The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-21
BESSEMER PEOPLE
 ARE INTERESTED Discussing Bond Issue for New
 High School CORNWELL MAY RETURN Reported That Ills Friends Are Ready to Go on Ills Bond and That He
 Will Come Back for
 Trial.
CORNWELL MAY RETURN

Bessemer, February O.-(Special) )-The
 people of Bessemer are already interested
 at present in the coming election on
 the proposed issue of $S5,OO0 worth of
 bonds to build a new high school build
 ing, which comes off on Monday Febru-
 ary %.
 The plan submitted for the new struc-
 ture which will probably be adopted by the council is three-story brick build ing On the first floor will be six reef
 tation rooms and a hall; on the second floor will be six recitation rooms and an
 auditorium; on the third floor will be gymnasium. The proposed building will
 be modern and first-class in every re-
 spect.
 This action was deemed expedient by
 the board of education, owing to the con
 gested condition of the schools. The board
 recommended the erection of the build
 ing to the mayor and aldermen. who in
 turn called an election so that people
 might express their opinion in the matter.
 It Is not anticipated that there will de-
 velop much opposition at the polls to the
 plan suggested by the council.
 Working Hard for College.
 The committee that was appointed by
 the citizens mass meeting two weeks ago
 to canvass in behalf of the proposed
 synodical college for men, will renew its
 labors next week with zeaious detcrmln-
 alton. The chances for Bessemer's secur-
 ing the institution are indeed bright. The citizens all want the college and every
 one Is doing his share fin having it To-
 cated In the Marvel City. Bessemer pro- poses to grant the conditions laid down by the committee of the Alabama synod.
 and it IS hoped by April 5, the day on
 which all the bids will be opened, to
 present the towns claims in such man.
 ner as to convince the members that the
 Marvel City is the logical site for the location of the college.
 Chances for Railroad Bright. The central committee and the sub ommittees are working strenuously get ting matters In shape preparatory to breaking 6irt for the trolley car line that
 the citizens of Bessemer propose to build from this city into the Blue Creek dis trict. It Is proposed also to build line from this city to Blocton It is reported
 that the people along the proposed routes arc delighted with the project and a
 number have expressed their willingness not only to give rights of way, but to put up bonus for the lines.
 Case Taken Under AdvIsement. After hearing the arguments in the | mandamus proceeding against the mayor and aldermen, taken out at the instance of the wholesale merchants of Twentieth street, seeking to force the mayor and aldermen to pass an ordinance to prohibit the running of cows at large, Judge B Clay Jones of the Bessemer city court took the case under advsement. The pe- titioners were represented by Attorney w. s. Welch and the city by City Att torney L. D. Godfrey. It will probably be several days before Judge Jones rem ders his decision.
 To Pay Divedends. The receivers of the defunct Bessemer Savings bank are getting matters in shape to pay the first dividends to the creditors of the bank which will probably be some date between now and the rrst of March. At the first payment the receivers think that they will be able to wipe out 30 per cent of the late banks indebtedness. They have in hand now, counting the proceeds from yesterdays sales. s65, 000 From this amount, however, will have to be deduct ed s4760, the amount of mortgage held by Mir Frutell of Mississippi
 Captain CornweII May Return. Capt. T. J. Cornwell, president of the Bessemer Savings bank, who left Besse- mer last June, it is stated, will probably return to this city in the next few days. l Following hard after Captain Cornwells s departure from the Marvel City the Bessemer Savings bank ana the Bank of | Commerce closed their doors. Governor Jelks has called in the reward for the arrest of Captain Cornwell, and a number | of his friends in Bessemer. it is stated, have arranged to furnish bonds on the in- dictments returned against him by the grand jury.
 Captain Cornweli has been in Honduras | for the past several months On yesterday | A number of Bessemer friends sent a l cablegram stating that all arrangements