The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-23
GOVERNOR ORDERS
 AN INVESTIGATION Wants Mine Disaster Sifted to
 the Bottom ASSESSMENTS ARE RAISED State Examiners Return From cren- shaw and Mareneo Counties With Reports-other News of
 Montgomery.
ASSESSMENTS ARE RAISED

Montgomery, February 22.-(Special)- The Governor has ordered the mine in spectors, Messrs. Gray Hufner and Hill house. to proceed at once to make thor ough and exhaustive inspection of the mine at Virginia City, aLd ascertain where the blame lies, If anywhere, for the awful calamity of Monday afternoon. So far as can be found no report of the condition of the mines at Virginia City has been made for some time. On the other hand there has been no com plalnt of any kind to reach the office or the executive nor charges that things were not in every way all right. It is the purpose of the Acting Governor to have the whole thing investigated and have the conditions that now exist and did exist before the explosion made pub lic The inspectors are instructed to lose no time and to make report as soon as they have arrived at any conclusions
 Board of Assessment.
 The meeting of the state board of as- sessment yesterday took up several hours and adjournment was taken late In the evening. Judge Cook, chief clerk to Au- ditor Sowel is busy getting up the figures and will be able to announce the amount of the valuation of each systems prop erty by tomorrow It Is well known that a number of substantial raises were nlsde and no reductions, save possible In enc case. The total valuation of the state Is placed at nearly S4O0, ,000000. with one-sixth of that belonging to the rail- roads, exclusive of the depots and sec tion houses.
 When asked about the assessment this morning Auditor Sowell said: We went at the matter in a different way this time and It will take some time to get all the figures out There were no re- auctions, and quite a number of raises.
 Wor. of Examiners.
 Assistant Examiners of Public Accounts Wilkinson and Sedberry are in Montgom- cry today. the former having come in from Luverne. where he has been going over the books of Sheriff May, who has been gone from the county for some time and the latter from Marengo where he has been overhaullng for the county the books of former Probate Judge Prowell It is known that in both of these cases the officers are found due both the state and county. but the amounts due the counties will not be given out Tor several days, or until the reports are made to the circuit judges in the cir l several days making up the report on Judge Prowell, and will go to Mobile to | deliver it to Judge Lackland, the judge being there i'll. R. F Manley, state agent for the Fidelity and Deposit company of | Baltimore, on the bonds of most of these officers, was here today to see what could be done in the matter of settle- ments.
 Minor Appointments.
 boe oclfa ad n 1nnnipt the following or the jury commission of 1 Cleburne county: J. w. Davis, Borden Springs; S. s. Grlzard Kemp Springs; J. E. Thomason, Ranburn; l.. T. Beeson, Iefin.
 These officers has been named; | Tax assessor Lawrence county, w. C. Hamilton, Mt. Home, who failed to quail fly in time required by law.
 Commissioner of deeds for Alabama in the District of Columbia, Pearce Horne, | Washington.
 Justices of the peace. N. P. Adams, Keener; j. M Hawkins, Nanafalia
 Notary publcs and justices of the peace, Malcomb Mcclelland. Turnbull; E. B. Turner, Clanton.
 Constables, J. M. Holloway, Buena Vista J. I. Harris, Headland
 Notary public. c. K. Green. Tarill.
 The following corporations have beer certified to the secretary of state:
 Cedar Creek Store company Brewton capital $10.000 Incorporators T. R. Mil Ter. w. w. Downing, r. c. Brent ano w. T. Neal
 The Knight and Ricketts Agency com pany. Birmingham. capital stock $lO.OOO Incorporators. A. w Sims. C. B. Brown D. B. Ricketts. S. s. Knight.
 Up to Governor.
 | Acting Governor Cunningham had the matter of pardoning man put up tc him today in a peculiar way. The par don papers of Newton E. Young came up from Marion county, and were taken up by the pardon board and the Governor in the course of business. In the papers was q letter written by Lieutenant Gov ernor Cunningham himself to Governor JellSs dated at a time when the former was physician for the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company. The letter goes on to tell Governor Jelks that he has found the prisoner in bad health ano run down; also that his conduct has beer good, and he recommended him to tht favorable consideration of the executive Young was convicted in Marion county in 1892 for the murder of D. w. Osburn a United States deputy marshal, and sen to the pentcntiary for life. He was hur some time ago and has since been In bat shape Several petitions were received for his pardon, and a few letters agains it. He has the endorsement of the prisor officials and his record Is very good in deed On the papers the acting governor made the following endorsenent:
 Newton B. Young-This applicant fo cemency was convicted of murder il October, 1892, and sentenced to the peni tentiary for life. Since his confinemen in prison his conduct has been remarka bly exemplary and good. All the officers of the prison. teachers of the Sunda, school. and especially the late w. l. Rogers. have all urged Semency fev years ago he was taken out of th mines on account of his physical condi tion In consideration his good con duct and physical condition let the Tiff sentence be communted to twenty-thre years in the penltentiary -'ith Gllowanc for good conduct"
 Forfeiture Remitted.
 The Governor has ALSO remitted for feiture in the bondsmen of H. J. Cameron who has been delivered to the sheriff O Montgomery county --e .arged witt getting gold mine contracts in way no authorized by law.
 Tho Covernor says. "R l., Johnston