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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
EnterprisinQ EnsIey.

All the world knows what Ensley is doing in it's mines and industries. It Is the one steel rail city of the south. It promises to become center of in dustries in which steel billets are turned into manufactured goods ready for use. It is prosperous, busy, and hopeful.
 But all the world does not know how Ensley is building for the future. It's civic ambition and achievements are not properly appreciated. It is a city of spacious churches and of ex cellent schools. It has ample drain age, a pure water supply and all the other conyeniences and facilities of cities generally. It will soon have the best public library in Jefferson coun- ty, library wholly free to all corners. It's city government is progressive, clean and popular.
 The people of Ensley are, in a word, building a complete city, and they are laying deep and strong foundations. This is one reason why the Ensley people stick to their town, resisting all Inducements from other towns. They see that Ensley is sure to become bright and attractive town, and they are willing to work for it, trusting to ! the almost certain developments of the oncoming years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
DIVIDENDS ON JULY 1.
Many Millions of Dollars Will Be Dis bursed-Wall Street Watermelon.

New York-The biggest melon ever cut in Wall street is ripe. Disbursements aggregating $40 sOO,OOo are to be made as dividend and interest payments of pub lie railroad and and industrial corpora tions for the year ending July 1. This shows an increase of more than s5,500'00o above last year. The increase in local transactions is due to the increased stock issue of the Manhattan elevated. This money goes to the Ryan, Gould, Belmont and Rothschild interests.
 Tobacco Trust dividends shared by the Thomas F. Ryan group of millionaires are sl 6O0O0O less for the period than last year, owing to a readjustment of securities Rockefeller followers will miss $470, 1e0 on corn products preferred stock, which was paid last July, but omitted this year, because of complications over control of the property.
 One notable feature is hat the greatest number of corporations is of the smaller type of trusts, that is, those not specu- lative favorites in the stock market Many of the payments are by com panes of which the general public never heard. Among some of the largest are some S300 GOO by the Maekay companies, controlled by Clarence Maclxay; s54s,S25 by George w. Westinghouse Air Brake company; George J. Gould's Western Un- ion pays S1,227,125 Swift & Co., of the beef trust will pay $612,0OO. The Interna- tonal Paper company dhe paper trusD will pay ss36 100. The Sugar trust will pay $1,575.000. and the locomotive trust .500 The Tobacco trust pays $1s0,SS6, and it's subsidiary. the American Snuff s45a.040 The smelting trust, founded by the Guggenheims will pay $1,50O, ,0OO These payments will nearly all be made the first of the month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
THE PRICE OF VIRTUE.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 The last census gave New York City . population of s.4s7,202. and the total vote for president in that city last year was Sss.o72. But Philadelphia, with a census population of 1,2s36s7, is given by the ma chine assessors of that place more votes than New York castor s75.s12. The im- moral moral needs no pointing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
An Accomplished Daughter.

From Lippincott's.
 Mrs. B.-I suppose you find your daugh- ter very much improved by her two years stay at college?
 Mrs. Proudmother-La yes Mary Eliza beth is a carnivorous reader now, and she frequently impoverishes music. But she aint a bit stuck up-shes unanimous to everybody, an she never keeps a caller waitin' for. her dress; she just runs in nom de plume, an you know that makes one, feel so comfortable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

G EcRETARY OF WAR TAFT S seems to be unduly exercised " over the resignation of Chief Engineer Wallace, of the Panama canal. Indeed, Taft has lost his temper and President Roosevelt seems to have done likewise This would appear to indicate there is something wrong in the entire Panama canal scherfie. Evidentls -.ar. Wallace has decided that there is some thing impractical about the matter. It seems from his card that he was more anxious about his reputation as a suc- cessful engineer than about any salary that might have been offered him.
 Of course every practical man real izes that MT. Wallace had a perfect right to resign; either for f---''s- ~7a- sons or for other reasons. It is absurd for anyone to think that there are not just as good engineers as MT. Wallace. and another has been obtained. It is evident. however from MT. ~allaces resignation, that he views the construc- ton of the Panama canal, within any reasonable length of time, as impracti- cal.
 It may be yet, therefore, that Senator Morgan's prediction that the Nicaragua route is the only practical one will prove correct.
 Practically all the coal mines in the Birmingham district are closed down and the indications are that none of them will open up for eight or ten days. As a matter of fact, the miners all want holiday the Fourth of July week and it gives the operators an opportunity to clean up.
 Again. the demand for coal has been very slight recently and the railroad yards are all blocked with it. Within ten days the surplus will probably be consumed and then we shall have pe- riod of activity in the Birmingham dis trict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A man Is more modest than the aver age woman but she acts more so.
 When a man askas girl if she likes strawberries she is sure he Is making love to her.
 It Is queer that the less clothes vom- an has on to be in full dress the more they cost her. er
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
Taking Vacation.

After disposing of all the cases on his docket yesterday Judge N. B. Feagin of the police court announced that he would leave for his summer vacation.
 When asked where he would go and how long he intended staying he re- piled:
 1T will go out to Fulton Springs as the guest of my friend L II. Hoyt,"
 When will I return? Why l will open court at the same old stand as usual Mon day morning. This is the only vacation I expect to get this summer and pro- pose to enjoy it to the fullest extent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

the city. a guest of the Morris hotel.
 J. L. Burnham of Annston was guest of the Morris last night.
 pr. Luther Hays of Cullman was in the city yesterday.
 w. T. Furney of Anniston is stopping at the Morris.
 R. E. Craddock and wife of Columbus, Miss, are guests of the Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

We will have to get along three months without the tailing effort of Dear Bill, who is about to sail away in grand style at government expense to the Philippines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Aeronaut Knabenshue of Toledo sails freely in the air against the wind, but ne uses gasbag, and no passenger will trust himself to that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Elihu Root is said to be slated for Sec retary of State. Dear Bill cannot take ii because he is needed as digger of the esteemed Panama canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Engineer stevens is to do enpineering only, leaving shonts the monarch of inc canal zone, subject, of course, to ocoa- slonal orders from Dear Bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The Wallace-Taft squabble is a tempest rull Of fury signifying nothing. Wallace was not peon and Dear Bill has found another engineer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

An armistice of six weeks would tide the armies in Manchuria over the rainy season. In the meanwhile they could gather recruits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
A Poor Lot.

From the Somerville Journal.
 Yes" said she thoughtfully, "my hus- band is. the best man in the. world. "But, :" she added still more thoushtfully. that isn't saying much.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The Chinese exclusion act is fitted to American pockets, and California politi- clans brought it upon us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Pennsylvania had F good governor whose name was Patterson, and Ohio thinks she will follow suit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Georgia is receiving the commiseration of the rest of the country, because her legislature is in session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Colonel Guffy can immortalize himself by overthrowing the Standard Oils monopoly of the south. The fight Is on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

John M. Patterson proposes to be the next governor of Ohio despite the ma- chine and Herricks slush fund
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Chaffeurs who run over and kill boys now lose their jobs, which is some pun ishment at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Airships that will alieht obediently Is what we want. All of them will fly while the gas bag holds out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The burnt district of Baltimore no longer exists as a waste, and only ex- perts can locate it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The Japanese doctors are trying to put Rojestvensly in fighting condition again, but his ships are beyond recuperation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

ing yourselves to discuss your present day problems and what is being done for the spread of Gods kingdom today.
 For instance, pr. A. Lincoln Moore here told me the other day that up in his parish, that of the Riverside Baptist church at Ninety-second street ard Am sterdam avenue, he knows of two apart ment houses one of which has seventy two families and the other forty fami- lies living within it's walls. In the first named but three families of the seventy two are connected with any church, and in the last named none. Dr. Moore adds that he cannot get into that apartment house to reach those people. Why aren't you discussing it?
 ''I have been severely criticised for say ing that thank God that there has been Roman Catholic church and that it has had an American branch. But I reiterate it, rather than take it back. How in the world, ask, could the great tide of immigration that has turned it. self toward this country in the last half century and more have been, retained within the fold of the Christiah church without the great molding influence that the American branch of the Roman Cath ollie church has given It? I again thank God for the Roman Catholic church."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
About Persons.

pr. J. M. Miller. Mayor of Cordova, was in the city yesterday.
 Jack B. Hartsough of Dallas. Texs is in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The new s20 bill issued by the govern ment is difficult to initiate. and also to acquire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

When Secretary Taft sails away the administration will be without mouth piece.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The Czar don't know which he dislikes the most-the red fas or the Japanese flag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02
TENNESSEE STATESMAN
 AFTER LAUNDRY CLERK
laeJ0av,e

slave or David met in battle the driver of Goliaths chariot. Heroes meet heroes. Launcelot, arrayed in gold mail and mounted on a noble charger, challenged knights of fair renown to meet him in the tourney. Richard Occur de Lion, Ivanhoe, Henry Of Navarro, Lohengrin- all these and thousand of equally noble strain went forth to battle with the brav- est and the best. Why should not Gaines. whose name sounds down the ages in glorious conjunction with those valiant knights, have kept aloof from men of arm and still more muscular voice in be- half of the oppressed Filipino. There was a cause worthy of his most courageous effort.
 Once he defended the meek and lowly COW from the onslaught of the unprn- cipled manufacturer of oleomargarine. These were noble enterprises which ap- pealed to every corpusce of our ting ling blood and stirred the heart of all mankind. Alasi that his latest lance should have been raised in a squabbld over dirty linen It is a spectacle which fills our eyes with tears.
 Altogether it was an off day for the Hon. John Wesley Gaines Our idol i4 shattered. He who was type of chivalry incarnate has descended to the bourgeois. | He is no longer, lofty and alone, upon the pedestal of the gods. He is, like all the rest of us, made of common clay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The Crane company went west fifty years ago and grew up with the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Harmonious digging at Panama seems to be impossible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The Panama air promotes the resigna- tion habit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Eneteied at the Birmingham. Ala, post onice as second-class matter under act of Congress, March 8 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

l Poland is looking towards Norway and l Is studying the steps the latter took.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

So they are after our good friend ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

The scrapping at Panama outranks the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

No one has yet explained why women are afraid of mice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

| Who can blame the Czar for not de-
 string to have Congress on his hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

A few young Moros have been left to grow up with the colony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

Governor Herrick begins to think he will not have a walkoyer this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

All that is left of John Paul Jones is coming home at last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-02

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-22
BIG FACTORY BURNS.
Fire Started by Explosion - Ten
Employees Roasted Alive Dis
aster in Avon, Conn.

Avon, Conn, Sept, 16.-The explo-
sion of fuse, followed by fire in a
building of the Climax Fuse company
here Friday afternoon caused panic
among 20 employees in the building and
resulted in the death of ten and in
juries that doubtless will prove fatal
to several others. There was no way
of coping with the flames, which soon
spread rapidly, and in less than an hour
after the explosion occurred those who
were unable to escape were in the
clutches of fire that eventually burned
their bodies to ashes. AS the day wore
on the great crowd that collected in
the hamlet saw the bodies of men and
women roasting in the fire and were
powerless to check the flames.
The dead are: William Burke, 40
years old, married; James Joyce, about
35, married; Robert Mccarthy, aged IS;
James Wallace, married; Mollie McCar-
thy, Miss ]. Sullivan, Mrs NJ. B. Tucker
Charles Dimock, Miss Nora Ryan, Mrs.
William Burke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-22
WILL BRAVE FEVER.
President Roosevelt Announces In
tention to Visit New Orleans
on October "a.

New Orleans, Sept. 19.-The yellow
fever record up to six p. m. Monday is
as follows: New cases, "a; total cases.
2,6O5; deaths on Monday, G.; total
deaths, BAL; cases under treatment, gil.
President Roosevelt's telegram to
Mayor Behrman announcing his inten-
ton to come here as planned on Octo-
Der "a, if the people of Louisiana and
New Orleans desired him to do so, SUBJ
ject only to the quarantine regulations
of other states, is received as an addi-
tional indication of the presidents
sympathy with the people of the state
and the city in the fight against the
fever. 1t is'the opinion of the author
tiles that the fever will practically
have disappeared before the president
is due, but there is some doubt as co
whether the adjoining states and the
country parishes of Louisiana will be
willing to lift the guarantees until
further guarantee is assured that there
is no further danger from the transmits
sion of the disease. Very probably
in the matter of the presidential party
all restrictions will be temporarily
abated, but these are matters which
can only be determined after Mayor
Behrman and Gov. Blanchard have ad-
dressed themselves to careful inquiry
into the whole situation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-22
FISHERS FIRED UPON.
Tug w. ]. McCarter Struck by Shots
from Canadian Cruiser in
Lake Erie.

Erie, Pa, Sept. 15.-The fish tug w. J.
McCarter, of the keystone Fish COM
pany's fleet, limped into port Thursday
afternoon with a big hole in it's side.
from shot from the Canadian cruiser
Vigilant. Capt. Frank Handy said that
about noon the Vigilant swooped down
on him when he was after his nets.
After signaling, the Vigilant fired in his
boat, the shell striking near the water
line. 1t completely wrecked the ma
chinery for pulling in the nets. The
McCarter then put for shore. Capt.
Handy said he believes he was in Ameri-
can waters when the Vigilant fired upon
his craft. 1t is understood that a pro-
test was wired to Washington and i'm
mediate action is expected by the state
department.
Erie, Pa, Sept. 1S.-The fish tug
Harry G. Barnhurst, formerly a pleas
ure steamer and largest fish boat here
had thrilling encounter with the Can
adam cruiser Vigilant Sunday after.
noon. The boat was struck 80 times
and one man tainted. Others were
slightly hurt by flying splinters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-22
LESS DANGER OF WAR.
Dispute Between Norway and Sweden
in a Fair Way of
Settlement.

karlstad. Sept. 1S.-It is believed that
Sweden has averted all danger of war
with Norway by proposing a compro-
mise by which Norway need only dis
arm her forts instead of demolishing
them. The compromise answers Swed-
ems purpose and relieves Norway of hui
initiation. The first official announce
ment indicating that the delegates of
Norway and Sweden were approaching
an understanding in their effort to es-
tablish modus vivendi for the coun-
tries as separate governments was given
out Saturday night at the close of the
joint session of the delegates. This an
nouncement reads: THE probabilities
are that in the near future the negotia-
tons can be brought to definite re-
suit" This cryptic announcement is
accepted as indicating that the nego-
tiations have finally sreached a stage
where an agreement is in sight and that
resort to arms, which might have in
volved other powers. may safely be con-
sidered to be out of the question.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-22
MISSOURI FLOOD SWEPT.
Enormous Damage Reported-Twelv.
Lives Said to Have
Been Lost.

st. Louis, Sept. 19.-One of the worst
floods in Missouri at this season of the
year is now raging through the Mis-
souri, river bottoms. In places II
inches of rain has fallen in the last
three or four days. All streams and
rivers are out of their banks and some
not more than a few yards wide are
now raging foods, from one to three
miles wide. Thousands of acres of corn
land are under water and farmers will
suffer a tremendous loss. Hundreds
Of bead of livestock have been
drowned. Twelve persons have lost
their lives.
The loss to railroads is enormous
Miles of track are washed away, and
GoZeps of steel bridges are swept out,
as well as hundreds of smaller bridges
and culverts. Railroad traffic in cen
trail Missouri is paralyZed, and there is
no longer direct communication be-
tween st. Louis and Kansas City by
rail-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-22
BOSTON'S MAYOR DIES.
Hon. Patrick A. Collins, Leading
Democrat, Expires at Hot
Springs, Va.

Boston, Sept. Is. = Patrick A. Collins,
mayor of Boston, died Thursday at Hot
Springs, Va. The immediate cause of
his death was hemorrhage of the
bowels. A telegram received by Mr.. Cur
ran briefly reported the sudden demise
of his chief.
Mayor Collins was one of the leading
democrats of the country. He served in
congress from 1883 to 1889, and was
United States consul general at London
from 1893 to 1897. He was the presiding
officer of the national democratic con-
vention of 1885,
The news of the sudden death of their
mayor came as a tremendous shock to
the citizens of Boston. Mayor Collins
was regarded here as one of the last
members of the so-called "old school,
in national life. The general respect in
which he was held as a national figure
was enhanced by the affection in which
he was held by the people of Boston.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-22
SEEKS UNIVERSAL PEACE.
Gar to Call Conference at The Hague
All Nations Are to Be
Invited.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 19.-Empero:
Nicholas again appears before the
world as promoter of universal
peace. No sooner is the Russo-Japa-
Eese war over, and even before the
peace treaty has been ratified, than his
majesty issues invitations to a second
peace conference at The Hague. That
Monday from source which leaves no
shadow of doubt as to its authenticity.
1t is officially announced that 'tha
Russian government proposes to adj
dress the foreign powers with a view
to the holding of second peace con-
ference at The Hague" but it is
known that negotiations preceding this
announcement that the government
proposed to address the powers"
were entered into especially with the
United States and were conducted WITH
the greatest secrecy, there being not
the slightest inkling that Russia con-
templsted anything of the kind.
1t is impossible to learn the proposed
date of the second conference, or to
gain even an approximate idea regard
ing it, but it probably will not be great
ly delayed. Russia as the power con-
voking the conference will probably
submit an official programme, the 9TH
er powers submitting suggestions.
There is strong reason to believe that
the news even of the intention of the
Russian government would not be
given out unless invitations had al
ready been sent to the powers and, pos
sibly, that their answers had been re-
ceived. In this connection an inter-
esting question arises as to how the
invitation was communicated to Japan
in view of the lack of diplomatic re-
lations, but the invitation may be de-
layed until such relations have been
resumed, or it may have been forward
ed through the United States.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 19.-It can
be stated authoritatively that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will leave the step for
the call of a second Hague conference
to the car. He already has expressed
his desire for peace conference and
will heartily indorse the cars sugges-
ton, but believes that the latter, as
the founder of the first congress,
should take the initiative.