The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
CONDENSED WORLD NEWS.


Four big Texas counties have de-
clared for prohibition.
President Roosevelt has been MAX
ing n big swing around the New
England circles this week.
Congressman r.. &. De Graffenreid,
of Texas is dead. Gov. Sayers will
call al election in November to fill
the vacancy.
Major Generals Corbin, Young and
Wood of the United States army are
being entertained in Berlin by the
German Kaiser.
Ardee Wilson, a negro of Sparta,
ILL.,, has been riddled with bullets by
mob for an assault on youn z
white girl last Sunday.
John Brown, a nergo who attempt
ed to criminally assault q twelve
year old white girl, was lynched at
Monticello, Ga, last Sunday.
An Illinois evangelist advertises
his services for camp meetings and
revivals at $50 per week, guarantee
ing 40 conversions or no pay"
The propaganda at Rome has de-
cided to recommend the Pope to ap-
point Rt. Rev. John NJ. Farley, d.
d. archbishop of New York in sue
cessiOn to the late Archbishop Corri-
gan.
While rounding curve on high
embankment near Berry, Ala, on
Monday an excursion train jumped
the track and rolled down the in
cline, smashing the cars and killing
30 people.
Arkansas had u democratic cleo
ton on Monday. Twenty-four of the
20 counties of the state are surely
democratic, and the 25th, likely.
The feature of the election was the
extremely light vote.
The eruptions of Mt. Pelee have
been constant since Aug. 18th. The
worst occurred last Saturday when
the village of Morne Rouge, near the
district previously devastated was
entirely destroyed and 200 lives were
lost
Gen. Nelson A. Miles with his wife
left Washington yesterday for the
Philippine Island, where he goes to
inspect the army. He is to sail from
San Francisco on the transport
Thomas which leaves on the 10th.
Ada Gray, celebrated actress, is
dead at the Fordham Home for In
curables. She was buried by the
Actors Fund of America, by whom
she has been supported for the last
seven years. She was 66 years of
age.
President Palma of Cuba at a cabi-
net meeting last week read auto
graph letters from King George of
Greece, Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria, and the president of the
Brazilian republic, recognizing the
republic of Cuba.
The new battleship Maine, built
by the Cramps, on her trial trip over
the Cape Ann course last Saturday
failed to attain the speed qualifica-
tions of her contract. The fail
ure will cost the Cramps $500, less
than the cost of new trial. The
contract speed was to be l9 knots.
The ship made 1885 knots.
In the South Carolina primaries
last week A. q. Latimer and EX-Gov.
John Gary Evans were the highest
for U. S. Senator, receiv-
ing 22,89l and 1881 respectively.
They will run over in second pri-
mary. Capt. ID. 9. Hayward re-
ceived 36,59S votes for governor, and
NJ. +. Ansel stood next highest with
II ,66S votes. They will run over in a
second primary.
The Sultan of Binidayan, who was
held as hostage by the American
forces at Camp Vickers, Island of
Mindanao, attempted to escape from
his guards last Thursday and was
shot and killed by sentry. The
Sultan had been arrested after the
recent murders of American soldiers
in Mindanao, and was being held
pending the surrender of the muir
derers.
The heirs of Mrs. Chas. Fair have
settled with the Fair estate, the
terms of which are that Mrs. Fairs
mother releases all claim to the es-
tate for $l,000,000. OF this sum $780,
900 was pai6 in gold, and the balance
to paid her in one month. By this
arrangement all of the Fair money
will go to Mr.. Fairs sisters, without
contest. They are Mrs. w. X. VAN
derbilt, jr., and Mrs. Herman Oel-
richs.
Rev. Sam Small, profess ional
evangelist and Incorporate advocate
of temperance, who halls from Geor-
gia collapsed in Brattelboro, VT, last
week. He spoke incoherently and
then was led staggering from the
platform. Next morning Small ae-
knowledged that he was drunk.
Small was stumping Vermont In the
interest OF the republican candidate
for governor aud the Local Option
License League, as opposed to prohi-
bition. He has been on the down
grade ever since he WAS forced to re-
sign from the army in Cuba, where
he was stationed during the war as
chaplain, and where he was impll-
Gated in questionable transaction
with dealers in army supplies.