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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-07
Ready to Furnish School.

Hon. Edwin Gilbert whose rece t
munificent gift of the Southfield
Auditorium to the town for school
and other public purposes was chrCn-
icled in these columns, has notified
Town Clerk Paul G. Smith that he
is readv to furnish the school rooms
with all needed desks and other
school paraphernalia provided the
city will give the desks now in use to
the colored school. The aldermen
have decided and Mr.. Smith has
written to Mr.. Gilbert that while the
town would be glad to give the old
desks to the colored school in cannot
do so for the reason that they are not
the towns property, but are in the
custody of the county school board.
There will be do difficulty, how
ever, in turning these desks over to
the Crescent City colored school.
Hon. S. j. Hilburn of Palatka,
chairman of the county school board,
was seen by the News, and he stated
that the board would gladly make
the transfer suggested by Mr.. Gill
bert, and that it would be done when
ever the matter came officially be-
fore the board.
This latest proposed gift of NJ ;.
Gilbert is in furtherance of his plan to
see that Crescent City has one of the
best equipped schools in Florida, the
carrying out Of which plan contem-
plated this further magnificent gift.
1t is up to the people of the place
now to get to work and plan for u
good school, which We can do by es-
tablishing special tax school dis
trict. This would give us sufficient
funds to maintain high grade
school with first class teachers eight
months in the year
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LAKE COMO.


Mr.. II. CollIngwood and Lyon
Chamberlin left on Friday for Wood
cliff, N. J at which place Lyon will
resume his school work. His many
friends here wish him success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer and son,
Wright Palmer, expect to leave this
week for their home near New York
city. While here they made great
improvements to their little winter
home which they purchased of j. A.
McNabb.
A number of Mr.. aud Mrs. Jacob
Cables friends spent an evening last
week very pleasantly at their home.
Several pieces were rendered by the
phOnograph. Mrs. Perkins played
several selections on the piano, and
Mr.. Collingwood being present, de-
livered some of his favOrite recita
tions which caused the house at
times to be filled with peals OF
laughter. Refreshments were serv-
ed, and the evening was thoroughly
enjoyed by all.
Those who have been spending the
winter at All View cottage and ex.
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pect to leave this week are as fol-
lows: Mrs. Scott, Syracuse, n. Y;
j. A. McNabb, Paterson, N. j.; Mes
danes Carter and Tilson, Wakefield,
Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. E. Isom, Cleve-
land, o.; Mr.. and Mrs. H. Clifford,
Fairhaven, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Gates left on
Sunday for their home in South
Brooklyn, o.
An interesting sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. Mr.. Rector on Sunday
morning. Epwol tn League was led
in the the evening by A. Teardley.
Albert Gable is the guest of his
parents this week.
Mrs. Rector and daughter, Ruth,
visited Palatka on Monday.
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Crescent City News
CRESCENT CITY.

Is one of the most beautiful
locations in Florida. Tourists
will find 1t an ideal spot to
spend the winter, or pass few
days of keen delight.
The town Is on Crescent Lake
IAN arm OF the st. Johns River
and is 100 miles by water, and
N miles by rail from Jackson
Vile,
The all day river ride on the
steamer Crescent, from Jack
sonville to Crescent City, is one
of the delightful experiences of
Florida travel. The steamer
leaves Jacksonville at s o. m.
every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, reaching Crescent
City at 6p. m. This trip is the
only daylight ride up the broad
and picturesque st. Johns.
The steamer has pretty cabins
and offers a delightful outlook
even in stormy weather.
Crescent City is the center of
the orange growing industry in
middle Florida, and beautiful
groves surround the place.
The fruit is at its best now.
Good boating, hunting and
fishing will afford amusement
for sportsmen.
Naptha launches can be Sc
cured cheaply for water trips.
Crescent City has good hotels
and boarding houses at mode
rate rates.
Beautiful shaded walks and
bicycle paths.
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CRESCENT CITY TEMPERA rURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING, MARCH ~, 1905. Il.
D. WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
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MRS. ROOSEVELT
IN CRESCENT CITY.
Wife Of President Gn0 Three
Children Visit Hubbard
Park on Monday.
Then Co Six Miles Up Haw Creek
Archie Roosevelt Shoots an
Alligator.

A little after noon on Monday the
Wilson Cypress cslnpany's launch
Margaret touched at the Preston-M Mil
Ter company's dock and landed a
party consisting of Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, her three children, Ethel,
Kermit and Archie, DR.. RiXey, sur
geOn-general of the United States
Army, Capt. Evans, executive officer
of the battleship Massachusetts, Mr.,
Joseph Wilmer of Rappidan, Va,
Henry S. Wilson and Master Edwin
g. Wilson of Palatka.
The party walked up the hill TO
Hubbard Park where they remained
an hour the guests of Mrs. Henry G..
Hubbard During their stay the
distinguished party were shown all
the beauties of the park and went in
to the house where the pretty inter
ior wood work which was the pride
of the late Bella Hubbard, its builder,
was examined and greatly admired,
Mrs. Roosevelt and all other mem
bers Of the party greatly enjoyed
their walk through the park and
were profuse in their expressions of
delight over the beauty of the
fresh green Of the trees and the beau
tiful shaded green avenues which
lead to the lake.
Mrs. Hubbard was taken by sur
prise. Mr.. Henry S. Wilson who
had charge of the party, asked pr
mission to show his quests through
the park, which Mrs. Hubbard grac-
iously granted, though at the time
she was not aware of the personnel
of the distinguished visitors Then
Mr.. Wilson presented her to Mrs.
Roosevelt and the children, after
which the other members of the
party were presented TO Mrs. Hub
bard
At the conclusion of u pleasant
hours stay the party again boarded
the launch and went to Haw Greek
The Margaret went some six miles
up this Winding, narrow stream DER
canopied with living green and Mrs.
Roosevelt and the children felt that
they had never seen anything in ma
turn quite so be auti.ul. The launch
carried the party to n point about Il
mile and II half beyond the lIaw
Greek Security Grove conpany's
wharf, when the boat turned about
and returned to San Mateo, opposite
which place the government yacht
Sylph was anchored.
During the trip through Deep River
two or three alligators were seen and
Kermit and Archie Roosevelt had a.
shot at tn III. Archie succeeded in
wounding one of the alligato rs. Ii
is possible that all of the shots took
effect, but If 50 the alligaturs did not
seem to mind any of them except the
ole from Archie's rifle, for they
duc&ed under water and swan away.
The party was ont from $3.50 a. IN.
to 5:3O p lii. and had Il delightful
DIV.
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r,nd,nn nm Excuse.

An irascible old colonel who used to
play golf at Sandwich, which is on the
river Stour, had habit, common with
many, Of blaming everybody but him
self for his bad strokes. Finally one
day, becoming badly bunkered, he first
took mighty vengeance on the turf
with his club; then. giarlng around In
expectation of the usually friendly
comments and nobody saying anything.
he blurted out, How can you expect
man to play decent golf on these cursed
links with ships passing up and down
the channel T'-London Mail.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-07

For an attractive, easy TO see and
easy to read oill;e calendar send six
cents in stamps to w H. Leahy. Divi' :
ion Passenger Agent, Atlantic Coast
Line, Savannah, Ga.
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Atlantic Coast Line.
Excellent Passenger Service to the West and Northwest
Via Chicago and Florida Limited.

sleeping library, dining
Chicago Atlanta Chat
anooga and Nashville.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-07
HOMES mn FLnRInAl

THE SOUTHERN COLONIZATION CO., have
purchased 20,0)0 acres of the best land I'm
Florida. We want 500 more good families to
Join our nut ual colony; the best chance on
earth To get n homa with little or no cost. Every
member Stakeholder: 10000 acres ON q. S. \
f. R'y wi hin to i0mlles of paatlSa, Fla.
We shall uild our own city, also sab-divide
and the last halt u non-mp mbers, at the mar
ket pric F: this will {" abb the stockholders TO
\ rebate In pr nus. thus paying back 20 stock
holders more money thaa tn y put in at the
eginning. Every mem er vii own his own
land-with good title-t0 use and dispose of as
he Tor shel may wish. We have lands hat viii
produce three valuable crops per year. Our
lands VIII rent twhel ready for the plowl for
five times its cost. send for our prospectus and
ether printed matter explaining all.
Southern Colonization Co.,
Palatka, Fla.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-07

TO Rem II Furnished koom in the
new Attleboro, suitable for man and
wife or two ladies' Modern convenience
es Apply F. NJ. Payson. Crescent
City, Fla. 2-17-H
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perfection service For Pull
Ticket F. b. O.
Bay St Jacksonville
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interchangeable Tickets

Ia travelling you will find it very con-
venient to use Atlantic Coast Line in
terebargable mileage tickets good over
approximately 10000 miles Of railroad
These tickets will be honorrd as far
East As Washington aud West 10 Gin
einnati, Louisville, Evansville and st.
Louis. Take advantage Of this arrange
ment and avoid the Inconvenience OF
purchasing additional mileage books.
Superior train service to all points East
West and South W Il. LKAHY. DPA
W. ]. CRAIG. G P. A. Savannah. Ga.
Wilmington, n. O.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
TEACHERS JUMP CONTRACTS.
Western Kansas School Boards Want
Certificates Revoked.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 81. - Country
school boards in Western Kansas
have resorted to drastic measures to
retain school teachers for the coming
school year. During the past few
weeks many teachers, who had sign
ed contracts to teach at certain
schools, have jumped he contracts be-
cause they were offered more money
to teach somewhere else. Now the
boards whose contracts were jumped
want the certificates of those teach
ers revoked. Here is the law under
which they ask that action be taken:
Any certificates issued by the state
board of education, regents of the
state normal school, county board of
examiners or city board of examiners
may be revoked by the body issuing
the same on the grounds of immoral
ity, gross neglect of duty, annulling
of written contracts with boards of
education and district boards without
the consent of majority of the board,
which is party to the contract, or for
any cause that would have justified
the Withholding thereof when the
same was granted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
STEAMER BADLY DAMAGED.

Canso, N. s., Aug. 21.-The cable
steamer Colonia is ashore off this port
in bad position. Attempts to float her
have failed. 1t is thought the steamer
has been badly damaged.
The Colonia left London Aug. for
the purpose of laying a cable for the
Commercial Cable Company from
Canso to Walerville, Ireland, a dis
lance of 2,400 miles. She arrived off
the Nova Scotia port on August 16,
and preparations were made for land
ing the end of the cable. Early today
the shore end of the cable was taken
ashore and the steamer was to pro-
coed eastward to Waterville, letting
out the cable as she steamed to the
other side. The new cable is to form
Fart of the Commercial Cable CON-
panys system.
The Colonia is the largest cable YES
sci afioat, being of 1876 tons, gross
register. She is a twin crew vessel
and is built of steel, having been con-
structed in 1902 in Newcastle, Eng
land The Telegraph Construction
and Maintenance Co., of London. is
the Colonia's owner. She is 4S7 feet
In length.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
REGULATIONS AMENDED.
Secretary Wilson Makes Moderation
In Shipping Law.

Washington, Aug. 81. Secretary
Wilson of the agricultural department
returned to Washington from Chicago
today, where he conducted an investi-
cation of complaints against the new
regulations governing the shipment of
stock under the 2S-hour law.
The secretary, in response to an in
quiry whether he will ask congress
for modification of the law in order
to give the shippers and railroads the
relief they demand, he was inclined
to think the time limit might be ex-
tended on hauls in territory west OF
the Missouri river an extension OF
time is not advisable.
Later in the day the secretary made
public the following communication
from DR.. Salmon and indicated that
he had approved the changes suggest
ed
THE secretary of agriculture:
Gear Sir:-Referring to my recon-
mendations approved by you, as print
ed in circular dated July 81, 1905, in
regard to the attitude to be taken by
the department with reference to the
2S-hour law in the matter Of feeding,
resting and watering livestock in
transit, | have the honor to withdraw
that recommendation and to recon-
mend that until further orders any
cars equipped with feeding and wa
tering facilities may be used for ship
ment of cattle without unloading, pro-
vided the cattle can and do receive
food and water enroute, and that the
number of cattle loaded in a car be
left to the shippers. but that such
loading shall not exceed the minimum
weight as provided by the classified
ton of the transportation companies.
Very respectfully,
I'D. E. SALMON, Chief of Bureau"
Approved: JAMES WILSON,
"Sec'y."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
HEALTHY STOCK oUARANTlNEp

Eldorado, Kan, Aug. 81. - Butler
county cattlemen are up in arms.
Four shippers have just returned
from st. Louis, where they had a
-trainload of fat, healthy, native cat
tile quarantined by government Off
-7cial, who claimed the scabbies is rag
ing in Kansas, Colorado and other
states, and cattle cannot be shipped
ont of these states, notice to that eff
: feet having been published.
g There is no disease among the cat
tie here and no one ever heard of
such an order The quarantine was
raised after two days, the president
of the yards giving his guarantee as
to the cattle's health. By shrinkage
and loss of 40 cents on the hundred,
the shippers are out several hundred
dollars and will ask the government
TO reimburse them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
IN Excursion Train Plunged Through
Open Draw.
ONE HUNDRED ARE INJURED.
Engine and Coach Submerged In
Twelve Feet of Water and Every
Person In First Car Perished-Ex.
cursionists Were Negroes.

| Norfolk, Va, Aug. 19.-Owing to the
inability of Engineer D. l.. Reig to con
troll his air brakes, an excursion train
from Kingston, N. c., bound for this
city, plunged through an open draw
over the western branch of the Eliza
beth river, eight miles from Norfolk
this afternoon, and half hundred per.
sons, mostly negroes, were drowned.
Up to late hour tonight only seven
| bodies had been recovered from the
wreckage. The list of injured, so far
as can be ascertained, numbers nearly
| 100, though most of these are slightly
hurt.
Among the victims the only white
ones were Edward Joliffe, manager Of
the excursion, and Edward Forbes,
who assisted him, both of Greenville,
N. C.
The train, consisting of the engine
and six coaches, plunged through an
open draw of the bridge at Bruce sta
tain, and the engine and first coach
were submerged in twelve feet Of
water, and the second coach partly
submerged. 1t is believed that every
person in the first car perished none
having been accounted for.
The engineer, fireman and conduc.
tor escaped.
Both the engineer and fireman dis.
covsrcd the open draw too late to
stop. The air brakes were applied
but did not work properly.
The train was bringing some 500
people from Kingston and inter-
mediate points to Norfolk for a brief
stay The wreck train was due to ar
rive at Norfolk at 1 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Following this train was
another excursion train over the same
road, bringing 300 excursionists from
Rocky Mount, N. c. Proceeding the
wrecked train there was still anoth
er excursion train to arrive here over
the Atlantic Coast line, this train be-
ing composed of some 800 merchants
and others from Augusta, Ga, Charles
ton, S. c., and Jacksonville, Fla,
bound to Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York for the purchase of fall
goods. This first train arrived at $3.50
this morning, without accident and
the Augusta, Charleston and Jack
sonville merchants will all leave for
the north by water
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Norfolk, Va, Aug. 21-The removal
of the two Atlantic coast line cars
which were thrown into the river yes
terday revealed two bodies in this
car, making the number recovered
thirteen, with five bodies missing.
A majority of those injured will be
sent to their homes in a day or So
The bodies of the dead will be for
warded to their homes tomorrow.
A careful examination of the bottom
of the river showed no more bodies
and the railroad officials are convinc-
ed that the death list is now complete,
though reports are still current of a
much heavier loss of life.
Norfolk. - Thirteen bodies have
been recovered to date and the death
list of the wreck on the Atlantic Coast
Line at Bruce's Station is yet far
from complete. 1t is said that a
score or so of bodies foated down
with the tide when the first submerg-
ed car was raised and that the other
passenger coach jammed with dead
negroes is now buried in the mud of
the western branch of the Elizabeth
river. The estimates Of the loss of
life range anywhere from so to rs,
and even as high as 100,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
Primitive Ironclad.

"The primitive whale was a primi-
tive ironclad," asserts an expert on
monsters prehistoric. 1T is a fact
that the earliest known ancestor Of
the modern whale bore heavy armor
on its back. in the form of strong bony
plates.
ut was thought at one time that
these plates were the property of gil
gantic turtles. Not so. 1t has been
found that they once covered enor-
nous whales. Probably at the time
when they carried armor whales were
amphibious creatures, living on the
coasts, and needing special protection
from breakers and from sharks"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
ENJOYS HAVE POWER:
BARON HAYASKI TALKS

necessary, to drive us back be Sis
tanned by a government that is unable
to obtain foreign loans. while its at
tempts at home meet with only par
tial success and famine and disaffec-
ton threaten the country? The in
spired dispatches contend that the
Russian people would not suffer a
sacrifice of Sakhalin but the retention
of Sakhalin by Japan is greater
point of honor to the Japanese. 1t was
once an integral part of the Japanese
empire, while it has never been more
than an outpost province to Rus
sia"
Baron Hayashi said that the pleni-
potentiaries on both sides possessed
full power to conclude peace and that
the ratification of the terms would
only be a matter of form.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25

London, Aug. 10. - Baron Hayashi,
Japanese minister to Great Britain,
declared to the Associated Press that
pessimistic dispatches from Ports
mouth were not worthy of considera-
ton.
IF the war continues" said he, "our
forces will capture Vladivostok and
Hardin, taking by force territory of
greater value than the payments de-
manded by Japan, after which our
army will entrench an advantageous
line from which it will require treble
the number of the enemy to dislodge
us.
I'VE do not fear the treat proclaim
ed in inspired articles that the war
will become popular in Russia. Even
if it should how can the vast army
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
disclosed by Decision Giving Utah
Control Of Water.
WATER is ALREADY FILED ON.
Homesteaders May Have to Make
Terms With Corporations, Which
Have Filed For More Water Than
Flows In Lands Opened.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Acting Sec
rotary Ryan, of the interior depart
ment, has decided that while minera
entries are permissible now on forest
reserves in the Uintah reservation in
Utah, such entries will not be allowed
on others of those lands for sixty
days:
The decision follows:
First - That the lands within the
boundaries of the forest reserve are
now open to mineral exploration and
location.
Second-That during the sixty day
period provided for in the proclama-
ton the lands to be opened can be
settled upon, occupied and entered
only in accordance with the terms of
the proclamation, and are not subject
to mineral exploration or location.
Third-That after that period such
of these lands as are mineral in char
acter will be subject to the operation
of the mining laws as are other pub
AlC ldllOS VI llhS CudICItI.
Fourth-That the control and use of
the waters flowing over and upon
these lands are governed by the laws
of the state.
Fffth-That these lands are not sub
ject to the control or under the juris-
diction of Indian bureau of this de-
partment after the date fixed for the
opening of said lands in the presi
dents proclamation.
Salt Lake.-The decision of the in
terror department that the control of
the waters of the Uintah Indian reser-
walton is vested in the state of Utah
will have an important bearing on
the rights of settlers who will make
homestead entries under the privil-
eyes acquired under the drawing now
going on at Provo. Practically all the
water in these lands has been fled on
by private parties and corporations
under the laws of Utah, corporations
alone having made filings for more
water than is flowing on the reserva-
ton. If their claims shall he granted
the honesteaders will have to make
terms with them for the purchase of
the water, as the lands subject to
homestead entry are valueless except
under irrigation. The state engineer
has not yet passed upon any of these
claims on file in his office, and the
homeseekers probably will be given
an opportunity to protest before the
water rights are finally granted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
SUNK OWN SHIPS.
The Russian Vessels at Port Arthur
Were ScuttIed.

The Russian Vessels at Port Arthur
Were ScuttIed.
London, Aug. 21.-The Times CORE
spondent at Toxic telegraphs' as fol-
lows: ct is now ascertained that the
Russian warships at Port Arthur
were not blown up or sunk by he jap
anese gun fire. Divers and naval en-
ployes at work raising the ships have
found that the Russians opened the
valves, having previously creased and
otherwise protected the machinery
and vital parts. Evidently the cap
ture Of 203 Metre hill exposed the
ships to such danger that the Rus
SLAMS decided to sink them pending
their recovery when they should have
regained command of the sea by the
Baltic fleet. Four battleships and two
cruisers win speedily form a service
able addition to the Japanese navy.
The vessels were little damaged by
their long submersion,"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25
Komura at Harvard.

When Baron Komura was a student
at the Harvard law school in the class
of IT, his classmate and warm friend,
Baron Kaneko, urged him to go into
society, many hospitable Boston
doors being open to them. But Ko-
mura preferred, as he said, to devote
his leisure to the study of American
character in American books and to
observe American life outside Of con-
ventional society. Emerson was his
favorite author, and from his writings
he adopted his motto. These and 9TH
er things that are being said Of this
quiet diplomat and silent man with
keen observing eyes" are interesting
to know. 1t is evident that Komura is
going to wear well upon closer &C.
quaintance.