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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22

Edward Blakely. driver. and the '.30' horse
power Stanley steamer owned by William
r.. Files of Providence. Files car won by
a lead Of fully half q mile in ISL As.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22
ACTION POSTPONED.
The Brownsville Matter Laid Aside
in the Senate.

Action was postponed on the Brownsville
investigation resolution in the Senate to-
day until the close Of the speech of Senator
Sutherland in defense Of the right Of Reed
Smoot to his seat in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22

Continued on Third Page.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
Poll Taxes
Must Be Paid To-Day.

To-day is the last day on which poll
taxes can be paid in order to qualify
for voting in the city primary of
April 2.
If your poll taxes for 1905 and 1906
have not been paid, you cannot vote il
the coming primary.
And if you do not pay that poll tax
to-day. you cannot vote in the prim-
airy.
Simply because you voted in last
falls election does not qualify you to
vote in this primary.
Your poll tax up to and including
1906 must be paid and it must be paid
TO-DAY.
The Journal hopes that no good citi-
zen will be debarred from voting be-
cause he failed to qualify. He should
qualify and if he has not done so yet
he should do so before the day ends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
Last fliaht's Play.

The Count OF Monte Cristo, with
James O'Neill in the title role was
presented to a fairly large audience
ar the Pensacola opera house last
night, and apparently enjoyed great
ly by all who attended.
The story of Monte Cristo has
always been popular, both as novel
and drama, and in the latter form
the name of James O'Neiil has been
associated with It for many years.
His Interpretation of the part is
strong and his acting. especially after
the escape from Chateau DIFF, is at
times superb. As.thetCount of Monte
Cristo ONeiIl is about all that could
be desired but as Edmond Dantes,
the sailor lad. he appears somewhat
affected
Miss Teresa A. Dale was a beauti-
full Mercedes and her acting was far
above the ordinary. Charles A. Bou-
ton, as Villefort; John o. Hewitt, as
Fernando; Alexander Leonard, as
Danglars and Bart wallace, as Cad
erousse, were all good and their act
ing was thoroughly appreciated-in
fact, with few exceptions, all of the
parts were well rendered
The scenery was good, the scene
representing Dantes battling for life
in the waves and finally cast upon
a rock, being especially worthy of
mention.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
ISLAND FORMS
NEAR MARINE
RAILWAY
Submarine Eruption of Some
Nature Causes Peculiar
Formation.

Where there was between II and
20 feet Of water near the Marine Rail-
way Tuesday night there is now a
small island. 1t appeared there dur
ing one night, much to the astonisn-
ment of those residing near that point
and also the workmen at the rail ray
who had left the place the night be-
fore and returned to find that by
some peculiar means an island had
been formed within twelve hours.
The island, which when first dis
covered was about Eve feet above the
water and forty feet in circumfer-
ence, is formed of ballast, old pieces
of scrap iron and black mud +: ON the
bottom of the bay, showing conclu-
siyely that by some submarine eruIN
ton or disturbance the bottom of the
bay had been forced up until it APP
peared above the surface of TIE water.
Old oyster and clam shells are found
in profusion on the small island.
During yesterday the steady wash
of the waves carried away a,large por-
ton of the soft mud, and it is antici-
p2ted that within few weeks the
island will disappear as have others
which are known to have suddenly
appeared in that vicinity.
The point where the island FORM
ed, is south of the marine railway,
and only a short distance from
shore, and Wednesday night when
workmen returned from the railway
they brought news of the peculiar oc-
currence, which caused several par
ties to visit the point yesterday.
It was stated by. those who have re-
sided along the waterfront that this
is not the first time such an occur
renee has been known IN that portion
Of the harbor. Several years $50 an
island suddenly appeared that remain
ed there for fully a year, and later
another was found near the same
point.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
New Suit is Filed by Attor-
ney Representing Con-
tractor Storrie.
SUIT is NOW FOR
THE SUM OF $50. 600
First Bill of Complaint Was
Withdrawn and New
Suit Filed.
NO WORK WAS DONE UPON SEW
ERAeE CONTRACT YESTERDAY,
AND MEN WERE ENGAGED IN
FILLING UP THE EXCAVATIONS
MADE IN VARIOUS PORTIONS
OF THE CITY.

The damage suit and declaration
filed in the United States court We'd
nesday by Attorney Plowman, repre-
senting Robert C. Storrie, against the
City OF Pensacola, in which the form
er claimed damages in the sum OF
$4,000 for alleged violation OF the
terms of the contract, was withdrawn
yesterday morning, and in its stead
Avery & Avery, as counsel for Mr..
Storrie, filed suit for the sum OF
$4,000.
The declaration of the plaintiff has
not been filed, but the general pre-
sumption is that it will set forth the
same causes and alleged violation of
contract as did the first paper in this
important case Attorney Plowma1,
whose home is in Dallas, Texas, con-
suited with Judge Avery Wednesday
night after the filing of the suit, and
they are now Associated in conducting
the case against the city.
Much Surprise Felt.
There was much surprise through
out the city yesterday morning when it
became known that contractor Stor-
RE had ceased the work of installing
the sewerage and drainage system.
The vast majority of residents were
under the impression that there was
no friction whatever between the
contractor, consulting and resident
engineers and members of the Board
of Bond Trustees, and when the an
was made in The Journal
that the contractor had not only re-
fused to carry on the work further
but had fled big damage suit against
the city,eit caused much surprise.
No Work Yesterday.
No work was done yesterday to-
wards installing the system of sew
ers, and none was expected. as Con-
tractor Storrie announced Wednesday
night that he did not propose. to con-
tinue the work, and had called his aen
from the work during that afternoon.
What forces remained at work were.
engaged In filing in the excavations
in various portions of the city, as the
contractor desires to place the. streets
In the same condition as he found
them. When this work Is completed
there viii be no further work done
by Mr.. Storrie. and it will be up to
the city to take some steps in the
premises.
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Thu ward anoIIarp

The deriFatienlsfsthe word; dollar, y
suggested In Toda's edition ofJehnson.
is confirmed by the EXPLANATION of lat
er photographer In. 1916 q silver
mine was discoveredF at Jeaehim's
Thai (St Joachim's Balel, IN Bohemia,
and the propriesors ia the following
year issued great number Of silver
pieces Of about they aine of the Span
fsh psoduro which bore the name Of
Joachimsthaler, subsequently abbrevi-
ated into dollar. Thus1the dollar COM
memorates the place from which it
was originally coined = New York
Telegram
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
No PPEONAGE ON
THE EXTENSION:
Men at Stock Island Camp
Speak Highly of Condi-
tons on the Work.

In direct contradiction of the
charge embraced in the indictments
alleging that condition of peonage
exists on the keys over which the
Key West extension of the Florida
East Coast railway is being construct
ed, is the following article from the
Key West Citizen, published Febru-
AIRY IS, just prior to the time the
New York grand jury took up the al
legged peonage charges:
In pleasing contrast to the stories
printed by some of the northern
papers Is the statement of several of
the employees of the camp at Stock
Island These men, talking to the
editor of the Citizen, without know
Ing he was a newspaperman stated
that they had been working at railroad
building for a great many years, and
had never worked under such pleas
ant conditions as prevailed at their
camp. One of the men stated he had
worked in nearly every state in the
Union, and under all sorts of condi-
tons as prevail at their camp. One
of the men stated he had worked in
nearly every state in the Union, and
under all sorts of conditions, but this
is his first effort to build a railroad
across the ocean.
He said he had seen the stories
printed in the papers, but had too
much experience to believe them. He
claimed to have worked in camps
where a foreman had attempted to
abuse the laborers, but if they were
really men the abuse did not last
long. In this class of work you get
a great many loafers. who do not in
tend to do any more work than they
can help; the foreman soon finds
them out, and if he knows his bust
ness he makes it SO unpleasant for
them that they are forced to quit.
They get no sympathy from the
honest men in the camp. Some day
he flnds his game played out and
skips &c the nearest town and PUSHES
around to newspaper Office to get
his tale of woe printed If the paper
has reasons for fighting the railroad,
they take the story as it is given,
and soon the papers of the country
are crying shame over the brutal
treatment of laborers. The men who
are willing to do an honest days
work never get abused by the boss,
and they wouldn't stand for it, if they
did
There are numbers of professional
men at this camp and they
are making no complaints about the
work or the conditions at the camp"
This coming from Key West news
paper relative to the condition on
Stock key should carry considerable
weight, as Stock key adjoins Key
West On the north.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
THREE WEDDINGS
AT WESTVILLE
Two Occurred Sunday and One
on monday-Personal and
General News.
Special to The Journal.

special 10 ne SoaFHdf
Westvilie, Mar 2f.-Spring in all
her poetic beauty is with u.s. The
trees are arrayed in their robes OF
green, the flowers are in full bloom.
and the musical frog serenades by
the light of the moon.
The farmers are coming into town
by droves, hauling on commercial fer
tilizers.
On Sunday morning Miss Idel Nor
rison and Mr.. Jackson, of Enter
prise, Ala, were married at the
brides home, A. D. Brownell oficiat-
ing.
Miss Esther Manning and Mr.. Win
Callahan were married Sunday after
noon at four o'clock, in the presence
of numerous friends and relatives
Miss Anna Lee Brownen and Dr.
w. II. Grace, of Graceville, Fla, were
happily married at the brides home
on Monday morning. The bride was
dressed lovely. She has always been
noted for her beauty but never look
ed lovelier than in her bridal dress.
Her. going away dress was of navy
blue silk with hat TO match They
left on the 10 O'Clock train for Grace
vile via Bombay, where they will re-
side The groom is popular young
doctor of GraceviIle. Their many
friends wish for them unbounded hap
piness through life's journey.
Mrs. Walter Williams Of Graceville,
returned home Monday, after weeks
visit with parents and friends
Mrs. Geo. yillar, Of Pensacola, has
returned home after a few days visit
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and regulations for the supervision
of navigation as may be thought nee
essary to prevent accidents along the
coast.
The board said in its invitations:
Conditions which have prevailed in
this district, under the revised rules
and regulations for the supervision OF
navigation in these and contiguous
waters, have not resulted to the sat
isfaction of those upon whom the re-
sponsibility rests of conserving the in
terests of the public Catastrophes
which have occurred within the past
two years, eliminating in the COLI
sion of the steamer Larchmont and
the schooner Harry Knowlton, with
the loss of upward of eighty lives.
have demonstrated that there is a
necessity of additional safeguards and
of simplifying the scope and authority
of the governmental inspection"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22

with her mother, Mrs. w. B. Adams.
Mr.. T. p. Andrews, of Ponce de
Leon, spent Sunday in town.
Rev. Brook. of Geneva, Ala, filed
his first appointment at the Baptist
church Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Williams, of GracevilIe,
spent few hours in town Monday
in attendance to the Brownell-Grace
wedding.
Mr.. Robt Pitman and Miss Addye
Matthews, principal and assistant OF
Blountstown high school, were home:
Saturday visiting parents and friends.
They returned on the mail Sunday
morning.
Several from here attended the
Children's Day exercises at DeFuniak
Saturday.
Mr.. Clyde Evans, of Tallahassee,
representing freight revising bureau
of Richmond, Va, was in town yes
terday, interviewing our merchants.
Mrs. w. H. Brett o. Bombay came
in on the mail train last night to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
ellis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
slx-CLUb BALL
LEAGUE IS
FORMED
Meeting of Players and
Managers Held Last
Night-Omcers
Elected.

An enthusiastic meeting of baseball
players and managers, as well as en-
thusiasts, was held last night in the
DeLuna street book store, when a
six-team league was formed, which
will probably be known as the Friday
Afternoon League, owing to the fact
that games are to be played princi-
pally upon that day.
There was an informal discussion
and arrangement of plans before the
organization of the league At first 1t
was thought best to organize a four
club league. but as there were already
five clubs represented and also that
doubie-headers are to be played each
Friday afternoon 1t was decided best
to make the league six-club one
The league was organized by the
election of E. w. Elliott as presidnet
and julius E. Daniels as secretary. A
committee composed of the president.
secretary and managers of the various
teams was appointed to arrange for a
park and transportation, and also to
arrange the playing schedule
While only five clubs yet have rep
resentation it is expected that the
sixth viii be organized and known as
the Bankers. as a number of young
mn have signified a desire to organ
ize such a club.
The clubs and the managers now
forming the league are as follows:
Twentieth Company Castleman,
Tweaty-Second Company-Mondell,
PensacoIas-P. Sanchez, manager.
Orioles-Frank HUMPHREYS, mana
ger
East Ends-E. Anderson, manager.
When the Bankers organize the six
club league will be completed
1t is the intention of the promoters
of the league to furnish amusement
during the summer months, playing
two games every Friday afternoon,
which is half holiday. and by hav-
Ing league and offering a reward
and a: pennant for the winning club,
more interest viii be aroused.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
The Most 'Comnodious'
Hdrbor in Florida.

Anyone else desire to dispute Pen
sacola's claim to the finest harbor
south of Newport News? Speak up,
gentlemen, while we are in the humor
for argument-Pensacoia Journal.
We believe. Brother Mayes, you are
always in the -.humor for argument. .
But we do not relish that expression,
finest harbor." We allowed You the
deep water privilege; but, bless your
soul, we never. permitted you the use
of that word finest We right here
and now, with the vigor of a catapult,
and the roar OF a cyclone, cast it into
your teeth, that Tampa has the most
commodious harbor in Florida. There
now.-Tampa Tribune.
Now what do you think, Of that?
And what do you suppose the Key
West Citizen viii think of the Tri-
bune's claim.
So. far as Pensacola is concerned,
we are willing to admitsthe "commo-
diousness" of Tampa Bayou can
hardly see from one side of it to the
other In some places.
But il that is to be the accepted
standard of harbor's greatness. Key
West has got Tampa skinned to
Eeath-you cantssee anything but har-
Dor and "commodiousness," in some
places down there
You win just have to count Pensa-
cola out when it comes to anything
more than depth, safety, and ample
abundance of water. both perpendicu-
sariy and longitudinally; and we. shall
leave 1t to our able Key West con-
temporary to meet the shock and the
roar Of this Tampa catapult and cy-
clone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
HARRIS.
Special to nae yournak.

Harris, Mar. Give are glad to say
Mrs. c. T. Eccles is slowly improving
and we hope to see her out among
her many friends soon
Mr.. w. F. Rogers, OF Mary Esther,
was a visitor at this place Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Brack Butler, Mrs A. Ward and
Mrs. Wright and daughter, vfrgie
were business callers at Mary Esther
Wednesday
Mr.. Frank Martin was a passenger
to Pensacola on the schooner Honor
Monday, with Capt. Ward.
Mr.. C. T. Eccles returned to Pen
sacola on the mail launch Ruth Sat
urday.
Mr.. Walter Bicker returned home
last Tuesday from Pensacola, where
he has been for the past few days
on business.
We are having lovely spring weather
here now. Every one is trying to
plant a garden, and could rot wish
for a better season If it will only con-
tinue as now.
Little Virgie Wright, we are sorry
to say, is on the sick list this week
but hope she will soon be well.
Mrs. Frances Martin was the guest
OF Mrs. Condor and family Sunday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
PENSACOLA FLORIDA FRIDAY MORNING MARCH e. 1907

the making of purses, travelling bags,
slippers and a dozen other things in
leather, and the supply Is far less
than the demand. Prices for alliga-
tor leather have steadily advanced
until now they are fancy" Mr. Bar
ney will probably make success of
his venture. New Englanders have a
way about them of doing that sort
OF thing.-Savannah News.
The Pensacola Journal opines that
the Times-Union and the Tampa
Times are having a controversy over
Mohammedanism." Not so. The Times
objected to our hope of better things
in Persia TO follow, a more liberal
government and insisted that nothing
could be hoped from Mohammedans;
the Times-Union believes that the
gift of figures and medicine to the
world and the civilizations of Cor
deva and Bagdad should inspire hopes
for the future when we do not des-
pair of the Irican- No controversy
on facts admitted by every historian
is MISUNDERSTANDING Times-Un-
ion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
LESSONS FROM
THE JAPANESE.
Savannah News.

Are we about to take. some lessons
from the Japanese? They took les
sons from us for many years, and
they got all they wanted from us and
other nations It begins to hook as if
they were almost ready to give us
some lessons. Our naval officers
are looking forward with keen inter
est to the coming of the Japanese
cruiser Tsukuga, which is to be at
the jamestown naval display. She
was built in a Japanese shipyard by
japanese workmen, who have practi-
cally just begun naval construction.
This ship has q speed of twenty-five
miles an hour on natural draft. We
have no cruiser that can make that
speed under similar cono,tions; at
least it is our understanding that we
haven't. A matter that is worth
much more than a passing notice is
that within two years from the time
the keel of the ship was laid she
was under commission and on the
sea. That is a record in building not
eQualed in an American ship yard in
the construction OF a naval vessel
And those who have seen this mag
nificent cruiser say that she is per-
feet in every detail. If Japan can
do such worIers in shipbuildiug, is it
too much to say that she is in a po-
sition to give US lessons in some
things?
AS a matter of fact she is the equal
OF the most advanced nations in
many things. And she got all of her
ideas from others. She doesn't origi-
nate. It is doubtful If she improves
upon anything she sees, but she can
do what other nations do fully as well
as they can do them.
That the Japanese are a remark
able people is admitted, and the ma
tons will not cease to wonder for
long time at what she has accom-
plished since she ceased to be excIu-
sive and opened her doors to the
world. 1t is fifty-three years since
Commodore Perry broke down the
barriers of her exclusiveness, and it
is less than forty years since the be-
ginning of her Era of Enlighten-
ment." That era dates from 1868,
when the feudal system was aban-
doned and the present constitutional
system of government was adopted
On the cnange of governmental sys-
TEN, bright men, particularly young
men, were sent to th- schools, fac
tories and shops of western nations.
They gathered up all things they
thought would be of use in the devel-
opment and uplifting of their country
and carried them back to their native
land. They kept on doing that until
now they are asking nothing from us
or any other nation. They can build
as good shops as we can at half OF the
cost, and their factories turn out as
good fabrics as ours at a cost that
gives them control of the far east
markets.
They do not need to go to war to
capture the commerce of the Pacific.
1t looks as if they would capture it
by their tireless energy, their capac.
ity for work and their ability to make
things for less than other nations.
Perhaps after awhile their laborers
and mechanics will demand the
wages paid by other nations. Then
We shall stand a better chance OF
competing with them for the COM
merce of the Pacific. In the mean
time we are looking for the Tsukuga.
She viii show us what Japan can do
In shipbuilding with only a colnpar-
atiyely few years Of experience.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
AND
TROOPS CLASH
Many Roumanian Rioters
Killed and Injured by
Soldiers Yesterday.

Bucharest, Roumania, Mar. 21.-As
Vastui the peasants attempted to de-
molish the administrative place and
were plundering throughout the town
when troops interviewed, resulting in
the wounding of several officers and
the shooting of many rioters and the
wounding of FIVE by bayonet stabs.
At Jassy the peasants attempted to
invade the town and were fired. ON,
killing two and wounding many.
Four peasants were killed and two
wounded at Lespizi while attempting
to seize the arms at the barracks.
A number Of other villages have been
plundered.
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Her rmpressson.

'sNow have an impression In my
head" said the teacher. Can any Of
you tel me what an impression is?"
'Yes'm. can" replied a little fell
low at the foot OF the class. "An i'm
preston is dent in a soft spot"-Bir-
mingham (Ala.l Advance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
THE PREVENTION OF
COAST ACCIDENTS
speeiaI 70 The JournaI.

New York, Mar 21-The New York
City Board of Trade and Transporta-
ton is holding conference with q
large number of citizens it has invit-
ed to be present, for the purpose of
considering such changes In the rules
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22

President Finley, of the Southern
Railway says the railroads want to
be friendly with all the people
Well. what is to prevent if they are
In earnest?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22

A Kansas man claims to have found
q hole in the ground 5000 feet Deep
whereupon the Cleveland Plain Deal
er says, ''Now we know where the
Populist party went"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22

A shrewd New Highlander OF the
name of Barney has gone TO Florida
Tor the purpose of raising alligators
on large scale for commercial pur-
poses. There is an immense demand
for the skins of young alligators for
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22

The Miami Record runs a heavy
black line across the top of its first
page, saying: Don't Sign Petition
for County Division. Investigate
First This is good advice in any
event. Investigation can do no harm
and generally does good.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22
Natural Enourh.

They say that Bradley goes on like
mad since he inherited his vast
wealth"
what does he do?"
"oh. he acts Ike one possessed
Lippincotts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-03-22

Generally the purchase of book is
mistaken for the acquisition Of its con-
tents.-SchopenhauT.