The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-04
PREPARING FOR SHOW
MOBILE GETTING READY FOR
 MARDI GRAS.
Festivities Promise to Be on a Larger Scale Than Ever Before-Young
 Woman Dies Under
 Peculiar Circumstances.
Advertiser Bureau,

. Mobile, Feb. 3. The Mobile Carnival Association has virtually completed all arrangements for the coming season of mirth. The several secret societies have reported that their floats are almost completed and the decorators and painters are busy, each vieing with the other hoping to present the prettiest appearance in the parades. A glimpse at the interiors of the several mammoth workrooms where the fioats are being prepared shows that the parades
 will be much grander than any ever wilt messed In this city. The Illumination Committee announces that the City of Mlrth and Frolic will be brighter by night than by day. Max Michael has raised a private sub scrtption to be used in illuminating Gov ernment Street, from Royal to Com merce on both sides If Duncan Place., At the intersection of Commerce and Gov renment Streets an immense electric iliu- imitation in the shape of gate will be erected. through which Emperor Felix illumination. together with that to be erected on the immense steel flag pole in Duncan Place, will prove one. of the greatest attractions of the holidays.
 BaffuDos band of sixty-eIghg pieces has been secured and this. together with the several local bands and those from near by cities, will furnish music.
 One or the young WOnen eHlpiOyeS Ol the Bayou la Batre Canning Company died under peculiar circumstances Mon day night. The young woman was a suf ferer from a severely injured ankle. A physician wrote her prescription to be used externally. The woman secured the medicine and, owing to her lgnor- ance, drank the mixture, dying in a quarter of an hour. When the mistake was discovered the unfortunate woman was too far gone to be saved
 
 News was received here this morning of an extensive fire at Bayou Ia Batre, in the southern portion of Mobile County, Sunday night: An immense. Qne.story Batre Canning Company caught fire and was entirely consumed. About twenty five families occupied the building. which was about 150 feet in length. There were no casualties.
 In the Circuit Court Charles c. Dickens of Mobile County, has filed a suit against the Southern Railway Company for $500. amount by fire from sparks of a passing engine. The fire ruined valuable pasture lands and destroyed much fencing and many trees.
 W. l.. Henderson, land and industrial agent of the Mobile and Ohio and South ern Railroads left this morning for Merl- dian. Columbus and BirminCham. He goes to these cities to meet Northern men who are seeking locations in the South.
 Fires were lighted in the furnaces of the American Ice and Fuel Company's plant this morning. The machinery is
 now in place and a thorough test of the entire plant will be made early next week.
 The Bethel Auxiliary will hold it's regu- lar monthly meeting tomorrow at noon in Seamen's Bethel.
 Dr. William C. Oates has returned from Anniston, and will again take up his residence here.
 The United States steamship Armeria of the lighthouse department steamed into port tonight. B. C. Boiling is the com-