The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-14

completed at a very insignificant figure as compared with what was at hrst an- ticipated. A great portion of the road will be on an elevation which will not require smelling. the roadbed being firm and on a splendid foundation.
 At the noon hour today the Southern Bell Telegraph and Telephone Com pany's representative failed to appear before the committed of the Home Tele- phone Company and make good in the matter of purchasing the controlling stock of the company. In failing to make good, the Home Telephone Com pany remains intact and independent or the Southern Bell Company, and Mobile will. as later developments prove. be- come the beneficiary by the failure
 A committee of stockholders of the Home Company met in the once or Adam Glass at noon and awaited the coming of the representative Of the Southern Bell Company. He did not show up and on recommendation, grace was allowed. When the time had pass ed. the deal, by unanimous consent. was declared off. The stockholders or the Home Company, after the adjournment of the committee, congratulated each other
 It developed that the cause for this feeling was the announcement that the Independent Long Distance Telegraph and Telephone Company of Alabama was ready and waiting to invest $loO'- 900 with the stockholders Of the Home Company and to extend it's scope or op- eration not only in Mobile. but in giV- ing to the people a long g-distance ser vice extending over large range of country. The new capital. it was re- liably stated this afternoon, will be put in Monday or Tuesday.
 In the case of the United States Dis trict Court Hon. H. T. Toulmin, Judge ct al., vs. Norma Akin ct al, In con demnation proceedings. the hearing Of Testimony was concluded this afternoon. According to agreement of counsel, pro and con. the court ordered that the jury go to Fort Morgan on Monday view the land and make a price, if possible. upon the two tracts containing abouI 200 acres, sought to be condemned. The stockholders of the Gulf, Birmingham and Northern Railroad Company are equally interested with the Government in this suit, in that the railroad com pany has options on the land and seeks to retain it for terminal purposes.
 The following delegates to the an nual convention of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of Alabama, will leave tomorrow for Montgomery: Ja- cob D. Bloch, Grand Master-at- arms D. B. Cobbs, chairman of the Judiciary Committee; Henry D. Laffre represeu- tative of Rescue Lodge, No. 24; B. B. Boone, Percivale, No. 102; k. A. Mayer, Mobile, No. CT; F. G. Hill, Red Cross. No. 132
 Hrs Henrietta Miller, wife of Capt. Charles H. Miller. died today at the family home in this city after brief illness. Deceased was a native of this city and a daughter of Mrs. A. Fish beck She was a most estimable wo- man and is survived by her husband, mother, four sons, sister. Mrs. Au- gusta Jones, and brother. H. F. Fish beck.
 Fritz Pfeister, a German, employed at the Bienvlle Brewery, died today under peculiar circumstances. About 8 ocloc k this morning he was taken suddenly i'll as if poisoned, and ran up into the mu- nicipaI building. It required four men l to hold him while the ambulance was coming. He was taken to police head quarters and later to the city hospital 1 On the way to the hospital the man be-
 gan turning purple and complained of great pains in his bowels. He died this | afternoon at o'clock
 w. 1T Horton, a young white man was assaulted on Royal near Govern ment Street at g o'clock tonight and | severely injured. Robert Turner was arrested as his assailant
 Mobile Society News. The card party given yesterday bS Misses Lottie and Emma Burke was