The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-09
Governor Worries Over the Jud
 Braham Case
TALK OF IMPROVEMENTS
Reported In Montgomery That Post master Barnes of Andausia Has Been DispIaced-other News
 of Montgomery.

not more particularly so than at the old capitol on the hill. Within it's offices men are beginning to feel the languor that comes with the rising sap and singing bees and birds, and the younger fellows are working off some of the fever that runs to pig skin and willow by playing | catch on the campus.
 In the headquarters of the state exeou- | tive there were no visitors when a re- ported called about noon. a very unusual | circumstance and Private Secretary J. Kirk Jackson was entertaining himself with perusal of Ray Stannard Bakers latest '.spasnl." The acting governor, who really wanted to see the big show at New Orleans, was trying to make up his mind about the matter of committing the death l sentence of Jud Braham, the Birming- ham negro who murdered his sweetheart. and was surrounded with enough law books to lend dignity and look of enter prise to the office of the attorney gen. eral.
 McDavid Busy.
 Secretary of State E. R. MeDavid- 1 when he was deputy insurance commits 1 sioner it was "Ned."-for 1t was SO printed on the stationery-was busy with | the details of his report of the state 1 insurance department and Chief Clerk Sexton felt ashamed of the poor showing he had in the way of news. Treasurer | J. Craig Smith sat at his desk with a creek bank in Dallas county look on his | face, and Auditor Sowell told stories with the boys on the front veranda. l Colonel Joel Barnett was out Of sight l tor some reason, and the shady portals of the territory around the Jefferson Da- vis' star was too seductive for Librarian Riggs to overcome.
 Owen's Open House. 1F chives and history opened wide the doors | of his place today and gave the streams | O. visitors a free hand and his usual cor | dial welcome State Superintendent of | Education Hill, who came back from | Milwaukee i'll last week. was able to look | over his mall and Chief Clerk Gunnels took time enough to tell him lot of 1 troubles. Clerk Islgon of the supreme | court, and Secretary Leon McCord, were busy at desk work and promised to make up for lost news time by getting lot of stuff next week. or possibly the week after President Carmichael of the convict board, was putting in some time telling the new inspector, Mir. Camper some of the things he should know and MT. Camper was saying lessons like a school boy earl Monday morning.
 Capitol Improvement.
 The question of improving the capitol Is the all absorbing with the state servants just now What will be the outcome is hard to tell but 1t seems cer- tain that work will not long be delayed. At a meeting of the commission a few days ago it was reported that agree ment had practically been reached by which the property owners would recall suits in the courts and allow the lot to the south to be taken over by the state.
 It Is quite certain that many of the commission favor building separate for the supreme court, and argument has been made to show how 1t can be built and not interfere with the architectural. integrity of the old structure.
 Barnes Reported Out.
 Report in the city Is to the effect that Jesse w. Barnes, postmaster at Anda- lusia, has been displaced. Though the rumor could not be verified, there is a belief that 1t is a fact MT. Barnes has been Ion the list" 1t is heard for some time He was not regarded as standing well with the people he served and there was an old postoffice order that has made him some trouble. It is not known who will succeed him.
 The Ball Players.
 Clark Griffith, manager of the Amer can league team of New York, practicing in this city, has received the contract of David Fultz, about whom he had some doubt He will play outfield. David firted around for awhile between base hits and Blackstone, but the memory O. the crack of the willow and the certainty of the sure thing he had with Griffith won the day. Joe Yeager pitcher and utility man. has also shown up and will be put to good practice. He Is a good find, playing with Detroits last year. The rest of the team will be here by tonight. 1t Is thought, and some real hard practice will be sent out on the grounds.
 Farmers Busy.
 At a meeting of the executive and finance committees of the Montgomery County Cotton Growers association last night the following committees were ap- pointed:
 Acreage and fertilizer Frank McLane. J. D. Brooks, J. R. McLondon.
 Membership, M. B. Houghton, A. J. 1 Jones and l.. l.. Lassiter.
 Subcommittee of the executive commit tee. Hunter Vaughn, president of the as- sociation; A. H. Eubank and c. l.. Gay.
 Arrangements were made to have a big crowd here next Monday night to hear President E. D. Smith of the South Car olina association. The button of the ganization was adopted and several but tons ordered.
 Looked Over Property.
 R. D. Apperson of Lynchburg Va., who l represents the pdTtleS WHO nave bought the properties of the Mont gomery Traction company is in the city and will take few days to look over the property. He was driven over the lines yesterday by Ray Rushton, counsel for the company. and has been able to get pretty good idea of the local situation. He was very reti- cent and did not care to talk of the intentions of the company. A. T. Powell and R. T. Cleans of New York. are in the city. representing the New York stockholders, and will no doubt look af- ter the closing up of the oia business. IT is understood that there will be no change of officers here for a time at , least.
 Brooke's Appointments.
 H. c. Brooke organizer for the Ala bama Cotton Growers association, will begin a tour of the southern section of the state next week. He will meet the , following appointments:
 Lowndes county. Monday March 13; ] Conecuh county, Tuesday, March IA; Butler county, Wednesday, March 15: ? Escambia county. Thursday. March 16; Covington county, Friday. March IT; Ge- ) neya county. Saturday, March IS; Hous- ton county, Monday, March 20; Henry county Tuesday March 21; Dale county. Wednesday, March 22; Coffee county. Thursday, March g; Barbour county, : Friday March o4 Bullock county, Sat