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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
BICYCLE STOLEN
 FROM LIEUTENANT
MARTIN PAGAN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LOSSES HIS BI- CYCLE AND HIS TEMPER AT THE SAME TIME.

If Martin Eagan lays hands on cer- tain negro thief In Birmingham 1t will go pretty hard with that Afri-American. To all the initiated Martin Eagan is the lieu tenant of police, and about the hottest scrapping official on the force.
 Martin is the proud possessor of a bi- cycle on which he makes the rounds among the patrolmen at night, and those who are transgressing have cause to fear the appearance of this same wheel.
 They need fear 1t no longer for while, however, for Martin will not ride 1t for several days to come. and it may be a year or two years or decade before he becomes the proud possessor of that wheel again.
 About o'clock every night Lieutenant Eagan rides into Police alley on this wheel, a pleasant smile on his face and cherry word for every one. In half an hour he rides out of that alley again- out among me boys" as Martin calls them. Last night he rode In and walked out.
 The stable place for the wheel in the little hallway just to the west of the patrol wagon house, and In this Martin has a habit of steering his wheel and leaving 1t there for a half hour while he assigns men to different beats for the night.
 Last night. as usual. he put 1t there. but someone else took it out. This some one" was negro who had just been re- leased from the street gang. and had come over to the city jail to put in a claim for extra time. While Martin went inside to pass the pleasantries of the evening with the patrol driver the negro rode away on the wheel.
 It was a grim smile that lighted the face of the lieutenant last night, and woe to the negro caught with that wheel. It won't do to tease the lieutenant about last night and there Is many mile to be covered before he sees all the men.
 It was bad night for policemen last night Besides the theft of Martin Eagan's wheel Policeman Walker lost a fine gold watch, chain and fob.
 Only recently Policeman Walker found gold charm which was lost. He has been wearing it for several days past. He had advertised for the owner and could not find him.
 He was chasing q negro near the Eagle hotel last night and the watch, chain and charm all fell from his pocket, and when he returned to look for 1t it was not there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
TO ORGANIZE ALUMNI.
Pi Kappa AIphas Here Will Organize
 Friday Night.

The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity will or ganize an alumni chapter next Friday evening at 8 o'clock. This meeting will be held at 705 South Twentieth street
 The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is one of the youngest of the college fraternities of the United States and is southern institution. the constitution prohibiting the location of any chapter north of the Mason and Dixon line. This fraternity was organized at the University of Yir- glnia in 1868 by ex-confederate officers. and after passing through the various vicissitudes incident to the south since that time has grown to a considerable size. now having chapters in all the prin- cipal southern colleges ani unvefsit.os. Although the fraternity Is comparatively a young one, 1t now numbers many men of prominence among it's alumni
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
Chief MulIin.

Chief Mullins wagon and a dray driven by negro collideo on Nineteeth street and First alley yesterday while the chief was responding to an alarm. No one was hurt in the collision and the chiefs hourse and buggy escaped injury en- tirely. The department had two alarms yesterday. The first was the Opera House hotel, but the flames were ex- tibguished by the time the department arrived. The other was small blaze on a house on Avenue F and Seventeenth street. The loss was very small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
RAILROAD WORLD.

w. A. Garrett, general manager of the Queen & Crescent route, passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to New Orleans. He will return to Birmingham tomorrow morning and spend the day in the city.
 MT. Garrett had about 15 freight soli- citing agents with him. He Is carrying them to New Orleans to look over the terminals there so that they may be familiar with them. The freight agents of the Alabama Great Southern made a similar trip recently.
 Assistant General Freight Agent D. Schryver of Chattanooga and A. Griggs, superintendent of Alabama Great South ern were in the party accompanying MT. Garrett
 Sam c. Porter, travelling freight agent of the Queen & Crescent route in Chat tanooga, was in the city yesterday
 J. H. Cross, assistant traffic manager of the Southern Bell Telephone company, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 A. S. Dodge, third vice-president. and E. K. Voorhees,. general freight agent of the Frisco system, were in Birmingham yesterday. The two officials went over the Birmingham Belt yesterday accom- panied by General Agent Lightner.
 J. N. cornatzer. assistant general pas senger agent of the Frisco, with offices in Memphis was in the city also.
 A special train with about 120 town-site people arrived in Birmingham last night over the Seaboard from South Carolina. The train was delivered to the Frisco in Birmingham and was rushed directly through to Oklahoma, where the town site is to be established. J. M. caffey, travelling passenger agent of the Sea. board, and a representative of the Frisco are accompanying the party. W. r. Burbank, general agent of the Empire Line. with offices in Cincinnati was in the city yesterday.
 Edward F. Cost. second vice president and traffic manager of the seaboard, and k. l. Cheatham, assistant general freight agent of the Seaboard, will arrive to' night in a special train from Atlanta
 Mai J. r. Hanson, president of thu Central of Georgia railway, was in th' city for some time yesterday He came oyer to meet his wife. who was passing through en route west. He was accom- panied by c. c. Williams, his private secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
RERArINc BIRMINGHAM.
Nothing Definite Has Been Hearo From Southeastern Tariff Assn.

Mayor Drennen stated yesterday af- Aernoon that nothing further has. been heard from the Southeastern Tarin as- sociation with reference to re-raung BIT mingham. provided the department is in- creased.
 At a recent meeting of the Ire ana water service committee of the City Coun- cil the following resolution was adopted and was concwred in by the council;
 .'Resolved, That the board of mayor and aldermen accept the proposition made py the Southeastern Tariff association to the Board of Trade as to increase in fire department and building inspector, and that this be done as soon as the mayor and city attorney can get signed agreement from the Southeastern Tarif association agreeing to a first-class rat ing for the business district of Birming- ham, 8 f@
 The municipal officers expect to hear from the association at any early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
Benefit Concert.

There will be given a musical recital and moving picture exhibition tonight at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church, corner Sixth avenue and Sixteenth street. The proceeds of the entertainment will go to the Virginia mine sufferers. The en- tertainment Is given under the auspices of the Colored Citizens club. Admission price is 10 cents. w. R. Jones and J. o. Johnson are directing and managing the concert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
YANcEY LITERARY SOCIETY.
High School Boys VIII Hold oratorical
 Contest Friday Night.

The Yancey Literary society of the Birmingham high school will hold It's first oratorcial contest in the assembly room of the school Frinady night Six members of the society, which Is com posed of the male students of the high school will contest for the medal offer ed by Ned McCrossin. one of the mem bers of the society. The following young men will enter: Thomas Henley, James Graham, Thomas Senn, James Mont gomery, Clarence Going and Robert Brad ley.
 The young men will chose their own subjects. The judges have not ye been selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
No Meeting Held.

The meeting of the special committee from the City Council appointed to in- vestigate charges for water, gas elec- tricity and steam heat which was sched- uled for yesterday morning was not held. The special committee will meet at the mayors office next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK & TRUST co. 2O03 First Avenue.

The rainy day" when it comes, as come 1t will, will find you best provided if your savings have been placed in good bank
 The experience of the great savings bank centers has proven that the best place for savings account is with savings bank. We accept only savings accounts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
MINERS FAMILIES
 GET ASSISTANCE
DIR. j. w. sTAoo, CHAIRMAN OF RELIEF COMMITTEE, TELLS
 HOW MONEY WILL BE Ex- PENDED.

The Rev. Dr. J. w. stagg, cnairman of the Virginia miners relief committee. made this statement last night regarding the work of the committees:
 The relief committee of the Virginia mine sufferers today put in operation the plan adopted for the distribution of the funds contributed for the unfortun- ate.
 So far the relieving of immediate dis tress, has called for the distribution of some $7OOO
 Beginning yesterday, on the 9th and 10th of each month, funds xill be cistsib- uted to the sufferers. pro-rated accord ing to dependence on ones self, the num- Der of children to be provided for, anu the ability one may have for helping to make a livng.
 The funds in hand, at the present rate of distribution. will last about 15 months, which will give time for the ma jority of the sufferers to get adjusted to the place each must take and the work each will do in the battle of life
 The relief committee is unanimous in adopting this plan of handling the funds as the wisest and most calculated to cover the interest of all unborn children and children in the arms, as well as mothers and other dependents"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.

Building Inspector Julian Kendrick has issued permit to swarzchild Sulzburg- CT to make improvements at No. 2I2I Morris avenue, the same to cost, when completed, s675.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
A ManeI,
 OfHeaHh

There is a quality in Royal Baking Powder which makes the food more digestible and wholesome. This pecullarity of Royal has been noted by physicians, and they accord ingly endorse and recon. mend 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
THE WEATHER

Washington, March 21.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Wednesday and Thurs day; light to fresh southeri winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
,cal Weather Data.

Local Weather Data.
 Birmingham, March ?, p. m. Maximum temperature ................. 0e Minimum temperature ....... ......... 4S Mean temperature ..... .............. 6I Normal temperature ............ 57 Deficiency of temp since Jan. 1......4bO Rainfall since p. m. yesterday ...... 04 Rainfall since January 1 ............1 .16. .OS Excess of rainfall since January 1.... .Ss 4lsaf s Weather Report.
 .51 Temperature and precipitation as re ported by the weather bureau for select ed southern stations during "A hours end- ing at q. m. Precip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
orticERs:

OFFICERS: J. B. Csbbs. President; B. F. Roden. V, President: H. H. Mayberry. Treasurer: c. G. Davidson. Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
DIRECTORS:

J. B. Cobbs. Fl. H. Mayberry. B. P. Rodsn, ]. H. Robinson. C. 0. Simpson. J. R. Copeland. c. O. Burns of Few York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22

Excess of expenditures over receipts. s101, ,5T.
 Mir Ward stated also that Birmingham was the only city in the union where the license and street tax fees exceeded the realty values assessments. Such condi- tion he said was anomalous. and was equivalent to placing a tax on all enter prise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
OFEICERS.

III7 OFFIJEhS. :. W. W. CRAWFORD, President.
 II. L. BADHANd, Vice President. w. A. PORTER. Vice President. c. B. MCCORMACK, Chairman of Board. H. B. URQUHART. Cashier.
 0. M. WILLIAMSON, Assistant Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
American Trust & Savings Bank First Avenue and Twentieth Street.
 Birmingham. Ala.

Thousands of people in Birmingham and
 vicinity have money at home, where It
 Is liable to be stolen, and is never safe. t, To such we would suggest that they open 1 checking or a savings account with a
 progressive. up-to-date. reliable bank such as the AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22

this subject are based upon a statement, made to me by Mir. G. c. Engstfeld, the city treasurer, regarding the condition of the treasury for the year ending Decem- Der S1, 1904. If any one will examine this statement he will understand what is the problem We are required to solve,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
Life Is Short.

T have travelled a long way and yet how short 1t seems. Many of the friends O. my youth and young manhood have lcng since passed over the river. I am 7i years old tonight 1 have many things to be thankful for. and l am brought under renewed obligations to my maker for the enjoyment of this occasion I have made 1t a rule if 1 had anything good to say of a man to say 1t while he lived Give me the roses of your es- teem while l am living. They will not help me when 1 am dead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
Realty Values Assessment.

"Everyone who Is we'll acquainted with conditions in Birmingham understands that the city has been and is placed in this embarrassed financial condition by reason of the fact that the realty values in the city are not adequately assessed. These realty values, as recorded on the assessors books are unreasonably low. Numerous cases might be cited in which property is now assessed at only 10 or 15 per cent of 1t salable value The as sessments should, in my judgment, be at least 50 per cent of the property's selling Na
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22
City Treasurer's Statement

Here Is the statement of City Treasurer Engstfeld referred to by Mir Ward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-22

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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
SUMMARY OF THE DAYS TRANSACTIONS IN THE

Demand good at the decline, No. / fax
on spot closing at 81 .37A, to arrive and
March shipment 81 .36Z. Receipts II
cars and shipments 6.
Corn-The demand seems to have been
pretty well supplied, as IL was only fair
today and prices suffered 1zc decline, No.
3 yellow closing at 44Ac. Receipts 70
cars and shipments 2.
Oats-A rather good demand. with
prices firm and unchanged, No. white
closing at 2s1kc. Receipts s. cars and
shipments 80.
Rye-A fair demand with an easier un-
dertone. closing figures being 771z q79Hc.
Receipts and shipments the same cars.
Barley-Demand only fair and prices
easier. mailing selling at 40@43c and feed
at 37@40c. Receipts SO cars and ship
ments 36.
Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmeaI and
1915; No. ] ground feed. 23 corn and Ia
oats, so ID sacks. sacks extra, $4,000
17.25; No. . ground feed. n corn and Y
oats. so ID sacks. sacks extra, s17506
oats, rs Id sacks, sacks extra, $4,000
1925.
Millstuffs-Bran in bulk, s14.25@14 so:
shorts. 14:25@14;5o; middlings. $4,000
apolis; in 200 ID sacks, s1-00 per ton ad-
ditional: in 100 ID sacks. 1.50 per ton ad-
ditional. Shipments. 1.546 tons.
Hay-Reported by Cleveland & Co.: Re-
at quotations. Not enough, good hay
coming in TO supply the demand but
there is a good deal of poor old stuff still
on track which is hard to sell at any
$1,000, No i, ss.Oo@s:5O: No. 2, $1,000
500; No. 3. $6.O0@700; upland, choice.
sZO0@7.50; No. /. $6.50G7. 90: No. 2. $3.50
1850; No. 3, S4.00@5.00; midland. $4,000
$50; wheat or oats. s4.oo@4.5o. Shipments,
80 tons
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
OTHER GRAIN MARKETS
NEW YORK

New rk-F1our-Receipts, 22.Oo5: ex-
ports. 1857; more active, but barely
steady. Rye -four steady. Buckwheat
inactive: Cornmeal steady Rye nominal
Barley dull. Wheat-Receipts. q. 3.400; ex-
ports, 16. 2s5; spot easy; No. red nomi-
nal elevator; No. 2 red. s1.15% (. o. b.
afioat; No. 1 northern Duluth, s120a.
T. o. b. afioat; No. 1 hard Manitoba, SIC
T. o, b. afioat. There was almost steady
DECLINE In wheat up to the last hour when
prices rallied on covering and with corn
Selling motives consisted principally OF
the bearish weather and crop news. while
the late rally was on covering and SYM
pathy with corn. Final prices represented
&c to Mc net decline. May $l.10js G1.11h
closed sl.1O%; July, 94A @95Ac. closed
SS4%e; September, S71zqS!Nc, closed
6O,2SS; spot firm; No 2, SIX G5Sc eleva-
tor and 53% @54c +. o. b. afloat; No 9
yellow. 54S4 G55c; No. white. 54Ac. OPP
tions market was fairly active and gen.
orally firmer on light offerings and bull
support, coupled with talk of prospective
smaller receipts. The close was Sc net
higher. May. SAX G54kc. closed 541kc;
July closed 542sc. Oats-Receipts sc, 600:
exports, 1.270; spot dull: mixed oats. &c
to 32 pounds. 36@3615c; natural white. 80
to 32 pounds. 3763S1z; clipped white sc
to 40 pounds, 3S640c.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
ST. PAUL MARKETS

Feed and Meal-Coarse cornmeaI and
cracked corn, ton. s16.75; ground feed
No !. two-thirds corn and third oats
sl5; 25; ground feed. No: 2. half corn and
half oats. $l7. 10; ground feed, No. 3. one
third corn and two-thirds oats. slS.25.
I;iar and Shoiis-Bran in bulk. sl3. b6,
bran in SACKS, 200 lbs S14.25; bran In
sacks, 100 lb., sls 90; standard middliigs
in bulk. $14.00; standard middlings, 5OC
ID sacks, sl4.75; standard middlings 100
IL sacks, $500, middlings. flour, bulk
$3.50; middlings, flour, 100 ID sacks
S17 90; oil meal per ton, s27. 90.
Hss-Receiits 4 cars; choice prairie
$500; No. prairie, s7.00@7 so; No.
prairie, s4.50@4.75; No. prairie, 5000
sS75: No. ! midland, s4;0og5.25; No. ::
ss.g6; No. j timothy. ss.OS@s.oo: S5ss :%Sshy Mo
timothy, SC. 25@7.25; No. 8 Timothy. 8, ,Ol
90; No 1 clover hay, Sc. .00@7 90: No
1. clover hay, mixed. s6.25@7.25; No.
clover hay. mixed. s5.oo@6- 90: packing
hay, s2.50Q3.0o; no grade. So COOS .00:
rye straw. No. /. s5.OO@5.50; No. 2, s.. 5(
Q4:50; wheat and oat straw. s3.O0@4.50.
Flour-Patents, firsts, $500 06.10: pat
ents, second. .s5:soQ5.So; clears. firsts
4;5o@4.7o; red dog. per ton. l4O ib sacks
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
MODERN MILLER'S
REPORT BEARISH
Liberal Receipts Again, With
Slow Cash Demand-MiIIerS
Doing Little

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
March 24.-The wheat market today had
a renewal OF the weakness which was so
pronounced yesterday and prices were &c
below the close of the day before, last
ing up to a short time before the close.
Brilliant weather, liberal receipts, large
Argentine shipments and a growing bear
ish sentiment all found free expression in
the wheat pit. The crowd sold wheat
from the opening on the curb until within
an hour of the closing, when some COW
ering developed which caused a closing
rally of about a cent. From all parts Of
the winter wheat section came reports of
magnificent prospects of the growing crop.
Cash markets at all points, both north
west and southwest, reported a slow and
poor demand, while the foreign cash sit
uation shows no improvement, the Ar
gentina shipments being the heaviest on
record, and the Modern Millers report
was decidedly bearish in it's forecast.
The bears started their attack on the
curb, and by the time of the opening had
forced May down practically a cent and
July &c. A further fractional decline fol-
lowed this opening weakness before any
support was met. When the demand be-
came more noticeable some of the weaker
shorts started to cover and this forced
prices upward about 12c. The advance
was soon checked and then the bears
jumped on the market and offered wheat
down freely, resulting in a break of nearly
&c from the high point, the market con-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
BOSTON MINING STOCKS

BOSTON, March 24-Closlng copper
quotations: Adventure. 90 as; Allouez,
22A G22k; Arcadian, 1H@1A; Atlantic,
16A G16h; Bingham, 309301a; British Co
go; Centennial. 17A @1S; Consolidated
Mercur. 30G37; Copper Range Consolidat-
ed. 761s @761h: DAILY West 15Q151k; Do
minion Coal. S0A asked; Dominion Steel,
234 @23A; Elm River. 21k@2%; Franklin.
10M 10k; CRANKY, 5S4 66; Guanajuato 45s
@4&: Greene Consolidated. 2S62SA; Isle
Royale. 24h @25; Massachusetts 11A fp
l1z; Aayttower, l asked; Michigan. 131a 90
IA; Mohawk, 53A asa: Old Colony, 1@l15 7;
Old Dominion. 26A 1927; Osceola, 9s5s u
100; Parrot, 271z @2Sz; Phoenix. Ia a .;
Quincy. 106G10S; Rhode Island. 1% az;
Santa Fe. 2A @21k; Shannon Copper Co..
rs as: Swift & Co. 1881 a 10915; Tama-
rack, 130@135; Tecumseh. 27s G3; Trinity
10h 6101s; United States Mining. 24s ~
25; United States OIL. 91z 99A; Utah. 4ih
G42; Victoria. AZ @5; Winona, 12& G13A !;
Wolverine, 111q112; Wyandot, 292A.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
PRODUCE MARKET

Butter = Creamery-Extra, 27G27hc:
frsts. 2411 Q251kc. Diaries, extra, 2o625c:
nrsts, 1Sq2Oc; renovated. 221s q 23e; rolls
pnd prnts prn5s fanfy ls@2Oe rolls o and
frefh, 1Sc; grease So.
9 cheese-Twins; fancy. 14c; twins or
cas s fancS fs5Orsse 1G@iS Sok Young %0 Amer 9sr
brick. No. 2. 11G13c: limburger. No. l.
new, 14lzc; primost, No. 1, SC: pultost.
10c; Swiss cheese. No. l. wheel. i4aI41sc;
swiss cheese. No. 2 wheel 13c
Eggs-at mark, cases included 141bc
Beans.Choice to fancy, navy. per bu.
$isss591.S5; brown. fair TO fancy. $3.50
Peas-Yellow peas. 81 .e5.
PotatoeS-Home grown, car lots 25c:
sweet, brl 81. So
Yegetabless-Beets: per bu. 4Oc; beets.
caulifiower. crate. sS.56G$4.OO: carrots, bu'
4Oc; carrots, new. doz, 75c; celery, home
ssrown, doz. So@S5c: California. crate.
box. .60c; mint. doz. s1.OO: onions. dozen
punches. 25@30c; onions. cwt, $2.25; pars-
ley. dozen. 40c; radishes. dozen punches,
!5qs0c; rutabagas. bu. 40c; turnips.. 4Oc;
basket crate. s4.O064.25.
Grapes-Malagas. keg. s5.00GS.o0
ApplesIFancy varieties, 81. 1904. so;
rawberries-Quart. Csc.
observation-disclosures, brl, 81. 90.
Bananas-Per bunch. as to size. 81 500
$50.
$50.
Oranges-California navels. 81. 1922. 60;
seedlings. 8. 90; Florida grape fruit IS so
$500; California grape fruit, So So
Dressed Meats-Veal fancy, 7671kc; fair
to good. 6G6kc; mutton, country dressed.
Hogs-Country dressed. 5A a5%c.
Dressed Poultry-Spring chicks fancy.
12@12kc; spring chicks. No. 2. 10911c;
hens. fancy. 11@12c; hens. No. 2, s6SHc;
turkeys. No. 1. hens. 17@1skc; turkeys,
thin and poor, 11@14c; turkeys old toms.
14G15c; ducks, 1zG13c; geese, 11G12c
41kc; frog legs, dozen. 6@Sc: Lake Su-
perior herring. 444zc.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-25
Equitable Faction Objects

NEW YORK, March PA commit
tee, headed by John d. Crimmins of
this city and claiming to represent a
large number of policy holders in the
Equitable Life Assurance society, met
today and expressed disapproFal of the
four year naturalization plan adopted
by the directors The committee an
nounced its intention to work for the
election of the Equitable's entire board
OF fifty-two directors by the policy
holders, instead of twenty eight, as
proposed by the directors. The Grim
minis committee applied to the state
superintendent of insurance for hear
ing, which has been granted and the
hearing fixed for Tuesday.