The age-herald., 1900-11-17

ty for him to save much money during the year or so he was at Singapore; there Is rarely ever opportunity for servants of the American government abroad to save money. They do well indeed if their of fcial income pay their legitimate expenses Ills pay continued up to the time his death in Japan was officially certified to the Department of State, and most likely the government will strain a point of law and pay the amount of his salary for two or three months to his widow maybe 1t can be paid for the balance of the fiscal year, that is until June 90 next, but that is exceedingly improbable, without Con gressional action. As the law stands such pay 10 Mrs. Moseley would have to come through an item in the deficiency appro- priatien bill, But all expenses connected with his death, including the transfer of his remains to Alabama and their inter- ment here, will be paid by the government forthwith, according to statute.
 "The development of American interests in the Far East together with the pros pective growth of American shipping under the Republican party in absolute control of the government, makes the consulate general at Singapore of vastly more i'm portanee than 1t has eyer been before, al- though it has been always of great impor- tance And it is therefore probable that the government will select as Dr. Nose ley's successor a man who has had experi- ence in the consular service and who there fore knows something of diplomacy, as well as being acquainted with the commer- ciaI duties of a consul.
 'srrbe o1irnata of SinpaDOra is extremely trying, and some of us knew that when we bade Dr. Moseley good -bye-knew 1t, and begged him to have a care of his health. It was not without forebodings that we saw him depart; because he was physically not adapted to such a climate
 
 Captain O'Briens bill relating to the re- surveying of the county boundary lines of Alabama is of far-reaching importance points out the Montgomery Journal. "The bill is intended to bring under assessment large bodies of land in the State that are not now and have not been paying taxes These tracts of land have not been entered on any books. In some instances the owners have made an attempt to pay taxes on the land. They have gone to the assessors of the counties in which the land was sup- posed to be. They found that not only was the land not entered in that particular county, but II was not entered in any of the adjoining counties. These instances are numerous"
 Representative O'Bren returned to town from Montgomery yesterday to look after extensive building operations which he has in progress on the South Highlands. Upon Representative OBrien has been conferred the chairmanship of the committee of ways end means, generally regarded as the most important chairmanship in the House, as the committee of the same name is the leading committee of the lower house of Congress. This is the third Legislature In which Representative OBrfen has served, and he is therefore amongst the oldest members in point of service. Jefferson gets another very important chairmanship in the House, Representative Riley being ap- pointed head of the committee on mining and manufacturing. In the Senate, Sena- tor Morrow very properly receives the chairmanship of the committee on mining. Thus is Jefferson honored; and the best thing about it all is that Jeffersons repre- sentatives in the House and Senate at Montgomery deserve the honors.
 President James Crook of the Alabama Railroal Commission was in Birmingham yesterday.
 Probate Judge Samuel Adams of Chiffon was in town yesterday.
 Former United States Marshal Ben w Walker of Montgomery was in Birmingham yesterday. MT. Walker is understood to be an applicant for the colectorship of the port of Mobile. Asked if he had anything to say concerning that office, he replied that he preferred to keep out of the news papers,"
 Col. Charles P. Ball was in Birmingham yesterday.
 A multitude of men will regret to hear that w. K. McNeill, the widely-known commercial traveller from Mobile, is i'll of typhoid fever. MT. O'Neil is at the Nor ris Sanitarium.
 Mir. J. T. Haas is i'll at the Morris Sani- tarium, and it is feared that he has ty- phoid fever. He was to have left Birmng- ham Thursday to meet his father, Mir. Sol Haas, in Washington, but was too iii to travel. MT. Sol Haas is going to Cali fornia for the benefit of his health, which is wretchedly poor.