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The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-16
WHAT IT MEANS. Opinion on the Lately Amend ed School Law. The Authority of New:,y Elect
 ed Trustees. In the Employment of Teachers
 and JanitOrS. This Must be Deferred This Year Only Until After July 1, Other
 Years After April 1.

As the Republican mentioned immediately after the school elec- tions, there was an uncertainty concerning the construction of the amended law with reference to the employment of teachers and jani- tors for the coming year The con fusion Was due in part 10 a change in the time-foEhol@jng the elections and to an ambiguity of the descrip- ton of the time at which the trus- tees-el.et should enter upon their duties.
 The old law was amended prin- cipally as follows:
 The boards of trustees may at any time after the annual school election and qualification of new members of the school board enter into contract for teachers, janitors and other employees for the next succeeding school year.
 Crowded, further, that no rela- ton of any trustee shall be employ ed in the district where he is trustee except by the unanimous consent of the trustees.
 Sec. 2-Sec. 50, par, 1922, chap. 2, title 20, R. s. of Arizona, is here by amended by inserting the word March wherever the word June ap- pears, and the word April wher- ever the word July appers provid ed that for the year 1895 the cleo tion of the trustees shall take place within thirty days after this act shall become law.
 "No trustee elected under the provisions of this act shall en- fer into the duties of his office until his predecessor in cffice shall have served out the full term of his office now fixed by law"
 So many inquiries had been made that Superintendent Netherton wrote to Attorney General Satter- white as follows for instruction:
 Dear Sir r:-I enclose herewith a l copy of an act relating to the duties of school trustees passed by the eighteenth legislative assembly of Arizona. Under the provisions of this act does the old board of trus- tees have the power to enter into contracts for teachers, janitors and | Otheremployes for the next succeed | ing school year, immediately after the annual school election held April 20, 1895 or must they defer such action until the newly elected trustee enters upon the duties of his office July 1, 1895? Various boards are anxious to know what author lty they have in the matter and an early reply will be appreciated,
 Respectfully Yours,
 F.J. NETHERToN, i
 Supt. of Public Instruction. The following opinion was re-
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-16

c lved from the attorney general yesterday:
 The school law as amended by the act approved March 21, 1895, provides for two changes, viz:
 "Section ?, provides for tho amendment of section 5, paragraph 1522, act of 1887 by inserting the word March wherever the word June occurs and the word April wherever the word July appears and and making the election for 1895 occur 30 days after the passage of the law.
 "The other amendment provides mo trustee elected under the rrovis- ions of this act shall enter into the duties of his office until his prede- cessor in the office shall have served out the full term of his office as now fixed by law
 "It was evidently the intention of the legislature to leave the old law as nearly operative as possible with the exception of these two amend ments which only change the time of holding the election from June to March and the time of entering upon the duties of trustee from July to April. As the "ld law provided for the appointment of the teachers by the new board it is hardly a fair construction of the amendments 10 infer that an innovation providing for the appointment of teachers for the three years 1895 6 by the old board was intended.
 "The only authority for this is claimed to exist in the following section: The boards of trustees may at any time after the annual school election and qualification of new members of the school board enter into contract for teachers ian- itors and other employees for the next succeeding school year
 "As the election this year took 1 place in April instead of June Gun der the amendments and as it pro- vided that the old trustee should 1 hold urtil July it is the presump-I ton of law that these were the only ! changes contemplated by the lcgis lature,
 Had the lawmaking power in tended to completely revolutionize for three years the existing method of appointing teachers by the new board the legislature would certain lY have been as explici. on this point as they are in regard to the change of time for the election and qualification of trustees. AS the amendments do not bear this i'm plication such construction would be a forced one. Therefore in my opinion the only fair and reasona- ble construction that these amend ments can possible bear is that it was the intention of the legislature that the new board should act as usual and such action should be postponed until the new member should enter upon the duties of his office.
 THOs. D. SATTERwHITE
 Attorney General"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-16
kll Thompson is iI for t.

AtN HUH ltSOU, tHe ICOSCpC tram robber is now in fair way to pull
 on the end of a rope. His accom-
 plice in the robbery, Ava Johnson
 made a confession of the crime last
 Saturday. Thompson was shown to have been a daring and cold
 blooded monster. He was regard
 ed here as q young fellow below
 the average in intellect and not
 particularly bad.
 We started from los Angeles" " said Johnson, ''and went straight on to Roscoe, in q spring wagon drawn by two horses. One was black and the other sorrel. There was no other man with us. Just us two-Thompson and and I. We tied the horses to a stump and waited till the train was due.
 The train came along about Il :50. l made a torch out of brush and signaled to made 1t stop, then Thompson and l broke the lock of the switch, and he threw it as the trair approached. It had slowed ug but did not come to a standstill and as it left the side track some of the cars toppled over.
 Then came the crush. and when I saw what had happned I said to Thompson, "For Gods sake let us get out of this We went little ways and then Thompson spoke By God, we have got them now We can get it anyhow We turn ed back. 1 was armed with a Win chester and revolver. Thompson had a revolver. We met man, made him throw up his hands and took him with us 10 the express car. We used giant powder to blow open the door.
 II walked up and down on each side of the cars and fired my revol- yer once or twice"
 When the money was put in the sack he proposed that he should carry it. Thompson, with an oath, said that the train hands would | have to carry it to the wagon for them. Then they started on the return trip, which he described Being asked if he had heard during -he timo the robbery was going on that men had been hurt, he replied | ,hat he had been told that there was person pinned under the To- And it was then that he asserted that if he had known that such thing was going to happen ne would never have taken part in he robbery.
 He then detailed how he had written a letter to Thompson under he address of Parker, advising lin that he would send Jim 600 Mexican dollars to Tempe, Arizoua, 'n the day following the acreed md the he had actually shipped he coin in s2O rolls on the day announced, in q box to w. s. Pa rker, Tempe It was under tood that either Etzler or Thomp- would receive the cash all right un- Ter that name. This concludes Tohnson's confession which it has ,een so hard to obtain.-Tempe News.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-16
Articles of Incorporation.
 OF THE Alpine Irrigation Company.

Know all men by these presents, that We the undersigned have this day volun- tarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation un- der the laws of Arizona. ARTICLEl.
 We hereby certify that the name of the said corporation is the Alpine Irriga- tion Company.
 ART. II.
 That the purnose for which said Cor poration is-formed, is for the purpose of purchasing, owning, constructing and managing of any water rights, dilchcs or reservoirs wli;h may become the property of the same in the County of Apache, and the Territory of Arizona.
 ART III.
 That the principal office and place of business of said Corporation shall be at the town of Alpine in said County and Territory.
 That the term for which the same shall continue and exist is Twenty-Five years from and after the date of its corpora ton.
 ATT. V.
 That the number of itsdirectors shall be five (5) to be elected annually. That the names and residences of the Board of Directors elected tor the first year are, Joseph N. Haywood, Frederick Hamblin, Joseph s. McFate, Thomas Hatch and Prime T Coleman, of Alpine, Apache County, Arizona Territory
 ART. VI.
 That the officers of said corporation for the conducting the business of the same shall be President, Secretary and Treasurer and the remaining members of the Board of Directors, said officers to be chosen from said Board of Directors, and their terms of office shall be one year from the date of their election said election to be held on the third Monday in Decembe of each and every year, providing that said Board of Directors shall he elected by majority of all the shares of said capital Stock and said di- rectors shall elect said officers.
 ART. VII.
 That the amount of the Capital Stock of said Corporation shall be Ten Thous- and Dollars and the same shall be di- vided into Ten Thousand shares of the par value of one dollar
 ART. VIII.
 That the amount of said Capital Stock which has been actually subscribed is the sum of Two Thousand Eight Hun dred and Sixty Dollars ($2860 % and rhe following are the names of the persons by whom the same has been subscribed Joseph N. Heywood, Frederick Ham, blir, Joseph S. McFate, Thomas Hatch Prime T. Coleman ST, H R. Burk and NJ. O. Jepson.
 ART. XI. In no case shall the individual private of stockholders be liable for the obligation or debts of said Corpora ton.
 In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and gals. This the 9th day of April, A. 1895.
 J. < HETwooD.
 F. lIAMBLIN.
 T. $. MCFARE.
 Y'HoMAs HATCH.
 PRIME T. COLEMAN. OF ARIZONA,
 COUNTY OF APACHE. Before me Jacob Hamblin Justice of the Peace in and for said County of Apa- l che on this day personally appeared J. N. IIeyw ood, Frederick Hamblln, Jos. $. McFate, Thomas Hatch and Prime T Coleman, known to me 10 be the per sons whose names are subscribed to the instrument, ,and acknowledged to me that they execnted the same for the purpose and consideration therein 
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this the 9th day of April, 1895.
 JACOB IIAMBLIN,
 Justice of the Peace.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-16
z DOLLARS
 10 PER DAY 2U Easily Made.

We want many mon, women, boys, and girls is work for us few hours daily, right in and around their own homes. The business is easy, pleasaat, strictly honorable, and pays better than any other offered agents. You have clear field and nc competition. Experience and special ability un- necessary. No capital required. We equip you with everything that you need, treat vou well, and help you to earn ten times ordinary wages. Women do ss well as men, and boys and girls make good pay. Any one, anywhere, can do the work. All succeed who follow our plain and sira- pie directions. Earnest work will surely bring you . great desl of money Everything is new and in great demand. Write for our panphlsf circular, and receive full information. No harm done If you conclude not to go on with the business.
 GEORGE STINsoN & Co.,,
 Box G3S,
 PORTLAND, MAlNg.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
THREE KILLED IN A COLLISION.
A Cannon Bali Express Crashes Into
Freight Train.

Plymouth. \. H, Aug S.-The Cannon
Ball express train smashed into a special
freight just below Plymouth village about
o'clock this morning with frightful re-
suits. Engineer Frank Stevens and Fire
men George 5. Merrill and WI Glines
were killed instantly. The second engineer
jumped and escaped. Several passengers
were seriously injured and fourteen new
freight cars just from the shops We're
stove into pieces, as We're the locomo-
tives.
Plymouth, \. H, Aug S.-The accident
occurred one mile south of here on the
White Mountain division of the Boston
and Maine railroad. The Southbound
Cannon Bali eXjress met on curve. an
extra freight, northbound. The crash was
plainly heard in Plymouth.
The engines were completely dem0lish-
ed both being thrown over a 20-feet en-
bankment and reduced to kindling wood.
The bodies of the dead We're fearfully
mangled and so scalded as to be hardly
recognizable.
The killed are:
Frank Stevens of Lake Port, engineer
of the cannon ball.
George Merrill of LakepOrt, fireman of
the cannon ball.
Henry G. Lines OF Woodsville, fireman Of
AlAt AANi III
Arthur Austin Of Haverhill, a freight
brakeman, is so badly hurt that he Will
probably die
The morning was foggy and the cannon
ball was running thirty-hve miles an
hour. The telegraph and telephone wires
were destroyed for several hundred feet
and all news by wire was cut off.
Engineer Eaton of the freight had been
transferred from the northern to the
White Mountain division, and was learn
ing the road between Concord and Woods
Vile. His escape was miraculous The
first he knew of the affair was a crash,
and the next instant he was crawling from
beneath the wrecked engines on his
hands and knees. Although he is consid-
erably hurt, he is not seriously injured.
The orders for the movement of the two
trains were given by the dispatcher at
Woodsville, and it is not known who
blundered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
STRUCK THE ROCKS AND SANK.
A BRITISH STEAMER GOES DOWN
WITH = LIVES.

Nine OF Her Officers. Five English
Passengers, Forty-Five Chinese
and Eighteen LascarS Make Up the
Dend-A High Sea Running at the
Time of she Disnster and the Crew
Unable 20 Lnunch the Life Boats.
Melbourne, Aug. S.-The British steamer
Catterthun. bound from Sidney for Hong
Kong has been totally wrecked between
Sidney and brisbane. Many lives were
lost
cable dispatches from Melbourne state
that the Catterthun struck on the seal
rocks AT 2.i5 o'clock In the morning and
sunk twenty minutes later The names
of those who are supposed TO have been
lost are: Neil shannon the captain; Mr.
Pinney the first officer; Third Omcer
Lefiier chief Engineer Harper. Second
Engineer Adams. Third Engineer Will
son, Fourth Engineer Wolsten Holmes
Chief Steward Manning and Surgeon An
derson Phipps, thirty Chinese and eight
cen Lascars. The passengers who are sup
posed to be lost are Mesdames Matthias
Loring ana Smith, Miss LorinR, Robert
Frazer and fifteen Chinese steerage pus-
sengers.
At the time the vessel struck a heavy
southwest gale prevailed. The ship con-
tinued on her way. but before many mo-
ments had elapsed IL was found that she
had hole In her bottom and was making
water rapidly She began TO settle and
took on list TO starboard The fires under
her boilers We're soon extinguished and
the vessel was then helpless. She broachod
to and the seas swept over her fore and
aft Every effort made to lower the boats
was baftied by the seas. which swept them
on board after they had been swung out
on the daWtts The port life boat was
washed from the davitts and lost Not
wlthstandlng the dangerous position Of the
ship, which 1t was now seen was doomed.
excellent discipline was maintained.
During an attempt TO lower the star
board cutter "A tremendous sea broke
aboard the steamer, carried away the
cutter and swept from the bridge the cap
tain and chief and second officers and
capt FaUkes. A few minutes later the
starboard boat was lowered and ii pick
ed up Capt Fawkes, who was clinging to
some floating wreckage. Only three
other Europeans were rescued. These
We're Second Mate Lanfear DR. Copeman
and a passenger named Crance, belong
ing to Melbourne. The seal rocks are 10
miles north OF Sydney. The Catterthun
in addition to her generai cargo had on
board H. 900 sovereigns.
The officers OF the Catterthun We're
English and the crew We're Chinese.
London Aug 9. 3 a. ma dispatch
from Melbourne received this evening
says that divers have left there for the
scene of the wreck Of the Chatterhun for
the purpose of recovering the 1000 sover-
eigns in specie on board the steamer.
The dispatch says 1t Is now known that
tho total number of lives lost in the wreck
is fifty-four many Of the Chinese pas
sengers and crew being saved. OF the
Europeans on board only the four pre-
viously mentioned survive.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
CATHOLICS AND THE cuP.
An Enthusiastic Priest From Buffalo
Makes IA Lively speech.

New York, Aug. s-The principal work
of the Catholic Total Abstinence Unions
convention to-day was the hearing Of the
reports The financial report showed a
cash balance on hand
Rev Father Zurecher of Buffalo created
a great sensation in presenting the report
of his union. 1--WE have come 10 the con-
cIusion in Buffalo" said her. chat tho
only way 10 lift up the Catholic people 10
total abstinence is TO convert the entire
nation and let them carry up the Cath
olic people with them. We cannot con-
vert Catholics individually. We have az
so come 10 the conclusion that We re-
ceive very little help from our Catholic
newspapers"
Here Father Zurecher produced a news
paper and read an advertls s4mcnt. "LoON, P"
said he. here is an advertisement for
pure rye whisky and ia the next col
umn there is a picture Of Cardinal Glib
bous."
There was great laughter at this re-
mark.
Father Zurecher produced another Cath
Ollie newspaper and looked over the ad-
vertisements. Here is another adver-
tisement" said he eXcitedly. FOR pure rye
whisky. and right opposite it Us the picture
OF the most Reverend Archbishop Ire
The hall was IN roar of laughter as
Father Zurecher was speaking He paced
up and down the platform eXcitedly and
did not seem to mind the sensation he was
creating.
Continuing he went on to say that the
Catholic church In America loses 50,OU
members annually sacrihceI TO drink.
while the total abstinence membership was
only 65 COO
I'VE are told to go slow" he exclaimed
in conclusion. Yes 90 slow till we die
! want 10 extend the right hand of fell
lowship to Theodore Roosevelt He is a
man you ana l ought 10 be proud or You
do not know how it is. Here you are
treated with respect but il Is not 80 in
other cities. And If Mr.. Roosevelt asks
you TO help him in enforcing the Sunday
closing law do so in the name of God and
temperance"
The reports all showed O steady and
healthy growth in membership.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
TWO WOMEN STABBED.
Their AsSaIInnt an Italinn Madden
ed by JcnIousy.

New York. Aug. S-A double tragedy
was enacted on the sidewalk in front of
No. 3oJ East Eighty-clghth street. at five
minutes before l. o'clock to-day. when an
italian stabbed two women repeatedly
with a stiIetto. indicting wounds from
which both viii probably die. The cow
ardly assassin is Felipe Giampata, q
years old. a shoemaker His victims are
Kate Wells. Is years old, and his sister,
Rosa. q years old. The sisters We're walk
ing down East Eighty-eighth street on
the way to their home. while Giampata,
who was I'm hiding in the vesuhule Of 30
awaited them with murder ip his heart.
In his hand he held stiletto. eight inches
in length, made from q piece OF quarter
inch steel. sharpened 90 a needle point and
placed IN an awl handle
As the two women reached the stoop
OF the house Giampta s0rang from his
hiding place with shout and curse, and,
scizing Kate by the throat plunged the
stiletto into her left breast near the heart.
The wounded woman screamed ia agony
and her sister shrieked for help. with
drawing the stilleuo. which had sunk TO
the hilt in the wOman's breast, the muir
dcrer plunged it again and again into his
helpless victim, accompanying each dead
ly stroke with a curse.
Giampta having wreaked his demoniac
wrath on Kate turned TO Rosa, who stood
paralyzcd with fear, and, seizing her 10y
the throat. drove the keen weapon into
her body over and over again He was
plying the weapon on the women when
George Hohenstein seized his arm. Then
he turned on Hohenstein and struck at
him with mis- knife but fortunately with
out wounding him. Hohenstein then loos-
ened his hold and Giampta started away
on a run. Before he reached the corner
he was taken into custody by Policeman
Lidel
Kate was betrayed by Glampata two
years ago and lived with him for time
but finally left him and would not re-
turn In revenge he attempted her life
to-day. and probably succeeded, as her
wounds are likely to prove fatal. The sis
ter, Rosa, may recover but her wounds
nrn NerN aarinna
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-09
FLOORS FALL.
WorISmen Killed by the Collapse OF
the Interior of building.

MOrkmen ktiieu Dy the AOiihphe oA
the Interior of building.
New York. Aug S.-The middle section
OF the big unfinished S-story building on
the northeast corner OF West Third and
South Fifth avenue fell down shortly be-
fore noon to-day. The whole interior
OF the building was wrecked.
A number OF workmen were buried IN
the wreck Eighty-odd men were working
in the building The great majority es-
capped one was taken out dead. and
four injured, but alive. dozen or more
are missing. All Of the dead, injured ana
missing were workmen, plasterers. car
penters and electrical fittings men.
The accident was caused by the over
loading of the floors in the center section
of the building. The wrecked building
Is conspicuous in the landscape to travel
ers on the Sixth avenue elevated railroad
all the way down 10 Grand street, its yell
low brick walls towering above the sur
rounding structures. Its walls stand yet,
but the entire interior OF the structure
is gone. All the wreckage is inside the
walls. and none Of it reached the street.
The house has been rooted over only a
few weeks. 1t stood eight stories high
John Ireland. a real estate dealer, Is the
owner of the structure. He gave out the
contract for building IL TO John II. Parker.
Policeman Livingstone, the first man to
reach the building dragged out three men,
and was working on the fourth story
when some wreckage shifted and fell
upon him, seriously injurng him.
1t was said at the scene Of the disaster
that the cause was the overlooking Of the
sixth floor with plaster and building ma
terial John II. Parker, the builder of the
fallen building, and Teford Silbick, his
foreman, were placed under arrest
New York, Aug. 8, p. mat o'clock
this evening Charles Peterson. an cleo
trical filter. was taken out of the rubbish
dead. Charles Smith, another electrical
workman, was taken out alive. but badly
mangled and died on his way to the hos
pital Seven badly injured workmen were
sent to the hospital, but none Of the
seven are likely to die. Ten men are still
missing and are supposed TO be under the
debris. Soon after the accident a gang
Of sixty men were put to work overhaul
ing the ruins and the work will be finish
ed by electric light during the night. II
Will not be completed, it is believed, un-
til noon tomorrow. Contractor Parker
and Jeffords Sellick, the foTemen Of the
work. who we're arrested on the charge
OF causing the death of John Burke, were
subsequently released on $4,000 bail each.