The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-10

instantly killed. He was on a curve and the train dshed down on him suddenly. He WIS a brother-in-law of Superintend- ent Charles A. Pigford of the Mobile and Bay Shore Railroad.
 Committees Nos. 3 and 8 of the General Council, sitting as a joint committee, met tonight to hear the petitioners for fran chises to operate an electric railway sys- tenn in the city of Mobile The full com mittee, Messrs. Kirkbride, Berney, Mi- chael, Inge. Holt and Delchamps, were present; Kirkbride in the chair.
 Thomas M. Stevens for the petitioners, spoke of the benefits to be derived by the city in the shape of a bonus from the company for the franchises. The com- pany was willing to give guarantee bond to begin construction work in six months and have the lines in operation in two years.
 W. K. P. Wilson stated that the com pany proposed to erect and equip a park to be free to all. beyond the city limits and to expend $5O.0Oo on it. It also pro- posed to give a better school children's fare than at present exists. There would be seventeen and a half miles of track in the city, according to the routes asked l for.
 T. W. Nicol. engineer for the company, spoke at length as to the structural work, | materials and route.
 1 The protests from property owners on | St. Emanuel and Conception Streets were read. The representatives of the com-
 pany answered many questions and sub mited a map of the routes asked for. The committee adjourned until Saturday,
 when 1t is expected report will be pre- pared to be submitted to- the General Council on the 18th. -na1no -.,-- I Under order of Major Edward M. Rob- inson, the Mobile Battalion. 1st Infantry, assembled at the armory for muster to- night. In the absence of the Major, the
 senior officer, Captain Camp, took charge. Company E, Captain Hagan was the only one to make the muster. having | twenty-nine privates in line. The other l companies had men as follows: A, r; E, | 21; M, 12. Captain Camp ordered the of- | f1cers of these companies to take charge
 of their men and send out squads and
 complete the muster before dismissing | them. Squads were soon scurrying about | the city to secure the necessary number. | At 10 o'clock Company B had completed | its muster and was dismissed. The band | made it's muster.
 The residence of Ed Neinrether was | entered by a bold negro and robbed while l another stood on watch on the outside. I | asleep, and were awakened In time to Sc the negro going out at open window
 which had been forced from the outside. l News was received here from Bayou La Batre of a freak of lightning there this
 morning. The home of Charles Lauren
 dine was struck at time when the sky appeared almost clear Part of the roof | was torn off. None of the inmates were
 shocked though all were frightened Mrs. Boggiano. who was so seriously | injured in the runaway on the Bay Shell road last afternoon. recovered conscious ness about midnight. and this morning was somewhat better, though by no | means out of danger.
 l President Louis M. Moraques of the American Mahogany Company. returned | this morning from an extended business trip to Central and South America, where he made large purchases of mahogany
 and log wood.
 ! Mrs. l.. Mayer of Demopolis. who with her daughter, has been visiting her par ents, MT. and Mrs. S. Metzger in Mobile,
 left to-day for Coden to spend some time
 Hon. W. H. Mcintosh was called to Vernal. Miss, this afternoon on account
 of the dangerous illness of his niece. Miss
 Ray Belle Mcintosh.