The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-29

men will resist on the ground that the law makes the places appointive and will refuse to give up to the new men. The whole matter has been referred to the attorney general.
 Education Committee. The Alabama committee on education, named at the meeting of the conference for education in the south, held in Bir- mingham several months ago. will meet In Montgomery December 6. The purpose of the session is to hear from a sub committee composed of Rufus N. Rhodes and T. G. Bush of Birmingham and J. l W. Abererombie of Tuscaloosa on the work to be done and the policy of the committee. Chief Clerk H. c. Gunnells of the state superintendent of education is the executive secretary of the com mittee. An address will be prepared which will outline the work to be done The following are members of the com mittee: l. ". Mill, state superintend- ent of education, and H. c. Gunnells. his chief clerk; T. G. Bush, president of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company, and Rufus R. Rhodes owner of the News. Birmingham; H. S. D. Nal lory, chairman of the state democratic committee, Selma; Dr. J. H. Phillips, l superintendent of the city schools of Birmingham; John w Abercrombie, pres ident of the State university, Tusca- loosa John T. Ashcraft. F1orence; R. E. Pettus. Huntsville; N. ". Screws, editor of the Advertiser, Montgomery; Edgar Gardner Murphy, Montgomery; S. J. Bowie, congressman from the Fourth dis trict; Dr. B. J. Baldwin, president of the anlr A Moore. banker, Marion Erwin Craghead, editor Register, Mobile.
 4 Capital News.
 1 The supreme court will take up the 1 call of the sixth division tomorrow, in l cluding the counties of Blount Cullman. Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pick | ens Tuscaloosa. Walker and Winston. X large number of Birmingham lawyers are In the city. One of the important l cases to be presented Is that against Jud Branham who shot and killed Min l nie Crenshaw, a negress, because she would not marry him. Both were well thought of negro teachers. The case l comes from the Birmingham criminal l court.
 The Northern Alabama railroad, a part | of the Southern, will build a new line from Sragossa, to Townley on the Frisco | nation was today filed with the secretary of state.
 The first sta bank of Lineville will increase it's capital from s15,000 to s25,0OO The Elephant Bottling works of Bir- mingham has been incorporated, by J. H l Davis, A. D. and R. H. Barbour.
 The Lebanon Church of Christ. at Col lns. In Cherokee county, has been in. | corporated
 l I'll, bot a dies public; J. H. Stumps, Horse Greek beat, Marengo county; Miss Winnie Rob erts, Edwardsville; B. l.. Allen, Athens.
 letter Is being sent out by the Ala | bama Poultry, Ilgeon and Pet Stock as sociation, J. c. Adams president; calling attention to the meeting here on January 1S 19 and 20 next. Good prizes will b' offered The prizes will be, frs. s; sec ond $1.50 First $5 second s2.50. There will also be silver cups for five lead ing varieties.
 I To Overhaul Church.
 Arrangements are being made to over haul Court Street Methodist church and make it a modern house of worship 1T every way Several good contribution; | having been made, one being for S10,000 it is expected that the work will b' begun in a few weeks. Court Street church Is of old time cathedral archi lecture and was when new one of tho handsomest buildings in the south. Many men now famous and gathered to theil last reward have been worshippers 1T it's courts and many great preachers haV' gone out from it's congregation. pr. JohI A Rice, pastor has been with the churci two years, and will very likely be re turned. He Is one of the most progressive of the modern preachers. who believes in mixing a great deal of common sens I in the religion that Is experienced, ant has no patience with the many moote' questions that come up among the theo logians He will deliver the sermon a the centennial celebration of the Soul Carolina college at Columbia on Janu ary next.
 The Case Suit.
 The suit filed Saturday by the attorney general of Alabama against the Fidellt and Deposit company of Baltimore, t recover on the bond of former Tax Col lector John Case of Mobile, promises t be one of the most prominent cases trie in Alabama for some years. It is allege in the complaint that Case is behind SS, sos 91, with interest from July 1, l9O' and that the Fidelity and Deposit com pany is on the bond for s6O,OOO. MT. Gas has also been found short s4O9O-S4 wit the county. This amount the bond com pany has agreed to pay at once, with tn exception of the interest, which they as to be taken off.
 A remarkable thing about the case the fact that the office was checked Il twice by state examiners and found a right, and all would have gone well if had not been that one of the men formerl employed by MT. Case became angry wit him and said something to indicate tha there had been something wrong. Tn , | governor then sent the state examine !, to go over the books. He found that tn errors for one year had been credite twice, the first time by the county boar of revenue and then taken off by tn state auditor. It Is usual for the error to be left on the general abstract an credited by the auditor, hence the errol It is understood the bond company wi fight on the ground of settlement havin been made.
 Women's Club.
 The annual convention of the Alabam Federation of Women's Clubs will mee tomorrow in Mobile for three days ses sion. The executive board met today t look into business matters. Delegates vii be present from Montgomery, Selma, Tus caloosa, GreeEville. Pratt City. Auburn