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The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21
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The army Of Corn across the mould
Comes marching nov IN All ia won
drous blooms
ny day n nre of yellow and gold,
By night a cloud OF tassel and 81
plume.
Its ranks with bayonets bright lpcf
back the suns.
And hold at bay the oossack vino
and breeze;
II boasts a thousand friendly Mara
thons,
A thousand ~bloodless vlctorlesi
SO shall II march to fuIlncss Of in
crease,
TIL soon IN field or harvest there
appear
rs rustling tents or plenty and o.
peace
The blyouac OF autumn and the
yeari
Edward Wilbur Mason.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

-Ottumwa Courier why not ask
the legislature TO bulld a new grand
stand al the osknlooSa base ball
park suggests tho Oykaloosa Herald,
referring 10 the proposed a~Dpropria.
ton for q steel grand stand at the
state fair. Let's make the state
cough up all around" Well, no one
VINO has attended ball games at o..
kaloosa will deny that with a money.
making crowd there is need for a new
grand stand, n that will accommo.
date more than 152 people
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

-one OF the surprising Things about
Alaska ~ that Nome IS 300 miles west
OF Honolulu Another rs that Alaska
has almost two and one-nalf times az
much coast line as the rest Of the
United Stat The Yukon carries as
much water az the MBsfssippL :.
rises within t.rty miles Of the Pa
clhc and travels 5000 miles to Ben.
ring Sea. The mouth OF the Yukon
IN ninety miles wide. From Cape
Prince Of Wales, American soil, you
can see Asia ecrogs only thirty-lwo
miles Of BeIrlng Strait.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


Stella Brock and husband 10
H.HPhinney,1ot 3 in Frank.
els sub-diy. Of l. 3. OF 81
OF neA of 24-7b1G. ..".... 1876
Babettc Frankcl ct nj to City
Of O~skalooBa. Iowa, a strip
OF land 20 II. north OF cen.
ter Of see. 24.75,1G 20 south
line Of T. 9. ny. rightof,way
thence east 10 H., south to
north line VI 18th avenue,
west 10 beginning, for alley !
Geo w. Akcrman and wife 10
Isaac M. Kniceiy, a,strip Of
land II ft.wide O.. west side
OF NM Of VIZ Of sen OF SO
n OF VII OF 14.74.14. ..u rs
w. H. Taylor and wife 10 John
Hall, Jrs ~ al, lot ~ resur.
yey Of block 10 original
plat Of Barnes City n.... 100
oskaIoosa Coal e. Mining Co.
10 William Burdess and
wife, a strip OF land plated
~ lot ~ In the neH Of gw
n OF sec. 23751G .n.,." 125
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

"A writer in the Atlantic Tele-
graph has noticed that the happiest
man In the community is he who at
tends strictly to his own business
and lets the other fellow do all the
trouble hunting.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

1T was sure TO come says tie
Davenport Times, speaking Of the
plans Of the state fair managers 10
secure further appropriations from
the legislature. III there was no ex.
cuse In the way Of a deficit In state
fair funds something else would DC
sugaested0
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

The Keokuk City has dis
covered that the King road drag is n
Missouri ieea and that 1T beats the
m%uch-vaunted Iowa Idea several
rounds, twice as many laps and then
some,o
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

But twenty.three Of the ninety.
nine counties Of Iowa have shown an
increase as compared with the census
Of 1900. OF these Monroe has made
the largest gain, having gone from
1895 TO 24,275 That Is al increase
OF 40 per cent In fiye years.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

when the state fair was in re-
duced circumstances 1t asked AID
from the state and got IT," says the
Fairfield Ledger. when It is rich
1t asks more. viii IL ever get In
such a condition that II can take care
Of itgelf?"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21
-oThere i no PARTICULAR re

There IL no particular reason
says the Eagle Grove Eagle, why
the giving Of passes by railroads
should be prohibited by law, and pos.
sibly no particular easo why II
should not be. 1t Is a matter that
belongs entirely TO the railroad com.
panies-their own private business
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

1T is surprising how few are the
years required to grow a good sized
shade tree. North g street a few
years ago was almost barren OF
shade north Of II avenue and now IL
has an abundance OF fine trees.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

-Des Moines county supervisors
contemplate the reclamation, by
drainage, Of 32,700 acres near Burling
ton. The cost Will probably be near
iy 100000.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

Miss Ellen Stone, the American
missionary who was captured by bri
gands several years ago, will open
female college at Monastir, which vii
DO conducted on American ideas.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

The Burlington fiawneye predicts
That Bryan will SOC % telling the
people Of the far east how he saved
the American government by having
certain advance republican leaders
steal his popocratic platform panAs.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

Presidents OF insurance compan'
les receive double the amount Of sal.
airy paid TO President Roosevelt. Be.
sides, President Roosevelt does some
thing 10 earn the money.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21
Geo. w. Johnson.

In the district court OF the State OF
Iowa, In and for Mahaska county, oc-
tober term, A. ID. 1906.
TO Geo. w. johnson:
You are hereby notified that on or
before the first day OF September, 1905,
a petition OF Huber & Kalbach ct al
will be flied In the Office Of the clerk
OF the district court of the STATE OF
Iowa,in and for Mahaska county, claim
ing OF you the sum OF Five Hundred
Dollars on promissory notes and ac-
counts for merchandise sold and de.
Ilyered, and asking that a receiver be
appointed ard that your property be
sold by him and your debts paid.
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon OF the second
day OF the October term. A. ID. 1905,
OF said court. which will commence
ON the third day Of OCTOBER, 1905. de-
fault will be entered against yoi and
JUDGMENT rendered thereon as p yed
for In said petition.
Irving q. Johns
ew4 Attorney ror Pia q.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

The vinton Eagle Gays that Gov
ernor Cummlns ID poisoning many
people against the republican party
because 1t does not 10 what he de.
mands II shall do.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

The Hepburn.Dolliyer bill regu.
lating the shipment Of liquors from
one state to another wax warmly
commended by the Methodist confer.
ence at Abba. A copy Of the en-
dorsement will be sent TO each con.
gressman In Iowa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

Des MOines Register and LeGder:
San Francisco paid 10000 to see
two men Dummel each other for an
hour until n was knocked uncon.
scious. There really seems TO be a
better field for missionary work
than China ind n much nearer
home
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

THE patronage OF the Mahaska
County Rest Room by the ladies OF
both the city and country Ia increas.
Ing constantly. The people declare
they could not get along without It.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

The Des Moinsg Capital ~foresees
that less than a year from this time
the move TO make It unanimous for
the Iowa congressional delegation "
have been made.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

Only one woman In the world
owns a street car line, and she Ia
miss Bogne, OF Denver, her line being
a mile and a falf IN length, at the
terminus Of the South Broadway
tramWay.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

~ am f~orty.nye, fat, hearty and
prosperous" said Mr., Bryan the other
day AS a result Of good republican
times Calamity Bill a developed in
20 q Cheerful Willie.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

ed. Herald: A dispatch item from
Independence, Iowa, which appeared
In your excellent paper Of September
9th under the caption, New Point in
Law raises the question a. TO
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

Iowa Is by no mean exclusively
a corn state. A man named Thomp.
son, residing near Muscatine, has
cleaned up q net profit OF $4,000 on
q 20.acre water melon patch.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

IAN Oklahoma girl advertised for
a husband at a cost OF s11. She got
n and he died within a year, leay-
ing her 10000, a clean profit or
81 ~.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

scHUDTZE-cANNoN Friends
OF the contracting parties have receiy.
cd cards announcing the approaching
nuptials OF Miss Mary Margaret Can.
non, the accomplished daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. q. X. Cannon, Of Ere.
mont, and DR.. Frederic Pitt Schultz.
OF Barengo, Iowa, which will occur at
the home Of the brides parents, on
Wednesday, Sept a. al 1880 .. m.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

-Cobbs-1o tell the truth I don't
think my wife cares very mucd Tor
me.
Dobbs-WelL cheer up, old man,
you a at least be proud Of ~ good
senge~-Dettoit tribune.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

A~PPEL~wARREN. - Married, at
the Judges office In the court house,
Thursday September H. at 200 p.
m, Nm. Abbie Warren Of this county
10 Mr. e. E Appel Of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas, Justice L. M Bacon oficiat.
Ing in the ceremony. The couple left
last evening for their home In the
sunfower state, going by way Of Win.
field, where they viii visit friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

The FIRST National bank Of Mar.
ShaiItown has been cited 70 appear
in federal court al Des Moines and
show cause for accepting 1900 from
George r. Powers a bankrupt drug
gist, when II knew him 10 be insoIy.
ent
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

OWEN=-Tbe funeraT services OF
the late H. H. Owen will be held SAT-
urday, September 10, At 1000 O'Clock
a. m, at the family residence on
North g street. fnterment will be
made In Foregt cemetery.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

JOHNSOE~Born, 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Johnson Of Deg MoineB, Saturday,
September ., 1906, q fine baby boz.
The mother will be known TO oska.
i0osa friends az Mabel Wymore.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21
orloInaJ Notice.

Huber & Kaibach Company, Hawkeye
Lumber Company, Lewis Brothers,
A. l.. Johnson, j. v. Rice and J. b.
McCurdy,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

al
the residence Of Mrs W, II Gilmore,
Wednesday evening at $3.50 Clarence
Graham Of oskaIoosa and Maud Pow.
eli Of Beacon.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21
BIRTHS MARRIAGES
N DpATHs.

W. HARNESS, Marion Co 2;
''' Sarah II. Barnes, Mahaska 90 II
sz,s 4 Raymond L. BIackford, Oska n
'''' Lizzie X. Hoffman,, Oska. n
ozss I q. Appel, MedicineLodge, Kan -
o'"" Abble Warren, Mabaska Go 90
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

Des Molnes, Iowa, Sept. 10.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

6w4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-09-21

8. q. Daniels, Hornback Grocery Com
pany, q. II. HornbacR, @Fierz &
| 0nmnnny az nj I~EpfpndauY&~ 49,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
COTTON.

New York. Dec 21.-Messrs. L. u Prince and Company. of St. Louis. Mo. telegraph as follows: Fully three hundred thousand ginned. not reported by National Ginners' estimate, remainder to be ginned unworthy of consideration. Much cotton yet unginned." under date of the 1eth of December as fol- lowsI Should the bureau of the 20th ap- proximate your estimate. of 9.272.00 ginned to December 18th. it will prove very bearish for the reason that the weather during the period of December lst to December 18th. and delayed picking"
 quote these two communications from amongst many as evidencing the truth in the statements made in my yesterdays dls- patch to the effect that. First, the ginning reports probably underrate the quantity of still very large quantity and probably larger quantity than in many years past yet to be ginned. Further analysis of census returns serves to confirm this view and re- veals the extraordinary fact that in the Indian Territory and the Staivs of Tennes- ginned from the 14th of NJYeInber to the 18th of December. this y@ar was not only in excess of the ginning during the same period in 1903, when the crop turned out 10. 200, 900 bales, but actually in excess of the ginning in 1908. when the crop proved to joined and will, em sure. prove very great surprise to these who have believed with me in a production of 10.3O0000 bales.
 Ginnedi November l4th to December 18th: STATES 1905. 1904. 1903. Indian Territory ... 9i. 263 1087O9 55.2s7 Texas -.- .. e..sis.s5i esssst 554,77s Totals .. .. .... ....61t,O17 4so. ssl 465.s72
 THEo. II. PRICE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
WALL STREET REVIEW
MONEY CONDITIONS THE CAUSE OF SLUGGISHNESS.
Operations are Smaller Than. Usual and Largely of Professional Char acter.-Sudden Calling
 of I,oaus.

New York. Dec. 21.-Money conditions guided today's stock market into narrow sma ana es. sionaI character. The rate for call money week during the early sesion. the first of a sudden calling of loans by local financial
 The banks. while apparently ahead in their weekly operations with the sub-Treas- ssry srySoa are Coo known to have transferred about where cash has been in urgent demand to meet the situation created by the failure ment through the sub-Treasury to the same reserves of the Asociate banks VI Monetary @ H conditions abroad were hardly more encour- weekly statement showed " a decrease IT Sd"a of als most El5.o0o,0o0 in total reserve. thereby
 s so eve f sse .S of short accounts in Americans were closed ket were small in volume. sales on balance amounting to scarcely more than 10000 were given out in responsible quarters
 the ana frsss os s ss sSs Ssy
 w..,ssss ss%m.:Iss 1,ss:s. Hss:s. Talsh Ters 0gsn g Paul Susn ana Dc AmaIgamated CopporG smeiting. Sugar and the Traction stocks were the chief features of strength throughout tn day. particularly Metropolitan Traction. Union Pacific. the recent leader of the bull movement was heavy as was also the Hill issues Tennes- see Coal and Iron. National Lead and Colo rado Fuel Less wag heard about develop ments in Union Pacific. but it was learned that the control from the interests in the property had expressed themselves as not altogether in accord with the recent upward movement. The rise in the fractions was productive of much gossip dealing with the future of these properties and. great deal Of the buying was traced to sources having pronounced political affiliations. The Inter borough Company figured in the days talk or deal in the tracticns.
 The general list weakened at the early advance of call money to 15 per cent. from which rate 1t soon fell to ten per cent. After the market driftei along in characteristic however. with money once more at Is per cent, the market gathered increased strength under the lead of Metropolitan Street Railway. which advanced more than points and the closing was generally act I've and firm. the most notable exceptions being American Hide and Leather, which fell over 5 points. The decline was ac- companied by rumors of a hitch in the re ported merger negotiations with one of the larger kindred companies.
 Bonds were easier. Total sales par value $3,435,e00. United States bonds were ali unchanged on cali.
 NEW YORK STOcw ryaH
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22

MT. Burleson says that if the running bales are reduced to 500 pounds gross weight so as to afford a correct basis for comparison the seeming discrepancy between the ginners' report and the es- innate of the Department of Agricul- ture is thoroughly explained and in fact there is nothing to show that the es- timate Is not substantially correct
 MT. Burleson alleges that MT. Lover ing has candidly confessed that he has a personal interest in endeavoring to reduce the price of cotton; that in the beginning of the present cotton season he went on the floor of the New York Cotton Exchange and predicted the crop this year would reach 13,000,000 bales. Mir Lowering. MT. Burleson declares. Is one of the largest cotton spinners in the country and believing the crop would be large and 1t Is added has evi- dently failed to provide himself with sufficient stock for his mills, hence these tears"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
MONTGOMERY CURRENT QUOTATIONS

~. (Correctcd Daiiy.)
 These prices are at wholesale and not to
 starch-corn. s@1oe; sthaderd -ood. pearl sMc; gloss Imp. she: nickel pack ,r Ries-5s1trs ,aaay; fancy; exc: head 4oso; ylnesar.apsr Ea.lon l4Slie.
 cOfsssEGFssRH, sHo,es somnSH sS@ioc: prime
 candies-stisk, sc: fancy ~1oe. FtSarSgasls Of .,, garrsI.; High pa.sn.
 orits-per bbi s25o; per sack. sl.s5.
 Lard-Leat. sAc; compound. exc: basis
 slsa aaS si SsniE' .Sorts Sat: corn chops s2hc; corn, csc: oats mixeed. sSc; Johnson grass S5e: rust proof oass Oi0s. soS Burt Seed Oats 65c
 baied ss.5O: sacks si.5O: cotton seed m meal ST ''ei 'ecihSsSess-Fancy hSS full cream I5.. special
 Bssg,pe -Nsg s.,ss se K ID; new sugar
 TIes-S1, V6 Q s1.0s.
 Nee NsstEiS .dS esSsa sSd i,.tsan sSe ES SseoH sxe Ss eyss ,i.9o: sardlnss. American. " 00 oii oysters E Wc dcxsn sooF' SSe: s-0z'' soc; light
 Moiasses-Georgia cane. bGl, 25c per al lon: cases. gallons. S2 75: per case; r ie syrup; Log Cabin; gallons. $lA; h gallons. S1 50: quarts. $4 25 per dozen
 Sugar-Granulated Dc; F. !. c. Ahc
 Hides-Dry flint. 16c to lie: dry salted lbc: green salted Toe
 Wool-Clear 24c to 25c.
 Beeswax-26c
 Fruit and Produce-Red and yellow on ions Si .O5 per bushe. potatoss, Wisconsin stock Si .O5 bu-; Michigan sl % bu: New York Danish cabbage. good keeping. hard head stock; Pc .,t lb; fancy apples ;l. S5 bbi box; bagas $1 .65j sack. standard American sardines A-otl. $2; 70 box; navy beans s. 25 bu. white peas S2. -5 bu,: apple and whtts Wine vinegar 15c gal cocoanuts Ss .i5S sA o0 sack: fancy full cream cheese f5c ib: fancy H-p peanuts 6e b.. choice peanuts s sS ib. bags, sHs h., lemon. IS, Cal Raj oruns. sInS 6o-sO. sko; tO-75. 7Kc; 70eSo. 7Lc sb.: California peach teS Sc ID: large Brazil SaInuts, is hc lb.: TarraGona almonds iso:: ivaca i5hc: oceans, medium size lOho; spanish % onions q 75 crate; heavy weight Malaga grapes VI keg
 seed-Rye. s1 per bu.; wheat e1.6e: bar ley, Si; crimson clover. l2c; alfalfa IS o zoe nSs ih. ohion sets. white skin, ga: psaFl SS. hine 4! ass. 15 alse par To.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
FIGURES OF MIR. WILSON
COTTON CROP CONTROVERSY IN
 THE HOUSE.
Lowering of Massachusetts and Burle- son of Texas Print Statements in Regard to Estimates of
 the Yield.

Washington, Dec. 21.-The cotton crop controversy in the House, which was transferred from the floor to leave to print" In the Congressional Record today consists of statements by MT. Lowering of Massachusetts and Burle- son of Texas.
 MT. Lowering attacks the accuracy of the estimates of the crop by the De- partment of Agriculture in several ways He alleges that the ginners' re- port issued by the Census Bureau yes terday shows that there has been ginned to December 13, in Georgia. North Carolina, South Carolina and Ok lahoma, 1S3,241 more bales of cotton than the Department estimated as the entire crop in this territory and there is from six to eight weeks more of the ginning season.
 MT. Lowering makes no criticism of the Secretary of Agriculture personal ly nor of officers under him. He has taken the estimates of the cotton crop for the past ten years, compared them with the ascertained crop and deduces the conclusion that the estimates have been uniformly less than the actual crop to the extent of 2 AZ per cent. or a total of 77S,4O0 bales during the whole period.
 The reply which Mir. Burleson has filed maintains that the difference be- tween the figures of MT. lowering and those of the Department vary simply because of the variation in the weight of bales He says the Department an- nounces its estimate of the crop Decem- Der in bales Nof 500 pounds gross weight; that the Census Bureau makes its preliminary reports in running bales" Running bales are those ac- tually turned out by the ginners and according to MT. Burleson they have different weights in different States. Last year the bales in North Carolina averaged 469 pounds In weight, he stated. while this year the bales in this pounds.
 Taking this fact into consideration
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
CROZIER AND DAVIS.
Senate, in Executive Session, Consider
 Their Nominations

Their Nominations. l Washington, Dec. 21.-Nominations of
 Brigadier General George Davis to be | Judge Advocate General and Brigadier
 General William Crozier to be Chief of Ordnance of the army, both to succeed | themselves, were considered in execu- l tive session of the Senate today, but | action was postponed until after the | holidays. +.< ~-.~ ~. Senator Warren, Chairman of the Committee on Military Affairs, present. ed letter from Secretary of War Taft explaining what had been termed a legal technicality against these officers succeeding themselves in the detail named in the nominations. At recent meeting of the Committee on Military Affairs 1t was stated by several mem bers that the law seemed to prohibit officers from accepting a second four year detail of this character until they had again served in the line for three years.
 dispute in the committee prevented confirmation and Chairman Warren called on Secretary Taft for his views which from the letter read today ap- pears to justify the appointments. Sem ator Pettus asked that the nominations go over until he had had an opportun- ity to examine the Secretary's state ment.
 m the letteT to senator warren sec retary Taft answers afflrmatively the question as to whether these officers commissions should date from 1901, the date in each, case being that when the officers were originally appointed chiefs of the Judge Advocate Generals De- partment and the Ord,H nee Department. As to General Davis the Secretary holds the rank of an appointee relates back to the date of the vacancy in the. office to which the nomination is made.
 In each case, however, the Secretary holds it Is the clear intent of the army reorganization act of 1901 that only of- ficers below the rank of Colonel shall be ineligible to reappointment for con tinuous staff service and that in case of heads of bureaus there Is no prohibi- ton whatever as to reappointment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
BARGE BAKER BURNS.
Crew Had Made Escape When Vessel
 is Seen on New Jersey.


 Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 21.-Ths barge Baker, bound from New York for Philadelphia, in tow, was burned to the waters edge here today. It is pre- sumed the crew was taken off by the tug Sea King, which was towing the Baker.
 The Abescon life saving crew went out to the burning barge. but could do nothing to save the vessel Nothing was seen of the Sea King nor of the barge Reading which the Sea King also had in tow. There was no one on board the Baker and there was no cargo.
 The Baker had probably been burning since last night and was not seen from here until this morning. when she had fioated to within five miles of the shore. The burned barge was owned by the PoweltOn Barge Company of New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
FIoods Destroy Villages.

San FrapcIscO, Dec. 2I.-Reports from Mazatlan are to the effect that torrentfal floods have destroyed a num- Der of villages in the State of Sonaloa Mex, occasioning much damages to property and loss of life. The town of Ahome is reported destroyed by the Fuerti river. Hundreds were made homeless. San Ignacio near the Piaxtla river is also practically destroyed The grade and track of the Kansas City. Mexico and Orient Railway now building has been greatly damaged.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22

New YOTk. Dec. 2I-London tn lower; sspot fls4 15s s., Locally unchanged: spot
 Copper lower in London f7s 2s Cd for spot and e7s 15s for futures. Local market g. %; casting SIS. l2h Q$1s. .62ia
 Lead 2s Sd higher Ut G17 2s Sd in Lin don. Locally firm and higher $5. 5.6O@6. 10.
 Spelter unchanged $6.55@$6.65 locally; and E2S 12s Sd in London.
 Iron higher abroad with standard foundry at 52s 2d and Cleveland warrants 53s 4hd. Locally firm: No. foundry. Northern $IS. 70 gSls; S6; No; do; SIS. .25 SIS S5;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-22
Attorney for the M. J. q K. C

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 21.-Assistant Attorney General James Flowers has resigned to accept attorneyship of the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City Rail- road for the Mississippi district. Gen- eraI Flowers will be succeeded by R. N. Fletcher of Pontotoo, one of the prominent young attorneys of th9 State