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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
R. POPE REESE
RETURNS To
THE CITY
From Jacksonville, Where
He Has Been for Sew
eral Weeks.

r. Pope Reese, who has been IN
Jacksonville for several weeks, assist
ing in the prosecution of parties
charged with conspiracy to commit
peonage, and peonage, has returned to
the city. the United States court for
that district having adjourned for
about two weeks. In both cases that
have been tried in Jacksonville yer
diets of not guilty have been returned
by the juries.
Mr.. Reese is acting in the capacity
of assistant to the United States at
torney general. and with Assistant
Attorney General Russell, who was in
this city. has been assisting District
Attorney Cheney in the prosecution OF
the cases.
Both the cases wherein verdicts OF
not guilty were returned were against
F. J. O'Hara. a prominent naval stores
oDerator and lumber manufacturer
The government still has three OF
four more charges against this party
and from four to six against other
parties charging both conspiracy and
peOnage-
As soon as court reconyenes, which
will be in about two or three weeks
it is expected that some of these
cases will be called and Mr.. Reese
will probably return and assist in the
prosecution.
The government has also peonage
cases to look after in several other
states, which will keep the assistant
to the attorney general Ousy fol
several months.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
NO PROGRESS
IN THAW CASE
Two Jurors Summary Re
lieved of Further Duty
by the Court.
Prisoner Pleased With the
Selection of Southern
Man as Juror.
EORTYSIX TALESMEN EXAMINED
DURING THE DAY, BUT WHEN
COURT ADJOURNED ONLY NINE
JURORS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED
THAW FAMILY PRESENT, AS
USUAL.
6v Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 29-In the Thaw
trial to-day the dismissal from further
service of two jurors by Justice Fitz-
gerald on motion of District Attorney
Jerome and with the consent of de-
fens. WAS sensational The court an
nounced the action without reflection
UPON the jurors, Arthur s. Campbell
and Harold r Raire, numbers four
and sly. but gave no reason. Jerome
said it was for business reasons
Neither man admitted he knew tie
reason, and Campbell refused to talk
Previous to this one juror, John E
Dennee. a travelling freight agent
aged thirty-eight. unmarried, natVe
of New Orleans. was selected as jury
man number ten and this afternoon
David H. s. Walker, real estate
broker. aged thirty-four, unmarried
replaced Juror Campbell as number
four. leaving the jury as at the be
ginning of the days session Forty
six talesmen were used before these
were selected. eighteen of them being
from the new panel of one hundred
which vas in court for the first time
to-day.
Thaw seemed pleased with the new
Jurors. At Dcnnee's announcement
that he was a southern man he be
gan an earnest conversation with his
LAWYERS. Walker was accepted by the
defense in spite of his admission that
he knew Stanford White, Thaw s vic
tim
Thaw's attorneys used seven per
emptorv challenges, leaving thirteen
and the state one. leaving seventeen
for the remaining examinations.
Members of the Thaw family were
in court as usual, Mrs. Thaw sitting
beside Young Thaw's wife chatting
Frequently, evidently attempting 70
dispel the reported disagreement be
tween them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
Mississippi and Louisiana
Business Men Join Is
sues in Fight.
TIME CALLED
ON RAILROADS
Adequate Service and Main
tenance of Schedules De-
n1anded.
NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE ASK
THAT NEW POSTAL DISTRICT,
WITH NEW ORLEANS AS CEN
TER, BE ESTABLIsHED-coM.
MITTEE NOW HAS THE MATTER
IN HAND.
specIaI to The journal.


New Orleans, JAM 29.-The New Or
leans Progressive Union has made a
vigorous onslaught upon Washington
and at the same time has called time
on the railroads in the matter Of train
service and has issued a rallying call
for Mississippi and louisiana TO join
issues in fighting for better mail IA
cilities, adequate train service and
maintenance of schedules Philip
Werlein is the author of the move
ment, which, should II go through, will
entirely revOlutionize the railway
mail service of this section OF the
country At a meeting of the Pro
gressive Union Mn Werlein offered a
resolution demanding OF the post of
fee department sre-aIlotment of the
railway mail district Under the
present system New Orleans and the
surrounding territory are under the
Jurisdiction of Atlanta on the east
and Fort Worth on the west and the
smallest to the most serious difficult
ties must be referred TO one of those
two places. Under the Werlein plan
a new postal district will be formed
of Louisiana and Mississippi, Panama
and Porto Rico as well as having
supervision of the mails to Mexican
Central and West Indian ports, not
under the flag of taf<Enited States
The Times-Democrs@ has been con
Quoting a campaign of exposure and
daily prints the arrivals of the various
trains, showing startling condition
Trains are anywhere from one houl
to one day late The Progressive I'm
ion Subcommittee composed of the
editors of the Times-DemOcrat, Elk
Governor W. w Heard, Philip Wer
lein, Robert living, owner of the
Daily States, Joseph Collins and Jules
S. Dreyfous, representing com
mittee of forty bankers and business
men have taken up the matter with
the state railroad commission, the at
torney general. the local chiefs of rail
roads, the presidents of the big sys
TENS, with the United States senate
and house committees on postal af
fairs, the Louisiana and Mississippi
delegations in congress, Governors
Blanchard and Vardaman and the
commercial organizations of the two
states with a view to forcing main
tenance of schedules under heavy pen
atty and the allotment of the new
postal district, with New Orleans a:
the center
The fight has stirred the entire sec
ton as all are affected, from the larg
est cities to the remOtest rural route
and there is universal demand tina
the railroads and post office depart
ment must undergo a change il
methods.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
Senator Hale Lectured Aug
ust Body at Beginning
of Session.
APPROPRIATION
BILLS DELAYED
Beveridge Concludes Address
In Support of Anti
Child Labor Bill.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION
BILL CHIEF BUSINESS IN THE
HOUSE-COUNTRY MEMBERS
FORCE RESTORATION OF ITEM
PROVIDING FOR FREE SEED DIS
TRiBUTION-OTH BUSINESS.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, d. c., Jan 29.-The
senate to-day began business with a
lecture on Ito much talking and not
enough work" by Senator Hale, who
complained that this was why the dip
lomatic and consular and the fortifica-
tons appropriation bills which,
though on the calendar, had not been
passed. Both measures will be al
tended to before adjournment
Senator Beveridge concluded his
three days speech in advocacy. of his
child-labor bill. his argument being
devoted mainly to the constitutional
power of congress to prohibit inter
state commerce in child made goods
He was questioned frequently by sen
ators holding opposite views, and re
plying, took the broad ground that the
power of congress over Interstate and
foreign commerce was absolute, sc
far as power was concerned. but in
all cases the question of policy, not
power, was the point TO be considered
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
HOUSE is DETERMINED
TO HAVE FREE SEEDS

Washington, Jan. 29-House to-day
passed the senate bill conveying a
strip of ground in ST Augustine, Fla,
for school purposes.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was the chief business, and when the
amendment was reached, striking out
the appropriation for free seeds, mem
bers from the farming districts out
voted the city members and even re-
versed ruling of the chair and re-
stored the item.
The recommendation of the COM
mittee on agriculture for an increase
in the salaries of Chief Forester
Pinchot and Chief of the Bureau of
Chemistry DR.. Wiley, of one thousand
dollars per year each, went down on
point of order.
An important amendment reported
was that no money be appropriated
for the enforcement of the national
pure food law be paid TO any state
city or district, the official reason
being that the states execute their
own laws and the federal government
works independently.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
Representative of the Ger
man Navy Has Sailed
From Galveston.
WILL REMAIN HERE
FOR ABOUT 10 Days
During Which Time the Of
ficers and Men VIII Be
Entertained.
SHIP VISITED THIS PORT TWO
YEARS AGO, AND AT THAT TiMR
THE OFFICERS AND MEN MADE
MANY FRIENDS WHO WILL
WELCOME THEIR RETURN TO
THE CITY.

The German cruiser Bremen, which
is cruising along the gulf coast, maxi
ing visits to the principal ports. is
due to reach Pensacola some time
during to-day 1t is probable that the
war ship will not arrive until this az
ternoon, as she did not sail until yes
terday from Galveston and it is not
customary on such cruises to drive
the vessel at any great rate or
speed.
The coming of the Bremen was an
nounced several months since, wheH
the German consul and the customs
officials received notice that the shiE
would arrive here on January 81
from Galveston to remain for a period
of about ten days. This time, how
ever, may be extended. as efforts III
be made by the Carnival Association
to have the ship remain until after
the Mardi Gras festivities and to have
The men participate in the big parade
on the day that King Priscus reaches
the city
Since the announcement was made
that the fine representative of the
German navy would visit Pensacola,
the residents of the city, particularly
the Germans, have been looking for
ward to the date Of the arrival with
much pleasure, and they viii gladly
welcome back the officers and men
who visited the city two years ago.
At that time several entertain
ments were given in honor of the visi.
tors. and just before the departure an
entertainment was given aboard the
ship as a return for the kindness and
courtesy shown.
This year the COncOrdia Club has
already decided to give an elaborate
affair in honor of the visitors, and 1t
! is expected that it will surpass any
previous effort made by the club in
entertaining the German visitors
The date of the event has not yet
been arranged, but as soon as the
vessel arrives the committee from the
club will call upon the commander
and ascertain what date will be the
most acceptable
1t is the desire to have the vessel
remain here during the Mardi Gras
| festivities. and she will not only be
an attraction 10 the thousands OF
visitors. but if it can be arranged
whereby the sailors can participate In
the big parade upon the arrival of the
King 1t will add much to the attrac-
| tiveness of the event
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
SOUTHERN STATES HAY
FARM CHANGES HANDS
And Also 1000 Acres From
the Same Company in
Baldwin County.
DEAL HAS JUST BEEN CLOSED
BY THE PENSACOLA INVEST.
MENT COMPANY AND INVOLVES
ABOUT Sos, ooe-HAY FARM-oNE
OF FINEST IN STATE.

One Of the largest real estate deals
consummated here in several months
has just been closed bS the Pensa-
cola Investment Company, when, act
ing for the agents of the Southern
States Lumber Company. the COM
pany sold to Jas NJ Muldon the farm
known as the Southern States hay
farm, lying between Cantonement
and Muscogee. and including all of
the buildings, stock, equipment, etc.
and also over Il, 900 acres of cut over
timber land in Baldwin county The
purchase price for the two places was
about $4,000.
The Southern States hay farm is
considered one of the finest hay farms
In this section. The property consists
of 1000 acres, of which four hundred
acres have been cleared, fenced and
are under cultivation. On the property
are number of buildings, including
one farm building which is said 10
be the largest of its kind in the state
Machinery, stock, etc, go with the
purchase.
The other property, which lies in
Baldwin county, between the Styx and
Perdido rivers, consists of 17,400
acres of land. The land is known as
cut over land, but much of it is still
suitable for turpentine purposes.
Il is understood that the purchaser
secured this big tract with view to
possibly using it as a game preserve,
though he has not definitely decided
upon this point. If It should be used
for such purpose it would prove an
excellent location. The other prop
erty, the hay farm. will be operated
as it has been in the past.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
IN
BANKRUPT
FILED
Voluntary Petitions Filed In
u. S. Court by Two
Citizens.

Two voluntary petitions in bank
ruptcy were filed in the Office OF the
clerk of the circuit court yesterday,
and will be referred to the referee IN
bankruptcy.
The first was that Of W. Il. Jordan,
the papers being filed by Sullivan &
sullivan. The petitioner gives
schedule of his liabilities, which total
about s2O.6S3. The largest creditors
are Vim. Fl. Knowles, $4,000; b. NJ
Bombay. 81. 500: Pensacola Lumber
Company $4,000 and W. C. Dewberry
So OOO. Assets are scheduled at about
$500
The other petition was fled by Geo.
T. Morgan as attorney for John g..
Welsh. and the schedule shows liabil-
tiles of about $500. with assets OF
about $500 The petitioner was en-
gagged in the repair and manufacture
of wagons and buggies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
THE INCREASE
I ] BE GIN
FRIDAY
On That Day the L. & N
Conductors VIII Get a
Raise of Salary.

The conductors of the entire Louis.
vile & Nashville system will get an
increase in pay commencing to-mor
row. This was decided upon at the
meeting of the general grievance com
mittee of the Order of Railway Con
ductors and the management of the
Louisville and Nashville recently
held in Louisville. The local divisions
were represented at that conference
by E. NJ. Wilson and E. J. Villar, and
when they returned stated that an
advance had been agreed upon. This
raise of salary is to commence Friday
February 1, and amount to about
seven per cent for conductors who
receive over 800 per month and five
per cent for those who receive small
er salaries.
Regarding the increase in salaries
the Montgomery Advertiser of yes
terday said:
Friday morning the contracts OF
and Nashville Railroad Company will
be signed at the general Office of the
company in Louisville Conductor
Henry Allen. chairman of the adjust
ment committee of the Order Rail
Nashville, will sign the document
which will include the increase re
Gently granted the conductors by the
management of that road.
The increase was an average OF
seven per cent for men making 500 Z
month or over and FIVE per cent fol
those making less than 500 month
and a raise for the overtime from
thirty cents an hour beginning two
hours and half from a terminal. to
thirty-siX cents an hour, beginning
one hour from terminals
THE engineers of the Louisville
and Nashville are still in session in
Louisville, having been there now
three weeks without having reached
a decision"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
RESULTS IN THE
MOTOR BOAT RACES
Rv Associated Press.

Palm Beach, Fla, Jan. 29--FolloW-
ing are the results in the third annual
motor boat regatta on Lake Worth
to-day: Simplex TX first in two fye
miles events, and first in the ten mile
event for boats of all ratings; owned
by H. Bresel. Five miles. boats rat
ing over 80" Gray Wolf won; owned
by H. L. Willoughby. Jr., Newport
Ten miles. boats rating over go,
Katherine won; owned by J. Middle
by, Boston
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
BELIEVE THAT BELL
KILLED TOWNSEND
LETTER FOUND IN FORMERS
ROOM REGARDED AS
DAMAGING.
BY Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 29.-The police re-
gard as important evidence against
John Bell, suspected of the murder
of DR.. Chas. Townsend, letter found
in Bells Brooklyn home. signed by
him addressed to his brother, which
says in part:
Il pray that | may be justified in
my act and that / may meet sister
BELLS dead wife, in heaven"
1t is evident from the letter also
that Bell contemplated suicide.
DR.. Townsend attended Bells wife
with childbirth
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
MILLION DOLLARS
DAMAGE BY FIRE
BY Associated Press.

Philadelphia Jan 29--An explosion
in the paint shop at the Baldwin Lo-
connective Works tonight caused dam
age of one million dollars The fire
destroyed a five story building one
hundred and seventy-five by one hun
dred and fifty feet where one thou
sand men were employed The loss
is covered by insurance
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
CHANGES IN
GULF STREAM
BY HYDROGRAPHIc
oFFICE-SUBMAR OIL
WELL.
By Associated Press

New Orleans, Jan 29.-The hydro
graphic office announces important
changes in the gulf stream between
the north coast OF South America and
its entrance into the Atlantic Also
that it has located a submarine oil
well two hundred miles south of the
coast of Louisiana
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
DECLINE TO GIVE CHEAP
RATES TO GOVERNMENT
BY Associated Press.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 29-Raiiroad Off
Gals say that the governments day OF
cheap fares has passed. The Union
Pacific and Northwestern railroads, in
bids opened to-day for transporting
troops over the territory traversed
en- route TO San Francisco and the
Philippines, proposed to give only reg.
ular rates from Forts Robinson and
Russell No other roads filed bids
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
GERMAN CRUISER BREMEN
DUE IN PENSACOLA TO-DAY
EXPLOSION ENTOMBS
ONE HUNDRED MINERS
IN FAYETTE CO., w. VA.
RY Associated Press.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 30.
An explosion in the Stewart
mines, in Fayette county, to-
day entOmbed ninety to one
hundred miners. 1t is not yet
known that any will be rescued
alive, but forces are working
in an attempt at rescue.
The shaft of the Stewart
mine adjoins an old shaft
where twenty-three miners
were killed by an explosion a
year ago.
There is no telegraph to the
mine and the telephone wires
are working badly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
DECISION FAVORS
SOUTHERN R'W'Y.
Sx Associated Press.

Marietta, Ga, Jan. 2y.-Judge BoDeT'
of the Cobb county superior court,
to-day decided against the state rail-
road commission in the suit of Wad-
ley VS. The Southern Railroad to en-
Join the commission from applying
the continuous mileage rule TO plain
tiff and the Central of Georgia Rail-
road
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
I48 VICTIMS OF
MINE DISASTER
Nv Associated Press.

Saarbrueck, Rhenish Prussia, JAN
29.-Officials of the Roden mine,
where the explosion occurred yester-
day, announced to-day that the dead
would probably number one hundred
and forty-eight. A corps OF West
phaIian life savers have arrived and
the fire in the mine is under con-
troll
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
WILL NOT DELAY THE
SAILING OF TROOPS

Washington, Jan. 29.-The action of
the Union Pacific and Northwestern
roads will not delay the sailing of the
six hundred troops assigned to SER
vice in the Philippines. for the gov
eminent has a rate through Omaha
by another line, the Santa Fe being
a land grant line.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
DAVIS ELECTED
TO THE SENATE
er Associated e,ess.

Little Rock. Jan. 2J.-Ihe IeglsIa-
ture to-day elected former Governor
Jefferson Davis TO the United States
senate
The two-cent passenger fare biz
was passed by the senate to-day with
but one dissenting vote and becomes
a law with the governors approval
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
For Good Roads.

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. 29--There
were no less than three expert road
builders of the Agricultural depart
ment of the fnited States at the Ar
kansas Good Roads Convention which
was held here to-day. There was an
address by Ex-Governor Bob Taylor
and some practical work lone show
ing the necessity for improving tbs
roads in the state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
POSTMASTERS
UNDER ARREST
BY Associates Press.

Nashville. AIN. 39-Post Office In
spector Williams has been notified OF
the arrest OF John A. Thompson. post
master at Sevena, Ga. and assistant
postmaster Thomas, of Nuneau, Ga,
on the charge of embezzling money
order funds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
PENSACOLA FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY
roo MUCH TALK AND NOT
ENOUGH WORK IN SENATE
DEMAND BETTER
MAIL FACILITIES
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD WATERS
OVER LEVEES AT NEW ORLEANS.
ny Associated FresS.


29-The tonight
business section sand
employed before prevent flowing
apprehension of Armed guards po
ing city.
high unusual quantity of
thousand bales
ing a days.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
FOUR ITALIANS
KILLED BY BLAST

Bristol, Va, Jan 2S.-Four ItaIIahs
were killed and several others injured
BY a hung blast near McCassin Gap,
on the South and Western railroad d
few miles west Of here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
DEAD LOCK FOR
U. S. SENATORSHIP
By Associates Press

Trenton, y. J.. Jan. 2S-The leg
islature took three joint ballots today
without breaking the United States
Senatorship deadlock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-30
TENNESSEE EXTENDS
TEMPERANCE MEASURE
BY Associated Press

NashVilIe, Jan. 29.-Ihe senate
passed a bill today to extend the
Adams temperance measure to the en-
tire state by a vote of six TO twenty,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-13
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

BY local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the
ear. There Is only one way TO cure
deafness, and that Is BY constitutional
remedies. Deafness Is caused by an
intlamed condition OF the mucous lin,
Ing Of the Enstachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a RIM,
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t Is entirely closed, Deafness
Is the result, and unless the inNamma.
ton can be taken out and this tube
restored TO Its normal condition, hear,
Ing Will be destroyed forever; nine
cases oat OF ten are caused by Ca.
tarrh, which is nothing but an in,
famed condition of the mucous sur.
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any one case Of Deafness (caused
by catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu,
lars free.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-13
.Senat Of Nc Kow,tltl.
TO J! y L,.ocATE PERMANENTLY al
The STATE Y y g \ CAPTAIN
! BUSINESS THERE. 2

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