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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
WILL HAVE NEW PRISON.
Birmingham Man VIII Build New
Structure at Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa, October 6.-(Special.)-Th
regular monthly meeting of the board OF
mayor and aldermen was held in the city
hall last evening. The principal business
before the board was the awarding OF the
contract for the new city prison The
plans and specifications of Mr.. Chamber
lain, the architect, were accepted some
time ago, and the contract was awarded
last evening to Thomas & Galligan OF Biz
mingham for the sum of S34l.
The work is to begin in a short while
and the building is to be completed by
January 10, 1905. The street committee
was instructed to have the houses on
the Southside properly numbered. The fol-
lowing was the dispensary report for the
month of September: Sales for September.
SS9l2 10; profits for September, 2,2l3.4 AZ;
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Fire on Cruiser Washington.

Camden, N. j.. October 6-Fire Of un-
known origin occurred tonight in the hold
of the cruiser Washington being built for
the government at the yard of the New
York Shipbuilding company. So far as
five hours of the time wnen the flames
were discovered. The fire originated in a
heap of sawdust, and was extinguished
before the vessel was seriously damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Mercantile Agency Is Sold.

New York, October 6.-The $1,000
600 international mercantile agency
was sold at public auction today for
$4,000. The sale was conducted by
George r. Reach, appointed receiver
Of the company by Judge Lannon of
the Unitea States circuit court at
Trenton, N. j., about a week ago. The
assets and plant were sold to Charles
H. Barrett of Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
COTTON SITUATION
SOMEWHAT BETTER
Selma still Faces Unfortunate
Situation.
COTTON LINES STREETS
Commissioner Poole Passes Through
the City and Continues to Urge
Farmers to Hold Cotton
for at Least 10 Cents.

Selma, October s.-(speeIal.) The cot
ton situation as regards the congestion Of
cotton at the compress and the ware
houses, is some little improved today. ac-
cording to the expressions OF buyers,
though 1t is not yet near what is desired.
East Alabama street presents a remark
able appearance with hundreds OIL bales
lining the sides leaving a passage way
for vehicles between.
The authorities have arranged SO as
not to block up the streets and at the
same time give the compress the relief
needed. 1t is hoped that within week
or ten days time the blockade will have
seen its worst phase. Cotton continues
to roll In however, at the rate Of over
O thousand bales a day. The local mar
ket is quoted at 9s4c today, but mer-
chants are not selling in great amounts.
all saying they must have 10 cents for
! their cotton.
Commissioner Poole In Selma.
Commissioner of Agriculture R. R.
Poole was in Selma today enroute to his
| tome In Faunsdale, from where he will
go Monday to Baton Rouge to preside
over the Southern Cotton Growers as
ISOLATION of which he Is president Com
missioner Poole in his annual address
| will pay his respects to United States
| Commissioner Wilson and his report from
the agricultural burea, which Mr.. Poole
deems is too high by several points Mr..
Poole reiterated today what he had ex-
pressed in his address to the farmers a
few days ago that cotton would be 1879
cents by February, and advising farm
ers not to sell their cotton under 10
cents at any event.
Killing Near Portland.
Information reached the city today OF
the killing of a negro near Portland,
this county, by Mr.. Toll Powell on Mon
day last. None of the particulars of the
killing were given and the sheriff's Of
fee has not been officially Informed of
the affair.
Large Parker and Davis Club.
The exceedingly large attendance at the
meeting at the court house last night to
form the Parker and Davis club of Selma
was very gratifying to the party leaders
and especially SO to Chairman Mallory
and Secretary Mel Of the state demo-
cratic campaign committee, who have
urged the formation of these clubs all
over the state.
The enthusiasm, 1t is hoped, will be
emulated elsewhere and the cause OF the
democracy no little aided. Probably on
Saturday before the election the club
will hold a rally in Selma and Senators
Pettus and Morgan and Representative
Bowie will be invited to address the peo-
pie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Want Authorities to Act.

At a meeting of the Jefferson county
sanitary commission this morning at Bir-
mingham, resolution was passed re-
questing the chief engineer to notify the
city officials Of Bessemer that some steps
must be taken to prevent the leakage Of
storm water into the sanitary trunk
sewer.
Incidentally the work on this end of
the county sewer is progressing rapidly.
The excavation with the improved ma
chinery are being made near Brighton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
FIRE AT WOODLAND.
B. J. Hudson's Cottage Destroyed
Loss About $1,000.

Fire destroyed tie cottage residence of
B. ]. Hudson at Fifty-second street sta
ton, woodlawn, this morning between
l and o'clock. Mr.. Hudson's family
escaped without injury.
The loss amounts to about $1,000. II is
not known how the fire originated. The
Woodlawn firemen turned out promptly
and succeeded in saving adjoining prop
erty from damage
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
WAS FOUND DEAD.
White Woman Takes Laudanum
Coroner Paris Investigates.

Fannie Nichols, an elderly white woman
who has cooked for some time recently
in house Of bad character was found
dead yesterday morning about o'clock
In a negro house at 1921 Third avenue.
She had taken about half a vial of laud-
amin, but whether it was with suicidal
intent or not, is not known.
Coroner Paris stated last night that
after an investigation he did not think
lie woman intended to commit suicide.
He states that her real name was not
known here, but that she had relatives
living in Chattanooga, among whom are
brothers and sisters
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Watson Speaks In Hoboken.

New York, October 6.-Thomas E.
Watson spoke in Hobol1en and Jersey
City tonight and appeared to be in
good health and good voice, despite
the reports that his strength was fall
ing. In both addresses he flayed the
republican and democratic parties,
saying that the platforms of the two
big parties were SO nearly alike that
there was no choice between them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
No Post-season Games.

New York, October 6.-There Will
be no post-season series OF games
played this year between the pennant
winning towns of the National and
American Baseball leagues. Manager
John J. McGraw OF the New York Ma
tional league team said very emphati-
cally tonight that he would not play a
post-season series.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Show Healthy Increase.

The city tax books for the year 1905
have just been completed and show an
increase in taxable values in the city of
$3.50, 2S216 over that Of last year. This is
a very gratifying gain and shows that
Bessemer has made some rapid strides
during the past year.
The assessment this year is s2,131 ,5S2 16,
as compared with an assessment last year
of H9S1,300. This assessment does not in
clude several of the largest industries Of
Bessemer that are outside of the city
limits and not subject to city taxes.
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News Bulletins on Trains.

Omaha, Neb., October 6.-The Union
Pacific has begun serving news bulle-
tins on its fast passenger trains be-
tween Omaha and San Francisco. The
bulletins will be served to eight trains
daily. at noon and at O'Clock p. m.
The bulletins will be placed in convent
ent receptacles of the buffet cars on
the overland limited trains.
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Want NIne-Hour Day.

Paducah, KY, October 6.-The Ma
tional Snipright, Joiners' and Calkers'
union, in session today, adopted the
resolution for a nine-hour day, mini
mum scale of $275 day and the sup
port of all the unions now having an
eight-hour work day. 1t is expected
lie convention will finish its work
tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Personal and General.

At special communication of the Bes-
semer lodge No. 45S, A. w. and A. M,
last night, J. r. earle and J. K. Hairless
were raised to the masters degree.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. e. Sherman are the
guests of DIR. and Mrs. q. p. Lacy.
Mr. w. It. Porter has returned from a
business trip to Tuscaloosa.
Interesting revival services are in pro-
gress this week at the First Presbyterian
church. The crowds In attendance in
crease at every service.
Alderman T. A. Moore is able to be out
again after a. few days Illness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Child Poisoned BY Milk.

South Bend, Ind, October 6.-Ellen,
the 3-year-old daughter of Schuyler
Colfax and grandchild of the late Vice
President Colfax, died today as the
result of an infection in milk delivered
to the family; and Katherine, q
younger child, is critically from the
same cause.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Eucbaristlo conoress in Mexico,

Morelia, Tex, October 6.-The Cath
Ollie. Eucharistic congress has opened
under excellent auspices. The arches
over the principal streets symbolic
faith, hope and charity. There have
been opening religious services in
which the archbishops of Mexico and
Michiocaca took part. The attendance
Is laraa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
LEAVES INDUSTRIAL HOME.
Rupert Davis Runs Away and polio,
Are Looking for Him.

Rupert Davis. aged II years, ESCAPED
from the Boys Industrial Home at East
Lake this week, and the police depart
ment has been requested to look out for
him and capture him II possible.
The boys mother, Mrs. NJ M Cain,
lives at 14l1 North Sixteenth street. The
boy formerly lived at Alexander City.
The police are looking for him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Decrease In Cotton Movement.

Galveston, Tex, October 6.-The
railroads entering the city report that
there has been a material decrease in
the movement o. cotton and also in
the offerings at interior points. They
ascribe this wholly to the fact that
farmers anu smaller buyers in the in
terror are holding their stuff since the
break in tAe market.
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Entertained by Consul Parsons.

Mexico City, October 6.-The mem
bers of the international geographical
congress have been entertained by
American Consul General Parsons. The
members are now visiting Orizaba and
will return to the United States Fri
day afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
Father and Son Are Shot.

Camilla, Ca, October GA report
received here tonight from Faircloth,
a small town ten miles southwest Of
here, says that f. n. Smith and his
son, farmers, we're shot to death by
Charles CLEARWATER and his son at the
Faircloth posroffice this afternoon and
that the elder Gillenwaters was NOR
tally wounded. The cause of the
trouble Is not known.
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Waggaman's Assets Filed.

Washington, October Ga schedule
of the assets and liabilities of Thomas
q. Waggaman, the real estate agent
and former treasurer of the Catholic
university, who was recently declared
a bankrupt. was filed today. 1t shows
assets of $5,607,924 and liabilities of
$4,622,940
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
BOY SHOOTS FATHER.
Kills Him In the Presence Of His
Mother.

Fort Worth, Tex. October GA dis
patch to the Record from Kito, this
state, says:
H. g. Watson, a farmer, was shot
dead in pistol duel today by his son
in the presence of his wife, the boys
mother.
The father and son had dispute
over a crop division. The father shot
three times and the boy once. The
latter is in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
WOMAN USES BUGGY
WHIP ON A NUISANCE
Man at centrevlIle Was Drinking In
Her Store and Was Other
wise Obnoxious.

Centreville, October 6.--(Special.)-The
monotony of the town WIS broken yes
terday by a prominent lady of Centreville
administering a sound whipping with a
buggy whip to a man who was drinking
whisky in her store. and who was making
himself otherwise a nuisance. Her action
in this matter Is commended by all good
citizens
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Mrs. Wlnslow's SOOTHING syrup.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold
by druggists in every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' 8
Soothing SYRUP and take no other kind.
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS
by MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
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CARPENTERS ANKLE BROKEN.
r. M. Ross Fell From Building While
at Work.

r. NJ. Ross a carpenter fell from a
building near the corner of Thirteenth
avenue and Twenty-fifth street north
yesterday afternoon and broke an ankle.
He was carried to his home, 4016 Nor
ris avenue, Ayondale, in the ambulance
of Shaw and Son. 1t seems that Ross
was trying to prize up a board with
another board am that 1t gave easier
than he expected, causing him to lose
his balance and fall.
E. T. Shaw & Son, undertakers, 312
North Twentieth street. Both phones 0.
GREEN & CO., UNDERWRITERS
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Make your estimate ON the
total presidential vote.
$4,000 in prizes. Costs
nothing. In Sundays Age
Herald.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-16
Personal MENTION

RYAN, W. McChesney. Everett,
Wash: p J. OConnor Inver Grove;
George D. Weir, Butte; A. IL. Goetz. Mil
waukee; e. N. Chessman. Helena; s. l..
Pool, Tacoma; A. S. Mark. Princeton; F.
E. Bunall, Duluth; b. H. Taten, Helena; /;
F. K. Hiscock, North Yakima, Wash. /;
John MCPHERSON, Columbus.
Merchants. c. Applegate. Cannon
Falls; William Gausewitz, Owatonna;
Fred NJ. Seafield and wife, Washburn,
Wis; w. e. Grass. st. Louis; J. Lindsay,
Superior; w. II. Bundy, Rice Lake, Wis.
Thomas Harborn, st. Cloud; W. Logan
Breckenridge. Rochester J. A Rarnm,
Miles City Mont; W. c. Albee, Tacoma
N. FL. Danforth, Sandstone.
windsor-Ch Charles B. Wilson. Chicago;
A C. Myers, Ada; E. j., Swedbach, Be
midi; c. P. Reeves, GlenWood; E. K.
Roverud, Caledonia: L. w. Kenyon,
Omaha William H. Rose, Chatfeld; R.
c. Jamison, Duluth; A. p. George, st.
Louis; A. l.. Graburn, st. Cloud.
Frederic-Charles F. French, Chicago;
Charles Kieth. Princeton; w. III. Skiff,
Mason City, Iowa; w. L. Douglas, Mil
waukee; L. A. Mathews, Wadena; L. Mil
Ter and wife, LIE Sueur; Robert Forbes,
Duluth; w. E. ~Tubbs, River Falls. Wis;
F. G. Hall, Sioux Falls; E. j. Isobleter,
New Tim.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-16
THE GRADE MUST BE CHANGED

The close escape from another seri-
GUS accident on the Selby avenue
incline Wednesday evening points anew
the ever old moral of the danger of
maintaining that grade on the most
heavily Travelled street railway line in
the city. This is one of our grievances
that cannot be laid at the company's
door. If it could have had its way, the
grade would not exist today. It's pro-
posaI at the time the line was built
was to cut down the hill for its road
bed, tunneling the brow and emerging
in the vicinity of what is called the
Midway station, or Nina avenue. The
project was defeated only by the Curl
Gus and short-sighted opposition of
property owners.
We think that this opposition no
longer exists. There never was any
reason for it. Property would not be
injured in the slightest degree, but, as
a matter of fact. would be materially
benefited by carrying out the original
idea. Not a single material interest
would be sacrificed. If, on the other
hand, the Seiby avenue line ran up a
grade still sharp but so reduced that
the cars could be held In easy control,
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-16
A POST FOR THE RICH YOUNG
MAN

To offset the pessimistic effect OF
recent minister to the Argentine Repub-
lie, comes the encouraging news that
not averse to accepting diplomatic
posts. According to Mr.. Barrett only
a Croesus or the son of a Croesus can
afford to accept the post of minister to
the Argentine Republic. And the prices
he quotes and his secretary quotes bear
out the truth of his statement From
collar buttons to houses everything
comes high in Argentine. Doubtless
there are a few cheap luxuries to be
had there, but after purchasing the
necessities the minister of moderate
means would not be able to indulge in
these.
One of two courses is open to the ma
tion,s chief executive Either he can.
employ his much advertised big stick
to bring Argentine prices within the
means of the man who desires to live
on his salary. or he can form a train
ing school in diplomacy for the very
wealthy and select his Argentine min
lister from this. The country set the
fashion in the beginning of sending its
literary men abroad to fill ministerial
and consular positions, but the literary
man would last but brief while in
the South American republic where
the natives, evidently. look upon for
eign representative as a lamb to be
sheared.
The fact that it must. of necessity. be
an exclusive affair should, 1t woald
seem, commend the post to the very
rich young man. Only members of his
own class could compete for it and this
naturally would make it desirable. So
peaceful a solution Of the difficulty
will probably commend itself to the
president, who seems to be in favor of
quiet life now. And both the rich
young man ard Argentine viii profit
by the arrangement, for the formers
ambition to enter the diplomatic sery-.
ice will be gratified In most flattering
way, and Argentine viii obtain the
money of which, it is evident from her
prices, she stands in need.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-16

it would remove from the public mind
source of constant apprehension,
save the company from the menace of
accident and heavy bills of damages,
and diminish the cost of operation.
The change ought to be made. The
street railway company could we'll af-
ford to do this in its own interest.
Since the line has been changed from
a cable to an electric, the tunneling
of Selby hill would not be attended
with enormous cost. The public would
appreciate the improvement, and the
company would save money by it..
Among the readjustments Of the street
railways affairs that may be made this
should have a prominent place; not as
entering into present negotiations in
any way, but as wise and necessary
move to safeguard both the company
and the public.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-16
Contemporary Comment
The All Night Bank

Doubtless most persons, on first
hearing of the innovation, recalled how
great an army of night workers the
modern city includes. In New York
night is turned into day industrially
by-a number sufficient to make the
population of a good sized town. So
the conclusion was reached that the
bank was desirous of their custom.
But 1t is not to be located where the
great business houses are, where the
morning newspapers, the tireless
transportation companies, the sleepless
employees of the postoffice and the tele-
graph, and the watching guardians of
the city are at work. 1t is to be up
town, in the vicinity of the big hotels
and theaters, and its safe deposit de-
partment will be open to receive Jewels
after the opera. The Rome of Caesars
was dull compared to Gotham, and
there is a good deal. about this old
worlds past that seems mortifyingly
Slow.-BoSton Transcript.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-16
MOSQUITO BITES

st. Paul people observe with consid-
erable amusement and more pity the
petty little carping comments of Min
neapolis newspapers upon the attitude
of the city of st. Paul toward the new
capitol. 1t is not, we are convinced,
at all representative of Minneapolis
spirit, but rather of the microscopic
souls of a few survivors from past
era, when for a citizen of one of these
towns to abuse and vilify the other
was considered the highest evidence
of intelligence and public spirit. In
the present age of enlightment these
melancholy relics ought to creep into
their shells and die.
The position of these mossback
'journalists"-we use the word ad-
visedly, because they are strictly jour-
nalists and not newspaper mems that
the state has made a gift to ST. Paul
Of a new capitol building costing some
thing over $4,OOO,OOO. Therefore, the
inference is that st. Paul may be
asked justly to do almost anything in
return. Now the truth of it, Of course,
is that the capitol building is the prop
erty Of the state, the home of the state
and is located in st. Paul according to
the will Of the people of the state
expressed long ago and never subject
to change, Notwithstanding the active
and continued missionary effort of
| Minneapolis. The city appreciates
| what the state has done. The city is
very proud Of the new capitol building.
The city is ready>to do anything right
| or reasonable that the erection here of
| this beautiful edifice may require. The
city, however, is ne more in debt on
this account, and no more obligated to
| recognize the arrangement by heavy
| financial return, than it would be. to
| remit the taxes of the citizen who had
erected within its borders costly resi-
dence, or to furnish free boilers and
4 engines TO the DuSAt1SSS AOuSS l1IdI pueS
up new plant.
st. Paul has done as much as prob
ably any city in the country would do
for the state capitol. 1t takes no par
| ticular credit to itself for being decent,
| but neither does it feel that anybody
is entitled to shy rocks at 1t. 1t has
| contributed from the public funds for
/ the enlargement and Identification Of
] the capitol grounds. 1t is ready and
/ willing to do more. 1t is doing this
not because it is obliged to, or because
/ it owes that return for fayors received,
but as a matter of public spirit and
civic pride. 1t might just as well be
understood, however, that it is not
going to be browbeaten or bulldozed.
We think the people of the state under
stand the matter pretty well, appre-
ciate the position and action of st. Paul
and are inspired to nothing but con-
tempt by the small potato tactics of a
few Minneapolis newspapers, still away
back in the dark ages when to abuse
St. Paul was to cater to their own
constituency.
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