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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
Mills Will Shut Down.

Dover, N H., July 15.-Notices were posted in the five mills and print works of the Hccheco Manufacturing company here today notifying the 2o00 operatives that the entire plant will be shut down tomorrow until August l. The closing of the mill, is due to a lack of orders for goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
STYLISH HoLDuP.
Men in Evening Clothes sandbau and
 Rob Wealthy Contractor.

New York, July 1.-Two highway men in silk hats, white kid gloves and evening dress sandbagged William Gaffney, a wealthy contractor, in Ire mont avenue, the Bronx, and robbed him of $40 in cash, a diamond pin and a gold watch and chain.
 The men were driven to a hotel in Fremont avenue in stylish carriage by a coachman in livery, and there met Gaffney. They induced him to go with them few steps from the hotel where they robbed him and left him unconscious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
Funeral of Mrs. purhin

The funeral of Mrs. w. w. Durbin, a well known and popular woman of this town. who died at her home last night at Il o'clock, will take place tomorrow morning at 9:3O o'clock. The services will be conducted from the First Methodist church and the internent will be at Greenwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
PREPARING FOR INSTITUTE.
Leading Educators of Mississippi Win
 Gather at Meridian in Auqust.

Meridian, Miss. July 15-(Special. )- County Superintendent of Education J. R. Ellis is engaged in perfecting plans for the county teachers institute, which will be in session here four weeks begin ming Monday, August 22. The faculty will be composed of leading educators of this and other states.
 The charter of the terminal company of Meridian has been applied for by the representatives or the five railroads cen- tering here for the purpose of constr,,ct- ing the mammoth station depot here The superintendents of the different roads held meeting here this morning to perfect the arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
BANK EARNINGS FOR WEEK.
Birmingham Shows Decrease of 8 Per
 Cent and Jacksonville t34.1 increase.

New York, July 15.-The following table, compiled by Bradstreet shows the bank clearings at the cities named for the week ended July 15, with the percentage of in- crease and decrease, as compared with the corresponding week last year. Totals include clearings of fifty-two other cities. Canadian totals include clearings of seven ether cities in Canada
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
CITY ITEMS

Trades councii.-President E. w. Bradbury of the Birmingham Trades Council has called special meeting of the body for tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Bricklayers' hall on Twentieth street The meeting is called for the purpose of hearing griev- ances to be submitted by Bricklayers' Union, Local No. 1. A full attendance has been requested.
 Camp Hardee.-The semimonthly meeting of Camp Hardee, U. c. ", will be held this afternoon at 8 o'clock in the camp headquarters on Twenty-flrst street, between Second and Third ave nues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
EstimabIe Woman Dies.

Mrs. Becky shackelford. a most es- timable woman, died at her home near Greenpond yesterday of heart failure. The deceased was 65 years of age. The funeral took place this afternoon, the remains being inferred in the cemetery near her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16

The Rev. Father OReilly has returned from Culiman where he had been to at tend the funeral of the late Abbot Bene- dict Menges.
 Mrs. Michael Casey of Alabama street is spending the summer with her two sons at Pipers where her husbands camps are located. , J. G. Smith of Camp Hin is at the Morris.
 W. S. McNeil. prominent lawyer of Fayette. is at the Metropolitan.
 J. H. Hillnlan of Pittspurg Is at the Hillman.
 The Rev J. G. snedeoor of Tuscaloosa is at the Colonial.
 F. W. Carpenter of Anniston is regis tered at the St. Nicholas.
 J. H. Nathan of Sheffield, member of the state democratic executive commit tee, is at the Morris.
 W. w ciem of Sheffield is at the Metro politan.
 Walter B. Reynolds of New York is stopping at the Colonial
 J. W. Thorton of New York is at the Hillman.
 W. A. Derden of Anniston is at the Morris.
 Charles E. Dexter of Montgomery is at the Metropolitan.
 
 J. J Lowell of Leeds is registered at the Colonial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
Noise

Noise. From the Chicago Record-Heratd. In a few days the American school boy will proceed to show what this world was really invented for %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS,
SHIP YOUR GOODS
 BT TINE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

which operates on 2 900 miles of frst-class railroads, with connections with other com panien, to all points accessible by express
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
BICYCLE RACERS
 DUE HERE TODAY
FINISHING TOUCHES ARE BEING PUT ON THE STADiUM-THE FIRST RACE WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY NIGHT.

Jack Prince expects to drive the last nail in the stadium this afternoon. The work has been pushed so rapidly since It was started about three weeks ago that the new bicycle race track Is prac- ticaIly completed and only a small DOT tion of 1t remains for the finishing touches today.
 The tickets for the opening night ar- rived yesterday, and will be placed on sale today or Monday up town. They can also be bought on Monday night at the track. The opening is expected to be one of the events of this seasons sports in Birmingham, as the champion pace followers of the world will compete.
 Walthour and the other riders arrive to- day at noon from Atlanta, where they raced last night. They are all in excellent condition, and expect to clip several sec. onds off of more than one worlds record before they leave the city.
 The stadium is at Green station, on the Bessemer car line, and special cars will be run Monday Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The stadium will seat about 1000 people, the reserved seats alone being cap able of seating about 1900 people The re- mainder are in the general admission class The reserved seats are along the home stretch where the riders are started and where the exciting finishes are ex- pected.
 Atlanta, July 15.-Bobby Walthour en- tered his first race tonight after his ac- cident of about three weeks ago, and easily won fifteen mile motor-paced race from Benny Monroe and Deguich- ard. The first heat of ten miles was won by Walthour by laps in 1S minutes, 55 4-5 seconds. The second heat of five miles was won by Walthour by one lap in ' minutes and 6 2-5 seconds. Monroe took second money from the Frenchman, Deguichard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
Atlantic Coast Line.

Elegant passenger service to the South and East Trains leave Mont gomery at 6:50 A. M.. 400 P. M. and I:45 F. M. Through sleeper to Jack. sonville leaves Birmingham via L. & N. at $40 P. M.
 !. A. TAYLOR, T. P. A.,
 Montgomery, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
flor sn yosr Small Remittanoss. by mail or
 otherwise.
Sold on all points in the United States, Canada, and on Havana, Cuba.
 CHEAP AND CONVENIENT.
 NO APPLICATION REQUIRED.

A receipt is given and money will be re- funded if order is lost.
 Sold at all agencies of the Southern Ex- press Company at all reasonable hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
CASINO.

Monday Tuesday and Wednesday
 "Wednesday Matinee. Geo. Parsons Co. in Musical Comedy
 Success.
 "A TURKISH. TEXAN" Pretty music, prettier girls. Popular prices.
 Seats on sale at Norton's drug store
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16

We make all kinc5 of cuts. The Age-Herald Engraving Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16

Tho Ase-HeraId Engraving pepart. ment makes good cuts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16

E. f. Shaw & Son. undertakers. s12 North Twentieth straet Both phones o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16
PERSONAL.

The Rev. Father O'Rellly has returned from Cullman where he had been to at tend the funeral of the late Abbot Bene- dict Menges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-16

Mrs. Michael Casey of Alabama street is spending the summer with her two sons at Pipers where her husbands camps are located
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
NOT A SINGLE GUN LOST.
Kuropafkin Reports on His Success
full Retreat to Mukden.

st. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-General
Kuropatkin reports that he did not lose
gun during the retreat. He also
states that General Kuroki's army is
about 81 miles eastward of the railroad
and that General Oku's army is 20
miles west of the railroad. The gen.
eral staff expects big battle will be
fought.
From the generals report, it seems
evident that ne is tenta titvely prepar-
ing to meet the Japanese again should
Field Marshal Oyama continue to press
northward. Nothing more important
than rearguard actions marked the
march to Mukden. The region south
of that city is now clear of Russians.
1t is evident that Kuropatkin is taking
precautions to prevent the Japanese
from creeping around his tanks, as he
reports that the Japanese cavalry scout
ing wide on his fsnke.
The best information of the war Office
indicates that General Kuroptakin lost
about IL 900 men during the ten days
battle at Lao Yang.
A brief Mukden dispatch received
from one of the Associated Press Rus
sian correspondents, dated Sept. z, is
really the latest word from the front.
1t was probably all the censor would
allow to be sent, and offers no solution
of the question whether General Kuio-
patkin is continuing his march north
ward. But it seems to indicate that
such a course is contingent upon the
ability of Field Marshal Oyama to Try
to repeat at Mukden the envelopine
movement which failed at Lao Yang
The only thing certain seems to be thai
for the moment everything is quiet. Il
the armies continue to race northwarc
to Telling Pass, 40 miles north of Muk
den, in the opinion of the best militar,
critics, it will become Of supreme i'm,
portance to General Kuropatkin il the
door of his retreat is closed there. In
the event of defeat, he would be forced
westward into Mongolia.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17

Association VII! Hold Meet In On
tarlO September 10, 20 and a..

The convention OF the Oregon Iirri-
cation association, to be held at On
tsrio. Oregon, September 10. 20 and
al, promises to be oil the greatest intel
est OF any yet held In the state. What
irrigation can do for country will be
there given practical demonstration
when worthless sage brush land will
be shown side by side With land
worth ,3o0 per acre.
Senator Mitchell, congressman Will
Hanson snd Hermann, Governor
Chamberlain. OF Oregon, and Governor
Morrison, Of Idaho; Hon. ID. w. Rose.
United States geological survey; Mayor
ilassman. OF Ogden; DR.. Withycombe,
of the Oregon Agricultural college, and
numerous other speakers prominent In
| irrigation work from different parts oil
the country will be in attendance. Be-
sides this, there will be over VI 600
given away as premiums for fruit dis
plays. One OF these premiums Ia q
900 silver loving cup to be presented
by the city OF Ontario to the Oregon
comfy making the best fruit exhibit.
The 0. II. & N. and Oregon Short
Line have made rate OF full fare go
ing and one third fare returning. The
city OF Ontario Ia we'll prepared for tn,
accommodation OF all who attend tia
convention and the association promis
ss that all will be more than paid fol
the trouble and expense they may b.
put to.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17

japanese Have Abandoned Idea
Of Heading orr SIays.
ouTposD ARE STILL IN CONTACT


st. Petersburg, Sept. 12.--It seems
to be established definitely that Field
Marshal 0yama's tired troops on Wed
nesday abandoned the attempt to head
oil General Kuropstkin, whose army
arrived safely at Mukden, after fright
ful experiences, Aoundering through
mud and rsre over the Manchurian
reads.
Descriptions OF The g. enes along the
line ofsetreat are almost Incredible.
They tell how the men lay down In the
mud and slept in drenching rain.
Ii Ia evident that the last determined
effort Of the Japanese to bring Kuro
patkin to bay. was made on Tuesday.
bat the Russian commander In chief
laced about and with two corps Of ar
tilIery beat off the Japanese while the
remainder Of the troops continued to
march to Mukden. After that, the
Japanese could only hang on to the
| tanks and try to she'll The retreating
columns from the bills. The outposts
are still la contact, but they are not
even exchanging shots.
| A late dispatch sent tonight from
Mukden describes the horrible plight
OF the tentlsss and shelterless soldiers.
! The detaialed statement OF the Russian
losses, which 1t is promised will be is
sued today, IL awaited with intense in
terest. The general expectation 10 that
the losses will approxin ate 10000, as
against so, 900 for the Japanese.
The work Of burying the dead was
left to the Japanese, who were forced
to attempt the task as matter OF sell
preservation, but 1t was an almost m
possible undertaking. The awful rainf
have handicapped the work of crema-
ton, on which the Japanese relied, and
only shallow trench burials we're posi-.
BILE In many cases. Not only Ia such
burial one Of great difficulty, but 1t II
almost valueless from sanitary point
OF view, the storms undoing 1t soor
after 1t Ia accomplished.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
Noted Veteran Is Dead

Baltimore, Sept. l0.-Major Seton,
OF New York, veteran of the United
States army in the Civil and Spanish
American wars, a noted Indian fighter
with General Crook, a brother O;
Archbishop Seton, of Rome, and a
grandson of Mother Elizabeth Ann
Bailey Seton, founder of the Sisters of
Charity In the United States, is dead
hare, aged Sc years. About year ago
he contracted pneumonia while sta
TONED in Arizona. and coming east,
Tell victim to tuberculosis. His last
service was in the Philippines.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
CANCELLATION BOARD MEETS.
Arguments of Iron and Steel nen
REGARDING New Scale Heard

Chicago, Sept. ia board OF con-
ciliation selected by the Republic Iron
& Steel company and 20, 900 of its en-
ployes has met here to fix scale Of
wages for the coming year. Today ar
guments Of employers were heard.
The dispute which the board is to
settle arose over the desire of the COM
pany to reduce the wages OF its skilled
merchant" ironworkers from s to 10
percent. As provided in the working
agreement which has been in force
since 1901. conference committees from
the company and the unions having
failed to agree on an adjustment OF
wages, the matter was left to board of
Cancellation.
The arguments of the company tend
ed to show that reduction in business
combined with large outlays in the
erection of new plants. did not justify
the continuation Of last years wage
scale. Theee claims we're met by the
eteel workers representative with the
contention that the number of employ
es has been reduced in several plants,
thus comparatively tightening the ex-
penses.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17

vancouver, b. O., Sept. lathe
transcontinental express, due here at
74b last night, was held up SO miles
from Vancouver by ak masked men and
~ 900 taken. The train was tagged
and soma of the men got on the tender
with rifles. At the point OF guns the
engineer and fireman were compelled
10 take the baggage and express cars
two miles away, where they were
ritied. The train arrived at IL
o'clock. A sepcial train with large
posse OF policemen i'm nediateIy left for
the scope. This is the flrst holdup in
Canada.
II IL supposed that the train robbers
expected to intercept the cleanup from
the Consolidated Cariboo mines,
amounting to 500, 900, and which was
expected to be sent here about this
time. II Is said cipher telegraph
message was sent To the express messen-
ger telling him to have his safe open,
to be searched by an inspector, and
that therefore he was off his guard.
The authorities are now investigating
this rumor.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
YUKON TRAFFIC ENDED.
River Steamers Have made Last
Trip for the Season.

Seattle, Sept. 1S.--A special dispaich
to the Post-Intelligencef from Dawson,
Y. T., warns persons at coast points
not to attempt to enter Alaska this TALL
expecting to catch steamers at Dawson
for the new Tanana district and Fair
banks. Five hundred people are now
at Dawson anxious to go down the river
to the new camp, with no steamers
available.
The steamer Light left Dawson yes
terday for Fairbanks with a 500 ton
cargo, which yielded s25, 900 in freight
charges. The Northern Commercial
company yesterday refused to send the
steamer Sarah with cargo yielding
s25, 900 charges and passegers down the
river, fearing the ice would close before
she could get back.
Hundreds are going out in small
boats from Dawson to Circle, intending
to walk $50 miles from there to Fair
banks.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17

Chicago, Sept. 9.--The strike OF the
butcher workmen, which hss demoral-
ized the meat packing industry
throughout the country Tor the last
two months, was officially declared OH
tonight by President Michael J. Dom
nelly. OF the Amalgamated Meat Gut
ters and Butchers Workmen OF Amer
lea.
Mr.. Donnelly this morning teie-
oranbed the members of the national
sxecntive committee asking their con-
sant m an announcement Of the end OF
the struggle, and tonight, having re-
ce;ved favorable answers from all, he
declared the strike of the members Oh
his organization would end at mid
night. -
The strike of the members OF the
affiliated unions at the stockyards, VINO
quit work in sympathy with the butch
ers will be officially called off tomor-
row morning at meeting OF the con-
ference board of the allied trades.
This was decided upon at meeting oil
the central body of the allied trades
held tonight.
The general body was at first in fay-
or of continuing the strike, but Mr..
Donnelly, who was present, announced
that the men we're defeated, and in or
der to cave his union from being totally
disrupted, he would order his men tt
return to work in the morning, no mat
ter what course might be taken by 9th
or unions.
As the other unions had no griev
ance, but had gone on strike to AID tnt
butchers, there vas nothing left fol
them but to follow the lead OF Mr.
Donnelly, and they, too, decided to cal
off the strike as far as they were con
cerned.
When the packers were notified to
night that it had been decided to enc
the strike, they announced they woult
give places as far as possible to TIN
skilled men, but it was stated at tn
same time that many of these mel
would be unable to secure their OLE
places, as in many cases the work wa
being performed in satisfactory man
mel by men who had been secured sine
the commencement of the strike.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
WILL RroRGANIzr ARMY.
Russia win Divide II and Make ku-
ropatkin Chief Commander.

St. Petersburg, Sept. l2.--Besides
the formation OF two fresh army corps
az the first answer to the Japanese sue
cess at Lao Yang, the Russian army at
the front will be reorganized, probably
In the form OF two armies, In COM
mand OF General Linevitch and Gen
eral Baron Kaulbar, respectively, with
General Kuiopatkin az commander in
chief, General Kaulbar will go out
with the two army corps now organic
Ing In tho governments OF Kazan,
Odessa, Wilma and Kieff. General
Linevitch has been ordered by tele-
graph from vladivcstok to Mukden.
This decision Ia due In part doubt
lees 10 the growing unwieldiness Of the
big force under General Kuropatkin's
command, and which will be largely
increased by constant achievements.
General Kuropatkin heretofore has
handled every detail OF the vast organi-
eaton. The work is too much for one
man. and he Is now almost broken
down under the strain. II is known
that the emperor Ia personally one of
Kuropatkin's strong supporters, and it
Is thought the general will in all prob
ability retain chief command OF the
two armies. Kuropatk,n, however,
has been seriously criticized by some of
the emperor's close military advisers,
and 1t Is possible ne may eventually
be- superseded. II is understood the
emperors inspection of the Baltic fleet
at Cronstadt today is the last he will
make, and that the fleet, when it leaves
Libau, will proceed to the Far East.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17

; Wei Hal Wei, Sept. l2.--The YES
sells which we're sent out from here to
investigate the firing of last night re-
port that the flashes of the guns were
plainly visible; they were, unable
however, to ascertain whether the jar
anese were firing upon Russian ships
which had escaped from Port Arthur
or upon Chinese junks. The activity
of the Japanese in catching junks
makes the latter superstition the more
probable. Eighteen junks have been
captured by the Japanese during the
last few days.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
Preparing for Another Assault.

Cheioo, Sept. 12.--Apparently we'll
informed Japanese who reached Che
foo from Port Dalny today report that
the Japanese army before Port Arthur
is preparing to make another assault
upon the fortress. Japanese agents
here are sending to Port Dalny 20, 900
sunnysacks and endesvoring to secure
so, 900 more. Ii is reported that these
sacks are to be filled with sand and
used to fill up portions of the moat pro-
tecting the Russian right flank.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
Capture Only Question of Hours.

New York, Sept. 13.-Three of the
six men bandits who held up the pay
master of the O'Rourke Engineering &
Construction company for sc, 900 Aug
ust "a on a lonely highway in New
Jersey, are reported to haze been traced
to the italian quarter OF Patterson, and
their capture is believed to be only a
question OF hours. Two hundred men
have searched constantly for the high
waymen, but, although they got so
close to the gang that firearms and
articles of clothing were found, they
managed to reach town.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17

Nav York. Sept. l4.--The barber
shop OF Joseph StraveIli, on Third ave
nue, was wrecked by an explosion just
before o'clock this morning, and 20
families living In the house were
thrown into panic, In which ak ten,
ants were hurt, Six weeks ago stravelli
received letter erudely drawn by a
"Black Hand" In which ne was or
dered 10 deposit 5000 between two
stones at First avenue and Thirty eight
street.. The letter closed by saying
at you do not leave the money you
take care OF Yourself"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-09-17
FOR Universal Alphabet.

Boston, Sept. Boston university
has issued circular inviting opinions
ON a proposal TO hold an international
conference for the purpose of adopting
a universal alphabet" by which to in
dictate the pronunciation Of words in
the leading European languages. AS a
preliminary measure it is desired To
obtain the opinion of the learned pub
lie upon the desiraiblity and practica.
bility of the proposed conference. For
this purpose the present circular has
been sent to the members of the Ameri-
can Pathological association.