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BICYCLTCTC WAY
 BEHIND RECORD
LEADERS IN sIx-pAV RACE ARE 133 MILES g LAPS BEHIND THE RECORD OF MILLER AND WAL LEH.

New York, December 1s,-Stili far be- hind the record established by Miller and Waller for a six-day bicycle race at Mad ison Square Garden, nine teams only of the original sixteen starters in this years event, are now left on the track.
 During sprint tonight Julius fell and broke his collar bone. Lawson was ale lowed to finish the score for the, team. He will ride twelve hours tomorrow with out partner.
 At o'clock McLaren astonfshed the crowd with a sprint and gained a circuit of the oval.
 At 2 o'clock the score stood:
 Butler and Mclean, Newkirk and Nun roe, McEachern and Walthour, Maya and Wilson and Babcock and Turville 222l miles; King and Samuelson 222O miles laps; Hall and McLaren 2220 miles 2 laps; Lawson and Julius 2161 miles flaps; Fred ericks and Jaak 2220 miles.
 The leaders are 18S miles laps behind the record.
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 oflce, Second avenue and Eighteenth. opposite postoff1ce.
 Office Hours-S:s0 a. m. to 6:3o ?. m. Sunday, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
 Branch Office at Ensley, Ala. room I. Fayette building. corner Avenue E and se-enteenth street, in charge of DE. T. 1T. Gallon.
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New orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, December 13.-The leading American cotton markets have been se- riously disturbed by the storm in England and Ireland, which prostrated telegraph wires and 1t will probably be several days before regular communication Is re- stored Owing to the absence of both Liverpool and Havre advices spot cotton was very quiet. There was some little business doing, but no pressure on the part of factors to sell Sales 6500 bales, in cluding 2300 to arrive. Quotations un- changed.
 The future cotton market was again in a stew because communication with Liv- erpool is still cut off and up to noon no cables, either private of official, had been received. Considerable liquidation at the opening caused the market to show a decline of to points on the first call. A buying movement soon developing, the market steadied until most of the loss had been recovered. At tho close the board showed a net l point above to point below yesterdays figures.
 New Orleans, December 12.-Cotton steady; sales 655o; ordiSary 6 9-16; good ordinary 11-1s; low middiing TX; mid ding 8; good middling 8A middling fair 11-16 Receipts Il, ,7lS; stock 302, 554.
 Consolidated statement: Receipts net 3o1, ,s70; exports Great Britain 94,1S4; France 2S,132; continent 100, coo; stock SS4.- 437.
 New Orleans. December 13-Cotton fu- lures steady. December S.0SGs.o9; Janua- ry S.03Q805; February S.04Q&06; March s.oS@S.OS; April S10Q8.11; May 8.11QS12; June S.11G8.13; July s.12Q8.13.
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HOLIDAY RATES.

Account of Christmas and New Year holidays the Southern Railway will sell tickets from points on it's line to all points south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi river. at rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip.
 Tickets to be sold December 23, A, 25, 30 and 31, 1901. and January l. 1902, with final limit to January 3, 1902
 For further information apply to any agent of the Southern Railway or
 c. E. JACKSON, T. P. A,
 2O19 First Ave, Birmingham, Ala 12-4-26t
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Local stapIe oroeerIes.


 Flour-Huegely's best patent $4.60; Ten Aessee patent $4. 3o nair patent, &.00. Sugar-Granulated 51sc; Y. O., 43sc. Coffee Green, 81eQ111sc; Arbuckles packages, $11S0; Lion packages $11.3O; Cordova packages, $l1.00.
 Meats-Clear rib sides, Sc; bacon bel lies, lie; dry salted bellies. 9%c; best hams, 121kc; four x hams. 11kc; Cali fornia hame, SAC; breakfast bacon, 14c. Cheese-Rew York full cream, 13hc. Lard 10%c basis.
 Compound LardA81sc basis
 Molasses-Centrifugal, 15Q35c; sugar. house, 2OG35c; Georgia cane. 36c.
 Rce-Per pound. 41hc; fancy, 7c. Corn-Mixed, 8Sc; white, 91c.
 Meal-Daisy, $1.45; water grounds, $1 45 Hay, Per Ton-Choice timothy, s2O .oo; No. 1, $1s.50; clover mixed. ST .5o; prairie. SIS. .00; Johnson grass $12.50.
 Oats-Mixed, COG; white, 64c.
 Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, SPA Bran-Mixed, $25; pure wheat, s27
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Financial.

New York December 13-The Commer cial-Advertiser's London financial cable gram says:
 There was a thin attendance at the stock exchange today, and business was interrupted by the gale which isolated London from the provinces. New York cables were also delayed. The tone of the market was cheerful on Boer surren- ders. American issues hung back early, with a slight rally on the New York opening The favorites were Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Erie. The close was dull
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Daily ststemens.

Galveston-Quiet; middling 7h; sales sos; receipts 16 384; stock 22090S.
 Mobile-Nominal 7B; receipts 431; stock 30, 034.
 Savannah---Steady; middling 7A; sales 942; receipts 1O,573; stock 130.S54.
 Charleston-F'irm; middling TB; sales 100; receipts 32O1; stock 247S2.
 Firm; Middling 8; receipts 1856; stock 18117.
 Norfolk-Firm; midd.ing 8; sales 515; re- ceipts 3,69S; stock 35, 416.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling 8A; re- ceipts 253O; stock 10739.
 Boston-Quiet; middling Sa; receipts net 56SS; gross 4499.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middling S%; re- ceipts 125; stock 3830.
 St. Louis-Steady midoling 15-16 sales 150; receipts 4S01; stock 511, 46S
 Memphis Steady; middling B. receipts 5447, shipments 456O; sales 1850; stock IA 394.
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i COKE! COKE! COKEl
 After tho Ire. is started burn Coke in your erate and save fuel and dust. Birmingham Railway, Light
 6 Power Co-
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Money on Call.

New York, December 13,-Money on call firm at 3QS per cent closing bid and asked BOA per cent; prime mercantile pa per 41s@5h per cent; sterling exchange steady, with actual business in bankers bills $4 S61s@4 .S6A for demand and at $4. SPA @l4 .S27s for sixty days; posted rates $4. S31a@4.S4 and s4.S7@4.S71a; commercial bills $4.S244.S .S21z
 Bar silver 55.
 Mexican dollars 438.
 Government bonds steady; state bonds inactive; railroad bonds irregular.
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JUDGE PULLS NOSE AND SLAPS THE FACE OF A
 FORMER CONGRESSMAN

Bigger to- hear a motion to violate the Wolfram Guitar Company receivership. Judge Badger happened into the court room and he accused Bentz of having misstated the facts.
 Lentz entered a denial and Judge Bad ger replied that he Gentz) was liar and coward, and pulled his nose and slapped his face. Bentz made no attempt to retaliate, and told Badger that as he was a judge he would not strike him.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady. red, S0G83c.
 Oats-No. ?, 4611c; No. white, 4s1s@4sSc; No. white, 47s4@4824c.
 Rye-No. 9 63c'
 Barley-Fair to choice malting 59662c F1axseed-No. 1, $1 .46 No. 1 northwest ern, $1.47.
 Timothy Seed-Prime, $6.55. Mess Pork-Per barrel $15. 30@15.4 40. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $9. S21a99 .S5. Short Rib Sides-Loose, $S .3O@S. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed, 7asQ71ac. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $S. S0d8. 90. Whisky-Basis of high wines, s1.32. Clover-Contract grade, $9 20. On the Produce Exchange today quota uons were:
 Butter-Steady; creamery 15@2412c, dai- " 131kd201Sc.
 Cheese-Steady, 9K@10Ac. Eggs-Firm; fresh 24025c
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Fruit and Produce.

Fruit and Produce. Butter = Clover Hill, pound prints, 27c; hest creamery. 25c; Mississippi, best grade, 20c; good country. 14016c: mixed country. 10c
 Apples-Per barrel s4. 25Q5.00. Sweet Potatoes--Per barrel, H.7502.25 Irish Potatoes-Per bushel. s1.20. Bananas, Per Bunch - Culls. 5o075c; straaghts. S.2b9l.5o.
 Eggs-Per dozen, 20425c.
 Lernons-Per box. 2.76D40o. Oranges-Per box, $2.25Q2. 40. Pouitry-Best friers, 1sc; medium. 12c; hens 25c; Pekin ducks, 40@66c; puddle ducks, 25035c; turkeys on foot, sG9o; drawn, head and feet off, 12hc. Grapes--Malaga. &.5oQf6. .oo. Onions-Per pound. s1zc. Cabbage--Per pound, 1Ac. Peanuts-Per pound 4Q6c. Turnips-RutabaEas 1kc per pound. Cranberries-Per box. s3.0o.
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Columbus, O., December 13.-There was a sensational scene in Judge Bigger's court this afternoon when Judge J. c. face of former Congressman John J. Lentz.
 Lentz had filed an affidavit in Judge Bigger's court alleging prejudice on the part of Judge Badger and asking Judge S->-%AAH-%-~-~-%-~->-%-& -&-s-&->->-%-e->~-~->%%
 Dried Apples-Californi evaporated, Sc;
 lib packages, 91kc; sun-dried, 6c.
 Pineapples, $2.25Q2 .50.
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SPAULD|NG MADE
 LEAGUE PRESIDENT

New York. December 13.-Tonight AL bert G. Spalding threw down the gaunt- let to the National League magnates. He announced positively that he would not withdraw his name as candidate for the presidency but that he would force the magnates to vote on it. Further more MT. Spalding said:
 "When the vote has been taken; when my election shall be made unanimous and when they shall come to me and ask me to be their president and if l accept the honor my one condition will be that Andrew Freedman must get out of base ball. He must be wiped off the map
 The magnates were thunderstruck by the audacity of Spalding's defense but there was tone of pleasure and exul- tation over the prospects of fight such as has never been known in the history of baseball.
 It seemed to be the general impression that the Brush Freedman combination was beaten.
 To Drop Freedman.
 Just how Freedman was to be dropped was not made clear. It is said that new national league may be organized and New York may be dropped out of the circuit, Brooklyn becoming the New York representative.
 To back up this statement Spaldin8 made public letters written in reply to a circular letter witten by Frank De Paas Robson, in which Robison favors Spald- ing, and says:
 "The National League rather appears to be in the back ground as compared with the Dan Johnson American League"
 Later in the evening MT. Spalding said:
 "Wednesday, as an honorary member of the league and exercising my preroga- tive I attended a session of the league. I told them that the abrogatien of the national agreement was the most dam nahle out-aee that was ever perpetrated in baseball"
 nl. spaiding denied the scheme for trust in baseball. He said the only hope for the National League was a revolution and Freedman, aided by Brush was re- sponsible for the condition existing today in the National League.
 Give Brush Chance.
 "Freedman, said he, must go, and for history's sake let us give Brush a chance to save himself"
 No sooner had MT. Spalding's words come to MT. Brush than he announced his intention of leaving immediately for his home in Cincinnati. MT. Freedman said of the statement gwen out by MT. Spalding;
 ''He can employ his own methods and rest assured that the New York club is not worrying in any way, shape or form at the threats made.'
 Just before o'clock this (5aturday) morning the Brush-Freedman faction walked out of the meeting room in a body and left the hotel They refused abso- lutely to say a word. After they left MT. 6palding was elected president. Manager Donovan of St. Louis announced tonight that he had signed Pitcher w. E. Popp of the Little Rock team.
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The Coffee Market.

New York, December 13.-Spot Rio coffee firm; No. T invoice 62; mild steady; Cor dova 71a@11.
 Futures opened steady and to 10 points higher on strong cables from all for eign markets, light Brazilian receipts and support from Wall street, "the metal clique" "street" and commission houses. Sentiment was very bullish all day, and before the close further gain of points was made on nearly the whole list. The demand was supplied by profit-talxing longs The market was finally firm in tone at a net advance of 10 to 15 points. Total sales were 21,750 bags, including January at 6.70; March 6.90; May 7.05M 7.10; June 7.1O; July 7.25@7.sO; September 7.45; November 7.e5.
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Hopes of Finding Miss, cropsey.

Elizabeth City, N. C.. December 18-- Todays feature in the Cropsey case was a statement from James Wilcox in reply to the letter from Justice Cropsey charg- ing him with responsibility for his daugh- ter's disappearance. The committee of five still have confidence in their undi- vulged clue and expect developments hourly.
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Live Stock Markets.

Chicago, December 13.-Cattle receipts 3500; very dull; prices steady; unchanged Prime steers $6Q7.50; poor to medium 8. 55 @9.50; stockers $2 .40q4 25; calves $2@5 .25; Texas fed steers s4.25Q5 80; western steers $3.50@4. .75.
 Hogs: Receipts S5,OOo; heavy steady; light lower; mixed and butchers $5 .SO@ 6.95 good to choice heavy $6. .20@6. 60; light $4. 75@5 70; bulk of sales $5. .8096. .35.
 Sheep: Receipts 120OO; sheep dull and lower; lambs strong to 10c higher; good to choice wethers 8. 50Q4; fair to choice mixed $275@3 40; western sheep $3@4; na- tive lambs $2.5OQ5. 4o;. western lambs s2@ 400.
 Cincinnati. December 13-Hogs dull lower $4@6.20. Cattle dull $2. .25Q5. 40 Sheep steady, $1.25q3.25 Lambs steady $500.
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,.on nnaratiue statemant.

New York, December 13.-For the week ending Friday, December 13:
 Net receipts at all United States ports during week. BOA. s7o,- net receipts at all United States ports during same week last year, 3o9. .sS4. Total receipts to this date since September 1, 3,s91, ,635; total re- ceipts to same date last year, 3,961, ,S07 Exports for the week, 21792 exports for same week last year 175.442 Total ex- ports to this date since September l, D. s41, ,6s5; total exports to same date last year. 2.7S2,s5s. Stock at all United States ports, SS4 437; stock at all United States ports same time last year, 704,464. Stock at all interior towns. 665,S66; stock at all interior towns same time last year, 723.- 1s6. Stock at Liverpool, 5940oo; stock at Liverpool same time last year, 30S, ,000 Stock of American afoat for Great Britain, 37s 000 stock of American afioat for Great Britain same time last year. 324,o00.
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WILL INCREASE
 UNION PER CAPITA Labor Defeats Proposition to Increase Vice-PreSidentS NO MILITIA RESOLUTION Proposition to Instruct Labor Unions to Hold Absolutely AIoof From
 All Connection With the
 Militia Defeated.
NO MILITIA RESOLUTION

Scranton, Pa~, December 13-A feature of the convention of the American Feder- ation of Labor today was the defeat of the proposition to increase the number of vice presidents from six to eight.
 Charges were made that the executive council, of which the vice presidents are members, was back of the proposition, but this was vehemently denied. The conven- tion decided to increase the per capita of the national and international unions from one-third to one-half of one per cent per member per month, and also agreed to raise the per capita tax of fed eral and local trade unions from 5 to 10 cents e. month for each member the in- crease of five cents to go toward the raising of a defense fund for those uniOnS
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The Metal Market.

New York, December 13.-Copper dull 15%. Tin higher $24 .85@25, 50. Lead steady unchanged. Spelter unchanged, 43s Pig iron warrants $10.50@11 .5O
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COTTON MARKET
 OPENED EASIER. Weak Under Liquidation and
 Bear Pressure HEAVY PORT RECEIPTS Continent and South Buy From Time to Time and the New England
 Spinners Pick Up Some
 Cotton.

New York, December 12.-The cotton points lower and was weak for a time under liquidation and pressure from room bears who took every advantage of tame speculation and the continued absence of Liverpool news. Liverpoors closing cables of yesterday gave an advance of 4a41k points. The wire trouble con- tinued today and the local trade were Heavy port receipts rendered to check any disposition to buy for the moment. January eased off to SIP and May to S16. Before midday, owever, there was change for the better in the whole rul- ing of the market on official estimates for tight receipts tomorrow, bullish spot market news and a much smaller fin sight movement than predicted.
 The continent and the South bought here from time to time and some cotton was picked up by New England spinners During the afternoon shorts had a try ing time of 1t in getting back cotton sold in the morning and prices steadily inn proved to top notch for the day.
 Wall Street supported March and May while commission houses bought moder- ately throughout the list. The weakness in the stock market and the irregular movement of money had a disturbing effect indirectly upon cotton. The close was quiet and steady with prices net one point higher to points lower.
 New York, December 13.-Cotton quiet; middling S1s; receipts net 1925; gross 4S13; sales 700; stock 101, ITS. Exports, continent 800.
 Total today: Net receipts 9929; exports Great Britain 16, 39S; France 6474; contin- ent 32.7O4;- stock 8S4, 437.
 Consolidated statement: Net receipts 301, ,870; exports Great Britain A,1S4; France 23,1sz; continent 10O,6Os.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts 3,e91, ,635; exports Great Britain 1,4S4,264; France 362, 393; continent 1,145,028.
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Purify the sewers of tho body and stimulate the digestive organs to main tain health, strength and energy Prick- ley Ash Bitters is tonic for the kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels.
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PULLMAN SLEEPER
Birmingham to Mobile Via tho South
 ern Railway.

Effective November ia the Southern Railway will shorten the Mobile Chatta- nooga sieepinE car line and wili operate same Hirmingham to Mobile and re- turn. Sleeper will be placed at unien depot at p, m, and parties can occupy same after that hour.
 c. n JACKSON, rrevelinE Passenger AseAt nirmlpgbhp, Ala H-AAf
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E. BARKER, H. WOODWARD, Vice President " P HARDING Vice President; H. 5ARR Cashier; w. '" ChA" FORD Assistant Cashier
 DREcToRsW. Jemison, F. M Jaek:on P D. Ne Wm A. Walker Hllman, h. Moton Tutver, B. F. Moore, N E. Bark CT. w. D. 0. Harding.
 correspond with making changes opening accounts
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Miss Edna Edwards who has been wis., iting relatives and friends here for some time leaves in the morning for Laurel. Miss
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John M. Caldwell
F. F. WILSON a CO.,,

ings in grains led to bullish activity again today, and prices after touching the lowest point in week, started upwards May wheat closed %c higher, May corn M@1c higher and May oats %c higher.
 Provisions closed shade higher to PIG lower.
 The leading futures ranged as follows:
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PERSONAL.

W. [. Wilson of Russellville is at the Metropolitan.
 W. c. Martin of Helena is at the Met popolitan.
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The Young Ladies Club were entertain ed this afternoon at Mrs. Jack H. Hard's by Miss Katie Gibs and Miss Mary Hard. Miss Carol, Miss Irwin and Miss Armstrong of Birmingham. Mrs. George D. Waller and Miss Fulton were the guests of the club. Miss Armstrong and Mrs. Waller won the first and second prizes, respectively.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, December 13.-Today's s treasury balance, exclusive of the gold reserve, shows available cash balance $16S, ,624516; gold STA, AT, ,240.
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DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY.
PhysIcIan and Surgeon.

Three-fourths or the persons who come to me to get cured Of Sphyilis. Gonorrhoeas Gleet. Structure, L o 8 [ Manhood and other private diseases have tried to get well by using oth- CT means. Why not come as soon As you find that you are afflicted? Ii
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Total Net Receipts.

New York, December 13-Thes following are. the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, 1901:
 Galveston, l. .152,S21; New Orleans, 1,1Oe.- 0OO;, Mobile, 1o4406; Savannah 69S,OS7; Charleston, 16s, ,sSO; Wilmington, 1so,S37; Norfolk 247,l61;s Baltimore, 4O,097; New York, 72,737; Boston, 42,147; Newport News. .6S9e; Philadelphia. 11564; Fernan- dina, 20O0; Brunswick, 66,576; Port Arthur, 1413O; Pensacola. 7O,206 Total, S,ssl, 6S5.
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We make cuts. Ase-Heraid Engrav. ing Go.
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Committee Did Not Report.

Contrary to the expectations the special committee having charge of the question of autonomy did not make 1t report at the opening of the morning session of the American Federation of Labor. The com mittee was in session until late in the night but was unable to complete it's re- port The members are still hard at work and may report later in tile day. After roll call the committee on law presented a large number of resolutions for con sideration.
 resolution to increase the vice presi- dents from six to eight, the two addi- tional members to sit in executive coun- cil with the other vice presidents pro voked warm debate. c. O. Sherman of Chicago started the discussion by attack ing the executive council. saying that the council was a regular Tammany and the attempt to increase the membership was done for the purpose of further entrench- ing itself. Charles Dold, also of Chi cago, thought the council membership should be decided. M. P. Reese of Iowa, representing the miners caused a stir by saying that the executive council was made of men of brains who could Head the common herd of delegates on the floor" s.ssaF.g 'ss '
 J. H. Bowman -@ Is isorousiy protested against Reese's remarks, as did several other delegates.
 The provision was defeated.
 Defeat Militia Resolution.
 A resolution instructing all affiliated bodies to hold absolutely aloof from all connection with the militia was laid on the table after brief but lively debate Some of the delegates favored the abol- ishment of the militia, one delegate favor ed committing criminal acts where the workmen's rights were not granted and others thought no action should be taken because the impression would go out to the country that organized labor was op- posed to law and order.
 This resolution was adopted
 Instructing the president to telegraph a protest of the American Federation of Labor to the President of the United States against the confirmation of the appointment of Francis Baker as judge of the United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals in Indiana on the ground that his father. Judge John H. Baker, had ganted inJunctions against union workmen
 Consideration of the report of the com mittee on boycotts consum ed much of the time of the evening session. A cash regis ter company of Ohio was placed on ''the unfair list"
 In the matter of the controversy be- tween the brewers and the engineers. hremen and coopers, the council says that 'it regards 1t a violation for any of the union engineers, firemen or coopers to be forced into the Brewery Workers Ma tional Union." This opinion by the ex- ecutive council favors the trade autonom- ists.
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Fast Service via. the Mobile q Ohio
 Railroad.
 Fast service via the Mobile and Ohio Railroad for Cairo, St. Louis and points in the North, East and West. New equipment, through sleepers Superior service. P s. Hay, s. D. P. A.. No. a Commerce street, Montgomery, Ala c. M. Shepard. c. P. A, Mobile. Ala. e-9-tf