The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-04
Advertiser Bufeau,
 Mobile Anrtl q

The Munson line steamship saratoga arrived up this morning from Havana with a large cargo of vegetables, pine apples, bale tobacco and other goods. Her passenger list included 103 per sons. The Saratoga crossed the outer bar early last night and anchored in- side until daylight today.
 The passenger travel out of Mobile to Cuba by way of the Munson steam ship line has made remarkable ad- vances the past six months; so much so that the company has been com pelled to announce a semi-weekly ser vice. The second steamer will be put in service at once.
 The United States has very gracious ly allowed passengers from Cuban ports. coming in to bring fifty cigars and 300 cigarettes, when intended for personal use by male, free or duty Female passengers may each bring in 300 cigarettes when intended for per sonal use The females. however, must attest this fact. Notwithstanding these facts are generally known to tourists 1t is no uncommon thing for the GUS toms officers to find an excess of the sboye figures in the effects of passen- gers on steamships and sailing vessels. The exces cigars and cigarettes are invariably taken in charge by the on- .ials and to secure same the owner must go to the customs office and pay the tolls The local officials ind themselves busy in this particular al- most every day.
 An important meeting of the Pal metto Yacht Club will be held Thurs day night At this meeting the rac- ing committee for the fiscal year will make a preliminary report on the re- getta and series of sailing events the coming season. This club has a large membership and many sailing craft in tho fleet. -.---.-S '-.s
 Mir. James Hutchinson left tonight for Montgomery where he goes to at- tend the eleventh annual session of the Alabama Funeral Directors and Elm baimers Association. Mir. Hutchinson will read paper on Association Work" before the body.
 This morning while workmen were engaged in cleaning away the debris on the Battle House site, they came across the Mobile Rifles loving cup, which was in the cafe at the time of the conf1agration. The cup was mis- shapen and blackened, but every word of the two inscriptions could be read fly seen and read This cup was one of the many trophies of the Rifles. It was won August 24, last. at Monroe Park in a competitive drill of the Mo- bile Battalion, 1st Infantry. A. N. G., on the occasion of the pow-wow of Tuscahoma Tribe Improved Order of Red Men of Mobile. A reward had been offered by the company for its recovery.
 John c. Henry, a popular young Mo bilian, has gone to Montgomery to be examined as a candidate for member ship in the Alabama Funeral Direc- tors and Embalmers' Association.
 The Embalmers' Association, which is now meeting in Montgomery, recalls the fact that it was Alabama that, in 1894. took the lead in regulating the practice of embalming, and making it obligatory to pass an examination be- fore a State board. It was the concep- tion of the late Thomas T. Roche of Mobile, and through his efforts alone that the bill was presented to the Leg islature, passed, and received the sig nature of the Governor. Soon other States followed Alabama's lead. The father is we'll represented by the son, MT Thomas s. Roche, at the present meeting.
 Scottish Rite Masons are here from every section of Alabama as we'll as other States Amiral Schley Is, of course, the central figure. Comman- der Sears. inspector of light houses of the southeastern district. Admiral Schley's flag lieutenant in the naval battle off Santiago, is here and the meeting between the two was a nap py event Grand Master H. H. Mat thews arrived today from Montgom- cry A large number of ladies are here also. The series of entertain ments of visiting Masons and ladies