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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
CITIZENSHIP Of
PORTO RICANS
Secretary Taft Explains Po-
sition of U. S. to People
at Ponce.
BY Associated Press.

Ponce, ?. R, Apr. 11.-PTactiCaIIy
compelled to speak on the subject CT
citizenship for Porto Ricans, Secretary
Taft, at a banquet in his honor last
night, said the people of Porto Rico
have every guarantee and security
that citizens of the United States have
under the constitution, including the
writ of habeas corpus, trial by jury.
and when in a foreign country they
are protected by the same flag
Mr.. Taft said that when President
Roosevelt urged citizenship batore con-
grees he did it on the ground of graft
flying the sentiment of the people of
the island
Secretary Taft and party left to-day
for Guayama.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
7. PIERPONT MORGAN
20 YEARS OF AGE
BY Associated Press.

New York. April Ill PiernOnt
Morgan is seventy years old to-day.
The financier left this country for his
annual European trip about a month
ago. and is now il Italy. The state
ment is made that it is unlikely that
MI Morgan on his return to this cOun-
try, viii resume active business cares
as on former occasions. About the
beginning of the year Mr. Morgan
started a new custom of remaining w
town and transacting all his business
by telephone from his library. When
MI Morgan finally retircs. his son. =.
PierpOnt Morgan, II, will probably
succeed him
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
GREAT DAMAGE
BY EARTHQUAKE
Reports Coming in Slowly
Indicate Disaster Has
Not Been Exag-
gerated.
Ely Associated Press.

Mexico City. Apr. Traditional de-
tails of the destruction of Sunday and
Mondays earthquake are coming in
slowly The total destruction of Ayut-
Ia is confirmed. The hospital and Jail
collapsed but the inmates were res
cued. Factories throughout the dis
Jrict are in ruins and thousands of
workmen and their families are suffer
ing from loss of their homes and en-
forced idleness. The Silesian College
at Santa Julia, supposed 10 be earth
quake proof, collapsed, but the
students escaped. The death list con-
tinues 10 grow. and no correct esti-
mate is yet possible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
KINGS EDWARD
AND EMMANUEL
Monarchs' Coming Meeting
at Gaeta Attracting
Much Attention.
BY Associated Press.

Berlin, Apr. liking Edward S
approaching meeting with King Vic
tor Emanuel at Gaeta is attracting
much attention in the German press,
which comments on the event as
being an effort TO isolate Germany
and win Italy away from the triple
alliance. An article in the Cologne
Gazette in this sense is being widely
discussed because IL is believed to
have been inspired from Berlin. The
writer says public opinion in Ger
many sees in King Edwards course
an attempt to disturb the European
equilibrium which is calculated to
awaken miSgixingSk his dis
armament proposal, and finally warns
Great Britain that war with Germany
would be dangerous for any opponent
or any coalition of opponents
This sharp language is interpreted
by the Gagenshe Rundashu as mean
ing that the German government has
grown weary OF the English game
of hide and. seek and the comedy of
peace and disarmament"
At the foreign Office, when attention
was called to the Cologne Gazette's
article, it was state. that it eX-
pressed only the editorial opinion of
the paper, that the German govern
ment was in no way responsible Tor
such views and that the government
officials would have taken steps to
prevent their publication if they had
been known in advance. The foreign
office does not see any reason for dis
quiet in connection with the meeting
of the kings of England and haly,
since italy knows that her independ-
ence is better guarded by being
member of the triple alliance than if
she is thrown whOuy-On AnglO-French
support.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
WORK OF THE FAMINE
RELIEF COMMITTEE
Four Hundred Thousand People Will
Have to Be Provided for
Until June.
BY Associated Press.

Shanghai, China, Apr. 1.-THE
famine relief committee is now feed
ing four hundred thousand people,
which Will be continued until June
The estimated purchases for April
are three thousand tons of millet. one
hundred and forty thousand bags of
-four three hundred and fifty tons OF
potatoes and five thousand bushels OF
wheat for planting. thirty thousand
men are employed in relief work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
Scare on Bourse.

Paris. April 17.-ReportS on the
bourse mere to-day that German con-
suls were about TO be officially quoted
in France caused the greatest con-
Germ among holders of French rentes.
who feared their rapid decline, owing
to the fact that the German securities
are quoted far lower, though at, assimi-
lar rate of interest The minister Of
finance, who was interviewed on the
subject, treasured the holders Of
rentes. denying that ne was even con-
sidering such a proposition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
FOR SWIMMING MATCH
~ Associated Press.

New York, April &c NJ Daniels.
of the New York Athletic club. has
accepted d challenge from Henry Tay-
lor. The latter is the long distance
swimming champion of England, and
is supposed 70 be one of the worlds
fastest swimmers from the quarter TO
the mile. The match VIII take place
at Battersby. September 10 where
most of the English salt water cham
pionships are held
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
COAL DEALERS CLOSE
SESSION a. ATLANTA
BY Associated Press.

Atlanta. Apr 11.-AJ Inc Closing
session Of the Southwestern Retail
Coal Dealers Association today, IL
developed that the mine operators
who are selling 20 the consumers
will practically be boycotted. Knox
Vile, Tenn. Will probably be Lne
place for the next meeting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
FIFTEEN DOLLARS EACH
FOR MURDERS IN WARSAW
BY Associated Press.

WARSAW, Russian Poland, April IL
IT was announced to-day that in the
course OF police investigation into the
recent murder Of a physician here ii
by hiTsd terrorists, it was establish
ed that SIS each is the price paid by
the terrorists of Warsaw for murders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
FORMER CONSUL HELD FOR
SMUGGLING IN ALIENS
BY Associated Press.

Boston, Apr. 17.-Michael Latros,
until a week ago Greek consul at
Lowell, Mass, was today held TO the
federal grand jury on the charge of
conspiracy against the United States
government in smuggling aliens into
this country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
Boards SPEECH EVENT
OF TUESDAY IN SENATE

Tallahassee, April 11.-Yesterday
witnessed a liVelyzGRy in both houses,
the event of the session so far, from
a standpoint OF public interest mani
Tested, was the lengthy speech of Hon.
John S. Beard. senator from the
Second District, in the senate chamber
yesterday afternoon on his proposed
amendment 10 ;he Constitution o.
Florida, restricting the suffrage to
white male citizens above the age o.
21 years, which was reported favCrably
by the senate committee on constitu-
rtionaI amendments, of which the dis
senator from lie second IS
chairman Several days ago the pro-
posed amendment was made The
special order for Tuesday afternoon,
and when the hour Of four arrived, the
chamber was packed 20 its utmost ca
pacity to hear the address by Senator
Beard. many ladies including num-
Der of the students of the Florida Fc-
male College, being in attendance, to
gether with some OF the most promi-
nent men n The state in educational
matters. who were brought to ITALIA
hassee by the state convention OF
county superintendent called by SU-
perintendenU Holloway for this week.
A Mastery Argument.
In q maStarIV IN eloquent mann'r
Senator Beard reviewed the passage of
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the United States Constitu-
ton. which confer citizenship and
suffrage upon the negro. arguing III a
most logical manner that these two
amendments were never properly sub
mitted to the states and ratified by the
necessary ShreC-fOurths. rs required by
the Constitution. accepting the theory
which during the civil war the federal
government In all its departments,
legislative executive and judicial,
maintained 10 the utmost-that seces-
sion wa unlawful. and that the
Southern States forming the COnfeder-
1Cy we're always a part of the Union.
The argument was a long one. and IN
order TO be very exact. Senator Beard
confined himself rather closely to his
manuscript Of SO typewriter pages.
covering every conceivable phase of
the question, which. should it result
in the adoption by the legislature and
people Of Florida of the proposed
amendment. would bring the regu-
larity of the last two amendments to
the federal constitution before the SUI
preme court Of the United States for
the first time. for judicial settlement.
The resolution passed by a vote of
% to ;, after NJ Beard had taken
his seat amid loud applause
Morning Session.
The morning session Of the senate
was fairly interesting, the first matter
Of Importance being the Introduction
of a bill by Senator Hudson for the
creation OF the new county of Palm
Beach. on Of the northern part OF Dade.
Mr. Watson, of Dade, is known to be
strongly opposed TO this bill. and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
Viewed with Satisfaction.

Paris, April 17.-The forthcoming
meeting OF King Edward and King
Victor Emanuel at Gaeta is viewed
with the utmost satisfaction in gov
ernmental circles here, where the
royal conference is considered as not
likely to strengthen the cordial rela-
lions existing between Italy and
Great Britain, but as binding closer
the ties between those two countries
and France and as exerting a good
effect on the European situation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
Extradition Treaty sIaned.

Panama, April 17.-An extraditio1
treaty between Great Britain and tho
Republic OF Panama has been signed
here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
Morning Session.

CContInued on Fourth PaGe.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-18
ORIGINAL LILLE CHILE

day: Friday rain; light to fresh east winds
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31

Ware. There's no danger to anyone
here.">
We lowered him gently to the
ground and the rapidly drifting snow
received him in its soft embrace and
covered him over like shroud.
Some hours later. when the house
was quiet for the night and MacArdel
had retired to his room, | called Bobbs
into the dimly lighted library and said ::
Its late, l know, Bobbs, and we
are all worn out in mind and body, but
| want you to tell me the rest of this
story before you CO.
There's little to tell now, sir" said
Bobbs, bravely keeping back his tears.
I'VE lived either in my mothers house
or in the old cellar with the tunnel
that leads to the river Mrs. Bruce is
my mother, sir, and my name is Rob
ert Bruce, but in the old country they
used to call me ''Bobs,' sir, after Lord
Roberts. you know
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
An Intricate Question.

Denver-Is a blind man eligible to
become naturalized citizen of the
United States? If he is, how about the
provision in the statutes by which an
applicant for naturalization must be
able to read and write the English Ian
guage? These were the puzzling ques-
tions put up to the United States dis
trict attorney.
The clerk of a District Court in Col
orado wrote to the United States at
torney stating that a blind man had
applied for naturalization papers. The
court clerk had never had blind ap-
plicant before and he was doubtful
about his eligibility under the statute
requiring that an applicant be able to
read and write. In his perplexity the
clerk wrote to the district attorneys
office. the place that is supposed to
contain all the knowledge there is on
federal law.
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
HartZell wrote back to the perplexed
clerk that he thought it would be safe
to give the man his naturalization pa
pers.
The applicant had two good eyes
when he came to America, but lost his
sight in a mine accident
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31

I am perfectly helpless now, you
know" and he changed his position
enough to show us two arms swathed
in bandages, but God only knows
what a comfort they were to me, and
Bobbs or his mother got word to
her from me whenever they could"
He was painting noisily from the eff
fort Of his long exertion, and Bobbs
made deprecatory gesture as if he
would have him stop, bat Carney mo-
toned him away and began once more
in faint, disjointed words:
Il mustn't stop now, Bobbs. have
more to say and my time is growing
short"
He leaned heavily against the tree
for support and paused as if summon
ing to his aid all his energy and all his
courage, and then gasped on:
BE good TO Florence when she
comes to you, Ware, and-God's-
blessins-on you-both."
Suddenly, and with a muff1ed sob,
he lunged forward and raised his poor
distorted arms toward the window,
which his gaze had never left for an
instant. One of the nurses appeared
and raised the sash to the top, letting
the bitter wintry air rush in and fill
the death chamber.
ITS the end" moaned Carney, in a
scarcely audi-le tone. IT'S the end,
and yet the beginning, too. oh! my
God, be kind-be good to me now. l
cannot wait-my Annie-l-am-com
ing ! - Ware - by - her - side
- Ware - by - her - side - Ware
- don't - forget. l - cannot -
harm - her - now - Il Annie -
my - precious Our - Father -
who - art - Amen - my Annie"
AS we sprang to support him the
| light Of the lantern flashed acrogs his
cruelty disfigured face and MacArdel
muttered in my ear:
'Leprosy-poor devil, just as l
! thought, but what he said was true,
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
PROUD OF HIS NEW NOSE,
Original, Frozen of, Is Replaced by
One Of vuIcanite.

Philadelphia.-Greatly altered in ap-
pearance, but for the better, David
Dodson. of Barnesboro, Pa, walked
out of the dental hall of the Universi.
ty of Pennsylvania, proud wearer of a
substitute for his nose that was frozen
off in blizzard several years ago.
Last year Dodson prevailed on Dean
c. Fl. Frazier, OF the medical depart.
ment, to attempt to graft finger of
his right hand on his face to form the
nose. When the operation was about
to prove successful, Dodson, crazed by
pain, pulled tte finger out of its place
and made the operation a failure.
The new nose is made of fesh-col
ored vulcanite. with block-tin tubes.
and is held on the face by means of
a. pair of bow spectacles and a heavy
false mustache.
The case was handled by Philip
Kurtz. a senior of the dental depart
ment. under the direction of DR.. A.
De Witt Gritman.
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
Railroaders Get their Two Cents,

Denver.-At a joint conference OF
the representatives of the twelve prin-
cipal Western re ilroads and the rep
resentatives of their employees, held at
the Brown hotel, an agreement be
tween the roads and their yardmen
was practically decided upon.
A two-cents-an-hour advance in the
wages of the yardmen will be con
ceded by the railroads, providing that
the railroad unions agree to certain
conditions regarding overtime and the
right of the roads to employ and dis
charge men for what they consider to
be good cause, irrespective of the
opinion of union officials. The rail
road representatives also demand that
the concessions shall not be used as
club to institute strikes for further
concessions to the members of the te-
legraphers', conductors and engineers
unions.
Grand Master p II. Morrissey, to
whom the employees have practically
delegated the power to decide as his
judgment dictates, said at noon that
while he did not think an agreement
would be reached today, he felt quite
sure that an amicable arrangement
would be arrived at before the week
was out.
Railroad men conversant with the
situation were of the opinion today
that while a big strike would be
averted for the time being. the agree
ment which is about to be made would
only postpone for few months an in
evitable struggle between the West
ern roads and their employees much
more disastrous to business interests
than the present strike of teleg-a-
)herS.
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31

she's been more than a mother to me,
Ware. You must never let her want
for anything as long as she lives. She
and Bobbs must be well provided for
when I'm gone, Ware"
He stopped again and gasped heav-
lily for breath, but soon he recovered
himself and went on, though more
feebly and with greater effort than be-
fore:
Il know l was foolish to do this,
Ware. but at first l fancied l could
stay here and keep out of sight of the
authorities and then, when l needed
exercise. we thought of the ghosts as
means of keeping people away and
giving me more freedom"
He had not taken his eyes from the
window in all this time and the snow
was falling SO heavily that we We're
covered thickly with its soft, feecy
mantle.
Again he began to speak while we
stood as men entranced, but his voice
was even weaker than before and it
was with difficulty that we could make
out all that he said.
1 IL Dt SOHt SOOl, ware, anu you
must keep it all from the people and
have me buried at once. You know
there would be panic If they knew,
and yet there would be no danger in
this climate. It's only when you live
right in the midst of it, Ware, and
have it on ali sides of you all the time,
as l did in Hawaii, trying to help
those poor souls in their sufferings.
There's no danger Ware, to any
one and yet, if they'd found me I'd
have been penned up somewhere like
wild beast, and l couldn't bear it.
l know l was foolish over it, and that
/ probably could have bought my free,
dom in way, but once we got settled
here i wanted to stay in peace. You
know we never bothered you with the
ghosts after Florence came back, and
| had Bobbs send you that oneslast
note in a faint hope that you would
go away again.
"Bobbs wrote to Annie for me, too,
telling her to talk with Mrs. Bruce and
try and persuade you to go, but she
only begged to see me and insisted on
keeping as near to me as she could.
OF course, l could not see her, Ware.
but she used to write me every day
and leave the letters on the window
sill for Chico to get after dark. 1
wasn't able to answer them, Ware. for
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
Sensational Charges in Suit.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-A suit of a
sensational character has been com
menced in the District Court by Mrs.
G. O'Brien to recover damages to the
amount of $4,000 from the Colorado
Midland Railway company, the Denver
& Rio Grande Railway company and
the Pullman Palace Car company, to-
Sether with costs of suit
1t is alleged in the complaint that on
Nay 7, 1907, while riding on one of
their cars, negro porter, whose name
is unknown, but who for convenience
is called John Doe, was employed by
the defendants to attend said car
That said negro was a man of bad and
dangerous character and an utterly
unsuitable character to be employed
il, such duties
while the plaintiff and her chill
dren, travelling alone and without the
presence of her husband, We're asleep
ill berth of said sleeping car, the
said porter came to the berth between
IL and II O'Clock at night and treated
the plaintiff in a rude and insulting
manner, laying violent hands on her
and making insulting proposals which
Sne resisted, when she drew from her
rcticule small revolver and pretend
ed to load and point same; that the
officers and agents of the defendants
We're well aware of the character of
said negro and the probability of such
behavior on his part and utterly failed
to warn the plaintiff or take measures
for her protection.
THAT by reason of the humiliation
and injury to her feeling and the pub
licity given the matter on the train,
the plaintiff has been damaged in the
amount named"
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31
Mines Coal From Sliding Mountain.

Meeteetse, Wyo.-T. B. Mcdonald.
formerly of this place, is making ar
rangements at Katalla, Alaska, to rob
sliding mountain Of its contents
while the frosts of winter hold it sta
tionary He owns a fine deposit of
steam coal at the base of the moving
mass and during the summer has been
taking out several hundred tons a day
near the surface. AS soon as the frost
Yields the mountain to its base for the
winter he will bore as rapidly as pos
sible to a greater depth and will take
out as much coal as he can before next
summers thaw again starts the noun.
tain moving. When movement again
begins there Ia little probability that
the deeper workings will not be de-
stroyed. but mining near the surface
cen still be continued. The mountain
III which Mcdonald is working Is one
of the curiosities Of Alaska. 1t slides
yards a season. .nM2 ~
The Glenwood post., 1907-08-31

NO" he replied, but it's only a
step, sir. III show you the way. oh,
l thought you would never come, sir!"
We sprang out and, giving Bobbs
the lantern, followed him through the
snow to the side of the house on
which Miss Westons windows opened.
He doesn't know she's gone yet,'
said Bobbs, as he trudged along, light
ing our way as best he could. But he
knows it must be soon, and he's been
waiting out here in the storm for over
six hours
We came to tree, partly sheltered
by some shrubbery around it, and
there, leaning against its trunk was
poor John Carney, tottering feebly for
support and gazing fixedly at the win.
dow behind which lay the body of his
loved one.
It's Mr.. Carney, SIR" explained
Bobbs, choking down a sob You
might not know him, sir, he's changed
you saw him last"
MacArdel made no move to go near
him and we stood there, | in expecta,
ton and MacArdel with an air of pro
fessional scrutiny. Carney spoke, but
without turning his head"
Il know you, Ware" he said slowly
and painfully, raising his voice feebly
to make it heard above the fury of the
storm. You have been good to Flor
ence and so to me-and-I thank you
l can't say more than that, Ware, but
my thanks are heartfelt"
He paused and seemed to choke 70,
an instant before he resumed
You must pardon me, Ware, for all
the trouble I've made you and for the
worry that Florence has had to suffer
but | was too sure of myself when
thought l could frighten you away
with the ghosts that Bobbs and l man
ufactured and the letters that | hat
MIN write you. No one knew we were
here but Bobbs' good mother, anG