The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-12
THOMASTON SAFE
 BLOWN ANDLOOTED
Postofice is Out Something
 Like $20O
INDIFFERENCE IN DALLAS
Action of the Executive Committee Seems to Have Caused Little Com ment Tn Seima-other News
 of Dallas County.

Selma, January U.--(Speclal.) )-1hiS morning when Postmaster Buck at Thom aston, in Marengo county about fourteen miles from Linden. went to open the post office he found parts of the iron safe that had held the government funds scat tered around on the floor and all the valuables gono from the safe. During the night the office had been entered and the safe blown open and rifed of It's con tents. On the floor near the debris was found a sledge hammer, chisel and drill which were identified as having come from local blacksmith shop. Suspicion at once fell upon strange white man who has been hanging around Thomas ton for about two weeks and doing odd jobs at times at the blacksmith shop. The man was found and arrested, but upon being searched none of the missing funds were found. He was locked up in the city calaboose, where he will remain until the arrival of postoffiee inspector. The man is of medium build, forid complexion and wears a sandy mustache. The authorities have had him under dis cussion for several days and had de- termined that he must either go to work regularly or seek another locality. He de- nies having any knowledge of the safe robbery.
 About $200 in money and stamps was secured by the robber whoever he may be. The noise made by the explosion must have been slight, as no one heard 1t. and there was no intimation of the occurrence until the postmaster opened the office this morning.
 Making Splendid Progress.
 One of the committees appointed by the Commercial and Industrial association to solicit membership for the organization among those merchants and business men who have held aloof from the associa- ton went to work this morning. The committee was composed of J. K. Graham and L. M. Hooper and on one side of i Water street secured twenty applica- tions. They know of fifteen more that will be secured by the time their terri tory is completed. The other committees expect to go to work at once and by the time the first meeting for 1906 is called by the president the membership roll will have passed beyond the hundred mark.
 Elected secretary.
 R. IT. Mangum has been selected by the directors of the Central Fair association as permanent secretary, and will go to work at once on the preliminary work for next year. The selection is universal ly accorded to be good one and an even greater success next fall than last, is freely predicted
 Rabbi Messing to Lecture.
 The local chapter of the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy is endeavoring to mark with suitable tablets and monu- ments the battle field of the Battle of Selma, fought on April 3. 1865. To secure funds for this purpose Rabbi Messing, the talented orator of Montgomery, has consented to deliver a lecture for the ladies on the Life of General Lee," and will be In Selma on the night of January IS and deliver the lecture at the court house An admission fee will be charged and musical programme arranged be- sides the lecture.
 Received With Indifference.
 The Innovation" promulgated by the state executive committee in ordering a vote for candidates for appointment for senator in the event of a vacancy, has been received in Selma with marked indifference The democrats of Dallas have l never shown such lethargy in things political in their whole existence if the proverbial ''oldest inhabitant" Is to be believed The plan was discussed to some extent yesterday, but there has been neither adverse criticism nor favorable commendation made. Dallas democrats usually bow with pleasure to the rulings of the state committee and there does not now appear any indications that there will be any exception in this case. Some of MT. Corners enthusiastic parti- sans may attempt to make 1t appear as thrust at his candidacy for the effect | it will have, but the prospects are that Dallas democrats will keep about the even tenor of their way until the fray | gets closer when they will enter into matters with their old time vigor. Local and Personal. R. H. Kennedy former sheriff of Dali | las county and mentioned as a candidate | in the coming contest, is dangerously Ill 1 at an infirmary of the city. He has grown worse during the past few days, and there Is held out little if any hope for his re- | covery.
 l On Monday next an important step will be taken by the city of Selma towards | the purchase of the water company. 
 RECEIVER WANTED.
 Affairs of the Empire Life Insurance