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The diamond drill., 1907-02-23

Memphis Gets Date With Detroit.
The Memphis Baseball association.
Southern hague. has closed with the
Detroit Americans for games at Mem
phis April and I.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Withdraw Writ Of Error.

San Francisco, March 2e.-,Asrs-
ham Ruefs attorneys have. It is szid.
withdrawn their writ OF error nlse
with the United States supreme cost
and state that they are now snxosf
TO proceed at once with the trial %
a charge Of extortion. Attorney v
Murphy said Sunday night that W
have instructed our Representative .
Washington TO withdraw the WI q
error filed by the United States. Ihs
decision was reached on account =
the state supreme court to the efea
thai the participation Of an jncompe-
tent Juror does not affect the vaiidiu
Of an Indictment. We will process
without further delay with the trih y
Abraham Ruef."
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Many BUILDINGS Burn.

Pittsburg. Pa. March 2s.--Frs
that started from an explosion In he
U. Baird Machinery company's blsss
In Pennsylvania avenue Sunday. a
less than half an hour had sept sssy
all the buildings between Liberty as-
enue and Spring alley. from Twenu-
sixth street almost 10 Twenty-seveals
street. Three alarms were sent b
in rapid succession. but the frenss
could no nothing 10 save the plants.
The Baird plant, that OF the Broun 8
Zortman Machinery company. and ~
Simonds Manufacturing company vsss
all wiped out and some fifty dwellinu
across Spring alley were badly dszz-
aged. The loss Is estimated At nes''
ly $3.50 900.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
SO. 90, 200 Msrehinery Order

New York. March 26.-Four Japa-
nese federal steel experts and engi-
neers sent by the Japanese govern
ment TO make a hasty study OF con-
ditions In the United States. English
and French. placing $40. 900. 900 order
for machinery and steer plant equip
ment. arrived In this city. The four
experts are Shikaji Takayu. Yoski-
kawa, secretary Of the imperial steel
works: Or. Kin-Ichiro Kalayama. an
electrical engineer and Kayano. cleo
trical engineer OF mechanical depart
ment OF the imperial steel works. The
material We want win be purchased
wherever we find It can be obtained
most reasonably. said NJ. Takayu.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
unabI. to Find kidnap.d Boy.

Hamburg. March 26.-The local ~
lice have been unable TO find any trses
OF Eddy Krieger. the abducted sos
Of George Krieger. OF Chicago, w
was. II is claimed, secretly uAs'
away from here last week in an aase.
mobile by two masked persons. ~
mother, who was divorced from hfe.
ger. aud has since married q doc'A
by the name OF Mcdonald. cams !"
GermCny In order To obtain posi-
sion OF the boy with the result 'as'
the superior court Of Hanover adlses
Ell the lad e. her. She broushi ..
from Hanover. where he had -
staying in d boarding house 10 -
CITY, but the lad disappeared.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Spurns Offer OF Pardon

Abilene. Rams. March 2e.-For.
mer United States Senator ]. n pp,.
ton, after delivering the speech which
ne had prepared in advance. made
the statemen; Saturday night that the
president offered him a pardon. He
SAID. Five days after I was in iail
the president offered me a pardon II
came 10 me personally at Ironton
Inc communication was over the sig
natur, OF the pardon clerk. Ineyer
answered 1t. would not answer Il
would not accept a pardon from him
ura"c any conditions. He, gende-
men he is The one that should Navs
the pardon"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Georgia Mayors To Meet.

Macon. Ga. March 26.-Mayors of
over one hundred Georgia cities are
anxiously awaiting news from Athens
giving the dates for the annual con-
vention OF the League OF Georgia Mu-
inequalities. The convention this year
Is to be held In Athens, Ga. and It
remains with Mayor Dorsey. Of tina,
city, and the city council to fix the
dates. May 20 and 80 have been pro-
posed but no final selection has We,
been announced. The mayors wish
10 meet In time TO arrange certain
measures that are to be presented 10
the general assembly, which meets in
June. Several matters were carried
before the legislature last year by rep
resentatives OF the league and Anal
action will be taken upon them this
summer.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Man Found Dead: Ca, Ellis Room

Augusta, Ga. March 26.-The res
idence OF Matthew o'Mahoney was
visited by q frightful tragedy early
Sunday morning, when members OF The
household found MattheT o'Mahoney
dead in his bed and the room flled
with gas, II was believed at first
that the man had been the victim OF
his own carelessness. but investiga-
ton showed that though there was gas
In the room the gas Jets were all
closed and none was escaping. The
cOroner's inquest brought 20 light a
supposed explanation which leads %
the saddest phase OF the tragic end
Mrs. o'Mahoney. wife of the deceased
has been insane for months.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
GIRL FACES MURDER TRIAL.
coafesssd to killing Baby Because
She Loved Il Too Much.

New York, MACH 26.--Jennit
Burch. a quarter breed Mohawk. who
ir September last poisoned the In
faat SON of Herbert Winship. Q rich
farmer OF Cowles Corner. Putnam
county. was placed on trial Monday
for her life at Carmel. n. Y. II
Is her fifteenth birthday.
On the day Of the baby's burial
she flung herself on the child's cas-
ket and sObbed out a confession OF
how she fed the infant a poisoned
peach. She said she had loved her
little charge and because OF her great
love, she killed II. Medical men and
others OF science. who have examined
and studied the girl, differ as to her
sanity.
Jennie Burch was q waif and was
give:. a home by the wlnship family
four years ago. The farmer and his
famR treated the girl as one OF their
OWN When the baby. Wilbur, was
born Jennie Burch became its guar
dian and her love rivaled that OF the
girls mother. Np one had been able
TO give a satisfactory explanation OF
the crime.
The murder itself had been prec-
edented by several incendiary fires.
which the girl had admitted she was
responsible for. First the barn was
burned and then followed nine differ
ent attempts 10 burn the Winship
house, and Jennie's explanation OF her
action is that she wanted 10 see the
flames shoot up"
After the barn had been burned she
imagined she was suspected. and this
thought preyed on her mind. When
she had decided TO Kill herself. she
thought OF the baby and concluded
tina, The child should die with her.
She poisoned a peach and giving
the child portion OF Il, ate the re-
mainder herself.
Within half an hour the girl and the
infant were taken violently Ill., Mrs.
Winship did all she could for both OF
them. Before night sci In the baby
died. but Jennie Burch recovered.
The girl insists that she poisoned
the peach with iodine. Chemists en-
ployed by the state say that the pois-
on that killed the child was s,rych-
nine.
The girl Is to be tried before Justice
Mills. of the supreme court who has
appointed two lawyers TO defend her.
II Is believed that they will attempt TO
prove insanity At the time Of the MUIR
der
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Charged with Emhezxlenent.

Denver, March26.-W. II. White.
n banker Of Ardmore, I. T.. was
brought TO Denver Sunday from Sill
verton. Colo. and placed in the Jail
by Deputy United States Marshal
Clark 20 await his return TO the terri
tory on the charge OF embezzlement
Of ten shares Of stock Of the Francis
Bank OF Ardmore. The stock was in
the name OF Macy Noble. II is said.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Death Came ve~y Suddenly.

montgomery, Ala, March 2e-
While the funeral OF his closesr friena
was taking place Edward T. Jones
native OF Springfield, o.. and a
popular citizen Of Montgomery. died
suddenly a. his home. Mr. Lone
was indlsposed and remained az bome
with Mrs. Jones. insisting thai mr.
oers OF hts family should 20 10 tho
funeral OF p. c. Harrison ws.n ,hav
returned Mr. Jones was dead. A nby.
s'e J. SAID ne offered the bursting s -
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27

the wsf with another victory Tor our
country"

Paris. March 2s.-The Nicaraguan
legation Monday received The follow
ing dispatch from Senior Gomez. the
Nicaraguan minister OF foreign af-
fairs. confirming the previous reports
Of Nicaragua's victory at Choluteca:
~Chuluteca (Honduras) taken. Al
He'd armies Of Salvador and Honduras
reunited everywhere. President b.
nilla has sought refuge at San Loren
10 with 300 men. Our ships have
sailed TO capture them.
"Tegucigalpa will fall tomorrow
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
NEGRO IS lYNcHED;
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
Tied to Tree With Hands Up
And Put TO Death.
WOMAN WAS SAVED ~ CANINE
Would. BE Assaiisnt Was Captured.
and. After Being Identified by Mrs.
Rice, Was Shot to Death Near Her
Home.

Florence, Ala. March 2G-The ne
gro. Cleveland Harding. who attempt.
ed TO assault Mrs. Ben Y. Rice near
here Friday. and who was driven on
BY Mrs. Rice's shepherd dog. was
summarily executed Sunday by his in
tended victims husband and some zoe
or 800 sympathIzers.
Tied 20. a tree. with his arms up.
the negro was riddled with bullets. the
first shot being fired by Rice. follow =
ing which II Is said every man in the
crowd emp led his revolver at the
prisoner -
II Is said that over 900 shots were
fred. The negro was captured half
a mile below town safd was taken be-
fore Mrs. Rice. who tainted at sight
of him.
Upon recovering, she fully identified
her assailant. AMI on being asked
what should be done with him, told
the negro's catptors to do as they
though best.
Harding Vas taken short distance
from the Rice home. where a confer-
ence OF the mob leaders was held.
Some said burn him, but shooting was
decided on.
Beyond confesslng his guilt. the ne
gro had nothing 10 say. and was stol-
idly Indifferent. Il seemed. to his
fate.
The body was left tied 10 the tree
by the mob, members OF which made
no attempt TO shield their identity.
The sheriff overlook the crowd be-
fore the lynching. but his appeals
were unavailinx.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27

San Jose. Calf. March 26--Twen-
ty-fiye people have been driven from
their homes and fully 100 more are
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by food condi-
lions In the southern portion Of the
city, due to the overtaxed Coyote
creek which has LETT its banks at a
point IL miles south. and inundated
q wide tract of fertile valley land.
Sundays storm served TO aggravate
conditions In the outlying districts.
particularly San Jose and Cottage
Park. Both OF these residence Sec
tons are covered with wafer. In some
places three or four feet deep.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Man Passed for Woman

Granada. Spain. March 9G--A Gu
rIous case OF man masking as a
woman has developed here. For
some years the man has posed here
as a woman teacher VI English and
during that time has received several
Offers Of marriage. Recently the sup
posed woman presented herself to a
branch OF the bank Of Spain with a
draft made out with .he first name a.
ihat Of q msa. The cashier refused
10 pay the draft. PRETTY soon thu
person came back dressed as a nan
Ia bank male inquiries aud !earnes
e1E1nssl k2zz& Ess ae,ual,x
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Cloak Makers Strike,

New York, March 26.-The ffst
general strike OF the children's cloak
and REFER makers union went into
effect Sunday at Is shops throughout
the east side against a declaration OF
the employers for the open shop and
for a renewal OF the agreement OF last
year. About one-third OF the strik-
ers are women. In all. about ?. 900
workers are affected.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Nine. Games Applies for Divorce.

New York, March 25.-Mme. En-
ma Eames. the opera singer. who.
according 10 a story published Sunday
morning. has applied for a decree OF
absolute divorce from her artist hus-
band. Julian Story, In the supreme
court Of this department. denied her
self 10 callers and would make no
statement regarding the proceedings.
Her friends, however. declared they
weie not surprised at the reported
action. Nine. Eames. has not been
living with her husband for some time
and Il Is known that they have con-
sidered themselves temporarily COM
pstibls.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Anti Clerical Demonstrates.

Rome. March &c. An anti-eiene
demonstration occurred Sunday ID ~
,hurch OF San Cailoal Corsos. Fsu'
praghetti, a priest famous for his "
atorical powers. had celebrated "a
and the leaving OF the church whea >
was attacked and a riot followed.
ponce rescued Father Drsgheth -
made fifty arrests.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Favor Establishing Line Of Steamers.

Favor Establishing Line Of Steamers.
New Orleans, March 26.-Repre-
sentative y. J. Garrett. OF Dresden
Tenn. who arrived here Sunday with
q party Of congressman from Panama.
said that the Mississippi congressman
on a visit to Panama, we're impressed
with the necessity OF establishing a
line of steamers out OF a gulf port
possibly New Orleans. TO handle the
trade Of the Mississippi valley to Pan
anna. He said also that the congress-
men OF his party found only minor de-
tails as subjects of criticism on the
canal while the main features OF the
work are progressing rapidly. They
are doing the work and making a good
showing. he said. Other congress
men In the party arriving Sunday
were r. c. Ellis. OF Missouri. ]. T.
Robinson, of Arkansas and Congress
man Broussard and Congressman
Ransdell. Of Alabama.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Was Former Editor Of Boston Herald.

Boston. March 2e.-Edwin Brad
bury Haskell. one OF the owners OF
the Boston Herald. and formerly edi-
tor in chief OF the paper. died AZ his
home in Auburndale Monday OF an
gina pectoris. He had been I'll for
somo time. He IL survived by a
widow and four children. Colonel w.
u Haskell. publisher and editor OF
the Boston Herald; Henry II. Has
kell. Margaret Haskell and Clarence
q. Haskell.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27

Ovation Accorded Mexican DeIessfss'
Montevideo. March 26-At the 80
sioh " the Latin American Med
congress an ovation was accordee
eaexican delegates for the trtrn
Oh Medicine at Mexico.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
COURT MARTIAL
ExoNERATES pENRox
But Blam0s Members Of the es,h
InfaMrv With Riot.
SECRETARY or WAR NorIr,sc
Senate Committee Now InvestIussins
the Brownsville Affair, Rseeivss /.
Telegram from mecaskey Concern
ins courtmartial.

Washington, March 26-The sensss
committee on military Affairs Monduv
received from the acting secretary 4
war a copy OF a telegram teen Br!sn-
der General McCaskey. commaadA<
the department OF Texas. concerui,o
the Major Penrose courtmartial.
The telegram says that Penrpo<
was exonerated. but that the cours
found that the shooting up q
Brownsville was done by members a
the Twenty-fifth infantry.
ADD PENaosE "a
The following is the text OF the TEL
egrar:
Major General Ainsworth: Major
Penrose was exonerated by the court
martial but the court found that TIE
shooting in Brownsville was done by
the men Of the Twenty -fif,h infantry.
Finding approved by me. (Signet,
"McCaskey, Commander.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
Bill May Not Pass.

Paris. March 26.-The income tar
bill as presented BY the government is
being amended 50 much In the lower
house that IL Il believed that Il will
not pass, fa1 s16eon the pres
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-27
|N|lIA IS FLEEING
10 ESCAPE CAPTURE


Ia vslna SCAT TO ESCAPE
nas ssssmss Are In Purss't
8 FssltIss--ss Is ssIlsvsd tins.
'I'ssrsssss Victories Have End.
= ssss.s
|neua. Nicaragua. March H.
Ramirez. director general Of
- and telephones. Sunday
- following statement;
Dr'carasusn forces have cap
holufeca, Honduras, which
~ the Honduran and Saliva
ppops and President Bcnilla
" boat.
ners wIlI pursue the fugitive
1--WE the war is ended"
esrnment is'without further
eoncerning the capture Of
kut details are expected
plufeca IL the most strong
town Of Honduras. II II
Iuteca river, about three
40 Gulf Of Fonseca. II
pps years ago that ex-
asauez was defeated by
k,ozisss and Nicaraguans.
-
March 3e.--President
Gsd from the battlefield
tfeai American war has
snded. according 20 cable
eetved In Washington on
ths Honduras capital.
n predicted ey the MIC
rotary OF foreign Affairs,
1rala from the secretary
alrz follows:
f&keR. Salvadoran and
1mbIned armies defeated
c1iila hidden In San Lo-
I've hundred men. Sent
capture them. Teguci-
taken tomorrow.
tmerez. director general
1s and telephones, sends
opinion that the war Is
DonlIla has ned from
Salvador"
March 2e-The news that
NJ President Zelaya. of
Nd defeated the Honduran'
|Inteca and that President
IN Night was not cheering
u Central American colony
The Central Americans
|aya Of cherishing the hope
Gay he may be able 10 es-
1oxerfu1 Central American
which he will be the head
ether states subsidiary. The
- expressed that President
70 was In command OF the
lorces had fed to San Lo-
~ is on the main land and
>oat 20 Amapala. an island
Nc. The captured town
miles from Amapala, the
onduran seaport on the Pa
Hhich In said 20 be unfor-
N 10 probable that the Mica
VII now attack Amapala.
81 Il believed little OF no re-
y viii be made. In case Pres
pnpla Is pursued. be can reach
y Salvador, In four hours.
kcca has been the objective
the Nicaraguan forces under
Anrelia Estrada and General
pee the beginning Of hostili-
nrfillos de Namasique. where
Honduran and sslvadoran
1efcated q few days ago
er So miles from Cho-
&Efer town Is IS miles
The Honruran cap
tetween the two
esIikely that
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-19
ARE BEING
i. VIOLATED
Reported that Quarantines
are Disregarded in the
City---The People Warned

A FEW DAYS AGO THE SENTI-
MEL SOUNDED AN ALARM UPON
THE MANNER IN WHICH QUAR-
ANTINE is BEING VIOLATED IN
THIS CITY BY INDIVIDUALS, ply
SICIANS AND MEMBERS OF FAM
LIES THAT ARE AFFLICTED.
THE CONDITION OF AFFAIRS
HAS GONE BEYOND THE MERE
MATTER OF ALARM-IT HAS
REACHED THE DANGER POINT.
UNLESS THE CITY RIGIDLY EN-
FORCES THE QUARANTINE WITH
ALL THE. POWER AT IT'S COM
fAND, WE SHALL INVITE AN EP-
IDENIIC OF THAT DISEASE.
Loud and threatening complaint
has come to this Office.
People complain that physicians
enter their families after attending
cases of scarlet fever, without hav-
ing taken any precaution whatever.
They demand that these physicians
observe all the rules laid down to pre-
vent the carrying of disease, as 1t Ia
claimed by letters and complaints
that no prccnution Whatever Is being
taken by some Of them.
The city must act in this matter
and bring the strong arm OF the law
against everyone to observe the
strictest letter of the law OF quaran-
tine.
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-19
KEMP BIGELOW MAY
YET GO TO Pen

Denver, Nov. 19.-Kemp Bigelow.
the youth who was found guilty OF
simple assault on the charge OF send
ing dynamite bombs to David Monas
and other prominent citizens, may
have to go to the penitentiary after
all.
This morning In the West Side
court, District Attorney Stidge'
moved that the verdict of simple as
sault be set aside on the GROUNDS
that It was contrary to the law ana
evidence.
Judge Bliss said he would give a
decision on the motion tomorrow
morning. Directly afterward Mr
Stidger filed three informationf
charging iBgelow with assault with
intent to murder Lawrence Phipps
Charles Kuntz and Governor buchtel
and a fourth Information charging
the defendant with operating con
fidence game. L.
should the court decide to move In
favor of the district attorney, Bige-
low will undoubtedly be placed on
trial on the confidence charge, and
If convicted, he will be sentenced to
the penitentiary for from one to ten
years. fkt
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-19

mitted itself to the high line ditch
proposition and you will readily un-
derstand why the people of the Grand
Valley are feeling so good.
The Importance of the high line
canal proposition cannot be overesti-
mated. There are about 10000 acres
of arid land lying now untitled and
practically good for nothing in the
vicinity of Grand Junction. At n mass
meeting of citizens of the valley held
in Grand Junction Thursday night. f.
f. Sands. the government engineer.
who will in all probability be in charge
of this latest reclamation project, made
this statement: When l made my re-
port to Secretary Garfield on this rec
that here are 10000 acres of good land.
or as good land as can be found in any
part of the country. lying idle right
now; but did tell him that there were
20. 900 acres of the very best land to be
found in this wide wide world. wait
ing for the government to put water
on it
when an expert like Sands makes
the unqualified statement that Grand
Valley land is the best in the world
il means something to that valley.
Seventy thousand acres of land will
within a few years be planted to fruit;
in few years more they will be in
bearing and will be bringing in their
golden harvest to the lucky owners.
"rhe eject of the new high limo ditch
proposition Is already being felt In
the values placed upon the land to be
watered by the gocernment canal. The
The daily sentinel., 1907-11-19
GLENWOOD TO HAVE
BIG FESTIVAL SATURDAY

Glenwood Springs is to have n
unique festival day on next Saturday.
1t Is known as Market day and the
celebration of 1t is modelled after the
old-fashloned market days of the ear
ly period of our country, and which
event was modelled after the old Eng
llsh Market day.
The citizens of Glenwood Springs
are making considerable preparation.
for the event and they invite all the
farmers to bring their produce, their
horses and cattle and live stock of
every description to the town ON Sat
urday.
The Main street has been fenced
off as a large corral for the live stock
ard here will take place auction sales
of everything imaginable.
The event Is being celebrated In
conjunction with the meeting of the
Farmers Club commencing tomor-
row and continuing the balance of
the week.
Special privileges will be given the
farmers ard cattlemen to display
their stock on the Main street, and
for one day at least Glenwood Springs
will be made over into great mar
keting day.
The Denver & Rio Grande and the
Midland roads have made a special
rate into Glenwood Springs for the
event and they anticipate up at the
big watering place one of the best
and the liveliest old-fashioned days
of sport and trading ever held In any
town In western Colorado.