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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
CLARA LEFT PENNILESS.
Father.in Law OF Lord" Beresford Drops
Dead From Worry.

Rather.in Law OF Lord" Beresford Drops
Dead From Worry.
Alexander Pelkey, father-in-law to
Lord Beresford, dropped dead on the
streets at Fitzgerald late Thursday
afternoon from heart disease. Two
years ago Mrs. Pelkey died Of con-
sumption and willed her fortune TO her
husband, expecting him to arrange for
the protection of their only child,
Clara, but after the sensational mar
riage of their daughter to Lord Beres-
ford at Fitzgerald last May, Mr.. Pei
key made his will, giving his own for
tune and that received from his wife
to his only brother at Westerly, Rhode
Island, with the request that he pro-
vide for Clara in case she ever gets
rid Of her Hypnotic husband" whom
she still follows in his career of crime,
utterly unable to break the magnetic
spell which he has over her.
Clara will of age next year and
would have inherited both fortunes
II she had not met and fell before
the power of Sidney Lsscelles. Mr..
Pelkey has spent the past five
months defending the law suits which
Lord Beeesford has caused by claim
ing to be partner Of Mr.. Pelkey.
The last suit was compromised the
day preceding his death. The other
suits were all dismissed at the late
term Of court, just adjourned.
Mr.. Pelkey's family and connections
were all Quakers and very good peo-
pie. He got more trouble on his
hands through Lord Beresford in one
day than he had previously during his
life of sixty years. During the last
five months he mourned for his daugh-
ter, whom he had not heard from di-
rectly since Lord Beresford flight. Mr..
Pelky had been failing rapidly in
health since Clara got into the clutches
of Beresford. He worried very much
about Clara and this marriage caused
his death. Beresford's actions killed
him, but he will not get cent of the
money.
The PelRey fortunes at Fitzgerald
and in Rhode Island, since Mr.. Pei
keys recent losses, will not exceed
100000. Mr.. Pelkey's will, in which
all of his property was left to his
brother, was executed on the Odd of
last June, Immediately after he was
acquainted with the true character of
his son-inlaw. Pelkey was fearful,
so he stated at the time, that Lascelles
would have him murdered in order TO
get possession of the money.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Nsv Industries Established In the south
Daring the Psst Week.

Nsv industries Established In the South
Daring the Past Week.
Among the most important new in
dustries reported for the past week are
the following: A Touring mill at
Lebanon, Tenn; gas works to cost
S6O. 900 at Newport News. Va; the
Tisdsle Mining and Manufacturing
Co.. capital $50, 800, at Butler, Ga.
the Huguenot Mining and Milling Co.,
the Arctic Circle Mining Co., capita!
81. ZOO, 900, and the Grand Encamp'
msnt Mining and Milling Co., capital
$500, 900, at Charleston, W. Va; the
Morgan County Camel Coal Co., cap
,ital $25, 1000, at Frankfort, Ky; the
Carter Coal and Iron Co., capital $780,.
900, at Pulaski, Va, and the Jackson
Meshier Mining Co., capital $50, OOO,at
Rome, Ga. The Peerless Clay Co.,
capital SIS, 900, has been Incorporated
at Butler, Ga. the New York Petro-
leum Co., capital 100000, at Parkers-
burg, W. Va. and the Frost Cotton
Oil Co., capital 100000, at Frost, Tex
A knitting mill will be erected at Bur
lington, n. c.; q rope and twins mill at
Griffin, Ga. q furniture factory at Lit.
tie Rock, Ark. q $40, 900 lumber mill
at Hamilton, N. c.. "a $4,000 saw mill
at Mineola, Ga, and $45, 200 lumber
mill at Vinton, La.
Other woodworking plants will be
established at Brandford and Holley,
Fla, Belair and Cordele, Ga, and Ell.
kin, N. C. --Tradesman Chattanooga,
Tenn,l
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
WHISKY MEN INDICTED.
Fulton County Grand Jury Charges Them
with Murder of Ponder.

Fulton County Grand Jury Charges Them
With Murder of Ponder.
Friday morning, at Atlanta, Ga, the
Fulton county grand jury found bills
of indictment for murder against Wal
ter O'Quinn, Louis Steinau and julius
Simon, charged with killing Patrol
man ]. T. Ponder.
The grand jury began the investiga-
ton at 10 o'clock aud was in session
for three hours. All of the testimony
in hand by the detective department
was not introduced and several wit
nesses summoned were allowed to go
without being heard.
The indictment returned was as fol-
lows:
"In the name and behalf Of the citi-
zens of Georgia, we charge and accuse
Walter O'Quinn, L. Steinau and julius
Simon, of the county and state afore-
said, with the offensc Of murder, for
that the said Walter O'Quinn, L.
Steinau and Julius Simon in the
county aforesaid on the eighth day of
Novembes, in the year of our Lord,
eighteen hundred ond ninety-seven,
with force and arms, did unlawfully
and with malice aforethought kill and
murder oneT. j. Ponder by shooting
him with a pistol. The said Walter
OQuinn being then and there the ac-
tor or perpetrator of said crime, and
the said L. Steinau and Julius Simon
being present, aiding and abetting in
the preparation of said offense con-
trary to the law of said state, the good
order, peace and dignity thereof"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
DELBRIDGE Is DEFIANT.
He Says the suicide of His Brother Was
Put Up Job.

He Says the suicide OF His Brother Was
Put Up Job.
CHARLES Delbridge, brother of Thomas
Delbridge, the Atlanta. man who found
watery grave at Lakewood some
time ago, returned to Atlanta from
New York Monday afternoon. He is
exceedingly wrathy about certain ale
cations that have been made against
him concerning the Delbridgs insur-
ance, and he gives a startling version
Of the mysterious death of his brother
which smacks Of calmly premeditated
suicide for insurance money.
Delbridge makes spicy charges
against G. W. Notes, the father in-law
of Thomas Delbridge, and Mary Del
bridge, the latter's wife. He says
both of these knew of Thomas Del
bridges intention, and that Mr.. Notes,
knowing this, sided the deceased in
securing an insurance policy after his
life had already been insured for q
large amount; that Tom left certain
papers in which he told how the in
surauce money was to be divided,
which have been found and destroyed.
Delbridge also says he confidently
believes his brother suicided just to
leave his family sufficient sum for
future sustenance and says he has
much evidence to back his statement.
Moreover, Delbridge claims he is
entitled to one-fourth of the insurance
money by virtue of an alleged agree
ment between his brother and himself
several months before the latter's
death, which he says he has not re-
oa;yad
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
YELLOW JACK ON THE WAVE.
DISEASE Is RAPIDLY DYING OUT
IN INFECTED DISTRICTS.
BEING ROUTED BY COLD WEATHER.
Business and Railway Tracfic Resumes
Normal Conditions Once More.
Quarantines Lifted.

At 10 o'clock Tuesday only one now
case and two deaths from yellow fever
we're reported from the New Orleans
board of health. All interest in the
fever has about died out. The news
papers are paying but little attention
to it, combining themselves to simply
the official bulletins.
In all the infected points the same
dimunition OF the disease is reported
and it is expected that the next cold
spell will wipe out the pestilence en-
tirely, Tuesday was bleak and cold.
Prospects for a real cold spell are ex-
cellent, in anticipation OF which the
merchants throughout the city are
Preparing for rush OF business.
l'he Montgomery board reports one
new case Tuesday in the suburbs.
None in the city and no deaths. Total
cases to date, 1879; deaths, -.
The complete record for Tuesday
was as follows:
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
KNIGHTS OF LABOR MEET.
Session OF tho General Assembly Of
Knights Begin Mt Louisville.

Session Of tho General Assembly Of
knights Begin ut Louisville.
The general assembly of the Knights
of Labor was called to order in Hiber.
MAN hall at Louisville, KY. Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock by Grand Master
j. r. Sovereign. Among the dele.
gates were number of the most promi.
nent leaders in the movement in this
country and abroad.
After the appointment of commit.
tees on credentials, press, etc., the
meeting adjourned until the afternoon.
There was nothing done at the after.
noon session.
The master workman was not ready
to make his appointments, and as the
committee on credentials and the com.
mittee on finance were not ready to
report, adjournment was taken until
Wednesday.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
Memphis IL Open.

The division passenger agent Of the
Cotton Belt route has the following
telegram from the general Office at st.
Louis:
Quarantine regulations have been
so modified that passengers passing
through Memphis from now infected
points and not stopping at Memphis
will be admitted to all points on our
line in Arkansas, except at Clarendon,
and all points in Texas through Tex
arkana, provided they are provided
with proper health certificates. We
are at present only operating our
freight trains out of Memphis"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
CRANK SOUGHT M'KINLEY.
SPANS Note In The Cabinet--Relief For
whalers-Huck Heard From.

spain's Note In The Cabinet--Reiief For
whaiers-lIuck Heard From.
A Washington special says: A crank
appeared at the white house Tuesday
and demanded to see President Nc.
Kinley. He said the president had
not treated him right. He was SO per-
siste-t that the police were ordered to
arrest him. At police headquarters
he said his name was Henry Rocket,
of 1241 Fourth street, Southwest.
There is no such name and address in
the city directory.
The full text of SPANS reply to the
Woodford note was read at tho cabinet
meeting Tuesday. Its tone was very
pacific, instead Of being at all warlike,
was regarded by the cabinet as very
satisfactory, and as calculated to allay
any fear of hostile outbreak.
The cabinet also gave consideration
to the ice-bound Boring Sea whaling
feet. Two plans have been decided
upon, one to send the Bear, from Seat
tie, which cannot be got ready for two
weeks, and another to send the Thrash.
er, whaling vessel at San Francisco.
United States Minister Buck al
Toxic has cabled the department of
state that the japanese minister Of
foreign affairs resigned Saturday and
that Baron Nishi has been appointed
his successor
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

There is free.and-easy assumption
that modern journalism, so called, is
responsible for the rush TO the Klon-
dixie. Those who make this curious
blunder seem to be quite unaware of
the fact that there was rush to the
gold fields Of California nearly fifty
years ago, by the side Of which that
to Alaska sinks into insigni6cance.
Nor must it be forgotten that in 1S49
and 1850 California was as much an
unknown land as Alaska is to-day.
and that every argonaut of those days
understood that he was going forth
to encounter great dangers The new
Journalism had not yet made its APP
pearanoe, but the stampede occurred
all the same, just as it would have
done in 1897 il the newspapers had
been content to print short items de-
failing the facts.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
Schedules Arranged,

A meeting Of the officers OF the
Pennsylvania railroad, Fredericksburg
& Potomac railroad, Chesapeake &
Ohio railway, Southern railway, At.
lantic Coast Line, Florida East Coast
railway, Florida Central and Peninsu-
lar railroad and Plant System was
held at Washington few days ago for
the purpose Of considering schedules
for the winter season to the south.
There was little or no change made in
the schedules as now in effect. The
question Of extra Florida service dur.
ing the winter season was the princi-
pal point of discussion. Two lines
leading from Washington compete.for
this business.
The FLORIDA Special" which is oper-
ated over the Pennsylvania railroad.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac, Atlantic Coast Line, and Plant
System, leaves New York at II 80 D. m. =,
Washington 6:20 Pm, and arrives at
Jacksonville l:3O p. m. and ST.
Augustine 2:40 p. m. The "Flor.
ida Limited" operated over the
Pennsylvania railroad, Southern rail
way, Florida Central and Pc
ninsular railroad, and Florida East
Coast railway, between New York and
st. Augustine, will leave New York as
heretofore at 1910 high noon, leave
Washington at 6 pm, arriving at
Jacksonville at lilo pm. and st. Au-
gustine at 2:4O pm. Returning, this
train will leave st. Augustine at II q.
IN, Jacksonville at 1910 p. m, arriv-
ing in Washington at 9;45 a. m. and
New York at $3.50 pm.
The time of these trains between
New York and Florida will be virtually
twenty.four hours, or by several hours
the quickest time that has been made.
The above schedules become effective
Monday, January II, 1898. All other
schedules by the Southern Railway re.
main In effect as now.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
In England postal savings banks

In England postal savings banks
have been IN existence more than a
quarter Of century, and have been
established in all British colonies, in
Russia, France, Sweden, Italy, Aus.
tria, Japan, and almost all other civ.
ilized countries, including Hawaii,
where there are between 1000 and
5000 depositors with savings amount
ing to more than S1,0OO,OOO. Last
year in England there were 6,453,-
597 depositors in these institutions,
their funds amounting to nearly
$500, 900, 900.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
THREE ONLY ESCAPED.

British Bark From Newcastle Wrecked
aud Many of the Crew Drowned.
Advices of Tuesday from Valparaiso
state that the large British bark Cor
dillera, Captain Everett, from Newcas-
tie, N. S. W., July 10 last, which ar
rived there on September 18th and
sailed for Caleta Buena, has been
wrecked.
All on board were drowned except
two mates and the ships carpenter.
The ship had registered tonnage Of
2,224 sud carried valuable cargo.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

The New York Observer believes
's'it will be satisfaction to Christian
people to note that the famous strike
Of the laborers employed by Lord
Penrhyn in his large slate-quarries
has now at last been settled, and that
his lordship has admitted the right of
Che employees as local body to adopt
as their own the grievances of an in
dividual workman or class Of workmen.
This last point is not, We rejoice to
feel, longer an open question in
America. Lord Penrhyn has yielded
his old world ideas very reluctantly
on this issue; nor is it clear, indeed,
that he has yet gone so far as to deal
directly with outside trades union
officials. This unfortunate Penrhyn
controversy, which has been carried
on for nearly year, has inflicted
severe loss on his lordship and great
ipriyation and suffering on his men.
The latter have all along received
much moral and financial support
from outsiders. OF the whole body Of
the House Of Commons, only two
members have ventured to defend
Lord Penrhyn in his arbitrary course,
who, rs an English journal remarks,
has tried to manage a great industry
under the forms and spirit of feudsl-
ism. The experiment has cost him,
on his own admission, something like
$500, 900, and'it has failed. 1t is not
likely to be repeated. ="
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
THE MOBILES CASE HEARD.

cate OF the Old Lady Now Rests With
Uncle SANS High Court.
The case of Elizabeth Mobiles was
heard before the supreme court at
Washington Wednesday marninn, 1t
was opened by Mr., Marion Harris.
Attorney General Terrell spoke for
about the same length of time as it
took Mr.. Harris to review his briet.
The whole point hinges on the right
of person to demand trial by jury.
after judgment has been passed for
insanity.
The full court, with the exception
of Justice Field, who is now too feeble
to resume his seat on the bench, heard
the case.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
INDIANS ARE FOREIGNERS,
According to a Ruling In United States
Court at Chattanooga.

In decision handed down by the
United States court of appeals at Chat
tanooga, Friday, in case from the
western district of North Carolina, it
has been virtually declared that the
members of the eastern band of Cher
okee Indians are not citizens of the
United States.
The decision of the court is that the
band has no right to make any con-
tract whatever without the sanction of
the United States government.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

According TO the Dawson Miss.
Sentinel q farmer living near Fergus
Falls employs only paroled convicts on
his farm. He treats them like men,
carefully guarding them against temp
tations that would lead them to fall.
In this way they are prepared to go
back to the world, after serving their
time, honest and useful citizens.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
NEGRO ASYLUM BURNED.
Colossal Structure at MiiledK eviile, Ga,
Laid In Ashes.

The negro building of the Georgia
state lunatic asylum in Miledgeville
was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday
afternoon.
The 700 patients in the building
were saved by the most heroic work.
AT trst there was stampede, but by
the cool and collected efforts of the
attendants they were successfully con.
fined in the walled asylum yard.
The negro building was capable OF
housing nearly thousand. 1t covered
two acres of ground and was bull, bv
act OF the legislature in 1884.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
= The Chicago Inter Ocean notes that

:. The Chicago Inter-Oce notes that
''year by year the nunber Of North
erners who go South instead of
further West increases. With su.
perb climate, rich soils, abundant
minerals, marvellous advantages Of
water power, and thoroughly awak-
ened industrial instinct the future of
che Southern States seems to be won
deriully promising.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
LINCOLN SUCCEEDS PULLMAN.
He VIII Have Charge of the Great Pal
ace Car COMPANY.

ne VIII nave charge OF the Great Pal
ace Car Company.
A meeting of the directors of the
Pullman Palace Car company was held
at Chicago Thursday, Robert T.
Lincoln was elected director.
The most important action taken
was the appointment OF an executive
committee, consisting of Charles E.
Hubert, of New York, and Marshall
Field and Robert T. Lincoln, of Chi.
cago, who will have charge Of the
general affairs of the company. Rob.
ert I. Lincoln was elected chairman
of this committee.
The action of the directors, how.
ever, practically makes Mr.. Lincoln
president of the company.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
HAMPTON MAKES HIS REPORT.
low Water Mark Reached In Railway
Construction the Past Year.

ConsUuCtIoh tH6 FHst feRT'
General Wade Hampton, who has
Just been succeeded by General Long
street as commissioner Of railroads,
has submitted to the interior depart
ment his report for the past fiscal year.
He says that the year reached the
low water mark of railway construc-
ton. During the year thirty-four
companies, with SAL miles Of roads,
passed into the hands of the courts,
and ffty-eight others previously placed
in receivership, were sold at fore
closure.
A steady improvement in railroad
earnings during the first six months OF
the current year is noted
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

The Macon Telegraph says that since
january /, 1897, there have been in
Che United States an aggregate Of
ninety-seven lynchings, or little more
than twelve per month. OF the VIC
Gins of these lynchings, eighty have
been colored persons, fourteen whites
and three Indians.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
Wales Is Fifty.Six.

The birthday of the prince of Wales
was celebrated Tuesday with the usual
Nag hosting, bell ringing and artillery
salttes. He was born November 9.
1871.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

Acco1 ding 70 her tax returns Bre-
ward county shows valuation Of
S2,5AS, $50; increase, 1852, 736, state
tax, S13, 383. SO; county tax, S32, 596.
%. Total taxes, 45,9S0.11:
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

A monument has been erected at
1.-THE place where General Stark was
born. in Derry. NJ h.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

The next prominent event Is the Ma
tionsl Fishery Congress ct Tampa,
which will draw large numbers OF visi'
tors to Florida.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

tors to Florida.
Accom- ding 10 her tax returns Bre-
ward county shows valuation Of
$2,5AS, 958; increase, 1852, 738, state
tax, Sl3, 3S3. SO; county tax, $32, 500.
%. Total taxes, $45, 9S0.l1:
Governor Bloxham has issued q
proclamation revoking the commission
granted to Joseph G. Bramau as Com.
missioner of Deeds for the state OF
Florida in New York state.
The Sub-Tropical Laboratory ceased
its lsbors in Eustis few days ago and
the contents OF the laboratory, inelud-
ing the library and scientific instru-
ments, we're packed for shipping. The
outfit is to 60 to the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington.
The first shipment OF cattle, amount
ing TO 750 head, was loaded at Port
Tampa day or two ago on two large
barges made especially for the bust
ness. The barges were towed to Cuba
by the large and powerful Spanish
ting, Humberto Rodriguez. The Rod
riquez is said TO have extra large and
powerful engines, and was able to tow
the loaded barges at the rate of ten
miles an hour.
According to advices received from
London Great Britain has declined TO
take part In the Florida Fisheries
Congress to be held at Tampa in
January. The United States Ambas-
sador, Colonel John hay, received
polite note from the Foreign Office
saying Her Majesty's Government Is
greatly interested in the objects Of the
congress, but regretted its inability to
send an official representative to take
part in it.
For several weeks the Pensacola
Typographical Union hns been waging
a fight against the two morning papers
of the city, the Star and the Time, on
the ground that they have persistently
refused to employ union labor, and
have cut the price of composition down
to the lowest notch. The union labor
element in the city is very strong, and
the Knights of Labor have gone to
the assistance Of the Typographical
Union, and adopted strong resolutions
against both papers. 1t is said that
oil other labor organizations will fol-
low suit.
John L. Stillman, the recently APP
pointed collector of the port at Pensa-
cola, is an oldtime resident of Florida.
He is a graduate Of the military insti-
tute at Gainesville, and was, when
mere boy, elected tax collector of vo-
lusia county, where he was married.
He was deputy collector of internal
revenue under Dennis Eagan, and for
the past four years has been secretary
and treasurer Of the Little Bros. Fer
tilizer Company, of Jacksonville. Few
men are better known in middle, east
or south Florida, and he leaves behind
him many friends, both democrats and
republicans, in Jacksonville, who wish
him success in his new position, Mr..
Stillman's family will shortly follow
him TO Pensacola, where they will re-
side for the next four years.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19
FLORIDA IN BRIEF.

Pie Carrsbelle, Tallahassee & Geor-
gia railroad has made o low rate for
Jacksonville's Gala Week.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

Governor Bloxham has issued q
proclamation revoking the commission
granted to Joseph G. Bramsu as Com.
missioner of Deeds for the state OF
Florida in New York state.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-11-19

The Sub-Tropical Laboratory ceased
its lsbors in Eustis few days ago and
the contents Of the laboratory, inelud-
ing the library and scientific instru-
ments, we're packed for shipping. The
outfit is to go TO the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington.