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The age-herald., 1901-01-05
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
TWenty-second Quarterly Conference of
 District Organization.

The twenty-second quarterly conference of the Birmingham District Epworth League will be held in the First Methodist Church, next Tuesday, and an interesting pro- gramme has been arranged as follows;
 Morning Session. Devotional exercises-W. T. Hewlett, East Lake.
 Relations of the Pastor to the League" Hon. w. E.. Urquhart, city. Relations of the Leagueeto the Pastor" Rev s. R. Lester, Elyton. "The Devotional Department, and How to Develop It"-A. D. Smith, city. Solo-Miss Ola Andrews, Avondale. General discussion.
 Miscellaneonus and collection
 Afternoon Session, 2 p. m. Devotional Exercises-Rev. John W. Nor ton, Sunnyside Circuit.
 Appeal for Catechism Instruction as a Basis for Bible Study-Hon Edward l.. Hamil, Wesley Chapel, city.
 Discussion.
 Report on the League Reading Course Throughout the District-Prof W.-P. Stoltt. Hymn.
 The Tithing Law: Its Binding Obligations the Result of Keeping It-Dr. G. w. Read, Bessemer. o-'i.f#ff,at te= 6f Discussion. s Miscellaneous. Collections Benediction.
 Evening Session, 7:30 p. m. Devotional Exercises-Dr. J. P. McFerrin. Hymn.
 Closing business.
 Address, "The League: Its Place In Meth odist Economy'-Rev. John D. Simpson. MT. Thomas M. owen is president of the League and will preside over the confer ence.
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|NMTOMAN w and SOCIETY. . .Di

Judge Mccarthy has approved the char ter of the Pennsylvania Women's Press Association.
 aThe purposes of the corporation are to support literary association and advance and ensourage women of Pennsylvania in the pursuit of journalistic and other lite rary undertakings promote fraternal inter course with kindred associations, and se- cure the benefits resulting from organized efforts"
 The association was organized in 1896 as an auxiliary of the national association, but several years later separated from that body. No permanent headquarters have been established, it is said, the meetings heretofore having been held in the Strat- ford Hotel
 The constitution and bylaws specify that the membership of the association Is lim- tied to women who are regularly connected in some capacity with newspaper or maga- zine work, who have published original matter in book form or who are engaged in literary work of a similar nature. Wom- en prominent In the literary profession, law, medicine, theology and teaching, and who have published original matter on their respective subjects; also artists and illus trators, who have contributed to literary work, are eligible to membership"
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In Society.

Mir. aeorge H. Clark has returned from Mobile. He was among the guests at the strikers ball there on Monday evening. Miss Molly Cullom returned yesterday to the Womans College in Baltimore.
 Mrs. Benjamin Leon Wyman has issued invitations to a card party on Saturday January 12, in honor of Mrs. Richard Fran ces Knott
 Mrs. Webb Crawford delightfully."- enter tained the Little Jokers yesterday after noon.
 Miss Eastwood. who has been the guest of Judge and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe left yes- terday for Smith College, North Hampton, Mass, where she will re-enter school.
 
 The regular monthly business meeting of the Womans Club will be held this after noon at o'clock.
 The w. c. T. U. held its annual business meeting in the parlor of the Methodist Church, North Nineteenth street, Wednes- day afternoon, and the following officers were elected: Mrs. w. H. Jeffries, presi- dent; Mrs. A. N. Ballard, vice president; Miss Anna Maria Dean, secretary; Mrs. James Weisel, treasurer.
 Dr. James E. Dedman will shortly wed one of the belles of Kentucky.
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A NEW TRAIN
And Chance of Schedule.

One December 30 the Kansas City, Mem phis and Birmingham Railroad will inaug- urate a new train between Winfield and Birmingham known the Winfield Ac- commodation." Train No. ' will arrive at Birmingham from Winfield at 10:30 a. m, and returning will leave at 5:90 p. m.
 Train No. 6, now leaving Birmingham at 12:10. noon, will leave at 1245 p. m. This train consists of new elegant vestibule cars including Pullman Buffet sleeper, free re- clining chair car and elegant day coaches, running through to Kansas City without change making close connection at Mem- phis with trains for Texas Arkansas, h. dian Territory and Oklohama Territory, and at Kansas CFty, with trains for all points west and northwest.
 Train No. g. now arriving at 4:30 p. nl., will arrive at 355 D. m. This train consists of the same equipment as No 6.
 -Train No. will leave as usual at 1020 p. m. This train consists of Pullman buffet sleeper and elegant day coaches, and makes close connection at Memphis the next morn- ing with all trains for points in Texas, Ar kansas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory, and at Kansas City, with lines for the west and northwest.
 Train No. will arrive as usual at $50 a. m
 Trains and consist of the most elegant equipment in the south, and any one wish ing to make trip to the west will find the K. C. M. and B. R. R. the most comfortable and best he can use.
 For further information apply to
 c. M BILLHEIMER, c. P. A,
 Phone 94. CHAS. JONES, T. P. A.,
 1914 Morris Ave. 1-5-tf
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dition of the market. Corn arrivals are still of notably poor grade and quotations are higher in sympathy with wheat and on large export movement.
 Wheat, including flour. shipments for the week aggregated 39l4, ,301 bushels against 3,S6S,165 last week; 2,5O9,6s2 in the corre- spending week of 199.
 From July l to date this season wheat exports are 9S, .756 against 106, ,S75 last season, and 12S 3Ss, ,977 in 1S9S-99.
 Corn exports for the week aggregated A. 405I bushels against 4,0l1, ,105 last week 4,019,036 in this week year ago; 4,S44,2 ,2SS in 1899.
 From July l to date this season corn ex- ports are 9S, 710, 690 bushels against 115, ,060, 1S1 last season, and S5, ,794, ,927 in 1S9S-99
 Business failures for the week number 26S in the United States against 213 last week. 229 in 1900 and 237 in 1899.
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BRApsTREET's REVIEW.

New York, January 4.-BrauStrSel lo- morrow will say:
 Trade has been quiet in all lines, interest being concentrated largely in stock-taking and contemplation of 1900 results. Colder weather has proved slight stimulant to retail trade in winter goods but stocks in retailers hands are reported large.
 Cereals and provisions have advanced this week while stocks have declined, but the upward movement has been one ot those familiar of late, a short swing with small fluctuations, limited by a feverish desire to bag profits.
 Railway earnings hold up well for the season and the greatest dividend payments on record were reflected in the largest days bank clearings ever reported at New York.
 Failures show the usual large crop of small disasters, a feature of the turn of the year, but the results for 1900 as a whole are not at all discouraging. December bank clearings hold the record, although the 1900 total as whole is S.6 per cent behind 1899.
 Cotton is rather quiet and unchanged on the week, while cotton goods are without much movement except as to slightly weaker quotations for gray cloths at Bos- ton. Fall River mills have pand "A per cent for 1900 and an average of 6.50 per cent for eleven years past. Spring trade in prints and ginghams has begun in fair vol ume at Boston. Wool is dull and rather easy. Outside of the United States, how ever, the situation is a strong one as indi- cated by the firm Melbourne and London quotations Manufacturers here will only in l1af,, dress woolens nothing special is doing.
 All branches of the leather and kindred trades are in apparently cheerful mood. k Lumber is rather quiet but it is to be noted that white pine stocks are slightly smaller than last year. War Is reported broken out in rubber goods and quotations have certainly been cut. Sugar prices are also lower, while coffee (roasted) has been advanced, which Is charged to ''readjust- ments."
 The feature of the week in iron and steel , has been the large sales of steel rails re- ported from the west, Chicago particularly reporting 25,000 tons sold in one lot. This spirit of activity contrasts strongly with the quiet reported in nearly all other tn- ished Hines and also in raw pig.
 Structural material makers have been getting good orders, and bridge makers are looking for heavy business. This month may witness the settlement of the vexed ore situation and also some read justments of wages to lower costs. Bes- semer iron products have reduced wages 10 per cent. Export trade Is still quiet and it is notable that for the first time in years exports of manufactured goods in Novem- Der were smaller than the year before.
 What looked for while like real bull movement in wheat developed at the close of last week. Realizing by the bulls lost most of the advance, but there is a feeling In the trade that a strong operator could materially affect prices in the present con-
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NOTICE.
Bids for Convict Labor.

Proposals for convict labor of 1901 are invited by the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners of Mobile County, Ala. bama Bids must specify to what labor the convicts are to be held, the place or places of employment, and must conform general ly with the requirements called for>by bids for State convicts. Bids must be in and ready for consideration at the regular ses- sion of the board. set for F o'clock, noon, of Monday. the fourteenth day of January, 1901. Reservation is made of the right to reject any or all bids, In whole or in part. Bids should be endorsed Proposals for convict labor" and addressed to the under signed WILLIAM H. HOLCOMBE.
 President and Authorized Hard Labor
 Agent. R-22-3t-sat
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TELEGRAPHERS
Having Trouble as Result of the Recent
 Strike.

. Chicago, January 1.-The Record says that the troubles that threaten the dissolution of the Order of Railway Tel egraphers have arisen as an aftermath to the recent strike on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe System.
 The telegraph operators who are. still "out' as a result of their obeying the mandate issued by M. M Dolphin, presi- dent of the order, are seeking official scalps and President Dolphin and the di- rectors purpose to punish those operators who refused to leave their keys by expul- sion from the order
 The governing officials of the Santa Fe system have emphatically announced that they will not treat with the Order of Rail- way Photographers under the present ad- ministration. The operators who are on the trail of President Dolphin and the directors, point out this fact as point In their favor.
 President Dolphin, it Is asserted, will use the argument that if his mandate had been obeyed by all the operators on the system, the railway would not have been victorious. It is said that 800 operators on the Santa Fe failed to walk out upon the request of President Dolphin
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Stockholders and Directors \

Stockholders and Directors Meeting.
 The annual meeting of the steckhold- CTS of the Ensley Land Company will be held at the office of the company in Birmingham, Ala, on the second Mon- day, January IA, 1901, at 12 o'clock, for the purpose of electing seven directors and for transacting such other business as may properly come before the meet ing.
 A special meeting of directors will be held the same day and place at p. m. The stock transfer books will be closed January 1, 1901, and re-opened January 15, 1901. J. R. VAIL, Secretary.
 Birmingham, Ala, December 6, 1900.
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H. D. WOOD City Clerk. January 4th and 11th, 1901.
No. d.
RESOLUTION.

hESOhC
 Whereas, The Mayor and Alderman of Birmingham have at this meeting of said board adopted an ordinance entitled I'm provement Ordinance No 61. to provide for the grading and macadamizing of alley run ming north and south through block 772 of the city of Birmingham.
 Whereas, The estimated cost of said im- provements has been ascertained to be $500; therefore,
 Be it resolved, That the Board of Mayor and Aldermen shall meet on to-wit: the 9th day of February at the Council chamber. at o'clock p. m., to hear remonStrances and protests against the construction of said improvements.
 Be 1t further resolved, That the notice of the adoption of said ordinance shall be given by publishing the same once a week for two successive weeks, to-wit: Once dur ing the week ending 5th of January, 1901, and once during the week ending 18th day of January 1901, In the Age-Herald, a daily newspaper of general circulation, published in the city of Birmingham, which notice shall cortadn in addition to the ordinance the estimated cost as aforesaid of said im- provements, and shall name the aforesaid time and y1ace at which the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet as aforesaid to hear remonstrances and protests against the construction of said improvements. Be it further resolved, That the City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to cause notice by publication to be given as is hereby provided for.
 Adopted January End, 1901.
 HID. WOOD,
 City Clerk. January 4th and 11th, 19O1
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SITUATION WANTED.


 YOUNG MAN, industrious, systematic and with ten years practical experience in manufacturing, desires position as pur- chasing or sales agent, or would take working interest in small enterprise manufacturing goods of merit. Address S. K., care Age-Herald. 12-2S-5t-e.eTd. $40 AND $50 LOT - Choice lots fronting West End car line, near West End; monthly payments Eborn x Jones, 106 N. Fist.
 WOMAN WANTS POSITION as house keeper or general housework in private family. Apply 1221 Second avenue, Union House.
 WANTED-Position office or travelling po- sition preferred; best reference. Address H, care Age-Herald 1-4-2t $75 TO $125 PER LOT-Choice lots, 50x140 each, Martins addition, near Ensley monthly payments; they are going and electric line is coming. Eborn & Jones, 106 N. Fist.
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lmpediments to marriage. and ah forms or chronic, nervous, blood and private dis eases.
 EVERY FORM OF PRIVATE DISEASH POSITIVELY CURED UNDER PLAIN GUARANTEE. |, Consultations at office or by mall are in- vited free.
 Treatment by mail to parties who cannot visit me. No written prescriptions; we furnish all medicines.
 Birmingham Daily News: "The News commends him (Dr Dozier) most cordially to all those in need of his services"
 Age-Herald: His long record and ap- proved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at the head Of his profession"
 Alabama Christian Advocate: His prof fessional standing is unimpeachable, and his character as a gentleman and citizen is above reproach."
 ofice and Dispensary corner Third ave. nue and Nineteenth street, Birmingham Ala
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Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS uy MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHI.- REIN WHILE TEETHING- with PER FECT SUCCESSIt SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN, CURES WIND COLO, and is the best rem edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, . and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
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PROPOSALS FOR IRON GUN CAR RIAGES-Office Shiloh National Military Park Commission (War DepartmenD, Pitts burg Landing, Tenn Jan. 2, 19o1.-Sealed proposals for furnishing, delivered upon plateau above wharf at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn, 150 cast iron gun carriages, with cef- tain wrought iron attachments, fac-simies of wooden carriages used during Civil War; to be delivered In lots of S or more, as may be directed, during year ending June 30, 1901, with right to increase supply 50 per cent, more of less. during existence of con tract, and to reject any and all bids; will be received until February II, 1901, and then opened. Successful bidder may be required to give bond in sum not exceeding 10 per cent of his bid. Samples of carriages may be seen upon Chicamauga and Chattanooga. Gettysburg, Antietam, and Shiloh National Military Parks Information furnished up- on application. Envelopes containing pro- posals should be endorsed Proposals for Gun Carriages" and addressed CORNELL JUS CADLE, Chairman
 1-2-6t-jan 2,3,45-feb S.9
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Notice to Contractors.
Office of City Engineer,

Office or City Engineer,
 Birmingham. Ala, Jan 5, 1901 Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday Jan uary the 18th, -901 for certain street grad ing, macadamizing, curbing and paving of sidewalks.
 Each party bidding must accompany his bids with certified check for $150.00, made payable to the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, to insure making of contract and bond Specifications may be obtained at this office Right is reserved to reject any and all dds. Bond will be required (Signed) JULIAN KENDRICK, 1-5-td City Engineer.
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Southern Pacific's Bonds.

New York, January 4.-Subscription books for the 900 of Southern Pacific Con- pany's AZ per cent gold bonds were opened at 10 o'clock this morning at the banking house of Speer and Company, and closed almost immediately thereafter, the loan having been several times over-subscribed.
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United Mine Workers pefIed.

Springfield, H., January 1.-The Clear Lake Cooperative Company today defied the United Mine Workers of America, and shipped three cars of coal to tine Springfield Fuel and Supply Company, despite orders from the miners union not to do so.
 State Secretary Treasurer Ryan of the United Mine Workers said tonight that if the coal had really been shipped to the Springfield Fuel and Supply Company, strike will be ordered.
The age-herald., 1901-01-05
REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE-Choice residence lot on South Highlands, already terraced and sodded; front wall, curbing and pavement; size 50x170-rather narrow for a large house. but for the fact that adjoining lots are both very wide, allowing plenty of room between houses; elegant residences. on each side; price $500; easy terms. FOR RENT-South Highlands, elegant res- idence of rooms and hall i; just complet- ed; furnace heat, hot and cold water, gas and electric lights; convenient to cars; ex- cellent neighborhoed.
 A. R. DEARBORN & CO. 12-2-eo,l-tf 1921 First Ave.
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Iiesiueht anu Ieherdi hahdsei' To Improve Galveston Bay.
PhiIanthropist Dead.

Charleston, s. C., January All. H. De- lon of this city died at the Charleston Ho- tel here yesterday In the 72d year of his age. He was leading broker of the city, and was largely interested in cotton mills throughout the State. MT. Delon was noted for his charities.
The age-herald., 1901-01-05
CABINET MEETING,
Session Was Largely Devoted to Mat
 ters of Minor Importance.

Washington, January 4.-The cabinet ses- sion today was largely devoted to the con- sideration of matters of minor importance. In view of the resolution recently intro- duced in the Senate calling for a copy of the report made by Mir. Lawshe, special representative of the government in Cuba, as to the financial affairs of the Cuban pos- tai service; also the resolution calling for copies for orders, etc, issued to the army in the Philippines. Considerable time was given to a discussion of the rights and du- ties of the executive with respect to reso- lutions of this character coming from leg islative branches of the government. It is understood that disclosure of the facts contained in the report of MT Lawshe might seriously prejudice cases now pend-- ing in the courts or cases where action is contemplated. This whole matter was gone over at the meeting today. The remainder of time given to routine matters of ad- ministration.
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WANTED.


 WANTED-Everybody going to Texas to travel via the Queen and Crescent Route Alabama Great Southern Railroad). Twelve Q2 hours quickest time. superb vestibuled trains. Cafe dining cars. See R. M. Ellis, T. P. A. No 2019 First ave nue. 12-4-u $30 AND $40 LOT = Your choice of 72 lots 3 blocks of car line and Kingston, East Birmingham; $16 cash, balance to suit. Eborn & Jones, 106 N. 21st. WANTED-Second-han roll-top office desk; state condition, size, number or drawers and pigeon holes. Price must be low. Address A. K, Age-Herald office. 1-3-3t
 WANTED TO BUY = Boarding house; one centrally located preferred Address A. B. care Age-Herald 1-5-3t WANTED-To purchase for cash, or broom house in North Highlands or Jonesville. Address W. B. S., care Age Herald.
 $3500-31 acres; fronts electric line; 5c fare; fine for subdivision. Eborn & Jones, 1o6 N Fist.
 only eight weeks required by our method of steady practice, expert instructions and lectures; we grant diplomas, present complete outfit of tools and give wages and shop experience Saturdays from start; we have demand for our graduates in country and city shops everywhere, and guarantee positions when competent; we want 800 men to take up the work at once; comparatively Nttle expense; write for catalogue today. Moler Barber Col 1ege St. Louis, Mo. 1-1-6t
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HELP WANTEp--MALE.

WANTED-A printer of good habits and who has some knowledge of job printing and the handling of presses; permanent employment to right party; young man from small town preferred; wrife-at once to Marion Standard, Marion, Ala, stat ing salary desired. 1-5-3t $170O = 20 acres, with 4-room house, East Lake; $400 cash, balance $500 year. Eborn & Jones, 106 N. Fist.
 WANTED--A middle-aged COOK for the Boys Industrial School; references re- quested 12-29-tf $S5 ACRE-2O0 acres, in edge of Wylam and Ensley Eborn & Jones, 106 N 21st
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ONE GENT A WORD. No Ad. Taken for Less Than 5 cents

THE ALABAMA HOME has s25.OOO per month to loan to build houses on vacant lots; the limit of cost is smaller in this association than in any other company. Apply to W. V. M. Robertson. c. M. 2OOs 1st avenue. u-2-tf
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CITY ORDINANCES.

No. 61.
 IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO. 61. To provide for the grading and macadam- izing of alley running north and south through block No. 772 of tine city of Birm-- ingham.
 Section l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham, That the alley running north and south in block No. 772 be graded and macadamized. Sec. ?. Be it further ordained That the cost of Improvements authorized by this ordinance shall be assessed and levied against the property abutting on the por- ton of the aforesaid alley improved and benefited thereby.
 Adopted January 2nd 1901.
 ". M. DRENNEN,
 Mayor
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LESS RAILROAD OFFICES.
Reorganization of the Atlanta & West
 Point Road.

Atlanta Ga, January 4.-Under an order which will be sent out next Monday Presi- dent and General Manager Charles A. Wickersham of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad abolishes the offices of superin- tendent, assistant superintendent, pay master. assistant engineer and assistant epcial agent. The changes are brought about by reorganization.
 The order reads as follows:
 Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 4, 1901. "Effective this date, the following offices will be abolished: Superintendent assist ant superintendent paymaster, assistant engineer, assistant special agent. D. c. Bachelor Is hereby apointed trainmaster and A. G. Edwards chief ttrain dispatcher
 "+ Mnntgomery and will report
 7SHAM,
 Manager"
 gins is an-
 an. G. 1901.
 1t of these
 r. George F. Huggans 10 =. d consulting engineer with office at Montgomery, Ala. He will perform such duties as may be directed by the undersigned
 "CHARLES A. MICKERSHAM, President and General Manager" To Improve Galveston Bay. Washington. January 1.-The secretary of war today sent to Congress a prelm- mary report on the project of widening and deepening the channel of Galveston Bay, Texas. The report has no bearing on the conditions created by the hurricane, which devastated Galveston, but is a measure of Improvement for the harbor to a point within the city The cost of a thirty-foot channel is estimated at $ ,5S5 000
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REAL ESTATE LOANS.

THE ALABAMA TRUST & SAVINGS CO, 2O07 First avenue, paying per cent inter- est per annum on savings deposits; first mortgage real estate notes bought and sold. 11-22-tf 106 N Fist,