The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-22

rev commissions in blank have been printed with the wording, T, R. M. Gun ningham. Lieutenant and Acting Cover nor" instead of T, William D. Jelks' Governor" on them. Heretofore the act ing governor has had to put his name in above that of Governor Jelks, rubbing out the latter and prefix the words Lieutenant and Acting before Cover no;."
 EufauIa Fire.
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner Harry R. Shorter came up from his home at Eufaula today and says there is yet too much excitement about the big fire Sat urday night to tell what will be done about rebuilding the burned district. The buildings destroyed were handsome and commodious and 1t is very likely will not be replaced for some time, though it is generally understood that the city will recover as rapidly as possible from the losses.
 MT. Shorter says the presence of so many negroes-there were as many as five hundred-made the citizens uneasy and caused the calling out of the military to guard the exposed goods. That so
 
 for in the fact that 1t was Saturday night and many of the country contingent had not gone home The arms and equipment of the Eufaula company of the Alabama National Guard were de- stroyed and they will be re-supplied at once by the adjutant-general, General William W. Brandon, who will ship all needed tomorrow.
 Governor Doing We'll. | Word comes from Governor Jelks in | New Mexico that he is getting along even better than it was expected he would l few weeks ago and he is taking great deal of interest in life and Alabama affairs in his temporary far western 1 home Mrs. Jelks Is yet in Eufaula but will return to his side in few days. After that they will stay until later In the winter in New Mexico and then go by easy stages through California for Q comfortable trip. Though it is not given out there is an impression now that the governor will stay in the west until the early spring feeling that it will be much better for him to come back in the cool part of the winter. It was hoped some weeks ago that he would get back for his | Christmas turkey but that plan seems to have been changed.
 Improving State House.
 The question of improving the state capitol Is one that will be talked of no matter how much the courts delay mat ters. and at the present time the question is asked why the commission cannot go on and improve the old building, giving bond for the states side of the litigation over the lands.
 By giving bond for the $49.6O0. the amount of the value put on the lands de-, | sired by the probate commission, the | state may proceed with the improvement | of the old building and leave off the new buildings until litigation is disposed of in the courts. It is argued that thte courts may delay the matter for an indefinite period of time, and that the legislature will be upon the officials before they get ready for it, if they don't proceed to get | busy at once and put the old place in | some sort of shape for the adequate ac- commodation of the officials of the state. | The new justices of the supreme court. Justices Denson and Anderson at least. have been quartered in the offices former | ly used by the railroad commission, while the members of that body have been sent | to the old quarters of the adjutant gen | eral of the National Guards who, in turn, was sent to the rooms occupied by the state examiner of public accounts. This | crowds everybody and makes all who have to come in contact with the cramped conditions wish something could be done to relieve 1t.
 Tell Their Troubles.
 Troubles C the agricultural experiment station at Uniontown. were brought up to the governor today, but he would not tell what lie did to restore peace in the official family of the Canebrake. Cham cellor w. H. Tayloe and Mir William Minford of Uniontown and Mir. w. D. McCurdy, all trustees of the station, were up today and saw not only the gov ernor but the attorney general. It seems that some parties in the town and county think the veterinarian at the station is either getting pay for what he does not do or Is doing things for which the state should not put up the money. An order was sent in several days ago asking the auditor to hold up the war rant for such service and seeking to keep the treasurer from honoring such war rant if issued. It Is understood the gov ernor sent tho visitors to the attorney general as the man who takes care of the kicker column" of the state, and that the attorney general gave them an opinion that If the veterenarian was de- ing such work as the state needed and was contemplated by the law he should be paid.
 Murder of Lang.
 The governor has offered reward of $250 for the arest and conviction of the murderers of w. S. Lang, superintendent of the mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, who was shot at Blocton on November 12 In a letter to the governor Assistant Solicitor w. w Lavender of Bibb county says that the whole country is indignant and that the county officers are anxious to get the -ap nuuuR.aua ~.>>s