The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
The Newc Of Mobile.

Of Mobile. i
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for the United States of Colombia Mr.
Iegaron Is one of Mobiles prominent
young men and, in acquiring the posiuch
Of vice-consul for Mexico. succeeded ms
beloved father, who for many years
acted in that capacity for the Mexican
Government here
The General Council met in regular
monthly session tonight and transacted
mass of routine business. Payrolls ana
bills amounting to $1s,12S02. for October
were passed to payment
Committee No. / reported, submitting
bill to provide ways and means to pay
the old city debt, and the bill was or
dered printed, and Tuesday of next week
fixed for the holding of special meet
ing to consider the same. -
Further time was granted the c1mmit-
tee having in charge the petition OF the
Mobile OIL Company for a gas franchise
| This is the company which has natural
gas about three or four miles from the
| city,
Alderman Bush reported as to the prog
| ress of the new union depot TatteH read
/ ing letter from President Spencer OF the
| Southern, In which ne says that II the
| Louisville and Nashville does not join the
Southern and the Mobile and Ohio. they
| will build the union passenger station
| themselves. Alderman Bush introduced
,esolution In the shape of an ordinance
requiring all barrooms to close on sun
day and prohibiting them from selling
\ any malt, spirituous or vinous liquors on
| that day. This caused some debate, the
ma jority Of the members taking the
ground that the matter is already COW
cred by ordinances in the city code, but
Mr. Bush contended that the present law
makes exceptions of restaurants. and un-
der this exception those who desire TO
| disregard the law can do so.
On motion of Councilman Palmer, tho
| ordinance was finally referred to the law
and ordinance committee and the CITY
| Attorney.
Councilman Brown introduced an ordi-
nance prohibiting the switching OF any
cars or trains about any passenger depot
| in the city twenty minutes before the ar
rival of any train and Ave minutes az
| ter the departure of any train, which
laid oyer thirty days.
| A further extension of It's franchise was
granted to the Mobile Light and Railroad
Company. in order that extensions con-
| templated can be made when the new
paving is put down.
The Council also authorized furnishing
| of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
in a five-year contract. with water at the
same rate as that company now pays the
Bienville Water Supply Company.
The new Bigbee river steamer Liberty
| was loading today for her trip. She Is an
independent boat and her departure TO-
| morrow afternoon will inaugurate an
other fight In rates on that river. She is
loading freight at half card rates, wniie
the combination boat w. ]. Bethea, whlcn
also leaves tomorrow afternoon is tax
ing freight at one-third card rates. 1t
has been given out that the fight Will be
| to a finish and the Liberty owners say
they will not enter the combination under
i any conditions.
Charles Brown q negro porter in Baum
| hauers candy store on Dauphin Street,
was moving a case of torpedoeS THIS
morning when he let the package fan
and 1t exploded with a loud sound. He
was badly cutin the face by the grit ana
sand in the torpedoes. but no other dam
age was done. The explosion caused con-
siderable excitement for the time being.
W. NJ. King and sister, while driving
along Dauphin Street about noon today
IN a buggy had a collision with trolley
car and the buggy was overturned on
them. They were rescued from their per-
ilous position with but slight bruises.
King is employed on the steamer CIty OF
Mobile and he and his sister. Miss Boyd,
reside at King, Monroe County.
Steve Wilson colored barber. who
came to this city originally from Selma,
where he has father and mother. COM
United suicide this morning in one Mile
Creek by drowning. He had been en-
ployed for the past ten years by W..
Dumas. He had been i'll for some time
and became Respondent over his condi-
ton.
Three river boats arrived last night and
today the City of Mobile from Montgom-
cry with i106 bales of cotton. the Mary
from Selma with SIS bales of cotton and
the Mary S. Blees from Beckley's Land
ing with 500 bales of cotton. They all left
again tonight for their respective desti-
nations with fair freights.
Joseph Cleveland, the 13-year-old son
of J. w. Cleveland, was injured by a
fat car of the Street Railroad Company
on Charleston Street He was cut on the
left ankle and received wound on the
hip, neither of which are regarded as
very serious.
John White, a white man, who has
been wanted here for the past fifteen
months for attempted rape on the IL
year-old daughter of Mike Curry, former
ly bridge tender for the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, was arrested here to-
day.
A 1S-year-old son of C. w. Ley of Bald
win County accidentally shot himself In
the left hand yesterday while out hunting
and was brought to, this city for treat
ment DR.. Goode found 1t necessary tc
amputate three fingers of the hand.
The knights of Pythias of this city have
decided to build a fine six-story temple
and office building on st. Francis Street
where they have an option on a lot. The
site will cost s12.5oO and they expect tc
expend $4,000 on the building.
The November term of the civil docket
of the City Court began this morning,
Judge Semmes presiding. The juries
were organized, but no cases taken up.
The City Court grand jury is now in rs
second week of work.
Mr. Louis Lightfoot of Eutaw and Mrs
Mary Deshon of this city were married
| to0ioht Mt the home of the brides mother