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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28
MAJOR ANDREW ROWAN
TO RETIRE FROM THE
REGULAR ARMY. =.

MorgantoWn, w. Va, oct. 27.--Ma-
jor Andrew S. Rowan, a West Virgin
ian and the man who Carried the
Message to Garcia" is to retire from
the United States regular army on
December LIST on his own application.
At present, Major Rowan Is regarded
as one of the most capable officers
OF the army and is now on duty at
Fort Douglass, Utah. His people
live in Monroe county, West Virginia.
Major Rowan is known popularity.
all over the land by reason of his
feat in the spring Of 1898 Of penetrat-
ing to Cuba to the Businesses of Gen.
CaliNto Garcia for the purpose Of CIV
ing to General Garcia message from
this government and Of ascertaining
whether the Cuban army could CO.
operate with the army Of the United
States. Rowan also got from the Gu
bans points as to the available land
ing places for the American forces
and arranged for q meeting later. His
mission was perilous, the more so be-
cause news that he had been des-
patched upon it somehow came to be
published soon after he had started.
Rowan, then Lieutenant Rowan,
went to Kingston, jamaica, thence
overland to the north coast OF that is.
land, where he slipped away In sail
boat for the south short of Cuba,
landing between Guantanamo and
Santiago. He made his way to the
interior of the island and found Gen.
Garcia in the neighborhood Of Mari
zanillo, which the general had re-
Gently captured. Part Of. the time
Rowan has passed as a Spaniard and
part Of the time as a Cuban. He had
learned Spanish years before and was
fresh from the post OF the military
attache to Chile where he was con-
stantly speaking it. He had been re-
called from Chile when it seemed
likely that war with Spain might oc-
cur and was detailed to the bureau
of military information in the war
at Washington where his
service had revealed such sagacity
that for this reason as well3as be-
cause of his Spanish he was selected
for the difficult Cuban mission. Also
he was an expert photographer, and
this accomplishment further enabled
him to obtain information valuable
to the Am erican forces on his Journey
Cuba. .. =.
After visiting Garcia he made his
way with trusty aide furnished to
him by General Garcia to the north
coast Of Cuba, where they sailed in
an open boat to New Providence
There they got to a small schooner
bound for Key West. When news Of
Rowan's safe arrival home was pub
liShed there was great enthusiasm
and admiration for him all over. the
country and George H. Daniels fan
ned the patriotic flames by scattering
over the land the Message to Gar
cia," written by Gilbert S. Hubbard.
Rowan at the time was lieutenant
in the regular army. He was ap-
pointed as a reward for this service
ieutenant-colonel of volunteers and
put in command Of the Sixth United
States volunteer infantry, an organi-
cation Of immunes recruited in Texas
and Kentucky. Since the war he has
risen in the regular army to be ma
jor. Major Rowan Is a Southerner,
a son Of Col. J. M. Rowan of the Con-
federate army. He was born in Vir-
ginia in 1860. but his family having
removed to West Virginia he was ap-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28

Washington, d. c., Oct. 21.-The
Foundation for the Promotion of In
dustrial Peace will hold an important
meeting here tomorrow 20 discuss the
framing OF bylaws and the advisa-
bility of using a portion Of the in
come of the fund as prize for es-
says on the best method for bringing
about peace in industrial pursuits.
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States Supreme Court will preside at
the meeting.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28
FIVE TIMES n R ||.| |;!||:' VI J, No =.
FURTHER CtEN|ENCY ALLOWED on ]

Five times reprleved from the
galloWs is the remarkable record of
Edward Phillips, nIgro convict Of
the State penitentiary at Mounds
vile, whose application for pardon
was rejected Wednesday morning by
Governor Glasscock, because there
was no new data in connection with
the case to warrant modification Of
the original action Of the executive
IN communting the sentence of the
negro to life imprisonment. :
Crap Game Fed to Murder.
On January 27, 1902, Edward
Phillips shot and killed John Brown
III Mcdowell county. Both were
colored men and with several other
negroes were engaged in crap
game at Keystone when a quarrel
ensued. The evidence in the case
shows that Phillips left the gambling
room and returned later, pulled
away sack from over the window
and shot Brown dead.
Phillips was indicted for the muir
der Of p, Brown and was convicted of
murder in the first degree, with no
recommendation for mercy on May
81, 1902. The date of execution
was set for August 18th of the same
year. Five reprieves were granted
by Governor A. B. White to- allow
the negro and his friends to present
the case to che board Of pardons
w. w. Brapnon. one: Of the board,
recommendld that the law be al
lowed to take it's course and P. w.
Norris, another member Of the
board, recommended that the sent
ence be COMMITTED to life iInprison-
ment -,
Sentence Is COMMITTED.
After Governor White had fully
reviewed the case he .commutcd the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28

year. He served In the west On the
frontier for some time and also vis-
tied Cuba and Central America he
fore his appointment to Chile During
the Spanish war he served in Cuba
and Porto Rico. In later years he
has served more than once. in the
Philippines.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28

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and prevent badness, except VIC are Posi-,
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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28

Chicago, Oct. 27.-With an attend.
ance representing millions Of invest
ed capital, the annual convention Of
the National Association Of Imple-
ment and Vehicle manufacturers
opened in Chicago today and will con-
tinue in session over Thursday and
Friday.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28

pointed from that state to the mill
tary academy at West Point in 1877.
He was graduated in 1891. when he
was commissioned a second ieuten-
ant in the Fifteenth infantry. He
was first lieutenant in the Ninth in
fantry in 1890 and was transferred to
the Nineteenth infantry the next
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28

Cincinnati. o., Oct. 27,---The Asso-
citation OF Collegiate Alumnae met In
annual convention in this city today
with an attendance of instr uctors
and graduates representing the lSad-
ipg women's colleges OF the country
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28

Dallas, TcX., Oct, H7.-rhe natural
resources Of Texas and the best ways
and means for their preservation
constituted the main subject Of the
discussion at the natural resources
convention whica met here today at
tne State Fair Among the dele
gates to this imp ,rtant conference,
which had been called by Commits
a!oner Il. r. Kone, Of the Texas de-
partment u agriculture, were the
members Of the Texas. conservation
commission, appointed by the COVER
nor, representatives of the forestry
service and OF the reclamation ser
vice, delegates OF the Commercial
Secretaries Association, Of the Texas
Prosperity Club ana other CONNER
ciaI, industrial and civic organiza-
tons. An interesting program had
ben prepared, which included ad-
dresses by number OF experts in
irrigation, forestry, mineralogy and
agriculture.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-28
MAJESTIC.
THEATRE OPENS IT'S DOORS
WITH HIGH GLASS AT
TRACTION.
Refined Vaudeville, and Coed Nov
ing Pictures to BE Seen for First
Time by C>lored People.

The Majestic theatre threw open
of the best vaudeville performances
it mas ever been the pleasure of
Charleston people to see. LeRoy
Bland and CiaDrcn Jones, in their
traveSty, "A Dream OF Dahomey,'
were simply ~. If sight, as one
of their enthusiastic admirers eX-
pressed it,. Dung tue forty-fiVe min
utes they are on the stage there is al
ways something worth while doing.
Their singing is good, the mOnologue
OF Jones is entertaining, and the
staging and costumes Of their finale,
"Dahomey Land,". never fails to re-
celve a full round Of merited ap-
plause.
The moving pictures put ON OF the
Majestic are tree from the ODjec~
tionable features Of most animated
pictures. They are all clear and dis
tinct, are run evenly without the
usual jumping 80 thard on the eyes
and are Of high class.
Bland and Jones will hold the
boards the remainder of the week
giving a matinee Saturday Afternoon
at 200 o'clock.
Next week, Green and Stewart
whose turn made such a hit at Gin
,cinnati that its original contract time
was doubled, are booked for Charles
ton. They have invariably created
sensation wherever they have appear
ed, and fun lovers may assure them
selves that they will get more thai
ten times the amount which will b
charged at the Majestic to hear them
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-01-16

will receive and accept bids for
working the public roads of the
different wards of Grant parish on
the second Monday in February,
1909, with the right to reject any
and all bids.
Plans aud specifications for work
ing and grading roads will be fur
nished by each member of the po-
lice jury ON said day for his wa I'd.
The successful bidder for any
ward shall collect the per car ita
aud vehicle tax due in said ward,
and shall give bond with solvent
surity to be approved by the p ,lice
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collections and distributions, to the
police jury member of his ward,
such funds to be credited to the
ward road fund when turned in.
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, Sec
onded by Mr.. Clinton, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Be it resolved. That two hun
dred dollars, or as much thereof as
may be necessary, be and the same
is hereby appropriated to build a
bridge over Bear Greek in ward 5.
Be it further resolved, That
Messrs. A. III. Barrett, I. A. Banks
ton and C. Bass he and they are
hereby empowered to advertise for
bids and to let the contract for
building the said bridge, to accept
the same when completed rs per
contract, and with the usual pow
ers iu the premises.
On motion, the name OF Oelimina
Dupre was stricken from the pau
per list.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, duly
seconded and carried, l.. Dow
WurdIow was made agent for Aaron
Nash, pauper, vice j. f. Drewett,
and H. Nj. Brock was made agent
for Fannie Wilson, vice j. F. Drew
EFT. !.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, sec
onded by Mr.. Bradford, the police
jury went into committee work,
and on resuming its session as a
body, the following reports of com
mittees were received, read and
adopted.
Colfax, La, Jan. 5, 1908.
To the Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury OF
Grant Perish:
We, your committee on CLANS.
beg leave to hand in this our re-
port. Wehave examined all claims
presented and have handed same
to the clerk, and we respectfully
recommend the payment of approx
ed claims and of all salaries and
benefits due at the end of the quar-
ter just passed.
JOHN CLINTON,
G.. G. PURyIs,
F. P. BULLITT.
And the following report of the
committee on finance.
Colfax, La, Jan. 5, 1909.
We, Your committee on finance,
beg to submit this report. We
have examined the books and find
same correct, with a balance at
the close of the quarter, to Jan. /,
1909, $500 to the credit of the
parish. We ask you to give the
treasurer a quietus for the same.
l.. NJ. FUTRELL,
NJ. H. NUGENT,
j. A. BRADFORD.
On motion, duly seconded and
carried, the following were taken
from the pauper list: Eliza Bull
lock, Tulsa Alexander.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, Sec
onded by Mr.. Nugent, the police
Jury passed the following resolu-
ton:
j Resolved, That the police jury
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VOL. XXXII.
Official Proceedings of the Police
Jury of Grant Parish.


Colfax, La, Jan. 4, 1909.
The police jury met this day. all
members present, with President
j. w. Duncan i'm the chair.
Minutes of the previous meet
ing read, corrected and approved.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, warrant for Sl4922S was
drawn in favor of Mr.. E. s. Muir
rell in settlement of ASSESSOR COM
mission for the year 1908.
Moved by Mr.. Clinton, seconded
BY Mr.. Nugent, and adopted, That
the Parish Board of Health be and
is hereby permitted to meet, when
the occasions requires, at any other
point in the parish, in addition to
lis meetings at CoIfax, all members
to be notified of such meeting by
the president of the board.
u
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the following bills were
ordered paid: r. NJ. G. Duncan,
1926 for horses killed, and Il. 8.
Murrell, Sl4S0 supervisor of cleo
ton.
Clerk of Court j. j. O'Quinn
handed In certificate showing the
collection during the year l9Oo by
the clerk of l91 poll taxes. same
being deducted from parish scrip
issued.
The report of Bank of Colfax,
fiscal agent, was received, and on
motion duly seconded and carried
it was ordered that warrant tor
$5O7S.2l plus 1887 interest be
drawn in favor of the bank to
cover overdraft or loan, aud on
same motion warrant for $54.79 IN
favor of Bank drawn to pay for
services of DIR. Withers in the
CHAMBERS cases, in the matter OF 4.
nj. G. Duncan's horses.
The police jury adjourned until
tomorrow, giving up its room to
the Parish Board of Health for a
session of said body.
January 5, 1909.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, Sec
onded by Mr.. Clinton, the Grant
Land g. Lumber Go. be and is here.
by ordered to remove the dam
across Bear Greek 50 as to permit
the free passage of the water az
obtaie4,d previous to the making Of
the dam.
W. Z. Roberts, attorney, repre-
senting Mrs. Cora =. 2. Calhoun
offered to grant the parish OF Grant
right of way sixty feet wide FOL
500 over her laud from the east
err limits of the town of Colfax te
the eastern limits of her lands
said right of way or road to be
along the road at present used as
a roadway and being the 81 feel
on each side of the center line o1
said roadway.
On motion of Mr.. Nugent, sec
onded by Mr.. Futrsll, the offel
was accepted, and J. W. Duncan
president, was authorized to sJgl
contract with Mrs. Calhoun TO
said road. On which motion tn
yeas and nays being called, tn
vote stood as follows: Yeas, Brad
ford, Clinton, Futrell, Nugen'
Purvis, Duncan. Nays, none
Absent, Mr.. Bullitt
Gu motion of Mr.. Parvis, sec
onded by Mr.. Bradford, it was re
solved to defer ordering electio
in school district 81 until Apr
meeting, so as to give time for tn
registration of voters.
Mr.. r. s. Cameron, newly az
polluted registrar of voters TO
Grant parish. appeared before tn
police jury. aud after discussion G
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interested.
G The births, weddings, deaths OF
the people you know.
@ The social affairs of our own and
surrounding towns.
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NY VIC pdi ioh, tHC PO'tSC JUL oHoA-
ed and Mr.. Cameron accepted. I'M
til the next census. 1926 per>an-
nun. to be paid quarterly, $8l.25
per quarter.
On motion also, the President of
the police jury was authorized to
reimburse Mr.. Cameron for the
expenses of the blanks necessary
for his Office.
On motion Of Mr.. Puryis, sec
oneled by MIR. Clinton, and carried,
the petition of citizens to change
the Colfax and Montgomery river
road 81 as to leave the present road
at jeff CaIhonn's saw mill site and
follow old public road thence to
intersect Montgomery hill road at
second mile post be and Is hereby
granted, and it was further order
ed, on motion, that the Colfax and
Montgomery bill road be and is
hereby reestablished from Letania
branch to Colfax and Verda road.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, sec
onded by Mr.. Clinton, the report
of the reviewers and freeholders
appointed BY the police jury at a
former session to review and mark
out, according to law, a public
road from near b. l.. Terrel's and
w. M. Bowen's to VIM parish,
be aud the same is hereby accept
ed, and the said road as 50 marked
out be aud is now declared a pub
lie road, and onsaid motion it was
further ordered that the affidavit
of the freoholders together with
their report be inscribed on the
minutes of this body. Said affi-
davi. and report being as follows
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
Parish of Grant
We, G. l.. Garrett, j. S. Brister,
D. H. Wallace, w. M. Bowen, H.
A. McManus, and B. L. Terrell,
each do soIemnly swear that we
each will we'll and truly view and
mark out a public road from near
B. L. TerreIl's to VIM parish line
to the greatest advantage rs to To-
cality for a good road, with due
consideration as to distance, with.
out favor or affection, malice OF
hatrid. to the very best of our skill
and ability, SO help me God.
G. l.. GARRETT,
j. s. BRIsTER,
i d. H. WALLACE,
i w. M. Bowen,
II h. A. MCMANUS,
B. L. TERRELL.
j Sworn to and subscribed before
me at my notarial Office in Verda
La, on this the 25th day of Aug
ust A. d. 1908.
Il E. S. MURRELL,
!; Notary Public.
Verda, La, Oct. IL, 1908.
To the Clerk of the Police Jury d
Grant Parish, louisiana:
We, the undersigned reviewers
appointed by the police jury O
! Grant parish to mark out public
r road from or near the end of w
) NJ. Bowen's lane, have, after post
: log notices for 30 days in thre'
: public places, near said road, ant
no damages having been claimed
!. marked ont said road. Beginning
at B. l.. Terrell's only short dis
: lance from end of w. M. Bowen
: lane, run via H. A. McManus, j. {
n Brister and to VIM parish lin'
i making the road about one an
9 one quarter miles in length.
Respectfully,
: G. L. GARRETT,
r H. A. McMANUs,
e B. l.. TERRELL,
ri u. n. WALLACE.
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jury in the sum of Eve hundred
dollars for the faithful perform
ance of the work under the con-
tract and the delivery of all funds
collected by him.
The following is list of the
claims handed in by the committee
on claims and ordered paid, on
motion of the chairman of said
committee.
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On motion Of Mr.. Clinton, Sec
onded by Mr.. Futrell, the report
of overseer. Mr.. ]. E. Wallace.
was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. Purvis, Sec
onded by Mr.. Nugent, and adopted,
it was resolved,
That all road overseers in the
parish are hereby ordered to turn
over all road funds, together with
an itemized statement thereof Of
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I ontln e. on eighth page.
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G.. L. GARRETT,
II. A. MCMANUs,
B. L. TERRELL,
ID. n. WALLACE,
j. S. BRIsTER,
w. Nj. Bowen.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-03-03
HEAD OF A SECRET SQUAD.
Believes Work Against BLACK Hand to
Be Effective Must Begin II Southern
ltaly-Now Has Facilities to Put In
to Practice His Theory

Joseph Petrosino, the Italian detec-
tive lieutenant Of New York city, who
has been placed In charge of Mulberry
streets new secret service squad, has
been New York policeman twenty-six
years and on duty as detective for
about half Of that time
AS matter Of fact, he has been do
ing for several years the same sort of
work that the secret squad has been
organized to do under his supervision,
so the real difference will not be so
much in kind as in extent. With the
outside fund which group Of private
citizens have placed at the disposal of
Commissioner Bingham for this secret
work, PetrOsino will have much more
latitude to work effectively In Kidding
New York city Of the Italians who per-
petrate the Blank Hand variety Of
blackmailing crime with bomb accom-
paniment.
Petrosino recently went to Italy to
arrange some cooperative plan with
the Sicilian authorities by which it
may be made more difficult for Grim
inals of this type to come to New York
and easier to catch them should they
manage to get into the United States.
The immigration department OF the
United States will also help Mulberry
street in the process of determination.
But it Is in Italy, according to Petro-
sino, that the real work must be done
to cut off this undesirable class of i'm
migration. From his experience, he
would require a passport from every
man coming from Italy Then, with the
police records spread on the passport
i'll each case, it would be comparatively
easy to select those worthy of depor-
tation. The police there. he thinks,
would give these records carefully.
The projects of Palermo, for exam
pie, have an almost absolute power
over the criminal classes. IL they get
together lot of. say, 100 or 200 and
take them before magistrate the pre-
fect's mere word that they are danger
GUS or criminal is sufficient. The lot
are promptly sent to penal colony
on an island near by, where they turn
Ani iueAo III lAcA Country GOOD.
There is no real Black Hand organ
ization for kidnapping and blackmailin9. >,
said Petrosino recently. Such operations
are conducted by small gangs, usually Of
three or four, who prey on the fears of
their countrymen. Their work too Ia
made more easy by the considerable pub
Hcfty given to such cases. The cafes In
the Italian districts-little places where
cohee and candy are sold and where men
| sit around Ill day playing cards-are
among the danger spots.
There the men get together and plan
their 0utrase8. There. too. many of the
domestic quarrels begin which end in
murder, Y !. probable that .tisA- - =.