The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-26

yoke liquor licenses of persons twice con victed of violating Sunday law. A num- Der of Sunday law violators will be tried this term.
 In the circuit court today mandamus was granted to compel the Mobile Jack son and Kansas City railroad to open it's books to inspection hy Ambrose Mcneil and others. Notice of appeal was given by the railroad
 The office of General Manager R. V. Taylor of the Mobile and Ohio railroad today transferred from St. Louis to Mobile.
 The collecting committee of the Gulf Coast and Tropical Fair association of Mobile today reported additional collec- tion to the amount of $22Oo the Mobile brewery being down for $500 and the Bienvile brewery $2Oo
 Col W. D. Mann and wife of New York are in the city. Colonel Mann is here to visit friends. They will leave tomor- row for Century where the former will attend the annual meeting of the Alger- Sullivan Lumber company, after which they will return to Mobile for visit. or several days
 The Rev. Claude Hill, pastor of the First Christian church, yesterday preached a sermon to the members of the I. O. 0. F. of this city. He took as his text the story of David and Jopa- than,' which was listened to with much pleasure by those in attendance.
 Ole Donelson, the wrestler of this city, 1n1VpS for xttba bo will have bout there on Friday night next.
 Jett Brothers. well known contractors of this city, have been awarded a con- tract by Robert Hunter of the firm of Hunter, Benn & Co. to erect a seVen- story steel warehouse building on Front street, between St. Francis and St. Michael streets. The present building will be demolished at once and work on the excavations begun.
 The cost of the building will be 80. .9S2.
 Father Healy of the Pauist Mission Sunday night gave a lecture on "The Lords Supper" explaining the Catholic doctrine concerning the communion serv- ice. The lecture was listened to by many non-Catholcs, who were especially invited to be present.
 The services will be continued through out the week, the following being the subjects
 Tuesday February 26. "Invocation of the Saints; Wednesday, February 27, "Purgatory and Praying for the Dead; Thursday, February 8. "Confession"; Friday, March 1, Marriage and Di- voree"; Sunday night, March B. "Why l Am a Catholic.'
 Secretary Paul Wilson of the Conner cial club is using every effort to secure an 1sthmian canal commission steamer line out of Mobile Senator Morgan has been requested to assist in this important move toward Mobiles advancement
 The committee of the Maritime Ex- change appointed to arrange details of the consolidation with the Chamber of Commerce will meet Thursday to perfect all arrangements.
 IL has been learned from an authori- tative source that under an order from the board of directors in New York II S. Jones, chief engineer of the Mobile. Jack son and Kansas City railroad. will as- sume the duties of general manager to succeed Whittlesey. who goes to the Sea board Air Line The position or office of general manager will be abolished and a ne woffice created almost similar in
  and it is this position Mir Jones will fill.
 Mir Jones is very popular all along the line of the road and is conversant with all conditions. being one of the old men in the service of the company.
 The Wash McC1ennon Contract company has been awarded the contract to rebuild the engineers pier at Fort Morgan
 Capt. Peter F. Alba who went to Coden Sunday to investigate the disappearance of Tom smith, the newspaper man from St. Louis who arrived at Coden last Tuesday evening, disappearing suddenly Thursday morning, wired here that a party had found the body of Smith on Bayou Coden; thought the man became deranged through over work and ended his life by shooting Himself in the head under the roof of an old house near the bayou. A representative of the Roache Under taking company went to Golden this aft ernoon to prepare the body for shipment to St. Louis Smith claimed he was a writer for the Globe-Democrat.
 He left his trunk and all his belongings in his room when he disappeared The body will arrive tomorrow morning and will be held until instructions are re- celved from St. Louis as to the disposi- tion of the body.
 
 J. E. Curry of Creola reported at the jail late Sunday night that he had been robbed of s170 while asleep in d cheap lodging house. Sheriff cassells has arrested two men on suspicion of having the deed.
 Sunday night thieves entered the of- flee of W. K. Syson 7s Co.,, No. 60 St. Michael street, and using a hammer, | screw driver and a chisel secured couple of very valuable notes, $100 in English | gold money, three checks and about S4 worth of postage stamps and pennies.
 News reached here today of the accl- | dental death at an early hour of Walter Garner at Lucedale, Miss. He was em- ployed in a large sawmill there and was standing near the boiler when one of the valves exploded, killing him instantly. He was q son of Mir and Mrs. P. K. | Garner of Shubuta. Miss, the former be- ing for many years Mobile manager of the Western Union Telegraph company. He is susvlved by three brothers, Roy l., Garner Associated Press, Mobile Daily Item; Robert Garner, Lafayette Garner, and two sisters of Shubuta. Miss. The re- mains were brought to the city and shipped to Shubuta tonight for inter ment.
 Bernie MeCay, manager of the Mobile Cotton States league team, has made known the personnel of the team for this season. The players signed and who are to report for practice and try out games March are: Catchers. O'Brien and Huckett; pitchers, Nicols. Ray Hays, Bryan. Driver Welch, Bishop and Phil- lins. infielders Bagwell Burden. Cole