Arizona republican., 1895-06-28
FOR SALE. A Personal in the Ari- zona Daily Gazette For the Settlement of an Intestinal Affair. A Scrap of Territorial Political
 History.
An Incident Which Led to the DI- vision of House Against
 Itself.

That there has been serious dissen- sion among the stockholders of the Arizona Gazette company for the last two months has been an open secret.
 It was kind of dissension that ad- mitted of no compromise. It must be 8 fight to the death. On one side was Editor John o. Dun bar, who possessed the important advantage of being on the inside. On the other were W. T. Smith and J. L. B. Alexander.
 All this trouble grew out of the late investigation made with the end in view of inducing certain we'll known gentlemen at Washington to send a new governor to Arizona. Before Gov ernor Hughes had been fairly we'll seated in his chair The Gazette began to urge the propriety of oustlng him. That was one thing upon which the editor, the stockholders and every body connected with The Gazette down to the smooty "devil" were agreed.
 But the Gazette's fight upon the ad- ministration is a matter of the politi- cal history of Arizona known and read of all men. So are numerous exciting incidents and contingencies.
 Since early in the present year the Gazette has been ''laying low" De- casionally a solid shot would be fired across the bows of the ship of the ter ritorv.
 When the Olive investigation began the Gazette neither by g.ord nor sign in- timated how it wished it to turn out. Its silence was surprise to those who thought the old fight was still on. But Messrs. Smith and Alexander made up in activity against the administration for the Gazette's seeming apathy and still people wondered why broadside was not fired at an opportune moment The investigation went on and Messrs Smith and Alexander with other Jack. sonian Dem ocrats, were busy in mar, shaling evidence against the governor
 At last there came time when g link was wanted in the chain of evi dence concerning certain point. MT Smith had supplied one link and MT Dunbar was expected to furnish the other. He went into the investigation and cut the chain in two.
 The dissension in the Arizona Ga zette Publishing company began rlght there and at that instant. Nobody seems to have tried to mend matters | Though there was personal friendli ness between Messrs. Smith and Alex ander on one side and Editor Dun bal on the other, there appeared from time to time in the editorial columns arti cles refecting in one way or an other upon MT. Smith, the presi dent of the company. It was blair that both sides regarded it al finish fight and that both were eager for the last round.
 Messrs. Smith and Alexander claimed 8 controlling interest in the stock. MT Dun bar set up similar claim. Thii | feature of the dispute was one which could have been easily settled bu there was another person to be con sidered, Col. Wm. Christy of the Vallel bank, a mortgagee of the Gazette com pany to the amount of $10,677 30. Int mortgage was given in Novem Der, 1893 and covered everything appertaining tt the company from its good will to th' shooting sticks, column rules ant quoins.
 Col. Christy could not be drawn int the contest and though he was not re garded as peacemaker, he certainly prevented the finale of the fight. was understood that the result, though would depend upon whatever cours the mortgagee would eventually pursue
 Some time on Wednesday night { placard was posted on the front of Tn 1 Gazette office announcing that tn, paper was for sale. It was a plain pla card without any suggestion of mortgagee's sale.
 Yesterday morning there appeared il the advertising columns of The Gazett 8 more explanat,ry notification of sale It was signed by Col. Christy. Tn sale will occur on July s, and so far a the mortgagee is concerned 1t is ex pected to result in the satisfaction of balance of $6, 700 due on the mortgage
 Col. Christy was seen with regard to the foreclosure. He said it had Il, especial reference to the dispute be tween the stockholders, a matter il which he had no interest. Nor did h believe that either party to the disput had been gwen any advantage by hi action.
 Mir. Dunbar, he said, had some tim ago requested him to foreclose in orde to bring about settlement of the dis pute. MT. Smith at first was unwillin to settle 1t in that way but had latel