The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-20

ate, which BODY viii in all probability
have passed faVorably upon the meas
ure before this item sees the light of
publication. Capt. B. n. Msthes chief
OF the Pension Bureau, with force of
clerks, is already prepared to distrib-
ute the money TO the boys in gray
and there will be. general rejoicing
among themn when the important
work is completed.
What Melton is Doing.
No county in the state is more ably
represented in the house than DuyaI.
but as citizen of Tampa who is
greatly interested in the welfare of
our little, sister city, Jacksonville. |
want to call attention to an important
matter, for which an immediate rem
edy is needed If Duval expects her
share of proper legislation. Mr.. Buck
man, as chairman of the judiciary
committee, appears to be attending 10
his duties In, an able and proper man
ner. but Uncle Steve" Melton, | am
afraid, hasn't time to waste on poll
tics Instead he has gone in for the
entertainment of the ladies around the
Leon Hotel exclusively, and last night
excited the envy and hatred of young
er members by attracting to himself
six charmers of the feminine gender,
while the younger members looke6 as
desolate and alone as a town stricken
with plague or yellow fever. II I'm
Gle Steve" was sent up here to repre-
sent Duval in society. al is well, but
if he was sent up to legisIate, his
friends had better come up and take
charge of him, for he is surely in the
hands of the feminine "Philistines."
Tampa Mid-Winter Fair.
A Tampa allegation, including Thos.
j. L. Brown, manager Of the Tampa
Bay Hotel and promoter OF the grea;
South Florida Fair; P. o. knight, F.
NJ. Somonton, ]. Craig Phillips. Judge
H. G. Gordon and others have been in
the city for several days. In addition
to attending TO other important mat
tiers they have been working early
and late in behalf of the Florida State
Mid-Winter Fair, which has been en-
GOrsed by twenty-seVen counties and
which will eclipse the South Florida
Fair and state fairs OF other Southc-1
states in every feature. The fair as
ISOLATION capitalized at $4,000, has
! been granted charter, and from pres.
| ent indications the capital stock will
be over-subscribed Throughout the
state enthusiasm regarding the move
, ment is remarkable, especially among
the counties of the northwest.
The Marion County Middle.
Speculation Is rife as to the outcome
OF the Marion county senatorial fight
the hearing of which has been com
pleted by the committee on elections
and privileges, ana the report OF The
committee is awaited with interes-
Numerous reputable witnesses testify
by affidavit that Senator Brown las
announced his intention OF moving L
Dade county and had done so. remoy
| ing not only his business interests but
also his household effects, in spite 81
which he insists that he is still a resi-
cent of the district which includes
Marion ana Sumter counties and that
ii is his right torepresent them, which
right Mr.. Baskin, elected to Ill the de
clared vacancy, denies vigorously
The case is a most unusual one and
opinion as to- the outcome seems neal
equally divided. The committee in
vestigating viii doubtless find II nee
| essary to dig into numberiess musty
law books before submitting their re
port, which is not expected to- mate
rialize for a week or more.
FL. HUFFAKER.