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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
NEW SHERIFF
Of BRADFORD
John N. Langford, Who
Never Before Has Held
ANY Public Office.
SrecIaI tn The Journal.

Starke, Fla, Aug. 16.-The recent
primary for sheriff to fill the uneX-
pired term of the late J. P. Bennett
resulted as follows:
John II. Langford, SIT.
NJ. L. Johns, 1872.
J. B. Denmark, 25S.
Mr.. Langford having the plurality
of votes, will get the office
Mr.. Langford is young man, 80
years old. and has never held office
His friends and those who know him
well, say that he is perfectly able OF
perform all that is required of him in
a creditable manner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
NELL Loses Hope.

LABOR commissioner Neill has
abandoned all hope of effecting a set
uement of the strike. He took no
part IN last nights conference and
sald ne would not do so unless a re-
quest for his presence was made.
Nhen Mr.. Neill learned that the
strike order was to be sent he took
train for Washington.
While the striking telegraphers are
ehn'avoring in no way to involve the
.@l.r"ad telegraphers. the Western
mon Company seems Indifferent as
1" what Is done by that organization.
Inc nearest approach to a crisis
was on the Rome. Watertown and
NSoenhurg division of the New York
central, where the railroad telegraph
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
First of the Regular Friday
Boat Club Aquatic Programs

the latter team winning by a score
of 3 to 1. The game was exciting
as well as amusing, and the large
crowd of spectators enjoyed the fur
fully as much as did the contestants
1t is the idea of the physical de
partment OF the Y. NJ. c. A. TO hold
these Friday afternoon programs
every week throughout the summer
and many interesting events will b..
planned for the members. The publif
is cordially invited to attend
The races which were POSITION
from yesterday will be played nS..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
InSOEent Porter and Ohio
Buttinsky Are Well Whipped

windows by ladies and others, an
swered insolently, and the thrashing
resulted.
An Ohio man in the car expressed
his opinion freely and loudly to other
gentlemen present, and one of the
Louisianians promptly administered
beating. including two black eyes.
The conductor is quoted as having
said the negro had been repeatedly
reported to headquarters for previous
insolence, but no results obtained.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
STOCK MARKET
CLOSES LOWER
Prices the Last Hour Were
the Lowest in a Day of
Ill Rurnors.
BY Associated Press.

New York, Aug. 16.-Reports from
many points of continued hardening
of the money market, persistent ru-
mors of impending failure of a big
Western industrial concern, and con
firmed reports from Cleveland and
Pittsburg of the relaxation of the
steel trade and affiliated industries,
combined to depress the stock mar
ket, and quotations of the last hour
were the lowest of the day.
Trading for day was mainly con-
fined to active issues.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
AN INTERVIEW
WITH PRES. SMALL
HE SAYS THAT WHEN STRIKE Is
SETTLED, MEN MUST HAVE A
SATISFACTORY ASSURANCE
THAT GOOD FAITH WILL BE
KEPT BY COMPANIES.

Following is the text of an inter
view given out by President Small,
of the Commercial Telegraphers, at
Omaha, Thursday morning, on mis-
way to Chicago:
Three days from now there will
not be single telegraph wire work
ing in the United States" said Pres
ident Small. THAT is, there will be
no wires except those Incidental to
the transportation of trains and also
excepting. that a settlement satisfac-
tory to us is reached in the mean
time.
Few Telegraphers Working.
When | reach Chicago, l will go
into conference with my colleagues
before l even see my family. The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
1000 Families.

Two thousand families have been
rendered homeless.
Twenty horses have been drowned,
but the police have received no re-
ports of loss of human life.
Foundations are rapidly washing
away from beneath many buildings,
and the streets suddenly have been
converted into whirling rapids, carry
ing all manner of debris, household
goods and property before them. In
some places the water has reached
the second floors of dwelling houSeSy,
and many are threatened with mo-
rnentary collapse.
There is no making an estimate of
the damage at present. The flood is
unusually severe On the residents of
the district, because of the fact that
most of them arc laboring people.
The main burst at Milton avenue and
Chicago avenue.
The district Inundated is next to
the Polish colony in the Sixteenth
ward, the most thickly congested
area in Chicago. Italians predominant,
and six. and seven families dwell in
one house. The hardship inflicted
upon them is great. and most of them
have been deprived of all their house
hold possessions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
WET OR DRY ELECTION
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 1.
BLAME FOR TROLLEY
TRAIN WRECK FIXED
DEATH OF THE LAST
MEMBER OF CONGRESS
OF THE CONFEDERACY

Atlanta, Aug. 15.-ColoneI
Hiram Parke Bell, the last
surviving member of the con-
federate congress, and noted
throughout Georgia for his
craftsmanship and legal abil-
ity, died here today, aged so.
Colonel Bell was a colonel
in the Confederate army, a
member of the United States
and Confederate congress, and
a member of both branches of
the Georgia legislature.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
Six Killed and Five Mortally
Hurt By Collapse of
Tenement House.
CHICAGO RIVER WATERS FLOOD
LAND TO THE NORIH-STOcK
PERISHES EXTENSIVELY AND
MANY BUILDINGS IN THE CITY
ARE JEOPARDIZED-H
AGGREGATE THOUSANDS.
Special to The Journal.

HearsteNews Service advices yester.
day from Chicago say:
Chicago, Aug. 16.-Six persons were
killed instantly, five others so seri-
ously injured that they are dying, and
twenty additional seriously injured in
the collapse of a tenement house at 5
Fry street that was blown down bv
the terrific windstorm that swept Chi
cagO today.
The tenement. a two-story frame
structure that housed fifty peopleI
went down with a terrific crash that
aroused the neighbOrhood and sent
the survivors into a panic. When the
first of the rescuers reached the de-
stroyed building they could hear the
pleading and wailing of the injured
and dying but could not see a person.
for they were all buried beneath the
debris
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
ORDER FOR GENERAL STRIKE
IS ISSUED TO TELEGRAPHERS
Order for General Strike
Special to the Journal.


Chicago, Small
this
will
and
follows:
the Associated Press private and leased
called
y by authority of president
Commercial Photographers Union of America"
S. J. SMALL
The the
which President Small signed the order but leaving
telegrapher
with the general of the different
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
Special to the Journal.

New Orleans, Aug. ia Shreve-
port special to the -Times-Democrat
says:
DR.. J. Ashton Blanchard, son of
Governor Blanchard and a major in
the state militia, severely beat an in
solent negro porter in a Pullman car
on a Texas and Pacific train today,
using his saber as the weapon
The negro, when requested to open
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
s;+uation Is Indeterrninate,
With Both Sides Claim
ing Advantage.
,-RIKE LEADERS HOLD THAT
MEMS POSITION Is STRONGER
THAN AT OUTSET, WHILE EN-
blowers SAY THAT THEY ARE
MAKING HEADWAY.

Hearst News Service advices yes
ts-jsv from New York to the Mobile
Ken said:
New York. Aug 16-Ninety per
cen Of The commercial telegraphers
eng.1yed in the United States and
Canada are expected TO obey the or
de- 10 strike sent out from Chicago
fh.s morning by S. J. Small. president
G. The Commercial TelegrapheTs
Union OF America
The ranks of the strikers in New
Y1.s are not expected to be swelled
BE- The general strike order, for the
reason that the union operators are
already out here, but in cities, towns
AMI small villages in other parts OF
he country, union operators have
baen sticking to their posts awaiting
orders from the nation body. Now
The word has come for them to quit
T. was decided at the Chicago con-
ference that there should he no strike
&. the railroad operators. The rail
read .elegTaphers, however, will be
called upon to contribute a strike fund
,. $4,000.
Todav's order NEAR that these
operators will quit their keys. There
MI ne no communication with cities
and towns by telegraph except in in.
s'lnceS where the offices are manned
b. DOn-uQiOO pmDlOveS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17

ers at stations where the Western
Union has no regular office, fatty
refused to handle any commercial
messages in spite of instructions TO
treat all messages as railroad busi-
ness
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
Horrible Scenes.

Horrible scenes followed the arrival
of the fire department which was
summoned Immediately. Scores of men
tore at the wrecked parts of the ten
ement forced almost beyond human
strength by the cries of the victims
who were nearly driven insane, for
they were awakened from a sound
sleep by a plunge through the debris
of the building to the east.
All about we're evidences of the
storm, one of the severest in. the his
tory of Chicago. Outbuildings were
blown in every direction, infirm struc-
lures were swaying in the wind while
hundreds of panic-stricken people
filed the streets. Away on the north
side a flood was raging which added
to the terror of the storm that struck
the city with its greatest fury at L
o'clock, although it had ragged for sew
pr1l hours
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
North Side Flood.

Flood waters just ACROSS the Chi
cago river on the north side, which
are still raging undated, drove hun
dreds of residents from their houses
in the darkness early this morning;
thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty is being destroyed; at least
twenty horses have been drowned and
more people are fleeing for their lives
every minute.
The flood started at midnight with
the bursting of a thirty-s1X inch
water main which supplied the north
side. Already the foundations of a
score of houses, about four blocks
square, bounded by Kingsbury and
Sedgewick streets and Chicago ave
nue. south to Huron street, are inun-
dated
The Stock hotel, seven stories, at
50 to 5S Chicago avenue, is about
to collapse.
In some places the water already
has attained a depth of fourteen feet.
The flow still continues, and all eff
forts to check the torrent up to 5
o'clock this morning had proved un-
availing
Police ambulances and paCrol wa
CONS are moving hundreds from
their homes
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
Wanted Early Date.

Both the prOhibitiOnists and liquor
dealers wanted the date of the spe-
special election fixed as soon AS pos
sible. Mitch JacOby, speaking for the
liquor dealers, stated that if there is
to be a fight, it would be best to
have it as soon as possible and have
it over with, while President McMiI-
Ian, of the Prohibition League, stated
that an early date, about October /,
would be satisfactory ts the league
The Date Named.
Judge Reeves, who acted for County
Attorney Reese during the latter's alb
sence, stated that every requirement
of the law could be complied with and
the election held on October 1. as
the commissioners had nothing to do
with those who qualified by paying
their poll taxes. and the revision of the
list by the board consisted solely OF
striking from the registration list the
names of persons who had moved
from the county, or who had died
since the last revision of the books.
Resolution introduced.
Commissioner Steward then intro
duced the following resolution, call
ing the special election, which was
unanimously adopted:
Petitions having been presented TO
the Board of County Commissioners
of Escambia county, Florida. asking
that an election be called under Arti-
Gle XIX of the constitution of the
state of Florida, to determine wheth-
er the sale of intoxicating liquors,
wines or beer shall be prohibited in
Escambia county, the board then pro-
Il
on said petitions with the registration
books, and after completing the said
examination, the following order was
made:
Whereas, There was presented to
the Board of County Commissioners of
Escambia county. Florida, at a meet
ing of said board, held in Pensacola.
Florida, on the 18th day OF August,
A. D. 1907, a written application ask
ing for an election in said county to
decide whether the sale of intOXicat-
ing liquors, wines or beers. shall be
prohibited therein, which said appH-
cation has been examined by said
board and ascertained and determined
by said board. to be signed by one
fourth of the registered voters of said
county. Now, therefore.
1T is ordered that an election he
held in said county on Tuesday, the
first day of October, A. D. 1907. to
decide whether the sale of intoXicat.
ing liquors, wines or beer shall be
prohibited in said county.
ct is further ordered. That the
clerk of said board give thirty days
notice of said election by PUBLISHING
the same in one newspaper in each
and every town in said county"
IcontInued on Fourth PaoeO
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
Railroads PLAY Safe.

This involved precisely the situa-
ton referred to by Superintendent
Brooks of the Western Union when
he declared that the railroads must
live up to their contracts or suffer
the consequences. By implication he
demanded that in the case of a refus-
al to handle commercial messages
such as that made by the telegraph
ers of the Rome, Watertown and Og-
densburg branch the men must be
discharged.
No such action was taken, however,
no official recognition being given to
the attitude of the telegraphers. No
formal statement was made by the
company, but it was made plain that
the railroad prefers to await quit
ing down of the trouble before taking
any positive stand one way or the
other
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
w. u. Signs Down.

Another instance OF the possibility
of serious trouble with the railroad
operators was the disappearance d
the Western Union signs from prac-
tically every station between Spring
field and Albany on the Boston and
Albany division of the New York
Central. The railroad operators re-
fused to handle commercial mes
sages but will not strike unless the
issue is forced upon them. The rail
road has ignored the disappearance
of the igns. All overland communi-
cation is practically cut off. The
railroad operators refuse to accept
commercial messages or fail to de-
liver them. The only line open at all
is a leased wire running to Oyster
Bay
In New York City it is declared
that the Western Union is receiving
messages by express and delivering
them by messenger after putting
them on the regular blanks. The
operators say that 5000 such mes.
sages have come from New Orleans
alone They add that the same sys
tenn applies between New York and
Pennsylvania and New England
points.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
County Commissioners Meet
And Issue Call for a
Special Election.
PRoHIBITIoNISTS AND LIQUOR
DEALERS BOTH DESIRED THE
CAMPAIGN AND ELECTION TO
COME AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

tuesday, October 1, was last night
named by the Board of County Com
mlssloners as the date for the special
wet or dry election. The fixing of
the date followed reading Of a certi-
hcate from Registra6o 8 OFFICER
Scott, stating that the p, ION pre-
scented by the Prohibitioniss utained
the signatures of 992 register yyoters
little more than 25 per Gel E2f the
registered voters of the couL :
When the meeting cow ID at
1880 O'Clock, there were preseni Saair}
man Merritt presiding, and CO Ssfs-
sioners Clopton, Davis, Roberts SSnd
Steward. There We're also pres, ia
large number of persons<repre q
ing the Prohibtionists and liquor In,
including Attorney J. Campbell Avery,
Jr., representing the liquor dealers,
and Attorney L. ]. Reeves, of the Pro-
hibitiOniStS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
Discussion as to Date.

Owing to the provisions of the law
regulating special elections, the men,
bers of the board were somewhat in
dilemma as to what date could be
selected suitable to all and yet to
comply with these provisions. 1t is
necessary for the tax collector to re-
ceive poll taxes a stipulated number
of days before the election; also the
revision of the registration list by
the commissioners and the publica-
ton of the names stricken from the
list must be made in specified num-
Der of DAYS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
The Extreme Steps.

President Small decided upon this
radical move after long conf enc"
with President Gompers of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, George W.
Perkins, president of the Cigar Max
Union, and Walse- Russell, Il
J secretary of the TslegraplerS'
4. Mr.. Russell explained 70 the
nal president that il was not
10 delay the general STRIKE order.
explained that the stri:, ITS were
ttiertly awaiting il in all parts
he country and that such an or
would strengthen tn cause OF
The men. He said that while most of
The men were already on Strike, many
CT them had walked or. without Of
fetal orders even from tneir local
unions and that they would feel IN
easy until their move was approved
by the national body.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17

Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17
GornperS'S Position.

Mr.. GOmpers advised caution and
delay in issuing the order. However,
il is said that he could not dlssuaCe
Mr.. Small and Mr. Russell from act
ing az once and it is supposed that
the strike order was branded with
MS approval when it was issued. II
This is the case the teIegraphers have
the backing of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor and their position is
much stronger than it was before the
order was sent broadcast.
The local strike leaders point e
the fact that other labor unions are
now likely to be involved in the
strike and with the aid of the Ameri-
can Federation they are in position
10 insist upon their own terms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17

Continued on page Four.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-17

The Journals Circulation Record by
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-20
Blind Letter Carrier.

On the occasion of the last birthday
anniversary of the king of Italy a let
ter carrier was remembered with an
increase of pay The man, whose
name is Domenico Stella, has been in
the service at Rogliano for the last 60
years, is so years old, blind, and still
attends to his duties. with the assist
ance of a grandchild.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-20
S.NnVaNHHH0 s.NnvaNHaHD
FaInt.tlcartea Modern Lovers:.

The average modern young man
cares only for tame rabbit coursing.
He labors under some new-fsngled de-
lsion that il is unidentified to WOO un-
less you're more than half sure of
winning. Naturally the sport is dull
both 10 pursuer and pursued. The
dainty art of courtship is nearly for
gotten.-Woman at Home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-20

Little wonder-workers-- EVENING
NEWS want ads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-20

Everybody wants Il; everybody
needs Il; everybody has The nv 4
ENING NEWS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-20

The only way 70 meet competition
is 10 advertise
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-03
TRANSFERS Of
REAL ESTATE.
DEEDS FILED FOR RECORD AT
CIRCUIT CLERK S OFFICE
CITY AND COUNTY
PROPERTY SOLD.

s. w Morton Ct TX to y. =. Newell
" d. Tamms frst addition. lots 9 and
20, block y, 1850.
Caroline S. Throckmorton and nus
band to Henry Porter. q. C. H.. town
of Mcclure. e. W. Mcclure addition.
lets 90 aud 81. block s. 81.
Claude W. Mcclure to Henry Por-
ter W. d.. town of Mcclure. G. ~. Nc
Cures addition. lots 30 and 81.
block 5 $3.50.
Ephraim Mason ct ux e. RoboIt
Ray. W. d.. northeast quarter Of sec
ton 2G. township II. range 2 s3,2eo.
Frank G. Burmeister to Emma Bur
meister W. H.. city OF Cairo. first al
dition lots and 2. block 29sl.
Lulu Gardner TO Pearl 6. Hebsacker
". d., city Of Cairo. first addition. Let
1G. block So. $4,000
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-03
WeddIno at Grand Chain.

A pretty wedding was solemnizel
at ST. GATHERINGS Roman Catholic
church., Tuesday morning, October
~ 1907 when Albert Reichart ami
Miss Minnie Roach, both of Grand
Chain. were united in matrimony by
Rev j. A. Rhineard The bridal party
consisted of Clemson Roach and Fritz
Reichart cousins Of the bride and
groom, who marched to the altar to
the strains OF Medelsaohn's wedding
march played by MIS-. r e. O'Shea, Of
Cairo. cousin of the bride. The bride
looked charming in a dress Of white
linen batiste over China silk. her
only ornament being diamond
brooch. the gift of the groom. The
bridal flowers were roses and lilies II
the valley They left on the lo:3l
a. m. train for the jamestown EXPO
sition amid showers of rice and best
wishes from their many friends
Pulaski Enterprise.
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-03
chrxsanthe mum Show.

What promises 10 be one OF the
most brilliant society events OF the
season IS the chrysanthemum show
TO be given next Tuesday evening at
n NJ. X. c: hall bv the Daughters of
The King. a society composed Of young
women of the Church of The Re-
deemer
This society was famed in years
past for the pleasure and success 81
its affairs and al the chrysanthemum
show WilI be their first effort along
social lines for the past eight years.
doubtless their friends viii eyince
their interest by attending in large
numbers.
A program of music and dramatic
readings will be given as follows:
/. Selection by Culver's Band.
,. Dramatic sketch, Misses Alice
Strong and Grace Clendenen.
3. THE Boulevard" selection by
High school orchestra
4. Song, selected. Miss nellie Hall
\. piano solo. Mrs. w. F. Smith.
4. Selection BIZ Culver's Band
T. Venetian Boat Song. Mrs.
Leigh Wyman,
s. Roll OF Honor selection by
High School orchestra.
After the program dancing will be
a feature for which excellent music
has been engaged.
Messrs. Dan1 Williamson, Joseph
E. Wenger, Leo Kleh Harry. Stark,
Herbert Marshall Hal N. Calhoun
and Bethel viii act as ushers.
The display of cnrysanthemums
viii be very fine. Capt N. NJ, Will
liams viii arrange for the shipment
al the beautiful flowers from Missis
sippi
The program committee is com
poae,l Of Miss Fora Lee. chairman;
Miss Ella Robbins. Miss Emma Kleb.
The flower committee is as follows:
Mrs. ]. B. Wall, chairman; Misses
The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-03
CLASS OF
JURORS WANTED
SHERIFF DAVIS WILL MAKE Eff
FORT TO SECURE REPRE-
SENTATIVE CITIZENS
FOR NEXT TERM OF
COURT.

Sheriff Frank r. Davis has de-
termined if possible to secure the
services of representative citizens on
the jury at the next term of circuit
court and at succeeding terms.
In conversation with States Attor-
|ney Alexander Wilson and a Bulletin
representative yesterday at the court
house he stated that he hereafter
win enuust the work Of getting jurors
from the country to responsible
man who will be instructed to select
IoEiy representative men for such
duties The same discrimination will
be- used In the city.
It will be a difficult matter for any
t. evade service as the sheriff is de
termined that the representative citi-
Gems of Cairo may have no cause for
complaint oter the 1erdicts of juries
as has been the case over several
yerdicts rendered at recent terms Of
court. If reputable citizens seek to
10 excused from service in murder
trials for instance. they are in q
measure responsible for the defeated
ends Of justice and for the reputation
Cairo will have for being lawless
community where high crimes are al
lowed to go unpublished The failure
to attach penalties for crime in many
instances that might be mentioned
las had a demoralizing effect with.
out dorbt on the class Of offenders
y no fear nothing cniy the loss of
tier liberty
There are already four murder
cases on the docket for trial at the
Eext term Of circuit court in February