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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
DON'T DO IT!

The proposition to have the Railroad Commissioners elected by the people is one upon which the Convention should set the mark of its disapproval in terms which cannot be misunderstood. A determined effort is beng made to get a clause of that kind into the new
 Constitution, and those who oppose it will have need for all their vigilance and influence, if they defeat 1t.
 One of the reasons for a new Consti- tuition which has been proclaimed and reiterated in every nook and corner of Alabama is the desire and determi- nation to purify and elevate our poli- tics. That has been a prominent fea- ture in all the speeches and editorials that have been sent out to the people, and the people are expecting the Con-
 vention to live up to that purpose. God knows we have had enough venal- ity and corruption in our elections to sicken the very souls of all lovers of good government, and to cause the hearts of all good people to quake over what the future may have in store.
 If the delegates to the Convention are really in earnest in their desire to elevate our politics. let them not make the mistake of adding new and pow erful factor to those which already poison the elective franchise in Ala bama. It is no reflection on the rail- road corporations of Alabama, nor on the men who compose those corpora tions. to say that they will look out for their own interests. It is not ma ligning or misrepresenting them to as- sume and to say that whenever it be- comes to their interest to do so, they will enter politics with all the power and influence they possess. and will go in to win.
 Every reader of The Advertiser knows that at each session of the Gen. eral Assembly the charge is openly made that there is a railroad lobby on hand to look after the interests of the roads and to see that no harmful legis- lation goes through. Whether these charges are exaggerated, or whether the railroads would use any unfair means to carry out their desires, are matters of little moment. We all know that the people profess to look with suspicion on the visit of a railroad at torney to the Capitol, when the Legis- lature is in session.
 Now. let 1t become the law to elect the Commissioners by the people, and what must we look for? We are not afraid to say that the railroads of Ala bama would use all their power and influence to elect men who would be most favorable to them, and to defeat men whom they have reason to believe would in any sense be unfavorable to them. We do not fear to predict that the railroads of Alabama would use in- fluence. favors and money to defeat any man of whom they were suspicious, or to elect men whom they could con trol. We do not consider that we are slandering the corporations at all when we charge that to put the election of the Commissioners before the people will be one of the very worst blows that eQuld he RtEVch Gt -nuTa elections.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

Speaking of the difference between cities and practices in Europe and this county The New York Times says:
 If the Mayor of Glasgow were believed capable of using his official influence Tor the profit of himself or his friends, he would never have an opportunity to re- peat the crime. Here we promote our thieves from one high station to another, with full knowledge of their dlsnonesty, and the only check we can impose TUT our own protection is to limit their op- portunities of loot.
 We presume The Times had in mind the action of the Mayor of Phlladel- phsa who lately signed away. without price, franchises for which the city had been offered two and half million dollars by John Wannamaker. We say without price," but that refers only to the absence of money paid to the city and the people for these iran chises. We think 1t impossible that there lives a human being so simple as to imagine that the Mayor would have alienated such valuable street franchises. unless he was literally paid for 1t. Any one with a very limited and superficial knowledge of Phiiadel- phia's municipal government md ofn- cials will not need to be told that some body was we'll paid for the granting and approval of the ordinances which gave the use of the streets to certain corporations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

sth day of January, 1861. and 1t vas first sung on the night following in the Spengler Theatre by it's author, Harry Mccarthy well-known comedian of antebellum days. Colonel J. l.. Power. Misslssippi's venerable Secretary of State. vouches for the truth of this version of the song. and he put it into type for the first time from the ar- thors manuscript, afterward printing 1000 copies for Mccarthy. According to Colonel Power. the author obtained his inspiration from the secession con- vention. which, on the 9th day of January, formally withdrew Mississippi from the Union. Mccarthy was in the hall when the vote was taken on the ordinance of secession. at the ccn- clusion of which a blue flag, made of silk and with a white star in the center, was presnted to President W. s. Barry by Ms. Homer Smythe, and 1t was waved aloft by President Barry as "the first flag of the young re- public" Six months later the song was printed in shet music form by A. E. Blackmar of New Orleans, and dedi- cated to General Albert Pike.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
TUsKEaEE.

Tuskegee. June 2s.-(SpeciaD-Capt M. H. Hurt, O. s. Lewis, H. H. Curt right and Dr. Corine Laslie are at- tending a house party in La Grande, Ga, this week at the home of Mr. Tru- lit. the Georgia cotton buyer.
 July is the date on which the dis pensary is to be put into operation in Tuskegee. The Commissioners are making every preparation to open on that date while on the other hand the bars will continue to run. The mat ter will doubtless go into the courts for final settlement.
 During the dullness of the summer Tuskegee continues to make some im- provements. IA new brick store and the dwelling house of Mir. H. P. Mer- Till are in the course of erection.
 The Macon Guards are drilling and getting in shape for the encampment in Eufala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
AGAIN CHANGES HANDS.
The Russellville Headlight Sold to
 A, W. Smith,

Russeflville. June 26.-(Special.) )-Af. ter a varied existence of about ninety days The Headlight has again changed hands and is now the property of Mir A. W. Smith. The paper was founded by Clements and Thompson. two prac- tical printers. who ran it for two months when Thompson sold out to Clements. Clements kept the bark afloat for probably thirty days longer and in turn sold to A. w. Smith. MT. Smith is citizen of Franklin County, and has had some experience in a printing office.
 The trustees of the Russellville High School met yesterday to consider plans for school building but as some of the designs have not been received. the matter was postponed a few days.
 MT. Stephen Reeves and Miss Moore. both of this town were married Sum- day. Mir. Reeves is 57 years of age. while the bride is 25. The wedding was a quiet home affair and was a surprise to many.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
THEY BEGIN TO SEE IT.

The Chattanooga Times very perti- vocates to show when. where and how protection has benefited the South. We predict that they will not do it except by glittering generalizations and claims without foundation. The truth is. the best and most observing statesmen in the Republican ranks are beginning to realize that the infant industries" racket has been very badly over-work- ed. and that the time has come for a halt if not a reversal.
 The attempt to laugh Congressman Babcock and his tariff revision out of court has proven a failure, as some of the tariff advocates are finding out. It Is not expected that the Republicans will come to the Democratic doctrine of tariff for revenue only, nor is it a question between protection and free trade. As The Indianapolis Journal somewhat gingerly puts it, the ques- tion is as to whether or not the time has come so to modify some of the du- ties as to apply better to the changed conditions
 That is putting it very mildly, but coming as 1t does from a Republican paper which has heretofore been a con- sistent defender of the theory and prac- tice of protection. it is pointed enough to be significant. It shows that Re- publicans are either becoming con- vinced of the injustice of the present tariff laws or are getting their eyes open to the fact that the Party can no longer hope to succeed by adhering to those laws. Either way points to tar
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
Edwards-Peters

Sylacauga, June 26.-(Special.)- Ross Edwards and Miss Ada Peters were united in marriage at the First Baptist Church yesterday evening at s:30 o'clock. Rev. A. E. Burns. officia- ting. The church was beautifully dec orated in colors of white and green. Five couples served as attendants. MT. Edwards Is a young business man of Childersburg.
 Miss Peters is a young lady of many sweet and rare accomplishments. They left for their new home in Childers- burg today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
The 'TBonnie Blue Flag

New Orleans Times-Democrat.
 A recent issue of the Confederate Veteran publishes a version of the Bonnie Blue Flag" and claims that 1t was hI st sung in a New o. leans theatre in 1861. Every once in a while some new claimant to the authorship of this sonf, or some new version of the melody, Is presented to the public, none of the former having any founda- ton in fact or reason. It Is a fact not generally known that the song was written in the city of Jackson on the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
A KNorTY QUESTION.

Tn The Kansas City Journal we find this:
 In the Teachers Institute at osage City arl instructor asked for the plural of gall lows A smart young man answered, 'sgal1uses," and an earnest young woman said, 'suspenders." By the way, can you give the plural of gallows!
 That is one of the knots in our de- lightful language which nobody is able to smooth over. There are many of them. and the philologists and gram marians worry over them no little. Webster says that the word gallows ''etymologically and historically consid- cred. is a noun in the plural number, but is used as singular" In other words although 1t is a plural word, 1t is used as a singular, which is a kind of paradox. Another authority tells us that a gallows "is one of a pair of braces used to hold the brooches up," but nowadays the two<of them are generally fastened together, so that combination doesn't work. Might as we'll say that one blade of a pair of scissors is "a scissors" There's no sense in, that example, and no more in the other.
 Webster also tells us that the plural of the word may be gallows or gall 1owses. and we'd like to know how much information we get out of that deIiverance. It leaves us where we started. but it is a way that the dic- tionary makers have in dealing with troublesome questions. They present two horns of the dilemma and virtual ly. tell you to impale yourself on the one you prefer. That is poor comfort, but it is about the best they can do for words like the one in question, which is gallows or gallowses and is singular or plural, just as cne prefers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
FORTUNE FOR EDNA HOPPER.
Actress Inherits More Than $500, 900
 by Her Mothers Death.

San Francisco Special.
 By the death on Saturday of her mother. Mrs. Josephine Wallace Duns- muir, Edna Wallace Hopper inherits a fortune variously estimated at from $500 900 to $1,0o0,0O0. Mrs. Dunsmuir died of typhoid fever after an illness of two weeks. Her daughter was sum- moned from New York several days ago, and is expected to arrive tomor- row. The marriage of Mrs. Wallace to Alexander Dunsmuir. the coal mag nate, who owned the Wellington and other big colleries on Vancouver Is- land, was kept secret for years. When Dunsmuir died he left his prop erty to his widow. Mrs. Dunsmuir's will will probably be probated before the heiress return to the East. The daughter inherlts practically all of the estate.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
Fire Near Troy.

Troy. June 25.-(Special.) - Last night jut before midnight the old Car lisle residence located about two miles south of the city, was consumed by fire. The residence and farm on which it was located belongs to MT. J. M. was valued at about $500. It has not been learned whether there was any in surance. The fire is thought to have been incendiary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

The probable expression which the czar uSgd. or thought. when he learned that his fourth offspring was a girl, reminds us of the exclamation of an old Indian chief which gave name to an important city Of the great North west. Several female children had been born to him and he was anxious for a male heir. When his friends heard that he Nwas again a father. one of them sought him out and asked him of the result. 'Ugh!" grunted her, "She boy ag'in!" and that is the way tradition says the city of Sheboygan. Wis, re- ceived its name. We don't know what kind of a name the Czar would have
 built up out of an expression of his disappointment. but no doubt it would
 haye been something fearful .-u-.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

There is no earthly reason xny the Convention should legislate for or against corporations of any kind. They are part of our industrial life and they should be treated with impartial and exact justice. Let them have the same treatment that is accorded to individ- uals and to other industries. put for the sake of the good name of the peo- pie of Alabama and for the sake of that elective purity which we are all ad- vocating. do not invite the railroads to invade the ballot-box!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
JUNE s7, 1901.

retary: William Petry. Treasurer: I. O. Adams. J. B. Stewart. William Petry, E. D. Corker, Trustees. Mt. Sinai Encampment also elected the following officers: E. D. Corker, c. P.: I. o. Adams. H. P; J. K. Sams. s. w.: l. B. Stewart, J. w.; c. P. s. Daniel. Scribe; T. A. Davis, Treasurer.
 The citizens have subscribed sums amounting to s75 per month towards having the streets of the city sprinklsd daily this summer. -..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

Some peculiarities of Cherokee. Indi- an Territory, nomenclature is shown by the announcement in a recent issue of The Cherokee Advocate of the death of Senator Bull Frog, one of Going Snake Districts most substantial citi- xens."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

Answering the question. What shall we do with our ex-Presidents?" The Columbus Enquirer-Sun says:
 We have only one and as he is behaving himself in a reasonably iaw-abiding man ner. there is no occasion to resort to violent measures.
 But our contemporary must know that there are numbers of reasonably law w-abiding men who would like to see the great Democrat lynched.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
A Great Charity for Montgomery.
Birmingham Age-Herald:

bITIIIIIE
 The Montgomery residence of the late Bishop Coadjutor Jackson of the Epis- copal Diocese of Alabama has been sold to the Sisters of Charity as a site for their proposed splendid hospital in that city, the price paid by the Sisters being $23.000. The sale was by auction to the highest bidder. under a decree of the Probate Court of Montgomery county,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

Harper's Bazaar says Southern breakfast of waffies and fried chicken is delicious and may be indulged in once during the summer without dan ger. If that writer could once test such breakfast properly prepared, all thought of danger would be sent sdrift and the indulgence would be repeated as often as the pocket could stand it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

They are making a great bother in Vienna just now over the reported loss of Mozart's skull. but we guess the great composer isn't losing any sleep over the matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27
Odd Fellows Elect Officers.

Eufaula, June 26.-(Special)-A a regular meeting of Eufaula Lodge No. Il. I. o. o. F., last night, the follow ing officers were elected for the ensu- ing term: J. B. Stewart, N. G.; L. H. Brassell, V. G.; c. P. s. Daniel, Sec
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

If revision. and the Republicans must take the lead in that revision or suffer for their refusal to heed the evident and palpable tendency of events.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

To be dreaming of the music of the spheres and be awakened by the blare of the fruit peddler's horn is calcu- lated to jar a person.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-27

It really looks as if Mir. Grosvenor executed masterly sneak out of that reported interview.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-14

stock, as wei as the pubae generally. Accordingly they have authorized the 1 following, with the assurance that spc- cial care has been obs rved to avoid exaggeration in every detail, and give only the exact facts. This assurance
 coming from these well known gentleI men is quite sufficient to satisfy those acquainted with their characters aad high standing in this community. For the benefit of others. however it may
 be added that they are both old resi- dents of Jerome, and men In whom
 their frien6s and acquaintarees have
 found reason to place implicit confi-
 GSnce MT. Mitchell. who is a metal
 lurgist of many years experience, is
 the present superintendent of the Unit
 cd Verde Copper company's shelter
 MT. Cordiner is a member of the firm
 of Hoover & Cordiner. prcprietors Of
 the Fashion saloon in Jerome. and has
 had much practical experience in min
 ing:
 The properties of the Altar Copper Mining company consists of two groups comprising lSS pertenenc.as, or about 2i5 acres, all under patent from the Mexican government. Ths Montana Verdi group which contains 62 psrten- encias. or about 155 acres. Is situated three niles from the Altar river and about 40 miles nOrthwesterly from San- ta Ana. town on the Sonora railway. 65 miles south Of Noga!es. It is easily accessible from Santa Ana by a splendil wagon road, and the cost of freighting to and from that point is only sl0 per ton in Mexican money. or s5 in gold. The town of Altar. the ssat of the district. is 23 miles distant in a south westerly direction from the group, by an equally good road. The altitude at the Montana Verdi is about 2OOO feet above sea level. Along the Altar river. within a few mics of the prop erty. are number of productive ranches and T couple of flour mills. The face Of the country on and in the vicinity of the group may be said 10 be mountainous. though the mountains are not high or steep. and resemble more rolling hills There is an abuni- | ance of timber suitable for both fuel | and mine tlmbering within easy dis tance and accessible by wagon. The | Afar'river is perennial stream. hay | ing good How of never-failing water, |
Arizona republican., 1901-08-14
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
 of the JEI-M- -CURLEW MINING COMPANY

Know All Men by these Presents
 That w, whose hands are hereunto af-
 fixed. do hereby associate ourselves to-
 gether for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Ter ritory of Arizona and to that end make
 the following statement:
 FIRST: The names of the Corpora
 tors are: w. r. Stockdill. w. R. Smith, C. R. Tutte, all of Minneapolis,
 Minn.. and the name of the Corpora ton shall be Jem Curlew Mining Com pany The principal pace in which the business of said Corporation within the Territory of Arizona Is to be trans acted is Phoenix, Marlcopa, County. Arizona, and the princlpa! place of business of said Corporation outside the Territory of Arizona shall be the City of Minneapolis in the State of Minnesota, or such other place as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct
 SECOND: The general nature of the business proposed to be transacted by this Corporation Is as follows. to-wit
 To purchase. lease, bond, locate or otherwise acquire. own, exchange. sell or otherwise dispose of. pledge, mort gage. hypothecate and deal in mines, claims. oil lands. mineral lands. oil, gas, asphaltum, petroleum, water and water rights. and to work. mine, explore and develop the same: to do a general real estate and mercantile business; to own handle and control letters patent and inventions: to bor- deeds of trust to secure the same. and in general to do all things necessary to the proper conduct of the business of this corporation In the Territory and elsewhere, not inconsistent with the .aws of the United States and the Ter ritory of Arizona.
 THIRD: The authorized amount of capital stock of this Corporation shall be Five Million dollars $5, 1000. 000), di- vided into Five Million shares of the par value of one dollar ($l.00) each. At such time as the Board of Directors may by resolution direct. said capital stock shall be paid into this Corpora ton either in cash or by the sale and transfer to it of real or personal prop erty for the uses anc purposes of said Corporation. in payment for which shares of the capital stock of said Cor-s poraticn may be issued. and the capital stock so. Issued shall thsrsupon and
Arizona republican., 1901-08-14

executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Of- ficial Seal, at my office in the (SeaD said State and County, the day and year last above wit ten.
 JESSE VAN VALKENBURG,
 Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. 23, 1903. Territory of Arizona,
 County of Maricopa, ss. l, E. r. McFall. County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid. hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy with the original Articles of Incorporation of the Jelm- Curlew Mining Company fled and recorded in my office on the 18th day of August, 1901 in Book No of Art. of Incorp. at Page m and that the same is a full, true and correct copy of such original and of the whole thereof.
 Witness my hand and seal of (SeaD office this 12th day of Au- gust, 1901.
 R. r. MFALL,
 County Recorder. By A. s. ARTHUR,
 Deputy. Filed in the office of the Secretary of the Territory of Arizona this 18th day of August, A. D., 1901. at 2 D. m.
 ISAAC T. STODDARD.
 Secretary of Arizona.
Arizona republican., 1901-08-14

thereb become and be fully paid up and non-assessable.
 FOURTH: The time of the com mencement of this Corporation shall be the date of the filing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the Secretary of Arizona, and the termina- tion thereof shall be twenty-five years thereafter.
 FIFTH: The affairs of this Corpora tion shall be conducted by a Board of Five Directors, who shall be elected Corporation.
 SIXTH: The highest amount of in- debte6ness or liability, direct or con- tingent, to which this Corporation is at any time subject shall be Two Hun dred Thousand dollars (s200.000).
 SEVENTH: The private property of the stockholders of this Corporation shall be exempt from corporate debts of any kind whatsoever.
 Tn Witness Whereof. We have here unto set our hands and seals this sixth day of August, 1901.
 w. F. STOCKDILL, (SeaD
 w. R. SMITH (SeaD
 c. k. FUTILE, (SeaD State of Minnesota,
 County of Hennepin, ss.
 On this sixth day of August. in the year 19O1 before me, Jesse Van Walk enburg, notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, residing therein, duly commissioned and sworn. personally appeared w. F. Stockdill, w. R. Smith and c. R. Futile, known to me to be the persons described in. whose names are subscribed to. and who executsd the annexed instrument, and they acknowledged to me that they
Arizona republican., 1901-08-14
THE ALTAR COPPER MINING
 COMPANY.
Trom .he Jerome Mining News,

drom the Jerome Mining News)
 Since the return of Messrs. Robert Mitchell and Arthur Cordiner from their visit to the properties of the Altar Mining Company in Altar dis tiict. Sonora, Mexico. so many inquir- les have been directed to them concern inG the results of their investigations that they have decided to give out for publication statement of what they saw and learned for the information of thoss who purchased the first issue of