The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-13

Disbursed May 30, 1908, to May 30,
 1904 ....... ...... .................... 3.ll6.50 Total ...,..........''...S 5s6.4
 Investment Fund. I found on hard securities belonging to the investment fund in the hands of the treasurer, as follows: Class A, Alabama coupon bonds, Nos. SS56' SAL SllO' Si6s, SS32, $100 each, total $5OO
 | Class A, Alabama registered bonds Nos. S641, 3650, 44S, 4260 and 426l, S100O each, total 5000, making a grand total of $5500.
 The books of Dr. A. E. Smith, state ge- ologist, have also been checked up. from January 1. 1901, to July l, 1904 and were found correctly kept Balance on hand July l. 1904, s31.s6. The books, accounts and vouchers of Dr. J. w. Abercrembie, president and Eli Abbott, duartermaster of the university, were examined carefully and found correct, and in accordance with the books of the treasurer.
 The stock in the Bibb County Banking and Trust company, which was left as legacy to the university by the late Hon. Tennent Isomax, has been transferred and the treasurer of the university now holds the certificate of stock No. 36 for five shares of $100 each.
 Lands Are Leased.
 The university has leased some or is mineral lands to the Cahaba Southern Mining company and the Galloway Coal company. It seems that in the leases there is no provision to compel these com panies to render a sworn statement of the number of tons mined daily or monthly. They send to the treasurer of the univer- sity check monthly for a certain amount of money, royalty. on coal mined, but there Is no way of telling whether the amount is correct or not, as the treasurer has no means of knowing the amount or coal mined by each company. It IS true however. that the Cahaba Southern Min ing company does send to the treasurer statement of the number of tons mined each month but it is not sworn to- The Galloway Coal company now owes the university $4000, which it agreed In It's lease to pay, whether it mined coal or not. This company asks for time as It has had trouble and been at considerable expense in getting the output 1t expected. I would suggest that in all leases each company be required to render to the treasurer of the university. at the close | of each month a sworn statement Of the number of tons of coal mined daily during that month and that the trustees have their books examined quarterly.
 Ginners' Association. The Alabama Ginnersl association met in the house of representatives at Z o'clock but adjourned sine die because of mo, quorum being present. a .sa
 Col. Hiram Hawkins of Barbour county is president of the association, and C. c. Hanson of Atlanta is secretary and treas urer.
 Colonel Hawkins was not present this morning Mir Hanson was also absent, but he was represented by Capt. I. B. Blake, also of Atlanta.
 Heavy Rainfall
 Between i and 5 o'clock this morning an electrial storm, accompanied by heavy rains, passed over Montgomery. At 4;@ a. m. the rain began descending in tor rents. It rained for about half hour during which time Fl inches fell in Mont gomery. The rains were general over cen tral and southern Alabama but did not spread into the northern part of the state. The rains were moderately heavy in Mis- sissppi and Louisiana. There was no rain fall at Cianton or Marion and only d trace fell at Eufaula. The rainfall at the other stations of the weather bureau was as follows: OpelilSa, 1.5O; Goodwater, 99; Ozark, 34; Selma, .24; Union Springs, 30; Fort Deposit, .S5.
 Democracy in Chiffon.
 Judge Terry Richardson has returned from Chiffon county, where he spoke Tor the democratic party in joint debate with l.. II. Reynolds, who is opposing the democratic nominee for probate judge. He says there is every hope of the said nom inee, F. B. Deason. carrying the county. MT. Reynolds is the representative of the republicans, and will no doubt be the nominee of that party for the office sought by MT. Deasons Chiffon county has been in the hands of the populists and repnb- | lcans ever since the movement from the fc a | It has, however, been coming back slowly the anti-majority last year being | reduced to barely one hundred This year | it will be wiped out and democrat elect ed, thinks Judge Richardson, who is very enthusiastic over the outlook.
 Coffee Prosperous. | J. H. Wilkerson of Eba, leading | young lawyer of South Alabama, was in | the city yesterday on legal business. He 1 says Coffee county is making giant strides in the way of progress and will soon | be one of the greatest of the southern | tier It now has two good towns, Elba and Enterprise both of which are grow ing at a remarkable rate. The water power company at Elba has the big dam over the river there finished and will go ahead as rapidly as possibly developing their property.
 Since the recent rains Coffee county crops are coming along Tn good shape. There has been a deficiency in moisture for the past few weeks in that section, but the recent falls have done away with that and fine crops are now practically assured.
 Two Fugitives Killed. report comes from Dothan of the killing there on Saturday night of Fletch- CT Howard, negro, who attempted to escape arrest. He was pursued by Dave Goodwin and Gains Brockton, two ne- groes who had been deputized to help ar- rest him and overtaken. He pulled his gun and fired at the two after him, but missed Goodwin returned his fire with fatal effect, killing him instantly.
 Another killing of the same class Is re- ported from Hartfurd, where Constable w. H. Smith shot Lemon Day. a negro. who was trying to get away from him. Day had drawn his pistol in a store and abused the proprietor. He left and tried to get away, but was followed by posse of citizens. Smith overlook the negro in a cotton field, the officer being on horse back. The negro refused to lower his pistol which he held on the officer, and the latter fired from his horse, killing the fugitive instantly at a distance of G yards.
 Atforoav GA.~~~V. n..t;.~