The age-herald., 1900-12-02
LARGE PARTY Of BOERS WILL SEEK
 HOMES IN THE WESTERN STATES
Inquiry from Lorenzo Marques Re- garding Offers Made by GoV-
 ernorS--RailrOadS to Assist

New York, December Hast June an interview with Mr. Reitz, Transvaal secre- tary of state, was cabled to this city, in which the secretary said that the Boers would fight for their liberty as long as there was any hope of gaining 1t. They would never surrender to Great Britain or become a part of the British empire; soon- CT than do that most of the hardy, thrifty Boer farmers would emigrate with their families to the United States. The publi- cation of this interview in the New York World brought spontaneous expressions from the Governors of several states, in- cluding Arkansas, Colorado South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, who called atten- tion to the millions of acres of unoccupied public lands in the States which were still open under the homestead laws to actual settlers who could obtain 16O-acre farms upon their arrival on declaring their inten- tion to become citizens of the United States. Five years occupancy and actual cultivation of the land was only required to complete the title.
 In connection with this movement Third Assistant Secretary of State Thomas W. -.-.--.-.---. = - city of Ensley, in Jefferson County, Ala.
 H. SS7. To authorize the Mayor and Coun- cilmen of the town of Avondale to issue bonds of said town for an amount not ex- ceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, for the purpose of building an additional school house, purchasing lot upon which to build a schoolhouse. paying floating debt of the town, Improving the streets, constructing sewers and making other permanent Improvements in said town.
 H. 316. To authorize and require the board of revenue of Jefferson County to issue negotiable bonds of said county to an amount not exceeding five hundred thous- and dollars, for the purpose of sanitation in said county, and to require said board to levy and set aside a county tax of 1-20 of per cent to provide for the payment of in- terest on said bonds, and to provide a sink ing fund for said bonds, and for maintain ing a sanitary system and protecting water supplies.
 H. 232. To establish new charter for the city of Bessemer, Ala.
 H. 495. To authorize the court of county revenues of Dallas County, Ala, to pur- chase three bloodhounds for the use of the sheriff of said county.
 H. 43S. To create a separate school dis trict in DeKalb County, Ala, to be known as the Graves school district.
 H. 268 To repeal an act to empower the Wetumpka Bridge Company to sell to El- more County and to empower the county of Fillmore to purchase the bridge of said Wetumpka Bridge Company across the Coosa river at Wetumpka, together with its rights of way and appurtenances, to be held and used as toll bridge for the period of four years from the passage or this act, and then to be used as free pub lie bridge.
 H. IFS with substitute) To repeal an act to better provide for keeping up the public roads in Escambia County which became law February 15 1893.
 H. IA with amendmenD. To amend an act entitled An act to constitute the city of Gadsden a separate school district" ap- proved February 2S 1SS9 and an act amendatory thereof approved February IS, 1885,
 S. B. To create a separate school district for the town of Fayette, Alabama, and ad- jacent territory, to define the boundaries thereof and to provide for the maintenance of schools in said district to be known as Fayette District High school. H. 223 To repeal an act to create sep arate public school district in Franklin County, known as the Burleson public school district.
 H. 375 To authorize the Geneva Lodge/ No. 129, of Free and Accepted Masons, within and belonging to the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the S;,4te of Alabama, to issue and sell bonds for the payment of its outstanding debts, and to provide for the payment thereof, and the interest thereon.
 H. BIT. To prohibit the sale of any cider hop jack, sprituous, Yinous malt liquors or any intoxicating drinks or beverages under any name whatsoever in the county