The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
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Centurv of Iyheatre Fires.

ne lfoquois theatre lire In Chicago last Wednesday will continue to be the subject Of discussion for many weeks
 Unless the death list grows 1t will not pc recorded in history as the greatest theatre calamity. In 1896 fire in the Lehnann theatre. St, Petersburg, Russia, caused the death of 300 persons.
 A few days prior to the Chicago hor- TOT the Theatre Magazine published in New York presented list of theatre lows:
 Theatre in Richmond, Va, 1sil. killed 70; cause. careless hoisting of a stage chandelier with lighted candles. Leh- mann Theatre. St. Petersburg, 1s3s. killed. 800; cause. stage lamp hung too high, ig- nited the stage roof. Royal Theatre, Quebec, 1S4e. killed, 100; cause. upsetting of a lamp on the stage. Ducal Theatre, Baden, fs47, killed, 6s; cause, careless lighting of gas jets in a box ignited dra- peries. Teatro degii Aquidotti,, Lcghorn, 1857. killed, 100; cause, fireworks. Con cause, border caught fire from border ways Theatre. Brooklyn, 1876. killed 2s3; lights. Theatre Municipal, Nice, 1881. killed. 15o; explosion of gas. Ring Thea less lighting of border lights with alco- hol torch. Circus Ferroni, Russian Po- land. 1888, killed. 2eS; cause, employe smoking. Opera Comique, Paris, 1887, killed, 300; cause, scenery ignited from gas jets. Exeter Theatre, England, 1887, killed, 200; cause, scenery caught fire from gas jets. Theatre at Oporto, Portugal, killed, 240; cause, scenery caught fire from gas jets. &
 1904 is . Leap Year.
 Yes said the man who reads alma macs, ''there will be S66 days In this year. For the first time since 1896 we will wit ness the twenty-ninth day of February. Contrary to popular opinion Leap Year does not come with every four years. There were but 3S5 days in 1900. That year was only one in four hundred years which was a multiple of four that was not a leap year. In other words, scien- lists have agreed that in order to keep time accurately, one leap year must be dis pensed with in every four hundred years"
 "Coosada" in Commission.
 After many years of retirement the old river steamer "Coosada' enters into &C., tive life again.
 J. E. Llamas of Mobile. the purchaser of the boat brought with him a crew and after putting the "Coosada" under thorough repair Mir. Llamas who will be master of the boat with full crew from Mobile. left for the Gulf City where MT. Llamas will present her with new coiors and doubtless a new name.
 Mir. Llamas arrived in Mobile safe with out any trouble whatever and the old "Coosada" is said to have met with hearty welcome.
 The "Coosada'' in recent years was used as a dredge boat. Under its new man. agement the vessel may ply the Alabama River.
 Men Who Come and Go.
 Hon. l. W, Hill, State Superintendent of Education, has returned from Atlanta where he attended the first annual meet ing of the Southern Education Associa- tion. He reports a most beneficial and instructive convention was held in the Gate City.
 MT. Warren F. Dent has returned from New Orleans, where he attended a ban Quet given by a manufacturing establish ment and responded to toast to Ala bama.
 Secretary w. B. Teagin of the State Board of Examiners of Teachers has re- turned from holiday visit to relatives in Barbour County.
 MT. Charles A. c. Ivey of Birmingham who has been spending the holidays in Montgomery will leave this evening for his home. TF Mir e. NJ. Smith, who has been spend ing two weeks at his old home in Michi- gan, is expected to return to Montgomery today.
 General B. l.. Holt and Messrs. c. l.. Ruth, II. c. Davidson left last night for Punta Gorda, Fla, on a hunting expedi- tion.
 Mir Jack Watts of Pine Level, former ly of Montgomery. has gone to Louisiana. Mfr. E. G. Cox spent the holidays with his parents at Roanoke, Ala. Mir McDuff Cain is III at his home, % Wilson Street.
 MT. J. L. Ward of Dothan was in town yesterday.