The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-01
MRS, DEWEY ORDERS RETURN OF FLAG Was Captured by Hazen at Dr.
 Chard Knob MAYOR CARR IS VERY ILL Illicit Dlstllllng Business Is Said to Be On the Biggest Boom In the
 History of the
 State.
MAYOR CARR IS VERY ILL


 State.
 Montgomery August a.-(Special)-By orders of Mrs Mildred Dewey, wife of Admiral George Dewey of the United States navy, the Smithsonian Institute has returned to the state of Alabama the flag of the Twenty-eighth regiment, Con federate army. It has been in the in stitute since the death of Mrs Dewey's former husband, Gen. w. B. Hagen, in 1887. They were put there by his son, John Mclean Hagen, who was killed by horse in 1898.
 The flag was found in the national mu- scum by Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director Of the department of archives and history some years ago, but he did not at first get any encouragement to have 1t re- turned. However, when Congress voted to return all the Confederate flags 1t was found that former objections could be overcome. Dr. Owen at once took the matter up and the order of Mrs. Dewey to turn the banner over has come as result.
 The flag was captured by the command of General Hagen at Archard Knob and remained all the life of that officer with his possessions until put in the museum l The letter from Mrs. Dewey is as fol- lows, addressed to pr. Owen:
 Ut will give me pleasure to return to Alabama the flag of the Twenty-eighth regiment. I feel nothing but kindness to | At- xxrf1 and friendship to Admiral Dewey and me. I ask that 1t shall be said that the flag is returned by John Mclean Ha- zen's mother. 1 enclose order for the return. I am sincerely
 MILDRED DEWEY"
 Among other relics recently received by Director Owen Is a fine picture of Col. w. A. Johnson of Tuscumbia, the distin- guished commander of Roddy's Fourth Alabama cavalry, c. s. A It was pre- scented by his widow and his son, A. S. Johnson.
 | picture has also been received by Dr. Owen of Charles Stewart, adjutant of Livingston's Eighth Alabama cavalry. It comes from the home of the family in Autauga county.
 Much WiIdcatting.
 Chief Deputy Frank G. Taylor of the United States marshal's office says that l" comparison of the records in that of flee shows that illiciting distilling bus- ness Is on the biggest boom in the his- tory of this jurisdiction, which com prises twenty-five counties, mostly in south and east Alabama.
 | During the past two weeks, twenty-six transgressors of the United States rev enue laws In this respect have been ar rested by deputies of this office and bound over to appear before the next grand l jury in December, next.
 | A great big corn crop has already been made all over this district, from Cham- bers to Coffee counties, and the "horny | handed sons of tol'' are putting their | surplus into 'moonshne" whisky, which | brings in much more money than the | crude corn. In nearly all of these cases | those arrested have waived examination and given bond, to appear before the grand jury.
 Captain Taylor also says that many more illicit stills could be broken up, but that the marshal's force is hand- | capped by scarcity of deputy collectors of revenue, to go with them on raids. The law requires all deputy marshals, while | on "raid'' to be accompanied by one | deputy collector on each individual raid. l There is evidently much need for the appointment of more deputy collectors. The present very efficient force Is over worked and cannot cover the territory. 1 A big docket will crowd the next term of the United States court here.
 Montgomery Boy. l MT w. A. Crossland, Montgomery | boy, now supervisor of the province or Albany P. l., In a letter to his family | here, says:
 eve are making arrangements to en- | certain the Secretary of War and his party which will spend the 25th of Au- | gust here. We will give them big ban | quet and show them a model hemp field. with laborers doing every part of the work, preparing the hemp for the market. l They will be able to see it in every stage l of preparation. l understand that Col A. | A. Wiley will be of the party. I am on committee to meet the party on the l bay and will have charge of getting | them out to Albany from Legaspi to see 1 the industrial exhibit and then out to | Camp Daraga to the banquet. | "I understand that all the spring wa. | gons. caramatas ,victorias and other ve- hicles in the Rrovince will be at my dis | posal on that day. I will be expected to arrange the different people in the ve- | hcles. I suppose I will have to put Miss ! Alice Roosevelt in the blackboard with | me. have not decided that as yet It will be a big occasion for the people here. l think the visitors will enjoy it. I think if the party is as large as 1t | is said to be we will have to haul some of them in caraboo carts.'
 Mayor Very Low.
 It will be a matter of deep concern to the thousands of friends of Mayor Thomas H. Carr to learn that his condi- tion Is extremely critical. He is grad ually sinking at his home on South Court street. MT. Dennis Carr, his son, said this morning that in deference to his fathers wishes the family had refrained from making public the real condition of the mayor which has been alarming for several days. His physicians give out little hope for his recovery.
 Confesses His Crime.
 Bristol, Va, August 31.-A requisi-