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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
ADJUSTMENTS,
oulnlan 6 WaII,s MlnstreIs.

Quinlan and Walls minstrels. erected on new foundation, was presented last night to good audience which evidently enjoyed the performance from start to finish. The first part is specially good, the scenery being new and brilliantly lighted with nearly three thousand incan- descent lights. It represents the steps of the capitol at Washington and the performers are dressed in the costumes of the various nationalities, a departure from the old custom of having white wigged gentlemen in the center and black faced on the ends.
 The songs of the company are all good and the singers have voices which are fresh and do not show the ware and tear of those generally connected with the minstrel business. The jokes, as a rule, are good, although a few of them are ancient. The old ones were however. forgotten after the audience heard the good ones to follow.
 Dan Quinlan, for years, star in min strelsy, acted as the interlocutor, his old role, and he was up to his old mark. Among the comedians Jimmy Wall lead, closely followed by several others In black face work. The entire sextette of singers have good voices. They are Governor Bowen, Walter Brower, John Sample, Joe Birnes, Bobby Carroll and Joe Brockel Several of the songs have catchy tunes and the parodies on several of the late ballads were up to date and amusing
 It is safe to say that the audience which witnessed the show last night was well satisfied and gave Danny and Jimmy vote of thanks for breaking away from the old minstrel habits and branching out on new lines. The speciatles are good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
FEDERAL GRAND
 JURY ORGANIZED
JUDGE THOMAS c. JONES pELIv- FRS CHARoE-DIsTRlcT ATToR-
 NEY RoULHAc LEAVES FOR
 FLoRENcE-cAsEs FOR TODAY,

The United States grand jury was or ganized yesterday morning, and at noon was charged by Judge Thomas G. Jones. The jury is composed of twenty-one members. as follows:
 J. M. Cranford. foreman; J. T. Glover, Pearce Lee, W. R. Pettijohn, Will Tuck CT. c. H. Reese. R. T. Walker. D. H. Brown, John Mccoy, J. H. Crawford. G. w. Phillips, B. W. Walker, L. H. Harrison, D. W. Morton. A. A. Will Hams, Oliver Goddard, F. P. O'Brien, J.. E. Hyche, c. A. Hammer, A. A. Taylor, James R. Bain.
 Thomas Roulhac the new district at torney, was at the opening of court yes- terday but was excused to go to Flor ence, where he will attend a meeting of an association of which he is president. He will probably return to Birmingham today or tomorrow. During his absence his assistant, J. W. Standifer. is perform ing the duties of the office of the district attorney.
 Several cases were mol pressed yester- day, two against William Oliver, charged with retailing liquor without a license. and one against T. J. Stafford. charged with the same offense.
 The following cases gre set for hear ing today: A. c. Lewis, illicit distilling; |. F. Welborn, retailing liquor without a license; John Turner, Thomas Mostelio and J. M. Hanlen, charged with remov- ing spirits from distillery: Charles Orr intimidating United States witnesses; John J. Moore. violating the postal laws: Rufus White, retailing liquor without a license, and Marion Nation, charged with illicit distflling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
FOOD CHANGES PEOPLE.
Both Adults and Babies.


 Babies can eat and thrive on the same kind of food that their elders do, when that food happens to be Grape-Nuts.
 "our little baby girl had spasms." writes Mrs. George B. Noble of West Union Iowa, "caused the physician said, by improper food. He advised a diet of milk, but she did not gain in either health. weight or brightness. and we had to continually use physic.
 We were simply wild, hopeless and miserable over our little one. For a long time I had been reading of Grape-Nuts. and perhaps by inspiration I bought package and began feeding them to her After the second meal, we used no more physic, and have never used any since. 1t was wonderful to see her improve. Her weight was 171k pounds at two years; now it is 27 pounds at two years and four months. The doctor had fear for her brain, the spasms having come from her spine, but the continued use of Grape-Nuts has made her perfectly well. and there is not a brighter enid in the state today than our little girl.
 Everybody remarks about her beauti. full complexion and her bright, witty speeches. We are never now without Grape-Nuts and often think of the awful period when we were in such desperate straits. If I can in any way interest others. I am more than willing to tell them all can about Grape-Nuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
JOHN L. BURNETT
 THANKS DEMOCRATS
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION OF WORK OF CHAIRMAN CAMPBELL AND OTHER DEMOCRATS IN THE CAMPAIGN IN SEVENTH.

Congressman John L. Burnett, of the Seventh congressional district, has writ ten the following letter thanking Chair man E. K. Campbell. of the state demo- cratic campaign committee. and others for their work Tn helping to carry his dis trict for democracy:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I desire through your columns to ex- press my personal gratitude and that of my friends in this district to Chairman Campbell and his co-workers on the state campaign committee for their splendid work fin our district.
 As a leader and organizer. Ed Campbell Is without an equal in the state. This is no perfunctory compliment, but I mean every word of 1t. The systematic and intelligent work performed by him merits the especial thanks of myself and my people, and take this method of pub ncly expressing them. The state speak CTS also did us splendid work. as did the press of the state and we acknowledge our indebtedness to each.
 The country press was perhaps more active than in any previous campaign, and their efforts have borne splendid fruit.
 Chairman Hood, of the district commit tee, did most effective work, but much Of his time was taken up with matters pertaining to the steel plant. and he had to leave a great deal of the detail work to A. R. Brindley and Hugh H. White, two members of the campaign committee. who managed 1t with the sys- tematic intelligence of veteran politicians.
 Our district campaign committee and county committees were unusually earn est and active, and the people and myself owe much to their efforts.
 The opposition set out with the Idea that the Johnson democrats, as they chose to call them, were sore and mad. But they soon learned that after the primary there were no Johnson or Jelks democrats, but that they were all simon pure democrats, equally loyal to the principles and nominees of the party. Very truly. JOHN L. BURNETT.
 Gadsden. Nov. 6, 1902.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08

Mir Roden explained in part why il
 was that the schulers did not locate their plant in Birmingham. He said that one reason was that they needed s.OO0, 900 gallons of water a day to run the plant, and that It was impossible to fur nish them with it under the present con- ditions. He said he and " N. Malone were in conference a number of times with the schulers, and that az one time it was thought they would locate the plant at North Birmingham, but the lack of water was one of the main req sons which prevented them from doing so
 MT. Roden further asked the members of the Commercial club to think about the water question and to see if they could find some plan by which the situ- ation could be relieved. It was very important question, he said, and one which would effect Birmingham to a greater degree than any one supposed in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES, OF COM PANY AND CITY OFFICIALS TO OBTAIN THE LOWER RATES.

Maj. W. J. Milner introduced a reso- 1ution at the Commercial club yesterday afternoon looking to an immediate set clement of the water works question which has been troubling the city coun- ell and the Water Works company for some time past. The resolution was passed and a committee consisting of W. J. Mllner, W. N. Malone. John ". Bush, T. H. Moulton ana R. M. Goodall was appointed to meet with the Water Works company and with the water committee of the city council to effect an agreement The resolution is as fol- lows:
 Whereas, The last proposition of the Birmingham Water Works company. dated July 16. 1902. offers to the water consumers of Birmingham a reduction of from 10 to 50 per cent in the rates to be paid for water; and,
 Whereas, It is further proposed to reduce the charge for all fire hydrants from $55 to $40 per annum, the only con- dition coupled with thls proposition be- ing that both the company and the con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
RECORD OF COURTS.


 The contempt proceedings against the Birmingham News and the Birmingham Ledger, growing out of articles published in connection with the failure of the Continental SecurAy Redemption coni- pany, did not come up in the criminal court yesterday, and will not come up today, as Judge S. E. Greene is out Of the city. The time for hearing has not been reset
 In the city court the jury in the first division in the case of John c. Moses against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company returned verdict for the defendant.
 A mistrial resulted in the case of W. S. Patton against the Fidelity and Guar anty company of Maryland.
 In the circuit court the case of c. W. Watson against the Birmingham Rail- waY Light and Power company is still on trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
NOT PAYING POLL TAX.
Tax Collector Francis Estimates Re
 ceipts Will Fall of one.third.

J. B. Francis, county tax collector, esti- mates that the receipt from the payments of poll tax under the law making it a voluntary matter will be cut down about thirty-three and third per cent in Jef- ferson county. It is estimated the re- ceipts this year will be about 10000 whereas last year they were $15,000.
 It is a noticeable fact that a great many white people are seemingly indifferent to the paying of their poll tax, although they will have to pay the tax to be allow ed to vote.
 The money from this source goes into the public school fund. The tax collector Is anxious for the white people to pay their poll tax, and in this way assist the schools, and be allowed to vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
CARRIES 12,ooo DAILY.
Immense Number of People Handled
 On Woodward Elevators.

It is estimated that the three elevators in the Woodward building carry about 12,ooO people day. One day this week the passengers who rode up from the ground were counted, and the number was a little over s7OO Most all of those who rode up rode down, of course, and great many used the elevators between the different floors But the day the pas- sengers were counted was an exception ally dull day. owing to the fact that the Woodward" bar was closed.
 Large numbers of sightseers ride to the top of the building every day. The manager of the woodward estimates that fully 7Aooo visitors will have been carried in the elevators before the novelty wears of. The elevators run until late at night and they run on Sunday to accommodate occupants of the building who get their mail and do a little work on that day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
Claims Street Car Company
 LSNof Libing Ub to (0ntracf

Ing refused Q transfer to the loop line. Mir. Estes asked the conductor about other lines. and he stated yesterday that the conductor said that they were not given to certain lines giving MT. Estes a list of those llnes.N
 In reply to a statement that a letter had been received from Mayor Drennen stating that the matter had been set tied, Mir Estes stated that 1t had not been settled and that the mayor was mistaken if he made such statement. He said that transfers on one of the lines had been arranged by the mayor ana board of aldermen, but that the contract called fer transfers from any line to any 1ine no matter which way 1t went.
 In conclusion, Mir. Estes stated that there was no one in the city who had higher regard for Robert Jemison than he did, but that he thought the people had some rights and that he believed they should be looked after by the club. He said the people of Birmingham who formerly used tickets are forced to pay from 25 to 50 per cent more for the trans fers and that he believes they should have all that is due them from the change. and all that the contract calls for.
 The committee will appear before the next meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen. Robert Jemison, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, stated last night, when told of the action of the Commercial club, that the street car company was Issuing transfers according to the con- tract and that they issued them in the same manner as in other cities. He said that the contract called for transfers as issued in other cities and that the com pany was living up to the contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
"san Toy.v

In order that the music of "San Toy'' will be perfectly played and sung this season, Messrs. Stevens and Price have arranged to carry their own orchestra with the company.
 Where the local musicians are proficient enough. as is the case in Birmingham, the two orchestras will be combined, which will insure just as large if not a larger number of players in the band than any New York theatre possesses. There are more pretty and dainty musical numbers in San Toy" than in any smi- lar production of late years. San Toy will be at the Jefferson theatre next Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
BANKERS COME TODAY.
Party VIII Not Reach the City Until
 About O'Clock.

The northwestern bankers. who were scheduled to reach Birmingham at 10:S0 this morning, will not arrive until about 1:SO p. m. The local committee in charge of the programme arranged Tor the en- tertainment of the visitors request all citizens who were invited to accompany the party over the Mineral road to note the change and be at the union passen- ger station between 1 and 1:3O o'clock.
 The bankers are on their way to New Orleans to attend the annual meeting of the National Bankers association, which convenes next Tuesday. They will leave here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
NEGROES STEAL COPPER. Over 900 Pounds Belonging to Street
 Railway Taken.

Negroes cut neairy mile of the cop way, Light and Power company, which is stretched between Thresh station and East Thomas on the Ensley line, several nights ago and hid 1t In the woods near by. The wire was found later with all the insulation cut off and two negroes, Henry Sykes and Jim Phillips, were ar rested and charged with the crime.
 The negroes deny that they cut the wire and afterwards tried to dispose of 1t to MT. Lazarus, local dealer in old brass, iron and junk. The copper is valued at IS cents a pound, and more than 300 pounds was stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
My Partner.

Bartley Campbells My Partner" will be the attraction at the Jefferson thea tre for a matinee and evening perform ance on Tuesday. Few plays have ever been written that can interest, amuse and thrill the spectator so cleverly as My Partner" and for many years 1t will continue to be the standard Ameri- can drama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
BUILDING STEEL BRIDGES.
Board of Revenue Lets Contract for
 New One.

The Southern Bridge company has been given contract by the board of revenue to erect steel bridge over the canal near Elyton and one over the small stream running between Elyton and Pow derly. The contract price is s139O, and work will begin at once.
 The steel bridges will replace wooden ones which are now in use at these points. The board has adopted the policy of .hav- ing steel bridges built instead of wooden ones, in every instance where 1t Is prac- ticable to do so. U,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
GIVES BIBLE TALK.
Miss BIodgett Lectures This Morning
 at 10 O'Clock.

Miss Blodgett will give the third of her series of Bible talks this morning at 10 o'clock at the First Methodist church and she will also give a talk Sunday after noon at o'clock.
 These Bible talks are attracting large audiences. The class is taking up the study of Old Testament characters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
Paul Gilmore.

Paul Gilmore will appear at the Jeffer- son theatre next Wednesday. matinee and night in Haddons' comedy of tempera- ment 'The Tyranny of Tears" originally presented at the Criterion theatre, Lon don, and in New York for one hundred nights by Sir Charles Wyndham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
At the Bllou.

Secret Service at the Bijou theatre continues to draw large audiences and the work of the George Fawcett company has received high praise. Gillette's drama of the civil war, which shows the ima- ginary events of an evening in Richmond during the famous seize is pleasing and stirring drama of the civil war. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
Forecass fot AInbama.

Washington. November 7.-Forecast for Alabama-Fair Saturday and Sunday; light variable winds becoming fresh southwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08

work of Grace Kimball as.Edith varney, and Frank Gilmore as Captain Thorne, comes in for much commendation. There will be matinee this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08

Highest temperature, 69; lowest tenn perature, 52; average temperature. 61.
 BEN M JACOBS Station Agent. U. 8. Weather Bureao-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-08
THE WEATHER

Birmingham. November 2, 1902. Local observations during the 2I hours ending D. m. Central time:
The Alaska prospector., 1902-09-11
Copper Creek.
Nj. DEMPSEY.

Special Correspondence to the PEosPEcroR.
Dan Creek, Aug. 10-You ask
for some information in regard to
the recently discovered Copper
creek, and will tell you all that
know in regard to it.
Copper creek is a tributary Of
Dan creek, and comes out of the
mountains which form the head
of Rex gulch. 1t is several miles
in length, but the good ground APP
pears to be confined to the ten
claims from the clay banks which
are found well up the stream, down
to Dan creek. Above these no one
has found any prospects.
The gold found here is much
coarser than any found on Rex or
Chittitu. No one has succeeded in
reaching bedrock yet, but from the
prospects found with the little
amount of work done, there is
every reason to think that Copper
creek will show up as well as Rex.
This was the last creek to be
staked in this section, and was run
over for three months before being
located.
Dan creek is now producing gold
and work will be continued for
some time yet.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-09-11
A1aska's Official Directory.


GOvernOr-John q. Brady.
US, Judges-Melville &. Brown. Dist No. /
seat at Juneau: James Wickersham, Dist No. B.
seat at Nome
US. Attorneys-R A. Friedrich, Dist. No. l;
Joseph X. Wood, J. Harlan.
Clerk-Disiiict No. l. ". j. Hills, Dist. No. 8
A. X. Helig.
Us. Marshnls-Jsmes NJ. Shoup, Dist. No. ];
Cornelius l.. Nawter. Dist. No. 2; Il. q. Perry
Dist. No.3.
Commissioners-Edward de Croft, Sitka; ii
II. Folsom, Juneau; +. =. Tustin, IT. wrangell;
l.. X. Woodward, tnalaska; T. Gallagher, Ko
diak; J. J. Roberts, Skagway; W. J. Joaes, Circle
City; l.. Il. Shepard, ST. Michael; Sol Ripinsky
Haines Mission: L. Staekpole. Ketehikan; q. NJ,
Irwin. Douglas; &. T. Brooks, Sunrise; John
Lyons. Valdez, Prescott Sawyer, Eagle.
L. S. Land Officers Surveyor General-w. S
Distin.
Register-John W. Dudley.
Reeeiver-A- T. Apperson.
Clerks-Geo stowell. W. F. Jefferys.
Deputy L. s. Marshals-Dist. No. /, special
W = MeNair, J. W. Shook, Skagway; J. T.
Campbell, sitka: +. +. Kelly, Juneau; Vim. d.
Grant, Wrangel; W. Hillg, Douglas Island
chas. Dreibiilis, Valdez; Lewis l.. Bower.
Kodiak Peter Nilsson, Porcupine; ". q. Thorn
as, ketcnikan; J. T.. Reynoldson, Eagle. J.
Zuboff Killisnoo
The Alaska prospector., 1902-09-11
New Marshal.

US. Marshal Perry has appointed
"A successor to Deputy Marshal
Hasey, in the person OF Mr.. Chas
Dreibelbis, from Eagle. He is at
present stopping at the Phoenix
hotel.
MIR. Hasey left on the Newport
for the Westward, to attend to some
business at Sunrise.
1t is expected that U. S. Mar
shall Geo. q. Perry, will be here on
the next steamer from Juneau to
look over affairs at this place.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-09-11
A Dollar An Hour.

Is what your time is worth-more
or less. Whatever you may value
it at, it is worth while to save some
OF it. You can do this by sub
scribing for the PRospEcTOR, We
will send it to your friends in any
part of the world and save you the
time now consumed in writing let
tiers, in which you can not get one
hundredth part of the news that
the paper will contain each week.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-09-11
To Study the Natives.

DIR. James b. Mes, field worker
for the American School of Oriental
Study and Research, is on his way
to Alaska to make brief examina-
ton into the ethnology and anthro-
pology of the natives of Alaska
He will collect such relics as he can
during his stay, and will make a
personal study of the Indians and
Eskimos.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-09-11
From Chisna.


Special Correspondence to the PRosrEcToR.
Daisy Greek, Aug. lyon asked
me to send news uf Chisna. will
give you all that there is going.
Chisna is all right and the next
two years will see it beat the upper
camp. The trouble has been that
only two or three have done any
work, and the rest have eontented
themselves with scratching on top
of the ground, while others think
ing they can see as far into the
ground as man can dig in week,
will tell you there is nothing there,
the lay of the country is not right.
But few thick-headed tramps per-
sist in digging away looking for
bed rock, and running across a
color of gold once in while. There
are only four claims being worked
on Chisna, Jack Pot and Hazelett
& Meals at the head, and Discovery
by Hazelett Il Meals and No. |
above by Warner & Meise. None
OF these care to say just what they
are taking out, but they are salts
fed so | guess they are making
something.
You ask about the output of this
district for the season. | am con-
fident that your estimate is about
correct. The district will undoubt-
edly produce over half million.
Daisy and Elizabeth creeks are
all right, but it will take time to
prove it. l mined week or more
in the Black Hills once and may
not know rs much about such
things AS some who have done
their mining behind a pillow, but
you will find the deep diggings are
where we will find our richest dirt,
and the benches are where we must
look for it. 1t will take work,
but it will pay.
The district has had its draw
backs in high prices for provisions.
the dry season and the whisky. 1t
makes ones heart ache to see men
throwing their hard earned money
away, they can not hold a job and
will go out telling that there was
no work to he had. You all know
am crank, but it don't require
a crank to see the harm done on
Slate Chisna and Daisy are both
respectable.
l have a mansion at Daisy, two
stories high, with Il white roof, and
blueberries growing all around
heap thick. The ferry across CHS
tuchina now has an endless rope
SO anyone can put themselves
across.
am on Chisna most of the time,
and Mr.. Coles is attending to my
interests on Slate and Miller gulch.
There will be quite an exodus
from Slate about the first of Sep
TENDER. Many intend to remain
later than that, but when they see
the crowd leaving, it will be hard
for them to keep from getting cold
feet.
Nj. DEMPSEY.
The Alaska prospector., 1902-09-11
Think Again.

1t is the opinion of some OF the
court officials now here from Eagle
that the court headquarters will
remain there. The bill adding
Valdez to this division does not
provide for such remoyal.-Ram-
part Forum.