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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-25
YESTERDAY. TO-DAY. TOMORROW.

Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen.
and Graduating Glass of ocala High
school:
II is needless for me u say that L
appreciate beyond measure the compile
ment conveyed in extending TO me
an invitation to deliver an acdsess cn
this occasion. II Is a compliment,
fear. which. however fiattering TO me.
will be but poorly requited by my eff
fort 10 entertain this audience, and
perhaps it would have been charita-
bic. If not indeed merciful. for me to
have declined the inyitation and per-
mitted those in charge of the matter
to have secured another. which would
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-25

'*'ns 70 the fact that. the history
~ srade. both collectively and in
". 'S' Is No creditable, and reflects
" on the ocala High school il
ne pleasure TO recount few
NJ. ninstrious incidents which have
! the careers OF our class mem
Y vince their enrolment at this
w. ana moreover. IL is gratifying
|T maj now have an opportunity
.a ''e1ins any erroneous opinion,
q. ,nn perhaps derogatory 10 our
y. n' which casual observers
Ave received in regard to us.
|..-. oesinnins my history. little
|>. aon may not be amiss to those
IN 'r not regarded us as such very
WY Students, so for fear that the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-25

We shall also print the orations of
Mr.. Smith and Miss Cribbett some day
during the present week.
The three young lady graduates. in
their dresses of pure white. and the
two young men. in black suits, made
a picture of beauty and manly strength
that was good to look upon. Each one
received numerous floral offerings and
other gifts, and the night Of their
graduation from the ocala High school
will always be a pleasant and a de-
nghtfu memory TO them.
The following beautiful address was
then delivered by Major L. T. Izlar,
one Of the most prominent members
of the Ocala bar
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-25
GRADUATING EXERCISES
A BRILLIANT EVENT.

an, q the most brilliant commence
~.nt exercises in the history of the
n.h High school was that Of the
cnss OF 1906
there were i've graduates and the
exercises were held at the First Bap.
w church Monday night at s o'clock.
rve,y seat In the building was occu-
t|-d and the audience was not only
large. but was a thoroughly repre-
.-r.atiye one, and the class OF 1906
I &c 70 down IN history as one OF the
manifest that ever left this institu-
acn
Tha altar was simply decorated with
h.|ms ferns and other ported plants
~ green hsrmonizing beautifully
rI.h the walls OF the church, which
ts Done In two shades OF green and
.he noors are carpeted in green.
Heafed on the stage were the grad
1,tes. Miss Fay cribbett. Miss Annie
Mathew. Miss Alice Richardson. MIR.
norris smith and Mr.. James Taylor;
Af J. IA. Workman. principal of the
IE1'a High school: Miss Sarah r No
c<>ery and Mr.. Emmett Cowden. the
irschers OF the high school depart
neni Mayor Mcconathy. Rev. Sam
hIie Major l.. r. Islar. Dir. l. W.
'pfal. Mr.. Il. A. weathers and Rev.
w T. Lindsay.
badge Richard McConathy, Mayor
M The city Of Ocala. most acceptably
tfforned the duties Of the presiding
Heer.
Rev. sam White. Of the Christian
trrch, made teh opening prayer, aft
/" which Miss Janet Weathers played
beautiful manner a piano solo.
M Hungarian Dance"
IT, FIRST % the graduates Ia speak
r Ar. Morris Smith. the caption Of
Ny ~niion being. ''our Policy Toward
Philippines" His subject was a
3enii one and he handled Il in a
'f'tfiy manner. His voice was well
''piaied his delivery splendid and
'nf ponclusion of his Grafton ne was
M helmed with applause.
- Alice Richardson. I'm a sweet
N Irish manner, recited Tennyson's
'''iui "Guineveve" with telling eff
E 'hnrus which was composed Of
'tpper Of the pupils OF the different
80 q the school. then sang &c
Fpring. the accompaniment being
-''d By Mrs. ID. T.. McIver.
"t,ningion's famous Farewell Ad-
bet none Of its forcefulness
'hse'lence AZ the hands Of Mr..
'" Taylor who was next on the
'fism.
Contribution 20 CiviliZa-
"as Toe title OF Miss Fay Crib
'fation. Her style was digniiied
+"eetoi. She showed that woman
''" niing the place which Chris
"fiiizati0n intends that she shall
mat she Yields a power as
not greater, than that of man.
'Pteeh exhibited much thought
'e'eAfch. and WAS very fine pro-
.auus Fifth Mazurka was played
sA''tuily by Miss Jessielu Martin.
was followed by Miss Annie
e"s class history and prophecy.
as very clever imaginary his
= each member of the class of
!" was most excellently con-
ana was faultlessly delivered.
Is herewith appended.
80 HISTORY AND PROPHECY.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-25

and give up whatever prohibited his
doings. He was happy. and what else
in this old world of ours is more i'm
portant to our wellbeing than happi-
ness? Nothing.
Then al a wave OF the fairy's wand.
the scene changed. 1t was night and
found myself in large church illu-
minated by many lights, and richly
decorated with beautiful flowers and
palms. The church was filled with a
brilliant assemblage, and there was ar:
air Of intense interest pervading the
very atmosphere. As 1 gazed around
the strains of the we'll known and uni
versally demanded "Mendelsohn's
Wedding March" rose. and down the
aisles of the church there. advanced a
wedding party. In the bride | recog-
nized another .classridte Miss Alice
Richal dson. 80 sne was married amid
beauty and luxuriance. thus carrying
ont her destiny. but how different a
destiny from the one Of her ambitious!
she bad always asserted that a bust
ness woman's position in life was the
only one which would contain Alice
Richardson. And now her longings for
a business vocation had given way to
natura! instinct. and her lot in life
decided by a power not within her
Icontrol or ours Here we see how weak
are mortal intentions and desires.
Drifting away through the air
drowsiness overlook me. and as in a
dream / saw myself standing on
stage in a large hall. looking into a
sea of expectant faces; il was evident
that something was expected of me,
but memory had fled and stage-fright
was in full possession of all my fac
ulties. \ cold horror crept over me,
and without power to move or speak
l stood there until kissing started in
the impatient audience. and them
woke with a start to feel the warm
sunshine streaming in on me and to
hear maua's voice eXclaiming, "WeIi,
Annie. are YOU going TO dream all
day" Il had only been dream: all
my wandarings and visions were but
the outcome OF a systematically alb
normal imagination.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-29
WENT NORTHEAST.
Nothing Heard From Mobile In Over
Twenty-Four Hours

Nothing Heard From Mobile In Over
Twenty-Four Hours
Louisville. Sept 2s.-The tropical
hurricane which. for over twenty-four
hours, churned the waters OF the gulf
and did much damage on the coast and
FAR inland Thursday night, whipped
through north Alabama In a north
easterly direction at a velocity at but
slightly less than was recorded in New
Orleans during Thursday. Reports re-
celved by the Associated Press do not
indicate any loss OF life, but the dam
age 10 property over the territory
touched by the storm Is enormous. All
wire communication Is seriously inter
fered with.
New Orleans furnished the subject
OF more wild rumors, but authentic
reports indicate that while there was
considerable damage 20 property. there
has been no loss OF life in the city.
Wires from New Orleans and the gulf
are prostrated. and II viii be several
DAYS before anything can be heard
from the territory between the Cres-
cent City and the gulf. and before
anything can be heard from the ship
ping which Is riding out In the storm
In the open gulf. Bolixi. Mississippi
City and Mississippi Point, Miss. have
not been heard from for twenty-four
hours. Mississippi Point reporting the
water four feet deep on the streets OF
tnat town at 10 o'clock Wednesday
night.
There was a high wiS4 aid rain at
Montgomery. Ala. during the day. but
no serious damage.
A gale blew az Birmingham Thurs
day night after a Jay OF steady rain.
and az Memphis the rain was contin-
uous for thirty-six hours
The damage 20 railroads Is very
heavy Reports 10 the officials OF the
Louisville and Nashville road from the
superintendent OF the Mobile and
Montgomery divisions Indicate that the
losses approximate sl.OOO.0OO.
The tracks between FlOmaton. Ala.
and Pensacola are obstructed In many
places. and In some places badly torn
up by falling trees, while the section
between Georgian and Graceyille. Fla,
has suffered similarly. Al Pensacola
the Lewisville and Nashville grain el-
evator has been destroyed and tho en-
tire trnckage 10 Escambla Bay Is ruin
ed. The railroad wharf az Pensacola
Is reported 20 be a total loss and thirty.
nine cars OF coal OF the company were
washed into the bay. Further reports
indicate that the roadbed between
Minett. Ala. and Mobile a distance
OF thirty miles. has been washed away.
rendering traffic impossible. Five
hundred section men are being rush
ed from Montgomery and birmingham
% the scene OF the damage.
The Louisville and Nashville also
suffered several washouts near New
Orleans.
The New Orleans and Northeastern
road reports its track under water in
several places In the vicinity OF New
Orleans. No word has come from any
OF the other roads having their ter
rllnals Gt Mobile.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-29
MOBILE ISOLATED.
TslesrsphIe Connections With Other
Southern Cities Hard 10 Maintain.

TsIearaphIe Connections With Other
Southern cities Hard TO Maintain.
o'clock Friday morning no word had
come from Mobile. which the tropi'
cal storm succeeded in isolating from
the world 80 far as wire and rail- com.
nunications were concerned. At ?
o'clock Thursday morning the wire 20
Pensacola, which that afternoon car.
rled news Of the great damage and
rumors Of loss OF life there, failed at
nlRht. and Friday was numbered with
countless other wires out OF service.
The storm. which appeared central
over Arkansas and northern Missis-
sippi. Friday lost some OF its force,
bg, caused heavy rains In nearly every
portion OF the central south. and this
condition. together with prevailing
hlEh winds. rendered the problem OF
wire communication generally even
worse than Thursday. One by one the
cities which had almost the usual mum
Asr OF wires In working order Thurs
dsy either lost telegraphic service or
rnaintained IL with other southern
cities under the greatest dlfhculties.
and In most cases by out Of the way
routes.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-29
HURRICANE TERRIBLE
Damage Done on the Gulf Coast
l. Tremendous.
PENSACOLA SUFFERS
Houses Prom Five 10 Ten Feet I'm
der Water, Women Rescued Out
Of TWo.StOry Windows and
Great Financial Loss.

Pensacola, Fla. Sept. 2s.-The worst
sea storm and hurricane that the gulf
coast has experienced since the VII
lage Of Pensacola on Santa Rosa Is
land was swept away 10 years ago
began Wednesday night and stll ragged
Thursday Every house in the city
has suffered damage. and many roofs
dre blown off. Telegraph and tele-
phone and electric light wires are in a
tangle. the water front is strewn with
wreckage for miles on either side OF
the city and vessels are piled on the
wharyes. OF where the wharyes were,
in utter ruin. Big iron steamers and
many large sailing ships are now lying
high up In the city where the tide
has never been known 10 reach before.
and every wharf for miles around has
been swept away or damaged beyond
repair. II is reported that many lives
between the city and the navy yard
have been lost. but no definite details
can be obtained. Many OF the houses
In that section are under from five
10 ten feet OF water. and many women
have been taken from the second story
windows and carried 20 safety In boats.
4 ae electric power was shut off at
O'Clock Thursday morning. There Is
no street ca. traffic. and communica'
ton with the outside world Is entirely
cut off. The scenes In parts OF the
city almost beggar description ard
the streets are strewn with timbers.
Tin roofing and broken glass. This dis
patch. with other telegraphic matter.
was carried 10 Flomaton. Ala. by the
weeten Union Telegraph company's
manager. who made the trip by train
20 ascertain the exact extent OF dam
age done. II is feared that great
havoc and loss OF life will be shown
when reports from the entire section
along the coast can be gathered. Es'
timated damage Is s3.OO0,OOO.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-29
s,oe,,eI WI.hes % RetIre.

81 Petersburg. Sept 2s.-Generai
stoessel has rendered his resignation
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09

bornation of perjury and one for con spiracy, all three in connection with the Dodge-Morse case.
 Hummel alleges that the indictments found against hinl in January last arc null and void and any action under them would be restrained by writ or prohibition. He contends that the in- dictment should not stand because he was called as a witness before the grand jury which afterwards found the indictment against him. He ai- feges that he was sworn against his protest, that he was not only eoerced into answering many of the questions put to him. but was compelled to ad- init that his answers as to others might tend to ,ncriminate him" In his brlef Hummel alleges that in one instance there was a threat to present him to the court for refusing to answer q question on tho ground that 1t might incriminate him.. l
 The District Attorney holds that the indictments against Hummel are valid and should stand. Humnef was re- gently convicted on an indictment charging him with conspiracy. lie was sentenced to one year in the penl- tentiary and in addition was fined sooO.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09
IGNORANCE
 OF ME ROGERS Knows cry Little of Stagi ards Affairs. OIL ENQUIRY GOES ON H. D. Hendcasde the Chief Wit
 ness Yesterday. Attorney-Gcneral Hadley Says He Will Be Glad to Have Lawson Testify
 If He Has Anything to
 Tell.

New York, Jan. S.-Henry H.. Rogers. the Vice-President of the Standard oil Company of New Jersey, and director of the Standard oil Company of In- diana, which Attorney-General Herbert S. Hadley Is trying to oust from the State of Missouri was again on the witness stand today on quo warranto proceedings brought by Mir. Hadiey. Mir. Hadley took up with him only two points:
 Whether the Standard oil Company of Indiana has an office in the building at 26 Broadway, this city, where the Standard oil Company of New Jersey has its officers; and whether the Stand ard oil Company of New Jersey owns or controls a majority of the stock of the Indiana company. the Waters Pierce oil Company of Missouri and the Republic oil Company of New York. 4
 Mr. Rogers said that he did not know that the Indiana Company has offices at 26 Broadway; that he supposed It's affairs are conducted in Indiana, and that he imagined that James A. Mof- fett, President of the Stndard Oil Com pany of Indiana, has an ofiice. at 2S Broadway, but that, he (Mr. Rogers) was never in it.
 MT. Rogers declined to answer the question whether the Standard oil Company of New Jersey owns the stock of the other companies, which MT. Had Joy alleges, have combined to sttne competition in Missouri.
 Hardcaatle Chief Witness.
 H. D. Hardcastle, who was formerly employed in the Albany agency of the Standard oil Company, was Mir. Had Iey's chief witness today.
 He tostifled to instances in which he was transferred from the Standard Oil Company,s employ to that of the Re- public oil Company at Cleveland and of the Atlantic Refining Company at Philadelphia. These transfers. he said, were made by officers or employees Of the Standard oil Company. and one of them told hirn he must not be known in Cleveland as having been employed by the standard OH Company. Wit ness had some letters. he said, from standard oils men gtIich he was in- duced to surrender to Walter Jennings of the Standard oil Company in the hope of getting a better position. but he received ticket for Europe without a return counon.
 Mir. Rogers was testifying when the hearing adjourned today.
 After the adjournment Attorney Gen eral Hadley's attention was called to some published advice to him concern ing the proceedings from Thomas w. Lawson of Boston. and he was asked:
 DO you want Mir. Lawson to come down here and testify in this case?'
 certainly. If Mir. Lawson knows anything I should like to have him come down" said Mir. Hadley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09
GERMAN WHITE BOOK.
It Puts Little Change on the MOrOccan
 Shfuaffau

situation.
 Paris, Jan. S.-The German pamph- let or white book on Morocco. issued to- day in Berlin receives prominent att tention here. The prevailing comment of the officials and the newspapers is that the publication does not contain sensational developments and does not materially change the presentation of the subject of the French yellow book.
 It is particularly noted that Germany has no French dispatches on which to base her claims. the German thesis be- ing maintained by dispatches from Count von Tattenbach-Asho and oth- CT German agents who naturally pre- sented the French intentions toward Morocco in an unfavorabie light.
 Count von Tattenbach- -Asholds dis patch giving the Sultan's declarations against France discloses the perfidy which France has long suspected. It is the Sultan's interpretation of the French designs to which Germany takes exception as the book fails to show that Frances own agents declared 1t to be the intention of France to make Morocco another Tunis
 The strong language used against NJ Delcasse Is declared purely retrospect i've since NJ. Delcasse's retirement in- augurated a new policy of conciliation towards Germany.
 On the whole. the book Is received calmly and rather sarcastically, some newspapers calling it as a harmless libretto," coming too late to affect the deliberations at Algeciras.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09
PARLIAMENT IS DISSOLVED.
First Polling Will Take Place at
 Greenwich January 3.

London, Jan. Skiing Edward. who had been absent in the country since Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman's cabi- net was formed. returned to London this afternoon and held meeting of the privy council, at which the procla- nation dissolving parliament was sign ed.
 Immediately afterwards writs were sent to the returning officers for the election of the members of the new parliament, which by law will assemble within thirty-five days.
 The first polling will take place January 23, at Greenwich, where Lord Hugh Cecil, leader of the conservative free traders is engaged in a triangular fight for the Unionist seat against a liberal and a Chamberlainite. The last poll must close January 21. There fore within a fortnight the verdict of the majority of the electors will be known and the probable life of the liberal government will be measurable.
 The leaders Of the opposing forces mounted the hustings tonight and the rallying cries of the factions engaged in the combat were engaged every where. No less than fifteen members of the past and present cabinet spoke in different parts of the country, in cluding former Premier Balfour. Her bert Henry Asquith. Joseph Chamber John Burns, David Lloyd-George and Austen Chamberlain. The issues were clear and the speakers continued to bring the charges against home rule or tariff reform. The Liberals all along the line attacked the Unionist record of the past while the Unlonists in the main were on the defensive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09
INsURGENT REPUBLICANS.
Causing Trouble in Joint Statehood
 HiII,


 Washington, Jan. S.-Republicans in the House, who oppose the proposed joint Statehood bill have developed such strength that the date Of tho favorable report of the committee on territories in the measure Is uncertain and many members do not expect to have the bill brought before the House early this week as was oriSinaIiy plan- ned.
 Insurgent Republicans sllege they have seventy-five Republican votes against the proposed rule preventing the amendment of the joint Statehood measure As the Democrats would vote soIidly against such a rule, 1t had been reported that the rules committee will not attempt to prevent the amend men of the Statehood bill However, the friends of the joint Statehood bill do not admit that seventy five Repub- licans will join in the attempt to amend the bill and insist that the com mittee on rules will have no hesitation in submitting a rule preventing amend ments.
 Speaker Cannon and his associates, in support of the administration policy are exerting every effort to enforce party discipline. The endorsement of joint Statehood by the Republican eau GUS and the position of the President in favor of the proposition as it will be presented in the Hamilton bill are being urged as imperative reasons for presenting d solid party front on the question.
 The subcommittee of the House com mittee on territories in charge of the bill are holding frequent meetings, but Chairman Hamilton of the committee on territories would make no predic ton today as to when the bill will be reported by the committee.
 An effort undoubtedly is being put forth to unite the opposition on both the Statehood and Philippine measures. This effort has succeeded to limited extent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-09
SUICIDE OF DOCTOR
NATIVE OF ALABAMA KILLS HIM.
 SELF IN NEW YORK.
In a Note He Declared that for Years He Had Suffered from Suicidal
 and Homicidai
 Mania.

New York, Jan. S.--Dr. R. W. SteEeT, said to be graduate of Vanderbilt and Columbia Universities. and of fam fly prominent in Nashville. Tenn. at tempted to commit suicide at the Au- dubon Hotel Sunday night by taking chloroform and morphine. He was re- moved to Bellevue Hospital today, where physicians say he cannot re- cover.
 Dr. Steger took the poison after leav- ing a note saying that he had suffered from suicidal and homicidal mania for years and that he could not bear the suffering longer He willed his body to the College of Physicians and Sur geons. Columbia University.
 His letter, addressed to Whom It May. Concern" fol'1ws:
 Sunday. January 2, 1908, ?. n.---My name Is Robert W. Steger, and am 4s years old. Occupation, physician place of birth, Alabama; cause of death. suicide by means of morphine and chloroforn. I give my body to the College Of Physicians and Surgeons Of this city for dissection. am grad uate of that school. class of 1893.
 T have not been mentally sound for several years having suffered Eror freuuent attacks of suicidal nIanih l. These would sometimes take the form of honfictdal mania and again combi- nation of both. The attacks usually lasted two or three days. during whicn it was impossible for me to sleep. The present attac! has lasted three weeks A continuance would be worse than death. so I feel justified in taking my life. This condition has caused me to do things for which I have been severe lv censured 1 trust my friends may know that my mistakes have been oI the head and not of the hart
 Robert W. Steger."
 Another Message.
 Another message probably wrltten after the doctor had, swallowed the noison and uncompleted because the mornbine and chlorc form took effect before the doctor anticipated, was found behind the letter. The second message was written on an envelope and read as follows:
 "As I am sitting here in R. IT as sane as I have been for three weeks and expecting 10 die in an hour, wan! to say that the book of pr. Jekyil ana MT. Hyde Is none too strong. also think ,-
 The writing was firm at the begin hing of the message but gradually be- came almost undecipherable.
 There was bruise on the uncon' zcious physician's face, and another or | his body which Is likely resulted rom a fall after he had taken the poison. It was stated tonight by person acouajnted with the doctor that he was horn near Huntsville, Ala, where hl' father still lives and that he has brother, prominent as a lawyer ir | Nashville. Tenn.
 pr. steger was for several years nrofessor of chemistry in Vanderbilt | University. He married in 1894 in Hot Springs, Ark. and then removed 10 Chi' IarsSa nractice. beside sereving as house rhvsician' at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
 Dr. steger has lived in New YorA since 1900.