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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08
FIVE DIVORCES

The following divorces were
granted Ia the superior court this
morning by Judge Richardson: Mrs.
Minnie May Bishop from Cook
Bishop, on the ground OF desertion,
Mrs. Lydia Sterling from George
Sterling, on the ground OF non-sup-
port; Mrs. Maggie Geisert from
Christian Gelsert. on the ground Of
drunkenness, Mrs. Nellie Galloway
from Oscar Galloway. on the ground
of drunkenness; Richard Downey
from Malena Downey, on the ground
Of desertion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08
LAUNCHING
PICTURES

The stars launching picture (.
published In this issue. Is the !
sunly one that vas taken during
yesterdays launching showing .
MlsH Mickey on the point ~ :
daahiuE the bottle 90 cham .
payne against the Nebraska 2
bow Any readers uf The star .
desiring copies II the photo /.
graph from which this cut was !
made ean get them by phoninR Z.
their order 90 Webster a Stew :
ems staff photographer for
Tho star 40 $50 Arcade build !
Ing
= a fun SCI Of The stars I.
exclusive launching pictures !
viii be- placed on exhibition .
this afternoon aur remain for
the next few days tn the win .
dow Of the American Savings .
Bank 4 Trust company AZ the .
= corner Of Second avenue and (.
Madison street .
ssssssssss-sssf..i' 80 . 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08
Miss MiCkey's Presence Of Mind
Was the Feature OF the Launching

clip she shot like a dove. narrowly
missing the projecting wharf at the
south pier.
Immediately upon the Nebraska
leaving the ways. Robert Moran
presented Miss Marie Name Mickey
with beautiful gold watch as a
souvenir OF the successful launch
Ing Miss Mickey received the
souvenir with dignity and thanked
Mr. Moran FOR the gift that ia val
liable to her la many ways The
ceremony was truly an impressive
and fitting termination 10 u most
successful day
Early thla morning the Nebraska
Mas towed back to the slip and
plans are being made ZOE putting
eH her packet % afmar To-day the
yards are closed and the wufhmen
are busy cleaning the debris ~
yesterday The stands have been
taken down and all the lumber and
material not needed in the work BE-
being removed Aboard the ship is
another crew prepafinE FOR the next
period Ia the history Of the vessel
Monday morning the crews viii
aEain take charge ~ her and the
armor plate put into position The
remaining pieces Of her engines aud
propeller plates viii be installed aud
the work rushed faH her trial trip
This n the next mant important
event aud 90 the hHiidefH Il is the
most important " alt az q proves
whether she is up 10 the standard
required hY the government The
Nebraska h designed to make 10
knots or more. and II she fails back
ST this her builders Riu be- required
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08

christening party stood shocked into
silence and iuaetiun by the premaz
ture motion Of the immense strues
ture of steel she reached for the
ribbons upon which the champagne
was swung. selaed the bottle. pluck
ily leaning over the edFe of the Is
foot platform and just In the nick
az time. struck the christening bot
tle FUN upon the steel plate of the
bow. shattering the glass into a
thousand bits and sending the hap
tlsmal flood ~ golden vine spark.
ling and bubbllng down the slides q
the bow. az the Nebraska glided
maiestically from her WAYS and into
the sea. Nor did the aelf-posaesaed
girl forget in the surprise 81 the
momeut. 90 cry out the Christening
sentence. = ebristen thee Ne
braska'" Tier fun. round Voice
showed hardly a trcmuF as the
words rang ont. clear and sweet and
perfectly audlh'e % the eco people
on the platform below
The immense crowds we're thrilled
no the sight aud half the applause
vas for the seif-command 81 the
fair daughter q Nebraska al that
critical moment when an IN.
stauts hesitation or the least dia-
PLAY 81 nervousness might have
married the otherwise perfect con-
summation 81 the launching
No one COULD have planned the
launching better than did the Ne
braskas builder. and to-day the
managers % the Moran Bros com
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08

one 81 the most important aids
The star had In giving Is readers
complete aud accurate account OF
yesterdays launching 20 soon after
the Nebraska took her maiden dip
was It's dispatch boat the Buffas
20. which was chartered Tor the daF
from ifs owner Mr Wooahouae. Of
the firm of DabneY a Woodhouse.
With the aid OF fhis swift and COM
Portable little raft the three Star
men on board IT her were able 10
cover almost every detail of the
launching. which IL would have
been impossible 20 do ON land.
owing to the immense crowds with
In the yards The stars dispatch
boat vas equipped with typewriter
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Jones and Charles Anderson
scott stated this morning that he
Intended 60 take steps 20 have
Browns bail declared forfeited Ia a
day or 90 brown BE- the consort Of
the notorious pickpocket. Maud sill
Yerstein
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08

WTIflnf tables an Dad a Food Hup-
piy % messenger boys on board.
who would rush copy 10 The
Star office whenever the launch
touched land.
Through the courtesy OF Lieut.
Van nosEfrck. Who had charge Of
the hafhor patrol during the
launching. she dispatch boat was
permitted 60 run In aud out Of the
lines and 60 anywhere In fact
where there vas apt 20 be any
'ncva The stars dispatch boat
was the only one IN the hay yes
ierday. and had ang accidents. such
az the uvercrowdinr % the eXCur-
sion steamers or collapaing Of
whnryes occurred. The star Vas the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08

only paper in this city prepared 10
get the news ia the shortest pos
sibio time
The stars enterprise received a
handsome compliment from the
crew Of the Nebraska when she
fioatcd out into the harbOr. The
dispatch boat, as soon as the Ne
bfaska was clear 81 the ways. head
od directly for her and The Star
men on board gave the crew a
rousing tiger. 20 which the men on
board answered. Justify cheering
The Star
The dispatch boat was In charge
81 Capt. George A. Crockett. for
merry master Of the Pacific Coast
company's steamer Bonita.
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LONDON OF ssevea Pa papers morning received re-
ports that battle At Mukasn had reports received
confirmation. nothing fneial was obtained
The star prints dispatch
Marshal oyama has ordered big rushed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08
JAPs CAPTURE RUSSIAN vas SITS

RoNE oct sThc Roma reports that
Admiral kaunuaa squadron while Vladvoatok cap
tured several Russian merchantmen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08
WILL DISCUSS rsr WAR

BIRMINGHAM Eng. Oct s-The Post today that
special emaar Of the kaser yesterday
nE 20 Lord iAuaaene the main points 81 which
passed between the kaiser the fcrdnF possibilities in
the Immediate future % the far
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08
BATTLE
BEGINS

REPORTS RECEIVED IN PARIS SAY TIE rIoHrlse ABOUT
muNoEH rs ON FULL TIT AND Tp4Ar oYAmA IS RUSHING
eie GUNS PORT ARTHUR TO TIE SCENE
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WAT 1T COST

q wEsTnuRY. n. y. oct S.
The mnlInnairos automobile
. race today GA the 30-mile
. triangular course, on Long Is
land. for the William *. Van
q defblit. IT, cup, cost life Of a
maehiulst and resulted Boo
millionaire beinr seriously hurt
The dead
PAIL Nj SSEiLa
injured
George Arcnts, ir+ million
sire
winner Heath, American.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-08

WEsTBunY. ~ y oct S. Hul-
Ictln- Heath wins by ] minutes aud
"a seconds Heath finished at
les 45g Clement who was second.
finished nt 20 90. ueath.H lead
was cut down by the difference IN
starting time.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18

against that part o. The pEnding U.
Is. 569) which proposes to place the
Department of Labor under the De-
partment of Commerce. II IS the
hone OF the laboring people OF this
country that an independent Depart
ment Of Labor having Cabinet Off
Ger as its official head may be Great
ed. This element of our citizenship,
comprising as 1t does the great major
ity of our population, is certainly wor-
thy of such recognition, and that, too,
by this Congress"
This letter was dated January %
1902. or at the time the bill was pend
ing in the condition referred to.
When the majority thus voted down
the proposition to allow the Depart
ment of Labor to remain an indepen-
dent Department of the Government,
the bill was amended by adding to its
title and words "and labor, and add
ing to the body of the bill those words
wherever the words the Department
of Commerce" appeared. There was
not a dissenting vote nor single OBJ
lection to this amendment, and labor
was thus given as much dignity an
Importance as possible in the new De-
partment of the Government. 1t "
be seen, therefore, that, instead
voting against the interests of labor,
as you say did, voted in accordance
with labor's clearly expressed wish
es, and endeavored, as well. TO carry
into effect the policy of the Democrat
ic party.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18
Couldn't Have Done Leso.

You contend that, in addition to the
payment OF the Indian War Claim
proper, you demanded and procured"
in the adjustment of the mutual &C
count between the State and the Unit
cd States, the payment by the latter
OF SS6,3G2.ll, due the school fund :
the State; S25.00702 due the Trustees
of the Internal Improvement Fund on
account of swamp land indemnity, and
$9,52G2l due the general revenue funu
OF Florida on general census account,
and further succeeded in collecting for
the State the additional sum of S13,-
24S. OF course you did, if you used
the word procured" as meaning re.
cciyed" The act provided for a set.
Element of the mutual account, and
that the bonds of the State, held in the
indian Trust fund. should be surren.
dered to the Governor of Florida. You
would have been derelict in your duty
If you had failed to receive the money;
but even in that event, the Govern.
ment. under the law, would have found
a way to settle the account and the
OLdlE NOlllA nave GU lO IOSS. /
repeat therefore, that you could not
very well have done less.
Every one of the sums you mention
in connection with this claim had been
withheld from the State. because. as
have said before, the State had fail.
/ ed to pay the interest on its bonds,
and the Government withheld payment
on all of them TO indemnify itself
against loss. Act of Congress, pro.
viding for the settlement of the &C.
count, and this alone, unlocked the
doors of the United States Treasury
for the payment to the State of every
dollar due to whatsoever account or
fund. Referring again to the 1892, 000
of bonds and the S24S.9S4G6 interest
thereon due the Government, you do
not seem TO credit that payment with
IN any way lessening burdens and low.
ering taxes. | maintain that a debt
wherever owed is a burden, and that
its payment, whether to one creditor
or another, lessons that burden in the
sum of the debt paid
You will pardon me, hope, for
treating this sujact so exhaustively,
and | offer as my excuse that it seem.
ed necessary in view of your unique
ideas on the subject.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18
Some Pertinent Questions.

Are You taking especial pride in the
fact that the Indian War Claim was
collected during your administration?
and are you Offering that to the people
of Florida as something with which
you are especially to be credited? Do
you forget, or did you know, that Gov
ernor Drew. and Governor Bloxham,
and Governor Perry. and Governor
Fleming. and Governor Mitchell all
exercised the greatest energy in urging
this matter upon Congress, each III
his day. and that all of them, perhaps,
made greatGE effort in this direction
than you have been known to do? Do
you realize that if the claim was not
collected during either of the Admin
istrations | have named it was not the
fault OF those distinguished and much
loved sons of Florida, and that the
final collection of the claim reflects
no more credit upon you than upon
them?
in connection with this Indian War
Claim why is it that you seek 10 have
me say that the aggregate of the vari-
Gus appropriations for Florida, viz,
about S4,i0O,O 900, would lower the tax
es and lessen the burdens of all the
peOple"' You must know that |
confined my remarks specifically to
the amount contemplated in the total
of the Indian War Claim, viz, and to
be exact, S1.O7S, 93O.G6. The language
OF my letter, quoted in yours, is plain
and unmistaKable. l mentioned that
the total appropriations obtained for
Florida was about s4.1O0,OOO, and then
said:
This means more than 81 per cap
ita for every man, woman and child
IN the state of Florida: and the col
lection of the Indian War Claim. pro-
vided the affairs of State are iminis-
tered wisely and honestly, should
have the effect of lowering taxes and
lessening the burdens of all the peo-
pie"
reiterate now that every dollar
Of the Indian War Claim-s1, O73, 1906
SuOuAu nave INT ElECl VI lONEElu2
taxes and lessening the burdens of all
the people; and while | did not say
so then, do say now that every dollar
Of the total of appropriations for Flori-
da does its part in lessening the bur
dens Of all the people.
Do you contend that the improve
ment Of rivers and harbors does not
make new and competing avenues OF
commerce and thus lessen the rates
of freight?
Do you contend that high rates Of
freight are not a burden on all the
people?
Do you contend that the money
spent, either in Improvements of this
kind or upon public buildings, does
not add to the prosperity of work
men, artisans and contractors, does
not find its way into all avenues Of
trade, does not lessen the burdens Of |
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18


Hon. W S Jennings,
Tallahassee, Fla.
My Dear Sir:
Your letter of January l, postmark-
ed the 4th, reached me at Jackson
vile January 5th. l would have re-
Piled at once but was prevented by
an unusual pressure Of public bust
ness. attention to which l regard as
OF more Importance than writing po-
liticaI letters. avail myself OF the
opportunity now, however, and take
occasion to give you some informar
ton about my record which you seem
so sadly to need, and which will serve,
| hope. to correct the astounding state
ments you boast of having made in
your recent public speeches.
take up your letter in the order
of its statements.
In making the statement did, viz,
Governor Jennings says l have done
nothing since l have been in Con-
gress." there was no intention TO do
you injustice. Several gentlemen OF
unouestiongd integrity and yeracity in
krmad me. both before and after the
publication OF the Ocala Banner let
ter, that you had said as much &c
them. and will give you their names
Dhould you desire it. While you dis
claim ever having used that language,
its substance or equivalent, your let
ter. to my mind, is in itself the equiv
Rlent Of that language.
You devote much space to the Flor
ida Indian War Claim. 1t is sim
pie matter and a plethora of words
and phrases will not mislead the pub
lie. The claim had been standing for
over forty years. The people of
Florida know this, and they know, too.
when and by whom the provision for
Its payment was finally passed through
Congress. | have never claimed the
credit for myself nor denied to others
the credit due them. You cannot go
earnest and Intelligent efforts of Sen
ator PascO, and other members of
both branches of Congress who pre-
coded me here. have stated repeat
eddy that on entering Congress in
1899. found in To Senate files, as a
result of their painstaking work, nv
valuable data WL!tH contributed no
little to the passage OF the measure,
and indeed, for my part, even accord
ed to you the credit for the perfume
tory part you played IN taking the
warrant home.
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II you DO. your position is strange,
indeed, so strange that venture there
are but few, if any, in Florida who will
agree with you But | will admit that
your contention generally on this prop
Osition is in entire harmony with your
most unaCcOuntable statement that, Of
the Sl,O73.9 3O.GG. collected on account
of the Indian War Claim. only $780,
1888 is applicable to lowering the taxes
and lesseuing the burdens of all the
people You say that by legislative
action, upon your recommendation.
this was applied to the States bonded
debt Do you mean to say that il
there had been no recommendation
and no legislative action, the State
would not have been better off to tn
extent of the sum collected? But
tell me, please, what became of the
difference between that sum you men
ton and the s1,O73,930.GG? Was L
not paid TO the people of Florida,
either in money or by settlement O.!
the States bonded Indebtedness to the
government and the accrued interest
thereon? And, if so paid, does nc
that lessen the burdens and lower the
taxes of all the people?
The State owed the National Gov
eminent In bonds and interest $780,
93466. By act OF Congress, APPROX
I'D March 3. 1899 before by election
TO the SenateJ the Secretary of the
Treasury was authorized and directed
to proceed for the collection of State
bonds owned by the Government,
whore there was default on the part
OF such State in the payment of in
tere5t Under this Act the Attorney
General threatened suit. The claim
OF the government was a claim in
law and equity and payment could
have been enforced. On the other
hand. the claim of the State was one
in equity only, and It's payment was
dependent upon the Justice Of Con-
grcss This suit would probably have
been brought had it not been for the
provision incorporated in an Act of
Congress at the instance and largely
through the efforts of the Florida dele
CATION. This provision stayed the suit,
suppose these proceedings had no
been stayed? Instead of receiving
S6g2.9iG in cash, Florida, without re-
ceiying anything, might have been
compelled to pay $3.50, 9S4.GG.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18
Not Here fer Buncombe.

AS to your suggestion that l have
not introduced a bill, resolution OF
amendment on any subject. or embodv.
ing any principle in the Democratic
platform, you know that since | have
been in Congress the Administration
has been Republican and both branch.
es of Congress overwhelmingly so,
and am not here for buncombe or to
whistle against the wind, but to c
vote my time and best thought and en-.
ergy TO passing measures OF benefit
the people of Florida. Practically
every proposition contained in the
Democratic platform has been before
the Senate, in one way or another.
since | have been a member, ana
upon every one OF them, your state
ment to the contrary Notwithstanding.
| have voted in full and strict accor
with the platform of the Democratic
party. do not pretend to be bo!
enough TO attempt leadership to the
exclusion of Democratic Senators who
have grown gray in the service OF
party and country. | have been con.
tent, on the contrary, and regard il as
being TO the interests of Florida as
well, to listen TO their wise counsel
and to follow rather than to pre-
sumo to lead Perhaps, il like some,
had been enraDtured with the sounG
OF my own voice, or were given to
the peripatetic practice of useless
speech-makiGg. might have intro
duced such bills, even though they
had been already before the body and
were foreordained to die in the pigeon
holes of Republican Committees.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18
Deafness Cannot he Curo,

by seal applications as they cannot ro.oh
diseased p rtion Of the ear. There is 0nIH ll'
way 10 cure deafness, and that is by cons, c a'
tfonal remCd rs. Deafness Is caused nv on :"
famed condition or The mucous linirS 90 % .iR
EustachIan Tube. When this tube Is ing Ia 10.
You hove rumtling sound or imperfccI H. t'
ing, and when 1t is entirely closed Dc5fnda a.
the result, and unless the infiammation can /,
taken out and this tube res tored TO its norm
condition, herring VIII be destroyed f"rarlN
nine cases out Of ten are caused by Cators
which + nothing but an infamed c6ndtIani \
the mucous services
We will give One Hundred Dollars for A..
cas-, Of Deafness (caus ed by catarrhi thai aq
not be cured by Halls oatarrh Cure. send t Y,
circulars, free. wi
Ell. CHRNR 4 Co , Toledo n
Sold by Druggists, &c, ~
Halls Family Pills are the best
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Let the People Judge.

have gone at some length into
these matters in order that the peo-
pie of Florida may judge as to wheth-
err or not | have been true and loyal
to the principles of the great Demo
cratic party in which they have v
interest. l have stated reDeetet
that | stand before them upon my rec
ord. In their intelligence, in their
sound Judgment, in their sense of JUS
tice have an abiding faith. | leave
them to judge as between you and me.
have accorded fair treatment to you
and to all my opponents. and, while
inviting the closest possible scrutiny
into my record, ask at least that that
record be not misquoted, that my
votes be not misstated, and that the
record, all in all, from the beginning
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-18
See What Mr.. Gompers Says.

Honorable Samuel Gompers, presi.
| dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, writing to Senator Frye, pres
ident pro tempore of the Senate, III
der date of January 20, 1902, and refer
ring to the then status of the bill, fiji,
this protest:
THE creation of the Department OF
Commerce. with the provision for the
subordination of the Department
Labor, will minimize the Importance
of LaboT's interests and minimize the
present Department Of Labor. Against
such a procedure, in the name of
American Labor, | enter by most sol
| emn protest. 1t IL, therefore,
urgently requested, that in the event
that the Honorable Senate should
deem it wise to enact Senate Bill
500, that the Department of Labor
as now constituted, may be eliminated
from its provisions"
Thus labor, having protested
through Honorable Samuel Gompers.
president of the American Federation
OF Labor, and through Honorable Fl.
X. Fuller, representative of the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Engineers. the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen.
the Order of Railway Conductors, the
Brotherhood of Railway rralnmen, and
the Order of Railroad Telegra-
pliers, and through others who stood
for the interests of labor against al
lowing the words referred to to re-
main in the bill. thereby subordinat-
ing labor to the jurisdiction of the De.
partment OF Commerce, Senator Pet.
tus, on January rs, 1902, (Congression.
al Record, Vol. IS, page 1850 moved
to strike from the BODY of the Bill
NOT ITS TITLE. the words Depart.
ment of Labor and"
You will readily see, therefore, that
the representatives of labor did not
wish the Department of Labor carried
INTO the Department of Commerce.
and it must be quite as plain to you
that, the words Department of La
Dor and" had been eliminated from
the body OF the bill, as contemplated
by the amendment of Senator Pettus.
the wishes of the representatives OF
labor would have been met and the
Bureau Of Labor allowed to remain in
an independent state.
The yea vote recorded on Senator
Pettus amendment was as follows
congressional Record, Vol IS, page
lOOl-the same you cite):
Bacon. Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
clark CMontans). Cockrell, Dubois,
Gibson, Harris, Hawley, Heitfeld.
Jones tArkansasl, McLaurin (Missis.
slppD, Mallory, Morgan. Pettus, Raw
Inns, Taliaferro, TiIlman.
You will see. therefore. that You
nave doubly misquoted the Record as
well as misrepresented me.