The age-herald., 1898-11-05
MORTALITY IN
 MINE ACCIDENTS Governor Johnston Investigates to Find
 the Causes Therefor. MINE INSPECTORS REPORT Rules Governing the Work Will Be
 EiSldly Enforced.
MINE INSPECTORS REPORT
GREENE's COMPETENT OFFICIALS
Assistant State Examiner Foster Re- ports to the Covernor-To Unveil Confederate Monument on
 Capitol Hill.

Montgomery, November 4-(SpeciaL)- The governor has for some time noticed the increasing mortality in the mines from sc- cidents, and has called on the chief mine inspector for monthly reports showing the nine wAeTs the accident occurs the n2tYsse YYss' ot the accdent-tne name of superintendent and foreman of the mine and number of accidents per ton of coal mined in such mines. The following is the first report of tae kind, and 1t is the understanding that the lay will be rigidly enforced to secure the safety of miners:
 Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 2, 1898. To His Excellency, Joseph F. Johnston, Governor of Alabama:
 Dear Sir:-In response to your letter of yesterday asking for monthly reports of accidents in mines, I now make report for month of October, 1898:
 l. In case of Isaiah Davis, colored, driver at Johns, Ala, killed by riding on loaded trip going out. the empty trip jumping the track striking him, he being on front end of loaded trip. This was against the rules of the company. I have written Mir Rog- CTS, the superintendent, and arranged for the rigid enforcement of these rules in fu- ture
 2. Case of John Henry James. white. This is one of that class of accidents that only the care and experience of the individual workman can provide against, and even then some of the most careful and experi- enced men get killed.
 Respectfully, J. DeB. HOOPER,
 Chief Mine Inspector I append report of MT. Frank Culver house, mine inspector, who investigated both of these cases:
 MT. J. DeB. hooper, Chief Mine Inspector: Lear Sir:-I made personal inspection or the cause of the death of Isaiah Davis, col ored, who was hurt on the slope at Johns, a mine operated by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, in Jefferson county. The accident was caused by the empty cars jumping the track on the east side of the slope and running Into the load ed cars going up the slope to the top. Isaiah Davis was employed in this mine as driver, and was going to the top to get pair of stretchers and got in the loaded cars to ride to the top. The mine foreman says that no one was allowed to ride on the cars on the slope, and no one knew that Davis was on the loaded cars until after the accident. Isaiah Davis said to Thomas Moreland that he was hurt by the empty cars jumping off the track and running into the loaded cars. Thomas Moreland was the first one to get to Davis after the accident Said accident happened on the
  ISL. day of October.
 FRANK CULvERHoUsE,
 Assistant Mine Inspector. Mir. J. DeB. Hooper, Chief Mine Inspector: Dear Sir:-I made personal inspection of the place and cause of death of John Henry James in the slope at Belle Ellen on the 21st day of October, 1898. Said ac- cident happened on the third north entry in room No. 27. The said John Henry James was working out a standing shot or piece of coal that had not been blown out and a piece of top coal fell on him, striking him on the small part of the back, and from the accident the said John Henry James died in about eight hours after the accident happened.
 Yours most respectfully,
 FRANK CULvERHOUSE,
 Assistant Mine Inspector
 Grcenes Competent officials
 Assistant State Examiner Foster has re- ported to the governor the result of his examination of the affairs of the offices of several of Greene county's officials. Of Tax Collector F. D. Farnam he says:
 'I find that all money collected by him for the use of the state duly reported and paid into the treasury. This investigation further shows that the affairs of the office are being cared for in very efficient man. ner"
 Of F. H. Munday. former tax collector, he says:
 q find that MT. Munday administered the affairs of the office in very competent manner, and all money collected by-him for the use of the state duly reported and paid into the treasury"
 Of MT. George F. Hardy. tax assessor he says:
 T find that no descriptions, either of land or town lots, have been put upon the assessment books, but aside from this error, the books are absolutely perfect. q examined a number of the largest tax payers of the county, as to whether they were sworn when listing their property. This eyidenes shows that ME Hardy fuuly complied with the law in this respect. MT. Hardy states, under oath, that 1t has not been the custom in this county to put descriptions of real estate on the assessment books, and assessment lists, ownership of all property in the county, and in making up his assessment books he simply followed the custom"
 To Unveil the Monument
 The ceremonies of the unveiling of the confederate monument on Capitol hill will be most impressive and elaborate, will be fitting for such an occasion. The orators for the day will be Colonel Jones' Captain J. M. Falkner, Hon. Ben Screws and Colo mel Sanford. And 1t has not yet been de- cided who will be selected to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Colonel Tompkins- Colonel A. A. Wiley will be. chief marshal of the day. Miss Sadie Rob- inson, one of Montgomery's sweetest elo- cutionists will recite on this occasion Father Ryans touching poem, "The Con- quered Banner" As she recites thirteen young ladies, representing the thirteen original states will gather around her. Be- sides these there will be four young ladies, who will recite sweet and appropriate verses. This occasion will bring to Mont gomery as guests of honor some of the south's most honored men, including Gov ernor Porter, of Tennessee, General Cor nf md Wheeler.
 Capitol Notes
 Governor Johnston left for Birmingham this morning, and will deliver speech at Cedar Blun tomorrow.