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but this was to be expected and is
but another evidence of the need of
an exchange which will investigate
and list meritorious properties. II
the property of any man or comp
any is alright, they will court in
vestigation and publicity On. the
othe" hand, those who are promot-
ing worthless companies only want
the publicity which they themselves
obtain through wild statements
sent out through prospectuses and
the press. The sooner this element
can be driven out and replaced by
men who mine on conservative
lines like any other business, the
quicker the country will advance.
AS it now is, if an eastern invest
or wishes to purchase stock in ten
different companies having proper
tv in this section. he must write to
ten different men in different parts
of the country to purchase the same,
and the only information he OBJ
tains is from the companies them
selves, which is often wildly exag-
gerated. With a stock exchange at
Prescott, investors could obtain
stocks in fifty companies through
one man, and with the certainty
that his information concerning
each company was reliable.
The establishment of Mining
Stock Exchange at Prescott means
more for the mining int, 7 sts OF
Yavanai County and central Ari-
zona than any other one step ever
taken. BY all means let us have it.
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THREE COMPARTMENT
SHAFT STARTED
Work Started the Main Working Shaft the Orc Grande 1000
Feet from Present ShafForce Being Increased Fast
Room is Made Nick Garcia Secures Contract

The Orc Grande has let a cont
ract to Nick Garcia to sink their
big three compartment working
shaft north one thousand feet from
the present workings and force OF
men has been put to work sinking.
Three shifts are being workrd on
the new shaft, WHICH with the men
employed by the company in the
workings first started makes about
fifty men employed at the mine.
The shaft now being sunk Will be
the permanent working shaft and
the mill will be erected between 1T
and the workings further down the
hill, where the company is doing
most of it's work. When sufficient
depth is attained, Il large double
drum hoist will be installed on the
working shaft. Before that time,
however, it is probable that the
gasoline hoist now on the 300 foot
shaft will be moved to the three
compartment working shaft and q
larger one placed on the present
workings. Later on, when the
double drum hoist is installed, the
small hoist will be moved from
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place to place about the property
for the purpose of prospecting.
Streets are being graded at the
big gold camp and with the ad-
ditional men Hempleyed and build
ings soon to be erected, the camp is
rapidly taking on an appearance
of permanency. Mr.. VIM. e. DEITY,
who has lately completed his cx-
animation of the property, advises
the continuation OF the north drift
on the 1OO-foot level in the pres
ent workings until the working
shaft is reached; also considerable
other prospecting and development
work before reduction works are
erected, as the body of ore being
opened up is 50 extensive that no
small plant could handle it. From
this it will be seen that it is very
probable that it will be several
months before anything will be
done towards ercctinga mill Mean
time the development work will be
pushed as rapidly as men and
money can do it, and the force Will
be increased from time to time as
fast as room can be made for the
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Amendment
to the
Articles Of Incorporation
Of the
IDAHO CONSOLIDA
COPPER MINES COM
PANY
., T.
Amend ment
NJ

KNOW ALL MEN By THESE PRESENTS;
That at meeting of the directors and stock
holders of the Idaho Consolidated Copper
Mines Company, held at the Office OF the Com
panp i'll the City OF New York. on the 2Sth day
OF January 1902 the following amendment tn
the Articles OF Incorporation was passed by
majority vote of the directors and stockhold,
OF said company:
"RESOLVED, that Article Two of the Art
icics of incorporation OF the Idaho Consoli~
dated Copper Mines Company is hcrebyamend-
ed to read as follows:
ARTICLE H.
The name of this corporation Shall he the
Arizona Gold-Copper Mines Company"
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we the President
and Secretary respectively of the suid corpor.
alton have hercunto set our hands and seals
this 18th day OF February, 1902
a.. C. Frank Hathaway
President
VIM. II. II. Osborne,
Secretary.
State OF New York,
City and County OF New York
On this the 18th day OF February A. d. 1902.
before me, Jacob n Dimant, Commissioner OF
Deeds, in and ior the City and County aforesaid
personally appeared G. Frank Hathaway, Pres
ident. and VIM. II. II. Osborne Secretary OF
the Idaho consolidated Copper Mines Com
pany. who are known to me to be the Prrsi-
dent and SecretaryOf said company, and to be
the persons whose names are subscribed to
the foregoing instrument, End who duly ack-
nowedged to me that they executed the same
freely and voluntarily and for the purposes
and uses therein mentioned
In Witness Whereof. haye hcreunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal, at my office,
the day and year first abovc-written.
(Seal9 Jacob y. Dimant.
COMMISSIONS. of Deeds City of New York
State OF New York,
County of New York
|, Thomas L. Hamilton. Clerk ofth4 County
of New York, and also Clerk OF the &upreme
Court for said County. the same being u Gourt
of Record, Do Hereby Certify, that Jacob n
Dimant, whose name is subscribed to the Ger
tificatc of Proof or Acknowledgement of the
annexed instrument. and thereon written, was
ut the time OF taking such proof acknowl-
edgement, Commissioner of Deeds in and for
The City of New York, dwelling in the said
City, commissioned and sworn and duly auth,
Orized to take the same. And further, that I
am well acquainted with the handwriting OF
such Commissioner, and verify believe that
the signature to the said Certificate of Proofrrs
Acknowledgement is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hero
unto set my haad and affixed the seal of said
Court and County the 26th day of Febr 1902
(Scal) Thos l., Hamilton, Clerk
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TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
Gn,1nA,. - AT ninn ,

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.
County OF MaricofA ~
l, b. F. McFall. County Recorder in ana for
the County and Territory aforesaid, hereby
certify that the within instrument was filed
for record al 3:04 O'Clock. P. NJ, on this day
of Mar 1902 and duly recorded in Book No. Q OF
Interpretations, Records of Maricopa Cou:ltS,
Arizona
Witness my nand and official seal the dsy
and year first above written.
(seal) IF. McFaN, County Recorder.
First pub April J., 1892.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
STABBED FOUR TIMES.
w. o. Merrill Attacked, But His As-
 sailant Is Unknown.

W. o. Merrill, plumber, who Is said to live on First avenue near Eighth street, was stabbed four times last night about 7;so o'clock in the Manhattan saloon on Twentieth street. The police are looking for another plumber named VIII Biair' who they think did the cutting
 Merrill was tabbed once in the race just below the eye and twice in the back. The blade entered once under each Of his shoulder blades. Drs. May and Kitten berry were summoned and dressed the wounds. They pronounced them not se- rious and he was taken home in cab.
 According to the police Blair was sitting in the rear of the saloon at table, Mer- Till and John O. Harran came In and De- came involved in a difficulty with Blair. Harran was cut on the hand and that is also said to have been done by Blair.
 Every one concerned in the cutting re- fuses to state who did 1t and the police are not certain as to the man. They nlaced Harran and Merrill under bond.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
ISSUE INVITATIONS
 TO COMMENCEMENT
Exercises of Birmingham Dental Col
 Iege to Take Place b Tuesday.

The faculty and senior class of the Bir- mingham Dental College have issued in- vitations to the ninth annual commence ment which will take place Tuesday evening, May 6, at o'clock, at the Jeff ferson Theatre.
 The faculty is as follows:
 Dr. T. M Allen, D. D. S., dean; Dr. Charles A. Merrill, D. D. s., treasurer; Dr. W. B. Fulton, D. D. S., secretary; Dr. w. D. Carmichael, D. D. S.. Dr. D. T. Glass, pr H. s. Ward, pr. B. G. Cope land, Dr. Gaston Torrance, Dr. Baxter Rittenbery, Dr. c. c. Rittenbery.
 The graduating class of o2 Includes; MT. w. c. Terrell, MT. Will W. Woods, Mr. Edmond N Wood, MT. J. A. Rickles MT Norman Clifton Glass. MT. D. L. Massey, Mir. Walter M. Laird, MT. J. P Reid all of Alabama; MT. T. P. Vowell of Mississippi, MT. Clarence H. Luther of Arkansas
 The class officers are: MT. ". c. Fer rell, president; MT. N. c. Glass, vice president; Mir W. W. Woods, secretary and treasurer; MT. D. l.. Massey. vale dictorian.
 The ushers will be: MT. A. E. Powers, MT. w. T. Walker, MT. D. D. Griffin, MT. R. B. Walker.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
PYTHIANS AROUND
 THE BANQUET TABL E
Birmingham Lodge No. ss Gives Mass Meeting and Smoker-Discussed
 Proposed Temple.

The hall of Birmingham Lodge No. 1. K. of F., was we'll filled last night. the occasion being a mass meeting and smoker. Members were present from all the lodges in the city. and the meeting was one of the most enthusiastic ever held by the Pythans in the city. After the mass meeting a banquet was given at the Ellis restaurant.
 The most important subject discussed was the proposed Pythan Castle. The members are all enthusiastic over the erection of the temple and all will take stock in the company to be incorporated for the purpose of raising funds
 Grand Chancellor Dr. w. H. Wilder presided at the meeting and acted as toastmaster at the banquet. The speakers at the hall were: Mr. Humes Jones, Phoenix Lodge; Judge H. H. Crittendon. Jefferson Valley Lodge; MT. W. P Park CT, Fidelity Lodge, and MT. Eli Smith, Birmingham Lodge Mo- S5.
 There were about sixty members of the lodges who were asked how much stock they would take In the company to build the temple. They promised to take about sl5c0 With this amount from sixty mem bers the leaders of the movement oeiieve they will be able to raise $25000 among the thousand Pythians in the city.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
COMMITTEE MAY GO
 TO MEET MIR BRYAN
He Will Speak In West Point, Miss, and Reach Birmingham at
 Noon Saturday.

It is probable a number of gentlemen composing the reception committee of the banquet to be given tomorrow night in honor of William Jennings Bryan will go as far as Brookside to meet the guest of honor. Mir R. P. Wetmore, chairman Of the committee, has made this suggestion, and it will be acted on today.
 MT. Bryan speaks in West Point, Miss, Friday evening and will leave there Sat- urday morning for Birmingham, arriv- ing about noon. The committee can go as far as Brookside and by waiting there about an hour catch the train on which MT. Bryan is expected.
 The programme of speakers and toast' they are to respond to will be given ou today by the committee in charge. Ar engagements have been made at the Hill man Hotel for about 125 or 150 plates a the dinner.
 The dining room will be arranged witt a head table at which the speakers and prominent guests will be seated. Two other tables will also be provided.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
COMMITTEES TO REPORT. Officers Will Be Nominated at the Meeting of Commercial Club.

Several committees are expected to re- port tonight at the meeting of the Com mercial Club which will be held at s o'clock. The nomination of officers will also be an important part of the proceed ings.
 The miscellaneous committee, of which MT. J. H. Estes Is chairman, will recom- mend that the Commercial Club endorse the Connally and Ritter Company, of Chattanooga, which wishes to publish the next directory of the city.
 The committee on railroads, of which MT. Ross c. Smith is chairman, will re- port on ton mileage and freight. Also the resolution asking Congress to grant the Pacific Cable Company the right to lay a cable and have landing in this coun- try. The company wishes to lay the cable without subsidy and several other com panies are fighting it, they hoping to get Congress to pass a bill allowing a subsidy on cables.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
OGDEN IN VIRGINIA.
Party Interested In Education Visits
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Lexington, May 1.-Robert c. Ogden and party arrived here this afternoon from Blackburg. Va.. where the party visited the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Presi- dent Denny and faculty met the party. who were shown the burial place and office of Gen. Robert E. Lee and the sey- eral departments of the university. Dress parade by the cadets of the Virginia mill itary institute was witnessed and the burial place of Gen. Stonewall Jackson visited.
 President Denny and the faculty of the university entertained the visitors at their various homes in Lexington. In Lee mem- orial chapel tonight President Denny wei comed the guests in well-tim ed address and was resopnded to by Mir Ogden, Dr. Albert Shaw, Prof Henry w. Farnham of Yale pr. s. D. McDowell of Brooklyn; Dr. John G. Brooks of Cambridge, Mass, and George F. Peabody
 The party will leave tomorrow for the north
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
PORK AGAIN ADVANCES.
Retail Quotations Not Affected-An-
 other Advance Today.

Salt pork was off 71s points Wednesday, but it advanced ten points yesterday, which puts ribs 1O10 and bellies 1Ooo. Fur ther advances expected today. The ad- vance does not affect retail quotations as the grocer only marks up his prices when car load lots are up nearly cent.
 There is no change in the packers price of beef.
 Flour has not advanced since Wednes- day of last week.
 The only feature of the produce market was the over supply of eggs. Receipts wore largely in excess of the demand. Commission merchants kept up quotations to IT cents but it Is known that some lots were sold for 15 cents. The glut will not last but a day of two. 1t is thought. Eggs will probably be in active demand at l7 cents by the first of next week.
 Strawberries brought $3.oO crate on Morris Avenue, which was 65 cents more than Wednesdays price.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
HEAD OF POPULIST
 PARTY IN BIRMINGHAM
Mir. John A. Parker Came to lnvestl- gate Political situation In
 Alabama.

Mir. John A. Parker, chairman or the national committee of the Populist party is in the city having come from Louis vile on business connected with ms party in Alabama. MT. Parker's views or the prospects of his party, which Is now known as the Allied party, are very nope ful. Mr. Parker will look over the nelo here, and if the outlook in Alabama IS hopeful a complete Congressional ticket will be put out at the elections this fall The estimated voting strength Of the party throughout the United States IS one million, and the Populists are now organized in thirty-six states, and nave a large following in the others.
 MT. Parker says that the recent meet ing held in Louisville, at which there was an amalgamation of the interests or the independent labor adherents and the followers of the public ownership ideas, has had a good effect in strengthening marty lines. Mir. Parker thinks that these interests will help the Populists in gain ing their ends, as they are in control or large interests in many parties or the country. Another element of strength for the Populists is the association with a large element of the Socialist following of liberal ideas.
 MT. Parker says that his party intends to make a campaign this year for Con- gressional places and that they will put out men wherever there is any chance for victory, the chief slogan of the cam paign to be the initiative and referendum. They will also take up the cause of Or eanized labor, with a view of aiding them to secure certain legislation which they are after.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
FREE DELIVERY
 FOR FIRST TIME
RESIDENTS OF ELYTON, WEST END, WOODLAND AND AVON DALE GET MAIL AT THEIR DOORs-EXTRA WORK HERE.

Free delivery at Elyton, West End woodlawn and Avondale went into effect yesterday, all the mail for these suburbs except Woodlawn being distributed by the mailing clerks in the Birmingham post office There are four of these clerks on whom the burden of this extra work falls.
 The mail for Woodlawn is sent tied up in a package and is there distributed and delivered by two carriers. The mall for Elyton, Avondale and West End is distri- buted to carriers in the city who deliver 1t there just as in any residence DOT ton of the city. There are two deliveries a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, at which times the collec- tons of mall are also made.
 Formerly all mail for these suburbs ex- cept West End came to the Birmingham office tied up in bundles and these were sent to the respective towns in mail bags where they were distributed. The street car company had contract for delivering them. The only additional mail there fore that comes to the Birmingham office by reason of this change in delivery, Is the West End mail This is not large at present but the distributing of 1t to the proper carriers is a good deal of ex- tra work.
 As soon as tho distributing clerks learn the names of the residents in the diff ferent suburbs the work of distributing the mail will become easier and there will not be as many mistakes as at the begin uing
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
BIRMINGHAM DID
 NOT HEAR GEN. LEE
Those in Charge of the Local Arrangements for the Lecture
 Failed to Put Up Guarantee for Rent of Theatre Lee Promises Veterans to Come Later.

no way responsible for the failure of the managers to produce the necessary funds to allow the giving of the lecture.
 The Veterans then invited General Lee to come here within sixty days and de- liver lecture under the auspices of the Confederate Veterans of Camp Hardee. He was guaranteed an audience of more than a thousand persons.
 One of the prominent Veterans stated that General Lee had informed them he knew nothing of the arrangements made for the lecture here. He was in Texas when they were made and after receiv- ing the letters from the managers con- sented to appear here. He did not know the cause of the failure to secure the house and was not responsible in any way for the fiasco.
 An attempt to secure an interview with Mir. Gresham was unsuccessful. A note was received from him. though, which was as follows:
 There appeared in one of the papers this afternoon an article that General | Lees lecture was under the auspices of the Southside Baptist church. I simply wish to say that the church had nothing 1 to do with the lecture or with General Lees coming here. J. D. GRESHAM. i" | When he arrived in Birmingham yester- day General Lee was met by the follow ing Confederate veterans: Frank Lacy, J. K. P. Lacy. Frank Lych, w. J. Milner, J. B. Francis. Judge Coleman, J. F. Me Laughlin, Capt w. C. Ward w R Houghton, Joseph F. Johnston, IT. c. | Vaughan, Thomas Afford M M. Will liams B. R. Dunlap. J. K. Webb. J. F. B. Jackson, T. A Hamilton. J. L. Darby, J. l G. smith, J. T. Hickman, J. w. Bush
The age-herald., 1902-05-02

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee came to Birming- ham yesterday. having been advertised to deliver lecture last night at the Jeff ferson Theatre. The lecture was not de- livered, however on account of the fail ure of the local management to carry out it's contract. MT. J. D. Gresham and Mir D. l.. Bridges were supposed to be in charge of the local end of the affair.
 At o'clock last night probably twenty five tickets had been sold by the man agement of the Jefferson Theatre, but the doors had not been opened, when MT. Gresham appeared and held con- sultation with MT. Douglass, manager of the theatre. The latter had never been paid the rent of the theatre and could not open the doors until the amount was in hand. MT. Gresham failed to produce the money.
 MT. Douglass and MT. Gresham then went to see MT. Mooney, agent for Gen eral Lee, who is featuring under the Southern Lyceum Bureau. 70 the latter the conditions were explained. The three then returned to the theatre, where the announcement was made that the lecture would not be given and that those who had purchased tickets might secure their money.
 At the time about one hundred persons were about the lobby of the Jefferson waiting for the opening of the doors Much disappointment was expressed by the crowd and many offered to subscribe the amount of the rent so that the lecture could begin.
 Many Confederate Veterans present in cluding Capt. J. B. Darby, Col. J. w. Bush and Gen. R. D. Johnston called on General Lee and explained that they knew nothing of his coming and were in
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
TO GIVE "ROSEDALE,"
Members of Military Companies Begin to Sell Tickets for Performance

Several hundred tickets were given the members Of the Jefferson Volunteers and the Birmingham Rifles last nigh. at the joint meeting of the two companies to be sold to the performance of Rose dale' on May 15 at the Jefferson Theatre. prize of s10 will be given to the rran selling the largest number of tickets.
 The plans for the performance have about been completed. The committee will be named later to get up the programme and floor committee will be appointed for the dance to be given in the new ar mory in the city hall building after the performance at the Jefferson.
 About forty of the members of the com panies will be used in "Rosedale." In the first and fourth acts of the play a number of soldiers and gypsies are re- quired and the members of the comma mics will be used to fill these places.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
SHOOT AT CHICKEN THIEF.
Policemen Spy Negro With Fowls, But
 He Takes Leg Ball.

Policemen Veitch and Marshall made it hot Wednesday night for one of the many chicken thieves who have been making life miserable for fowls on south side roosts for several weeks. They also saved fourteen of the fcathered tribe.
 The thief had basket on his arm. and when accosted by the policemen. dropped the basket and fled to the tune of several bullets. During the past few weeks there have been over 1000 chickens stolen on South Highlands. Red Mountain and in woodiawn and Avondale. Rarely a night passes that somo roost Is not raided, and luck seems to be with the thieves.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
WATER EXPERTS BEGIN
 THEIR EXAMINATION
Start Made at the Pumping Station of the Company On
 Cahaba River.

MT George IT. Benzenburg of Milwau- kee and Mir. George W. Fuller, the two sanitary experts, who have been brought South by the Birmingham Water Works company to examine the water supply of Birmingham, reached the city yesterday.
 They were taken out to the pumping plant or the company on the Cahaba river by MT. J. M. Purdy president of the company, and Nr. A. M. Lynn Most of the day was spent there making an ex- animation of the condition of the plant and the party returned to the city late in the afternoon.
The age-herald., 1902-05-02
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.

The following reports for April were made out yesterday at the city hall:
 Collections by A. A. Gambtl-Street tax, $966 license S17, 10e,
 Oak Hill sexton, one burial during the month and receipts SC
 City Engineer Kendrick collections as follows: Sewer permits s75; street per- mits. s44; building permits. s64.5O; lnspec- ton receipts, s12O; total, $3OS.5O.
 City Tax Collector w. B. Carrell: Real and personal, 1901, $694O0l; real and per- sonal, 1900, back, $39.1O real and personal. 1899, back, $4o01; real and personal, 1898, back, BIO; real and personal, 1897, back, s1O; merchants tax, 1902, $4OO2.62; interest s275.o2; fees, SIP. .5O; total. s11. .4S4.26