The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-19
Advertiser Bureau,


 Rondeau, from statements of wit nesses, was in the Crystal Palace sa- Icon, acting ugly and was ordered out by the policeman. He left, returning later with a billiard cue, and, on the outside of the building. assaulted and knocked Collins to the ground.
 While on the ground Collins shpt him.
 Collins has two bad places on his head, the result of blows inflicted by Rondeau with the cue, which, when re- covered. was broken in three pieces.
 Articles of incorporation of the Craftsman Yacht and Power Company of Mobile, Ala, were filed In the Probate Court today. Petitioners set forth their purpose to manufacture and build all classes of boats and vessels for business and for pleasure and to do a general business in buying and sell ing and repairing such craft. The fn- corporators are Lawrence w. P1etsch, Clarke Washburne and A. Eagon Arbuckle. The capital stock is placed at s35,OOO of which $s,S0o is paid in. l.. w. Peitsch is named as president and general manager, A. Eagon Arbuckle, secretary and Clarke Wash hurne treasurer.
 Royal Street today was the center of gossip over the remarks, last night in the general Council of Alderman kirk- bride, in the matter of the Craft reso- lution with reference to the busting or John Case as chief of police Of Moplle' MT. Kirkbride's statement was broad- in fact, wide-sweeping and some or the alterations were of nature to create more than a passing scrutiny. Your representative secured the official stenographer's report of what he said' which reads as follows:
 Alderman Kirkbride made the fol- lowing verbatim statement:
 If that kind of resolution had been offered by this Council five or SIX months ago it would have shown a proper amount of respect for the char ter of the city and this council. The a4th day of September John Case was removed for fifteen days and at the termination of fifteen days there was no action taken in this matter by any one in authority. Six or seven months have passed by since then and an ad- vertisement has appeared in the paper and a document come to this Council which on the very face of 1t was an impertinent communication. One Of the things of that very charter which we are working under is that the chief of police must be confirmed by this Council and seven or eight months nave passed by without any such con- firmation, although E. T. Rondeau has signed his name as chief Of police without any authority for doing so.
 Had that thing, rather this thing, been raised six or seven months ago 1t would have been different. It now looks like there is a motive back of all this business. That man has been re- moved from office simpsy rom the fact that hA is obnoxious to certain inter ests in this town--the gambling inter- ests the restricted district interests, the assignation house interests and other interests. During the former Mayors administration very stringent rules and regulations were issued in regard to these things and under this man, E. T. Rondeau. a very consider able increase in all those kind of vices have occurred and it certainly must be in the interests of some parties. I told the Mayor months ago if l really believed like he believed I would sus- pend him, but at the same time l told him there were other men just IS bad as John Case, if not more so; that they were occupying positions of authority high in the council of the city of Mo- bile, and that they were not being pun ished and John Case was, and that there must be some reason for 1t, and
 
 of that"
 Both afternoon papers editorially roasted" Alderman Kirkbride for his utterances at last nights council meet ing.
 Today the opinion on the street was that Alderman Kirkbride had in his statement launched one of his blanks In his candidacy for the mayoralty honor. When asked the direct ques- kt ha hn candidate mayor. Mir. Kirkbride answered evasively, though smiling: T will tell you when I announce" Rumor. and strong it is, has it that he will be a candidate He went so far as to say he had many hattering promises of sup port and great pressure was being brought upon him to get in the run ming.
 Coroner Hirschfield empanelled a ju- ". held and autopsy and found that death was due to a pistol shot in the shoulder. which ranged down into the body A large number of witnesses are to be examined and it will be morning before the investigation is over.
 Policeman Collins is suffering from an ugly injury on the head. From what is learned from eye witnesses. Rondeau after being ordered from the crystal Palace, went off and secured the bil- Hard cue. returned and assaulted the officer.
 Collins fired five shots while on the ground. A man named Pokrovsky was grazed on the side of the face by one ct the bullets
 The City League of Baseball Clubs will open the season Sunday afternoon at Monroe Park. The opposing teams will be the Athletics and Barney 
 As an evidence of the remarkable growth of Mobiles maritime business The Advertiser representative was ln- formed this morning by the local mana gers of the Elder-Dempster Steamship Line that during the month of May, six vessels with a total carrying tom mage of 72, 900 bales of cotton would be cleared from Mobile for trans oceanic destinations. The destined norts will be Liverpool, Havre, Bre- men. Hamburg and Rotterdam. Tim Der. cotton, lumber. grain and cotton seed meal will be the predominant pro- 5ucts in the cargoes. Two thousand tons of cotton seed meal will be h. ,luded in the May shipments. Here tofore the Elder-Dempster line virtual Iv closed their books at the end of AnriI. but their patrons have booked shipments so far ahead that 1t IS aoso- Iutely necessary to have the six Ves- sels here in May to carry out the book ing contracts.
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