The age-herald., 1897-08-10
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
 AND HOTEL LOBBIES


 Dr R. A. Moseley. the erstwhile chair man of the republican state campaign committee, and ardent supporter of Czar Reed, is in town. He has just returned from Washington. If he was after job he did not get it and there the outside public's knowledge ends. It was report ed that the Doc" was slated for a con- sular position, but that individual de- clares he has had no such designs.
 T am too old for that now" he de- clared, ard I will stay in Alabama with the intention of becoming a candidate for governor on the republican ticket"
 The wiley politician was asked about the date set by the president to begin the "hsad-chepping' work in Alabama It is the Doctors impression that MT Me Kinley will not appoint the United States marshals in Alabama until he returns to Washington from his outing at Lake Champaign. There are several applicants struggling for the appointments Prom- inent among those who want the govern ment constabulary in the Northern dis trict ar< J. B. Long, of Walker county; Robert Barbour, of Birmingham; John A. Steele. of Tuscumbia; Dan Cooper. of Marion, and J. B. Shields, of Decatur. In the Middle district there are H. A. Wilson, of Chiffon; B. w. Walker, and L. J. Bryan of Montgomery; James H. Perdue, of Greenville and N M. Ware, of Clay. The applicants from the South ern district are S. A. Leonard. of Mobile; Turner W. Curry, of Escambia; Frank Simmons, of Conecuh.
 Gen J. w. Burke, of Calhoun; Col Jno. l.. Alexander, of Autauga, and P. D. Bar, ker, of Mobile, would like to collect the customs. at the port of Mobile. pr. Nose ley says he don't know who the lucky applicants will be- He thinks the presi- dent will appoint those whom Young blood and Vaughan endorse.
 This is to use slang phrase, an as-. knowledgement that the friends of Mir. Reed are receiving the "cold shoulder"
 Mr. Lucien T. wheeless, a representa- tive of a Belle Plaine, Ia. immigration. company pass:d d through the city yester- day on route to New Orleans MT. Vince. less was asked about the movemem. on foot to establish a colony in Shelby coun- ty, the emigrants 10 be transported from Iowa.
 'aYegs said h%%.a ''tifieeire is such move ment on foot. I understand that a tract of 6,o00 acres has been purchased in Shel- by county and will be laid ouI: on the col ony plan. The colonist will own his own property. the cost to each being $350. The principle product will be fruits"
 When asked as to when the influx would begin, MT. Wireless answered, Some lime during the autumn"
 Capt. J. J. Evans, member of the Mis- sissippi railroad commission and convict board of control, was in tlhe city yester- day, enroute to Alanta. Six feet tall. with a ruddy check and steel-grey eye, Capt. Evans is a typical Mississippian. 'T canr find but one fault with Ala bama," said Capt. Joe, as he is familiarity known. Alabama has pret y girls, but of course, they don't excel Misslssippi's. Alabama has lhsr mineral resources, but she can't touch us on our big cotton plantations You have a firslt-class man for chief executive and a nice state gov ernmen., but your convict syssem is away behind Missi sippPs. We make money on our convfcts and we do 1t by renting farms and raising cotton. This year three-fourths of our farms have been un- der water, and yet we will make ex- penses Georgia is going to model her system after old tMississlb.' and Ala bama had better follow suit"
 Capt. Evans was state treasurer for two terms, and was a member of the ex- amining board in the celebrated embez- element case of State Treasurer Hem ingway.
 L. ClIsby, of West Point, was at The Morris yesterday.
 
 A. L. Slaton, of Atlara, was in the city yesterday
 Bob Goodall, of Nashville, was at the Morris yesterday.
 F. J. Burke, of Jacksonville, was at the Florence yesterday.
 Henry Strauss, of Louisville, is in rhe city, registered at the Morris.
 Mrs. W. F. F'ptts, Jr, of Tuscaloosa, arrived in the city yesterday and regis tered at the Morris