The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-14
Advertiser Bureau.
 Mobile, Dec. 13.


 Coroner Hirshfield. shortly after m,anirbt. was called to the neighbor- hood four-mile post on the Spring Hill road to view the body of white man who had been run over by an elec- tric car.
 On reaching the scene he found the motorman and conductor Of the car crew of another. together with a num- Der, of others awaiting him. A Jury was empanelied and evidence taken. It was found that the body was that of William Riley. a white man. wno lived near Spring Hill. It was also learned that Riley had left the city on an earlier car and when he got of at the Convent he was in an intoxi- cated condition. It was presumed he had laid down on tlse track and gone to sleep and was struck by the car and killed. The motorman of the car which struck the man was exonerated. The deceased was son Of Captain Thomas Riley and about twenty-eight years of age. He was for some time a fireman on the government steam CT Poe. and a little over . year ago had a brother killed by blow from a baseball bat in the hands of another young man out Government Street. during an altercation at ball game The bereaved parents have the sympa- thy of many friends in the loss of their son in such an untimely manner.
 Desth sf Child.
 Little Marie Antoinette Burden. fourteen months old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. C.. M. Burden. died last night at the family home on Glennon Avenue after a brief illness. The be- reaved parents have the sympathy of many friends in this city
 Bfrmingham Ffshermen.
 Hon. George Ward. mayor-elect of Birmingham. and Messrs. w B. Fowlkes, Hamp Stiles, William John ston, J. B. Robinson and Allie Nell son, also of that city. arrived here Little River. this county. where they will spend a week fishing and hunt ing. s
 pr. Cunningham wilson of yBirming- ham is in the city also Messrs A. w. Smith and A. M, Wallace.
 Hibernians Elect OMcers.
 At the annual election of oficers of bernians. held last night officers were elected as follows: George J. Sulli- van, president: D. D. Langan. vice president: M. T. Judge, recording sec- retary; John Martin. financial secre- tary: John A. Hughes, treasurer: J. R. O'Gorman, ,seargeant -at-arms; Mat thew welch, sentinel; John P. Cronin. marshal; John Hyde. chairman of the sick committee: J. c. Sullivan, W. l.. Ktllion, T. T. Palmer. M. L. Campbell. Arthur Grove. standing committee.
 GtrII o1a president of the division at its incep- tion. several years ago. and has been e-elected at every annual meeting since. A resolution endorsing the erection of a monument to the late beloved Father Ryan was passed by unanimous and rising vote.
 Another Steamship Line.
 Yesterday when the Munson Line steamship Saratoga reached her berth at the Mobile and Ohio upper docks, there stepped ashore a large party of railroad officials and ladies, headed by John NJ. Beall. general passenger agent of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, just returned from Havana. In the party with Mir Beall were J. P. Fillmore gem erai passenger agent of the Chicago Great Western: J. c. Pond. general passenger agent of the Wisconsin Gen. tral: W. Cl Rineearson. general pas- senger agent of the Queen and Cres- cent: A. l.. Rutland. general passen- ger agent of the Muson Steamship Line i; T. s. Kyle of Gadsden and ladies Last night an improvised supper was served to the party at Charles Schniff's Cafe, among the local per- sons participating with the party be- ing: F. F. Conway. chief clerk in the office of Collector of Customs W. F. Tebbetts: Charles Rudolph. division passenger agetn of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad: Lieutenant Rock Of the Revenue Cutter service; Captain Hathaway of the steamship Saratoga and James Gibboney. local representa- tive of the Munson Steamship Line. This morning it was -ned that the visiting general passenger agents were so well pleased at what they had seen here and the facilities for steamship intercourse to the South. that 1t was decided by them to arrange for a steamship line of freight and passen. ger steamers to Panama and another line to Mexican ports.