The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-03
PASSENGERS INJURED
RESULT OF COLLISION NEAR EAST
 LAKE,
Freixht Train Backed Into Street Car and Saloon Man and College Stu. dent Were Painfully
 Hurt

freight train on the Birmingham Min. eral Railroad was backed on to ar electric car on the East Lake line this afternoon and several passengers were injured.
 The railroad officials claim that they had the crossing and that the motor man was trying to back his car when struck. The electric car was turned over on it's side and the dozen passen- gers had no time to get of. Steve Brown was conductor and Bob Carroll motorman. These two men did every thing in their power to avoid the col lision. Marcus Feibelman. a saloon keeper. was caught under a seat In the car and very seriously injured. S. Ellison, a student at the Howard Col |lege. received broken wrist.
 A lady who was removed hastily. was bruised badly. All the other pas sengers received more or less injuries. none as serious as Feibelman and El- lison. The Louisville and Nashville wrecking outfit went to the scene and strengthened out the damage. The electric cor smashed was a new one. just being put in service Monday.
 Pumping Water from Mine.
 A new pump was installed this morning in the Virginia mine where the awful explosion took place last week. and by tomorrow noon it Is be- lieved the greater portion of the wa ter in the slope will have been drawn out There are still half a dozen bod ies in the mine and these will be res- cued as soon as the water is down. All the former inhabitants of Virginia City who did not lose their lives in the catastrophe. are moving away from the place. When the owners attempt to start up the works again 1t will be necessary to get 8 new force alto- gether.
 Revenue Collections.
 J. O. Thompson, Collector of inter- nal revenues for Alabama, reports col lections tor last month to have aggre- gated s22.S64.6s. as follows: Lists $s5s12; beer stamps. .s4,1a5; spirit stamps, $15,693. s1; cigars and cigar ettes. $1.446.76. An increase of more than s346 was shown as compared to the collections in January and $1,000 decrease as compared to collections last February.
 Society Boy on Trial.
 The case of Joe l.. Meade. charged with assault with intent to kill Coke A. Matthews, will come up in the criminal court tomorrow, and 1t prom. ises to be one of the most interesting l cases heard in years in this city. Both Meade and Matthews are very promi- nent and are favorites in social circles Matthews was in an ice cream estab' lishment on Second Avenue a few months ago when Meade came into tho place ana commenced firing on him | Matthews ran away and escaped witt a slight flesh wound. It was stated that Meade was incensed over a dis graceful remark alleged to have beer made by Matthews concerning Meade A number of witnesses have been sum moned and the indications are that { large number of people will attend ,t listen to the testimony that will b, brought out. Both Meade and Mat
 thews are well connected in the city. 1 New Realty Corporation.
 | Articles of incorporation were filat today in the probate office by th, Brownie Realty Company. The capi
 tai stock is placed at $25,0Oo. Tn, company will conduct a general req estate business. The domicile of tn, corporation will be Birmingham. Heavy Fine for VaGrancy. l Marie Shell. colored woman. wa,
 fined $50 in the Inferior Criminal Cour On the charge of vagrancy, which il
 the record as to heavy fines in thii class. This woman has been arrested
 Repeatedly by the police and punish ment seems to have no effect on her
 About a week ago she was brough before Judge Feagin on the sam
 charge and was fined s25. She serve.
 a part of the sentence and paid out tn,
 balance. Judge Feagin told her a that time that If she was ever brough
 before him again she would receive tn
 full penalty of the law. The fine i'm
 posed on her this time Is the heavies
 hne that can be imposed In a vagranc.
 charge.
 Judge FeagIn said after the trla ] that infiicting heavy fines was the onl! 1 means of breaking up the vagranc habit with a certain class Of people.
 He stated that this defendant ha, been before him many times and h
 had given much thought as to wha to do about such confirmed cases. H.