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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
VOICE INSURED FOR $50,0OO Fritzi Scheff's Magnificently Equipped ParlOr Car = Her Special Dressing Room,


 One of the handsomest private cars in America will be in Bridgeport next Monday, when that belonging to Mad anne Fritzf Scheff, the famous prima donna, will be parked at the railroad d station in this city.
 The car, the Plymouth Rock" is model of comfort and luxury It has accommodations for seven people, out side of the staff of servants. The drawing room is fitted up ~ith a spe- cially designed baby grand piano which was made especially to fit in the narrow confines of the diva'S travel ing home There is a small and care fully selected library, and the furnish ings are very rich.
 Charles Dillingham;, Madame Scheff' S manager, takes every possible precau- ton to guard the health of his song bird, and to ensure her every comfort. Directions are given that the car shall be parked in the quietest possible place in each city where the prima donna sings. MT. Dillingham; has recently had Madame Scheff's voice insured for S50, ,000, and in case she breaks down, he is fully lowered against loss by this precautiOn.
 Another evidence of the care with which the diva is treated is the fact that the company carries with it a spe- cially designed dressing room, which is put up in each theatre where she plays The dressing room is hung in pink and blue hangings, and is con- plete in every detail, furniture to match the hangings being carried by the company.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
GENERALS DEMAND SURRENDER OF THE
 PALACE GUARD
Action Taken Today on Part of Besieg. ing Army and in Case of Refusal Sultan Will be Forced to Abdicate at the Point of the Bayonet.
(By Bysantius Moschopoulous. Staff

Ry Bysantius Moschopoulous. Staff
 Correspondent. United Press.)
 Constantinople. April 23.-The gen. erals of the besieging army sent a formal demand to-day for the sur render of the palace guard of six thousand soldiers threatening in case of refusal to force the abdication of the Sultan at the point of the bayonet. This action was taken in pursuance of last evenings joint conference at Stefano. which decided to depose the Sultan and to make his brother, Reichad Effendi. the ruler.
 The entrance of the entire army into the city is momentarily expected. Cheftek Pasha. n-chief of the third army corps, who will be the temporary dictator if the Young Turks present plans do not miscarry has arrived from Salonica and his first orders were that no excesses be com mitted when the army invades the city.
 The Sultan has indicated his will ingness to abdicate if the powers will guarantee his personal safety. He in sists that he had nothing to do with the uprising and is asking a trial be- fore being summarily dismissed. It is currently reported in the city that Alp dul'S mind has weakened perceptibly in the last few days and that he is no longer mentally responsible. This re- port. however. is received with due all loWance. as insanity is the only ground aSiCe from treason on which the de- position of the Sultan can be forced.
 A fierce fight with the palace guard is deemed likely as the soldiers of the guard are fanatics and have sworn to die in the defense of the Sacred Per son" of the Sultan.
 Three Turkish warships, the com manders of which decided yesterday to cast their lot with the Young Turks arrived at San Stefano. They have the Sultan's private yacht under guard and Abdul's escape by this means has been cut off. The Sultan's third son escape from the city is reported to have fallen into the hands of the Young Turks. There is danger that he will be executed as he is considered one of the worst enemies of the Young Turks.
 The wherea bouts of Richad Effendi is still a mystery. Richad is the Youngs Turks choice for the Sultan ship and the fact that nothing has been heard from him for six days leads to the belief that he may have been assassinated.
 Serious squabbling has broken out among the besiegers owing to criti- cisms received from the Salonica head quarters. The division arises over the question of the disposition to make of the Sultan. Many of the soldiers are fearful that if they are too severe with Abdul the powers may interfere. The majority demand Abduls deposition and many are still insisting that he be executed.
 The mutineers are still in the city and threatening disorders in the Euro pean quarter of the city. They are driven 10 desperation by the fear that they will be executed by the Young Turks. They have already assassinated several of the Reactionary leaders whom they blamed fog involving them in the desperate situation. The revolt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
Slain By Dynamite
 While He Slept

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 23.-Ru- dolph Buol. aged 55, was assassinated at a late hour last night while asleep. The murderer opened MT. BuoPs bed room window and placed stick of dy- namite on his head, exploding it with a fuse. Buol was killed instantly. His wife. asleep at his side, escaped with out injury.
 A posse was immediately formed to search for the assassin No motive is assigned for the crime.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23

of the Albanians is spreading. but as a large detachment of the Young Turks army has been sent to the scene. order will probably be quickly restored. Forty villages in Albania are reported burned by the rebels Many of the rebel leaders have been shot down.
 The Sheik-Ul-Islam the Mohammed- an high priest is preparing a religious decree approving the Sultan's deposi- tiOn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
Chauffeur Campbell Gets Jail
 Sentence for Killing Dr. Morgan

New Haven, April 23.-Chauffeur Campbell, who ran down and killed the Rev. Dr. Morgan in Broadway, this city, on Nov. IA last, is found guilty by a jury in the Superior court and sentenced to 10 months in jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
S. OF ST. G.

Magma Charter lodge, S. of St. G., held a successful social in honor of St. George The entertainment opened with a violin and piano selection. "Fly- ing Horse by Brother Reany and family. Song There Never Was a Girl Like You'' by D. Wilson; song: My Sweetheart When a Boy'' by Bro. Butler, ST. Others who assisted in making the entertainment success were Joseph Thorpe, J. Wild, Alfred Harris E. J. Price. Arthur Ross, and F. Poole, all contributing songs. MT. Poole entertained the gathering with selections on the graphophone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
T. OF M

Seaside Hive No. 6, Ladies of the Maccabees. enjoyed an excellent ban quet at Carr's Grill Tuesday evening in honor of State Secretary Miss Nellie Hepperd of Detroit, Michigan Speech es were in order during the festivities
 Mrs Margaret Hawley acted as toast master. Vocal selections were render ed by Albert Griggin and also by the Crescent Quartet The dining hall was tastefully decorated with the hives colors blue white and red, also a large American flag in the center of the room. A rising vote of thanks was extended to Mrs. Carr for the hos pitalfty shown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
K. OF F.

The rank of Esquire was worked on two candidates at the meeting of P. T. Rarnum lodge, K. of P. At the next meeting the third degree which is the rank of Knight will be conferred.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23
SIN LOCAL LODGE ROOMS {

Boings in the lodge rooms last night.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
STORM WRECKS KEY WEST.
MORSE DENIED NEW TRIAL.
New York Financier's Sentence Of IS
Years Sustained.

A%&F3 &00A&b1GAs
New York City Unless the su
verses the decision or the president
Of the United States interferes, Chas
w. Morse, one time Ice king, coast
wise steamship line organizer, banker
and capitalist, will serve fifteen years
at hard labor in the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga. After having been at
liberty under $125,OOO bail since June
II last, he is back in the Tombs pris,
on, where he contemplates the decis.
ion of the United States circuit court
of appeals rendered sustaining the
judgment of the lower federal court
which found him guilty in November
last of violating the national banking
laws.
There was solsee in the decision OF
the court of appeals, however, in that
only ten of the fifty-three indictments
on which he was convicted were sus-
taiued, and on the strength of this his
counsel, Martin w. Littleton, will i'm.
mediately carry the case before the
United States supreme court on a
writ of certiorari. To this end the
United States court of appeals has
granted 40 days stay OF execution,
and, pending decision by the sup.
Dreme court, application will be made
to have the prisoner again admitted
to bail.
Morse took the decision calmly, but
ne was plainly griefstricken and per-
haps surprised. He heard the news
In the office Of the United States mar
shall, and was almost Immediately TAX.
en- to the Tombs. Mrs. Morse was with
her husband in the marshals ONCE
during the entire morning.
One of Morse's keeneSt regrets at
being forced to return to prison is the
interruption of his beaver-Hke strug-
gle to rebuild his fortune. Since his
liberation under bail he had been re-
elected president Of the Metropolitan
Steamship Company, a New England
corporation, and of the Hudson Navi.
eating Company, operating a line of
boats on the Hudson. He is credited
with having discharged the bulk of his
debts. From the big transportation
lines that within the week elected
him their president there was no Of
fetal statement forthcoming after the
decision. 1t is understood that for
the time being, at least, the elections
will stand.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
SIMPLE LIFE A FAILURE.
Colony in Europe Becomes Entirely
Bankrupt.

London, England. famous
simple life" colony at Ascona, above
Locarno, has become bankrupt, and
its German promoter, Herr Aedenwo-
ken.Hofman, announces that the san
atorium, chalets and hunts on Monte
Verita" are for sale.
This colony, which was started on
the simple life plan about six years
ago, was at first great success. Ger
man, Austrian, italian and other dis.
tinguished foreigners OF both sexes
went in for the simple life, but the
fair sex always predominated.
Several duehesses, many harnesses
and countesses, clothed In a kind OF
white sack, with bare feet and flowing
hair, lived on wild fruits and vegeta'
bles, and took sun and snow baths
They sold their jewels for the benefit
of all in the colony, and were the
chief adherents and supporters of this
simple life society.
The men, with their flowing robes
and uncut hair, resembled Indian ia
kris. The views of most of them
on social problems were too advanced
even for the colony. and several Of
them were asked to leave.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
Newsy Paragraphs.

Missing from his. boarding house
for about month, and believed to be
the victim of foul play, George House,
in The employ of. the Packard Land
company of Pensacola, Fla, was
traced to- the Jail of the District Of
Columbia, where he is serving term
of nine months for assault. When
House dropped out of sight, diligent
search was made. for him.
T. Among the more important features
of the aggressive program adopted by
the recent Chicago Convention of the
National Women's Trades. Union
league were: State pensions for work
ing mothers during sickness or dis
ability, the eight-hour day for women
workers and the, elimination Of night
work, protected machinery, sanitary
workshops, separate toiletsS more
women as factory inspectors. and a
minimum wage scale.
The .deathbed, confession of Vice
President Philip Allen, Jr., that he
had forged notes to the value, Of $4Oos.
900, which he had borrowed from the
First National bank of Mineral Point,
Wis, threw the banks. depositors
about its doors. Allen. confessed af-
ter an inspection by federal authori-
ties. He is now dying Of bright's, di-
sease. "a
The will of Mrs. Nelson Norris, re-
Gently killed in an automobile acct
dent in Europe, sbequeaths nearly
$500 90 III to- charitable institutions.
Relatives get 100000 more, and the
goes equally to s,the; four
childrent Edward and& Ira N. Morris
Augusta gRothchild and /. Maud, Morris
Schwab 49,
y Arhe United States need not WORRY
about prosperity said Benjamin
Gugenheinn of the smelter. trust on
his return from Europe Rather il
should worry about "a scarcity OF high.
grade labor and a possible famine in
the transportation facilities.p@ He was
convinced that prosperity was coming
on with rush and that it would in.
clude Europe as well as America,
The Illinois food. eommission start
ed a crusade against dealers deeeiy-
ing the public with AagtiAeialiX. colored
and smoked fish hams; saacon, sau-
sage and. other edibles. examination
showed that most Of the :. salmon
in the market was carp from the Fox
river and other MISUNDERSTANDING. They
We're first given a bath of pink and
then subjected to treatment in Iii
quid smoke - %..
Ruth Bryan Leavitt has, announced
her acandidacy from the First Colora-
d6idistrfct on the democratic ticket.
AS president of the Jane Jefferson
club, she hopes to; command the sup.
port of the women voters, as well as
many of the men. 1t is said that the
republicans intend to noniASte a
woman in the same district. y
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
ALL EUROPE AROUSED
Spain Shoots Ferrer, Alleged
:.
RevoIutiOnest, to Death.
IS ANOTHER DREYFUS CASE
King Alfonso Refused to Interfere in
Spite of Protests Of the Pope and
the King Of Italy.

Barcelona, Spain.-Francisc Fer
rer, who was convicted Of prompting
the recent Barcelona rebellion, was
shot in Montjuich prison in execution
Of the death sentence imposed upon
him.
Professor Ferrer, Spanish educator
and convicted revolutionist, faced the
firing squad without ffnching, and
fell dead at the first voliey.
The execution was in the face OF
the protests of Pope Plus and King
Emmanuel of Italy.
His execution is looked upon as the
spark that will set of the revolution
airy magazine and the life of King
Alfonso is in danger. alfonso will
pay with his life for the death OF
Ferrer'-that was the threat the rev
olutionaries held over the Spanish
government-and Ferrer is .deaa. !.
All Spain is aroused to the danger
and the crisis is rapidly spreading
throughout Europe Protesting dem
Onstrations were held all over Eu-
rope and in Spain an uprising is
feared. III
In Paris, in Rome and at many
other points in Europe the Spanish
consulates are under heavy guard.
Moves against them have. already been
made by excited crowds.
The larger cities Of Alfonso's do;
main are under a semblance of mar
is held in readiness. Extra guards
surrounded the palaces and the mill
tary holds Barcelona with firm
hand. There the first outbreak is
expected.
The death of the Barcelona school
master, who was arrested on Septem-
Der /, in a town not far from Bare.
Iona, when he carried nothing NO.
deadly than camera and;a notebook,
has sent tremor throughout. the
continent.
Not since the Dreyfus case has such
interest been aroused in the fate of
one man. The Ferper affair is regard
ed as new Dreyfus case--in fact
and the. firing of the shots before
which he fell is taken as the signal
for a war of factions in comparison
with which the battle for the honor
of the French army officer will ap
pear as nothing Spain will be riven
by bloody civil war if the threats
of the revolutionaries are fulfilled.
Italy is aroused almost to. the same
extent as Spain Throughout the, pc
ninsula mass meetings to protest
against the action of Spain have been
held. In many points of France. sim
liar action has been taken. In Ger
many there have been demonstrations
also
The cry of the radicals is that Fer
rer was condemned, not because he
was a revolutionist, but because. he
founded a modern school whose teach
ings were opposed to those OF the
schools fostered by the Spanish gov
eminent.
The daughter of the schoolmaster
is hiding in Paris. From here she
sent a pitiful appeal, against the
wishes of her father, to King Alfonso,
asking clemency. Her only reply was
the news published of the execution:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
LONGEST Balloon FLIGHT.

Richmond Winning the Lahm
cup for the longest fight maderin a
balloon under the auspices of the
Aaero Club Of america, and breaking
all speed RECORDS for long distance
nights, "A. Holland Forbes of New
York and former Mayor Max Fleisch.
mann of Cincinnati; landed in Ches.
terrified county, twenty miles south
of Richmond. -
Starting from the gas works in st.
Louis, the distance %of 731 IA miles
was made in nineteen hours and if
teen minutes, at an average rate OF
SO miles an flotlrr.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
Gulf Hurricane Hits Island City
Causing Great Damage.
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT
VandaIs Loot city.--Government Asked
to Send TrOops-..Property Loss Runs
Into the Millions.

Key West, Fla--As result of tht
hurricane which struck the southern
coast OF Florida, Key West is mass
OF wreckage and the damage to prop
erty is estimated at $2,000,0OO. Mar
tial law was proclaimed by the mayol
and the Key West Guards patroilet
the city.
The United States government has
been asked TO dispatch troops here
without delay to assist In patrOlilns
the storm-swept area.
Chaos reigned on every hand and
few people remain in their homes
hnndl eds Of which have either been
totally wrecked or damaged.
Ii is known that many received more
or less serious injury, and reports are
current that several lives have been
lost, but these have not been verified
while the hurricane was the worst
that Key West has ever experienced
the local weather observer announced
that The entire east coast OF Florida
suffered terribly.
OF 100 local vessels in the har.
Dor but Ave remained at anchor, the
others having gone 10 sea or Deen
washed upon the beaches. The
streets along the water front are q
mass of wreckage.
Brick as well as frame buildings
throughout the city suffered alike
from the fury OF the heavy wind and
many miraculous escapes from death
or serious injury. have been reported.
Besides the several score of resi-.
dences, either totally wrecked or
blown from their pillars, nine fac
tories were partially destroyed.
AS soon as the wind had subsidized
vandalism began. The city police force
was unable to cope with the situation
and the mayor decided to take strln-
gent measures to suppress the loot
ing, his proclamation OF martial law
resulting
Havana, Cuba-The most serious
cyclone since the big blow OF October
II, 1905, struck Cuba, causing exten-
sive devastation through the whole
western portion of the island In the
city Of Havana many minor buildings
were blown down or unroofed almost
all the trees were uprooted and five
persons were killed, one by AN cleo
trio wire and the others by falling
buildings. About twenty-five persons
were injured.
The greatest damage done was IA
the harbor, where forty or fifty light
ers, launches and small tugs were Ell
Their sunk or blown ashore. The total
damage in Havana and vicinity is es-
timated at 100000. The greatest
individual loss has been caused by
the, destruction of half the coal ele.
vator conveyors OF the Havana Coal
Company at Casa Blanca, estimated at
100000. 1t will be possible to raise
the greater number of the wrecked
lighters and other craft
Communication with the interior of
the island was interrupted except
with parts of Havana and Pinar del
Rio provinces, in which the orange
and other fruit crops suffered Sc.
verely. The tobacco crop has not
been seriously affected, beyond the
washing out Of the seed beds, which
at this season of the year are cap
able Of renewal
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
WANTED TO GO TO JAIL.
Man Made Bogus Money to Get Into
Prison.

Cincinnati Contrasting that
he had made and passed counterfeit
money, William B. Pettus, a former
school teacher Of Carter county, Ken
lucky. was sentenced by Judge Safer,
in the federal court, to 80 months in
Leayenworth prison. Pettus told the
court that he entered counterfeit
ing business because he wanted to
get into jail ito keep from starving"
During the trial it was discovered that
Pettus had served term in the Col
orado state reformatory, and that he
had been incarcerated in a Virginia
insane asylum, after having tried to
clean up a whole family with a half
dozen razors, as he expressed it on
the witness stand.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
SOUTHERN RAILWAY REPORT.
Prosperity Returning According t. Re
Z. ~ uuwt; of~ Pfesid emf Finley.

Prosperity Returning According to Ns-
s>;s -pust president Finley.
-WashfhdtOng ID. G. IA substantial in
crease lis shown I'm the. gross income
Of the Southern Railway Company
during the year ending June 30, last,
according to the fifteenth annual re-
port OF President w. w. Finley. The
report says the return of business
from the low level of panic conditions
of 1907 was slow, but substantial dur
ing the past year. The total gross
income for the year was $17737, 699,
an increase over 1908 of $S,S90,7SS
The progress in the south indicated
in the report, which shows that during
the year 453 new manufacturing plants
were completed More than 70sEer cent
Of the years tonnage originated in the
south.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
RemarkahIe Node Of SIilCIde.

A$heyille, N, C.-Leaping from be.
side his watchful keeper, who was &C.
companying him ON d walk, ]. R. Giles,
of Wilmington, N. c., an inmate of
an Asheville sanitarium, jumped head
long beneath the wheels of a 15-ton
steam roller and his head was crush.
ed cut of shape by the ponderous
wheels of the machine.
Temporary alteration, for which
Mr. Giles was being treated here, caus-
ed this remarkable mode of suicide.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
MExICANS I'LL TREAT AMERICANS.
Crew of Fishing Schooner Relate sto
ries OF Cruelty.

Pensacola, Fla.-Relating stories OF
injustice and cruelty on the part o;
Mexican officials, in whose custody
they remained for eighty days without
being given an opportunity of seeing
the American consul or getting word
10 him Captain Joseph Schlease and
the crew of the fishing schooner Cald
well H. Colt, reached here from Pro
gresso.
They were then released by the
Mexicans. but the latter held the yes
sci on the charge of poaching. The
men claim their-yessel was caught in
q storm and that they put in under q
lee to make repairs when seized
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
MADE FALSE CIRCULATION STATEMENT
Publisher Given six Months in Jail
by Judge Lands.

Chicago, Ill.-Roy Keator, publisher
of weekly newspaper, was sentenced
to serve six months in the Bridewell
by Judge Lands, in the United States
district court. Keator was indicted
on a charge of making false circula-
ton statements to obtain second.
class mail rates. He admitted that
in order to get advertising he had
represented the circulation of his pa
per to be 100000, when, in fact, it
had but 1000 subscribers, and that
he had placed many names on his
subscription lists without authority.
The periodical was an agricultural
journal.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF FUND.
Recommended by the Peace Bureaus in
Session at Brussels.

Brussels, Belgium The permanent
international peace bureau at it's SEES
sion adopted resolution suggesting
that the various governments of the
world join in the creation of an i'm
ternational fund for the relief of suf-
ferers in the event of the occurrence
of great disasters in any part of the
world. The alleged bad management of
the funds subscribed for the relief Of
victims of the recent Italian earth
Quakes prompted the suggestion. A
motion was also adopted favoring the
introduction of the throwing of explos-
ives from airships in time of war.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-22
COURT DIRECTOR I
8. w. CIRCUIT. :

Y. A. Littlejohn, judge.
j. 4. Williams, solicitor &c
ConVenes Srst Mondays in
November.
City Court.
H. l.. Long, ST., Judge. I
w. G. Martin, solicitor.
COnvenes fourth Wednesd.
month.
Justice Court, S1sth DistF
A. A. Paul, ]. p.
]. M Hines, N. P. and
Up.
]. 2. Hines, baili6.
Convenes first Monday Il
month.