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The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
NEGLIGENCE IS
CHARGED At
JELL|C0
Believed L. & NJ, Southern
or Both Are Responsible
For Explosion
BY Which Many Lives Were
Lost on Friday.
Fifteen MEN WHO WERE
STANDING NEAR CAR OF DY
MANTLE BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED-FlVE CHILDREN
MISSING-CAlL FOR AID Is
SUED.
BY Which Many Lives Were
Lost on Friday.
BY Associated Press.

Knoxville, Sept. pa special from
Jellico tonight says that a coroner S
inquest in the Tennessee town heard
testimony to the effect that fifteen
men were seen standing near the car
of dynamite which exploded on FIJI
day morning and all are supposed to
have been killed.
A country woman visited the place
to-day searching for her five children
who had permission to attend the
circus in Jellico Friday. 1t is fear
ed that they also were killed and that
full list of the dead will never be
known.
The body of an unknown girl, two
years old, was found in a field hall
mile from the scene of the ex-
plosion. The body was nude but moi
'mangled.
Mayors Baird and Stewart, of the
two Jellicos, to-day issued genera
appeal for aid.
The coroner's jury at Jellico, Ken
lucky. rendered verdict to-day tha,
the explosion was due to crimina
negligence of the Louisville anC
Nashville railroad, the Southern Rail
way or both.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
CON GRA TULATED
On THE BIC
EDITION
Journal Highly Commended
For House Warming
Edition Sunday.

The Journal was Showered with con
gratulations yesterday upon the sue
cess of its 48-page House Warming
edition. which was not only the largest
paper ever published in Pensacola
but the most complete as well, and
that the congratulations were sincere
was attested by the many orders that
were received for extra copies, hun
dreds of papers being sent to people
in other cities that they might be ad
vised of the progress, prosperity and
prospects Of the Deep Water City OF
the Gulf.
Not only was The Journal congrat'
ulated upon the general excellence OF
the edition, but upon the fact that
Pensacola possessed a modern news
paper plant which made such an edi
ton possible and upon the promptness
with which the papers were handled
by it's circulation department, but few
complaints regarding the delivery be
ing received. Notwithstanding the facI
that a large number of new boys had
to be drafted into service to supply
city subscribers.
Three tons of paper was used in
printing the House Warming Edition
twelve big rolls were eaten up by The
Journals Goss Perfecting Press in
the operation of printing-and twenty
seven sacks were necessary to convey
the paper to the post office for distri
button to The Journals subscribers
outside of the city.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
CONDUCTOR WAS
BADLY SCALDED
INJECTOR. OF ENGINE BROKE
AND CONDUCTOR MERRITT
SUFFERED PAINFUL IN
JURlES.

Conductor NJ D. Merritt. of pas
senger train No. 3, which left the city
yesterday morning over tho p. & A.
division at o'clock, was painfully
scalded before the train had gone fif-
ty miles on its run, and he was
brought back to the city on the first
train for treatment.
Something became wrong with the
engine, and while the engineer was
engaged in an, examination and re-
pairs, Conductor Merritt walked up
to ascertain the cause of the stop.
He was standing by the machine
when the injector broke and hot
steam and water were blown over his
legs and feet, causing injuries which
are very painful.
Conductor Ellis relieved the injur-
ed conductor and carried No. 3 on to
River Junction, while Mr. Merritt re-
turned to the city, reaching here at
11:55 in the forenoon.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
MOTION MADE IN
THE ZACHARY
CASE
A Rehearing Is Asked, and
Judge Carter Has Matter
Under Amusement.

A motion for a rehearing in the
case Of Attorney w. L. Zachary, who
was disbarred from practicing his pro-
fession by Judge Carter upon charges
OF conspiracy to defraad creditors, has
been made by Attorney E. T. Davis,
who is representing Mr.. Zachary in
the proceeding.
The motion for a rehearing was
submitted by written brief, and Judge
Carter will take up the after at an
early date, or as soon as he has the
opportunity, and render his decision
The ground upon which a new hearing
is asked is that no proof Of conspiracy
to defraud was shown.
Mr.. Davis, who went to Milton and
presented the brief to the court, has
returned to the city.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
TRAFFIC ON THE
MISS 0 j RI
RESUMED
Thousands Gather to Wit
ness Arrival of Steamer
at Kansas City.
BY Associated Press.

Kansas City, Sept. 24.-With the
blowing of whistles, the changing of
bells and the glad acclaim of thou
sands of persons who had gathered at
the river shore, the welcome OF
steamboat traffic on the Missouri.
after lapse of more than a decade,
was celebrated to-day when the
steamer Lora, laden with freight from
st. Louis, docked at the wharf in this
city. Every local craft of any pre-,
tension went several miles down the
river to act as an escort for the Lora
and the appearance of the feet with
freighter in the lead was the orig
inal forerunner of the most genuine
outbursts of enthusiasm ever occa.
stoned by any event in the CONNER.
cial life of this city. The movement
to inaugurate a boat line on the Mis-
souri, river originated in this city
four months ago and grew out of the
fight of the Kansas City merchants
for reduced freight rates. All of the
commercial and civic bodies of This
city have aided in the development
of the plan and the towns between
here and st. Louis have given their
hearty cooperation. Regular traffic
will be instituted on the river be-
tween here and st. Louis just as soon
as suitable boats can be obtained.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
BOARD Of WORKS
IN SPECIAL
SESSION
Garbage Matter Discussed
and Bids To Be Ad-
vertised For.

The Board of Public Works held
a special session yesterday afternoon,
when the garbage removal matter
and the service now being furnished
was discussed at some length, and
the final result was determination
to advertise for new proposals for re.
moving and disposing of garbage. At
present the city carts are being used
to a large extent in assisting in the
removal of the garbage, and many
complaints reach the city hall daily
from parties who claim that garbage
has remained out for several days.
The trial of Foreman Antoine of
the street wagons, for carrying whis-
key into the police station and yard
and giving it to prisoners, also oc-
Cured at this meeting, the foreman
having been suspended by Acting
Street Superintendent Spottswood up.
on this charge The result of the
trial was that the foreman was given
a reprimand.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
BY Associated Press.

Atlanta. Sept. 24.-Today has been
ouet in Atlanta and the authorities
believe they have the situation under
control. By order Of Mayor Wood
ward all saloons have been closed In
definitely.
The schools opened today as usual
with about normal attendance. The
white pupils OF the State Normal
School were stoned by negro chill
dren and police were sent to protect
them.
The Ave companies of State militia
ordered here Sunday were sent home
today, leaving the entire Fifth regi
ment, twelve companies, to take care
of the situation. Troops were with
drown from the downtown streets TO-
day and sent to the armories for a
rest. They will be called out In case
of necessity and will be on duty to
night.
There is some uncertainty as what
tonight will bring forth, but nothing
serious Is anticipated. Mayor Wood
ward issued an order this afternoon
appealing to all citizens to stay al
home at night and attend to business
during the day and directed that all
! boys under % years must keeu
of the streets at night, and says he
will enforce this order.
During The day several cases OF
white boys and children beaten by
negro children were reported. also
several case Of shooting which are mo-
/ yer confirmed.
To this evening the names of sia
dead negroes, in connection with the
riots, had been officially reported AM
one unknown dead negro.
Zeb Long who was lynched a
East Point, an Atlanta suburb at mid
night. was arrested Sunday for disor
derly conduct He was heavily arm
cd and resisted arrest viciously,- Al
unknown crowd took him from tn,
East Point Jail and hanged him in tn.
woods.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
LEAVES CHURCH
FOR POLITICS
Rv Associated Press.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 24.-Rev.
Herbert S. Bigelow, for the past ten
years prominently known as pastor
of the Vine Street Congregational
church, last night made formal re-
Quest of his congregation that they
relieve him from his PASTORAL charge
and duties in order that he might
devote his time to canvass of the
state of Ohio in the interest of the
"initiatiye and referendum" Mr..
Bieelow was a delegate to the recent
Democratic state convention where
as a member of the committee on
resolutions, he endeavored to secure
the endorsement of his views, also
addressing the convention in favor
of county option, which he declared
tc be a phase Of the initiative and
referendum.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
Mr.. BRYAN GUEST
OF NEW ORLEANS
BY Associated Press.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 24.-Wil.
liam Jennings Bryan arrived in New
Orleans shortly before noon to-day
on brief trip into this state, which
he entered about day-break and was
scheduled to leave early in the even
ing. On his way to this city Mr.
Bryan's train stopped at Hammond
La, for him to make a fifteen min
utes speech. Upon arrival here he
was escorted through the principal
streets and then followed a reception
and a banquet. Mr.. Bryan was sched
uled to speak at this banquet and
later in the afternoon at an open air
gathering in City Park.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
BURTON PRAISES
PENSACOLA
HARbOR
Chairman of the House Riv-
ers and Harbors' Com
mittee Interviewed
in Montgomery.

In a long and interesting interview
in yesterdays Montgomery Adver.
tiser with Chairman Burton, of the
House committee on rivers and har
bors, the Ohio Congressman spoke in
the following eulogistic terms of Pen
sacola's harbor, which he described
as "the finest harbor in the Gulf"
'In discussing his extended tour OF
inspection, it was plain to see that
Judge Burton had been deeply i'm
pressed by the splendid natural har-
Dor of Pensacola. That great stretch
of water between the Pensacola
wharf and Santa Rosa Island, he
called the greatest anchorage
grounds in the world
"'Of the Pensacola harbor,' he
said, 1T is easily the finest harbor
on the Gulf. There are few any
where that equal or surpass it, and
for an anchorage ground, none can
compare with it."
Judge Burton does not think that
money should be spent in the i'm
provements of waterways for sole
purpose of making the railroads re-
duce rates to compete with the water
rates. Such a policy he holds is un-
wise and and illogical. He pointed
out, however, because Of existing con-
ditions taken as they are found, this
policy had undoubtedly resulted in i'm.
provements of vast benefit to the
waterways.
"'Your own city of Montgomery
furnishes an instance of this" said
Judge Burton. "The expenditure of
$1,000,000 by the government in the
improvement of the Alabama, has as
one direct result the reduction Of the
rate from New York to Montgomery
Of eight cents a hundred. Still, the
proposition that railroad will only
reduct its rate because it is brought
into competition with a waterway Is
illogical, to say the least. If the rail-
road can afford to haul freight at the
rate Of the waterway, it can certain.
ly haul freight at the same rate when
there Is no water competition"
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
DISTURBANCE
IN THE GULF

A disturbance, which was yester-
day off the western coast of Cuba,
has been reported to the local wealth
it will be dangerous for vessels in
the gulf. Notices of the disturbance
were Immediately sent out by the To-
cal weather Office, which read as fol.
lows:
'Cyclonic disturbance of western
extremity of Cuba moving northward.
Dangerous for vessels in the gulf
during the next few days"
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
Won Racs and Bride.

New York, Sept. 24.--Defnite an
nouncement was made yesterday OF
the betrothal of Joseph Tracey who
won the Vanderbilt elimination race
on Saturday. The bride-elect is Miss
Fannie Collins of New York She is
the girl who was the most prominent
of all the enthusiastic persons on the
grandstand who watched the whirl
wind contest. The announcement OF
the engagement is the immediate re-
suit Of Tracey's victory.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
Must Reduce Size of Brain
In Order to Reform Child

the operation, which will probably
take place vithin week, 1t is hoped
to overcome the criminal tendencies
which have so far defied the correct.
i've attempts Of his parents.
The boys head Is OF abnormal
shape, the skull coming almost to a
point. the ears are small, but protrud.
ing. and the eyes are as sharp as a
ferret's.
A strange feature Of the boys be-
havior is that at times 1t is good. but
never for more than an hour.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
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MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
OF PACIFIC STEAMER
FROM WATERSPOUT
By Associates Press.

q San Francisco, Sept. 24.-The !
& Examiner says: By a miracle ;
e the Pacific Mail steamer City Of !
4 Sydney escaped wreck in a !
x huge waterspout off the Mexi- !
z can coast near Acapulco last !
4 Sunday.
x The waterspout struck the 1
4 stern of the ship, washing away /
x awnings and terrorizing the pas
X sengers, who were awakened by
x the shock of hurting waters.
z Yesterday the City of Sydney
K reached port and those on board +;
f told Of the horrible experience.
z 1t was shortly before 4 o'clock !
K in the morning that the water
4 spout occurred and because of !
x the darkness, the column of
4 water suddenly loomed up with !
4 in few feet of the stern, which !
4 was swept with the rapidity of !
4 a whirlwind.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
ELECTION AT
MILTON TODAY
Special to The Journal.

Milton, Sept 24.-Milton will hold
Its municipal election Tuesday and a
great deal of interest will be taken
especially in the race for mayor, as
here are three candidates for that
Office, NJ. N Fisher Sr., e. P. Holley
and H. 8. Laird. The other candi.
Gates are as follows:
For Marshal and Collector. F.
Allen and w. d. Jernigan.
For Clerk and Treasurer-W. ].
Williams. Jr.
For Tax Collector. w. c. Mann,
j. A. Allison and l.. NJ Rhoda.
For Aldermen-Wm. Oates, A.
Noneyway, H. c. Barnes j. T. Sal,
yer, R. c. Leopard. Louis Cohen, ].
C. Gainor.
There are five aldermen to be
elected.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
ARMISTICE is
SIGNED IN CUBA
By Associated Press.

Havana, Sept. 24.-The insurgents
are inclined to take advantage of an
armistice during peace negotiations
and the document prepared and signed
by Generals Guerra and Castillo was
signed today On behalf of the govern
ment. The armistice was prepared
by Secretary Taft. The document in
question provides the method OF mott
flying each side by the other OF inten.
tions regarding war and truce and re
quires "a hours notice from either
side to the other.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
FOUR KILLED IN
RAILROAD WRECK
BY Associated Press.

Minneapolis, Sept. 24.vFour were
hled and fifteen injured in rear
end collision Of a passenger train and
q switch engine at New Prague, Mimi,
,oTty miles south of here today on the
minneapolis and st. Louis Railroad.
ihe accident was caused by the
switch engine running on the main
rack on the time of the passenger
rain, which was a few minutes late
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
BY Associated Press.

new York, Sept. 24-Carl Fredef-
M"s' nine-year-old boy of Hoboken,
d. the American says, rs to be op-
Na'ed upon in the hope of reforming
Pos s,ui The lad is now at the Railway
;on 0' nlatory under constant supervis-
cls. .! scientists: The doctors de.
dpro, 'he brains size must be re-
no sS ssS made showed that the boy has
'eHSe OF right and wrong. and by
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
GUNBOAT HELENA
is AT SHANGHAI
By Associated Press.

Washington, Sept. PA cable.
gram received at the navy department
this morning from Commonder Cutler
Of the cruiser Galveston at Shanghai,
China, announces the safe arrival at
that port of the United States gunboat
Helena. 1t was reported that the
Helena had been lost in the great
hurricane which recently swept over
the Chinese sea.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
TWO KILLED BY
A FAST TRAIN
BY Associated Press.

Knoxville, Sept 24.-William H.
Haynes, aged forty and Dewey Hay.
nes, aged seventeen, were instantly
killed and George Cox fatally injured
by a fast train on the Southern Rail-
way near Morristown this afternoon.
The men awaited the passage OF q
freight train and then stepped In
front of the passenger.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
ORDERED TO MEET
SECRETARY ROOT
BY Associated Press,

Washington, Sept. 24.-The gunboat
Sylph has been ordered from Oyster
Bay to meet the cruiser Columbia
with Secretary Root on board at Old
Point Comfort next Sunday to convey
him direct to Washington.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
New York Convention.

Saratoga, y. Y, Sept. 24.-Dele-
gates to the republican state conven-
tion which meets tomorrow are ar
irving in large numbers. Governor
Higgins this afternoon declined to be
a candidate for reelection.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
WILL GIVE IN
TO LIBERALS
BY Associated Press,

Havana, Sept. 24-It was rumored
late this afternoon that the govern.
ment and moderate party had tacitly
agreed to concede practically every
thing tn the liberals and rebels.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
GOV R. JELkS ON
THE RACE
RIOTS
Races Must Make Common
Cause Against Crini-
mails of Any Color.
BY Associated Press.


Montgomery, Sept. 24.-''The, two
laces can never get along together
until there Is an understanding by
both to make common cause with the
law abiding element against Grimm
ais Of any color" Thus spoke Gov
ernor Jelks to-day discussing the At
lanta riots. "Lynching for any cause
is inexcusable defiance of orderly
government but killing innocent peo-
pie under any provocation is infinite.
ly more horrible. No good citizen can
afford the continuance Of defiance of
the statutes no matter what the
provocatiOn."
Clansman Prohibited.
Montgomery, Sept. 24.-The city
council tonight unanimously passed
an ordinance calling on the mayor to
prohibit the production of "The
Clansman" here next Thursday night
on account of the excited condition
caused by the Atlanta riots
The Pensacola journal., 1906-09-25
Troops Withdrawn From
Downtown Streets, But
Are Still in Readi-
ness.
TO SUPPRESS RIOT
Uncertainty AS to What the
Night May Bring Forth.

ALL SALOONS IN THE CITY CLOS.
Ed INDEFINITELY .AND cITI.
zENs URGED TO REMAIN AT
HOME NIGHTs-SEvERAL MIN.
OR DISORDERS REPORTED.
NEGRO LYNcHED At EAST
POINT.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

Washington, Dec. 11.-Burrows
chairman of the senate committee on
privileges and elections, opened the
Smoot debate this afternoon. In a
speech of 10000 words, carefully pre-
pared, he marshaled arguments
against seating Smoot. Early in the
argument he said there is no evidence
that Smoot is guilty of polygamy.
He referred to the position of Pres
ident Smith as a laborer in the Nor
mon hierarchy, the husband of five
wives and the father of 43 children,
and quoted Smiths testimony that
congress had nothing to do with his
private life. He said Smoot is dis
qualified because of being a member
of the Mormon hierarchy interferes
with the functions of state because
the hierarchy of which he is a MEM
ber, encourages polygamy, and be-
cause Smoot as a member of the hie-
rarchy had taken an oath hostile to
the government of the United States,
and incompatible with his obligations
as a senator
He reviewed the domination of the
Mormon church in politics, and said
there is no case in Utah showing the
defeat of a man favored by the Nor
mon church, nor of ones election
when the church opposed him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
REBUKED THE PRESIDENT
Senator Raynor of Maryland, Offers
Suggestive Resolution.

In the heat of the excitement in
congress caused by the presidents
message on the japanese question,
Senator Rayner of Maryland. intro
duced the following resolution in the
senate:
Resolved, That in the opinion of
the senate this government has no
right to enter into any treaty with
any foreign government relating in
any manner to any of the public
school systems of any of the states
of the union; and
Resolved further That in the opin-
ion of the senate there is no provision
in the treaty between the United
states and Japan that relates in any
manner to this subject or in any way
interferes with the right of the state
of California to conduct and admin
lister its system of public schools in
accordance with its own legislation:
and
Resolved further, That 1t is the
duty of the president of the United
States to notify the government of
Japan and notify any foreign gov
ernment with whom the question NAV
arise that the public educational in
stitutions of the states are not within
the jurisdiction of the United States.
and that the United States has no
power to regulate or supervise their
administration.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11

nance OF their families, but parish
priests. and other Catholics cannot
participate in acts of sequestration in
any manner unless the sequestered
ecc!csiastlcal party is permitted to pay
rent to the public administrator, or
unless the contract cannot be broken
without heavy loss.
Churches, presbyterlas, episcopal
mansions, seminaries. etc. which are
seiZcd cannot be rented except i'm case
OF absolute necessity, and after the
administrator has signed declara-
tinn not to attempt in any way to
abriGge the liberty of the lessee.
'if called to the coors ecclcsiastics
must appeal to the council of state,
hnt pending the councils decision
should their failures to respond to the
cal! subject them % the penalty of
d"seItion, they can report for service
and, If cultural associations are form
cd the parish priest must remain in
his church and continue to say mass
unit! driven out by violence.
"If a schismatlc priest appears the
legitimate priest must leave the
church, first warning his parishioners:
he must not participate in any schis-
matte service"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-11
WAS STRUCK DEAD
BY $4,000 VOLTS
JAMES GREGORY MET INSTANT
DEATH AT HOT LAKE.
Placed the Tip of His Finger on the
Transformer of the Hot Lake Light
Plant and Received $4,000 Volts
Through His Body--Had Been En-
gaced I'm Repairing the Plant and
Went Back TO Examine II.

La Grande, Dec. 11.-(Special.)-
James Gregory, an employe of the Hot
Lake sanitdrium, while assisting in
the repair of the electric light plant
at the sanitarium last evening, touch
ei on" Of the monster transformers
of the plant with the tip of his fin
g"r, and dropped dead from the shock
ot $4,000 volts of electricity which
passed through his body.
Gregory, in company with DIR. w. T.
Fhy and the electrician of the sani-
tarium had been engaged in repairing
the transformer during the afternoon
while the current was off and after
the current had been turned on he
went into the transformer room to
sec 1t working and barely touched the
tip of his finger to the machine when
hr was struck dead.
The only mark visible on his BODY
was Il slight burned place on the tip
of his finger where the tremendous
charge entered his body. He was a.
years of age and unmarried. He was
formerly a bartender in this city.