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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

firm belief is expressed that the present
reserve is absolutely solvent
The ms tier will be one OF the hi'ih
questions before the convention
The report of Secretary Strauss gives
the following summary of membership
since 1891. prior to the ADOPTION u Up
tior al endowment:
Endowment members, 1891. 224z'
Losses by death. 49,
Losses from other causes, 454Slo'
Present membership, l32d.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II, 1891, Il.
Access.ons, dedueting ell losses 4fof.
On the roll today, 1775,
Endowment benefits paid durirg this
decade. $4,000.
Charities, $3.50 600.
The following summary o1 the imam
ciaI condition CT the endowment is given :
Amount of reserve as per last report
S2S6, 474sS.
Amount of reserve as per December
81. 1901, s502,0776S.
Net increase S15,602 80
One of the questions to claim attention
during the gcard lodge sessions VIII be
that of establishing a Jewish hospital AT
Hot Springs. Ark, ond sanitarium at
San Antonio, Tex.
Tonight at Temple B'Nai Israel there
Was an Intellectual culture evening, tho
essayist being Henry DennehaGm OF
Houston, Tex, and the orator Rabbi Al
IN d G. Moses of Mobile, Ala. The grand
lodge session will conclude Wednesday.
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SNdustriaA News.

@. d. Buck q Co., proprietors of the
rrussvflle furnace, are making about 1000
tons Of iron a month, and when their
$4,000 washer and their 100 coke ovens are
completed they will have one of the best
equipped furnace plants IN Alabama. They
own valuable ore and coal mines, and will
be able to produce iron with exceptional
economy. Mr.. John Bowling is In charge
of the furnace.
Mr.. ]. d. Dwyer hopes to have sufficient
capital subscribed to his rolling mill pro-
ject within the next thirty days to go
ahead and organize the company Mr..
Milton H. Smith. president of the Louis
Vile and Nashville Railroad, having be-
come interested, the ultimate success of
the enterprise would seem to be assured.
The total shipments OF pig iron, steel
and cast iron pipe from the South in the
month of March were 163, 1853 tons. The
Birmingham district shipped 77,4S9 tons
of pig, 1888 tons Of steel and 1894 tons of
pipe; the Sheffield district, 16, 295 tons of
pig and the Admission district, 21,001 tons
Of pig and 3317 tons of pipe. For the first
quarter Birmingham shipped 245,276 tons
of pig iron and steel and 1853 tons Of
pipe
The Alabama Consolidated Coal and
Iron Companys Gadsden furnace will be
rebuilt and enlarged early next fall.
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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Neither Money Outlook Nor Possible
Peace Stirred Speculation.

London, April 13.-It is impossible to
record any great activity on the stock
exchange during the past week. Neither
the money conditions at home nor the
war outlook in South Africa were such
as to encourage speculation or commit
ments Cash has been distressingly scarce,
although the treasury released enough
COZ sol din idends and other funds TO per-
nit the market to repay e775O00O of its
Indebtedness to the bank. Outside sup
plies are still very low, and 1t is hard to
say how soon these VII improve.
The government has been more sue
cessful than usual in keeping the budget
proposals and The new loan programme
secret. The peace comes speedily. to all
low the loan predicted on Transvaal
revenues, well and good; out il 1t be-
comes necessary to create fresh consols
and If there IS an indefinite period of war
ahead, many brokers say they will put
up their shutters and go on a holiday.
While the KleI ksdorp proceedings have
been eagerly scanned. the public has not
evidenced faith in their outcome to the
extent of getting into the market. 1t is
quite reasonable. however 10 look for a
sherp rurt at the opening on Monday as
result of the unexpected arrival at
l'retorin of the Boer delegates.
American securities did not improve
much heie in consequence of the tep-point
rise in Louisville and Nashville. The ar
bitrage houses fear another corner, and
quotations were allow ed to stand some
points below New York The fact that
so much nervousness is shown is because
of the fear that Louisville and Nashville
will suddenly collapse.
Other Americans sold quito freely. The
whole section eased eff with the excep-
ticn OF Southe1ns and finished generally
lower for the week, though there Is a
hopeful feeling for the future.
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GIVE MUSICALE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sinnlge Entertain Mr..
and Mrs. Guckenbereer.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Sinnige gave a
Sunday evening musicale yesterday
complimentary to Professor and Mrs.
Benjamin Guckenberger and Mrs. Nettie
Klein of Texas, a sister of Mrs. Sinnegie.
The evening was devoted to music Mrs.
Sinnige, Professor and Mrs Guckenberg-
er and others taking part. This is prob
ably the last time Mrs. Guckenberger
will sing in Birmingham as she and Pro-
fessor Guckenberger leave Wednesday
for Springfield, Mass where they will
reside.
Sunday evening musicales are some
what of a new departure in Birmingham
although much in vogue in the larger
cities Mrs. Sinnige, who is herself so
we'll known as a vocalist, makes an ideal
hostess for such an event.
Among those invited were Mr.. and Mrs.
John W. Tomlinson, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Kettig, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Fulenwider,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack w. johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles o. Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Chali-
foux, Prof. and Mrs. Benjamin Quicken
berger. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Johnson,
Mrs. Klein, the Misses Ullman, Miss Ma
bel Roy, Miss Belle Dangaix, Miss An
derson, Miss Fay Miles, Miss Rollie Pat
terson, Miss Robertson.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following deeds have been placed
on record:
r. c. Gibson and wife to G. McGahey,
lots q, % and a. block s, West End,
$3.50.
e. and T. Mealey to E. M. Drennen, lot
10, block 1S5, Birmingham, $2700.
J. B. Mitchell and wife to L. B. Nc
Mutt lot u and part of the west end Of
lot II, block 2o4, North Birmingham,
$1050.
Philadelphia Mortgage and Transfer
Company to w. H. Eatman ct al, lots 2
and 8, block 161, Birmingham $4,000.
H. H. and H. s. Smith to R. s. Munger,
part of the northeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of section 2S, and the
southeast quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of section q, and all of the southeast
quarter of section q, and part of the
southwest quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of section %. all in township 16, range
2, $500.
w. D. Wood and wife to William B.
Dickerson, the west half of lot 8, block
&c. Birmingham Elyton, $4,000
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Canning Factory for Evergreen.

Evergreen, April 1s.-(Special)-It was
rumored here some three weeks ago that
certain citizens were working on a
plan to establish a canning factory
in this city and it is reliably stated that
such is now the case. DR.. w. B. Will
hanson of this town and Mr.. E. r.
McCrsary of Brooklyn are the enter
prising men who are at the head Of the
undertaking. That a canning factory is
badly needed here is very evident. for
thousands of bushels of fruit and vege-
tables go to ruin every season for want
of some means to dispose Of them. The
factory when established will be the
means of hundreds of dollars being scat
tered among truck farmers and truck
growers in this vicinity. Dr. William
son also states that the plant will be
ready in about three weeks to begin
canning as all preparations have been
made to start in that time, and 1t will
have a capacity Of about 5000 cans per
day.
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SOME FIGURES ON
PUBLIC UTILITIES
ALABAMA HAS TWENTY CITIES
WITH WATERWoRKS AND THE
SAME NUMBER OF CITIES WITH
ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANTS.

The Engineering News, in its last issue,
publishes elaborate statistical tables Of
municipal ownership of water works ane
electric plants and other public utilities.
In Alabama twenty cities are supplied
with water works, of which seven are I'M
der the head of municipal ownership, and
twenty are supplied with electric light,
only two of which reported municipal
ownership. The Engineering News says:
Arguments for and against municipal
ownership are frequently accompanied by
more or less vague statements regarding
the progress of the movement in some
particular line of undertakings, but ex-
act figures showing the relative extent Of
public and private ownership of any one
Industry have not heret ofore been avail
able, 1T was partly with a view of sup
plying this deficiency that The Municipal
Year Book was projected. The informa-
ton there brought together makes posi-
BILE for the first time an accurate state
ment of the extent to which cities of the
United States own their public utilities
In this work there is given for each city
list of all the chief public services
OUheo " Shc CITY anu dHOtHeI VI
those owned by private companies.
Take first general view of the whole
country, 1t appears that Excluding cities
which do not have the services named)
nearly every municipality owns its sew
erage system, over half own their public
water supply, one-eighth or more own
electric lighting plants. Very few places
own gas works, only one city owns and
operates a street railway system, and not
single municipal telephone exchange is
reported There are, however some NUM-
cipal telephone flre-alarms, and possibly
police telegraph systems. OF the less
common municipal services, a few cities
own ferries, and few others own con-
duits for underground wires, but none
own commercial central heating stations.
If We omit sewerage systems (the pri-
vate ownership of which is so rare as to
be generally unknown, and which under
public ownership rarely produce a reve-
nue) water works and electric lights
are the only classes of service in which
municipal ownership has been adopted to
any considerable extent"
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PERSONAL

Mr.. Ralph Bingham, the we'll known
Lycetm humorist spent Sunday at the
Hillman en- route to an engagement in
Mississippi.
Florence Hotel Arrivals-Mrs. ]. E.
Spain, j. G. Laird, Jasper; ]. T. Eastman,
Bessemer; Charles West, Montgomery;
P. B. Thomas, Hargrove; ]. T. Jones,
Atlanta; w. w. Haskins, Fayette; w. L.
OBrien, North Cardinal Leo Broda, Ems
ley; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Werth, New
York; w. H. Graham, New York; II. F.
Godfrey, Hooper Collins, Louisville; M.
Ohlander, Atlanta; C. E. Jones' Chicago;
]. T. Wiley, Piedmont; M. A. Ellison,
Dayton; w. e. Howard Memphis; r. r.
Scale, Selma; N. M. Green North Tona
wanda AIDE F. Aubin, New York; ]. w
Kelly, FIT. Charles, Mo-; D. w. Chadelum
Georgia; o. F. Marshall, Winston, N c.
M. H. White, Chattanooga; A. w. Hoff-
man, Toledo, o.. e. L. Lippitt, e. Dunn,
Atlanta; F. NJ Springer, Toledo; Y. F.
Cramton, Atlanta; B. H. Matthews, Ems
ley; ]. A. Tamnel, H. A. Adams Louis
vile; p. L. Rosenbaum, New Orleans;
Abe Pappenheimer. A. A. Clisby and wife,
New Orleans.
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Mr., PHI. MOORE IS
TRADE COUNCILS
NEW PRESIDENT
He Has Been an Earnest Worker
and Started the Labor
Temple Movement
A STREET FAIR PROBABLE
The Proposition In Favor of an Eight
Hour Day for the Birmingham
Policemen Will be Taken
at Next Meeting.
A STREET FAIR PROBABLE

Mr.. r. II. Moore of the Machinists'
Union was elected PRESIDENT of the Biz
mingham Trades Council at the regular
meeting held yesterday afternoon at
Bricklayers' hall, to fill the unexpired
term occasioned by the resignation OF
President Fred ]. Williams.
Mr.. Moore has been an earnest ana
active worker in the council for over a
year. and to. him belongs the credit OF
first starting the Labor Temple move
ment. He is now the chairman of the
Incorporating committee, and has beer
untiring In his efforts in the interest OF
the Temple. He is business agent OF the
Machinists Union No. and representa-
tive OF the International Union. He /;
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FASTEST TROLLEY
CARS IN The SOUTH
BIRMlNGHA.a RAILWAY, LIGHT &
POWER CO. WILL BEAT RECORD
IN THIS SECTION ON NEW LINE
TO ENSLEY.

The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power Company will be running cars over
a double track between Birmingham and
Ensley via. the old Fair Ground within
sixty days. The double track has been
completed from this city to the Fair
Grounds, AZ miles and the work of con-
struction between the Fair Grounds and
Ensley is being pushed from both ends.
The distance from Birmingham to Ems
ley by this route will be only about six
miles The tracks are being laid all the
way with 70 bound rails and the road bed
will be heavily ballasted. There will be
no finer suburban line in the South, and
rate of So miles an hour. There is a troll
ley line in Connecticut and one in Massa-
chusetts wits this speed, but there is
no line in the South that does anything
like it. There will be many stations be-
tween Birmingham and Ensley but with
all the stops the schedule will be little
less than 80 minutes.
The twenty new cars now running on
the city lines will be put on the Fair
Grounds Ensley line. They are the finest
street cars ever built for any company.
They have four motors and can make So
miles an hour easily
A single trolley track will be built from
the Fair Grounds to Bessemer this sum-
mer. The work has already been started.
On Saturday the Railway, Light and
Power Company ordered q new cars to
be delivered next fall.
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HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, April Especial -satur-
day ended the first week of the registra-
ton of voters in the Huntsville precinct.
Voters have been coming in steadily from
the county precincts and the registration
lists of some Of them have grown steadily.
The musty discharges from the federal
army have been brought in by the ne
gross at regular intervals and the indi-
cations are that the number Of negroes
registered will exceed first estimates. The
registrars SO far have registered in Madi-
son County 1854 whites and As negroes.
Mrs. Jane M. Patton, the aged widow
Of the late Gov. Robert M. Patton, Is
very Ill at her home. "Sweetwater," near
Florence. Mrs. Patton is not expected to
recover.
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CREENVILLE

Greenville, April 13.-Father Ryan Chap
eracy. met Friday afternoon and arranged
to fittingly observe Memorial Day. They
decided to celebrate Friday, April 25, as
1t Is more convenient for the merchants
to close their stores that day than on
Saturday
The plan for the new Methodist church
has been selected and the building COM
mittee has been busily engaged getting
subscription for the work. Our citizens
have been very generous and willing to
help In this good cause and the commit
tee feel greatly encouraged. Work will
be begun as soon as a sufficient amount
has been raised. The building will be
an ornament to the town when completed.
A recital at the city hall next Thursday
evening will be participated In by the
most prominent musicians of the place.
The large hotel at the depot, which has
been closed since September, will be open
ed very soon. It has been completely
renovated, newly furnished and will be
an up-to-date hosiery.
This weeks meeting or the Church and
Parsonage Society was held at the resi-
dence of Judge CASTOR. 1t was talent
day, when the members gave an account
of their individual work for the past two
months Thirty were present, and the
treasurer announced that 1872 was added
to the fund of the society. AS only a
quarter has been given each the re-
suit was very gratifying The hostess
served delightful refreshments before the
departure of the guests
Miss Erma Ellis has returned from a
lengthy visit to friends in Braidentown,
Fla. and Havana, Cuba, and is at home
with her aunt Mrs. ]. Beeland.
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JUSTICE IN A PRIMARY.
From the Falkvllle Chronicle.

From the Falkvllle Chronicle.
1t seems TO be universal desire to
have a state primary. By all means let
us have a primary. 1t would be much
safer to have a legal primary than a
convention since a man cannot always get
justice before convention and it fire.
quently Is an easy matter to pack one.
We think it will be almost impossible to
defraud a man of his rights in primary
this year.
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Dr.. R. o. cotter Found Dead.

Macon. Ca, April 13-Dr. R. o. Cotter,
a specialist of prominence, was found
dead in the home Of his mother-in-law
was a bullet wound under the right ear,
presumably due to the accidental dis
charging of a pistol he was cleaning.
Owing to i'll health he was retired from
practice He was formerly president of
the GAINESVILLE Savings Bank
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"OUt OF Sorts. >

Nothing tastes good. Nothing gives
pleasure. The mind is dull and slug
Rish. The will is weak. Little things
cause great irritation. What's the mat
teri The probabilities are that the
stomach is deranged and the liver in
volved.
DR.. Pieree's Golden Medical Discovery
makes man who Is run down and dis
pirited feel like new being. It cures
diseases of the stomach and other or
gans of digestion and nutrition, stirs the
sluggish liver into action, and increases
the activity Of the blood-making glands,
% that there Is all abundant supply Of
pure, dch blood.
Mr. Edward Jacobs of Marengo Crawford
Co. Indians, writes: cAher three years of suf-
all hopes Of ever getting stout again, the last
chance was to try your medicine. l had tried
all the home doctors and received but little
Golden Medical Discovery and one Wal Of his
due entirely to your wonderful medicines"
Dr. P,erce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, containing 1908 large pages, in
paper covers Is sent free on receipt of
Al one-cent stamps to pay expense of
mailing only. Address Dr.. R. v. Pierce,
Buffalo. N.Y. 49, :
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BAY MINETTE

Bay Minette, April 13.-(Special.)-At a
special session of the local school board
last week Prof. E. L. Blalock was unani-
mously reelected superintendent of the
Bay Minette public school for next year.
Prof. Blalock has not yet completed his
first term of school here. He began I'M
der very unfavorable circumstances, but
now has an enrolment of nearly $50, more
than double the enrolment of any pre-
vious year.
Hon. A. A. Wiley sent number of
trees from Washington for the school
grounds, and the school boys in planting
them out placed a name on each tree,
among which are A. A. Wiley, Governor
Jelks, John v. Abercrombie, John T.
Morgan and ]. D. Hand.
County Superintendent Lambert is per-
fecting plans for a summer normal school
of ten days for teachers. to be conducted
at Bay Minette some time in July. 1t
is the intention of the superintendent and
those who are cooperating with him to
make this meeting successful one and
a number Of inducements will be offered
to those who attend.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH.
L. & N. Swtchman Meets Death in
Yards at Bessemer.

Charles March, switchman in the
yards of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad at Bessemer died yesterday
morning of injuries sustained Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. Marsh was coupling cars when he
fell between the bumpers and was crushed
to death. He was a young man. I'm
married, and leaves a widowed mother.
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TO GIVE SMOKER.
Supervising Deputy Wheeler to A.
tend United Workmen Meeting.

A SIN oker will be given Thursday night
by Davidson Lodge No. 81, Ancient Or
der of United Workmen, at their hall
on Third avenue. A programme has been
arragned and refreshments will be served.
Supervising Deputy Wheeler of Atlanta
will be present and address the lodge.
Assistant Supervising Deputy Vernon and
othAr officers will also npesk.
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j. A. BealI Nominated.

waxahachie, Tex, April 13-In the
Democratic primaries in Hill County Sat
the county over Congressman Dudley G.
Wooten of Dallas. This assures the NOM
ination of Beall. as all other counties had
previously acted, giving him IL instructed
votes in the convention to 81 for Wooten.
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Southern Railway New
Office open Monday April
l4th. corner Morris Hotel.
TO NEW YORK.

Queen & Crescent Route
"a. g. S. through Pullman
service daily via Knoxville,
Bristol. Washington and
Philadelphia. All meals Ell
route n 10 carte. A B. FIR ee
r,oaln, 81 y. A.. Birmingham.
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LA FAYETTE

Lafayette, April 13.-(Special. 1.-The
West Point (Ga.) Comedy Company ap-
peared at Collage Hall in a high-class
vaudeville Friday evening for the benefit
of the Uniform Rank X. Of p, West
Point Ga The entertainment was of
high order and the company did itself
much credit as amateur entertainers.
The attendance was very large.
Rev. C. C. Pugh, the newly elected
pastor of the Baptist church. preached
his first sermon here Sunday morning.
His services were very largely attended,
morning and evening, of that day.
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A Watch for Christina.

If you wish to buy a watch for a
Christmas gift, you can make your money
earn about 40 per cent per annum by
buying 1t now at our special watch sale.
CALHOUN JEWELLERY CO.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
r. I Monks.

Is candidate for the State Legislature
and asks the votes Of the electors of JEFF
fer son County in the Democratic primary
4-13-tf
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A Railroad Man.

Who can lay down the cash this week
can save good money on watch at our
special watch sale.
CALHOUN JEWELRY co.
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CENTREVILLE.

Centreville, April 13-tSpeciaD-Dr
Barnwell, professor of English at the
University Of Alabama, delivered splen-
did lecture before the Shakesperean Club
of this place last night in the parlors OF
The Wordsworth. In addition to the
members Of the club quite number OF
invited guests were present and a most
enjoyable evening was spent Delightful
refreshments were served after the lect-
ure.
Tom Stewart who was indicted by the
last grand jury for murder was before
Judge Pratt on habeas corpus proceedings
yesterday, asking for bail. The judge
has not as yet rendered his decision ir
the matter. Stewart IL a young white
man and is well connected.
The farmers are taking advantage OF
the good weather we have had for sew
erals days and are getting their lands in
shape for planting.
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No Direct Profit.

There is no direct profit to us in this
special watch sale. but the profit you
make by buying a watch this week is
big and direct and sure. See our prices.
CALHOUN JEWELRY co.
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Have your cuts for advertising made
by Age Herald Engraving ca.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

Southern Railways Passen
ger and Division Freight O
ices have moved to the
lew Office, corner Nor
dOtel.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-14

On and after Monday the
Southern Railway PASSENGER
and Division Freight Office
will occupy their New Office,
corner Morris Hotel.
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The Ramsay-Reilly Engineering and
Construction Company.

Supervision of mines land. railroad.
mine surveying and structural work OF
all kinds solicited.
Have unusual facilities for placing min
eral properties; will value and sell min
eral-carrying lands for the usual com.
mission.
Office 2024 First Ave. Phone q
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iSo7 second Avenue III