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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
INFANT DISAPPEARS.
And There Is Much Excitement Among
 Negroes on the Mountain.

There Is a great deal of excitement among the negroes on Shades Mountain over the mysterious disappearance of a negro infant which was born several days ago An investigation will be made this morning by Coroner Paris and Dep- uty Sheriff Hlll. and 1t is expected to re- suit in the arrest of sn old negro woman who Is said to have made way with the baby.
 Julia TannehilL a negro woman, and thought to be the grand mother of the child, is charged with the deed. Coroner Paris went yesterday morning to inves- tigate the rumor, but had been given wrong directions and came back to Bir- mingham without arresting the woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
AGAIN REJECTS BIDS ON SEWERS Sanitary Commission Still Con- slider Figuress Too High NOW IN HANDS OF COMMITTEE Attempt Will Be Made to Have Them Lowered-lf This Fails Work
 Will Be Readver-
 tsed.
NOW IN HANDS OF COMMITTEE

The four bids opened yesterday morn- ing by the Jefferson County Sanitary Commission for the construction of four teen and three-quarters miles of sewers were referred to the construction com mittee to see If the bids could not be better balanced, some of them being too nigh.
 The four bidders were c. M. Burkhal- ter Ss Co.,, the Pennington Construction Company, the Donaldson Construction Company and the Dunn & Lallande Com pany. Bids to furnish the material for the Valley Creek sewer were made by the Moore & Handley Hardware Com pany, the Prowell Hardware Company and R. F. Cooper.
 The bids which were rejected some time ago because they were too high have been lowered. but bids on other portions of the work have been increased. The commission claims they are too high and the construction committee has instruc- tions to see if they cannot get them re- duced.
 Should the construction committee fail in It's work the commission will advertise again for bids and continue to advertise until they consider the results reason able.
 One strange part to the bidding on the work, the commission claims, is the fact that there are so few bids and that nearly all of them are from local firms. As a usual thing there would be dozen or more bids for as large piece of work as this and the commission cannot under stand why they are holding back. A number of foreign firms have had agents here to bid on the work, but they have left the city without leaving bids.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
TO BEGIN JULY i.
Train to Marion, Greensboro and Other
 Towns VIII Be Put On.

While no official announcement has been made by the Alabama Great South ern Railroad Company as to when 1t will extend the run of the Selma-Akron train from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham, 1t is learned that this important change will be made on or about the first of July.
 The train will reach this city about 1o:30 D. m and will leave here about 6 a. m, perhaps 6:15. It will be a great ac- commodation to the people of Marion. Greensboro and the other towns along the line who wish to trade in Birming- ham. but who have been practically cut off by reason of having no through train. The black belt is a rich country and Bir- mingham will soon be getting good share of the trade of that section trav- ersed by the Selma-Akron train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
PLUMBERS HAVE
 SETTLED STRIKE
DIFFERENCES WITH THE MASTER PLUMBERS' ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED AND THE JOURNEYMEN ARE WORKING.

The Journeymen Plumbers who went on a strike about three weeks ago, re- turned to work yesterday morning, their differences with the Master Plumbers having been settled by the committee on grievances of the Trades Council.
 The plumbers got large portion of what they asked for. They are to receive s4 for a days work and only seven hours work on Saturday. They are to get car fare when they have to come by the of- flee in the morning before going to do a piece of work
 There have been between thirty-five and forty plumbers on a strike. Several non-union plumbers have been brought to the city by the Master Plumbers, but these will now join the union or seek other fields for their labors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
GOODYEAR AT
 WORK IN FURNACE
THE CHATTANOOGA TRAVELLING
 MAN WHO WAS REPORTED MISS- ING FROM BIRMINGHAM HAS BEEN LOCATED NEAR GADsDEN.

w. s. Goodyear, the travelling man who disappeared under rather peculiar cir cumstances from Birmingham on May S. has been located near Gadsden, where Consolidated Coal and Iron Company.
 Goodyear has not written to his wife since he left Birmingham May and she had appealed to the police to aid her in locating him. Several days ago The Age-Herald printed story telling of his disappearance and of the distress of his wife.
 The medicine company, by whom he was employed. will not interfere with him in any way and 1t is supposed he will return to his family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
DEATHS ANDFUNERALS
Thomas Cobbs.

Funeral services of the Hon. Thomas Cobbs will be conducted this afternoon at o'clock at the Church of the Ad- vent by the Rev. John c. Murray. The remains will be carried to Livingston and inferred In the family burying ground at that place tomorrow afternoon at 4So o'clock.
 Court room this aft ,rnoon at ]? X o'clock and will attend the funeral services in a body. The following gentlemen will act as pail bearers: Mir. James Garrett Mir. James E. Webb Mir. R. P. Wetnore. MT. A. H. Pearscn. Mir, Robert Jemison Mfr William A. Walker. Mir. F. M. Lowe and MT. James A. Going.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers were recorded in the clerks office of the Pro- bate Court yesterday:
 William M. Martin to Louis E Morris s14oO; 50 feet on Avenue E.
 Walker Land Company to N. R. Black. s1960; section of Wade's Tract
 Sarah and E. J. Forley to South West Land Company, $11O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21

is two degrees higher than any of them and more than seven higher than the lowest.
 The temperatures for single days have been higher, but the average this week is a record breaker except for the famous hot spell of last year. The minimum temperatures have been slightly higher also. For the past five days 1t has averaged 72 degrees, about 9 degrees high CT than the average for corresponding five days in any other year. The average maximum temperature was 95 degrees. The maximum temperatures since 1896
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
WANT A REUNION.
Members of Company 0, Third Regi
 ment, DesIre to Get Together.

A number of members of Company G, Third Alabama regiment, in the Confed- crate army. are anxious to hold reunion at the reunion of the Alabama division, U. C. ", to be held in Montgomery this fall.
 Mir. Charles M. Sturges of 1901 Fifth avenue. Birmingham, is anxious to hear from all the members of the company in order to arrange for the affair. He will communicate with all the members possible, giving i.,em particulars ot the time and place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LA.
NEW ORLEANS.
E. A. ALDERMAN. IL. D., President.

E. A. ALDERMAN, IL. D., President. Full courses in Languages. Sciences, Engineering, Law, Medicine Splendid de- ps rtment for women in the Newcomb Col lege. Tulane makes leaders In all voca- tions. Its facilities for instruction in En- gipeering are unsurpassed Unexcelled op- portunities for the study of Sugar Chem- istry. Board and accommodations, dorma- tories at lowest rate. Opportunities af- forded academic students for self-help. Next Season Begins October 1st. Serd sor Catalogue.
 R. K. BRUTE, Secretary.
 .s s-2o-eow-sm 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
SUM ME SCHOOL,

Knoxville, Tenn. June 1s-July 30, 1902.
 For the above occasion the Southern Railway will sell tickets from all points on its line to Knoxville. Tenn, and re- turn at one fare for the round trip, sell ing June Is, IT. IS. 2S, g and 30. and July Il, 12 and 1s, with final limit for return passage August 15, 1902.
 For further information call on any ticket agent of the Southern Railway or e. E. Jackson, Travelling Passenger Agent, Morris Hotel Building. Birming- ham, Ala. b-23-eod-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
Andrew Flood,

Andrew Flood. who was assaulted with chair in Anniston Tuesday night, died yesterday at St. vincent's Hospital, where he was brought the night after he was hit. The funeral will be conducted this afternoon at o'clock and the interment terY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21

The maximum temperature yesterday was ST. It came shortly after o'clock. although the temperature was high all morning and did not drop until the rain began about o'clock. The minimum was 73 Thursday night. That Is slightly above the average for this time of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
INVOLUNTARY PETITION,
Shoe Company Seeks to Have Besse-
 ner Firr, Adiudged Bankrupts.

The Rock Island Shoe Go. yesterday filed a petition in the clerks office of the United States Court asking that Garner & Words Bessemer firm, be de- clared bankrupts. This Is one of the few involuntary bankrupt petitions filed in several months.
 Otis B. Anthony filed petition for bank ruptcy, his liabilities being s151. lie has no assets. Jim Payne filed a petition with liabilities sSS and no assets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
The ErsweII Company.

Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Phone 1902. 2019 Third avenue.
 6-18we-sa-su If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21

All members of the bar are earnestly requested to meet at the Circuit Court room at 2:15 today to attend the funeral of the late Chancellor Cobbs
 JOHN LONDON, President Birmingham Bar Association, l.. J. HALEY, Secretary
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
Calhoun County.

The latest new county scheme is
one to be carved out Of portions Of
Abbeville, Edgefield and Greenwood,
to be called Calhoun, with McCor'
mick as the county seat. A petition
was presented Wednesday to the gov,
ernor asking that an election be or
dered, and it is numerously signed,
and is alleged to have the necessary
constitutional number provided for.
This and other constitutional require
ments will be looked into by the at
torney general and if everything is
found correct the governor will order
the election. The petition states
that it is proposed to cut Off 15e
SQUARE miles from Abberille. 81 from
Greenwood and 1S5 from Edgefeld,
making in all 463 square mileS-juSt
three more than the constitutional re-
quirement. The number Of lnha0I-
tants in the proposed territory will be
1864 and the taxable value of pro-
perty is 81, ,72l,63 Should this
scheme go through all the territory
that can be taken from Abbeyille will
have been cut off. and the same may
be said of Edgetield: in which case,
too, the idea Of forming county with
North Augusta as the county seat will
be kCcked out.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
AN IMPORTANT WORK
Being Done by Prof: ChambiiSs as
State EntomoloSiSt.

\ special from Clemson College to
The State SAYS Prof. c. E. Chambliss
in addition to his duties at the COL
lcge is doing great work for South
Carolina in the capacity Of State ento-
mologist. He has recently inspected
orchards in many parts of the State
and recommended remedies where
pests have already appeared, and sug-
rested plans for preven ting their ap-
pearance. The great Importance OF
this work is never realized because It
is a work of prevention rather than a
work Of tangible results. II the iruit
growers OF the State will give this
work their cooperation just as South
Carolina is beginning TO be Il fruit
growing State. they may save them
selves The trouble and loss incident to
cutting down large orchards.
The law as recently established re-
olires nurScrymen outside OF the
State doing business in the State to
file with the State ent0mologiSt GER
titice of inspection: showing that
their goods are free from all diseases
and pests. ii they fail TO Go this the
State entomologist has a right 20
seize the gGGds. inspect them. release
them if found free from insects and
disease. or if diseased, destroy the.A.
TRANSPORTATION companies nav
know whether such goods have been
inspected or not by the tags which
all inspected goods must bear. .-he
fruit growers Of the State can enec-
lually assist in this work by report
ing all violations Of the law.
Transportation companies may
know whether such goods have been
inspected or not by the tags which
all inspected goods must bear. The
fruit grower; of the State can eIec-
tually assist in this work by report
ing all violations Of the law:
Prot. ChamhliSs has already seized
thousands of trees and is holding them
for inspection. Some have been re-
leased, some destroyed. He has also
inspected and fumigated the stock OF
two large rurserieS-in this State. Nur-
serymen in this State cannot ship out
goods unless they have been personal
ly inspected by the State entOmologiSt.
This being the case others ought not
to be allowed to ship in without in
spectiGn.
Col. NJ. Z. Donaldson, who is chair
man Of the South Carolina State
board Of entomology, is very much in
terested ir this matter, and is giving
Prof. ChamblisS much valuable aid in
the work, The railroads ard ex-
press companies are cooperating with
the board.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
a NEEDED REFORM.
New York to Regulate the Storage
and Sale Of Matches.

1t is proposed in New York to reeu-
late the storage and sale of matches
with a view to decreasing the enor-
nous fire loss in that city. The value
of the property destroyed by fire in
the United States is far greater than
that in any other country-greater
than that in any other two countries.
This is due largely to the greater
carelesSness of our people with fire
and the reckleSsneSS with which they
use matches. The matches common
" sold in the United States are very
readily ignited, and in the average
home they are scattered almost every
where, so that children and servants
have unrestricted access to them.
Every year large number OF con-
tiagrations in this country are directly
traceable to this habit, and it is not
strange that the fire department OF
New York has taken hold Of the mat
ter. 1t aims to suppress what is COM
n0nly known as the parl0r match:
which igrites with friction with any
rough surface, and to compel the pub
lie to substitute therefor the safety
match, which will not light unless
scratched On its own box.
Efforts have been made for years
past to institute this and other reforms
which would lessen the fire loss, and
thereby reduce the rates Of insurance.
which are much higher in this coun-
Try ;han in any Of the great nations
of Europe. The readily combuStible
match is one Of the Chief causes OF the
frequency O. fires in our cities and the
many consequent disasters.
Year after year underwriters have
complained, protested and pleaded.
either through periodicals devoted to
insurance interests or through the day
press. So long aS people are free to
choose. however. they are c0mpara-
lively Indifferent to these facts. y
considerable number already use the
safety match in their households, but
they constitute a small minority II
compulsion could be reSortcd to un-
uuesti0nably there would he great
benefits, a large saving Of life and
property and q most welcome reduc-
ton Of the present cost Of protection
from loss by fire.
We believe that the time is near 1T
hand when every progressive city il
the United States will regulate the
sale OF matches and require that they
shall be less dangerous than the aver.
age article OF this character nO% il
use among our people.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
Receipt for a Happy Day.

At the beginning of the day take a
large amount of good nature and
double the quantity of determination
to make the best of things, a heaping
measure of bodily yigor, and mix well
in the mortar OF gratitude with the
pestle OF remembrance Of past mer-
cies. 4 season Of prayer and praise
is always necessary to the proper mix
ture Of these ingredients. Then add
to this considerable, but not too
large, slice of well regulated tongue,
a slice of charity that thinketh no
evil and is not easily provoked, por-
tion of hopefulness for the future, and
a large measure Of faith in God and
fellow men. Season with the salt of
shrewdness and thrift, and Sweeten
with plenty of sugar Of love for all
Gods creatures. Put in a large hand
full of plums of parental or flial afec-
tion and a number Of pieces of neigh
borly friendlinesS: and somewhere in
the day conceal special service for
the poor. Slide this good deed into
the mixture without saying anything
about it. Do not use any sour milk
OF disappointed hopes, or brooding
cares, for this will spoil the whole; and
while there should be pinch OF the
pepper Of fun and considerable sweet
oil Of joyiality, do not use any must
ard Of back biting, or the table sauce
of SANDER. Let the mixture boil gent
", but do not let it boil over, for the
delicate flavor of the ingredients is in
jured by too much heat. This receipt
has been tried in a hundred thousand
households and has never been known
to fail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
Their ThrOatS Cut.

Lee Wigel and his wife were found
in their room at hotel in TeXaSkana,
Ark, on last Wednesday with their
throats cut. The woman was dead
but Wigel was still alive. y bloody
razor lay on the floor near the bed.
Wigel was taken to a sanitarium
where his wounds were dressed. He
will probably recover. He is conscious
but refuses to make any statement.
About week ago he went away say
ing he was going to get married. He
returned Tuesday accompanied by a
young woman whom he introduced as
his wife, formerly Miss Marie Quinn
Of Admission, Ala. The couple took a
room at the Cosmopolitan hotel
Tuesday afternoon and it seem neither
left il again. An inquest is being
held
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
Life is Uncertain.

\ peculiar instance OF the uncer-
tainty Of life is the case Of Ike Nc
Dowell, co!ored, porter on train NJ.
30, which was wrecked on Monday
morning near Beaumont in Spartan
burg County by three loose box cars
cUliiding with the locomotive Of that
train. Ike Mcdowell escaped IN
harmed from this wreck. When 80
was derailed it required a number Of
hours to place the coaches III proper
shape, adjust the track and get new
locomotive. The train left for Atlanta
from the Spartanburg depot at 40
a. ~, Wednesday. at EaSley, owing
to the fact that the train was away
from schedule time, it was forced to
side track for another train. Ike Nc
Dowell was engaged in adjusting the
switch for the train 10 SHIFT in 2 sid
ing. In attempting to juinpup on the
pilot Of the engine he slipped. and was
crushed TO death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
WEATHER FOR DECEMRER.
What Conditions NIay Be as Indica-
ted By Past Records.

Foresast Official L. \. Jesunofsky
has compiled the following data, COW
ering q period Of thirty-one years. as
shown by records at the local weather
bureau:
Mean or normal temperature, 81 de-
grees. The warmeSt month was that
Of 1889, with an average OF 60 degrees:
the coolest month was that Of 1876,
with an average Of IL degrees. The
highest temperature was IS degrees
on December II, 1889; the lowest tenn
perature was l3 degrees on December
u, 1880. Average date on which first
killing frost occurred in autumn, No
yember so; average date on which last
killing" frost occurred in Spring,
March 3.
Average precipitation for the month
3.lS inches; average number Of days
with .01 Of an inch or more, 9. The
greatest monthly precipitation was
7.9l inches in 1887; the least monthly
precipitation was 0.03 inch in 1889:
the greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded in any twenty-four consecu-
tive hours was 3.46 inches on Decem-
Der 9 and 10, 1885. The greatest
amount Of snowfall recorded in any "A
consecutive hours (record extending to
winter of 1SS4-1SS5 only was 0.5
inch, on December 81, 1889.
Average number of clear days, 13:
partly cloudy days, 10: cloudy days. s.
The prevailing winds have been from
the northeast, II per cent. The high
est velocity of the wind was so miles
from the southeast, on December Il,
1888.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
A Body Found.

\ dispatch from Greenville to The
State says a sad case OF drowning has
been discovered in the Enoree river.
two miles above the Pelham mills,
where the body OF JEFF Moore, II
year-old boy, was found on the banks
OF the stream. a short distance from a
foot-log crossing, and it is conjectur-
ed that he had attempted to cross the
river and lost his footing. The boy
was somewhat demented and left his
home several weeks ago. and when
last seen he was on the road 10
Pelham. His parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. J. D. Moore, who live at the
Victor mills. and on the disappearance
of their son the fact was advertised
by circulars and in the newspapers,
but no tiding were received by them
until Mr.. L. 5. Brown found the body
of their son on Friday afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
Boy Killed by Train.

Another fatal railroad accident
happened in Augusta Oh Wednesday
night by which a lad lost his life. The
victim was ten year old boy, Willie
Adams. His father and mother are
dead and he was living with his grand
father near the King mill on Broad
street. Near his home the c. and W.
C. railroad has shifting yard, and
boys make it Il practice Of jumping on
and off the cars, taking rides. With
other boys young Adams were doing
this last evening. He was riding on
a fiat car when in some way he fell
of, the train passing over him: sever
ing his head from his body and hor-
ribly multiIating the upper portion OF
his body. For some time the authorI-
ties have been trying to break up this
habit among the boys and only few
days ago quite number were arrest
ed and fined by the recorder.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
4 Shooting ARRAY.
\ Shooting affrav occurred a

\ shooting afFray occurred at May,
binton. Uuion County. on Wednesday
morning between Dr.. John +. Cole
man. CT HalsellYille, and Mr.. ". V.
L7lcs, ct Maybinton. NJ. Lies
knocked Dr.. Coleman down with a
stick. While down DR.. Coleman Dire"
pistol and shot GIr. Lylcs twice, one
ball entering the thigh: ranging up
ward, and the other entering the low
er part Of the bowels. Mr.. Lyles re-
turned the fire once, the bail striking
Dl. Coleman in the left arm. Mr..
Lyles was taken home and IS in crit
ical condition. DR.. Coleman was not
seriously injured and returned to bis
home in Chester County. Both belong
to prominent families. No arrests have
yet been made.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03
OUR COTTON MILLS.
The Rapid Growth Of this Industry
in this State.
THIRTEEN COUNTIES ONLY
Have No Cotton Manufacturing
Plants Within Their Borders.
The Mills in Operation
in the State.

The official statement prepared BY
the State Board Equalization, which
is charged with the valuation Of tex
tile manufacturing property for the
purposes o! taxation, shows the name
of each mill by counties. the date Of
its organization. the par and market
value Of It's common and preferred
stock and bonded debt, and the full
valuation fixed by the board on 90 per
cent. of whicH taxes are charged. The
list shows that there are 122 mills in
South Carolina, not including those
yet building and those not now In
operation, and gives the investment
il each as valued by the board. The
total valuation th:iS reached is S32.-
3SS, ,63l. which means considerable
more in actual investment. The
statement shows also that there are
l3 counties il the State without mills.
This table plainly states the case: