The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-17
Notifies the GOvf1Or That | Will Acce pj Rate
 Laws
IN TANGIBLE TAXES
 AMOUNT ID $165,OOO

Governor Conner and President Roose.
 welt Will Attend Deep Water Com
 mission Meeting In St.
 Louis in October.
 Montgomery, August 6.-tSpecial)-T Seaboard Air Line railroad has notified Governor Conner that it will accept the rate laws Of Alabama. the same as the Southern and other lines, and put them in effect September 1. It Is thought that the Central of Georgia will be the next to come in. It Is also expected that the Western of Alabama and the Coast Line, like the Louisville and Nashville, will make a light These are all under much the same control. Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court will be asked at once to modify the injunction.
 The action of the Seaboard is made known by General Counsel L. R. Watts, of Portsmouth who stipulates that such action is not to the prejudice of the lt- gation now pending in which the commo- dity freight act and the reduced passenger fare bill are resisted. it being under stood,' he says, that the reduced rates are to continue in effect until final de- cision by the courts or some satisfactory adjustment is reached"
 In reply to the telegram Governor Co., mer sent the following: T congratulate you and your road in the highest terms. The administration wishes the sincerest amity and good feeling between all public service corporations and the people and will do everything tq promote thls and We simply insist that they observe the laws just as any other property or citi- zen"
 Intangible Taxes.
 The returns to the state from taxes on intangible franchises will, With the nron- critics so far assessed run slightly over $l65000. The total valuations deveIoncd py the tax commission Is $25 256, ,435, which lhcludes railroads, street railways light and water plants. The last to be assessed are the following: Louisville and Nash Vile railroad, S,609,S5o: South and North. NSS9'6 64O; Bessemer water works. S69 246: Iallassee and Montgomery railroad S11, ,750. Capt. s. o. Trippe of Selma has been
 
 adJutant-general of the Alabama National Guard, Gen. Bibb Graves. He has seen eighteen years of service
 Gen. Bibb Graves will be with the mem bers of the National Guard at the Daphne Ilne practice from August to August Z2 There will be about 150 men in all.
 All of the tax collectors of the state have made final settlement with the state auditor for last year. This Is q fine re- cord.
 Governor B. B. Conner, with President Roosevelt and several other men of promi- hence, will be at the deep water commis- sion meeting at St. Louis in October. Among other things of interest will be q number of river trips
 Company B. Alabama National Gnard has been mustered in at Athens. taking the place of the Florence company The officers are: Captain. r. Il. Armstrong; leutenants, F. u. Westmoreland and l., P. Cartwright. It will be in the Third regiment
 Sanford May Resign.
 C. A. L. Sanford. solicitor of the Third circuit, will it is reported, resign in order to make application for solicitor of the Lee county law and equity court In case he does. 1t is understood that the posi- ton will be given to Henry StegaiI of Dale, one of the Conner leaders in the present legislature.
 One of the places where the temperance people won in the legislature that has Just closed was tc have the sheriffs of the counties find out the names of all those who hold revenue liquor licenses The reason of this is evident. man with Il revenue license IS evidently selling whis- key. If 1t Is being sold in a prohibition county it is in violation of the law At times sales are made in this way without paying the state and county fees, in which even there is also wrong-doing. The lists of licenses in the office of the revenue collector are public property and be had.
 The strike situation in both the tele- graph offices is improving Manager Fon- vile of the Western Union says that he has turned away men and Is handling tho business with dispatch and that all of the offices along the lines are being cleared up Mir Sheppard of the Postal is back from Birmingham. where he helped out in the relay office there and says that the office there and here are able to take care of business with little delay
 Death of MT. Canty.
 News has been received in this city of the death of c. F. Canty, formerly of Montgomery, who was run over by a train at Hiwanne Miss, late yesterday afternoon. Up to this time no details of the accident have been learned
 It is supposed, however, that MT Canty who was employed as one of the foremen at the Hlwannee Lumber company, was killed in the lumber yards of the com pany. It has been furthermore suggested that the accident may have occurred while MT. Canty was engaged in super intending the loading of car. as 1t Is understood that this is part of his daily occupation.
 This is the opinion as held by one of Mir Capty's brothers who was seen short ly after the sad news had been received MT. Canty said, moreover that he imag- ined his brother was engaged In the loading of car when he was suddenly surprised from the rear. being run over before he had time to change his perilous position.
 MT canty left Montgomery about q year ago to take a position as foreman in .,e Hiwannee Lumber company's mills anu since that time it is said that he had done well in his new field of em- ployment
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