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BLRMIN HERALD ■
VOLUME 23_BIRMINGHAM, ALA., TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1897. NUMBER 162
PORE UNO UNADULTERATED
Smallpox Is and Has Been Here
Some Time.
VERDICT OF THE MEDICOS
Reached at a Meeting In the Commercial Club
La*t Night—Some Physicians Con
demn Dr. Saunders' Statement.
At the bi-monthly meeting of the Jef
fetson County (Medical association, ex
offlclo county board of health, last night.
It was decided unanimously that, the pres
ent eruptive di ease prevailing in this cl y
is smallpox beyond the peradventure of
a doubt. The f Rowing resolution; adopt
ed without a dissenting vote, Just before
adjournment wa3 taken, conveys rhe
opinion reached by the physicians after
a full discussion:
"Resolved, Thar the Jefferson County
Medical society, as the county board of
health, proclaim that the divease erup
tive In character now prevailing is small
pox, and should be so treated.”
The above card, as explained by Dr.
Robinson, who offered J.. is to warn the
people and to awaken them to the im
ipor.ance of taking every etep to stamp
out the disease before the coming of
winter. *
Non? of the doctors expressed vhe least
doubt about the disease now agitating the
public, being confluent smallpox, pure
and simple, and Dr. Saunders asserted
that .here were some of the most ag
gravated caseE in the pest house he ever
saw.
Those dockers who it is alleged have
been negligent in reporting cases were
severely censured, and many prominent
phystcains strongly -advocated a house t/o
house inspection and a system of compul
sory vaccination to go into effec at once
under police supervision.
HEALTH CCtM'MITThiK'S REPORJT.
(Probably more than one hundred prom
inent physicains and business men were
present when the meeting was called to
order by Presld' -m Dr. D. F. Talley.
•It was moved and carried that all r g
ular business be dispensed with and the
report of Dr. Sholl, the chairman of the
com mi tee of health, be heard.
Said Dr. Sholl: "Tills morning at a
meeting of the committee of health in
my office it was decided that It be prop-r
to make a report of our stewardship."
He reviewed the plans and measures that
had born adopted. According to his
knowledge but two cases had been re
ported since last May until iast Friday.
He explained that some cases were mild
In type, but that the lesser case should
be Judged by the greater or typical ones,
Dr. Sholl complimented the acting
mayor and the board of aldermen for
their cheerful services and stated that a
camp of detention had been prepared
and that the suspects and fully developed
cases would be separated, the suspected
being detained twelve days awaiting
further symptoms.
He declared that vaccination was very
necessary and would be made compulso
ry at the expiration of nine days. Ac
cording to the doctor's report there are
now twenty-seven cases in the pest
house, two having been carried to the
mountain Sunday and one yesterday. No
deaths have resulted so far and Mr. Ivey
is recovering.
Said the chairman In conclusion: “If
It is in the power of law and human skill
and by the grace of God.' we will stamp
, tills disease out before winter. Any
man who avails himself of vaccination
can walk the streets of Birmingham with
as much safety as he can New York."
Dr. Robirson moved to adopt the re
port. but the president stated that it was
open for discussion.
TRACED TO PENSACOLA.
Dr. Saunders, the state health other,
was the first speaker. His remarks were
male doubly interesting from th fact
that he traced back the origin of th?
eruptive disease in Alabama and explain
ed every symptom as had been observ d
by him in treating different casi s The
first rases that, came to his knowledge
were four or five at Ft. Deposit probably
two mo ths ago. (He explained the cases
thoroughly. and could not go before the
people of Alabama and call it, consol >nti
ously, other than smallpox. The people
of Ft. D- posit asserted that the disease
ha l hepn brought there from Greenville,
n.r'l this caus d him to visit the last
named town. Here he also found several
persons stricken with an eruptive m a 'ad y
which he at once diagnosed as smallpox.
The next place to be visited by the dis
ease was Evergreen.
Dr. Saunders thought the disease had
been Imported to these towns along the
Louisville and Nashville railroad from
Pensacola, Fa . where the disease had
been prevalent for a year or more. The
disease was traced from Pensacola to
within a short distance of Greenville, and
hIso to Evergreian. The disease raged
there son’s? weeks before the doctors took
cognizance of it. A negro preacher as
sisted in nursing a number of the snf
f, rests and then went to Bullock eour ty
jiefore the crupHone were perceptible on
him. The preacher died, and there was
cnly one other casi?, thanks to .the vig
ilance of the- doctors. Before he died he
told the physician- thai if th? malady was
smallpox lie contracted it at Evergr en.
The physicians eamrmipleated with Chair
brother mean tiers of the profession at
Evergreen and for days they denied the
existence of the disease.
He was next Informed that there were
some suspects at Garbon Hill. On ar
riving at that place h” f nr.d ten cases in
the "pest house.” Amorg til's numb?" h
found one tynical ease and also a mulatto
wbman who had a very mild attack, wl h
not more than twelve eruptions on her
person. He mentioned this to prov - that
the disease was often in a very mild
form, hut was neverth I ss smallpox.
The origin of thrse coses were traced to
Memphis, where there were numerous
cases reported bv the health officers.
A WARNING.
In this connocion ho mentioned a
white lady who contracted the malady
from a mulatto worn in who laundered
the clothes for the family. He took oc
casion to impress the neoraslty of watch
ing closely and knowing the condition
of the negroes who performed this ser
vice.
In three weeks after his first visit Dr.
Saunders stated 'that the disease was en
tigdy exterminated at Fort Deposit.
■\Vhon the people found out It was small
pox they kept out of the way and the dis
ease died out- for want of material.
He also mentioned a case at Brewton
where a lady caught the disease, it was
supposed from her husband, who wbrked
on the Louisville and- Nashville railroad
with a gang of negroes.
SITUATION IN BIRtMirNGHAM.
The doctor reviewed the situation' here,
as observed in person since a week be
fore Iasi Saturday, when he first arrived,
and pronounced the disease smallpox!
Said he: "If I had been compelled to de
pend on some of the mild-er ceees, I con
fess I would have been in doubt, but I,
with the other physiealns, found two typ
ical ea.s s lully up'to the standard in the
books. I do not deny ...at there were
some symptoms laid down in the books
fthat were not apparent., but it is bo with
typhoid fever, as well as other diseases.”
He mentioned two cas s in Shelby
county 'tbait had come under his observa
tion, one of hem having been a negro
who tramped from Birmingham.
A peculiar incident that had attracted
his attention was that one person who
was not vaccinated caught the disease.
One who was vaccinated contracted it
in as severe form as the one who had
not taki n the precaution. In a medical
authority he found that in mild epidemic
the diseas? pursued very much the same
cour-e with one ae with the ether.
Some one asked the speaker h w many
fatalities had resulted. He answered
that he had heard of two deaths here,
and by some It was claimed that their
deaths resulted from intercurrent dis
eases.
Ten negroes, he said had walked into
Mobile and had been sent to the pc"t
house. Out of this number he felt safe
in saying only three had died. He re
ferred to the disease and Mexico and
stated that he had be?n informed by
tcontlmiea on Firth Page.)
QUARANTINE BARS DOWN
And the Magic and Marvel Cities
Again Open,
THE OFFICIALS AT BESSEMER
Take Action and Act Promptly After Thorough
Discussion—Regular Dummy
Service Resumed.
The citizens of Bessemer hold an en
thusiastic mass meeting in their city hall
last nlghn, which was very orderly and
well conducted. The me ting was called
for the purpose of considering the advis
ability of raising the quarantine which
was instituted against this city several
days ago.
(Many of Bessemer’s best citizens were
present at: the meeting and took
grcaia interest in its proce. dings. Speeches
were made by 'Messrs. Gillespie, East,
Prince and others. Eadh speaker called
al.t- ntion to the fact that I. was almost
impossible to properly enforce the quar
antine and that it were better to raise it
en-irely.
While laboring under a mistaken Idea
as to the prevalence of the dread disease
and Its seriousness, the city of Bessemer
had hastened to Institute a quarantine
against Birmingham. After a few days’
trial at its enfore.?men its futility was
easily discover.d. Again, the people be
came better Informed as to the real state
of affairs and the situation was found to
be of a less serious character'.han at flrn#
repored.
When all of these things were exp’alned
and the situation thoroughly discussed,
a motion was made that the quarantine
be raised. It was carried by almost a
unanimous vote.
In the future the citizens of Birming
ham who desire to visit he Marvel City
will not 'be compelled to dodge the quar
antine officers, as in the pas few day*,
but they can boldly enter th little city.
It was decided to follow the practioa
Instituted in Birmingham, and vaccina
tion will become general. Such a course.
It was .bought, would produce better and
more permorvent results than an qnc r
tain and unjust quarantine.
THE OLD RELIABLE
Bessemer and Birmingham Railway Will
Resume Iks Double Trains
This Morning.
—
On learning of the above action of t'he
Bessemer ■authorities Gen rol Manager
MoClary at once gave instructions to re
sume the usual schedule on ‘.hat line,
■which means a train out of Birmingham
and Bessemer every sev r.ty-flve minutes.
The ‘'Old Reliable” is still on deck.
’special term’
Of Court Convenes at Decatur to Try
Three Nhgrocs For Rape—Pris
oners Still In This City.
rfecalW, July 26. (Special.)—The special
term of court called by Judge Speak re
cently to try Louis Thompson, Waiter
Neville and Rosa Buford, all colored, for
thie offense of rape, convened this morn
ing at 10 o’clock, Judge J. J. Bonks, of
Birmingham, presiding The grand Jury,
after being organized and a thorough
and able charge, went to the grand jury
room and by 4 p. m. returned true bill's
against each of the accused. Court will
convene tomorrow morning at 10, when
the petit Jury will be organized and the
trial will begin.
Everything Is quiet tonight, no sijjn of
any violence, sor has there been during
the day. Hon. W. T. Sawtelle, solicitor,
and W. W. Callahan, of Decatur, will
prosecute the eases.
The prisoners will he brought here to
night from Birmingham where they have
been for several we'ks for safe keep
ing.
FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS
Have the Grand Old Man- and His Wife
Spent Together.
London July 26.—Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone yesterday celebra:ed the fifty
eighth anniversary of their wedding.
Both ar In excelen- health, Mr. Glad
stone walking off with as much vigor as ■
alt any time In.'rhe last ten years, shaking
hands energetically and conversing with
great animation.
CONFESSED TO MURDER.
London, July 26.—Henry Hamlin Evans
surrendered himself yesterday to the
Whitechapel police, contending that he
shut Arthur Terry, at 44 Canal street.
New Orleans. February 13, 1866. He was
arraigned 'tihls afternoon at the Thames
police court, where he repeated his con
Tesricin and was remanded. Ambassador
(Hay has communicated the fact of the !
confession and arraignment to the au- I
thorities at Washington. *
S'.-- >.«*•
GOT DOWNTOSTEftOKWORK
Birmingham’s Steel Plant Going
Right Ahead
TURNING OUT THE METAL
Which Will Bring the Industrial Center to This
Plac:—What a Reporter Learned
at the Plant.
The steel mill, Birmingham's infant in
dustry, started In yesterday morning and
will be operated permanently. The pre
vious heats, or runs, as they are common
ly calletl. were of an experimental na
ture but the steel has been shown to be
of the very best quality and the exp -
rimemtal stage has been passed. The
furnace was heated up yesterday morn
ing and the first run was made shortly
after 6 o’clock in the afternoon.
A State Herald representative visit d
the plant In the aftern. on and was en
abl d to give many additional and inter
esting facts concerning it. The plant is
situated near the offices of the rolling
mill, to the south of the mill. The pres
ent building is about 100x200 feet end is
covered with corrugated iron. At one
end, just on the outside, are the pumps
and a covering, shaft-like, is being erect
ed to protect them from the weather.
One furnace is c mplete and in opera
ti'-n while work is being rapidly pushed
on another. Excavations for four others
have been made and work will begin on
them as soon as the one now in progress'
of erection has been completed.
The supe: intendent of the steel plant
ls Mr. G. B. Taylor, an experienced steel
worker from Elmira N. Y. He has mad?
a specialty of starting steel plants and
this is the sixth that he has placed in
operation. He has worked in the lead
ing steel mills of the country and was
brought here from the Elmira Iron and
Steel works. He is a genial, courteous
gentleman with the intricate details of
steel making at his finger tips.
The large furnace has three openings
Into which the charges are thrown, which
are protected by doors weighing 600
pounds. These doors can be elevated
by a boy so well are they balanced by
heavy weights. The heat is so intense
and the glare so brilliant that the work
men are compelled to us. thick dark blue
goggles. iWth these goggles it is pos
sible to look steadily into the furnace
and see the deep interior. The reporter
gazed into the fiery depths of the fur
nace and saw a mass of molten metal.
The heat was very intone? as th? furnace
registered between 3,200 and 3,600 degrees
Fahrenheit.
Th? analysis of the first heat ha? not
bee'n competed, but so far us made it
shows most gratifying results as far as
the phosphorus and sulphur is concern' <1^
Both huva been 'found to hi of the fine- tj
Th.' report as to the carbon is not oorai
plete. A physical test was made yest; r*
day and K proved highly satisfactory^.
Tha cold metal was b?r.t an 1 twisted
without the remotest sign of a crack <■?»
break.
Th’ capacity of the presti.it furr.ee? is
twctmy-ftv? tons, with only one heat a
day. an t fh ? force employed is tw.nty
flv man. When the other furoams kj
put Into operation each one will engage a
fn '03 c? the same "umber of skil'ed work
men. iTho furnac is working a d iy turn
only, as the expensive repairs on th ? roll
ing mill are not yet completed. V.’tun
they are edmpl’te th? st i furnace will
go to work at night as well as in the day.
Th? night force yvill number th? same as
that of the day. and on average of five
heats will b? tUpp.'l every f’jty- ight
hours.
The metal turned out row' is ill flr-st
of morrhant, boiler plate and fir’ box
steel. No finer f(H If or can b? pro
duced in th? Unit?el States and does b’y in
only two places in th war’d, N >rwry
and Sweden, where th? or? is peculiarly
adopted to that vs?. The furraee ls not.
allowed to get cold, as two men are k pt
at work on‘Hi.’ ga» generators all night
and three during the day.
Superln'tewl'ant Ta ,-lor is very enih'-sl
astie over the outlook, as well as th out
put. "W* can make just e» good steel
here,” h? stated, “as anywhere in th?
country, ar l we have every fac'llty for
so doing. The only advantage thn‘ the
great. Carnegie ste- l works posse s over
us is thait of natural gas, which they uso
as fuel. Here we use gas, of course, as
our fuel, hut It la oia'-iufn.-'turefl.”
At the reporter's! r’qu a Superintendent.
Taylor explained the method used in the
manufacture of the ste 1. I- is known as
the open-hearth basic process. Scraps of
pig iron are used in conjunction wdth '.he
medical properties. Crushed limestone Is
thrown in Co absorb the sulphur, which is
a decided detrim nt to steel making.
Hard l ake Sueprior ore Is used for the
purpose of agl ation only. This Is the
or-ly foreign article used, and this is so .
simply because Birmingham cannot pro
duce that of nece.-sary hardness. The 1
n \v red or brown ore just unearthed at j
Pell City Is equal Co that brought from
I iVn Superior in every r sptet. If it
can be secured In the necessary quantity I
I will be substituted for the foreign at'.l- .
cle.
When the heat is tapped the molten
mettle runs out into the mammoth ladle
and is followed by the crust of slag, I
which remains on 'top. From t'hp ladle
the pure steel in drawn off and the s>ag i
remains. Ic Is dumped out afterward'.’. I
and the same ladT Ls again ready for
use.
The present output ls consumed by the
Birmingham rolling mill, but It ls Ini end- j
ed to supply other Industries as soon as
the planlt can be enlarged.
TODAY’S MEETING
May See the Settlement of he Strike—
To He 'the Largest Meeting Known.
Pittsburg, July 26.—The strike situation
in this district is quiet tonight. Bo h
sides are waiting for the meeting of'the
operators tomorrow. Th- arbitrators are
jubilant over their success. It will be
the larges. meeting of operators ever
known.
Groups of operators are congregating
around town tonight, discuselng th strike.
While they are divid-d as to plans .hey
arc anxious to hear what the commis
sioners have to offer a*- a solution to the
s rike. The board is busy completing the
contract which is to be presented to the
me ting tomorrow at the court house.
No one tonight can predict the outcome
and the meeting may las: two or three
days.
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.
Providence, R. I., July 26.—The cotton
mills in the Blackstone Valley, operated
by the Goddards and Chances, which
were shut down a week ago thrown! ng
out a large number of employes,, started
up on fuD time today arid at the same j
time dyers and bleachers connected with
the Lonsdale mill began to run on full
time. T.he shut down was ordered on
account of the dull condition of the cot
ton market.
REACHED LOW WATER MARK.
New York, July 26.—The market price
of bar silver reached low water mark
today. Government assay bars were
quoted at 69, which makrs the Fllver in
the standard dollar worth 45.63 cents, as
against 46.70 fn 1894. Ohe market open-d
a- 69.18 cents an ounce, and later declin 'd
to 5S%e.
GAGE BANQUETTED.
Boston, July 26.—Lyman J. Gage, who
Is to be'render d a banquet given by Bos
ton’s mo.-A promlner.lt business men, ar
rived In the city today. Secretary Gage
iva.- accompanied by his wife. Secretary
and Mrs. Gage afterwards left for their
summer hom at Marlon.
THEY DENY THE REPORT.
New York, July 26.—United States
Senator James Smith, Bernard M. Clay
and other wealthy men who are reported
as about to form a syndicate which Is U>
take up all uninsured stock of the New
York-New Jersey Telephone e mpany
and push the completion of Its line, de
ny all connection with it today.
HOT AFTER JM RHODES
Were the Radical Leaders In
^Parliament.
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
And Joseph Chamberlain Also Received a
'•Touching Up On the Same Lines—
The Ministry Sustained.
London, July 26.—The house of com
mons was crowded this evening In antici
pation of a sharp debate on the report
of the Eelect committee appointed to In
quire Into t'he raid of Dr. Jameson and
the affairs of the British South African
Chartered company.
Mr. Philip Stanhope, M. P. from Burn
ley, moved, amid loud radical cheers,
that the h"use regretted the failure of
the committee to properly specify any
action to be taken and moved that spe
cific steps be taken regarding the admit
ted compllcty of Cecil Rhodes and asking
that Mr. Hawksley, the attorney for
Rhodes, be ordered to attend at the bar
of the house and produce the telegrams
which he refused to show the commit
tee.
Mr. Stanhope, who has been described
as a "revolutionary aristocrat without
being a Mlrabeau,” supported his resolu
tloiuin a vigorous speech.
Mr. Stanhope, In speaking to his mo
tion, attacked the chartered company,
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies, and Cecil Rhodes, and
expo ssed a desire that the latter should
be deposed from his membership In the
-privy council. He alsi wanted the char
ts 1 of the company materially modified.
Henry Labouchere spoke in the same
strain. He said he thought that tf Cana
da should be raided by the secretary of
state '■[ the United States without the
assent of the president England would
not he satisfied if the secretary of state
was treated a- Cecil Rhodes had been.
Sir Mteha-1 Hicks-Bt ach, chancellor of
the exchequer, Bald the governmer.lt
would have to cons'Jer whether Rhodes
sh all 1 remain In the privy council, but
In dealing with him It must take Into eon
sIden;.'!ion the sir vices toe had rendered
generally. All th‘e damaging rumors al
leging complicity on the part of the
colonial office had been exploded as fast
as tb?v had be n produced.
S'r William Vernon Hare. urt. th 1 liber
al leader, defended the committee and
sold hi? thought the report conclusive oi
all Important points. IT,? strongly de
fended Mr. Chaipba-la in, and d c’ated
that Ills action ait 'the time the raid oc
curred disprove?! all tnp'riu i1ions of com
plicity. The.charges that th? camm'tt e
bad blotted to ‘oppress evld* nco were
worthy only of contempt. He hoped, he
said, he would net live to see th-: day
when 9 majority of the halts-5 should bv
a vot declare It h^d rn confidence in the
words of Its ministers.
On a vote the motion' was lost.
MRS. MILDRED CLARKE
Beloved Wife of Gen. Louis V. Clark,
Passes Away In the Early
Sunday (Morn.
On Sunday morning, aboult daylight,
the spiritt of Mrs. Louis V. Clark was
freed from earthly sadn ss and sorrows.
For some days she had been hovering
between, life and 'death, and many fervent
prayers for her recovery were wafted
heavenward.
In her death the world iois: a bright
and beautiful being. As Miss Mildred
Jones, daughter of Dr. A. W. Jones, of
Selma, she was widely known throughout
the state, and wa.s a belle in the social
circles of 'she cities she vlstled. She was
a frequent visitor to Birmingham, and
was always warmly welcomed by a large
circle of friends. Her marriage to Gen.
Louis V. Clark was a union in which wide
interest; was f it, and no bridal couple
started on the journey of life with fairer
auspices or with a brigh/ter future. A
daughter, Augusta Carlt-Ie, 2 years old,
blessed the union.
The funeral services rre conducted
by Rev. O. P. Fitzslmons at the family
residence on Highland avenue, late 'Sun
day afternoon', and the remains were con
veyed to Selma on a sp> cial train.
STILL HAGGLING.
Germany Wants the Powers to Control
the Greek Finances.
C nstantinople, July 20.—At the sitting
of the peace conference today the am
bassadors presented the peace prelimina
ries drafted by the powers which pro
vided for Europen arbitration of any
difficulties that may arise between the
Greek and Turkish plenipotentiaries In
reaching a definite treaty. It Is stated
that the powers will insist upon the ac
ceptance by the porte of this decision.
The desires of Germany to institue a
European control of the Greek finances
still hampers the arranging of the In
demnity.
It Is believed that the railroad from
Volo tot Larissa will! be transferred to the
Greek administration with the stipula
tion that the same facilities will be grant
ed to Turkey for the purpose of trans
porting troops as are granted to the
Greek government. This, therefore, does
not indicate an intention on the part of
Turkey to evacuate Thessaly, but is !
merely a measure of economy. I
fA STAUNCH, TRUE FRIEND
_
Is Captain P. Sid Jones to the
Magic City.
HE LOVES TO TALK OF HER
And Grows Enthusiastic In Conversation About
Her Growth—Emigration and Other
Topics Discussed.
Capt. P. Ski .Tones, of '.he South Ala
bama Emigration and Development com
pany, has been in. the city several days,
but returned to Nashville last nigh . The
genial captain has his headquarters In
the Terminal station at the Tennessee
Centennial, but spends hi- Sundays with
hts family In this city. He is nothing If
not enl-hustastlc, Is a staunch advocate of
Birmingham and a great believer in her
prosperous future.
Capt. Jones came home principally to
rrn et the general munag r of his company.
The company's main offices arc In the
Stock Exchange building, Chicago, but iit
Is pushing lt.s gigantic colony echemj in
Baldwin coun'ty, where It owns 30,030 aere3
of land and is negotiating for 26,400 acres
more. The colonization scheme Is op r
a'.ed very much on the building and loan
principle. It is run on the co-operative
plan, with its stock or land certificai.es
being placed to settlers at $1 per month
on each ten acres.
Th- succ.B- of the colony Is Capt. Jones’
main desire, and he Is working hard with
tha: object In view. He said ;o a State
Herald representative yesterday after
noon that his company had disposed of
20.000 acres of land in the past four
months, and that his mail Is burdened
with Inquiries from all parts of rhe coun
try concerning '..he colony. ‘Oapt. Jones
said '.hat his colony was the largest and
moEtt successful one in the south, and that
it would rival Fitzgerald, Ga., which was
started on Ithe same principle.
After speaking enthusiastically of the
colony scheme, Capt. Jones branch d
off on to the Na-hvllle Centennial. "The
exposition in Itself,” he said, "is perfect
irl every detail, and a view of the govern
ment and historical buildings alone is
worth 'th expenses attending a visit to
the Tennessee city. They are certainly
magnificent.
"Since the reunion of the United Con
federate Veterans,” he continued, "the
atitend'anee has been comparatively ligh’t,
but fair. The excessively hot weather
eeems to haw's aff eted the attendance,
but from the middle of August and in
Setpember and October I feel sai iefled
th I Ir will be even greater than the an
ticipations. My correspondence from the
non.hwvst Is very large, and che uniwersal
expressions indicate that many people
are coming south during chat time, and
'they will take In the exposition on the
way."
Capt. Jones spoke In glowing terms of
the general plan <>f the exposition. He
said "It is far superior to anything ever
seen in the South. The grounds are nat
urally more beautiful than those of At
lanta, it Is a blue grass country, and the
buildings are situated nearer each
other. It does not tire a man out In go
ing from one of them to the other, and
every thing Is better arranged. It has
everything that Atlanta bad ar.d a great
many things it did not possess. From a
careful general observation it appears
that the people are surfeited with ex
positions; they desire a rest."
Speaking of the features of the expo
sition that are of more direct interest
to Birmingham and Alabama people,
Capt. Jones thus expressed himself:
“Alabam:: has several displays which are
very creditable. There are two in the
agricultural building and one In the for
e-try building. Both are neat, nicely ar
ranged and attractive. The Alabama
building is a handsome little structure
of beautiful architectural conception. In ,
this building Mr. McCall is the genial
representative of th" state and has
proven hims-1 f a most competent and
courteous gentleman. All in all#I believe
that Alabama is well represented at the
Centennial and that her exhibits are
subjects of much local pride.”
Capt. Jones became very er.Chusiaetlc
when the steel experim n.ts were men
tioned. "They are experiments no long
er," he said, warmly, “but show an un
qualified succ ss. Beyond a doubt It has
been demonstrated thoit st el, flrd.-class
steel, can be successfully madeTlgh h >re
in Birmingham, and it to my belief that
it is the keynote of cur future success.
Beyond question, It is successful, and by
rh" same token will Birmingham ait-tain
such a growhh than even her staunchest
suppor er dof3 not now predict.”
"I am going back to Nashville tonight."
he continued "Lut first I am going down
to the steel mill to secure a number of
small samples of the steel. These I will
take with me and display them promi
nently in my office In the Terminal sta
Uon. Everyone Interested In this Indus
try, and, in fact. In this section, calls
In to see me and talk nothing but the
manufacture of steel. ThiE question Is
one of absorbing Interest all over 'the
country, and will necessarily attract
numbers of industries using steel to this
city. I hope to be of quite a little ser
vice in advertising this city through Its
steel in coitju-no ion with other Ideal op
portunities-.”
At this Juncture quite a pumber of peo
ple were waiting to see Capt. Jones. Be
fore bringing the interview to an end,
however, -he said In parnest tones: "You
can state tha the Centennial Is a grealt
success; our colony will outrival any
thing In the south and Birmingham's
steel will open Its gates to Idle capital
that will flow in here, and t'he p oplc will
enjoy such a prosperous era as they have a
never known.”
O-acpt. Jones left las.: night for Nash
ville.
NOTHING IN THE TREATY.
LiOiUon, July 26.—In the house of com
mons to'a'ay the under secretary for for
eign affairs, the Hon.. George N. Ourz n,
roplylr.fr to Mir. Fronds James II gin,
anti-rarnelUte member of parliament for
Mid-Tipperary, who ask d If tho Clayton
Rulwer treaty was oont-idered of binding
fono? by Great Britain a-r.G the Unit d
States'as bearing upon the annexation of
the Sandwich Ida ds by the latter, said
the treaty contained no agreement r.cg
nized by elth-r power as referring to
Hawaii.
ENGLISHMEN WIN.
Tho Tennis Tournament's First Games
"Were Taken By tho Visitors.
Boston, July 26.—The t outs tournament
opened rl: Lynn oourt od«.y. A large
number began nnd played their matches,
Including Messrs. Mahoney, Eaves and
Nesbitt, the English players, who ha va
came over to try conclusions with the
Americans. Each of th- foreigners won
his match. Eaves having the easiest lime,
while Nesbitt had co work hard. The
former allowed his opponent, Ewer, Just
I one game In ihree feta, but Nesbitt had
his hands full with E. G Lee. an old
recognized Longwood player. On this
match Nesbitt secured 136 points to Ida
opponent’s 134. Mahoney had by no
means an easy thing wl h Willteton, a
Longwood man. and ro ■ time .he English
man showed signs at going to pieces. In
this match both men scored 25 paces,
while Mahoney made a total of 66 polnta
to Wllliston’s 60. The playing of the for
eigners proved the ati ractlon of the -af
ernoon.and their style was watched with
Interest. The match tomorrow between
W. A. Larrii'd, of Summit. N. J,, and Ma
honey will douibllts- b. the most ir. Mist
ing of the tournament.
A. P, A. PRESIDENT IN JAIL.
Topeka. Kan.. July 26.—A. D. Hubbard,
who wr.*3 convict 1 of embezzling $6,000
a receiver of the Hamilton Printing com
pany, was today sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary by Judge Hazen,
Hubbard was a prominent lawyer here^
aril at the time of his arrest was law
partner to Lieut.-Gov. Harvey' and was
state president of iheA. P. A. of Kars's.
When Emtrsnc was pronounced Hubbard
mad a sen ■otiocal sp.ech. He said that
he was convinced that he was convicted
h.cause of his c/ -‘ection with the A. P.
A., and, if so, w .n, oud of it.
AN INFANT DECISION
/ —
Whir/ .nvolves Thousands of
‘ Dollars in Duty.
SECREIARY OF TREASURY
Holds That the Tariff Bill Went Into Effect
Friday Night at Midnight—Courts
May Test the Decision.
Washington, July 26.—The secretary of
the treasury holds that the new tariff act
was In . ffcct or.1 the beginning of ihe day
on which It received he approval of the
president, and therefore became operative
after midnight: of Friday, July 24.
The secretary telegraphed today the
following circular to customs ofllc rs:
"Department holds shat new tariff law
covers and Includes all customs business
of July 24."
La er in the day a formal circular of
Instructions, covering more fully 'the de
partment's views on the subject waa
printed and mailed to all customs offi
cials. *
The opinion of the attorney-general has
not been required on the matter, the de
partment holding that ihe question Is of
such Importance lo Justify eh, m to taking
t' the courts for final decision Independ
ent of what the law officers of she govern
ment might be questions as to the merl a
of the case.
Senator Allison was at the (treasury de
partment today, and in the course of a
conversation on the subject said than
In his opinion there was no reasonable
doubt that the act coverved all of the
day on wh,iWi, 1 U.Wflms .8 Utt .,Til 1 s also
is the view of all the prominent officials
of the treasury departmm., Including th?
collector; of customs at New York and
several of the leading ports of the coun
try. Sufficient data or. which to base a
close estimate of the amount of duft-s In
volved has no: been r.eeived, hut It is
staked roughly that It probably will he
between $100,000 and $20",000. The Inter
nal revenue department will probably
save a greater amount by the new ruling
than the customs blanch of th service.
During he live days from Tuesday, July
20, to and Including Saturday, July 24,
the internal revenue stamp agendo- sold
approximately $5,181,800 In beer sf.amips
alone, and of this amount it is estimated
that not mor than one-third, or $1,781,
626, reached their deslnation before the
act wer.l. into effect. The savings to the
government on these sales are cxi .Tied
to aggr gate not less than $183,000.
Commissioner Forman today tele
graph all stamp agent; :o settle only oil
'th? increased rate of 71 ■> cents a barrel.
And lit is understood these Instructions
will apply to all cases In which the
stamps were not actually affixed to ihe
paekng s before the now na.e becanv* op
erative. No figures as to the amount of
clgardtte stamps disposed of have y*t
■been received, but it is believed the sales
have be n abnormally large, as the ra'e
of ta-xes on cigarctt s. speaking generally,
was Increased 100 per cent., or from 50
oerr « per 1,000 to $1, the Inducement to the
manufacturers to lay in a large supply,
which Is even greater than in ihe case of
tthe brewers.
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Of the Methodist Home Missionary So
ciety at Ocean Grave. N. J.
Ocean Grove, N. J., July 26.—The annual
convention of the Methodist Home Mis
sionary Society began Its anniversary
meetings In the auditorium here today.
Mrs. cilr.'tnn B. Fisk, presided Mrs.
Wells, corresponding secretary of the so
ciety, conducted th; outdoor meeting.
Mr. Henry G. Danforth. professor of
literature In the University at Albion,
Mich., addressed the convention on "Un
selfish Giving, the Success of Missionary
Work.” Miss 'Marguerite J. Tripp ep 'ke
on “New Mexico as a Mission Field,” and
Miss Mary Tripp, of Jew “It, New Mexico,
on "The Navajo Indian."
At the afternoon meeting Mrs. S. IM.
Levis, of Savannah, Ga„ delivered art ad
dress on "Colored Girls In the South,"
arid Miss Rachael Jeff rson. of M rrls
town, Tenn . on "Our Industrial H,,m a
as Viewed From the Point of View of a
Student.”
NOT A GOOD SHOWING.
London, July 26.—The Agricultural Ga
zette recently sent out a circular asking
for information on. the condition of crop
prospects. The circular elicel d 738 re
plies, the substance of which shows that
the wheat crop for the United Kingdom
Is much below the average, 'Barley Is
up to the average. Oa s and potatoes aro
siHghltly below It, and hay Is considerably
above it.
A SLICK S'OHFJM EK.
New York, July 26.—The local police re
ceived an inquiry by cable concerning the
surrender of Evans In London, Th-jr
made an investigation of the reoords tilts
morning, and say there was rJo such
shooing us reported by Evans. No such
man Is wanted by tin- authorities here.
They believe he Is working a scheme to
■bo brought back'to the United States.
MILLS SHUT DOWN.
Lawrence, Mass., July 26.—The
agents of the Everett and Cotto«
mills respectively have given notice that
operations will be suspended at their
mills during the month of August. Both
mills will close down at the end of thhv
week. No reason was given by the
agents for the shut-down. About 2,500
operatives will be affected.