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Registration Notice.

The registration books of Brevard
county will be open at the court house
on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays of
each week, from 8 a. IN. to noon and from
2 to p. IN. The time for registration
closes on Saturday, October 1lth, 1902.
w. s. NORWOOD,
Supervisor of Registration.
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Screen Door and Window Frames.

We have just installed more than one
thousand dollars worth of new special
machinery for the manufacture of these
goods. They are made right and the
prices are right. Write us about it.
EAST COAsT LUMBER AND SUPPLY Co,
Eau Gallie, Fla.
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FOR SALE.

The S-ton Sloop Matte H., of st. Au-
gustine Fine set of sails, and boat is IN
good order. Is fine cruising or freight
boat Write \. J.. LANE, Stuart-on-the-
st. Lucie, Fla.
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School Opens Sept. Sth.

We have been informed by the school
board and Superintendent X. f. Minis
that the public school for TItusvile will
commence for the fall term on Monday,
September Sth Prof. j. ID. Teeter will
be principal ynts. \ charge of the gram
mar depa y, .tterQraw,. - VI; Je
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FOR SALE.

A good, gentle Horse; also Buggy and
Harness. Cheap for cash. Address G.,
care of STAR office.
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Primary Can,SS - : s.,

The Democratic executive coIF -ttee
canvassed the vote of the second ~ S,Slry
Monday afternoon, with ;he following
result.
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Notice.

A vacancy existing in the state cadet
ship from Brevard county to the South
Florida Military and Educational insti-
tute, competitive examination will be
held in the public school house at Titus
vile, beginning Tuesday, September 2nd,
1902, to supply this vacancy.
The grading will be on arithmetic,
English grammar, geography and United
States history, from questions prepared
by Gen. E. NJ. Law, superintendent of the
institute. -.i r. E. MINIS.
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PalnO-Pepsin.

Two or three weeks ago Messrs b. X.
Wilson II Son, OF this place, announced a
prize of - for the party who could invent
the most appropriate name for their new
drink, furnished at their soda fountain
the three principal ingredients being
syrup of palmetto, phosphate and pepsin
One hundred and twenty-five different
names We're offered by some forty com
cluIing some places outside of Florida
The name selected is mo-PepsIn, and
the prize was divided equally betweeh
Mrs. Alice HarLin, of Fort Pierce, and
Mr.. l.. w. Halle, of Titu-vilIe; Mr. Halle
suggesting the word Palmo, while Mr.
= = ~ d the full word Palphu-
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Band Concert Tonight.

Indian River band went to Daytona
yesterday afternoon to fulfil an engage
ment for an afternoon concert, and play
for dance last night at Keating's Casino,
on the ocean beach. They return this,
Friday, afternoon, and will give a concert
in the opera house, commencing at s
O'Clock, when the following programme
will be rendered:
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DRAWING.

All kinds of hauling and draying a.
tended to promptly. l meet all trains.
Stove wood for sale.
A. HADLEY, Titusyille.
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CYPRESS BOAT LUMBER.

Just received carload of Cypress lum-
Der, all widths to 20 inches, and all
lengths to 20 feet.
EAST COAST LUMBER d SUPPLY Co.,
Eau Gallie Fla.
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March, "SalutatiOn, BY W. X Keifer
Overture, "NOrnandie," q" Ii. &. Miller
March, Nation Pride" w. ii. ScOuton
Overture Fascination" - farmhouse
SchOttische. Way to Win a Wonan's Heart" "
BY s. .. Dewitt
Overture ''Impromptu," BY Dalby
March, Site Me, ,"------- Edward Wagner
Serenadc, Summer Night o. +. Sutton
March. Blaze Away" Il. Holman
Cake Walk, Coon. Coon, Coon" BY Engel
Admission 25c children half price.
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MIASUs MOTOR WORKS

Marine and Stationary Gas Engines.
Guaranteed. Agency, ROseland, Florida.
Two small launches for sale.
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ALUMNI TO MEET.
These Who Graduated From American
College at Rome.

hundred or more of the best known
Catholic clergymen of the United states
will be In Washington tomorrow evening
TO attend the annual banquet of the Alumni
Association of the American College in
Rome. The college was founded In 1857 by
Plus TX. OF the thirteen students who COM
posed the first class only two are now living
Bishops Riordan and Parsons.
The last member of the class who died
was the late Archbishop Corrigan of New
York The other members. all of whom at
tanned distinction in the administration of
the Catholic faith in this country, We're j.
F. Cassidy, Thomas Giboney, Claudian
Northrop Michael Clifford. William Poole,
Robert Seton. Anthony Zingshein. Ambrose
O'Neil. Edward McGlynn and W. A. Merri-
wether.
Dr. McGlynn, whose name was well
known few years ago because of his work
in the interest of the candidacy OF Henry
George who was his dear friend. for mayor
of New York. had finished his course at
the propaganda in Rome and was toe young
to be ordained. He was consequently sent
to this new American College IN Rome to
act as prefeet over the new students and
to teach them the system of college life and
discipline in Rome.
The work Of the American College in
Rome has SO increased that there. are usu-
ally about seventy-dve students enrolled. A
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FINED ON EACH CHARGE,
Alleged Reckless Shooting Cost Robert
Jennings $500,

The sharp report of a revolver rang out
from hotel bus near the Baltimore and
Ohio depot about dusk last night aid
created great excitement in that vicinity
Policeman Gordon. who was near by ap-
preached the vehicle and found seated there
In man with a smoking revolver in his
hands, while a hole in the door of the We
hicle showed the course taken by the leaden
missile. The passenger, who gave his name
as Robert B. Jennings, was escorted to the
sixth precinct police station. where he was
charged with carrying a concealed weapon
and destroying private property.
Jennings is about fifty years of age. He
told Judge Scott, in the Police Court today,
that he arrived here from Virginia yester-
day, where he has charge of the Davis nur-
sery. He explained that he purchased a
revolver from one Of the employees at the
nursery, and at the time Of his arrest was
on his way to the Baltimore and Ohio depot
to take a train for his home at Relay Md
He declared that he was examining the
weapon and it was discharged accidentally.
The court decided against him in both ca ses,
and imposed fine of 500 on each charge
Sentence was suspended in the concealed
weapon case.
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FOR RELIEF OF MARTINIQUE.
Appropriation by the House OF
100000.

The House yesterday passed by an over
whelming vote a bill granting 100000 for
the relief Of the sufferers in the great
calamity in the West Indies. The bill was
a substitute to the relief measure passed
by the Senate, which carried 100000 the
increase having followed the receipt OF a
message from the President setting forth
the magnitude of the calamity and urging
appropriation of $500, 900. A special
meeting of the appropriation committee
was held to facilitate action on the bill
and it was reported to the House within
a short time after the receipt of the Presi-
dents message. In presenting the measure
Mr. Hemenway. the acting chairman of
the appropriation committee, EXPLAINED
that the amount was limited to 5000, 900
owing to the fact that large private con-
tributions were being made The discus
the only one to speak in opposition, and by
a vote of 1876 to the bill was passed
Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) stated that he was
opposed to the measure and would vote
against it. Members were not here, he
said. to legislate on the impulse of their
heartstrings. He believed 1t would haze
been more appropriate for the President of
the United States to send a message of
coincidence to the government of France
Mr.. McRae (Ark) made an appeal Cor
prompt and unanimous action in the in
terest Of humanity and Mr. Livingston
(Ga) added the hope. that the country
would not turn back upon it's record for
succoring those ina distress without refer
ence to nationality fof locality.
Mr.. Fitzgerald On. Y.( sought to have he
amount amended to $50a.O00 in &C cordance
with the Presidents recommendation but
in view of the unanimous action of the
committee the amendment was not pressed.
On yea and nay vote the bill vas
passed, 1875 to 9. yoass1
Those voting in the negative were NJ .ssrs
Burgess (Tex.). Clayton fAlaD, Game;
(Tenn). Lanham sfTex.l, Moon (Tenn }.
Snodgrass (Tenn.) Tinted (GaD, Underwood
(Ala.) and Williams fMiss.).
The bill for the relieffof the Martinique
sufferers as amended by the House, increas-
ing the amount from 100000 to 5000 OaO
was laid later before, the1 Senate. MT. Cul.
lom, chairman Of tfIs committee on foreign
relations. stated that whatever may be the
action that committee hereafter on the pres
ident's request for 100000. the 500, COO
should be appropriated without delay. The
amendment was agreed to and the bill goes
to the President for his signature
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class of from twelve TO eighteen is gradual
ed each year. The Alumni Association has
been in existence about fifteen years. Il
embraces in membership about l75. More
than dozen archbishops and bishops are
among the membership. DR. Shahan of the
Catholic University OF America is the presi-
dent of the Alumni Association.
1t had been expected that Cardinal Mar
tinelli would be present and make an l.
dress but that distinguished prelate was
recalled to Rome and departed from this
country last Saturday.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore Will depart
for the south tomorrow morning and VIII
consequently be unable TO attend. Bishop
Mcdonnell OF Brooklyn and Bishop Farley
of New York are absent from the country,
but have sent their regrets, which viii be
read at the banquet.
Mgr. Francis Marchetu. auditor of the
papal legation in this city. is acting in the
place of Cardinal Martinelh, and IL is eN-
pccted that he will be present, as will also
DIR. Rocker. who was Cardinal Martinellfs
private secretary. DIR. Rocker was vice rec
tor of the American College in Rome for six
years.
Nothing official has yet been received at
the legation as TO who will be Cardinal Mar
tinelli's successor. The general belief is
that Archbishop Falchoni. apostolic dele
gate to Canada. will be appointed
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WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
Certain Representations Regarding
Books From the Library of Congress.

Mr.. Herbert Putnam, the librarian of
Congress has received the following letter
which he desires to have made public in
order to prevent fraud being perpetrated:
IAN agent calling himself F. E. Stewart
of the Library of Congress came to me
the other day with a project for travelling
library-a branch Of your library at Wash
ington. For 50 a year one book a week
would be sent free to any address. same
book to be returned at the end Of the week
Is this legitimate arrangement"
Mr.. Putnam explains that during the past
few years there have been various attempts
upon the part of publishers and book agents
to promote their enterprises by the allega-
ton, direct or implied, that their pubica-
tions emanate from the Library of Con-
gress or are issued in some way under it's
authority. He says: Here appears to be
an imposture of a different sort The L.
brary Of Congress is. of course, free Ii
brary. 1t is not circulating library. And
there is no F. E. Stewart on it's rolls nor
so far as l am aware. any person of such
a name employed in any way to represent
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with Capt. Muggah, Mr.. Scott, the first
officer, and others. They had been on the
bridge The captain was horribly burned.
He had inhaled flames and wanted to jump
into the sea l tried to make him take
life preserver. The captain, who was I'M
dressed, jumped overheard and hung on
to a line for a while. Then he disap-
peared."
Gus" Linder, the quartermaster of the
steamer, who is horribly burned and can
scarcely talk, confirmed this.
How the Captain Died.
Francisco Angelo. who speaks poor Eng
lish, wildly described the onrush of the
fire. He says the captain was a very brave
man. too brave to be burned to death. An
gelo further asserted that the storm of fire
lasted not more than five minutes.
Joseph Beckles, seaman, who is fifty
years of age, and is so frightfully burned
that he cannot live, having inhaled fame,
said in weak tones that he was the last
man to see the captain. The captain was
then trying to reach floating mattress.
Other men of the Roraima who were
rescued are Salvador Aiello and Joseph
Susino
From the Italian ship Teresa Lovico sew
eral men were saved. but they are in a
of st. Pierre. Although on deck and un-
protected. he was little burned.
Prudent says there was first an awful
noise of explosion and then, right away,
q cyclone OF SMOKE ana nre, out Sucn was
the poisonous choking nature of the smoke
that it burned worse than the fire. When 1t
struck people they fell dead. The cyclone
of gas tore the masts out of ships, blew
others up and sunk some Of them Soon aft
erward came wave Of fire bigger than the
smoke cloud.
THAT cloud continued Prudent, "was
bigger. it seemed, than the mountain. The
fire burned the city everywhere at once.
Near me 1 saw only dead men; but on shore
I saw men and women rushing back and
forth amid the flames. They would not
run long. Then came that choking smoke,
and they would drop like dead flies.
Disaster Came Quickly.
1.-The explosion, smoke and fire all came
and went in three minutes; but the city
burned for three hours. Then every house
was destroyed, and nothing alive was left
Some men from the sinking ships got to
the shore, but they were burned there.
cat no time were there any earthquakes,
but big stones were rained down, and fire
fell for long time"
In a separate part Of the hospital were
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AS SEEN BY Mr.. AYME
American Consul at Guade-
loupe Visits st. Pierre.
SCENE OF DESOLATION
CHASTITY SPECTACLEs OF DEATH
ON EVERY HAND.
More Witnesses Of the Catastrophe Re-
count Their Experiences-Efforts
to Aid Survivors.
SCENE OF DESOLATION

A dispatch from Fort de France, Island
of Martinique. says:
The American consul at Guadeloupe,
Louis H. Ayme, has reached the desolate
spot where St Pierre stood, and confirms
the awful story in all it's essential details.
From an interview with Col. Ayme who
is a trained American newspaper man,
correspondent of the Associated Press
learned the following facts:
Thursday morning the Inhabitants of the
city awoke to find heavy clouds shrouding
the Mont Pelee crater. All day Wednesday
horrid detonations had been heard. These
were echoed from st. Thomas on the north
to Barbados on the south. The cannonad-
ing ceased on Wednesday night, and fine
ashes fell like rain on st. Pierre. The in
habitants were alarmed, but Gov. Mouttet,
who had arrived at st. Pierre the evening
before. did everything possible to allay the
panic.
The British steamer Roraima reached st.
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showing that they had sought relief from
suffoeation. All the bodies were earbontzed
or roasted
A. G. Austen, the manager of the Colonial
Bank Of Barbados, landed at st. Pierre
with a party from the British royal mail
steamer Solent He found the bank clock
stopped at some minutes before o'clock.
A horse and buggy and policeman were
in a dead group at the door.
At the request Of 8. A. McAllister, the
United States consul at Barbados, Capt
Davis and the Solent were placed at his
disposition by the Barbados government.
The Solent arrived about the same time as
the Associated Press steamer, and brought
to st. Pierre the colonial secretary, two
civil doctors two military officers. and Dr..
w. E. Aughinbaugh of Washington. as
we'll as a corporal and four hospital order
lies. three trained nurses and full field
hospital outfit. The Barbados government
of ice. and full supply of medicine. These
were useful, but the dead only needed quick
burial.
Experience of the Roraima.
The stories of the survivors added to the
awful details of the particularly narrowing
account of the loss of the British steamer
Roraina. c. c. Evans of Montreal and
John G. Morris of New York, who are now
at the military hospital of Fort de France,
say the vessel arrived at G. At eight bells
was struck a frightful explosion was heard
up the mountain A cloud of fire. topping
and roaring. swept with lightning speed
down the mountain side and over the town
and bay. The Roraima was nearly sunk
and caught fire at once.
II never can forget the horrid. fiery.
choking whiriwind that enveloped me"
said Mr. Evans. Mr.. Morris and I rush
ed below We are not very badly burned,
not so bad as most of them. When the
fire came we were going to our posts 1--WE
are engineers) to weigh anchor and get out.
When we came up we found the ship afire
aft, and fought it forward until o'clock.
when the Suchet came to our rescue. We
were then building a raft"
Ben Benson, the carpenter of the Rorai-
ma, said
II was on deck. amidships, when l heard
an explosion. The captain ordered me to
up anchor / got to the wndlaSS, but when
the fire came | went into the forecastle and
got my buds. When l came out L talked
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Pierre on Thursday with ten passengers,
among whom were Mrs. Stokes and her
three children and Mrs. H. ]. Ince. They
We're watching the rain of ashes, when.
with a frightful roar and terrific electric
discharges. a clycone of fire. mud and
steam swept down from the crater over
the town and bay, carrying all before 1t
and destroying the fleet of vessels at an
Choir off the shore.
Thirty Thousand Perished.
There the accounts of the catastrophe
so far obtainable cease. Thirty thousand
corpses are strewn about buried in the
ruins of st. Pierre or else floating, gnawed
by sharks, in the surrounding seas. Twen-
ty-eight charred. half-dead human beings
were brought here. Sixteen Of them are
already dead, and of the whole number only
four are expected to recover.
The Associated Press steamer, chartered
at Guadalupe, neared Martinique at $50
Sunday morning. The island, with its
lofty hills was hidden behind a huge veil
of violet or leaden-colored haze. Enormous
quantities of the wreckage of large and
small ships and houses strewed the surface
of the sea. Huge trees, and too often bodies,
with flockS of sea gulls soaring above, and
hideous sharks fighting about them, were
floating here and there. From behind the
volcanic veil came blasts Of hot wind, min
gled with others ice cold.
At LIE Precheur. five miles north of st.
Pierre, canoes with men and women, fran
tic get away, begged for passage on the
steamer.
Mont Pelee Still Belching Fire.
The whole north end of the island was
covered with a silver gray coating OF
ashes, resembling dirty snow. Furious blasts
of fire, ashes and mud swept over the
steamer, but finally st. Pierre was reached.
The city of st. Pierre stretched nearly
two miles along the water front and half
q mile back to a cliff at the base Of the
volcano The houses Of the richer French
families were built of stone. The still
smoking volcano lowered above the ash
covered hills. The ruins were burning in
many places. and frghtful doors of burning
flesh filled the air.
With great difficulty landing was eff
fected. Not one house was left intact.
Viscid heaps of mud. of brighter ashes,
or piles of volcanic stones were seen on
every side. The streets could hardly be
traced Here and there amid the ruins
were heaps of corpses Almost all the
faces were downward. In one corner
twenty-five bodies of men, women and chill
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found several persons saved from Carbet
village, four miles from ST. Pierre.
The village of Urine, south of St Pierre
was almost entirely burned and almost ali
the inhabitants were killed. One of the
survivors of Urine, who will die says the
sea, boiling hot. invaded the land Six
women. whose bodies are one solid burn.
are writhing in another ward of the hos
pltal Ten women. severely burned, from
Urine, were brought in. and four of them
have died. 1t is doubtful if any of the six
still alive can recover.
An evidence of the swiftness of the on
siaught of fire is found in the fact that
none OF the victims was blinded, although
the eyeiids of most Of them are nearly
burned through.
1t Is impossible to get full list of the
vessels lost.
The cable repair ship Grappler was lost
with all on board. as was the French YES
sci Tamaya. There were eighteen or
twenty vessels In the roadstead at the timc
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MAI. SYLVESTER'S RETURN.
Refers to the Work of Police Chiefs
Association

Maj. Sylvester returned home last night
from Louisville. where he attended the
meeting of the National Association of Po-
lice Chiefs He says he was greatly ben
Gifted by the trip. The meeting Maj. SyI-
vester states, was an interesting one. Sev-
eral foreign countries were represented at
the meeting. and interesting papers We're
received from police officials abroad who
had been unable to attend. The name of
the organization was changed to the Inter
national Association of Police Chiefs. and
Maj. Sylvester was the unanimous choice
of the members for president.
1t was apparent from the nature of the
reports submitted that much good work
had been accomplished by the organization
About fifty new members were received.
among them being Private Detective James
A. McDevitt of this city.
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SPECIAL TAX SCRIP.
Commissioners Asked for Total Of
Amount Outstanding.

Amount Outstanding.
Senate bill 1896 for the relief of certain
holders of District of Columbia special tax
scrip. has been referred to the District Com
missioners for report, and with the request
that they send to the Senate District com
mittee statement showing the total
amount of the outstanding scrip, together
with a list of persons holding The same, and
that an explanation should be made why
the taxes were not collected at the time
improvements were made.
Mr. II. H. Darneile, the assessor, to
whom the matter was referred, has reported
as follows: la.
THE total amount of old corporation
scrip outstanding is 81 200. 1t was issued
to contractors for work done and by them
transferred to others, that it is not now
known by whom it is held.
The collection of the assessment charges
was not made in cases where the old scrip
was outstanding, from the fact that the
owners did not respond to the demands of
the corporate authorities, and after being
advertised and offered for sale was bid in
ers of the scrip were unable to have it
redeemed
Senate bill 1926 provides for the relief
of holders of this special tax scrip, and it's
provisions are such as to commend 1t to
the favorable consideration of the Commits
sioners and of Congress.
1T is suggested that the title Of the bill
be changed to read: For the relief of hold
ers and owners of certain special tax scrip
issued by the corporation of Washington
District Of Columbia With this amend
ment the bill is recommended for passage"
The District auditor has CONQUERED in this
recommendation and the Commissioners
have approved the same.