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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

1 may never forget the first Christ
mas ball I ever attended. Tt was in
1S41 on Christmas eve. Escambia
county at that time had but few set
tiers and they lived, sometimes as far
as five miles apart. Our family at
that time. lived at Jne 13 mile house
now known as the old Shepard place
and is owned ana occupied by the
Davidson brothers. The woods at
that time. were full of dear, turkeys,
and fox squirrels. Very frequently
hunters from Alabama would come
down near Pensacola and 90 on a
camp hunt partly for the sport, but
mostly for the profit Ii so happened
that two parties. Howard Han and
Dick 1Iagee came down for q winter s
hunting. They killed one load of ven
isOn. and disposed of it for a good
price; but they did one thing that
changed the program
AT the time of which I am writing,
fddlers who could Z -ay dance music
were not to be found outside of Pen
sacola. Dick Magee was one of the
best fddlers Of his day, and when the
young men and ladies living out in
the country fOunI that Magee could
and would play for parties, a big ball
was gotten up near the present site of
the Skinner mill which is now located
about a mile above the Escambia
trestle.
AT that time there was a large mill
at that place owned by q man named
Parsons. The engineer at the mill
was named Redman and the young
people prevailed on him to let them
have a ball at his house.
had a sister who was just old
enough to attend dancing parties. and
of course she was invited to the ball
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
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alright. but Cobb was not satisfied. He
tried to get the returns before the
grand jury, and as that would be fatal
it was necessary to destroy them.
One night Den Burns and Ernest
Honge came to my house and routed
me out It was about one o'clock.
They had a key, but it would not open
the receptacle where one set Of re-
turns were. I went with them, but
the key wOull not work. 7 suggest
ed that we so to one of the all night
Greek oyster stands and get some
oysters. We did So and Den stole an
oyster knife, one of those heavy steel
fellows. That opened the lock and
the returns disappeared.
There was another set of ballots
that did get INFO the jury room, but
were lost before the jury got to see
them. Cobb offered S25000 reward for
the return of the returns. I offered
in the same issue Of the Commercial
$4,000 for the same-aH in the inter
est of good government and honest
politics Den Burns wanteBl to lick
me when I called his attention to the
fact that one crime always led to
others-the alteration Of the returns
had forced him to steal the Greeks
oyster knife
Carried to Legislature.
This case led up to a situation that
all the state was interested in. Per
ry was installed as governor January
l. At that time the governor appoint
ed his cabinet, encouragement, etc.
Cobb mad carried his contest TO the
state senate and his evidence that he
was elected was very good Charley
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17
and / had to go with her.

and I had to go with her
The young people began to arrive
about shutdown ana then the dancing
commenced and lasted until sunrise
next morning
The remarkable feature of the ball
was the fact that the dancers We're
not off the floor more than 8 minutes
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at one time during the night. not even
stopping to take refreshments. An
other strange thing was that Magee
never left mis- seat during the time.
] have i'm my life, been to many
balls, but never one that could com
pare with the "Redman Christmas Ball
That ball gave rise to a series Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

election of J. p. Jones as mayor. With
him was elected a splendid board Of
aidrrmen-suCh men as Geo. Wright
A- F.Gonzalez. BIT Simmons and some
good men who were stevedores, whose
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

" .rHN.N'H H-'A
zcls are showing more disposition 90
consider and act DID, unison on public
matters than formerly.
IT recoiectcns of Pensacola and
vicinity dates back 10 1856. fifty years.
must De EtlnE old for was a
Strong vigorous Young man and cs-
teemel myself q good mechanic at
thai time.
There never was more hopeful
community cf humans than the cid-
Ecrs on Pensacola Tor even in the dark
est periods there always was a lun
belief in She certainty of future great
mess. may add that there never was
community who formerly did less
q build un e cIty There was a large
Influential and in many ways worthy.
class oI old citizens WHO looked upon
amy 0f those who came after 1920 as
fCuatfcrs. and their descendants took
ir more or less 81 that anticathy TO
strangers introducing new ways and
customs. u produced Q want OF unity
Cl action that is absolutely necessary
among a people who sncceed in buLl 4
lnr un attractive centers OF civihza-
ton. The old feeling affected the
new couers and there was q want Of
a-uni'y in public matters chat held back
public progress in Pensacola. Many
Successful business men lacked public
spirit They became selfish in their
Success. taking no or little interest in
the public welfare.
Ia Could Not Get Justice.
am reminded ol a man who accum-
Waited 81 great fortune in Pensacola,
Dill Dan sullivan. a good hearted.
energetic. beiiEerent Irishman Not
LONG before DIS death he said 10 me.
u cannot get justice from a jury
here sold him 7 agreed with him.
did mol think be could. He at once
became bellgercnt ana his why. why
can't I2 came cut with e snap.
said f sou Nin rarttn me J win ten
son why think son are not on even
ICrme with other citizens before a
J Jury. 2 told him be- had come 10 Pen
eac0e comparatively DD0r man
tfni III snort period De bad accumu-
lated a very large fortune. some mile
lions 0l dollars. thai q man who made
money ID Community owed some
thing io those people that while he
had reason 10 feel that his energy.
ability application. ere. had made the
money. be must not loose sight OF the
fact thaf his power or ability TO make
she money would have been of no SER
VICE without the community. in viii
ocrness without people De could not
have accumulated the millions: that
tfc people lelI that DE took no inter-
- Csi ir public affairs and they did not
care l0I him as they did for citizens
VINO nook an interest in those things
tlaI were cL interest 10 any told
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-17

LADIES' HANDKERCHIEFs at 5,
10. IS, 20, Is. IS, so and 75e each.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
CACEREs GOES TO CAPITAL

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The state de-
partment has had another brief dis
patch from Santo Domingo under yes
terday's date, confirming the preceding
report to the effect that President
Morales was said to be about $50 miles
west of Santo Domingo City, fighting
the troops of the cabinet.
Mr.. Joubert, the Dominican minister
here, called upon Secretary Root at the
state department today to talk over
Dominican affairs. He had a short
cablegram from Senior Tejera, the min
lister for foreign affairs, announcing
that General Caceres, the vice presi-
dent, who was at Puerta Plata when
Morales fed from the capital, was ex
pected to arrive at Santo Domingo City
tomorrow and would be Immediately in
Quoted into the presidential office,
Mr.. Joubert had nothing to indicate
that President Morales had been wound
ed, nor did he think that the fighting
reported to have taken place near Jai-
very much whether Morales intended to
start another revolution. 1t was prob
able, he thought. that Morales would
wait for time to see what effect the
upheaval in Santo Domingo would have
upon the relations between that country
and the United States.
In the minister's opinion the modus
vivendi under which Dominican customs
revenues are now being collected by
Americans appointed by the Dominican
president for that purpose will not be
affected by Morales retirement, for
the dominant party in the cabinet still
stands strongly committed to the exist
ing arrangements.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
WALSH EX0NERATED
BY SECRETARY SHAW

=. Chicago, Dec. 2s.--Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw arrived in the city from
Washington this morning and in an
interview practically declared that
there would be no criminal proceeding
growing out Of the Chicago National
bank and the Home. Savings bank Of
this city. He said: "John R. Walsh
did not take one dollar dishonesty. He
did no more than many other bankers
in the United States are doing all the
time.'' s.
''The. rumor Of criminal prosecution
is nothing but talk. = There has been
no embezzlement or theft. For every
dollar taken out, gilt-edged security
was placed instead. Depositors will
get every dollar they deposited, and
when that has been accomplished, the
responsibility Of the government ceases.
That part of the banking law prohib-
iting the loaning Of more than;slO pei
cent Of the capitalization. to one man
may have been violated. That issnot
a. criminal violation, and all that can
be done is to liquidate the bank and
pay off the depositors. The violation
Of that law by any bank is no more
than has been done by any bank in the
country. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
new YORK FIGHTS
TRANSIT MERGER
= - - - s75E13E
Rapid Transit Board Seeks Means
to Curb Ryan Belmont
+ Coalition.
rn,rnsI sneniaI Service,

Journal Spec1al SERVICE - g -
New York, Dec. 2s.-The Rapid Tran
sit commissioners have completed the
secret conferences at which they have
, been considering the powerful menace
to the proposed subway extension in
August Belnhos1t and Thomas F., Ryan
syndicates, whereby all the existing
transit facilities in Manhattan and the
Bronx are unit ed under one manage
ment. CONTROLLER Circuit, president A.
E. Orr, Charles Stewart Smith and j..
Fl. Starin were ait the conferences.
According to commissioner, who
took part in all the conferences, the
following course of procedure has been
agreed on:
First-The city officials, and, if need
be, the legislature at Albany, are to be
asked to bring about an assessment Of
all taxable property in New York city
at it's absolute full market value. This
! is expected to add at least $700,000,0 900
to the taxable values, which will give
: an extra $20,000,00O margin to the
city's borrowing capacity. ~. 49,. :,
Second-The Legislature is to be
asked to amend the city charter SO that
the existing system of subways can be
taxed.
Third-The Rapid Transit commits
sion is prepared, it is said, to take up
beat the Belmont Ryan combine. The
members in the conferences are under
stood to have reached a tentative agree
ment to ask the legislature to let the
commission build sutways for the city
'and then rent them to private com
panies or operate them under municipal
control, as may be considered best. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
RAILROAD MEN SEE
COMMERCE COMMISSION

Washington, Dec. 2s.-Representa-
tives of the leading transit Mississippi
railroads were in conference with the
interstate commerce commission today
concerning rebates and the efforts Of
the commission to-, do away with dis
elimination of the railroads in favor
Of large shippers. j.. G: Stubs, vice
president and director Of the Hartman
lines, was the spokesman for the rail
road men and held a brief conference
with his associates before they ap-
peared before the commission. Chair
man Knapp and Commissioners Cock
rell and Clementg were the only mem
bers present. - s&af = ,T<t>t u
s Among the railrofA men present were
3: r. Cpllough lie president of the
Chicago Nbrth! Western; j. Il. Inland
vice presidentaofg the Chicago, Milwau.
kee < ST.. Paul; J: T. Holden, freight
traffic manager of the Rock Island;
Howard Morris, vice president and gen:
erals counsel of the Wisconsin Central
and ". L. Martin, vice president Of the
500 lines. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
BANDITS, TRAPPED,
SHOOT And FLEE
Death in Conflict Of Ohio Marshal
and Safe Blowers Gang in
Station. ss Y
1.ks 80 : Y ~ =, q
w, a. & "a u " L,s@

Perrysburg, Ohio,sg Dec. 2S.--C Caught
in the PerrYsburg interurbans station
early today, five young men, believed
to be members of the safe-blowers
gang. which raided the Central avenue
car barns at Toledo Sunday, drew re.
volvers and, shooting to kill, wounded
Marshal Frank Thornton in the stom-
aeh so that he will probably die. An
other member of the gang shot Dep
uty Marshal Williams Scott in the
right foot, causing a painful but not
a dangerous wound. The desperadoes
then scattered and escaped.
The Toledo police heard of the shoot.
ing within fifteen minutes. A patrol
wagon was hurried to the scene, pick
ing up, patrolmen as it went, until
when it reached the Borders of the
town, fully q dozen armed men were
in the SQUAD which deployed to guard
the various approaches to the city.
Practically all the available police
men, marshals, sheriffs and deputies
in the surrounding country, together
with an armed posse, are securing the
ten-lnile. stretch between Toledo and
Perrysburg on the east side, and Toledo
and Maumee on the west.
While the FIVE men were, eating in
ton entered and with Deputy Scott at
tempted to place them all under arrest
The desperadoes, however, crowded
volvers and opened fire. Thornton fell
at almost the first shot. Fifteen OF
twenty shots were fired before the
gang broke and fed. leaving the mar
shall and his deputy prone on the side
walk III.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
STORMS HOLDS TO
INDIANA OFFICE
Secretary Of State Has Not Re-
signed on Demand Of Gov
ernor Hanly.

indianapolis, Dec. 2s.-Daniel E.
Storms, secretary of state, has not re-
signed and it is not known whether he
will comply with the demand Of Gov
ernor Hanly, made yesterday, for his
resignation. He today refused to dis
cuss the subject. It IS understood that
in addition to the situation disclosed
by the secretary of state placing his
affairs in the hands Of a trustee, a com
mittee that has been examining the
records of his office has reported that
Mr.. Storms did not turn into the state
treasury a fee Of $4,000 paid by the
Vandalia Railroad company until sew,
eral months after it was due; that while
the entire salary of the foreign corpo.
rations clerk was drawn from the treas,
ury, a less amount was paid him; that
an error Of $1,000 had been. corrected
later and that an appropriation for an
extra stenographer was anticipated by
Mr.. Storms, %s
It was reported this afternoon that
Mr.. Storms had retained counsel an6
would contest the demand Of the gov
ernor for his resignation on the grouno
that he had not violated the law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
.J0Y, MORTON SERIOUSLY
HURT At NEBRASKA CITY

Special to The journal. 49,
Imsoln, Neb., Dec. 2s.-Joy Morton
Of Chicago, who with his family is
spending the holidays at the Morton
homestead near Nebraska City, was
thrown from his horse and badly hurt.
He has been unconscious for hours and
his physicians pronounce, his condition
as serious. = . avg - 49,
He was trying to- make one of the
racers take a hurdle at the time Of the
accident. At midnight the -physicians
expressed the : opinion that he would
recover.
Nebraska City,. Neb., Dec. 28.-Joy
Morton is now. conscious, but is suffer.
ing considerably from the shock and
from concussion of the brain. The ply.
sicians speak hopefully, but say that
his condition is such that a definite
statement cannot be made for twenty.
four. hours. While. the chances now
seem to favor his recovery, a change
for the worse may come at any time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
PESTH0USE ARTICLES
ENTER DULUTH HOMES

Duluth, Dec. 2s.-It developed that
all those persons who purchased cook
ing utensils, bedding or clothing at low
rates from strangers last Monday, have
exposed the community to smallpox
epidemic, the articles offered for sale
having been stolen from the pesthoq,se
breaking window.
An invoice will be necessary by the
health authorities to ascertain the
amount of goods stolen, and Health In
spector Kitchen will today visit the
pesthouse with view Of tracing, if
possible, the stolen goods. All of the
articles were subjected to disinfection
last winter, but it is feared the germs
of the disease may be lurking in some
Of the stolen property, particularly the
cloth goods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
PLAIT TO KNIFE
ROOSETELT'S MAN
"Senile Old Man" Will Try 20
Scalp Bishop, Nominee Be-
= fore Senate.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special SERVICE
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Platt
is whetting his knife for Joseph Buck
lin Bishop. nominated by the pres dent
to be an isthmian canal commissioner.
He will use this knife In way that
may cause Mr.. Bishop to lose his scalp.
Mr.. Plat has been yearning to get
at Mr.. Bishop for the past ten months.
When Bishop wasssa candidate for sec
rotary Of the canal commission two
years ago, Mr.. Pfatt's influence was
potent to prevent his appointment.
Within the year he was made secre-
tary by presidential designation where
the approval of the senate was not re-
quired. This was bitter dose for Mr..
Plat.
The president has nominated Bishop
to be canal commissioner, at $1,000
a year, with an allowance Of $4,000 a
year for performing the duties of sec
rotary. This nomination was referred
to the committee on interoceanic canals,
Of which Mr.. Platt was the ranking
member. IL ~ r. ''s@-
Mr.. Platta will fight favorable re-
port in the committee and if this
proves Intellectual he will utilize SEN
atorial courtesy to prevent action in the
senate. The power and prestige of
senatorial courtesy has lost none Of it's
potency and many day is likely to
pass before Mr.. Bishop is confirmed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
CLUBW0MEN: TO MAKE !.
. AN ATTACK ON SM0OT
journal, Special Service.

journal Special Service $3.50.
Washington, Dec. 28.-A grand attack
upon the senate at some psychological
moment during, the, hearing of the case
against Senator Reed Smoot of Utah
Is planned by: the National Federation
of Women's clubs.
Several of their leaders, including
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, are here max.
ing arrangements for the presentation
Of the 100000 name petition. It is
proposed to have these attractively
bound and displayed in some conspicu-
GUS place at the capitol near the senate.
The women expect a report from the
committee on privileges and elections
urging the unseating Of the Utah sena-
make the moment opportune for pre-.
senting the petitions. @ 80 ;:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
HEROES OF LIGHTSHIP
WRECK ARE REWARDED
Journal SpeciaI Service.

Journal speciaH Service.
Washington, Dec. 28.-Secretary Met.
calf on the Recommendation of the light.
house board has increased the pay of
Charles I. Gibbs, master Of the light.
house tender ,Azalea, from $3.50 to SITE
a month as reward for promptness
energy and good seamanship,' in reach:
ing the Nantucket shoal light vessel
No. So, during a heavy gale. Dec. TO-
and resc9ing the thirteen persons on
ment has been furnished the members
Of the crew of the ightship, which was
lost. The master, Jorgensen, has been
offered a temporary position on a light
house tender as second mate at $50. q
month. The mate, Acorn, will 90 tc
fill a vacancy on the Charleston light
vessel. The engineer of the lost YES
sci, Davis, has been appointed from Jan
/, as assistant engineer on the Boston
light vessel. The second engineer, John
R. Luby, will be temporarily employed
on a. lighthouse tender in the Gulf OF
Mexico.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
THREE HOTELS BURN.
AT NIAGARA FALLS

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Dec. .2S.- Three
hotels and several other buildings ad-
jacent to them were badly damaged
by fire which broke out today in the
grocery store Of Faxon, Williams &
Faxon in the basement Of the old Por-
ter hotel. The blaze originated in an
explosion Which Inch aroused the.occupants
in safety, but with the loss of: their
clothing and other personal effects.
The flames spread thru the Porter hotel
st t. the store 1 Of j. 8 d:Rae, sporting 1
the Imperial hotel, Of which the Por-
ter house is a portion, and to the Tenn
tperance House annex in the rear of the
Imperial hotel.
4. The upper story of the. annex was
destroyed. The total loss is estimated
at $4,000. When the fire, appeared to
be beyond control an appeal for aid
was sent to Buffalo, but before tho
engines arrived the local fremen had
the situation well in hand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
CASTRO THREATENS TO
BREAK WITH COLOMBIA
journal Special Service.

journal Special Service. . -
Washington, Dec. .2s-President Cas-
tro is in rage with his. oldtin1e enemy,
the. government of Colombia, and will
again sever diplomatic relations with
that government. His anger grows out
Of the failure of the Colombian govern.
ment to return to Venezuela an officer
Of Castro's army who deserted and
fled to Colombia.
President Castro has recalled the
also served notice of his Intention u Of Of
withdrawing his consul from Bogota
This will mean a severance Of diplo
matte relations, as Venezuela now has
no minister at .Bogota. It is the be
lief Of the officials here that a com
plete rupture will be averted whe1
Castro finds that the Colombian gov
eminent was not at fault. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
POPE WILL CELEBRATE;
&: ORDINATION AS PRIEST

, Rome, Dec. 2s.-Preparations are al.
ready going on to celebrate in 1908 the
Jubilee of the pope's ordination as a
priest. Being asked if he desired the
Festivities to be similar to those wit
messed on the occasion Of the priesthood
jubilee of the late Pope Leo, when an in
ternational exhibition was held in the
Vatican, the pope answered: "Cer-
m 1a noe src MSh re faG
Committees will be organized all over
the world with the object Of presenting
the, pope with large offerings during the
jubilee mass which, he will celebrate, in
St. Peters IN the presence OF pilgrims
from all countries. 1 ~ . - IS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
Populace Suffered.
MRS. FITZSIMM0NS IS
Il. NOW AT SIOUX FALLS
Special to The Journal.

Sioux Falls, s. d., Dec. 2s.-Mrs,
"Bob' Fitzsimmons is the latest per
Falls divorce colony. knowledge Of
her arrival here did not leak out until
today. She has taken apartments at
tho Cataract hotel.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons was generally sup
posed to be in Europe studying vocal
music and this belief appeared to be
confirmed by a statement made a day
silby Miller Of the PENNSYLVANIA ma.
tional guard, who is reported as saying
that he had not seen her since last
June. She has engaged the services of
a well known Sioux Falls attorney, and
when she has established residence by
residing in the city and state for the
required period of six months it is said
she will institute action for divorce.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
BRYAN IS MODERATE
DlSAPPOINTS FILIPIN0S
Journal snecial Service.

Journal Special Service. ...,.. ..,.
Manila, Dec. 28.-The provinces of
Bulocan, Nueva Ecija and Rial re-
ceived William ]. Bryan enthusiastical-
ly yesterday with triumphaI arches,
music and parades during a iten-hour ex-
cursion by railroads. At noon Mr..
Bryan was entained at a banquet at
Malolos. The mayor-elect delivered a
harangue with independence for it's text
but Mr.: Bryan was comparative IN his
the government and gave a sketch of
the political principles Of the democratic
and republican parties. He was ap
plauded despite the fact that there was
some disappointment in his audience
that he had not attacked. the admins
tration. 49,.