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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
eau sMAL X
FROM sAS PET CAT

{sneelai TO u lie spa Ii
u SIloYDTON. y.a., March .----. II er.
case or smallpox has broken N out at
Goodies Mil, soma six miles west Of here
IA II little GIRL tho child OF Mr.. Boney
Cooper. the miller, Is the one who ha
4 & s ,rhc child lis said to have taken tho
discase from d pet cat, which went back
and forth from the mil to a negro
cntin8jnStic ncishborllood,, In which there
we're several cases Of small lnox.5 The eyl-5
t..r,cc seems to prove that such was 9 he
case as the little girl who has small
t1:ox, is the only ono of MIR cooper''ss1 p' s.
children tand he has seyerar, who play
cd or carcssed ! he cat, and she Is the
only one affected with the disease.
The family says that shc5ha not been
exposed 10 smallpox in any way, as she
has been constantly ut home,
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Sends Letter Of Resignation Ask
ing tosbee Be, Relieved H at I3.s
Once.
MIXED UP ] N d .ii
5s 0LITlcAL FEuDl
Thinks TllatSU Under tile Circufl,-3
stances That His DutystoS His NJ
nilysa1lid Friends. :, Requires e
That He Leave the State.
Street Fight, III Which !.
Several Are Killed.
\. 3 b B
" iBY Associated lEress.

5g5 4 n 81. AZ BY a ISOLATED 7 ress.)
x $,yYAsHINGTON,ss March ~ Post stnlaster
y. IS, 1'arnell. u Of . unction Union county.
nsas, lias 9 signed hts Office. al, q In
Ills letter to- the Post Master General, suys
the action Is due 10 4 political feud 70
escape which he Is goin; To- leaY stlie t
STATE. His letter follows;
5353:..l n beg 8to tender you my rcsigna-
tomas Jrnctiol,. Arknr- ,i;5i ii
u sas, and return herewith 'all papers
sent since recent conf firnlat ton. NJ
reasons for signing arc tina t 2, vi.
family have become m N lxed up in what at 4
known III this county as tho Pa e ~ -Hf
nell Tuck his Is q poll ticals G
fcud, and as four members OF 4 gu our a
family have been q ssass ted t'ithin{5g
the last fifteen months. feel that IT
is clearly my duty to my family and
friends That II leave the State. 5Sl Z
hope the ID apartment will relieve i mo
III at thefcarliest ,possIbl ble3nornen y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
I. NOT i /! CONFER J; 3 I! \ NED
NJ Faith iii Report of |; Port " Arr. az
& thur B orbard men t-J e. Japanlesse 4
Horses UnscrYiceable, $3i
(By'Associated Press.)

M ,,NDoN March 2.--N conf lrinatllo4l
,,,a nor y published yesterday IN tlle
31,a,lv ,relegra pll that the JapaflnIese nag
Z !, ~ al Port Arthur February 29tt y,
has been received fron.'t nS ~.
uires from the scene OF wa nave 'ec'' ~
practically silent for tho past s't tWeh y
four hours, and in some quarters lhia .NFl,
si,anca ia supposed TO indicate "a that l7ia
Ia pan's great attack On Port ArtfuF ~ . =
actually in progress, and 81 mat corspI
:;tnncntly the use of the wires mas pcs1'
discontinued. Fl 4 i
In a dispatch from SHANGHAI CORE
snondent Of tho Daily 'relegraph l,epoIts
that tho Japanese military author'1ses nor
object TO the installation Of wire ,l' eles9A 81
telegraph apparatus In ne wspapef l flls- 8.
patch boats !,
i5,rhe correspondent Of the. Daily Mall
at Chefoo who has Just returned y here g z,
from Chemulpo Korea, ca hles tha y "a ~
arese transports carrying trool'sl con l "
10 arrive a Z Chenlllpo at the rate ~ 3of one
q day, While provisions arc being landed
near IIwang-Ju u tnlnety- four niles north.
west Of Chen1ulpo, AT the head OF Inc
Ta,,Dong Tiver), where Il q large ,ioree 70
OF japanese infantry has concentrated,
rs IA serious defect has beer disclosed 9 6
the correspondent CON inuies, Y I IS feared
that most Of the Japanese horses arc a 9,
sunscryiceablc. Il
gFlt"rhn japanese squadron at CllemulRo
has been strengthened ! a fleet sof twelye l
Eputtlcships aud cruisers has been sta
Ationed permanently In Prince Jerome rp y e
Gulf, between Chebido Island and ths
Anchorage, Yesterday SAY q cFulsef
81 tho N,ltaka type heachct n no elir
trance a Nani,3ang Greek Il she mas ~ q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
B BAI'lLE. TO BE FOUGHlT'
SOUTH OF / E Z Y AL II. u !.
Russians and Japanese Both Rushing Troops
To. That Section and Heads Sof "A Artries SIC N
In Startling Proximity.
No ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR. SINCE FRIDAY
Nc. ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.
Japanese Suffered Losses Thenfas hoWrsby 5unke'
Torpedo Boat Destroye r---==L Landing df Troops
Near Vladivostock Not at All ssignifca
Brigands Terrorizing District OF Viii 8s
guta-A Americans at Ping Var.

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plan of ennpasn
Ito the
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Cossacks that
probably waltns -
to-day m''ins'
fa OF
IVY which the
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as merely landing OF small ss WI %
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M discovered On ianspors
rd$andw
SAIL t1t no WI pt
only poss'ne
turn 70 the an at WASH
n@ ovcr the situation which has eaussu
si' against sRussia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
DAUGHTER QUESTION.
i PRES rs AUTHORITY I J ;
Pickctt-Bucllallan Camp Employ
.5 Counsel to 4 Cons
iSneoial ID Tho TImes,p ,plspatell.

Especial ito Tho Tlmes,DispatclL
Il NORFOLK, VA March 1,7-The a,i-
thorlty of the Il state president OF the;
United Daughters Of the \ Con federacy,i
Miss Ruth Jennings Of Lynchbulg, to-
issue a charter to Hope Alaury Chapter
OF Nprfolk. has bccn qles toned, and y isi
learneti sfthat 4 Pickett t.Bnchanan Chapter
,hud retained counsel In the premises
8Aliss Jennings to-day wrote the u local I
pl,alYtar that the new orgalliz alton 5Yi
have TO await Sreeogl ton by, the State
5conyentlo This settles the lnutter tens NJ.
5pora rllS, tss SIS sSy !, 5s.
3 II elsett If Rpclnnari Chapter is opposing
itlies orgal izatl lou of It's for rlHcr lS NY
into q full fled ged ella pter, q h9s matter
Is fuy syciel " seIsS III IN 81 2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
SCHEDULE H or HORSE. [ J
SHOW IN VIRGINIA. / |. { J N !
I Contest in the Associatio D Is &:
5 tween Rivals in ll az Norfolk. 4 7lI.
Richmond October 7-22.
IN an -l,ur. .IR1cgular Correspondent)@

tTrom Cur Regular Correspondent)
4 s WASHINGTON, j, &, March lat
the annual meeting in this city. yesterday
afternoon of the Virginia Horse Show
Association, tho following dates Of shows
TO be held by the various local q ssocia-
tlons were selected; III
Ieesburg, Jure So, s3
\ fredericksburg, June e
70 C,ulpeper, July 4-5. II Il
Manassas, July aD.24 @s i5
Orange, July cc7-as. s Jf!
* charlottesville le, AUGUST 80, \ n Y
1 stanton August SO, 5ESil4
VI Irront Royal, Angus It Et1-le.S
Harrisonburg, August l6-1 i. y 8 Il.
x i,erryyille, August 1913. (,
i Wnrrenton, August 81 ree5,
I.ynchburg, October 11rli,
October 1882,
Norfolk, October s5-2os, II
CAMERON nun Alexandria, , not decided.
Although Norfolk has dust decided 70
have d ilupso show, she' showed up at the
meeting Witll5u contest, allu the assoc,tr
lions clnmorlng for recognit ton, me
4 tNorfolk Horse and Fair Association by
represented by DR. g. Is, Rhodes, and the
Norfolk Horse and Fair ssocia Ion "
b III. i, Goodrich and ~. ., NYrenn: me
latter Is The rev orsdnizat!on Tho as
soclntlon appointed me folaWing Slt y, eem, M
contest: Charles ~. Smith,Rof Warren,
i ton; j, Jenkin Davies, ef Manassas, and
Charles III, Turkamp 4 ~ Frederi 3 cksblsrl,
THO 1eommittee will go t1 Norfolk THIS
week. irhe Ereder.ckab abnrs and stal'ntoF'
horse shows We're admit ttea to the fsso-
iciutlon. ana then the following Officers
1 were electcd 4; n gharlca Alullikel, of
S Sl3oycc. ana j. JcnkIn SIoayles. ~ Alanas'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
MORE AR RREsTS MADE
IN CAR ROB BERY CASE
g, y, AseonIat.I7 I,,.es,s s, /,

i9 n (By5 Associated Press az N. a lS.
MERIDIAN MISS, March Warren
Monroe and wife and Ella James. all.
negroes. were arrested today III conneo.I &C n
3tion with the recent mail ca robbery
q @ nd M urdcr Of Mail Clerk stockton: They
are, charged with conspiracy and conf
fpictty.5g .,t5 !, Z, :, &.
close guard last night on tho county Jail,i
where the negro Paris Is confined s Only
twice were there any indicat tons OF 8 q.
ytgs Wgs dlspersed il @ viii, no Casualties
Ss5 Circuit Judge Hall has issued an order.
for q special term here on March Il 70;
5trya Pa ris 4s s5g3 3it: ~ stEg555
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE GO
ON PILGRIMAGE TO FRANCE

fBysAssociatcd PressD
.MEXICo, March LA great pilgrimage
to Iourdes, Rome and the Holy Land Is;
being organized here. It is expected that
at least two thousand people VIII make
New York and thence by steamer to
France. Many wealthy pilgrims desire
to pay tlleir respects totthe new Pope,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
STAN DARDs ARE AD0 0PTED:
FOR PURE FOOD TESTS

" The Executive Committee Of the stat
agreed upon .ru les, regulatl ons a nd stand
ards governing the operation Of tho pure
Messrs. u III g. 3 Beverley. 4 liam al.
ana Dr. J NJ q NJ cBryle.s q t the commit
Zee. were present. as were also \! !r.E4k.
%. NIauch and Mr.. Julian NJ r uflin, OF
The, committed; transacted az good deal
or other business. 81 8 q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
SUICIDE OF COL. KAH y
WITHOUT APPAR ENT 4 CAUSE

T CIV AssopiD ted F'ress,l 4.-
S4lSNoXyILI.Il, Tl1NN,, March Col.
CHARLES kallp, OF lndlanapolis,I md, REP
resentntivo Of the National 4 Association
81 Manufacturers, headed by p. Al; Parry,
to-day. lie was IN tlln InlteA Statc,s
cUnsular seI'yica uhlder President llarG-
soil aud has held posiaons nof State and
d d Sp' gsA son is assiSaed lor hls asts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
GOVERNOR YATES HON0Rs's /.
REQUI {. For BROWN
"a, R.u,y,8IEAssocInted]

"A 33SS "a (By Assoclated Press,l 3GlN
+ sPRINGFIEl,p,5 Liz March Gov ,ie1ss
error Yates to-day honoled u rsqslisl ton s,
from @ soVerliors AIontagne, otf 4 Ylislllti,s
dor tho return heron Il. Bg'own snndeFI
arrest IN Chicagt and Ra !, edy q W litlcE,S
-, hez element OF tWelY thousa nd dollars
Z lSom the Lifo Is ms ura y ca Com pan pfs
4 %3rgilia. Whll ms as cas- illers eog tle
ii - pipnny, 4.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
WIORLD'S.OLDEST.MAN.
DIES IN.NEW| JERSEY
Noall Raby, 4 Native pf North.
Carolina, and Reported to be
ss l32 Years Old, Dies.
Especial to The Times -DIspatch')

Especial to The Times DIspatcll,) :.
NEW I3RUNsWIc'H, N, Y, March 1.--.
Noah Raby died to-day in the PIscataway
poor -Aouse, OF which lie had bccR an
inmate for forty years. ~ he had iiyed
luntll April lst next, according to his own
statement, Raby would have bean one
hundred and sthlrty-twos years old Iie
retained hia memory and would recall
many incidents OF his long career, until
Very recently, BABY Is said to have been
born in lIdenton, Gates county, n. O., on
Aptil Life. He enlisted in tho navy III
1906 and served on tie ship Constitution
and the fligate BrandsWlnr, on he latter
Of which Fnrragnt was as lieutenant.
srahy Is said 70 here lived Ia Virginia
several yea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
North Carolina

Statement made that tic 4Atlantic4 aila
North Garolna Raiirond II VS. ,,,e.,i NV
rollNSA rrnour & Cores at I he y even n u 9;
fore tho suprenc Court from .uie s, ELI far.n
II sll BY g new Sc, e
Second attsn,ptc t. ly Ro's99 9nof tnr f
family R9Tai IeS ~ sIeK tI pre-
Vent f,rc loss On g ,s aIreSe nS rs
horo Female College adjusted a fS3,pIV5Is 7,
n mental ang'l sll suit loa SEQ on the az 'tRe
OF a tccntcnar!un. i3 # "a y
If General.
mos L certain that the great land bat, 3
lie 'betweell Japan and Russia VA h he tiho
.pace south of the Yal Kiver;,ne, IN NV
armies now In start
iSriday.l-- panese tor Issues Hlais. a +
,nen s ahd daciarng that
lln WA 4a for Senator Mart " Sc
cures llowallce for arnG o. fnS
Ht ~ Morfnx of deedng
SnIth Carolina case holds tns j, ,sGGso NJ.
cfarge Is not o. Wo tii9rn1a ia
fIe 3e g ,9eHi opera tors viii
cessons and strike seems propa bln---AIi ~
rssigasSi va siate eas avoid
1 moIs ntnors Governor Montagner,s reg s far ~
lion lion for Theron H. BroWti r9i,, seaided fss ie
Npra9a teGpss Eharlss Kapio comaly M
aacdo neMxSIdjle YHt1Sln1 YHa1mlon ny SSutpolas tala
1ncL ara e II II, ngress to rellnb b!rs
Triss shpyards and others whS 9,9, i loaf st
moSey blidag .epresdgl g q Is sonstaa
troops e PanaMa at nmP$; lsl
;sys Wt;ch lIad L anegre dpnsral *
Il q .be formally elected to-day as, 7, VI ~.
1Ianna's Succession In the senate--,p,e'n, z, !,
ocratlp convention I'M Mlsssonrl emds si, y ba
inves t'g alton OF lie Postoftlce Depar,tment
Ala f5 7repea / at tau on stobu COO .-rSep-
nhrnfoi cur bill passes Maryland ,esislatnr
-Stagnation IN stock market an1 1 peaars 9earS
,,,Srices doWn----Sch chedule of Virglnia9 orSo
Shows nlado mp In Washing ton. Il IL " IS A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
l.yWirI:.g(inl.ia..L

Thts Third I5strirt Rap,li,li Il
Marshal Morgan rea and lanes I diyeIi
Gonyen @ nj mt,o,l-T warren II gh IN iai,-
try, a new military compa was nlus-.5
tered In at Front ~ 1loa y me- ~
Another faction OF Pet crsburt, l3e
cans meet In convention ann eicctf ~ =. !.
.ates and n City COMMITTEE -
County Republlcans Instruct lo
Vote FOR Slemp ut NoTfol olk---slh ne Gatrnn,l;,
fI,arile tt murder trial II! Joncsy ltc y VII
5t;ike ten Ton fresh cases OF sIna 4
nox9 reported liz Princess y me county 80
1rhe Rspublican District Conventio ioI, inGels sis
nj Norfolk to-day and the goific.eeInotae,. ils
faction Will be in contro---=,A lttlc Wiil.. VIII
GIRL in Mecldcnburg catches smhBEo nos.
Prom +, pet c;it---- -Twsnty thousand doilhr
suit filed In Chesterfield Curt bS fiicn- GO
inond standard Spike GO. against 8 ~, -. 9
Chesterfield Coal Co.----Ten rescued sea.
men brought into Norfolk or a l.ghisl1p;
their ship, tie schooner Davis, u dcreiic.
---J,nige Mullen appoints enuinersa.tteors. @
oSfake the census of Petersburg Will q, y
view of fredistricting tho c.ty----I lailnsoln93
yacht in collision In Hampton Roads anu
badly jana ged uS I; Io..r ha 7 q ~ u
state president ~ clartcr,ts former aux :;
ilisry,lthe nattar a social sens ION Z ~ ~
Barge badly 4da maEedi, !, nS % ,,1ne M,
ant5 Newport News.-No ,GaIollInh ElI'u i,,,
Association In session at Norlolk: !: Jolit o.[l
T.. Roper elected president: ,liccs slt- 80
3vanced on low EFT dca. gsl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02


pes een rePortI
hnys INV a peen destoyed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
AR NSAS TOO HOT
FOR "A POS ASTER
suMMARY OIL 4 HE DAYS y j NEWS L Y J
1,he eWeather.

33 lnc wv cdLt4Cl 80 e5 3S3 :& 8$a
q 3yyAsH1NcTON.sn u March !. g. Forecast TOR [t'l
1vednesd ay and Thursday;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Wed = thursday y
crcasins coudlncss light. variable Winds. liltis
North CorolinaT Partly cloudy NVednss--5 Si1 |,
day md Thursday light brisk north
cast wlnds. & sE M 81 < I'M
rho weather ii, Richlnond YESTERDAY y was wa.
gbrlRht and warm. Tho day was fsf1ring-
Stjkc and therc wore crowds on tie etretMets M
STATE OF TI1l1 HI5RMosiTEa'rlfS 'f'ls Z I.
9isDf. .r
II. M. !. . II @
=. I. =. at
nldnlg ht... . \. . " = -
Average IA ~ ~
4IIghest temperature tcrdn : . SS ~
I.Diresta tclripcru ai
Mean !'tl . y. y "
Normal temperature fors ~
EDeIurt4irc from normal ten pefat N ",
l'rceipitlt.on ring pas nc ~ -
-, ' h. .s march 9, ,hlD .is3 81
sun rises Y. 4. :4e M II W 2 Vs.
AN, ta Is .I3 lOrnin a .Sa
Noon, rises :u3 l1ycnitiy :vo "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
8Richrln1ot,lnr,d on

rhc 1orrcns Dip dcfeltetl the u y, 9 nseS .s.,
5by d I!ierEs sclDsc !,
3ills disposed OF III the ;inu 4 ~ ~
general lcgisi:tt on ~
h, nj Iar,tI.gpIoQn1 "A forces epnrlng i
lJcntliI; i,iIinAti iyilS q
t.aicnccH yiolut tiIg ll1A ssun SS
l,Ist oi pcrsons whose IT
ha3 been placed In jcOpar the III
cr,ibbcrs Seaboard AR Line iilcs ~ ~;
iofHl1tenton 10 Issue ~, w OIL. ". y. se
Year bond umerOus5 pl,oint men y I, NJ
bounced by Judge Scott Nm ~, 4
mortal Hospital Leased by ihs Alea,sal
5Colicgc$of Virginia case alnc ~, /,
Ann, ~, gbe# SO t0rcp no Police ~ Otrt
M rs Sar7ill$ Lttlc Currie cel ezra tes ~
5cIrhty.nintl, bIrtlsda 9 btlc 60 n zen slI 8
stercstcd III efforts Of ltTncr. loDas.D
sC,o1npuny5to secure cont tfte tIet .i.n IL .
ma TX . 80 Three foreign S IN isSlo onarieMa ~
resigu-1 hc Virginia be tne1 |, e ~ arth. i.
5fshcr nj; mo on The list Of ma
81 j oscph E ans of Am at
ham xlispensary bill argued be eforc foe - ~ "
rnr, rniti icc-z--M VIII ce# offers n1eH sure
nrovid ny for sindeternllndtc sentencsa,--f a,---f
Amateur production under the d,Icctlon
of Nfrs Yeau1ans one of the : bcst . isC
rivcns siinrc---Exc Comm ttecb oi ttne
5MaScHES;rEI,-I common Council AZ
siin1es responsibility for $50 0o0 IN - per
re MI mortgage 8 bond s y to ID II bs.i y isc
bridge :iwili ASK II. clmond To- Join lianas
Arlest5 OF a number of f.disordcr1y 5pO!s
CITY Mission meets this q ternpn.i.aat 81
srcsttJeiicc OF ID II ll-- Gral e q ~
5lYijson---A Ing of Firo Com lnlssloners
- Liberty Council to ylsltss Fiuit on.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-02
MINIATURE ALNiAiN'i.A,e'I, Z Y ,'I e,:,5 !, B, !

in rises 4. 4. re 1l1G II q " W.
tafs . .I3 III ~ or,ung
N uot,s sfrIscs :U3 Evening - 'Ve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-20
MRS. HEMPHILL DIES.
Was One of Tuscaloosa's Oldest and
 Best-known Residents.

Tuscaloosa, January 19.-(Special.) )-Mrs. Mary J. Hemphill died at her home on Crescent City avenue yesterday. Mrs. Hemphill had been in feeble health for a long while, so that when the end came it was not unexpected.
 She was one of Tuscaloosas s oldest resi- dents, being more than S2 years of age. She was born in Ebert county, Georgia, October B. 1921, and was the daughter of Edward and Sarah Simms, the former be- ing one of the foremost promoters of the educational interests of this city.
 Mrs. Hemphill came to Tuscaloosa when only child and has been an active mem Der of the Methodist church the greater part of her. life The following are the children who survive her: Robert C. Hemphill of Birmingham, Frank B. Hemphill of Louisville, Mrs Benjamin F. Meek Mrs. George F. Lupton, Miss Jerusha Hemphill Miss Carrie Hemphill, Miss Eloise Hemphill. all of whom were at her bedside when the end came except Mrs. Lupton who was detained in Texas on account of illness.
 The funeral services were held from the Methodist church this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and she was laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery by the side of her husband E. F. Hemphill, whose death occurred ten years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-20
TRIED TO RAISE BILLS.
B. A. Hamby Is Arrested Charged
 With Tampering With Currency.

Jasper, January e,-(Special)- of Police Kitchens and Deputy Sheriff Frank Walker arrested B. A. Hamby of Bear Creek, Marion county, here last night for attempting to pass raised bills. He had a hearing before United States Commits sioner Shields this morning and was held to await the action of the United States grand jury and in default of $1000 bond was remanded to jail.
 The evidence as brought out at the trial was to the effect that Hamby attempted to pass g bill raised to s20 on the ticket agent of the Frisco railroad
 When arrested Hamby made several conflicting statements as to how he came in possession of the bills, first claiming that they were paid him by J. R. Phillips, a prominent merchant of Bear Creek and later stating that he did not know where he got them. When arrested the bills were found on his person.
 Hamby Is said to be a prominent farmer living near Bear Creek and was in Jas per en route to the Indian Territory with his wife and several children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-20
OBSERVE LEES BIRTHDAY.
Crosses of Honor Presented to Veter-
 ans by Mrs. B. s. Searcy.

Tuscaloosa, January 19.-(Special)-Th R. E. Rhodes chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy fttingly observed the birthday of Robert E. Lee at the court house this morning at Il clock. The hall was beautifully decor ated in crimson and white, the chapter oolors, with a large confederate flag placed across the platform.
 The portrait of Robert E. Lee was hung with ivy and CT tnson and white ribbons. The exercises were opened with prayer by the chaplain and "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and Dixie were sung. Mrs Rat tie S. Searcy, president of the chapter made an appropriate presentation speech to the veterans.
 Resolutions on the death of Gen. John B. Gordon were read and adopted, after which Dr. George Little and D. N. C. Snow, members of the committee forming the resolutions, made appropriate and feeling remarks. Major J. c. Harris of Montgomery. confederate veteran, was then introduced by Commandant A. F. Prince. Major Harris is an eloquent speaker and his lecture was most thor oushly enjoyed by the large audience He made strong plea to the remaining vcte- rans to live a Christ-like life. so that in the end they would all be united once again. After the conclusion of the ex- ercises the veterans were served with re- treatments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-20
MANY CANDIDATES
 ARE COMING OUT
TWO STRONG NEW DECATUR MEN ARE RUNNING FOR PROBATE JuDGE-cITY ELECTION IS AL READY TALKED OF.

New Decatur, January 19.--(special.)- warming up and although the primary is some time off there are many candidates in the field.
 Hon. D. W. Speake, a prominent law yer of Decatur, has announced his candi- dacy for circuit judge of this judicial cir cult in opposition to Judge o. Kyle, the present circuit judge who also resides here. This will no doubt be an interest ing race, as both are strong men. Judge Kyle, however, has the advantage from the fact that he already fills the office and has made one of the best judges this cir cult has ever had.
 Mir. Speake is a brother of the late Circuit Judge H. C. Speake. Judge H. c. Speake died in office and Judge Kyle was appointed to fill out his unexpired time Judge H. c. Speake was one of the most able judges that has ever sat on the bench in Alabama.
 There are more than score of candi- dates for the offices of probate judge tax collector, treasurer, tax assessor, and the other county offices except sheriff. A sheriff will not be elected for two years yet.
 Perhaps the most prominent candidates for probate judge are William E. Skeggs, the present incumbent, and the Hon. D. B. Morrow. late clerk of the circuit court. Both men are well known throughout the county.
 The city election in Decatur comes off in May. A mayor and several aldermen are to be elected at that time There are already a number of candidates spok- en of for the office of mayor. although none of them has announced as yet.
 Some of those spoken of are the Hon. Henry A. Skeggs, the present mayor, John Knight and others. Mayor Skeggs has been mayor of Decatur for number of years and his administration of the city affairs has been the most economical and prosperous the city has ever seen. During his last term of office the city has built fine sewer system, secured an electric street car system and is now to have a union passenger station. The fin ancial condition of the city Is better today than ever before All of this progress and prosperity is due largely to the wise ad- ministration of Mayor Sseggs.
 Charles Price, well known lawyer of New Decatur has announced his candi- dacy as solicitor of this judicial circuit Hon. Sam Blackwell, mayor of New De- catur, and a prominent lawyer, is also spoken of as probable candidate for the solicitorship.