The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
.ERLE PETTUS SEES HE TIDE TURNING Cunningham Gaining Many Friends in Limestone HILL FOR CHANCELLOR Superintendent of Education Is Promi- nently Spoken of for Head Of the
 University of Mississippi
 at Oxford.

Montgomery, June D.-tSpeclhi)-tsfle Ia Pettus of Athens, who is in the city to- day on business before the supreme court, asserts that in that section of North Alabama contiguous to Limestone county, the sentiment Is turning so rapidly to | Cunningham for governor as to surprise | even his best friends. It began to lean that way some weeks ago when the doc l tor made a speech at Athens and one at Ellmont, in the same county. and Is week. says MT. Pettus
 According to the gentleman from Lme- | stone," as he was known while a mem- | Der of the legislature, there was very much of feeling up to a short time ago that MT. Conner would carry that part of the country. Now, however, he is of the opinion that things are entirely different, and he will not be surprised if the Ensley doctor comes in with a large majority to his credit. The friends he has now are becoming active, and are doing , all they can to make other converts. and the fire does not seem hard to spread, as seen by MT. Pettus.
 MT. Pettus is here to urge the supreme court to grant a rehearing in the case of John Williams, under sentence to hang in August for the murder of Robert Hit, state senator fin Cullman county.
 Hill for Chancellor. It Is learned in quiet way that Isaac w. Hill, state superintendent of educa- ton. is being discussed for the very i'm portant post of chancellor of the uni- versity of Mississippi at Oxford, vacant because of the retirement of R. B. Full ton some time ago. MT. Hill has been out of the city on business for the state for some days and could not be seen. It ap- pears that number of the trustees are favorably inclined to the selection of MT. | Hill as a result of the vigorous way in which he has handled educational mat | ters in Alabama
 This is one of the old time schools of | the south and Is capable of such devel- opment as would give any lively man a chance for excellent reputation. It is greatly revered by the people of the state. and some of the leading men of the south have been graduated there as well ai men who have made names in the na- | ton.
 MT. Hill has been in Gadsden this week working in the interest of the Alabama l Trade School for White Boys, and will be In Birmingham tomorrow, and here later in the week.
 Money for Military. | The report from Washington thN the new army bill has passed congress and awaits the signature of the president. Is l good news to the military forces of the state, as 1t will double the government ap- propriation to Alabama, making it fully $4400o year. With this will go the state l appropriation of $15000 a year for en- 1 canfpments which will put the service of the state very efficient plane.
 Notification of the passage of the bill was sent to Adjutant General W. W.
 Brandon last night by Congressman A. A I Wiley and by United States Senator Dick of Ohio. the father of the old and friend of the new laws. It is thought the presi- dent will sign right away. | The new law gives money for the hire | of horses and teams for the artillery and | the cavalry, and takes care of many of | the other expenses not before met and which have been a burden upon the vol l unteers. who were in the service II also provides for rifle practice, and makes 1t possible for each state to put in 8 1 great deal of time at this good work Capitol Notes. | The Elba Telephone company has beer | incorporated to furnish a service in the l town of Elba. now the metropolis of Cof- fee county. The capital stock is 5000 and the incorporators include many o the leading men of the county, among them being A. S. Douglas. J. M. Garrett 8. N. Rowe W. Fl. Coston, H. R. Bradley J. D. Blue M. s. Carmichael, J. F. San ders, E. M. Buck, F. j. Mizell. N. J Lee, W. P. Boyd.
 Tho ChOpfaw Cou,yp,,uifxy cor,onap,. l,o been organized at Mobile with capital of $l00,000 W, M. Bogle and others are in- 1 corporators. It will build towns and deal | generally in real estate.
 | The following appointments have been made:
 Pension examiner J. F. Haney Tus. cumbia.
 Justices of the peace, c. F. Farley. Beat 5, Winston county; Boykins Owens, Troy.
 Constabies, A. F. Smith, Beat 4, Talla poosa county; T. G. Florey, Vincent W. D. Newman, Anniston.
 Notaries public and justices of the peace, William Roger. Valley Head; w J. Daley, Rosa F. C.. Hall James; M. D. Robinson, Heflin; J. N. Farrow, James, town.
 Notary public, A. F. wideman. Central. It was anticipated that the capitol com mission would have a meeting today, put 50 hany or the members were out Of the city it went over
 Governor Jelks returned at noon from North Carolina, where he has been spend- ing ten days resting. He Is greatly im- proved as result of the outing, Tax Collector N. H. Frazier of Bullock county has made final settlement with the auditor.
 The case of Willard NJ. Gregory. convict ed of killing Bill Mann in Cullman coun- ty, and sentenced to eleven years in the penitentiary, has come to the supreme court.
 Because of the election of w. H. Long as captain of Company E. Third regiment, Decatur, as major, an election has been ordered to All the vacancy. R. T. Good wyn. captain of Troop A. cavalry. Mont gomery. has resigned and an election has been ordered to fill the vacancy
 Murderer Was Former Policeman.