The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-12
THE M. & 0. WILL AID
READY TO AssIsT IN BUILDING
 PA91EM0E1 oTATIoN.

READY TO AssIsT IN BUILDING PAasEM0ER srATIoN. oolonsl Russell, However, Says He Knows Nothing of the Latest | Rumor Regarding the Pro- ject-Ths News of Mobile. l Advertiser Bureau. l Mobile, Sept. II. | Rumor is again rife as to the long wished-for passenger station for Mobile. The Railroad Commissioners, some time 1 ago gave the several railroad companies | operating into Mobile. sixty days in which to form plans, but this time is fast vanishing and yet nothing of def- mite nature has developed. The rumor re- | ferred to, while by no means an authen- | tic one. has 1t that the depot. If ever built, will be on a site somewhere between | State street on the south, Lipscomb or Beauregard on the north. and Water street on the west. with the river front as the eastern limit.
 Col. E. l.. Russell. general counsel of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. was seen by your representative this morning in I reference to the rumor. Colonel Russell stated that he knew absolutely nothing as | regards the site, but assured The Adver- | tiser that the Mobile and Ohio was ready, l willing and waiting to advance the in- | terests of Mobile in giving the city an adequate and commodious passenger sta | tion. He said that as soon as General Manager c. s. Clarke, comes to Mobile he will confer with him on the matter. War was waged on the Ice cream ven- ders tonight by the police department An order was read out to the night de- tail to arrest and bring to the station all ice cream peddlers who had bells larger than ordinary hand bells in use in their wagons. Three vendors were sent in and docketed for violating Section 267. which reads: No person shall ring any bell within the city of Mobile larger than an ordinary hand bell except church bells. taverns, shipping. railroad or steamboat bells. bells giving an alarm of fire. insur- rection or riot and the market bell, under penalty not exceeding S20.'
 ! The vendors. when brought in. were al- lowed to sign their own bonds and were told to cease ringing the bells until the Recorder acts tomorrow. The order was I issued on complaint of citizens of the noise created by the ringing If tho bells. News was received here to-day of the death at 6 o'clock this morning. in Ci- | tEoueiles OL MITE. CAuHS 1Todb WOOuCUch, wife of Professor B. s. Woodcock, for | many long years a teacher in the private and public schools of Mobile, and now retired from his long period of service | faithfully performed. Mrs. Woodcock was 6S. years old and native of this city | where she was known and loved for her many noble qualities.
 The remains were brought to Mobile to- night and the funeral will take place to- a( Her ak 4 AsA ktA residence of Miss Hodges. No. 204 St. Louis street, and at 4:30 o'clock from the Government First Presbyterian Church. One son. Dr. B. Woodcock of Citronelle, with his father. survive Mrs. Woodcock.
 A young white woman, giving her name las Trixie Lamar, went to police headquar- tera this afternoon and made complaint to Chief Case that man named Charles Alien had lured her to Mobile. ruined her and intended deserting her. While talk ing to the chief she stated that she had taken strychnine. Soon thereafter the woman seemed to be getting rigid. A physician was called in and the woman was given temporary relief after which she was sent to a hospital. The woman claimed her parents lived in Chicago. AL len was arrested by Detective Lacey and docketed as dangerous and suspicious character.
 Acting Mayor P. J. Lyons this morn- ing stated that the commission appointed by him to solicit subscriptions for the fund to purchase relief supplies for the sufferers on Grand Caymen Island. are still busily engaged in the good work and are reporting much success.
 Secretary Boiling of the Cotton Ex- change reports receipts of cotton at Mo-
 bile since Sept. i. as 1.423, against 3,421 for the same period last year. This Is an indication that the planters are holding
 back for better prices or are slower in gathering the feecy staple.
 Sheriff Powers this morning said that he would at once swear in enough depu- tieasto break up the lawlessness at Mount Vernon. Two men have already been se- lected to assist Deputy DuCloux. and oth- CTS will be secured as soon as possible.
 Andrew Byrnes, aged 75 years. and a na- tive of Ireland, but a resident of Mobile for more than half a century. died today at his home. 204 South Cedar Street. He leaves one son, Michael Brynes.
 Tn the county jail there are at present awaiting trial or serving sentences, pris- oners as follows: 59 colored males, 16 col ored females, 8 white males, a total of g. prisoners.
 B. S. Garnett. Selma. P. C. Watts. James E. Clarke, Montgomery, and E.. J. Nichols, Birmingham. are at the Bat tie House.
 A. B. Powell. Selma, c. A. Coster. Riv- CT Falls, Henry T. Bouchelle, Boligee. are the Alabamians at the Windsor Hotel to- day.
 G. M. Lewis of Anniston, Is a guest at
 the Battle House.
 Hon. Bert Feist of Tensaw, Baldwin County. returned from Montgomery this morning. His mission to the Capital City was to keep up the existing conditions, if