The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
CASE ID BE HEARD
 MONDAY MORNING Quo Warranto Proceedings Will
 Again Come Up FIGHT AGAINST ALDERMEN Citizens of Ensley Continue Efforts to Dust Sherman and Vaughn N-. man Reed Will Recover.
 Steel City News.
FIGHT AGAINST ALDERMEN

Ensley, April 30.-(Special) )-The quo warranto proceedings instituted by cer- tain citizens of Ensley against Aldermen NJ. II. Sherman and c. S. Vaughn of the Firth ward will come up for hearing in the Birmingham city court. before Judge Senn next Monday morning The proceed ings was instituted on the charge that both aldermen were illegally elected hav- ing been elected by ballot instead of a viva yoce vote, and 1t Is the purpose of the citizens interested to have them thrown out of the city council. The case mas been postponed twice before and was started about March r of this year.
 The two aldermen are represented by city attorney Romaine Boyd and Frank peediHeyer, while the citizens are repre- sented by W. W. NeSmith.
 Negro Yields Billiard Cue.
 B. Branch, negro, was fined S25 by Mayor Scott in police court this morn- ing on charge of assault Branch be- came; involved in a difficulty with George Sanders, another negro. in a saloon last night and struck Sanders over the head With billiard cue. Sanders was not seriously hhrt,S A disordery case against a negro was dismissed and a case of drunkenness against a white man was continued to Monday
 A butcher named Skinner was before
 
 side of the city market and within 240O feet of the city hall; In violation of the annual license ordinance for 1904. Skin ner was fined s5 but gave notice of an appeal.
 May Meet Tuesday.
 It Is probable that a meeting of the board of trade will be held next Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon when the ques- tion of securing an increased water sup ply for the city will be taken under con sideration. It is stated that the various members of the board are compiling some additional figures on the water ques- ton and will be ready to arrive at a con clusion when the board meets again.
 Supper Is Enjoyed.
 The. Ladies circle of the Woodmen of the World gave a box supper last night at Woodmen's hall in Ensley that was greatly enjoyed by the large, crowd pres ent and was a most successful affair. A nice sum was realized.
 Vivian Wins Ball Game.
 A game of ball was played this after noon between a team from the North Highlands and Wylam which resulted in d victory for Wylam. The score was to O. Farrer and McDade were the battery for Wylam and Welch and Allen for North Highlands
 Reed Will Recover.
 Nicholas Reed, the night watchman employed at the plant of the Semet-Sol- vay company. who was run down by a Birmingham Southern switch engine yes- tf1os afternoon and seriously injured, is fcpo ted to be resting easily and will probably recover. For a time it was feared that MT. Reeds injuries would prove f'tai He is now at the Cunning ham hospital.
 Strikers Leave Town.
 The sti Ike among the open hearth fur nacc workers of the Tennessee company has never been settled, although new men have been put to work and the com pany Is ntinung operations as if noth- ing had happened. It is reported that most of the strikers have left town, many of them going to Gadsden, where they will work in the steel plant of the Schu- lers Others who have their own homes and are not pressed for money are still in the Steel City.