The age-herald., 1898-09-20
E. L. RUSSELL WILL
 BE A TRUSTEE TRUSTEE Of the University to Succeed Clark,
 Deceased. NEW ORLEANS SHUT OUT State Of Alabama Puts on a Rigid
 Quarantine.
THE SECOND WILL BE DISBANDED
Probably in Two Days-Dunham, Gener. al Manager Plant System, May Ac- cept Similar Position With the
 Baltimore and Ohio.

Montgomery. September 19.-(Special)- The governor has appointed Hon. E. l.. Russell of Mobile, the president of the Mo- bile and Ohio railroad, to be trustee of tine University of Alabama, to succeed the late Hon. Willis G. Clark, deceased The ap- pointment was offered to MT Russell some days before the governor left for New York and the acceptance was received at the ex- ecutive office today. MT. Russell, who is at a summer resort In Colorado, accepted through the medium of a beautifully word- ed telegram, and pledged his energies to the upbuilding of the states great institution of learning.
 New Station at Sheffield
 Clerk c. P. Jackson of the railroad com mission has received the plans and specih- cations of the proposed new union passen- ger station at Sheffield and they will be submitted to the commission tomorrow. The plans provide for a very handsome structure, with picturesque tower The main waiting room will be 30X40 feet and there will be accommodation waiting rooms for women and also for negroes, together with all modern convenences. The union station will be built 800 yards east of the present station.
 The railroad commission will tomorrow start on a tour of inspection of the Mont gomery division of the Mobile and Ohio.
 MT Pettus Roberts has returned from the meeting Of the insurance commissioners Of the various states, and reports very pleas ant time out west.
 Chief Justice Brickell has removed to Huntsville where he will permanently re- side
 The state of Alabama has again been ouarantined against New Orleans, and ev- cry precaution is being taken to keep the fever out.
 The following report from the city san1- torv department has been submitted to the council. It covers the months Of July ana August:
 Number of deaths among whites for July, 19: August 12; number of deaths among negroes for July. 3i; August Ss; total for Juiy, 50; August, q.
 Number of births among whites TOT JuiS' 16; August, IS; number of births among ne- eroes for July, i6; August, 6; total Tor 1uiy' 32: August, 2i.
 1,ba soldiers in the Second Alabama rcgi- ,nent vii, likely be disbanded within two Says. It was expected that the paymaster would visit the camp today, put ha,.eis i', cannot be put in shape to receive hlm u ui'ti tomorrow The Montgomery troops Wiii M ,e naio and furloughed first, then the Mopiie battalion and by Wednesday morning the T1,ird and last battalion of the regiment. Co;onel Cox is informed that grand recep- tjon awaits the return of the MoDie soioie's and it is his intention to have the pattaiion reach Mobile Wednesday at l:9o CLOCK p. m.
 Should the work of paying and furlough- ine the troops progress as rapidly as is ex- pected, the volunteers will be denied the grand barbecue that is being prepared LOT them by the "Home Guard and citizens of Montgomery which Is slated TOT Wednesday of this week. In the event they do miss it, it will occasion much disap- pointment and regret on the part or tne ueopel of Montgomery, who are contrlput- ing go generously.
 It is understood the end has been mas tened because of Riverside having been ,n.de a transfer station consequent upon the state and local quarantine that IS on against New Orleans and other reported ,ever-stricken districts. An enor' was made by Colonel Cox Saturday and re- peated yeststday to have authoriues re- move the station in view of probable infec- tior from trains from those reported fever districts stopping within ten paces Of the edge of the camp and alongside the guard lines but Mayor Clisby did not acquiesce in his request. saying an army officer. to- getfer with state officials had selected the site ai6, 100, without his approba tion
 Colonel Cox says he does not propose to allow his regiment to remain there and possibly contract fever and then have the city authorities charge the infection to tho troops should 1t devIop here. The mayor
  Huntsville and Nashville has suitable trach facilities for trensfer sta ton and that II Is apsoldtely impossible for the health au- tboritIes to relinquish under existing eir- cumstences.
 Stopping the trains at camp has already caused uneasiress among the troops, wno have had their anxiety to get home greatly increased for fear the infection will get hold among them.
 Dunham May Be General Manager
 There is q rumor here to the effect that Mir. B. Dunham, at present the general s,iperintendent of the Plant System, mas been offered similar position with the Baltimore and Ohio company, under US new management Reilroad men here who have been approached claim to have no inc formation on the subject, but are inelined to consider that 1t is by 10 means unlikely that the Baltimore and Ohio will endeavor to secure MT. Dunham's services not only on account of his ability and experience: pt because of hi. intimate knowledge or the affairs of the Mobile and Ohio com pany It will be remembered that he was for j. long time general manager of this property, and it is a recognized fact that fo him was due the exceptionally me 0bysical condition of the company's prop
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