The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-24
News of the Capital.

The report Of the military board of in- quiry on the action of the company at Huntsville on the night of September T, when the negro Horace Nipples was lynch ed, reached the office of the governor this afternoon just before he started to Luverne and he decided to hold it over until tomorrow, before giving 1t out.
 Several dozen justices of the peace and constables were appointed by the gover- nor today They are officers who fail- ed to qualify for the short terms and are being commissioned anew. Many scores more are on the way.
 State Superintendent Hill is in Guin tonight. to make speech in favor of local taxation for schools. He will speak at Winfield tomorrow.
 Congressman J. Thomas Heflin of the Fifth district, has been in the city to- day, with his friend, Judge Driver of Chambers county. He reports everything as lovely in his district and does not re- gard the opposition of Capt. B. W. Wal ker the republican nominee, as worthy of mention.
 Letters are being sent out by the gov ernor's office notifying delegates over the state of their appointment as represen- tatives of Alabnma at the Farmers National Congress at St. Louis.
 Secretary of State E. R. MeDavid. who is in St. Louis, writes his chief clerk. A. c. Sexton. that he is having q fine time. He has been in Indianapolis to attend the meeting of the insurance com missioners of the United States
 For some time there have been com plaints made of certain school bool, house buying second hand books and stamping them with the state depositorv stamp, and then selling them to the trade. The attorney general will render an opinion tomorrow on tho subject, tell ing II he thinks there can be prosecu- ton.
 The Chiffon county Sunday school con vention will be held near Thorsby to- morrow Judge Joseph Carthel. state field worker, and Miss Minnie Kennedy of Montgomery, will be present The Lamar county association will meet at Vernon next Tuesday and Wednesday with Judpe Carthei of this city and R. F. Lewis and MISS Alice Hale of birmingham, as lead ing speakers. These parties will also attend the meeting or the Fayette conn ty association at Fayette on the 29th and SOth W. C. Pearce of Chicago, in- ternatlonal field worker will be here Oc- toDer and to attend the convention of negroes.
 L. C. Smith shot and perhaps fatally wounded Jim Kendrick. a negro. hers today. The negro was advancing or hin with a knife.
 fcting Governor Cunningham is at In. verne tonight He wlIl return to his of. flee tomorrow.
 Capital Notes.
 The Grasseli Chemical company. with factories at Birmingham. has filed notice with the secretary of state of an in. crease in capital stock from 5000 900 te $3,000 600.
 The Southeast Alabama Naval Stores company has been organized at Enter. prise with capital of $24OO
 The incorporation papers of the Carbon Hl-l Banking company of Carbon Hill have been filed in the office of the sec. retary of state. The capital stock 1, s25,000. The incorporators are c. B. Mo. Cormack. IT. L. Badham, and O. IT Burnghart of Birmingham.
 Contract Is Let.
 The contract for the new Exchange ho. tel was let tonight to Nicholas Ittner of Atlanta at a price approximatine s250.. 900. Work Is to begin at once and the building is to be finished by October 1 1905 W. F. Denny of Atlanta, architect of