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The age-herald., 1902-05-18
EXPLAINS THAT THE INCREASE IN REAL AND PERSONAL TAX WAS DUE TO COLLECTIONS OF BACK TAXES.

Hernando D. Wood. city auditor during the year 1901, states that a proper con- struction of his report, recently publish ed, shows that the city has deficit of of s46S1S1.
 Mir. Wood explains this in the following card:
 To the Editor of the Age-Herald.
 In your issue of last Friday, you print what you are pleased to term the au- ditor's report, in which you say: MT Woods figures demonstrate that the city came out with money on the right side of the ledger, instead of deficit of s22,- 600, as was thought when the Mayor sub mitted his annual report"
 If the complete report had been print ed. the sources from whence the item of real and personal tax came would have been explained. Exhibit "G'' sets out
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
CONFEDERATES ID DECK UNION
 GRAVES
Camp Hardee, U. [. w. Deter mines to Observe National Memorial Day With Lee.
Arrangements Being Perfected
 for fitzhugh Lees Reception.
 ConfederateS Invited to Join.

At an adjourned meeting of Camp liar dee United Confederate Veterans. held yesterday in Engineers Hall, arrange ments were made for the parade of the camp on Friday. May g. in honor of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and the camp decid- ed to observe National Memorial Day and to place wreaths on the graves of the dead Union soldiers at Oak Hill cemetery.
 M. W, Steele, chairman of the commit tee appointed to invite General Lee to Birmingham. reported that they had sent him a letter of invitation to Charlotts- vile and that they had a telegram ac- ceptng the invitation for Thursday and Friday, May 29 and 30.
 The following resolution was passed in reference to Memorial Day:
 Resolved, That J. L. Darby, adjutant of this camp be and he is hereby in- structed to have prepared and sent to the cemetery suitable wreath of flowers to be deposited by Major W. J. Milner, commander of this camp, upon the graves of the Union soldiers on the national me- morial day as the contribution of this camp to the ceremonies of that occasion.
 Will Receive Lee.
 Resolutions were also passed that the camp would take an active part in the reception of General Lee and authorizing the commander to fix the position the camp was to occupy in the parade.
 The camp also decided to take part In the ceremonies at the cemetery on Mem orial Day and the commander was au- thorized to confer with representatives of the grand army posts and of the other committees and to appoint such assistants as he desired.
 The meeting adjourned until Il o'clock, May 29, at which time the camp will as- semble in Engineers hall and all Confed- crate Veterans are invited to meet with them and take part in the parade and ceremonies.
 Committees Meet.
 The transportation, invitation and ar engagement committees of the reception to be rendered General Fitzhugh Lee when he speaks here May 29,- met yester- day and the chairman of each appointed sub-committees and apportioned the work to them.
 The arrangements committee met in the morning at 10:30 o'clock and Chairman Ross Smith divided the work among the members present. They went to work yesterday afternoon to arrange the vari- ous features and will report within the next two days.
 The invitation com mmittee met at 8 o'clock in Governor Sims office and he was authorized to appoint an executive committee, which he will do this week.
 The transportation committee met at { o'clock and Acting Chairman John W. ONeill appointed Judge J. J. Banks and Nathan L. Miller as a committee to secure a train for the trip around the Horn" The committee has seen Superintendent Starks of the Louisville and Nashville and he has telegraphed Louisville for in- structions
 Those present at the meeting were Judge J. J. Banks, Nathan L. Miller, R. s. Munger, Dr. J. N. Phillips, T. A. Ham ilton, Major w. J. Milner and Major John w. Johnston. Future meetings of all the committees will be called by the chairman.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
A NEW PIANO HOUSE.
Cable Piano Company of Chicago
 Opens Large Store.

The Cable Company of Chicago. manu- lecturers of high class pianos and the Chicago Cottage organs, are strong and successful competitors in the Southern field They recently opened large house in Birmingham on First avenue and sales have been wonderfully brisk from the start.
 Of the company's different makes the Conover, the Kingsbury and the Cable pianos are popular from ohe end of the country to the other They are fine in- struments and no manufacturers can boast of higher testimonials. Cox Col lege, Ga, bought A Kingsbury pianos and splendid testimonial followed.
 The pianos are not only clear and sweet Ih tone but great durability Is claimed for them. As parlor furniture they are marves of beauty. The Cable Is a $2.000,000 company and turns out S2O0O Instruments year.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
Sunday School Rally.

The Southside Baptist church will have a grand Sunday school rally this morn- ing. The entire school will take part in services. The pastor will give place to them at Il o'clock. The entire mem ber- ship and the friends of the young people are all invited to be on hand. The school will meet at 1s:so and the exercises will begin at H.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
OFFICIALS OF TENNESSEE
 co. TENDER RESERVATIONS

The following officials of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad Companys steel department at Ensley will sever their connection with the company June l.
 John M. Mcconnell, general superiu- tendent of the steel plant.
 T. H. McNamee, superintendent of the blooming mill
 Harry Earth, supertntedent of the open
 
 furnaces in the United States. It has not been uncommon in the past for single companies to carry more Iron than this. Importations go on quietly, but In con sideration volume to supply the eastern seaboard requirements. Steel billets and bar and structural forms are also being brought in for deliveries to mills in Phil adelphia and as far. west as Pittsburg. There are no changes in prices, which are firm all along the line. It Is not thought that the advance movement will go further, for prices in eastern markets are now about on an even basis with English, Scotch and German irons.
 Chicago Market.
 The only change to note in the pig iron markets Is an increased demand. not so much for ready delivery as for delivery during the last half and the last quarter. It becomes more evident almost daily that melters of pig iron are not covered for the year. Buyers have almost ceased to question the stability of prices for this year, and are concerned more as to covering their requirements.
 Prices remain unchanged since our last report. No. local foundry has sold freely at s21 g. O. b. furnace for deliveries dur ing the last half of the year.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
DEATHS ANDFUNERA AIS
Mai. w. c. Hanlin.

Major W. c. Hanlin, deputy revenue collector. died yesterday evening at S;So o'clock at his residence in Avondale. He had been i'll about a week with pneu- monia. A wife, five sons and two daugh ters survive him. One of his sons, G. W. Hanlin, was postmaster at Avondale.
 Funeral arrangements will be announced later
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
BUILDING PERMITS.

Building permits have been issued to the following W. T. Hodges. to repair between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets, to cost S1200.
 Mrs. Catherine Elford. to erect a one- story frame servants house in the rear of 1ol4 South Seventeenth street. to cost s5nn
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
STOCKHOLDERS TO MEET.
Alabama Fair Association Will Have
 Fund of S10,ooo.

The stockholders of the Alabama Fair Association will meet tomorrow night In the office of Mayor Drennen to arrange for the fair to be held next October.
 Ten thousand dollars cash will be put up at this meeting, which will guarantee the premiums and pay for the advertising of the fair.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
CHAPTER HOUSE OPENS.
Brotherhood of St. Andrew Will Have
 Reading Room.

The new chapter house of the Brother hood of St. Andrew will be opened tomor- row. Each evening it will be opened from 7:30 o'clock to 10 o'clock. It Is situated just in the rear of the Church of the Advent at 2O15 Sixth avenue.
 The daily papers, all the best periodicals and magazines and a number of good books will be on the tables open to the young men. A member of the Brother hood will be on duty every evening and will do everything possible for the com fort of the readers.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
SCHOOL BOARD QUALITIES. NewIy.Eiected East Lake Board Is
 Sworn In.

East Lakes new school board qualified and was sworn in yesterday at the office of pr. J. A. Ellard. The oaths of qualifi- cation were filed with the secretary of the retiring board, J. w. Beasley.
 Following are the members Of the pres ent school board: W. S. Brown, A. A. vines Dr. I. A. Eliard and N. E. Hit.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
OPENS CAMPAIGN. Adjutant Boyd of the Salvation Army
 Begins Work.

Following is the programme today of the Salvation Army Summer Campaign" revival being conducted In their tent, cor ner Seventeenth street and Second ave nue.
 100 a. m.-TIoliness meeting.
 2:45 D. m.-Junior demonstration.
 500 D. m.-Great salvation rally. Sub- ject Heaven or Hell"
 Adjutant Boyd will have charge of all these services.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18

hearth furnaces.
 Thomas J. McNamee, night superin- tendent of the blooming mill and MT. John Jones, master mechanic.
 MT. Mcconnell succeeded w. R. Palmer about a year ago. He enjoys the reputa- ton of being a first class steel maker and the superintendents under him stand high in their respective lines of work. It Is understood that they will take ser vice elsewhere.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
s5oo.oo REWARD Attracts the Attention of Almost Every
 One

But do you know that the greatest att traction in Birmingham today is the ele- gant line of pianos that are being sold by '"rhe Gable Company at their sales room, 2025 First avenue, in their great Introductory sale? Just think of a large new piano for $135, the same quality ex- actly that our competitors will ask you s250 for. We especially invite those who are judges of fine tone quality to test these instruments, they excel any low priced piano ever produced hitherto.
 High Class Pianos.
 In pianos of the highest grade ''The the Conover, Cable, Kingsbury, Schubert them. See our fine line of smart up to-date styles. at prices that fairly admit no competition. Our stock Is all new and fresh. we have no pianos to offer you that have become secondhand from being earted and peddled from house to house over the city and country on trial. We have no fictitious prices, our system of piano selling simplifles the matter so that a child can purchase an instrument at our store without fear of having to pay penny too much for it If you have an old instrument to exchange, see us for prices. they are liberal. If you have a piano that needs tuning, give us your work we will satisfy you, every instru- ment absolutely guaranteed and backed by a capital of $2,00o.000.
 THE GABLE COMPANY, The worlds greatest Music House, ]. E. Shelby, Manager, POPS First avenue.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
PERSNOAL

F. D. St. John of the Cullman Demo- crat, J. T. Bealle of the Northport Breeze, c. H. Allen of the Livingston Sun, Frank Conway of the Huntsville Republican and George A. Hewlett of the Cullman Tribune-Gazette were in the city yesterday.
 Officer H. R. Hury and brother, J. s. Hury, left last night for their old home in Columbus. Miss, to attend the bedside of their aged mother, who Is not expected to live.
 Former State Senator Amos Horton of Greene county is in the city attending the bedside of his wife, who is danger ously i'll at the Davis Inflrmary.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
GRAND MAY FESTIVAL
 AT LAkEvIEW, TUESDAY MAY 20. AT9p M..

Given by the Birmingham German Turn Verein. A comic operetta and Vaudeville performance. the main feature of the evening. Dancing after the performance. A good time promised to alL Admission 25 cents. 5-17-4t
The age-herald., 1902-05-18

Ali sporting papers at Brox- tons Place, 1O8 2Oth St.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18

North Birmingham Park
 Is brilliantly lighted every night Dancing pavilion now ready. Take North Birmine- ham electric cars. Quick service. 5-l3-1m
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
WOOD SAYS CITY'S DEFICIT
 LAST YEAR WAS $32,561.95

the fact that there was collected S8,s53eS, as back taxes for the years 1S97-9S-s9 and 1900, and credit should have been given to each year, the proper proportion due the income thereof
 The amount of the net assessment of real and personal tax for the year 1901, was $1dO, ,136. .9O Of this amount there was collected $1s2, oil. 23 leaving balance un- collected of $28,125.67. By referring to ex- hibit 1T" of the full report 1t will be seen that receipts in excess of expenditures were S4,6sI.s1 This is not necessarily a surplus. A careful perusal of the full report will show the condition of the city's finances, and will be more easily understood by the tax payers of Birming- ham.
 Insome for 1901, see ex-
 hih,t "G" ... .$379 524.36 Departmental expenses s279 6os "A I1vtroord,narv exnen's 10151 .57 Bond interest paid.... Il94So.0O Bond interest held un-
 der the Steiner plan 2S25.0O Deficit for year 1901. ..S 3256l 95
 
 nee ea1O Oee q1
The age-herald., 1902-05-18

S412.OS6.91 s412, .31 Instead of surplus of s46S1 .S1 there was an actual deficit of s32.561 .95. "a FERNANDO D. WOOD.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18
"Old Hickory" Furniture Talk
Poetry, Romance and
 History

are suggested by thls unlque
 and fashionable line of goods;
 the days of Andrew Jackson pass in review, and not unlike that able statesman, these goods are leaders in their day and gen. eration. All are handmade ol well seasoned genuine hickory. Splint seat back and arm S i; graceful, easy and comfortable.
The age-herald., 1902-05-18

Carved back chair or rocker, post support and splint head-rest- acme of luXury.... ... ... ..$6.o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-26
"eENERAL' PEANUTS" DEAD.
Acrobatic Midget From Japan Who
 Became a Circus Clown.

E General Peanuts" the midget clown of the Barnum & Bailey and the Fore paugh and Sells Brothers circuses was found dead in bed yesterday afternoon in a boarding-house at POT East Fourteenth street He was a native of Japan, and he had been in this country about four years. He weighed less that sixty pounds and was two feet and one inch In height.
 For several years he had been looked after by Frank Oakley, the principal clown during the past few seasons of the Forepaugh and Sells Brothers cir- GUS. The midget gave him all of his money. It has been said that when the midget first met Oakley, known as "Sliv ers," he said:
 q don't know your name or anything else about you, but I like you. and from this time on, right straight down to my death, belong to you. You have got to take me, and wherever you go I'll go, and whatever you do I'll do. I will be a clown too and you might just as well give in. for I am yours just as sure as Japan has a-Mikado."
 Oakley accepted General Peanuts" who had been an accrobat in the same spirit that he offered himself, and from that day always took great interest In him and trained the little fellow in the ways of the clown. Dressed as 6 drum major and carrying a big baton, the midget used to lead the clown hand. His imitation of Sousa was amusing. He be- came dissipated after awhile. His real name is not known in this country. Oak ley who was In Boston yesterday, was informed of the death of his charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-26
$5OO,OOO FIRE
 IN MARLBORO
CITY HALL BURNS AND 25,ooo VOL UMEs AND DOCUMENTS OF GREAT VALUE ARE DESTROYED. ONE MAN INJURED.

Marlboro, Mass. December 25.-A fire which broke out in the city hall at mid night entirely destroyed that building, which contained all of the city offices and department. the armory of Company F, Fifth regiment, and the Marlboro public library. The total loss will be S5ooooO. None of the contents nor papers of any of the departments was saved The libra ry contained 25.OoO volumes and docu- ments of incalcnlable value, which can not be replaced. The building was four-story brick structure and one of the finest in the city It was valued at be- tween $76ooo and S1oo.ooo.
 The building was well covered by insur- ance. Owing to the wires being buried under falling walls the city was cut off from telegraphic and telephonic commu- nication with the world.
 Michael O'Brien. 40 years old, was buried beneath the falling walls and is thought to be fatally injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-26
Diamonds, Rubies and Pearls
 Buried Many Years in Chapel
BEARS STAMP 0F TRUTH
Mythical Tales of Captain Kidd Are RivaIed By Story of Looting of Cathedral in Mexican War
 and Burial of Treasure.

Toledo, Ohlo December 25.-The Bee to- morrow will say:
 War1 en J. Baker, secretary of the Northwestern Ohio Masonic Relief asso- ciation, today for the first time makes public the secret history of the footing of Catholic cathedrals during the Mexi can war; tells how it was done, and of the burial of the treasure. His tongue vas loosened by a newspaper dispatch from Mexico City telling of the discovery of a chest of diamonds, sapphires, rubes, hagstone in the chapel of Las vezcannas college in Mexico City.
 Mir. Bakers story rivals the mythical tales of Captain Kidd, and moreover bears the unmistakable stamp of truth. He says that his father marched from Vera Cruz to Mexico City with General Scott's army during the Mexican war. He and Q tent-mate, after plotting for weeks. dug their way into some of the richest ca- thedrals and pillaged them of their fab ulous wealth of all sorts of valuable stones and huge golden images. For hours they footed, carrying their burdens of precious stones to a hiding place beneath the iasstones in the cathedral yard Short ly afterward Bakers companion died. Baker returned to his home in New York and then went to Hillsdale, Mich. Fifteen years after plundering the cathedral he eonflded his story to an intimate friend.
 The friend wrote to the Mexican govern ment asking If there would be any chance of division of the spells" if he should tell the government where it could find the sacred and valuable altar decora- tions.
 The letter bearing the official seal warn- ing him that if he knew any one who had a hand in the notorious pillaging or if he participated in it. he would do well to forget all he knew about 1t, and keep quiet. lest his life be sacrificed in re- venge for the dissertation of the cathe- drals. Baker took the advice. but still intended to secure the treasure he had buried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-26
MARcoNl TELLS OF HIS WORK.
Has Sent Wireless Messages to Eng
 land For a Month.

Glace Bay, N. s. Cor. New York Sun.
 Signor Marconi is well pleased over his success in sending wireless-telegraph messages across the Atlantic, and planned to have little celebration on Monday. He sent one of his staff over to the Cape Breton Yacht clubhouse and borrowed a number of flags with which to decorate the Table Head station but fierce gale and rainstorm caused the abandonment of that plan.
 In speaking of Sundays achievement, when wireless messages were exchanged between this tation and the one at Pold- hu, England. Marconi said:
 s'T7ere was one from Lord Minto to King EdNard, and one from myself to the king, to which I received s very nice re- ply, congratulating me on my success, As a matter of etiquette. I shall allow the text of those messages to be given out in England.
 T also sent a message to the king of Italy, and received a message of con graduation in reply. Commander Martino of the Italian cruiser Carlo Alberto also sent a message and received a reply. Other messages sent were from pr. Par kin to the London Times and from Sir Richard Cartwright of Canada to the Times. All these messages were of congratulatory nature. The message from Commander Martino 10 the Italian government was in Italian and, despite the difficulty of working with English operators at both stations, it was sue cessfully transmitted
 ''Yes, I sent all these messages myself, and they were received by Mir. Wood ward. chief of the receiving staff at Poldhu.
 'When did I first succeed in transmit ting messages from Table Head to Corn wall? It was about a month ago. The first messages were all in code, and were simply queries. such as How Is this?'
 We would have been in a position to transmit messages much sooner but for delays in obtaining machinery nf au kinds. We are. as you can ref a good deal out of the world ] often we had to send as far as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-26
MAN IS FOUND
 WITH BROKEN LEG
A. L. HoKs. A WHITE MAN, WAS
 LYING BEslDE TRACKS OF THE
 NORTH BIRMINGHAM STREET
 GAR LINE-coNplTioN NOT BAD.

A. L. Hoks. a white man, was found ly ing on the North Birmingham car track last night shortly before 12 o'clock. with his right leg broken. He was placed on a car and carried to the city. and from there he was conveyed to St Vincents hospital
 The man seemed to 6e dazed from his injuries and was unable to give a very connected story of how his leg was brok- en. He Is said to have stated that he was struck by a car, and also that he fell from a car. The motormen and con duotors on the North Birmingham line all stated last night that they did not know of striking a man or of one falling from a car.
 They stated they would certainly have known if they had struck him, or if he fell from the car As soon as Hoks was car ried to St. Vincenfs he was placed under opiates and was reported to be resting easily. His leg is fractured below the knee. As soon as they accident became known Policeman Detine telephoned for Lige Loy's ambulance, which met the car at First avenue and Twenty-first street and carried Hoks to the hospital.
 It was impossible to find out last night exactly where the man was found as neither the men in charge of the car barn or the people at the hospital knew.
 Hoks' condition is not regarded as se- rious, and he probably will be out in few days. He was unable last night to tell where he lived or what his occupa- tion is. The city directories fail to give such a nnme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-26
Wanted In California.

San Francisco, December 25.-William B. Ewing, who was arrested in Chicago yesterday on the charge of fraudulently using the United States malls. has been wanted by postal authorities of this city for the last seventeen months He left here on July f. 1901. after conducting for some time the Standard oil Promotion and Investment company. After he disap- peared his clerks stayed for two or three days, ignorant of their employers where abouts, and trying to appease his credi- tors. He failed to appear. the remaining clerks quit work, and the office, with its furniture was attached. The postal au- thorities took up the case and set their detectives at work. The fugitive was traced all over the country and to Co., iombia, from which he could not be ex- tradited. Recently he returned to the United States and his arrest followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-26

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 do not use large advertisements and false statements to attract patients which merit has failed to secure. If yo1 fail to be cured by such methods, givo me call and get well.
 Address Dr. '. E Holloway ls01h Sec end avenue. Birmingham. Ala.
 Office, Second avenue and Eighteenth. opposite postoffice.
 office Hours: s:so a. m. to 5:se ?. mL Sunday. 10 C. n. to ii H.