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The age-herald., 1901-05-20
MAcHiNIsTs WAITING.
Demand Has Not Been Granted But a
 Conference Will be Held.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 19.-The demand of the Machinists Union of all the shops on the system of the Southern Railroad for nine hours labor and a readjust- ment of the schedule of wages. which re- ouired an answer by May 20. has not been directly answered by the officials of the Southern Railway, but General Manager Frank s. Cannon has requested a con- ference with representatives from the shops to be held at Washington this week. The time of this week for the meeting will be set for tomorrow. MT. Cannon has consented to confer with a representative from each of the shops on the system.
 These shops are located at the follow ing points: Louisville, Ky, Memphis, Tenn, Knoxville. Birmingham, Spencer, N. C., Columbia, S. C., Mobile, Ala, Rich mond, Va, Selma, Ala. Atlanta and Manchester, Va.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
PERSONAL.

Metropolitan Hotel arrivals: F. Bald win, Memphis; c. I. Zirkle. Phillippi, W. Va. M. Savage, Litlle Rock, Ark; I. Levine, New York; w. s. Good, Richmond Va; J. A. Ewton, Ft. Smith, Ark. T. P. Murrey. Ft. Smith, Ark; F. M Smith, Tennessee; J. F. Bell, Nashville; Sol Marx, Louisville; Wylie West, Mobile; G. P Brandon, Greenville. Miss; E. w. Bar rington. Anniston; c. H. Bailey, Mont gomery; J. c. Martin, Norfolk; R. B New York: T. l. Law, Shellsburg, Miss. T. M. Huggins. New York; J. T. Taylor Chicago; w. P. Laird, Pensacola; Walter Smith, Tuscaloosa: E. c. Spence, Atlanta; M. D. Herring, Charlotte, N. C.; J. N. Healy, Chicago; C. l.. Pfeiffer. Cincin- nati; W. H. Thomas, Hargrove; T. L. Bulger Dadeville; T. T. Harris, B1octon; T. c. Lowell, Atlanta; W. V. Curtes, Nashville; N. C. Stanton, Chicago; k. l.. Ross, San Francisco; J. P. Prairie, Char leston. w. Va; J. M. Grim. Anniston; S. J. Morgan, Blocton; A. P. Hawison, Ran dolph; N B. Spears, Peil City; William Ham and wife, Washington, D. C.; W. H. Adkins. Atlanta; Carl wolfheimer, Aatanta; F. M. Hudson, Anniston; J. H Rairdan. Cincinnati: James Tngell. At lanta; M. G. Hightower Sylacauga; w. P. Laird. Philadelphia; W. H. Barns, F. M. Upton, R. E. Reardon, Gadsden Charles Henderson, Murray; O. R. Hood, Gadsden; H. F. Davis, Ft Payne; J. A. Davis, J. H. Berry, c. M Gibson, Chat tanooga; T. w. Dollar. Midland City; C. H. Graves. Decatur; T. c. Hill, Cincin- nsti.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20

a $10o.OOO oil company at Huntington. W. Va. oil companies at Jennings, and New Orleans La, $4O0O0 oil mills at Morrill, ton, Ark, and Winnsboro, Tex, and oil mills at Magnolia, Ark, and Yorkville, s. C., $5OOOO iron ore company at Kings ton. Tenn, quarries at West. Miss. a 600-barrel rice mill at Houston, Tex. roofing works at Galveston. Tex, stave factory at Macon Ga, a s50.000 stave and cooperage plant at Ensley Ala, stave and heading factory at Macon, Ga, a $50,0O0 tannery at Gamble, Tenn, tele- phone companies at Lattimore, N C., Gourdin, S. C., and Hillsboro, Tex, a to- bacco factory at Conway S. C.. a wagon factory at Ruston. La, wagon material factory at Memphis, Tenn. ss5. 900 well boring companies at Dallas and Calves ton, Tex, and other well boring com panies at Charleston, s. C.. and Dallas, Tex.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New industries Reported in the
 South in Week.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 19.-The more important industries reported by The Tradesman for the week ended May IS, include a s150,O0O brass foundry at Nor folk, Va, brick works at Sheffield, Ala, and Macon, Ga., brick and tile works at Augusta and Fitzgerald Ga. builders supply company at Beaumont, Tex, canning factory at Fitzgerald, Ga., s3OO,
 900 cement and lime works at Galveston, Tex, chair factory at Mocksville, N. C., cigar factory at Beaumont, Tex, a $100000 coal company at Charleston, w.
 Va, a S350, 900 coal company at Wolf Sum- init, W. Va, coal mines at Van Buren, Ark, $25,00O coffin factory at Whita- kers, N. C., $25.OoO construction com pany at Knoxville, Tenn, a cooperage plant at Waycross. Ga, cotton gin at Coweta, Ga, $50,000 development com pany at Mobile, Ala, a $S0,000 develop
 mept company at Meridian, Miss. electric light plants at Monticello, Ga., and Ravenswood, w. Va, an electric power plant at Thompson, Ga, an electrical manufacturing plant at Birmingham Ala, a 125, barrel f1ouring mill at Hum- bolt Tenn, a furniture factory at Or ange, Tex, an $S0,OO0 hardware company at Savannah, Ga., a hardware company at Florence, s. C., $40,0O0 irrigation com pany at Stison, Tex, knitting mill at Windsor, N. C., s3o,00O land company at Fort Worth, Tex, and land companies at Fort Smith, Ark. and Memphis, Tenn
 laundry at Ensey, Ala, $5o,00O lime and lumber company at Bluefield, w. Va, s25,oOO lumber company at Ira, Miss, and lumber companies at Cheraw. S. C.. Hico, Tex, and Norfolk. Va, a ssoOOO medicine factory at San Antonio, Tex, a s100.000 oil company at Paragould, Ark,
The age-herald., 1901-05-20

servian royal family. are declared to be without foundation.
 Professor Cantacuzene of Bucharest. who was sumoned with pr. Wertheim of Vienna, announces that Queen Draga presents all the symptoms of false. or nervous pregnancy. and that the rapid development of the symptoms was brought about by the advice given her majesty by Dr. Caulete. who In urging her to lead a sedentary life, encouraged the Queen in the opinion that she was enciente and produced an abnormal con dition calculated to mislead both herself and her entourage.
 The two specialists declare that Queen Draga is suffering from netritis, but that her condition is not serious.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
THE DINNING GAR
 SERVICE EXTENDED
Will Hereafter Run Between Memphis and Atlanta.
 Railroad Items

Beginning with today the dining car that has been operated over the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham and Kan sas City. Fort Scott and Memphis roads between Birmingham and Kansas City the past three months will be extended to Atlanta. The dining car has been opera ted on Nos. and 6, arriving over the Kansas City line at 3:55 D. m. and leaving for the West at 12:45 p. m. Beginning with tomorrow the car will be transferred to the Southern here and leave at 4:1o p. m. for Atlanta and returning arrive from Atlanta at 12 o'clock. noon.
 The Birmingham delegates to the an- nual convention of the Amalgamated As- sociation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, which meets in Milwaukee, Wis, this week, left over the Alabama Great South ern for that city at 4:05 yesterday after noon.
 Special rates have been announced by the Southeastern Passenger Association as follows:
 Commencement Exercises University of Alabama. Tuskaloosa, Ala, June 2-5. Commencement Exercises Alabama Baptist University, Selma, Ala, May 24-2S.
 Annual Convention National Associa- tion Manufacturers, Detroit. Mich, June 4-6
 Annual Convention Southern Hard- ware Jobbers' Association, Asheville, N. C., June AT.
 Annual Meeting Women's Board of
 
 vile, N C., June 5-12.
 Annual Meeting Grand United Order of Galilean Fishermen. Tuskaloosa., Ala, June 11-16
 Annual Meeting Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor, Milwaukee. Wis, June 11-12.
 The Central of Georgia has announced the following appointments:
 W. D. Estis, chief clerk to General Freight Agent w. A. Winburn, appoint ed agent of the Central of Georgia at Savannah.
 Macon, transferred to the position of chief clerk to the general freight agent. L. R. Van Derviere. commercial agent at Savannah. transferred to similar position at Macon.
 R. C. Brooks, appointed commercial agent at Savannah.
 The Louisville and Nashville will run an excursion to Pensacola today. The train, consisting of ten cars, will leave Birmingham at 730 o'clock in the morn- ing The fare for the round trip will be S250
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
BIRMINGHAM HORSES WIN.
The Arrow, Duchesse and Spot Cash
 Take Prizes at Memphis Show.

George G. Phillips and J. Adam Phil lips have just returned from Memphis where they exhibited their horses at the recent big horse show The gen. tlemen own some of the finest animals in the South, and at this show they won prizes in every class they were exhibited.
 Their fine jumper, The Arrow, won the sporting tandem, the high jump, l4e in and out jump, and the free for all jump. In the high jump he dis tanced all other animais, going easily the distance of feet and 8 inches. The Ducnesse from their stable won the high going cob class from over Jean val Jean, the horse recently sold to MT. McGann, of New Orleans, for 5000, and eighteen other entries. The horse took second prize in the fancy park horse class, in which there were thirty-six entries, and third prize in the runabout class, competing with twenty-eight entries.
 Spot Cash, another horse from the Phillips stable, and an animal used by Mrs. Phillips for family driving, won second prize in the polo class. t1e was afterwards traded to MT. Lowe, of Topeka, Kan, for oreme de Menthe, the fastest pony in America. The horse, however, IS very dangerous and cratic. He is now owned by MT. Jno. A. Phillips.
 These horses made quite a distinc- tive hit at the show, and Birmingham is proud to be classed as the city from which they were entered. in the ex- hibitions The Arrow was rode by J. Adam Phillips, Jr., and the Duchesse drove by Geo. G. Phillips. ***
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
NEw YoRK,s cooKEp MYSTERY.

From the New York Press.
 Why not educate your walters to whis- per In your ear what things are when he hands them to your left elbow? Per haps then your guests would not find 1t necessary to go on an exploring expedi- ton to find cut what sort of dish you are expected to help yourself to. If any thing is In worse taste than to have the waiter stand there like a ninny it Is to leave 1t to the guest to say in an under tone, What is that, water?" When does a family become swell? When it can afford to have two maids, a butler, a cook and a scullion. When does it become real swell? When in addition it has chef, buttons, coachman and tiger. Yet some real sweel people so mystify their guests as to require them to ask:
 What is that. waiter?'
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
5000 Men Idle.

New Haven, Conn, May 19.-The strike situation in Connecticut on reports from the manufacturing centers of the State has a serious aspect tonight. The strikes tomorrow will be, it seems, confined to a portion only of Connecticut cities, but where they will occur they will be very general and will accomplish a virtual and complete tying up of the machinists and metal workers industries. Hartford Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Britain and the neighboring cities of Ansonia and Derby are the storm centers. In these an estimated total of 5000 men will be idle when the opening time comes tomorrow morning.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
Small Companies Yield.

Cleveland, May 1s.-The greater num- Der of the union machinists of this city are already on strike, for when they quit work Saturday 1t was until their de- mands were granted by the employers. Probably 19OO men will be idle. Eleven concerns have agreed to pay the union scale and concede the reduced hours. They comprise the smaller factories. Large concerns have so far given no sign of yielding. About twenty-five factories will be affected.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20

gulPs of ice water in summer or cups of hot coffee in win ter. Hasty eating is the foe of health. Sooner or later it must result in in digestion or some other form of stom- ach disease.
 For the cure of the diseases of the stomach and allied organs of digestion and nutrition, there is no medicine so effective as Doctor Pierce's s G ol den Medical Discovery. H aLways hetbs. N alnost akways cHres.
 Mrs. Mary E. Lewis, of Tanner, Giimer Co. {, W. Va, writes: uI will always recommend Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, 'Favorite escription' aud Pleasant Pel1efs, for
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
Railroad Men Go Out.

Wilkesbaire, May 19-The Lehigh Val ley Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey have declined to grant the 1400 machinists employed in their shops here a nine hour day, and the men will go out tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
Lv. Nashville 7:45 am. Today.
 Arr. Buffalo 8:15 am. Tomorrow.

That's the schedule of the Pan-Ameri- can Express over L. and N.-Pennsylva- nia-Erie Lines-The Akron Route, via Chautauqua Lake to the Pan-American Exposition, Niagara Falls, Canadian re- sorts and New York via Buffalo. For further information apply to R. H. Lacey S. P. Agt., Nashville, Tenn, or Geo. E. Rockwell, A. G. P. Agt., Cincinnati, o.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
No Strike at Denver.

of the machinsts of Denver has been averted the local members of the Nation al Metal Trades Association having granted the nine hour day and the scale of wages demanded by the machinists' union
The age-herald., 1901-05-20

Wanted for U. S. Army: Able bodied. unmarried men, between ages of 21 and 35 years; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For information applysto Recruiting Of hcer. ' North 2Oth street, Birmingham, Ala.
 3-6-wed fri mon -tO-6-30.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
Call for Alabama Brewing Company's "Extra Pale" "and Standard" Beers. On tap or in bottles. Phone 1928
FOR SALE.

Scrap iron, copper and brass at car barn recently destroyed by fire at Avenue F aud 2lst St. Apply Birm- ingham By, Lightand Power Company
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
Mrs. winsIow's Soothing Syrup.

the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsiow' 8 Soothing Syrup and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for thelr CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALLAYS all r-AIN, CURES WIND COLO. and $ Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20

they cured me when doctors and other nedi clues failed. For fifteen years suffered untold misery. When commenced taking Dr. Plerce's medicines, had given up all hope of ever getting we'll. could not lie down to sleep, and everything I ate would almost crarup me to death. Was very nervous and could hardly foHnds when commenced taking these medi- cines six years ago; / now ueigh one hxndyei and fo,fy Ponnds, and am having better health than ever before My friends all say they cat, hardly believe that am the same person after being sick so long, Tha1y changed 70 be ,obnf aud rosy checked. I have taken fifteen bottles of the Discovery fifteen of the Prescription and fifteen of the Pellets.'p
 ! Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, paper covers, is sent free on receipt of aI one-cent stamps to pay expense of mailing onLy, or if cloth binding is desired send 31 stapips. Ad- dress Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
A TEXAS WONDER.
Halls Great Discovery.


 One small bottle of Halls Great Dis covery cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel cures diabetes. seminal emissions. weak and lame backs. rheumatism and ali irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles in children. One small bottle in two months treatment and will cure my case above mentioned. Price HOO. Dr. B. W. Hall, sole manufacturer. P. O. Box e29, St. Louis. Mo. Send for testimonials. Sold by all cr1ggistz
 Dothen. Ala, July IS, 1899. Dr. D ". Hall, St. Louis. Mo-Dear Sir: We have been selling your Texas Wonder. Halls Great Discovery, for tive years and recommend it to any one sui fering with any kidney trouble as being the best remedy we ever sold.
 Yours truly, J. R. YOUNG.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
300 at Louisville.

Louisville, May 19.-The indications are tonight that 800 machnists in Louisville will be idle tomorrow, as so far only one employer has granted the mems de- mands.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
 SvvaRKG0 yNESasy

A sword is a trick not conducive to health or longevity. But it is not more injurious than the nasty swallowing of half masticated food washed down by
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
MACHINlSTS' STRIKE
 MAY RIVAL ALL PAST
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the request is made that with the acqui- sition of outlying lands, the doctrine of exclusion of Asatics be enforced.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
SERIOUS TROUBLE.
Rumors Regarding the Punishment of
 the Queen Are False.

Belgrade, May 19.-All rumors regard ing the abduction of King Alexander. the ---'---.'on of the cabinet aNd the ban
 f Queen Draga, growing out of
 t sensational experiences of the
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
At Chicago.

Chicago May 19-The strike of union machinists of Chicago and vicinity will go into effect tomorrow morning.
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
"Tiokled To peathp Two-step.

"TickIed To Death" TWo-Step.
 For a copy of the famous three coon rag-time, two-step entitled .'Tickled tc Death" send 10 cents in postage or cur. rency to B. w. Wrenn. Passenger Traffic Manager. Plant System of Railways Sa- vannah, Ga 4-27-tf
The age-herald., 1901-05-20
The Best Prescription for Malaria.

Chilis and Fever is bottle of Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. It Is simply iron and quinine in a tasteless form No cure mo pay. Price DOC. 5-15-wed- -fri-mon
The age-herald., 1901-05-20

The Louisville and Nashville will run an excursion to Pensacola today. The train, consisting of ten cars, will leave Birmingham at 7:3O o'clock in the morn ing. The fare for the round trip will be S250.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-08-27
BOOKS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Coll Odds: The State Board of
Education met today and accepted
the contract of Silver, Burde te g
Co., to furnish certain textbooks.
The board also adopted Overton's
Primary Applied Physiology. The
W. @. T. q. some time ago called the
attention of the board TO the fact
that the act of 1891 had not been
complied with as to 8work on physi-
ology with at least 20 pages devoted
TO alcoholics and narcotics. The
board has adopted .Steele's Physi-
ology. It's adoption of Overton is
subject to agreementas to the price
at which it shall be furnished the,
public schools. The American Book
Company is the publisher.
The board decided not to advertise
Immediately for a North Carolina
school history, for a work on civil
government or for one on agricul-
ture. It is understood that Capt. S.
A. Ashe and Judge Walter Clark
have such histories in preparation,
and others may be working to the
same purpose. The work on civil
government prepored by the late
Major s. NJ. Finger has been a text
book and it is said it is being revised
and brought up to date. 1t is also
understood that a work on agricul-
ture is in preparation. All this in
teresting information is obtained
from a member of the board.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-08-27
GROWTH IN RURAL AND IN URBAN
POPULATION.

The rate of incrase in population
for the country at large from 1890
TO 1900 was about 81 per cent. The
rate of urban increase was 81 per
cent. But in the decade from 1880
to 1890 the urban population had
grown at a rate slightly over so per
cent. The percentage of the popula-
ton living in towns of 1000 inhabi-
tants or over was in 1890 about SO
per cent, as compared with % per
cent in 1880. But in 1900 the ratio
had risen to only 37.3 per cent, leav-
ing to the country the still formid-
able fraction of 62.7. 1t is interest
ing to note also that the ratio of
growth for the greater cities is
slightly lower than that for the
growth of towns and cities as a
whole. While urban population in
creased from 1890 to 1900 by 81 per
cent, the population of the 100 cities
which have %, 900 inhabitants or
over showed a gain of only 1915 per
cent and these same 100 cities from
1890 to 1900 actually gained 90, 900
inhabitants less than they did be-
tween 1880 and 19OO.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-08-27
RURAL MAIL ROUTES IN THE FOURTH
DISTRICT.

Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer {:
Congressman E. w. Pou came here
to-day from Smithfeld. He is justly
pleased at the fact that he gets 10
new rural free delivery routes for
this district. There will be six in
Wake, six in Johnston, in Chat
ham, three in Vance and three in
Franklin. This county had three
and Johnston one So there will be
%. Mr.. Pou says that before he fin
ishes this line of work he will get so
routes in the district. The others
will be probably secured in six
months, as it will be about that time
before Mr.. Barr, the inspector, can
come here again.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-08-27
DIRECT PRIMARIES WIN IN VIRGINIA.

The Democratic Convention in Vir-
ginia registered the complete tri-
Umph of Acknowledgement Montague
and those who have supported his
fight against the long dominant party
machine. So thoroughly beaten was
the machine in the contest for dele
gates that its candidate finally VITA
drew and Mr.. Montague was nOmi
mated by aCclamation. The real CON
test in the convention WAS over the
platform, and here t q opponents of
the machine with greater difficulty
secured the adoption of d plank IN
der which in the future the machine
must at least submit its candidates
TO the approval of the voters. The
salient plank in the platform con-
tains this crucial sentence:
I'VE declare ourselves as ~favoring
the principle of the selection of party
candidates by a primary election,
believing this to be the surest method
of arriving at the will of the people
and maintaing democratic institu
tons. We accordingly" direct the
State Central Committee TO provide
d primary election plan for the
choice of party candidates for the
United States and for ELL elected
State officers, and for the members
OF the House of Representatives of
the United States, for mem&cr5 of
the General Assembly, and FOR "anntg
aud municipal officers, except where
no party nominations + made, and
except IN the case of county and mU
niospal officers where for special reL-
sons the local party authorities shall
deem it inexpedient."
Except for the nomination of local
officers direct primaries are thus
made mandatory, and Virginia is
placed in line with South Carolina,
Georgia AMI Minnesota in reducing
the power of the ,machine.-New
'rk OuID k, oath.
Prot F. E. Emery is now in San