The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13


 Captain J. E. Williams, United States emigrant inspector, stationed at New. port News, Va, Is in the city on busi- ness pertaining to his department. His host is Major A. J. You, who occupies a relative position in this point
 Capt. w. F. Tebbets. Collector of Port of Mobile: F. F. Conway. Chief Deputy Collector, and John A. Hubbard, Secre- tary of the Mobile County Republican Birmingham, where they have been at- tending the meeting of the State Con- vention.
 Jim Crockett. negro. was arrested last night by Sheriff John Powers at the Postal Telegraph Company's ofhce charged with the murder of Frank Sim gleton, iincmsn for the Post Telegraph C. mpany. Singleton disappeared Tuesday while on his way to Blakley, Baldwin County, his home, by water, as was his custom. It Is supposed that while on his way he engaged Crockett to assist him. The negro told many conflicting stories. enc to the effect that Singleton had fallen overheard and that the boat had capsized hut everything that should have been in the boat pertaining to his business. was found intact Had the boat capsised the material and tools would have undoubt- ecly followed. The body of Singleton has not yet been found.
 It transpires that Jose Dominguez, captain of the steamer Frontera, who met with such an untimely death on Pier 4 Tuesday afternoon, by being crushed betwee ntwo freight cars, was a lieutenant in the Mexican navy, and had been granted leave Of absence for some months. It was his intention to visit points of interest in the United States, including the Worlds Fair at St. Louis. Senor Jose Pocho was own- CT of the Trontera. and arrived few hours ahead of the captain on the fruit. CT Telefone. The home of Lieutenant Dominguez is at Frontera, Mexico.
 C. l.. Lavretta, President of the Board of Public Works, was today for the first time in many days, upon the streets, having been confined to his home by an operation on his hand which had all the symptoms of blood poisoning. MT. Lavretta said that while he deplored the delay in the de- posting of the money on the ne woond issue, the time was we'll spent in tho investigation of the securities. He also complimented Col. F. H. Morril upon the high-class of investors in the pur- chase of the bonds, with whom he had associated himself, all of which goes to show that if Mobile wishes to issue any more bonds, they will be readily accepted by Eastern capitalists. Con- tracts for the paving of the third dis trict will be let Saturday.
 Aa a fnr ity of the odd Fellows and Rebekahs will have left the city. All are unani- nous in their expressions of delight al the cordial welcome extended them by Mobilians. and they say that N1 far the | Mobile session has been the most en- | joyable in the history of the Grand | Lodge of Alabama. The day was spent \ in enjoyment, combined with business While taking the trip on the steamer Louis Dolice up the river. aflc down l the bay, on which many members took their first trip on salt water. much business was transacted.
 l Mobile Society News.
 | The Spring Hill dances were delightful | freaks in the monotony of last summer and the young people rejoice that thi: summer is to see their renewal, thanks to the energy of Mir. George Goodhead who successfully carried through the ont l Inst evening The participants were Miss Ernestine Cook and George Good brad. Miss Jennie Scott and Currar Spotswood, Miss Mary Robbins and San | Roche, Miss Mary Bullock and Lee La con, Miss Theo Williamson and Irwir Little, Miss Lolla Belle Gould and Gaines Wilson, Miss Eloise Withers and Bei Pedget, Miss Louise Futile and Jamei 4 NHt. fS,r EaOF0a and Elm0rl | Rundle, Miss Venetia Danner and Alfred | Staples. Miss Lucile Barclay and A Ahlum. Miss Mlnna Moore and Morton | Watson. Miss Jennie Lee Austell and II Hatcher, Miss Carrie Kyle and Johi shearer. Miss May Threefoot and Henr! Hamilton. Stags-Charles Stephens Winfield Partridge, II. Maschmeyer Gaines Cook, St. John Wilson and Dr
 Peterson. The chaperones were Mrs. R M Gould, Mrs. NJ. c. Robbins and MT and Mrs. Stewart Jones.
 The Order of Ninth will give its frs annual hall tomorrow evening at Ger man Relief Hall. The committees VII
 Retention Committee (blue badge)- Frank Parker. chairman: G. A. smith Ahner Jackson. w. G. Chandler, Sextu
 Smith. Will Kirtland.
 Society Committee twhite badge)-JohI shearer, chairman; James Deas, Osborn
 Henry. M. T. sprague, Tom Roche.
 Floor Committee red badge)-In mask
 Evening dress is requested.
 Mrs. Stanley B. Herndon's guests at tn
 meeting of the Afternoon Tea Club yes
 terday were Mrs. Peterson of Greensboro
 Mrs. Harry Inge, Mrs. Pride Jones, Mrs
 B S. Huntington. Mrs. George Vaughan
 Mrs Robin Jones,
 The regular monthly meeting Mobil
 Chapter [. D. C. has been postponed t
 Thursday. May 1s, ?. m., at the r. M
 C. A.
 The meetings of the Discards are draw
 tho to q close. Only two more remail
 ana then this band of congenial younl
 ucuen who are by no means what thei
 ranne implies. will disband for the sum
 ner Miss Rosa Lyons gave the ope
 "asame to many besides the Discard 1ssterday, her invited guests being Mrs l