The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-15
SUMMER OPERA is
BOOKED FOR MOBILE
Syndicate Looks for Site for
Amusement Enterprise
BERG MAY BE APPOINTED
It Is Believed That Yoakum of the
Frisco System Will Have Selection
of Successor to Whittlesey,
Late General Manager.

Mobile February 14.-(Special) -Ru-
mors have been anoat for a week past
that stock companies and opera will be
given in Mobile during the summer. but
none have gained more credence than one
concerning opera at the Lyric theatre.
From reliable outside information it is
learned that negotiations have been closed
by Manager Neubrik for summer opera
and that negotiations have been closed
for one of the largest stock opera COM
panies in the country, now touring the
Pacific coast. This company last summer
played at Elritchs park, Denver Colo,
an has played engagements at st. Louis
and other principal cities of the United
States.
When asked yesterday by your CORE
spondent what he had decided to do
Manager Neubrik said:
well, 1 have not exactly as yet de-
cided what I'll do, but the chances are
that the Lyric will run the entire sum-
mer."
John S. Prince of Atlanta, represent
ing a wealthy syndicate of business men,
who are building amusement enterprises
throughout the south, is here. He has
looked over several sites but none of
them have as yet been accepted. If con-
ditions are acceptable by the syndicate
they will build at once and be ready for
the summer season.
The colored people of this city are ar
ranging for fair to be held here next
fall and a mass meeting will be held
tomorrow night at Big Zion church to
g., r1DttprG nprfajpinP tn the
plans as we'll as accommodations and
rooms for the visitors.
The attending physicians of William G.
Lewis and his family, who were poisoned
yesterday morning while at breakfast by
eating biscuits in which large quantities
of arsenic were found, report they will
now recover. The only thing that saved
their lives was the fact that they had
eaten a large quantity of the drug. The
police have several clues and it Is prob
able an arrest will soon follow There are
several rumors as to the cause OF put
ting the arsenic In the flour and it is
alleged that threats had been made
against one of the parties living with
Lewis and his family.
The supply Of coal in the yards of the
Southern Railroad company is fast be-
coming exhausted and unless cars can
be secured and coal brought to Mobile
it is thought conditions will become Sc
rious with the company. Officials of the
company have been discussing the coal
famine for the past week and relief Is
expected daily but unless they are sue
cessful they cannot tell to what incon-
veniences they will be put for sufficient
fuel for their engines.
The remains of H. A. Snowden, the tele-
phone solicitor who was killed in the
yards of the Southern Railroad company
Tuesday night, have been shipped to
Greenville for internent. The remains
were accompanied by the deceased's
widow and other relatives.
Ole Donelson and Jess Westgaard are
in hard training for the second wrestling
match. which will take place here Fri
day night. Both men are confident over
the outcome
w. G. Jackson, the old federal soldier,
who was arrested here under several
charges of obtaining money under false
pretenses about ten days ago. claiming to
represent the Cary Directory company OF
New York and Philadelphia. and obtain
ing several sums in adverae. has sue
oeeded in making his bond of $780, and
was released, the bond being made
through a guarantee company.
It is generally believed here that b.