The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-30
NEW BOARD ELECTS
 CITY OFFICIALS w. Y. Lundy Clerk, Isaac Vines
 is Marshal WHITE MEN ARRESTED Charles Patterson, Marcus Cookery and H. H. Morgan Charged With DynamItIna House Occupied.
 By Rosa Weaver.
WHITE MEN ARRESTED

Lundy was elected clerk and Isaac Vines town marshal.
 Mayor John D. Martin and his board of councilmen have taken active charge of the affairs of the city, and are unrav- cling the intricacies of organization as rapidly as possible. There are many small details to be attended to, and Mayor Martin will be busy for some weeks or ganizing all the departments and getting the young city started right.
 Jonesboro is about one mile from Bes- semer, and most of the people living there do business in this city. It is a beau tiful and progressive residence section and is growing The new electric railway line to be extended to Jonesboro by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company will give new impetus to the growth of the place and make 1t more popular as a residence section
 The company Is ready to begin the build- ing of this new line as soon as a fran chise is granted by the City Council of Bessemer for terminal rights in this city, and 1t is thought that they will grant the franchise at the next meeting, which will be held next Tuesday night The peo- pie in mass meeting at the city hall a few nights ago expressed themselves as heartily in favor of granting the fran- chise, and the council will no doubt carry out the wishes of the citizens.
 Mayor Martin and the members of the Board of Aldermen were complimented with an oyster supper tonight by David Williams, assistant superintendent of the Bessemer Rolling Mill, at his residence in Jonesboro. The affair was a most de- lightful one, and was greatly enjoyed by all present.
 The new officers elected by the board last night will go into office next Mon day.
 Arrested on Serious Charge.
 Charles Patterson. Marcus Cookery and H. H. Morgan, three white men, have been arrested and will be tried tomorrow morning on charges of assault with in- tent to murder. They are charged with dynamiting the house occupied by Rosa Weaver, a negro woman, at the corner of Clarendon avenue and Twenty-fourth street, Wednesday night
 As published in these dispatches yes terday morning some one exploded dyna- mite under the house and wrecked the building about o'clock in the morning. The woman becoming alarmed at sorAe uefnODStTatlOn Dy pdTtleS III the NlclnlIy the night before had moved her bed to another part of the building from that she usually occupied. and thereby escaped serious injury If not death.
 No cause is assigned for the act except that white people object to the house be- ing occupied by negroes, though 1t Is stated by the agents for the property that negroes have occupied the house for some time.
 The parties accused of the crime were arrested yesterday and their cases were called in Mayor Sullivan's court this morning, but were continued until to- morrow morning that additional witnesses might be secured.
 The men arrested stand well in the com munity in which they live and their ar rest created quite a sensation in the city. No one was injured In the ex- plosion.
 The men were allowed to give bonds In the sum of $500 each.
 Charged With Arson.
 Foster Dowdle, negro, was bound over to the grand jury this morning by Mayor Sullivan in police court in the sum of 5000 on charge of arson.
 Dowdle is charged with the burning of the large two-story frame residence at the corner of Twentieth street and Fifth avenue Wednesday night at o'clock.
 The house and contents were entirely consumed by the flames before the fire department could get control of them.
 While the evidence produced in court this morning Is mainly circumstantial it looks dark for Dowdle. It was shown that Dowdle's wife left him about two weeks ago, that the furniture in the house had not been paid for, that the parties from whom he had purchased it had a lease on 1t and that Dowdle had also mortgaged 1t to another party. The original own CTS of the furniture were about to take 1t back on the debt which would have brought the second mortgagee down on him with discriminating power. The fire was started on the first floor and in that part of the building occupied by Dowdle. Another family of negroes lived in the other half of the house and their goods were also detroyed. The fire burned as If the contents had been saturated with oil.
 Lyceum Course.
 At the regular meeting of Beaver Dam No. at their hall tonight 1t was an- nounced that the Lyceum course to be given at the hall by the Alkahesf Ly- ceum bureau of Atlanta would open Oc- tober 2S with Ralph Bingham The Old Homestead quartette will be produced November 8. The other features will be announced later.
 The course will be given for the benefit of the Beavers club and liberal patronage Is expected. Season tickets may be se- cured from any member of the club.
 Thomas NJ. Jones, Thomas Pugh and N. A. Graham, Jr., were elected to mem- bership in the club and E. c. Randle and N. A. Graham. Jr, were initiated at the meeting tonight Two new applica- tions for membership were received. On account of the revival services be- ginning at Library hall Sunday night all ball games and other amusements an- nounced for next week at Beaver hal, have been postponed.
 Notes and Personals U. Schwabacker, who has been in New York for several days purchasing holiday goods. returned home last night. H. D. Keith, wife and children returned home from Shelbyville today. In the game of indoor basebpll last night at Beaver hall between tho Beavers and Sharks the score was 1a to in favor of the Beavers.
 Mrs. D. w. Fowler of Troy. Miss. is with her daughter, Mrs. Patterson who la quite i'll at her home on Berkley avenue ---~o-- Perhaps it is not etched enough. s.na t to the Gawk Engraving Co. Peoples phone S72 |