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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29
Delegates Selected.

The call for the convention of the Amer ican Federation was read and an cleo tion for alternate delegate was held. The nominees were F. X. Waldhorst, J. H. F. Mosley and B. W. Brumby MT. Brumby was elected on the second ballot.
 The office of vice president was declared vacant owing to the resignation of T. C. Mccain. and Len Teal or the Timers union was elected to the office.
 Grievances of the Carriage and Wagon makers against local concerns were con sidered, and two placed on the unfair list The carriage-workers are introduce ing their label and are recognized in sev- eral of the most prominent shops in town The Journeymen Horseshoers label was also agitated.
 The council adjourned at o'clock to meet the second Sunday in October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29
Hun7OH

Thay take possession of the body. and are Lords of Misrule.
 They are attended by pimpIes, boils, the itching letter, salt rhenm, and other cu- taneous eruptions; by feelings of weakness, languor, general debility and what not.
 They cause more suffering than anything else.
 Health, Strength, Peace and Pleasure require Ihair expulsion, and this is posi- lively effected, according to thousands Of grateful testimonials, by
 Hoods JdrS1p0riiE1 Which radically and permanently drives them out and builds ID the whole system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29
TRADES COUNCIL
 HOLDS ITS MEETING
Plans for Coming Trades Car
 nival Are Discussed
B ALTERNATE DELEGATES
President Samuel eompers, Secretary Frank Morrison and President John Mitchell Are Expected to
 be Here at Carnival.

The Birmingham Trades Council met in regular session at Bricklayers hall yes terday afternoon at s:3O o'clock. Presi- dent P. II. Moore presiding. Alternate delegates were elected to the American Federation of Labor, plans for the com ing street carnival were discussed and a number of important matters disposed of.
 Chairman B. W. Brumley of the exec utive committee on the trades carnival reported the progress that had been made toward the entertainment for the labor temple to be given the week of November 90. He said that such attractions as Kil- patriok's famous ride down 300 wooden stairs, the slide for life, the sailors perch, Mrs Murphy in a monkey balloon ascension. the electric fountain, Achille Phillion's spiral tower and many other such attractions had been engaged for the carnival court
 The street car company has assured the executive committee that cars will be operated on Seventeenth street by the time the carnival opens with a grand H. luminated arch at Seventeenth street and Second avenue This will be a great ad- vantage in handling the crowds. The railroads will also make special rates for the affair
 President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, Secretary Frank Morrison, President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers, and the members of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor have been invited to the carnival They will be passing this way on their way to the twenty-second annual convention of the federation at New Orleans the Thursday following the carnival. IL is expected tha. they will all attend the same day and special arrangements will be made to entertain them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29
ARRoLLToN SHORT LINE RAIL.
 WAY COMPANY,

no Carrollton and StanseL Ala. via
 Reform. Ala
 No. 2 NO. 1l 100 am Leave Carrollt on. Arrive 4:o5 pm II 20 am Leave Stansei.- Arrive 3:45 pm m .xO am Arrive Reform. .... Leave BPS pm
 JOHN T. COCHRANE,
 Pres. and Gen'l Manager.
 Csrrollton. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29

We make cuts. Half tone and lined. Age-Herald Publishing Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY.
Physician and Surgeon.

lThree-fourths of the persons who come to me to get cured of Syphilis. Gonorrhoea, Gleet. Structure. l. o's [ Manhood and other private diseases have tried to gnr well by using oth- CT means. Why not come as soon as you find that you are afflicted7 Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29
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Arrive Depart
 sNo. 1, from Cincinnati. ... t1o:05 pmIio:lo prn sNo. ]. Pan-Am. Special. i 9:55 amlIo;O0 am .No. D. chattan'go Ac'm.. AS p-al 4s0 pn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-29
BIRMINGHAM MINERAL-North.
A. G. S-Norfh.

Arrive. Depart NO. {, Pan-Am Special. 6:45 pmi e:50 pm 'No. 6. Meridian Accom-. .li2:25 pml I:lo pm
 south.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
The New Statehood Bill.

New York Evening Post.
 The report submitted by Senator Bev- eridge in the new Statehood bill is not a very stirring document. nor is 1t a pro- found treatise on the principles of'Fed- eral Government He might have made more of his case than he has done. He sought to show that it was an injustice to tho older States and to the great mass of Americans to make such thinly peo- pied communities as New Mexico and Arizona the equals of New York and Pennsylvania in the Senate, and to en- dow them with at least three votes each in the electoral college. The case of Ok lahoma Goined with the Indian Terri tory) he showed to be widely different, since the territory embraced in It's bounds has the resources of soil, climate and rainfall to make great and prosperous State, akin to Missouri and Kansas. Yet the argument is not strongly put, and the reason for its feebleness perhaps lies in the fact that we have so many rotten boroughs in the collection now that 1t Is sheer affectation to object to two more.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
WALL STREET REVIEW
CLOSE FIRM WITH PRICES AT
 TOP LEVEL.
Dealings on Small Scale With the Exception of the New York Traction Group-Bonds
 Irregular.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-The stock market closed firm today at the top level of the day with net gains in a few of the prominent rises specialues reaching . point or more. The days movement was not of much significance except in the local traction group, in which there was some large buying without any definite explanation. The trading was quiet nearly to the point of stagnation at times and the brokers gave more attention to playing pranks in celebration of the eve of the Christ tIment may easily have been tinctured by the festivities. The distribution of Chr stmas donations was on e liberal scale and helped the prevailing chee' ful sentiment There was ap
 parent some outstanding short, interest which choose to cover for the holidays and as many rest of the week The strength of the local fractions had a sentimental effect on the ing to over 4 points No definite explanation of the rise was forth coming, but old rurnors had renewed circulation of passing of con- trol to the Pennsylvania Sugar was also well sustained at a recovery from yesterdays sharp decline: The most active period oi the trading, however. was during the decline of the morning The maintenance of the call loan rate at between aad 10 per cent, was the depressing effect. The blockade restriction enforced by the powers on the steamer Cara cas occasioned some uneaslness. though of little direct influence. The announcement of wage increases by the New York Central and the Att lantic Coast Line called renewed attention to a tendency which Is general throughout the on St. Joseph and Grand Island first preferred explained yesterdays late break of 819 in that stock to which was added a 2h-point decline today. Canada Southern also sufferer from the reduction of its dividend rate. The great influence of these two cases was not en- couraging. The rise of 3 in Cleveland, Lo- raine and Wheeling was unexplained. The stiffness of the call money rate and a harden Ing of the time money market were not eflec- tive in checking the rising tendency in sterling exchange or the falling tendency in New York exchange at interior points. At Chicago the New York exchange fell back to par after hav- ing rued at 40 cents premium last week. More than half million dollars was again trans ferred to New Orleans today. but S25o 900 wes paid by the sub treasury on transfer of Alaskan gold from San Francisco. Yesterday heavy customs collections coupled with the falling off in pension payments has resulted In a wiping out of the sub -treGsurys earlier con-
 tribution to the money market. Money is also
 rising in London and there continued
 large transfers by cable to that center today There distributed activity in the bond market but the price movement was rather irregular Total sales (par value), Sl,- o8o coo. United States As advanced l.
 and the old As F per cent on the last call. New York Stock List
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Publicity of Trusts.

Boston Post.
 There is just one thing that the Lit tlefield trust bill does not do. It does not protect the public from, trust extortion. It provides for a great degree of pub lictty for the financial condition and the commercial operations of trusts. but that IS all. It Is desirable, of course, but what practical relief does 1t bring?
 The lamented Thomas B. Reed, in the paper which appeared in the current is- sue of the North American Review only a few days before his death. condemned the "vagueness'' of the demand for pub licity. Do you expect" he wrote. ''the public to be intrusted with the cost oi sheets? If you do not, then. what will your publicity amount tor If you mean by publicity such a statement as will enable the outsider to buy wisely and the stockholder to sell at the true value, fear we may be going beyond the prov ince of free government which certainly thus far has left the task of keeping his fingers out of the fire to the citizen whose fingers they were.''
 The great purpose of trust regulation is not to protect the stock market, but to break down their monopoly and destroy their license to oppress competitors and consumers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
NAVAL STORES.

PENSACOIA-Arrived. steamer Pensacolh Ieech. Galveston. Cleared. steamer Eriphea 0Ger1 Lau Rotterdam; schooner Mary J. Russell, Anderson. Cardenas. Sailed. steamer Francisco (sp), Echevarria, Liverpool.
 NORFoLK-Arrived, steamers semantha CR~S savannah. and cleared for Manchester; Tnrhmarlo (Br l. Galveston. cleared for Ham buTg. Sailed steamers Zanzibar (Br.), Hotter- u1II NEWPORT NEws-Arrived, steamer Antrim (Br) Mcviker. New York. - .~,,
 LIVERPoOL-Arrived,N Noordiand. nn tnliaoei- phia, Ocenaic New York: ultonia. Boston, -,,
 GIASGOW-Arrived,L Laurentian. New tork
 REMEMBRANCE. Cassel, New York-
 SOJJTHAMPTON-Arrived, St. Paul. NST AN IH,NNrwERP-Arrived, Finland. New York.
 NEW YORK-sailed, St. Louis. Southampton; oyTTvV NEW osf oRLE&Ns-ceared steamers Utstsin (Nor)' Aarsvold Bluehelds; Breakwatsr' hi- yara Puerto Cortez. via Belize ana Fort PORT PORT EADs-Arrived. steamers Araota % tcer5, Aibers, Progresso; Rosalie lBr ,. Couch, Rotterdam. Sailed. steamers FeSanx enNsriS tBr} seiders Port Limon; Louisiana tAml' fIaIsey, New York; Il Piemonte Qt); Passa- tore. Hull via Norfolk; HeaThIeia TI,rtr. fpo1t Goncaives, Oporto bark oriente (Port)' Le' osTl ssTAlVANNAH-saied. steamer Hesieyside JACKsoNvILLE-Cleared steamer Ole Bull (Br0 Mattheson, Kingston. o,,--. 4,
 KEY WEST-Arrived steamer Olivette' AL len. Port Tampa, and sailed for Havana
 MoBILE-Arrivnd. steamers Fort Gaines (Nor) Jullum. Boca del Toro; Espana (Nor ,, 0rinon tsp5. Tribisariospe West Hartlepool. via Havre Menagua (Nor) Gundersen, Be lize; Harald tNor.) HaiVorsen, bocA 1ei rno nOI0
 NAPLES-Sailei, Vancouver Boston,
 ANTWERP Sailed. Switzerland, Philadel- piIii piTIiiiyERPoo1-saiied. Haverford Philadel- nhia: Teutontc, New York
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
MARKETS FOR FUTURES INFLUENCES FIRST BEARISH AND THEN BULLISH. . of 9 Points and Net Gain of 3-Transactions for the
 Day Small.

NEW YORK Dec. 24.-The cotton market opened quiet and steady at unchanged prices
 rallied a point two and then eased of 344 points only to turn steadier again with the elose very steady at a net loss of points to , net rise of points. The influences at work on the market first bearish and then bullish; the early cables were unsatisfactory; fatly indications as to the receipts for the day were under the mark and the local contingent started incipient raid in the absence of public support Later. however. public support became something of a factor. following ad- vices pointing to an unsatisfactory showing by the weekend figures and tending to strengthen statistics through large exports and large home consumption As the day ad- vanced local shorts covered and there was some investment demand. which gave the mar ket a firm undertons up to the close. The Jan nary situation remains such to keep the general market in a state of uncertainty and hew ventures are only made in March, May and the later months. The total transactions p the day were estimated at oooo bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
H. 6 B. Beers Cotton Letter.

Especial to Tho AdverttserI
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24.-Liverpool advices were not encouraging therefore market opened slightly aser and declined about 2 points on the increased receipts. Notwithstand- Ing spots were easier and the indications for 6 larger weekly movement than generally expected, values ruled steady and practically unchanged disposition was shown by op- erators to enter into engagements over the holidays. Sentiment continues extremely hullish on the hypothesis than after the new year spinners will enter the market freely be- Ing superinduced to do so by the anticipation of a light January movement. The strong btatistical situation existing now, 1t Is thought, Uili grow stronger behind January and as the financial situation is also expected to be relieved by the payment pf immense dividends, 1t is supposed that outsiders will attract ac- lively to the article. causing the sharp advance long locke dior. While this Is the general opinion. 1t must be remembered that the re- eeipts and weather will govern. We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
B. M. Scale & Co.'S Cotton Letter.
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 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 24-Liverpool again worked in opposite directions without any seri- bus intentinns apparently either way. Spots were marked down points with sales 8. 900 and deliveries after having declined points closed points higher than yesterday. The trading here was aTacteriZed chiefly by n- Huidation of January contracts. owing to the lender of notices for delivery on the st prox sltyht depreciation in prices was established In this process. but the tone held steady throughout the session The cotton market has now entered the holiday period having admirably withsteod the preparations for this celebrated event. Traders for the greater part have trimmed sail. being disposed to observe Christmas with contented mind, but there is little doubt that aside from this consideration there exists a pronounced feeling in favor Of the staple Thus 1t appears quite safe to req pon that unless the movement increases ma terially in the new year. the price of cotton will be forced decidedly higher. Meanwhile we beg to express the wish to our readers that their Christmas will be spent in absolute mer- Ffment,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 24.-There was very little business transacted in the spot cotton market today. the sales. which included 800 bales sold after hours yesterday, reaching total of only |. 100 bales of spot. incud ng $50 bales handled on f. b. terms and $50 bales to ar rive. Factora aeld to top prices for their of ferings, whicf were rather light and poorly as sorted, while buyers measurably indif- ferent. with the result showing in the meagre trades.
 Despite the advent of the holidays and the fact that the usual Christmas eve celebration held no small part of operations, there was Q very good volume of businss in cotton con- tracts today. The market opened at declines of lG2 points from yesterdays level and in keeping with the course of values at New York nuctuated over a narrow range throughout, finally closing at an exact level with yester- days figures on all months December. which was down l point. and July which was up | point
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Murphy 6 Co.'S Qnc.) Cotton Letter.
 [By Private wirsI

NEW YORK. Dec. 24-Increased receipts for a few dayes only is not sufficient to un- settle confidence in bull quarters 1t is only natural after a moderate movement extending over several weeks that we should see now and then a larger movement. Bulls there fore, are not disposed to modify their views and as a matter of fact are growing more confident as the season advances. The chances are that the insight figures for the week will be equal to those last year. while the more extreme big crop people are talk ng of a very heavy January movement all of which fails to make much impression at this time. Before have arrived and there is general expectation of the market being then governed largely by talk of reduced acreage in Texas, which will undoubtedly prove bull card for some months no matter what may be the actual intention of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
se,ooo, 900 Tons Passed Through Soc

Minneapolis Journal.
 Lake Superior commerce passing through the ship canals at Sault Ste. Ma rie this year will reach the stupendous figures of 36. 100000 tons.
 This is assured by the report of last months traffic. which amounts to 4.133,- 0SS tons, the greatest November in canal history bringing the total for the year to November SO to S50O4.257 tons
 This is an increase of 5000 900 tons over last year which was a record breaker. Nothing can more plainly demonstrate the rapid growth and development of the Northwest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Liverpool Cotton Statistics.
Daily Cotton Market.

NEW oRLEANS-Quiet and steadyj sales, I,e5o; ordinary, 61; good ordinary. 7s low middling, 2 llI6; middling, sA. good mid ding, I-l6; middling fair. sS; receipts, 24. 996: stock. 395. |.
 GALVESTON-FiIm middling, 5l6; sales, 376; receipts, 7,322; stock. l35.332.
 MOBILE-Quiet; middling, Sh; sales. 200; receipts. l,794: stock. 27.734.
 SAVANNAH-Quet and easy; midd1ing, 6k: I: sales, 566: receipts, 5,796; stock. I7o.9i0.
 CHARLEsToN-steady. Sh; receipts, l,3is; stock 33 e68.
 wTLMfNG ToN-Firm; middling, sM; re- ceipts 3. l77; stock Sl,697.
 NORFOLK-Steady; middling, 5-l6; sales I57; receipts. 4.56S; stock. 49 o6i.
 BALTIMoRE-Nominal;m middling, sx; stock. I2523
 BosToN-ouiet tniddling, s.75; net receipts. I296; gross. 4. 365.
 PHILADELPHIA-Quie niddling. @: re- ceipts, I57; stock. 64I9.
 ST LOUIS-oulet; middling, SA: sales. CO., receipts. 5,777: stock, 27.lo6.
 NEW YORK-Quiet mdding S75; net re- ceipts 37S gross, 3.3l7: sales, Ioo stock. I5lI22; exports to Great B itain. 25o.
 Total today-Net receipts at all seaports. 69,- 573; exports to Great Britain, 22.2o9; to France, 23;49a; to the continent, s2,7o2; Consoiidated-Net receipts. 223.7eI: exports to Great Britain. 64.3ls; to France 65,5os; to the continent, 53.932.
 Total since Sept Met receipts. 4 64l ,2l4; exports to Great Britain, I.423.o67; to France, 4o3. I47; to the continent. I,37s.e6s.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
Naval Stores.

SAVANNAH. Dec 24.-rurpentins-Firm at Rosin-Firm; receipts so79; sales, 2. soy; exports. 537; A, B, c, D, SI.45; B. $I 50; F. si.55; c. si.7o: H. s2; I. S2 35: K. S2. s5: M. s3 35; N, SS.55 window glass. S3. 30: water white. S4. 20
 CHARLESTON Dec. 24.-Turpentins and rosin-Unchanged.
 WILMINGTON. Dec. 24-Turpentine-F1rm at 52; receipts, 46 casks
 Rosin-Firm at .35G 40: receipts, a2o. Crude turpentine-Firm at Sl.75G3; receipts 100.
 Tar-Firm at sl.eo; receipts. 4o2.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

ing brisk to high winds and rain or snow in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Lake Region, while another decidedly high bank of cold air. dipping southward over the Missouri Valley, is giving a cold wave over the middle West; Q dep ession over the Pacific Northwest Is giving warmer, with rains and generally unsettled weather in that region. The pres ent outlook is for fair weather in Montgomery and vicinity Thursday. with colder during Thursday night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

farmers. Prices opened 1 point higher to | lower small sales. Weather map shows clear weather. Port receipts were estimated at 62. 900. against 43 900 last year. Cables were Ig2 points higher. The market showed little animation and only slight change with no special feature during the entire session,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
C;ncinnati Provisiona

CINCINNATI. Dec, 24.-Flour-Quiet. Lard-Steady at S9.s5. Bulk meats-Steady at So.75.
 Bacon-Quiet at SLIPS. whiskey-Quiet at Sl.Sl. Eugar-Steady.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
New York Drv C9oofia.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Buying of heavy brown cottons for export to China continues and the tone of the market for these goods is hrmer. There is no change in the home demand of any moment. Print cloths are quiet but steady. In woolen goods business is cstly in kefseys for oveIcoats and cioaks and prices firm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
St. Louis Provisions,

ST. LOUIS Dec. 24.-F1our-steadyI red Winter patents, S3.s593. 50; extra fancy and whiskey-Steady at Sl. 32.
 Dry salted meats-Dull; boxed extra shorts. S9. 2h; clear ribs, S9; short clears, So. 60 Bacon-Dull; boxed extra shorts. Slo.5ot clear ribs, SIo 50; short clear. Sll.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

What were you about to remarkT' she asked. "Oh. it's of no consequence" he returned "I know that" she retort- ed. but what was it?"-Chicago Even- ing Post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

'+They say she is determined to. marry a certain struggling young attorney" Well, if she has made up her mind to marry him guess there Is no further use for him to struggle. Puck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
Provisions. CORRECTED DEC. 2A

PTOV1SIUHb.
 CORRECTED DEC. "A Bacon-Io1sc. Dry salted sides-9ho . eu. Iayd~Tierces leaf. | 1kc; compound SAc" MeaI-56c per bushel. Oats- White, 48c: mixed 45c Corn White. e2c; mixed. soc p,Ds per Susheli l7,, sait-Liverpool. eec sack; rH1niA' In 4'o' Butter-Jerssy. 2e0soc: Tennessee country 25c. Dr. an. Fiour-Patent, s4@4.35 straight. S3'|ou sugar~Granulated. 5t: Y. C.. 4%c; cut loaf'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
New Orleans Sugar.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 24-sugar-Dull; ; open. kettle. 2%93A; open kettle centrifugal 37-f693}4 centrifugal granulated. 4 g. l6@ 4A; whites; sTs94 i-Ie; yeliows 31sG4; sec onds. 2h93 5-l6.
 Molasses-Qulet: open kettle. is922; cen trifugal. 7G2I; syrup 23926.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

Brakeman Bogue Is sporting a new hat that looks so gay the men thing Spring has come again.-Emporia CKan.) Ga zette.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

"oh yes," replied the bright and sci- entific young mother; 'T always give clifford 25 cents when I spank him. The best authorities are quite agreed that punishing a child for nothing tends tc confuse his ethical notions. Puck.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25


 River Forecast. The Coosa will fall slowly and the Ala bama will remain nearly stationary during the next two days.
 Weather Conditions. The cold area over central districts yester- day has moved eastward to the Atlantic coast, giving fair weather in the East and South, with considerably cOldc. most of the East and somewhat colder over the eastern half of the cotton belt; the middle western storm cen ter has moved eastward to Lake Superior. giv-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25

Tourist-Have you not got Scotch whis- key?
 Waiter Gin an Irish hotel)--No SOFT, we don't kape 1t. And them as does only uses it to water down our own.-Punch.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
New York Cotton Futures.
Local Cotton Market.

quotations for spot cotton in the local cottos market yesterday were as foliows-
 Ftrtct middling S1s hi0dling q. Strict low middling ..........................7%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-25
LIGHT AND BRIGHT.

FRANK P. CHAFFEE. Section Director. Weather Bureau.