The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-05
Advertiser Bureau,

Mobile. Aug. 4.
As has already been announced in
The Advertiser the city of Mobile will
be host to the officers, members and
sponsors of Alabama Division United
Confederate Veterans and Sons OF Con-
federate Veterans this fall or winter.
The time for the holding of the re-
unions has not been definitely decided,
but 1t Is thought it will be about the
middle of November.
Thursday night, next. there will be
an open meeting of members of the
Commercial Club of Mobile, Raphael
Semmes Camp United Confederate Vet
Grams. Dixon Camp, Sons of Confeder-
ate Veterans and the Daughters of the
Confederacy, together with other and
kindred organizations and citizens gen
orally. This meeting will be held for
the purpose of naming committees OF
all kinds necessary to the success or
the immense undertaking. 1t is con,
servatively estimated that there will
be, of special guests between two ana
three thousand possibly more. Then
their families and friends are expected
to swell the n mn c9n r onnnTtun,tv
to honor the warriors of the Confed-
eracy and their sons 1T Is the nope ana
desire of the Commercial Clpb camps
Semmes and Dixon and the daughters,
that the reunion will be as enJoyaple
to the guests and visitors as any ever
helds-in this or any southern state
7:30-e,clock and The Advertiser is re-
quested to say to its mobile county
readers that all are invited to partic-
ipate and aid in successfully carrying
oat the objects intended.
SIG. Bender, a white man from
Mount Pleasant, late last night assam =
ed and severely cut Policeman Tom
Boltz. who arrested him for drawing a
pistol in a house of ill repute and At
tempted to do the officer harm. Tat
he did not cut the officers throat was,
from the appearance ON the officer $
face and throat, not through failure TO
try. He was dubbed into submission,
and his head shows the result OF MS
This morning Bender was arraigned
In the Recorders Court on two city
nharges eonauct ana resist esa.s
assault with knife and concealed
weapons. The cases were continued TO
Saturday.
Messrs McCallam and White, repre-
senting the Bienville Water Supply
Company are in Mobile 1t is under
stood their visit has for the purpose
II possible of disposing of the COM
pmaaAkxE N, 10 t eom Hs e Oft Of the saa !
erai Council having in hand the Cts
plant, with Mayor Lyons and the Two
named had a conference this after
noon. The matter of the purchase was
discussed at length. Opinion is that
If the figures are satisfactory deal
may be effected.
ISAIAH Belcher a negro, claiming to
be from Moss Point, Miss, was arrest
ed tonight by detectives on suspicion.
When searched at headquarters. IA dia-
mond ring valued at $3.50 ana large
sum of money was found on his per
son. The ring was identified By
Charles Hervey of the Hotel Bienville
as the property of his father, General
Hervey, who is at present in New Or
leans Charles Hervey stated that he
1t. .,
had not reported the loss. The negro
is held.
The body of the missing woman,
Mrs. Mary Forman, was found in Mo
bile rfversthi morning about o'clock
ut the foot of Dauphin Street. The
finding of the body verified the fears
expressed by William Murphy, brother
Of Mrs. Forman, that she had wan
dered to the river front and in the
darkness and because of her mental
condition. stepped off the wharf. A To-
raj undertaking firm prepared the body
Tor igterment.
A splendid naptha launch, forty-six
feet over all, of thirty-six horse power.
was shipped from Mobile today on an
outgoing fruit steamer to the Southern
office Of the American Banana Company
Mt Booas. This launch will be used in
lagoors between Bocas and Gadocan to
the American Banana Company's
steamships. The company's headauar-
ters are in Mobile.
Randolph C. Evans Jr, one of Mo-
.bile's most popular young men, died at
O'Clock this afternoon. He was %
years old. and n native of Mobile. He
was son of Randolph c. Evans and
nephew of Mrs. Augusta Evans Will
son. His wife. parents. sister and
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