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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13
NEW RAILROAD TO
TIE EAST COAST

The preliminary survey OF the new
branch of the Seahoard Airline railroad
from Orlando to the East Co"N mas
been completed and the work OF 'oca''
inp the line has begun. The route runs
DIRECTLY southeast from Orlando ana
masses near Conway, a country posi-
office, eight or ten miles out' II Is re-,
nortad that the Consolidated Naval
Stores Company own tract OF '"'ee
hundred thousand acres OF line t'mper
land some fifty miles or more sou'"-
east of there and the suppos'tloh IS Una.
the new line will strike this BODY oi
land and then continue to the coast,
If it goes in this direction II wou'o
strike the Indian river in the Vlcih'ty
of Eau Galie. At this point there Is
EASY crossing the river to Merr'' >
island where the line could be continued
nm the island to Cape Canavera' az
which point there is deep water anu "
6ne harbor. There is constantly m
creasing demand for some kind OF a.
rect communication from here TO 'n M,
East Coast, and the Seaboard line WIN
doubtless supply the demand in some
satisfactory manner. There is a peau-
.;ful lake and surroundings at Conway
and town located there would I'M
mediately command attention as d
Measure resort.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13
ST. HUGHES DIES
IN ST. AUGUSTINE

s. r. Hughes, a highly respected
citizen of Ner0, this county, who was
taken to the ST. Augustine hospital
late in June, suffering with Brights
disease, died July |, and the remains
were taken to his former home in
Washington, Pa. The Washington
Record says: "The remains of S.
TAYLOR Hughes, who died in the st.
Augustine hospital, Fla, July |, and
whose body arrived here on July 4, are
to he Inferred in the Washington ceme-
teay this morning. The services are to
he held at the home of his brother,
William M. Hughes, 6l5 Jefferson ave-
nue., at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Hughes was
born in the Amity district of Washing
ton county in lS49. About 1881 he left,
accompanied by his sister, for the west,
where he travelled about in search of
health. After five years he went to
Florida where he had since resided. The
cause of his death was complication
of diseases. Those who survive him
are three brothers, James w., John H..
and William M. Hughes also three
sisters, Mrs. Mary Closer Miss M. j.
Hughes, his companion, and Mrs. Rachel
MverS,'
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13
FIIY FATHERS
[PAY INTEREST
|. uooths' Interest Paid to DR..
Hood on Town Bonds.
(OMf new ORDINANCES
u.va Health Officer, Makes Some
e .. suggestions in His Report
Ihom Health OF the Town.

c.,,.i, met in regular session in the
81 the St. Lucie Ice Co., July Bird,
\, with President Whyte' Alderman
'v WI and Wynn, present
Minutes Of last regular and special
betting read and approved
psDort of finance committee and
s,,urer received and accepted,
Nation made and carried that the
y make out bill for proportion of
.d,syss due the town of Fort Pierce
present same to the county COM
,sonsrs for payment,
|Tbs treasurer reported that he had
N ,iy months interest due July LIST
M town bonds, to j. w. Hood, of
ala, Fla.
rhp street committee reported they
been unable to do any street work,
thew could not secure the necessary
h or teams, and that the work would
,tsrtedas soon as possible.
Dr. Lloyd, health officer, made a de-
led statement to the council in re-
lpd, to his labors as health officer,
presented the following report:
Upon thorough examination of the
ver, closet and water systems OF the
Nm, | find that all sewers along the
|a front, with the exception of one,
not enter the water at all, but the
ltents Of the sewers empty on the
d near the waters edge. The closets
ndi in bad condition, and nearly all
lis are within a hundred feet of
sm Nearly all wells are surface
|s, respectfully recommend that
closets that have not been moved
ently, be moved, and the contents
Old closets be covered with lime and
ID, and also be boarded over, and all
Vets be disinfected with lime every
(sk. | further recommend that all
Or refuse be prohibited from being
ovn on the river front. | suggest
as a preventative of a possible
arce Of contamination that all water
boiled, all tanks containing water
frequently cleaned.
]. H. LLOYD, Health Officer.
Ire works ordinance was passed the
threading and ordered published.
An ordnance to amend Section |
me dog ordinance passed first and
Pond reading.
'n ordnance to prohibit the driving
teams and animals on side walks
sea hrst and second reading.
'0aon made and carried that the
'fea people be given permission to
u'enes In HOgg's addition to Fort
,s as requested under the direction
,~ street committee, and build the
Yves and to do the work without ex-
Sc to the town.
N amounting to $ll2.O5 were
l'ed and ordered paid.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13
COUNTY JAIL
IN PUBLIC EYE
More Litigation Promised Some
time Next Week.
new COMPLAINING BILL
Attorney Geo. N. Robbins, of Titusville,
Has Been Retained to Represent
the Jensen Compliments.

Litigation concerning the building of
the new Jail for st. Lucie county has
not yet stopped; in fact, new suit
was started this week with entirely
new line of complaint, and with Attor-
ney Geo. M. Robbins, of Titusville, to
conduct the prosecution.
In conversation with TRIBUNE re-
porter Mr.. Robbins stated that the new
bill of complaint would not contain any
of the causes as stated in the former
bill which was dismissed by Judge Jones
but that the fight this time would be
against the contract as made by the
county commissioners with Wagner &
Dobson. The grounds for this action
seems to be that in the appendix to the
revised statute of 1903 there is clause
that states that all contracts for county
buildings shall include stipulation that
20 per cent of the contract price shall
be withheld until the building is Gin
spected and approved by the Grand
jury" The attorney claims that in
stead of this clause that there is in
serted in the contract stipulation that
the contractors shall be paid the sum
of $1,000 upon completion of the Jail
and its acceptance by the county COM
missioners."
The second ground for complaint is
that the county does not have on hand
the sum sufficient to pay for the Jail,
and that by making yearly payments,
as provided, constitutes debt against
the county, which is claimed to be
illegal
Both of the grounds the attorneys
for the county express the opinion will
not be difficult to overcome, and will be
prepared to argue the question before
Judge Jones, and prevent another in
junction, as soon as the matter comes
before the court.
In the meantime, the contractors are
pushing the work on the Jail and have
completed the foundation, and are now
at work on the concrete walls, which
extend to height of five feet on the
east end of the building and gradually
come to the surface on the west end.
The cells are about completed, and will
probably be shipped next week. The
foreman on the job here informed a
TRIBUNE reporter that they were not
concerned in these contemplated pro-
ceedings; that they had been building
jails for years and had seen several
like cases, but his firm had never yet
lost cent; that they could receive the
full amount of the contract whether
the Jail was completed or not.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13
Officials on Inspection Tour.

A special train having aboard j. r.
Parrott, president of the Florida
East Coast railway; j. P. Beckwith,
traffic manager; r. r. Golf, superin-
tendent, and Senator f. W. Sans, of
New Smyrna, passed through Fort
Pierce Tuesday The officials of the
road were going to view the work on
the Key West extension stopping at all
points along the line, inspecting.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13

Mrs. G. E. Dutton left Sunday for
months visit with friends and relatives
at Norfolk, Va.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13
An Appreciated Compliment.

THE 81 LuclE TRlHuNE begins the
second year of its pdbIicotion THIS
month. It Is one of the brightest and
newsiest Of our exchanges and Is DONG
good work for Fort Pierce and 1T. iu'
Gle county. Miami News.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13

Tampa's customs receipts for the
year ending June 30, 1905, We're 81 ESQ.,
1850. For the year ending June 30,
just closed, the figures are 81, $3.50, GOA 81,
showing a substantial increase.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
ALL EYES ON CUBA AND u. S.
Intervention Is EVIDENTLY
BEING SERIOUSLYCONSlDERED
Government Eagerly Watching Developments
While Army Gets Ready For Movement If
Necessary--Warship Sent to Hayana

than when the hostilities began be-
tween the United States and Spain.
Long military occupation of Cuba by
the United States troops afforded an
opportunity to army officers to he-
come familiar with the Island and
probably no port on of the earth Isl
better known 10 the military auth0ri-
ties Of the United States than Cuba.
In addition TO this all of the supply
departments and methods Of deliver
ng quartermaster's supplies, comm s-
sary stores, tents and ammunition.
have been studied and these supplies
are in readiness for use In case The
army is required to be put in motion.
II Is net expected that any large
forces would be used in case Of inter-
yention, at least not for some time
All of the supply departments Of the
army have on hand all that il neces-
sary for any force which may be deem
I'd necessary for a first expedition.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
CRUSHED TO DEATH
Was One Woman and Another ont
Was Seriously Hurt When Big
Auto Plunged Into Ditch.

San jose. Cal. Sept. IA the re
suit OF an automobile over'urning in
rounding a sharp curve near Milpitas
nine miles north Of this city. Mrs
Camille y. Miner, Of Oakland. Is dead
and Miss Marian Van Horn. a Univer
sity of California student is in a
critical condition, with possibly a frac.
tured skull The women were accom-.
pancd by two Calforna students. John
ID. lsaacs. Jr-. whose father Is consult
encineer for the Harrison system.
and Waiter N Clark. son Of J. Ross
Clark vice president of the san
Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railway and nephew Of United State
Senator Clark of Montana.
Isaac wa driving the car ~ toi.
speed and a. b. struck The curve one
# the wheels gave wsv and the ma.
chine plunged into a ditch. Mrs Nil
nef was instantly crushed TO deaih
under the massive car. The young
men escaped unharmed
Mrs n lner was the wife ~ Charles
Miner. a former san Francisco mer-
chant. from whom she had become
Miss Van Horn is about 20
years of age and her home vas in
Berkeley Bon yOung men are mem
hers II the Delta Kappa Epsilon Frs.
-eInitT n The Univef 5ity nf Csiif-ruis
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
ARE SAFE
FROM PROSECUTION IN coNNEc.
TON WITH COLLAPSE OF
PHILADELPHIA BANK.
Evidence Accumulates That Shows
HiopeI, Despite Use Of Bank
Funds, Was the Victim Of
Expert Note Shsvers.

Philadelphia. Sept. 11.-ln view OF
the agreement of the directorate of
the wrecked Real Estate and Trust
company TO put up sufficient money
TO rehabilitate the bank, and for the
.stil! more important reason that nis
Investigation has not revealed any
criminal intent upon the part of that
body. District Attorney John c. Bell
announced today there would probably
be no further prosecutions.
was also off.cially announced that
enough depositors had agreed TO the
Reorganization plan 10 make ii a sue
cess.
Evidence that Nipple had long been
IN the hands Of note shavers has been
unearthed Even Georgs H. Earle Jr..
now the receiver of the trust company.
was offered some Of Nipples note be-
fore the bank failed A man wanted
him 10 accept a S35.000 nots for SIS.
eno. Il was generally in this ratio or
ihereabOuts the notes were disposed
of- Il has also been ascertained that
within a week before the bank closed
one Of these agents. a professional
man in reduced circumstance. sue
ceeded in placing q note of Hippies
fCo1tfDued on Fourth Iaraf
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
GREAT OVATION IS
GIVEN BRYAN IN
ST. LOUIS
$1,000 PEOPLE CHEER NOTED NE.
5RAsKAN IN THE COLISEUM
LAST NIGHT.
PRAISED THE PRESIDENT
For Ending Coal Strike and the War
But Says Former Was in Accord
With Plank He Wrote For
Democratic Platform.

ST Louis. Mo. Sept IA tre-
meudous ovation was rendered VIII
liam J. Bryan by 10000 people gath
cred in the Coliseum tonight when
he stepped upon the platform and
took his stat With one accord the
audience irose. waived flags and
shouted urtil The strains Of America
by band we're drowned out.
The ovation continued for several
minutes and was finally silenced by
National Democratic Committeeman
Wialliam A. Rothwell. who started 60
make a speech Of introduction The
elamor for Bryan. however. compelled
Rothwell TO cut his speech and he i'm
mediaiely presented Bryan.
Bryan praised the president for set
Ting the big anthracite strike and
the war between Russia and japan.
He declared the strike rettlemens was
IN accord with the Democratic plat
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
LApp LEAVES FoR cuRA.

Washington. D. C Sept ll.--Maiar
2, f. Ladd, Ct the military seeretary's
department. has been granted leave
If absence for one month and tomor-
row will leave for Cuba. Ladd was
'or two and half years an officer II
he military government of Cuba, dur
ng the time the island was under tic
control Of The United States.
He and his brother have property in-
'erests in Cuba which he desires to
'ook after during disturbed cond' d'tions
in the island.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12

In many cases soldiers spared the
lives Of Jews upon payment of $25. BY
actual count liQ corpses were pick.
ed up in the streets and it is stated
as many more bodies are hidden in
cellars
Among the victims are many women
and children. All persons arrested
during the ri0ting are being guarded
by the troops. Artillery was used
with frightf0l effect on the mobs. and
three streets were swept clear by the
shots from the heavy guns.
During the entire night and day
lring went on almost without inter-
ruption in various parts of the town.
From doorways and roofs the enraged
people kept up a fusillade of revolver
shots, varied at intervals by the hurl-
ing of bombs. The troops, who suffer
ed heavily replied with rife volleys
that did fearful execution.
ReveI of Slaughter.
They broke into houses. slaughter
ed the inhabitants without regard TO
age or sex, and after hurting the furni.
ture into the streets and taking what
ever else was of value, set fire to the
premises. The Sky was lighted up all
night with the flames Of burning build
lngs, and when morning came the
main streets of the town presented "A
pltlable spectacle In every direction
the wounded, moaning piteously Law
IN doorways or dragged themselves
painfully in search of place of re-
fuge. Some were killed by drunken
soldiers while begging for their lives.
Others died before their wounds
could be dressed.
Jews Killed in Streets.
u ne slaughter was worst in Piesikna
street Here more than thirty.five
Jews were killed outright and the
pavements literally streamed with
blood. Inoffensive shop keepers were
chased into the street bv drunken
soldiers and after being wounded
were beaten to death with clubs For
hours the bodies were left where they
feil, the friends of the dead being
afraid to pick them up.
In the houses Of the better class of
class Of Jews iewelry and tableware
were seized, and when the owners pro
tested there were set upon and beat. |
IN. 1t required but very short time
10 turn it into a slaghter. A detacb |
nent of Cossacks that are stationed
n the town used their whips without
mercy and more than / 900 persons
we're hurt in this way. Some of the
Wounds inflicted by the whips are of
he most ghastly nature.
Five Thousand Homeless.
Aside from the destruction of pron.
'rty and terrible loss of life the sit.
iation of the survivors is pltable
More than 5000 are homeless and hun.
ireds are without morsel of food
MI the bakeries in the Jewish quar-.
ers OF the city have been DESTROYED
md most of the food shops have been
ooted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
DESPERATE FIGHTING
Is Expected as Soon as News Of Pal
mas Defiant Declaration Spreads.

Havana Sept. 11---So far as the
war developments went today. WAS
ose Of the qnietest since the outbreak
Iof the insurrection. The governments
outright declaration that war is to be
prosecuted to a fin was everywhere
he sole topic of converse ion. Tint
ighting Of far more desperate char
'cter Will result as soon as the news
shall have spread throughcGt the pro
Inces is not doubted In any quarter
Fear Of an attack by the Insurgents
IN Havana is spreading. and there are
umors on more or less authentic
ground, of formal direction Of new up
isings In various quarters.
This afternoon the govern nent
roop3 in Havana paraded principal
treets and were greeted with some
nthusiasm
Particular plans have been prepared
or the defense cf the outskirts Of
he city, machine guns being place
n advantageous and exposed points.
Talk of Intervention.
News that the United States IS
ending warship to Cuba is exciting
great interests here Some al frs
we're inclined to jump at the conclu
sion that the United States was about
20 take hand at enforcing peace. but
'ater the opinion became Se',eral that
he act had not necessarily larger
significance than would be attached to
he send of ships To South Americas
-epublic under similar cond.tioas
There is general beliei. hove ser.
hat II marines are landed 70 protect
American property and person. and
hat they will not be likely to with
ifawn until peace is thoroughly es-
'ablished with the guarantee Of is
Members Of the cabinet and other
government offic ais who were shown
he Associated Press dispatch de-
'lared that they were not especiallv
concerned As the administration had
nothing to fear from the United silfes
which had always shown Cuba every
friendship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12

session OF the Independence league
convention was not called 10 order un-
til O'Clock Judge Samuel Sssbury.
Of New York, was elected permanent
chairman.
Seabury declared that conditions Of
both Of the old political parties made
the existence Of the Independence
league a necessity He said that the
pra 'sewor by efforts Of President
Roosevelt. whose name was cheered.
had been thwarted by the influences
controlling the Republican party
In the cour-e of his speech be men
TONED William X Hearst name This
brought the convention 10 its feet
and The demonstration which foiiowsI
-un inued half an hour
The platform adopted sets forth the
idea II the league a. in
dependent Of boss rufe. or corpora
ion control and Of anw party subject
o these
u declares for "A free vote and an
honest count. and demands a re-
-ision II the present dishonest ssd
'Omples election Law. a simplifed bal-
OF and a law providing fer recount IA
'ases Of fraud Or mistake
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
Little Girl seriously Wounded.

DR. W c Clarke had hurrr-up
call early this morning 10 Union
street. where a little girl was re-
ported 10 be bleeding 10 death from a
wound in her face made a week ago
by a fragment from a bursted lamp
chimney. The would had festered and
seemed 10 have opened an artery. The
zirl va 1oinz well q last account
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-12
BOMBARDMENTS AND FLAMES
ADDED TO AWFUL MASSACRE
BY THE FRENZIED SOLDIERS
Graphic Story Of the Horrible Butchery In Rus
sian Poand--Bodies of Victims Left in
Streets While Troops Looted Homes

Warsaw, Sept 11.--With the sane.
tion Of the authorities, who provided
an armed guard, the Associated Press
correspondent this afternoon visited
Siedlce, the scene of murderous
events Of September to 10.
The railway station was crowded
with Jews, among whom were many
starving women with infants in their
arms. Almost on the moment there
fell upon the ears of the frightened
people the sound of a volley being
fired In the town half mile from the
station. Panic ensued, but gendarmes
to be quiet assuring them that their
alarm was needless.
The correspondent traversed War
saw street, which presented a desc
late aspect, stores and shops being
closed and all showing signs of having
been plundered.
Pictures of Saints were hanging out
side the windows of many of the
houses, mute appeals TO the soldiery
and lotters to spare the inmates
Everywhere in the streets were to 6e
seen soldiers ready to fire on the least
provocation.
In Penkna street houses were rid
died with bullets and in many in
stances walls were demolished with
cannon shots.
AT the Victoria hotel The correspond
ent was obliged to turn back, the
shooting having recommended He
was made a prisoner by the soldiers,
but shortly afterwards released by
the governors order.
Fired on the Hospital.
Refugees state that Governor En-
gelke was taken sick a week ago and
that control of affairs passed into the
hands of Col. Tuchanovski, an antis.
mite. 1t is asserted that paid agents
contrived matters so that on Saturday
the soldiers began shooting in the
streets and bombarding the houses.
To quicken the flames soldiers threw
oil upon buring houses.
An army oicer stumbling upon a
wounded Jew remorselessly killed
him. Saturday night doctors at the
Jewish hospital lighted the gas pre-
paratory TO operating upon the wound /
ed who numbered seventy, when with /
out warning the sold ,rs opened fire /
upon the hospital, illing two in (
mates.
Say Woman ard Babe.
AS man was taking his wife AMI /
a newly born child to the hospital they
were fired upon by soldiers and the \
wife and child were killed
A Jew ventured out to bring some
water for his thirsting little ones. As
often as he reached the dorr with
pail of water the soldiers compelled
him empty It upon the ground. This
was done elevent times The twelfth
time the officer washed his boots in
the pail and made the children drink
the fouled water.