The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-21
. DEPOT AT DECATUR
RAILROAD COMMISSION ORDERS
 ITS CONSTRUCTIONS.
Preliminary Arrangement for Opera tion of State Cotton Mill at Speigners-Budget of News
 From the Capitol.

The Alabama RallrOad COmmlSSlOn held it's regular weekly meeting yester- day and transacted considerable routine business. A number of citizens of Decatur were given an interview by the Commission and presented argu- ment in favor of Union depot at that point.
 It will be remembered that Hon. !. V. Smith, President of the Commits sion and MT. Virgil Griffin, secretary. visited Decatur last week and inspect ed the depot accommodations there.
 As result of the meeting yesterday the Commission has notified the Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad and the Southern Railway that the depot &C., comodations at Decatur must be im- proved within ninety days. It Is thought that the railroad companies will begin the construction Of an adequate Union depot at that point.
 The Railroad Commission also had under consideration complaint from a manufacturing concern in Alabama City with reference to railroad freight rates on coal from the Birmingham district to that point. It is claimed
 
 Action on this matter was postponed. Orders Issued by Adjutant General.
 By order of he Governor. Colonel W. W. Brandon, Adjutant General. yesterday issued a special order for an election to be held in Company D. The Montgomery True Blues for the posi- tion of Captain, the term of the present commanding officer. Captain c. E. Anderson having expired.
 The Adjutant General. by direction of the Governor, has accepted the resig- nation of First Lieutenant Edwards of Company H of the 3rd infantry, located at Bessemer. An election has been ordered to fill the vacancy.
 New Teachers Passed.
 The State Board of Examiners yes terday passed favorably upon the papers of the following teachers:
 Dale County-Allie Garner, J. E. ell G. w. Trotter, J. A. Draughon, Miss J. B. Gillis, w. c. Searcy, T. w. Nixon.
 Etowah County-Fannie Cobb, T. A. McDaniel. I. N. Morris, Carrie M. Berry Rosa Honea, H. W. Stovall, Lula Logan. w. T. Wilson. Mamie L. Jelks. B. E. Berry, Anna Crump.
 The State Cotton Mill.
 MT. Henry Clark, son of MT. J. A. A. w. Clark, of Augusta, Ga., who re- gently made a contract with the Con- vict Beard for lease of the State Cot ton Mill at Seigners, was in Mont gomery yesterday. He went to Speig- ners in the afternoon for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for the operation of the mill.
 F c n begin payinp to the State from July 1st, but he is allowed to begin his pre- liminary arrangements as early as he may desire. It is expected that the mill will begin operating about Au- gust 1st.
 The State Convict Board will meet in regular session at the Capitol to- day.
 pr. Shirley Bragg, Physician Con- vict Inspector, has returned from Manistee Monroe County where he went upon instructions of Governor Stanford to investigate reported cruel ty to convicts leased by the State to Jennings Bros. He will submit his re- port to the Governor within few days.
 Minor Appointments.
 Appointments were announced at the Executive Department yesterday as follows:
 Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace-C. c. Stamps, beat 20, Jeffer- son County; H. b. faft, beat 2, Clarke County; William N. Cook, beat 5, Wilcox County.
 Constable-W. G. Brownlow. beat b. Wilcox County.
 Notary Public-Joel W. Goldsby. Mo- bile.
 Frank Miller, the notorious Bir- mingham criminal, who is sentenced to be hanged June 2S, has filed peti- tion for clemency with governor oam- A~1