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Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
FIRE THREATENS
MANY PATIENTS
SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Flames Destroy Laundry and Out
buildings and Endanger Lives
Of Hundreds Of Helpless
People
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May IA serious
fire which threatened the destruction
of the general hospital at the Preside,
In which were over 700 patients, broke
out at AIS o'clock this morning in the
hospital laundry.
The laundry is situated Immediately
to the rear of the hospital buildings and
for q few minutes the main structure
was in the gravest danger. A general
alarm was sounded and besides the
regular post fire organization hundreds
of soldiers turned out to help fight the
flames.
Contents Totally Destroyed
Engine No. 1 of the city fire de-
partment stationed for such an
emergency at the post hospital within
one hundred yards of the general hos
pital responded Immediately
The laundry building and contents
were totally destroyed, but by the
tremendous efforts the fire was con-
fined to that building and did not
reach the hospital buildings only few
yards away. That the latter were not
destroyed and hundreds of lives eli
dangered is alone due to the fact that
there was absolutely no wind.
SeluOIl was There Il Cdl1ner morning,
and this alone saved the destruction of
the entire hospital The hundreds of
patients, with the cracking of the
flames which destroyed the city still III
their ears, and the vision of another
holocaust again before them, were
somewhat alarmed, but the best of
order prevailed and all fears We're
quickly allayed. The patients in one
wing of the hospital did not even know
of the fire.
Danger Passes Quickly
While all preparations were made tc
remove the patients should the main
structure catch fire, the danger passed
so quickly that it was not found neces-
sary to move any of them
Owing to the excellent military dis
cipline there was no excitement or con-
fusion at any time, but for a time the
widest rumors were circulated in the
city.
A telephone message to the city fire
department asked for assistance, but
before another engine besides the one
stationed near the hospital could be
sent the fire was extinguished. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
Danger Passes Quickly
Shot From Ambush
a-..a4.s~z ns-1--

MEMPHIS. Tenn. May 3-Major T.
D. Bowdre, a prominent cotton factor
and director of the Commercially
of this city, was shot from ambush and
instantly killed by an unknown person
tonight while walking toward his home.
No motive is known.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
Descendant Of John NapIer
EIeetrIeIans Walk Out
~ Associated Press.

ST. PAUL MINI. May S-The cleo
triclans OF all the telegraph companies
OF Minnesota, North aud South Dakota
struck at noon today. About 500 men
are out.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
Kills Russian Colonel
BY Associs ted Press.

VIATKE, Russia, May 3.-Colonel
Saheleioff, commanding the troops of
the garrison here, was today stabbed
and mortally wounded by an unknown
man. The assassin escaped
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
Buffalo Shipping Held Up
Nv Associated Presa.

BUFFALO, N. Y, May 3.-The vessel
tleup here is almost complete tonight.
The firemen struck on four Of the six
vessels which arrived today from upper
lake ports.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
Jesup Reelected

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May S.-Morris X. Jes-
up was today reelected president Of
the chamber OF commerce.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04

Owing 70 the rusn OF business the
Talk o-Phone department OF the South
orn California Music company win DO
open Wednesday and Saturday evenings
for the accommodation Of Herald subs
ncrlborA
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
CORWIN H. SPENCER DIES
Was One Of the Foremost Figures
at The st. Louis Worlds
Fair
BY Associated Prose.

BY Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. May s.-CorwIn II.
Spencer, leading grain trader and
capitalist, vice president Of the Worlds
tair and former president Of the Mer-
chants exchange collapsed this after
noon while watching the stock quota
tion board at the Planters hotel and
died soon afterward
Mr.. Spencer, as first vice president
OF the fair, worked under great pressure
and his health has suffered from the
reaction.
The Spencer mansion was social
headquarters for much Of the fair
period, and In this like in all other
public and semi-public occasions Mr..
Spencer gave literally of his wealth.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04

noon and evening the adult and Sun
shine choruses will be composed of 500
members.
Rev. It. G. Horton, chairman OF
awarding prizes for the recent festival
parade, explained the method of
awards, stating that the First Metho-
dist church was awarded by the judges
five different prizes, but that it had
been requested by the church that it
should retain but one trophy, the other
four to be distributed to other churches.
The award of the piano costing $475,
presented by j. B. Brown Music conf
pany, was given to the Park Congrega-
tional church for the best float and
general appearance Following are the
prizes announced:
Prize Winners
Banner. Sunday school above 400 in
number First Methodist; large banner,
Boyle Heights Christian; large banner,
First Christian church; easel reversible
blackboard Welsh Presbyterian church;
superintendent's desk, Eagle Rock Con-
gregational church; pulpit or teachers
Bible, st. Marks Mission church: fancy
table spread United Presbyterian; arm
chair, Second Presbyterian church;
mission chair, Baptist mission; Sun
day school furniture and supplies, Bar
acco City union; picture, Magnolia Ave-
| nue. Christian; snare drum. Christ
church; basketball outfit, Boyle Heights
Methodist church; fifty dollar violin,
Calvary Baptist church; rug, Im-
manuel Baptist church; large silk flag,
University Methodist church; Victor
talking machine. Pico Heights Congre-
gational church; large picture, High
land Park Christian church.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
COLLEGE PROFESSOR Is
SENT TO PENITENTlARY Y
CONVICTED AT KANSAS CITY OF
FORGERY
Michael Angelo McGInnls, Author of
a Standard Work on Mathematics,
Must Face Cell Bars for Ten
Years
Ey Associated Press.


KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 3-Michael
Angelo McGinnis, a former college pro-
fessor and author of standard work
on mathematics, was convicted of for
gerry in the criminal court here yester-
day and sentenced to ten years in the
penitentiary. McGinris and a con-
federate forged a deed to city lot and
sold the property for $780,
McGinnis for three years was prin-
clpal OF the high school at Oconto, Wis.
In 1884 he established a newspaper at
Medford. Ore. Later he published a
paper at Julesburg, Colo, and held inn
portant political positions In Logan
county. Colo.
Descendant Of John Napier
lie is a direct descendant Of John
Napier, inventor OF logarithms. While
publishing a newspaper In Newton
county, Mo-, he was sent to the peni-
tentlary for misuse Of the mails.
While in the penitentary he wrote
the book which made him famous with
mathematicians throughout the world.
He called 1t algebra the Universal
Solution for Numerical and Literal
Equations"
After his release from prison the
book was published simultaneously In
America and England.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
Republicans Win at Phoenix

PHOENIX, Ariz., May S.-The cleo
tion held here today resulted in a VIC
tory for the entire Republican ticket.
L. w. Coggins was elected mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
Refers to Railroad Case

The senator also called attention 70
railroad case at Sherman, Texas, in
which he declared Circuit Judge Nc
Cormick had declined for six years tc
allow an unprejudiced judge to sit. He
said that the matter had beer, brought
to the attention of congress by petition
and declared that with such a judge
sitting in given case, complainants
would have to whistle for relief" He
would stop judicial tyrants from deny
ing justice.
"I believe 1t has come to be considered
good. law to issue injunctions against
strikers" said Mr.. Tillman, and added;
III it is not, the senator from Wiscon'
sin (Mr. Spooner) will correct"
The manner of this appeal to hln
evidently angered Mr.. Spooner. Ht
arose and replied sharply, say. 'Tht
senator from South Carolina gets wha'
is decent when he challenges me IL
that manner"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
DoIIlver to the Rescue

Mr.. Dolliver said that the judge had
never been charged with want OF
judicial fairness.
Mr.. Tillman next referred to a pleas
ure trip to Tampico given by three rail-
roads to Federal Judges Mcpherson
Phillips and Pollock. The account was
condensed from the Kansas City papers
and showed that the judges had beer
provided with special car and were
accompanied by the general solicitors
of the roads giving the excursion.
Mr.. Tillman said that Judge Phillips
had been especially commended by thc
president in connection with the Pau
Morton case, and he contrasted the
presidents course in this case with his
course in crlticising Judge Humphrey
in the beef packers cases.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-04
T|LLMAN SCORES
SEVERAL JUDGES
tcontInued from Paee Omar

ton of Mrs. Minor Morris from the
White House last winter. He asked
that the measure lie on the table until
such time as he might desire to take
it up.
The railroad rate bill was then laid
before the senate and Mr.. Nelson ad-
dressed the senate In opposition to Mr..
Bailey's amendment depriving inferior
United States courts of the power of
suspending orders of the interstate coip-
merce commission.
Mr.. Tillman rose to express regret
that the country's faith In the federal
courts was not firm. He referred to the
decision of the supreme court on the in
come tax cases, saying that in that case
one of the judges had changed his mind
Cites other Cases
He cited other cases in other courts
intended to show that some jurists are
not only infallibe but incorruptible
The first Of the references was made
to Judge Smith Mcpherson of Iowa,
who was represented in an article In
the New York World Of March 80 last,
as having appeared at a banquet TO
Governor CumminS at Council Bluffs,
In such a condition as mot to be able
to stand up without clinging to the
table,"
Mr.. Carter defended Judge McPher-
son as q man of great learning and of
probity of character. If, in participating
in the banquet, he had entered into the
spirit of the occasion, he had merely
shown himself as a good fellow. Mr..
Dolliver and Mr.. Perkins also defended
Judge Mcpherson, Mr.. Perkins declar-
ing that having been at the same hotel
with Judge MCPHERSON for four years,
he knew him to be a teetotaler.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
A White Nan Lynched.

Monday night o special train of
the Vicksburg. Shreveport &
Pacific carried mob to Tallulah.
in Madison parish, where the Jail
was broken open and George L.
Rogers. white man. taken there
from and hanged To a telegraph
pole. Rogers was accused Of
being implicated in the foul
murder of Jesse Brown, mer-
chant os Girard, in Richland
parish, in Februry, 1904. He
had been convicted and sentenced
to be hanged, but his case was
returned for a new trial by the
Supreme Court and a change of
venue had been granted to
Madison parish. Governor
Blanchard will have the affair
thoroughly investigated and if
possible the mob will be brought
to answer for the crime.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
It VIII Please You!

We now offer for sale at all
stations through tickets reading
via Ell Dorado, st. l.. l. M. & s.,
to Camden, Arkadelphia, Mall
vern, Little Rock, Hot Springs,
Memphis. St. Louis and all inter-
mediate points on St. l.. |. NJ. &
S. Railway, also to all points on
s.Rock Island System" including
Brinkley. Ark, Wister, South
McAlister, Holdenville, |. T.;
Oklahoma City, Shawnee,
Guthrie, Enid, 0. T.; Wichita,
Anthony, Hutchinson, Kansas,
aud intermediate points.
ARKANSAS SOUTHERN RAILROAD
Ruston, Louisiana
Gro. II. LEE, T. j. SHELTON,
G. P. A. G. A.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
Dissolution Notice.

The firm of Abraham & Elias
has been Dissolved BY mutual con-
sent. Mr.. Calhoun Abraham
will continue the business and as
sumo the liabilities and collect
the debts. Mr.. Joseph Abraham
has been admitted to the firm
and the business will hereafter be
conducted under the firm name
of Calhoun Abraham & Brother.
CALHOUN ABRAHAM,
BEDRo ELIAS,
Referring to the above the
undersigned desires to thank his
former customers for their liberal
patronage and solicit continu-
ance of the same to bis success
sors. Messrs. Calhoun Abraham
& Brother.
BEDRo ELIAS.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
Prof. Dutton Reelected.

The hoard of directors of the
WINFIELD High School met
Wednesday evening pursuant to
q call issued by President j. T.
Wallace, who stated the object of
the meeting to be for the purpose
of electing a principal and fixing
salaries of assistants for the next
session of the school. Prof. G..
A. Dutton was unanimously
elected principal. Salaries of the
assistants were fixed Mt $40 per
month for the first two and $50
per month for all the others.
The principals salary is paid by
the parish board of school di-
rectors, but q resolution was
adopted asking that the salary be
fixed at $125 per month. The
assistant teachers will be elected
at the regular meeting on Mon
day, July 2.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
White Sulphur Springs.

The Louisiana & Arkansas rail-
way has authorized u rate of one
fare for the round trip to parties
Of three or more to Trout, or
Jena, La, from either of which
points you can drive distance of
about ten miles to White Sulphur
Springs, where good accommo-
dations can be had at moderate
rates. The sulphur water. the
great pine forests, and fishing In
Trout creek are the attractions.
You should take advantage OF
this low rate and make the trip.
You will enjoy it.
For further particulars ask
any L. & A. agent or
B. s. ATKINSON, G. F. & p. A.
Texarkana, Ark
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
The Summer Normal.
NUMBER 81.

1t is about two weeks now until
the Summer Normal School,
under the auspices of the State
Board of Education, will open in
Winfield for a four weeks
session. Teachers from all the
adjoining parishes will be here.
President Mathis of the school
board and Superintendent Moss
have had printed a neat folder
setting forth in a splendid way
the advantages of Winfield from
a teachers standpoint and invit-
ing them to come here, and these
folders were sent to the superin-
tendents in the adjacent parishes
to be handed out among the
teachers and it is confidentially
expected that many of them will
attend. 1t is up to the people
here to provide for them. They
will pay their expenses, but they
are entitled to social attentions
and all the courtesies we are able
to bestOw. They are the best
people to be found and are d class
whose influence we need. Let US
make their stay here so pleasant
that they will want to come again
aud will always have good word
TO say for Winfield.
The faculty of the school will
consist of Mrs. McVoy of the
State Normal School as conduc-
tor, assisted by Messrs. A. S.
Bush of Ruston and G. A.
Dutton of WINFIELD, and Miss
Agnes Green of the Monroe High
School.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
Curry Dots.
Special to The Sentinel.

Special to The Sentinel.
Curry, La, May 26.-Farmers
IN this section are getting along
fairly we'll with their crops, but
q light rain wonld help the crops
now.
Mr.. Albert Maxwell has been
on the sick list this week.
MIR. Chas. E. Smith and Miss
Nettie Smith passed through
early this morning enroute TO
Georgetown, Charlie going to
play with the Georgetown team
in ball game with the Pollock
team.
Mr.. j. ID. Williams of Enter.
prise came up yesterday. /
won't tell where Jim has gone
today-he said he was going to
see his uncle.
MIR. A. B. Nelson has taken
charge of the Nixon Stave Com
pany's business in this section.
We can hear the whistle of the
Rochelle engine blowing like they
mean business again. The mill
has been shut down for quite =
time.
WARD 2.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
Thanks Congressman watkins.

The Signal, some few weeks
ago, took occasion to refer to the
good work done by Congressman
Watkins in his efforts in behalf
of soil surveys, the establishing
of free delivery routes, and in
promoting the cause of good
roads in the different parishes of
the district. Recently he made q
very strong speech in Congress
urging the. passage of the Agri
cultural Appropriation Bill which
carried a large appropriation for
the determination of the boil
weevil and the Texas cattle tick,
the latter having become as great
a menace to the cattle industry
of the State as the former is to
our cotton growing interest.
That his efforts along these lines
are appreciated, especially by
the agricultural interest of the
State, is evidenced by the fol-
lowing fiattering letter published
below which explains itself:
Baton Rouge. La, May 3, 1906.
Congressman Watkins,
Washington, ID. G..
Dear SIR
/ take pleasure in informing
you that ut the recent Joint An
nual Meeting of the State
Agricultural Society and the
Louisiana Stockbreeders AssOcia'
ton, held at Marksville, La.
May /, 2, and 3, a resolution wa
unanimously adopted, thanking
youfor your splendid efforts II
behalf of agriculture.
Very sincerely yours,
j w. FL. DALRYMPLE,
Secretary.
Webster Signal.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
THE MONROE VISITORS
Entertained at Ruston- and
WINFIELD Tuesday.

The special train CARRYING :
crowd of about forty busines.
men of Monroe and severa
parties from other points ar.
rived in Winfield Tuesda,
evening over the Rock Island
railroad.
The special train started out
from Monroe, the first stop
being made at Ruston when the
party was given a royal reception,
A banquet was rendered by
Rustons progressive league, the
building owned by the Ladies
Culture Club of that town being
used for the occasion. The club
ladies acted as hostesses and
served most excellent luncheon.
The club consists of sixteen
members. 1t was organized eight
years ago and owns its club house.
The officers of the club are Mrs.
{. X. Lewis, president, Mrs. E.
l.. Kidd. secretary, and Mrs. w.
III. Cook, treasurer. During the
banquet the guests were attended
by eight boys who are working
their way through the Industrial
Institute at Ruston. Their names
and addresses are, ID. II. James
and T. e. Slade, Truxno, La;
Willie Batty, Ruston; w. A..
Hartzo, Mira, La; G. o. Bow
man, Wildwood. La; Walter
Barr, Lock Lomand, La; John
Wright, Saline, La.
Arriving at Winfield. the vis-
itors were taken in charge by the
Progressive League and given a
trip to the oil fields where they
examined the, burning well. All
were greatly impressed by the
sight. A dining at the Comrade
Hotel took place at s O'Clock
after which a meeting was held at
the Masonic hall. DIR. L. K.
Siess, president of the Progress
sive League, acted rs chairman of
the meeting. Several short talks
were heard and loudly appiau,ied
as the speakers expressed hopes
for closer relations in the future
between the people of Monroe
and Winfield. The talk of Col.
4. w. Anderson was particularly
interesting to Winfield citizens
wien be stated that the Iron
Mountain railroad will run trains
to Winfield within the next two
years. Col. Anderson is COM
mercial agent of the Iron
Mountain.
The special train carrying the
party departed ut 1880 Wednesday
morning over the Louisiana &
Arkansas railroad for George
town and from there over the
Iron Mountain to Pollock and
back to Monroe.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
THE LEGISLATURE in BRIEF
A Resume of Bills Passed and
FaYorablY Reported.

Representative Wimberly's bill.
amended SO as to provide for
reduction of the state rate of tax
alton to At mills, was reported
favorably by the ways and means
committee.
The Terriberry bill, making
assessors throughout the state
elective. restoring the power to
review assessments to the several
police juries and creating a state
board of equalization, was report
ed with several small amendments.
Representative Kernan's bill
providing for increased appropri-
ations for agricultural stations in
Louisiana was passed by the
House.
Senator Barrett's bill for the
creation of another judgeship in
Caddo parish passed the Senate,
also Senator Millsap's bill rel
ative to the issuing of bonds by
municipalities, parishes and
school boads.
The bill of Representative
Pearce of Lincoln parish, pre-
venting drumming for whiskey
concerns in proabition parishes,
passed the House by vote of 81
to "a.
The senate committee on cleo
tions and qualifications reported
favorably on Senator SettOon s
measure providing for the election
of assessors, school boards and
parish treasurers. The school
board bill was amended to
become applicable i'm 1908.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
The South's Claim.

incident TO a logical exposition
of the availability of a Southern
Democrat for President in 1908,
and survey of the field of posi-
bilities, a writer in the North
American Review makes a pert
inent, if poetic, comment upon
the South's political status. Is
it not fact, he asks, that all
Northern Democrats, all Inde-
pendents. and many large-minded
Republicans. are convinced that
the time has come to make Il
Southern man Chief Magistrate? !?
Must we not acknowledge that
the South, although nominally
restored to the full privileges of
States in the Union when she was
permitted to send Senators and
Representatives to Congress, is
still partially dlsfranchised so
long as her sons are debarred
from the highest honor in the gift
of the Republic? Shall we ever
witness a verltable union-not of
force and law, but of hearts
until with cordial concurrence of
a large part of the North a
Southern man become Chief Mag
istrate? The question is an
swered this wise:
"When Southern man takes
possession of the White House,
then indeed will the white flowers
of concord and mutual affection
bloom above our battlefield, and
the last drop of bitterness be
purged from the sad memories of
fraternal warfare. Then, indeed,
will peace smile upon the land,
and equity lift its head trium
phant. We profess in the North !
to have forgiven the South, but
not yet can we claim to have
brought forth fruits meet for
forgiveness. They profess in the
Southland they proved in 1898
that the profession WAS sincere
to have accepted accomplished
facts, and to have acquiesced
Loyalty in Il Union which they
failed to subverr. fIleir recog-
nition deserves acknowledgment,
and their loyalty reward. That
reward can only take one ade-
quate, one convincing, one de-
cisive form-the elevation of a
Southern man to the Presidency
Of the United States. /"
That is u sentimental though
forceful presentment of fact and
logic. Nothing, in the ordinary
course of events, could promote
a more powerful unanimity of
national spirit or more substan-
tial concurrence of thought than
a magnanimous recognition by
tho whole country of the South S
acquiescence and loyalty. by Sc
lecting Southerner for Prcsi-
dent.
The promotion of that truth.
sentimentally clothed as it must
be, cannot but find response, and
it should be the practical purpose
of the Democracy everywhere, IN
the event that the party itself
unanimously comedies the Sonth's $
claim to first place in 1908, to
foster and spread that appeal to
a national 6roadmindedness and
deep patriotic feeling for con-
elusive effacement of the few
sectional distinctions remaining
and its profound and permanent
results and benefits to national
Iife.-Monroe DAILY Star.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-06-01
Notice.
To Local Directors of each scaool
M. I.
Notice.

To Local Directors of each scaool
in Winn parish:-
If you desire to select the teach
er for your next term of school
please do so at once and send
names and postoffice addresses to
me on or before July 1st 1906.
After that date teachers will be
assigned to the different schools
without further notice. Expect
ing to hear from the local direc-
tors of each school on or before
the date / mention, l remain,
Cas- Moss superintendent.