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MANAGER DRAKE
 MAKES APOLOGY

Manager James NJ Drake of 1thf Elks theater. wishes to apologize, to the public for the non-appearance of Thomas Dixon in this city yesterday, with The One Woman company. The contract signed by the theater man. ager provided for Dixon's appearance here and his failure to: come should not he laid at Mir. prake's feet. He says he could do nothing but that in future companies will have to comply with every clause of contracts or they can not appear in the local playhouse.
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w. l.. KLINE & co.
 MAKE ASSIGNMENT
Closed Their Doors Today for the Ben. eft of Creditors-James Gould
 Appointed Receiver.

By mutual agreement the dry goods and millinery firm of w. l.. Kline (, Company made an assignment today for the benefit of the creditors. The Indebtedness of the firm will not reach $o,0OO. St. Louis and Memphis cre,i- itors are included. w. l.. Kline ani k. J. Powell compose the bankrupt firm. They were the successors to Sol Kaufman, who had to sell his business some months ago and go ta Colorado for his health.
 The firm was in financial straits for some weeks and an effort was ma3a to settle the outstanding accounts. No satisfactory agreement could be reached and the owners of the busi- ness decided today to close their doors and ask for a receiver. County Judge James Gould was named, The creditors are represented by Attorney w. T. Young.
 Among the creditors are B. Lowen- stein & Bro., of Memphis, s2,O00; Kng-Brinsma1e Ntrcant;.e Companv. St. Louis, s1,000; Richard Hanlon Millinery Company, St. Louis; Rosen- thal-Sloan Millinery Company, s213; Cagle and Sergeant, St. Louis, s5,OO. A large number of smaller creditors are also listed.
 The owners of the establishment have many friends who regret to learn of their financial embarrassment. Messs. Kline and Powell are excellent gentlemen, honest and straightforward in their business dealings and realiz- ing that they would be unable to meet their debts they informed their cred ltors of this fact and in business like manner turned their mammoth stock over to them.
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A PERMANENT LEE MEMORIAL.

The alumni of Washington and Lee University, the school to which Gen. eral Lee gave the closing days of his life, have resolved to establish at their alma mater fitting and en- during memorial of the greatest of Americans, and in this behalf have appealed to the whole country to CO., operate in this good work.
 The suggestion came from President Roosevelt, who said that the cen tennial of General Lees birth could not be more appropriately observed than in the erection of such me morial as some school in the south, to which all the people, north and south, might contribute. Naturally the school with which his name is linked, is chosen as the most appropriate place for such memorial, and there can be no doubt of the easy success of the undertaking.
 But whatever shape this memorial takes. it ought to be of character and dignity consistent with the gram deur of the character that it is de signed to commemorate, and no cheap or nasty work ought to be tolerated The motive is great one and the work should measure up to the inspir- ation.
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SHOULD BE BARRED.

The inquiry made by the presi- dent whether newspapers which print disgusting details of the Thaw murder trial may not be eX- cluded from the mails is likely to provoke the cry that the press of the country is to be subjected to governmental censorship. There will be shaking of heads and IT. told-you-so's and, if we believe one-hali we read and hear, doubt less We will begin to feel that the free and untrammeled press, the na- tion's greatest safeguard, is today dangerously menaced.
 But We are not going to believe a bit of it. Such talk is the yeriest tWaddle Every clean and self-re- specting newspaper will applaud the presidents action. The wonder is that it did not come more prompt ]y and more vigorously. It is not step toWaiu ceAeoi oHip oi ho" ''' It is simply step toward decency
 The newspapers that are follow ing the Thaw trial through all it's hideous details should be denied the mailing privilege. They ought to be confiscated for the public good, very truly remarks the Wash ington Herald.
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In the Tennessee State Senate Friday a resolution was adopted requesting" Editor Walker Ken nedy, of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, to come to the bar of the Senate and explain an editorial which appeared in the columns of that paper and to which a number of Senators have taken exception. Whether or not Editor Kennedy will comply and make the trip to Nashville we are not yet informed. This very unusual proceeding re- minds us of the days when parlia- mentarv bodies were accustomed to punish for contempt like courts. Until a comparatively recent date both houses of the British Parlia- ment maintained their right to sum- mon accusers or severe critics to the bar and demand retraction under a penalty of Imprisonment. Formerly copies of the Commercial Appeal containing the editorial in question would have been ordered publicly burned by the common hangman. We congratulate Editor Kennedy that all this sort of thing is now in the past tense.-charlotte Observer.
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-J. NJ; Anderson s.and noctof A. w: Troupe presented the hfesboys with two boxes of cigars today for good services rendered last night at the fire at East Sixth and Virginia. The grocery building was owned by Messrs. Troupe and Anderson. The hremen express thanks through the Graphic.
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We read in the Nashville Ameri- can that the Missouri Legislature contains a Senator who is something of a humorist. His name is Thom- as ]. Allison, and when he was approached by an enthusiastic mo- torist, who asked him if he was not in favor of some legislation for the benefit of automobile owners, sol emnly replied: q am. I am in fa= vor of bill placing the owners of automobiles under the protection of the State game laws and providing that it shall be unlawful during certain months of the year for farm CTS to shoot chauffeurs and occu- pants of automobiles" Like the American, we print this exclusive ly for the entertainment of those who do not own automobiles'-our noble selves included.
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-oho-

livery man in this country is en- titled to be tried by a jury of his peers, hut it is not likely that the jury in the Thaw case would be pleased by such reference.
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Solmson's coming, Some thing doing.
Arrivals at Hotel Jefferson.

R. w. Grasty, Richmond, Va, o. J. Doran, Little Rock; c. Haley, Little Rock; W. G. IHamilton, Cleveland, O.; B. M. Ware, Newport; w. H. Harvey, Camden; H. J. Krautz, St. Louis; G. B. Montgomery, Frankfort, Ky; F. A. Gatling. St. Louis; w. T. Burrell, Lit tie Rock. :, fIs
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Arrivals at the. Aiitlers Hotel.

H. F. Ebbs, Hot Springs; Lee Mor- rison, St. Louis; w. s. Mackinzie, Kansas City; o. H. Bostick, Memphis; :; Mrs. w. E. Dunnaway, Little Rock; ]; w. F. Hess, St., Louis. s.s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04
VOX POPULI.
Hich School Location.

Editor Pensacola Journal:
Pensacola people seem to be easy
The building of a high school build
ing at the corner of 18th Ave. and 9Th
street, ito use the mildest word one
can think of is wrong
If the. new school board have any
feeling for the poor white children OF
this CITY, they will not build it as far
east as 18th Ave- People in the 18th
precinct might ask to have the high
school located on E street. A block
or more could be bought on the Park
Line. But as a few poor children live
in twelve, fifteen will not ask that
much-some place On or near Pala-
fox close by some car line will do.
1t seems to me that it would not be
hard to reduce the per cent of pu-
pills entering the high school TO nearly
zero by building the high school
building on Eleven Mile creek
When will we have men to teach
our high schools or our low schools
that know or if they know, dare 70
tell the people why such small per
cent of pupils enter the high schools.
The per cent is low any place in the
United States. | suppose there are
places where it is lower than in this
city. but know of none. 1t is not be-
cause the schools of this city are not
good. They will compare favorably
with most schools.
The reason can be expressed with
two little words-riches, poverty.
Why cross the bay to get water?
Do we go to school to learn to talk
without saying anything?
GEO. r. SMITH, of 10.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04
FLAGG|NG LAW
EFF T { 7 I'VE
TODAY
And the Louisville & Nash.
vile Has Provided Men
For the Work.

The ordinance, which was passed
thirty days since by the city council,
requiring the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to have flagmen stationed al
the corner of Zarragossa and Tara
coma streets and the corner of Wright
and Hayne streets, and also to send
fiagmen fifty feet ahead of an engine
at other crossings, becomes effective
this morning, and the company has
provided men for this work Yester-
day there appeared upon the bulie-
tin boards at the union depot, shops
and yard masters office the following
order:
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company, Yardmaster's Office, Pensa-
cola, Fla, Jan. 3rd, 1907
To all Assistant Yardmasters, Yard
Foremen and Engineers:
An ordinance effective 6 a. m. JAN
uary 4th. 1907, requires stationary
flagmen to be placed at Hayne and
Wright street crossing, and Zarragos-
sd and Tarragona street crossing.
You must also send a fiagman fifty
feet ahead of engine before crossing
Government and Intendencia on Tar
ragona street
The penalty for failure to comply
with this ordinance is quite severe,
and it is the company's wish that you
comply TO the letter with its require
mentS.
Be governed accordingly.
F. B. RADCLIFFE,
General Yardmaster.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04
THE TRANSVAAL
CONSTITUTION
King Hopes for Peace and
Prosperity of Country
Under New Regime. :,

London, Jan. BIN a parliamentary
] blue book issued today giving text
| of the letters patent and instructions
relating TO the new TransVaal Con-
stitution Lord Elgin in the preamble
addressing Lord Selborne states: In
announcing to you the transmission
of the instrument for pronunciation |
am commanded by the king to ex-
press through you TO the people OF
the Transvaal his earnest wishes for
the peace and prosperity of the coun-
try under the new constitution l de-
sire TO add, on behalf Of His Majestys
government, that they have advised
his majesty to grant immediate re-
sponsible government to the Trans
yaal in full confidence that under the
free instruction established by this
constitution the prosperity and con-
tentment of the Transvaal and its peo-
pie will he permanently assured. and
with the hope tina THE steps now TAX
en- will in due time lead TO the union
of the interest of the whole of his
maiesty's dOminions in South Afri.
ca"
The following are the leading pro-
visions of the letters patent: A gov
ernOT and cOmmandeT-in-chief of the
Transvaal is appointed by the imper.
ial government. The legislature il
to consist of legislative council (uD.
peri and legislative assembly Clow.
err. The legislative council shall
consist of fifteen members to be sum
moned in the case of the first council
by the governor, and hoid Office fol
five years, unless before that time
law shall have come into effect pro-
viding for the election of members Of
the legislative council The legisla-
tive assembly shall consist of So mem
bers. whose qualification is that they
are registered as voters in the colony.
Every white male over 81 years OF
age shall be registered unless he has
committed grave offences. All mem
bers must swear to bear true and
faithful allegiance to the king Chi
nese labor is to be completely abol-
ished in one year after the meeting Of
the legislature.
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Fruit Growing.

Editor Pensacola Journal:
Pear trees naturally grow top.
heavy a great many sappy sprouts
shoot up and then the body of the
tree cannot furnish sap enough to
Keep the tree healthy and blight is
the result.
Cut off all the sappy shoots and
about one-half the top. split the bark
with knife from the branches to
the ground. as the outside bark is
often too hard to admit the expanding
of the tree as it grows. and the flow
of sap will be increased and the top
being smaller the tree viii live longer
and be kept free from blight a long
time.
Any twips found blighted should be
cut off and burned The San Jose
scale has made its appearance on
peach trees in this section and all
trees having it should be promptly
dug up and burned TO prevent the
trees set out. This rule should be
carried out until effective remedies
can be obtained by all
1t is claimed by some. that to bore
small hole in the tree near the
ground and put in a quantity of Gallo
mel and stop the hole with a peg will
eradicate the pear blight and San Jose
Scale on peach trees. The amount
of calomeI would depend on the size
of the tree. II would no doubt circu-
late through the whole tree I would
ike to see some experiments with it.
CHAS. DEATON.
Chumuckla, Jan. l.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04
SIR walter SCOTS First Brio,

Sir Walter Scott had his share of the
usual curious experiences shortly after
being called to the bar. His first ap-
pearance as counsel in criminal court
was at Jedburgh asSizes in 1893. when
he successfully defended a veteran
pOacher. You're q lucky scoundrel."
Scott whispered TO his client when the
verdict was given I'm just o. your
mind returned the latter, land I'll
send you maukin Ii. e., a hare) the
morn, man." Lockhart. who narrates
the incident. omits to add whether the
maukin duly reached Scott, but no
doubt il did On another occasion Scott
was less successful in his defense of G
houSebreaker. but the culprit, grateful
for his counSeIs exertions. gave him, in
lieu of the orthodox fee, which he was
unable TO pay, this piece of advice, to
the value of which he the housebreak.
err could professionally attest: First,
never 10 have a large watchdog out Of
doors. but TO keep little yelping ter
rier within, and. secondly. to put no
trust in nice, clever. gimcrack locks,
but TO pin his faith to huge old heavy
one with rusty key. Scott long re-
membered this incident, and thirty
years later. at a judges dinner at Jed
burgh, he recalled it il this impromptu
rhyme:
Helpilg terrier. rusty key
Was Walter Scott's best Jeddart fee.
Westminster Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04

mains on East Jackson street could
be made as soon as pipe could be
received, but that there had been a
delay in the receipt of the pipe on
account of the scarcity OIL cars.
Regarding the complaint of Mr.. Nc
Voy that he could not secure water
service as he could not rap the water
main running to the cotton compress,
the matter was referred back to the
water and gas committee.
To Pave Streets.
Alderman Yonge then introduced
an ordinance providing for the paw
ing and otherwise improving certain
streets of the city. and it was read for
the first time, and referred to the
bond trustees.
Ordinance and Expressing.
Chairman Wright of the special
joint committee to which the appli-
cation of the two street railway com
panies for permission to build a line
on Garden street had been referred,
asked for further time in which to
report.
On Second Reading.
The ordinance providing for the is
suing of bonds to the amount of $3.50
600 was read for the second time and
referred to the ordinance and engross-
ing committee.
The ordinance granting the Stan
dard Oil Company the right to con-
Struct a spur track on North Tara
gona street, was read the second
time and referred to the ordinance
and engrOssing committee.
Neither the chairman or any men,
Der of the special committee to draft
an ordinance prohibiting minors Wis
iting saloons were present, and upon
motion the clerk was instructed to
notify the chairman that the council
expected the ordinance before it at
the next meeting.
Reports Received.
Reports from the Board of Safety,
Board of Works, city clerk, and tax
collector were received and read.
New Ordinance.
Alderman Yonge read for the first
time an ordinance providing for the
erection of a police station and jail.
and authorizing the advertising for
bids for the erection according to
plans now on hand 1t was referred.
nSSOtuIlOnSs
Under this head Alderman Yonge
introduced resolution providing that
the meeting place of the council and
boards, the Offices of the mayor, clerk
and tax collector be in the building
at the southwest corner of Jefferson
and Zarragossa streets, on and after
January 18th, and that the board of
works proceed TO move the said Of
fees.
Accounts and Claims.
Several accounts and claims were
read and referred to the finance COM
mittee. Theses referred principally
to tax assessments
The bill Of T. Chalkey Hatton
amounting to 1870 for services ap-
prajsing the plant of the Pensacola
Water Company, was read and refer
red to the finance committee and
bond trustees.
The report, it was stated, is in the
hands of the Bond Trustees.
A bill of the News Publishing Co.
for printing, which was refused pay
ment by tho mayor, was referred to
the board of health
Liquor Licenses.
The application of Jno. Andrews to
sell liquors at the corner of Romano
and DeVillier streets, and the trans
for of license from precinct Is TO
the corner of Zarragossa and Tara
gona stretes, were read The former
was laid over and the latter granted
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04

The politicians who have remained
in Washington during the holidays
have devoted part of their time to
the discussion of the way in which
the political situation is likely 10 ap-
pear in 1908 The way it looks to
some of them is this: There are con
servatives in the Republican party
and also in the Democratic party. II
seems to be the consensus of opinion
that President Roosevelt, while he will
not be a candidate himself, for the
presidential nomination, will dOmi-
nate the Republican convention.
There are many Republicans who
think he is too radical, and they hold
the opinion that if he insists upon
the nomination OF man who would
carry out his policies, there will be
bolt, the conservatives organizing
party of their own. The same thing
practically seems TO be true o. the
Democrats. There is opposition in
the Democratic ranks to the nomina-
JiOn of Mr.. Bryan d third time Those
opposed TO him point 10 his diScredit-
ed financial ownership of railroads,
and they declare they wouldn't assist
in electing him if he should be nOmi-
mated. There would, therefore. be
conservative Democrats to Join the
conservative Republicans to make a
third party.
. While il. is true. that it is about time
10 begin 10 discuss candidates, and
issues for the campaign of 1898. Il is
doubtful if We have got far enough
along TO see satisfactory signs of a
third party movement.
There is, of course, great deal OF
dissatisfaction with President RooSe-
velt's policies in his party, and it is
also a fact that his popularity is so
great that il is not improbable that
he will be in a position to control the
Republican National Convention next
year. but it doesn't follow by any
means that the differences in the Re
publican party will not he adjusted by
the adoption of a platform that will
be practically satisfactory TO those
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04

Jim Woodward may not have come
into the mayors Office of Atlanta like
lamb, but he surely is leaving it
i5ike lion-and pretty big and trou-
Alesome one, too.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04
DESTINY OF THE JEW.
TIC Give the World Homogeneous
Humanity, Says Walter Hurt.

olEe the W OTIu n homogeneous
Humanity, Says Walter Hurt.
Zionism, as it presents itself to me,
Is beautiful but barren dream. It
Is the noble conception of a splendid
sentimentalist, born from the grand
brain and nursed in the great heart
of Theodore Herzl and well calculated
to inspire the imagination of a people
that have cherished through the CEN
turtles its imperishable ideals. 1t is the
flower of mighty love that never can
know a momentary fruition.
In this clannishness of the Jew, en-
gendered by ages Of persecution, we
find the philosophy Of conditions that
appear 10 Us as cruel. His has been but
preparatory experience. The strong
est bond of brotherhood in the world
today is that Of Jewish blood. 1t is
the red badge Of freemasonry found
ed on a community Of suffering, and
Its ritual is written large upon each
heart in letters of pain And this it is
that at last will weld the world to-
gether. With the infusion of Jewish
blood into the universal social body-a
blood become so distinctive that it
will tincture the whole vast volume
men will meet from the ends of the
earth and, looking in each others face,
will recognize a clanSman.
This is the destiny reserved for the
Jew-this is his sociologic function
tn break down the barriers of race
that partition society into nations and
give to the world a homogeneous hu-
manity.-Walter Hurt in Culturist.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-04
Of FICIALS Of
|. |. & n. AND
". J. HERE
On An Inspection of the
Property of the Lat
ter Company.

Head officials of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad and Western
Union Telegraph Company were in
Pensacola yesterday, spending few
hours in the city while making an in
spection of the equipment of the tele-
graph company on this division.
The officials were in private car.
and they passed through from River
Junction during the forenoon, making
an inspection of the telegraph line
from that point to Pensacola, and
upon arriving here visited all of the
Offices and made inquiries as to the
Service.
Among the Louisville & Nashville
officials in the party was Chief In
spector McKin. The party left dur
lug the day for other points.
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IMPORTANT
MATTERS BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL
Continues from First Pase.)
Passed Over Veto.

Passed Over Veto.
Alderman Muldon then moved 10
pass the ordinance over the veto OF
the mayor, stating in making the mo-
tion that the time to bring up the
matters mentioned by the mayor was
several months since, when the coun-
Gil instructed the finance committee
to purchase the lots. The motion was
seconded and upon roll call was unan-
lmously passed, there being eight al
dermen present and all voting in the
affirmative.
The Finance Committee.
Chairman Reilly of the finance COM
mltteo, reported upon number OF
matters referred to that committee
The report recommended the payment
of S145 to Ausfeld & Blount for ser
vices; the increase of the salary of
the night patrol driver to $50 per
month; that an appropriation for a
creLlatCry could not be made at this
time and that $1,000 be appropriated
from the general fund for the Office
expenses of the bond trustees. The
committee also reported upon a num-
Der of other matters, all of which
were adopted.
To Remodel Building.
The Board of Works was authoriZ-
ed TO eXpend not more than $500 in
remodeling the two-story brick build
ing at the corner of Commandments
and ZarragOssa streets, to be occu.
pied by the fire department, and to
have same ready for use by February
1St
Comptroller's Report.
The annual report of the comptTOl-
Ter and also his monthly report were
submitted and referred to the finance
committee. The report for October is
as follows:
ComptroIIers Report
Pensacola, Fla. Dec. &c, 1906.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council. City Of
Pensacola.
Gentlemen-Below please find state
ment of receipts and disbursements for
the month of October, 1906, with a de-
tailed statement of the expenses for the
MONTH also a comparative statement of
the floating debt on October 81, 1906, and
Sept 80, 1906
Cash in treasury Sep
TENDER so, 1906 s1S,7o6 81
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The Titusville Advocate says: "The
saloons in Titusville closed Saturday
night and have remained closed. On
Monday morning Grape was hung from
the door of one of the saloons to show
that it was in mourning"