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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
Polls Will Open at s O'clock
This Morning and Close
at Sun Down.
WILL GET
REPORTS TONIGHT
Chief State Interest Centers
Around Gubernatorial and
Senatorial Campaigns and
Clerks Race Is Chief
Contest in the County.

Last night the finishing touches of
the campaign of 1908 were all pun
on and nothing now remains for the
state and county candidates but The
battle of ballots today.
The campaign has oee1 a vigorous
one, thought in that respect il has
not been notably different from all
other Florida campaigns. The sena-
tOrial and the subernatOrial contests
have been the chief features OF the
fight this Uimee. and the circuit
clerk contest in the county has been
the chief county race.
+ IN order To assist those who are in
terested in making calculations on
the vote today in this county for sen
atOr. congressman. governor. railroad
commissioner. clerk of the circuit
court and superintendent Of public
instruction. the following figures are
reproduced from the official vote IN
the first primary as printed in The
journal of May %:
First Primary Figures.
For senator: Beard 1882, Br0ward
CTS, Fletcher So, and Lamar 500,
total for senator. 3I21
For congressman: Griggs 766. Ke-
hoe 1456. Mays 532 and stephens
1883: total for Congressman, 2913.
For governor: Browne 3T5. uIl-
christ 1862. Stockton 147S; total for
governor. 29O5-
For railroad commissioner: Dunn
1055, Irwin 23S, Jackson $50, Solomon
10: total for railroad commissioner,
1890.
For clerk of circuit court: Brown
799, Johnson 2S5. MacGibbOn 909 and
Mcmillan 1916; total for mat Office,
32(a
For superintendent of public in
struction: Ben $50. Cook 1890. Viii
son 735; total for the office. 3l75.
II as many ballots arr east today
as in the first primary the winner
for clerk Of the circuit court Will re-
ceive more than 1905 votes and the
winner for county superintendent OF
schools more than 1888 votes.
Polls Open at a. m.
Under the election Iaw the polls
should be open this morning al 8
o'clock. and clerks and inspectors are
expected to be there and have every
thing ready for the vote by that
hour They will close at shutdown.
Immediately after the close of the
polls the clerks and inspectors viii
eat their supper and the count of bal
lots will then begin. The ballot is
short in this primary and il should
not take long to complete the count.
IN fact. all Of the city precincts
should be complete by midnight and
those of the country precincts that
are on or near d telephone or tele-
graph line. should be reported by 10
o'clock.
The Journal Reports.
The Journal viii receive the cleo
ton reports as usual and will keep
open mousse to the public during
that time Everyone l. invited to
telephone The Journal or TO come 10
the office and hear the returns read
as they are bulletined- Tomorrow
mornings Journal viii contain the
latest returns from both county and
state. though it is hardly likely that
the state returns viii be complete
enough to indicate definitely what the
result has been
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
VETERANS IN DETROIT.
Special to The JcUrnaI-

Dertoit, Mich. June 15-National
Commander in Chief Charles q. Bur
ton. Of the Grand Army. and Nation
al President Kate f. Jones, of the
Woman's Relief Corps. will be the
guests of the Michigan veterans dur
ing the encampment which opens
here Tuesday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
Chipley, Fla, Man Said He
Had Spent That Much to
Good Advantage For
Fletcher in Four Irnpor-
tant Counties.
By Associated Prea.-

Chipley, Fla. June 15.-Major w.
o. Butler, Fletcher's local campaign
manager, made an open statement on
the streets late Saturday afternoon,
that he has employed Is men, paid
with Fletcher's money. to work for
Fletcher, and that he has controlled
$4,000 of Fletcher's money which he
has placed in Washington. Holmes,
Jackson. and Calhoun counties, to
the best advantage for Fletcher
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
WISCONSIN VETERANS.
Special to The Journal.

Racine. Wis. June 15.-Wisconsil
department, Grand Army of the Re-
public opens its annual encampment
Tuesday. National Commander Bur
ton. of Missouri. is expected 10 ad-
dress the veterans at a campfire this
evening.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS.
Special TO The JournaI-

Nashville, Tenn. June 15-Tennes-
see Democrats will meet in state con
vention here Wednesday 10 choose
delegates to the Denver convention.
Instructions for Bryan are apparently
certain
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
POSTPONE ELKs' MEET.
Special TO The Journal

augusta, Ga. June 15.-The State
convention Of Elks, set for Tuesday.
has been indefinitely pos cponed-
meeting of the state officers viii be
leld in Macon on Friday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
$4,000 FLETCHER'S MONEY
SPENT BY w. o. BUTLER
TAXICAB PLUNGED
INTO THE RIVER,
KILLING 2 WOMEN
BY Associated Press.

New York. June 1.-two
women and one child were
drowned and two men narrow
ly escaped death tonight when
a taxicab automobile became
street and ran down the dock
at the foot of the street into
lie Hudson river.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
MISS sSIPPI IN LINE.

Jackson, Miss. June 15.-JehH
Sharp Williams. Governor Noel. ex-
Governor Vardaman and Senator Ku-
rem will probably be named as dele
gates at large to Denver at Wednes-
days state convention. All favor in
slructioRS for Bryan.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
CAMPAIGN is FINISHED;
ONLY THE VOTING REMAINS
, >>~%~% ~>%%$<
RESISTED AN OFFICER;
WAS SHOT TO DEATH
BY Associated Press.

HunJsVIIIe. Ala.. june To-
Joe Gibson, cotton mill oper-
atiVe, wanted on a charge of
assault with intent 10 murder.
was killed today by Deputy
Sheriff Miller. Gibson resist
ed arrest and drew a pistol.
but the officer fred first.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
LOUISIANA WILL
NOT CONSIDER
PROHIBITION
Ev Associated Press

Baton Rouge, La. June 15.-LOuiS-
lana Will not become prohibition
state during Jhe term of the present
assembly. This was decided tonight
by the house of representatives when
that body, by a vote of IS TO II, in
definitely postponed the consideration
of the DOussan bill, providing for the
referendum on statewide prohibition
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16
AUTO RACES WEDNESDAY.


Boston. Mass, June ia great
automobile racing meet viii be held
"Wednesday at Readville track as a
feature of the Bunker Hill Day cele-
bratisn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-16

To reach all Of the Deo-
pie, use both the DAILY
and the WEEKLY JOUR-
NAL.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
MAY OWN STEAMSHIPS.
Government Employees inspecting Ves-
sells at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Dec. 17.-An inspec-
tion board comprising Colonel J. b.
Bellingcr, superintendent Of the army
transport service, and Chief Engineer
John Donnelly and Captain Scott of
the transport service, is completing an
inspection of the steamers Sierra, So
noma and Ventura, OF the ocean
steamship line, with the probable pur-
chase of them by the government in
view One OF the officers admitted
last night that they were making an
inspection OF the vessels and would
forward the report Of their investiga-
tion to the department at Washing
ton
The shipping men of this city be
lleve the goernmcnt intends to buy
the vessels for use in the muCh-talk"d-
of line between here and Panama. Re
Gently the government purchased
three vessels at Boston to be used be
tween New York and Colon. and it is
believed the three ships in the Pacific
will link New York and San Fran
cisco via Panama by government
owned steamship line
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
PRACTICALLY STATE OF WAR
Gomez State of Defense Means Same
Thing to Us.

Washington, Dec. lS.-A furry was
caused in diplomatic circles today over
the report which generally obtained
that Venezuela had declared war
against Holland. These reports had
their foundation in the dispatch to the
state department by way of Bogota,
transmitting a telegram from Caracas,
saving that the government had made
such a declaration. 1t was also pointed
ont, however, that the announcement
was based on Vice President Gomez g
declaration that the country is in a
state of defense because Holland had
seized the coast guardship Alexis.
Officials profess to see no actual dtf
ference between a estate of war AMI
estate of defcnse,' taking the posi-
tion that it is cease of distinction
without a diffcrcnce.' A renewal of
the demonstration against the Castro
administration would not be surprise
to the state department.
Should the feeling against the preSi-
dent develop to the extent Of an open
revolution, the State department., 1t is
said. would lose no time in assuming
Diplomatic intercourse with the new ad-
ministration to the extent that some
action might he taken on the unsettled
claims against Venezuela and the re
sumption of friendly relations.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. 6.

time to the further consideration OF
the bill to revise the penal laws OF the
United States. The Garrett amend
ment, which came over from last
night and which prohibited sending
through the mails information bear
ing on transactions in futures, was de
featcd by decided vote
Without opposition, an amendment
by Mr.. Houston CTcnn.) was adopted.
making it an offensc to deposit in or
ship through the mails Intoxicating
liquors.
There was still pending when the
bill was laid aside an amendment by
Mr.. Humphreys (Miss) providing for
the identification Of Intoxicating liq-
uors transported by interstate carriers.
This proposition caused extended de
bate today.
Representative Hawlcy, OF Oregon,
today introduced a bill to appropriate
$4,000 for repairing dykes at Tila-
nook bay and $4,000 annually for the
maintenance of work at TllamoOk
bay, directing the secretary OF war to
order a survey for an estimate OF the
cost of channels, respectively - and 20
feet deep at mean low time at the bar
of Tillamook bay, corresponding
depth to be maintained in the bay and
in the slough to Tillamook City.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
CASTRO IN RAGE.
Declares Act of Holland Outrage on
Civilization.

Berlin, Dec 15.-"The seizure of the
coast guardship Alix by the Dutch
cruiser Gelderland is no less than
naval brigandage, 1t is an outrage
on civilization. By that act Holland
has put herself outside the pale of de
cency. do not know what Vene-
zuela will do about it"
In this caustic language President
Castro OF Venezuela commented to-
day on the warlike move made by
Holland Saturday. the news of which
was not conveyed to him until he
reached this city this afternoon.
Castro declares that his visit to this
city is to consult DR.. Israel He as
serts that whoever says he is not sick
is telling a lie.
The Venezuelan president has en-
gagged the first floor. containing thirty
rooms. at the Hotel Esplanade, and
his bill will be trihe over $3.50
day. He has engaged for the use OF
himself and his party ten motor cars,
at cost OF $500 daily. He is sur
rounded by small army of detectives
and followed by a retinue OF gally at
tired tlunkeys. Representatives of the
foreign office greeted Castro today.
They have been ordered to show him
every courtesy.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
P0PULACE RACES
AGAINST CASTRO
Sacks Houses and Stores of Presi.
dents Chief Supporters.
Makes Bonfire of Fine Pictures and
Statues-Roting May Mean End
of Oictator's Rule - Capital of
Venezuela Prey to Rioters All Day
Police do Nothing.

Caracas, Monday. Dec. IA (via Viii
lemstaO Open revolt against Pres
ident Castro and his supporters broke
out here today. Defying the police
which was powerlcss against its mum
bers and fury, great mob ragco
through the city. 1t wrecked the prop
erty of Castro's leading supporter:
and gathered together all of his stat
ues and pictures which could be founc
and made a great bonfire of them or
the Boulevard de Plaza.
Official action dcposing Castro
from the presidency is expected al
any moment. His power is proba,
bly, ended.
An enormous crowd of the inhabi-
tants Of the capital, swellcd by peo.
pie from the outlying country, gath
cred in the streets soon after day
break. The people began marching
up and down the main thoroughfares
and it was easy to see that the i'll
temper would result in violence. The
police stood by and made no attempt
whatever to restrain the mob
The first building to be attacked
and looted was that OF the lottery
monopoly. The offices OF the state
enterprise that has enriched itself at
the expense Of the people were ran
sacked and pillaged. Furniture was
broken and thrown into the streets
and piles of lottery tickets were de
stroyed The crowd then moved to
the printing office of III Consttu-
tional the organ of President Castro,
Of which Gumcrsindo Rivas is editor.
and pillaged it completely. A steam
laundry belonging to Senor Rlvas was
wrecked
The crowd then turned its attention
to several drugstorcs belonging to
Senor Thielcn, a son-in-law of Gen
cral Tello Mendoza and turned them
inside ont General Mendoza was at
one time minister of finance under
Castro, and one of his staunchest sup
porters. He is universally hated by
the enemies Of Castro and his unpOp-
ularity and his close connection with
the president accounted for the anger
of the populace against the property
OF his son-in-law.
Numerous inscriptions setting forth
the virtues Of Castro and eXtolling his
powers next attracted the mob. and
every inscription was hacked out and
erased Some of these legends were
carved i'll the public buildings of the
city.
1t was after o'clock by the time
the crowd had got thus far i'll its dep
relations. 1t was then that a detach-
ment OF troops was called out for
duty on the city streets, and Acting
President Gomez issued a manifesto
prohibiting further manifestations
These measures had the desired ef-
feet, for the mob quoted down and
then dispersed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
EVANS DEFENDS
AMERICAN NAVY
Says Our Ships Are Equal TO British
of Same Date.
Admiral Answers Critics With Much
vigor-Latest Type Beat Dread
naught-Armor is Well Placed
Says Only Bunder is Due to Line
Officers.

New York, Dec 15.-The latest bat
tleships built by this country are
vastly superior to Englands Dread
naught is emphatically stated by
Rear-Admiral Robley d. Evans in a
magazine article written by him,
wherein he strongly defends the
American navy. and replies to eriti-
cisms OF it.
Il do not for a moment claim that
the Indiana and her sister ships are
equal to the Dreadnaught OF the Eng
llsh navy says Admiral Evans, only
that she is the equal Of the English
ships designed at the same time But
| do claim that our latest ships are
vastly superior to the Dreadnaught,
and | believe that every fighting man
who has given the subject intelligent
consideration will agree with me-
The admiral urges the superiority of
the l3-lnch gun over the 12-inch gun
and asserts that the change to the les
ser caliber to conform to England's
type was most serious blunder. This
is chargeable, he says, to the seago-
ing officers OF the navy and not to
any staff corps.
Regarding the waterline armor belt
he says:
Il am sure, after many weeks of
close observation. that the lower edge
OF the armor belt is too high rather
than too low" 1t had been strenu-
ously contended by critics that the
low location OF the belt was a vital
point OF Weakness LAS the upper
edge OF the belt is always even with
or above the level OF the protective
belt" continues Admiral Evans, "the
danger to be apprehended from
projectile penetrating above the belt.
beyond the wrecking effect of such
projectile, is that due to the amount of
water that may enter the hole. 1t is
the damage that may be done by such
projectiles entering below that may
cause the ship to sink by exploding
magazines or boilers, but this is i'm
probable 1t will require many 12-
inch shells on the waterline or on any
other to disable or sink such a ship,
if the officers and men know their
business and want to fight"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Examiner on Double Duty.

Chicago, Dec. 15.-Cassius c. Jones,
chief state bank examiner, assigned to
Cook county, has suddenly resigned
his place rather than face the scandal
which his superiors say will be stirred
up if letters written to him by city
bank officials are made public The
charge made against Jones is that he
was privately employed by these
banks as an examiner while he was
doing the same duty for the state. The
banking act says no employe of a
bank shall be appointed as a bank ex-
aminer to inspect the institution by
which he is employed,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Mexico Buys Canadian Grain.

Winnipeg, Dec. IA MeNican
syndicate has sent H. II. Cooper to
western Canada to buy an enormous
quantity of wheat and oats for ship
mcnt to the south on account OF a
hitch in the rates for Atlantic sea
ports via New York or Halifax. About
16 100000 bushels are going via Van
couver, b. c. Rates of 50 cents per
hundred for wheat and A cents per
hundred for oats have been made for
Pacific ports, the railways refusing to
quote an all-rail rate through the cen
trail states. Cooper says the hard
northern is preferred to Kansas red
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Saturday. December 10.

Washington, Dec. 19-Both houses
Of congress adjourned today until
January 4. During the two weeks
intermission many Of the representa-
tives and senators will return to their
homes to spend the holidays. A NUM-
Der will remain at the capital to par
ticipate in the deliberations OF minor
committees. although the big tariff
hearing, which has consumed five
weeks Of the time of the ways and
means committee OF the house, is
practically ended.
Washington, Dec. 19.--Vicc- Prcsi-
dent Fairbanks today announced a
senatorial committee OF Senators
Knox, Lodge and Bacon to cooperate
with committee from the lower
house in making preparations for the
Inauguration Of President elect Taft.
Senator Flint, Of California today
introduced bill in congress for the
establishment at South San Francisco
Of a naval base for the Pacific coast.
Washington, Dec 19.-Rcprcscnta-
tive Cushman, OF Washington, has un-
successfully attempted to get the
house to consider his bill opening to
homestead entry 1910 acres Of land
on Puget sound, now abandoned mil
itary reservations, occupied by G4 set
tiers.
The Southern Pacific railroad is
granted the privilege OF constructing
a tunnel under the Fort Mason mill
tary reservation, in San Francisco,
from its tracks to the wharf, in a bill
which passed the house today. The
bill has passed the senate, only the
presidents signature being required
now to make it a law
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Wednesday, December i6.

Washington. Dec. 16-Without dis
cussion the senate today adopted Sen
ator Fofakcr's resolution introduced
i'll the senate yesterday calling on the
secretary of war for various nforma-
ton concerning the employment ot
detectives for use i'll the Brownsville
affair.
Senator Clapp OF Minnesota. chair
man of the Indian affairs committee
has prepared 4 bill to authorize the
secretary OF the interior to build two
bridges and roadway on the Warm
Springs reservation in Oregon, tolls
to be collected if necessary.
Senator Aldrich. OF Rhode Island
today introduced, and the senate
adopted. resolution looking toward
the ccnsuring of President Roosevelt
for his action in connection with the
employment OF the secret service Off
GERS.
Washington. Dec. 16.-Except for a
few moments spent in the transaction
OF routine business and the passage
OF two bridge bills. the house OF rep
rcsentativcS today devoted its entire
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Taft to Visit Panama,

Washington. Dec. 15.-Presidcnt-
elect Taft is planning flying visit to
Panama before his inauguration. He
feels that the completion of the canal
is one of the biggest problems that he
has to confront at the beginning OF
his administration. perhaps the big
gest. and he is anxious to make one
more visit to the isthmus and go over
the operations before he assumes the
duties of chief executive. He plans to
go ahour the middle OF January
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Plan Reforms in India.

London, Dee. 1S.-Lord Morley, In
dian secretary. speaking in the house OF
lords today, unfoldcd plan for the re-
form of the government of India, opcn-
ing wnat he described as "a very i'm
portant chapter in the history of the
relations between Great Britain and
India He made no attempt to min
imize the formidable difficulties con
fronting the government of India, ow-
ing to the unrest and anarchy, but dep
recatcd the alarmist views regarding
the situation
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Volunteer Army Bill.

Washington. Dec. l7.-Rcprescnta-
tive Hull, of Iowa. has introduced i'll
the house general staff bill giving
the president authority to raise a
great volunteer army III time OF war.
making every citizen between the ages
OF Is and IS liable for military duty
The house passed an amendment to
the present postal law making the
penalty of an embczzlemcnt theft
from the United States mail as a pos
tai employee, a fine of $500 and inn
prisonment for five years. or both.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Tens Water-Filled Shaft.

Orovillc, Cal, Dec. 17.-R. Nc
Even. one of the owners of the Bum
blebee mine. six miles from this city
while working at the inner end of a
G0O-foot tunnel last Sunday. drove his
pick into an abandoned shaft filled
with water. which gushcd out into his
face, washed him and his tools en-
tirely out of the mine. McEwen real
izcd that he was working near the old
shaft and he was half expecting water
but not in any such quantity as
greeted him.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Anniversary of Washington's Death

Fredericksburg. Va, Dec. 15.-The
Masonic lodge OF this city yesterday
sent a delegation OF its members to
Mount Vernon to place a memorial
wreath on the tomb Of George Wash
ington. on the occasion OF the one
hundred and ninth anniversary OF the
death OF the first president. 1t was IN
the Fredericksburg lodge that Gen
eral Washington was made Mason.
and for many years past the lodge has
regularly observed the anniversary OF
his death
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Money for Coast li1e.

Madison. Wis, Dee. 1s.-The Wis
consin railroad commission has ap-
proved the issuance of S15O.OOO.OO0 of
stocks bv the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad to provide funds for
its Pacific coast extensions. The road
recently filed notice of the issue of
stock with the secretary of state and
paid a fee of $4,000 for the privilege
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-12-24
Escaped Prisoner is Ghoul.

Seattle. Dec. 17.-George Williams,
the red-haired prisoner who slipped a
handcuff and escaped from Detective
Jack Barck Monday, has been identi.
fed as kid" Barnett, who mutilated
victims of the Galveston flood IN 1S9gS
and escaped death penalty only
through the tears of broken-hearted
mother.