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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

based on threshing returns as far as
available, and from tests from samples.
These figures indicate a loss of four
pounds per bushel of 61z per cent of
the crop.
surprisingfy small amount of grain
will be lost in cutting and hauling the
remainder of the crop To see this
wheat standing, dead ripe, in the fields
and with an almost torrid sun beating
upon it, after it was soaked for many
days, one would naturally expect
large loss from the shattering of the
heads. Yet, owing to the toughness of
the grain. such loss will be slight-not
over per cent.
There have been many estimates of
the probable size of the Kansas crop
before the damage. They range from
rs. 900 to 90.O00,000 bushels. The most
commonly accepted estimate is 85000,-
900 bushels This is probably too high.
As the grain appeared on July II, a bet
ter opportunity was offered to see the
stand" than earlier. The leaves were
broken down and the stalks and heads
alone could be seen to better advan-
tage. 1t was not an unusually thick
stand, and this fact invites the sugges-
ton that the larger estimates were in
fluenced by a heavy growth of straw.
When it is known that the wheat
crop of Kansas two years ago, with
out floods other disasters was only
% million bushels in round numbers. it
will be seen that the state at large is
not so unfortunate as some pessimists
have tried to make people believe. A
gain of nine million bushels, despite the
loss by floods is worthy of considera-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25
FIVE STRIKERS SHOT.
Negro Strike Breaker Fires Into Crowd
of Union Men.

St. Joseph, Mo-, July 25.-Five unior
men, pickets on duty at the west END
of Missouri avenue. were shot Sunday
morning at $50 o'clock by a negro
strike breaker who lives in West Iowa
avenue and who is employed at one OF
the packing houses. One is probably
MORALLY wounded.
The negro who did the shooting is
Abraham Kruse, living in West Iowa
avenue. He is under arrest and talk
of lynching is strong.
The five men We're wounded by sin
gle shot from a magazine Winchester
shotgun loaded with No. shot. Four
of them were shot in the knees and
lower part of the body. The wounded
men are:
Joseph weigle, 5216 King Hill avenue.
Joseph Sanger, 421 Michigan avenue.
John Jetta, Alb Ohio street.
August Newmeyer, 300 West Colorado
avenue.
Steven F1nnigan, 526 Missouri avenue.
The negro who did the shooting pass
ed through the lines to his home, re-
naming there over night. 1t is said
that he was chased by pickets as he
went out, though this statement is de-
MED by the strikers He started to re-
turn to his work in the morning, going
armed.
The shooting was Witnessed by G. r.
Retzer. 419 East Missouri avenue, a
switchman employedtin the stock yards,
and NJ. c. Major. 705 Blake street, an
acting deputy sheriff on duty inside the
tracks. According to these men the
negro passed inside the lines near the
pickets, who at the time were discuss
ing some alleged shooting by negro
strike breakers at another part of the
yards early last night. The negro is
said to have heard a part of the dis
cussion as he passed the pickets and to
have turned to them with warning of
Don't you talk to me-" The witnesses
say that he then passed so yards fur
Their inside the lines, mounted some
steps at the receiving station, took
aim at the group of pickets and fired.
wounding the five men. --.
The result of the single shot is attrib-
uted to the fact that Winchester gun
was used with heavy shot, and at the
distance of the shot the charge scat
tered
and was lost sight of by the strikers.
The police, as soon as they learned his
wherea bouts, refused to talk, apparent
ly fearing an attempt at mob violence
by the crowd which gathered in a short
time after the occurrence.
The wounded men were taken at once
to the offices of the Packing Trades
council, where their injuries were at
tended. Kruse has been employed at
the packing plants for years and re
fused to come out when the strike was
declared. He kept at work, and this
incensed some of his striking col
leagues. A few nights later, while
Kruse was sleeping at the plant, an
was made to burn his house.
porch and a match applied, but after
burning a portion of the oil and char
ring the wood the flames died out.
Kruse said he fired only when he saw
he could not escape and because he
thought he would be killed.
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1t will go largely to the workingmen,
and will be spent with our merchants
1t is not like voting bonds or making
subscriptions to do public work. be-
cause in that case, home money is
used.
Il want to say that 1 am backing this
franchise ordinance from no personal
motive. 1t will not benefit me one dol
one dollars worth of stock in this gas
company, my position of president be-
ing purely a matter of accommodation
to Mr.. Brady Ny father held the posi-
tion up to the time of his death, and
then Mr.. Brady asked me to take it. L
do not get any salary, and the only
reason 1 have for advocating this or
dinance is because / believe it is a good
thing for Topeka. If the gas company
could make gas at 81 a thousand To-Day,
it would be glad to have the rate fixed
at 81, depending on increased consump-
ton for it's profits in the future. But
it can't be done"
Mr.. Diehlmann, who is in active
charge of the local gas business for Mr.
Brady, said:
Il went back to New York and talked
to Mr.. Brady about this gas rate pro-
position. Allowing as liberal an esti-
mate as we could for increase in bust
ness, I could not show him more than
per cent income at the $1.20 rate.
1T has been suggested that we might
make a lower rate for fuel gas than for
illuminating gas. We believe that this
would cost the consumers SO nucn-Aor
separate systems of pipes and separate
meters that it would not be good
thing to try. We made the fiat rate as
low as possible.
1T is also claimed that a $1.20 rate
has been made at Lincoln, Neb-, and
that we should do the same Lincoln is
a much larger city than this, and has
cheaper coal rates. 1t can afford to
make a lower charge for gas"
Mr.. Holiday stated that if necessary,
he could present to the council a petit
ton signed by all the gas users in To-
peka, and by the Topeka Commercial
club. asking for the passage of the pro-
posed franchise ordinance.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Fine Weather Counterbalance
Higher Cables.
Corn Is Steady aud Prices Show
Little Change.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady to a Shade
Lower.
Hogs from Ten to Fifteen Cents
Higher.

Chicago, July 25.-WHEAT-Favora
weather throughout the greater part of
the United States, increased receipts and
than counterba1anced the effect of higher
Liverpool cables, the result being a
barely steady wheat market Influenced
was firm, with September up 1s@Hc, at
s7qS71sc. Buying by shorts forced the
price up to S7ssc, but on increased selling
apolis, Duluth and Chicago reported re-
ceipts of 450 cars, against 276 cars a year
ago.
the market became strong on a good gem
eral demand. Most of the strength was
a result Of the bullish foreign situation.
The close was almost at the highest point,
CORN-steady cables and the early
strength of wheat impaired a steady tone
to corn September opened a shade to
&c higher, at 4s1sc to 4s1sQ4sAc, and held
Strength of wheat and report that To-
all the cash offerings in Nebraska caused
a rally in corn. The market closed at the
high point, with September up &c, at
oATs-Trading in oats was very light.
33c, and eased off to 327sc.
was practically nothing in the provision
pit, prices holding at Saturdays closing
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, seaeec; No.
8 hard. SIC; No. 1 northern, $L02; No. 2
northeTn, sSc: No. & spring e. s4c.
FLAX-Cash: NV, 81 2315; S.-W., 81. IS;
July; Sis; Sept, Sis g.. % ,,,lo,, %
CLOVER-July, $1.25
BARLEY-Cash: 30Q5Sc.
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Ne,u Ynrlr SfocI.s.

Wall Street, New York. July g
STOCKS-There was little spirit IN tne
opening trading today in stocks, out ny
fractional gains largely predoTinsstes e,
the United States Steel stocks were the
feature. Five thousand shares OF tAs
preferred sold at 633s and SIS, compared
with 6SH on Saturday and the common,
after opening unchanged. was lifted 8
y point on the purchase of several large
blocks Tennessee Coal gained y point
The market was decidedly neglected ana
the movement was sluggish. A rise TO
above IS of Amalgamated Copper had but
slight effect on the general level OF the
market. Cleveland, st. Louis ana Repuo-
lie Steel rose IA points and Smelling pre-
ferred 1 point, while Consolidated Gas
lost 1 point.
Bonds were steady at noon.
Considerable stock was offered for sale
at the opening prices, for which there
fell from g to q point below Saturday.
closing. Minneapolis, Duluth and Sault
Ste Marie, Tennessee Coal and Colorado
points, but Colorado Fuel did not hold.
Some of the specialties rallied later, but
the railroad list remained heavy.
Usually obscure stocks contributed
Recognized market leaders were practi-
cally motionless, but there was some sell
ing of Missouri Pacific which cost IL a
point. Advances were recorded of point
Western preferred A and General Chem
ical fell point
Spasmodic activity in Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific was attended by higher
generally was sluggish. Union Pacific
made a fun recovery of its earlier loss
and Southern Pacific rallied TO DIPS.
Prices of railroad stocks otherwise were
cific and Southern Pacific were again de-
Ginning.
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FEEDER IS A CANDIDATE.
Great Bend Editor Would Try for
Kelly's Place.

w. P. FEEDER of Great Bend has a
boom for the fusion nomination for
state treasurer, and he is in Topeka
today looking after it, Mr.. FEEDER is
a Catholic and a member of the
knights of Columbus.
What is your theory of how the
fusion ticket should be put up?" Mr..
FEEDER was asked.
81 think it ought to go o nthe bal
lot under the Democratic head" he
said. "but we ought to make our fight
for the state ticket and leave national
politics alone"
1t looks as though there may be a
scramble for the nomination for state
treasurer, because it is generally be-
lieved that there is a chance to defeat
State Treasurer Kelly. r. d. McClf-
man of Seneca. Tom Dolan of Clifton,
W. H. Ryan of Girard and others are
talked of as candidates.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas city, July 25.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts today, 1877 cars. Quotations
We're 1d2c lower. July. so94c; Sept, Mlsc;
Sc; No 5 hard. s0dS1c: No. hard, so
soc: No. red, s5@S6c; No. red, S24S3c-
CORN-Market steady. July, 5O12c;
Sept, 461kc: Dec. 411sd4114c. Cash. No;
mixed. 52d521zc: No. 8. 511z@52c; No. 2
white 52n531zc: No. 8 white, see.
OATS-Market higher No. mixed, 40c;
No white, 42d43c.
RYEMarket steady. No 2 &c
IS OOmS5 so: choice prairie, 500.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery,
13G15c dairy, fancy, 12c-
EGGS-Quotations were &c higher,
Fresh. Ice.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, July 25.-CATTLE-Receipt to-
day, 5000 head. Market steady but quiet.
Good to prime steers, $5.40G6.65; poor to
medium, s.. 5065.25: stockers and feeders,
81 90; cows, 1900. so; heifers, s.. Ood
$50: Gamers, 81 50@2.60 bulls, $2.00a4. 10;
AIS.
HOGS-Receipts today. 5000 head; esti-
mated Tuesday, 5000 head. Market dull.
Mixed and butchers, $5.z@5.50; good to
choice heavy, IS. 15G545; rough heavy, $3.50
SO; light, S. 25d5.45; bulk of sales, $5.2OQ
$40
SHEEP-Receipts today, 5000 head.
Sheep and lambs steady. Good to choice
Wethers S4OO1425; fair to choice mixed
$SOOd4O 90; native lambs, $4Ood7. 40; western
lambs 50 S564 70.
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ATTACK BREAD WAGON.
Mob Beats Driver, Cuts Horses Loose
and Sets Fire to Vehicle.

Chicago, July 25.-A, mob of 5000
strike sympathizers attacked the
bread wagon of the Huesner Bakery
company that was returning from
making a delivery of bread to the
stock yards and after beating the
driver and his companion, cut the
horses loose and set fire to the wagon.
J. c. Clark. superintendent of the
bakery, who was driving the wagon,
and Edward Smith, shipping clerk,
who was with him, were both painfully
hurt. The police and fire departm ent
were called, the crowd was dispersed
and the fire extinguish ed.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, July 25.-CATTL F.
Receipts today, 5000 head, including 1000
head of Texans. Market steady to a shade
lower. Native steers, $4O0Q6.00; southern
steers. s2.75q4.50; southern. COWS. s. 75g
stockers and feeders, $2.5044.50; bulls, SIPS
@s;75; calves. 81. 75a4;75; western steers
HOGSLReceipts today, 100 head. Mar
ket 10d15c higher Bulk of sales, g oOaS; Is;
heavy, IS 10q5, 20; packers. s5.0oq5.15; pigs
and lights, $4.50G5.10.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 500 head.
Market steady. Muttons, s.. 25G4 Is; lambs,
S.. O0I6.OO; range wethers, $S.75q4.75; ewes,
nnIf2 IL
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Harrison Back in Trouble.

Frank Harrison, of North Topeka
and not the county commissioner from
Auburn, got drunk and disturbed the
peace and was arrested by the police.
Harrison was serving a sentence in
the county Jail and was let out by
the county commissioners on the
promise of good behavior. When Sher-
iff Lucas heard that he had been drunk
he secured him from the police and
locked him up to serve the 40 days
remaining on his sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-25

North Freedom, Wis, July as
Howard Montgomery, aged 10 years,
was instantly killed at the Illinois
mine here by falling between the shaft
timbers and the skip. His death re-
vealed that, although working as an
ordinary miner. he was the son of
Colonel B. f.. Montgomery, we'll
known lawyer of Denver and mem
Der of the Colorado legislature. His
brother is a millionaire, living at
Idaho Springs.
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St. Louis Live Stock Market.

St Louis, Mo, July 25-CATTLERe-
ceipts TO-DAY, 1,7OO head. Market slow
Beef steers. $S.50@5.75; stockers and feed
ers, 81 25G4. so; cows and heifers. 81 O0Q5. 90:
Texas steers, $3.OOQ475; Texas cows and
heifers, s.. 00d5. so.
ket slow. Pigs and lights, 81. 75@5.10; pack
ers', $5.00Q5.25; butchers and best heavy,
IS. 10d5. 80.
Market slow. Natives, $3.5od425; lambs,
81. OOd6.O0; Texans, So. 5064. 80.
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Dead Woman Her sister.

Albany, N. Y. July 25.-Miss Caroline
Haywood of Montreal today identified
the body of the woman found dead in
the Ten Eyeck in this city on Wednes-
day last as that of her sister, Eleanor
Frances Haywood, who wrote her from
New York city that she would be dead
istered at the hotel as being from Dem
yer. Colo.
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"Ex-div. 21k per cent.
New York Money Markee.

New York, July 5.-MONEY-Mone{ on
call very easy, 1 per cent, closing bid NJ
offered at 1 per cent; time loans easy; 20
and 80 days, 2q2h per cent; 6 months, 3ls9
3A per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 3AG4
per cent; sterling exchange strong, with
actual business in bankers bills AT $4S710
az. 87% for demand and at 81 s. and dS5lO
for 60 day bills; posted rates, $4SS1z and
a. $500. ssh; commercial bills, 81 S43tQ4S 4;k.
SILVER-Bar silver, 5S1sc; Mexican dol
lars, 4515c.
BONDSAGovernmen bonds weak
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Chicago, ILL.,, July 25.-BUTTER-Marl
steady. Creamery 13G17c; dairy, 12d15c-
EGGS-Marl1et steady. At mark, cases
included, 1415n15$.c-
CHEESElMarket easy. Daisies, S481zc;
Twins, 7zzn8c; Young Americas, SQ9Hc.
& LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys, 10611c; chickens. lie; springs, 14Q15c.
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Range of Prices ON Stocks.

FURNISHED By ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
1856 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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ROW York Butter.

New York, July 25.-BUTTER-Marke
steady. Street price, extra creamery, 111z
G17szc: official prices, creamery, common
to extra, 13@171zc; state dairy, common to
extra, 12d17c.
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SUGAR and Cofree in NOW YORK.

New York, July &-SUGAR-Raw sugar
firm. Fair refining, SIC: centrifugal. 96
test, 15-1e94c; mo4asses sugar. SAC. Re-
fined sugar firm. Crushed, 70; powder
ed, IS. Is; graduated, $505.
:. COFFEfs-Marlzet quiet. No. Rio.
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IEurniShed

Furnished by ]. e. Gail, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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Cotton Market.


Galveston, Tex, July 25-COTrON-
Market steady at 10 13-16c per pound.
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ST. Louis, Mo-, July 25.-WOOI-Marlxet
olIiet Territory and western mediums, 20
Q122c; fine medium, 15@17c; fine, 1Aq15c
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The pessimist is never skeptical about
the world being round. At any rate, he
is convinced it isn't square.
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Wigg-"Oldbach says he was born to
rule Wagg-''Is that why he has never
married?''
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DIR. PhiIippi Dead.

Santiago de Chile, July 25.-Dr. Phil
lippi the renowned naturalist, is dead.
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Topeka Hide Market.

J
CPrices paid in Topeka this week, based
on Boston quotations):
GREEN SALT CURED ..................S1kc
NO. 1 TALLOW Observation-Disclosures.
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Topeka Market.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
FURNISHED by S. E. -, Lux 81, successor to w
nue.) ,11,,rS
ORANGES-Valencia, $S.50d375 per box:
Mediterranean Sweets, s.. 2543.50 per box.
IEMONS-California, per box, &.z.
BANANAS-Per bunch, $L75Q2.75.
INTERCHANGEABLE crate, $500
~ ISiPPLES-Kansas, 800 per blu.
PEACHES-Elbertas per 4-basket crate.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS.
BARTLETT PEARS-Per box ........$2.40
KANSAS PLUMS-Per N-box crate. LOO
APRICOTS-Per 4-basket crate ...... LIS
PIITMS-Per 4-basket crate ......-..... LIS
TRAGEDY PLUMS--basket-cra :. 200
VEGETABLES.
GREEN REANS-Per basket, 35c
WAX BEANS-Per basket, 35c.
CJJCJJMBER6-Pe 1-3-bu. box, 45c
NEW POTATOES-Per bu., 60d65c
TOMATO ES-4-basket crate, 6597oc.
CABBAGE-70lps0c per cwt.
HONEY-A-rack cases, 800.
CANTELOUPES-Per crate, 500
WATERMELONS-$2.5 0q3. 90 per dozen.
0 8N,W NssEFTsp Df si 6u.. 500
SWEET CORN-Per doz., 121zc
FULL CREAM CHEESE.
Kansas Y. A, per lb............s.... g1Lc
New York State (white), per lb........11i5c
Brick, per 10: u, 131zc
Block Swiss, per lb......................15 ikc
~ BUTTEk, EGGS, POULTRY. '-''-'
hens SIC lb.; broilers, 13c Id.
BUTTER-Country, 12c.
EGGS-Candled, 15c.
PRA1R1E-Baied. per per ton.......15Oasco
PRAIRIE-Loose, per TONI. 7.001sO0
NEW PRAIRIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 6.50ff75O
ALFALFA-Loose, per ton ........7 0OSfSO0
STRAW-Baled, per ton .......... 6.50175O
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German Steamer stopped.

Berlin, July 25.-The German
steamer Lisboa of the Oldenburg-Por-
tugal line has been stopped and
searched by a Russian warship in the
gulf of Finland. She was then re-
leased.
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Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City Grain.
FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
1885, Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
Kansas City, July %.
Open High Low Close Sat
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Packers Granted Three Days.
Waiting for orders.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, July 25.-Business
agents of all the packing unions in
South st. Joseph are waiting for or
ders from international headquarters
to order a sympathetic strike. No dis
turbances at packing houses today.
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: CALIFoRNIA FRUITS,

POULTRY-Young ROSTERS, zoe each.
hens SIC h.; broilers, 13c ID.
RUTTER-Country, 12c.
EGGS-Candled, 15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-01
TWO YOUNG MEN IN
 A CUTTING AFFRAY
JAMES BAKER IS PROBABLY "A, TALLY STABBED BY OLLIE WALKER IN QUARREL AT ENs- LEY STEEL MILL.

Ensley, June o-(speciai. )-Jamea Ba- ker and Ollie Walker, two fellow work men at the steel mill became engaged in a difficulty this morning shortly after 6 o'clock which resulted in Walker fatally slashing Baker with knife. Shortly af- ter the occurrence Mir. Walker started In the direction or Vivian and has not yet been arrested. MT. Baker was car ried to the Cunningham hospital where an operation was performed with hopes of saving ..s life. Its success however Is doubtful and his chances for recovery are slim.
 From the best information that can be gathered 1t seems that the two young men became engaged in a quarrel. caused by Walker throwing a bucket of water on Baker. For this Baker, it is alleged, called Walker an abusive name. Walker then drew his knife and cut Baker across the breast and arm, and stabbed him in the side. The stab Is considered danger ous and will probably cost Baker ms life.
 MT. Walker is the son of Chief of Po- lice Walker of Vivian and MT Baker is a married man, residing in this city. He is a brother of Edward Baker. the transfer mail clerk at the union depot at Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-01
FIREMEN WILL HOLD
 BIG PARADE TODAY
VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT OF PRATT ClTY WILL HAVE AN. NUAL REcEPTloN-KNlGHTs OF PYTHlAs ELECT OFFICERS.

Pratt City. June so.-(speeial.) )-Tomor- row afternoon the Pratt City volunteer fire department will hold It's annual in- spection This Is always one of the most interesting events of the year All bus mess will practically be suspended for the day and the citizens will turn out en mass to view the fire department
 At 1 o'clock the procession will form at the city hall. 1he mayor and al- dermen will ride in carriages and the public force will head the procession. The line of march will include the mayor and aldermen, members of the police force, members of the thre fire companies. the Pratt City brass band and the citi- zens. The procession will march from the city hall to Third street by Market street The procession will continue down Third street to Second and to First ave- nue The fire department will line up in front of the postoffice.
 For the past two weeks the different companies have been getting their equip ment in shap for inspection. They have recently purchased new uniforms and the parade Is being looked forward to with considerable interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-01
Business Improving.

Tuscaloosa, June 3O.-( Special. .)-The Tuscaloosa Belt railway is doing a splen- did business and one can but notice the difference in traffic of today and year ago. The extension to Holt has done much towards bringing about these con- ditions. In speaking to President Ober recently he stated that it was very prob able that an extension would be built to Brookwood some time during the next year. The schedule will be arranged so as to make one trip every hour. The connecting of Brookwood with Tuscaloosa will mean much towards the developmen of Tuscalosa. A new passenger engine arrived yesterday and will be used be- tween Tuscalo and Holt.