The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24

Joseph Arthur, the welknown playwright, died
Tuesday in New York Mr. Arthur had winter
nome at Hobo, Fla, and left there few days ago
for New York to secure medical treatment.
hotel to cost 100000 will be erected in Fer
nandina, the plans having been accepted and prep
aratiOns for building will begin at once The struc
ture will be three stories with mansard roof.
vote by the Senate on the Statehood bill is ex-
peced to occur within ten days. Delegate Rodey of
New Mexico asserts that delay in voting is giving
the railroads opportunity to acquire large tracts of
land.
When the work of rock ballasting the roadbed of
the East Coast Railway is completed it is said that
the experiment of oiling will be made, hoping that
by doing twice year the road will be kept dust
less
Pensacola has completed the arrangement for her
Mardi Gras festival and everything is in readiness
for the event, which begins Monday February 20. In
dications point to many visitors during the ceebra-
ton.
Stuyvesant Fish resigned from the directorate of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company because he
wanted to know all about the inside dealings of the
company with outside concerns and could not secure
such information.
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives
David B. Henderson has suffered another paralytic
stroke at his home in Dubuque Iowa. 1t has almost
deprived him of his sight, his wife being the only
person he recognizes.
In reply to the demand of DR.. Morris for apology
of the treatment received by Mrs Morris at the White
House, the President states that her arrest was
necessary, and justfes the conduct of the officers
who elected Mrs. Morris.
Pat Grove, who became notorious through the
charge of having kidnapped the young son of Edward
Cudahy, the Omaha meat packer, demanding $4,000
for release of the boy, which was paid, has been
quilted of his alleged crime.
Dr. Charles E. Hewitt of the University of Chi
cago Divinity School declares that graft has taken
possession of the Christian ministry negecting their
religious duties and using their positions for fnan
cal gain by questionable methods.
A Democrat, George W. Guthrie, has been chosen
as the first Mayor of Greater Philadelphia Many
riots occurred and arrests were made by the whole
sale for illegal voting The old ring, which had
long controlled politics, was knocked out.
Calvin Austin, who has been elected president of
the newly organized Clyde Steamship Company be-
gan life as an Office boy with steamship company
Mt Boston thirty four years ago, and his life as n
master of transportation has been successful
company has been organized in Aripeka, Her
nando County for the purpose of developing the
Aripeka section. boat will be built and semi.
weekly trips made to Tampa, and telephone lines to
Brooksvile and other towns will be constructed
decision involving 100000 acres of land in
Florida is being held under advisement by Judge
Charles Swayne of the United States Court at Pen.
sacola This land is in possession of the State but
is claimed by various railways under legislative
grant.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway is said to have
abandoned its proposed extension south of Sarasota
and will use the money instead for deepening the
harbor at that place. Sarasota Bay has also been
allotted $4,000 of the rivers and harbors emergency
fund.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered
an Investigation into the charges made by the indie
pendent oil producers and shippers of Kansas that
the railroads and Standard Oil Company are in a
combine to control the traffic and build up monop-
oily. p
President Roosevelt is taking a personal interest
in the inquiry into charges of fraud in connection