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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
 About One Hundred Lives Lost. DISTURBANCE TOOK PLACE MONDAY MORNING Hetails of Disaster Meagre, Cables Not Working. Beuef |. That Further Reports wiii show that the Proerty Loss is Not as Severe as
 at First Was
 Indicated.

Kingston, the picturesque capital of the island of Jamaica has been devas- tated by . violent earthquake.
 Details of the disaster are iacking as direct communication with the stricken city has been cut of. The land lines had been reconstructed to within five miles of Kingston Tuesday evening, and from meagre reports re- ceived through such channels as were open, 1t has been. learned that many of the most important buildings have been destroyed and there has been seri- ous loss of life So far as the reports indicate the fatalities number less than 100. though the hospitals are filled with injured and the list of victims may be materially increased.
 Kingston and the other points of interest of the island are at this sea- son of the year thronged with tour ists from both American and England. and the greatest apprehension is felt for the safety of the many persons who had recently arrived at the Jamai- can resort. The most distinguished of these were members of party of Eng fish statesmen, agriculture experts and men of affairs, who, under she leader ship of Sir Alfred Jones. has arrived in Kingston within the past few days to attend an agricultural conference. The first shock was felt about 3:so o'clock Monday afternoon and as in the San Francisco and Valparaiso disas- ters. flames immediately sprang from the wreckage to carry on the work of destruction. Tuesday afternoon the fire was still burning, although 1t was believed to be under control
 The Myrtle Bank Hotel, the princi- pal hotel at Kingston, which probably sheltered the great bulk of visitors on the island is reported destroyed. The great military hospital was burned and forty soldiers are reported dead.
 Sir James Ferguson is said to have been instantly killed, but according to
 
 Canadian or American is believed to be missing.
 The extent of the destruction which has been wrought in Kingston, a city which already bears the scars of a number of disastrous visitations of fire. earthquake and cyclone in years gone by, is still left largely to the Dnagi- nation.
 The city Is one of low lying build Angs, clustered along the shores of ore of the finest and most securely land locked harbors in the West Indies.
 The population. which numbers 50,- 900, is largely made up of native blacks.
 Many steamers carrying tourists to Jamaica were en route to the island when the earthquake occurred, but 1t so happens that according to schedules none of the ships from New York or Boston was in Kingston harbor Mon day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
SIR JAMES FERGUSON KILLED.
British Baronet Among Victims of
 Kingston Disaster.

British BaPonet Among Victims of
 KihgstOn Disaster.
 London, Jan. 15.-The Colonial Ofice tonight received confirmation of the terrible disaster which has overtaken Kinkston, Jamaica, in dispatch from Hamar Greenwood, M R1 sent from Holland Bay at the east end of the isl- and.
 The telegram says that Kingston has been ruined by an earthquake which occurred without warning Monday af- thernoon at 3:30. A very great num- ber of buildings and dwellings were destroyed either by the earthquake or by the consequent fire.
 The military hospital was burned and forty soldiers were reported to have been killed, together with several prominent citizens and many other of the inhabitants of the city. Sir James Ferguson>is reported to have been inc stantly killed. No other Englishmen, Canadians or Americans are missing.
 The city is quiet, but disciplined workers are needed. The Governor of inc colony, Sir Alexander Swettenham, assisted by Sir Alfred Jones, Is direct ing affairs.
 The steamer Port Kingston will leave Thursday with most of the members of the party who went out with Sir Alfred uones to attend the agricultural con ference.
 The Right Hon. Sir James Fergesson mentioned in the foregoing dispatch was a man of considerable prominence He served in the crimean campaign with the Grenadier Guards ana was present at the battles of Alma and In kerman, where he was wounded. and the siege of Sebastopol. He was sew eral times a member of the House of Commons He was under Secretary or state for India and in the home de- partndent in Lord Derby's third and in DIsraelals first administrations. He was made Governor of South Australia in 1888, Governor of New Zealand in 1873 and Governor of Bombay in 1885 1Ia was Under Secretary of state for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
TEXAS GOVERNOR INAUGURATED.

Brilliant Ceremony Before Enormous
 Crowd At Texas Capital.
 Austin, Texas, Jan. Ex-Governor T. NJ. Campbell and Lieutenant-Governor A. B. Davidson was inaugprated in the capitol here today before an enormous crowd that packed the Hall of Rep resebtatives and the spacious galler- les.
 The inauguration ceremonies were brilliant, the Hall of Representatives having been elaborately decorated for the occasion.
 Goyernor Campbell will send his message to the legislature tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
rYPHooN IN PHILIPPINES
One Hundred Lives Lost In Leyte and SAmar.

Manila, Jan. 15.-The islands of Leyte and Samar were swept by ty- phoon January 10. One hundred lives were lost on the island of Lsyte. The barracks and officers quarters on the east coast of Samar were destroyed.
 No estimate of the damage done to nrouerty has yet been made. No dam- age to shipping is reported. The storm IS the worst that has occurred within the last ten years.
 Communication with Leyte and Sa- mar has been out or for the past six days and only meagre particulars of the storm were received today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
FIRE STILL RAGING IN
 THE BEAUTIFUL PORT OF
 THE WEST INDIAN ISLAND
IaH1nnHsHIsnsa saHs
KINGSTON IMPoRrANr CITY

Kingston had population of
 50,0OO and was the commercial center and the most important
 city of Jamaica. It was situ- ated in the county of Surrey,
 on the north side of . iand-
 locked harbor, the best harbor fin the island, and, for it's size,
 the best in the world. The city i was ten miles by rail east of Spanish Town.
 The harbor of Kingston is q Iand-Iocked basin available for
 the largest ships, and Is en- enclosed on the south by long
 tongue of land, at the extrem- ity of which fs Port Royal.
 Kingston was founded in 1898 after the neighb0rfng town of ! Port Royal had been destroyed
 by an earthquake. The harbor
 and the entrance to Kingston
 were defended by forts. The city was connected by rail with { Montego and Port Antonio.
 The city had various charit- able and collegiate institutions,
 a workhouse, penitenfiary, a
 theatre, an anthenaeum, spa
 cIous military barracks, . Wes- Ieyan chapel and some tolerabiy
 good dwelling houses. Many of
 the public buildings were on .
 large square called The Pa-
 rade.
 } Most of the population of Kingston were negroes, and the market for fruits and vcge-
 tables was immense. A large
 part of the trade of the island passed through Kingston. The destroyed city owes it's existence to an earthquake. Tn 1892 Port Royal, then the me-
 tropolis of Jamaica, was de-
 stroyed and was never rebuilt, ! the people building q new city on the site of what was Kings
 tom. Jamaica is one of the ] British provinces of the West Indies, and the Government Is directed by q Governor-General, named In England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
DestructIon Almost Complete.

Halifax, N. S., Jan. 15.--D. Budge, manager of the Halifax and Bermuda cable company received cablegram tonight from William Sullivan, the manager of the Bermuda Cable Com pany at Kingstonl The cable is dated Holland Bay and reads;
 "Nearly whole of city destroyed by cart quake and fire; staff all safe with the exception of one member, who is seriously injured"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
THE WEATHER.

,XVashingtOn, Jan. 15s-For AlRbamai Rahn and colder Wednesday except fair in extreme south pOrtiOnS Thursday fair In morth, rain and colder fin south portiong winds becoming north and fresh,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
Nh Report n wash,ueton.

Washington. Jan. 15.-Neither the State Department nor Navy Depart ment has received any dispatches re- garding the earthquake at Kingston up to late hour tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
MIR. DENHAM RESIGNS.
General Manager Leaves Railroad Ser
 vice.

Tallahassee. Fla. Jan. l5.-W. B. Denham has rendered his resignation as manager of the Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railway, to take effect Feb ruary 1, and will assume entire man. apement of the Tampa Northern Rail- road. being constructed from Tampa to Atlanta. MT. Denham was formerly snnerintendent of the Atlantic Coast Line and is considered one of the most eficient railroad managers of tho South
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
SPEAKER MARTIN NAMES THE COMMITTEES OF THE
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
.sssssssIssssss,
HOUSE CHAIRMANsHIPs.

HOUSE CHAIRMANsHIPs. Judfciary--.JOhu, of Jefferson. Revision Lsws--Pitts, of \ ways and Means--wooif, of Marengo. ! PriviIeges md EIections-Arnold , c of Calhoun. < Education--Lee, of Ictowah. . Commerce and Common Car q rfers--Long, of Butler. \ ARricuIture--Pitts, of Perry | o Temperance--Ballard, of Au- . tauga. ( Local LesisIation-HaIey, of 0 JeReRs0n. q Apprepriations--Lyons of Mo. O bile. \ Corporations--nIan of Mont- 0 gomery.
 0 Peniteutiary and Criminal Ad- ! mfnistration - Carmichael, of Q Colbert. \ Municipal Organfzation - Eos q ter, of TuscaIoosa. \ Banlking and Insurance--Rush- n ton. of Crenshaw. < Labor and Immigraticn-Kfrby
 o of Madison. < Public Roads and Highways-- O smith, of Fillmore. | Mining and Manufacturing A Bloch, of Wiieox. i Counties and County Bounda-
 m raes--JenIxins, of Baldwin. Il Public Health = Hagsdnie, of
 \ Jefferson.
 \ MfIftary--Long, of Morgan.
 i Public Bufidfngs and Insfitu- S tions--Goodwyn of Montsom- Q cry. \ Capitol and Grounds--I.ee, of
 q Houston.
 S Claims and Fees--saitcherI, of q Marion. < PnbIic Printfng--Armstrong, of q Jackson.
 q Game, Fish and Forestry Res \ ervatien--Ltndsey, of Chec-
 Q taw.
 \ Engrossed BiIls = Lacy, of
 q Walker. \ EuroIIed BiIIs--wiIliams, of l, O Barbour. i Revision of Journak-steagail
 a of Dale.
 1 Federal ReIatfons-BuIger, of q TaEIapoesG. @ RuIes--speaker Martin.
 i . ee . . . . es .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
ouaIxe Af Alhanx.

Albany. N. F.. Jan. 15.--State Geolo- gist Clark, this afternoon said that the seimograph at the state museum recorded an earthquake her yesterday. The movement began at 12:47.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
Evans to investigate Disaster.

Washington. Jan 15,. Secretary of the Navy Metcalf tonight sent cable gram to Admiral Evans. in command of the United States fleet of Guam tanamo, Cuba. requesting him to in- vestigate the extent of the earthquake disaster in Jamaica and report to the department. Admiral Evans is au- thorized. if necessary. to proceed to Kingston, which is about a twelve hours trip from Guantanamo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
Oh.erved at warhinrtou.

Washington, Jan. 5.l-The weather bureau officials stated today that the seismograph at the bureau reported a slight earthquake yesterday. The dis turbance began at 3:3S D. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
HOTEL PEOPLE NOTIFIED.

ProprietOra of HOsteIry at Port An-
 thOny Hear from Quake.
 Boston. Jan. 15,-Allen A. Ainslie, of the firm of Ainslie and Grabow. pro sr,etors of the IAtchheld Hotel at Port hnthony. received a telegram tonight from his partner, Edward Grabow, at Port Antonio saying Kingston was shaken by an earthquake yesterday af-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16
LESS THAN HUNDRED.

Foreign Affairs in 1886 and from 1891 to 1892 he was Postmaster General.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16

ternoon and that a fire was aging there.
 The cablegram added that the earth quake did no damage on the north side of the island where the Litchfieid Hotel Is situated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-16

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19

csxe ne tae highways - = canaiT
a. rra~r ~. wsra makes tts 3a~*
Synn,~e = case Morgan aad N&au
49, watter~ awu an the was>ra r~a3e
<,-,n carolina rhcs have bought
TIE rr-hts.of-way and sgen; money .n
grading and building hr dyes an' 'ni.
eate@ ana - on Tsc stat" has gwen
thsr franchise IL OWN thr~o hsh-
ways ard a. tHarse hstrNer intl ifrF
pt.aee . nj least whatever Trey Eah
-ri out : the pubttc me AiNh"
are theis property 3u~t AA 'e't
got 4 hiSnwa5 The nave ~ '"l'
petition I'll u.s. almost ton clear f2t
statement that an the suppressed sa
these men would own iae property
and M, people IN she state. except
perhaps tho# whu~e business plants
whose farm. ana uEtils eHd ui#F~
should touch q railroad station - tats
thes need u5t a wagon E.n1 te uaNr
tnp'r stuff EvvrN Farm aHt hfsa 'fs"
u4nc ard p'a'L every industry every
ousit man and yma every t".i9i
sz,rN produce Auuld lee thT ~ttNF Nl
this trio Tine values 81 property
would dspta3 upon tattr W#ll >"t s.
battrl II cotton or wheat az corn 81
.gpr or any commodity could br f4'
ri,a from the plaots whore they are
ITft1LtEkA# f} tA4t thftA@#" NAs'~N 1850
wanted without paying tribute 20
tner How mueh tribute w'uld thtN
uant7 The, would uaut what tine
traffic would boar They would meet
either themselves or their app"tNir'%
periodically and TX the rates NoUsi
they take all the wealth They are
fools They would take only "a
part They would leave (" IN" N"nI4r
enough for their Nietuale and e~t"thr~
pllS 50 much as would keen them IN
hope That j&. thtN Wauld leave
enough Zen the people {" keep thch'
from starving and enough q keep
Them Ill W0rE Whenever Is cammo-
that the highway rate would eat III up,
promptly the trio would reduce tn"
rate SO az To leave something for the
PRODUCERS Sometimes the monnrehs
would reduce their tolls - a3nos
nothing Anything Ia keep the pcgplc
at work In time prices must rise,
and tolls would rise accordingly.
The greatest development 81 ciNItza-
ton is Production de
ponds upon H. Everybody VIII pro
duce more than y" can II he
can sell ii. To sell IL he must move
it. To move it he must haN" a hlSh-
way \ Kansas farmer hv two daN@
work an make wheat enough to feed
a family OF five for a whole year n
Southern planter 10y a few hours work
can make all tho cotton an ordinary
family would want in a year The sur
plus must go to those who cannot sue
c~esefully make these productions and
who need them.
All enterprise, all industry, All pro-
duction depends upon the cost OF moN-
ing commodities from the places where
they are produced to the places where
they are consumed. Production is
supposed To be free. Why should the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19
The Learned Woman.

When | married nv wife she had
studied stenogrephy.
Got that down solid then took up pho
t~ography.
Mastered that science and started ge-
ography,
All the course of a year.
She presently ook up a course of the
ology,
Followed that up with a touch OF
mythology.
Got a degree in the lire of zoology,
Still her great mind remained clear.
of writing.
lessons and points on the subject
Of fighting,
A long course Of house-building, heat
ing, n lighting
Far over her classmates she'd soar.
So she entered the subject of steam
Took also instruction in church edu-
cation,
And mastered the study of imperson-
alton,
AND still she vas longing for more.
Next she tackled the latest great fad
electricity.
Dress reform" institutes taught her
simplicity:
Sought the best way to fe-
licity.
oh. she's as .smar as a book.
She at last ended up with a course of
D~honeticS,
Gave a little attention and time to ath-
1etics;
The rest of her time she then eaya
to magnetics,
And now she is learning to cool,
London It'd pits
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19

7 hare written before upon a lesson
or two To be drawn from a study Of
the Fifteenth Psalm, in which is pre-
scented the true character and require
ments Of those who shall be saved. I
refer now 10 but one quality.-and 1t
is most noticeaDle-"Nor taketh up a
reproach against his neighbor." How
many are guilty just here who claim
TO be Christians. followers Of the son
Of GOd2 How many VINO may rcaI
this can plead not guilty. can you :
Have you never he2rC evil Of your
neighbor and bIabbed it around Re
mcmbc that every one is your neigh
Dor, according to the Divine teaching.
Have you not aimed in handing
around some evil report concerning
your neighbour Have you never
helped to give it legs and wings-both
to enable II to run and to fly? Has
not the ~reproach" Of your neighbor
been welcome to you. a sweet morsel
under your tongue, and have YOU not
whispered IT around, either IS q pro-
found secret not Of course to be re-
peated, or have YOU not told 1t with
the gusto and delight Of a genuine.
fulI-fedged. W~ide-awake gossip and
scandal moneer? Answer this to your
self. if you dare. Nor taketh MP a
reproach against his neighbour How
very. very common this is, Is that do
ing unto others as you would be done
by? Nay, verify But you are not to
do this, Cod says, if you are to be
among the sanctifed, the glorifed. the
finally saved. Under no circumstances
or conditions are we ito take up a re-
proach." To quote from an English au-
thor, Girdlestone, even though others
lay it down before US ever so conven-
ientlv. and we are ever SO much tempt
ed TO take it UP. and carry it about
with us, or from one to another
This is positively forbidden by the
Almighty Father. 1t is unkind un-
merciful. destructive and malignant.
It blasts character. it hurts your
neighbour" it wounds you own soul,
and offends a mericful Heavenly Faith
er. BE careful then how you listen
TO the evil tongue and give itching
ears to the tale of the backbiter and
slanderer. BY refusing to aid in the
work of defamation and injury you
will give a rebuke none the less potent
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19
Speech at Scotland Neck
Greatest Ever Heard
FOLKS ENTHUSIASTIC
The school Trustees Declined To Let
the Governor Speak in the Public
school House. But the People
Crowded to Hear

Especial to News and Observer
Scotland Neck. y. o.. Nov. IA
Scotland Neck never docs things by
halves. Yesterday shc welcomed GOV
ernor Glenn with open arms. one
hundred mounted horsemcn. and sew
eraI hundred pedestrians met him At
the station. Despite the cold wealth
ar. women and children, many Of them
on horseback, waited, fcr half an hour
in the rain, for the coming Of the
train. after which they escorted the
Governor t. the Baptist church where
he made an interesting talk on the
training IF children.
Governor Glenn is here. mainly. for
the making Of a speech on temper
ance tonight. and WIKI the exception
the whole tOun :1re h:u u hitting we :
come, many Of them we're unable to
withstand the inclination - honor a
WORTHY man. cad joined in with the
.Tth0g a4tic abroaS
After q fitting Introduction by Rev.
w. g. Walker. Of Wilson. Gov. Glenn
talked for more than an hour. lie
had 2 crowded house and every one
paid strict attention. Ifis address was
really a las m for he quoted the
Bible often and with telling effect He
swept the audience along with him as
ne told over the experiences Of his
childhood and old home. lie softened
the hearts Of all Of his hearers as he
carried them back - the long ago.
Then with sudden and telling effect
he brought them back to the present
and its responsibiities-the proper
rearing II children, and said
If our boy and girls 81 tsdav are
destitute Of honor and Of the %princi-
PIES Of true manhood. II takes no pro-
T8lIt 70 faf.aga11 rIa s..
state"
The Governor is a irm believer in
the good old ways or cur father He
urged that mothers stay at home and
train their children instead Of visiting
card parties and clubs lie appealed
70 parents to practice what they
preach. 10 be a living lamp ~ the
virtues they would find In their chill
dren, saving that the church member
"ho IS ashamed To act a. becomes =
christian, IS not worthy TO raise a
fanny II was an oid-time talk full
OF the philosophy of long ago.
Governor Glenn on Prohibition
On Tuesday night Governor Glenn
addressed the largest audience that baa
yet assembled in naddry's
AFTER a hitting solo by Rev. \. j. par
ker. of Wilmington. who is nov- 80
Sisilng IN a meeting at the Methodist
cnurch, Mr Albion Dunn
+ Governor in a few well-cbosen -
marks. i re-
On taking the stand Mr.. Glenn ~
ieFed a ferEent prayer for the sucoas.
y the task he was about tn urdc
axe. he then made a few introdnc-
tory refnarks and spoke in 49,,
follows: During his short sta" -
ne mad heard some of the hs-shan.
eplthets applied TO the good 49,
VINO We're taking par in this dpbt ~
the hrst time in his life public sch =
uus'ess a objected to his speaking
~ " puohc school buile:ng, and VIII.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-11-19

new and striking home. ! see that OF
dozens Of speakers and writers. none
know OF me as an editor. and my for
uer connection with the Raleigh pres
Said 70 myself-"am ! 20 soon Tor
gotten" Not yet dead but aone re-
members me And yet ] had been
connected with four dailiee. two week
lies. and a well ~patronized war onth-
Is. Our Living and Our Dead NO
one knew Of my having been connect
cd at all with the Daily Sentinel in
war times. Ny name appeared as one
Of the two editors. Mr. Turner was
absent a good deal. and from one 10
three weeks. When he was gone /
usually wrote two columns folio size
daily. besides doing all the other kinds
Of work-proof reading. handling cor
respondence. clippings which were
usually important and many other
duties. Ny editing days are over
never to return. II ] did harm | am
profoundly sorrowful If j did any.
good. / rejoice. And vet bat few re-
member this. for we are 50 soon for
gotten" The places that know us
now shall soon know US no more for
ever" But hanks be unto God who
giveth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ"
Wilmington. y. G. Nov. g