The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-06
FARMERS REFUSE
 ID SELL COTTON Six Hundred Bales Available in Montgomery Yesterday JElkS IS CONGRATULATED Considerable Speculation as to Who Will Succeed SoweI as Auditor.
 General Johnston Has
 Fine Record.
JELkS IS CONGRATULATED

Montgomery, October 5.-(special)- There was a remarkable condition pre- sented to the people of the city today
 when owners of six hundred bales or cotton hauled 1t from the square and re- fused to accept less than 10 cents pound for 1t. And the strength of the situation for the farmer was that every merchant
 banker and warehouseman in the city
 was standing by him and offering him
 all the help he wanted to keep the staple
 from the buyers at the price that was
 named, 9s4 cents.
 As soon as it was shown that there
 would be offered only the price named
 there was a rush to meet the situation
 Warehousemen came forward and told
 the owners that they would take the
 cotton and let them have $40 bale on
 it and hold 1t for them until the price
 went to 10 cents. The proposition was
 generally accepted though some was
 hauled back to the homes of the owners.
 It is given out that practically none was
 sold at the prevailing price.
 Pleased at Capitol.
 There is the greatset satisfaction at the capitol that the governor has sold the bonds maturing at the end of the year
 and that he will not call an extra ses-
 sion of the legislature this year. The
 governor is everywhere congratulated at
 being able to make a good trade, as a
 basis of 102 undoubtedly Is, for the sale
 of the securities, and there is now hope
 that he will be able to dispose of the others at price of about the same com pensation.
 The only matter now weighing upon the
 mind of the executive is the filling of
 the vanvy on the bench of the Walker county law and equity court and the taking care of the position of auditor which will be vacant when
 Col T. l.. Sowell, the present auditor, goes to the Walker county judicial posi-
 tion which he will do. No one seems to
 have any idea about who will land for
 auditor. though there Is more or less talk of several possibilities.
 Robbery Charged.
 Oliver Dinkins is charged in the police
 court by J. F. Ward with having held him up and taken from his clothing the sum of S25. Ward says that he was taken by Dinkins into a room and before he
 knew 1t some one hit him on the head.
 When he came to his senses he says he saw Ward get in carriage and drive off, both having at that time gotten down to the sidewalk. Dinkins denies the whole thing He asserts that he and Ward got into a small game and that when he won all the money the other had he jumped on him, and that he retailiated by knock | ing him down.
 Johnston Appointment. There is the greatest interest here in the displacement of Col. Robert Barber, register of the land office, and the ap- pointment of Gen. R. D. Johnston Of Birmingham to his place. So far as any l one can tell, there is nothing against the record of the man to retire and 1t has | been wondered why he has lost out.
 There is an impression, however, that he has not been in line with the leaders and l that this and the fact that the President 1 is anxious to favor some of the older 1 families of the south has worked to his 1 downfall He is a man of many friends | and there Is general regret that he has 1 lost his place.
 l Gen Robert D. Johnston, who comes l to the position is a Confederate soldier | of splendid fame. He entered the service of the Confectionery in 1861. being at the | time an officer in the North Carolina | troops His first command was that of ] captain in the Twenty-third North Caro- l lima infantry, and became lieutenant l colonel of the same regiment in July Of | that year He was desperately wounded while leading his men with distinguished | bravery at South mountain. Of the l Sharpsburg engagement Gen. Daniel Har- yey Hill spoke of the Twenty-third North l Carolina coming off under command of | the gallant Lieutenant Colonel Johnston,