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cured title to every island surrounding tho
Island of Cuba. In international law is
lands belong to the adjacent country unless
otherwise specified by treaty. At the same
time 1T is known that American citizens
have become interested in the Isle of Pines
and have prepared themselves to secure
American sovereignty. To that end they
have interested many people in the United
States in their cause. Whether the move
ment will prevent the ratification of the
treaty by the Senate is not yet known, but
1t has already been stated by Senator CUT
lom of the foreign relations committee that
he intends to press the treaty for ratifica-
ton early in the session.
Organized as Territory.
A cablegram from Havana last night
says: Residents OF the Isle of Pines have
issued a declaration of their independence
from Cuba and organized a new govern
ment as a United States territory. A dele
gate to Congress will be sent to Washing
ton in order to have questions affecting the
future of the island discussed before the
House of Representatives, ignoring Cuban
authority.
Mass meetings were held under the name
of territorial conventions and officials were
appointed to I'LL all positions except those
that must be named by the President I'M
der the Constitution of the United States
The first officers of the new territory are:
7. B. Anderson, secretary of state: James
III. Steere, treasurer; Ed C. Ryan, delegate
to Congress; A. T. Friese, chief Justice;
David b. Wall. sheriff.
The convention divided the island into
i've districts and ordered elections to be
held today to select members OF the legis-
lature which Is to convene next week, tax
assessors and collectors. One ticket was
named In each district. the only political
question being to keep the island under the
Stars and Stripes. The election Is proceed
ing In an orderly manner under the forms
of law. the men on the different tickets an
nouncing that they will take office imme-
diately without regard to those serving UNI
der the Cuban government.
Letter to President Roosevelt.
First official notice of the affair is con-
tained In this letter:
..NUEyA CORONA, Isle of Pines,
November Ia. 1905.
mr. Theodore Roosevelt, President, WASH
fngton:
Dear Sir-The people of this island. hav-
ing purchased homes under the treaty of
Paris, believing 1t was United States terri
tory, and having waited over three years
for recognition OF their rights as American
citizens. fearing q continuation OF these
tion OF Cuba during the coming election,
have taken preliminary steps for the estab-
lishment OF q territorial government under
the Constitution OF the United States, be-
Iiering this the proper ste3 - "a 70 TAKE
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of Gen. Freyre Andrade from his country
place In this connection started the fumor
~ plot against the generals life.
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The inquiry by Attorney General Hadley
OF Missouri into the alleged Illegal COM
blne of the Standard and Waters-Pferce oil
companies In Missouri, which was to have
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been resumed In ST. Louis yesterday, has
been continued until November %. at the
request OF the oil company's attorneys, who
are now IN New York.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
BIG STEAMER To
Be REPAIRED
HERE
The CROWD of AragOn Was Survey
ed and Contract Awarded
for Work.

The big steamer Crown of Aragon,
which came over from quarantine
Thursday morning. where she had
been for several days, will be repaired
in Pensacola, and it is anticipated
that she will be ready for sea before
Tuesday morning.
The board of survey completed its
examination of the hull of the steam
er yesterday, and found that only a
few of the plates had been damaged
by the steamer striking upon a coral
reef while coming out of Cuban har'
Dor.
This damage, it was decided, could
be repaired from the inside of the
steamer. and the necessity of docking
the vessel was therefore not consid
cred. TIL steamer leaks considerably
but the surveyors of the vessel, among
whom is Captain Jacob Kruger
Lloyd's surveyor, decided that this
could be easily remeOied and the
steamer placed in a seawOrthy condi
ton within a short time.
The contract for the work was
awarded to the Gulf Machine Works
and the terms are that it is TO be com
pleted by Tuesday morning.
The Crown AragOn will go to Port
English for a part cargo of $500 tons
of phosphate rock, and from there
will proceed to New Orleans and I'll
out with general cargo for a foreign
port.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
ROOT OUT OF
CORPORATIONS
By Associated Press.

New York, Aug. 11.-Secretary OF
State Elihu Root, who recently en-
tered Presiden: ROoseyelt's cabinet
has. says the Times today, severed al
connection with a number of f1nan
ual institutions of which he was for
T7erly a director. Mr.. Root recently
resigned, it became known yester
day, from the boards of the Morton
Trust Company. the National Bank OF
Commerce. the Continental Fire In
surance Company. the Title Guaran
tees Trust Company and several other
corporations.
This action was taken, the TimeS
continues, in order that he might as
sumo the secretaryship OF state with
out being in any way allied with cor
pOrate interests. In conversation witt
his associates he is said to have eK
pressed the opinion that it was bet
ter for him 10 be free of his former
connection with these institutions
as a director, and for this reason he
resigned from them all
Nr. Root had been director Of some
o. these institutions for a number 81
years. including the period when he
was secretary Of war. Inquiry among
his former fellow directors failed tC
reveal Mr.. Roots reason for dineren
t.ating between the two positions IL
the cabinet so far as they affected his
personal business AFFAIRS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
SENATOR BAILEY
!. IS HOT AFTER
ALDERMAN
Texas Statesman GritiCiSgS Un-
iVeTsiv President for Attitude
Toward South.
BY Associated Press.

McGregor, Tex, August 11.-United
States Senator Bailey was the princi-
pal speaker at the Confederate re-
union here yesterday, his subject be-
ing a defense Of the ~Outh. His father
was a Confederate and ms grandfather
. Federal soldier, being in one battle
against each other. Among other
things, Senator Bailey said:
Il have been panied within the past
few months to learn that a southern
man called to the presidency of the
University of Virginia should speak
dlsparagingly Of southern traditions. "
He remarked that the University OF
Virginia, having been founded by
Thomas Jefferson and being in a state
with such a history as Virginia, should
o. all educational institutions, be ex
pected TO teach the ruth about the
south. But DIR. Alderman. at a ban
quet in New York, had made a speech
which Senator Bailey declared should
have caused the blush of shame to
mount to the cheek of every southern
man at the table.
Where are the Calhouns and Claws
and Davises of the south DR.. Alder
man inquired" said Senator Bailey
mOurnfully acknowledge that they
are gone, but why didn't he ask where
are the Websters and the ChOates OF
the nOrth?'
Senator Bailey related an incident
on the last session Of congress. A bill
had been introduced to appropriate
SIS, 600 to pay the expenses of a con
gressiOnal delegation to the Portland
exposition. He opposed 1t and sue
ceeded in cutting il down 10 $1,000
about $500 for each of the members
OF the party, more, he observed. thar
they would spend if they behaved
themselves. One Of the senators who
was TO make the trip came TO hin
and insisted that $4,000 was mo-
enough, in response to which Senator
Bailey said: I'll was as rich as yoJ
are, / would pay my own expenses
That senator, be said, was the sue
oessor of Stephen A. Douglas.
"A nice OILS woman, who com
pares with Douglas as the glow worn
compares with the eagle. VINO rep
Tesents Ohio? Mr.. Dick, who didn'
rake a great success at running Z
feed store. Who comes from Pennsyl
vania? The creatures of corporation.
and cabals. Who is from the west
DIETRICH, who was indicted; Burton
who was indicted and convicted, and
Mitchell who was indicted, convicted
and sent 10 prison. regret that any
senator should have disgraced his of
fee. but I thank God that none o
them was from the south or Of the
democratic party"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
NEW CONTRACT
FOR FEEDING
PRISONERS
Frank Maura Gives Up City Con-
tract in Favor of Charles
". Mann.

At a special meeting of the Board
of Public Safety, held yesterday after
loon for the purpose of considering
the city feed contract, Frank Maura
who has held the contract for furnish
ing food for all city prisoners, relin-
pushed the same in favor of Chas.
w. Mann, who will at once commence
the carrying out of the contract.
Mr.. Maura was under bond for the
proper observance of the contract,
but inasmuch as he secured for the
board a party acceptable to carry out
the provisions, it was decided to make
the transfer. The amount paid by the
city for feeding Of prisoners amounts
to $3.50 per month.
For some weeks complaints have
been made in meetings of the Beard
Of Public Safety as to the quality OF
food furnished by the contractor, and
committees were appointed to investi-
gate the same.
Mr.. MauTa. however, has ended the
duties of the committees by relin-
gushing his contract.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
THE BATTLE OF THE YALU.
One of the Queer Incidents of This
Great Naval Conflict.

One of the Queer Incidents of This
Great Naval Conflict.
This strange incident of a great ma
val battle was told by Commissioner
McGnin Of one Of the Chinese war
ships In the battle Of the Yalu between
the Chinese and japanese fleets in
1894: About this time the Clhh Yuen
boldly if somewhat foolhardiiy bore
down on the japanese squadron's line.
Just what happened no one seems to
know, but apparently she was struck
below the water line by heavy shell,
either a ten inch or a thirteen inch.
Be that as it may, she took a heavy
list, and, thus fatally injured, her COM
mander, Tang Shi Chen, most cour-
ageous albeit a most obstinate officer,
resolved at least to avenge himself and
charged one of the largest Of the en-
emy's ships, intending to ram.
"a hurricane of prOjectiles from both
heavy and machine guns swept down
upon his ship. The list became more
pronounced. and just before getting
home to his intended victim his ship
rolled over and then, plunged, bow first
into the depths. She ,righted herself as
she sank. her screws whtling in the
afr and carrying down all hands, in
Guiding her chief engineer, Mr.. Purvis,
shut I'D in the engine room. Seven OF
her crew chung to one Of the circular
life buoys kept ON the bridge and were
drifted by the tide toward the coast,
where they were rescued by a junk.
/ STORIES told by these men vary so
much as to be unreliable, but all agree
on one incident: Captain Tang had a
/ large dog Of most vicious temper, IN
rulv at times even with his master.
| After the ship sank Captain Tang,
( who could not swim, managed to get
an oar or some small piece Of wood.
This would have been enough to sup
port him bad not his dog swum to him
and climbing up on him, forced him
TO release his grasp. Thus he miser-
ably drowned. and the brute shared
his fate. perhaps the only case on rec
ord Of a man being drowned by bis
1 dog"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
NEGRO MURDERER
SHOT BY SHERIFF
DESPERATE KILLED MAN WHO
WHO SOUGHT TO STOP HIM
AND WAS HIMSELF KILL
ED BY OFFICER.

Monticello. Aug. 11.-Monticello
was thrown into a fever of excitement
Wednesday by reason of negro muir
derer. armed to the teeth, circling
around the eastern part of the town.
1t seems that a strange negro. ar
rived at LlOyd's station Wednesday
afternoon. and during the night stole
a horse from Hon. J. J. Willie, which
he rode at breallneck speed towards
MiccOsullie.
Arriving at the blacksmith's shop
half a mile north of that place, JUS
after daylight, DR.. W. F. Yarbrough,
who was on his way to mis- plantation
two miles north of Miccosulie, STOP
red at this blacksmith shop, and was
talking to Joe Taylor, the owner,
when this unknown negro appeared.
From the appearance OF the negro,
and the condition Of the horse, DR..
Yarbrough suspected that the negro
vas a fugitive from justice. and al
I tempted to detain him, calling Joe
Tcylor 10 his assistance.
TAYLOR in assisting the doctor, lost
his Own life. for the unknown negro
at once shot him dead. and then jump
Ell into DR.. Yarbrough's buggy and
put whip to the horse, heading toward
Monticello.
On arriving at Bunker Hill, half
way between Miccosuki and MOntict!.
10. the negro cut the horse out of the
harness. and rode horseback toward
| Monticello.
On arriving at Texas Hill, one mile
from Monticello. he dismounted and
/ took to the woods The sheriff, D. B
! Bird. had been notified TO look out for
the murderer, and finally came upon
the negro on the east side Of the town
On seeing the officer, the negro ra2
away. and refusing to halt when or
/ dered. the sheriff fired one shot which
! probably struck. but the fellow con
! tinued his night.
: Il was thought the negro had gone
toward Drifton, consequently the
sheriff took the afternoon train foI
that place. About a quarter out, the
train was waved down and the sheriff
was informed that the negro had pass
| ed there. going west, so the officer
! left the train and went in pursuit oil
his game.
He soon came upon him, and order
/ ing him to halt, with no effect, the
! sheriff fired one shot. The negro con
tinued in his fight. and the sherir
then shot again, wounding the fugitive
so badly that he lived only few min
utes.
Joe Taylor. the man who was killed
was one of the best negroes in LeoT
I county, and was a good blacksmith.
The murderer was identified by DR.
YarbrOugh's brother, Wayland Var
/ b-Ough. and had on DR.. YarbrOugh'
! hat, and had the doctors gloves in his
! pocket when killed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
Motion For Continuance.

Of her time in silent weeping.
Motion For Continuance.
When court convened in the after
noon Judge Reeves, on behalf of the
defendant, made a motion Tor a con-
tinuance of the case and presented
the following reasons for so desiring
il:
Now comes the defendant by his
attorneys and moves the court 20
continue the above entitled cause un-
I'll the next regular term of said court,
and for cause says:
First-That ii would very much en-
barrass the defendant in the prepare
ton of his defense to be put upon
trial at the present term Of said court
for the reason that he has been con-
fined in Jail ever since the 18th day OF
July, A. D. 1905, the date of the alleg-
ed offense, and has had no opportu-
r'ty to locate all of his witnesses, or
/ to ascertain definitely what he can
prove by them, and for this reason is
unable to state at this time the names
OF all of his witnesses, andywhat they
, would swear to if present. That the
| defendant had no reason to know or
/ even to expect that a special term of
said court would be called until the
| day following the Gate of the making
of said order, and the defendant has
not had sufficient time since the find
! ing of said indictment TO make neceS-
( sary preparations for his defense in
locating and procuring his witnesses.
! Second-That the defendant, if put
upon trial at this time, or at any early
! Gate n said county, would not be ac-
! corded a fair and impartial trial on
account of the publicity and general
notoriety given throughout said coun-
! ty of the alleged cause and manner of
the alleged killing of John White and
one Edwin Dansby, and the circum'
| stances surrounding same, and the in
! tense feeling of resentment and indig-
nation aroused, and still entertained
/ against this defendant, in the public
mind generally in the community of
said alleged killing, and throughout
| said county; and on account of the
! knowledge of the general public OF
! the wide circulation in said court OF
various and numerous petitions ask.
! ing for a special term of said court To
be held for the purpose of indicting
and putting this defendant upon triaI
for said alleged offense, and of the
order made pursuant thereto calling
/ said special term, and the general
impression created and now entertain
ed in the public mind that the real
! primary and exclusive object of order
ing said special term was to put this
! defendant upon trial for said alleged
Omense. thereby. in the public estima
lion. singing this defendant out and
4 imputing to him an unusual and extra
ordinary degree of criminality, re
4 QUiring speedy punishment, all OF
\ which has so disparaged the defend
ant in the general public estimation
and has so prejudiced him generally
1 in the community of the alleged OF
4 tense and throughout said entire
county that this defendant cannO
secure a fair and impartial trial il
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
BEAVER DAM
ORGANIZED
MEETING HELD IN THE I. o. o. F
HALL, WHEN ORDER WAS
INSTITUTED.

The Pensacola Dam of Beavers was
instituted last night, and the number
of members in attendance was fatter
ing. The new order commences unaeI
most suspicious circumstances having
a large membership, among whom are
some of the most prominent business
men of the city.
The meeting last night, which VII
messed the initiation of about Sixty
members and the institution OF the
new dam, was held in the hall OF the
Odd Fellows on West Garden street
At this meeting officers were elected
and other business transacted. The
president chosen was J. w. Hyer, Jr
There are many other members ye'
TO be initiated and the new order
promises to be a flourishing one.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
TERSELI TOLD.

.. W. c. Yarbrough, Of Chattahoo-
chee is in the city on a short business
visit.
Braw-on News: John L. Sowell. Jr.,
returned yesterday from a business
trip To Pensacola.
A. c. Darling, Of Darlington, Fla,
was a registered guest of the Mer-
chants yesterday.
r. Leon Jones, Of Seminole, Ala
was In the city yesterday on one O.
her regular business visits.
Mrs. J. H. Collins, Of Opp, Ala, is
g. The city on a visit Of a few DAYS to
her parents at No. p East Garden
street.
F.o-sla News: Mrs. NJ. F. Lamar,
vho ha, been visiting her son, Mr.. J.
=. Lamar. eft for ValdOsTa- Ga, Mon
cav. accompanied by three Of Mr.. c.
y. Iamars children. Of Pensacola.
Mrs J. y. Jameson and son will
leave during the latter portion Of this
month for Portland. Ore. where Mrs.
Jameson will visit her daughter. Mrs.
H. ID. GoOdfellow, for several weeks.
DR. NJ. A. BaltzeI. of Mariana, ami
Or p. B. Wilson. Of Sneads, were
among the prominent physicians Wis
i-ing the city yesterday and registered
A. the EScsmbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Dennis, Jr.,
and baby left yesterday for Shelby
vile, HIS. where they viii spend the
Tx two months visiting the mother
O. Mrs. Dennis.
Hon. HAYS H. Lewis, Of Mariana,
sheriff of Jackson county. was among
those In The city yesterday who listen
81 with interest TO the proceedings in
the murder case before the circuit
cG-rL.
Twelve defendants were before Re
order Laney in the municipal court
yesterday morning. OF this number
t.-ea defendants were discharged,
o. given a sentence Of thirty days
t-s fines imposed amounting 10 $SS.
Southern Hotel Arrivals: J. T.
Kennedy L. s. y; E. S. Jackson, Z.
s y. ". W. Lamar. L. 5. n; r. S.
Ms-icy. L. s. y; J. Newton, Milton,
Oliver Jenagan, IT.. Milton; DR.. c.
IA D Alemberte. City; 5. N Smith,
Georgia.
Tae cry Is again provided with a
Cox catcher. and although he las just
b-suTe5 charge OF his duties, he has
gone good work, and there are a mum
te- u ownerless CANNES in the pound
Tie name Of the new catcher is Zack
D--.sss. and he viii hold the position
r--. September ]. when the law pro-
t."--cg dogs running al large ceases
o. D. operative.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
7 WELVE YEARS
FOR BRITISH
HERO
Man Who Was Decorated by Queen
Victoria Sent Up for
Burglary.
By Associated Press.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. IL
Twelve years in the penitentiary for
burglary is the sentence pronounced
on Samuel Griest, who almost thirty
years ago saved the life of General
moo Lord Roberts, the mead of the
British army. Griest for his bravery
received at the hands Of Queen Vic
t0ria the Victoria cross.
During the war with the Afghans in
1877 a force of British under COM
mand of General Roberts was almost
surrounded by ali overwhelming force
of half savage tribesmen. General
Roberts was caught between the lines
aud had his horse shot from under
him, the beast pinning him down when
lie fell.
Griest, with bullets fairly raining
about him, ran a distance of 600 yards
and pulling General Roberts from un'
Ger the animal. mounted him on his
own horse and led the way back to
the British lines. Roberts, seeing
tEat the enemy was about to close in
OF. him, ordered a retreat, but it soon
became eviden. that me artillery
would have to be sacrificed. Roberts
called for volunteer to go back and
spike the guns. Griest responded and
alone turned back from the holly pur-
sued army and with tribesmen shoot
ing from all directions, spiked the
nine guns that we're by this time al,
most in the hands of the Afghans.
GrieSt fOugot in Africa and about
ten years ago came to Utah. He has
since served a couple Of terms in the
penitentiary for burglary besides
being sent to Jail at different times
for petty offenses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
They Appeal TO Our sxmpathIes.

The bilious and dyspeptic are con-
slant sufferers and appeal to our sym
pathies. There is not one of them,
however, who may not be brought
back TO health and happiness by the
use of chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets. These tablets invigor.
ate the stomach and liver and
siren CITIZEN the digestion. They also
regulate the bowels. For sale by all
druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
She Was Posted.

"Now," said Mr. Hazard, who was
instructing her in the mysteries of golf
"you know what tee is. Let me ex-
main now the duties of the 'caddie.'
You see
"Of course" she interrupted, ''thC
caddie's what you put the tea in.
know what tea caddie is."-Philadel.
Dhia Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
ONLY ONE EXCURSION
TO BE RUN THIS YEAR
BY Associated Press.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-THE executive
committee of the Western Passenger
association at a meeting held here
yesterday, recommended 10 that asso
citation that roads may run one home
visitors excursion this year at fare
of one and one-Jhird sfor the round
trip. Such excursion 70 be run either
October 81 or November I, 1905.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-08-12
VAsELINE NO GOOD FOR HAIR
Dandruff Germ Thrives in 1t, as Well
as In All Grease.

as IN All OTedSes
A well known Chicago hair special
ist invited the Inter-Ocean reporter to
come to his Office and see, under a
microscope, how the germ that causes
C9ndruff thrives in vaseline. The spe
Cialist said that all hair preparations
containing grease, simply furnish
food for the germs and help to propa-
gate them. The only way to cure dan
druff is to destroy the germs. and the
only hair preparation that will do thar
Is Newbro's Herpicide. Destroy the
cause, you remove the effect" With
out dandruff no falling hair, no bald
ness. Ask for Herpicide. It is the
only destroyer of the dandruff germ.
Sold by w. A. D'Alemberte, druggist
and apothecary. 121 S. Palafox street.
Pensacola, Fla. Send 10c. in stamps
for sample to The Herpicide Co., De
troit. Mich.