The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-25

pensacola, Fla, Dec. 24.-(Special.)- rf.e local lodge of Elks covered itself ,,sffh glory this morning and won the lalting gratitude of at least one hun dfed families in the distribution Of bas- l,iSfs containing the best the market af- fo<ded. and the viands which are in cofnmon and expected use during the C8ristmas-tide Al g o'clock this morning several wagons backed up to the headquarters oE the Elks and were loaded with the bszskets of rich things. These were taken around and placed at the doors OF the families who had been selected and the lasting wishes of the recipients Mare received.
 sThis was one of the grandest charities that has been practiced in tlfts city for some time. The baskets wire filled with the best that could be had in the shape of cold meats, chicken, vegetables, coffee, tea, fruits, and all the accessories for the cooking of the same. The baskets were made up by experienced men in the business and had not the Elks provided the vtAnds, the families so relieved would h3lVe possibly had a hungry Christmas Many favorable remarks were heard of the order as the wagons left today.
 Burglar in Tolls.
 "A negro named Haylie Is in jail here charged with the numerous burglaries yshich have occurred here for some weeks. The black was caught with a nanlber of stolen goods in his posses sion for which he could give no satis- factory account. When taken to the sta tten the victims were many who called nnd readily selected from the list of boety taken from him the articles which had been stolen from their resi- dences in the dead hours of the night. What makes the case all the stronger against the negro Is the fact that since hib incarceration the thieveries have stopped.
 A White Thief.
 Eeorge Smith, white we'll dressed ynaing man, was before the Mayor this morning as a dangerous and suspicious character it having been alleged that he had stolen some money from com psnion. This victim was a man named Drew who stated that he discovered Smith in the night going through his pantaloons and taking thereform the sum of S4,SO. Smith left the house as soon as Drew discovered him and was not found until yesterday when he was sighted on the streets. The officers were put on his track, but he gave them a chase of some blocks before being finally captured He was tried HIS morning ana pound over to the county authorities.
 To Perfect the Wireless.
 sG. A. Mclean, an official of the DeFor rest Wireless Telegraph Company, reached the city this morning and at once opened up his arrangements for perfecting the system of wireless telegraphy which is to be established at thts port. MT. Mclean. in spite of the holiday time. went about getting up his labor for the work which means so much for the port fin the shipping line The official announcement is made that the merchant vessels will be allow ed to use the apparatus with equally az much freedom as the naval vessels.
 City Hall Deserted.
 The city hall will practically be de- serted after today and for the next ffsree days. Mayor Welies and Comptrol- Ter Morgan will be in the woods for a few days hunting; Clerk Shine is en- 6Uyfng a vacation out of the state, while Tax Collector OertinR will also spend his Christmas time with friends puk of the city. All the offices will be in1Ssed except that of the marshal. n Preparing to Leave.
 F Rev. W. J. Vreeland, the former pas- Dor of the Gadsden street Methodist church. who has been transferred to