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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
PROMOTERS MEET
AND HEAR REPORTS
Work Progressing on New
Line at BeSSener
NECESSARY MONEY RAISED
Blue Creek and 6looton Electric Light
and Power Company Feel Encour-
aged at Prospects of Ven
ture-Other News.

Bessemer, March 21.-(speciaL)-Th
promoters of the Bessemer, Blue Creek
and Bloeton Electric Light and Power
company met this afternoon in the office
of S. e. Jones & Co. The different COM
mittees made their reports, showing that
the preliminary work is progressing. The
chairman of the franchise committee, C.
l.. Odell reported that the city council
had granted the company a franchise to
build its line in certain portions of the
city. All the money necessary to make
,, the preliminary survey has been raised
and the engineers will commence work
in few days.
The meeting was a very enthusiastic
one. Chairman S. E. Jones of the CEN
trail committee presided. The citizens will
hold another meeting next Thursday eve
ming in the office of S. e. Jone for the
purpose of perfecting arrangements to be-
gin work on the construction of the road
and to elect officers for the company.
Funeral of Mr.. Benton.
George P. Benton, one of Bessemer's
pioneer citizens, who committed suicide
at an early hour Sunday morning, was
buried today at Cedar Hill cemetery. The
funeral services took place from his late
residence on Arlington avenue, the SER
vices being conducted by the Rev. DR..
J. l.. Britain, pastor of the First Meth
odist church. The following were the
pal-bearers: w. J. Long, w w. Ken
nedy DIR. T. F. Robinson, Major w. c.
McTyiere, Judge William Jackson and
Mayor Thomas r. Huey.
Mr.. Benton killed himself in fit of de-
spondency brought on by long continued
illness. He leaves a wife and seven chill
dren. Mr. Benton was in his 9TH year,
having removed to this city from jackson
county, Georgia, thirty years ago.
Condition Very Critical.
Mrs. J. s. Willingham, who was seri-
ously wounded Saturday afternoon by
stray bullets from rifles of a posse Of
deputies and Alb McGeever is not dead as
was reported last evening. but her condi-
ton is critical and her death Is momen-
tarily expected.
Last night at o'clock Mrs. Willingnam
had a sinking spell and it was thought
that she had passed away. Later In the
night she rallied and up to this evening
she was still alive She is wounded in
the head and there is little chance for her
to survive.
Openings Draw Large Crowds.
This was an ideal day for the spring
openings of Bessemers dry goods stores
The firms having regular openings today
were: Sam Kartus, Erlick 81 lefkovits,
Abe Brown & Co., and Sam Erlick. The
display of goods was very elaborate and
drew large crowds The annual sale of
lace conducted by Erlick g. Lefkovits was
decidedly one of the most popular features
of the openings. From until 8 O'Clock
tonight that popular firm had an or
chestra from Birmingham that gave
free concert to the public which was
largely attended
Preliminary Tomorrow.
The preliminary hearing of West Treat,
a negro charged with shooting S. Cook,
farmer from Virginia mines, on the
Blue Creek road, Saturday afternoon, will
come up before Mayor Huey in the morn
ing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
Striker by Apoplexy.

Atlanta, March 21.-The Rev. Henry
Mcdonald, ID. D., one of the most dis
tingushed Baptist ministers of the south,
was stricken with apoplexy today His life
Is despaired of. He is 70 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
June GAY Is Dismissed.

Selma March 21.-(Special.)- THE pre-
liminary trial of June Gay before the
mayor this morning for the killing of the
negro ''Chum" last week, while the lat
Ger was proving around his residence,
resulted in his discharge and complete
exoneration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
Work Pushed on Sewers.

The installing of the sanitary and
storm sewers In this city is progressing
rapidly j. e. Hollingsworth, who has
the contract to build the sanitary sew
ers, is pushing the work. Zuber & Co,
who have the contract to install the
storm sewers, are also making progress
with the work. The amount that the city
will expend on the two systems will be
between $4,000 and 100000. They are to
be completed by October 1.
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The Age-Herald Engraving Depart
nent makes GOOD cuts.
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Mr.. Blackburn VIII Recover.

Morrow Blackburn, the young electro
clan who was injured in the steel plant
last Saturday morning by falling from
a crane, Is much better today and it is
reported that he will recover. Mr.. Black
burn fell distance of over forty feet.
His elbow was fractured and he received
severe bruises around the shoulders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
SUPT. ]. c, LEMONT
RESIGNS HIS PLACE
Sewers Connections With Steel
Plant at EnSley
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION
Strikers and Officials of the Company
Appear to Be Equally Determined
In Their Contentious.
Steel City News.

Ensley, March 21-(Speeial)-With the
exception of the resignation of j. {. Lee
mont, the superintendent of the open
hearth department of the steel plant the
situation remains practically unchanged.
The rail mill that was closed down Sat
urday on account Of the rollers break
ing started up again this morning on
full time The three open-hearth fur
naces and the converter continue TO OPP
crate on full time. Late this afternoon
the blooming mill ran some hot ingots
1t is rumored that all the departments
of the mill will resume work on full time
next Friday. Some of the men have
been notified to be in readiness to begin
work on that date. 1t is not known
whether any settlement will be reached
between the open-hearth workmen who
walked out last Wednesday and the Off
Gals of the company or not. The men, 1t
appears, are determined to resume work
at the same wage they were receiving.
The officials are also fully determined
not to make any concessions.
Joe" Lemont, as the retiring superin-
tendent of the open hearths, is one of
the best known men in the Steel city.
With the exception of few months, he
has been at the head of that department
constantly since a short time after the
steel works first commenced operations.
His resignation goes into effect at once.
The cause of Mr.. Lemont's leaving the
company is not stated. He Is one of the
most expert steel men in the country and
was very successful in all his work.
Saloonkeepers Fined.
Three we'll known saloon keepers of
this city were arraigned before Mayor
Scott this morning in the police court
and fined S25 each. Five others were
brought before Mayor Scott this morning,
but their cases were continued until to-
morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-22
Want Mill to Start.

The people of Ensley are looking for
ward very eagerly to the resumption of
the rod mill. 1t is probable that the
mill will resume work by the first of May.
This is one of the eitys largest indus
tries and the city is materially affected
by its operation
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LAME BACK
USE SLOAN'S EMINENT.
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CORRESPONDENCE INVITED.

1 Consultation and examination free.
Terms liberal and condolences held In
violate Office hours a. m. to p. m
SUNDAYS, s a. m to / D. m
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onenlnos Draw LARGE Crowds.
Preliminary Tomorrow.

The preliminary hearing of West Treat
a negro charged with shooting S. Cook
farmer from Virginia mines, on the
Blue Creek road, Saturday afternoon, will
come up before Mayor Huey in the morn
inc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
SEMI--PROFS.
GOOD GAMES BY
 THE INDEPENDENTS

The independent teams were all at work on Saturday and are closing the season with as much enthusiasm as when they began. Rockville had a visit from the Dublins of Meniden and the visitors found the team too much for them. Manager nuun's men at Willimantic, were cruelty mangled by the. Waterbury COnsolidateds, and Manchester administered a trouncing to the sForestville nine which was outclassed. The games follow:
 WATERBURY WAS THERE.
 Willimantic, Sept 6.-The locals were whitewashed again in the game with the Waterbury Consolfdateds Saturday, but notwithstanding that it was one of the best played games seen on the Windham field the present season. Brown showed the visitors a fine class of curves and they were | only able to find him for eight base hits, but these were placed where they would do the most good. On the other hand the locals found Mo- ran for five hits, but they didn't come when they were needed and didn't have enough virtue in them to land any of the runners.
 The score: R.HE. Waterbury II O50 i 0 o O 13 2 Willimantic 0 OO5O o 0 0 0 O-4-0 Batteries Moran and McMahon; Brown and Connolly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
GREATER WATERBURY LEAGUE.
MERRIMACs WERE BEATEN

The Merripaes went over to Meri- den yesterday to play the Dublins at Hanover park and they returned with a bad defeat. Owing to many of the regular players of the Merrimac team being away with the militia, other players from the City league teams were pressed into service. Eddie Byrnes, who is a student at Harvard college, played second base for the Merrimacs. The local team was beaten because they failed to hit the Meriden pitcher, but it is more than likely they would have been beaten anyway, for of all the umpires that ever held an indicator the chap who ruled yesterday was the limit He was so unusually bad that even the Meriden people asked to have him re moved His name is Keane ana II is said over in Meriden that he wants to umpire in the Connections league. He should be given a chance and af- ter the players get through with him in his first game he will have what ever ambitions he had to be an umpire knocked out of him. He is the worst that Meriden has ever turned out and the newspaper men who sat in the stand used his name as a stand ing joke. The score of the game was to 2.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
GEORGE BoTHNER WON.

New York, Sept Con Yorkville field, Ninetieth street and Avenue A, yesterday, about 1,600 persons wit- messed three wrestling matches and a baseball game.
 Eyerhard Hahn defeated Albert F1eischg two falls in nine minutes.
 In the second preliminary George Fisher of the New Polo A. c. and Andrew Kroner of Brooklyn wrestled to draw.
 In the third, George Bothner, the lightweight champion wrestler of the wOrldH defeated Leo .Pardello, rne Italian heavyweight champion. Par dello, under the conditions, was to throw Bothner twice in an hour. The bout went the hours limit, but the Italian champion was unable to throw Bothner.
 At the end of the bout Pardello was surrounded by a crowd, angry at his rough tactics.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
GREAT LITTLE FELLOWS.

New Bedford, Mass, Sept. 6.--In the greatest ten-round lightweight fight ever seen in New England. Mar tin Canole, of Fall River, and Jimmy Gardner, of Lowell, fought to the limit of their strength for draw yes terday, afternoon.
 In the second round Gardner put Canole down for a count of eight, with a chance right to the jaw.
 For the next two rounds Canole blocking prevented Gardner from get ting in.
 Tired out with his efforts, Gardner tried to loaf, but Gamble went at him and regained his lost advantage to such an extent that the crowd gave him three cheers.
 Many times the men clinched and wrestled, half Nelsons and strangle holds happening as frequently as hard punches.
 Capole missed many chances to put his man away, being wary of Gard ner's straight left.
 Once Canole made the Lowell boy cry with left shift to the stomach, and again caused him to groan with pain.
 At times the men went down on slips and the going was terribly fast to the finish Tn the last round the two tried to finish with knockouts. l Gardner got the best cracks al Canole and had him clinging many times. Tn the infighting Gardner was a shade better and the decision was well received by all but Billy Gardner and those who bet 10 to 6 on Gardner Billy Gardner smashed Referee Patsey Downey in the jaw second after the announcement and the DO Nee interfered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
HE oUrpoINTED wALcoTT.

Manchester, N H., Sept. 6.-Sam Langford, of Boston, a light heavy weight, who got decision over Joe Cans, outpointed Joe Walcott in a fifteen-round bout at the Coliseum in Massabesic yesterday afternoon, but the Referee, Owen Kinney, decided the bout draw because Walcott car ried the fight up to Langford in near ly every round.
 Walcott played for the body all the way as that was the only point he could reach successfully. He gave Langford some telling wallops.
 Langford paid most attention to Walcott's head, and he had no trouble i'll finding it. He repeatedly jabbed the "Black Demon" in the face, bat tered his head and uppercut him till his jaws ratt1ed. This treatment had Walcott worrying through the last few rounds.
 Tn the third round Langford caught Walcott, and tried hard to put his man out, but Langford was too much for him. The crowd was not satisfied with the decision, and shouted for Langfofd
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
THE PUGILISTS.
FAST FIGHTS
 YESTERDAY
Battling Nelson Beats Her.
 rera--Longford Outpoints Walcott Jimmy Gardner
 in a Draw.

Butte, Mont, Sept. 6.-Battling Nelson yesterday afternoon, before 10000 persons, was given the decision over Aurelio Herrera, the Bakerfield Mexican. after twenty rounds of the fiercest fighting ever seen in a prize ring in the west.
 Nelson carried the fighting to the Mexican at all times, mixing it saw agely with the Bakerfield lad and raining volleys of short-arm jolts during the clinches that distressed the sWaTthy fighter until he sought refuge in his peculiar turtle guard, charac- teriStic of the Bakerfield boy
 Nelsons endurance and capacity for punishment caused continual ap- plause. Again and again the Mexican would lop the Dane on the jaw, only to bring him back with renewed fer ferocity.
 The continual rain of body blows wore the Mexican down, and, though he would occasionally rally and mix flercely with Nelson, he seemed to be content to crawl into his turtle guard and allow the Chicago lad to exert himself.
 Time and again Herrera waited for an opening to deliver kn0ckOut, but his blows were either cleverly block ed by 1se Dane or the range was short.
 Herrera scored the only knockdown of the fight, sending Nelson to the floor for the count of nine, in the fourth round, with hard right to the jaw.
 The men fought in the new Area of the Montane Athletic club for purse of $3,5OO, sixty jer centffor the win her, forty for the loser. About $10,O00 changed hands on the fight.
 Herrera went into the ring favor ite at odds of 50 to 40.
 Joe Woods, the Mexican's manager, last night announced that he will wager $1,00O that Herrera can knock out Nelson, the two men to meet in Butte within thirty days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
WRESTLING. THE MATCH
 IS ASSURED
Kelly and O'Connell Will Meet Saturday Night to Sign Articles George is Again Victorious.

In reply to Ed O'Connelrs accept ance of his challenge John E. Kelly stated yesterday that he would be at the Democrat office on Saturday even ing and he would be prepared to make a match for $1O0 side, the winner to take everything. He will sign ar- ticles of agreement on that night and will post forfeit of any amount or will put up the whole S1O0. He will also agree to weigh in at the stipulat- ed weight of 138 pounds at the ring side and let the winner or the match take everything.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
THREW UP SPONGE.

\ St Paul, Minn., Sept. 6.-Tim Hur- ley, Of Altoona, Pa, lasted three rounds against Mike Schreck, of Gin cinnati, Saturday afternoon. Hurley made a game, fast fight, but was handicapped by bad ankle, injured while training.
 Hurley had the best of 1t until the close of the first round when he re- ceiyed a jab on the jaw that sent him to his corner groggy and practically settled the fight.
 He was groggy throughout the sec ond and third rounds, but fought gamely. His blows lacked steam and he was severely punished. The gong saved. him, after he had taken nine counts at the end of the third round, and his seconds threw up the sponge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
]. THE DIAMOND.
(LIMBING
 THE POLE
feat Race in the Connecti-
 cut League Between The Results of All l Games for Three Days.

rhe Labor day games resulted in #o victories each for Bridgeport and ew Haven, and as Springfield broke len with Holyoke there was q decid- J gain for the second and third ams in the race and Springfield's Rd is now slender one. The scores: SPRINGFIELD HARD PUSHED. 1 The Holyokes greased the pennant ble and cut up generally yesterday forming in their own home. All the Aicks taught by the old master were hown before 2,900 awed persons and ae pennant peek of MT O'Neill was sduced to a harmless squint by the hngeful efforts of the locals. Score to l.
 Between 5000 and 5000 people |owded into Hampden park, Spring bld, to see the game in the afternoon ld in the outfield men and wonien .ere standing 10 deep. In facS, the led was wholly surrounded with peo- Ne, while in the grandstand people &ere so thick that they were stuck $gether and had to be pulled apart get them out. Springfield won lsiIy. The scroes:
 At Holyoke.
 Morning game. R.H,E. kolyoke .11O O. Q GOO +-2 10 3 'pringfield I o 0 0 o 0 O 0 O--1 6 2 Batteries-V Voorhees, and Connolly; less and O'Connor; attendance, 2,9O0. At Springfield.
 Afternoon game. R,H.E. 8pringf'd Il o 3. % 0 0. 6 *--1O 24 folyoke 70 o co 3 o 0 I l. 8 12 6 Batteries--Miller and O'Connor; lodges and Connolly; attendance, B. Do.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
MIDDLE STATES REGATTA.
Feature Won by the Union Club of
 New York.

Feature Won by the Union Club of
 New York.
 NEW YORK, Sept 6.-The fifteenth annual regatta of the. Middle States Regatta association was held on the speedway course of the Harlem river. The feature was the junior octuple sculIs, won by the Union Club of New York. In this race, the first ever row ed in this country, each~ man used a pair of sculls instead of the usual sweep oar The seventy entries in cluded the majority of the crack oars men of the east. The races were close ly contested, the only walkover being the senior double souls, which were won by Atalanta, with much room to spare. The Philadelphia oarsmen, who entered in liberal numbers, did not capture single event. Titus, the former champion. won the senior sin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
STANLEY DILLON BEATEN
Distanced in Fourth Heat of 2:lo Trot
 at Charter Oak.

Hartford, Sept 6.-There were 10,- 900 persons on hand for the opening of the Grand Circuit races at Charter Oak park yesterday. It took more than three heats to decide every race. The event of the day was the defeat of Stanley Dillon in the 2:1O trot. Geers got him lRde the wire first i'll two heats, but bad break in the third put him so far behind that it required a terrific drive to save the distance. The driver tuclkered the horse ont Sc tance flag, in ghe fourth heat.
 Rosewood, who took the third heat in the 2:14 pace, gave Bad News, the winner, a hard drive in the first and final heats. The General was the fa- volite in the 2:14 trot, but the race was won by the second choice The sum maries:
 2:14 class, pacing; purse, $1, POO. Bad News, b. g., by Coast
 Rosewood, ch m. (Merrifeld) 2 6 1 5 Nancy H.. blk m (Hudson) 4 5 John McEwen, b. s. (Nuck-
 Fuzsy, @ b. s. cTiter) .....,..5 5dis Gypsy Wilkes, blk m. Rey-
 Ilm6-2:lO,, s2:I2, 2:lV, 2:lOA. 2:1O class, trotting;; purse $1,200: Robert McB., b. g., by
 ,yd.l,,d MeRoberts D 6St;1 SJolly} ...s ] ] ! Direct View, blk (De Stanley Dillon, b. g. fGeers) ....1 I 5 dis MetalIas, blk s(Andrews)f2 3ssi2 dis Time 2:111s, 2:09A, 2:131z, 2:15.
 2:14 class, trotting; purse $1,200: Euxenite, g. m., by Expedi- I tion (Thomas) .......5 1 1 Hopper, br g (De Ryder) II ? 5 4 The General,ch g CNucko1s) 6 5 : Willard Saunders, b. g. (Mer
 rifield ...... .........5 4 2 Alley, blk s (Sayles) ......3 3 4 Kinley Mac, br Benyon) A 5 6 { Ttme-2:14sz, 2:1174, PIP, 2:1314.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06

gle Face in Easteriy style from a field
 of five competitors, one of whom, Duff field of Detroit, was the winner of tha association single event in the recent
 national regatta.
 In intermediate eights the Argonaut
 Rowing club of Toronto won we'll earned victory over the Union and Staten Island crews. The Potomac Boat club of Washington won the. senior eight oared race from the Malta of Philadelphia and the Argonauts and Staten Island clubs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
FoREsTyILLEs WAS EASY.

South Manchester, Sept. 6.-The Forestville teams was so easy Satur- day that Manager Farrar used Stone, the second catcher and, in order to give Cross a rest and Wallace some exercise, the latter was placed in short in, the fifth and Cross was given "a chance to rest on the bench. Plank went into center field in the place of >Bertwhistle and later in the game Jimmie O'Rourke went into right field and Lauder, the new man went to second. The score: R. H. E. Manchester ENTERTAINMENTS. 19 14 o Forestyille ................ 2 5
 Batteries Bronlie and Stone; Riley and O'Mara.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-06
DAINTY AT sHEEPsHEAD.
ocean Handicap Favorite, Alan-a

Ocean Handicap Favorite, Alan-a-
 Dale, Beaten by Head.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 6. Dainty, with Hildebrand in the saddle, won the Ocean handicap, one mile, at Sheeps- head Bay. She covered the distance in the fast time of 1:39 and was quot ed at 4 to l in the betting. Alan-a- Dale, the favorite, made the running to the stretch, where Lyme swung wide with the favorite, allowing Hildebrand on Dainty to come up on the rail- Tn 3 driving finish Dainty won by head.
 Agile at T to 1, easily won the Sap phire stakes. Handzarra, an added starter, was second and Bedouin third Hearts Desire was the leader to the bend, where Burns brought Agile up and won by six lengths. Two lengths separated second and third.