The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-12

The burning of IA five story bust
ness block in Buffalo Monday caused
the loss of 100000,
Mrs. M. A. Hanna has given her
check for $4,000 to the national re-
publican campaign fund.
The navy department. has ordered
gun boats to Santo Domingo to pro-
tect American residents.
Judge Alton b. Parker has re-
signed the chief justiceship of the
New York court of appeals.
The cotton mill employees in New
Hampshire have returned to work at
a reduction of 12le per cent in wages.
A fire at Victoria, British Colum-
bia, on Tuesday afternoon caused Il
loss of 5000, 600 and rendered 30 fami-
lies homeless
Three cars on the Missouri Pacific
Flyer plunged through bridge at
PiniOn, Colo. Monday and 100 lives
were lost. The bridge had been un-
dermined by heavy rains.
The evidence in the Russian prize
court showed that the British steam
er Knight Commander was carrying
a cargo Of railway material to the
Japanese at Chemulpo.
1t ls reported from London that
there are 10000 sick and wounded
persons at Port Arthur; that Lieut.
General Stoessel has committed sui
eide, and that the Russians are ne
gotiating with the Japanese to send
a hospital ship to remove the sick.
Alfonzo the kid king of Spain was
going to Vittoria to open an eXposi
tion, but as three dynamite car
tridges were found ON the train the
journey was postponed. 1t is stated
by experts that the jar of the train
would have exploded the bombs and
blown everything to atoms. -
Asbury Harsons, republican nOmi-
nee for Judge of the circuit court in
the ninth district in West Virginia,
and John S. Farr, of Huntington,
same state, republican candidate for
presidential elector, have both with
drawn from the republican ticket
and declared for Parker and Davis.
President Roosevelt has denied the
application for commutation of sen-
tence in case of John w. Burley, a
negro convicted and sentenced to be
hanged in the District of Columbia
for the crime of criminal assault on
Il little 4 e year old girl. And yet
the president expects the negro vote.
Jay Cooke, whose failure precipi-
tated the great panic of 1873, cele-
brated his 83d birthday on Wednes-
day, at Gibralter. his island castle
home in Lake Erie, surrounded by
his children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Mr.. Cooke is
still in business and is hale and
hearty.
Edmund Bell negro of (Sardis,
Ala, while being taken from court
to Jail, after being bound over for
trial, was taken from the sheriff by
u mob of 300 of his own race and
lynched. He was hung to tree and
his body riddled with bullets. Bell
had been guilty of assault and bat
terry only, and on IA man of his own
race.
After missing Jewels to the value
of 100000 for over a month, and
which she claimed had been stolen
from her Newport residence, Mrs.
Ogden Goelet has found the mis-
sing gems in her New York safe.
The detectives have been hunting
for the Jewels and the thief for over
II month. Mrs. Ogden Goclet it
seems is absent minded.
Demented by the recent death of
her husband, Mrs. w. H. McCargO
of Olive Branch. Miss, committed
suicide by burning. After satura-
ting her clO'hing with kerosene and
setting fire to the oil, she rushed into
the street and fought all who at
tempted to eXtinguish the flames.
McCargo was hotel proprietor at
Olive Branch and died suddenly two
weeks ago.
Miss Emma Laird eldest daughter
of John Laird, Il well-knOwn contrac-
tor of Aiken, S. c., was drowned in
the surf at Sullivans Island of
Charleston Sunday afternoon, while
attempting to save her younger sis
ter The younger girl was uncon-
sciOus when brought ashore, but was
resusitated after two hours work.
Miss Laird was % and popular So
ciety leader
The British expedition under Col
Younghusbaud has reached the for
bidten city of Lhassa, which is des-
= cribed as a most magnificent sur
prise. The appearance of the city
showed description of explorers to be
extremely accurate. The surround.
ings are very fertile and the whole
place gives evidence of great pros
perity. A brilliantly costumed
group watched the approach of the
expedition from the roof of one of the
structures on Potala mountain
There is no lack of population in the
: streets.
After lingering for weeks between
life and death, former [. S. Senator
George G. Vest passed peacefully
away on Tuesday at Sweet Springs
! Mo He had been so near death fol
the past three days that the END
L came without struggle. He was
conscious until about a. IN. Sunday
morning, when he sank into state
of coma, from which he never
aroused. He lost the power OF
spec h Saturday morning, and dur
ing the last thirty-siX hours of his
life his breathing was barely percep-
) tible,
Base Ball Next Week.
/ Among the games scheduled fol
the mark next week are two fol