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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-09
ILLUMINATION Of
THE CITY To
BEGIN
Hundreds of Incandescent
Lights to Be Turned
On Tonight.

The hundreds of incandescent
lights, which have bees placed across
PaIafox street from. Garden south to
Zarragossa, are to be turned on to-
night, and the city win be Illuminated
from then until Wednesday morning
as it has never before been lighted.
Last night the lights were turned
on for about fifteen minutes and Pala-
fox street presented a beautiful scene,
each block containing about 120 in
candescent lights. The lights are
strung across the street, there being
four strings to each block and thirty
lights to the string.
The electrical display is on account
of the Mardi Gras celebration and the
merchants are bearing the expense of
making it.
Many are Decorating.
Many business houses of the city
are now carrying the Carnival colOrs.
Yesterday decorators were at work on
many buildings, which were being
draped for the occasion in the colors
of the Carnival, and today this work
VIII CONTINUE II Is tAllcClSu ludI DN
Monday at noon, when King Priscus
enters the city on his eighth annual
visit. every store in the city with few
exceptions will be decorated. In ad-
dition to these decorations many of
the stores and business houses have
electrical displays which were here
tofore almost unknown in Pensacola.
Removed Obstruction.
An act which will be appreciated
by the citizens and those who crowd
the streets during the Mardi Gras fes-
tivities, was that of Contractor
Turner. when he caused TO be re-
moved the obstruction in front of the
First National Bank building which is
in course of construction. The en-
closure has been moved back until
the sidewalk is now clear and open
for pedestrians.
Badges Arrive.
Handsome and unique badges for di-
rectors of the Carnival Association
have arrived, and are now in the
hands of the officers of the association.
The badges will be worn during the
Carnival and are of pretty design.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-09
Order to Increase Cuban
Rural Guards Suspended

of Cuba.
This action was taken in view OF the
representations OF all Cuban parties
that the decree was inexpedient.
Before determining whether or not
it shall be enforced Secretary Taft
awaits a written protest that Cover
nor NasOon has received.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Business Locals.

Wanted-l2OO pounds of pork, not less than
200 pounds each; will pay Il cents pound
r. W. Carter, Sykesvile, Md. 2t
LosT.-A silver watch with fob having a
w. NJ. c. 'O9 class pin on it, Lost between
Dr. Foutze's and Western Maryland College
Wednesday morning. Liberal reward if re
turned to i45 W. Main street, or at the ADvo
CATE.
COMFORT.
Upon this Rock is the foundation implant
ed
Dolly Madison Shoes for Women can no
fail to please if you are fitted with the proper
Size and Width.
There are Fifty reasons why they are the
best value for So 90, So. so and $4.OO.
Two of them are,
1st They are made by Shoemakers who
know their business and who understand the
requirements of the home market.
End, A reputation of Forty years is back O
each pair.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
$1,000 Driven From Homes.

CINCINNATF, January 19.-With the crest
of the flood water in the Ohio river not yet in
sight, the financial loss in Cincinnati and VI
cinity due TO high water is S5OO,OOO up TO to-
night. The loss includes damaged goods,
destructiom of manufacturing facilities and
| wages of idle men. Some $4,000 persons
have been driven to higher land. Nearly so
squares in Newport, dozen in Covngton and
large areas in the east end and IN The Mill
creek quarter of Cincinnati are under water
The immense stretch of the river, carrying
before it all manner of property, was watched
all day by thousands of persons from both
banks and The high buildings, while strenuous
efforts were made by hundreds OF men to
carry to places of safety those whose homes
had been in vaded by the flood or some of the
household effects from the inundated homes
For better handling relief work Mayor Demp-
sey this afternoon divided the city into four
relief sections.
At special meeting of the city Council
today bonds to the amount of $4,000 were
voted for the relief of flood sufferers. The
Mayor was authorized also to draw Sl3,OOo
additional for relief.
This forenoon the river was 62 feet. the
highest record since February, 1884. For a
distance of four squares from the normal
water front the lower portions OF the city are
flooded. The bridges are cut off from the
land except for narrow foot passage, and a
few more inches will close the gap, leaving
the railroad bridges as the only means OF
communication of foot passengers between the
Kentucky side of the river and this city. Tais
affects seriously several thousand persons who
work in Cincinnati and whose homes are in
Newport, Covington and the other Kentucky
suburbs.
The town of California, just above Cincin-
natl. is reported completely under water. In
Newport it is estimated that fully 5000 per
sons are homeless and almost destitute.
Nearly 100 blocks there are under water.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
THAW ON TRIAL, q,
Five Jurymen Drawn In Two Days

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Five jurymen have
sworn that they will 'well and truly try and
true deliverance make in the case of Harry
K. Thaw, charged with the murder of Stanford
White, whose trial started on Wednesday last
before Justice Fitzgerald in the criminal
branch of the Supreme Court of New York.
Thirty one talesmen of the special panel
were summoned to the witness stand and ex-
amined today during session of the court
which Judge Fitzgerald protracted until s
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Until within an hour of that time the jury
box had held only the two men who had been
found acceptable yesterday. Then there came
sudden turn in the nonotonous tide of ex-
cuses, pleas and rejections and within few
minutes three more good men and true
had been accepted, sworn and sent into the
jury box to make their colleagues, Mr.. Smith
and Mr.. Fecke, appear little less lonesome.
In dismssing the court for the day Judge
Fitzgerald admonished the jurymen already
selected before they left the courtroom to 60
to the Broadway Central Hotel in the custody
of detail of court officials, repeating his in
structions of yesterday not to speak to anyone
nor to express any opinion concerning the
case, nor to allow any person to communicate
In any way with them, and not to discuss, even
among themselves. the guilt or innocence of
the accused.
During the first two days so talesmen have
been examined, 10 On Wednesday and 81 to-
day, with net result of 5 Jurymen, or an av-
erage of l from every 10 men called 1t was
felt at the close of the day that this result was
distinctly encouraging and that with $50 tales
men left to draw upon there is now little
danger of exhausting the special panel of 200
without filling the necessary II.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Colored Men For Baltimore City
Council.

Harry s. Cummings, the colored lawyer.
announced his candidacy for the Republican
| nomination to the First Branch of the City
Council from the Seventeenth ward, Baltl
| more.
Cummings is one of the most prominent
lawyers of his race III the city. He distin
guished himself three years ago by making
one of the speeches seconding President
Roosevelt's nomination at the Chicago con-
venton. Three times before he has served
in the City Council, and he is vigorous
speaker. He was recently named as a mem
ber of the E. Clay Timanus Committee of One
Hundred and made speech AT the meeting.
nomination of the Mayor.
There are already two other candidates i'll
the ward for the First Branch nomination,
and both are colored. One Of these is Lawyer
d. D. Dixon, who will run on the Wachler
| ticket. Dixon has declared himself in favor
of Mr.. Wachter's nomination and proposes to
make the fight along these lines.
The third colored candidate is l.. h. Daven
port, the Republican executive of the ward.
Davenport is understood to be for Mayor Ii
manus, and was intimated that it is not unlike
ly that before the primaries he may retire
from the field in favor OF Cummings, as with
two candidates on tMe Timanus end and only
one on the Wachtep end the latter would have
a much better chance of winning than If there
were only two Men in the fight and the issue
was plainly defined.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Insurance Man Arrested.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19.-Frank G. Thomp-
son, former agent of the Philadelphia Life
Insurance Company and a son of a police
captain of this city, was arrested today and
released on bail, charged with the embezzle.
msnt of 81, 900 and upward from the insurance
company. The warrant was obtained upon
the affidavit of an official of the company, who
alleges that Thompson has for more than a
year been systematically stealing from the
company. It is charged that Thompson failed
to turn over to the company sums paid to him
by new policy holders.
Police Captain Thompson was on duty at
City Hall when the alleged embezzler was
given hearing. but news of the arrest was
kept from the father until the hearing had
been concluded.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Earthquakes.

The disastrous earthquake which oc-
CURED at Kingston, the capital city Of
Jamaica, on the afternoon of the 18th in
slant, and in which there were probably
|, 900 lives or more lost, and the city al
most wiped out by the earthquake itself
and by the fire which Immediately followed
it, brings us to reflect upon the general
subject of these terrible subterranean dis
turbances.
Earthquakes have probably occurred i'll
all periods of the worlds history. Scien-
tifc men have expended much thought
and investigation upon the subject, but
even at the present time, althoug IN science
has wonderfully advanced upon the lines OF
its general work, little is definitely known
of the causes of earthquakes, and the con-
ditions under which they so suddenly and
so violently occur.
1t is impossible to form even the faintest
conception of the terrific and uncontrola-
BILE forces which shake the solid earth and
break it up under the throes of these con-
vulsions.
Perhaps the most disastrous earthquake
of which we have recorded account, oc-
Cured at Lisbon in 1855, at which time
40, 900 lives were lost and the city almost
totally destroyed The shock of this
earthquake was felt over an area of Z, ,500,-
900 square miles of the earth's surface.
When we consider that the average thick
ness of the crust Of the earth may be as
sumed to be 20 miles, it will be seen that
not less than $50, 600, 600 square miles Of
solid matter were moved. The force that
can do this is ineonceivable to us.
The history of earthquakes shows that
certain sections of the earth have been
more frequently visited by these distur-
Dances than others. And yet they have
at times occurred suddenly and unexpect-
edly in sections never before visited. This
was so in the earthquake which occurred
in Charleston, S. c., in 1886, and which
did much damage.
The fact is, that with all the light of
modern science, we are much in the dark
in many Of these things; know little of the
immense natural forces which are under us
and about US and within us, and which
are held in check by the hand of Merci
full Providence, but which if, permitted to
exert themselves, work havoc and destruc-
ton.
These things teach us our own impo-
tence and feebleness, az, we stand abso-
lutely helpless in the presence Of such
manifestations of natura power.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25

case went up to the supreme court, upon
precisely the same question, and in this
case the court reversed itself and sustained
the constiturionality of the law.
This was regarded as a clear case of
changing the constitution by judicial con-
struction, and was defiant and dangerous
act of the President.
What is meant by this talk about chang
ing the constitution of our country by ju-
dicial Interpretation? Why simply this
If the Administration has some pet scheme
it wants to put through, and the law as it
is now understood stands in the way, as
soon as an opportunity occurs, judges are
placed upon the bench Of the Supreme
Court who are known to be favorable to
the administration purpose. Then a
case goes up, and the decision is, of course,
foregone conclusion.
What a travesty upon common decency
and official propriety, and humiliation to
every American And how the people
should rebuke such procedure.
In the recent case involving the school
law of California, President Roosevelt has
shown disposition to invade State and
overturn its law, and if necessary use the
army and navy to do it.
All this should teach our people that if
they prize their present form of govern
ment and wish to preserve it, they must be
awake to these palpable evidences of en-
croachment of the federal power, and hold
fast to the great Democratic doctrine Of
Home Rule and strict construction of,
and a rigid adherence to the constitution
in all cases.
The present tendencies are highly dang
erous and will ultimately, if not checked,
lead to the wiping out Of our State lines
and thorough change in our form of gov
ernment.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Nav Gust Swettenham.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-The Colonial Office has
received several kilograms from Sir Alexan
der Swettenham, Governor of Jamaica, ex-
planning the incident with Rear-Admiral
Davis, but not one is of such character that
the authorities are prepared to give it to the
public.
The Foreign Office says it has had no fur.
ther communication from Washington, and
that with the receipt of President Roosevelt's S
telegram through Assistant Secretary of State
Bacon the International side OF the question
is regarded as settled. At the same time it is
possible that when Governor Swettenham' S
explanation is received in full there will be
further communication with the Government
of the United States. The general impression
was gained at the Government offices today
that Governor Swettenham's career is at an
end. .t .
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
DIED..

In Harrisburg, Pa, Januaay Sth, 1907, George
Mark son of Harvey J. and Birdie V. Mark Form
walt, aged year and IL days.
Near Pleasant Valley, at the home of his son Ma
thaniel January L. 1907 Absalom Zepp, aged 6e
years and months.
Weep not for me. my children dear,
You know how did suffer here;
You know that endured much pain,
And that your loss is my great gain.
He is waiting by the river,
Just across the silver stream,
Where sweet flowers are ever blooming
And the banks are ever green.
We saw him fade and waste away,
We saw upon his sunken face
The fatal sign of DEATH
The golden gates were opened
gentle voice said, Come"
Aud he calmly entered home.
BY HIS DAUGHTERS AND SON NATHANIEL.
Sleep, grandfather dear, and take your rest,
God called you home, he thought 1t best;
1t was hard indeed to part with thee,
But Christs strong arm supporteth me.
BY HIS GRANDSON, ARCHIE H. ZEPP.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Chinese Eating Their Children.

VICTORIA, B. c., January 1S.-Further adj
vices received from Shanghai tell of increass
ing horrors of the great famine in Central
China.
A correspondent of the Echo de China says
that in two districts, Sinchow and PaichoVs
starving people are eating their children.
Plants and grass, which have furnished food
for many, have disappeared, and there sOe
not even roots to eat.
The famine stricken people are being dri ven
roads.
The correspondent says the cases of car mi
balism are many. He investigated numt YER,
and many of them absolutely are correct.
In the absence of ordinary food he found
human flesh actually being sold.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Pullman Pala6 % Car Plant Afre.

WILMINGTON, DEL, January 19.-Fire do.
ing damage to the amount of $114,O0O early
this evening wrecked section of the local
plant of the Pullman Palace Car Company,
and the fremen bad a hard battle TO save the
remainder of the building in which the shops
were located.
The fire, which is supposed to have origi-
rated from spontaneous combustion, con-
sumed IA Pullman coaches, which had been
repaired and ready to leave the shops. The
gas tanks of the burning cars exploded with
loud reports, attracting several thousand per-
sons to the scene.
The quantity of oil and paint in the shops
caused the flames to gain great headway, and
the entire local fire department was called
out. The fremen, after desperate fight,
managed to confne the flames to the shops,
which were located in the center of long
brick building.
William Brown was badly cut by flying glass
and was sent to the Delaware Hospital.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Trainmen Demand Increase.

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Trainmen and conduct
ors on every railroad west of Chicago are de-
manding an advance III wages, which, if
granted. will increase payrolls many millions
of dollars annually. The demands affect more
than 100, 600 employees, and are now being
discussed by committees representing the gen
eral managers and the labor organizations.
The first conference was held in Chicago yes
terday and it is understood the men were
emphatically told all their demands would not
be entertained. It is understood the railroads
are willing to give their men AN increase of
about 10 per cent, but no more.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Indians And Troops in Desperate
Fight.

Ell PAso, TEX, January 24.-Reports we're
received tonight of desperate fight between
Yaqui Indians and Mexican troops yes
terday in the mountainous region south,
east of Guayamas, Sonora, in the section
on which is the station of Lencho, which was
destroyed by the Yaquis in December.
The Mexican troops have been hunting the
Yaquis since the Lencho incident, and have
had frequent skirmishes with them, but not
until yesterday were they able to force an en-
gagement with any considerable force. In
this fight 20 Mexicans were killed and Il mum
ber wounded. =
The Yaquis were defeated, with considera-
BILE loss, but as they took both their dead and
wounded with them when retreaIing, it is uot
known how many were killed.
Owing to the remoteness OF the conflict
from communication, particulars cannot be
obtained tonight Representatives of the
Mexican government are without official ad-
vices of the battle.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Island Engulfed; 1900 People Perish

The HAGUE, January 22.-The tidal wave
which devastated some of the Dutch East In.
dian Islands south of Atchin, as announced
january IL, practically engufed the Island of
Simalu.
According to the latest information recelv-
ed here Simalu has almost disappeared.
Iti said that probably 1900 persons lost
their lives. Violent earth shocks continue to
be felt daily.
The civil governor of Atchin has gone to
the see ne of the catastrophe
According to the brief official dispatch
which first announced the devastation wrought
by the tidal wave in some of the Dutch East
Indian Islands 800 persons persisted on the
Island of Tana and 40 on the Island of Simalu.
Puda Babi, or Simalu, is situated off the
northwest coast of the Island of Sumatra and
south of the Province of Atchin.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Saved From Hangman's Rope.

PATERSON, N. j., January 22.-John Nc
Grogan, who was hanged by guerrillas during
tie Civil War, but who was cut down by some
of Sherman's cavalrymen in time to save his
life, died here today, aged "a years. Nc
Grogan met with his trying experience during
the march to the sea. He was one of a forag-
ing party of eight who were captured by the
band of guerrillas. The prisoners were strung
up to the limbs of trees by their captors, who
had hardly gotten away when party of Union
crvalrymen arrived and cut down the hanging
, bodies. Of the eight men McGrogan was the
I ,nly one that could be revived. He had been
t erribly injured by the pressure OF the rope,
b ut recovered and served throughout the war.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Shot and Killed Six Indians Single
Handed.

DOUGLAS, ARIz., January 24.-At Beatty
Camp, on the new Southern Pacific Line from
Moniezuma to Guayamas. eight miles from
Montezuma, Sonora, Mexico. yesterday, Bert
Seely, a noted Arizona cowboy, single haEded,
shot and killed six Yaqui laborers. Seely, 1t
is said. acted in self defense. He had IA
quarrel with one of the gang Of Indians with
whom he was working on the grade, and all
of them attacked him with shovels and picks.
Before they reached him Seely fired five shots
at the Indians from his revolver. He picked
the five foremost of the advancing Indians in
one.twu three order, stopping their onslaught.
Every shot he fired proved fatal. Running
down the grade sixth Indian tried to inter
cept him, and Seely also shot this one dead.
Seely escaped. He bears an excellent repu.-
iation in Arizona.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
To Set Typo BY Machine.

WASHINGTON, January 22.-Public Printer
Stillings has issued q general order in which
he says the days of hand composition are fast
coming to a close. The order was issued to
call attention to the Government Printing
Office night school of instruction on typeset.
ting machines.
The instruction will be free, but no nav given
tor the work accomplished. In the event of
reduction in the force of printers, the Publ {
Printer says, those who can operate the ma.
chimes will be given preferences.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Over Million Starvin g.

NEW YORK, January 22.-The American
Bible Society has just received the. following
cablegram from the Rev. John R. Hykes, D..
D., the agent of the society for China:
Notify all boards Shanghai Missionary
Association, 274 members, repre- senting IS
bodies, urges appeal famine relief through! all
churches. Million and quarter starving
Refugees already focked cities. In Ia. district
three million destitute. Many millions at
fected. Many deaths already, thoug h five
months suffering only begun. General relief
committee, representing all interests in this
part East, unite in placing work relief entirely
in responsible hands of missionaries. OPP
portunity century impress China.
"HYKEs, President"
A special meeting of representatives OF mis-
sionary bodies of the United States having
work in China has been held in New York IN
response to this cablegram, and it was by them
un animously recommended that churches, so.
cieaies and individuals be urgently requested
to contribute literally and promptly to meet
this emergency, which must continue until
,Juce
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
SPECIAL REAL ESTATE ~, -
OFFERINGS. I1slE4

No. 3O-Small farm of IA acres with good
improvements, excellent fruit and fine water,
located on county road near Medford, Md.
No. 31-Small farm of II acres, with mod
ern buildings of cottage style, located within
one half mile of Westminster, on the pike.
No 32-Smal farm of Is acres, with new
house aud wagon shed and small barn with
good water and fruit, located on county road,
near Gambler. Md.
No. 33.-Farm of 81 acres with new mod
ern house and outbuildings, excellent soil
and water and good barn, located between
Bird Hill and Gambler. Md.
No. 35.-Fine property, new house, cottage
style; new outbuildings and two and one hall
acres of ground. located on Manchester road,
about miles from Westminster. Md.
No 36-House and lot on Penna. Ave-,
good frame house and excellent lot
Anything in Real Estate apply to
W. FRANK THOMAS, Agent.
ian58.e.o.w. Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
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The Democratic advocate., 1907-01-25
Banker Alleged Embezzler.

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-V. A. Pellarello, head
of local banking and loan company, is un.
der arrest, charged with embezzlement. Ac-
cording to the police, Pellarello several years
ago owned a bank in Youngstown, Ohio. He
is also said to have had bank in Denver.
He suddenly disappeared from Youngs
town and it is claimed took with him 500
belonging to John Morgan, farmer. Pei.
larelo was taken to Youngstown today. .