The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-27
The Newr of Mobile.
xdysr.iser Bureau.

Advertiser Bureau.
 -. Mobile, Dec 26
 Mobile today is getting over yesterday s Christmas The city has many strangers, but large pumber who came here to make purchases, left for :, their homes There were nearly 100 arrests, all of which, however, were for. minor oftenses; The recorder, dealt, kindly with the vio- lators, dismissing a majority
 Thomas R. Foster, of Warren county, Miss. James .Polltz, New York: Little ton Edn1onds.f Richmond. Va. and G. l.. Venner, sostou;s through their attorney, T. M Miller of New Orleans filed in the Chancery Conrt of Mobile today Apeti- tion for an injunction against the Mo bile and Ohio Railroad Company, the Southerns Railway. the Farmers Loan and Trust Company of 2 New York and the Guaranty Trust Company of New York; asking for an injuction against the Mo- bile and Ohio, restraining the company from paying interest upon general mort gage bonds for ten million five hundred thousand dollars, issued in 1SSs, and that the court declare said bonds were; ille- gally issued and are null and void; that, the mortgage deed of trust to the Farm CTS Loan and -Trllst. Company, purport- ing to. secure the same be declared null and void, said bonds and mortgage be surrendered, cancelled. and the defendant be perpetuaily e1toined from asserting any claims thereunder: and that the. Mo bile and Ohio be perpetually enjoined from paying either the principal or inter est on said bonds. r2
 The validity of the bonds was attacked before in the Nicholas case decided in favor of the railroad company in 19)2 by the Supreme Court of Alabama. Then the question was on the legality or the readjustment of the bonds of the railroad company which followed it's defaulting in 1874, but as the suitors affirmed the val idity of the bonds the Supreme Court de- cided against them, The new suit Is thought here to be a second effort to as- sail the readjustment, the plaintiffs in this instance denying the validity of the bond issue.
 Mrs. E. Blackman who was badly beaten and robbed Thursday night on Fulton Road, is in a precarious eondi- ton. Mir. Williams. who was treated similarly by the same seoundrel, is in a bad condition. The two named were homeward bound from a purchasing ex- petition and were set upon by the high wayman, who held pistol on them and at the same time used a club. Williams resisted the negro, but was overcome and $25 taken from him. Later a man named Lambert, going. home in the same direction was held up. but having noth- ing, was allowed to go on his way.
 From descriptions given the sheriff, a negro named John Pringle was appre- hended and it is thought he was the high4 wayman. He will be taken before the vicfirnS for identi6pa ti0n
 Marriage licenses were issued out of the Probate Court to the following white couples for the week: Walter E. Hughes and Mary r. Neely, James A. Smith and Eula Irene Baker: Harry M. Brinkman and Marie M. Kryzer; Arthur J. Vettman and Lillian Mcbride. Carter A. Hudson and Sarah E. Jeffries; Robert B. Over- street and Julia V. Gray; Charles Clem- Kennedy and Lee Dillon. Twenty-six licenses were issued to negro couples.
 The Title Insurance Company of Mo- bile was incorporated in the Probate Court this afternoon with a capital of $2O,O0O The incorporators are J. K. Glen non, O. F. Cawthou. Richard H. Clarke, J. B. Lyon and Delena L. Chapman. Tie company will do general abstract busi- ness.
 Richard Connolly, a well known marine engineer, was drowned from the tow boat Vivian at ? o'clock in the bay chan rel opposite light No. A. It is thought he had an apoplectic stroke and fell overheard The body was recovered. He leaves a large family.
 Joe Price. white. is at the jail await, tr,.. f.,I f,F- gIN a negro, in the back. on Davis Avenue Thursday night The who.e charge of No. s shot fired from a shotgun by Price, entered the mans back. It is thought Hilton will die.
 Archie Johnson, a one-legged negro newspaper peddler, died today. Johnson lost leg during the war while carrying mis master off the field. After the war Johnson became noted in Mobile because he was banished from the city by mili- tary mayor.
 The Home Telephone Company had a large job on hand today and yesterday. A crossed wire burned out an immense cable at the corner of Cont and Con- ception streets, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. About 200 phones were put out of business.
 The Board of Public Works met this afternoon and discussed Engineer Hazle- hursts estimate on the paving in what will be known as District 8. The proposed paving and sewers will require in the neighborhood of $4O0,O0O.
 Mrs. Rebecca Daniels died suddenly to- day at her home on Jackson and St. Louis streets. She leaves two sons and q daughter
 tain Owen Finnegan died today at the family home here She was a most esti- mable woman.
 All arrangements are completed for the business mems excursion over the M. J. & K. C. Monday
 Mobile Society News.
 It is all over except the headaches, and a temporary calm has settlSd upon the community. The next thinglto settle will be the Christmas bills-and even those wont be due until next year, so peace, perfect peace will be our lot for awhile
 The only left over" on the cards for today was the Christmas tree to be given by a lot of grown up children at the Country Club tonight. There was the real thing in the tree species, with tinsel and gorgeous enough to delight a child, and there were presents for everybody selected with rare discrimination by a specially appointed committee of young