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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10
Local Cotton Market.
Local Iron Market.
Local Securities.

Corrected by Citizens Savings Bank. Stock and Bond Department. Phones H )
 Bid Asked
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TOMBIGBEE VALLEY RAILROAD
 COMPANY

Arv S.20 r. p.m... Fa1r1Ofd ...1N. O'-o am. Trains No. 1 and No. meet No. 22. northbound on the Southern railway from Mobile
 Trains No and No. meet No. 2l on the Southern railway, southbound, and No. 1i6 northbound to and from Mobile. Connections are close and passengers can buy through tickets and car check baggage throSgh from points on South ern railway to all points to T. V. Line and vice versa.
 JOHN T. COCHRANE, CHARLES P. DUKE, President.
 Superintendent
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Abercromble 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

Easier markets prevailed today in con sequence of general heavy rains west of the Mississippi river, particularly in Southwestern Texas over Sunday, soaking rains having occurred in the neighbor- hood of San Antonio, where the preclpi- tation amounted to more than three inches. The usual weekly crop reports published by the press in advance of the Issuance of the governments weekly weather report, due tomorrow, were fa- Vorable as to the progress made by the crop during the past week. except In the South Atlantic states, where complaint IS made Of grassy fields and as a result Of too much rain. Dwelling upon the outlook in Texas, Houstons report to to the New Orleans Picayune was quite satisfactory reporting improvement for the northern portion of the state, favor able progress in the southern portion but Of the want of rain in central districts Of the state, which want, however. has been fulfilled by the timely rains since last Saturday Tn East Texas some de- terioration is reported on account of wet weather and there Is some anxiety ex- pressed on account of the weevils in that section of the state. As for the outlook In Louisiana and Mississippi the Plcayune in it's summary says that con- dltlons during the past week are excedp- ingly favorable. Covering the central DOT ton of the belt the Memphis Commerclal- Appeal states that report for the week just ended, like those of the preceding are most favorable, the only complaint being the want of rain in scattered dis tricts of West Tennessee and North Ala bama' also at points in Mississippi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Birmingham Mineral Railroad.

Arrive from Depart to-
 Blocton .....10 50 am Blocton .... s:2o am Blocton ..... 6:35 pin Blocton ... 200 pm sBlocton .... 6:00 pm sBlocton g.30 am Anniston via Admission via
 dausden ..l0:25 nm Gadsden z. 4:10 pm Anhlston via Annston via
 Gadsden .. 6:s5 pm Gadsden s:35am
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OF BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Statement. tune 1a. 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10
Queen and Crescent Route.
Frisco System.
Central of Georgia.
Seaboard Ar Line,

Arrive from Depart to-
 Richmond ..10:20 pm Richmond .. 6:35 am Richmond ..11:59 am Richmond .. 4:05 pm
 All trains run by central time. Trains marked thus @ are daily except Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10

Capital stock ... ... ...S1,ooo, ,ooo.oo Surplus and profits. 4o,7so.34 Circulation 987, ,5oo.00
 nEPOCITc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10

New York. July s.-Cotton futures closed steady prices ranged as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
Strikers Called
to Vote on
Offer.
Agreement to Compromise
VIII Be Left to
the Carmen.

meeting of the striking carmen
has been called for 9 o'clock this morn
ing In the Central Theater. and to them
Will be submitted the various commu-
nications received by the union from
Patrick Calhoun. This will be the first
meeting of the union as whole since
early last Sunday morning, when it
gathered at Twenty first and Howard
streets and decided to walk out. Pres
ident Cornelius called for the meeting,
at the same time informing President
Calhoun of the proposition and stating
that he had provided for it at the ear
ltest possible time In which a repre-
sentative attendance would be insured.
What will be the spirit of the men at
this meeting is matter of conjecture.
They will have before them a definite
promise from the president of the Unit
ed Railroads to submit all differences
TO arbitration. the decision of the ar
bitration committee to be binding on
and advantages which may be granted
the men to take effect from the time
they return to work.
The meeting win be open only to
members of the union. Cornelius will
preside, and IT is expected that an open
debate will be held on the subject of
accepting Calhoun's promise.
Inc text or the mmunicatfon OF
President Cornelius follows:
San Francisco, August 81, 1906.
Mr.. Patrick Calhoun, President United
Railroads of San Francisco
Dear Str-Your letter of yesterday
replying to ours of the day before pro-
posing arbitration, has been read by us
In the morning press, though not re-
cefved from you. 1t is in essence
nat refusal even to consider arbitration
or anything else while your employees
are not at work for you.
We have the honor to say to YOU
that since the whole membership of
this union adopted the letter sent you
on the 18th instant. making our two
proposals for Improvement OF condi-
tions of employment, and since the
whole membership also adopted the let
ter sent to you last Saturday night In
forming you of our intention to cease
work pending some satisfactory agree
ment concerning the proposals of Au-
gust Is, the officers of this organ
ization feel that 1t is due you ana due
the membership that the situation pre-
sented by. your latest letter should be
considered by the union as whole
Accordingly those officers have called
a meeting of all the members of our
division, the meeting to be held in the
Central Theater at o'clock tomor1fow
Saturday morning, the earliest prac-
ticable time at which suitable place
of assembly could be obtained Your
various communications will be laid
before the meeting, and we shall take
pleasure in mmunicating to you the
further will of our membership. Re-
spectfully,
Amalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees. of
America, Division No. EOS
BY r. CORNELIUS, President
j. III. BOWLING, Secretary Treasurer
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
MILLION DOLLARS
FOR BUILDINGS,

Applications for building permits
aggregating s1,000,ooo In value were
filed yesterday with the Board of Pub
lie Works Mahoney Brothers filed an
application to repair the Crocker build
ing, owned by the Crocker Estate Com
pany, at the gore corner of Market.
Montgomery and Post streets at an
estimated cost of 100000.
The same firm also asked for permits
to repair the Shreve building, owned
by the Crocker Hotel Company. at
the northwest corner of Grant avenue
and Post street at cost OF 5000. 600.
and to repair the Mutual Savings Bank
building on Market street near Geary
at a cost of $3.50 Other applica-
follows:
Tolle Estate Company for a two
story frame building on the northeast
corner of Third and Clementina streets.
$4,000.
Oceanic Improvement Company,
northeast corner of Polk and Sutter,
class c building to cost SAT, 900.
Callaghan Estate Company. north
west corner Of Howard and Steuart
streets, two-story corrugated iron
building. $4,000.
NJ Siminof. Leavenworth street near
Washington, two-story frame building,
$4,000.
NJ Fisher & Company, two buildings
on Third street near Folsom, to cost
respectively $4,000 and $17.50o
Timothy Hopkins, Bluxome street
between Fourth and Fifth, two-story
building, $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
COUNCIL ARRANGEG
FOR LABOR DAY.

One of the principal features of
Labor day will be the exercises to be
held in the evening at Turn Verein
Hall. 353 Turk street, under the au-
spices of the San Francisco Labor
Council. Elaborate arrangements have
been made for the affair, at which the
prominent speakers will be Mayor
Eugene E. Schmitz. Judge Frank p.
Murasky and G. B. Benham The even
ing's programme will conclude with
dancing, which will begin at $50
o'clock.
The committee In charge of the en-
tertainment is composed of the follow
ing well-known members of the Labor
Council:
H. NJ. Alexander, Typographical
Union No. 21, chairman; G. B. Ben
ham, Printing Pressmen No. "a, secre-
tary; W. H. Stansbury, Retail Clerks;
j. Matheson, Janitors' Union; @. Selo
Musicians Union; A. Sierwieski, Brew
cry Workers; Minnie Andrews, Wait
resses' Union; Carrie Farmer Laundry
Workers; Mrs. Koehl, Garment Work
ers; Mrs. G. E. Hawkes.. Typographical
Union No. 21; A. ]. Gallagher, Photo
Engravers; Marcel Willie, Mixers,
Union; j. j. Ryan, Freight Handlers
Union.
w. H. Stansbury is to be floor man
ager; Miss Minnie Farmer, assistant
floor manager, and a large number of
b-committees have been selected
from the Councils delegates to take
charge OF every detail of the affair.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
The Best Guaranty of Merit
Is Open Publicity.

Every botti> Of DR.. Pierce's world
famed medicines leaving the great lsbo-
ratory at Buffalo, N. Y, has printed
upon its wrapper all the ingredients
entering into It's composition. This fact
alone places Dr.. Pierce's Family Medi-
cines IN q closs all b. the7nseJves. They
cannot be clnesed with patent or secret
medicines because they are neither. This
IS why 50 many unprejudiced physicians
prescribz them and recommend them TO
their patients. They know what they
are composed Of, and that the ingredients
are those endorsed by the most eminent
medical authorities.
The further fact that neither DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, the
great stomach tenic. liver invigerator,
heart regulator and blood purifier, nor his
"Favorite Prescrs ption for weak, over
worked, broken-cown, nervous women,
contains any alcohol, also entities them
70 3 place all by themselves
Many years ago, DR.. Pierce discovered
that chemically pure glycerine, Of proper
strength, is better solvent and preserv-
ative Of the medicinal principles reeid-
ing IN our indigenous, or native, medi-
cinal plants than is alcohol; and, further
more. that II possesses valueb bic medicinal
properties Of ite own, being demulcent,
nutritive. antfseptic, and most efficient
antlferment.
Neither of the above medicines con-
tains alcohol, or any harmful, habit
forming drug, as win be seen from a
glance at the formula printed on each
bottle wrapper They are safe to use and
potent 70 cure.
Not only do physicians prescribe the
above, non-secret medicines largely, but
the most intelligent people employ them
-people who would not think of using
the ordinary patent, or secret medicines.
position Of DR.. Piercc's medicines has
The strongest kind Of an endorsement
from leading medical writers of the
several schools of practice. No other
medicines put up for like purposes has
any such professional endorsement.
DR.. PIeree's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
sttpation. Constipation is the cause Of
many diseases. Cure the cause and you
cure the disease. One sPelletr is gentle
laxative. and two mild cathartic. Drug
zists sell them, and nothing is ejust as
good" Easy TO take as candy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

SO, and that it would be as well for him
TO speak as to send a communication
TO them.
When asked for an opinion concern
ing the method of arbitration as sug-
gest by President Calhoun, Cornelius
said that he was not prepared to COM
nit himself by expressing his opinion
Of Calhoun's promise, but he believed
that the men would not be willing TO
go 10 work under the old terms He
thought they would prefer to start
anew on an. entirely new proposition
with a definite agreement before taxi
ing up their duties again.
Cornelius said that he had heard
other employers say they would not
treat with men while they were out
on strike, but in the end they have
done so. Regarding his conference with
Mayor Schmitz yesterday afternoon,
Cornelius said it ended without any
definite results, leaving the matter
still unsettled. After talking for q
little while Cornelius suddenly stopped
as though he realized he had said more
than he had intended to say, and he
quickly exclaimed: Il don't think at
all-it is all up to the men"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

OF his influence with the labor unions.
Notwithstanding this obstacle the
Mayor induced the president of the
United Railroads to make his proposal
After II had been made it was sub
mitted to President Cornelius and Sec
retsry Bowling. They will present it
20 the striking carmen, who viii meet
this morning at the Central Theater.
While the proposal simply submits to
discussion the two vital demands of the
men. II IS admitted that President Cal
houn is willing TO grant the wage de-
mand.
This is by far the least serious con-
tention in the whole squabble. The
employers have convinced themselves
that their men are entitled to a higher
wage, and that SO a day is a reasonable
compensation for their service. On the
other hand. the demand OF eight hours
q day Is claimed 10 be impossible. It
has been made, the employers assert.
simply 10 cloud the issue and prevent
settlement that would be equitable to
both sides. The United Railroads op-
crates in several American cities, and
the establishment Of an eight-hour day
in any of them would be looked upon
by IL as a dangerous precedent
For this reason the employers will
oppose the eight-hour demand. They
have placed the burden of responsible
ltyr however, upon the men by making
the recommendation Of arbitration easy
TO accept. At the meeting today the
employees viii read and discuss every
communication which has been received
from the company. IL is expected that
vote will then be taken upon the
proposition to return to work pending
the arbitration OF the questions at
issue
Early yesterday morning the first
consignments Of strike-breakers reach
ed the city and were housed in the
Fillmore-street barn. Efforts were
made TO win them over TO the strikers,
bat they were futile. Several demon
strations OF force were made. but they
were not taken seriously. The police
were oiscreetly non-committal. They
have received instructions to preserve
their own peace, II that of nobody else,
until the administration sees its way a
tFif7e more clearly than at present. The
United Railroads has agreed not to
attempt TO run any cars until the effort
Of the Mayor to settle the strike has
either been successful or has failed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
Waters Propose to Starve
All Non Union Carmen That
Are Brought to This Coast

The following resolutions were
adopted by the Walters Union at a re-
cent meeting:
Resolved, by Walters Union Local
No. 80, in regular meeting assembled
this 29th day of August, 1906, That we
hereby pledge our moral and financial
support to our fellow unfonists, the
carmen, now in controversy with the
United Railroads; and be 1t further
Resolved, That until a satisfactory
settlement by the United Railroads is
made with the carmen no member of
this union will patronize any street
car line of the United Railroads,
nor will we serve in any restaurant
or other eating house any carman in
the uniform of the United Railroads
WHO does not wear the Garments s
monthly working button; any violation
of this, our pledge, will be under PEN
atty of fine of s10."
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

Lack o. s~razd- ---~-..
rights. certainly tbs company
in proceeding to Ao4her men 10
cars The companxfNH IstrongIv the
absolutely indecent hasti Or going on
strike without waiting even twenty
four hours for the com2any's reply.
MATTER OF PRINCIPLE.
IN the interest OF thB public you
ask US to lay aside all suen feeling and
to accept the propositiof made to us
yesterday by our former employees OF
yielding part OF their "A uests before
tRcs return TO work an anen submit
ting the remainder to a itration-
we are willing honorab'y to do all IN
our power to end this strike. but there
is one matter OF principls involved.
We will deal only with our employees
or representatives Of our employees and
not with men who are not IN our en-
ploy or who do not represent men In
our employ. On this point thee COM
pany cannot and will not yield.
The men who have voluntarily quit
work are In no sense now IN our en-
ploy and cannot be in any wise consid-
cred our employees
We are anxious to serve the convs-
nience OF the public. We are naturally
anxious to resuAle the operation Of our
cars. We recognize your interest IN
the settlement Of this strike and your
desire to end 1t.
The Carmen's Union knows that
when its members were employees OF
my company IL did arbitrate with them
the question OF hours and wages.
The Carmen's Union knows that tbs
very contract II so nagrantly violated
recognized the principle OF arbitration,
and was made with the intention Of
forming a basis OF permanent indus
trial peace.
The Garments Union knows that II
its members had not left their work
IL could have again arranged for an ar
bitration OF hours and wages
The Garments Union knows that II
1t desires this company 70 treat with IL
as representatives of It's employees II
must instruct its members to return to
work
Notwithstanding the outrags com
mftted by the union In the unjustfded
haste with which tt ordered It's mem
bers to strike and the wsnton injury to
US and our property. my company will
still re-employ it's members
We win at once agree to this:
If the men viii promptly go back to
their work we are willing and now Of
fer to submit their requests for shorter
hours and higher wages TO q committee
of arbitration to be selected as provided
In their contract with rs. namely. one
by them. one by ourselves and one by
the two so selected. and we will agree
TO be bound by the decision OF said
COMMITTEES and we VIII also agree that
any decision reache. shall take effect
as Of the date the men resume work
PATRICK CALHOUN.
President United Railroads OF San
Francisco"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
Mayor Gets Cahouns Consent to Arbitae Differences With Me
Calhoun Ready to Arbitras
but Says Cars VIII R IN.

our contract: I am ready to keep min
Il an acting from a deep sense
duty l would spend my fortune rattle
than Sacrifices the principle at stake,
the principles OF ths sacrssdness OF tn,
pledge faith OF labor. feel the sans
way about this that a man does in so
ing to war for : principle.
There never was q more outra ssous
strike. There was no cause for tha
men going out ! was prepared to
meet them IN a way which ! am sure
would have prevented any strike
am still prepared 70 do 50 II they viii
come back.
SAYS CARS WILL BH RUN.
The cars viii be run in any case.
They didn't think that I would pay
the cost OF bringing men here from
the East That means money. Don't
you suppose that IL wanted 10 hire
men In Baltimore for IS cents an hour
1 would get thousands who would leave
New York at their own expense to get
what they are not paid there?
The wages here are higher than
they are In the East. Men would be
glad to come. but the cost OF trans
portation keeps them away. All that
is necessary IL to cut that barrier hy
paying their fare and I can get all
want. I was surprised myself at ths
raptdtty win Wnicn GOT tne5a mon
who are on their way. An the pub
lie will be amazed when they see the
rapidfty with which I will have thsse
roads in operation.
But I would rather have my old
men And all that Is necessary for
them to do Is to come back They have
made a mistake. They were foolishly
advised Let them come back and
keep faith with me and will keep
faith with thsm-"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
Strike-Breakers Form Union
and Threaten Strike if Not
Given Sufficient to Eat

OGDEN, Aug. 31.-Two trains, carry
ING $50 rike-breakers, reached Ogden
early this evening and departed before
$50 o'clock for San Francisco. The
first train was made up OF men from
philadelphia While the train was here
the windows were closed and doors
locked and the men were virtually
held prisoners. At Green River, Wyo..
they raided the depot hotel, and since
have been held in restraint.
The men on the second train mingled
freely with a great crowd OF local
urionists drawn to the depot by the an
nouncement of their coming. They
nearly all claimed to be in sympathy
with unionism, and committee sent
the following communication to the To-
cal papers:
Dear Friends-We are, most OF US,
young men, and would like to see the
country of the Golden West. We are
not all scabs and will not take honest
mems places. The object Of most of
US is to get to Frisco free. You know
we got our fare paid on this trip.
Most of us are union tradesmen. We
want to put ourselves In the right light
before the Western people.-There are
on this train about 500, and at least
zoo will desert when they get to
Frisco
The strike-breakers we're all poorly
clad and, they claimed. poorly fed.
While crossing wyoming today they
organized and made a demand for bet
ter food and more of 1t, and threat
ened to leave the trains in body. Their
demands were met by promise to
supply them with three good meals a
day and at Ogden the strike-breakers
watched the taking on of provisions
until they were satisfied that the agree
ment was to be fulfilled
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01
DEVELOP INSANITY
IN PHILIPPINES.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s1.-Nineteen
soldiers. who have been doing service
in the Philippines. have been admitted
to the Government Hospital for the In
sane for medical treatment. They were
sent here from the General Army Hos
pital at the Preside, San Francisco, and
were accompanied by a military escort.
They are chiefly young soldiers.
It has been found that in most cases
the mental disorders of this class of
patients are readily dealt with. An ex-
pert figured out high rate of recov-
cries from the cases under treatment in
the asylum. few years ago.. II was
also shown by figures that the average
annual development Of mental disease
in the Philippines campaign was one to
1000 men, which showed conolusively, 1t
was stated, that there was no marked
tendency toward the production of in
sanity in the conditions of this service.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-01

IF my men will come back am sure
that we can agree on the questions of
wages and hours Immediately will
submit the matter to arbitration ac-
cording to the contract II they will go
to work, but II may be that 1t would
not be necessary to arbitrate. / will
not arbitrate with them or receive their
This Is my last word
Patrick Calhoun made the above
statement late last night when he was
seen at his residence on Webster street.
He. made 1t plain that he had no III
feeling against the men personally. nor
had he any contention with unionism
as a principle He agreed that the re-
quests Of the men and what he was
prepared to grant were not dissimilar,
but he denied emphatically that II was
mere lack OF method OF coming to-
gether which was proionging ths
strike
BATTLE FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
II am lighting the battle OF San
Francisco" he said. IF it were to go
out to the world that unions here made
and repudiated contracts at their
caprice and forced employers to ac-
cept their capricicus acts in the face
of solemn contracts, Ii would be
deathblow to the Industrial life OF this
city. / am contending for a principal
a principal which Ia the very heart and
life of the unions themselves-that
they should keep faith 1t Is not a
question OF arbitration or no arbitra-
ton. nor Is 1t question OF the recog-
milton OF the union I have always rec
ognized the union and the contract
signed with 1t made arbitration impera-
tive. I am willing to arbitrate the
whole matter. but not till the men come
back. Let them keep their part OF