The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-03
Advertiser Bureau,
 SelYna March q.

Advertiser Bureau, Selma, March 2. At noon today the time limit for entries into the race for municipal offices ended and all of the candidates handed in their names to Secretary H. Franelich of the City Democratic Executive Committee. The primary will be held next Monday, March g, when officers of every branch of | the city government will be chosen as well as the member of the City Demo- | cratic Executive Committee and the cleo | ton, which at first gave promise of be- | ing exceedingly tame, has brought many into the field and the campaign from now until Monday will be a close and exciting one.
 The following candidates submitted their names to Secretary Franelich: For Mayor-V. B. Atkins. B. F. Bland For President of the Council-W. R. Peacock.
 For City Clerk-H. H. Stewart A. E. Baker.
 For Chief of Police-E. T. Walters. For Captain of Police-Frank Miller. For City Tax Assessor-R. D. Walker. For City Tax Collector-w. B. Cailen. For City Treasurer-H. l. Shelley. For City Attorney-W. R. Shafer. For City Engineer-Julien Smith. For City Physician-I. c. Skinner. M. D.
 For Sanitary Inspector-william J. | Smoke.
 For Market Clerk. George K. Cothran, l S. B. Shivers.
 For Superintendent of Streets-John Shannahan.
 | For Cemetery Sexton-william F. Bris- lin. R. Pfeiffer, A. Philen. | For the Council
 First ward-George Phillips. E. T.. Peter, T. w. Hall. Second Ward-R. R. Kornegay, Aaron Maas, R. H. Agee, T. P. Whitby.
 Third Ward-E. J. Meyer, John G. Nor ris, T. B. Creagh. | Fourth Ward-R. D. Berry. J. B. Mo Mullen, F. K. Marshall. Frank V. Elder.
 Fifth ward-J. A. Stephenson, D. D. Baker. John R. Smith. William L. Quinn. | For members of the City Democratic Executive Committee: First Ward-T. H. Lacy, R. E. L. Mel, T. W. Barker. | Second Ward-R. D. Walker, J. Hoop | CT Adams.
 l Third Ward-John F. Buhler. Henry Franelich, Daily F. Jacob | Fourth Ward-Frank Miller, Aaron | Leonard J. w. McFerrin, A. s. Gatchell. Fifth Ward-R. H. Burftt Bernard Gay, J. s. Butler, John OGwynn. | The following inspectors have been ap- pointed to supervise the polling of votes;
 First ward-J. c. Privett, R. H. Ma bry, D. c. Russell ] Second Ward-Bruce Craig, L.. Erlen- bach, H. P. Cooper. | Third Ward-B. F. Toler, J. B. Evans, | F. N. Schiel.
 Fourth Ward-w. J. Costigan, Ferdi- nand Merkel. w. A. Autrey.
 Fifth Ward-F. c. Krebs, John O'Rourke. John T. Knowien.
 The polling booths will be located as heretofore without change except in the Fourth Ward. in which the voting place l will be in the Dixie warehouse instead of the Stevens shop as formerly. | Chairman F. M. Wood of the City Executive Committee has called the com mittee to meet at noon tomorrow tc transact such business as may arise ir connection with the holding of the pri- mary.
 Bigbee Bridge Still in Danger.
 The Southern Railway companys bridge across the Tombigbee river and the
 steamer Bethea are still bound together
 hard and fast, neither having changed its position appreciably. A corps of en
 Rineers and a large force of workmer
 provided with machinery and barges art now at the bridge and 1t is hoped the damage can be repaired in short ume
 AS stated by The Advertiser yesterday the steamer is jammed under the draw span of the bridge and neither can bt moved. The danger of the destruction o' the steamer and of the bridge Is not however, so imminent as had at first seemed probable since the river has not risen very much and is now at a stand still.
 The railway company, as soon as the accident was learned, had barges sent from Mobile to the bridge and every pos sible means will be used to expedite the restoration of the bridge to it's former condition or if necessary to remove the damaged trestling and rebuild the span The Bethea is said to have been badly damaged but it is hoped she can be extrt- cated without entire loss.
 Through traffic between Selma and Mobile has not been effected. Trains are operated between Selma and Jackson, one mile north of the damaged bridge. and from Mobile north to the river, but nc transfer Is made and passengers and l freight from one city to the other have to, reach their destination by way of Me | ridian It is impossible to know when | the bridge will be repaired sufficiently to permit passage of trains across the river
 Alleged Murderers Appeal.
 Tom Tipton and John Tipton, colored. convicted of the murder of Fred Rob- bins. colored. have through their attor- neys appealed to the Supreme Court On Saturday Judge J. W. Mabry of the City Court of Selma overruled the negroes motion for a new trial.
 Judge Mabry has suspended Judgment pending the hearing of the appeal by the Supreme Court.
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