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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26
SEALBY AND b|NMS
BORNE IN TRIUMPH
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CONTINUED from First PaEe.)

W. ]. Mooney. the other two victims.
were instantly killed in the collision.
On the way to the hospital yesterday
the dying man gave one OF his friends.
who rode beside him. a brief accoun:
Of the calamity as 1t came upon him and
his wife in their stateroom
II was sleeping in the berth and my
wife was on the couch opposite" he said.
II wanted her to sleep in the berth. but
she insisted on my taking it.
II heard the whistling and was wonder
ing If we were in any danger when there
was an awful noise. The whole side OF
the stateroom gave way.
II say my wife being carried past me
on the prov Of the vessel which had run
into us. I never can forget it.
Il was picked up and knocked to one
side. Then it seemed ar If my whole
cabin fell on top of me- I felt the other
ship back away.
II couldn't move. l knew my wife was
dead. l called with all my strength, but
nobody heard me.
There was no way I could get aid
lay there in awful agony for hours, all
the time believing we were sinking and
that I was to be drowned.
From time to time tried to call. but
felt it was useless. / believe l should
have died soon if they had not found me
when they did.
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steamer, which it was the angry Republic
sailors did not know.
When he was aboard the Florida. de-
clared the men. Connolly walked the
decks with a life-preserVer strapped
around his waist. Spencer signed this
statement:
DIR. J. ]. Marsh pushed Connolly back
when he tried to get ahead of the women
and children who were being transferred
from the Florida to the Baltic. stood
at the top of the gangway for twelve
hours without moving, and ] saw this
happen.
Fletcher added his signature as wit
ness to Spencers. and J. f. Matthews
did the same.
Charges False, Connolly Says.
Connolly was indignant when Informed
of the charges.
I'm the last boat that left the wrecked
liner l was a passenger he said. when
I was not pulling an oar / was doing
what I could to relieve the sufferings of
a fellow-passenger who was Ill. and was
among those taken to the Florida in the
last boat that left the Republic.
These fellows said l was trying to
make myself strong with the woman pas
sengers' This all because I had the
decency to bring some of those poor Wom-
en- a cup Of coffee or glass of water
now and then.
II also had trouble with Capt. Ransom
over the refusal to send wireless mes
sages to the papers They even tr1ed 20
prevent me notifying the papers Of the
reason l was unable to send the stories
which had been ordered of me.
THAT ] ran around that vessel with a
life belt strapped around me or that l
tried to get off in the first boat is abso-
lutely false. AS l said, ! was the very
last to leave that vessel. All this trouble
began because / had enough red blood In
my veins to want to investigate good
story that it was in my power to give to
the newspapers. It's small business. The
whole thing is a tissue of falsehoods.'
Capt. Ransom refused to comment on
the Connolly matter in any way.
Arthur Bless, publisher Of Automobile.
an Englishman, living in Paris. declared
that Connolly had come to be known as
a trouble maker
Gen Ives and other passengers excused
Connoliys alleged behavior on the ground
that the writer was excited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26
picked up the first officer of the Republic
In a small boat.
Transfer Is Made.

Transfer Is Made.
HE informed me that the Republic
was in danger of sinking and requested
that the Republics passengers be trans
ferred to the Florida at once. My pas
sengers were much excited and had
climbed into the lifeboats. so all the Re-
public's passengers were brought aboard
in her own boats
with fifteen hundred persons aboard
us our ship was desperately crowded.
The Baltic arrived at the scene Of the
wreck about 10 O'Clock on Saturday morn
ing. but on account Of the dense fog did
not locate us until s o'clock at night.
AT II o'clock 1t was decided to trans
fer both the Florida's and Republic 8
passengers to the Baltic. So the work OF
shifting the fifteen hundred souls. in
Guiding eight hundred and twenty-four
steerage passengers from the Florida,
was begun.
1T took until o'clock on Sunday morn
ing to complete the task. and the work
was all done in pretty rough sea, a
dense fog and in the dark.
LAS the ships could not be kept together
all the time frequently it was necessary
to row a mile or two. Many women
tainted when they were safely on the
Baltic
when the transfer was completed I
proceeded to New York. for short dis
lance under convoy of the American
liner at about four or five knots an hour"
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and some Of the others invariably replled
that Schiaffino was in his bunk at the
time. Close questioning of the quarter
master. at least on one occasion. led 10
the continued kissing Of half dozen
Italians who stood about and the sudden
silence OF Schiaffino.
Information Is Withheld.
Commissioner Colonno of the Florida,
an official whose duties have to do with
the Italian immigration laws. was asked
specifically about the story of the sleepy
quartermaster. He said he did not know
anything about it: that he had never
heard Of such an occurrence as described.
He continued in broken English:
This man was in his bunk at the
time Nothing of the kind happened"
But when the commissioner. who SAID
he knew every man employed on the
Florida, was asked to point out the par
ticular quartermaster who was in the
wheelhouse at the time Of the collision
he shrugged his shoulders and said he
was unable to do so. He did say, how
ever:
I'VE had an investigation, and the
captain of the. Florida said that some
signals must have been misunderstood.
The Republic signaled. too. she would go
to the right and perhaps it was that She
went to the left instead Something or
that sort The captain of the Florida said
he understood the Republic was to go to
the right, and she went to the left
On the other hand, an officer of the
Republic made the assertion that the man
at the wheel had turned the wheel the
wrong way, causing the collision, and
that the captain had struck MIN. ms
officer, while declining his name. assert
ed positively that the quartermaster in
question. who was then aboard the Baltic,
had made an affidavit for the White Star
company's lawyers.
At the White Star offices this was de-
MED. Counsel for the company. William
8. Montgomery, said that as far as he
knew no such AFFIDAVIT was In existence.
1t certainly had not been given into the
custody of his firm. He characterized the
story as gossip" Vice President Philip
Franklin also declared that the affidavit
did not exist, and that he put no faith
in the story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26
To sien Protocol This Week.

". /. Buchanan. the United States
commissioner conducting negotiations with
Venezuela for the settlement Of disputes
with that country, has telegraphed the
State Department that he expects to sign
q protocol this week and leave Caracas
for home The State Department Is not
yet prepared to announce the terms Of
settlement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26

elusive action BY Congress on Senate,
Dicks bill to permit the Secretary Of
War to issue to camps Of United Spanish
War Veterans such discarded arms and
ammunition as may be available for that
purpose. A bill providing for this action
has been passed by the Senate. and itl
friends expect 1t will be favorably con-
sidered by the House.
In order to secure the use of these arms
at least ten members OF a camp Of vet
Grams must st,, signify their intention to use
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26
Report That Man at Ships Wheel
Made Fatal Mistake.

NEW YORK. January GA story
which was denied as often as 1t was re.
peated. and was quite impossible OF
authoritative verification. was told on
board the Baltic yesterday regarding the
quartermaster of the Florida, said to
have been at the wheel at the time of the
collision.
The story, as told. was that early Sat.
urday morning. while the Florida was
feeling her way through the fog off Nan
tucket. with Capt. Voltolin on the bridge,
the Republic, then evidently quite close to
the Florida, sounded two sharp whistles
in answer to a long blast from the Flor
ida's horn. This Is the we'll understood
signal for the approaching vessel to turn
to port. The acceptance of the signal is
a single blast of the whistle The off,
GERS of the Republic say that the Florida
whistle returned the expected answer
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Captain Hit Him.

The story continued with a recital that
the captain of the Florida was so en-
ragged with what the quartermaster had
done that he turned upon him and struck
him with a Delaying pin. One version
had it that the man dropped the wheel
when the crash came and ran. the cap.
tain running after him and telling him
with the pin.
On board the Baltic was a man whose
face bore marks His name was MARITIME
Romolo Schiaf7ino. Inquiry among such
of the Italian crew as could talk English
to point out the man who was at the
wheel at the time OF the accident invari-
ably led to some one running about the
deck finding Schiafilno and bringing him
to the Questioner.
The latter would present his card, but
his English proved deficient when he was
pressed to explain what had happened on
the bridge the morning in question. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26
Turned in Wrong Way.

Had the signal been obeyed. the COLI
sion would not have happened. for the
Republic also turned to port, and as she
was proceeding in the opposite direction.
the two ships would have turned away
from each other at the same time.
According to several of those on the
White Star boat. among them an officer
of the Republic; there is reason to believe
that when the signal was heard by Capt.
Voltolin. he repeated 1t to the helmsman,
ordering him to put the helm to port
Beyond that the story becomes vague
There were several on the Baltic when
she arrived yesterday, who said that they
UNDERSTOOD and had heard that the
quartermaster at the wheel was noddng
when the order was given, and that he
showed his wheel hard a-starboard in
stead Of to port. The assertion was made
that it was from this cause that the acct
dent arose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26

Clara E. Laughlin, the we'll
known Lincoln commentator
and historian, has written one
of her most vivid sketches upon
the subject of Lincoln's death
and the pursuit of John Wilkes
Booth.
If you are reading Lincoln
history, don't miss this; if you
are not, you viii find Miss
Laughlin's article full of new in
terest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26

1t matters little what 1t Is that you
want-whetler a situation or q servant-a
want adj. in The Star will reach the per-
son who can Hu your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26

"Msnes's Worth or Money Baek."'-Buy
Hamptons from your nevsdealer. Ii it doesn't
please you, send US the over,-keep the maya
ains,-let US return to you l6c, plus the postage
you have used. II your newsdealer is already
sold cut of Hampton's send l5c and your
dealers MAMIE to US.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26

HANlProNs MAGAZINE, New York
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Buy it Of Your Newsdealer !
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09

institutions. FathJ: Collins of Carlin
pronounced the benetliction and the
exercises were over.
The next on the program was the
three mile endurance race. 4. r. Bell
and l.. S. Jensen contested this race.
Bell won easily and received $35. while
Jensen drew down $l5.
In the afternoon. the crowd went to
the ball park To see the championship
game between the Lovelock and Elko
teams. Before the game commenced,
the Battle Mountain team challenged
the winner to play for purse anywhere
from 5000 to 500. The challenge was
not accepted.
The game between Lovclock and Elko
was disappointing to the spectators
Numerous errors We're made by both
teams. This is plainly seen in the large
scores that were made. Three or four
Of the players were knocked ont for
time. but all stuck to their posts until
the game WAS over. Lovelock had the
best of the game for several innings,
but Elko oycrcame the lead and won
by the score of II too.
At the close of the game, the crowd
returned to town and the different foot
races and a horse race were run on
Commercial street. The results are
given below:
100 yards-C. S. Park, SEQ: n. f.
Rossi, $40.
22O yartlS--C.' S. Park. s25; n. f.
Rossi, $40.
Fat mans racc-Erroll Tabcr, George
Riddle, Mr.. Erwin, - each
Boys racc-Alvin McFarlane. 81:
jim Thompson. $3.50.
Girls race-May Clinton, -: Leona
Thompson, $3.50.
Woman's race-Nlrs. Rosa Sperlich
$3.50. Mrs. Wilford, So.
Sack race--Jim Bellinger. Fl; Ralph
Olsen. $3.50
a display of fireworks in the evening
and the hall at night closed the celebra.
tion. There was Il large crowd at the
dance and dancing was kept mp until
nearly o'clock this morning.
There was great many people in
town and all were on their good be-
havior. The officers let il bc known
that they wOuld enforce order and that
noisy drunken men would not he tolc-
rated on the streets. This had the
desired effect and as consequence
good order prevailed during the
celebration.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
A Freq In The Po.

Tea was not brought over by the
first settlers. When the pilgrims landed
at Plymouth tea was selling in Eng
land ut from $40 to $50 per pound. 1t
was luxury that had been known to
Englishmen only few years.
EARLY settlers got along without In
dia or China tea for Il long time. They
used roots, herbs and leaves found in
the fields and woods as substitute for
tea. Sassafras tea WAS common
drink
Tea was advertised for sale in Bos-
ton i'll 1862 for the first time, according
to historians. In 1865 patriots began
to take the pledge not to drink tea be.
cause of the tax that the English gov
ernment placed on it. 1t became fash
ionablc for patriotic ladies not to serve
India tea, but rs substitutes therefor
Labrador tea" and Liberty tea"
Captain Page of Danvers forbade his
spouse TO taste tea beneath his roof
Us long as the tax remained upon it,
but the strong minded and ingenious
lady ascended to the flat roof of the
house, invited her friends to follow. and
there she served tea to them.
Some other ladies of the town Jared
less fortunately. They used to bor-
row for their tea parties the big tea
pot of the once famous Bell tavern.
One day. after drinking the forbidden
beverage, the master of the house un.
expectedly walked in, jumped to the
fire, grabbed the teapot and turned it
over, and out rolled a big frog. The
jovial parties ut the Bell tavern sus-
pecting the Use of the pot had placed
the frog i'll it. Some of the DANES
never drank tea aftcrward, for it made
them sick.
Isaac Wilson of Peabody persisted in
selling tea, 50 the sons cf Liberty seized
him and compelled him to walk about
town penitently repeating:
/, Isaac Wilson, Tory lja:
/. Isaac Wilson, | sell tea.
The celebrated Boston tea party was
followed by tea parties in other New
England towns. In Salem, soon after
the Boston party, David Mason was
suspected of having had his negro
servant smuggle two chests of tea into
his home. Patriots entered and search
his house. They found the tea. They
gave it to boys, who paraded with it to
Salem common and there burned it.
Even after the Revolution trade in
tea was not wholly unrestricted. 1t
appears that in some New England
places dealers in tea were required to
take out license. se.-Boston Globe.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
A Menace to Travel

George Blundcll, the North Fork
rancher, was OH the war path Saturday
night. He drove II spirited team from
his ranch and when about mile north
of town oil the stage road ne struck the
town dumping ground and his team
came very near running away. lie told
the reporter that all sorts of trash was
dumped close to both sides of the road
and some was in the road.
Mr.. Blundell was Justly indignant
over the dumping of trash so close to
the main Travelled road and requested
the INDEPENDENT to call the attention
OF tho commissioners to the matter be.
fore some one Is killed or seriously i'm.
jured because of it.
This is II matter that should have the
immediate attention of the commits.
sioncrs. If necessary, the town should
buy dumping ground away from any
public road, build good road to- It,
clear it of sagebrush and compel those
who haul the trash to burn it. This is
cheaper in tho end than fighting law.
suits.
If this is not done, the trash near the
road should bc hauled away at once and
steps taken to prevent any more being
dumped close enough to any public
road to frightcn teams. An arrest or
two and heavy fine upon conviction
might have the desired effect.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
A Toast the Farmer

An Eastern paper proposed the fol.
lowing toast to tho poor farmer:
Here's to the poor farmer. How can
no have II very merry time when he has
nothing to live in bnt big house.
nothing to shelter his horses but very
warm barn, nothing to eat except
everything that grows in the ground or
can bo bought ut the store, no way to
get his mail except having 1t brought
to him every day by smiling carrier
who will soon bc wearing Uncle Sans
uniform with shining brass buttons.
no way to get To town but with q
rubbcr.tircd buggy or auto. no way to
make money but by selling 50.ccnt
corn, 85ccnt butter, 81 hogs, 27.cont
eggs and have his farm double in price
every once in while. While you are
enjoying your Sunday dinner don't
forget 10 drop tear for the poor,
down.troddcn farmer man"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
Progress In Cuba

with the bcinning of the present
fiscal year the Republic Of Cuba cs.
tablishcd II Bureau Of Information.
President Gomez appointing Leon J.
Canova. an American newspaper man,
who has resided in Cuba eleven years
and has wide acquaintance with the
Island. as its director.
Parties wishing information Of any
nature concerning Cnha can obtain
same. FREQ Of charge. by writing TO
Leon j. Canova. U. and |. Bureau,
Utility and Information Burcau) De.
partmcnt Of Agriculture. Commerce
and Labor. Havana. Cuba.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
Members Of the Fsithiul Band

Coupled with the names of Guggen-
helm of Colorado, Smoot of Utah and
Clark and Warren of Wyoming. all
senators from intermountain states,
is the name of Senator Nixon of Ne.
vada, rs members of the faithful band
staunchly supporting Aldrich in the
Rhode Island senator's plutocratic
campaign for the protection of monOp-
olistic interests in the tariff fight. The
names are taken from the list recently
printed in Golfers Weekly. which is
conducting congressional bureau in
Washington for tho purpose of furnish.
ing q non-partisan report of the tariff
deliberation. In striking contrast to
the stand of Ncvada's Republican
senator is the attitude of Senator New.
lands, representing this state us IL
Democrat, and than whom 40 member
Of tho senate is waging harder fight
against monOpolistiC control and in the
interest of the common people. No
other fact is necessary to prove who of
Ncvada's two representatives In tho
upper house of congress is keeping his
trust with the people AMI who has cast
his lot with the satellites of Wall,
street and the trusts.-Ely Expsitor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-07-09
BORN

McINNrs-At Ice, Ncxada, July 9.
1909, to the wife OF John q. Mcfnnis.
n haughtor
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-23
NEW DIRECTORY IS ISSUED
FROM OFFICE IN AMERICUS.
Reflects the Increased Business OF
Telephone Company.

Manager Luther NJ. Hawkins has
had distributed among Americas and
county subscribers a new directory of
the Bell Telephone Company, which
reflects the company's rapidly in
creasing business here. The new di-
rectory is corrected to September Is,
and contains the numbers of more than
seven hundred patrons in Americas
and Sumter county. While the in
crease in city patronage is gratifying,
there being 629 phones used in Ameri-
Gus alone, the rapidly increasing pop
ularity of the phone service among the
farmers here is particularly So The
telephone in the country home is no
longer considered a luxury, but an
absolute necessity, both as protection
to the family, for social converse, and
transmission of business messages.
Dozens of country homes near Ameri-
Gus are thus equipped with phones,
and the inducements offered by the
company will soon result in the plac-
ing of phone in every modern resi-
dence in Sumter county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-23
All Who
Would Enjoy

good healt''. with its blessings, must I'M
derstand. { ne clearly, that it involves the
question OF ight living with all the term
implies. With proper knowledge OF what
ia hest. each hour of recreation, of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
Then the use of medicines may be dis
pensed with to advantage, but under or
binary conditions in many instances
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is
alike important to present the subject
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently, the Company's Syrup OF
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured by. the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-23
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by
Mr.. w. P. Wallis, Chairman Building
Committee, Board of Education, Amer
icus, Ca, until 4 o'clock p. M, Nov.
5th, 1909, for the erection and COM
pletion of High School Building for
the City of Americas, Ga, in accord
ance with plans and specifications and
under the supervision of T. F. Lock
wood, Columbus, Ga.
Plans and specifications are on file
at the offices of T. F. Lockwood
Columbus, Ga, and A. G. Mil
Ter, Supt City Schools, Americas, Ga,
and can be had on application to the
Architect, accompanying same with a
certified check for $1,000 payable to
the said Architect, contingent upon
the return of the drawings and speci-
fications.
Bids must be accompanied by a GER
titled check for $4,000 made payable
to T. N. Hawkes., Clerk and Treas.
Americas, Ga. This check will be for
feited to the City of Americus, Ca, in
the event the successful bidder fails
to make bond with an approved Sc
curity Company in the amount of $780,
100000 for the faithful performance oil
the contract.
The right is reserved to accept any
or reject any or all bids submitted
w. P. WALLIS,
1919 to ia Chrmn. Build. Com.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-23
Fitness Must Decide Question.

But how about the ministry? Would
you let women enter that?"
1--WE will meet that when it comes
up, if it ever does. The consecrated
women of the church are ministers
now, in the truest and highest sense of
the word, ministering angels to the
sick, the sinful and the unfortunate.
bringing comfort and relief and sue
cor wherever they go in their labors
of love. AS a general rule their voices
do not adapt them to public utterance.
Occasionally we find one, like Miss
Kearney, who spoke here the other
night, who has all the qualifications of
an able public speaker. We were not
averse to hearing Miss Kearney speak
on the great subject of temperance,
with which the church is so closely
1t was a masterful address.
A woman of her capacity could GER
tainly work no harm speaking on any
subject, religious or social. The fit
ness of the woman for the task must
in the end decide all these questions"