The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-17
ORE MINES WILL
 BE OPENED TODAY Woodward Furnaces and Mine Make Another Good Record E ALDERMEN MEET TONIGHT Henry Harris, a Negro, Fractures Ills Wife's Skull With Hatchet On
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 Bessemer News.
ALDERMEN MEET TONIGHT

Bessemer, August 16.-(Special) )-The two furnaces and No. mine at Wood ward made another good record today the output of No. exceeding that of yes terday. All the ore mines of the Wood ward company on Red Mountain will re- snme work on full time tomorrow. This means employment for several hundred men who have been Idle for six or seven weeks.
 Last night rumor was spread around Bessemer to the effect that a riot was in progress at Dolomite. A number of Bes- semerites boarded the car and went out but the rumor proved to be without foun- dation. In fact. the best of order has prevailed at Dolomite throughout the en- tire strike, there being no disturbances of any kind.
 In the Blue Creek district the mines at Sumpter and Adger are still idle. At Johns it is stated that about fifty men are employed in the mines. The company Is procuring men in Bessemer to take the place of the strikers at Blue Creek. It is estimated that twenty-five, mostly negroes and Italians. were sent out to Blue Creek yesterday.
 The reports came to Bessemer from Connellsvile today that the miners at that place had signed a contract with the company and would return to work. This report has not yet been confirmed. Connellsvine Is on a branch of the Blr- IT ingham Mineral, and is operated by the Jenifer company.
 Meeting Postponed.
 The mayor and aldermen did not meet in regular semi i-monthly session tonight on account of the absence from the city of four aldermen The meeting was con- tinued until next Tuesday night, at which tune some important matters will prob ably come before the board.
 Police Items.
 Henry Harris, a negro living on Har- risburg Hill struck his wife on the head with an axe tonight at o'clock, frac- turing her skull. She was brought to the city hall and given medical attention by the city physician. Her condition is con- sidered critical Harris was arrested to- night at o'clock by Officer Partridge and lodged in the city Jail He Is employed as a fagman by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 Alvin Coffee, an officer from Athens, Ga. has placed a negro in the city Jail 
 charged with jumping a bond in Georgia. Officer Parsons went oyer to Ensley to- day and captured two negro women charged with taking clothing from A. R. Jones to wash but failing to return them.
 Conductor Injured.
 Conductor Conaway of the North Bes- semer car line, had his arm dislocated this morning by attempting to pull the trolley back in place. He was coming out on the lC Q clock car and when opposite Fajrvlew the trolley left the wire. In pulling l. Lack into position the rope caught hts arm and dislocated it.
 Tie arm was pulled back in place by some Of the passengers on the car and when the car reached Bessemer it was set and Dandaged by a physician The conductor then made his run back to Bir- fningham He will probably be laid up for several days.
 Little Girl Dies.
 The little 2-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Stephen Derrick died last night at the home of it's parents on Eighth ave- nue after a short illness. The remains were inferred at Cedar Hill cemetery this afternoon.