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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
RELIEF WORK TO BE RESUMED
Fund More Than s2s, ,ooo-Will Reach
 vlo,00o Today.

The canvass for contributions to the Virginia City relief fund will be resumed today, and it is believed that by tonight the fund will amount to over s25,OOo. AL ready more than s23,o0O has been sub scribed and acknowledged, and it will be an easy matter to raise saoOO today.
 The subcommittee No. l. with w. D. Nesbitt chairman. John w. o'Nell, Hugo Marx and John Yeatman will call on Second avenue merchants today and solicit funds.
 Other committees will continue their ef- forts to raise money for the relief of the destitute.
 The only subscription sent in yesterday was s25 from the Bartenders' league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued from the probate court as follows
 Rizkalla Hecall, Birmingham. and Miss Latufey Tanory.
 Dan Bass, Bessemer, and Miss Ada Martin.
 Joseph White Blossburg, and Miss Ada Odom.
 Benjamin T. Kimble, Engley. and Miss Katie Ellis.
 George J. Shumaker, Brookside, and Miss Matte Belle Presley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Princess Victoria Hetrothed.

London, February 26.-The be- trothal is officially announced tonight of Princess Victoria of Connaught to Prince Oscar, eldest son of the Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway. The announcement states that the engage ment has the entire sanction and ap- proval of King Edward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Articles of Incornoratalon.

The Pittsburg Land Mining and Man ufacturing company, with capital stock of s40,0OO, has filed articles of incorporation in the probate court. H. c. DuBose of Monroeville, R. z. Chapman of Pineapple, Joe c. Hail and O. l.. Stephenson of Bir- mingham are the incorporators. The new company will buy and sell real estate, coal and ore lands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Reward Offered.

Circulars have been received in Bir- mingham offering a reward of s1O0 for any information regarding Miles F. H. Mays. who has disappeared from Franklin. Tenn. He disappeared on September 10 last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Prayers for the Dead.

In all the Catholic churches of the Bir- mingham district prayers were offered for the souls of the miners who lost their lives at Virginia mines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Governor Blanchard.

Governor Blanchard of Louisiana and his stan will pass through Birmingham this week on a special train over the Louisville and Nashville railroad for Washington to attend the inauguration. The train will consist entirely of Pull man sleepers and dining car, and res ervations are already being made in New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27

All goods stored in Rates warehouse and over three months storage due will be sold on the 18th day or March at 10 a m. at the warehouse. 17th and A.
 2-20-3t-mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
TO PREVENT THE GRIP

Laxative Bromo Quinine the worldwide Cold and Grip remedy. removes the cause. Call for the full name and look for sigma ture of E. w. Grove. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Appropriatlon Asked for.

Here is what the dispatch says:
 We respectfully urge that you secure amendment in the Senate commerce com mittee. appropratng s50OO for surveys and estimates of cost of channel 16,OOO feet long, 45O feet wide at top and 35 feet deep from S5-foot curve in lower Mobile bay to little Dauphin island, including basin there 2OOO by 15OO feet and S5 feet deep.
 Five thousand dollars is sufficient for both surveys.
 Tt is vitally important to Birmingham mineral region and the entire state to have a deep water port in operation at the earliest possible date.
 '9rhe appropriation asked now would greatly advance the entire project which is dependent on governmental aid for dredgingn n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27

ships of the greatest size afloat may en- ter freely and safely.
 When water transportation is opened that now pays about sl.10 per ton to Mo- bile or Pensacola will be delivered at a deep water coaling point in lower Mo- bile bay, within five miles of the sea, at 30 cents per ton or less.
 Effect of the Rate.
 "Such rate would at once enable Alabama coal to supply at least one-half of the 455S,OO0 tons consumed south of us, and thereby call for at least 2.0O0.0 900 tons more than we are mining today.
 "It would also be safe to say that a port only five miles from the gulf, able to supply bunker coal at 80 cents a ton less than the present rate of s301 at Mobile, or s231 per ton, would soon be the coaling station for nearly every port on the Gulf of Mexico, including all the Mexican ports on this side.
 When the Panama canal. which Is designed to handle the greatest ships. ia constructed there should be at least one port on our southern coasts into which such shipping might enter. It seems quite doubtful that any port other than the one proposed in lower Mobile Bay at Dauphin Island could be made access able to ships of 1S000 to 3O0O0 tons dis placement, and from 600 to 725 feet in length The economies in operating ships of such immense size are so great, and make possible such reductions in freight rates, that the port which could accommodate them would have a decis- i've advantage over shallower ports and smaller vessels.
 '"rhe tonnage of coal, iron. cement lumber and cotton to be cheaply deliv- cred, as has been pointed out, in Mobile Bay, would afford q business so vast that 1t would pay any shipping afioat to come there, and it would make 1t the greatest port on the Gulf of Mexico.
 The Supreme Need.
 "In my judgment the supreme need at this time, in the industrial and commer- cial development of Alabama, is water transportation. Birmingham is the nor thern end of the port of Mobile Bay. Is it not wise to link the Birmingham dis trict with Dauphin Island and thereby make it easy for Alabama coal, iron. steel, lumber and cotton to command the West Indian, Central American and South American markets?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27

"vulcan." the man who painted him is located at 219 N. 20th st. Hermitage, of course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Notlee-To One and All.

Piso's Cure has cured coughs for many wears. It is still on the market. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Mir, Parsons Views.

Joseph II. Parsons, who is exceedingly keen regarding this improvement, and who has taken a lively interest in the subject since it was first mentioned, talked informingly about the proposition last night. He pointed out succinctly what the desired improvement would mean for the whole state and how it would increase especially the develop ment of the Birmingham district.
 "This district urgently needs cheaper outlet to tidewater," said Mr. Parsons and it needs cheaper outlet more and more urgently with each passing year. Our need increases in ratio to the en- larged output of the districts mines and furnaces. Every well-lnformed person now clearly understands that tidewater port suitable to the states necessities is absolutely essential to the proper de- velopment of the whole Alabama mineral region-a region that Is destined to be the world center of the coal, iron and steel industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Adequate Port Needed.

"rhe coal, iron and cement lands of Alabama, not to mention her forests rich in lumber and her fields fertile in various agricultural products, should be provided with adequate means for reach ing easily the open sea and thereby the
 worlds markets. Water transportation is the most practicable agency we can command. With it Alabamas develop ment will read like the story of Alad- den's lamp or of Dumas Monte Christo. Without it the state must be content to let it's untold wealth lie comparatively
 untouched In the earth-the margin of , it's great possibilities merely scratched. Natures Beautiful Gift.
 "In the Warrior, Tombigbee and Ala | bama rivers, nature has fretted channels
 from the great mineral district of the | state straight to the sea. The Master
 Engineer has provided for the people
 means of transportation which, to be
 made profitable, need only to be utilized. | These waterways run wanton toward | the gulf, emptying first into Mobile Bay, naturally one of the noblest ports in either hemisphere. We need now only a 1 comparatively small expenditure of money to make these waterways sub serve the states industrial interests, and
 enlarge beyond even the optlmist's dream the development of our commerce.
 "rhe basis of this district is, as every one knows, coal. With the coal we make the pig iron, and from the pig iron, man. ufacture the steel There is no reason why Alabama should not command, through the port of Mobdo, the coal, iron, cement, steel, cotton and lumber trade of the West Indies, Central America and South America.
 Astonishing Trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Astonishing Trade.

What that trade amounts to in coal alone Is little less than astonishing. As- cording to reports issued by the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor and the Treasury Department for December, 1904, 4,OoO GOO tons of coal were consumed in 1904 in Mexico, Cuba, other West Indian islands, and the countries of Central America and South America. Besides this, 55S, OSO tons of bunker coal were supplied last year for shipping in the Gulf ports at an average cost of $3.61 a ton, ranging from s3 01 a ton at Mobile tthe cheapesD to s5.54 at Galveston and s7.04 at Key West.
 Tt Is a depressing fact that only a small percentage of this total coal ton mage is supplied by the Alabama mines. The greater part of this total is not sup piled by the Alabama mines for the req son that existing methods and transpor- tation rates make it impracticable for Alabama to supply it. The output of the Alabama mines is limited absolutely by our outworn methods and unreasona- ble transpOrtatiOn rates,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
Terminal and Harbor.

"Inasmuch as the work to De done by
 the federal government at Mobile will greatly improve that harbor, it Is high time that we take steps to provide an
 adequate deep water terminal and har-
 ber there in order that the immense com mereial business already In sight may
 be effectively handled
 ''The deepest water in Mobile bay is thirty miles south of Mobile. A shipping point for that great port should be es- abolished at point the most available and nearest to the deepest water. where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27

The following is from the New York World:
 According to the story told in Wall
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
PROBABLY NOT THIS WEEK.
Not Thought That Schools Can b
Opened Until Monday, at Earliest.


Judging from the coal situation it
is not likely that the public schools,
which were closed Monday evening for
an indefinite period, can reopen this
week President Click, of the board,
when asked today, said that he feared
it would be necessary to remain closed
all this week, unless the coal ordered
from Oelwein can reach the city. This,
however. is not thought likely. The
Arson Company, which has the school
contract, has no coal, and at the pres
ent time there is no prospect of getting
any Superintendent Crane is also of
the opinion that it will be impossible
to open the schools this week. as what
little coal there is on hand has to be
used for slow fires, to keep the water
pipes from freezing. While the time
is lost to the district, as far as the
teachers salaries are concerned, and
can not be made up, the loss will be
undoubtedly economy in the end, for
the money spent for coal, even if it
We're obtainable, would be great in
keeping the buildings warm. During
such cold weather the attendance is
always affected to greater or lesser
extent and the schools are more or
less disorganized as result.
The school board will depend upon
the T.-R. to make the announcement
TO the pupils, each principal being in
structed by the superintendent, when
school was closed, to notify the differ
ent rooms that there would be no
school until the formal notice was CIV
en- in this paper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
SPEND DAYS in STATION.
Five Persons Have Lived in Uniol
Station Since Monday.

five TCfSOHS nave G'sSa III Othoii
Station Since Monday.
Since early Monday evening the
union station has been the home of
five snow bound passengers, who have
been tied up here, unable to reach their
destinations. Two of them are women,
two Iowa Central 'newsies," and the
other a man destined for Steamboat
Rock. The women are bound for Grin
nell and Oskaloosa, and the two news
boys are also going to Oskaloosa. Four
of them spent Monday night in the
station, and last night all slept there.
The women occupied chairs, the new
sizes" pulled their wicker hampers close
to the radiators and camped on them,
while the man, who was provided with
a fur overcoat, hit" the floor. The
station was kept warm during the
night so that none of those waiting
suffered One of the women was with
out funds but thru the Kindness of
one of the others, who was waiting,
was supplied with food from the lunch
counter The quintet was still there
this morning waiting Tor a Central
train.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
MORE COAL ARRIVES
Cessation of Tuesdays Storm
Promises Relief In Coal
Situation
CONDITION
ON NOT so
Iowa Central Turns Over Car in Bad
Order, Destined to Northwestern
Point-Three Secured From Clark
Coal and Coke Company, and Nortp-
western Brings in Two Cars.

Relief for the threatened coal fam
inc gives promise of being realized II
the calm weather prevails long en-
ough for the railroad companies to
open their tracks and get their trains
moving. AS the situation stands 1t is
no worse, and, If anything, better than
Tuesday. Six cars were placed at the
disposal of local dealers yesterday,
which will tide over for a day or two
longer until more can arrive.
The northwestern brought in two
cars from the Saylor mines Tuesday,
and more was expected today. The
Central turned over one car, which
was destined to a point on the North
western, but which was in bad order
and could not be moved Immediately.
Three cars were secured thru George
w. McGill, local representative for the
CLARK Coal and Coke Company, OF Pc
oria. This coal has been in the Cen
trail yards here, but was consigned to
points north of here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15

the different routes were out today in
large numbers, busy with their SHOW
els, opening the roads in order that
the carriers might get out tomorrow.
Unless the wind should again blow IL AS
thought that all of the routes can be
covered tomorrow. Some of the lar
mers on the rural routes are coming
into the city for their mail on horse
back, and taking it to neighbors liVihS
along the route. These are compare
lively few in number. however, for the
roads are almost impossible, even for
horseback riding. There is a big accu-
mul1ti of mail at the postolfice, al
tho not so large as might be expected
because there is so little mail from
outside points reaching the city. The
postofficc employees are routing as
much of the mail as is possible over
the Northwestern, where connections
can be made with crt~s roads. An en-
tire load, including some that had been
sent to the union station and had new
er been out of town. has been sent
back to the postoffice for reWorking-
All that can be rcworked here is beng
cared for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
Mayorality Candidates Besiege
Clerks Office That Names
Might Head Ticket
o. L. INeLEDUE FILES FIRST
While j. H. Esermayer Lies in Wait
For Clerk Derby Outside, InsIedue
Takes UP His Stand at the Clerks
Desk, Awaiting His ArrivaI-Eser-
mayer Scores the Clerk.

The name of o. l.. [ngledue, candi-
date for mayor, will he; I'd the city ticket
for the coming election. Mr.. lngledue
gets this position because he was the
first to file his nomina ton papers with
City Clerk, l.. L. Derby this morning,
but in the filing there. was scram-
Bile, and the office was besieged by both
Mr.. Ingledue and j. II. Egermayer be-
fore o'clock.
Mr.. Egermayer was on hand before
Clerk Derby arrived and took his
stand in front of the court house.
Councilman Ingledue in the meantime,
having a key to the city offices, was
inside, leaning over the counter, await
ing the clerks arrival. Mr.. Derby put
in an appearance at promptly 8 o'clock
and had no more than entered the
building when Mr.. Egermayer thrust
his petition in front Of him.
Mr.. Derby, having not yet arrived
in his office refused to accept it, altho
Mr.. Egermayer followed him thru the
mayors office and inside the clerks
office repeatedly demanding that he
accept his papers. This Mr.. Derby re-
fused to do, and Mr.. Egermayer, in
disgust, threw them on the floor. Both
candidates We're then notified to line
up at the counter in the order in which
they had arrived. The papers of Mr..
Ingledue. who was there first were
received and filed III the meantime Mr.
Ggermayer had left. He returning lat
er, however, secured his papers, and
they We're filed, bu. not until after he
had scored Clerk Derby. Two council
I men also filed then petitions early this
| morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
ROAST" THE COUNCIL
Sixth Warders In Mass Meeting,
Call the counciImen Hard Names
and Talk of Routing the RascaIs
Gut" When Election Comes.

Indignant at those councilmen who
abolished the Sixth ward, about forty
voters of that section Of the city gath
cred in mass meeting in the little mis-
sion building on Summit street Tues
day night and verbally fayed and LASH
ed those coucilmen, who, by their ac-
ton, in voting, had aroused the Sixth
warders' wrath.
If there be any truth in the saying
that the ear tingles from the effects of
personal remarks unheard, then noises
like that of a laundering surf must
have beaten upon the ears of the seven
anti-Sixth ward councilmen. Individ-
ually or collectively they were charg-
ed with almost everything in the ma
ture of corruption in public office. 1t
was even intimated that enough evil
dence had been secured to institute
criminal proceedings against at least
one, the name was not mentioned, or
more of the members of the council.
ITO route the rascals out" seemed to
be the desire of the gathering. A COM
mittee composed Of A. H. Martin,
Frank Houghton, Chaplain Jesse Cole,
D. d. Babcock and f. w. Iseman, was
appointed to draw up resolutions to be
presented at the mass meeting of the
Citizens Municipal Good Government
League tonight. Mr.. Babcock, who
presided as chairman, and Chaplain
Jesse Cole, We're the principal speak,
ers. Councilman T. w. Iseman was
secretary.
The Sixth ward, or at least those
represented at last nights meeting,
want Iseman and Sieg for their coun-
cilmen. Both We're lauded in speeches,
and both, judging from the sentiment
expressed, will be nominated in the
Third and Second wards by caucuses
of Sixth ward representatives.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
AUDITORS IN SESSION.
State Association Begins Work With
Small Attendance.

State Association Begins Work Will,
Small Attendance.
The County Auditors State Asocia-
ton of Iowa, With only twenty mem
bers present, began the work OF its an
nual convention at 10 O'Clock this fore
noon, in the east court room. The open
ing session was twenty -four hours
late. owing to the delay of members in
reaching the city. The sessions will
hold over tomorrow, and the principal
business has been postponed until to-
morrow, in the hopes that the evening
trains today and those of the morning,
Thursday, will bring additional mem
bers.
County Auditor w. T.. McLeland, OF
this county, vice president of the as
ISOLATION, is presiding over the ses-
sions, the president. Edward Burger.
of Scott county, who WAS elected presi-
dent at the last convention, having re-
signed because he is NOW out of office.
a program committee was appointed
this morning, and the program for the
afternoon and that for tomorrow will
be announced this afternoon. Tie
election of officers, selection of the next
place of meeting, and other business,
will not come up until tomorrow.
Tonight, at the Is. p. club rooms, the
county officials, assisting Auditor Nc
Leland, Will entertain the visitors at a
smoker and banquet. Following the
latter Il number of after dinner adj
dresses will be made. At the Y. NJ. c.
a. rooms Tuesday night, for the bene-
fit of the visitors, who were shown over
the new building, a basket ball game,
and one of indoor base ball, were play
ed by picked teams.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15

has been impossible for the birds. 20
get grain, berries and seeds.
Reports from other states show the
same fears exist, and in the east, in the
state of Connecticut, newspapers re-
port that efforts are being made gen.
orally, among the farmers, to put up
shelter boxes for the birds The boxes
are placed off the ground, protected
from the weather as we'll as possible,
aud supplied with food. In this way i,
is SAID that many quail will be preserve
ed. Other farmers who know quail to
be on their land have been feeding
them from their door yards, and the
quail have become so tame that they
VIII almost eat out OF the hands of
their protectors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
WILL HAVE HOLIDAY.
First Time Rural Carriers Have Been
Given Washinqton's Birthday.

For the first time in the history of
the rural mail service the carriers will
be given a holiday on Washington's
birthday, which comes a week from to-
day. Instructions to this effect have
been received by Postmaster Saint
from the department at Washington.
The observance of the day by the rural
carriers is the result of a petition to
the department by Washington nation
al society, which asks thai the ami
versary of Lincoln as well as Wash
ington, be observed generally turnout
the United States. Lincolns birthday
this year fell on Sunday.
The usual holiday hours for the To-
cal servica on Washington's birthday
will be observed at the postoffice,
which is nothing more than window
service between the hours of $3.50 and
1920. A collection thruout the entire
city will be made during the afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-15
HOME GETS ANOTHER CAR.
Great Rejoicing at the State lnstitu-
ton and Hauling Coal is Chief In

Great Rejoicing at the State institu-
ton and Hauling Coal is Chief In
dustry.
There was great rejoicing at the
Soldiers Home late Tuesday afternoon,
when it was announced that another
car of coal had been secured. The
Gregory Coal, Coke and Lime Com
pany, which has the state contract.
managed to buy two cars that We're
bound for Minneapolis. but We're snow
bound here. BY telegraphing to the
conssnees, the coal was secured, and
the Home was Immediately notified.
Six teams We're put on the work of
hauling today. and from now on. until
the blockade is broken, hauling will BE-.
the chief industry at tho Home. An
other car has been secured for the
Home tomorrow, so that there is no
immediate danger.
In the Home boilers this forenoon,
however, wood was being burned in
stead of coal, and the coal was being
stored i'm reserve. The state has thirty
five cords of wood, and bought several
more cords yesterday, altho at stiff
shut off from the laundry. ana is being
used carefully in the main building,
which is not being kept as comfortable
as it would be under other circum-
stances. While the temperature does
not admit of suffering, the main build
ing is not the most pleasant place to
stay.
The Home boilers are consuming
now, with great care rs to the amount
used. twenty tons a day. Usually, In
severe weather. the consumption Of
coal daily amounts to anywhere from
twenty -four to thirty two tons.
Commandant Horton is of the opin-
ion that if the appropriations commit
tee of the legislature would happen
around at the present time, it would
not object to the appropriation for a
building i'm which to store coal