The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-06
The Newr of Mobile.

hands full The water works condi- ton and the beginning of sewer and paving work in the third district re- oufres much consideration at the Mayors office.
 Since President P. J. Lyons of the General Council has assumed charge of the Mayors office there Is tenn porary vacancy in the council and all ready gossip has started as to the most likely member of the body to be selected as presiding officer The se- lection will probably be made at the meeting tomorrow night. There are three names mentioned in connection with the office: Col A. 5. Lyons, E. B. Kirkbride and John Croft It Is the opinion of some members
 of the body that the selection will fall on Col A. s. Lyons.
 There is absolutely no improvement in the condition of Mayor Mclean at this hour. He remains in an uncon-
 scious condition, due to, 1t Is said, a clot of blood on the brain. While the attending physician has not officially announced the condition of his pa tient, he intimated to a city official this morning that there was little chance of his recovery. MT. McLean's
 most intimate friends have given up nope Ol HlS TcCoNcTy anu SOhc Nc ventured to say that he will hardly live two days longer.
 Even the local press now announce that his condition Is dangerous and what they at first attributed to acute indigestion now claims his Illness due to a severe attack of kidney trouble or Bright's disease.
 Several we'll known local officials arc authority for the statement that the physicians hold out no hope for MT. McLean's recovery.
 In an interview this morning Dr. Will liam Mastin said that the condition of Mir Mclean was unfarvorable and that his illness was due to euremic poison ing the result of chronic kidney com ] plant.
 Dr. Mastin has been treating MT. Mo | Lean for kidney trouble for a number of years.
 Mrs. McLcs<, and children will reach here tomorrow morning over the South ern from Roane Mountain, Tenn. The second days session of the Ala : bama Colored Women's Federation Convention at 10 o'clock this morning | at Big Zion Church with a larger mum Der present than yesterday. The work | of the convention was entered into heartily by those present and much good result was manifested among those in attendance. Interesting speeches and talks upon the uplifting | of the race formed the greater portion of the days proceedings Musical selections were very much in evidence. The federated colored clubs are striv- ing hard to establish a reformatory school for the young criminals of the
 race and have already been assured of N
 Montgomery and other Alabama cities.
 An interesting paper upon It's establish
 ment was read before the assembly to-
 day and received hearty endorsement of those present.
 Said one of the teachers: What we
 most need is elf-sacrificing woman who are willing to go among all classes of our race and lift them up. The colored women will be called upon to do large part of the work of reforms among the cities and and in the interior.
 In some places in the State the race is
 fin q state of semi barbarism"
 Several stirring speeches of a like
 nature were made during the sessions
 of the federation.
 The General Council will hold a
 meeting tomorrow night at which the long drawn out building ordinance will come up for consideration. There are
 about seventy sections of the proposed
 law. thirty odd of which were passed
 The law has not come up for consid-
 eration for the past few months there
 being considerable opposition display
 ed by members of the Council Con-
 siderable routine business 1t to receive
 the attention of the Council.
 The case of the National Dredging Company against the steamship Torpon was tried in the United States Court to- day. the case being submitted for de- cree and taken under consideration.
 Bud Webster. charged with criminal assault, was tried in the City Court to- day. the jury finding him guilty as charged and placed the penalty at fif- teen years in the penitentiary.
 Representatives of the Southeastern Tariff Association of Atlanta. Ga. are in the city at the request of the Mayor inspecting the fire department and city water works system.
 Henry Spira left this afternoon for
 New York after which he will go to a
 watering resort in Pennsylvania.
 FOURTH AT CULLMAN.