The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-25

contractor and, as a result this one. in particular, was declared unsafe. The School Board took up the matter and Commissioners Andrews and. Lelnkauf, after declaring the academy a death trap, urged it's rehabilitation.
 An investigation was made. plans sub mitted and the Board was to have taken some action today. Superintendent Mur- phy is in Atlanta, Secretary Burfoot sick at his home and three members of the board were unable to be present, so 1t was decided to postpone action until today week.
 President Marshall of the Board speak ing of the proposed Improvements, said they were urgent. but owing to the neces- sity for proper repairs he, for one, wished the presence of the entire board. Other members who were present had the same views. hence a defering of action for one week.
 It was learned this morning that little Inez Powell, 2-year- daughter of W. T. Rowell. living at Farneli Station, on the Mobile and Bay Shore Railroad. whose death was announced the past week, was the victim of distressing accident The little girl and her 6-ycar-old sister were in a room the older one playing with parlor rifle The weapon was discharged anu AhC4 Wub ihSSdhtiy
 Anton F. Meuckel. aged 15, son of Mrs. E. A. Brunnier. died early this morning at a sanatorium, after having been operated on for appendicitis February 5. The boy was an unusually bright one md his death was a great blow to his relatives. The remains will be inferred In Magnolia Cemetery tomorrow evening. the funeral taking place at 12:30 o'clock ha GorU1an T,MthATan Church
 The business element of Mobile hailed with pleasure the news of the action of Congress in finally deciding upon an Isthmian Canal. Some of the enthu- siasts of the Commercial Club got togeth- CT last night and had a social session, each airing his views on the importance to Mobile of the waterway from the Az. lantic to the Pacific, through the Isthmus.
 Hon. F. O. Hoffman. Representative in the Legislature, and father of the Mobile passenger depot bill. declared this af- ternoon that If necessary he would go into the courts to get action in the mat ter of a new passenger station for Mo bile He announced in a card in a local paper this afternoon that he would file the pepers speedily.
 Hans Gaudahe. mate of the tug Ger trude, w2s drowned in the Gulf outside the bar. Gaudahe fell overheard and was swept out into the Gulf. It could not De learned why he fell from the tug. He was a membmer of a local camp of Woodmen of the World, was 50 years old, and leaves a wife, two children and oth- CT relatives hero.
 fo two rumors in real estate circles this afternoon relative to the Battle House. One was that two local men had pur- chased the property. The other that an offer of $200, 900 had been made and re- fused. Mir Wizard denied that the property had been sold. As to the offer, he said nothing.
 The General Council will meet in special session tomorrow night for the purpose of taking action on the proposed build ing law which will include a provision for the appointing of building inspector. Much interest centers on this law and the action of the General Council has been a matter of speculation for some time.
 Late last night a A-inch main of the Mobile City waterworks burst on Dauph- inway, near Ann Street. and soon the SITG0l9 were HOOuGu IO S0CH a tuat pedestrians and theatre-goers on the home trip had to wade. Tha break was repaired today.
 Right Rev. Bishop Charles A. Beckwith of the Episcopal diocese of Alabama left here this afternoon for New Orleans, where he has been invited to preach at one of the churches.
 The river steamers Hard Cash and Mary s. Blees took on large freights to- day for Demopolis q nd way landings.
 B. F. Eborn, a prominent real estate man of Birmingham, is in the city.
 s. Steiner, a Birmingham banker is registered at the Battle House.
 To look back to the Continental Mys- tic Crewe and their beautiful ball of lasa night, memory stu fingers over the pie ture presented on the ball room floor and is busy Of femlnineJ with, the pretty gowns and their wearers The galleries were crowded wlth interested onlookers, and it is safe 10 say that few details es- caped the observant eyes. Among other details, the immense quantity of flowers carried by the ladies was noticeable, car nations in profusion, bridesmaid roaes,