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The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
RESTS; CAPITAL
DESERTED

Albany, y. y. Sent. :O.-Com.
pared with Its activity in the earlier
part Of the week. Aibiny was a de-
serted city to-day as practically all Of
the principal rigures IN the su!ze-
Impeachment trial w.r. OUT of town
the court OF Impeachment having ad-
Journsd until Monday and both houS-
ss of the legislature until Thursday
Counsel 70. James c. Garrison. the
newspaper man aud former state en-.
ployc. Jailed Thursday when he RE-
fused 10 answer Gues,lons proponnd-
ed by III. speaker of III. assembly.
planned To start a les n fI;h, In ih".r
clients behalf today. In the mean
time Garrison remained Ia Jail. He
raid the experience was novel and
not unpleasant.
Governor Suix.r denied today that
tenant Governor Glynn to perform
the duties Of acting governor.
suffers action yesterday In trans
f"rrinr certain criminal business to
tn. attention Of Mr.. Giynn. ,nid his
counsel. had no bcarinE an the aucs-
tion of suffers present STATUS.
Th" statement OF Mr. Taylor iha,
Governor snli-r had no, recognized
Mr.. GlynH came ~ \ great surprise
To Tho office Of the nriinr Governor
With the receipt Of the .omnunica-
tion from the sov-fno.'s secretary
yesterday I, was believed that the
right Of Mr.. Giyan I" exercise the
functions Of governor had been rcc-
oxn'scd.
During this morning. Executive
i.cSai Assistant Owen l.. Potter.
thinking Mr.. 6iynn had been rccor-
niscd. offered his ,~,sIes. TO the act
ing governor. Other n tiach~s .iRni-
fled their willingness ,o take order.
from Mr.. Giynn.
Governor suiscr. :. said Valentine
Taylor. his personal ss&snsri. ''eon,in-
ue~ 10 msintaiu the 5,Rqsi,ioa which
has b~ea ARMED ~ -ses.resys b~-
fore the court sor sh~ uiai OF I'M
pcachmcns. that tho Impeachment
proceedings against him are null.
void. and of no effect. and that he Il.
the governor of the state and that h"
h no~ entitled to exercise all o! the
functions of the office to which he
was elected
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
ALLEGED ST. LOUS BIoANsT
sURRENDERs on COAST

ST. Louis. Mo. Sept. a0.-Thc au-
thoriti"z OF 81. Louis county were
little Interested TODAY in the news
OF tho surrender at San Diego. Cali
fornla. yesterday Of e. II. Drum
mond, convicted bigamist. Though
Drummond is wanted In st. Louis
county for the violation of,his parole
Sheriff Bodc said today that he
would not go after the member OF
the wealthy tobacco family unless
the expenses, $500 were paid In ad-
vance.
Drummond's whereabouts have
ben known ever sice he violated his
parole but there has been no effort
TO bring him back.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
FRISCO ROAD 10 BE
PUT on PAYING BASIS

st. Paul. Sept. :O.-1ndicaiion,
that the Frisco railway systcm soon
may hc placed on u payins basis was
given today in tho hearing Of rccc!v-
crs Of the road before Judge W. y.
sanborn. of the United States district
court here. The operation Of tho
road" said Judge Sanborn. has
been n credit to the federal rcccis-
r,ship. The outlook l. far better
than II was n fcw months ago. We
ouxh, to know by October Is whc;h-
cr the road will be- able to pay Other
than the preferred claims ssains, IT,"
The preferred claims are estimated
at 9;.s00.O0o.
The payment Of Si3:.o0o TO the
North American company for the
joint use OF terminals and yards at
New Orleans was taken under advice
mcnt by Judge Sanborn The court
refused to allow the receivers to sell
s6si.0oo worth Of the Frisco bonds
now held by tho 81. Louis Union
Trust company as security for notes
given by the Frisco amounting TO
more than i.3O0. 900. bu, ordered
the receivers to dispose Of the Rio
Grandc Railway. a subsidiary. with
In six months.
The request for tho receivers for
An order TO pay S1a.0OO interest 70
carry certain securities Of the San
Ycnito road. shor; linc In south
srn Texas. was denied by the court
who said It was too speculative. The
company will default on the bonds.
The receivers will leave for St
Louis tonight.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
ALL new YORK
MouRNS At BIER
OF LATE EXECUTIVE

New York. Sept. aO.-The body OF
william J. Gaynor. late mayor OF
New York. will be taken from the
Gaynor home In Brooklyn late this
afternoon and placed In the city hall
where " Will lie In state until Mon
day morning.
Close friends OF the Gaynor family
including II sprinkling OF city Off
ciuls. assembled at the Gaynor home
today for the private funeral ser
vices conducted by the Rev. Fyank
". Page Of cuipcppcr. Va. for many
years the pastor and close friend OF
the family.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
20 Injured When
Rock Island Train
Leaves Rails

Manhattan. kas.. sept. :".-Twra-
~ passengers wcf" injured. oa- prob
ably fatally. when passenger train
No. 10 on the Chicago. Rock Islam!
and Pacific rai,ruat. cas, bound from
Denver and Colorado springs to -.
Louis. was derailc1 on q curve mite
west of here this morning.
Eight coach-. ief, tho rails. ono Of
them. tho steel baggage and smokin:
car combinct. rolled down a twenty.
foot cmbankmcn,. turning over 'hrc"
,,mcs and landing upside down. Tho
smoking compartment was fn1l o'
passengers, mos, Of whom were In
jurrd. but none seriously except !.
p. Badly Of Harrington. Kansas. who
wa. crushed by y falling trunk. He
probably will die. J. q. Thompson.
conductor. was also seriously In
jurcd
The smoking compartment was in
undated and the passengers bcspaf-
tered by a flood OF cream from Il
consignment in the ba aSsaRc rompart.
mcnt.
A defective rail l. said to have
caused the accident Tho train WAS
running about 20 miles an hour when
II left the rails.
None Of the passengers from Colo.
RADIO points were injured.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
IDENTITY OF DENTIST
MuRET ESTABLISHED

Hamburg. Germany. Sept. .o--
The police here today Identified ~
Arthur Hcibins the man now de-
taincd In New York as DIR. Erncs,
A. Murct." and under suspicion II
being concerned with the confessed
murderer. Father Johancss Schmidt.
In his oountcrf.itIng operations.
iirib'r. was horn at Nnkci. In the
province OF Po-cn.. In 1857. lie RI
sided nj iiambur. from 1904 To 1903.
posing variousiy ms u merchant AM
insnranc. as"n, and u physician.
lie lived In abou, 20 different
lodgings here.
1ictbih. b"ram" member of tn.
Hamburg Young Mems Christian AZ
socia'ion under the nam. Of Mur.s
and va. repeatedly In troubi. In III.
courts. H- disappeared from Ham
burg al the End oi 1870. an Il war
rants for s~indiinx frauds ar- still
out against him. inih In Hamburg
and Berlin.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

tIon In behalf Of the United States
government.
Mother" Jones has been very
much exercised over the receipt In
the mail yesterday Of mysterious
missive seat from one Of the coal
camps Of the county. The rnvclopc
contained q reproduction Of a cartoon
which In theme WAS antakonistic q
the strike and on the margin OF IL.
cartoon was written "iS?3-isoa"-
the years Of previous strikes here
and then "i?i3!". Mother Jones
sent the mysterious missivc with n
letter to tho Postmaster General II
Washington.
All Is h readiness for the strike.
The campaign on the part Of the
United Mine Workers has bccn well
planned and preparations have been
all completed. The officials are sti,!
declaring tina, the strike has every
prospect for Huec~~s.
In the meantime coal uiuri -
throughout the county who eon'~a''
that coaditions are satisfactory aud
that thes arc not in sympathy witt
the plan Of the national orsanisa'io1
70 cali . ssrikc. are arrassinx Ia
hold mccsinss thar they may register
their own sentiments. which ih.s
claim they had NO opportunity Of d.
Ing at the recent convention.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
ALLEGED OPIUM SNUo0LER
ARRESTED IN FL PAS0

~ Paso. Texas. Sept. :o.-Georsc
Olin Pool. alias Snake Pool. was
arrested here today by United States
officials. charged with being fu-
sitivc from Justice In California.
Federal officials here say that Pool
II wanted in San Francisco on a
charge OF conspiring to smuxElc
opium from Mexico. They say an
organized gang probably smussiine
opium and selling II all along the
Pacific coast ~ far north as Sral-
tic and Portland. simultaneously
with the arrest here Of Pool. San
Francisco officers arrested Tom An
drcw.. the local federal officials say.
Pool has recently completed terms
In the United States prison for Snug
Cling opium. He got one sentence
at FL Paso and one n, San Francisco
end served both terms simultaneous.
"
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

BASE BALL TODAY!
National League.

National League.
Chicnso.P1iladelphia game post
poned; rain. Two games sunday and
two Monday.
Brooklyn ~ Plttsbursh--2 games
.Brookiyn o: Pittsburgh list.
Brooklyn 1; Pittsburgh a-2nd.
New York-Cincinnati game post.
poned; lain. Two games tomorrow
Boston-st. Louis game postponed
wet grounds. Double header Sunday
American League.
ST. Louis at Washington.
ST. Louis 3: Washington 4. 4
Detroit At Philadelphia: rain.
Detroit 9: Philadelphia I.
Chicago Boston game ostponcd
Two games Monday.
Cleveland ut New York.
Cleveland 3: New York :.
American Association.
Milwau ukee- Columbus game post
pon.i: rain. Two games tomorrow.
Kansas Ciiy-I.ouisyiilc first game
rain.
Minneapolis at Indianapolis game
wet grounds. Two games
tomorrow.
Toledo-sl Paul game post poncd !:
rain. Two game. sunday,
Western League.
Denver ut ST. Joseph.
Wichita At Omaha.
Topeka at Sioux City.
Lincoln ai lies Moin-s.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
Bryan Signs Treaties
Panama Guatemala

Washington. Sept. Secretary
into effect his peace proposals be-
tween the United states and Panama
and Guatamala. Like treaties now
country and three other nations.
while Honduras has agreed TO sign
similar pact and 1t Is expected that n
similar agrcImcnt soon will hc
reached with Costa Rica. Secretary
Bryan's plan has been accepted in
principle by 30 nations.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
BRYAN SCORES
HIS MANY
LECTURE
CRITICS

Washington. Sept. eV.-Sccrctary
lectures for the season tonight with
nn address a; Wnrrenton. Va.
Mr.. Bryan Issued this statement:
This evening Is the last OF tho
Chautauaua lectures for this season.
The total income from ChautanIui
lectures this year IL u lit,'c over
S7."oo. The net receipts after TAX
inr out the necessary expenses aro
somoth!ng over SG.5OU. The number
Of Who'll. week days which have been
u,.i for this i.ctur" course is accora-
Ing to my recollection. seven. TIL,
remainder OF the lectures have been
delivered =, places near enough 10
this city to i.ay" In the afternoon.
sometimes as lat. as J 90 O'Clock.
would not assum. that tn. public
was Interested In thes. details. wee
II mol for tn" fact that the rcprcsen.
tativ.s OF Il few newspapers hav" re-
sardcd II as . matter OF great Impor-
lance
When Mr.. nryan wag asked II h"
would l.ctur" any more during hiS
connection with the stat. department
he replied;
y expect to lecture whenever Z
deem II d-sirabi. or necessary to do
no. ani hay" no, In the least altered
'h" plans which were mad. at tho
tim. I assumed the duties Of the Of
flee. TIL" criticism that has hccn di-
rcc,.d asains; my ic.'nrinE 10 no
more bitter than the criticism I have
undergone at other times aud for 9TH
cr ihinKs during my connection with
politics.
~ part Of this criticism Il MALI
cio'a. q pcst Of IL h yrr:1as asfa
part Of II Sis based upon misinfor-
That which Is malicious
viii answer Itself. that which Ia par
'isan viii be- accepted ~ such. that
which IL based on mi.infor nation
Will cease when the critic. are bet
ter Informed
No man should enter public iifc
II he objects To criticism and he caa-
not stay In public life II he permits
criticism I" turn Inn from doing
shat he think. is right. He must de-
Iiir his duty for himself and is an
sw"rahl- tn the public for any mir-
takes h" makes. I regard iccturIng
as nm entirely legitimate field. [
lcc'ur-i before I was nominated for
The presidency. I iccturcd between
I shall continue 10 icct-
ur. and I shalt not believe that any
person whose opinion IL worth hav-
Ing will think the less of me because
do 90. This closes the icc;ur" sub
jcc, for the present
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
DIVORCE DECREE SEPARATES
MILLIONAIRE BR0KAw

New York. Sept 2".--An interloc-
utory decree Of divorce was granted
by the supreme court today in favor
Of Mary Blair Brokaw and against
W. Gould Brokaw. the millionaire.
Mrs. Brokaw will get 315O.OOO a
year alimony. The Brokaws were
separated two years ago. A pre-
vious attempt to obtain q divorce
failed.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
BOILER EXPLOSION on
BERLIN INJURIES THREE

New York. Sept. 2O.--Two cnsin-
ecrs on the steamship Berlin. of the
North German Lloyd line. were badly
scalded soon after the vessel left port
today by the busting Of a pump
which filled the boilers. The Berlin.
which was bound for Naples. put
back to port aud landed the two in
jured men at quarantine.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
DEN. TARIFF BILL
STILL N SENATE

Washington. SEPT. :0.-Thr tariff
conference committee to-day voted 10
leave bAnsnns ON the free list. After
n long controversy In which the In.
lu-ner Of President Wilson ~a.
thrown In favor of the continued
free Importation Of the fruit. the ssn.
ate confrrrc~, rcr-icd frum their
amendment. which would have In
i'cs~,i duty af oa~.t~nth of one cent
per pound.
The senate rossscrecs slso gave
~sy- - to dWs, on -ic,anns. itm"s.
Erspc fruit and similar fruits. i~as-
Ing tho rate A. fixed by the house.
based on tho measurements of pack
ages. The senate had fixed \ flat
pound. The housr raics agreed 10
are u .iixh, reduction over -SistinE
rates.
Two other important decision.
definitely removed the propose
eouni-rsaiinx duty asainS, wood
pulp and imposed couni-rvaiins
duty axains, to,a'oc. when in,por'cl
from countries imposing duties on
like import. from the United states.
The senate had struck out tn.
word pulp .ount.r,aiinK duty i'm
posed by the house and the "onf-s-
cnc- today ratified that action. The
ten per cent .nuntcr,aiirx duty on
potatoes. adopted by the -onfcrcc..
also ~a. = senate amendment.
a compromise at about and one
and onc-haif cents a pound was
reached on Zan'c currsnts. on ~hien
Greek importers had made a hard
fight. The house provision putting
prc.s clothes used In cotton seed oil
mills on the free lis, was accepted.
The senate member. also rcccd.d
from their rates on hat. and the
house rate Of forty per cen, advaior-
en- was adopted.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

New York. Sept. :o.-Ail the
death certificates filed sinec the first
of the year. 3.oso in number. were
examined today TO ascertain whc,h.
r' they Included any paper forged b.,
Father Han. sehP'd' to conceal
the murder Of other persons beside.
Anna Aumuii-r.
schmidt has confessed that he
prepared these blank certificates for
tn" purpose of accounting for tho
death Of p~rsprs hopcic.s!y sick or
crippled whom he meant to kill
painl~ss'y FOR their own good. lie
denied. however. that he had put his
plan into effect or tina; he had any
victims besides the Hlri. portions Of
whose body .'iil lie beneath tn.
waters of the Hudson river.
Rc,ol,crs found In IN. quarters Of
Schmidt and Erncs, \. ltur.t. his
dentist friend. ka,r tho detectives to-
day additional reason to believe that
the association between them waa
closer than they hsvo admitted. The
weapons are alike In nearly every
detail and made at tn. same factory
in Germany. The ammunition with
which they were loaded Il the samo
make. Murc' says he got his pistol
eight years nso In Germany. The
police bcii.v. that schmid, go, his
revolver n, the same place and at
about the same time.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

The employees Of the c. =. 4 J..
Company mine at Starkvill. have
called u meeting to be- held In that
camp tonight At which time they will
discuss conditions and declare their
attitude In relation to the impend-
Ing coal strike which has been called
for next Tuesday. General Manager
y. u. wcItzcl has been asked to b.
present but Is In Pueblo and my
not get here. Tho men want 10 meet
with the officials Of the COMPANY.
state their grievances. II any exist.
The miners OF siarkviiic have adopt
Cd the same plan a~ the sopr!s miners
who on ThursdAy nixht mot. thrcsh~d
out matters and passed a resolution
sGreeiaG not 10 respond To the call
OF the strike and firmly asserting
that conditions were satisfactory.
In various other camps tho report
Gomez that the miners arc satisfied
and not entirely favorable TO >
strike. II b Anticipated that many
will 10 out. but not - many. II IL
declared. ~ the officials Of the rn:;-
I'd Miae Workers hsvs predicted.
Tn sisHatiea Il .aacb that M ose
caa accurately forecast what the
coalition will bs In The southern
Colorado fieids on aad after Tuesday.
but conservative ciiiaeas do not look
for the strike TO last long.
International Vice President Frank
J. Hayes left for Denver last night
but will return sunday 10 address /,
meeting at scsundo. before depart.
ure he was shown tho story appear
Ing In the Chronieic-N News which told
Of the Sopris mcctsnx. Mr.. Hayes
vas skepiicai and declared that so-
pris was one Of tho hes, organized
camps In the county and tina, he had
NO fear bu, thai the miners would
come out TO 4 man.
The miners hkve been profcssins &
allegiance 10 the coal companies in
avoid trouble and TO keep from b..
ing discharked. said Mr.. Hayes. Hs
declared = number had been dis.
charged since the convention ,hil
week. II will take more than i'm
ported gun men and barb wire fcnc.
- to keep the miuers at work after
Tuesday" said Mr.. Hayes.
There has been no noticeable
change In the situation during the
last - hours. The operators and
the United Mine Workers stili main
tain their position and all efforts ,r
bring about arbitration have m-'
with no succcss. The report was re-
cciveti here today tina; the secrc'ar,
Of Commerce and Labor. Wilson. q
member Of the Wilson cabinet. haf
authorized Ethcibcrt Stewart Of hi'
department to come to Denver at once
and cndcRvor to bring about media
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

Washington. Sept. :o.-A critical
study Of the Underwood simmon.
tariff bill to determine whether il;
will produce enough revenue for gov
ernmcnt needs was still under way
today when the tariff conference
committee resumed work Reductions
by the senate provided In many cas-
"a were opposed by the housc confer
COS on the ground that they would
cut the revenue. through the margin
Of safety
Chairman Simmons OF the senate
confcrccs has announced thh, the
bill would amply meet the revenue
needs Of the nation. Some Of tho
more important disputes. however.
are on articie. on which house mcm-
bers fear reduction Of rates will
mean TOO much loss Of revenue.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
FELIX DlAZ GETS NO
WORD FROM HUERTA

Pnris. Sept. 20.-Gcnera1 FcIiN
Diaz. candidate for the Mexican
presidency at the approaching elcc-
tiols. had not. up to late hour this
afternoon. received any word from
Provisional President liucrta con-
cerniny his return to Mexico. lie
spent the day visiting n number OF
friends here.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

San Francisco. sept. 20.---'Snake"
Pool. arrested In II Paso. is consid-
cred by the customs authorities here
10 he one Of tho chiefs In the opium
smuggling ring. Tom Andrews.
alias Murphy. was arrested here I'M
der the latter name last Tuesday.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
CARLISLE WINS FOOTBALL GAME

Carlisle. Pa. Sept. 2o.-Final
score: Carlisle Indians 20: Albright
0.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

Denvcr Commissioner Edwin " Brake and
received notification Of the
would
cislm manner in cndeav 10 wakout.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
.SThRKV|uE miners To HOLD
meeting T0M!GHI AND De- ;\9E
SENTIMENTS ON STRIKE I'll
Nce-President Hays Leaves for Denuer, zen
Will Wall Ont" He Says

WASHINGTON Wilson today dispatched
Colora-
do act impending coal miners strike
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
PHILOSOPHICAL RHELix SAYS
One citizen said
this morning the
barb wire fences
at the coal cam.,.
were put up SIM
ply 10 keep out
the flies.

Weather Bureau Report.
Tonight fair: cooler northeast por-
tion: frost east portion tonight aud
Sunday.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
Condition Of Roads.

To Ration. good; to S'oncwali.
good: to Pueblo. fair: to La Junia.
good; TO Clayton. good: to Las We
RHs. good.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20
Yesterday's Temperatures.

M precipitation.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-20

IT WILL-BUT WHAT'S THE
use? The scope Of Want Ad ad-
vertising can't be told In this
little space. There IL NO propo-
sition too large for . Want Ad.
70 handle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
SWORD PRESENTED
u. ID. C.. AT GREENSBORO
Chapter Honors Admiral Semmes at
Meeting Held Recently-O'Neal
Appoints Commissioner

Greensboro, October 24.-(Special.) .)-At a
meeting this week held by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, in honor
of Admiral Raphael Semmes, the MEM
bers responded to roll call with incidents
in the life of Admiral Semmes, and a
sketch of his life was given. An inter-
esting feature of the meeting was the
presentation of a handsome sword to
the James d. Webb chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy by Capt.
w. G. Britton.
The sword bore a card with the fol-
lowing inscription: This sword was cap
tured by Sergeant Britton on June 81,
1862. during fight at Gaines farm, near
Richmond, from a Yankee who was APP
parently a sergeant. At the time of the
capture the sword was in a scabbard,
and was worn in a belt. On the belt
was marked the letters, W. j. j. "A N.
Y. w
Governor ONeal has recently appoint
ed James w. Strudwick of Cypress coun-
ty commissioner of Hale county, to fill
the place made vacant by the resigna-
ton of w. w. Powers.
The Southern University Glee club Is
doing good work this session. under the
direction of Prof. j. C. Godbey.
The club will take charge of the music
at the Methodist church two Sunday
nights in each month. which will add
very much to the services.
T. NJ. Rhodes and Miss Ida Elizabeth
Avery were married at Antioch church,
Hale county, on October 49, the Rev. j.
S. Wood officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
REV. DEOVIES TO BE
CALLED TO EUFAULA
Rector of ST. Paul's, Greensboro, De-
lights Large Congregation at
+ st. James, Church

Eufaula, October III -(Special.)-.A call
is 10 be extended by st. james Episcopal
church to the Rev. Raimundo DeOvies OF
Greensboro. who delighted a large con-
gregation last night at services held at
the church, both by his address and his
personality. The church has been with
out q rector since the resignation of
the Rev. Thomas Henry Johnston who
went to Mobile. IT is reported that d
very favorable proposition has been made
to the Rev. DeOvies.
j. ii. Nunnellee of Tuscaloosa, candi-
date for secretary of state, spent the
day in Eufaula, mingling with friends
and getting In touch with the local polit-
icai situation. Eufaula also has a can-
didate in this race in the person of II.
r. shorter of this city and Birming-
ham.
The rain put a damper on circus day
in Eufaula and there were very few
visitors in town from distance
A big increase in the parcel post busi-
ness is being noted in the Eufaula post
office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-25
VETERANS THANKED
BY MR.. UNDERWOOD
Receives Copy ofResolutions
Adopted at Soldiers Home
IndOrsing Him

Mountain Creek. October "a (spe-
cial.)--A copy of the resolutions which
We're passed by the old veterans here
at the Soldiers Home indorsing Mr.
Underwood for the United States. SEN
ate We're forwarded to him at Wash
ington and here follows his acknowl-
Judgement of the same:
Washington, D. c.. oct. 2l, 1918. :
capt. ". j. Bethune, Mountain Creek.
Ala.
My Dear Captain--1 am in receipt
of your letter of the 18th instant. and
write TO thank you and your comrades
of the Mountain Creek home Of Con-
federate veterans for the splendid in
dorsement they have given me in my
candidacy for United States Senator
from Alabama. These true sons of Ala
-bama. am sure, will have q wide in
fluence. and will be of great help 10 me
In the coming campaign.
with kindest regards to all, | am
sincerely yours,
20. w. uNDERWOOD.s