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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
PASTORS TO BEGIN
 CRUSADE ON EVILS
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BIR- MINoHAM PASTORS UNION YEs- TERDAY EvENING-coMMlTTEE TO TAKE UP MATTER.

The Birmingham Ministers union, at It's regular monthly meeting, held yes terday in the First Methodist church, adopted a resolution looking toward the beginning of a crusade on evils which are said to exist in Birmingham, and the district, especially with reference to Sun day liquor selling, Sabbath dissertation and gambling.
 The union appointed the following com mittee to take up the matter: Rev. Frank Willis Barnett, editor of the Alabama Baptist, chairman; Dr. J. W. Stagg, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church; Dr. I. D. Steele, pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian church; Rev. w J. Moore. pastor of the First Christian church, and Dr. J. D. Simpson. presiding elder of the Birmingham district of the Methodist church.
 Dr. Stagg, a member of the committee, stated last night that when the commit tee meets there will probably be many opinions and suggestions offered as to the manner of procedure. He said the com mittee would probably proceed in its work in the same manner similar com mittees had done in other cities.
 "The committee will raise no smoke" " said Dr. Stagg, "but will go about its work in a conservative manner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
LOCAL INSURANCE MEN
 TALK BALTIMORE FIRE

he believed that some of the foreign com panies already had money started to the United States with which to settle the claims of the policy holders in the strick- en city. The largest loss suffered by a single company in the famous Chicago fire Is said to have been s4,00o,O00 which was paid as soon as the losses had been adjusted.
 Scores of the smaller companies went down in the crash following the Chicago fire and insurance men think that as many more will fail as a result of the Baltimore calamity An agent explained that wild cat companies are concerns with small capital that take a. chance on their risks and figures on their premiums being in excess of the disbursements.
 The losses to the government in the de- struction of the custom house and other buildings will be total as no government buildings are insured The government has always followed this rule and to make the buildings less liable to destruc- tion by fire they are not allowed to be erected within forty feet of any other building. The new custom house building in Baltimore cost $4000, GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
BIRMINGHAM MAN
 AFFECTED BY FIRE
ARTHUR WALL, MANAGER OF THE ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL, HAS SOME VALUABLE PAPERS IN BUILDING BURNED AT BALTIMORE.

Arthur Wall, the manager of the St. Nicholas hotel, has large real estate hold ings in Baltimore, and also large amounts of bonds and securities in the Mercantile Trust companys building.
 Reports this morning indicate that the large one-story building of the Mercantile Trust company had been destroyed and MT. Wall fears that his bonds and secur- tiles have been destroyed. The fire has not yet reached the portion of the city where his property lies
 In speaking of the fire last night MT. Wall said that it was in the very heart of the business section, and had destroy- ed the finest buildings south of New York He said that many of the big fln- ancial companies which have buildings m this section are interested financially in all parts of the south.
 The building in which his bonds and securities are kept is a large one-story affair built of recent years as a deposi- tory, and contains immense safety vaults. In an ordinary fire the contents of the vaults and safes would not be damaged, but he fears that owing to the size of this fire and the intense heat that even the vaults will be destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
COOSA RIVER TO BE UTILIZED FOR POWER
Coosa Water Development Company Will Be Organized With Large Cap
 ital--WiI Build Dam.

Arrangements have been made to or ganize a company in a few days to be known as the Coosa Water Power Devel- opment company with a capital of $25oOO0. It is said that northern men of promi- hence in financial circles will be interest ed.
 The lands and water power privileges In Calhoun county have been purchased, and the right to build the dam across the abandoned portion of the river secured from the secretary of war, and the pro- bate judge has had a jury to make report and assessment of damages; all of which are of record in Colhoun county.
 The company will build the dam this summer. and erect power plant and lay off manufacturing sights. Negotiations are being made with eastern parties to build a cotton duck mill, and with west ern parties for large reduction plant.
 As the Seaboard Air Line railway crosses the Coosa river at this point, ar- engagements will be made for laying off a park, and excursions will be run from this city. The large lake formed by the dam will be used for boating and fish ing.
 The Industrial, Finance and Trust com pany, this city, are fiscal agents for the owners. This company incorporated un- der the laws of Delaware, has filed with the secretary of state certified copies of it's charter, paying the fees under the new law passed ,y the last legislature 1t has leased offices in the First Ma tional bank building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.

The Philadelphia Ledge says: An in- dustrial war is on between the northern and southern manufacturers of pig iron, and unless it shall be soon settled, iron merchants say. its effect will be felt here.
 In the region of the Schuylkill Valley furnaces where great quantities of pig iron are prepuced, loads of the product from Alabarha are being dumped on the market and sold at figures far below those asked by the Western Pennsylvania man. ufaeturers. This. too, in face of the fact that the southern product must be hauled more than 15O0 miles from the Alabama furnaces at a freight rate of about S435 per ton Schuyllzill Valley manufacturers are marvelng at the cheapness with which the southern pig iron can be produced They are utterly powerless to reduce the prices of their own product, at least just yet, as 1t has not been long since they agreed among themselves to restrict production in order to stimulate prices. The result is that the southern producers have the field practically to themselves. and, with no fear of competition from the Pennsyl-, vania manufacturers, they are selling their product for what they can get right under the noses of the northern pro- ducers.
 The southern producers, 1t was pointed out, have the advantage of cheaper labor and plenty of ores and fuel within sight of their furnaces, and are not bound by  any agreement. Train loads of the Ala bama product are being shipped to Vest ern Pennsylvania, and are being dis posed of almost as fast as they are re- ceived. One of the largest southern com panies is entirely sold up to March on No. soft, and No. foundry, and on the lower grades of both foundry and forge iron, but is still prepared to make prompt shipments on No. 2 foundry.
 James M. swank. secretary of the Amer ican Iron and Steel association, said yes- terday that 1t will only be question of time when the Pennsylvania producers will be compelled to break their price agreement to protect themselves, and then, he said, prices will decline.
 The American Iron and Steel associa-
 
 CTS complete statistics of the production of all kinds of pig iron in the United States in 1903; also of the stocks of pig iron which were for sale on December 3l 1903 The total production of pig iron in 1903 was 1s,oO9,252 gross tons. against IT, 1 sM, ,307 tons in 1902, 15,s78, 1854 tons in 1901, 1s 7ss,242 tons in 1900, 1s.s2o,7oS tons in 1899. and 11,773,934 tons in 1898.
 | The stocks of pig iron which were. un- sold in the hands of manufacturerA Or which were under their control In War rant yards and elsewhere at the close of 1903. and were not intended for their own consumption, amounted to 591. 43s tons, against 1263o1 tons on June 30. 1903. and 49,e51 tons on December 31. 1902.
 The whole number of furnaces in blast on December 3l. 1903. was 1s2 against a2o on June 30. 1908, and 307 on December 5i. 1902. The number in blast at the end of 1903 was the smallest at the close of any calendar year since December S1, 1896, when 159 furnaces were In blast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
MAYOR REFUSES ID SIGN THE CONTRACT Hitch Occurs in the Nineteenth
 Street Improvements PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT  Mayor Drennen Asks Chairman Moore to Call Special Meeting of Street
 Committee to Recon
 slider Matters.
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT

Although the ordinance was adopted by the city council. the contract let and work actually begun. a hitch has developed in the matter of paving of Nineteenth street between Third avenue and Fourth avenue, with bituminous macadam.
 Several weeks ago the improvement ordinance was adopted by the city council and last Wednesday the street committee of which Alderman Walter Moore of the Fourth ward is the chairman, met and awarded the contract for paving the sin gle block to the Nashville Paving and Roofing company, the bituminous maca- dam contractors. The price agreed upon was s1.sO per square yard. the same as was charged for paving other streets in Birmingham with this class of material.
 Protesting Petition.
 Last Wednesday night the street com mittee rendered it's report to the city council. A petition signed by property owners along Nineteenth street from Third avenue to Fourth avenue, protest ing against the awarding of the contract was presented. and Frank Nelson, IT,, one of the property owners, appeared in person to offer remonstrances and pro- tests. However, the report of the com mittee was concurred in by vote of Il to ?, Mayor Drennen casting the first vote in the affirmative.
 G. H. Ingram, president of the Nashville Paving and Roofing company, was in Birmingham at that time and before leaving the next day signed the contract. He went from here to New York.
 Saturday Mayor Drennen addressed a letter to Chairman Moore of the street committee, asking that the matter be re- opened by his committee inasmuch as the board of directors of the Hotel IIllman company desired to be heard on the mat ter. The mayor requested Chairman Moore to have MT. Ingram attend the meeting of the street committee.
 The Hotel Hillman company's property fronts on Nineteenth street between Third avenue and Fourth avenue.
 Mayor Ref''~ss to Sign.
 Yesterday morning the contract for the paving, in duplicate form, was presented to the mayor to be signed, and he refused to attach his signature. It is understood that he is awaiting further instructions from the street committee
 MT. Ingram is expected to arrive in Birmingham this morning. If he does a meeting of the street committee will prob ably be called for some time today.
 In the meantime the contractors are at work along Nineteenth street. Tester day morning a large force of men were put to work excavating for the 31OO square yards of bituminous pavement that are to be laid.
 The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company is relaying It's double track along the block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09


 Local insurance agents are intensely in- terested in the news of the Baltimore fire and while none of them express their opinions freely they evidently believe that several of the smaller companies will col lapse as a result of the fearful disaster In the great financial center of the south.
 The estimates of s3ooO 900 damage are not believed to be accurate and until a definite estimate can be made the insur- ance men will not begin to figure on the lossess sustained by the various compa- nies. We'll informed agents say that at least 60 per cent of the property destroyed was insured and that the heaviest losses will be sustained by the destruction of the buildings which were supposed to be fireproof According to this estimate the loss to the insurance companies will be about $1so,oo0,oO0.
 It is believed that several of the rich old companies will be able to stand the loss and will pay every claim on demand but, according to agents. several of the wild cat" concerns will most certainly col lapse. In fact there a few of the large companies who will not be put to se- we're test.
 An insurance man said yesterday that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
FOR DEAF MUTEs.
Rev. o. J. Whildin to Conduct Services
 TommorW Night.

The Rev o. J. Whildin, general mis- sionary to deaf mutes of the south, will hold a service for the deaf in the Church of the Advent tomorrow night at 7:ao O clock.
 The Rev. MT. Whildin was appointed to the position of general missionary last July, succeeding the late Rev. Job Tur- ner. who labored among the deaf and dumb for over thirty years and who was familiar figure on the streets of Bir- mingham which he visited frequently.
 There is scarcely a large city in the south that MT. Whildin has not visited. Wherever he finds a. dozen or more deaf mutes he gathers them together and holds church service for them and breaches to them The deaf always well come these services. MT. Whildin, being himself deaf is able to understand his people and to fully sympathize with them. Although the service on Wednesday even Ing will be exclusively for the deaf and will be in a language understood by them alone. the general public is cordially in' Vited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
RAILROAD WORLD.

w. l.. Evans, travelling passenger agent of the Rock and-Frisco systems, with headquarters in Memphis. was in Bir- mingham yesterday
 Artistic calendars are being issued by the passenger department of the Frisco system, at the Morris hotel. The Frisco makes speciality of attractive advertis- ing of It's passenger department.
 All of the railroads are issuing St. Louis worlds fair literature. The Louis- vile and Nashville railroad local pas- senger department has recently received folders giving excellent views at the ex- position.
 It is held by the supreme court of Texas that shipment from an interstate point point within the state on a new bill of lading at the interstate rate, even though the shipment is in it's original package.
 Commencing today and continuing until further notice trains Nos. and 3. on the Louisville and Nashville railroad be- tween Birmingham and Montgomery will be run in two sections. This plan was adopted during the Christmas holidays, when the travel was quite heavy, and 1t proved a success. The extra trains were taken off early in January.
 When train No. 3, south bound Is on time, leaving Birmingham at $40 p. m., the second section will leave here ten minutes later. Train No. will make but two stops between Birmingham Calera and Clanton. The extra will stop at all points.
 When No. is late the extra will leave Birmingham on its time About the same schedule will be apoted for the second section of train No 2, north bound, be- tween Montgomery and Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
B|G CORPORATIONS
 MAY CONSOLIDATE
Important Conference Here at
 O'clock This Morning
VALUES TO BE EXAMINED
Maben of sloss-sheffield, Thompson of Republic and Mecrery of Tennen- nessee Go. to Meet and Sub
 init List of Experts.

President A. w. Thompson of the Re- public Iron and Steel company arrived Tn Birmingham yesterday and will remain here for two or three days.
 Today at 10 o'clock there will be a con- ference between MT. Thompson. President J. c. Maben of the Sheffield Steel and Iron company, and Vice President Charles McCrery of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. touching the projected consolidation of the three lead ing corporations of the district. Each of the officials named will appoint one, two or three experts, as he may see fit. to examine and report on the valuations of the three great properties.
 The conference today will be the result of series of conference held in New York last month. in which prominent di- rectors of the Tennessee company Mr. ,Maben and Mir Thompson participated.
 The dominant pen in the three com panies, according to all reports, are now eager for consolidation. The question is, will the representatives of the three cor porations be able to agree on terms?
 The experts to examine the properties will require a month or more to perform their work. It will probably be the 1st of May before a final decision Is reached. All mace association for the purpose of main mace association for thep urpose of main- taining prices having failed, the corpora tions discussing consolidation will be, it Is thought, all the more ready to proceed.
 All furnace interests in the south are watching this consolidation project with great concern. Many men who laughed at the consolidation idea a few weeks ago. now expect to see consolidation accom- plished. The United States steel trust Is said to be back of the consolidation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
BuiIdinq Permits,

Building permits have been issued from the office of Inspector Julian Kendrick as follows
 F. G. Ragiand to erect one story frame dwelling on Eighth avenue between Eleventh street and Twelfth street, at a cost of s900.
 W. H. Eatman to erect one-story brick dwelling In Alley A and Eighteenth street at a cost of $i700.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

every pulpit in the district, and col- lection shall be taken for the hospital.
 This is done in the hope that thereby a regular source of income may be es- tablished for this worthy institution"
 After adopting the resolution the fol- lowing were appointed a committee to see that 1t was carried out: pr. J. ". stagg. Dr. A. C. Davidson. pastor of the southside Baptist church, and Dr. Lu- man s. Handley. pastor of the Central Presbyterian church.
 The members of the union present as the meeting yesterday pledged themselves to announce and to work for the mass meeting to be held next Sunday after noon in the interest of the Hillman Hos- pitaL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
THE BROWN SHOE COMPANY Will Have Worlds Exhibit Shoe Fac
 fnrv at the World's Eair
tory at the Worlds

The Brown Shoe company of St. Louis have secured the necessary space in the Manufacturers building at the worlds fair. and will operate shoe factory. em- ploying from sixty to seventy-five men, and will turn out from three to four hundred pairs of mems highest-grade President (of White House line) shoes per day, with which the company's GUS toners will be supplied in the rotation in which their orders for same are received. thus giving them the benefit of adver- tising and selling to their trade the best worlds fair shoes that the world can produce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
CHURCHES WILL OBSERVE
 HOSPITAL DAY ANNUALLY

The Hillman Hospital was endorsed by the Birmingham Ministers union at its meeting yesterday morning. The follow ing resolution. introduced by Dr. J. ". Stagg. patsor of the First Presbyterian church, was unanimously adopted:
 Whereas. the Hillman Hospital having been founded mainly in the interest of charity and consequently Is dependent for its support upon gifts from the com munity. in which it Is located. 1t is there- fore.
 Resolved, That the Ministers union of the Birmingham district does here and now set apart the fourth Sunday in each oc 2. tober, to be known as Hospital Day. when at the il o'clock services the needs of the institution shall be presented from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Case of Roland T. shugart Comes Be
 fore Judge Abernathy Today.

Roland T. Shugart. the young attorney will be given preliminary hearing this afternoon at o'clock before Judge H B. Abernathy of the Inferior court shugart shot A. J. Banholzer on the night of January 20 in the Metropolitan bar. He died eleven days later at the Hillman hospital.
 A number of witnesses have been sum- moned to testify at the hearing and il will probably last this afternoon and all of tomorrow.
 Shugart is in the county jail. He is charged with murder in the first degree
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
FILTRATION PLANT.
City Council Will Make Tour of In.
 spection Tomorrow.

The city council will visit the filtration plant of the Birmingham Water Works company in Shades valley, as the guests of the company tomorrow. Carriages will leave the city hall at 10 o'clock in the morning and Mayor Drennen requests ev- cry member of the committee to be on hand at that time.
 The filtration plant which has been in- stalled by the water works company at cost of thousands of dollars Is con- sidere@ one of the finest in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
ODD FELLOWS ENTERTAINMENT. Magnolia Lodge Will Hold Social ses. sion Fifth Monday Night in February.

Magnolia Lodge No 121, I. O. O.. F., will hold social session Monday night, February 29 at the lodge room in Mag nolia Hall. This lodge was organized twelve years ago and the regular meet ings are held on Monday nights. For the first time in the history of the organ ization of the lodge there are five Mon- day nights in February this year, and on the last Monday night of the month the social session is to be held.
 At the meeting last night George H. Brown, B. w. Brumley. A. H. Moore. Thomas Willard, Jr., and Sam H. Harris were appointed a committee to arrange for the entertainment.
 At the meeting the third degree was conferred on one candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
PHYSICIANS ARE ENTERTAINED Drs. Wyatt and H. T. HefsIn Open
 Their Infirmary to Friends.

Drs. Wyatt and H. T. Hefiin threw open the doors of their new infirmary at Twenty-second street and First avenue to the members of the Jefferson County Medical association last night and enter tained informally for several hours. The physicians inspected the institution thoroughly and expressed much praise for the excellency and comfort of the ar rangement.
 The doctors ate sandwiches. smoked cigars and told good stories until late hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
GAME FOR TOMORROW NIGHT.
Athletic Club Will Play Montgomery
 Basketball Team.

The basket ball team OF the Athletic club will play against the team of the Montgomery Y. M. c. A. tomorrow night at the Athletic club building. This is expected to be the best game of basket bali witnessed here this season.
 The Montgomery team is the first of the out of town teams to come to Bir- mingham this season, and it is said to be very strong. The Athletic club team, which was picked from the best members of the four teams which have been play ing each other. is very strong, and the game is expected to be warm fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

A $500, GOO, 900 Fire in Ball. timore. Moral: Carry Fire Insurance. Jemison R. E. & Ins. Co, lst National Bank Building,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
PERSONAL.

MT. F. Caheen has returned from New York, where he has been to purchase his spring stock. M. J.i Clark of Madisonville. Ky, is
 visiting J. J. Curran
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
A ManeIs
 OfHeahh

There is a quality in Royal Baking Powder which makes the food more digestible and wholesome. This peculiarity of Royal has been noted by physicians, and they accord ingly endorse and recomI mend 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
Weak, Haooard, wornout Women

Will find a boon in Feminala, the pre- scription used by an eminent physician for ten years. in large private and sanatorium practice, with unvarying suc- cess. Druggists now sell ard guaran- tee it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

Fire raging in Baltimore. Let us write your insurance. Jemison R. F, & Ips. Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

Save the discount by pay ing your gas and electric bills today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09

cnlIOnl at cost. State books have OUUUuI state stamp. Dewberry's Dnnvc Clearance Sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mattie Lancaster.

Matte. the 3-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. W. Lancaster, died yester- day morning at their residence in Mem phis. The remains will arrive In Birming- ham this morning over the Frisco sys- tenn, and will be taken to the residence of c. E. Meglemry. 2si0 Highland ave- nue. where the funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at o'clock.