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Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

i l0ng the early settlers were the
families oi OSmond, Young, Loftin.
and Wood, on North Bay, whose ad-
vent followed closely the acquisition
of the territory by the L. S., or pos
sibly slightly preceded the same. Be-
tween 1920 and 1880 Gov Clarke, and
few others, made the first settle
ment upon st Andrews Bay proper,
at Old Town, since the English occu-
patton. 1t is stated by the family of
Judge Robinson, who owned the ferry
across the Chipola river near where
Mariana is now located, that in 1918
he had a temporary residence at Old
Town.
Just who settled on the bay between
the purchase of the country in 1918
and 1880, other than those named, the
PILOT has not been able to ascertain.
All those living here then had their
boats, some quite pretentious ones.
and made use of them in moving
about the bay, and securing their
supplies, often going as far away as
New Orleans or Cuba.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
183O-l84O.

During this decade the great land
schemes of the lower South were in
full sway, with wild eat banking; and
st. Andrews Bay came in for its share
of the boom. st. Joseph had acGu,r-
ed large population and business.
The st. Andrews Bay Land Company
began operations at Old Town, doing
what they could to draw the people
from st. Joseph and Apalachicola to
this bay, while Mr.. LOftin and others
began a similar work at the town of
Austria, near Parker. With all of
these projects under way the bay be-
came some what noted place, and
drew to it many vessels, and fine small
boat. The lumber from the mills To-
Gated here was taken by vessels to
New Orleans and elsewhere, and the
fish business had already become
quite an important feature. Oyster
and turtle boats secured their catches
within the bay and took the same to
st. Joseph, Mobile, and New Orleans.
Those were boom days, and probably
st. Andrews Bay had for that date
quite larze number of boats NOV
ing over its beautiful waters.
In 1890 Elk Gov. Clarke, of Old
Town, Sad a very fine yacht with
which he made voyages to different
points about the Gulf, and on which
in October, 1892, he came in to he
bay, possibly from Cuba, suffering
from yellow fever, from which he
died.
1t was in those days that Old Peter
Parker, located ON East Bay,
with his boat supplied St. Joseph
with turtles, fish, and oysters In
the st. Joseph Times of March 2nd,
1910, we find an account of the sloop
Mary Lee departing for st. Andrews,
while there is also notice of the
schooner Hero, Holmes Master,
which was in the coast trade in this
vicinity.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

was about six feet three inches tall,
broad chest2d, no surplus flesh, in
deed physical perfection. He was
acquainted with other languages. He
seemed to have read ev rything, to
have been everywhere and personally
inspected all that was worth seeing
in Europe, England, and America.
He was a skillful workman IN copper,
iron, and wood, and had tools of an
kinds. He had philosophical instru-
ments, chemical apparatus, books of
all kinds, was keen sportsman, and
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

had every gun from an air Gun to q
cannon and mortar.
SO enthuSed he became with ST
Andrews that he bought two lots be-
You'd where Gov Clark is buried. and
built thereon a very unique house.
Capt Bert Ware now resides upon
the location of his house Ed |
should like to describe that house
but for the space it would take.
lie told me that he had lived all
about the Mediterranean. France, Eng
land, all along the Atlantic coast of
the |. $, including the West ludia
Islands. Key West, Mobile, New Or
leans, &c, and nowhere had he
found place equal in beauty. better
for health, or comparable in climate
with st Andrews"
From both DR. Reyes. and an old
negro who worked for Capt Blood,
we have been told of the many in
struments, tools, and utensils owned
by the Captain, and also of his boats,
cannons used for signals, &c. lie
was strong character. and after
travelling the world over was fully
convinced there was no spot equal to
our lovely bay
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
1850 186O.

During this period the bay country
was in very sluggish condition.
The fish business grew with the
growth of the upper coutry, but there
were no new promotions, nor a re-
vival OF any of the old ones. The
summers brought a growing number
of those who made themselves sum
mer homes along the bay shore, and
a few new buildings were erected at
Old Town. Some lumber was being
shipped, together with naval stores
which were made in the woods add
joining the bay. JAS Withcr5poon,
Peter Parker and Joe Masselena were
doing the larger portion of the fish
business, securing them, as now, in
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

1t was during this period that an
accident happened to a vessel off this
bay which was recorded in an East
ern paper, and which was corrobOra-
ted by Old Peter Parker, who was
acquainted with the facts. \ good
sized vessel bound for St Joseph
while off st Andrews ba met with a
whale, which swimming beneath It
struck its bottom. This appeared to
have Infatuated the whale, which
came back and struck the vessel in
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

One of the schooners that came
here for lumber in those early days
was commanded by Ca, t Maury. who
afterwards became celebrated in
many ways. The mill company on
North Bay had their own schooner
with which they transported their
lumber to New Orleans and Texas
points, and brought back with it sup
plies for themselves and others.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

the Spring and Fall, sailing them and
selling to the planters who came
here for them.
1t was in the beginning of this de-
cade that this bay was visited bv =
tropical hurricane. In his reminis-
ences Or Keyts states that it occur-
ed on the 23rd of August, 1850. and
writes Of it as follows:
As IS usual the north east wind.
the low barometer and high tide cave
notice of its approach and before its
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

We present here
with a very vivid
p'cture of Captain
Raymond r. Shep-
pard's launch, the
Jane Jones, photo
graphed by Masker
while heading n G
4 b z wave. This
boat was built in
1907, by j. j. TrOus-
dale & Co., St An
dreWs, and has the
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

cold Town." had fine boats, the one
owned by Judge Wynne, named the
TomlinsOn is described as being
particularly fine yacht. OF another
boat and its owner of that period, we
will quote DR. Reyes, who, in his
"reminiscences, published some years
ago says:
zone fair day lin 1922 a neat little
slOOp of about a ton and a half came
gracefully up from the pass with one
man on board. Major Armstrong was
keeping the hotel, a ~ to him the
master of the slOOp applied for board
and lodging for one month. He regis
tered as David X. Blood, and proved
to be the party to whom the mail
matter above mentioned was add
dressed.
Before the month expired Mr. Blood
concluded to remain another month,
and one of Major Armstrong; daugh-
ters mad named the black coated slOOp
the Widow, and dubbed the owner
captain. No small boat ever sailed
the waters of st Andrews or resident
on the beach became more widely
known than the "WidOW and Captain
Blood" 1t was my good fortune to
become intimately acquainted with
Capt Blood, for his visit of one month
heightened into twelve years. Take
him "by and large" he was the com
pletest man | had ever known. He
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

waters Holy tells the preserva-
all life
L - a. the building of the Ark.
man migrated he witt i'm the
building using
the people
pushed uerto the westward
discovered without this of the
habing original
here made through mgraons the Gulf the
parties
Historians of the 18th write of such long
aborgnes having
land In the 10th century said the Indians of South Florida had quite
their
quite the point OF Florida and sometimes cross the Guph extending
their navaons to the Bahama islands and
th t th arr boat them vra = n t 1 fd i W" nna
capable large load seaworthy
Such the kind of boats
of 1881 De-
plotting the trials of the Narvarez
udey constructed boats Apaache bay, September
that they reached these suffering
water
when night at sunset they rounded point of land and found
evidence points the Bay being
place DeVaca thus describes folowed
MANY off and the Indians spoke
large si1e and W oed they had 1o bo"s 1d aroS " V
Wsq G Re Rop b fe m G s0 "an sS0r their
%Gs o e s @ oee to e @ @ then him
a9 m H f a no% Witch S R GaGS he gave us m"
he ee "ke WS We was S nus % S & d fC
R NIGHT s n g the n HpG an qn tfS house who %
% Ws apG sruf h the ieS with o These
liberated him, of the
the world they like nothing
and strongly pe great distance Weaw others there although
s % his Boat u G h the s @
fhs n T they nS5 US @ ts " M SO
great mpeuOsy that each time they
They
doubtedess they would
GaPa n % p Span and aS p1 &
quilted The morning broke
there all day cold without daring
weather there it,
given quite from Deva narrative
undoubtedly the historical upon the bay ana
of its navigation by white With these
long distances along the Shore
explored these bay com
mander while other Spanish the
their expeditions the
ownership of this by that naicn
following soldiers and p
this bay
each officer 3OO and priyates 900
the of Wells established
speaking probably upon surface
has been the but when West
all
Jamaica and other English
until the United
settle make this fcentb o
1S1S-1S30
The history
last brief and ragamenary No
ended than
and Alabama moved into this
of them supply fish themselves
there to trade them.
The subject
through this bay had began be talked
mnt obtained this territory
st Andrews Bay.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16

the side, then going to the oppo-
site side turned and rammed it on
that side, causing such damage as re-
suited in the sinking of the boat.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1908-04-16
St ANDREWS BAY.
Boats and Boating, 400 1900.

'(NHE use by man of the waters for transpOrta-
Il ton purposes is probably co-existent with his
appearance upon the Earth. Self preservation
demanded that he float upon their surface, while
eXpediency prompted his using them in procuring
sustenance and adding to his pleasures. Long
before historical times man had began the making
of crude boats, with which he navigated the
waters, while Holy Writ tells us of the preserva-
ton of all life upon the face of the Earth through
the building of the Ark.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
ALA
PLEADS NOT
GUILTY
TRIAL OF ANARCHIST
SET FOR 9TH OF MARCH
Attorney Appointed by Court
Plans to Defend Prisoner on
Ground of Insanity Threat
Sent District Attorney

[By Morning journal Special leased Wire, !
Denver, Colo, Feb. 29.-Guiseppc
Ala, slayer Of Father Leo, pleaded not
guilty to the charge of murder when
arraigned in the criminal court today.
Judge Greedy Whtford set the case
for trial Monday, March 9.
Peter Boisse was dismissed as IN
tcrpretcr in the case because Of the
charge that he is a member of an
anarchistic organization.
District Attorney George A. Stidger
received through the mail today a
postal card warning him to be careful
about what you do to that man who
shot the Catholic priest in Denver.
In addition the card bore a TRADE
Of abuse against all priests, The card
is signed TRUE American" and un-
der the signature is a hollow square
and the word "Moscom."
The card is addressed to MT. Mum
ger district Attorney Denver" but be-
ing delivered at the office of District
Attorney Stidger, was claimed by him,
Mr.. Stidger believes the card was sent
by an Italian of anti-clerical charac-
ter
The court room was crowded when
the prisoner was brought in, shacked
to a deputy but no demonstration
was made.
When arraigned, the slayer of Faith
er Leo was asked for his correct name,
lie spelled it out "Guisippe Ala"
After listening to the interpreters
explanation of the information which
was read to him. and announcing his
plea of not guilty, ALA paid little at
tention to the further proceedings
Hundreds of curious persons sur
rounded the jail and crowded about
the slayer of Father Leo when he was
being taken to and from the court
house but no violence was offered
Ala trembled as he looked upon the
crowd but otherwise manifested moi
emotion.
TO the Interpreter he said today he
had nothing to eat save soup at Sal
yation Army headquarters fet two
WEEKS piiol % MS arrest, Fiu eot@,
the jail food ravenously, like a half
starved man.
Robert II, WiddiCombe. the attor- !
neS appointed by the court to defend |
Ala, has definitely decided to make a ]
plea of insanity and hopes to be as
sisted by Baron G. Tosti, Italian con-
sui who has cabled to Sicily for In
formation concerning Alias actions IN
hat country
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
SOCIETY BELLE IN
JAIL FOR MURDER
NTS, Grace Cooper Hand
some Staten Island Woman,
Charged With Killing Huo-
band, Given Up by BOndSnen

IBv Morning journal Special Laased "He'l
New York, Feb. 29.--Mrs. Grace
Cooper, a handsome young staten Is
land woman. who year ago was in
dicted for manslaughter in the second
degree in connection with the death
of her husband. was surrendered by
her bondsmen today and lodged in
Jail. The case is on the docket for
next June. The bondsmen said that
Mrs. Cooper contemplated moving to
another city
James Cooper who owned large
hotel in Stapleton and his wife wcrc
celebrating the twelfth anniversary Of
their wedding in their living rooms IN
the hotel in November 1906. when
he was stabbed twice in the abdomen
Before he died the following dOy he
made statement to the coroner ac-
cusing his wife,
Mrs. Cooper, who had been a popu-
lar and conspicuous figure in Staten
Island social circles, was arrested and
indicted on a charge Of murder in the
second degree. She has refused to
make any statement except to plead
not guilty.
Up to today she had been at liberty
under $4,000 bond.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
AGED WOMAN SLAIN
BY BRUTAL ROBBERS

Salisbury, No. Feb. 29.-An tro-
cious murder was revealed here today
when the body Of Mrs Daniel Girls
ham, widow, eighty years Of age,
was found lying in her home by her
SON The crime was committed by
robbers. who had inflicted deep
wounds on their victim with a knife
and fractured her skull with a ham
mer, A strip Of cloth was tied tightly
around her throat The murder was
committed some time between Thurs
day evening ana today. The knife and
hammer are the only clues.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
FLEET LEAVES
CALLAO FOR
LONG RUN
NEXT STOPPING PLACE
WEST COAST OF MEXICO
Thousands Of Peruyians, AfIoat
and Ashore, Their President
Among Theml Cheer Depar-
ture of American BattIeShipS,
,tBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire ]

ktBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. ]
Callao, Feb. 29.-Thc American
fleet sailed today for Magdalena bay
in Lower California, territory OF
Mexico Signals went up from the
Connecticut, the fagship this morn
ing and shortly after the battleships
were steaming slowly out to the ocean
for the long run to their next stop
ping place.
The feet described semi-circle,
the great white ships moving to the
southwest, and when they passed the
Peruvian cruiser Almerite Gruc from
which President Pardo and the Off
cials Of state viewed the departure,
each of the battleships fired a salute
of twenty-one guns. The cruiser re-
piled when the Connecticut was pass
ing and there was a dipping of flaSs
from the other vessels in the harbor
and ringing farewell from the thou
sands who had gathered to watch the
ships OF friendly nation as they
swung majestically out to the open
sea.
The steamer Cachapoal, crowded
with spectators, accompanied the fleet
some distance from shore. but as the
hattloships gathered speed she was
left astern with the enthusiastic Peru
vians stil watching and waving flags
and handkerchiefs. Thousands OF
sghtseers from points Of vantage on
land witnessed the magnificent and
imposing scene.
The newspapers both of Lima and
CalIao are fun of expressions of re-
gret at the departure of the visitors
and they point out that President Par
do voiced the sentiments of all The
people when on his visit to Rear Ad-
miral Evans yesterday he said that the
shown the fleet We're
spontaneous demonstration of the
sincere and old friendship which
unites the two countries
Rear Admiral Evans could be OBJ
served on the bridge of the flagship
the movements of the yes
sells. As the fleet sailed away wireless
telegraph messages Of farewell vefc
exchanged by President Pardo and the
American commander.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
ADMIRAL EVANS SAYS
HE'S IMPROVING IN HEALTH

WashIngtOU. Feb 20.-AdmiraI
Evans commanding the battleship
fleet, today cabled his Wife in this
city regarding his health. as follows:
improving steadily. Rumors to
contrary untrue"
The admiral has been reported as
suffering with rheumatism
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
Gathering Of the Unterrfied Last Night Brings
All the Ancient Chiefs Together in an Organization to Be
Known as the Bemaio Democratic Club and Destined to
Garry the Nation for Bryan in 1903.
FINGER OF SCORN is POINTED
AT FUSION AND EVERY SPEAKER
SAYS TERRITORY is CINCHED

/ election of Bryan. he Thought aud Of
course the grant gathering Of the en-
! thusiastic hopeful did his heart good,
( IL did the hearts Of all the speakers
/ good lt least they all said SO with the
exception OF a. b McMillen, who
/ didn't refer to the subject Mr. Me-
Nllen followed Nh Chavez He want
ad democratic organization. He
! said thcre would have 20 be an or
gapization before all the 900 major
i iN and all the enthusiasm would be
amy good and above all there would
j have to be a newspaper 4 daily
! democratic newspaper with real edi-
/ torluls in It "a tell the people where
I 10 ret Oft Mr. McMillen thought
small stock subscriptions taken while
the organization is bcing made. would
do the work Mr. MCMlllcn seems 70
thinIs the democrats Of New Mexico
Ic mtllionaires
Mr.. MeMiilcu said hc had been
raised IN a country where the demo-
Gratis had to tight for their principles.
ana whore they remained democrats
and he thought fusion was wicked.
The great majority of the reading
public IN New Mexico, he said. were
democrats, yet the territory kept right
ON going republican, because there
was no democratic daily IN It, which
was some stones for the Roswell
Daily Record which however, didn't
''"Tt , 4'isa''i'a'Nt ~ esch..
,,, 'e'' 'l'e gtoNa 9'''ou lor iiopeWeH'
w s'ip"'i naue pI'el' Vigorous
'lu tuln nuSlaS'lt auu eSs' ne agreed
N'lu ~ lit 't'le speaher ~ 70 tne ne
~ '1 ~ Ba'VNau "uu uVtio-
go 'DN9P9p' a'u ltol'at eiYV'l9ns
.iAt ~ fi5hE w We
SUI ~ NaS Uel'VcF"t'G ~
"u",' l"tt = y JuSt NneW y dnu ~
NY w N't' ,o' 0'I'lp, ions ana ~
7,oI'9 VI '' l''' anS'u'ns pul~ aeiho-
il. 49, - p'N'n lioWtu ~
.l9Il ''l'ue "' olduoIh - ealleu a.
,0".'"" "'t' "' 'ut T" tne Haihe ne
~ - "Iu ~" "luNI tt y ~ tne puo,
nt ''iu" 'H" Wy ~ 9diu " ucafu
,' ,,p- I,'l'ly eNeIH uyIy even ~ 'ilcaBo
been So much gold in the country rust
when 1t happened to be needed.
BrydHs Tree silver theories would have
been all right Wheroal there was not
exactly AN ovation from certain cor
ncrs of the han Mr.. Bryan was
against the reform republican orga-
nMtiou Of the county because II gave
The county printing to the Morning
Journal, Mr. Bryan didn't say Wheth-
er he wanted it to 60 to La Bandara,
or the santa Fe New Mexican. but
anyway he was against the Goo-Goos
IN TINS county for that reason. al
llouE u ne asserted WIN some pel-
mcnt Mr. BRYAN said he had alwayq
hner against e,sin, a,,d tl,at had X
bod ~ ,,ona,l ,,,hinb had,,t
thor, ,,o,,Id b,,,o ai,,,,,s honn
,tra'i 'i,,,t ,ta,r,o,roti, ,iat,a' T., o,,orS.
ia t,il I,,,,,,,' W.. ~, rt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01

BRYAN
1t is time tu shidddlr.
10 Namos:
ru tuke.
Things are doing; the mterrHed
are loose, loose In a bunch with "a ruII
feed of oats and the hobbies Off
Shoulder to shoulder. ear to ear, They
they are together again after To- these
many fusions Thpy have harmanlzel
Ian their differences and forgotten all
their troubles aud they are going IN
to clean up the earth including that
portion heretofore. considered hv ain
good democrats aus a scal on the face
of nature the Territory of New Mex
leo.
Ii an occurred last pirhf al a meet.
ing which resulted iu thc organization
of the RriuaiiIlo county democratic
club and understood Ia bc the Hrsl
of a series of similar organizations
planned to coVet. every county u NcN
Mexico. even to the sacred urcpinrts
Of Valencia caunty. where according
to domorrattr durtriup they vote
them in alnhabeticaI order.
Seriously enough and all ioshing
aside, IL was a big meeting and re-
puhlican4 in New Mexico who are
looking for victory in New Mexico
next fan would do we'll to consider
II we'll. for It was not only large, but
enthusiastic, and II had a ring of real
rope In II such as has never been
heard Ia a democratic meeting Ia this
town before.
Iions and t,nmb. An scrambled
49,. e-
ttI r.o ,..to,.,,,
,i' uoi go u, ,,i1',, ,,,ha M. .,i,,.,i,ls
my ~ - ''N -' ~ 10 w " a. -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01

Washington, y. C., Feb. 29.-The
Fowler financial bin agreed upon yes-
tcrday In committee WAS today report
ed To- the house. Ten days are al
lowed the minority in which to file
their regOrt
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
Slayer of Billy the Kid Himself
Slain as Result of Quarrel
With Ranchmao Near Las
Cruces,
VETERAN GUNFIGHTER
DIES WITH BOOTS ON
Terror of Outlaws in Old Days
in Lincoln County Killed in
Trivial Dispute Over Coats
Self Defense Alleged,

Especial Dispatch to the MOrniDS Juurual.
/ Las Cruces, y. M Feb 2S- Pat
Garrett, veteran Fighter of the From
tier days in New Mexico. ex-sherifi Of
Lincoln county, eX-coleator Of GUS
| toms at El Paso, friend Ge President
Roosevelt and famed as the slayer Of
| billy the Kid was shot and almost
| instantly killed at t1;30 this morning
four miles northeast of Las Cruces, by
q young ranchman named Wayne Bra
zelc. The killing was the result Of
a quarrel over the lease of "A ranch by
Garrett to Brazele. Garrett alleging
that Bra2ele was pasturing goats on
the land, in violation Of contract
Brazele surrendered himself to
Sheriff Lucero here and was lodged in
the county jail, after he had made a
statement declaring the killing was
done entirely in self-defense.
I An inquest was held this afternoon
and the CorOner's jury returned a YER
dict to the effect that Garrett had
come to his death as the result of
wounds inflicted by revolver in the
hands Of Brazele, in self-dofense.
Garrett had been on a visit to one
of his organ mountain ranches, and
was returning toward Las Cruces.
driving in a buggy with a man named
Edmondson. They We're overtaken by
Brazele, riding hor 'back Words
passed between the mon and fin
ally, according to y ondsOn, the
sole ele "i.nHss, Il picked up
his shotgun from the foot of the
blackboard, saving c. d
you, if ! can't get you off my
ranch one way, viii get you
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-01
JAPANESE DRIVE OFF
THE YAQUIS
Attack in Force on Sonora
Ranch RepuISed by PIuCky
Oriental RetainerS of Rich
Mexican,


Nogales, Ariz, Feb. 29.-Further
details of the Yaqui descent on the
ranch of Luis A. Martinez, a promi-
nent banker and merchant near Quay
mas, Mexico, Wednesday night, show
that the Japanese employees made a
determined resistance and FINALLY
drove fifty Yaquis away. Two Japa-
nese We're Killed and six wounded.
Within two hours, Colonel Aduina and
body of troops started in pursuit.