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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-05-06
AGREE On PARTY | / ISSUES
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE HELD
AT THE WHITE HOUSE. ~
President and Advisers Discuss Plans
for Coming Campaign-Trust
Question to Be Feature.

Washington, May 3.-There was q
long conference at the white house be-
tween President Roosevelt, Secretary
Cortelyou, Speaker Cannon, Senators Al
lison, Aldrich, Hale, Lodge, Plat, of
Connecticut, Spooner, and Representa-
tive Hemenway. Political matters gen.
orally were discussed, and those who
participated will return to their homes
withNa comprehensive idea Of the presi-
dents views in regard to matters which
should be emphasized in the coming
campaign. ''' 49,.
President Roosevelt is in thorough &C.
cord with the members of his party on
the issues of the coming contest, among
which will be.the tariff question, involv-
ing the prosperity of the country, and
Metropolitan policy of fostering Amer
lean industries.
1t is well known now that the demo-
Gratis will make an attack upon the adj
ministration's Panama policy, as we'll
as assail the president himself, and
charge that he is an unsafe man. A large
mass of literature will be circulated to
disprove the charges that the president
is unsafe, and all his official acts will be
discussed to show that the president is
not an unsafe man.
On account of the attitude Of the dem
ocrats on the subject of the postal
frauds. as manifested during the latter
part of the session of congress, the pres
ident believes 1t is necessary to take
some means of heading of the opposi-
ton party in it's effort to make cam
paign material. The president hopes
to be able to convince the people that
everything possible is being done to ex-
pose fraud and to punish the guilty per-
sons in the federal service.
The record of the administration on
the the trust question will be made one
Of the principal features of the cam
paign, and the orators will tell the peo-
ple what has been done by the admins
tration to check the operations of un-
lawful trusts.
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The First Installment.

New York, May 81. p. Morgan &
Co. received Monday by special messen-
ger from the state department at Wash
ington a warrant for 81 ,OOO, 900, repre-
senting the first installment of the $1O,-
100000 due to the Panama republic in
connection with the canal payment.
The warrant, which Is payable at the
sub-treasury, will probably be deposited
by Morgan & Co. and take its regular
course through the clearing house.
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One man IL killed and = number q pefs's
sons are injuredtn q fire IN ! threc-storys
building in Chicago.
A six-weeks religious campaign con-
Quoted by Presbyterians closed IN Chi
cago and leaders claim 4, 800 converts.
At banquet of socialists in Chicago
Eugene v. Debs charged that labor union
leaders are in league with the capital
lists. Z
The Wisconsin state insurance COM
missioner is accused by the Prudential
company of collecting $4,000 fees over
the legal limit.
A Hungarian inventor has discovered
q gas-charged shell. which on bursting
puts entire armies to sleep. The device
now is being considered by Japan.
Boris Sarahon. the Macedonian leader.
confessed to plot in holding Miss Stone.
the missionary, for ransom, to raise
funds for the revolutionary cause.
Six New York theaters failed to apply
for a renewal of their licenses and three
others will rot be allowed to open unless
they comply with safety regulations.
The manager of William Randolph
Hearsts campaign for president says he
expects Hearst will 60 into the st. Louis
convention with at least half the votes.
Former Secretary Of State John w.
Foster, speaking before the Commercial
club in Chicago, expressed the belief
that Japan would prove a harsh VIC
tor. IA
Delegates from abroad and from many
of the states attended the tenth annual
convention of the Theosophical Society
of America, which opened In Washing
ton Saturday. -.
Horace B. Shattuck, of Lowell, Mass.
doing business as Horace B. Shattuck e
Son, one of the largest hardware COM
panies in New England, filed voluntary:
petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities.
}23s, 46s; assets, $27O.s73.
The steamship City of Atlanta, built
for the Ocean Steamship company, was
launched at Chester, Pa. 1t was chris
tened by Miss English, of Atlanta, Ga.
The City of Atlanta will carry passen-
gers and freight between New York and
southern ports.
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A Bis SOUTHERN
CORPORATION HIT
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH co. BUSTED
FROM TENNEssEE.
STATUTES SAID TO
HAVE BEEN VIOLATED
Chancellor Allison Rules Against Con-
Germ in Suit Brought by Rival Com
pany-Declares Competition Has
Il Been Suppressed.

Nashville, Tenn, May 3.-Chancellor
Allison Monday ordered the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph company into
the hands of a receiver and ruled that
the corporation be ousted from the state.
Later in the day he amended his decree,
stating that for satisfactory reasons he
would decline to appoint the receiver.
The company has an authorized capital
of 10000, 900 and about $12 100000 is
outstanding. 1t controls the telephone
situation in the south by reason of It's
relation to the Bell Telephone company,
and has lines radiating into southern
Illinois and Indiana.
Cause Of Action.
The action grows out of an effort on
the part of the state by relation, to de-
clare forfeiture of the charter Of the
defendant company, upon the ground
that it has violated the statutes In Its at
tempts to suppress competition. 1t Is
charged in the bill that the defendant
company leased to one Of its officers or
directors the local exchanges In those
towns in which it was confronted with
competition, and that it Immediately
proceeded to break down it's rivals by re-
ducing the rates below paying basis.
This resulted in the death or absorption
of the smaller concerns and the rates
were restored as soon as competition
was stifled.
The court held that the statutes for;
bid the acquisition by one telephone
company of another competing company
or exchange in such manner as was en-
ployed by the defendants, and that they
are quasi public carriers and therefore
amenable or subject to and controlled by
the whole statutory law of the state ap-
plicable to railroad and telegraph COM
panies and cannot thereforee exercise and
claim rights and powers which are de-
MED to railroads.
Says Company Forfeited Rights.
The court held that defendant has
assumed to exercise powers and author
ity not conferred upon it by the laws Of
the state of Tennessee, and has forfeit
ed its right to exercise any corporate
franchise or power in the state of Ten
nessee, and that defendant be ousted
from the further exercise of such power
or franchise in the state and that it's
business be closed and wound up.
The suit was brought through the
state by relation, and at the instance of
the Independent Telephone company at
Columbia
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Meets Peculiar Death.

Appleton, Wis, May 3.-Mrs. william
Jackson met death Monday under pecul-
lar circumstances. After staying in her
home two weeks, fearing that her d.
vorced husband would kill her, as he had
threatened, she received word that he
had died at Plymouth, Wis, Of heart
failure. Singing and whistling, she
went out into her yard, where her dress
caught fire from burning rubbish-pile.
She was fatally burned. Her ten-year~
old brother was badly burned trying to
help her, but will recover. Mrs. Jackson
was 26 years Old
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Live Stock.

chicago, may &"
CATTLE-Good to heavy beeves, $500
$40; good to choice heavy steers, $5.10Q5.45:
fair to good export and shipping steers.
A75@5.05; medium beef steers. A10a4:70:
inferior and plain steers, $3.65d4.05; good to
fancy cows and heifers. a 10a47 good to
choice feeders. $3.7064e5: poor to fair stock
ers and feeders, e 50G3.6o; fair to good cows
and heifers, $s.20@4.00: good cutting and
fair beef COWS, $265Q3.15; calves. good to
fancy, A.25@575: calves, common to fair.
s.. 40G4.00; corn fed western steers. 5000
$40; Texas bulls and thin steers, $250ge:8 go:
fed Texas steers, fair to choice. $3.50@4.65.
HOGsGood to fancy heavy shipping,
N.O64.S0: good to choice butcher weights.
N6564:ao: fair to good heavy packing, N:eO
64.7o: rough to choice heavy mixed. $4.506
172h: assorted light; .A.55@465; good to
choice light and mixed, A.5o6A7o; inferior
light mixed. $A40a4.5o; poor to choice, $s.6s
gao
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Extradition Refused.

Washington, May g. The United
States supreme court Monday affirmed
the decision of the United States circuit
court, releasing Thomas Walsh, alias
Lynehehaun. the Irishman arrested in
Indiana and for whom extradition was
sought by the British authorities. Lyme
hehaun was charged with murder
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OF for Southern Trip.

Washington, May 3. Secretary
Moody, accompanied by Senators Hale,
Penrose and Bacon and Representatives
Hemenway, Dalzell and Myer, left Wash
ington Monday on the Dolphin for a
trip to southern waters. The Dolphin
will go first to Guantanamo, thence tC
Pensacola and New Orleans, returning
to Washington in about ten days or two
weeks.
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Killed by Hirhwaymen.

Killed by Highwaymen.
New Orleans, May 3.-While resisting
an attempt of two highwaymen to rob
him, Capt. Carl Uphoven, of the steam
ship Alps, Of the United Fruit company
line, was murdered on the zlevee Mon
day. He was a native of Cologne, Ger
many, and was IS years old.
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THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.


Chicago, May 2.
FIOUR-Steady. Spring wheat, special
brands $50: Minnesota hard patents. $3.50
~. 70: Minnesota hard spring. straight.
export bags. $4.1oQ4.2o, clear. export bags
$3.40@S.50.
wHEAT-Lower. Cash. No. red. $1,000
los; May, ssM@90Ac; July, s5BgS6Ac; Sep
tember, s1@S1%c.
CORN-Easier Cash, No. 2, 47A@4Skc:
May, 45N@46%c: July. 47SG4s%c; Septem-
Der, 47N@4S%c: December, Aisc.
OATS-Lower. Cash. No. 2. 4c7s@n1c:
May. 39%@41c; July, 3S5s4SS1sc; September
3O%@31hc.
RYE-Remains steady. Nc. In store, zoe;
sample lots 70@71c; May delivery. Tic.
BARLEY-F'irm. moderate demand and
offering small. Screenings, 30136c: feed or
mixing barley, 30Ge6kc; low grade malt
ing. 40Q42c; fair to good, 44g4Sc; choice. 81
@65c.
BUTTER-Market quotably steady and
unchanged. Creameries. per h., 14q2Sc:
fairies, 12x@2c.
EGGS-About steady with fair demand.
Fresh eggs, at mark, new cases returned.
15%@16c per dozen; prime firsts, 16Aqa6hc.
LIVE POULTRY-Market dull and
weak. Turkeys. per h.. 12c: chickens.
fowls, 1O1xQ11c; ducks. 13@12hc.
POTATOEs-Tone good; fair trade. Bur-
banks, good to choice. per bu.. $.15q116;
Rurals, good to choice. $1.l5Q1.H.
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Omaha, Neb., May 2.

CATTLE-Market strong to 10c higher.
Native steers, $s.60@5.2O; cows and heifs rs \
g.. 0064 rs: Gamers S. O0@2.90 stcckers ard
feeders, $275@4.2S; calves, $3.ooa6.75; bulls.
stays, ETC., $2.N@4.GO. ID,
HOOs-Market SC lower. Heavy, A.56@
40; mixed, $4.52At1455; light, s+Asa4 5o:
rigs, $4O0644o; bulk of sales, $4.52iae46o.
SHEEP-Market active, firm Western
yearlinEs, shorn, A75@5.5o we.thers, shorn.
A.50G5.50; ewes. $4.25851O; common and
etockrrs, $sO0@6.0o: lambs. 3a7s{1t,90.
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Grocers in Convention.

San Francisco May 3.-The National
Association of Retail Grocers of the
United States opened it's annual conven-
ton here Monday. Mayor Schmitz made
the principal welcoming address. An
eloquent response was made by George
a. Scherer, past president OF the ma
tional association.
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Resigns His Position.

Resigns HIS Pos1t1on.
Washington, May Ex-senator Nc
Cumber, of North Dakota, Monday pre-
scented to the president the resignation
of Melvin Grigsby, United States at
torney for the Nome district in Alaska.
The resignation has been accepted tc
take effect July 1. No intimation Is
given as to Grigsby's successor.
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Suicide Of Rich Brewer.
New York, May 3.-James H. Strobel.
As years old, wealthy brewer, COM
mitted suicide at his residence ON West
Eighty-fifth street Monday by inhaling
illuminating gas.
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Killed by Falling Bricks.

Capac, Mich, May 3.-Everett War
rem was instantly killed and Erie Nc
Laugnlin, William Locke and Joseph
Lefever were injured by falling bricks
at the burning of the Hotel Rotunda
here Sunday night. The loss was $780,
900.
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Railway Station Robbed.

Pittsburg, Pa. May 3.-The ticket Of
fee Of the Pitcairn station Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, near here, was en-
tered at an early hour Monday by bur-
glars who blew open the safe with nitro
glycerin and secured about $500. The
office was badly wrecked by the concus-
sion.
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Well-Known New Yorker Dead.

New York, May George Starr,
commissioner of immigration at this
port for Is years, is dead at the age OF
SO. He was president of the West Side
savings bank and we'll known in local
republican politics for many years.
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Village Almost Destroyed.
Cory, Pa, May 3.-An early fire Mon
day almost destroyed the village of
5oome:town, near here. LOSS. $4,000.
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New York, May :.

New York. May2.
FLOUR-Dull Minnesota bakers. 5000
40; winter patents. $5.00@5.35.
WHEAT-Opened steady, but later eased
off. May, e2hde2%c; July. ssA@eossc; Sep
TENDER, S3AGS4c; December. 8S11c.
RYE-Quiet No. 2weseern. zoe spot.
CORN-Opened irregular, later rallied.
May, 55X@56Ac; July. 53h@53Ac.
OATS-Nominal.
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still Greater Reduction.


 "It is definitely known that of these twenty-seven deaths in 1904 seven were cases which originated outside the city and were. sent to our hospitals for treat ment. Our filtration plants were not in working order until late in the spring and there are large number of shall low wells still in use in the city, as well as a number of dry closets, So we hope for still greater reduction in the typhoid mortality when every shallow well is condemned and it's use is forbid den, as it should be, and when every closet in the city is connected to a sanitary sewer.
 By the enactment of the legislature the Jefferson county sanitary commission which rendered such valuable aid in se- curing the Alteration plants, has been empowered to build two trunk lines of sewers"
 The report goes on to show that one of these trunk sewers has been complet- ed, and that the other is nearing com- pletion They will pass through every one of the larger towns in the county. The report further discusses the trunk sewers, and says:
 with the completion of this system the awful and dangerous nuisance of dry closets, which exists in all but thiclSly settled suburban towns, will be entirely abated."
 The report compliments the society on it's steady advancement, and the fact that it is now recognized throughout the south as one of the largest, most ad-
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SENATOR FoRAkER TALKS.
Thinks There Will Be No Reduction O
 Southern Representation.

Cincinnati, O., December 1s.-Unitsd States Senator Foraker, who arrived from Washington today in an interview said he did not believe the present con gress would pass any bill reducing tho representation in congress of any states, He said:
 T hardly think the bill to reduce con- gressional representation In the southern states will be passed. In the nature Of things, such bill will provoke extended and elaborate debate, and under the cir cumstances there will not be time enough to deal with the subject properly. In addition to the appropriation bills, the senate will probably be occupied much of the session with the Impeachment oi Judge Swayne."
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chairman. R. H. EgglestOn, W. G. Estes,

chairman, R. H. Eggleston, W. G. Estes L. K. Terrell, D. E. McLendon.
 It was decided to hold the next annual show of the association as usual in Bir- mingham, the dates being December 12 to 16. 1905. The premiums for the recent big show held in Birmingham have been paid, and the treasurer reports a surplus on hand to start to work for the next show.
 Three thousand people attended the re- be added and fine dogs from kennels in Birmingham and other parts of the state will be exhibited There will be other features.
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GOODMAN IS DISMISSED.
Had Been Arrested on Complain of
 Colonel Greene.

New York, December 19.-James w. Goodman, who was arrested on com plaint of Col. w. c. Greene of the Con solidated Copper company that he in tended to harm Colonel Greene, was discharged from custody after hear ing today. Afidavits were presented to the court that Goodman had been searching for Colonel Greene and had made dangerous remarks. Colonel Greenes affidavit mentioned two let ters which he said indicated trouble.
 MT. Goodman declared that the let ters were dictated by his counsel and that he believed Colonel Greene's anx- iety was to get him out of New York to prevent his appearance in civil suit which he had brought against the colonel.
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BOUNDARY IS UNCHANGED.
Change In Course of River Makes No
 Difference.

Washington, December 19.-The SUI preme court of the United States today decided the boundary case between the states of Missouri and Nebraska in favor of the state of Nebraska The case involved the question as to whether change of the course of the Missouri river had the effect of chang ing land which had heretofore been on the west side of the river to the east side of the river from the jurisdiction of Nebraska to the jurisdiction of Mis- souri, but the court held that it did not.
 The opinion was by justice Harlan, who said that the boundary must re- main in the middle of the old channel, as before the change.
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NEGROES STEALING GRASSES.
Police Chase Two Men and Succeed In
 Capturing One.

Policemen Elledge and Larue found two negroes in the act of lacking up''freight cars in the yards above Twenty-fourth street last night and stealing the brass journals from them. They chased the negroes and succeeded in catching Syl- vester washington, one of the best sknown negro characters fin police cir cles.
 The other negro, whose name is not known, managed to escape, although Po- liceman Elledge shot at him several times and the negro fell once or twice. causing the belief that he was hit by at least ople of the bullets.
 The policemen captured the "1acks'
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vanced and most influential organiza- ton of it's kind in existence.
 At the meeting last night there were no members of the society present. and others were detained by business. It was the most representative meeting of the society ever held, and the enthusl- asm was marked.
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Notice to Monument Builders.

The undersigned will receive designs and bids for the construction of monu- ment for Father o'Reilly on Tuesday, January TO- 1908.
 The monument is to be erected on the grounds of St. Vincent's hospital, Bir- minsham and cost must not exceed $3JO0. complete.
 Please call on the secretary, Room {, City Hall, for further details
 G. c. ENGSTFELD, Secretary. 12-14-to-1-10.
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manager of the Atlanta and West Point, and T. s. Noise, general superintendent of the Central of Georgia. The board met in Atlanta last week to organize and it is now completing the arrangements for the opening of the new station.
 The new yards of the Southern in At lanta are about completed. They cost in the neighborhood of s8o0ooO. They will greatly facilitate the movement of freight when compelled.
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FIRE WORKS!
 FIRE WORKS! B'ham Arms & Cycle Go.

If you contemplate pur- chasing a piano for Xtnas you should see our stock.. Special bargains in used pianos. Best makes, lowest prices and easiest terms are always found at Forbes Piano Co.,, 1909 Third ave.
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with which the cars were being raised This kind of stealing had been almost broken up by the police and the special officers of the various railroads. It used to be that a hundred dollars worth of journals were stolen every month.
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BOYS BICYCLES, s2O.OO to @6O.O0.
 B'ham Arms & Cycle Go.
NCTICR.

Don't fail to buy yeur Watches, clocks. Diamonds, Silverware, Jewelry, etc, at Michael Maleney's, 1926 2d avenue. Everything at auc- ten prices.
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ALA. POULTRY AND PET STOCK
Association Elects Officers and De
 cides to Add Bench Show

The Alabama Poultry and Pet Stock association has elected officers to serve next year as follows:
 President, Dr. F. I. Tarrant. reelected. First Vice President, J. S. Francis. Second Vice President. II. U. McCafferty TLird Vice President, B. c. Garmon. Secretary and Treasurer, Charlie Bar Der, reelected.
 Assistants to secretary, l.. K. Terrell and Tom Dolan.
 Superintendent of show room, B. C.. Garmon.
 Executive board-H. J. McCafferty.
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NOTICE

Effective Tuesday Deoen- bef 2Uth and until further notice. North BiFmfnghpn
 cars will use the Gate City tracks in and out 8th Ave. and 26th St. to Birmingham terminal. B. R. L. & P. Go.
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Fine Water Supply.

"These Altering plants have both been installed and we now nave a water sup ply which is a credit to any city in the country. The following are some sta- tistics for the past four years:
 From the records of St. Vincent's Hos pital the following number were admit ted for treatment for typhoid fever:
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MEDICAL SOCIETY
 ELECTS OFFICERS
pr. William M. Jordan is Chosen
 President
DR. L. 6. W00DSON'S REPORT
The Retiring President Gives Statistics to Show Decrease In Typhoid Fe- ver-Good Health Conditions
 Due to Purer Water.

The Jefferson County Medical Society at it's annual meeting held last night in the city hall elected officers as follows:
 President-Dr. William M. Jordan, for one year.
 Vice presIdent-Dr. W. s. chaffee' for one year.
 Censor and member of health commit tee for five years-Dr. T. D. Parke.
 Secretary, for three years-Dr. A. F.. Toole.
 County health officer for two years-Dr. J. M. Mason.
 The annual banquet of the society will be held on the evening of December 80 at a place to be selected later. A com mittee composed of Dr. B. L. Wyman, pr. Carl Fox, President Jordan, Dr. w. P. McAdory and P. L. Cooke was ap- pointed to arrange for the entertain ment.
 The report presented by the retiring president. Dr. L. G. Woodson, was or dered spread upon the minutes of the society.
 Dr. Woodson discussed, among other things, the matter of the water supply and the improvements in health condi- tions brought about through the installa- ton of the filtration plants, which the medical society was largely instrumental in having built. A section of the report is as follows:
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H. B. Crawford. superintendent of Co., lumbus division of the Central of Georgia railroad, was in Birmingham yesterday. He pays weekly visits to the city to look after the terminals here. He also pur- chases the coal used by the Central, prac- tlcally all of which is mined in the Bir- mingham district.