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The age-herald., 1902-02-21
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Florence Hotel Arrivals: B. r. Weaver. Atlanta; H. T. Purdy, Bertland Vt; J. c. Philips, Cincinnati; Clem Kingsbury, Atlanta; B. M Crumbs, Springfield, IL J. B. Purdy. Rertland, Vt; R. s. Lewis, Chattanooga; H. s. Regal, Montgomery; J. A. DeHart, Greenville, Miss; c. H. Morgan, St. Louis; M. T. Poptist, Mo bile; J. H. McElree, Charlotte, N. C.; R. c. Russell and wife, Cleveland; ". H. Burner, Cleveland; A. 8. Kirtlin, Knox vile; R. M Jemeson, Talladega; E. w. Gwinn, Gadsden; J. B. Graham, Chatta- nooga; J. c. James, Huntsville; w. A. Roberts. Eufaula; M. B. Neece, Hunts vile; Walter Hoffman. New York: E. H. Mundran and wife, Canton; c. 0. Brunt- ley, Savannah J. B. Harper. San Fran cisco: s. H. Kline, J. c. B. Ish. Chicago: T. M. Williams, Anniston; J. 8. Hargroye Attalla; F. Gebson, Chattanooga; J. H. Dyer, Louisville; R. w Ellis Macon; c. R. Daniels, Fort Worth; Henry Klees, Baltimore; A. G. Bung, S. Lee, Chicago; Henry Reohiter, Columbus, Ohio; D. D. Craig Memphis P. H. Morris, Selma ; W. H. Winship. Indianapolis; F. w. White, Chattanooga, Tenn; F. W Green, Gadsden, Ala; J. T. Jones, Atlanta; John Delaney, Winston, N. C.; W. Murray Hogan, Nashville; c. B. Ramsay, Kan sas City; J. c. Dischide, Decatur, Ala. i; T. A. Patton, St. Louis; E. A. Flemings and wife, Louisville W. c. Haskins Montgomery; R. W. Perryman, Hefiin Ala; D. J. Dunne, Montgomery: C. E. Jackson, Memphis; c. B. Kemmock Chi cago; A. M. Taylor, Montgomery; M. D. Nixon, New York; D. T. Walroven, At lanta; J. K. Wilson, Lincoln, Ala
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
WEDDING AT COLUMBUS, MISS
Miss Elizabeth Govan .6lIlups MarrIes
 MT. Willis w. Garth.


 Columbus, Miss, February 20.-(Special) ) The most brilliant social event of the sea- son was the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Govan Billups to MT. Willis William Garth at the First Methodist church in this city last evening at o'clock.
 The church was beautifully and lavish ly decorated with palms and eversreens, and several hundred candles threw their soft light over the entire building.
 The bride was accompanied by her father and had as her bridesmaid Miss Mary Garth. sister of the groom. Miss Billups' sister, Miss Mary Govan Biliups, was maid of honor.
 MT. Garth had as his ushers Messrs. Ben Mcfarland, Harry Bell, Dr. Gid Har- ris and John Patterson. While MT. Pinson Duke and Robert Newman of Birming- ham acted as groomsmen and best man.
 The Episcopal ceremony was used by Rev. P. G. Sears of Meridian.
 An informal reception was held at the brides home, immediately after which the couple left on an extended trip through the east.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
BoERs pEMoRALlzED.
So Hard Pressed Many Are Reluctant
 To Continue Struggle.

London, February 20.-In dispatch from Pretoria the correspondent of the Times says there is no doubt that the Boers in the Eastern Transvaal colony are greatly demoralized and that they are so hard pressed that many are re- luctant to continue the struggle, In an intercepted letter from Gen. Piet Viljoen to MT Sehalk-B Burger. the writer urges the latter to do something to counteraet the spirit of surrender among the Boers. It is rumored that General Botha and MT. Schalk- Burger are trying to arrange a meeting-
 In spite of these indications, however, there is no ground for believing that the war will be over immediately, continues the Times correspondent. The influence of the Boer leaders may still prevail and In any case, the majority would refuse to be bound by the action of the Boers in the Eastern Transvaal.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
TO ABOLISH SUGAR COUNTIES.
Germany Stirred Over Reported Agree
 ment of Sugar Conference.

Berlin. February 2O-Telegrams received from Brussels at Magdeburg the center of German sugar production, say that the international sugar conference, when 1t re-convenes at Brussels next Saturday, will most probably reach an international agreement on the basis of Great Britain's s proposals to abolish sugar bounties and to reduce the import duties on sugar to two shiliings per hundred weight. The sugar houses of Magdeburg appear to be in somewhat of panic over this intel ligence.
 The spokesman of the Agrarian party are energetic in their language against the government, and threaten it with the loss of the majority in the Reichstag should the legislation required by Great Britains proposals be adopted.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
INSURANCE RATES.
Heavy Losses VIII Cause an Advance
 In the Price of Risks.

Representatives of strong fire insur- ance companies have been holding con- ferences in New York fhis week for the purpose of considering the question of rates in view of the recent heavy fire losses in various parts of the United States. An advance of 25 per cent seems to have been agreed upon.
 Birmingham agents are expecting in- structions on the advance lines. There was horizontal advance of 20 per cent in Chicago some weeks ago, but insurance men say that every city in the United States will be put upon a higher rate basis.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
THE IRON MARKET
 IS MOVING UPWARD
NO. 2 FOUNDRY QUOTED AT s12, BUT IT IS SELLING FOR SIS. FURNACE COMPANIES HOLDING OFF.

The price of pig iron is forcing itself up. When No. ? foundry reached $12 some ironmakers predicted that the price would go higher-much higher before spring. Conservative men, however, counselled the policy of keeping the market on $l2 basis, and it was generally agreed that higher price" talk should stop.
 The market hardened on SIP and or ders for fall delivery were booked on quotations.
 But notwithstanding the agreement of sellers to hold prices down, they have gone up. Quotations remain to- day what they were several weeks ago, but all the same sales are being made at an advance of s1. No. 2 foundry was sold yesterday for SIS, early delivery, and 1t was a quick seller at that price.
 Fall delivery sales on the SIP basis have suddenly stopped for the simple reason that furnace men feel con vinced that with the increasing de- mand a higher range is sure to pre- vail.
 Sloss-Sheffield' No. city furnace has beat the eompany's record. For the week ending February 15 1t ran an average of 223 tons day. One hun dred per cent of this was foundry iron and 65 per cent was No. ? foun- dry.
 The same furnace has averaged this month 208 tons, 90 per cent being foundry
 No. furnace will be ready for blast some time in April.
 There is beginning to be complaint about the scarcity of ore output The Woodward Company. which has but one furnace in blast, is said to be selling portions of it's output to other concerns at $1 per ton.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
PUGlLlSTIc WOMAN.
Kate eardelle Attacks Mrs. Wilburn
 and Fells Her to the Floor.

Kate Gardelle, a negro woman, yes terday afternoon attacked Mrs. VII burn. who lives at the corner of Thir- teeDth avenue and Twenty-fourth street, and 1t is said knocked her to the floor and hit her several times.
 The attack was made because Mrs. Wilburn discharged the negro several days ago. It seems the negros sister was nursing for Mrs. Wilburn, and on account of some trouble was told to leave the house. Kate then took 1t up and was in turn discharged.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
Notice of Stockholders Meetlno.

State of Alabama-County of Jefferson
 There will be a meeting of the stock holders of the Peoples Home Telephone Company held at the office of the com pany at 2191k N. Eighteenth street, in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, at 10 a. m. on the goth day of March, 1902, for the pur- pose of ratifying resolution adopted by the board of directors February 13, 1902. authorizing the issuance of the bonds of the company secured by mortgage on deed of trust on all its pronertv raai and personal, and its franchises, in the amount of One hundred Thousand Dol lars upon terms and conditions set forth in said resolution. or upon other terms to be agreed upon at said meeting; and for such other business as may come before the meeting.
 HENRY B. GRAY. 2-15-30t Secretary.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
Microbes In Congress,
From the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
 The houses of Congress are said to contain millions of microbes to the square inch. The architect of the capitol says that the capitol is the happy home of the microbe and that among the germs that dwell in the building are those of lock- jaw. tuberculosis. typhoid. anthracis, steptocei and grip" the latter, he says. being largely in the majority.
 It seems that the microbes went to Congress at the time of the civil war, when the chambers of both the upper and lower house and various committee rooms as well were used as a hospital.
 Something will evidently have to be done But it seems too bad to disturb the microbes of political honesty, which must be nested among the crowd.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
MASONIC TEMPLE SITE.
Lot Adjoining Jefferson Theatre Pur.
 chased for $25, 1000.

The Masonic Temple committee is about to acquire from Mrs. Jane Tor rey and Herrin Brothers the lot, 100 feet front, adjacent to the Jefferson Theatre, and on this site the Masons expect to build handsome temple
 The price agreed upon is $25,000. .
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
Return Soldiers Remains.

Chattanooga, Tenn, February 20.-(Spe- ciaD-The remains of Cadet Lovemsn Noa, who was killed in Samar Island, Philippines by Bolomen while in com mand of gunboat Marivale, were shipped from San Francisco yesterday. Upon ar rival here funeral services will be held at the residence of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Ismar Noa, The rem aims will be inferred in the National cemetery.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21

plague experts in the United States gov ernment service, has sent in his reslgna- ton to take effect May l. Dr. Kinyoun has left for Philadelphia where he will make his residence and devote himself to the study of baeteriology.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
Street Railway Franchises Are Given to the Old and
 New Companies.
ALDERMEN'S BUSY SESSION
Board of Education Asks Additional Appropriation to Complete Pay ment on New School Build.
 Ings-Elks to Have Fair.
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL.

4 The Board of Aldermen vote un- Y < animously to purchase a park on the Y
 ' South Highlands at a cost of S14 900. Y % The Birmingham Railway, Light Y
 ' and Power Company was granted ' -& some additional franchise. Y @ J R. Adams and associates were < -~ also given franchise over certain ' -%streets. % % Ten thousand dollars was appro- . < priated for salaries and expenses of . < the Board of Education. The latter s . asks appropriation. ' % A final settlem ent is made with . ~ Steiner Bros. concerning the refund z A ing bonds. A
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
DemopoIls Firm Assigns.

Demopolis February 2o.-(Speciail-The Globe store large mems furnishing es- tabishment. P. Freedman & Co.,. pro- prietors made an assignment here today for the benefit of all creditors. The as- sets are about $650O and the liabilities unknown.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
W. M. Blackburn.

William M. Blackburn, aged 35, died yesterday afternoon at Fowler's Sta tion, Woodlawn. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at o'clock and the interment will take place at Oak Hill.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
Sold by all druggists. 25 cent

I resolve to give all my customers a discount of 10 per cent on goods bought from me within the next thirty days. I have a new and up-to-date mid-winter ahipment of ladies' mems, misses boys and babies shoes in all of the heels and foes. I can fit any foot and pocketbook in the world.
 My making and repair department, leather and findings department, best in city.
 . So as to accommodate the working peo- ple who can't get off by o'clock to have tbeir shoes fitted, I'll keep open from s:3o a. m. till p. m; Saturday night till t2 o'clock. My shoemakers work by the niece; my clerks get off at 6 o'clock.
 D. 3. ULSTER,
 The Practical Shoe Man.
 217 Nineteenth Street. Goods delivered to any part of city. ohone 1.27.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
Ton of Brass.

The police have been unable to find the owners of the ton of brass recov- cred several nights ago. They at first thought it belonged to the Sloss Com. pany, but this proved to be mistake.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
pr. kinyoun Reslqned.

Detroit, Mich, February 2O.-Dr. J. J. Kinyoun, for the past year commanding ofhcer and chief surgeon of the United States marine hospital here and known as one of the best bacteriologists and
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
ToIstoI Out of Dancer.

London, February 20.-According to the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Mail Count Tolstoi, who has recently been gravely i'll, is now out of danger.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21
PULLMAN SLEEPER
Birmingham to Mobile Via the South.
 ern Railway.

Effective November 13 the Southern Railway will shorten the Mobile-Cbatta. nooga sleeping car line and will operate same Birmingham to Mobile and re- turn. Sleeper will be placed at union depot at p. m. and parties can OCCUPY same after that hour.
 c. E. JACKSON, Travelling Passenger Agent Birmingham, Ala. u-14-tf The Age-Herald will give to all new subscribers on rural routes, a rural mail box, free of charge, with a years subscription.
 For particulars, address The Age. Herald or see carrier.
The age-herald., 1902-02-21

unanimously adopted granting the Birm- ingham Railway, Light and Power Com pany the right to lay tracks in the fol- lowing streets:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05
VERDICT TWICE REVERSED.
Railroad Beats a Widow in Long
Legal Battle.

After having been ordered to pay $685.
600 in damages to the widow of one of
it's former conductors, the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western railroad has
just secured an opinion from the ap-
pellate division of the supreme court of
Pennsylvania which reverseS the judg-
ment of the lower court and practically
disposes of the case in favor of the rail-
road company. The case involved
many delicate questions of the theory
OF contr1butory negligence and the pres
ent decision is regarded as definitely de-
Gliding an important phase of railroad
damage suits. In 1896 freight train
conductor was killed while sitting in
his caboose as the result of a rear-end
collision, near Stroudsburg, Pa. Suit
was brought by the widow, who secured
a judgment gainst the railroad company
for $1,000. The company appealed to
the appellate division and obtained a
reversal of judgment. The case was
tried the second time during the past
winter and resulted in a judgment
against the railroad company for $23, 600.
The company appealed a second time.
and has just secured an opinion which
practically ends the case in it's favor.
The evidence showed that the rules Of
ductor to send a brakeman back half
mile to flag approaching trains. The
brakeman, however, went back only be-
tween 200 and 300 feet. The evidence
also showed that the conductor did not
leave his caboOse to see that the brake
man performed his duty and the court
held that this negligence of the con-
accident, and that, therefore, he was
guilty of negligence which contributed
to the accident, and that his widow is
not entitled to recover
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05
KANSAS NEWS.
Contractors at Fort Scott Have
Strikes on Hand.
Helpers on Street Paving Dis
satisfied With Wages.
THE UNION JOINS IN.
Sewer Diggers Go Out For Sim
liar Reasons.
THE UNION JOINS IN.
Contractors Claim They Are
Paying All They Can Afford.

Fort Scott, Aug 5.-There were two
strikes here on public work. The. COM
by Contractor White of the sewer, de-
manded that the scale of wages, that
of $3.50 a day for eight hours work be
complied with and being refused they
quit work. There were about ten OF
them, and the contractor soon had an
other force of men at work, paying
them at the rate of $3.50 a day of ten
hours, which is fifteen cents an hour
Under the state law he can only work
eight hours day, but the union says
the per diem wages, which they say is
$1.50, must be paid. Mr.. White was
paying his men fifteen cents an hour
and was complying with the state law
as far as the number of hours per
day was concerned. but when only eight
hours were worked the days wages
footed up but S1.20 day and the union
men would not stand for it and walked.
A committee from the federation
waited upon Mr.. White Monday morning
and he said he was complying with the
union scale by paying the same rate
per hour as is demanded, but as the city
pays $3.50 day, and also others, the
committee insisted that the scale was
not being paid. The committee tele-
phoned to State Labor Commissioner
Johnson yesterday afternoon and laid
the matter before him.
The fact is the contractor figured on
paying his men 121a cents an hour when
he figured on the work last winter, and
he cannot make anything on the job
if he has to pay much more. AT that
time the city was paying 121s cents an
hour
When Contractor Ramsey started his
PAYERS at work this morning on the
Main street Improvement he was sur
prised to find that he had a strike on
his hands. The helpers. or the brick
haulers. refused to return to work this
morning unless they were paid more
wages. Their demands We're $1.75 a day
and they gave it out most emphatically
that they would not turn a hand until
they were recognized. Notwithstanding
the fact that there seemed to be an Or
ganiZed effort on the part of all of the
helpers that have BEEN working on the
job since the improvement was begun.
Mr.. Ramsey did not feel DISPOSED to
recognize the demand when he was
paying the scale demanded by the union
for common labor. that of s1.5O a. day,
and these strikers were told that the
increase asked for would not be paid.
There were about twelve of the help
ers who had worked on the job and ali
of them lined up on the curbing and
refused to accept the work at the union
scale Notwithstanding the number of
idle men in the city, the contractor
could not get a man to go to work at
that price, and he was compelled to
stop work until men could be i'm
ported One of the PAYERS was sent to
Kansas City to get men, and they will
be down tomorrow to go to work.
The scale adopted by the union is $150
a day for ten hours, but this being pub
lie work Mr. Ramsey paid the same per
day for only eight hours. Mr.. Ramsey
says he can get plenty Of men in Kan
saS City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05
WANTS EVIDENCE.
Sir Charles Dixie Demands Light on
Remount Scandals.

London, Aug. 5.-The remounts scand-
ais were discussed in the house of COM
mons in the course of a discussion of
an army estimates and the item of
transportation and renounts
Sir Charles Dixie, advanced radical,
suggested the publication of the evil
dence bearing on the remounts scand-
ais obtained from the United States
and Argentina. Col. John p Nolan. Ma
tionalist, condemned the loose system
of contracts under which such dread
full scandals were possible and several
other members of the house deprecated
the method of purchasing horses
through middle-men.
Mr.. Brodrick, the war secretary. re-
plying, said the members overlooked the
difficulties in the way of providing $780,
600 horses in an emergency. He said
the government intended to probe the
charges, but he believed some remount
officers had been harshly Judged He
did not believe that Lord Kitchener
would join in the universal cry against
the remount department. In answer to
the war secretary, John Dillon, Ma
tionalist, asserted that Mr. Brodrick's
vague speech only strengthened his sus-
picions, and he pointed out, as an in
stance of this, that the government had
not denied that Major Studdert had
profited largely through buying horses
in Ireland under a false name.
Mr.. Brodrick denied that he had no
other Investigate tons, and said the gov
eminent would go to the fullest ex-
tremes to convict the perpetrators of
conspiracy and fraud. The vote on the
item on transportation and remount
was agreed to-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05
MAY CROSS PAR VALUE.
Wall Street Journal Discusses the
Boom in Santa Fe Stocks.

The last issue of the Wall Street
Journal, one of the authorities on the
stock market, has the following anent
the much talked of Pennsylvania
Santa Fe merger:
THE bull party at Atchison is very
confident that the stock will cross paa
within short time. The comparative
scarcity Of the stock in the last few
days has raised a question whether
there has not been some large accumu-
latiOn with reference to control. 1t has
been said many times in the last year
that Pennsylvania needed Atchison to
complete it's system. Pennsylvania peo-
pie have replied that they were not
buying Atchison, and felt able to get
along without the property. Recently
a Pennsylvania buying rumor has been
made more prominent by the differences
which have arisen between Pennsyl-
vania and the Gould party. 1t is now
said that if Pennsylvania controlled
Atchison it would be in a position to
make its own terms in regard to Wa
bash, as Atchison parallels the Mis-
souri, Pacific over a considerable por-
ton Of the system.
I'VE think the chances are against
any dominating Pennsylvania interest
in the Atchison property, but if Atchi-
son common is to be carried above par
there will probably be a variety of
reasons adduced to encourage buying"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-05

There was never any clash between
the union men idle and those non-union
who were shipped in by the railroad to
take the places of the strikers. The
conditions which hampered the COM
pany were that it was difficult to hire
boilermakers at any price, owing to the
general scarcity of skilled workmen all
over the United States and especially
in the west. Moreover. the union con-
trolled such a great number of the
boi1ermakers that the matter of en-
ploying them was out of the question.
Furthern ore, the water which railroads
in the west are obliged to use possesses
the elements which are the most de-
structive possible to locomotive boilers,
and rendered it necessary for frequent
repairs to be made. These unfavorable
aspects were mitigated somewhat by the
fact that the freight traffic over the
that number of new locomotives were
being purchased from the factories in
the east, thus making it possible to
press into service additional motive
power after that which could not be
used was put aside. These were the
made it expedient for both sides to
concede something in order that the diff
ferences might be adjusted.
The matter of the hiring of appren-
tees in the boilermaking depart n ent,
which seemed to be the most serious OBJ
Stacle to a settlement at the last, is one
which is disturbing the tradesmen in
other departments of the road The
claim is made that by admitting so many
boys to apprenticeship that the trades
are becoming OvercrOwded until as soon
as there is a change for conditions not
SO propitious for craftsmen of all
classes as at present, it will be difficult
for all to find places. BY restricting
the number of apprentices which can
possibly be admitted. this can be over
come.