The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-24
Advertiser Bureau,


 There apepars yet to he trouble along the docks in the city of Havana among the longshoremen. The Munson Line steamship Saratoga, which cleared yes- terday from Mobile for that port had on board a crew of twenty negroes to he used in discharging and reloadlng the vessel at the. other end. In the early winter this trouble had a slight deteriorating effect upon the shipping out of this port. but later the differ ences between the stevedores and long shoremen was reported as settled. The fact that the Saratoga carried an extra crew of negroes on this trip would in- dicate the contrary. On board the steamship were eighty-se seven passen- gers en route to Havana and other Cuban ports, the larger portion being pleasure seekers. While the cargo of merchandise was not so large as on previous shipping days the present one. according to the manifest, showed a valuation of 42,0OO.
 Tn the report of the recent city court grand jury, which appeared in Sun days Advertiser, appeared a paragraph calling attention by the jury to the judge of the fact that only seventeen jurors served and urging the jury com miSsioners to be more careful in se- l jury service. member of the jury commission. taking umhrage at the suggestion of the grand jury. searched the records and gave The Advertiser a statement as follows:
 By request the clerk of the com mission has investigated the para graph of the grand jury referring to the urgency in selecting grand jurors He finds that seventeen men has been the average in recent years. Twen- ty-four names are selected from those drawn. Of the last drawing seventeen answered and were accepted. Three were absent from the city; one was excused because of illness and of the whole only one was because of trans forming of his given name, and one has failed to appear.
 Tt will be seen from the above that the jury commissioners were in error-in fact. only in one out of twen- | ty-four instances-that of an error in transformation of a given name." The commissioners felt that an in- justice had been done the entire com mission by the recent grand jury. That illness is a good excuse, he all legged. has been accepted by all judges on the bench. If a man is absent from the city the commission cannot be blamed and. so far as the one per- son excused because of none-age. this. he declared, is easily explained. Sometimes he said. a son is named for | the father and the parent dies. The name is drawn and the sheriff. in bis official duty, serves the summons on the person bearing the name. The commissioner was much exaSperated at the paragraph and felt the members should have been consulted before be- ing censured.
 At tonight's meeting of Division No. | 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, there was large attendance President George J. Sullivan was in the chair All arrangements for a proper celebra- tion of St. Patrick's Day were perfect ed. It was announced by the presiding officer that eloquent orators had been invited to come to Mobile and deliver addresses at the banquet which will be on magnificent scafe. The panegyric on St. Patrick will be delivered by Rev. Father Kirwan in St Patrick s Church and Bishop Allen and many members of the clergy of the Diocese of Mobile will be in attendance
 Since the merging of the four divis- | ions of Mobile into one the interest in the organization of Hibernians has lrlanifestly increased. At every meeting reports Secretary Martin, applications TUT tutIuDcISHlp are NOnllnB III ana lL Is confidently expected the roster will soon reach 800 MT. Martin stated that there would be at least 400 men in the St. Patrick's parade
 Mrs. Clarence K. Crawford. of Louisville. Ky, arrived in Mobile to- day and is the guest nf her brother, Mir. John A. Green, of The Daily Her | aid. at his home on Dauphinway. Rev. Dr. c. c. Crawford. her husband, who is an eminent divine in his home city. accompanied Mrs. Crawford as far as Flomaton. where he will spend few days. after which he will join her here at Mir. Greens home.
 At Spring Hill College President TyreH. s. J.. has as his guest his ex- ee1Ieney Archbishop ChappeIIe. of New Orleans. who Is also apostolic delegate