The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-19
WILCOX MIDDLE
 IS IN STATU QUO Judge Miller Will Not Have to
 Interfere MISSIONARIES OF CONGO Two Selma Negro Women Return On Years Leave of Absence and Bring Native African to
 Educate Here.
MISSIONARIES OF CONGO

Selma. October S-(SpeciaD. B. M. Miller of the circuit court will not have to hear the case which was to have come before him Friday relative to talk ing charge in Wilcox county and having the tickets for the coming election print ed. Owing to a contention that there was no vacancy in the probate judges office until the expiration of the term for which the late Judge James T. Beck was elect ed Judge Foster who succeeded Judge Beck had decided to print the name of J. T. Stanford on the ticket as the democratic nominee for probate judge. Judge Miller had therefore, been asked to take charge, and so print the tickets, there being clause in the election law providing for such an emergency.
 Last night Judge Foster came to Selma and held a consultation with his at torneys, A. D. Pitts and Daniel Partiedge Jr., returning to Camden this morning. His counsel today notified Mallory X Nal lory of this city, counsel with Col. D. N. Jones, and Miller x Bonner of Camden, vised and Judge Foster had agreed to print the name of Captain Stanford on the ticket.
 This aetion however. does not settle the muddle in Wilcox, it is understood The future will, no doubt, be filled with legal steps taken in the matter of who shall fill the probate judges office. It may come up fin several ways. The can vasslng board may refuse to certify votes A. .t.. no vacancy existed hense no officer was to be elected. The secretary of state may refuse to issue a certificate com missioning the new probate judge Judge Foster may refuse to turn the office over Either of these conditions would be promptly met by mandamus, quo warran- to or other suits, as the occasion might demand instituted by Captain Stanford, and the matter would then be decided by the courts as to whether Judge Beck, whose death occurred at 10:30 May 6, 1906, died within or without six months of elec- ton day. which is November G. 1906.
 Missionaries From the Congo.
 Twelve years ago Eillie Thomas of this city and Mariah Fearing of Gaines Ville went to Africa as missionaries. They were of the party headed by Rev. Sam uel Lapsley and w. H. Sheppard, the lat- ter of Atlanta. For twelve years these two negro women have labored in the Congo Free State, with headquarters at Luebro, lending them talents and efforts under the Presbyterial Board of Mis- sions toward carrying the Gospel to the benighted ones of the dark continent. A few days ago the two women reached Selma, having secured leave of ab- sence for a year. Lille Thomas Is the sister of R. l.. Anderson's wife, who lives on Norris street, and she Is spending a while with the latter, her co-worker be- ing also a guest.
 The two women brought back with them a 9-year-old native girl. who has been put in one of the colored schools of the city, and will receive an educa- tion, after which it is hoped she will take up the missionary work, and return to her native country to enlighten her own people.
 While in Luebro Lillie Thomas met Lucius De Yampert. the young negro ing been educated for the work by the Broad Street Presbyterian church of this city. The result is that De Yampert will return to Selma next spring, and the two will be married, both returning to the Congo to continue the work of reseuing the perishing.