It is said that young negro who re- gently escaped from the island told the story and caused the arrest of Ben Milan. He reported that a kidnapped negro has been confined this island slave for seven years.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
SENATE CONFIRMS
 MANY NOMINATIONS
AMONG THEM IS CHARLES M. DICKINSON OF NEW YORK, WHO IS MADE AGENT AT SOFIA, BUL. CARA.

Washington, December 10.-The Senate today confirmed these nominations:
 William H. Hunt, Montana, to be Gov ernor and Charles Hartsell Colorado, sec retary Of Porto Rica; William Rosen berg, Illinois, to be a civil service com missioner; Francis B. Loomis, Ohio, min ister to Portugal; Lloyd c. Griscom, Pennsylvania, minister to Persia; Herbert w. Bowen. New York, minister to Ven eZuela-
 These secretaries to foreiglg legations:
 John W. Riddle, Minnesota, at St. Petersburg; Spencer A. Eddy, Illinois, at Constantinople; Chandler Hale, Maine, at Vienna, Austria; John w. Garrett, Mary land, at The Hague; Gordon Paddock, New York, at Seoul. Korea; John Muir, New York, at Stockholm, Sweden; James G. Bailey, Kentucky, at Guatemala and Honduras; Arthur B. Blanchard, Louis- lana (second secretary) at Paris; William C. Eustis, District of Columbia 6hird secretary at London; R. S. R. Hit, Illi- nois GAiId secre tary). at Paris.
 Charles M. Dickinson, New York; agent at Sofia, Bulgaria.
 Tc be consuls:
 Samuel Smith, New Jersey, at Moscow Richmond Pearson, North Carolina, at Genoa; Jesse H. Johnson, Texas, at San tos, Brazil.
 Frederick I. Allen. Auburn. New York; commissioner of patents; Edward B. Moore, Grand Rapids. Mich, assistant commissioner of paterts.
 To be collector of customs:
 George w. Allen, Key West Fla. {: Frank L. Doan, Ohio, district of Arizona: George w. Cobb. district of Albermarle, N. c.
 Herbert D. Pierce. third assistant sec- retary of state.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
SHEFFIELD.
Work Progressing on Shops of South
 ern Railway.

Sheffield, December 10.-(Special. )-W orls on the shops of the Southern Railway is progressing very rapidly. The present buildings, which consist of a roundhouse for twenty-five engines, a machine build ing, carpenter building, and repair build ing, are to be added to by two large brick structures and power plant that will make the completed shops one of the most valuable belonging to the Southern Railway Company.
 Advance agents are inspecting property near Sheffield with the view of locating a German colony thereon. These persons express themselves as being more than satisfied with this property, and think they can bring about sixty families here as soon as details are completed.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
FIRE! FIREI
Wait Until Thursday, December 12. $34,oo0 Worth of Tailor-Made
 Clothing.

Saved from the late fire has been ship ped to Birmingham to be sold in ten days by order of the railroad company One of New York's largest manufactur- CTS of Fine Tailor-Made Clothing for Men, Boys and Children, consigned to a large retail clothing house in New Or leans, two car loads of Fall and Winter Clothing for Men, Boys and Children Near Birmingham the cars caught fire boxes thrown from the cars and slightly damaged. the goods were repacked but the firm at New Orleans would not accept the stock, claiming big damages, when in fact the damages were only slight. The company not being able to make a satisfactory settlement with the cloth ing house, took charge of the entire stock and shipped $34000 worth to Birm- ingham to be sold in ten days at less than manufacturers cost.
 Below we quote a few prices taken at random from this stock:
 The entire building No. 1905 Third ave- nue. just behind the Simon building, has been leased for ten days only. Sale be- gins Thursday, December 12 at a. m. and will positively close Monday, Decem- Der g at 10 D. m.
 3S4 mems round and square cut sack suits. worth BIO all will go at $2.90. 90 mems blue and black cassimere suits, for business wear, strictly all wool, good value at s12. All go at $3.4S.
 432 single and double breasted gray blue and brown pure worsted sack and frock suits, sizes 33 to A, well worth $14 all go at $4.25.
 25 styles mems worsted and tricot suits, silk and satin, sizes 34 to 42 handsomely tailored, and sold by all retail clothing houses from $15 to SIS, will, go at $635. 800 mems dark mixed cassimere suits made in round and square cuts single breasted, worth SIS to $20, all go at S745 56 boys suits, sizes IA to IS, strictly all wool and fast colors good value at $S; all go at $2.95.
 IS clay worsted and broadcloth Prince Alberts, worth $25, sale price $9.9O.
 Overy thirty styles of youths round cut cassimere and clay worsted suits, all shades, not a suit in the lot worth less than S10 all go at $390.
 400 mems cassimere pants, made strong, light and dark shades, worth g, sale price 69c '.
 1Os pairs mems neat striped worsted and Cassimere Pants, all sizes; would be cheap at $3, sale price $1.24
 Hundreds of mems all worsted and wool pants. made with French waist bands, worth s4 to s7 per pair your choice for $190
 800 all wool boys suits. worth s1.75, sale price 95c.
 75 boys suits, sizes to 15 double seat and double knees, good value at $2.5O, sale price SPA
 S6 childrens suits, sizes to 14. worth $1.25, sale price Soc.
 7S0 mems overcoats from $2.90 to $9. 40, worth double.
 Every garment marked in plain figures. P. S.-Merchants, 1t will pay you to come 800 miles to attend this sale, as goods will be sold 50 per cent. less than cost to manufacture.
 Remember the, sale begins Thursday, December 12 Make no mistake in place. Look for large fire sale sign on build ing, 1905 Third avenue. one-half block east of Loveman Joseph & Loeb's on Third avenue
 J. s. AWKWARD,
 Manager. 12-S-4t.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
FOURTEEN MEN IN RACE.
Midnight Score in six-Day Walking
 Match.

Rochester, N. r.. December 10-At the close Of the six-day go-as-you-please race tonight, fourteen men are still at the daily grind nearly all being in fairly good condition.
 Midnight score: Golden, 12511: Fahey, FOB; Hart. 11s.1; Herty, 113.10; Unknown, lO6.l4; Moore, s6.1S; Loeslin, 9612; Cart wright, s5.11; Cooper. 95.19; Guerrero, sO1s; McGraw. sZ01; Hagelman, 1904: Clark, 49.02
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus. Miss, December To- (Special.)-A. A. Passolt was yesterdav elected secretary and treasurer of the Columbus Light and Power Company to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wiley II. Johnston. MT. Neely, the former superintendent of the Vicksburs plant, is now in the city for the purpose or giving this system a much needed overhauling.
 F. c. Hale, postal clerk between this city and Montgomery, who was injured in the car at Artesia last week, has been compelled to give up his run on account of his injuries.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11

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The age-herald., 1901-12-11
JACOB scHAEFFER WINS.
Defeats George F. slosson for Billiard
 Championship.

New York, December 10.-Jacob Schaef- fer of Chicago and George F. Slosson of this city met in the deciding game of the international billiard championship to- night, and the Chicago man won by a score of 400 to 355.
 Tomorrow night Slosson and Barutel will play for second honors. Sutton won fourth place and Morningstar and Howi- son divided fifth and sixth honors.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
Flour MiIIers Discuss Rates.

Chattanooga, December 1O-Flour mill CTS of Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia met here today and discussed the rates on grain shipped into these states. Mill CTS contend that the railroads are dis crin1ipating against this section on long haul rates, and formal petition for a readjustment of rates will be presented to the railroads.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
Xmas Presents
 Calhoun Jewelry Go.
REAL PLEASURE

Is derived by using Gas Stove in your kitchen, and your wife is always clean and presentable. The Stove gives a clean, clear and relia- ble flame. Easy terms. B. R., l.. & F. Go.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11

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The age-herald., 1901-12-11
The Rev. George Patterson Dies.

Memphis, December 1O.-Rev. George Patterson, pastor of Grace Episcopal church. died of heart failure at o'clock tonight. Dr. Patterson was 73 years old and native of Boston.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11

This amount added to the contributions soliciated by H. H. Mayberry aggregate $115 MT. Exum expects the full amount of 5000 within ten days.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
TWO MEMBERS OF
 COMMITTEE REPORT
Have Done Their Share In Raising $1,ooo for Silver Service
 Fund. .

The committee appointed by President Exum of the Commercial Club to raise 5000 as Birmingham's share of the fund needed to present the battleship Alabama with silver service is meeting with suc- cess. and Jack w. Johnson announced yesterday that he had raised $65. which is $15 more than the amount required of him He reports the following contribu- tions.
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
DOn't M0TI'u.

Almost everybody remembers the cele- brated advice of the London Punch, "To those about to marry. D0n't." There is in that advice the expression of the feeling of many a mother who says, VI
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
ENSLEY

Ensley, December 1O.-(Special )-Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Owen and their daugb- ter, Miss Tommie Owen, of Brierheld and pr. and Mrs. O. Whitfield of Bir- mingham are visiting Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Martin.
 Henry c. Brown of Bessemer was here today on his way to Montgomery
 L. G. Lawly of the Jessie French Piano Company was in the city today.
 Miss Amelia Markstein of Birmingham was in the city today to establish a class in vocal music
The age-herald., 1901-12-11
osTEoPATHY.
c. NOR RES, Osteopathist.

Graduate under Dr. A. T. Still, founder
 of the Science. Kirksville, Mo- Rooms 502 and 504 Jefferson Co. Bank Bldg. cor. 2d ave. and 21st st., Bir- mingham, Ala; take elevator on 2d ave. Examination at office free.
 Phone: Bell 1s9 Hours: to 12, 9 to p. m Literature furnished on application.
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The bee., 1901-08-15
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
THURSDAY. AUGUST IS, 1901.

WHILE we believe in foreign
missions, and think it is right
and proper to send missionaries
to darkest Africa and heather
China, we are still more in favor
of doing a little missionory work
at home. There are children in
our midst and possibly some older
persons to whom tho story of the
babe Graded in a manger In
Bethlehem of Judea would read
like a romance. While our Sun
day-Schools have a moderately
fair attendance, there are enough
children on the streets on Sunday,
smoking cigarettes and otherwise
injuring themselves, to fill all of
our Sunday-schools to their ca
pacity. A little missionary work
along this line would not be
amiss. If the heathen Chinee
would attend one of our Sunday
base ball games and hear the Co
manchee yells and Teton war
whoops that break the calm of
the Lords day, they would no
doubt try and send us a mission
ary. Missions, like all other
good things, begin at home, and
until we can arrange to get the
heathen at home saved, it is a
useless expenditure of time and
money to send missionaries to the
heather on the other side of the
world who are a law unto them
selves.
The bee., 1901-08-15
Married.

Miss frankie Stokes and Albert
Keown left Yesterday morning for
Evansville, where they were married
and are spending their honeymoon at
Owensboro. Miss frankie was one
of the BEE "angels" for many years
and is good faithful girl, and has
many friends here who wish her all
happiness in her new life. Mr..
Keown is popular tonsorial artist
and has many well wishers. THE
BEE wishes them every success and
hoI es that the guiding star of love
and hope may. ever shine down the
dim vistas of their coming days and
rest DER their couch when time with
them shall be no more and then ca
reer to its appointed place in the
blue heaven and continue it's cease
less revolutions around the glitter
ing throne of his Majesty on high.
The bee., 1901-08-15

and their rights respected and inter-
ests protected.
Obviously the Sapp machine
could not adopt such a platform.
The Republican party in Louis
vile cannot stand for these
truths without repudiating Sapp
and his methods. OThe Republi-
can State organization must re-
pudiate Sapp or put itself in an
tagonism to the Republicans of
Hopkins county. The Republi-
can party must be one thing or
another over the entire State.
1t cannot stand for honesty and
decency in one county and fraud
and corruption in another. Does
Mr.. Sapp or the Hopkins organi-
cation represent the Republicans
of Kentucky. The two methods
are before the party. 1t cannot
escape a choice. 1t must stand
for one or the other. Will it
lower the Hopkins plan and seek
to build up a strong and respect
able organization in Kentucky
by contrast in both principles
and men, or will it insure the
triumph OF the Goebel machine
by embracing Goebelism and es-
tablishing it as the guiding prin-
ciple of the party?-Louisville
Post, August 6.
The bee., 1901-08-15

1880. DR.. Minot has maue consiucl a
BILE research, principally of the physi-
ology of respiration of the muscles
and Of the phenomena of growth, death
and age in their biological aspects. He
has contributed a large number Of pa
pers to scientific journals and has also
embodied the results Of his investiga-
tions in books that have won interna-
tional fame. He is member of many
scientific societies and was general Sec
retary of the American Association For
the Advancement of Science In 1885.
In 1890 Dr. Minot became one Of its
vice presidents, and last year he won
the high honor of an election to the
presidency.