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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
The Latter States Eight
Electoral Votes Will
Probably Be Divided.
Taft Leads by 176 Votes, But
Official Count Will Be
Necessary to Determine
Result-Missouri Republi-
can by 800, With Scatter
ing Precincts to Be Heard
From.
BY AssocIated Press

New York. Nov 5.-Me nbership in
the electoral college which is to
choose the next president f the Unit
ed States, remained in dispute when
the official counters in Maryland
abandoned tneir task for the aight.
According to the best information OBJ
tainable the prOportionate numbers of
Republican and democratic electors
will be determined by a division of
Maryland's eight votes. In any event
the margin of victory will be so small
that the state is claimed tonight by
the leaders of both parties.
Missouri appears TO be safely for
Taft. 10 whom the returns give plu-
rality of 300. with prospects that a
few final districts will double or triple
these figures.
Conceding Missouri TO Taft and
leaving Maryland a split D tween him
and Bryan the fiugres show 319 Re-
publican electors assured, and 156
Democrats.
Returns of the Socialist and Prohi-
b1tion party are still far from COM
plete. The figures for the Independ-
ence Party are also insufficient to
give any accurate idea of what that
party has accomplished
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
ROOTS NEPHEW WEEDS.

New York, Nov. 5.-Oren Root. a
nephew of Secretary of State EIihu
Root, today became a Benedict, taking
as his bride Miss Ada de Acosta, a
daughter Of Mrs Ricardo de Acosta.
The ceremony was a quiet affair and
was performed at the residence of the
bride in Madison avenue. AS the bride
is in mourning for her father, who
died last April, and the groom is also
in mourning for his father who died
at about the same time, none but i'm
mediate relatives were asked TO the
wedding
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Republicans, However, Have
Clear Majority of Forty
One Members.
Returns So Far Indicate the
Election of ZIG Republi-
cans and IT'S Democrats.
In Several Districts the
Vote is Close and Results
May Be Changed.

Chicago, Nov. 5.-tThe Republican
party will. according to present re
tITrns from all congressional districts
in the United States. control the next
national house of representatives by
laa jority forty-one. Figures so far
received show the election of PIG Re
publicans, and 10 Democrats. gain.
for latter party of nine. MajOrities in
severaf districts are reported as eX-
tremely close, and ii is possible that
in few instances the official count
may chr4ge the figures given above.
The following table shows the number
of representatives elected from ali
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
CASE NOT YET ARGUED.

Washington, Nov. 5.-On Oct 18th,
the Associated Press sent a dispatch
from this city 70 the effect that in the
United States supreme court the In
ternatenal Textbook company was de-
MED a rehearing in its suit against
Aaron T. Pigg. OF Topeka, Kansas. Ii
now appears that this was an error
caused by mistake of the supreme
court clerk, who confused this case
with another having like number on
the court calendar The case of the
international Textbook company VS..
Pig has not vet been argued.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
INSANE FROM A BLOW.

New York. Nov 5.-SufferiHg from
a fractured skull received in an auto
mobile accident, Mrs. Josephine Wag-
ner has become violently insane in a
hospital Mrs. Wagner and
a companion We're attempting TO cross
a street in Brooklyn on October .,
when they were struck by an automo-
bile Mrs. Wagner was seriously in
jured and her companion was killed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
1t Was For the People to
Decide, Says w. j. Bryan

our fight upon a platform which en-
bodied what We believed TO be good
for the American people. but it is for
the people themselves to decide what
laws they desire and what methods OF
government they prefer"
Mr. Bryan continued by expressing
faith in the principles which the DEM
ocratic platform demanded and his
confidence That these principles will
finally prevail.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
MILLINERY MEN MEET.

Buffalo. y. Y, Nov. 5.-LateSt styles
in wOmans hats form the subject OF
discussion at the convention opened
here today by the Millinery JObbers'
Association. The session will last
three days and the delegates, repre-
senting twenty cities, are likely to
hatch many schemes for fattening the
pocketbOoks of American husbands.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
CONVICT LABOR LAW.

Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 5.-FOr the pur-
pose, of discussing the practical oper-
alton of the convict labor law of 1908
and the utilization of convict labor on
the public roads and improvements, a
of county commissioners,
ordinaries and road authorities was
opened this morning in the House Of
Representatives Under the new law,
the old system of farming out con
victs 10 private concerns which had
resulted in a condition at times re
sembIing peonage, is abolished.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Honest Enterprises Can
Proceed Without Fear==Taft

the energy in his possession, every
enterprise which is within the stat
utes may proceed without fear of in
reference from the administration
when acting legally, but all interests
within the jurisdiction of the federal
government may expect n Sfgid en-
forcement OF the laws against dishon-
est methods" was the keynote of
what Taft said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
HITS
BIC ROCK .AhD
GOES DOWN
The H. NJ. Whitney Sinks in
East River in Endeavoring
to Avoid a ColliSlon-VeS-
sci and Cargo Valued at
S400, 900.

New York. Nov. 5.-The freight
steamer H. NJ Whitney, Of the Metro
pOlitan steamship line. sank tonight
in East River, while Oh her way TO
Boston. The vessel. valued at $500
600, is a total loss. and it is not be-
lieved hat her cargo, valued at $780,
90, can be recovered.
The steamer, i'll trying 10 avoid a
collision with tow. coIIided with a
steep rock. 4 great hole was made
below the water line. The crew es
capped.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Wants Appropriation.

a communication from the council
asking that the board make arrange
ments for the sprinklinS of Tarragona
street caused considerable discussion
and was disposed of by "a reeommen-
dation to the council that it appropri
ate a Sim sufficient To comply with
its request,
Another Communication from the
council concerning the rebuilding of
the city wharf on Magnolia street was
referred TO the city engineer with the
request that he furnish an estimate OK
the cost for doing the work.
A communication from Lee Daniel
objecting to a spiget, used for secur-
ing water with which to sprinkle the
streets, near the corner of Main and
PalafoN streets, was laid over until
the next meeting of the board
The Campbell Livery Stables made
a proposition to the board for the
of the city stock and for fur
nlshIng pound lot. The livery com.
pany Will be asked TO submit a bid
for caring for IA mules and for fur
the pound lot. the stabling 81
the stock TO be under the supervision
OF the street superintendent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
6v Associates eress,

Lincoln, Neb., Nov 5.-Wn- j. Bry-
an today gave out the following
statement:
1.-THE election has gone against Us
by a decisive majority The returns
are not all in. and il is impossible at
the present time to analyze them or
to say what causes contributed most
to the republican victory. We made
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Philadelphia Newspaper
Reporters Good Luck

lican city organization, Frank J. Cor.
man. a years old, a reporter, wac
nominated at the last minute for
county commissioner, more to fII m
the ticket than with any idea of elect
ing him. The completion of the count
early this morning showed that Cor
man had slipped into job that Will
pay him $4,000 a year for the next
three .eArs
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Rv Associated p-ess-

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 5.-1he follow
ing messages We're today exchanged
between Lincoln and Cincinnati:
Hon. VIM. H. Taft. Cincinnati, o.
Please accept my congratulations
and best wishes for the success OF
your administration.
W ]. BRYAN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
BY Associated Press.

Cincinnati, o., Nov. 5.-Speaking
to the Cincinnati Commercial club,
of which he has been member for
fifteen years, VIM. Howard Taft to-
night sounded the keynote to prosper
ity for the country for the next four
years.
Every business man who is obey
ing the law may go ahead with all
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
BY Associated Press.

Boston, Nov. 6.-President Charles
w. Elliot, for more than thirty years
the head OF Harvard University, ten
dered his resignation October 26 to
take effect May 19, 1909, according to
an announcement made today by the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
BY Associated Press

New York, Nov. 5.-A special dis
patch to the World from Philadelphia
says:
Given three weeks leave OF alb
sence from his paper that he might
act during the campaign as secretary
of philadelphia party" a reform
movement in opposition TO the Repub-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
MISSOURI CONCEDED,
MARYLAND IN DOUBT
By Associated Press.

Chicago, Nov 5,-A dispatch to The
Tribune from Denver, Col, says:
A monster petition to be circulated
among the women of America and
then submitted TO President-elect Taft,
is the immediate plan of the National
Woman's Suffrage association. An
nouncement of this fact was made yes
terday by the Rev. Anna Howard
Shaw, president of the association.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
MORSE AND CURTIS
SPEND NIGHT I'm JAIL
The Suffragists Are
After Judge Taft
IS SAID TO HAVE STATED
THAT WOMEN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT
OF FRANCHISE, AND SUFFRAGISTS WILL
NOW SEE IF HE MEANT IT

A special appeal was made to the
Colorado women to assist in the
movement by securing the signatures
of every woman in tne state.
"Mr. Taft has often said he was
willing the women of America should
have the right of franchise If they de-
sired it." the president said. Now
is the time to give him an opportun-
ity to show what ne meant by this
statement"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
TO PRESERVE MOUND.

MOundSviIle, W. Va, Nov s.
Mound day" was celebrated today in
all OF the public schools of West Vir-
Sinia. by order OF Thomas c. Miller,
state superintendent of schools. The
object of the observance is to take
steps to preserve the historic mound
at this place. and to effect this through
the efforts of the school children and
their friends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
~ Associates sress.

Chicago. Nov. 5.-Amoag those ac-
cepted for enlistment at the opening
of the United States army's night re-
cruiting station here last night was
Malcolm c. Patterson of Tennessee
lie will ne shipped with others To JET
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
PLURALITY FOR
TAFT OF 176 VOTES
BY Associated Press.

Baltimore. Nd. Nov. with the
official vote of one third OF Baltimore
city and 81 out of 23 counties COM
plete, and an estimate of the missing
districts on a basis of the unofficial
returns. Taft had an aprareIa plural.
ity tonight of 176. The, ipdications
are that seven Bryan AMI one Taft
electors have been choSen. Accord
ing TO the figures Bryan received u.s.
1ssf-y-vssrsFnd Tafr-ft5ss5
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Governor Patterson Son
EnHstS i'm Army aSePriVate

lerson barracks, ST. / 7Ais, No, TO-
day.
Young Patterson who gave his age
as u and mis- occupation as a news
paper reporter, said he was stranded
here and later declared that Governor
NJ. r. Patterson OF Tennessee, was his
father.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
NEW CONCERT MASTER.

Pitjsburg. Pa, Nov. Edward
TAX, violinist famous all over the
world, has been engaged as the new
concert master OF the PittSburg On.
chestra, and will be in charge when
the season opens tomorrow. TAX re-
GENTLY came here from Europe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
FUGITIVE Returned HERE.

Deputy Sheriff Nichols arrived in
the city yesterday evening from Selma
with VIM. Chan bers, cOloTed, charged
with breaking and entering. Cham
bers broke intOlthe home of his broth
er-in-laW in thR city last Friday and
stole several Articles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Predicted That Bryan VIII
be i'm United States Senate

democratic party for president" He
said: Should the legislature be
democratic when vacancy occurs in
the United States senate from that
state, as Will be the case i'll 1911. [
believe Mr.. Bryan will be selected to
fill the place"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
President Elliot of Harvard
University Has Resigned

Harvard board of overseers. The re-
signation has been accepted
Charles William Elliot was born in
Boston in 1884 and was graduated
by Harvard University in 1853. He
At once became a tutor At Harvard
and was advanced steadily until his
election to the presidency in 1868.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
BY Associated Press.

New York, Nov. chairman Mack
last night expressed his strong belief
that Mr.. Bryan would not he candi-
date for the presidency again
Il do not believe that Mr.. Bryan
will again be the candidate of the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06

Cincinnati, o.. Nov. ,, 1908.
Hon. w J. Bryan. Lincoln. Neb.
1 thank you sincerely for your cor
dial and courteous telegram of con
gratulatiOns and goou wishes.
WM. IL. TAFT.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
City Engineer Was Instruct
ed to Furnish Board With
Estimate of Cost.
STREET IS NOW IN
A BAD CONDITION

Communication From the
Council Telling Board 70
Sprinkle Tarragona St. Is
Referred Back With Rec
ornmendadon That Money
Be Appropriated to Do the
Work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Taxes on Polls.

Comptroller Morgan Informed the
board IN communication that Lhs
reason the telegraph. telephone and
electric light companies are not nav.
ing taxes on their poles IS because tina
matter is now in the courts. Thf.
matter was referred to the comptrollAr
at previous meeting of the board
at which meeting Street Superiptend
ent Burns informed the board In z
communication that these companies
had not paid taxes on or painted thefI
poles In several years.
Residents of East Hill Detitiose,,
the board 10 place four lights in thai
section OF the city The petition was
referred to the lighting committee.
The Pensacola Tar and Turpentfpe
Company made the board a present OF
one barrel of pine oil. a composition
used in street Sprinkling The oil was
accepted with thanks and it will he
used III a test on the unpaved norton
Of Palafox street
Condition of Palafox.
Street Superintendent Burns submit
TED his report for the month OF Ocfo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
BOARD OF WORKS DESIRES TO
REPAVE ALL OF PALAFOX ST.
Bryan Wires Taft
His Congratulations

SENT PRESIDENT ELECT MESSAGE, TELLING
OF HIS GOOD WISHES RECEIVES REPLY,
FROM JUDGE TAFT, SINCERELY THANKING
HIM.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06

Continues on Page Twol
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Continues on Second Paae.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
Condition of Palafox.

Street Superintendent Burns suhmf
ted his report for the month OF Oct,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06
incomplete Returns.

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-06

To reach all of the peo-
pie, use both the DAILY
and the WEEKLY JOUR
NAL.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-03
LOUISIANA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER g. 1908

Still another important depart
ment of the production is that of
the costumes. AS the company
numbers over 40 people and the
stage is filled at different times
with civilians, soldiers in grey
and blue. regrOes in borrowed
tinery and in rags, white robed
Clansmen, bellies in the quaint
costumes of 1867, and black
wenches and pickannies clad in
barbaric colors. it will be seen
that over a hundred costumes
are required.
A wardrobe mistress and sew
eral assistants are kept busy
packing and unpacking the finery
and accessories for the nightly
performances, while the male
"supers'' are carefully looked
after by a captain.
There is general curiosity to
again see this biggest of stage
entertainments when THE Clans
man" plays an engagement at
the Jefferson ON Nov. 12.>
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-03
RIDGE NOTES.

No panic in Ridge.
Mr.. Cornelius SPELLS thrash.
ing his rice and reports a fair
yield.
Mr.. Lot Tarver attended the
Crowley Fair with his stock.
Mr.. VIM. Wagner is selling out
to move to North Louisiana.
Cotton picking is about over
and is the shortest in many
years.
Mr.. Hunter. of the Hunter
Canal Co., will be in Ridge Nov.
3, to talk to the planters, about
the proposed canal to Ridge.
Messrs. Allen Hofpaulr and
A. III. Wagner have started their
syrup mill for the season run.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-03

the weevil.
Expert A. B. ROsenfeld next
spoke giving the history of the
boil weevil and the various stages
through which the weevil passed,
and suggested the methods to
be used in com batting it.
A member of the State Crop
Pest Commission spoke in French
and advised his audience to act
on the advice given by the ex
perts and told number Of
amusing stories to point his
arguments.
J. B. Garret then spoke and
indorsed all that had been said,
and closed by saying that the
matter was now up to the far
mer.
L. E. Perrin; of the U. S. De-
monstration work, was the. last
and after a short prac-
tical talk explained how to make
"a cheap but effective stalk cutter.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-03
INSTITUTE NOTES.

The S. l.. |. |. team won a dis
tinctive victory over Crowley
Saturday. The game was charac-
terized by swift, hard playing on
the part of our boys and by one
solitary brilliant play on the
part of Crowley. This was when
Kleiser for Crowley ran the
length of the field and landed
Crowley's only touch down.
though she succeeded in touching
the goal, making the final score
II to 6 in favor of S. L. Il. The
Institute team plays New Iberia
in that city next Saturday.
The joint reception of the Ava
tar and Attakapas Societies to
the Faculty and foot ball team
Friday evening was a glorious
success. Everybody was HAP,
py."
The Attakapas Society held its
regular meeting Saturday even
ing in the auditorium and was at
tended by an unusually large
delegation from town. Father
Teurlings addressed the Society
in we'll thought out discourse
on the relation of the pupil to his
school.
The subject of the debate was:
Should education be compulsory:
Miss Parkham affirmative, Mr..
Kean negative. The prize cake
went to Miss Parkham. After
the judges had gone out, the
audience took part in a general
debate and a vote was taken at
the close, upon the subject, the
decision of the audience being in
favor of the negative
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-03
The BOIL WEEV|L
SITUATION DISCUSSED
At the Farmers Meeting at the
Court House Saturday by
Government Experts.

The meeting held at the court
house Saturday evening to con
slider the boil weevil situation
was not as we'll attended as was
hoped for, but those present lis
tened with interest and careful
attention to what the government
experts had to say.
Mayor G.. O. MOutOn called the
meeting to order and made a
brief address in which he stress
ed the Importance of the farmers
following the advice of those who
were acquainted with boil weevil
conditions and the way to over
come the pest.
He introduced J. A. Evans of
the United States Agricultural
Department, who gave strong
and practical talk on the cOndi-
tions resulting from the pres
ence Of the weevil, and advised
strongly that the farmers should,
to as great degree as posi-.
BILE, devote themselves to
raising every thing for home con
sumption. He declared that the
best way for the cotton farmer
to meet the new conditions was
to raise his own meat, mules,
stock. chickens. eggs, and in fact
all that he needed, and raise cot
ton only for cash crop. He de
clared that the local conditions
made it difficult for the cotton
raiser on account of the favorable
conditions for the weevil, but
stated that if the farmers took
energetic measures and followed
instructions in regard to fall
cleaning and planting early cot
ton, with proper drainage, that it
was possible to succeed fairly
we'll in making a crop in spite of
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-11-03
Wills Musical Comedy Co.

To night "The Old Cronies"
will be presented at the Jeffer
son Theatre.
The New York Herald says,
"The Two Old Cronies' was
produced at the Grand by the
Wills and their all star farce
comedy company. The Two
Old Cronies made an instaneous
and genuine hit. The play
itself is far better than the usual
run of farce comedies. John
B. Wills, the star, in the German
dialect part was immense. He
plays the part in legitimate
manner. His audience enjoyed
the quiet comedy furnished and
laughed until their sides ached.
He is one of the best comedians
IN the profession to-day Wally
Helston and Harry Mack did
most creditable work. Mar
garet Shannon and Kate Helston
did most effective work in the
play and their several special
ties gained for them instant
recognition and numerous re-
calls. The chorus in their line
of work cannot be beaten and
seldom equaled. Two Old Gro
nies does not lay claim to much
of plot. but as a genuine laugh
producer it is one of the best
we have seen. And it comes
pretty near being a laugh every
minute"
If you want to enjoy a good
laugh, good company of play
ers and one of the best of sing
ing choruses go to the Jefferson
to night.