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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
INSPECTING THE LINE.
Southern Railway Officials are Travel
 Ing Through This Section.

The three officials of the Southern Railway Company, MT. w. H. Wells. of Washington, engineer of construction; ; MT c. S. McMsnus. assistant to General Manager Ackeit, and MT. J. A. Dodson, general nup erintendent. who arrived in Birmingham Tuesday, spent yesterday in the mining section ard returned here at night.
 Mir Wells said that he had no new en- giDnering work to look after here and that he simply came to examine the tracks and bridges from an engineers roint of view. He said he found the road in good condition. MT. Wells is engineer of the Mobile and Ohio as we'll as the Southern. He is building fourteen miles of what is known as tho Mobile and Obio's tidewater extension, which will carry the Warrior Southern into rich coal fields. This work will be completed In October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
STRIKE IN VIRGINIA
 WILL BE A LONG ONE
700 Miners With Number of Officials Meet at BramweII But Opera
 tors Refuse to Attend.

Huntington, w. Va, June 11.-Probably TOO miners as well as number Of the of- ficials of the United Mine Workers met at Bramwell today. The coal operators refused to attend. From all indications the strike will be a prolonged one, as the operators seem determined that TO con- sessions shall be made: Few miners were at work in the Norfolk and Western coal fields today and yesterday.
 The situation in the Clarksville dis trict assumes a more serious aspect Several mines in the neighborhood are all most suspended. Two hundred meE went out at Enterprise last night. Much bit terness is caused by the arrest of Joe Bell Orrin Brown and R, F. Kearns at McnongaEela
 The men are organizers and are charg- ed with threatening property. Judge Jackson of the United States court or dered the marshal to hold the deputies ready at a moments notice. The railroad police force are also instructed to be within reach at all times. Many arrests have been made on the charge of threat ening property and reSpasslng.
 Marshal Elliott with a dozen deputies arrived at Clarksburg today with an in junction issued today by Judge Jackson of the United States District Court at Parkersburg against the strikers if the -Clarksburg district. The in- junction prohitlts interference in any manner with the work of the miners who have refused to strike.
 The reports from Charleston indicate that the situation there Is unchanged The Collins colliery at Glenjcn which Is protected by federal injunction issued several years ego ordering the men to keep away from the workers, appears to be running Full force.
 The w. P. Rend mine at Thurmond has closed for six months to make repairs
 The Bell Creek Coal Company at Belva invites miners to work and threatens all agitators with imnedlat te arrest if any violence Is attempt ed
 No disturbance Is reported today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Florence Hotel Arrivals.-P. H. Norris, Selma; R. D. Wall, Memphis Oscar Fill ham, Selma; J. T. Delaney, Atlanta; J. F. Gates, Philadelphia c. F. Parish Bosto A. L. Hensey, Frankforti J. M Averett, R. E. Herring, J. T. Jones, At lanta; E. E. Barger, Florence; J. D. White. Greensburg, Ind; N. E. Ander- son. Boston; F. L. Seay. Nashville; Mrs F. Glover Montgomery; Miss Lena Lane Montgomery; H. Sawyer, Louisville L. M. Scruggs, Lynchburg; J. R. Hunter Gwin R. A. Cannon, St. Louis J. E. Lister. Selma; H. Frazer, Jr., Montgom- cry; A. L. Saton, F. G. Williams. At lanta; J. c. Austin. Selma; J. Altman Knoxville; J. R. Campbell, J. R. Rosson Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
CONFIRMATION SERVICES.
Impressive Ceremony With Beautiful
 Music at Temple Emanuel.

The pulpit platform at Temple Emanuel was tastefully decorated with flowers and ferns yesterday morning on the occasion of the solemn ceremony of confirmation at the close of the Feast of Pentecost.
 Rabbi Newfield conducted the services and spoke impressively to the two can didates for confirmation, Miss Eva Band man and MT. Erwin Levy.
 A beautiful musical programme was rendered. There was a large chorus and in addition to the singing MT. John Calman and little Miss Enid Marx played A violin duet Miss Gockel was at the organ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
SHOT AT POLICEMAN.
Man Ordered to Halt Supposed to have
 Taken Officer for Highwayman.

Policeman Mullin halted a man on Morris avenue and Twenty-third street last night. The man jumped into the shadow and commenced shooting at the policeman, who re- turned the fire, neither hitting the other
 1t sems the man had a bundle un- der his arm and the policeman thought it might be stolen, so told him to halt.
 Instead of doing so he shot and ran and was afterwards seen in the rail road yards at Twenty-fourth street lodging between the cars. It Is sup posed the man took the policeman for a highwayman, as he Is said to have had his coat off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
ee.>tS. PER CENT. PURE.

in recent letter says that they ara seriously contemplating Building shops at Birmingham, and that 1t will b. necessary for them to have from 50 te 100 acres of land so located in Birming- ham as to be in easy access of all ths railroads. The idea is to construct plant with capacity of about forty carr a day. The Frisco people are anxioui to locate this new plant somewhere or the Belt Line,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
Summer Amusements


 The vaudeville at the Aquatic Theatre at East Lake continues to plase large audiences.
 Seats at the smoking tables were at premium last night and all the boxes were filled with the smart set. The Web gter Syndicate has closed contract with caterer from Rochester, N. Y, for the cafe privilege. The skating rink will be closed after Friday and the building will be transformed into an up-to-date restau- rant in a few days.
 The audiences at the performances of the Lakeview Stock Company continue to increase, and the success of the company now seems assured. '"The Wife" will Der the bill every night this week includ- Ing a matinee Saturday afternoon. Next week the play for the week will be "A Scrap of Paper" or "A Battle of Wits" The cafe is now fully installed and is a feature of the resort. The performances begin each evening promptly at S;45,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
Anniston, 2; Gadsden, i.

Annston, June -(SpeciaD-Anniston defeated Gadsden here today in the third of series of three games of baseball and making 1t the third victory The game was won in the ninth inning, on an error by Bullard, second baseman of Gadsden, and two singles by Hulsey and Steel which brought In two runs, winning the game.
 Following Is the score: R. H. E. Anniston .... 70 0 o 0 2-2 5 5 Gadsden .... 10 01 % 000-1 2 2
 Batteries-Chapple and Johnson Stew art and Moses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12

this suit was brought will be adjusted between the two systems in an amicaple manner. The questions of rights of the Seaboard under the franchises recently granted 1t by the mayor and board Of al- de1men of Birmingham and the rights asked by the Belt Line, it is believed both parties desire settled by the courts. Therefore 1t was said on the streets yes- terday that neither side expected to with draw the pending cases at present, put would push the matter and have the courts finally settle upon the full rights possessed by each of the railroad com panies. It may be that after the question of injunctions are settled by the Chan cery Court that the attorneys of the two railroads will have agreed upon the rights of each and will accept the decision of the court without appeal to the Supreme Court of the State On the other hand, it may be that an appeal may be taken.
 Up to date 1t is said that President Williams of the Seaboard and President Yoakum of the Frisco have not con- ferred in regard to the matter. Perhaps they will not meet until Saturday of this week or Monday of next as President Yoakum Is in St. Louis and President Williams is In either Richmond or New York
 Presidents May Agree.
 However the Chancery Court might deal with the injunction suits, it may be that the presidents of the two systems will reach an agreement in a few days, In which event 1t Is said that the Sea- board will begin active operations in lay ing their tracks in Birmingham and building their terminal station. The Sea- board may purchase much property for terminals in Birmingham or it may use the properties of the Frisco and those properties which the Frisco acquired in its purchase of the Belt.
 The Seaboard has already unloaded in Birmingham 125 cars of track material. and several more cars loaded with ma terial are due today
 Statements made yesterday by repre- sentatives of the Frisco system are to the effect that these people expect to spend something like $1.0OO,oOO in extend ing their terminals into Birmingham and the Birmingham district. Indeed, it is said that the Frisco system is anxious to make itself a large part and parcel of Birmingham and the Birmingham dis trict.
 Information received from Frisco off cials in St. Louis Is to the effect that the American Car and Foundry Company is to build big plant in the Birmingham district for the manufacture of cars and car wheels. MT. Bixby, the chairman of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
ACTING PURCHASING AGENT.
Ashton Selected to Succeed Hiden in
 Sloss-Sheffild Office.

MT. Henry Hiden, who resigns the po- Iition of purchasing agent of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron Company to ac cept the vice presidency of the Malone Real Estate and Insurance Company, will be succeeded by MT. J. J. Ashton, who had been his chief assistant
 MT. Hlden's resignation becomes effec- tive June 30. MT. Ashton will take charge of the purchasing agents office July . with the title of acting purchasing agent. It Is understood that later on President Maben intends to make MT. Ashtons ap- .pointment permanent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
w.rshin. Reouested by Minister.

Berlin, June 1.-The German cruisers Gazelle and Falk have been sent to La guayra, Venezuela, at the special re- quest of the German charge d'affairs at Caracas. Herr von Pilgrim Baltazz in conseouence of revolution having broken out in the suburbs of Laguayra, leading to the bombardment of the town of The forts and Venezuelan warships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
ROBERT SMALL MARRIED.

Washington, June 11.-Miss Ethe! Sigsbee, the daughter of Captain and Mrs. Charles D. Sigsbee, U. s. N, and MT. Robert E. Small, were married here tonight at the New Church by the Rev. Frank Sewah.
 The groom is the son of the Rev. Sam Small, associate editor of the At lanta Constitution, who came to Wash. ington to attend the wedding. The groom is a reporter on the Evening Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
BESSEMER BENEFITED. Assistant Postmaster and Two Ad- ditional Clerks Allowed.

Washington, June 11.-(Special.) J. Upon the recommendation of Repre- sentative Underwood the postoffice at Bessemer will on July 1 be allowed an assistant postmaster with a salary of 5000 per ann"m.
 He will also be allowed two addi- t1onal clerks with salaries of $500 each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
Wanted to Hire 500 Men.

New Orleans, June 11.-An advertise ment was inserted in the morning papers calling for 800 single men, Spanish war or national guardmen preferred to &C., cept three months employment at 8 a day. It developed that the men were wanted to take the place of mine strikers. About 300 gathered, but the agent of the mines did not appear to sign them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12

Prof. John Calman has moved from 51O N. 18th St., md can now be found at the Jesse French Piano Go. Both phones No. Q7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
- - CITY.

Declaration of Incorporation-A de claration of incorporation was filed yesterday by the Germania Park As sociation. The capital stock is $4000 and the incorporators are Messrs. Emil Lesser and Herman Heutschell. The object of the incorporation is to provide parks and pleasure resorts reading rooms, etc.
 Marriage Licenses - Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to MT. Arthur Gardner Hillman and Miss Marian Frances Whittier, Mir. Robert E. Robinson and Miss Lizzie Milstead. MT. Paul Fontille and Miss Maggie Trouliano, Mir. Wade H. Smith and Miss Mamie s. Bell, MT. Harney l., Brasher and Miss Jennie Raiford, MT, G. V. Ray and Miss N. c. Haran.
 Jury StIII at Work-TffeS 16rT -ss, panneled to investigate the origin i the fire Saturday night in the GolS- stein store on Second avenue held a sitting yesterday and after examining several witnesses adjourned until this morning.
 To Hold Conference-A number of merchants and shippers from various cities in Alabama will hold confer. ence at the Morris today. It Is under. stood that shipping interests will be discussed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
SWEET HISTORIES.

T@ lLEEP cannot be initiated except in
 l appearance, neither can Ivory Soap. S There are other white soaps that look like Ivory Soap, this is penalty which it pays for its great success. But you are not deceived, there is only one Ivory, the others are limitations of its perfections.
 ee"<s PER CENT. PURE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-12
Rnsianatlons ACC epted.

Montgomery, June 11.-(SpeciaD-Adju tant General Brandon today Issued the or der accepting the resignations of Captain Ledbetter, First Lieutenant Brown, Sec ond Lieutenant Haygood and Junior Sec ond Lieutenant Byars of Company K, Bir- mingham Rifles. This was followed by the usual order to the commanding officer of the regiment for the holding of an election to fill the vacancies.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-22
HILL SPOKE
AGAINST GUERRY .
ON MONDAY
READ A CARD WRITTEN BY eUER.
RY SAYING LOCAL OPTION WAS
THE PROPER SOLUTION OF
LIQUOR PROBLEM.

Candidate Dupont Query came in for
no small amount of criticism at the hands
of Hon Warner Hill Monday night in an
address to- the voters of Edgewood, In the
academy there.
Mr. Hin. who is the campaign manager
of Hon. Joseph NJ. Terrell. undertook to
go after Mr.. Guerry's prohibition record.
and took occasion to read a published
card from the prohibition candidate, writ
ten in 1895 at which time Mr.. Query ex-
pressed himself in favor of local option
as against state prohibition.
Mr.. Guerry's card from which Mr.. Hill
read, was in praise of the late DR.. Hay
good, and was printed in an Atlanta paper.
Referring to this, Mr.. Hill made some
sarcastic remarks about what he called a
change of front on the part OF the Bioo
county man. Among other things, he said;
HE is now against local option and IN
favor of state prohibition. Why this
charge of sentiment and of opinion? VIII
he plead infancy on this letter, too, as he
did on state prohibition in 1SSO-1SS12 He
said with reference to that vote, I was
a young lawyer with but little education
and but little experience, etc. And al
though he has been making charge after
charge during this campaign and jump
ing on everybody and everything, and
when Mr.. Terrell, at Forsyth, and I, in
a letter in reply to one from him, quoted
a little of his own record, he whines like
a whipped child and pleads the baby act
His positions on public questions are
as flckle as the wind. He claims to be
for state prohibition today, but where viii
he be tomorrow?
''In 1896 he was opposed to prohibition
being tangled up with Populism, but II
reports are true, he Is now tndustriously
and earnestly seeking the votes OF our
Populist friends.
Twill the Populists Of Georgia be thus
slurred at in 1896 and wheedIed into voting
for Query in 1902? What say the Popu-
lists Of Georgia to this?"
Mr.. HIS speech was well received BY
quite large audience which filled the
building In which he spoke.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-22
"PREcocIoUs," BUT WOULD
HE MAKE GOOD GOVERNOR?
e Editor of The Journal:

To the Editor of The Journals:
The letter of Rev. ]. w. Domingos, ip
eulogy Of the youthful career of Hon. Du-
pont Query is very entertaining, but 1T
affords no sound argument why all the
world should rush to make him governor
of Georgia. Precocious youths lived be-
fore the Guerry era and will continue
after 1t is finished. But the item which
strikes me as peculiar is that Mr.. Query
should have been so much brighter than
all his schoolmates. and then need at this
late day to plead the baby act on his rec
ord as a grave and reverend senator in
1901. Certainly so phenomenal youth
as he was should not have been so raw
and green at that time as not to under
stand the purport and effect of the Halves
local option bill. That measure was in
tended to put the whole liquor traffic in
the power of property owners and tax
payers. It would long ago, II law,
have cleared the saloons out OF Atlanta,
Macon and all other cities, where the
Guerry idea of that day, adopted in 1885,
has since kept them and now protects
them.
Really, Mr. Domingos has done Mr.
Query an injury by showing how bright
he was and how he ought not to have
been so violently opposed to the Halves
bill. But Mr.. Guerry pleads infancy and
Mr.. Domingos tries to show that as an
infant Mr.. Query was one of the wisest
children of the age. Somehow their theo-
ries of his case do not jibe!
In fact, Mr.. Editor, this instance only
the more clearly reveals how consumate
an opportunist Mr.. Query is. He started
out opposing things because they didn't
"gee" with his notions, even though they
were right in principle. and he has kept
up ever since the practice of being for
what suited his interests best at the time
and opposing any thing that interfered
with his personal welfare.
Grant all that Mr.. Domingos says about
Mr.. Guerry's school days and yet we have
no prevailing argument showing that he
would be a better governor than he was
a senator. or a railroad attorney engaged
in lobbyism and securing the passage of
unconstitutional special acts to benefit
the railroads. or as a candidate striking
like a blind adder at every noise and reck-
lessly sinking his fangs in the flesh of
friends, as in the case Of General Evans,
as readily as in the flesh of foes.
A serious study of the methods Of Mr..
Query does not assure the people that he
would give the state a level-headed. judi
cious and statesmanlike administration.
He has too much Of vicious spirit, of re-
taliation, of self-interest and periodical
fanaticism to make a thoroughly safe
chief magistrate. Very respectfully,
H. e. HATCHETT.
Decatur, Ca, May II, 1902.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-22
SAYS PENSION QUESTION
Is AN ISSUE IN THE RACE

To the Editor of The Journal:
In the discussion of platforms bearing
on the present race for governor, a very
important item seems to have escaped the
notice of newspaper controversialists in
volving the construction and application
of Georgia's pension law.
Are pensions of Confederate veterans
to be paid under a liberal construction of
the constitution, which places these royal
men on a deserving basis, or, shall there
be a restricted construction that will put
them upon an INDECENT or pauper basis?
Mr.. Terrell is the only candidate who
has stated that he was In favor of con
tinuing pensions on the deserving basis"
This makes him essentially the grateful
and dignified friend of the Confederate
hero.
Nothing less was to have been expected
Of the loyal young Georgian whose family
blood bathed the trenches around Atlanta
in 1855.
It was in splendid accord with the po-
sition taken by him in 1885, when as a
member Of the legislature, he introduced
a bill to so amend the pension law as to
provide for the payment of pensions every
two instead of every five years.
When 1t is considered that the discussion
growing out of this bill lead to the con-
stitutional amendment providing for an
nual payments, the people will understand
the great benefit that was vouchsafed by
Terrell to the widows and veterans of this
state fa
This was seventeen years ago, at the
beginning of Mr.. Terrellss public career.
Today he shows the continued high esteem
in which he holds these exalted and de-
serving beneflciaries by being the only can
didate to say, without equivocation, that
he is in favor of continuing to pay to them
their justly won tribute on deserving
basis.
In view of the fact that there is a
disposition on the part of many In this
thoroughly practical age to save money,
even at the expense of the delicate feel
ings OF these grand patriots. 1 have felt
1t to be my duty to a class who have al
ways held my profound admiration, and
who will ever receive my first considera-
ton to appeal to the sons of veterans that
are dead, and to those frosted heroes who
are yet living. to rally to the standard Of
one so thoughtfully patriotic.
To my mind this is one of the most
important questions of the campaign, In
that il involves q class of our citizens
who are fast passing to their reward.
Men and women who have clearly won
their right to place on the pension roll
should not be forced to humiliate them
selves by subscribing to pauper's oath.
Dignity of patriotism and the sterling
merit of citizenship are involved in this
thought, and in these brave, appreciative
words of Mr.. Terrell.
There is a world Of meaning and soul
in this delicate manifestation Of young
man to the aged loyalist, and will vote
for Terrell on this account If for no other
reason It is indicative of spirit that
guarantees a good governor.
BENJAMIN NJ. BLACKBURN.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-22

and why did he share in the proceeds of
the Job?
So long as he was a railroad attorney
he saw no justice in railroads charging
as much or more for short hauls than long
hauls of freight. Yet for that offense
mainly the constitutional convention of
1877 created our railroad commission and
congress passed the interstate commerce
bill. But Mr.. Guerry, in the interest of
his clients, as a legislator voted against
forbidding that injustice to the people.
The naked truth is that Mr.. Guerry has
opposed none of the above things until
they ceased to be profitable to himself
personally.
Second. Mr.. Query has a chief cam
paign manager, Mr.. Sidney c. Tapp.A That
gentleman has the bold shamelessness to
acknowledge that he became possessed by
accident of a private letter that he knew
was not intended for him; that when the
honest gentleman who innocently forward
ed IL refused to authorize its use and sug-
gested consultation with its writer, he,
Tapp, refused to do that genteel and hon
orable act but assuming corrupt pur-
pose on the authors part, publicly used
the letter. This he did in defiance of the
United States postal laws and he is still
holding the letter contrary to law. Not
only so, but he boasts that he will do like
wise with anybody else's private letters
that he may obtain, and which he sus-
poets conceal a deep laid plot to injure the
Guerry gubernatorial interestsl
The question arises right here: Do the
people of Georgia want a governor whose
right hand man, whose Warwick and Fidus
Achates is Tapp, the man who seizas and
uses the lekew-U@-ABssgsIsfve citizen,
contrary to Common decency and actual
statute laws, to serve his political pur-
poses? If Mr.. Query thinks this act of
Tapp is legitimate, fair dealing and COM
mendable politics, then God save the state
and the people If he shall become governor
and Tapp, the captain of his campaign,
becomes the power behind the thronel
T. E. MASSENGALE.
Norwood, Ga, May IA, 1902.