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Teachers Licensed.

Montgomery, January 22.-(Special.)-
The following teachers have been IL
censed by the department of education:
Walker County-James F. Dobbs,
Amory, Miss. William l.. Aaron, Jas
per; Plus Martin Davis Jasper; d. D.
Douglas. Cordova; Claude Bennett, Elk;
G.. s. Gravlee, Horse Creek; John II.
Whatley, Cordova; f. M. Abbott. Garri-
son Point; Waymon Andrew Hembree,
Melville; w. r. Powell, Powellwlle; Jo-
seph w. Roberts, Gravleeton; William
Sheral Guthrie, Townley; Mrs NJ Kate
Rice, Jasper; Mrs. j. w. Richardson,
Jasper; Minnie Kynerd (colored), Watson.
Geneva County-M. A. Anderson, Slo-
ter, Slocomb; Virgil Collins Newton;
Berthe Campbell, Eunola Daniel Phillips.
Newton; w r. Rigell, Slocomb.
Henry County-W. I. Plttman, Able
Vile; Mary Bradley. Abbevllle; Philip AL
fred Mcdaniel, Jr. Abbeville; Mamie
Adela Petty Hilliardsville; A. l.. Howell
MELVILLE: J. B. Brannon. MELVILLE; E. E.
Kirkland, MELVILLE; Ole Leal Howell
MELVILLE; Bthridge Tompkins, Abbeville
]. w. Rish. Abbevllle James C. Mat
thews, Abbevllle (colored).
Monroe county-Marie Anna Jones
Jones Mill; Leila v. Mckinley. Franklin;
Anna B. Murphy. Mexia; Viola Fountain
Mexia; Benie Carter, Pineapple; Julia
Mary Nicholas Jones Mill; Mrs Mary
Alice Rikard, Peterman; Annie Laura
Nettes, Natchez; Rosale Nicholas, Jones
Mills; Pearlie Kearley, Peterman; Lucy
Nestle, Chestnut; Alice Etheline Jones
Carrie billiard, Elisha.
Colored: Carrie D. Cheeseboro, Home
Wood; Katie B. Lindsey, Claiborne; Sam
son McFadden Beatrice; Madison David
Ely, Perdue Hill; James Montgomery
Chestnut Horace Lamar, Jr., Perdue Hill;
Daniel d. Locke, Natchez; Ira Johnson
Gosport; Hartford III. Odom, Natchez;
wayman H. steen, Tilden; David w. L.
Davis. Snow Hill; Mary Jane Walker
Beunavista; Mrs Cornelia H. Elmore, At
more.
Cleburne county-Maude Harris. Hefn;
Lamuel Jefferson Johns, Edwardsville;
David Hoyt Sparks. Jacksonville; Hiram
o. Barker, Bell Mills; ]. E. Hefferman,
Fruthurst; Clyde Slaton, Helm; Enoch
owen, Edwardsville; A. Goodwin, Hefiin;
W. A. Guyton, Edwardsville; A. p. Bar
ker, Bell Mills; James Madison Watson.
Hehin: ]. l.. Stills. Fruithurst; Leo r.
Jones. Shoal Creek; Marlin Hooper, Jack
sonville; Jesse l.. Fordham. Bell Mills;
Willis V. Pirkle, Ranburne; Louis Bur
CESS, Lamar; Flora Stephens, Hefiln; Lot
tie Prestridge. Fruithurst; Minnie Baber.
Edwardsville; Edith Beason, Hefin: Dor
othy Peed, Helm; Nettie Haley, Helm
Lila Harris. Edwardsville: Belle car.
roll, Fruithurst; Ellie M. Ayres, Helm.
Senorah Howle. Bell Mills; Mrs Mary 8
Hudson. Jacksonville; Emma sMcEachern.
Bell Mills; Eta Owen. Bell Mills.
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WILL NOT BUILD FENCE.
Court of County Commissioners Holds
Session In Bibb.

Centreville. January -(Special.)-The
court of county commissioners met here
on Saturday to determine whether line
fence on the boundary of the stock law
district recently established for Beat 4
should be built at the expense of the
county. After a prolonged session and
much discussion 1t was decided not to
build the fence.
Since the county executive COMMITTEES
ordered the election for county officers
held on April ID the candidates have &C
cepted the action of the committee cheer
fully, and are now after the votes. The
action of the committee in separating
the two primaries was unanimous. 1t 10
thought that during the next week several
more candidates will announce for sheriff
and perhaps for the legislature. Pressure
is being brought to bear on B. d. Strick-
land of Woodstock to make the race for
the legislature. He is a prominent mer-
chant and a conservative citizen.
On Saturday night a free-for-all fight
occurred at negro supper about three
miles east of Centreville, In which fire.
arms were used with a vengeance
When the music of the battle was hnshed
II was found that Fred Gates was shot
twice through the body and perhaps
MORALLY wounded and Robert Harris was
shot In the foot. Robert declared to the
doctor that If the bullet had hit his heel
he would have been dead niger" lobe
Wilson. who did most of the shooting,
fled, and the sheriff has been unable to
find him.
News has reached here that one white
man shot another six times at Blocton
Friday and then fed. No hopes is enter
tanned that the wounded man will recover.
The particulars of the difficulty have not
been learned.
The extreme warm weather has caused
people in this section who have killed
hogs alarm.
The roads in this vicinity are practically
impossible.
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BATCHOF NOMINATIONS
SENT TO THE SENATE
William T. Hutchens Is the Presidents
Choice for Postmaster at
Huntsville.

Washington, January 22.-The President
today sent the following nominations to
the Senate
Ambassador extraordinary and plenipo-
tentiary-Luke IL. Wright of Tennessee.
to Japan: David Il. Thompson of Nebras-
ka, To Mexico; Lloyd C. Grlscom OF
Pennsylvania. to Brazil
Governor general of the Philippine ISL
ands-H Henry Clay Ide OF Vermont; vice
governor OF the Philippine Islands. James
T. Smith OF California.
Assistant attorney general-Joslah II.
Vanordsell of Wyoming; attorneys.
Charles Goss district or Nebraska; David
Patterson Dyer. eastern district of Mis-
souri,.
Marsnal-Willam l.. Morsey. eastern
district of Missouri.
Receiver of public moneys-Oliver K.
Robinson at Los Angeies. Cal.
Surveyors of customs-John Albus. Jr.,
port of St. Joseph. Mo-: Charles w.
Clark. port OF Kansas City, Mo.
Collector Of internal revenue-Edward B.
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WHEELER ALWAYS
TRUE TO ALABAMA
Report That He Might Run for the
Senate Is Not Given Much
Credence.

Decatur. January Especial major
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 let
ter The articles in the New York papers
urging that / should be appointed the
commissioner of police in that city are
entirely without authority or sanction.
Nothing could have induced me to have
accepted such an office or do anything
else which would have tended in any way
to have separated me from Alabama,
which for forty years has been my home
and will always be my home during my
life.
II come here often to try and help out
matters for my constituents. ! feel deep
gratitude to them for their strong support,
electing me as they did ten times to Con-
gress, and l will never spare any effort
to do anything in my power for them.
Il have been in New York more or less
on a matter of business, but there is no
warrant for the statement that l intend
to make it my home. Two years ago |
spent week in Philadelphia and little
later spent a short time in Cleveland, and
the papers of each city asserted that |
had made that my residence.
II hope very soon to finish up my af-
fairs here so as to have the pleasure of
DellS DdIh at lloiiASs Jill
cerely yours,
JOSEPH WHEELER.
For years Major Francis has been per-
sonal friend of General Wheeler. During
the years when General Wheeler was in
politics Major Francis managed the gem
erals political affairs in this county.
The other day Washington special
stated that an Alabama lawyer had been
interviewed in Washington, and in this
interview the lawyer was quoted as say
ing 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.
General Wheeler is a warm personal
friend to both Senator's Morgan and Pet
tus. and it is believed that he would not
oppose either one of Alabamas distin-
guished senators. Some time ago Cen
eral Wheeler stated that he was out Of
politics
General Wheelers home is on the South
ern railway, at Wheeler station, nineteen
miles west of here, and it is there where
the generals wife and his son. who was
drowned at Montank Point, N. Y, just
after the Spanish-American war, are bur-
ried. General Wheeler owns a magnif-
cent country home there surrounded by
many thousand acres of farm lands, and
st is there that he says he will spend his
last years of life.
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New Corporations.


The following new corporations have
been reported to the Secretary of State:
Mobile Real Estate and Investment COM
pany Mobile, capital, 5000; incorporators,
NJ. J. Falligant. r. S. Powers, II. w.
Snow.
Hawkins Loan and Trading company.
Bessemer. capital, $3.50; incorporators, c.
f. Hawkins, J. H. Hawkins and M, N.
Bradley.
Alabama Tennessee Stone company.
Russellville, capital. $10,500; incorporators,
w. A. Orman. H C. Forbes o. J. Nance,
W. B. Frey and 7. B. Tigrett
Southern railway gives notice of the
construction of spur tracks as follows:
Huntsville Lumber company. 1916 feet;
Brueeside, Walker county, $3.50; Gayoso,
No. 2,Oakman, 2100 feet; Corona Coal and
Coke company. Corona, 44S6; Henry Ellen,
2219 feet; Fremont, Autauga county. $500
tension. Flat Top. Walker county, five
miles; Bamford spur, Brierfeld, 4150 feet;
Wigan spur, Littleton 2915 feet; Atlas
spur. Walker county, three miles; Ryan,
Shelby county, one mile; Frost Creek,
Walker county, 2250 feet Garnsey, Bbb
county, 1900 feet.
Minor Appointments.
The following minor appointments have
been made by the governor:
Justices of the peace Green Register,
Geneva Michael Trim, Precinct 8, Lamar
county.
Notaries public and justices of the
peace, ]. E. Smith, Leighton; ID. NJ Tay-
lor. Ware.
Constables A. S. Stevens, Brockton; w
L. Bagett. Chancellor.
Notaries public, w. F. Carter, Birming-
ham; ]. R. Jones, Huntsville; W. N.
Burns, Dothan
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national guard not yet provided for as

national guard not yet provided for as
follows:
General Orders No. 6:
l. To complete the inspection of the
organizations comprising the Alabama
national guard. Captain l. I. Durfee.
Seventeenth infantry I. S. A. Fort Nc
Pherson Ca, has been detailed to in
speet the companies named below
Eufaula. February 10, 1906, Company G,
Second regiment; February 20, 1906, Gil
rard, Ala. Company L; Opeli<a, Ala
February p, 1906 Company n: Tuskegee.
Ala. February %. 1906. Company X:
Montgomery, Ala. February p. battalion
headquarters artillery and Battery e;
February &C. 1906. Troop A; February q.
1906. Companies A and b. and headquar-
ters Second infantry; February %. gener-
al headquarters.
2 Strict rules of inspection will be
observed and rigid enforcement of gen
eral orders Nos. I. 3 and I. required
8. Boards of survey will be convened at
each station and all unservieeable prop
erty will be reported and If possible got
ten off of the returns.
BY command of the governor.
VIM ". BRANDON,
Adiutant General,
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SITUATION IN ECUADOR.
Only Six Were Killed In the Recent
Revolution.

Guayaquil, January 22.-It now develops
that during the attack made on the bar
racks by revolutionists on Friday night
only six persons were killed and eighty
four wounded The soldiers resisted until
the next morning and then recognized
the new government. FBefore entering
Quito, the capital General Alfaro, leader
of the revolution, had four hours fight
at the village of Machachi with the gov
eminent troops under Colonel Larrea, re-
sultng in 300 men being killed and 100
wounded.
Former President Garcla's troops under
General Franco and Colonel Andrade are
on their way to Quito. where they will
surrender their arms.
The Alfaro commission of this city
left Guayaquil this morning for Quito to
acknowledge General Alfaro as President.
The people generally have already rec
ognized Alfaros government. Local bus
mess and street car traffic were resumed
today
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BUYING LUMBER LANDS.
Eastern Capitalists Quietly Investing
In Mississippi and Alabama.

Meridian. January 22.-(Special.)-It is
reported in this city today that a large
party of eastern capitalists have quietly
bought up practically all the available
virgin timber lands in southeast Missls-
sippi and southwest Alabama, and that
steps are now being taken to acquire pro-
prietorship of the small lumber mills In
the same district.
The outsiders have been purchasing
steadily through a firm located and In
terested in the district. and their buying
did not attract the marked attention that
would have resulted had complete strang
ers invaded the territory and made the
purchases.
In securing the numberless little logging
roads in these districts, 1t is intimated
the purchasers propose to extend and con-
meet them, wherever practical, and con-
struct a railroad system of considerable
pretention. The ultimate plans of the pur
chasers it is claimed are to make the
most extensive developments in lumber In
these sections that have ever been known.
The prediction is made that 1906 will see
the greatest of activity in that direction.
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Allen. district of Missouri.

Allen, district of Missouri
Postmasters
Accommodation T. Huthens. Hunts
Vile.
ADMINISTRATION p. Jones, Batesville;
James c. Russell. Camden; Bryant w.
Ford. Mammoth Springs: Walter e. Dod-
son, Springdale.
Florida-John c. McDougall. Tallahas-
see.
Georgia-Wlliam A. Sheats, Monroe;
John T. Stillwell, Montezuma.
Kentucky--William Il. King, Pineville;
George l.. Barnes, Frankfort
Mssissippi-George c. Jackson Bell
soni John +. Elkins. Europa; Lynn F.
Crane Forest Mary Cain, Walden: James
c. Tyler Biloxi
Oklahoma- Harry b. Gilstrap Chandler.
TexAs-Talvus ID. Wilson. Livingston;
Frank X Sterrett, Albany; William E.
Dwyer. BRENNAN: James j. j. Dlekerson.
Paris
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FOR RENT

When II prints good. 1t Is a good cut
rho GawF Engraving ca.
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Benson Gives Testimony.

Washington. January Pc. S. Benson,
general auditor for the Panama canal
commission and the Panama railroad.
testified today in the investigation OF
canal affairs, which Is being conducted
by the interoceanic canal committee of
the Senate He devoted some time to an
explanation OF the workings of the ac-
counting department which he said was
sadly neglected under the old isthmian
canal commission. New books were open
ed by Mr.. Benson. when he took hold
Of this department in April. 1906.
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Stone front house with lu,

Stone 1rOnL house VIII lux
urious and elegant appoint.
rnents, suitable for large
family, family hotel or bach
slor apartments; in a beauti-
ful residence district; can
venient to clubs, theatres,
etc. w. b. Lesdy & CO.
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Orders for Inspections.

orders have been issued for the In
spection of members of the Alabama
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Cardinal cotti Very LOW.

Rome, January 22.-Cardinal Gotti,
project of the propaganda, who has
been seriously i'll Of pneumonia for
some days, is dying.
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peposItors Receive More Than Par.

Macon, Ga, January 22.-Receiver
w. j. Butler of the defunct First Ma
tional bank, which failed eighteen
months ago and involved the suicide
of R. H. Plant. the president, today de-
clared his last dividend of 5 per cent,
win 31a per cent interest AS a result
the depositors received par and more
New-York tribune., 1906-07-08

as numerous as themselves, and would command
the of the ditch, which was at present their
great resource and protection. But if they could
get board before the enemy, they believed
they could hold their own; the decks were covered
with impedimenta of one sort another which
would afford them cover, while any party which
tried board must expose itself to fire to serious
and probably fatal extent.
So they worked down the ditch-except two of
them. Little as they could spare two, it was
judged we'll to leave these; their instructions were
to fire at short intervals, whether there much
chance of hitting anybody not. ZerkoVitch
hoped by this trick to make Stafnitz believe that
the whole detachment was stationary in the ditch
thirty yards from the point where it joined
the river Only ten strong now-and one of them
a woman-they made their way toward the mouth
of the ditch and toward the barges which held the
prize they sought.
But diversion, and an effective one was
soon to come from the front of the barn Fearing
that the party under SOphy and ZerkovtCh
might be Overpowered, LukOvitch determined on
a bold step-that of enticng the holders of the
barn from their shelter He directed his men to
keep up a brisk fire at the door; he himself and
another man, OSsip Yensko dis1egardng the
risk made a rapid run across the hne of fire from
the barn for the spot where the horses were. The
fire directed at the door successfully covered their
daring dash.
They were among the horses in a moment
and hard at work cutting the bands with which
they were tethered the animals were half mad
with fright, and the task was che of doubly great
danger
But the maneuver was eminently successful A
cry of The horses The horses!" went up from
the barn Men appeared in the doorway; the
sergeant-ma jor in command himself ran out. Half
the horses were loose and Stampeded along the
towing path down the river '~The horses! The
horsesi' The defenders surged out of the barn,
in deadly fear of being caught there in a trap:
They preferred the chances of the fire, and streamed
out in a disorderly throng Lukovtch and YenSkO
cut loose as many more horses as they dared wait
to release; then, the defenders rushed forward
retreated, flying for their lives
Lukovtch came off with ball in his arm; YenskO
dropped shot through the heart. The men behind
the hill riddled the defenders with their fire. But
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Good supper and plentiful wine had their effect
save the sentrIes. All asleep at ten o'clock,
and remained II -helr deep sleep till the revelle
sounded al SIX
who had perhaTs, approached in too rash con-
f5enoe that the were first on the ground; but
The greater surprise befen those who had now to
defend the barge and the guns. When the man
vho had found the dead sentry ran back and told
his tale all OF thp-n- from StafnitZ downward con-
cevei that the attack must come from Stenovics-
r1ae thought ot ~ophy and her Volsenians. There
they were. packed in the barn, separated from
.her horses and with their carbines laid aside.
The carbnes we've easily caught up; the horses
-g so easily ned, supposing active, sklltul
enemy al han. outside. For themselves, their
position was 10 stand siege.
But Saint uld not afford that. His mind
few where rs had Throughout, and on
10Th SIDES the -s we're the factor which dominated
he tactics Of rght. 1t was no use for Stafnitz
o STAY snug he barn while the enemy over
covered the (supposing they tried to lght),
u down the ~ stationed on each deck, and
artured the .-rs Let the asSailant carry them
f. OF turn a- one for one shot against the barn,
nd the Colo- garae was up Whoever the toe
as the tigr Tor the grlns-and for one other
-lng no doa Tor the Colonel's life.
We felt 1r deuce of a mess, Rastatz related; ;
tor We did now how MANY they were, and we
ouldnt see Il them The Colonel walked out
the barn as a cucumber, and looked and
stened. Il Cd to me to 60 with him, and SO
Cld, keeTlr much behind ms DacK dS loSol DiC'
othing Wa f. he seen, nothing to be heard. He
ointed 10 ng ground opposite. That must
de them ii. Back ne went and called the
-st half-cs ~. You'll follow me in single
e cut OF III and round to the back OF 1t.
et there Dot between each of yOu-room
lough 10 When once you get in the rear OF
le barn for the barges. Never mind the
lrses r nd half-company will cover the
lrses witt re Rastatz see my detachment
und, and tollow Well leave the sergeant
ajT II and here. Now, be quick, and
How me.
Out be and the men began to follow IN
er order ad 10 stand in the doorway and
gulate rance between man and man L
sdn't lee- re TWO seconds before a dozen heads
ne ill and dozen rifles cracked
lckily -9ne was just round the corner;
own wer heads again, but they'd bagged
70 Of our IS ! shouted to more to come out
ID a. the time ordered the sergeant major
send a aard 10 answer the fire. Up came
e heads g. and they bagged three more.
" fellow zed away in reply; but they
ID Drop quickly | don't think we got
lgle one
" Well mt mind so much about keeping our
yact dist fter that-and | wouldn't swear
lat the v -ftv of US faced the fire; 1t was
eFIlish d erting. YOU know; but in lew
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$50 HY of K RAW MA
By THONY HOPE

the side of the barn somehow, and for the moment
still in front, but only in a desutory way They
weren't try ing to rush us, and don't think we had
any idea of rushing them For all we knew they
might be two hundred, or they might be a dozen.
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panic-quite loud he called out: 'Sheepskins!
Sheepskins!'
Il jumped myself, and I saw the Colonel start.
But, by JOve it true. When you took sniff,
you could smell them. OF course, L don't mean
what the better class wear-you couldn't have
smelt the tunic our amented Prince wore, nor the
the witch decked herself out in-but you could
smell a common fellows sheepskin twenty yards
Off-aye, against the wind, unless the wind was
mighty strong
Sheepskins it isl said the Colonel with sniff
'Volsenans by gad! It's Mistress Sophia, Rastatz.
or some of her friends, anyhow Then he swore
worthily. Stenovics must have put them up to
this! And where the deuce are they, Rastatz?
He raised his head as he spoke, and got his
answer. A bullet came singing and went right
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CHAPTER XXIII.

a WOrl--l mo onust
-op the r.s.--- this night from the
NOn,o11-'s SIDE nl-s are due to the mem
nd ta- Dashed courtesy of Lieu
I'M Ras- no came alive, if not with
- Whole SIX Il Of the encounter,