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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
MOTIVE FOR
CRIME Of REV.
CARMICHAEL
OFFICIALS DO NOT BELIEVE THE
THEORY OF INSANITY ADVANC-
ED, BUT SAY THERE WAS A
DEEP MOTIVE.
Nv AssacIated prssa

Carthage, Ill, Jan. 12.-When pO'
lice officials, attracted to the place by
the suicide of tle Rev. john Haviland
Carmichael, seif-confessed slayer OF
Gideon Browning at Rattle Run,
Mich, have fully satisfied themselves
last act of the tragedy, it is expected
that inquiry will turn to d possible
motive for the initial crime.
II is a curious fact that dispatches
from Michigan reveal an unwilling
ness on the part of officials and 9th
ers 10 accept the theory of Carmich-
aeFs insanity as evolved from his
strange confession One of the first
to voice this skepticism was Prosecut-
or Brown, of Adair, Mich, wlO reject
ed the idea that Browning had used
hypnotic influence.
i shall always believe" said Mr..
Brown, that there was a deep motive
behind the crime"
Similarly Under Sheriff Petit of
Port Huron, asserts his belief that
CarmichaeTs last letter was not in
tended for a death bed confession, but
was written with the idea that he
would be brought back to stand trial.
Internal evidence, also, it is said,
points to the suspicion that the
preacher deliberately made false
statements. As an example, it is in
Dictated that he must have known,
while writing of a wedding ceremony
for Browning that the latter had d
wife, a fact we'll known in the COM
mUnity. Inability to verify other
points in the confession also deepens
tie suspicion.
Sheriff Wegenseil, who started for
Carthage as soon as the fact of the
suicide became known and is today
taking the lead in the investigation,
was convinced that there was wOm-
an in the case and expressed regret
that Carmichael could not have been
taken home alive.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
COMMISSION
ORDERS DEPOT
The A. & St. A. Must erect
One at Once at Camp
Bolton.

Before the railroad commissioners
OF the state of Florida, Order No. zoo.
In the matter of the erection of a
freight and passenger depot at Camp
bellton, station on the Atlanta &
Saint Andrews Bay Railway in this
state.
This matter came on for hearing
on Thursday, January z. 1909, at Tai
lahassee pursuant to due notice in
writing, dated December Is, 1893, to
the Atlanta G. St. Andrews Bay Rail
way company which at said hearing
appeared by Mr.. w. R. BeupTie, its
general manager, and was duly heard.
And therefore we, the railroad COM
mlSsloners of the state of Florida, be-
inG fully advised in the premises. do
find and adjUdge' that the erection of
freight and passenger depot at
CampbelltOn, as hereinafter prescTib-
ed. is necessary for the convenient
and prompt handling, transportation
and delivery of freight, and for the
safety and convenience of passengers,
over the line of the said railway to
ana from CampbeHtOn from and to
other points in this state
We do therefore order that the said
Atlanta & st. Andrews Bay Railway
company, a railroad company trans
porting freight and passengers be-
tween points in this state shall on or
before April z, 1909, erect and COM
pietely finish at Campbellton, a sta
ton on its railway in this state,
freight and passenger depot of the fol
lowing specifications:
Two waiting rooms, one for white
ana one for cOloTed passengers, each
10 be u feet by Is feet, with an
agents office s feet by not less t1an
2t feet; a freight room "a feet by
IS feet, and a covered platform 20
feet by "a feet: and there shah be two
outside private closets for each race,
one for men and the other for wom-
en-, with the privacy of the sexes and
separation of races sufficiently guard
ed. And approaches Tor passengers
ana teams TO the track shall be made
safe and accessible.
Ordered by us, in open session, at
cur Office in the City of Tallahassee
this 9TH day of January. 4. D., 1909.
r. HUDSON BURR, Chmn.
Attest: S. r. COBB, Secretary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13

temperament. He wishes mis- term as
president to end, with a dashing cpl
sode, sunbuTst of glory, a romantic
climax which shall excite the dramatic
attention Of the whole world and draw
upon him the admiration of the
earth's inhabitants.
The final orders for the grooming
and cOaling of the racers will be re
ceived at Negro Bay, on the north
gin the minute the participants shall
have passed through the pillars OF
Hercules at the Gate
All the war ships will rendezvous
at Negro Bay, Morocco, on Feb. and
reassemble at Gibraltar on Feb. 8.
They are due at Hampton Roads on
Feb. %.
Among the contestants in this ocean
free-fOT-all will be the Connecticut,
flagship; Kansas. Vermont. Mime
sofa, Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey,
Rhode Island, Louisiana. Virginia.
Missouri, Ohio. Wisconsin. Illinois.
Kearsarge and Kentucky.
The Illinois surprised some people
when she came out, although she is
now rated as only a 17-kuot ship,
while the Connecticut, Georgia. Louis
lana, Minnesota, Nebraska. New Jer-
rated as 19-knot ships.
Never before in the worlds history
will such an array of majestic floating
forts have been arraycd one against
another for speed supremacy
Fuel the Mainstay.
Great SOlicitude is shown at Wash
ingtOn over the quantity of the fuel.
The furnaces will be chOked with
fuei, supplied as fast as stokers can
gorge with safety the yawning maws
beneath the boilers.
Crews, fired with pride and conf
dence in their vessels, will bet their
last dollar on the issue.
A twelve or thirteen day trip from
the Straits of Gibraltar to Hampton
Roads Sat clip of at least between
10 and IL knots is expected.
Wise ones look for the real race 10
be between the sister ships Conuectf-
cut, built at the New York navy ward,
with an official record on a four-hOur
test of 1878 knots an hour, and the,
Louisiana, built at the Newport News
Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Compa-
ny 5 yards. with an official record I'M
der the same conditions OF 1S.e23
knots.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
When ExpIosivs. Exnloas.

A popular notion that explosives will
go off, by any simple method is
wrong Many OF the most powerful
explosives imaginable may be kicked
about, may be set on fire OF may be
shot out of a gun, and unless the prop
er agency for exploding them is en-
ployed they will not go off, and will
do no damage. The reason for this
may be explained by an illustration
Consider a grateful of coaL There Is
there enough OF what we may call ex-
plOsive energy TO throw a 1000 pound
weight through & foot of solid steel
If only it could be liberated. But there
can be no explosion without oxygen,
and the coal in the crate will not burn
faster than the supply Of oxygen in the
air which reaches il viii permit. IL
the coal could be furnished all at once
with enough air to cause its complete
burning, IL would explode with as great
violence as il IT were SO much dyna-
mite.-St. Nicholas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
WILL EXPLAIN
FOOT DISEASES
AMONG CATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
TO ISSUE A BULLETIN IN A FEW
DAYS SHOWING ORIGIN OF THE
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE depart
ment of agriculture will issue bull
letin shortly explaining the origin,
Development and partial extinction of
the foot and mouth disease among
cattle, sheep, hogs and even human
beings. DR.. AlonZo Melvin, chief OF
the bureau of animal industry. has
informed the house committee on ag-
ricUltUTe that the disease is very
dangerous if introduced into the hu-
man system by means of vaccination.
while Secretary Wilson stated that
the disease when developed in human
subjects by the eating of diseased
beasts is easily cured, but is very
veXatious.
In cattle the disease first manifests
itself by very high fever and chiIIs.
The next symptoms are veSicles or
biiSters which form in the mouth. on
the lips. tongue. and also in between
the claws of the feet. There is plucn
slobbering at the mouth, extreme
suffering at that period, but aftcE the
yesicles break and ulcers form the
temperature subsidies and the animal
begins to recover The mortality of
cattle is described as being as high as
90 per cent. in severe cases, although
ordinarily the fatality does not ex-
coed four or five per cent.
In stamping out the disease the
government has slaughtered about
200 cattle, 300 to 400 sheep, and from
LOO to 1900 hogs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
II Would Platter Man.

Few men have deserved and few
have won higher praise in an epitaph
than the following. which was written
by Lord Byron on the tomb OF his dead
Newfoundland:
Near this spot are deposited the re-
mains OF one who possessed beauty
without vanity, strength without inso-
lence, courage without ferocity and all
the virtues OF man without his vices
This praise, which would be unmean-
ing fattery il inscribed over human
ashes. Is but just tribute to the mem
CRY Of Boatswain. dog. who was born
at Newfoundland May 3, 1903. and died
at Newstead abbey Nov. IS, 1905"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
THE VIOLATION
OF CAME LAWS
County Attorney Morgan
Offers His Services For
Prosecuting.

Commissioner Davis called the
beard of county commissioners atten-
ton last night to the need Of the
state solicitor prosecuting persons
who were brought before the justices
of the peace charged with violation
of the game laws.
The board informed him that it was
the duty of the coAnty solicitor to
prosecute all, persons charged with
this offense.
County Attorney George 7. Morgan,
who said he was DESTROYS of seeing
the game laws enforced. volunteered
hls services in such cases whenever
called upon.
Il is the desire of the board that
an attorney be present at preliminary
hearings in such cases.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
She Conquered the Germans.

In the Franco German war the
French hospital at Vendome was in
charge of Nine. Coralie Cahen, one of
the most noted nurses OF the time.
There, aided by two nurses and seven
Christian Sisters OF Mercy. she re-
ceiVed thousands of French and Ger
man soldiers. When the PrusSisns oc-
cupied Vendome they wished to hold
the hospital and plant on it the Ger
man flag But, warned OF the enemy's
intentions. Nine Cahen early one Jan
uary morning visited the Prussian gen
eraI, who, surrounded by his staff, was
about to seize the building.
"Sir." she exclaimed, I'VE have re-
ceived your wounded and nursed them
as though they were our own. We will
continue to do so. but we will remain
in a French hospital. We will not have
it converted into German hospital"
Madame" was the reply, Eve are
masters"
''In the town IL may be; here, no!'
was the answer. I'VE are protected by
the Red Cross and the French flag.
You have no right to touch either the
one or the other'
She conquered, and from that day
the utmost admiration was openly
svinced for her by the Germans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13

At the commencement of last year,
while former Gov. Fleming was in
comparative good health, DR.. Joseph
Y Porter, state health officer, wrote
and published in Health Notes a trib-
ute expressing his appreciation of the
grand work Gov. Fleming had done in
Florida during his administration. The
article is as follows:
Gratitude for the Living.
Let US not forget. that if honor be
for the dead, gratitude can only be
for the living. He who has once
stood beside the grave to look upon
the cOmpanionship which has been
forever closed, feeling how impOtent
II is In the wild love or the keen
sorrow, to give one instant's pleasure
TO the pulseless heart or a tone in the
lowest measure to the departed spirit
for the hour of unkindness, will
scarcely for the future incur that debt
TO the heart which can only be dis
charged to the dust. But the lesson
do not learn as nations. Again and
again they have seen their nobIest de
Scend into the grave, and have thought
it enough to garland the tombstone
when they had not crowned the brow,
and TO pay honor to the ashes which
they have denied to the spirit Let it
not displease them that they are bid
den. amid the tumuIt and dazzle of
their busy life. to listen for the few
voices and watch for the few lamps
which God has trimmed and lighted,
to charm and to guide them, that they
may not learn their sweetness by
their silence nor their light by their
decay"
And lest we Floridians fail to re-
member this admonition and warning of
Ruskin, ere it is too late. the Notes
bids the citizens of this state to honor
those now living who, by deeds of
valor on battIefields. in the forum, in
scientific attachments, in letters. or in
the quieter walks of life. have ac-
quired honor and distinction among
her citizenship, and have reflected
credit upon the state which gave them
birth. Among all of those who thus
stand prominently in the limelight for
public approval, for honesty, upright
ness in character, and courage-and
Florida delights to number a host OF
that class still Iving-there is one
Yet with us, thank God, who. as a sol
der, private citizen, and ruler of the
people, has always exhibited a fervor
of spirit, purity of character, and
frankneSS in ali dealings with his fell
low men. Francis Phillip Fleming.
when elected governor of Florida in
1888, appreciated at once the serious
ness of the situation which confront
ed him, in an almost paralyZed busi-
ness condition of the state from the
devastating and demoralizing epidemic
Of yellow fever of the previous sum-
meT, and. realizing the responsibility
of the high office TO which the peo-
pie of Florida had elected him, he i'm
mediately sought to put into operation
measures which would secure the pro
visions of an article of the constitu-
ton which the people themselves had
enacted three years before, to pre-
serve their health and to protect, as
we'll, their commercial interests. Ar
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
BULLET NEAR
HEART BUT He
STILL LIVES
STRANGE CASE OF ROBERT os-
BORNE billiard OF ENGLAND,
WHO WAS FOUND IN CENTRAL
PARK, NEW YORK.
D., AasoeLatad 20.

New York, Jan. 12-NOthWIth Stdnd-
ing a bullet wound through his body
a. point two inches above his heart,
is was said at Roosevelt hospital ear
" today that Robert Osborne billiard,
the EugIishman who was found lying
in Central park last night, his white
shirt front stained with blood, would
probably recover. Although billiard
said that he had been attacked and
shot by a robber, the police are in
clined to believe the case is one or
attempted suicide. The revolver was
found near the scene of the shooting
with one chamber empty. 1t mad been
discharged at such close range that IL
had ignited the wounded mans cloth
ing. AS the police examined letters
and newspaper clippings found on Hill
liard's person it was learned that he
hsd been a guest OF the Duke of New
castle at Hot Springs, Ark, and also
at New Orleans. One letter was a
notice from the office of J, PieTpont
Morgan & Co, notifying Hillard that
there were twenty pounds sterling at
that office to his credit received from
the London agents of the firm of
CoUtts & Co.
Hillard, who is reputed to be
wealthy is well known at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, from where he set out
last evening in evening attire, appar-
emily in good spirits He is known to
he interested in mining in the west,
and il is said he has an office in
Denver. His age is - years and his
appearance distinguished. During
the excitement incident to the finding
o the PROSTATE form the wounded
mans name was given out as billiard
but his papers showed billiard TO be
correct
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
NEGRO OBTAINS WRIT.

Collins. Miss. Jan. 12--Seeking to
restrain the carrying out of a IegiS-
latiye act which provides for the es-
Establishment and support of aSTicultu-
raj schools for the education of
white youths" in Mississippi on the
ground that it violates the fourteenth
amendment 10 the federal constitu-
ton, Robert Gains, a negro. secured a
temporary writ of injunction before
Judge Billiard here late yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
WILL WALK AROUND WORLD.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Prof Alfred Ba-
tall. representing Italy, Adolph
Schneider, representing Germany.
and Albert WilCkes of America. three
of the four men who have undertaken
to walk around the world IN FIVE years
have reached Chicago. The fourth
man, SHviO OFtonas of Paris, is trav-
cling by the southern route and will
join the party in San Francisco. The
men left New York City on October
=. They are to travel on foot at least
% 600 miles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
WILL INVITE PRESIDENT oIAz.

Dia1 of Mexico will within a few DAYS
DE- presented with an invitation from
the president of the United States
to have his government represented
In the proposed conservation congress
os North America mere IN February
Is.
Clifford PinchOt. chairman of the ma
Tional conservation conference. left
here today for the Mexican capital
to present the invitation. He has lust
returned from a similar mission to
Canada.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN.

Chicago, jan I2.-8Iiss Valentine
Smith, city archivest, has launched
her first bolt in battle for special
existence with the Chicago historical
society. She is the woman, who. sim
gle handed appointed herself TO her
present position and then battIed her
way itno a $4,000 city job and an Of
flee in the city hail When she was
appointed there was no burning need
or a city archivest and the regular
historical society did all il cousd "a
prevent the creation Of the office
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
MANY HORSES BURNED.

Colorado Springs, Jan. 1.-Two
carloads of horses, collected for ship
ment TO Texas points, were burned
last night at a fire in a livery barn.
in Colorado CITY The flames, which
arc still unchecked, communicated 70
other buildings. The fire is believed
10 have been Of incendiaFy origin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
BY Our Formula

We produce In Hoods SarsaPaFiIlS
a raedicIne that has an unap-
preached record Of cures of
Scroiula, eczema, eTuptiOns, catarrh,
rheumatism, anemia, nervousness, that
tired feeling, loss of appetite, etc.
The combination and proportions of
the more than twenty different remedial
agents contained in Hoods Sarsaparilla
are known only TO ourselves, so there
can be no substitute.
Ihls medicine makes healthy and
strong the Little Soldiers in your
nlood,-these corpuscles that fight the
disease germs constantly attacking you.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
THIRTY O'PossUMs FOR TAFT

Atlanta. Ga Jan I2-Thirty pos
sums have been received from Judge
Frank Park, of Worth county. for the
Taft banquet here Friday night Be
sides sending the thirty 'possums.
Judge Park also sent three cooks to
assist in the preparation of the pos
sum-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
MAY PURCHASE CLUBHOUSE.

Saratoga, y. Y, Jan. 12.-Richard
Csnfield's famous club house here
Iuay be purchased by a committee to
be used as a public casino. The prop
C-ty as il stands, represents an in
vestment of about $500, goo. 1t has
been closed for two years as a result
OF the law passed by the village regu-
lating gambling.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
RECEPTION BY MRS. ROOSEVELT

Washington, Jan. 12--The White
House will be the scene next Friday
evening of reception and dance
given by Mrs. Roosevelt. On the fol-
lowing Friday evening the President
and Mrs Roosevelt viii give a small
dlnner which viii be followed by the
third or the receptions with dancing
which Mrs. Roosevelt is having this
season instead of her usual series of
musicales
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
MnmRn's Rnasnninn.

Husband arriving with his wife at
the Azcarraga station just as the train
steamed outp-There! II you hadn't
taken such q fearful time dressing we
shouldn't have lost that train Wife
And if you hadn't hurried me so all the
way here we shouldn't have such
long time to wait for the next one
Philippines Gossip.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
PREPARING FOR TAFT.

New Orleans. Jan. 12-ElebarOate
preparations for the reception and en-
teTtainment of President elect Taft on
the occasion of his visit to the 18TH
mus early next month are being made
by the canal zOneOfnciaIs according
passengers arriving from Colon late
VeSte TdaV
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
At Home

He was perfectly at home at the
banquet"
why. he didn't have word to say"
well. that's being perfectly at home
for him. "-Houston Post
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CoIdest of Year

Kansas City, Jan. 12.-After a fall
OF snow extending over the entire
states of Missouri and Kansas and
covering over three-fourths of Okla
homa, the temperature was the low
est of the year. Topeka. nas., re-
ported 10 below zero and Fort Smith,
Ark, below. A precipitation of ten
inches was reported at Springfield,
Mo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
GLASS WORKER ARRESTED.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 12.-R. Caldwell
Smith, glass worker, was arrested
her last night on suspicion of COM
plicity in the killing of William L.
Buck, who was found dead near his
home here Saturday night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-13
COLD WEATHER
EXPERIENCEpAT
MANY POINTS
SNOW AND SLEET IN DISTRICT
SOUTH OF LAKE REGION-16
BELOW AT OMAHA, AND 12
ABOVE AT WACO YESTERDAY.
BY Associated Press.

Louisville, Ky. Jan. 1.-THE CEN
trail and southwestern states today
experienced the first genuine cold
weather of the winter, with the pros
poets of still lower temperatures to-
night. Sleet or snow has fallen gen
orally over the district south of the
lake region, in the Mississippi valley
and the southwest. The temperature
is at the freezing point as far south
as Galveston and ranges from s TO X
degrees above in northern Texas and
Arkansas Snow continues in the
upper Ohio valley and parts of the
Appalachian region, while rain is re-
ported from eastern Tennessee. The
cold wave has not yet reached the
eastern gulf states, although it is
threatened tonight.
In louisville rain and SIeet of yes
terday afternoon turned TO snow that
fell nearly all night and was blown
into drifts by a biting north wind.
The coat of sleet on the streets gave
untold Inconvenience and was the
cause of many minor accidents to
street cars and carriages, but nobody
was dangerously hurt. Telephone
service was somewhat hampeTed dur
ing the night and early morning
hours, the street car service was sus-
pended on several lines for an hour
or more, despite the fact that snow
plows were run all 10 night Trains
from every direction were late. From
st. Louis and the west the morning
trains arrived four hours late; there
was a delay of from / 1-2 to 2 hours
in the Chicago service and trains
from the south were marked up as 2
hours hchiDd fImn
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Continued From First Pagel
county has no legal right to appropri-
ate the money. but it has been the
usual custom of former boards to do
SO"
The opinion of the county attorney
caused Chairman Oerting and Com
missiOners Brown and McQuarTie to
saE that if the board does not pay
the bill for this advertising they viii
endeaVOr to raise the 5000 by public
subscription.
Mrs. Henry was informed by the
chairman that the contract for adver-
tising the county had been closed
with her and she left the meeting
with a contract signed by the chair
man.
Laxity in Collections.
In a communication County Tax
Collector ]. S. Roberts informed the
board that he was led to believe that
there was laxity in the collection of
state and county licenses. He asked
that some person be named to see
that the law was complied with in the
matter. His communication was re-
fcrred to Sheriff Van Pelt
Commissioner Brown was named by
the board to make two inspections
each week of the new bridge which
is TO be built over Bayou Chico.
\ special meeting will be called in
a few days to decide which carnival
society shall have use of the armory
hell on the night of February 23.
Chairman OeTting presided and
Commissioners Brown, McQuarrie,
Davis and Steward were present