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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
CATHOLICS WIN
BASKETBALL
PENNAnT
Defeated Y. M. c. A. Team
In Most Interesting
Game of the Season.

In what proved to be the most hot
ly contested, best played and most
interesting game of the season, the
Catholics defeated the Y. NJ. c.. A.
team last night, thus winning the
pennant in the Church basketball
league. The score was 81 to 80.
Another interesting contest was
that between the Presbyterian and
Episcopal teams, a double-header be-
ing played. The latter game was
won by the Episcopals by the score
of 81 to 20.
close the basketball league season, it
nevertheless clinched the pennanr
for the champion Catholic team. This
team has not lost game during the
entire season, and their hardest fights
have been against the Y. NJ. c. A.
boys
The largest number of spectators
that had gathered to witness any
contest at the Y. NJ. c. A. building
witnessed the two games last night
The Catholics and Y. NJ. c. A. teams
played the first half, and the big
crowd was enthusiastic over the fine
team play, true goal throwing and
general ail-round work of the mem
bers of the two teams. When the
first half ended the Y. M. C. A. was
in the lead by score of Is to II.
The Presbyterian and Episcopal
teams then commenced their first
half, and some good playing was also
-xifpessedn the Two teams PLAYING
closely toesfher and slIoStfE9 q
provement over former games.
The chief interest, however, CEN
tered in the contest between the two
stronger teams, and when they CAME
in for their last half they were en-
Enthusiastically cheered. The Catholics
took a .spurtr in the beginning of tie
half and led for short time, when
the Y. M. e. "A. boys rallied and
forged ahead, and it seemed as though
they would hold the lead until the
end of the half. but. just before the
close the Catholic team took 9another
squirt and secured the lead, which 1t
held during the last half, the game
closing 81 to 80.
The Episcopal and Presbyterian
teams then came in for their last
half, which was also closely con-
tested. half, and resulted in the form
er coming out victor.
The schedule of games will be
played out, and at the conclusion the
Catholic team will be awarded the
pennant, which will be in the form
of large shield, which will be
placed in the reading room of the Y.
NJ. c. A. On this will be the name
of the team and also the names of
the six players.
The Players.
The contesting players last night
were as follows:
Catholic-Quina, Jim Leonard, cap
tain; w. Leonard, T. Sublett and
Robert Brent.
Y. NJ. c. A.-Lurton, Welles, VIII
liams, Hagerman and Lockhart.
Presbyterian--Mallory, R. Barrow,
Laney, d. Barrow, captain; Lewis.
Episcopal-Pourtless, M. Bell, Av.
cry, l.. Bell DeSilva
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
SAILING LIST OF
GULF TRANSIT
COMPANY
Vessels That Are Under
Charter to Load cargoes
at This Port.

The following vessels are under
charter to the Gulf Transit Company
to load cargoes at this port:
tzFuWLiTerpoC1 Draefa, NOW in post
Eor August Be1nnoBx. now
N port foIanthe, due in June
For Genoa Teresa, due March %
For Rarcelona-A steamer, due in
March or April.
For Antwerp-Ernesto, now il
port; Iolanthe. due in June.
For Nantes-Red Jacket, due April
For Alicante-Teresa, due March IS
For Havre-.August Belmont, now
in Iort
due In April or May.
For Plymouth-Iolanthe or substi
tute, due in June.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
INVESTIGATED
SINKING OF TUG
Inspectors Taylor and o'arien of
Mobile Have Reported on
Steamboat Collision.

Inspectors Taylor and O'Brien, who
were here Wednesday, have forward
ed TO Washington a report upon the
sinking of the tug Florence Wither-
bee which occurred several weeks
since, when that vessel and one of the
navy yard tugs collided in the har.
The inspectors investigated in or
der to ascertain if the master or any
of the men on board the Wither-
bee who hold licenses were at fault
in the collision, and the statements
of a number of parties who were
either on board the vessel or eye
witnesses we're taken.
The findings of the inspectors viii
not be known until the report has
been returned from Washington.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
TO-DAY IS THE
LAST TO SETTLE
Poll Taxes Must Be Paid BY To-Niqht
II Citizens Desire to

To-day is the last to settle poll
taxes, and unless those now in ar.
rears settle bei5re the tax collector
closes his office tonsgnt, they will
not be qualified to vote In the prim
aries which are to occur April 2 and
May 2.
Tax Collector Roberts stated lasi
night that he anticipated a rush dur
ing to-day, but that IL any persons in
the city are undecided as to whethe,
or not they are qualified, to cali him
up and he will investigate and tell
them whether or not their poll taxes
are paid
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
MARINES AND BLUEJACkETS
LANDED FROM Il. S. GUNBOAT
IMMUNITY
Land CRATER Puter Willing
to Tell All He Knows
on Stand.
syA.socIated Press.

testimony for the government in the
Hermann land frauds trial to-day A. d.
Puter, who is serving two years for
false entries, when cross examined
admitted that he had been promisSd
immunity ito a certain extent" iffhe
told all he knew. He said he had
tried to influence members of the
grand jury that indicted him and that
after convicted, he continued in the
fraudulent titles
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
FATALLY BURNED BY
POWDER EXPLOSION
ey Associated Press,

Birmingham. Mar. 21.-The mixing
and pressing mills OF the Birming-
ham Powder Mills, seven miles north,
blew up in Quick succession tonight
and flying brands ignited the cloth
ing of an employee, who was fatally
burned. Several employees standing
near by were unhurt- The concus-
sion from the explosion shook the
buildings in every section Of Birming-
ham,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
DRAFTS AGAINST
LOADED COTTON
Manufacturers Take important Step
to Prevent Delay of
Shipments.
BY Associated Press.

Charlotte, N c.. Mar. I'll The lead
ing cotton manufacturers II North
and. South Carolina to- decided to
refuse to pay drafts at ned to bills
of lading unless the latter designate
cotton actually loaded on cars, and
with car numbers inserted. This step
was deemed necessary to protect the
manufacturers against great delay of
shipments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
YEAR IN JAIL FOR
COUNTY OFFICIAL
Ev AaeocIated Press.

Greensboro, n. c., Mar 21--Jrdse
Boyd. of the federal court. to-day sem
fenced L. E. Davis, ex-chairman OF the
board OF commissioners OF Wilkes
county, ~. c., to one year In prfeoa
and one thousand dollars fine Tor Ming
false expense accounts
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
STAR CHAMBER
GRAFT INQUIRY
BY Assoctates Press.

grand jury to-day resumed its inves-
tieation of the alleged telephone graft
No more indictments were returned
although several important witnesses
were examined The proceedings
were bottled up"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
NORTHWEST CUT
OFF BY STORMS
ex Associated Pres

Chicago, Mar. 21.-Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon were cut on
from all telegraphic communication
early to-day as the result of heavy
rains. violent wind storms and snow,
to railroad traffic.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
INDIGNATION AT
BROWNSVILLE
Ry AssocIated Pres

Brownsville, Tex, Mar. IA cIti-
zens meeting tonight adopted resolu-
tons of indignation because of an at
tempt by the court martial now in
progress at Fort Sam Houston and by
the senatorial committee at Wash
ington ito clear the negro soldiers of
a crime committed against Browns
Vile on August IL last by fastening
the infamy on the townspeople them
selves"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE AT
PENSACOLA NAVY YARD
Baked BY
STANDARD
Rockefeller's Lawyers Make
Strong Fight at the
Rebate Trial.
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Mar. 21.-Every ruling by
Judge Lands, in the federal court
to-day, was baked by efforts of at,
torneys Of the Standard Oil Co.,
charged with accepting rebates, to
defeat the admission of technical
evidence. A clerk Of the auditor OF
the Chicago and Alton Railroad read
from the records of the road nearly
the entire day, tending 20 prove that
rebates were accepted by the oil
company on more than two hundred
and fifty of the 1903 cars named in
the indictments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
BIG COTTON MILL 70
BE BUILT IN MEXICO
81 Assoclated Press,

Guaduialara, Mexico, Mar. 21.-The
Compania Industrial DeGuadalajara
has decided to build cotton mill at a
cost of three million dollars. The
company operates several mills in
that vicinity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
CANNOT ENFORCE
TWO-CENT RATE
By Associated Press

Jackson, Miss, Mar 21.-Judge
Niles, of the federal court. this after
noon issued temporary Injunction in
favor of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, restraining the Mississippi
railroad commission from enforcing
the two cent passenger rate recently
enacted by the legislature.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
OPPOSES ENGLISH
CHANNEL TUNNEL
BY AssocIatee Press.

London, Mar. 21.-The house of
commons to-day adopted the army bin
after continuous session of twenty
eight hours. The government opposes
channel tunnel bin in public inter
est
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
WOMEN RAIDERS
SENT TO JAIL
BY Assocssted Press.

=. y FSSoCfoxcu FIcSS~
London, Mar. Twenty-six
women sunragists, who yesterday par
ticipated in the attempt to raid the
house of parliament in the interest of
the suffrage bill, were to-day fined
and given the alternative of a fort
night in Jail. They chose the latter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
EiftY Ihousand Los

New York, Mar. 21.-Robbery of
the summer home of Henry siegel,
at Mamaroneck, entails the loss of
fifty thousand dollars in paintings,
ornaments and silyerware.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
FREIGHT Depot Burned.

Memphis, Tenn, Mar. 21.-Tbe
freight depot of the Illinois Central
railroad and several cars of merchan-
disc were burned tonight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
SUPREME COURT RECEIVES
TIE PETITION or REuF
Rx Associated Press

Washington, Mar. 217The federal
supreme court to-day received the
record In the appeal of Abraham Ruef
from the decision Of the San Francisco
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22

New York, n. Y, Mar zL-Eighteen
thousand dollars worth of jeWelry Vas
stolen to-day from the home OF Charles
Morgan, son of the founder of the
Morgan Steamship lines, at Orange
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
ALL RAILROAD
LINES TIED UP
Ry AssocIated Press.

Los Angeles, Cal, Mar 21-For the
first time in ten years all rail COM
INJUNCTION with the north is severed,
three transcontinentaI lines being tied
UP by washcuts and land slides.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
sfoo. 900 for I. nfr

Nashville, Mar 2l.-The senate
adopted the house bill to-day appro
priating one hucdred thousand dollars
for the University of Tennessee, al
Knoxville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
Three Days Battle.
Another Report.

San Salvador, Mar. GA battle
between the allied armies against the
Nicaraguan army at NamasiQue was
in progress last night, when the Mica
raguan army was holding its last po-
sition, and on which the result of the
battle depends. The Salyadoran COM
mander presages the defeat OF the
Nfcaraguans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
Yard In Darkness.
Burned Rapidly.

The building burnfd rapidly from
the moment it was discovered, and
notwithstanding the, fact that the
steam IRE engine pumped streams of
water upon the fire the progress
could not be checked and soon the
entire structure was mass of flames.
which could be seen from Pensacola.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

If your work seems hard for you.
If you have lame, weak or aching
back, IL you seem tired and listless
and seem to be running down without
apparent cause, begin at once with
Doan's Kidney Pills, the great kidney
remedy that has cured so many Of your
Deighbors. It has given thousands OF
working men and women strong. sound
backs for their daily work.
OTTUMWA PROOF.
w. H. Levan, 1896 West Main streer,
ottumwa, Iowa, says: ~ had a dull
aching across the loins for a long time,
the pain being SO severe that was
hardly able to bend over, stoop, lift,
or reach up. The kidneys were not
correct in their action, the secretions
being weak, and there was a stiffness
and lameness in my joints and limbs,
so much so that could not rest. 4
tried prescriptions and remedies with;
out success and was feeling discourage
ed Hearing Doan's Kidney Pills spo!
ken Of so highly by some Of our lead!
Ing people, procured them at sar.
gents drug store, and after using q
short time, was surprised and greatly
gratified at their great healing and
pain relieving qualities, for they cured
my trouble In very short time,
From my experience with Doan's Kid.
ney Pills can say that they are fine"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

A sad thing Of old age is in being
fright to children.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
THE PENALTY OF OVERWORK

Work has been mans lot since the
creation, but a day of toll should not
have its penalty Of pain Why is it.
then. you ask, that backache So often
follows? It Is because the modern
tendency is to overwork, to tear
down faster than nature can rebuild
An unnatural strain Is thrown upon
the vital organs, and more especially
upon the kidneys, which have the
work OF 1tering the blood free of
waste and poison.
The heavy tax Of overwork- the
Btrain upon the back that is so com.
mon to many trades and occupations,
Is too great. The kidneys begin to
fail in their work. and there is a
double. danger to health. The poison.
GUS matter collects In the system. and
the kidneys themselves begin to break
down.
Pain in the back is only warning
Of trouble in the kidneys An in.
dammation has set in. and disorder.
I'd condition Of the urine soon becomes
apparent.
Too much or too little urine with
constant desire to void the secre.
tons; any noticeable deviation from
the normal color; the appearance Of a
Sandy sediment, proves disordered
condition Of the kidneys, that needs
quick attention
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

him for the time being away from
them, and that his desire must be to
help them but not to regret them. IN
deed, he could not resist, nor did he
wish to resist great content in this
well-being which overlook him in 80
subtle q manner. The sermons of
the old days, preached by many a
mad fanatic of Union Street declared
that any alliance between the rich
and the poor must be false and I'M
A mere recollection of the shame of
tc his cheeks, and yet he would have
defended poverty with all the logic of
which his clever brain was capable.
So in a depressing silence the long
dinner was eaten. Methodically and
with velvet steps the footmen put
dish after dish before him, the butler
filled his rarely lifted glass, the whole
ceremony Of dining performer. For
his own part he would have given
much to have escaped after the fish
had been served, and to have gone out
and explored the garden which had
excited Mr.. Geary to such poetic
thoughts. Not large eater (for the
last ENC does not care TO cultivate
| an appetite) be was easily satisfied;
AMI he found the mere length of the
menu to be an ordeal which he
would gladly have been spared. Why
did people want ali these dishes, he
asked himself. Why in wellto-do cir
cles, Is it considered necessary to
serve precisely similar portions of
fish and flesh and fowl every night at
eight o'clock? Men who work eat
when they are disposed. Alban won.
dered what would happen If such a
custom were introduced into the
House of the Five Gables. A cynical
revcrie altogether-from which thu
buffers purring voice awakened him
Twill you have your coffee in the
Winter Garden, sir? Mr.. Gessner al
ways does.''
Cannot have 1t in the garden? %
ooh, yes. If you like, sir. Well
carry out chair-the seats are very
damp at night. SIR
Alban smiled. Was he not sleeping
on the reeking floor of the caves but
twenty hours ago.
CONTINUED in Next Issue.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
AGREE TO CHANGE BILL.
Republican and Democratic Leaders
In Illinois Legislature Get

tSSSIt'Sss
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct, 24.-Demo
and republicans leaders of the mouse
have arrived at an agreement on the
primary bill amendments, and it was
expected the Oglesby bill would get a
third reading today. The chef obsta-
Gle between the two sides was the SEN
atorial nominations. McGoorty asked
that on the ballot there be printed the
propositions as to whether one, two
or three candidates for the house be
nominated The Oglesby bill left to
the senatorial committee the determi-
nation of the number of candidates a
party should nominate.
The McGoorty amendment will
stand with the addition of the print
ing on the ballot of the recommends,
ton of the party county central com.
mittee as to the number to be nomina.
ted. The voters may respect the re
commentator or not.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
MRS. MEEK DEAD
We'll Known Bonaparte Woman
Answers Last Sum-

Bonaparte, Oct. 24.-Mrs. Mary
Meek aged So years. widow of Joseph
Meek, died at her home here this
morning, after lingering illness.
Mrs. Meek has been a resident Of
Bopaparte for many years. The fol-
lowing children survive her: Mrs.
Carl Weber of Keokuk: Robert Meek
Of Bonaparte; Mrs. Ellsworth Cresap,
Of Fort Madison; Mrs. Kate Steber-
ger Of Miller, Neb.; Miss Lizzie Meek
Of Milwaukee, Wis, and Miss Margaret
Meek Of Keokuk.
Funeral services will be held Satur-
day morning and interment will be
made in the Bonaparte cemetery
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

Wishing every reader Of this paper
who suffers from constipation and
stomach trouble might derive the ben
eft which 1 have from this prescrip-
ton. I send it for publication.
Acid Sulphuricum Dil........H drains
Lax Own Comp. III OF.
Elk. Lactated Pepsin
Aquae Dist. equal part qs. ad. vi OF.
Directions: Take one dessert spoon
full before meals. Can be filled at
Swerson's drug store.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
Fatally Gored by Bull.

Waterloo, Oct. 24-Mrs. Amiel
Draeger, of Lloyd county, was prob
ably fatally gored by an angry bull
yesterday afternoon. The animal en-
tered upon her premises unobserved
and attacked unawares. The anger
ed animal gored ner in the abdomen
with one of his horns, piercing the
bowels. Three ribs were broken and
other injuries were inflicted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
Flood of Water
Flowing Through
Hennepin Canal

& = = IS
. Sterling, Ill, Oct. 24-This
= afternoon Hon. T. J. Henderson
y touched the gate which there
upon raised and permitted wat
err to flow through the Illinois
Mississippi canal, thus markigg
y the completion of the work on
the $500, 600 government I'M
Il dertaking which was started by
Henderson 25 years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
Terrific Fate.

It's terrific fate to suffer from ser
ious bowel trouble Ward it off, with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Csc E. b.
Clark, Court and Second: ]. H. L.
Sweuson & Co., Court and Main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
Entertaining an Enemy.

Don't entertain a chronic, running
sore or wound. Cure ii with Rucklen's
Arnica salve. 25rA. guaranteed. F. B.
Clark. Court ana Second: ]. H. L.
Swenson & Co., Court and Main
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

right have to be here?" he a sket
very earnestly.
The banker waved the objection
away little pstulantly.
"The right OF every man who has
a career offered to him. Be content
with that since am unable to tell
you more"
"But sir, l cannot be content. Why
should stay here as your guest when
do not know you at all?"
"My lad, have not said that the
obligation is entirely on my side.
am offering you that to which you
have every just claim. Children do
not usually refuse the asylum which
their fathers door opens to them.
am willing to take you into this house
as a son-would it not be a little un-
grateful to argue with me? From
what 1 know Of him, Alban Kennedy
is not so foolish. Let Mr.. Geary
show you the house while am dress
ing. We shall meet at breakfast and
resume this pleasant conversation. !"
He stood up as he spoke and be-
gan to gather his papers together. To
Alban the scene was amazingly false
and perplexing. He was perfectly
aware that this stranger had no real
interest in him at all; he felt, indeed
that his presence was almost resent
ed and that he was being received
into the house as upon compulsion
All the talk of obligation and favor
and justice remained powerless to de-
ceive. The key to the enigma did not
lie therein; nor was 1t to be found in
oh, r. "A foirv
tale which he had recited. Had the
meeting terminated less abruptly AL
ban believed that his own logic
would have carried the day and that
he would have left the house as he
had come to It, But the clever sugges-
ton of haste on the bankers part,
his hurried manner and his domi-
neering gestures, left a young lad
quite without idea: Such an old
strategist as Richard Gessner should
have known how to deal with that
honest original, Alban Kennedy
1--WE will meet at breakfast" the
banker repeated; meanwhile, con.
slider Mr.. Geary as your friend and
counsellor. He shall by me SO be
appointed. l have a great work for
you to do, Mr.. Kennedy, but the edu'
cation, the books, the knowledge
they must come first. Go now and
think about dinner-or perhaps you
would like to walk about the grounds
little while. Mr.. Geary will show
you the way-1 leave you in his
hands"
He folded the papers up and thrust
them quickly in drawer as he spoke
| The interview was plainly at an end
He had welcomed son as he would
have welcomed any stranger who hat
brought a letter of introduction which
decency compelled him to read.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26

A very old lady was grandma Jones,
She had passed her four score and
three,
bones,
For she drank HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. w. L. Sargent, the
true druggist, corner Main and Mar
ket streets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-26
CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS
Dubuque Man Crushed While Passing
Through Train in Milwaukee
Wards

Dubuque, Oct, 24.-Samuel Skenp,
aged thirty-fve, hostler at the Milwau-
kee shops here, while passing between
cars which were coming together, was
caught between the coupIefs, and his
life crushed out. The accident occur
cred at SAB last evening. The de-
ceased leaves wife.