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Messrs Lewis B. and J. H. Parsons of Baltimore, have been here about a week among the friends of their boyhood days.

 Quite number of real estate transfers have been made recently, notably the sale of Mrs c. P. Boswells residence to J. w. Whatley Mrs. Boswell has purchased the place formerly owned by J. Morgan Smith, or Birmingham, and will in future reside there. Hon. Henry Woodward and Tom Cross have recently purchased the beauti- ful residence of JIM Lewis, on North street. This is by far the handsomest pro- perty in this section of the state. It is stated the consideration paid was s40,OOO. MT Woodward is especially fond of the turf. His stables contain such noted flyers as vennie Administrator, Irene and Dixie. He stated to your correspondent today that he and MT Cross intended at once to begin making a race track back of their new home and that no expense would be spared to make it one of the best and most attractive in the state MT. Woodward is owner of sever al costly yachts. He is quite chummy with George Gould and his family He and Mr. Cross, with their friends, Col. Lewis P. Whitson, Joe Davis Turner Nance and Charlie Ramsey, leave next week to be gone about three months. They go to New York and Washington to visit friends, but will go to London and Paris, and possibly to Rome, Italy, before their return
 Charles Boyd, while returning from a hunt a few days ago in company with MT. Lewis Massey, happened to a very painful accident Both were riding horseback, and as they rode into town about dark a negro driving two-mule wagon ran into MT. Boyd's horse, knocking him down. MT. Boyd was immediately carried to he doctor, where 1t was found that his hip was broken. At meeting held at the courthouse few days ago Judge Hurt, Senator c. w. Thompson and J. R. Voted were appoint ed committee to go to Brunswick this week and make an effort towards getting the Brunswick & Birmingham railroad built through this place.
 Lonney Harris, of Birmingham, is in the city visiting relatives.
 Miss Alley Gleen, of Auburn, is the guest of MrsI Julia Smith.
 Miss Florence Skinner, of Camp Hill, is the guest of the Misses Wright.
 Miss Della Dryer, of Birmingham, is here on visit to her old home, the guest of Miss Annie Boyd
 Bob Farris, of Montgomery, spent yester- day in the city.
 Misses Bessie Bishop and Gertha Johns, of Modway, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Merritt
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No more broken bones. Get safety step ladder A household necessity. Johnston & Walter Paint Co.,, 113 Twenty-first street.
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chance in Schedule Via Southern R'y

Effective January 13, train No. 36 for Att lanta Charlotte, Lynchburg, Washington, New York and all points East, leaves Birmingham at 4:10 p. m. Train No 35 ar- rives Birmingham 12:00 noon. For further information apply to Passenger Office, No. 2O19 First avenue c. E. Jackson, Travel ing Passenger Agent
 1-19-10t
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RIockadina Streets.

Three doses of Hoods Sarsaparilla daily after meals for awhile will build you up.
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TALLADEGA.
Mayoralty Contest Warns Up-vaIua
 ble Property Changes Hands.

Talladega, Jan. 23.-(Special )-The Mayor alty contest is beginning to warm up. Each of the candidates, Messre. H. L. McElder- ry and G. A. Mattison, are mixing up with the voters and a lively and close race will be seen. Both have warm ana ardent sup porters and the fight promises to be live ly one.
The age-herald., 1901-01-24

Miss Florence Skinner, of Camp Hill, is the guest of the Misses Wright.
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Miss Della Dryer, of Birmingham, Is her on a visit to her old home, the guest c Miss Annie Boyd.
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Miss Alley Gleen. of Auburn, is the guest of Mrs Julia Smith.
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Lonney Harris, of Birmingham, is in the city visiting relatives
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.tc. Howard, who was arrested here yesterday, was taken to Birmingham today by Deputy Sheriff Bob Waldrop.
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day in the city.
 Misses Bessie Bishop and Gertha Johns of Modway, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Merritt.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-05

A number 81 excellent earning state
ments were given out all showing large
increases for the last week of the year
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New York cotton ,Iarket.
CAPTAIN HERLIHY's TRIAL.
Testimony aS to Conditions in TIA
Red Light, District.

NEW YORK, Jan 5.-Police Commits
sioner Sexton has d recurrence Of an old
throat trouble and was not present yester-
day at the trial of Police Captain Herlihy.
for conduct unbecOming an officer and IN
efficiency in failing to clean up the Red
Light district. James B. Reynolds head
Of the University settlement. was to have
been the chief witness of The day, but he
was sick with cold ana could not come
John Becker. of 20 Allen Street, testi-
fed that his place Of business was op-
posite two houses from which women
called to men passing in the street He
and others had signed a complaint 10 the
mayor, which the mayor turned over 10
the police board
i report was called for from Captain
HeTlihy by the board and this report was
offered IN evidence by Mr. OIcOtt but not
read It was dated February :. 1900 AZ
ter that date, Becker said he saw the
same thing go on on the stOops of IS. so
and 81 Allen Street. The places we're tene-
ment houses. with four families TO d floor
and the women used to live on the stOops
which the decent tenants had to use The
condition did not improve until two weeks
before election.
Mr. Oicott called Rebecca Goodman. Miss
Goodman. who IS about twenty-five years
CID was very much embarrassed when she
came in the trial room. After some reas-
sUriEg remarks from Mr.. OlcOJt she said
she lived at A Allen Street, and that her
family had moved there from 90 Her
father is a cloak manufacturer She tes-
tilted 10 having seen women out on the
Stops of the houses al IS and 30 Allen
Street calling to men. This continued un-
til the week before election. she said and
since then they had not been visible Miss
Goodman identified the signature B. Good
man on letter sent 20 the mayor as
hers
Tne trial viii 90 on Monday and daily
sessions VIII be held until the proceedings
are finished. This may be two weeks
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no C. 0. D. or DEPOSIT SCHEME.
"GkLTn0S" CHAReFB THIS aPlRIeR.

'CALTHOS" reaches the seat Of disease IS 10
other remedy DO, acting directly or Nerves,
gIrcU!ztory System and Mucous Membranes. II You
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a Bank WOn,f Do
CAPITAL LOAN GUARANTEE G0-
Do You Need Money? We Have i for You.

Private entrance Room 9. in the rear
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CANADIAN COAL ENTERPRISE.
Thousands of Acres Acquired in
Rritish CoImEnI.Ia.

TACOMA. Wash. Jan. Two great
tracts of coal lands in British Columbia
are reported to have been acquired by
separate syndfcates during the past few
days Sir William Van Horne ard other
Eastern Canadian capitalists. including
Charles R Hcsmer. have organized the
Pacific Coal Company with capital Of
S4.0oe, 90o to acquire and operate coal
fields lying in kootenay. at the south end
of 0konogan lake
This coal is high grade and sells 10
calIy at 80 per ton. Development on a
large scale is TO be commenced and ship
ments made over the Canadian Pacific
Railroad
President Hill is reported TO have pur-
chased for the Great Northern Railway
the property of the Crows Nest Pass
Coal Company for price approXimaJing
five million dollars. He has been negO-
tiating for some time with President Cox
of Toronto. and heavy stockholders of the
Crows Nest Company The property pur-
chased includes ZTG.G0G acres
The coal is of high grade bituminOus
and viii be used on the Great Northern
locomotives in Montana and Idaho The
Great Northern has also purchased from
the Canadian Government 10000 acres Of
coal lands lying ten miles south Of the
aforementioned property
It is expected that the Great Northern
viii build a railroad to these properties.
starting at Great Falls. Montana and
running northaesterIy to the connection
with the Canadian Pacific near Living
shipping 1,500 tons daily, which VIII be
largely inCrea Sei
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NEW YORK Jan I'm view Of the
conditions prevailing at the close OF bust
ness yesterday it was To have been eX-
pected that this mornings Stock Market
would have opened extremely active and
buoyant. and such proved TO be the ease-
Interest naturally centred around St
Paul in which the first quotations were
from three 10 four points above last
nights final figures. Despite the absence
Of any confirmation of the rumoTs that
the road IS TO be leased by the Great
Northern. the stocks continued in urgent
demand on enormous dealings.
Other exceedingly strong and active
stocks were Northern Pacific, Union Pa
cifc. Burlington and Quincy, the L-ehi-
son shares. and the Southern Railway
issues. The Erie issues were also eXcep-
tionally active and buoyant.
The Industrial quarter continued 10 be
neglected. interest centring almost en-
tirely in the railway list Sugar Refining
was. however, an exception in ! sharp
advance.
The local traction issues were again
comparatively dull, the only activity
shown being in Brooklyn Rapid Transit
For the first time in several days. the
London market was shown al material ad
vances in comparison with the local clos
ing prices here and foreign houses were
buyers upon the opening of business
20 some extent speculative sentiment
was aroused by the prospect that the banks
would make a very strong showing III the
weekly statement today inasmuch as the
preliminary figures showed gain in act
was very little in the news OF the morn
ing bearing on the general market or par
ticular stocks. PrOfit-reaIiziag sales upon
the opening of business were in simply
enormous volume and there were many
sharp recessions from the initial advances.
bur the undertone Of the market remained
extremely strong and there were heavy
purchases of stocks on all reactions
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BoRAX IN DEATH VALLEY.
An Industry Or a Direfui California,
ILain.

sFrou. the Indiai-poL J-llIl..-J
There was q young man a. he Spencer
House last night who was raised IN nat
part of California known as the Great
American Desert his home is within n
- miles OF a stretch o. GCs0late country
called Death Valley. The Young man was
Dennis SearIes Who represents the Pacific
Coast Borax Company. This company con
tro.s all the b0raX mines In the world II
is Ia fact. one Of those menacing trusts
that so much wa said about during the
last campaign and IS capitalized at SIS
Geo OGG. One OF the cunpsnys principal
mines is situated IN Death Valley There
ore also mines In Tui key. South America
and Italy. and there Is talk Of prospecting
for mines in Africa a. soon as that coun-
try has become sufficiently civilized
Young Searles says that borax is found
wherever there has been volcanic action
under ground II is found IN Death Val
ley about 400 feet under ground. Death
Valley IS situated about 800 miles south
east Of San Francisco L is about $50 miles
in length and 90 miles miles wide Searles
says the miners employed by the company
are unable to work in summer on account
OF the intense heat and ali Of the mining
is done in the winter The product is
taken TO Mojave. l25 miles distant. for
shipment. Moiaye IS he junction OF The
Atlantic and Pacific and Southern Pacific
Railroads. In transferring the boraE
from the MINES a team of from eighteen
10 twenty mules is used for every two
wagons. which are coupled together
These wagons carry fifteen tons of DO
raM. Usually the team consists OF two
horses and eighteen mules The company
maintains water stations along the route
and these are about twenty miles apart.
The water is pjped to the stations from
springs or small streams usually found
in the mountains. Sometimes the water
is piped as far as seven miles. There
has always been water in the American
desert. said young SearIcs yesterday.
but the travellers who were strange 10
the country did not know where 10 find it,
They gave up IA despair. supp0siRg there
was no water
Death Valley cook its name from q trag-
edy Of the desert that occurred many
years ago, when many wagon trains
wound their way westward. From Utah
there We're two or three routes TO CaIifor-
MIA but the leaders OF one Of these Wa
gOu trains decided 10 Try new route
They did so and became lost in the Great
American Desert. Finally they began to
separate and the result was that bur two
or three OF the train survived. The .cuu-
Try where these people met their fate
was afterward named Death Valley
Young SearIes' father. John W Searles
was a famous trapTer and hunter Of Cali
fornia He was iute- sted in the borax
trade at the time OF ais death and his
son succeeded to his interest Young
SearIes IS now making his first trip on
the road for the company. He SAYS that
within the next ten years the company
will have a railroad running from its
mines IN Death valley 10 MojaVe. Part
Of The line is already built.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-05

ALBANY y. Y. Jan. Miss Harriet
Lansdou Parker. youngest daughter Of
Ger. Amasa J Parker. and Charles Ed
ward MeEIroy were married al noon to
day in All Saints Cathedral. The couple
are prominent in Albany society M
McEIr0y is the son OF John E McEIroy.
President Of the Albany Insurance Com
pany. and d nephew Of the late President
Arthur
The ceremony was performed by the
brides uncle. the Re- Dr. Charles H
Strong oG Savannah. Ga and Right Rev
Bishop William CrossweU Doane. pro
nouHeeG the DeaeLictioa. Miss Grace
Parker sister Of he bride was maid Of
honor. Among the bridesmaids was Miss
T Bates. OF Washington. D. c.
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Washington Stack Exchange.

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Washington Gas. 1C064 25063 IS; Mer-
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LiacoIn National Bank 500 120. 10d I22;
Lanston Monotype, 100I13 IS.
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CHARGE AGAINST A WOMAN.
Accused of Burning Her Four Step
children to DenIh.

SAN JOSE, Cal, Jan. Mrs. Conrad
Ruff has been arrested, charged by her
brotheT-in-law with setting fire to her
home fortnight ago and burning her four
stepchiIdren. Carl Ruff swears that the
woman prevented lis brother from rescu-
ing the children and that Conrad has be
come insane from grief
The fire occurred early in the morning
when Conrad and his brother We're milk
ing in the barn. When they rushed TO
the house they had to batter in the front
door. as the flames prevented them from
entering the kitchen Mrs Ruff and her
be by escaped. bat. four children by Con
RAIDS first wife were burned IN their beds
as their room was diE ectly over the
kitchen Carl now swcars that Conrad
could have saved the children. bat his
wife threw her arms around him and pre-
vented INN.
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PROPOSED VALLEY FORGE PARK
Hearing BEFORE the House Commit
tee on Military Affairs


A large delegation was heard by the
House Committee on Military Affairs to-
day on the bill TO purchase the site Of
WashingtOn's camp in Valley Forge and
create national park there Represen-
tatiyes OF the Daughters of the RevoIu-
ton, Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. Society Of Colonial Danes. the City
OF Philadelphia and the Valley Forge Ma
tjon&l Park Association. spoke Peter
Boyd, Of Philadelphia, opened for The
Daughters of the Revolution describing
the ground and the prospects of its pur-
chase The State Of Pennsylvania las ac-
CURED l2f acres already which il was
willing TO turn over 10 the United States
Mrs Adeline Sterling. OF New York.
Pres dent General Of the Daughters of
the Revolution, said the spirit of patriot
ism at Valley Forge. which had created
the nation was the same spirit as had
saved it at Gettysburg. and both spots
should be preserved Il was harder for
soldier 10 face starvation than bullets
-,rs- Nathaniel :. Keag. of Philadelphia.
First Vice President OF the Daughters Of
the Revolution, said funds We're being
collected for a monument at Valley Forge
and the ground should be owned by the
ration Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia,
spoke of the interest Of Philadelphians in
tho monument.
Mrs J. L Chapman, Second Vice
President of the Daughters OF Reyolu-
ton: Edwin F. Naulty of PhiIadelph a.
Secretary of the Valley Forge National
Park Association; Mrs. George McClel-
Ian. President of the Philadelphia So
ciety of Colonial Danes; Miss Bliss. OF
the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial
DANES and Mrs. c. f KendTick, of the
Quaker City Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, also spoke Sub
stantialiy the same delegation appeared
before the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs and pressp-d arguments along
the same lines
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q NEGRO KILLED By wHITECAPs
Refused to Leave "a Georgia Com
mmnity Whom Tod To Go

FAIRBURN. Ga. Jan 5-Sterling
Thompson, coIored. was killed and his son
Clifford dangerously wounded b. crowd
Of Whitecaps about ten miles west Of here
Thursda. night
II seems that Thompson had been mott
ned 70 leave the community ana failed TO
do SO. The crowd went 10 his house Iast
night and Gsht ensued, with the above
results. Coroner E P Matthews and
Sheriff J. G.. Aderhold were notified and
LETT at once to investigate the affair.
ThompzOn-s house was Fiddled with bull
lets. Thompson was u hard working ne
gro. au3 was not known to have commit
ted any offence.
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PRESENTS FROM MINISTER WI.
Young Ladies' at Anderson. Ind. RE
ceIye Handsome Christmas Gifts

ANDERSON. Ind. Jan Misses May
and Anna Goulding. daughters Of George
GouIding . prominent clothing merchant
Of this city. received a box Of presents
yesterday from Minister Wa and the
Chinese Legation al Washington They
had been intended for Christmas. but ar
rived late. IN the box was a lot Of Chi
nese fruit and hand-wQrked silk hand
kerchiefs. which were made Dy the ladies
of the legation
The Misses Goulding visit Washington
every summer. and upon one Of these Wis
its met Minister Wa and other members
of the legation They are both fine mu-
sicians, and have sung at the Chinese
Legation
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GOVERNOR SMITHS STAFF.
The Maryland Executive Issues Fiji
teen ConuITSsfaus

The Maryland Executive Issues Fiji
teen COMMISSIONS
BALTIMORE. Jan 5--Covernor Smith
announces that he has issued commits
sioHs 10 the following gentlemen. who
viii act as his staff during the remainder
Of his official term:
Charles A ChipIey, quartermaster gen
eral; Francis E. Waters. judge advocate
general: l. Victor Baughman, inspector
general; Murray Vandiver, chief of ord
nance, John B. Schwatka surgeon gen
eral. Aides: Charles GoIdsborOugh
George NJ Upshur. John Waters, Arthur
Pue German. jr. / Resented. Robert
TAYLOR. Albert " SIsk " Laird Henry,
John p. Moore, Arthur d Foster
The aides will bear the title of colonel
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CHURCH NOTICES.

TIN. EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS SOCIETY
Of SPIRIT ALISTS-Everv sunday ut So
9Th at 80 p M, Mrs. JaqUes speaks. TEST hr
Mrs NaraeAa- Seats free Item
REFORM CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH-Sgrv-
ice, III $50 o'clock SUNDAY afternoon and
1-ss o'clock Wednesday evenings. IN Confederate
Veterans Hall, 451 lltu st. nv. Al the SUNDAY
service. january e. 1871 COL. OLIVER &. SABlN
Viii deliver the fourteenth Of d series u lectures
on Christian Science ard how 20 heal the sick.
The hall Il large and comfortably seated with
chairs All are cordially Invited II eul
TIE TEMPLE OF SPIRITUAL HEALING. every
SUNDAY evening at 80. Macabee Temple. 5l3
gth ST. near r Mrs H. Browne Vii address
the meeting. pr. Freedman Viii conduct and
heal the sick. Good music. Seats Tree II
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\ Roy Victim of Rabies.

DRESDEN. Ohio. Jan Ralph G.
Stuller- aged twelve years died Al MS
home here last night of hydrophobia. re-
suIting from 2 bite OF q rabid dog several
weeks ago The dog belonged to a band
Of Eypsies and attacked the boy mang-
ling his face and arms. He was taken to
Chicago. where he underwent rigid
course OF treatment and was discharged
as cured. The boy was attacked By "a
hIes TWO days ago and died in horrible
q onnv
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NEW YoRK's DEATH RATE
Higher During the Year 1900 Than
in 1899.

NEW YORK, Jan 5.-According 10
figures issued by the Health Depart
meut Bureau of Records yesterday, the
death rate in this city for the year just
past was higher than in the previous
year of 1883
The total deaths Tor 1900 were T07IG.
as against G5.343 IN lSlg. he births num-
bered S1.TZ1, as against T. 652 in 1888.
The number OF marriages was % 22G.
nearly . ,Q90 more than in 1898 The death
rate for 1890 was 2G-53, as against Ig47
IL 1895
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THE oLYMPIAN GAMES.
International Contests to Re Held NJ
Chicago in 1904.

CHICAGO in IDOL
CHICAGO, Jan. Assurances that the
International OIympian Games Of 1904 viii
be held IN Chicago. have been received
from NJ. Merou, the French Consul to Chi
cago, who is at present in France
These assurances nave cone 10 members
Of a temporary committee representing
the University Of Chicago and public-spir-
tied citizens This committee had made a
proposition to tha international Oiympian
Games Committee promising mat Cnica-
90 would build G stadium in which every
kind of athletic sport coul5 be conducted
on magnificent scale
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PNETHoNg4 PREyEyTED.

Among tie tens OF thousands who have used
Chamberlain Cough Remedy for colds and Ia
grippe during the past feN years. 70 ollr Luo..l-
tege- not a single csSe HIS resulted IN pneumonia
ThOs. hitheld 3 Co. go wabash Avenue Chi
cago, one Of tbs most prominent retail druggists
IN that city. in speaking Of this SAYS. I'VE
recommend Chsmberlzin's Cough Remedy for Ia
grippe in many cases, il not only gives prompt
and egF1pIeye recovery. bat also c0unteraets any
tendency Of = grippe 10 result in pneumonia %
For sale by Henry Evans. Wholesale and retail
and all druggists
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RaI.el Le..ve. the FieIa TO nurtnn.

TOPEKA. Kan. Jan. United States
Senator Lucien Baker has issued
statement. in which he wi,hdraws as
candidate for reelection, saying he is
satisfied ne cannot BE- elected This ap-
parenHy leaves the nomination assured TO
J r Burton.
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BINGHAMTON y Y. Jan. a Ium-
herman named Prescott was accidentally
hit on the head by an Ak in the hands Of
another chopper 10 whom ne was relating
q story and remained unconscious for a
month Yesterday d BinghamuOu surgeon
removed the particles OF bone that were
pressing on the brain. and when Tres
colt regained consciousness he at once
RESUMED the story he had been relating
when ne was struck By TIE AK.
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NOT TO DISTURB sLAYDEN.
Drake Decides Not to Contest the
Representatives. Scat.

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. sc. c. Drake, of
Eagle Pass. Tex, late Republican candi-
date for Congress in the Twelfth dis
trict. who came here a few days ago for
the purpose of filing notice with the Sec
rotary Of State OF his intention 10 con-
test the election of James l. Slayden. his
Democratic opponent has decided not to
make a contest for the seat He arrived
at this decision after consulting with
prominent leaders Of the Republican
party in Austin.