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The evening times., 1902-07-11
". R. SPEARE,

T. r HARVEY SONS
fr1-Eul Funeral Directors
W. R. SPEARE,
UNDERTAKER AND EMBALNER.
$50 F ST y "
EveTythtTas strictly 1rzt-=lass on the most rea
g5nsble rgTus
Telephone call, Main so,
J. WILLIAM LEE,
UNDERTAKEN AND LIVERY.
Esz Penn. Ave. y. ". Washington. D. C
The evening times., 1902-07-11
Dead Laid Out IN Rows.

st The armory the dead were laid out
in rows. the doors were guarded by Po-
lice and none Of the relatives were ad-
mitted until the unfortunate victims
faces we're washed and made fairly pre-
sentab1e. one slav woman at the door,
followed BY four small children and
carving an infant, acted like maniac
She knew her husband was among the
dead and wanted him home where the
candles were already dimly splutterlng
in his memory, but the rule was mex
orab1n and she was told as gently as
possible that she must wait little
longer. But she sat upon the cold stone
steps Of the aTmoTy, hugging her little
ones TO her heart until an old man VINO
seemed to be her father. led her nome
Those who attempted 10 rescue the
f-n0erIIed miners when the news OF the
disaster first spread are in Memorial
HCspitaI doing fairly we'll Among these
heroes are William Robinson, Jake Re
taIIick, Foreman Rodgers and Slay-
Robinson is still unconscious and may
die John Miller one Of the brave iei-
lows. who worked ali day and all night,
said: L never want to 60 through this
exUerfeHce again. reeled and nearly
feII when / first entered the mine. The
gas was all around US, and if l had not
made for the opening I would have
dropped dead in my tracks. Dead bodies
we're everywhere. The wealth OF Car
negfe would not induce me 10 do this
over again. but It was my duty aad
didn't shrink from Il.
The evening times., 1902-07-11
On Knees With Clasped Hands.


engaged in drawing the pillars in the
worked-out rooms along the seventh
heading. This is done 10 permit the
Abandoned rooms to FIJI up by the caving
of the roof 10 prevent gas accumuiat-
ing. The work Is always accompanied
r. the presence of more or less gas,
let N through the openings from the
roof blsaEage. Safety lamps should be
used bit the rescuers assert that none
Of the dead Slays found in the upper
section ot the seventh heading were so
supplied They used naked lights. The
bodT OF fDhu Whitney, fire boss. was
found lcar the fourth heading in the
attitude uf prayer He was on his knees
with haLts elapsed and uplifted. Whit
ney was nearly sixty years old, and
leaves large family He succumBed to
FIRE damp Frank Satsol, sixteen years
old, a tr4pper boy reached the mine
mourn in safety, and later made five
trips hack with Tescuing parties. On the
fifth return he ventured away from com
panicns and was lost. His body was
recovered.
after vaiaIy attempting to get crippled
John Uminsky to safety Alexander
HoveI left him unconscious with a coat
over his head Uminsky was later
picked up for dead but revived in the
purer air
Uminsky had but one leg, and the
force OF the explosion broke his crutch
One cf the saddest cases is that Of
The widow Shinko, who Is left with FIVE
children She IS Hungarian, cannot
speak English, and sits in her stricken,
damp home. a pitiabie picture Of dry
eyed anguish, silent, stunned, and help
less
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

The greater part of yesterdays meeting was given over to the hearing Of reports of the censors, the revislons of rolls of county societies, counsellors. correspond ents and officers. The report of the com mittee on the Jerome C5ohrane monu- ment was also received. It stated the committee was now ready to accept con tributions and active cooperation from all members.
 During the report of Dr. W. IT. Sanders, the senior censor reference was made to bill now pending before Congress which seeks to change the Marine Hospital laws. Objection was made to this bill by the censor. An attempt was made to have the stand of the censor endorsed by the association, but owing to the im- portance of the question motion to re- fer the matter back to the censors for next year was passed after some dlseus- sion.
 A number of other recommendations were made by pr. Sanders with refer ence to state laws, all of which were adopted.
 One of the strongest papers of the meet ing was read by Dr. George s. Brown of Birmingham on Appendicitis and Op. erations."
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
ROME GOLFERS
 REACH THE CITY
TO PLAY MATCH GAME WITH Lo- CAL cLUB-DEFEATED BY AN. NIsToN ENTHUSIASTS IN GAME YESTERDAY.

The Birmingham golf club will today play match game with a team repre- senting the Rome Golf Club. The play will be 36 holes IS of which will be play ed this morning and IS this afternoon. The team from Rome reached the city last night from Anniston where they played yesterday.
 The members of the Rome aggregation are Mir. Sprowell Fouche, pr. R. P. Cox, MT Sam Grahm, Mir. George r. Nixon, Mir John Graham, Mir. P. M. Nixon, Mir. S. B. Norton and MT. R. W. Graves. The members of the Birmingham Golf Club who have been selected to play the match are: Mir. R. H. Baugh, MT. Thomas Warde, MT. c. A. Brown, Mir R. H Thach. MT. H. c. Stiles. MT. E. L. Brown MT. Thomas Watson and Mir. A. H. Crane
 After the morning play is finished tht players of both teams will be given 8 lunch at the West End grounds. The play will begin at 10 o'clock this morning
 The following special tells the story of the game in Anniston:
 Annist on, April 1S.-(Special.) LA match game of golf was played this afternoon on the golf links here between Mt. Alto Golf Club of Rome, Ga.. and the High land Golf Club of Anniston, which result ed in a great victory for Anniston by fl holes Not single one of the Anniston players was defeated out of seven contes- tants.
 In the morning round of eighteen holes Anniston's aggregate gain was thirty holes. At o'clock the ladies served sub stantial hot dinner to the two teams. In the afternoon round of eighteen holes An mist ons additional gain was eleven holes, making a total for thirty-six holes of forty-one up.
 The score in detail was as follows:
 Bowcock of Anniston beat Fouche of Rome seven up.
 Smith of Anniston beat L. Graham of Rome four up.
 McElroy of Anniston beat c. Nixon Of Rome three up.
 Henderson of Anniston played tie with J. Graham of Rome, both morning and ev- ening
 Shepherd of Anniston beat P. Nixon Of Rome one up.
 Knox of Anniston beat Groves of Rome eleven up.
 Ford of Anniston beat Norton Of Rome fifteen up.
 It was indeed glorious victory and wipes out the defeat which Rome inflicted .on Anniston last year of thirty-six up.
 The Rome team left tonight for Birm- ingham where they will play the golf team there tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
PROVISIONS CONTINUE
 TO ADVANCE IN PRICE

proportion to the prices we pay. And then those customers who buy forequarter cuts pay no advance at all
 'The hotels and restaurants are paying they paid last winter. But no matter how high prices go this spring we will have cheap beef in June when the Texas cattle come on the market. Prices always de- cline in June.'
 In reply to inquiries, proprietors of ho- tels and restaurants said that while they were paying 50 per cent more for their meats than they did last fall. they were getting no more for meals. They have no idea of marking up their prices. A res taurant man remarked last night: 'I would lose many of my customers If I ad- vanced my bill of prices. Some of my meats are now costing me 60 per cent more than they did last year, but I stand 1t. l simply have to-"
 Said a wholesale grocer yesterday: "The price of meal, flour, corn, bacon, lard and everything in the provision line is up. Provisions are higher than they have been for long while. But the coun- try is prosperous, wages are high and everybody can find employment. The wage worker would rather get good pay for his work and pay more for his living than get low wages and live at cheap prices. Some advances are due to nat ural causes, but I have no doubt that the trusts are taking advantage of pros- perity and good wages in making prices where they are. When people are mak ing money they do not mind spending it."
 Corn advanced 1c a bushel yesterday, and Is now S2c. Flour is 10 to 15c higher than 1t was early in the week and meal is Sc a sack higher than it was a week ago. These are jobbers' quotations.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
NEGROES QUARREL
 ABOUT MINE CARS
Will James Killed at Wylam-War- rant for Austin Clay
 ton.

Coroner Paris returned from Wylam yesterday where he held an inquest over the body of Will James, a negro who was killed by another negro named Austin Clayton. Warrants have been issued for the latter's arrest but so far he has not been captured.
 Both men were working In Slope No 5. Thursday the men had some words about cars in the mines running too fast and Clayton, 1t Is said, slipped up behind James and struck him on the head with a piece of timber. James was found dead shortly afterwards with the tim Der lying by his side. Clayton had dis appeared and has not been seen since.
 James has no relatives so far as is known. An aunt with whom he lived disappeared recently and has never been heard of She a good deal of person. al property and her only known relative is a brother, Rube Williams. who lives at Brayhead, Ala. sya
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
CRIMINAL COURT JURY.

Following are the jurors summoned for the Criminal Court which will meet Mon day. The case of R. D. Coffman, the Brookside justice of the peace who is charged with the murder of the Rev, ! W. Bradford, is set for Tuesday, and the jury will be chosen from the following venire:
 J. H. Snow, George veich, Robert P, Hewlett, E. J. Hall Walter F. Martin J. B. Eskew, Ernest B. Kilgore, R. F. Young, Thomas Roscoe, Cephus Massey. Waiter H. Ellis, I. H. Simms, James w Terrell, Warren F. Liman, N, T, Wright J. L. Jolly, J. c. Shaw, Edward J. Black Henry J. Barba, John B. Terry, Ben F. Adams, Frank Laird, Robert A. Wals- trom. Calvin J. Hallmark J. 1T. Hutoh- ems, R. B. Ragsdale, Ernest D. Mc1ver J. W. Raney, J. W. Baker, L. A. Fruit, Garvan J. Woodruff, William B. Stone, J. A. Russell, Harry W. Wood, J. w. Belcher, s. T. Inman, R. L. Godfrey, L. w. Matthews, Hugh D. Odom, 2. E. Cushen. J. w. Sellers Benjamin L. Ad- kins, John c. Johnson, A. J. Holcombe, Saybayette Andrew. William H. Worth ington, Louis Proseh, w. J. Hardy J. J. Goodwin. c. ". Sloan, W. w. McGlath- cry. II. c. Capps, s. L. Harmon. Neil Sims, s. W. Lesion, Charles H. Thomp- son, Robert Alexander, Dobert D. John- ston, J. R. Estes.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
sHARPEsT INCREASE IS REPORT. ED IN PRICE OF FRESH MEATS. MIDDLEMEN FEEL IT MORE THAN THE CONSUMERS.

Provisions continue to advance in price, The sharpest advance has been in fresh meats. The middle men say they feel 1t even more than the consumers do Beef by the carcas is nearly if not quite a hundred per cent higher now than it was this time last year. year ago the market men here paid 5 to 6A cents a pound for a carcas. Last week they paid cents. this week they pay 10 cents and next week they expect to pay Il cents. Loin steaks, which were sold at retail week or two ago for b cents now bring IS and 20 and porterhouse steaks which were only 15 cents short while ago now bring 25 cents.
 The price of steaks cut rom the fore quarter are sold now for the same price that was charged year ago, 10 cents. What is known as stew meat retails now for 6 cents. It was never lower than 5 cents.
 There has been an advance of cents 8 pound in pork chops this week, the price being now IS cents. A further advance Is looked for.
 T am not finding fault with the pack CTS for putting up prices. for there Is un- doubtedly a scarcity of beef owing to foreign demand and to the drougths in Kansas and Nebraska last summer" said a Fourth avenue meat merchant.
 "The advance falls heavily on the re- tail trade. We have not put up prices in
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
No Answer Made to Demand
 for a Filtration Plant
ANYPRIvATE CITIZEN CAN SUE
if Patron Does Not Consider Water Pure He Can Take Steps to Have the Charter Declared
 Forfeited.

The Birmingham Water Works Com pany has not yet made any answer to the demand of the Mayor and Board of AL dermen that they begin work on filtra- ton plant within thirty days.
 Mir. J. F. Graham, secretary of the company, said yesterday that he had sent a copy of the resolution recently passed by the council to the officers Of the Wa ter Works Company in Plttsburg, but that this would probably not reach them until today.
 A telegram was sent by The Age-Herald to MT. A. M. Lynn, assistant manager of the company. who Is now in Plttsburg. asking him whether the company would comply with the demand of the city coun- ell, but no reply was received.
 The water company has not yet shut off the supply of water from any one who Is delinquent in the quarter rent although the ten days of grace usually allowed have passed. The company was preparing notices yesterday In compli- ance with a recent ordinance passed by the city council and these will be sent out today to all delnquents, notifying them that If their water rent is not paid within twenty-four hours 1t will be cut off. This applies to all, whether they use water for sprinkilng purposes or not.
 An important feature of the case. and one not generally known, perhaps Is that any citizen may If he is not satisfied with the quality of the water he Is drink ing institute proceedings to forfeit the charter of the company as was done in the case of the Montgomery Water Com pany. All he has to do Is to give se- curity for costs and the suit known as quo warranto proceedings, may be brought In the name of the state. In this way the question whether the Birmlng- ham Water Works Company is violating It's contract or it's charter by furnishing polluted and impure water can be raised.
 No action will probably be taken by the city until the water company makes some answer to its demand or else until the thirty days elapse without It's mak- ing any effort to comply with the reso- lutlon. The city may then, says City Attorney Ed Smith, either consider the contract with the water company abrogated or may sue for damages.
 Alderman Harry Jones returned to the city yesterday after an absence of several days in Mississippi. He was not present at the meeting of the council Wednesday night when the resolution was passed but he expressed himself as being mitch in favor of 1t and thinks if the city Is paying for pure water they ought to have it.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Day Will Be Observed By Programme
 at WoodIawn.

Memorial Day exercises will be held at Begg's Hall in Woodlawn at 9:3O o'clock next Saturday when the following pro- gramme will be rendered.:
 Prayer-Rev. H. c. Henry.
 Song-"Nearer My God to Thee"
 Memorial Address--Colonel Sumter Lea.
 Bestowal of Crosses of Honor-Pelham Chapter, Daughters of the United Confed- eracy.
 Benediction-Rev w. M. Blackwelder.
 Camp Forrest and Camp Mckinley of EF 3t Lake will go to the cemetery in Woodlawn after these services and deco rate the graves of the departed men who wore both the gray and the blue.
 The committee on arrangements Is com- posed of Comrade A. W. Key, Col. F. M. Dansby and Comrade L. l.. Simmons.
 Members of Camp Bedford Forrest No. 1887 will hold a special memorial service at the woodlawn Baptist church Sunday at Il o'clock. A serm on will be preach ed by the Rev. w. M. Blackwelder. Lieu tenant Commander Felix Wood will be In command.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
FERTILIZER co.
 IS INCORPORATED
STANDARD FERTILIZER COMPANY IS CAPITALIZED AT $1,ooo o,ooo, AND WILL ESTABLISH PLANT AT BESSEMER.

A declaration of incorporation was filed yesterday by the Standard Fertilizer Com pany. The capital stock is sl,oO0.0O0. and the company will establish an immense plant at Bessemer. The company will manufacture fertilizer and other products from furnace slag, including hydraulic cement, chemical spray, etc.
 The property on which the plant will be located has been purchased, and is located on Fifth avenue near the furnace of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. It consists of twenty acres or four city blocks.
 The plant will be built at a cost of from s250,OOO to s3OO,oO0, and will have a total output of 75O tons per day. It will employ 200 hands. It's principal product will be Thomas meal Brainite meal and Brainite fertilizer.
 The incorporators are John c. Brain, R. B. Jones, B. c. Jones, w. K. Smith, W. K. Smith, Jr., G. w. Shinar. D. R. Carl ton, E. s. Brazzelton, J. E. Reagorn C. E. Edwards, N. E. Russell, J. w. Blanken- ship H. D. Keith, w. E. Beardeh, J. II. Bearden, J. B. Reager and J. A. Estes, all of the Birmingham district.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
SHERIFF DIsoUsTEp.
Came to Get Criminals, But Found He
 Agent In Jail.

Jim Herndon, the negro who was ar- rested few days ago and fined 80 and 20 days for carrying concealed weapons Is anxious to get out of jail.
 He was formerly employed by a sheriff in a south Alabama county. and after he came to this city the latter asked him to keep lookout for several criminals who had been operating there and who were supposed to be in Birmingham.
 Herndon telsgraphed the sheriff to come to Birmingham at once, and the latter. thinking the criminals had been arrested. hurried here, only to find that Jim wanted him to get him out of jail. The sheriff was much disgusted and has announced his intention of returning home and leav- ing Jim to his fate.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
COL. j. M. .vANHoosE DEAD. 7
Hon. J. A. vanHoose Returnss rom
 Tuscaloosa. s W


 Hon. ]. A. vanHoose returned from Tuscaloosa last night, where he attended the funeral of his father. Col. J. M. Van Hoose, who died two days ago. Colonel yanHoose was one of the most prominent citizens of Tuscaloosa.
 He was born in Fayette County, this state, and to him belonged the distinc- tion of being the first son of his native county, of which his father, Jesse Van Hoose, was the first judge. He came to Tuscaloosa when quite youth. and read law with Judge E. w. Peck, with whom he formed a partnership that lasted from 1s4S to 1S55 when he became a partner with Col. E. A. Powell, and with him practiced for nearly thirty years. AS a lawyer he was thoroughly grounded in Fundamental principles. and as a pleader at the bar he was remarkably accurate. There were giants at the Tuscaloosa bar in his palmy days, and he held his own with the best of them.
 In the spring of 1s49 Colonel vanTIoose married Miss Susan Alexander of Camp bell County, Virginia, and they moved into the former residence of Bishop Cobbs,
 
 where they resided for many years. This historic old homestead is in wisat was then known as New Town, now the western margin of Tuscaloosa, and was the property of Colonel vanIIoose at the time of his death. Mrs. vanHoose died in 1864. and in 1870, Colonel vanHoose mar ried Mrs. Annie H. sorsby, who survives him.
 Mir. James A. vanIIoose. one of the foremost business men and citizens of Birmingham, and Hon. c. W. vanHoose, register in chancery and an accomplished lawyer and citizen of Tuscaloosa. are the surviving children of the first mar riage; and two daughters. Mrs. Susan Alexander Ross and Mrs. Mary Lee Crntchfield of Birmingham. of the second.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
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The age-herald., 1902-04-19
ID MEET NEXT
 IN TALLADECA Physicians Adj]urn After EIacting Officers for Ensuing Year .CR, {. ANDREWS PRESIDENT pr. L. c. Morris of Birmingham Chosen orator-Dr. Davis and pr.
 Brown Are Also
 Honored.
CR, {, ANDREWS PRESIDENT

The annual meeting of the State Medi- cal Association has adjourned and the physicians have returned to their homes. Before returning they elected officers and decided that the meeting next year should be held at Taladega. The result of the election of officers Is as follows: Presdent-Dr. Glenn Andrews of Mont gomery.
 Vice President, Northern Divlslon-Dr. A. M. Stoyall of Jasper.
 Orator-Dr. l.. c. Morris of Birming- ham.
 Alternate Orator-Dr George s. Brown of Birmingham.
 Members Board of Censors-Dr. ". H Sanders and Dr. H. A. Moody, reelected The resignation of Dr. Glenn Andrews
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
TO CHANGE THEIR HOURS. Barbers Now Working From a. n, to 8 p. r1., and Later Saturdays.

The m embers of the local Barbers Union for change in hours. At the present time the barbers work from ' a. m. to 8 p. m. five days in the week and on Saturdays from a. m. until 12 p. m. The question was recently discussed informal ly but nothing has been done so far.
 The members are divided as to what number of hours the union men will de- mand, but the question win be settled in a satisfactory manner within short time. Some favor e nine-hour day plan, while many others favor a ll-hour plan. The latter is possibly favored by more members than any other plan and 1t Is claimed it will at the same time prove equitable for the public.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
TWO MEN INJURED
 SLIGHTLY IN WRECK
Train Breaks In Two and Wild Cars Run Into an En-
 zine.

A tail-end collision occurred In the freight yard of the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad at 1O:3O o'clock last night in which Engineer c. c. Stevens and Brakeman Alfred Smithers were slightly hurt. The brakeman resumed his work after the accident but Engineer Stevens was taken to his home.
 Engine 1903 was hauling freight cars at Fourteenth street when the train broke in half, and being on a grade the loose section of the train ran into the cars at tached to the engine, the shock of the collision throwing the engineer down and infiictng several severe briuses. Brake man Smithers was also briuesd but not seriously. The engine and one freight car were slightly damaged.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Building Committee Soon to Meet to
 Decide on Plans.

During the next few days plans for the new First Baptist church will be com pleted and soon afterwards a contract for the work let
 The members of the building committee are at work, and will probably make decision at a meeting to be held next Wednesday night. The building will cost about $40,0o0, and will be built of brown stone.
The age-herald., 1902-04-19

 as member of the board of censors on account of his election as president was accepted and Dr. w. E. Davis of Bir- mingham was elected to fill the vacancy.
 Resolutions Passed.
 A number of resolutions were also pass ed as follows:
 "Whereas, The Jefferson County Medi- cal Society, in its capacity as an organ ization and its individual membership. have so thoroughly and efficiently pro- vided for our accommodation and pleas ure; and
 Whereas. the citizens of Birmingham have so kindly manifested their interest in this association by their presence at our public entertainment and by the elegant reception at the Hotel Hill- man,
 Resolved. That the sincere thanks of this association ,e and are hereby ten-
The age-herald., 1902-04-19
oRoCERs TO MEET.
Wholesale Men VIII Gather in shreve.
 port, La.

The eleventh annual meeting of the Southern wholesale Grocers' Association will be held in Shreveport, La. beginning Monday. President ]. A vanHoose. Treas urer 8. W. Lee and Secretary D. L. Bridges will leave tonight with several other local representatives.
 Birmingham is the headquarters of the association and the party from here win be accompanied by MT. T. c. Bushnell. president of tho New England association; Mir. c. c. Shepherd and MT. T. J. Reyn- olds, two prominent workers from the