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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-08
THE HOUR BEFORE
THE GAVEL STRUCK
Pre-Convention Gossip and
News of the Hours Preced-
ing the Converting of the
Delegates-New York is
Well Out of 1t.
BY Associated Press.

Denver, July THE National Dem
Ocrauc Convention of 1903, which is
To nominate candidates for the offices
of President and Vice President OF
the United States in opposition TO
William III. Taft of Ohio and James
s. Sherman o. New York, wnom the
republican convention nominated
four weeks ago, is at the point OF
action, and the early hours of the
morning found the thousands of dele
gates, alternateS and spectators from
all parts o. the country beginning to
stream toward the great auditorium
which the enterprise of the people OF
Denver has made ready for their wei
come.
Tie unusual feature of the first
| days program is the plan to adjourn
at an early hour as a mark of re-
spect to the memory of the late ex-
President Grover Cleveland the last
Democrat, who was the exalted chic
magistrate of the nation. This adj
Journment, however, is not expected
TO delay materially the work OF the
convention, for tOday's session was,
as usual, plannd to be preliminary in
its nature, including only the call to
order by the chairman of the retiring
national committee, Thomas Taggart
OF Indiana, the reading of the call for
| Woodson; the opening prayer by
Archbishop John J. Keane, o. Wyom-
ing; the announcement OF the tempo
Tary convention officers selected by
| the national committee and their
/ confirmation by the convention; the
opening address of temporary chair
man Theodore A. Bell, o. California,
and the announcement of the several
committees selected by the caucus OF
tees, on credentials, permanent or
ganization, rules and order o. bus
mess platform and resolutions, Will
proceed with their WORK after the
convention has taken its recess IN
Ill tomorrow.
! Program for Tomorrow.
? The program for tomorrow pro
vides for the completion of perma-
nent organization, the address o. the
permanent chairman, Representative
Henry ID. Clayton OF Alabama and
the receipt and adoption of the re
ports of COMMITTEES appointed to-
day. 1t is expected that the nomina-
ton Of President nor Vice President
viii be reached before Thursday. thai
day the head of the ticket viii proba-
bly, be nominated AID the selection
of the vice presidential candidate Is
i expected TO be deferred until Friday
after which the convention will al.
journ. There is no reason apparent
at present TO expect the convention
to extend beyond that day
Opposition to Bryan Action.
/ Yesterdays late hours brought forth
some interesting developments in
the matter Of presidential noination
and were marked by increasing Ut
gency of effort on the part OF the
| elements opposed to William Jen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-08
CLAYTON GETS
PERMANENT
GUARDIANSHIP
Albanian is Honored By
Committee on Permanent
Organization General
Secretary is Urey Wood
son of Kentucky.
Ru Associated Press.

Denver. Colo, July The commit
tee on permanent organization met
this afternoon and on motion Of Gov
ernOr Folk. of Missouri, selected Hen
~ d. Clayton, of Alabama, as peTma-
nent chairman of the convention For
other officers the temporary seIcc-
tions were made permanent, with the
addition of E Y Mitchell, of Missouri,
who was named as assistant secTe-
tary. The other officers are:
General SeEetaTy-Urey WOOdsOn,
of Kentucky.
Assistant General SecTetaTy-Edwin
Seton, Washington, d. c.
Assistant ecretaries-Charles s
Northern. Atlanta, Ga; H. c. Rich
mOnd. Fremont, Neb., and Z. Y. Mitch
ell. of Missouri.
Reading CIerks-C. A Nash, Perry,
Ia: Edward CahilI, Springfield, H.;
VIII Reiff. RawIins, Wyoming, Frank
B. Ross, Indianapolis. Ind. William
McEniry, Rock Island, Ill; T. F.
Smith, New York City; William L.
R. Byrne, Charleston, W. Va; c. J,
Gavin, Denver, Colo; Reese p Hor-
rocks. Little Rock, Ark; and Joseph
L. Reilly, indianapolis. Ind.
SeT9eauL-dl- LllS--lblu VI d. III
Missouri
Chief Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms-
J. G. Fem. Indiana.
Chief OTkeepeT-Eugene W SUlli-
van. Illinois.
Tally CIerks-Ruby LafOOn. Madi-
sonviIle. Ky Y Alert. Langdon. y.
D: f. z. Murphy, LeavenwOTth, Kas-;
Thomas H LOveIace- St. Louis; Thorn
as 3. Collier. Memphis, Tenn. and C
c Ernst Decatur Ind
Messenger to Secretary, W. V.
Richardson. DanvilIe. Ky
Messenger to Chairman, Ernest
BraSley. Sullivan. Ind
ParIiamentaTian-N- D. CTutchfieId,
Kentucky.
Official StenogTapher-M- W Blum
berg. Washington, D. c.
hapIains-Tuesday (Opening Day.
Right Rev. James J. Keane. Archbish-
op Of Wyoming: Wednesday, Rev C
F. Reimer- Denver. Colo, Thursday
Rabbi Samuel keTCh- Seattle. Wash
Friday. Rev P T Ramsey, Denver.
Colo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-08
Some Argument Offered.

Some valuable argument was subj
mitted last night in favor of the pro1
posed connection with the Baldwin,
country, among which was the en1
hancement Of the value of Pensacola
property, should the road and BRIDGE
be established. The large amount cd
business which could be secured from|
that district. the nature of the soil in|
that vicinity the interest of the peoJ
pie in establishing direct eommunica1
ton with local centers, and prospects,
in general received due attention
Hon. John +. Stillman, who was pres1
ent, assisting Secretary Waterman
most materially in the introduction Of|
the subject. Mr.. StiIlman, who is al
man Of cool business judgment, was|
enthusiastic from the standpoint od
the local benefit to be derived. and
presented the matter as it appeared to|
him in an exceptionally capable mani
ner- He called attention to the fact|
that, although a certain amount oil
fertilizer was necessary, and aIso|
that irrigation was in use to some ex-
tent, that the soil had already proved
its value by the fine crops which had|
been raised in the district. which. he|
said, should be hauled to Pensacola
as a logical trade center, Mobile bel
ing prohibited on account OF the pres-
ence of the bay.
The subject of local consumption|
was also introduced. ii being agreed
that Pensacola trade is at present fn|
the grip OF monopoly composed Of al
few, and that better prices could bel
established by the proposed new or
der of affairs. Charts were submitted
showing the location of the proposed
improvements, whereby a three days'|
journey may be converted into ons|
which can be easily made in one dav.
After hearing the proposition as|
submitted by the Chamber of Conf
merce, the board decided TO appoint al
committee composed of John A. Mer.
rift, A G. CloptOn and J. r. Steward,
to meet the Chamber of Commerce.
committee. composed of Ed GaIs|
Quina, C. F. Geek and J. s. Reese, to-
getheF with Secretary Waterman. on|
Saturday evening at ; o'clock in the|
Office OF the county clerk, in oTder|
that further discussion may take pIaca|
which may place matters upon a suit
able basis for final action at a meet
ing Of the commissioners which will
occur on next Tuesday evening all
$50 o'clock.
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To reach all of the peo=
pie, use both the DAILY
and the WEEKLY JOUR-
NAL.
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HEAT KILLS 81
PERSONS IN
new YORK
az Associated PreS

New York. July A smart south
erIv breeze followed by a mid sum
mer storm. today filtered through
New York's sun-baked streets and
brought some relief from the tropi-
cal spell that has killed nearly two
score persons and Frustrated hun
dreds for one week Fourteen persons
succumbed to heat today. making q
total of 81 deaths from that cause
within the last Sc hours Scores were
Frustrated today
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Measure Is Favored.

There appeared to be a general dis
position on the part of the members
OF the board to favor the proposition,
If the matter OF securing the neces-
sary funds toward the realization of
the plans could be satisfactorily set
tied Should ii be found advisable to
bond the county for the needed sum.
it viii be necessary 10 call a special
election in order TO secure pablo cos
sent TO 90 ahead with the proposition.
II viii then be up to the people OF
EsCam bia county TO decide whether or
not an opportunity to handle the vast
amount of produce from the famous
Alberta country is 10 be considered.
The people at the other end OF the
line are anxious that the connection
be esta blished, Commissioner p. J.
Cooey, Of NARROW. Ala, being among
the enthusiastic ones
NJ. Levy, Of this city, who recently
had occasion 70 visit the district IN
der discussion, gave an enthusiastic
report Of that part of the country
last night, embodying in his report
the large amount of produce raised
there, the adaptabil1y Of the soil. md
the generally good condition OF the
roads
Petition Is Submitted.
A petition was submitted. request
ing that the settlement road runnius
east from the Brent hard road north
70 N-fTzrpzr
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-08
Chamber of Commerce and
County Commissioners
Discuss Matter.
BOND COUNTY TO
RAISE THE MONEY
With This a System of Coco
Roads Could Be Construct,
ed and a Bridge Built Over
Perdido River, Thus Insur,
ing the Baldwin Trade.

The proposition to connect Escam'
bia county, Florida, with Baldwin
county, Alabama. by means of good
roads and a bridge across PeTdidO riv-
er, was fully discussed at a meeting
of the county commissioners held last
night, at which the Chamber of Com
MERGE committee on trade, commerce
and good roads, together with Secre-
tary Waterman. was present. for the
purpose of submitting certain plans
relative TO the subject, and in fact,
the proposition itself The plan is to
establish connections with the rich
country of Baldwin county, already
alive with the best class of farmers,
with Pensacola. in order to establish
this city as a natural market for the
produce of the section, and thereby
gain an almost incalculable amount
of benefit. The only means whereby
the result may be attained is by bond
ing the county to an adequate amount
to cover not only the proposed PeTdidO
improvements but also to place the
entire road system OF Escambia coun-
ty in satisfactory shape.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-08
TO SING BEFORE PRINCE.
Special to The Journal.

Berlin, July TIE Axiom SOCIETY
Of Brooklyn, which is making a tour
Of Germany and giving concerts for
charity in all the principal cities, viii
sing before the crown prince tomOr-
row IN the new POtsdsm palace
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Continued on Page Four.)
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Petition Is Submitted

A petition was submitted. request
ing that the settlement road runnfui
east from the Brent hard road nOrtl
70 George Wilson's store. TO the cat
Continues on Page Tya.l
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Continued Ouhird Pase.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
SCHOOL BOARD
To CONSIDER
DANGER

The question of the danger to
which 800 little tots who attend
the Whittier school are at present
exposed on account of no water
connections and lack of proper
escapes in case of fire, will be
taken up at a meeting of the
school board in the administration
building tonight
But Secretary Thomas this
morning stated that the board
would probably decide not to make
a water connection on account of
danger of freezing during the cold
weather, and that no water would
probably be run into the school
until a hot water plant Is put IN.
The children now drink out of a
bucket, one cup doing service for
most of them, it is claimed.
Recently the fire commission
condemned the old furnace, which
had charred the floor above It on
account of it's defects, and this will
not be used again, it is stated.
Stoves in each room will be SO
arranged as to afford protection
from fire, according to Mr.
Thomas. Stairway escapes are to
be installed on two sides of the
building.
Residents of West Grove add
ton, whose children attend the
school, momentarily expect a repe
tition of the Collingwood horror
and are urging the school beard to
hasten the work of installing fire
escapes. At present, it is explain
ed, there is danger of ire only q
part of the day as the stoves are
not kept going all the time. 1t is
expected that before the weather
turns so cold that fires must be
maintained throughout the day
that the escapes will be in place.
The fact that a fire could start
in 10 minutes seem to be over
looked. The board is again con
victed of a false sense of security
in regard to the fire danger.
The city has fire commission to
look out for such things, but the
board appear to be paramount t.
its authority.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
MORE VICTIMS
Of SC0RCHERS

On account of reckless driving
of his automobile early last night,
when he collided with a buggy in
which were Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Nichols and little daughter, r. l..
Manor, storekeeper of Union
park, was forced to spend the
night in Jail. He was allowed his
freedom this morning, however, on
depositing 5000 bail for appear.
ance in police court this afternoon
to answer to the charge of travel
ing without lights.
The occupants of the buggy
were all thrown out and Mr..
Nichols sustained a bruised hip.
The child and mother escaped un.
hurt.
w. f. Davidson was arrested for
speeding with his machine in ex.
cess of the limit prescribed by
city ordinance He was allowed to
put up a Sc bond, as no one was
injured by his recklessness.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28

mains already laid, $4,000 for
water mains not yet ordered,
$4,000 for machinery, $4,000 for a
temporary main at the new Mis-
sion avenue bridge, $4,000 for
pump house repairs, $4,000 to com
plete the new water well, $4,000
to complete the pump house, $3,407
balance on the Twenty-ninth ave-
nue. standpipe. and 5000 for the
Spokane Harvester Co. water sys-
tenn
The other ordinance to be con
sidered was introduced at the last
meeting of the city council and
calls for $74,219, chief among the
list of items being 100000 for a
force main to the north hill, $751;
1S4 for pay rolls, $14,3S3 for laying
a IA inch water main on Grand
street to the new reservoir at
Twenty-ninth avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
FISHER ENDS
HIS SICKNESS
AND TROUBLE

After suffering for years from
stomach trouble and general com.
plants, Edward Fisher, Police
Chief Rice's secretary, committed
suicide at Medical Lake Saturday
night by taking morphine. A short.
age of $31 in his books which Can
non & LeMasters, bookkeeping ex'
perts, discovered recently, it is be.
lieved did much to bring on the
suicide.
Fisher on several occasions
stated to brother officers of the
force that he was discouraged with
the ceaseless trouble and sickness
A note found In a pocket of his
clothes instructed burial to be un
der the auspices of the Eagles
Buck Henderson,, secretary of the
aerie, said today that funeral ar
rangements will not be made un
til brother who is in Alberta can
be located. No further shortage
has been found.
Fisher left a widowed mother
who was his chief companion, his
kindness to whom was great and
frequently spoken of. Besides his
mother he left three brothers and
a sister.
The dead man was born in Gold
endale, Cal, October 10, 1868 and
came to Spokane in 1891. He was
bookkeeper for John W. Graham
and employed in the auditing de-
partment of the Northern Pacific
several years before going to the
police department about four
years ago.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
'GIVQplIvpMyll lyp !

UNCLE JurS OPPONENT.
ponent of Speaker Cannon. He is
big and broad, a man of education
and pleasing personality, an orator
and a fighter He is a native OF
Illinois, SO years old and a lawyer.
He served for IL years in the gov
eminent pension bureau at Wash
ington, and during the second term
of Grover Cleveland was deputy
commissioner of pensions.
A favorable omen, in Bells opin-
ion, is the fact that Uncle Joe finds
it desirable in this campaign, for
the first time in many years, to
make a thorough canvass of his dis
trict. He is making the rounds in
automobiles. His custom has been
to speak only at the six county
seats in the district.
Bell has issued a card, giving a
list of bills that Roosevelt favored
and list that the labor men fav
ored and list that the temperance
people favored; all of which died in
pigeonholes in congress. Bell says
Cannon was largely responsible
and that he, il elected, will support
these measures.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
100000 MORE
ASKED FOR
WATER

At the special meeting of the
city council tomorrow evening two
ordinances appropriating in all
$17S,252 for water extensions
made since July 81 or proposed to
be made before January /, 1909,
will be considered. Much of the
work to be taken care of by these
appropriations has already been
authorized by the city council and
is in course of construction, while
the rest is to cover work to be Or
dered in the next three months, or
that is deemed necessary by the
water department.
Under ordinance No. Al5SS,
passed April 2, 1904, a fund for
water extensions was created by
setting aside for that purpose 20
per cent of the water revenue
each year, limit of $4,000 being
placed on the warrants to be IS
sued for this purpose in any one
year. 1t Is now sought to increase
the amount available for this pur-
pose in one year to $250,000, which
which give the water department
100000 additional money at once
and enable it to provide for the
items covered in its first request
for deficiency appropriation, filed
the fore part of the month, and
calling for $l04,033. The items in
this list are $49,226 for water
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
HASKELL GETS
NASTY

GUTHRIE, Okla, Sept 2S.-
Governor Haskell, who arrived
here yesterday, declared today:
Il will have a new chapter daily
on Roosevelt from now on until
election showing him to be the
greatest crook that ever sat in the
presidential chair.
My resignation was voluntary.
l could not afford. If Bryan is de-
feated, to have democracy say he
would have won If | were out. /
am catching ward politician in
the chair. and ! want to look after
his case
In addressing a crowd yesterday
Haskell referred to Roosevelt as
an Infamous liar" and announced
he would start law suits this week
against a number of Oklahomans
and Hearst. Haskell was met at
the depot by band and big crowd
of followers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
BRYAN CLUB PART
OF NATIONAL BODY

Fred Schade, president of the
w. J. Bryan club of the Second
ward, has received certificate OF
affiliation with the democratic ma
tional committee of club organiza-
ton.
The certificate is issued by John
w. Tomlinson, chairman of the
committee of club organization, and
is also signed by Norman Mack,
national chairman. The Second
ward club now has an enrolled
membership of 164 voters, a num-
Der of whom have been republi-
cans. Hayes Carahan, republican,
will address the club at the next
meeting Friday night in the city
hall courtroom. The club is based
on Bryan's address to the demo
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
CONFESSES
HIS CRIME

BELLINGHAM, Sept. Is
Rather than go to the morgue to
identify what remains of his wife's
body, j. X. Thomas this morning
confessed that he murdered her
and buried the body in the back
yard. He said:
Just as l was leaving she pulled
a gun from her dress and fired at
me. l shot her twice. She said,
My God and fell. / picked the
body up and laid it on the bed.
Then l went to sleep and woke at
8 O'Clock next morning and found
the body beside me. / shall plead
self defense
Thomas says the murder was
committed in drunken brawl He
went down town and got beastly
drunk. returning two days later to
bury the body. He told inquisitive
ones that his wife had gone away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
ROOSEVELT HOLDS THIS
MANS LIFE IN HANDS

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.--Wil
Uncle Sam give Jan Janoff Pouren,
Russian peasant, the warm hand
clasp that means freedom from the
clutches of the car for himself and
his fellow fugitives in this country?
Or will he turn him over in irons
to the cars agents, to go back to
Russia for a mock trial torture and
"Stolypin's necktie?'
Pouren's friends, and sympathiz-
ers with the Russian liberal move.
ment, have put this question to
President Roosevelt. A court has
already decided than Jan must go
back and stand trial for arson and
burglary. But the president has
the final word.
Scores of fighters for Russian lib
erty in this country have worked
themselves to the verge of nervous
prostration securing signatures for
the monster petition that is to go
to the president.
1t is contended Pouren is polit-
ical refugee and not an ordinary
thug, as the cars agents, who
tracked him down, assert. In his
extradition Russian revolutionists
see a scheme of the ears to estab-
fish precedent.
Should this revolutionist be ex-
tradited, they say, the car could
take the members of the duma, the
bigger men who have found Amer
lea an asylum from torture.
Here is a translation of Pouren's
own remarkable story:
II am 36 years old. In the Let
fish country | was known as a
skilled mechanics; for / could lay
brick and work on the telephone
wires.
II was married to the most low
able woman in the world. We had
" fthhu' i'ht We N'iN
all so poor There was no hope,
no freedom.
so when they persuaded me |
Joined with the movement to fight
! for the cause. Our town revolted
against the car, as did others Of
Iivonia. For a time we had our
own government. II looked as
though we might have a republic
as you have here. Our sweet lib
erty ended suddenly.
Soldiers swooped down on us.
They slaughtered the population.
Those Of us who were on the revo-
lutionary committee were driven
from our homes to the woods, We
joined the Forest Friars. Those
who resisted were shot down or
run through with bayonets.
"The soldiers tortured our wives
and children in the barbarous man.
ner which they alone know. Ny
daughter Anna. who is now only IL,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-28
WIFE FEARFUL
Of FOUL PLAY

After selling his saloon for $500
last Wednesday, Frank j. Kelly
mysteriously dropped out Of sight,
and all the efforts of the police
force to find trace of him has been
futile. The fact of Kelly's disap-
pearance was reported by his wife.
She is certain he met with foul
play. Besides the money he re-
ceived in the saloon deal, he wore
500 worth of diamonds. Those
who claim to be personal friends
of Kelly are of the opinion that he
has gone to some other city. Mrs.
Kelly, however, scouts this idea as
preposterous. Kelly has had a
meteoric career here. About three
years ago he came from Seattle
and was down and out. Dan Col
Inns 'staked" him to the Palace
saloon and from that time Kelly
rose rapidly until at one time he
had amassed a small fortune. 1t
is believed that he has the most
of this left. In Seattle he was one
of the Clancy political crowd.
So far as can be ascertained all
of his accounts are straight and he
owes nobody any money. The
Washington Liquor Co., where he
did most of his buying of cigars
and liquors, say his bills with them
were squared.