The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-23
HE LOVES ALABAMA
GENERAL wHEELER WILL CON-
 TINUE AS A CITIZEN.
Not Believed by Friends of His old Congressional District that He VIII Re Candidate for
 Senator.

Decatur, Jan. 22.--(SpeoiaL) )-Majer W. R. Francis of Decatur is in receipt of the following letter from Gen. Joe Wheeler, dated Washington, D. C.: \ Dear Major--I thank you for your letter. The articles in the New York papers urging that I should. be Aap- pointed the Commissioner of Police in that city are entirely without my au-i thotity or sanction. Nothing could have induced me to have accepted such an of- flee or do anything else which would have tended in any way to have ~sepa- rated me from Alabama, which. for forty years, has been my home and will always be my home during my life.
 T come here often to try to help out matters for my-constituents. I feel a deep, gratitude for them for their strong support, electing me as they did ten times to Congress, and I will never spare any effort to do anything in my power for them.
 T have been in New York more or less on matter of business. but there is no warrant for the statement that l intend to make 1t my home. Two years ago I spent a week in Philadel- phia and little later spent a short time in Cleveland, and the papers of each city asserted that had made that my residence.
 T hope very soon to finish up my af- ldiTS uET0 50 aS EO nave the pleasure of being permanently back at home
 Sincerely yours,
 Joseph Wheeler
 For years Major Francis has been personal friend of General Wheeler. During the years when General Wheeler was in politics, Major Francis managed the Generals political affairs in this county.
 The other day a Washington special ufa t&A haf la kaA been interviewed. .iK Washington and in this interyiewsthe lawyer was quoted as saying that General Wheeler would perhaps return to Alabama and make the race for the United States Senate. But little credence Is given this report here. by men who know the General best.f
 General Wheeler is a warm personal friend to both Senators Morgan and Pettus. and 1t is believed that he would not oppose either one of Alabama's distinguished Senators. Some time ago General Wheeler stated that he was out of politics.
 General wheelr's home is on the Southern Railroad. at Wheeler Station, nineteen miles west of here. and 1t is there where the Generals wife and his son, who was drowned at Montauk Point, N. Y.. just after the Spanish American war, are buried. General Wheeler owns magnificent country home there, surrounded by many thous- and acsss of farm lands, and 1t is there that he says he will spend his last years of life.
 The heaviest rain for years fell throughout North Alabama last night and as a result all creeks are badly swollen an dthe Tennessee River is ris- ing. The greatest flood for years is looked for as the weather conditions are such that the rain Is not near over yet. Electric street car traffic to West Decatur was stopped today on account of the heavy rains A bridge on the west Decatur line was so dam aged by the rain as to make 1t danger ous.
 A few days ago there was published a glowing account in Northern paper of a Miss c. Phibbs of near Mouiton, Lawrence County, Alabama, who was in search of a husband. The story went on to say that Miss Phibbs was worth $2,000, ,000 in her own name; her wealth consisting of plantations and money in bank. It stated that she was only 20 years of age and that all of her poor kin were dead. She wanted a scientific farmer for a husband.
 It is said that the postofflee at Moul- ton ia being crowded with letters and presents for Miss Phibbs, and 1t has