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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
SOUTHERN STEEL HAS FINE PLANTS
Three Subsidiary Companies
 on Firm Footing
NO DOUBT ABOUT FUTURE
Harding Makes important Announce ment Regarding the Payment of All Overdue Interest and Sinking
 Fund on Mortgages.

The bankrupt Southern Steel company will soon be reorganized and 1t is ex' pected that the plants will resume oper- ation early in the fall. W. P. G. Hard- ing, a member of the reorganization com mittee, says there Is now no doubt as to the future of the properties.
 The reorganization committee will mee. In New York the latter part of August and select board of directors and the directors will In turn elect officers.
 Mir Harding has been authorized to issue the following letter from the sec- retary of the committee regarding tne meeting of July 21:
 "Referrng to the reorganization of the Southern Steel company as provided by the plan of reorganization for said com pany and which plan has now been as- scented to by practically all the bond holders, collateral trust note holders and creditors. the committee announces that having made the necessary financial ar engagements they have paid up the over due interest and sinking fund on the mortgages of the Georgia Steel com- pany, Lacey-Buek Iron company and tho Chattanooga Iron and Coal company. This action prevents the disintegration of these properties by foreclosure suits and assures to the new company the ownership of these valuable properties consisting of 35,000 acres of ore lands, g ,000 acres of coal lands as well as mod ern and up-to-date iron and steel works"
 
 The ore and coal mines of the South ern Steel company are situated in Ala bama. Tennessee and Georgia and tho manufacturing plants include blast furnace and steel mill near Gadsden, a blast furnace at Chattanooga, a blast furnace at Trussville. in Jefferson coun- ty. 1S miles from Birmingham. a blast furnace at Rising Pawn, Ga, and a wire and nail mill at Ensley. The re- organized company will have, lt is crid. abundant capital for extensi, ix4 ,a- tions. It will give employment SJ sev- eralN thousand men. The Ensley plant alone, when operated up to It's capacity affords work for about l5OO men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
WILL MAKE FIGHT ON RATE ADVANCES Nesbitt Talks on His Trip to
 Chicago IS SLAP AT THE SOUTH Commissioner Says All Advances So Far Published Apply Only To
 Territory South of
 the Ohio.

W. D. Nesbitt, member of the Ala bama railroad commission, who went to Chicago last week for. the single purpose of looking into the proposed freight rate increases, returned to Bir- mingham yesterday and after holding a conference with Governor Conner he said: "The railroad commission In Ala" bama will do everything in its power under the state and federal laws to pre- vent the increase which has been made general over the south. If the con- mission cannot prevent these outrages entirely it will take such steps as arc possible to get damages from the raii- roads for the combination which they have formed, and which we believe IS in direct violation of the sherman law"
 MT. Nesbitt speaks with knowledge of the situation gained by a weeks close study and conference with rail- road commissioners from all over the country.
 When I left Birmingham" he said, 'I only knew positively of one rate raise which was on food stuffs for the west. However, I discovered that on August 10 they plan to make effective a general increase on shipments made into Texas, which will have a decided influence on many Alabama products, including iron products, machinery, gin plants and numerous other things. also found that an increase on pipe and pig iron rates will be made i'm medately so far as Alabama is con- cerned.
 "It Is very noticeable that all ad- vances so far publish ed apply only to territory south of the Ohio and espec- ially to the southeast. The central dls- trict, from Chicago to New York, has not been raised at all. Those people up there seem to have taken care of themselves.
 q don't take the position that there are no rates which should be advanced but consider absolutely unfair and in- furious to business all attempts to make general raise at this time with out any conference with the shippers. but by a secret system known only to the railroads. We propose to care for ourselves, and do all that is possible 10 prevent the increases becoming effec- l tive in Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
NEGRO FIREMAN
 KILLED IN WRECK

A head-end collision between an Illinois Central and Frisco railroad freight train shortly after il o'clock last night at Coal Creek resulted in the death of Bod Ford, a negro fireman; very serious injuries to Lee Jackson, another negro fireman, while members of both crews received in juries
 The Illinois Central uses the Frisco road for some distance out, Coal Creek being about 16 miles from Birmingham. Frisco train No 27O was running ahead of Illinois Central train No. 25s going west, while Illinois Central train No. 253 was coming to Birmingham. No. 25S was very close behind No. 270. and it is said No. 253 had orders to meet No. 25S at the switch at Coal Creek, while No. 253 had no orders to meet No. 270,
 Both 27O and 25S were lengthy trains. The switch at Coal Creek is just around cufve and 27O was just backing into the switch when 25S rounded the curve and smashed into 1t.
 !. Details of the wreck were somewhat meagre. and information of it was late in reaching Birmingham. The wrecker was ordered out, leaving Birmingham shortly after 8 o'clock with several phy- sicians and surgeons aboard. Engineer Dennis was on 270 and Engineer Riley on o53
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
WELL KNOWN ENGINEER SAYS ITS EQUAL HAS PROBABLY NEVER BEEN SEEN IN HISTORY OF THE WORLD.

pr. William B. Phillips, mining engt. neer, has returned from the Cobalt sil. yer mining district. Ontario, Canada whither he went some time ago in the interest of the Birmingham people who have acquired property there. Dr. Phil lips says:
 ''The Cobalt silver district was discov- cred about four years ago and has pro. duced about s14,5OO,0Oo worth of silver since 1904 from 31OOO tons of ore. The silver exists almost entirely as native silver and some of the masses of silver and calcite weigh more than 1000 pounds. rom 50 to 80 per cent of the mass being silver. One of the companies there with an issued capital of sS110 has already paid ss7 per cent in dividends It has been estimated that of the total production of nearly N4,5oO,OO0 the profits have been about ss,0O0,O00
 'The rocks in which the silver is found are among the oldest on the North Amer ican continent, diabase gabbro, quartz ites graywacke, etc. They were the first rocks to appear above the primevaI ocean
  changes since those early days. They have been much Assured by veins of calcite, carrying cobalt and nickel neal the surface together with native silver. In depth the cobalt and nickel are not so abundant but the silver holds out. Some of the veins of native silver neal the surface, as for instance, the famous Lawson vein, are most beautiful, vein traversing the dark diabase. So many people have visited this locality that the vein has been polished. It is certainly remarkable thing to see vein of native polished by the attrition of the hundreds of feet that have passed over 1t since it was uncovered
 ''The cobalt district is 33o miles north Pullman car over the Temiskamng and Northern Ontario railway. It is in the great lake region of Ontario, and in the midst of practically unbroken forests. The smaller lakes are considered excel lent mining ground and one of the com panies paid the Canadian government more than a million dollars for the right to mine under Cobalt lake on which the town of Cobalt is situated
 ''The ore is carried by veins of call cite penetrating the diabase, gabbro, con- gomerate, etc. These veins frequently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
FARLEY ADDRESSES B|G MASS MEETING kennimer Frequently Refers to Tin Horn Soldiers" MUCH HANGS ON OUTCOME Fairley Says the Miners Have Been Given the Hot End of Everything
 Since the Strike Was
 Declared.
MUCH HANGS ON OUTCOME

The mass meeting of the union coal miners now out on strike, held at the Bijou theatre yesterday afternoon. while marked with no little enthusiasm and spirit, was peaeeabe and orderly. About 1000 miners and sympathlzers were in at tendance to hear W. R. Fairley. national executive committeeman of the United Mine Workers; Bob Kennimer. district president, and Sam Pasco, national organ izer, make speeches. Capt. Frank S. White, who was on the programme for a speech. was not able to attend the meet ing.
 MT. Fairley was the first speaker to be called upon. After a few preliminary remarks as to the object of the meeting, MT. Farley In turn scored in unmistak- able terms the Birmingham prgs. the corporations. the sheriff and his deputies and the governor and the militia. stating that the miners had been handed the hot end of everything since the strike was declared.
 He dwelt at some length on the inn portanee to the miners of the outcome of the present strike "The destiny of labor of the south." he said, depends upon whether victory or defeat shall crown us at the close of our fight" He declared that the deputies sworn in by the sheriff were responsible for the violence that has been done, stating that the miners did not seek trouble but were law-abiding if allowed to be so. "The deputies" he said, have always started the trouble. Not one of our men have been shot in the face, but the bullets in every instance have entered their backs"
 Mir. Farley closed his speech with the assertion that the coal miners of Alabama would thoroughly organize themselves if it took all the summer, and that they would finally win their fight.
 MT Kennimer dwelt on practically the same points discussed by Mir. Fairley and repeatedly referred to the militia as those tin soldiers" mucn to the amuse- ment of his audience.
 National Organizer Pasco spoke briefly on the imposition and wrong which he said the miners had suffered and conclud- ed his speech with an appeal to those present to lend every assistance to the strikers to help them win their fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Dog Meat Advance.

Bagviio Correspo ndence Manila Cable
 news-America-
 The price of dog flesh in the open Igo- rot market, held here regularly Sunday morning, has gone up. The natives are asking each other the cause. Formerly fair-sized short -haired dogs sold at ! peso (97 cents) each ard lately they have risen to the two-peso mark
 Dogs are also somewhat scarcer. At one time there used to be on exhibition between 400 and zoo dogs by anxious ven dors from the lowlands on a Sunday morning. and now they have decreased until there are scarcely 200.
 Some of the 1gorots are of the opin- ion that the Filipinos who formerly were so anxious to sell them dogs have begun to realize what a rare tidbt they have unheedingly been disposing of Their sus- picions almost reached a climax today, when several Filipinos were chiding a group of Igorots for eating dog flesh.
 That's all right" said the Igorots. 'When you are hungry you come out to our camps and eat dog meat with us. You say 1t is good. Now, because there are Americans about you say you would rot eat dog
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Robert L. Lindsay.

Robert L. Lindsay died last night at S;30 o'clock after years of suffering and a brave struggle for life. He was in his forty-first year. He has been at the home of his brother William Nj. Lindsay, 5025 Third avenue, north, Woodlawn. since last March, having been confined to his bed a better part of the time.
 MT. Lindsay was formerly a resident of Birmingham but for the past 15 years resided in Chicago, where he was con- tinuously connected with the Haywood Bros. & Wakefield Rattan O., and was one of the most popular men in the trade His brother, William M. Lindsay. and family have the sincere sympathy of large circle of friends over the state. Funeral arrangements will be announced later:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Philips Visits Great
 Cobalt SiIVer Fields
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 carry silver from the surface down and in places are extremely rich. I was shown some ground that yielded 5000 a running foot, near Kerr lake. The dis covery of silver In the Cobalt district was made by accident, in a railroad cutting near the town of Cobalt, which then had no existence. The first entries were for copper, the discoverers mistaking an ore of nickel for copper ore. It was afterwards found that the locality was rich in native silver and since that time a great deal of work has been done. It is curious circumstance that there has hardly been a single failure in find ing the silver veins. Wherever the oper- ations have heen conducted in good faith and with no desire or intention to mine in the stock exchanges instead of in the ground, operations have met with uni form success
 "The richness of the district has had no parallel in silver mining the world over and nothing compares with 1t Tn general mining except some of the Gold field strikes and the Australian strikes in gold. Carloads of ore worth more than s1O00OO have been shipped out and many shipments of s400OO, s5O,OOO and ESQ.,, GOO a car have been made. Wildcattin? Oh yes; there has been the usual course of events there, but the district as a whole has recovered from the perniciouA activity of the professional promoters, with his pocket fAil of snowshoe claims and this individual is no longer In eVi- dence. Will that camp flood the world with silver? No. it will not It can and does produce silver much more cheaply than any other camp m the world but cheap silver IS cared for by the more active demand for silver uten- sis, etc., and the price has never been below 50 cents an ounce, being now about 5s cents. A single camp like that cannot flood the world with silver. They make the cheapest silver there just as we make the cheapest iron, but Cobalt will not flood the earth with silver any more than Birmingham will flood 1t with pig iron The mines there nave been in active operation all during the recent depression in business and this year the output of silver will be close to S,OOO,OOO from some 17,000 tons of ore It is cer- tainly refreshing to get into mining district which has gone forward steadily in spite of the financial disturbances. Many silver mines in the west and in Mexico have been closed down but Co., bait f1ourishes and day and night is heard the sound of the drills and every day shipments are sent out to the diff ferent smelters. It Is a wonderful dis trlct and the like of 1t has not been seen in the world since Solomon is said to have made silver as plentiful in Jeru- salem as cedar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Pearl Necklace Recovered.

Berlin, July 26-A pearl necklace valued at 50,0O0, which mysteriously disappear ed from the apartment of Countess Won Wartensteben one evening last February when she was attending the opera, has lust been found. The countess maid had been arrested in connection with the ab- straction of the necklace, owing to the fact that a window in the maids room was found open, but no evidence was secured against her and she was permit ted to go free. The maid has been re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
Visiting Priest Delivers Able and Edl-
 lying Discourse.

At last mass at St. Pauls church yes- terday the pastor, the Rev. James E.. Coyle, was celebrant, and the Rev. Jo- seph A. White of Baltimore filled the pulpit. Father White preached on Christ's love and the love that the followers of Christ should have for God and for each other The speaker held the close atten- tfon of the congregation, and those who heard him referred to his manner as singularly pleasing and the matter of his discourse as strong and edifying.
 Father White is one of the four assist ants at St. Johns church Tn baitirhore' whose parish includes more than sooo Catholics He is brother of Frank J.. White, a member of St. Paurs congyega- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
DRUNKS SPENT
 LAST NIGHT ZN CITY JAIZ

happy and perfectly willing to go to jail so the warden states.
 On the jail docket three of the "drunks" are marked Unknown" The word unknown" when inscribed on the docket signifies nothing more than that the prisoner, when failed, was go thoroughly intoxicated that he did not know his own name. Judge Feagin investigates their identity the follow ing day.
 One woman was locked up for drunk enness in 6 thoroughly crazed condi- tion. After quieting down last night she told the warden that she started out to kill herself but 1t seems that her intentions miscarried and she suc- ceeded in shooting up the house where she boarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27

Yesterday, though exceptionally warm, was a very wet Sunday, or else 1t was an unlucky day for the inebri- ates Members of the police depart ment ran across IS fellows who were not duly sober and a majority of them spent quiet night in the city jail.
 The officers picked up those who had imbibed too freely here and there all over the city. It seemed to be in the air.
 Most of the men arrested, when searched had on board an unused stock sufficient to produce utmost hap piness were they not already contented with the entertainment they had been given by King Alcohol. They were all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Men Released In Aderhold Case.

The work of the coroner's jury in the Aderhold murder case has been com pleted and a sealed verdict returned. This verdict is to be turned over to the grand jury. J. H. Long and J. H. Roth pletz. special deputy sheriffs. who were arrested by Coroner Paris in connection with the killing and who were later re- leased under a 5000 bond. have been dis charged by the coroner and their bonds men released from the bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Mrs. R. J. Willis.

Mrs. R. J. Willis, age 5s years, died at 4:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the family residence, corner Austin avenue and Fifty-second street, south. Wood lawn. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 10 O clock this morning and interment will be at Woodlawn ceme- tery. The deceased is survived by five ch!ldren-three girls and two boys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
At East Lake.

Large crowds enjoyed yesterday at East Lake, the weather being such as to bring out the people. There was a band concert afternoon and night. There is concert every night at East Lake and 25 other amusements The ponies for children and grown people were pat ronized largely yesterday, as we'll as the other sports. East Lake offers more amusements than any other southern park.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Mrs, Susie Wood,

Mrs. Susie Wood, age 2S years. wife Of V. w. Wood, died yesterday morning at g o'clock at 24l2 Fourth avenue. Funeral services will be held at the residence to- morrow morning at g o'clock and inter ment will be at Elmwood cemetery. The deceased is survived by her husband and a number of children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
E. T. Shaw & son, Undertaken,
Green Undertaking Go. Johns Bros. Props.
A Fair Proposition.

Regardless of family's financial con dition. Elmwood offers every inducement to prospective purchasers, and has never taken advantage of any one at the time of a bereavement. On account of recent financial conditions, Elmwood cemetery is selling perpetual care lots on easy month ly payments without interest Both tele- phones for information, or at the ceme- tery office Take West End or Powderly Cara.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Fiqhtinq In Tabriz.

Tabriz. July 26.-Desultory street fight ing continues in this city with cannonad- ,np It is reported that the Turkish troops have recommended their aggres- give tactics in the Urumiah district and have occupied territory to the Urumiah- Salmos road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Mrs, Ellen LawIey.

Mrs. Ellen Lawley, age 6S years, died Saturday night at the family residence at Sanie. Funeral services were held at the residence in Sanie yesterday after noon and interment was at Bethel church cemetery. The deceased was the wife of J. H. Lawley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
John Perry Irby,

John Perry Irby. the S-days-old son of MT. and Mrs. J. R. Irby, 1403 South Twenty-f1rst street. died yesterday morn ing at clock The remains were taken to Tuscaloosa, where funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
Enquire
 for Them
ps PRICES !'!|l|!!! !" Cl0xOllIlQ Vanilla E 1A Lemon
 kHK0RTC Orange .AAIoVlV Rose, etc.
No housewife who has used any oi

but will recommend them as the best articles of their kind in do- mestic use. They are the,leading t1avors in A fnerica and should be on the shelf of every grocery. Enquire for them and do not take substitutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-27
THE WEATHER.

Washington, July 26.-Forecast for Ala bama and Mississippi: Showers Monday and Tuesday; fresh east to southeast winds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-20
DIscRED1Ts HIS SIRE.
Young Evans, Of the Navy, In Deep
Disgrace Ashore.

LOS ANGELES, Nov l9.-Rear-
Admiral Robley D. Evans, retired,
will arrive in Los Angeles, the latter
part Of March to make this city his
future home. The famous naval
officer was elected chairman Of the
board OF directors of the Los An
geles Harbor Company at a meeting
held yesterday and will be connected
with railway building and harbor de-
yeloping.
Admiral Evans is planning lee
ture tour which will embrace all inn
portant cities. The last city on the
program viii be Los Angeles where
he viii deliver his lecture and then
begin active work as director Of
the Harbor Company.
According to an official Of the com
pany, the adniral's secretary in a
communication to the directors yes
terday informed them that Admiral
Evans would report for duty when
his lecture tour was completed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-20
RHEUMATISM EASILY
CURED NOW
SIMPLE RHEUMATISM MIX.
TuRE GET THE INGRED-
TENTS FROM THE DRUG
STORE AND MIX THEM
YOURSELF AT HOME.

Recent hospital reports show tina,
the dread disease, rheumatism, is
steadily increasing throughout the
country All known means Of relief
are being suggested to save the great
amount Of suffering this winter es.
peciafh among those who are not
in position 70 pack up and visit
the noted health resorts to be treat.
ed, Recent tests prove rheumatism
not exactly a disease in itself but a
severe symptom Of kidney trouble, a
condition caused by elogged up pores
Of the eliminative tissues in the kid
neys which fail to filter the poison
Gus waste matter and uric acid from
the blood, permitting these sub
stances to remain in the veins and
dccompose. usually settling about
the joints and muscles, causing the
intense pain, swelling and stiffness of
rheumatism.
The following simple home treat
ment viii cure Rheumatism and is
harmless and inexpensive, and 50
simple that anybody can mix Il at
home.
The ingredients are: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one-half ounce; Com
pound Kargou, one ounce Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. Go to any good prescription
pharmacy and get these three harm
less ingredients and mix them by
shaking in bottle. taking as dose
a teaspoonful after each meal and
again at bedtime.
There is nothing better in the
world for baekaehe. kidney and blad-
der trouble, too. Such symptoms as
frequent and painful urination, sore
ness. weakness, general and nervous
debility are caused by certain acids
and poisonous waste matter, deeayed
tissue, etc, in the blood, which the
kidneys will clear and purify after !
few doaas Of this prescription.