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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-05-06
BY.
Professor
l. e. ALLEN

wedding tour. The firm Of Knowles
Bros, who are known on both sides
of the Atlantic, are two Of the family
of Mr. and Mrs. Knowles.
Louis, William and Albert were
three Of Mr.. Hyer's sons. They
were gallant soldiers in the Civil
'SWaT, and as 1 think, were in
General Cfanton's brigade One OF
the daughters married DR.. Whit
ing, a noted physician, another
married a Mr.. Thornton. Two Of the
daughters were twins, and were so
deeply attached to each other thew
never married. Louis died In 1867 oe
yellow fever. William and Albert
constituted the firm known as Hyerr
Bros, dealers in pitch pine timber.
The firm, up to the present day, has
a worldwide fame. I remember when
William Hyer was married to a Miss
AbercrOmIbie, daughter Of James
Abercrombie, one Of our most worthy
and highly respected citizens. Many
OF PensacOfa's best citizens are the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiifiam
Hyer. Although William Hyer IS an
up-tO-date business man, yet, when he
is not attending to business, he Is one
Of the most agreeable COMPANIONS I
ever met. He delights to talk about
Pensacola's old inhabitants OF the
ante-bellum times.
There is no place on this easth soi
dear to me as my alma mater, Pensa-
cola. hope and trust may yet see
Pensacola the queen city Of the south.
1. E. ALLEN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-05-06
OLD ESCAMBIA
COUNTY FAMILIES

Among old Pensacola's famous FAM
lilies none ranked higher in a social,
intellectual and financial point of view
than did the family of Henry Hyer.
Mr.. Hyer and his noble wife were Of
pure German descent, he being a ma
tive of Bavaria, and she of Bohemia
Bohemia station on Bscamibia bay was
named in honor of Mrs. Hyer's native
country.
The Hyer family came to Pen
sacola about the year 1920 and en-
tered into the mercantile business.
Saint Paul says every man has his tai
ent, and that was fully verified in
Henry Hyer. If ever there was a nat
ural-born merchant, Mr.. Hyer was that
man. His super-abundance of magne-
tism combined with his answering
honesty. brought him an immense city
and country trade. Mr.. Hyer's store
stood in the exact spot now occupied
by Sol Gains fancy grocery store
and the upper story was used for a
dwelling while the lower portion was
used as a general merchandise estab-
lishment. AS / remember at this date,
he had the largest and most complete
wholesale and retail house in Pensa-
cola.
My recollection is that Mr.
Hyer had three sons and four daugh-
ters. Miss Josephine, the oldest, was
married to Mr.. Peter Knowles, a most
excellent and highly educated gentle
man. l was stopping in the city on
the night of the wedding, and it seems
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yours?'"
And the house Of the wise man waa
finished, and in it were one mile Of
bureaus, and In the bureaus there
we're $4,000 drawers.
And it was late Saturday night
when the last load Of furniture was
moved into the house and put 10
place.
Sunday morning this wise man
arose with a light heart. He tip
toed to the little drawer down un-
der the stairway in the cellar to get
himself a clean shirt and a change
of underwear. He paused and exc
claimed:@
AT last have a private draweri"
He stopped and pulled the drawer
and looked in.
There were wells, feathers, ruch-
ing, haiTpins, red ribbons, blue rib
bons, safety pins. petticoats. silk
stockings, powder puffs. Corset COW
ers, trading stamps. chewing gum.
and other articles too nu-
meFous to mention.
The wise man dug out his stiff
shirt, his undercIothes and clean col
lar and carefully wrapped them in
an old newspaper. He carried them
to his room and showed them under
his bed.
Then he went out doors and msdi-
tated.
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two gentlemen in view of the fact
that the bar and the people are
Unanimous for their reelection. They
are an honor to the state supreme
court, and the voters realize this fact.
Tampa Tribune.
Struck a Popular Chord.
The candidacy of Hon. Newton. A.
Bitch for railroad commissioner
seems to meet with hearty approval
throughout the state, and it is free
ly predicted that he will be nOminat-
ed in the primary May 18th by an
overwhelming majority. HIS unas-
eailable character and his fidelity to
the interests of the people in every
Losition of trust that he has held com
mend him strongly to the eonsidera-
ton of the masses, and the Telegraph
believes he will be elected by such Il
majority as has seldom been given
any candidate for public Office in
Florida.-Starke Telegraph.
Honest and Capable.
The Miami bar has endorsed the
candidacy of Hon. ]. B. Whitfield for
justice of the supreme court. The
lawyers of the state are better capa-
BILE of judging a mans ability for
such a highly responsible Office than
the common public. The legal fra
ternity of Florida have endorsed both
Mr.. Whitfield and Mr.. c. B. Parkhill
for denomination and election as SUI
Ereme court justices, therefore their
oord;doav choI11d ho coriouc1y ooncid
cred by all concerned. Both have
proven themselves honest and capable
III the discharge of their duty, and
there being no reasonable or apparent
cause for opposition they should re-
ceve the unanimous democratic vote.
Miami Metropolis.
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1t has at its command a deadly col
lection Of weapons they are, for the
most part, used with discrimination
and moderation though in a stand up
fight between a newspaper and a weak
principle, wrong upon the people or
man whom the gods made mad be-
fore his final destruction, the news
paper most genrally wins out.-Or-
iando Reporter-Star.
Warm Race In st. Johns.
D. E. Thompson, formerly editor of
the st. Augustine Record, is in the
race for the legislature from st.
Johns county. AS a running mate he
has Colonel Mac Williams, who is
known over the entire state as an
able man. The race promises to be
a warm One.-Tampa Herald.
The Effort too Great.
Hon. Jefferson D. Browne has
Withdrawn from the race for state
railroad commissioner. a position in
which he has served one term. Mr..
Prowne likes the job all right, but
the effort of running" is too strenu-
Gus for one of his calm proportions.
-Palatka News.
Rittinger Running Some.
Hon. G. L. Bittinger, of the Ocala
Star, is making a handsome race for
the legislature. In fact. he is MAX
ing a regular Dan Patch record
Tampa Tribune.
Honor to Supreme Court.
Judges Whitfield and Parkhill, of
the supreme court. will not have Sc
rious opposition. The Tribune would
like to see the color of the mans
face who would dare to oppose these
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WHAT'S THE USE.

Once wise man built a large
house. He said:
II will place in this house many
bureaus. There shall be bureaus on
all sides, in each room. They shall
be large, reaching from the floor to
the ceiling, and in these bureaus
shall be hundreds and hundreds Of
drawers. Then / shall say to my
wife:
This one little bureau drawer
down here in the left-hand cor
ner - the cellar, under the stair
way, is mine. All the rest are Of the
bureau drawers my deaTs are
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had escaped myself so far.
well, when the waiter same
around 1 plucked up courage to say
to him: Wasn't that awful, the way
that poor little woman had to get UP
and leave her husband because he
behaves so badly?'
THE waiter looked surprised. That
is, as surprised as an italian waiter
could look at anything that was told
him in English.
Why, madam said he, that
wasn't her husband. They came in
separately and we had to put them
together because the dining room was
so crowded tonight we couldn't give
them separate tables"
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to me only yesterday that was goiEg
up Palafox street and saw three or
four fine carriages drawn up in front
of Mr.. Hyer's residence. AS a sight
of that kind was a rare thing in those
days, very naturally asked the cause,
when l was informed that Miss Jose
phine Hyer and Mr. Knowles were
married the other night and their
friends wer going with them on their
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death by then, so scared I didn't dare
to look away from my coffee that
didn't have any cognac burning on
It at the brutal creature who, knew,
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Honor to Supreme Court.

FREDERICK WARREN. TECHNICAL WORLD MAeAzNE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
SIGNS OF TRAGEDY.
More Than 400 Life Preservers Float
Ashore Near Hatteras.

Norfolk, Oct ga maritime puzzle
that may be the result of an ocean
tragedy came ashore near Cape Hat
teras today in the shape of more than
400 life preservers.
Between Hatteras and Big Kinnakeet
the beach is strewn with cork jackets.
Scme are marked "Caswitz, Rettuny
syuroer,'' &C. r. p. No los, ,341' 9th
ers are stamped "Sealanan." Two bear
the name "Smeskf'' Three miles north
of Big Kinnakeet a part Of a white yawl
boat and a fragment of a boats gun
whale washed ashore. There are no
marks on this wreckage.
Because all the life preservers and the
pieces of wreckage came upon the beach
in such a limited area shipping men here
are of the opinion that whatever the
cause may be, it occurred not far from
the coast and that if there is wreck
it is probably that of passenger ship.
A search among the marine records has
failed to reveal any names that corre-
spond with those on the life preservers,
and life preservers are generally mark
ed with the name Of the boat to which
they belong. It is probable revenue
cutter viii be sent to search off Halter
as for further clues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
It Starts With a Capital OF
S25, ,OOO,OOO
IN PUBLIC INTEREST.
Object Is Declared to Be to
Supply Pure Milk.
Fixing Of Prices Is, OF Course,
Incidental.

New York. Oct. 2e-What promises 10
be the biggest milk concern In the coun-
try, has just been organized under the
name of the New York Dairy company
with an authorized capital of SIS, ,o00. COO
The idea IS said to have originated with
the farmers. The farmers, it is said,
have long wanted a consolidated dis
tributing company in New York to give
the price Of milk stability and to make
1t possible to provide the purest milk
at the most reasonable price.
Working OF Chicago Trusf.
Chicago, Oct. 26.-An advance Of. one
cent quart for milk delivered in Chi
cago after November / was decided on
yesterday by the Retail MIX Dealers
association. Consumers who have been
paying six cents viii have to pay seven
and those who have been in the seven
cent class win be compelled to give
eight, the highest price ever asked fer
this necessity OF life in Chicago. Tho
association has as members most Of
the small dealers of this city. As jus~
tlncation for putting up the price the
dealers say the milk shippers 1lniou
VIII demand 20 cents more-or 81 20-for
an eight gallon can after this month.
Ihe retailers say the country shippsre
have trust which controls the price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
SHOPS AT CHANUTE.
santa Fe VIII Spend 5000, 900 in
Improvements.

It is reported that the management of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe rail-
road has decided to increase the i'm
portance of Chanute. Kan, as shop
center for the repair Of the equipmentfn
use on the lines of the company in
southern Kansas and extending into the
Indian Territory.
The report which is current today is
that the Santa Fe company will within
a week or ten days call for bids for
additional shops at Chanute estimated
at a valuation of from $175,000 to $780,
00O
The shops at Ottawa. Kansas, have
not been able to turn out all the work
which has been sent there recently, and
considerable work has been sent from
Ottawa to Chanute. The Southern kan
sas lines Of the Santa Fe have within
the past few years rapidly grown in i'm
portance, and they have been improved
by the relaying of the track with heav-
ier steel and In ballasting most Of the
line It is understood that the repair
work on that section of the properties of
this company has grown faster than
has the facilities for handling it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
SMOOTH BONCO ARTIST
Gets Easy Money From Cottonwood
Falls Lawyers.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Oct ga
few days ago a stranger appeared at
the law office of Grisham & Swan here
and laid the ground work for what ap-
pears to be one of the smoothest
bunco schemes ever perpetrated on a
firm of innocent and Unsuspecting law
yers. He represented that his son had
been working for James Lind, a farmer
living near SanOrdViHe, in the eastern
part of this county but that the boy
had not been drawing his money from
MI Lind, as he expected to take a
horse in payment for his labor. He
had $3.50 coming to him, the stranger
said. Some time ago, according to the
fairy story advanced, the young man
had borrowed a horse from Mr.. Lind
to make a trip some distance away,
and the horse had died on the road.
Lind, the man said, claimed the horse
had died from being OVer-ridden and
he held the young man responsible for
the value of the horse, although the
boy was not to blame for the animals s
death.
Mr. Swan said he doubted If much
of case could be made against Mr..
Lind unless it could be proven that
the horse had not been ridden too
hard, but he would write Lind and see
what could be done. This he did, and
in a few days a letter signed by Mr..
Lind was received, corrobOrating the
strangers story as to the work the boy
had done, the amount due and the
death of the horse The letter dis
claimed, however, that Mr.. Lind had
any intention of holding up the young
mans wages to pay for the horse, but
he did claim $40 on another account,
and a check for $40 was enclosed.
This check Grisham & Swan endorsed
over to the stranger, who accepted it
and then disappeared.
It has since turned out that Mr.. Lind
knew nothing about the matter that
he received no letter from Mr.. Swan,
and he has stopped payment on the
supposed check
saffordviIIe, Oct 2e.-The where
about Of the party that buncoed
Messrs. Grisham & Swan are un-
known yet. He was seen here on two
occasions early in the morning en- route
in the mud toward Mr.. James Lind S
residence. Mr.. Lind's mail box on the
rural route is separated from his house
by an orchard, in which it is supposed
the unknown concealed himself till the
rural carrier had delivered the mail.
after which he searched the box and
got the correspondence relating to his
/ claim, and answered it with satisfac-
/ tory results to himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
UNIONS FOR HEARST.
Labor Endorses His Candidacy at
Madison Square Garden.

New York Oct 26.-Workine man Of
Greater New York to the number Of
thousands last night ratified William r.
Hearst's nomination for the governor
ship of the Independence league and
Democrat party. The demonstration
which was held under the auspices OF
local labor unions in Madison Square
Garden was participated in by a vast
crowd which repeatedly manifested
much enthusiasm for the candidate and
his principles.
Mr.. Hearst addressed not only the
gathering which filed the big meeting
place but made two other speeches out
side to overflow meetings. a parade in
four divisions served to heiEhten tha
enthusiasm for the nomEzse.
Divisions OF paraders who proceeded
to the garden, narshaled according to
their unions kept step for blocks to the
refrain Hearst, Hearst, Hearst" while
walls and transparencies bearing such
legends as 'Labor's tribute to ". r.
Hearst - Hearst has helped us: we are
for him" were held aloft
Although many Workmen paraders
reached the garden in ample time to
obtain admissions others were shut out
from lack OF room.
He said every man, laborer and me-
chanic alike, should get his share OF the
nations wealth. Then and then only
is prosperity permanent.
Shorter hours declared the candi-
date, make better worlmen and better
citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
TO PROBE A GRAFT.
Nine Million Dollars spent Illegally on
Pennsylvania Capitol.

Harrisburg. Pa Oct. 26.-state
Treasurer Berry said today that he
would recommend to Attorney Gen
eral Carson that criminal proceedings
be instituted against members of the
board of public grounds and buildings.
who contra cted for the furnishing and
equipping OF the new state capitol,
which cost the state s13, 100000. Mr..
Berry is preparing a letter to the at
torney general which he expects to
have ready to forward on Monday.
Mr.. Berry claims that the board ex-
ceeded its legal authority in contract
ing for nearly S9,00O.0 600 work on the
building. The state treasurer says he
will reply later to Governor Penny
packers letter of yesterday, defending
the conduct of the board.
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SHIELDS ALWAYS KNEW.
Had Advance Information When Grain
Rates Were Changed.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 26.-J. T. High
land, third vice president of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company. spent the entire forenoon on
the witness stand today before Com
missioners Lane and Clarke Of the in
terstate commerce commission, and
the questions that were put to him and
the responses by him were mostly as
to the relations of the Milwaukee to
the Simonds-Shields Grain company of
Kansas City.
The testimony brought out the fact
that Shields Is employed as superin-
tendent or manager of the elevator at
Kansas City at salary Of $4,000 a
year and that as agent of the company
he is taken into consultation in mat
ters Of rates. Mr.. Highland sought to
show that Mr.. Shields was not favored
above other shippers, but admitted
that it was the policy of the road to
consult and notify by wire large ship
pers of all raw material of changes in
rates though he thought the smaller
shippers got the information about as
quickly through the newspapers.
Mr.. Highland testified that the
change from leasing the Kansas City
elevator to the Simonds-Shields Grain
company when they allowed the COM
pany one and a fourth cents a hundred
for handling grain to employing
instigation of the law department OF
the road, which thought they would
be more nearly conforming to the law,
and that now the Simonds-S Shields COM
pany ships from 75 to 80 per cent OF
all the grain going through the ele-
vator.
Mr.. Highland was asked to explain
the withdrawal Of the export rate on
corn a year ago and the withdrawal
of the special rate on wheat in August
~
out each time that Shields knew of the
changes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
Situation Is Regarded
as a Grave One.
Cabinet Spends Much Time in
Discussing 1t.
NApREuW nQFATMFNT
TREATMENT.
Alone It Is Believed Can Pre-
vent Open Rupture.
Shaw and CorteIyou We're
Absent From the Meeting.

Washington, Oct. 26.-Today's caoinet
meeting lasted two and one-half hours
and was attended by all the members
except Secretary Shaw and Postmaster
General Cortelyou. Among the import
ant matters discussed was the situation
growing out of the anti-American SEN
timent in Japan and the exclusion Of
japanese children from the public
schools of San Francisco.
It was stated by a member of the cabi-
net after the meeting that the general
opinion of the members was that the
japanese situation was exceedingly
grave and would require the most deli
cate treatment to avoid an open rup-
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
EIGHT KNOWN DEAD.
Bodies of Winslow Family Taken
From Ruins at X. C.

Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 26-Four bodies
were. removed this morning from the
ruins of the Chamber of. Commerce
building in Kansas City, Kan, making
the total known dead to date eight
The bodies removed today, although
badly charred and the features disfig-
ured, were identified as:
EDWARD WINSLOW, aged a years,
city solicitor for the Nelson Morris
Packing company.
MRS. EDWARD WINSIsOW. his wife.
MABEL WINSLOW, aged 8.
NAY WINSLOW, aged 5. the daugh-
ters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Winslow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
ROOSEVELT HELPED FTTz.
Fighter Says Letter From President
Saved Him.

president Roosevelt saved me from
going to the dogs" said Bob Fitzsim-
mons between acts, recently. While
leaving the ring after losing to Jack
O,Brien, I received wire from
friend in New York that my wife had
started for Dakota with the intention
of getting divorce from me. Coming
as it did, right after the loss of the
fight with O'Brien, this information
made me desperate. started on a wild
career of dissipation that promised to
land me in the gutter when received
a letter from President Roosevelt that
conveyed his sincere sympathy in my
everything would come out for the
best, il [ conducted myself properly
and made no rash breaks. / broke
down completely when I read the let
ter and cried like boy.
when recovered my composure,
made a firm resolution to show
President Roosevelt and the Ameri-
lean public that I was man, through
and through, and knew how to take
adversely when it came. I thought
for awhile that my wife wanted to
shake me. but when I met her in Da-
kota. I soon learned that a theatrical
man had knocked me to her. knew he
was in with her himself. and soon
convinced her that his tales were pure
fabrica tions We then became recon
ciIed and have been happy ever since.
It was a costly break. however, for it
beat me out of that fight with O'Brien-
I would have made 100000 on the
road this winter, if I had won that
battle
physical culture school Ike the one
conducted by Billy Muldoon. the
former wrestler, when he retires from
the stage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-26
ROSE READY TO QUIT.
Kansas City ex-8Iayor Asks Court for
His Bill.

Word has been received by the clerk
of the supreme court from ex-Mayor
w. W. Rose of Kansas City that Mr..
Rose is ready to pay I'D his fine Of
81 900 imposed for contempt, and the
$500 costs in the case as soon as the
bill is sent to him.
The bill can not be sent until the
Kansas supreme court receives from
the supreme court of the United States
the mandate showing that the United
States court refused to take jurisdic-
ton in the case.
Mr.. Roses communication shows
that he Is now ready to give up his
long fight. and 'spay the dddler.'
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HE'S IN THE WRONG PRISON.
Albert Brown Says He Should Be in
Missouri Instead of Kansas.

An application for habeas corpus in
behalf Of Albert H. Brown. who is
serving a fourteen months imprison-
ment at the federal penitentiary at
Fort Leavenworth, was made before
Judge Pollock Of the United States
district court today by Gamble, Peth-
erbridge and Taylor of Kansas City,
attorneys for Clara E. Brown, wife Of
Albert H. Brown.
The application is made on the
grounds that the mandate OF the
United States court, district of Mis-
souri,, called for imprisonment at the
Missouri state penitentiary at Jeffer-
son city and that later the United
States attorney general issued an or
der placing Brown in the federal peni-
tentiary contrary to the mandate Of
the court It is claimed that this i'm
is void.