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MUST PROVE THAT
BLACKLIST IS RIGHT
Coal Operators Hold Conference
Concerning Evidence Needed
HEARING BEGINS TUESDAY,
Testimony of the Non-Unlon Miners Is
Not Yet Completed and They VIII
Have Another Day Before
Operations Begin.

Philadelphia, December S0.-A confer
ence of anthracite coal operators and
their attorneys was held here today to
arrange for the presentation Of the mine
owners side of the strike controversy to
the commission when that body convenes
here next Tuesday. The conference was
called by Simon P. Wolverton of sunbury,
counsel for the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway company, and continued
from until o'clock. James II. Torrey,
representing the Delaware and Hudson
company, presided.
James Burr of counsel for the New
York, Ontario and Western railroad, was
secretary. Samuel Dickson, attorney of
this city, represented John Markle, the
Independent coal operator of Hazleton.
Among the others present were Henry
c. Reynolds of the Enterprise Coal COM
pany, John B. Kerr of the New York, On
tario and Western, and Francis I. Gowan
of the Lehigh Valley, Col. Everett War
rem for the Erie, w. w Ross for the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Ira
H Burns for several independent opera
tors and John T. Lcnihan for the nom
union mine workers.
After the conference had adjourned Mr..
Wolverton gave out the following state
ment: :
1.-THE testimony on the part of the nom
union miners is not yet completed Tues
day when the commission sits the non
union mems counsel will submit further
testimony, which will probably consume a
day or two. Then the operators willfopen
and proceed with evidence which VIII be
presented by companies in the follow-
ing order:
Delaware and Hudson, Erie, Delaware.
Lackawanna and Hudson, Iehfgh Val
ley Lehigh Coal and Iron, Leigh and
Wilkesbarre independent opeeateFs and
Philadelaware and Reading Coal and Iron
company The presentat4on OF the oper-
ators side will consume ten days or two
weeks-perhaps more
Judge Hand Of scrantan. attorney for
the Cornell Cod and cdlxe company said:
1T is absolutely necessary that we
prove to the commission thai there is no
blacklist and no discrimination against
union men"
Most Of those who attended the confer
ence LEFT for their homes tonight Mem
bers Of the anthracite coal commission
and several OF the lawyers and operators
have secured rooms at the Continental
hotel, which viii be the headquarters of
! the commission.
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BESSEMER.
Many Notes of Personal Interest and
the News in General.

Bessemcr, December (Special)-The
Iroquois club will entertain their friends
at a german and dance tomorrow night
at the armory. The Redmen will cele-
brate New Years eve by ball at their
hall
Watch night services will be held at the
Presbyterian church, the Rev. E. NJ.
Craig, pastor officiating.
The Sunday school of the Presbyterian
church had a Christmas entertainment
tonight at the church. A largo crowd was
present and the occasion was one of
much enjoyment.
Vincent Ferguson and T. II. Wright,
the former resident manager at the big
pipe works, and the latter manager OF
the commissary, are on a hunt near Mo-
bile with a party of friends from Biz
mingham.
B. f. West of New York, former resi-
dent Of this city was in town today,
having Just arrived from Milwaukee,
Wis, where he spent Christmas.
N. w. Bergland has returned from
Alexandria, where he has had several
large building contracts He will re-
main IN Bessemer.
Professor and Mrs. G. M. Lovejoy and
family are the guests of DIR. ]. c. Berry
Professor Lovejoy will soon begin the
erection of residence at the corner OF
Clarendon avenue and Twentieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Reid of Render,
KY. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. I.
]. Reid.
Miss Mamie Matthews returned to
Montevallo yesterday after a pleasant
visit to Mrs C. D. Mingea and family.
Mrs j. C. Berry is again quite sick in
a sanitarium in Birmingham.
Miss Eva Crook returned yesterday to
the Tuscaloosa Female college after
spending the week with her parents, Cap
tain and Mrs. H. w. Crook.
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State Appointments.

Montgomery, December SO.-(special.)-
The governor today made the following
appointments:
Baldwin,. F. Thies, notary at Stock
ton.
Calhoun-C. NJ. Cloud, notary at Annis-
ton.
Etowah-William J. Walker, notary
public and justice of the peace IN beat
20 at Alabama City.
Franklin-B. II. Sargent, notary at
Russellville.
Jefferson-Joe c. Hall and I. H Motion,
notaries at Birmingham.
Montgomery. G. Jones, constable in
beat G.
Pickens-G. W. Robinson, constable in
beat II; Thomas ]. Burkes, notary public
and justice of the peace in beat 16 at
Raleigh; Thomas w. Garcner, notary
public and justice of the peace ii,
beat 49, .t
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HARD To PREVENT
STOCK WATERING
Chairman Knapp Doubts Sound
ness of Argument for Publicity
MUCH SUNK IN MORTGAGES
In ForcefuI Speech Mr.. Knapp Says
1t Is Plain to Him That Publicity
Would Be an Added Incentive
to Industrial Combination.

Washington, December 30.-The feature
of today's session of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Science,
which is holding it's annual meeting in
this city. was a paper on capitalization
and Publicity" read by Chairman Knapp
of the Interstate Commerce commission
He discussed the proposition that all cor
porations under congressional control be
required to make full disclosure OF their
genesis and operations, so 1t may be seen
how the amount of money originally paid
or the volume of assets at any time owned
compared with the value of all bonds
and stock issued. Mr.. Knapp said he
ventured to doubt the soundness of the
argument that publicity would prevent
stock watering. He held it improved that
the excessive issue of corporate securities
was a source of such danger as to excite
public alarm, and said he was as yet to
be convinced that publicity forced would
be harmful exercise of public authority,
He said in part:
Leaving out the Spectator and TAX
ing into account only those seeking honest
investment, ten times more money, to say
the least, has been sunk in farm mort
cages, suburban lots, patent rights buy
ing and selling grain cotton and other
commodities, where no corporate shares
were dealt in, or even existed, than was
ever lost on account of fictitious or ex-
cessive issue Of corporate securities. I
cannot but regard corporate publicity of
the kind, and to the extent advocated by
many, as a certain and serious hindrance
to effective competition. just as the Sher-
man antitrust law. which is based upon
an economic fallacy, has indirectly aided
the very results 1t was designed to pre-
vent, so the compulsory disclosure of all
corporate transactions would undermine
the competition it was intended to sup
port. 1t seems plain to me that the en-
forcement of corporate publicity would
be an added incentive to Industrial COM
bination.
Therefore, as I view the matter, the
remedy in question would be worthless to
the great mass of people, the consumers,
for their troubles are not caused by wa
tered stock and will not be alleviated by
publicity. 1t will not benefit the actual
| stakeholder, for however much he may
need information for himself his inter-
ests would not be promoted by bringing
that information to public knowledge.
Against its doubtful and very limited
usefulness to the intending purchaser of
corporate shares Is the danger. not to be
lightly estimated of giving sanction to
principle of extreme paternalsm and
furnishing a fresh impulse, not to COM
pete, but to consolidate"
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MRS. GLEASON TELLS
OF Her MARRIAGE
DECLARES SHE WILL NOT PROSE-
CUTE HER HUSBAND FOR BIG
AMY, THOUGH SHE KNOWS HIM
TO BE GUILTY.

Selma, December 30.-(Special Mrs.
Adeline May Franks Gleason, who is Wis
iting friends in this city, stated this
morning that she did not intend to pros
ecute her husband, John F. Gleason, for
whom extradition papers have been is
sued on the charge of bigamy. Mrs.
Gleason states that she does not believe
the newspaper report that her husband
claimed they were never married and that
she was an adventures, but that the
statement was given out by the sons of
her husbands first wife. She has a GER
titled copy of the records of the probate
court of jefferson county which show
that on May a. 1900. a marriage license
was issued to herself and John f. Glea-
son to be married and that the same was
returned with the certificate that the GER
emony was performed by the Rev. DR..
L. S. Handley, the we'll known Presbyte-
rian minister.
Mrs. Gleason knew nothing of the ex-
istence of a former wife of her husband
until she received from the sheriff of
Shelbyville, Ind. In reply to her Inquiry,
a letter stating that John F. Gleason
was in Walden, Ind. visiting his wife
and children. She Immediately went to
that place, reaching there December 10.
She saw Mrs. Gleason No. 1 and the
grown sons and then swore out a warrant
against her husband. The trial was to
have come up on Monday and Mrs Glea-
son. deciding not to prosecute left the
place Saturday, returning to Alabama.
She states that her husband Is not in
Indiana, but in Brooklyn. and that she
hopes the matter will be dropped. that
she never expects to live with him again,
but does not want him prosecuted, nor
does the first wife or children desire him
prosecuted. Mr.. Gleason, according to
the statement of Mrs. Gleason, has been
separated from the wife whom he mar
ried. twenty-five years ago, for sixteen
years, that she knew him before wife
No. g whom he married in Topeka, Kas..
died. which was in 1884, IN Birmingham.
and that he has never seen wife No. l, to
her certain knowledge, during the years
that they have lived together.
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no Divide Aslatic Squadron.

washington, December 30.-The navy
department has decided to divide the
Asiatic squadron into three divisions in
stead of two as at present, and to send
out another flag, officer. The heavy bat
tleships will be under command of Rear
Admiral Evans, who also will be in COM
mand of the entire squadron; the cruis-
ers under the command of Admiral Coop
err, who is to succeed Admiral Wilde, and
a new division comprising the light gum
boats will be created under the command
of Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, now COM
mandant of the Puget Sound navy yard.
The latter will raise his flag on the gum
boat Rainbow and will have his general
Headquarters at Cavite.
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NEGRO MINISTER
DRAWS A PISTOL
ROW IN AFRICAN METHODIST
EPISCOPAL ZION CHURCH AND
THE PASTOR KICKS OVER THE
DASHBOARD.

Selma, December 30-(SpeciaL)-There
is row of no small proportions going
on among the officers and the ex-pastor
of the African Methodist Episcopa Zion
church Today It eliminated in Elder
E. J. Carter the erstwhile pastor draw
ing a pistol on some of the officers of
the church who attempted to Gust him
from the parsonage.
Carter, who has been preaching the
Zion faith for many years and has held
the charge in Selma two or three terms,
was given by the bishop at the confer
ence held three weeks ago in Selma the
appointment at Newberne. This change
is a small country one and not In keep
ing with what Carter thought he was en-
titled, having been pastor Of the big
church in Selma He therefore grew
mad, kicked completely over the DASH
board and withdrew from the conference
and the faith, and Sunday night united
with the. First Baptist church, colored,
and was duly baptized.
He renouneed all his old beliefs about
immersion, and said that he regretted
that he had not taken the step fifteen
years ago. After he was baptized he
made fearful appeal to the audience
and collection was taken up which net
ted MIN something like $50.
The new pastor of the Zion church for
Selma reached the city today and the
officers wanted Carter to give up at least
half Of the parsonage to the new man..
Carter insisted that his time was not out
until next month and he proposed to 'oc-
cupy the parsonage until then. Force
was attempted to eject him and he Sc
cured his revolver and threatened to kill
the first one that entered his castle. The
officers went off for an officer and at
last accounts Carter had not been dis
turbed.
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fact that it cures womanly ills It cures
irregularity 1t dries facilitating drains.
1t heals Inflammation and liberation and
cures female weakness. There Is no
trusting to luck by those who use
uFavorite Prescription"
rMy disease was displacement and liberation
OF the uterus, and was i'll d terrible condition
with pain and weakness and had given up ell
hopes of ever being we'll again. writes Mrs.
Harry A. Brown. of Orono. Penobscot Co.. Me.
vHad doctored with four different doctors with
in four months. and instead Of getting better
was growing weaker all the time ! decided to
try your Favorite Prescription Golden Med
ical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as had
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of his medicines. Before began taking your
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twenty pounds ! now weigh one hundred and
sixty pounds I gained forty pounds in six
inoritis. ! shall doctor no more with home
doctors as It is only waste Of money. am now
IN perfect health, thanks to DR.. Pierce"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets clear the
muddy complexion.
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TO HAVE MORE NAVAL OFFICERS.
Members of Senate and House Com
mittees Have Agreed on Increase.

Washington, December 20.-The. men,
bers of the senate and house naval COM
mittees, after conferences with the Sec
rotary of the navy, has practically de-
cided on a plan for the increase of the
personnel of the navy. 1t contemplates
an additional naval cadet for each con-
gressional district two for each senator
and ten annually to be appointed at large
by the President. The difficulty in con-
nection with inequality in classes which
would result from the sudden injection of
the increase allowance is to be solved by
giving the secretary of the nav the dis
erection of determining the times at which
new appointments are to be made.
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Two Convicts Escape.

Montgomery, December 3O.-(Special.)-
The convict bureau is notified of the es-
cape from the Tyson Lumber company at
Enterprise of two convicts from Lee
county. One of them, Joe Mum, is under
sentence for murder for twenty years.
and the other, Bonnie Smith, grand lar
ceny, for five years. The reward for their
cantnre is $50 each.
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Disastrous Fire.

Camp Hill, December SO.-(SpeciaL)- AT
/ o'clock this morning fire was discovered
in the general store of ]. w. GammiIl
Before the fire was checked three build
ings were destroyed. Values and losses
were as follows ]. w. Gammill, stock
s45OO; insurance $4,000 DR.. H. T. Hammer
storeroom, office and fixtures. $3.50; insur-
ance. $3.50. Central railway building and
undelivered freight $27O0; no insurance
Other minor losses: no estimate The
fire is supposed to have originated from
a defective flue in Gammill's store, as It
had caught only few days ago, but had
been extinguished.
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Get the Best for Your Money.

Did your grocer tell you. when you or
dered "Clifton'' flour. that he had some
thing just as good? Do you know why
he tells you this? 1t is because he buys
some inferior flour for less money and is
trying to work this off on you and get a
few cents more profit on 1t. This is a
perfectly legitimate thing for the grocer
to do, but you ought to see that you get
the best alue for your money And to
do this insist on his sending you elf
ton" the finest patent flour.
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to shut her eyes
and open her
mouth for medi-
cine and trust to
luck for results.
She "doctors "
III o nth after
mouth, often
year after year,
in this sa m c
blind, hap-hazard
fashion, and re-
ceives no perma-
nent benefit.
Women take
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
ton with their
eyes open to the
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Educators, Conference Januarv 22.

Montgomery December SO.-(Special.)-
The Iong-talked-of conference between
the representatives Of the southern end
general education boards and the county
superintendent of education is an
nounced for January IS at the theatre in
this city. Those prominent in educational
work are expected to attend without re-
gard to any official position
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SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES
To "Winter Homes In Summer Lands"
Via Souther. Railway.

The Southern railway announces very
Low round-trip winter tourist rates to
Principal resorts In Georgia. Florida,
Nassau and Cuba. Tickets on sale daily,
With final limit May 81. 1903. Through
pullman sleeping car to Jacksonville
without change.
For particulars. sleeping car reserva-
tions. also copy of a beautiful little book
LET entitled "Winter Homes in a Summer
Land" apply passenger office. Morris
Hotel Building. J. c. LUSK.
12-17-tf District Passenger Agent.
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VERY Low RATES
Via Southern Railway Account Christ.
mas Holidays.

Account Christmas holidays. Southern
railway will sell round trip tickets toI
all points east of Mississippi and south
of Ohio and Patomac rivers. at rate on,t
and one-third fare. Tickets on sale DID,
cember %. "a. 25 80, 81 and January Il,
with final limit January 8. 1903. For PAIR
ticulars and sleeping car reservation. elp-
ply Passenger Office. MorrissHotel Build
ing. ]. C. Lusk. District Passenger Agent.
12-6-to-i2-31 l+4
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Alb Powell Leaves New Orleans.

New Orleans Decemb 3O.-The New
Orleans baseball club has purchased Alb
ner Powell's interest and he will now
manage Atlanta, of which he is the sole
owner He will take Stafford, Lauzon,
Bennett and Vogt with him. Charles
Campau of Binghamton, N. Y, has been
signed as manager for New Orleans and
has started the hunt for needed players
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REDUCED RATES TO CHICAGO.

Account of the Internatiopal Live shock
Exposition. Chicago November 29-Des5ena-
Der 6. the Mobile and Ohio railroad win
sell tickets from coupon stations stouth
of Cairo. ILL.,, at rate Of ore and one third
fare on the certificate plan. for the ltoun q
trip. Ask your home agent or write John
M, Beall. A. G. P. A. st. Louis. fer par
ticulars. 11-s-satfw ed- tt
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SUGAR Crop Estimate.

washington, December 3O.-Estimates
of the sugar crop in Santiago de Cuba,
trans<itted to the state department by
Consul Holiday at that city, place the
crop for 1903 at $4,000 bags an increase
of 72,215 bags over that for the year
now closing. The consul adds that grind
ing begins about the middle of Decem-
her
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John White Pardoned.

Montgomery, December 3O.-(Special)-
The governor today pardoned John White.
'coiored. who was serving a ten-year SEN
tencc for murder. The ground of Glenn
ency was doubt as to his guilt, which is
concurred in by the judge and solicitor.
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The boycott having been
raised on Cincinnati beers,
"Moerlein," the finest beer
made is on sale this week at
all saloons.
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Begin the new year with
Tomlin Grocery Co. 'Tele-
phone 1885.

We are fully prepared to
handle all orders for print.
ing and binding and litho-
graphing and win aI2preci-
ate same. Roberts 81 Son.
B. A. Thompson, Resceiver
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

1.-THE directors of the Jefferson County
Savings bank have this day declared a
shmi- annual dividend of 3ik per cent out
off the earnings of the past six months
ubayable to its stockholders on January
D. 1903 Il f. ENSLEN,
| December 30, 1902. Cashier.
(12-31-3t
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Registration in Pike.

Montgomery, December 30.-(Special.)-
The registrars of Pike county today filed
his complete list of life voters, show
ing $40. Geneva showed up with 1886
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:" Shut your eyes, open your mouth
and ace what EEsck will bPispP vou.v

The mother smiles at the childish
game, and doesn't realize that it is
game she as woman has perhaps
played for great many years.
Many a woman is weak and sick,
nervous and discouraged. She suffers
from headache, backache and other ills
She wants to be well, but all she does Is
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A. Rural Mail Boa given
free with every yeayfly sub
scription to The Agej- Herald.
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All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En-.
c-aving Department.
The sun., 1902-06-12
10 m >TII\G.
Watch Bc'w een rarr aud Piening u an
lhamrion Wrestler Dtrs.

Tn. proposed contest between Jim rarr
NJ England and John Pirnins. the Butcher
Bov. has bc~n abandoned The men were to
have met A. Buffalo on MAY N In mixed style
match for endurance The Fnslishmar,
however. AZ tho last moment gave up the
bout and sailed for hts home Johnny Dunn
"n behalf II Pienins ssy- that he !. willing to
<" to Buffalo and have Pisning wrestle any
man ~ his >tylr
George Tuohry. manager II Charley VIII.
n"r. wants - sign articles for another bout
With Tom Jenkins Tuohey declares that II
Jenkins con -ent- To- match az Grsco- Roman
~tNIe. Wi'tn"r v III undertak" TO throw Jenkins
two straight falls
Tho London Sporting Lvs Of MAY u 70.
- England and Mile >dele Fournier of France
for ss11 and the women's catch. .a.-catch-
can championship II Furope The meeting
was decided ~ the Royal Music Hall. Hot
torn. and vas witnessed nv a large crowd
Miss bradford took the last fall In = minutes
aud " seconds. While Nile FOurnier got the
second IN 4 minutes and Is seconds The
third and last fall was gained by the English
girl IN minutes and a5 seconds MI.
fournisr has posted ~. .opo With the Lond n
>plrhHg IHe for = return match
Word comes from Stsmboul q the effect
that Nara Ahmed Of Turkey. who was the
~ GreCo- Roman and catch-as-
cstch-csn Il that country. died suddenly on
NAV - from congestion 81 the bra Ahmed
had defeated Nouralah. lou-uf and several
~ tho best wr"~tlers IN Europe He Vas rs
years old