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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
WIGGS-EVANS AGENCY 206-7 First National Bank Building.
ERORN,s SPECIALS.

WE will publish In this column daily the description of one or more properties that for special reasons we desire to call special attention. What you see under thls head is something out of the ordinary, and calls for quick action. We present to- day:
 QUICK SALE-A clean fresh stock or groceries fixtures and deliveries of an all cash, up to date business. Location ideal, commodious quarters; cheap rent, long lease; large and increasing sales no drumming; invoice cost; good terms, or will exchange for real estate. Don [ ask why, investigate-the opportunity or a lifetime.
 A BARGAIN-10-room house and 4-room cottage, lot 100x140: good repair, fresh ly painted; car line; best suburb or Birmingham; improvements worth S5ooo. Our price, s4000, one-fourth cash, balance easy.
 $3250-Swell lot, broad and deep, crest or Highlands; near terminal 20th street car line; overlooking city This Is the last chance to secure anything like 1t at the price. For one week only, S1O0 cash balance easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
For Sale Acreage Property Close 10 Town

4Osacres in Jones valley, one mile above East Lake: good for farming or SUD- division; $100 per acre; good terms. 9 acres on Highlands above East Lake; well worth your notice $12O per acre. % acres at Gate City; adjoining property of Consolidated Coal and Iron company; very fine and cheap at $50 per acre; one-third cash.
 15 acres in North Birmingham, near park, on Highlands; price reasonable; see Us about this.
 so acres on two railroads, F miles out; very fine for price of $25 per acre. 120 acres, IS miles out. on railroad and county pike road; SIP per acre.
 FOR RENT. We have for rent this year, one S-room house and 13 acres good garden or pas ture land, 14 mile from Wauhouma sta ton, on East Lake car line; price $2o per month; under good wire fence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

SUBURBAN FARMS. S15OO-12O acres: we'll improved; Argo, Ala s275O-S0 acres: 10 miles from court house. sl75O-40 acres; miles car line $2250-iO acres; 1 miles car line. SlO00-40 acres; 1 miles car line $1750-20 acres; 1 miles court house. s3250-25 acres 1 mile car line. All have more or less improvements; fruits running water, springs, and all desirable
 B. r. EBORN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
HE P|PED THIS CHERRY NOTE TO
 THE EAST WIND
The Placid Place

Realty this cheery building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
FOR SALE

S12,500-Second avenue business property, in new depot district; will be worth $25, GOO in three years time. $450O-One-third cash, balance 1 and ? years; rooms, 2-story, South High lands.
 $1O, O-Two-story brick stores. corner over 100 feet frontage; this price for q short time only. S75Oo-Nine-room, two-story residence, Norwood
 $4500-$50O cash, $40 a month"; Broom, 2 story, double floors, bath, etc., on pretty corner lot, North Haven. Eight-room 2-story, bath, electric lights, etc.. South Highlands. S220o-$200 cash, $20 month broom cot tage, about 100 feet front on corner, near South Park and Helena stations, South Ensley and North Bessemer cars :550-Corner lot Ga beauty, near church and school, North Highlands. $6250-Eight rooms. ? bath rooms, we'll built house, near Avenue c and 2d street.
 $25oo- -Seven-room, 2-story on car line, West End.
 s2650-Six rooms. bath. electric lights, etc, near school, North Highlands. $S500-Ten rooms, fine house, Norwood. $l500-Pretty lot, West Norwood district. We have several pretty lots ranging in price from $750 to $1350 in beautiful North Haven that we are offering on unusually easy payments. We will build you house on any lot you select on easy payment plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
FOR SALE IN WOODLAND

s65o-one vacant lot; 50x14O; facing south; on East Lake ear line. s1so0-One broom house with hall; on corner lot; well located; in good com- munity. S1000-One broom house with hall on lot 5Ox140; facing south. S2l00-One Groom house with hall; nicely finished with hard oil finish. cabinet mantels, tiling hearth, city water, cleo trie lights, pantry china closet, bath tub sink and gas; convenient to East Lake car line, schools, etc.; good com munity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17
B. r. EBORN

FOR SALE. 10-acre truck farm; all in good state Of cultivation: good cottage, barn and other outhouses: in three and half miles of court house. 5000; $ooo cash, balance easy.
 ]. M. ClEMMONS & CO.,, Roor' s06 Brown Marx Building. Phones
 s Bell. 5ol Peoples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
MoRGAN's CATHEDRAL GIFT
100000 for st. John Fund and S75,-
900 From George s. Bowdoin.

NEW YORK, August 26.-It was sa id at the
Protestant Episcopal diocesan house. %
Lafayette place, yesterday that the cross
ing OF the Cathedral of st. John the Divine
on MorninSside Heights will be completed
with a $4,000 fund contributed by j. Pier
pont Morgan and $4,000 given by George
> BoWdoin. Though it may be seventy
I'VE years before the cathedral is fully
completed, the completion of the crossing
Will give space where 5000 people may
congregate.
This new work that is provided for will
carry the building from the choir to the
great arch, thus making the arms of the
cruciform auditorium which is TO be erect
ed ultimately.
The general erstanding is that active
work on the building of the cathedral will
be resumed this fall. 1t will be carried on
as long the funds last. The several
agencies of the Protestant Episcopal Church
which are interested in the building of the
cathedral are doing everything they can
TO push 1t as far along possible by 1910
The Cathedral OF ST John the Divine is
already show place. The choir is in
fair way of completion, and In the crypt
there is room for good sized audience.
This is not the first time Mr.. Morgan has
given money to the Protestant Episcopal
Church He is a warden of St. Georges
Mr.. Bowdoin is a member of Grace Church.
to which he recently gave a settlement
house. which is now center for the social
work of the parish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
SOLDIER IN THE Tolls.
Police Pick Out Man at Fort Hamilton
as the Shooter Of John Napier.

NEW YORK. August 28.-John Napier,
twenty years old. mechanic of 32S 93d
street, Brooklyn, exchanged words with a
ton avenue and esd street soon after mid
night Sunday morning. In the quarrel Ma
pier was shot by the soldier, so Napier
says The bullet passed through his left
arm and lodged in a wallet in his vest
pocket. Napier was taken in a patrol
wagon to the Norwegian Hospital.
Detective Darling of the Fort Hamilton
avenue police station heard the shot and
saw man running in the direction OF the
military reservation not far away. When
the detective reached the gate he was stop
ped by the sentry and not allowed to enter.
Darling telephoned to the police station,
and Capt. Knight and Lieuts. Fitzgerald
and Slot came. Afterward reserves were
summoned and each entrance to the fort
was guarded to allow no one to leave.
Capt Knight got into communication with
Col. Williams commandant Of the fort, and
from him got permission to search the
place for the man who had been seen to
enter. After going through several of the
barracks Detective Darling found man
who, Darling said. was the right one-Pri-
tillery.
Darling swore out an affidavit charging
Connolly with the shooting. and Col. Will
liams ordered him made prisoner and put
In the guard house. If Napier Is able to
leave the hospital today he will be taken
to see the prisoner In case OF an identi.
cation Napier will swear out an affidavit
charging Connolly with shooting him. The
prisoner will then be arraigned in the 9TH
avenue police court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
COL. MEAGHER DEAD.
Expires of Heart Disease-Was Cousin
Of Gen. Thomas Francis Meacb

STAMFORD, Conn, August 23-Col
James w Meagher of 20 Madison avenue
New York. dropped dead in South street
here Saturday night while going to the New
Haven railroad station to take a train to
New York. He lay in the street until mid
night, when John Weick and Stephen Cavta
stumbled over his body.
The police were notified and the coroner
made medical examination There were
no indications of violence and Col. Meap-
hers money, papers and jewelry were
found intact. The medical examiners said
death was due to heart failure.
Col. Meagher had been suffering from
heart disease for several years He was
manager of the Standard Ink Works at II
Broadway, New York, a branch of the
United States Ink Company, which has its
factory here.
Col. Meagher was born in New York civ
about sixty years ago. He served In the
civil war in the 9TH New York Regiment
and worked his way up to a colonelcy on
the staff of his cousin. Gen. Thomas Fran
els Meagher. He is survived by a widow.
who was Miss Finney of Cornwall-on-H ud.
son. She has been spending the summer at
Goshen n. Y, and was there when her
husband died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
WOMAN browns FROM LAUNCH.
Business College Teacher Tells Police
Of the Loss of His Wife.

NEW YORK, August 25.-David Andrade,
a teacher in Brownies Business Col eye, at
246 Fulton street, Brooklyn, reported to the
Sheepshead Bay police yesterday that his
wife, Nora, had been drowned the night
before off Rockawav Point by the over
turning Of naohtha launch.
Andrade said that early in the evening
Mrs Andrade with Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan,
her friends, boarded the launch Lee at
Rockaway Point, where the Ryans and
Andrades have been camping. The boat
struck an obstruction a short distance out
and capszed. Ryan shouted to the women
to hang to the gunwale. Mrs. Ryan sue
ceeded in doing this, but the other woman
sank.
Cries from those in the water attracted
the attention of Thomas Polaski of EN-
mons street and Ocean avenue, Sheepshead
Bay, who went to the rescue in a small
boat. After the man and his wife had been
got aboard the launch was towned ashore
A police boat was manned, and. directed
by Andrade.s yesterday the water was
dragged, but up to late hour last night
the body had not been found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
EXHIBIT At BORDEAUX
Our Show at French Maritime
Exposition Installed.
CENTENNIAL OF STEAMBOAT
Celebrate Hundredth Anniversary of
Robert Fulton's Clermont.
SENT INTERESTING RELICS
National Museum Authorities Secure
Mementos Of Famous Americans
Experiments and Steamer.
CENTENNIAL OF STEAMBOAT
SENT INTERESTING REL

Mr.. w de c. Ravenal OF the United
TO Washington from France, where he has
completed the installation of the United
States government exhibit at the Bordeaux
maratime exposition.
The exposition is peculiarly interesting to
Americans in that 1t celebrates the hun
dredth anniversary of the Inauguration of
steam navigation by the American inventor
Robert Fulton. 1t was in the United States
that Fulton built his permanent success.
embodied In the Clermont, which August
IL. 1907, made It's famous trip from New
York to Albany, 80 miles, in thrty-two
hours. France, however, claims the honor
of an experiment ground, for in Paris,
aided by the American minister. Robert
X. Livingston. Fulton made a number OF
attempts to turn TO use the steam engine
in water craft. These French trials fol-
lowed upon others conducted in England
under the patronage OF Lord Stanhope
OF such international Importance was the
elimination of these experiments that the
French Maritime League organized this
international maritime exposition, opened
May l and continuing until November.
To take part In this exposition Congress
at its last session appropria ted s15 600 Out
of this fund not only had to be constructed
the American pavilion. but the cost of ex-
htbiting, of transportation and installation
or collections, and expenses of maintenance
had to be betrayed
The pavilion, designed by NJ. Dacosta. is
modelled after the central section of the
White House, and forms a simple and
striking contrast to the Belgian castle on
one side and the Russian structure on
the other, both of which are located on
the very shore of the bay
The collecting and installing of the United
States government exhibit have been solely
under the direction of the Smithsonian In
sutLtlon. Secretary Walcott designated
Mr. w. de g. Ravenel of the National Mn
scum, who set up the Smithsonian and the
museum exhibits at jamestown. to take
'haFge of this work, and it is from The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
DIR. c. D. POWELL DEAD
Investigations in Carbolic Poisoning
Blamed for Death.

GREENWICH. Conn. August o6-Dr
Seneca ID. Powell died at his home here
saturday, in his siXtirth year DR.. Powell
had been i'll for three years. dating fro,,
the time when he announced to tie medical
profession that clear alcohol was an anti
dote for earbolic acid poisoning lie had
frequently experimental on himself This
Is said 10 have Undermined his cons;itu-
ton.
DR.. Powell was native of Alabama. and
was born on January =. 1878. At the out
break OF the civil war DR.. Powell was a
cadet In the University OF Alabama He
leit that institution to enter the Confe,ier-
ate army as a volunteer and served until
the end OF the war. He was graduated
from the medical department Of the Uni
Nersity of Virginia in 1863. and the next
wear was graduated from the medical col
l,ge of the New York University.
In lSIl-2 he was an assistant Inspector
Tor the board of health in New York and
at the same time was chemical assistant
10 the chair of theory and practice of medl-
'ine in the Bellevue Hospital NJ adcal Col
lege. From 1879 to 1SS2 he was adiutant
professor in the chair of surgery at the
New York University Medical College. In
I'M he became connected with the New
York Postgraduate Medical School as a
lecturer on surgical dressings. Since 1887
he had been professor OF clinical surgery in
this Institution.
DR.. Powell was vice president of the New
York County Medical Society in 1891 and
president in 1893 He was vice president
ni the pan-American medical congress at
Washington in 1898 and president OF the
New York State Medical Society in 1878
He had written much for publication es-
peclahy on brain surgery and the use OF
carbolc acid in the treatment of blood poi-
sOnng and infected wounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
Reducing Output of Lumber.

The output of lumber from the mills con-
trolled by the North Carolina Pine Assoc
citation may be reduced in order, 1t is
stated, to Keep the market from being
oVerstocked and the forcing down of prices
that would follow. The association controls
the large majority of the saw mills in Mort n
and South Carolina, Virginia and eastern
Maryland. Its orders are said to be law, So
far as prices are concerned, and as the
bulk of the lumber coming to this city is
from mills controlled by the association
its action Is awaited with interest by the
lumber dealers here. The question of cur
failing the output of the mills WAS dis
cussed at the meeting of the association
the early part of this month and at meet
ing in Warrington, N c., September I, final
action on the proposition will be taken. II
is stated that in consequence of the high
prices asked for lumber the market in that
commodity in this city has been very stag
nant for several months past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
Ordered Lilac Pie.

NEW YORK, August 28.-William Than
eighteen years old, a rock driller of 25 Man
haitian avenue, and Harry Horowitz, TWEEN
ty-one years old. a tailor of 23O5 Sth ave-
nue., We're arrested last night charged with
plastering up the restaurant of Miss Ella
Cohen at 2202 Sth avenue with ham and
eggs and pies. Miss Cohen said the men
came to her place and after eating a hearty
meal ordered lilac pie. She said there
wasn't such thing. One of the men is al
legged to have said that unless the delicacy
was produced they wouldn't pay the bill
An alteration followed in which there was
a hurricane or things to eat. Bicycle Po-
liceman McGough of the West 125fh street
police station got around before the storm
had subsidized and arrested the men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
evil We" Haunted Her.

PHILADELPHIA, August 26.-Miss Mary
Murphy, forty-one years old, who has
charge Of the women employed at the Con-
tinental Hotel, created a scene on a Darby
car at 33d and Chestnut streets last night
by declaring that man who sat opposite
her had cast a hypnotic spell over her.
When she refused TO be Quoted woman
companion took her from the car and to-
gether they walked back to the hotel On
reaching there Miss Murphy declared she
was still haunted by the evil eye of tie
man, she had seen on the car and refused
to enter.
Reserve Policeman Haley sent the woman
to the city hall, where she was exam ned
as to her sanity. DR.. Wanamaker, the poi:ce
surgeon. ordered her removed to the Phila-
delphia Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
GOOD SWIMMER BROWNS.
Harry Beers, Who Once Won Medal,
Sinks at Coney Island.

NEW YORK, August 26.-Harry Beers.
sixteen years 3D. who lived with his uncle,
William Crook of 2S03 18th avenue. Brook
Ign, was drowned in Paterson's bath YES
terday at the foot Of West 10th street,
Coney Island. The boy had been swimming
with Daniel Stack of 203 Sth avenue, Man.
haitian. Stacks parents We're on the beach
and beckoned for him TO come in. 1t was
the intention of the party to lunch about
that time and Stack shouted to Beers to
come in also. Beers replied that he would
take final turn around. "A few minutes
later he uttered shrill cry and sank He
was seen no more
Beers was an expert swimmer and re-
Gently received a medal at the free baths
for proficiency. >He was employed in the
once OF Z. u. Halsey, broker at Is Broad
street, Manhattan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
TWO KILLED IN AUTO WRECK.
W. Waldo Merrill Of Boston and
Chauffeur Victims of Car.

NARRAGANsETT PIER, Aug CIV.
waldo Merrill. a banker of Boston and a
member Of the Boston Stock Exchange, and
Eric Sandstrom. chauffeur, were instantly
Killed yesterday In motor wreck at South
Ferry, about five miles north of Nara
gansett Pier
In the machine, touring car, were Mr.
Frederick L. Milliken, owner Of the auto
mobile, a member Of the brokerage firm of
Cory Milliken Of Boston, and Mrs. Mil
liken. Both were thrown from the machine
and had narrow escape from death. Mrs.
Merrill, wife of the man who was killed,
was caught under the car. She sustained
internal injuries. Miss Rita Milliken es-
capped with a broken wrist The injured
people were taken to a Newport hospital
The dead were taken to an undertaking
establishment at Wakefield. DIR. James
E. Sullivan Of Providence was motoring on
the Saunderstown road when the wreck
happened and went to the aid Of the sur
vivors.
1t is said the was making forty-five
miles an hour down hill. A sharp turn
in the road is supposed to have caused the
machine to turn over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
THORNELAY WILL LIVE.
Was Burned in Saving Patients in
Hospital Fire.

MIDDLETOWN. n. Y, August 26-Ar-
thur Thornelay. the orderly of Thrall Hos
pital who saved that institution from de-
struction with no loss of life. will recover,
although burned internally and suffering
severely 1t is not thought his lungs were
burned. James Hall of Ridgebury had a
trying experience. He arrived at about the
time the fire was discovered, and rushing
in felt his way TO the second story. and al
though nearly overcome. succeeded in find
ing his wifes room. She had just been
operated on. and was still under the in
fluence of ether. Picking her up, he stag
gered through the corridors and managed
to get out sloping porch roof, where he
held his wife until rescued by firemen
When Mrs. Hall recovered from the ether
she did not know there had been a fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
CAPT. NELSON REINsTATED
The Charges Of Financial Irregulari-
ties Have Not Been Tried.

POCGHkEEPSIE. N. Y, August %
capt Guy L. Nelson of Company X. who
was suspended on charges by Adjt. Gen.
Henry several weeks ago. was reinstated
yesterday by Col c. A. Denike and has re-
sufned command of his company The can
tain was charged with financial irregulari-
ties by Assemblyman Northrup of Duchess
county The charges have never been
brought to trial
In an interview Capt. Nelson said:
IF these charges are not brought to trial
upon the return of Company X from state
camp snail renew my application for
thorough investigation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
Sailing Party in Peril.

ATLANTIC CITY. August 26.-Wesley
McCorllle of Philadelphia took four friends
yesterday afternoon Oh his yacht from this
city and sailed out several miles. Then he
tackled for the purpose of making Corson's
Inlet The boat be came unmanageable on
the port tack and then fou,ed. Before it
could be gotten under control it was driven
upon the shoals. Inere was a high swell
running, and the boat soon swamped. with
combers breaking over the craft every MN
ute. A signal of distress was set, and the
crew of the United States lifesaving station
in this city put off IN a lfeboat and brought
the party to shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
PALMER's REUNION ENDS.
Old Soldiers to Mount Pixies Peak.
Then Start East.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col. August ID
The thirty-ffth annual reunion of the sur
vivors OF the 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
who have been holding high carnival as the
guests of Gen w. j. Palmer for the last
few days. will end today. when the old soi-
diers will leave for home in a special train
provided by Gen. Palmer
saturday was spent in sightseeing and in
watching the melting of gold into bricks at
the Portland MILL
The veterans rested Saturday night and
sunday afternoon paid last visit to Gen.
Palmer at his home in Glen Eyre Today
those who desire to will take the trip up
Pixies Peak over the cog road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
Dies in Mourning Dress.

NEW YORK, Aug 2s-Mrs. Rose Vie
ner, wife Of real estate dealer, put on
yesterday the black gown which she had
made to wear to the funeral of her son
Jacob. just three months ago, and then
committed suicide by inhaling illuminating
gas in her home at los Thatford avenue,
East New York
Since the death of the son Mrs. Wiener
had grieved unconsolably, and that had
impaired her health. The son was a law
student and twenty-five years old. Mrs
Wiener was sixty-five.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-16
$4,000, 900 IN GOTHAM BONDS
To Be Offered at Public Sale on Sep
TENDER 10

NEW YORK, August 26-The city con-
troller announced today that he will offe-
S40,OOO.OOO OF New York city bonds at pub
lie sale on September 10 The bonds will
bear A.. per cent interest.
The city was recently forced to raise its
interest rate to AZ per cent because of the
inability to sell securities on a 4 per cert
basis, and the coming sale of the city
bonds will be the first made under the
increased interest rate.