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The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-20

friends still drives, dances and plays ten
mis-. and refuses to give up.
Miss Cynthia Roche is still playing ten
mis- as much as ever. but has given up the
cross-country riding and bathes each
morning instead. and Miss GwendoIyn
Burden has given up all sports save bath
ing
Miss Anna Sands. one of the best tennis
and golf players in the Newport set, has
gone to Staatsburg to visit Mrs. Ogden
Mills. and there to rest. while Miss Con-
stance Liyermore and Miss Edith Co!ford
are simply riding their hunters in the fox
hunts. abstaining from all other sports.
4 more firing season for the younger set
has never been known in Newport 1t be-
gan with the tennis craze. followed by
bathing at Baileys Beach. luncheon. "a
ride or drive. dinner and dance night
after night. until some of the young girls
broke down Then the halt was called.
and their conditions were responsible for
the rapid closing OF the Newport season.
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| County. Illinois. Tho ceremony was per-
formed by the Reverend William Brad
Icy.
Tuesdays anniversary will take the form
of a family reunion. There will be present
Mr. Dennis's sons. Curtis c. Dennis. OF
No 1855 Maple avenue; Benjamin b. Den
mis- of No. 22I6 Olive street, both members
of the old firm; Frank f. Dennis of Nash-
Vile III, and his daughters. Miss Cora
Dennis and Mrs. A s. Harris OF Steele
Vile. Ill.
Many relatives and a host of old-time
friends from ST. Louis and from Nashville.
where Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis removed az
ter his retirement from active business
two years ago will participate in the
celebration.
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CATARRH AND HAY FEVER.
Aggravated by Asthma of Long
Standing-Complete and Lasting
Relief After Correct Treatment.

ARgraVRted Dy A8tnm2 OF LONE
StandinE-Comp1ete and Lasting
Relief After Correct Treatment.
Mr.. George Hosesley of Troy. III, in
speaking OF his treatment. said: "I was
prompted to go to the Powell Medical In
stitute by what L read in the papers about
how they were curing all classes Of
chronic disease without wanting to take
ell the money they had. And now / am
glad that did go. for I have been cured
OF one OF the most distressing cases of
Catarrh and Hay Fever, which had run
into asthma. causing all those agonizing
symptoms. short breath, wheezing, cough
ing, sneezing and gasping for breath.
This Is the first time In twelve years that
I have missed the Hay Fever. and dfd Il
by taking a course Of treatment durfnx
last fall and winter. 1 am completely
cured of all symptoms"
Mr. Chas. MoehIe, 2925 Dayton St. St.
Louis. was cured of Deafness of seven
years standing.
Mr.. Solomon Mueller. BsfJeyjlIe IN
was cured of Catarrh OF the Stomach.
Liver and Spleen
Mr.. John Brennan. 1921 Folsom, ave
was cured of Catarrh and Deafness.
Mrs. John kutzmann. e04 Summit ave
East st. Louis. Ill, was cured OF J. had
case OF Catarrh of the Nose, Throat and
Stomach. ~
MIR. Fritz Winkleman. Venice M
was cured OF Catarrh and Head Noises.
These are only few of the MANY peopIe
who testify to the marvellous cures tv the
New Observation-Disclosures Treatment
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Dnnkara. to Hold Big Meeting.

Carlyle, H.. Sept ia DunkaTd settle
ment is situated six miles north of Keyes-
port. The members of this religious sect
are now making arrangements for big
meeting. TO be held near Pleasant Mound.
1t Wi. commence Saturday. September 2.
and continue for four days. DunkardS
from all parts Of the United States are
expected TO be present. Every day one
beef will be barbecued and served to those
who attend free OF charge. This is the
first meeting of the kind ever held IL this
part of Illinois.
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Nerxaus Diseases and Blood Poixon

yield as readily to the new treatment as
diseases of the air passages It is a won
derful nerve invigorator, tissue builder
and blood purifier. 1t II the one specific
malignant case win not exceed 500. -.
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FREE X-RAY EXAMINATION FOR TEN DAYS
YOUR CASE McuRlBE YOU WILL Be TOLD so FREE OF CHARGE

500 win continue
TuIn o for onew
uontsl. below nd gin treatn tnent at
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LARGE BLAcKSNAKE WINDS
iITSElF AROUND HER NECK.
Woman Goes to Springhouse with
Milk. When Reptile Drops From
Wall Upon Her Head.
REPURILC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Cleveland. O.. Sept. 1s.-Mrs- Nahlon
Taylor. whose husband Is an enploye OF
Fisher Sons & CO., has had an exciting ex-
perience since they commenced their out
ing on a farm about five miles west OF SUI
gar Grove.
The premises have not been occupied for
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Sues ! for Los. of Finger,

Letta Mclaughlin sued the Whitaker
& Weber Manufacturing Company IN the
Circuit Court yesterday for Si.Sep. alles-
a power press" her left hand was
crushed. necessitating the amputation or
three fingers.
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world. Fair Commissioners Back.

senZers on board the steamer Auguste
Victoria. which arrived last night from
Hamburg, Southampton and Cherbourg
Was T. y. Gill of the Irish Agriculture
Commission to the st. Louis Exposition
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Only Ten Days More!
The Remarkable Offer of Treatment Free and Medicines at
Aetual Wholesale Cost Withdrawn In Ten Days
No Possibility of an Extension.


he publ
n
the
Will Hben oexten ion cont
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CATARRHAL DEAFNESS,
With the Torture of Incessant Buz'
-The Remedy and Cure.

Mr.. John PaIlischultz OF 22s5 Blower ave
nue. was afflicted with DEAFNESS and dts,
fressfng head noises. due to aggravated
nasal catar-h, went to the Powell Medical
Institute and was cured. In speaking of
his case he said: Il have suffered with
40 deaf that 1 could not hear common
Conversation. had tried many doctors
and I thought had tried every kind of
treatment and got no relief. But found
the eIectro-medfcated treatment entirely
different from anything had ever tried.
I was permanently cured in one month
and the expense WAS so near nothing tina,
II is not worth mentioning
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Cures deafness permanently by applying !
to the ears. mild current is passed
through the ears, reducing all inf1amma'
tion relieving all thickened, shrunken con
dition Of ear drums 1t also acts as 9
great nerve tonic, restoring and reyiv1nf
every nerve fiber to a healthy condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
BIRMINGHAM IS TO
 HAVE A NEW BANK
RuMoR THAT JOHN H. FRYE WILL BE PRESIDENT-QUA SE- CURED IN THE CORNER OF TH3 WATTS BUILDING.

There is a strong probability that new national bank will be opened in Birmjng- ham in the near future. It was rumored on the streets yesterday that John H. Frye would become president of the new institution.
 When seen regarding the matter MT. Frye said that he did not care to talk on the subject, either to, affirm or deny the rumors.
 Inquiry elicited the information, how ever. that MT. Frye and associates have leased the corner of the Watts building Twentieth street and Third avenue. and will take possession on October 1. It is just a half block from the new First Na- tional bank building and is considered in every way well suited for the pur- pose of a banking house.
 MT Frye, whose name is connected with the presidency of the new bank, came to Birmingham from Anniston about year ago. During that time he has made many friends in the city and is known to be in close touch with prom inent capitalists, both in Birmingham and in Anniston.
 It is said that the new Lank vii. start with capitalization of s1OO0OO.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Commencing on September prox., the management of the "Grand' Hotel at Point Clear Ala, will extend a rate of ten dollars and fifty cents (s10.50) per week and half price for children Gin chill dren's ordinary). September, October and November are the grandest months of the year at this peerless place. The water is fully charged with salt and the bathing is unexcelled We have made a grand success of Point Clear this season. The hotel has been overfiowing with guests. Round trip tickets on sale by all roads leading into Mobile. Boats de- part at 4:30 each evening. When visiting Mobile or going to Point Clear, stop at the ''Bienville" Hotel where you will re- ceive the best attention and escorted to the boat. Apply to Messrs. F. A. Hervey 6 Son., Props, "Bienville' Hotel, Mobile, or to Messrs. Hervey & Son, Props, 'sGrand' Hotel, Point Clear. Ala. '+s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
DR8. DOZBER & cos MEDlco-suRGlCAL INSTITUTE, Cor. 1st ave. & 21st St.
 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

A strictly hish-ciass institute for the scientific treatment of all Chronic, Ner-. Vous, Blood, 5lzin Rectal. Female ana 0enito- Urinary diseases, Deformities. Tu- mors, 5tiff Joints. Cancer. Lupus. Mallg- nant Ulcers, Attenuation, Tuberculosis and Consumption.
 Hemorrhoids, varicocele. Hernia and venereai diseases of every name. nature. form and character are also treated. and q legal guarantee of cure will be given In every case.
 t Our equipment, consisting of we'll lBtocked prescription department, x-Ray. Violet Ray. Static and GalvRnO-Faradc apparatus. Super-Heated Air. Arc Lgls Cabinet Eureka Nebulizer and Ozone In- halation for nose, throat and lungs. and thoroughly equipped Surgical Depart ment. modern and up-to-date in every particular, give us a prestige over all competitors in Alabama in our special line of practice.
 l CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. 1 Consultation and examination free.
 Terms liberal and condolences held inc violate. offiee hours a. m. to 8 p. m. Sundays, a. m. to p. m. 4 FEW OF MANY ENDORSEMENTS
 FROM THE PRESs. J The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Dozier & Go. arc without doubt the best known specialists fin the south, and their fame Is due entirely to their great skill. l The Birmingham News: Both Drs. o. T. and Byron Dozier are reliable and ex- perienced physicians and surgeons, wh, deserve the great success which has been and Is theirs.
 | Age-Herald: Dr. Dozier's long standing and approved abilities entitle him to the lproud distinction of standing at the head of his professi an.
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mean corresponding advance in Walker county and therefore be prejudicial to us.
 l don't think that coal could be sold If the price of mining was raised above b5 cents a ton We used to sell much to Georgia and Carolina railroads. We sell none now. The Louisville and Nashville railway pays $l15 to s1.20 per ton. MT. Smith, the president. announced that he would not pay any more The rates of la- Dor in Walker county have been fixed for the next year. The price of labor is low CT in most of the Walker county mines than in this district. The -nax-mum of 55 cents per ton should not be increased, but the minimum should be decreased to meet possible decrease In the price of iron. The companies could not afford to pay 45 cents a ton for mining coal if the selling price of iron dropped to sS a ton or less. I think the sliding scale offered by the operators Is most equitable and fair, and I say that because I don't think they would ever be obliged to accept the lower price, excepting that Iron went down.
 The United States Steel corporation gets it's coal from the Connellsville region and the Pocahontas region.
 The list of wages paid in mines as fur nished by the miners in their evidence does not cover regions producing coke for use In iron and steel production
 The Pittsburg district does not include
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 counts every night. It is only those who have shown disposition to beat the company that we watch so closely.
 Tea and coffee stores sell sugar at low prices as a leader. l never bought coffee from them.
 We pay men for work that boy can do, and we are paying $1.7S per day to 1s-year- old boys. What I want to make clear is that the day wages are not proportioned according to work done.
 I made statement that iron sold last year as high as s23 or s24 and one of the companies in this district had 100000 tons on the yard January l. 1903.
 No Combine.
 The companies in this district made no combine to refuse to sell for more than $1200 It was not so stated in the con vention.
 MT. Fairley asks witness was there an understanding among the operators stand ing on the SIP basis?
 Answer-I refuse to answer 1t. If the commission thinks there is anything in 1t that will throw light on it I will answer. MT. Fairley--I ask you again if there was an understanding among the opera tors not to sell iron at more than SIP in order to stop a runaway market Answer-I have answered already. (Sten- OETaDnef feduS the question dnu answer dt MT. Fairleys request)
 MT. Flynn resumes cross-examination of Mir. Mcqueen.
 Is 1t not a fact that the miners have received no advances except on rise and fall of sliding scale?
 Answer--There has been an increase every year. Tn 1901 or some other year they received readjustment of house rent; another year an increase in day la- bor; another year it was something else. We never promised an increase without paying it. never stated that if the men did not receive what they were entitled to they ought to get 1t.
 I deny that in 1900 and 1901 the men re. fused 10 go to work unless they received 12Ik per cent which we had retained for twelve months, or that we had been pay ing 12k per cent less than scale.
 MT. Fairley said: You agreed to pay what you ought to and what every other operator paid, but didn't do it."
 Emphatic Denial.
 MT Mcqueen replied: "I say that Is not true. If there was one iota of truth in it the miners would have been stopped by you and MT. Flynn
 Mir Mcqueen resumed his testimony We sell 40 per cent of our coal output We have four mines in Walker county that are not coking coal The Walker county miners are not union miners. The operators at Palos are paying 45 cents, others are paving 47I2 cents and the Ivy Leaf Coal company pay 37ls cents
 The Gamble mines pay 35 cents. It is a union mine. You (Mr Flynn stated in joint convention that the Galloway mines would make an increase of 10 per cent in both Walker and Bibb counties. There has always been dfferential between the Walker county seams and the Pratt seams.
 Recess at 12;9O D. m. The commission reconvened at 2 D. m.. Redirect exami- nation of Mir Mcqueen by Mir. Cabaniss: Please state what Is meant by the Bir- mingham district.
 Answer-Most properly Jefferson coun- ty. Although there are some outside fur
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 ton should be. We accordingly met last night, and very attentiyely and careful ly. and at great length, went over all the propositions. and considered the argu- ments pro and con as to each conten- tion, and have come to conclusion that is fairly satisfactory to the commission.
 T will say for myself that some of the questions were not without embarrass- ment to me. I did not want to give too much weight to the Wilmington mem orandum, so called, at the same time We agreed, myself and the other members of the commission, that it had important bearings on the conclusion as a part of the case we were considering You will recollect when this hearing was opened, the chairman on behalf of the commission. stated that the contention of the miners were as follows:
 First, for an eight-hour day; second, five cents per ton increase in the mini mum and maximum of the sliding scale and corresponding increase in the day wages and rates for yardage and dead work; third, semi-monthly pay day.
 New, there was no question about the specific nature of the claim. There was an objection made to the interpretation put upon it by counsel of the operators, I mean upon the proposition with rela- ton to the increase in the minimum and maximum of the sliding scale.
 We came to the conclusion, and 1t was an unanimous conclusion. that the slid ing scale, the wage scale, is before this board as whole, and not in part, and that therefore we will hear both sides. the bottom and the top of the matter, as 1t Is to be urged In behalf of either side.
 'As to the other matters that Is the contentious or questions raised by the operators, said then, that the questions to be raised by the operators. or which may be raised by the operators, were: First. prices paid for dead work or mar row work second, differential between machine and pick mining; third. a mini mum number of days to be worked each month; fourth, re-adjustment of the day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
BUILDING eEaMlTs lssuEn.

Building permits were issued from the office of the city engineer yesterday as follows:
 To P. w. Eagle to remodel a one-story frame dwelling at GOT North Twenty third street to cost s20OO.
 To s. M Rogoswukie to repair two- story brick building at 1908 First avenue to cost s250
 To John Zwall to erect a two-story frame dwelling on Huntsville avenue be- tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets to cost $2420.
 To Sidney Hart to erect a. one-story frame dwelling on Twenty-third street between avenue and H to cost $70O.
 To J. E. Mathews to erect four one story frame dwellings on North Eigh- teenth street between Ninth and Tenth avenue to cost s347 .50 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
REAL E37ATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers were recorded at the probate office yes terday
 Louis Gelders ct al sold to Fred Kern bergernot lot 27, in block 2SS, in Blrming- ham. the consideration being $500.
 A. G. Oliver and wife sold to J. M. Swaine lot ', in block 2S9, in Birmingham, the consideration being s2550,
 Birmingham Realty company sold to B. B. Martin part of iots'7 and 8. in block 657, in Birmingham, the consideration be- ing $l500.
 Maud Wilson sold to J. B. Jones, lots IS. 19 and 20, in block 140, in Birmingham, the consideration being $2500.
 B. B. Martin sold to the Birmingham Realty company part of lots ' and 8, in block 657. in Birmingham, the considera- tion being $500.
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rate has been increased. In 1899 1t was increased a.50. Our rate then to Louis vile was sl75. The highest it has ever been is $3.25. Present rate to Louisville is S2.75 and to Cincinnati 8. 50. It is s4. .85 to Pittsburg. We must go close to northern iron centers for customers. We have put as high as 50000 tons annually in Pittsburg. The Sloss companies be- tween 1893 to 1899 had a series of ups and downs. In 1893 it was recommended to put our furnaces out of blast. Tho market was low and continued so until a short spurt in 1895. In 1896 and 1897 iron was lower than ever. I sold some as low as s5.OO. All our plants ran down.
 None of the plants in this district equal those in the Pittsburg district We have some modern furnaces. There ara twenty-seven furnaces in the district. three only have skip hoists and modern appliances. The equipment of all our furnaces was made when the revival of trade began in 1S97- 9S. We have been obliged to spend much money on them Tn repairs etc. Cost of production has increased steadily from 1897 to 1908. The lowest minimum scale was 371a cents a ton in 1898. There has been an increase every year. We have been obliged to concede somthing to MT. Fairley and MT. Flynn every year, and last year we had to give an increase of twenty to forty per cent on day labor. The selling price of iron has been going down for five months but we could not diminish the cost of production one iota.
 The Commercial Operators.
 As to the interests of the commercial coal operators, these being the operators who depend on the sale of coal alone, most of the iron operators sell coal, but many of the coal operators have no fur naces, The competition between these coal operators in this and other districts is very great. The Sloss-Sheffield com pany sells 40 per cent of it's coal We have a New Orleans agent. We used to have good business there. The oil fuel has hurt us badly. Many of our planter customers have put in oil equipments. The Illinois Central railroad hauls coal down from Illinois and Kentucky. We lost our coal business all through Mis- sssippi because of thls competition. The Tennessee and Kentucky mines beat us north of Decatur and Huntsville. There is no market in Georgia because the rail- road rate Is against lis. West Virginia also beats US in Georgia. The Pocahontas coal beats us. The western portion of this district sends some coal to Memphis. The Walker county mines are mostly non- union. The labor conditions are better and the cost of mining less. They have the sub-contract system to some extent. An advance in this district would not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
J. w. MOUEEN GIVES EXHAUSTIVE
 TESTIMONY FOR THE OPERATORS
MAILS ALETTER
 TO MAMMA IN HEAVEN

ters seemed to denote that the writer was some little girl who had lost her mother and sought this means of conveying a message to her, It also showed the chlld's faith in Heaven and that she had been taught properly.
 The letter of course could not be deliv- cred to anyone and 1t could not be opened at this office to find the name of the writer It was forwarded to the dead let ter office where 1t will be examined and if the name of the sender Is inside it will be returned to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13
NOTICE,

Effective Sunday. June 2s 1903. dining cars operating between Birmingham and Atlanta on Southern railway trains Nos. s7 and sS will be discontinued until fur ther notice. J. c. LUSK. District Pas senger Agent 6-H-tf
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(contlnued on Sixth Paee).
Alabama Brewing Go.
 Bohemian Besr."

If you want to take a quick ride, try the new line to Ems ley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13

the Connellsville district. We would be interested mostly in the prices paid in the Connellsvile and Pocahontas dis tricts. Those are the fields with which we come Into competition.
 As to Days of Work.
 Local rules which makes a man lose his place If he is absent a certain number of days, does not protect us. A man Is given a room and check number in the mine. He puts his tools in the room and no other union miner wifi go into the room. The bank boss has to go and take out his tools In case he doesn't return. Many of these men don't work fifteen days in month. We ought to be allowed to run our mines full time. The fixed charges go on all the time. We expect them to work steadily for a north It is due us It would be a reasonable regulation that man be discharged if he is absent two days in succession or fails to work twenty days in one month. don't think we have any surplusage of men.
 As to Yardage.
 I have a table showing the relative cost of yardage and room work Ten men working on entry work at Newfleld for the month of April earned S1234.5O It shows also that ten men who worked in the rooms in the same mines earned $s47. In a thicker vein they could get out more. They are paid by the running yard and also by the ton. The average paid for entry work above room work Is about forty-five per cent. These ten men are the best men and should earn more. It is more difficult and they should receive ten or 15 per cent more than the room men.
 Cross-examined by MT. Fairley MT. Mcqueen said:
 The air is not quite so, good in the en-
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wage-scale; fifth, direrential between Pratt mines and other mines for cutting coal
 We have concluded to conflne the in yestigation on that side to those five questions, and with that understanding as to the scope of the inquiry, we are ready to hear whatever may be said.
 MT. Cabiniss here suggested that in the examination of witnesses the examina- ton be concluded in chief before cross ex- animation begins It was so ordered by the commission. MT. Mcqueen continued his testimony examined by MT. Cabiniss
 MT. McQueen-The increased output of the Sloss-Sheffield company last year was due entirely to new openings. We buy sugar in car load lots. It costs us 522 laid down in Birmingham. We could not sell 1t at twenty pounds for dollar. No one could do so without loss. We sell