The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-18
Strike Situation.

Strike Situation.
 Local telegraph offices say that they are now handling the business with It. the delay and giving almost normal service. Word has come to Manager Fonville of the Western Union that the strikers at Jackson, Miss have gone back to work and that others are com Ing into the fold Gaickly. Manager sheppard reports work with Memphis, St. Louis, Atlanta, Pensacola and Jack sonville without delay.
 Governor Conner has reappointed l. W. Inzer judge and G. w. Darden solic- itor of the Sixth circuit. They were named some time ago but as the legis- lature mfade increases in duties and jurisdiction it was thought best to ap- point them over.
 Dr. Frank Caffey, negro doctor, charged with criminal practice, will go on trial next week He Is indicted for the murder of a babe in the course of an operation. He has been a well known and prominent negro for some time. It is reported that several witnesses who are to be depended upon to convict him have left the city.
 As an indication of the way the courts are looking on the yagrant at this time 1t is noted that several of them have been fined $50 each.
 Governor Signs Bill.
 The governor has signed the bill pro- viding for the erection of monuments for the state on the battlefelds of the national parks. It carries appropria tions of s25,000 a year for four years and out of it the friends of the move ment hope will come at least one mon ument for each park.
 No 76S.) AN ACT (S. GO tf,,.,
 of monuments commemorating the he
 role deeds of Alabama's sons to be ex
 pended by the Alabama Monument Com
 mission, with the approval of the Gov
 ernor.,
 Section | f.e 1t enacted by the Legisla- ture of Alabama, That 70 enable the Ala bama Monument Commission 10 erect suit able ard diglf1ed monuments, n the Ma tional Military Parhs a. siG'6h. Settya- burg. Vicksburg and Chickamauga, and at such other places as the Monument Commission may in its judgment see fit 10 erect a monument and head stones over the graves of Alabamians who died in prison there is hereby appropriated a sum sufficient to pay not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each one of the monuments to be erected in the National Military Parks, and a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars for any other monument erected Dy the Monument Commission.
 Sec 2 It Is the intent of this Act to make the appropriation available till all monuments have been erected which the Monument Commission determine should be erected, and no part of it shall be drawn till actually needed, and with the approval of the Governor, who may di- rect the expenditure for monuments as not to embarrass the financial condition of the Treasury.
 Sec 8. That with the approval of the Governor the Monument Commission may join with any committee of citizens In erecting any monument, or may supple nent the amount raised by any camp of the United Confederate Veterans, or camp of the United Sons of Confederate Vet erans, or Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, or any Ladies' Me- morial Association, to erect monument nrovided that not more than S25,0Oo be expended in any one fiscal year
 Approved August 16. 1907.