The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-21
THE NEWS OF MOBILE
Advertiser Bureau.

| mODlle. ApTlI l Mir, M. V. Richards, land and in- | dustriai agent of the Southern Rail- | way, will arrive here tomorrow morn | ing on a special, over the Mobile and | Ohio Railroad, having as his guest | Italian Ambassador des Ranches, who | represents his government at Wash | ington. The gentlemen will remain in | Mobile two days. Tomorrow night the l Commercial Club will have a smok ar in | honor of the visit of the Ambassador | and Mir. Richards and the Italian Be- neyolent Society will participate. The Ambassadors visit to the South | is to make a personal observation of climatic and other conditions for tho benefit of his countrymen who are anx- ious to colonize in America. This af- ternoon he and Mir. Richards visited
 an Italian colony five miles from Cit ronelle. coming there from Meridian.
 Miss.
 It looks as if the city league of base ball clubs has truck snag. This af- ternoon Judge R. l.. Maupin and Dr.
 Planck called on Sherif Powers and handed him a copy of House bill No. 37o. of the last legislature. approved September 2S, 1903. which prohibits ball playing on Sunday at any public place where people resort for such pur- pose in Alabama. Sheriff Powers, when shown the law to the officers of the City League said if any war rants were sworn out for such offen-
 ses he would have them promptly
 served. It is understood the Citizens League will look to the enforcement of the law. Not only are lovers of baseball discussing the call of the two high churchmen on Sheriff Pow
 CTS but those who indulge in similar
 pastimes. such as golf, football and
 tennis, all of these coming under the
 ban of the same act.
 General J. L.. Bristow arrived here this afternoon on an important mis-
 sion. He came here from New Or
 leans and is looking over tine facili-
 ties of this port in handling materials
 to be shipped to Panama for use on
 the canal. General Bristow was met
 at the train by Postmaster Barker,
 Mark Lyons. Harry Pillans, James
 Gibboney and B. M. Flippin, repre-
 senting the Chamber of Commerce,
 and escorted to the Bienville. A trip
 on the river was made late this af-
 ternoon and tomorrow q meeting be-
 tween General Bristow and the busi-
 men will be held at the Chamber of Commerce.
 News by long distance phone was
 received here this afternoon of a dead-
 ly duel at Gulfport, Miss, on the
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 Hine Hood and John Maceo were the
 participants. Hood was reported dy-
 ing and Maceo in a desperate condition
 from three pistol wounds. Each de-
 clared they had had no quarrel and
 were strangers to each other until
 they met in a saloon this morning.
 Hood is son of a prominent business
 man of Gulfport and Maceo a stranger. Hood is reported to have, when twen-
 ty-one, killed pr. Almon, of Georgi- ana, Ala, at State Line and was pros ecuted by then Congressman Stallings at Meridian, but was acquitted. He is also charged with killing an Italian at Gulfport.
 At the annual meeting of the Mobile
 Yacht Club, held tonight, there was a
 large attendance and much enthusiasm
 manifested. The reports showed the
 club to be in fine condition.
 Officers were elected as follows: Commodore, Frank B. Merrill; Vice. Commodore, J. c. Bush, Jr. Fleet Cap tain, Hunter ORourke; Secretary Treasurer, l.. c. Dorgan; Club Meas urer, Marcenus J. Parker; Surgeon, Dr. Henry Goldthwaite; Governing Com- mittee. F. B. Merrill. J. C. Bush, Jr, l.. c. Dorgan, F. E. Overall. c. E. Vincent, Charles Hall.
 It was the sense of the club that A racing machine be purchased for the coming regatta.
 While holding court today Judge AL | ford received a telegram announcing | the death of his father, w. T. Afford | at Canton Bend, Wilcox County. He | at once adjourned court and left this | afternoon for the home where the occurred. Judge Afford, | two brothers and a sister at Canton Bend and brother at Camden, to- gether with the bereaved widow, have the sympathy of many friends here.
 MT. Afford was seventy-nine years old and had resided in Wilcox County since he was fifteen years of age.
 The remains of Louis Dignat were inferred in the Catholic Cemetery this afternoon, followed to the grave by a large cortege of friends. The services were held in the Cathedral. Rev. Father Shaw officiating. The following gen tlemen were the pall-bearers: Messrs. Manuel Canizas. Doc Sliger, George Unruh. George J. Sullivan, William Mo Graw and Henry Betrix. At the obse- quies were Jerry Sullivan and wife of Montgomery, step-brother and sister of the deceased. and Mrs. Julia Vigo of an aunt.
 The first roller skating race was pulled off in Temperance Hall tonight. Five hundred people witnessed it. It was a two-mile event of seventy laps. Harry Hayfield won by three laps; lime, II minutes, 15 seconds; Pierre. second: Deimer, third. Doyle and Ray were the other entries. The prize was ! gold medal, presented by Lee La- Place.
 News was received here today of the . orrible death at Citronelle, this coun- - y, of Myron Sumter. aged seventeen. he young man was engaged near the oiler at Sumter Bros brick and tile rorks and suddenly there was an ex- Iosion. The boiler had given way nd Sumter was enveloped in escap- 1g steam and boiling water. He lin- cred several hours. The boy was ex- eptionally bright and greatly beloved
 w. H. Ransom, the policeman whom he coroner's jury ordered arrested last light in connection with the killing of