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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
A. D. CONVICTION AND w.
MASSEE EXONERATED
Nv Associated Pisa.

Little Rock. Nov. pa dispatch
from Russellville, Ark, says that be-
tween II and 20 people were killed in
a tornado, which swept through the
settlement at Piney, ten miles west
of that place, late today and about
thirty other persons were injured.
None of he names of the dead or in
jured are known as Russellville. where
only vague reports have been received.
The report states that the tornado
crossed the Arkansas river just south
of Piney and large timber tracts and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
ANOTHER BODY
FOUND IN WRECK
One More Victim Added to
the List of Steamer
Victims.
BY Associated Press

New Orleans, Nov 23.-The death
list of the ilKfated Mississippi river
packet H NJ Carter, which was de-
stroyed by an explosion of her boilers
near Bayou Goula last Saturday, was
added to early today Ivy the discovery
Of the body of a negro rustabOut. This
makes the ninth victim Of the disaster
so far accounted for
The body found today was floating
in the river near the wreck Of the
packet. 1t was burned and otherwise
mutilated II has not yet been identi-
fed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
LEAPED THROUGH WINDOW
OF SIMULTANEOUS TRAIN

down and recaptured by half-breed
Indian, was the sensation experiment
of a prisoner who attempted to es
cape frmo a Southern Pacific trail
near Banning yesterday
The name of the prisoner was MOI
learned He was being taken to Kan
sas after being captured IN San Fran
cisco, when he made a flying jump
from the window of the train.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
JOS. G. CANNON
NOW FAVORS 1T
By Associated Press,

Chicago, Nov. 23.-Joseph G..
Cannon, speaker of the house
of representatives, placed him
self on record today in favor
of revision of the tariff in ac-
cordance with the promise of
the republican party platform.
and declared so far as his vote
is conceyned that he will see to
II that the announced policy of
revision will be written in the
national laws as soon as pos
sible.
The words of the speaker
came at the conclusion of a
luncheon given to six rear ad-
mirals of the United States
navy by Alexander H. Reveu,
of Chicago, at the Union
League Club.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
An Old Quarrel.

The affair which terminated Satur.
day with the death of Thos. r. Smith
had its commencement three months
ago, when w. MaSSee and Mr. Smith
met outside the city limits and be.
came involved in a heated dispute
over some business affair.
The men continued to wrangle un-
til firearms were brought into play.
Tom Smith receiving a pistol shot in
the face which confined him to his
room for several weeks. Mr. Massee
was exonerated, it being made clear
that he (Massee) was acting on the
defensive. Bad feeling had existed
ever since.
On the evening ofsNov nth Mr..
Smith and several Of his wOrkmen on
tobacco farm were gathered about a
small fire which aai<b been built in the
yard directly after dark, as the wealth
er was cool. They were discussing
the work to be done ons the following
day when out of Lne darkness a shot
was fired from a. shot gun. presumably
at a distance, as only two shots took
effect, infiicting trifiing flesh
wound
Mr.. Smith charged this shooting TO
Mr.. Massee, claiming that he saw him.
Mr.. Massee denied the charge Friends
of the two men got together and pro
posed peace conference between the
two antagonists. to which they agreed,
and in pursuance of the same agree
ment met Saturday, Nov. 21st, in the
jury room at the Gadsden county
cOurt horse
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
BULL TERRIER FIGHT IN
CITY HAD ENDED RUDFI Y

held. The five hundred spectator
jumped to their feet and a wild rush
for doors and windows followed Sew
eral shots were fired in the air by the
deputies, but they could not stop the
stampede.
Though the room in which the fight
took place was on the second floor of
tle building, scores of men did not
hesitate to drop from windows, one
fugitive suffering a broken leg.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
Ey Associated Press.

San Francisco, Nov. pa dispatch
from Seattle, Wash. says that word
has been received there that Judge
Reed of Alaska has fined the members
of the crew of the Japanese sealer
Kinsai Maru, convicted of seal pOac1,
ing, an aggregate of $35. 400, or $500
for every man convicted. The Jap
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
BY Associated Press

San Bernardino. Cal, Nov %
Stepping from a train running fifty
miles an hour. being rendered uncon-
scious by the impact with rock af-
ter being hurled eighty feet by the
force of his Jump, regailing conscious
ness only TO be subjected TO a fuSil-
lade of bullets and finally being run
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
SEALERS FOUND
IN FORBIDDEN WATERS

anese have given notice of appeal.
The men against whom the sentence
of the court was pronounced were
captured when two sealing vessels
were ceiZed last August, one of them
being fitted to resemble a revenue
cutter. Judge Reed has offered the
alternative of 800 days in Jail at Val
diz.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
Coroner's Jury Concluded
Investigation of the Quincy
Affair.
SHOOTING WAS
UNSUITABLE
Thos. r. Smith and w. Mas
see Had Met in the Court
Room to Settle an Old Dis
pute Peacefully When the
Father of Smith is Said to
Have Advised His Son to
Shoot it Out.
Special to The Journal

Quincy, Nov 23.-After a lengthy
session the coroner's, jury, empaneled
to investigate into the shooting of Sat
urday afternoon and death of Ihos. R.
Smith, this afternoon at 4 o'clock rem.
dered its verdict which exonerated A
d. Covington and W. Massee. Justi.
fable homicide was the verdict.
Those who We're wounded in the af
fray are resting easy, and there are
no fears for their recovery, according
TO physicians.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
BY Associated Press.

Westerly, r. l., Nov. 23.-The Rhode
Island turkey which Horace Vose will
send TO the president. according to
annual custom, to grace the table OF
the White House on Thanksgiving
Day, will be shipped to Washington
today. II is one of the best of lot
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
RASH ACT OF a.
YEAR7OLD BOY.
Ry Associated Press.

ChattanOoga, Nov. 23-Clar-
ence Little. ten years of age,
was shot and instantly killed
by Tom Wickes, aged fourteen,
late today Little had chaffed
Wickes on having no game af-
ter a hunt and said: Il would
not be afraid TO give you leave
to shoot at me" B. G.. I'll
take it, said Wickes, and fired
a charge of buck shot into the
other boys breast. Death was
instantaneous. A coroner's jury
has held Wickes for the first
degree of murder.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
AFTER A PEANUT MAN.

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 23.-An eff
fort of |. Levystein, a merchant, to
Dust a man with a popcorn wagon
from his front sidewalk, is giving the
equity side of Judge A. d. Sayre's
court a great deal of fun. Some OF
the best legal lights of the city are
engaged. 1t is alleged that the blow
ing of his whistle and the smelling
of his corn is nuiSance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
THANKSGIVING TURKEY
FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

of chestnut fed birds which have
been selected and specially reared.
The bird weighs &c pounds
President Grant was the first occu-
pant of the White House to receive
p Thanksgiving turkey from the Voss
flock, and each year since then the
gift has been renewed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
NO GENERAL REVISION
CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
b. Associated Press.

Washington, Nov pa gen.
eral revision of the American
financial system cannot be
hoped for at the coming session
of congress. but members of
the National Monetary Commits
sion expect there will be a law
passed corrective of some OF
the developed evils of the ad-
ministrative features of bank
ing These probabilities were
evident today when the COM
mission had its first meeting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
Democratic National Com
mittee Makes Report of
Money Handled.
CONTRIBUTORS
NUMBERED 1900
They Donated $500, GAIT to
the Fund, All of Which
Was Expended, Excepting
About $1,000 - Herman
Ridder Filed Report Yes
terday With Secretary of
State of New York.
9y Associated Press.

Albany, n. Y, Nov. 23.-Herman
Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic
national committee, filed with the Sec
rotary of state today his report OF
contributions TO the Democratic nation
al campaign fund, which totals $780,
SAT-, with disbursements OF $685.
410.06, leaving a balance in the treas
urer's hands of $1,234.71. There were
over seventy-seven thousand contrib
utors to the fund.
The statement is as follows:
ITO the Democratic National Com
mittee:
Gentlemen: Following is a state
ment of all the receipts and expenj-
itures:
Total amount of money re-
ceived by the democratic
national committee for
the year 1908. ........ $500. 644.77
Total amounts disbursed. 619.41O.O6
Balance on hand ..... 1,23471
'In compliance with the election
law of the state of New York. we
have filed in the office of the secretary
or state, at Albany, a complete list of
all receipts and expenditures of the
headquarters at New York And in
compliance with a resolution of the
National committee passed at Lincoln.
Neb., last July, we have filed in the
office of the secretary of state at AL
bany list of over $4,000 names. rep
resenting over 1900 contributors,
who contributed through newspapers,
elabs,z solicitors. and -otner orga81- a.
lions, whose names are on file /, ne
office of the Chairman of the ,yemo-
cratic National Committee at Buffalo.
y. Y.
THE auditors report confirming
the above is attached thereto.
Yours respectfully,
Norman E. Mack. Chairman
"Urey WoodsOn, Secretary.
Herman Ridder treasurer
"Jno. E. Osborne, vice-caairman
finance committee.
John W. Cox, assistant score
tary
John B. Doolin. assistant treas
urer"
Chicago Ill. Nov. Is.
Auditors Office, Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
Hon. Norman +. Mack. chairman
and Herman Ridder, treasurer. dem
ocratic national committee, Buffalo,
y. Y:
Dear Sirs: l herewith submit the
following report of the records of the
drawn on acquisitions of the heads of
departments and duly authorized bills.
Thief classification of all of said dis
bursements by vouchers is shown by
departments as nearly as possible. In
addition to departmental exhibits. |
have included in the itemized state
ment the cost Of kilograms, postage
and express charges, separately.
Il respectfully suggest that the ma
tional committee give attention to the
great Importance of a Well directed
business system for the government
of future departments of the commit
tee in the work of a national cam
paign. The proper selection of A
person to fully prepare such system
as l deem necessary to. urge would
provide a saving of large amount of
money.
Respectfully submitted,
my Run IL. ling.
Auditor Democratic National Com
mittee"
Distribution Of disbursements nv
vouchers shown by departments of the
Democratic National Committee. 1908
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
ex Associated Press.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-After two bull
terriers had torn one another for fifty
six minutes and had been prevented
from rushing into a death grapple by
The lightweight pugilistic champion,
Battling Nelson, the trustees of the
village of Burnham, with dozen arm
I'd deputies at their backs. broke into
the city hall in which the fight was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24

Out of total of 223 negroes brought
here by the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company Monday morning
from Louisville, KY, to take the places
of the unorganized dock laborers, who
refused TO go to work last Friday
morning because the railroad COM
pany had not restored the 10 per cent.
cut made in their wages several
months ago, 100 of the imported men
have remained in the employ of the
company. This statement was made
by an official of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad last night.
Housed on Wharf.
The imported men reached here
early Monday morning in charge OF
about 80 white men, said to be rail-
road detectives" Eleven box cars,
fitted UP as eating and sleeping quar-
tiers for the men, were placed on one
OF the docks yesterday. The men will
occupy these cars, which are being
guarded, until sufficient change occurs
in the strike to permit their removal.
Imported men were placed at work
yesterday trucking cotton to the
steamship Barkston at Commandment
street wharf. Work on this vessel
proceeded at the usual rate, but 1t is
said that IL additional men over the
required number during normal cOndi-
tons on the docks were required to
furnish cotton to the vessel, which is
being slowed by union cotton screw
men.
They were also placed at work load-
ing naval stores on the steamship
Teresa at Commandments street wharf.
Work of unloading kainit from the
Manchuria at Taragona
street wharf was started yesterday
by these men, but no work was dons
on this vessel last night.
Knights of Labor men were still en-
gagged yesterday discharsing the cargo
of mahogany logs on the steamship
Bertha. These men worked Sunday
and received pay for the day at the
rate of So per day.
Wanted Free Ride.
Committeeman from the striking
dock laborers called on Mayor Good
man yesterday for the purpose of try
ing to get him to compel the Luisville
and Nashville railrad to furnish free
return transportation TO the imported
men who Joined the strikers after
their arrival in Pensacola. The mayor
asked them If the railroad company
had been requested to furnish them
with free transportation to Louisville,
and on being informed that such had
not been done, he referred them to
superintendent f. o. Saltmarsh. No
report of their visit to that railroad Of
fetal has been made public.
Some of the imported men who have
Joined the strikers say that the rail-
road company misrepresented the con-
ditiOns prevailing on the docks when
they were engaged in Louisville.
Others who have also joined the
strikers say that the company did not
condition to them and
that they knew what kind of labor
they would be required to perform
when they left Louisville. Some say
they were informed that a strike was
on here, while others say they were
not.
S1.85 and Board.
1t is said that the imported men
were promised $1.S5 per day. inclul-
ing board and lodging in the COM
pany's cars.
The strikers have not yet been or
Continues Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
Said Shoot It Out.

Both sides were doing all they pos
sibly could to amicablv settle the diff.
Guilty when T. Y. Smith, father of Tom
Smith, spoke out, saying: The only
way TO settle this affair is to shoot it
out" the fatal words that sealed the
doom of mis- only son. for firing began
Immediately from all directions of the
room, resulting in the wOunding of DIR.
Robt. Monroe, T. Y. Smith, the father
and the killing of Tom Smith.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
JUDGE JOSIAH LEAKE
DEAD IN RICHMOND
BY Associated Press.

Richmond, Va, Nov %
Judge VIM. Josiah Leake, for
mer president of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad, died at his residence
in this city late today. Judge
Leake had been Ill about six
months, and confined 10 his
room most Of the time He was
sixty-f1ye years of age.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
BRAKEMAN KILLED.

| Suffolk, Va, Nov. 23.-Brakeman
! Haskell was killed in a collision to-
| day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
They Arrived Here Yester-
day to Take Places of
the Strikers.
WORK RESUMED
ON THE WHARVES

Several Vessels Were Being
Loaded During Yesterday
BY the New Men-They
Are Housed in Cars on the
Wharves and are Guarded
by About Thirty Railroad
Detectives.
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Continues on Second Paae.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24
S1.S5 and Board.

II is said that the imported men
were promised $1.S5 per day. includ-
ing board and lodging in the COM
pany's cars.
The strikers have not yet been or
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-24

Continues on Page Two.)
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
"SKEFTS' MISSING;
STERLING IS SAD
Poet Comes to City in Search
of His Pet Yorkshire
Terrier

~Skeets, the pet Yorkshire terrier
belonging to George Sterling. the poet.
is missing. and Sterling is in San Fran
cisco hunting him.
He is about the size of small fox
terrier" said the poet. with long, sill
very golden hair curling down over its
little. brown, affeetionate eyes
The poet spoke trifie sadly. for
''Skeets" has. been in his household II
years and the look in the little brown
eyes has meant much to the happiness
of the home. It was "Skeets'' who
showed a cold, damp nose when the pen
wearied hand dropped 10 the, side. ii
was Sikeets'' who lay under his desk
patient and happy: ii was "Skeets'
who romped around his wife; it was
we'll. it was just "Skeets." with long
hair curling down over its little. brown
affectionate eyes. Now ne is missing
He disappeared September from
Sterling home in Carmel It is thought
that visitors to the place stole him and
brought him TO San Francisco. The
loss OF the dog worried Mrs. Sterling to
such an extent that the poet forsook
his verses and came here in an effort to
recover him. A reward of $50 has been
offered and this amount will oe raised
to $50 Monday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
FORAKER FACES
ENDING OF HIS
PUBLIC CAREER
Relations With Standard Oil
Company Eliminate Him as
Political Factor
Hearst's Disclosures Cause Sem
sation in Ohio Capital and
Conferences With Leaders
Senator Announces He Will Not
Speak With Taft as Previ-
ousIy Arranged
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


COLUMBUS, o., Sept. ia pro-
found impression and a huge politi-
cal sensation has been created in
Ohio, and notably here at the state
capital, by the charges made by w.
R Hearst at a public meeting here,
and again at St. Louis last night,
that Joseph B. Foraker was on the
payroll of the Standard oil company
while serving as senator of the
United States. On every hand it is
said to mean the entire and absolute
elimination of Foraker from public
life and as political factor in the
state But the consequences of the
disclosures. it is conceded, will be
more far reaching than that.
The question now eagerly asked is
what effect the exposure of Foraker s
relations with this corporation viii
have on the presidential and state
tickets in Ohio.
Hot protests have been coming into
republican state headquarters. since
the disclosures, against permitting
Senator Foraker to have anything 10
do with the Ohio campaign. The de-
mands that the committee rescind its
action of a few days ago in begging
for his assistance on the stump Were
coupled with the warning that unless
he was eliminated the next Legislature
would surely be democSatic.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
MAKES SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT
BaIdwin's DirigibIe Balloon En-
circles Lake Contrary

ST. JOSEPH, No., Sept. 1s.-The Bald
win dirigible war balloon made another
ascension at the military tournament
grounds in South st. Joseph this after
noon, arising at SOS and descending at
5:27.
The balloon was manned by Lieuten-
ant Foulers and Sergeant Ward, and
the trial was without miShap-
The trip was one OF the most sue
cessful ever made in the Baldwin dirig-
ible. Lieutenant Foulers, after COM
putting the time. said that the craft
was in the air e minutes and 15 sec
onds. and he estimated the dis
tance travelled at fraction more than
10 miles.
After circIing about for minute over
the balloon grounds. Sergeant Ward
headed the craft toward Lake Con-
trary 1t gradually ascended until it
reached a height of 200 feet The
strong wind caused the balloon to drift
south, and by the time IL had reached
Lake Contrary, about two miles dis
tant. It was over the extreme south
Ward then. remaining about zoo feet
in the air. completely encircled the lake.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-20
WOMAN HURLED TO
DEATH IN STREET
Mystery Wells Plunge From an
Upper Window, Which May
Be Murder or Suicide

, =
The hurting OF woman from an up
per story window OF a house at 229s
Howard street last night, and her
death on the pavement below, have
provided the police with as mysterious
problem as they have had to un-
ravel for some time.
James Murray, a hod carrier, was ar
rested on suspicion, but SO wrapped
in mystery is the affair that the po-
lice are unable to determine whether
the case was one of suicide or mur-
der.
entire occurrence is that the woman 5
body, as it struck a wooden awning in
its fall to the pavement, was wit
messed. Walter E. Jury of 612 Shotwell
street, while standing at the corner
of Nineteenth and Howard streets,
shortly before 8 o'clock last night,
was startled to see the woman's form
come crashing to the ground The
body had evidently been thrown from
an open window. at 1896 Howard street.
With others who saw the fall he
rushed into the house, followed by Po-
liceman w. II. Garrison, who was
about block away at the time
Bursting open the door of the room
in which the window was located they
found Murray either asleep or feigning
sleep on the bed. When awakened he
professed the grossest ignorance of the
event, but a suspicious circumstance
was found in the window, which was
closed when the room was entered, but
which Jury declared had been open as
he ran across the street. q 4 50 :.
AT first itfwas thought that Murray
was intoxicated. He was told to cIothe
himself, and while he was doing so
the policeman cleared. the house of the
strangers and waited outside Murray s
door After waitings for about half an
hour without Murray having put in an
appearance, 1.-The policeman entered the
room to find his man undressed and
again in bed. When told to rouse. him.
self he appeared unconscious Thinking
he had a suicide on his hands Harrison
rushed him to the central emergency
hospital, where the stomach pump was
put into operation, but the contents of
the stomach showed neither trace of
liquor nor poison
All that Murray would say was that
he had met the woman at Eighteenth
and Mission streets last evening and
that she had accompanied him to his
room. Further than that he said she
knew nothing. - He was placed in a
cell at the hospital and guarded.
Whether the woman had thrown herself
out of the window or whether she was
thrown out is the question the police
will have to solve. They were unable
to identify the woman last night.