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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
New Company Incorporated.

The Logan Concrete and Engineer.
ing Company filed its articles Of In.
corporation, and their charter with
the county clerk at Jacksonville, Fla.
This company has capital stock Of
$4,000, and will do all kinds of con.
struction work, such as the building
of concrete houses, buildings. ware.
houses, docks, bridges, roads and fac.
tories. This is the youngest concern
Of the kind in that city, ant the men
who are behind it are representative
business men, who have been tested
by experience, and who will make it
paying business. Many skilled
workmen will be employed by the
new concern.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Hiehwaymen Sentenced.

Prompt and efficient work on the
part of the police and vigorous action
on the parts Of the trial court, I. O.,
the criminal court Of record, Judge
H. c. Gordon presiding, resulted in
two highwaymen being arrested,
tried, convicted and sentenced In less
than two weeks time. The cases in
question were those of Rudolph
Drury and H. e. (Heartbreaker) Ian.
caster, two white men, who were
sentenced to ten years each In the
penitentiary in the tribunal in ques.
ton. Drury and Lancaster were &C.
cused of waylaying and robbing John
E. Byington, division foreman on
the Atlantic Coast Line, on the night
Of September 2S. They beat their
man to insensibllity, robbed him OF
approximately 5000 and his gold
watch.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
UNCLE SANS CASH.
Government Receipts Exceed DIS
bursements by Tidy Sum.

bursements by Tidy Sum.
Uncle Sam balanced his books and
counted his cash for September and
found that for tie fi"@' ~, .' ne
present fiscal year began on July 1
the government has taken in mora
money in a month than it has been
obliged to pay out.
The cash drawer showed balance
Of s1,46O, sos over all disbursements
II the payments on the Panama canal
work and the public debt could be
excluded the surplus would be s3,456'
572.
There was a deficit of nearly
81 900, 900 for the corresponding
month last year. To date the total
deficit for the fiscal year is $780,
06O, as against -0"' 0snond'n" total
deficit Of 1872 1925 last year at this
time.
The favnra' 10 eNov''7~ 20" ~ nt
,ributed to larger receipts and small
err expenditures. Total receipts for
the month we're s55,9S3,57S and dis
bursements s52,527,OO The expendi
lures were a good $6,OOO,OOO less than
on August l and the receipt" were
around 100000 greater. There
we're sharp advances in customs re
ceipts bringing the revenue collected
from that source alone this year more
than $S1,000,000.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

The tall hat. variously called "chim-
ney pot" "stovepipe," cylinder" and
what not, became fashionable in Paris
in 1870, soon after the death of Frank
lin, in whose honor 1t was known as
"chapeau Franklin" In spite Of num-
berless changes Of style, 1t has main
tanned its ground ever since, unexpect-
ed as such result would have seemed
at its first introduction. For Il time
this style of hat was considered revolu-
tionary in Germany and Russia. Any
one wearing cylinder" was liable to
punishment. but the evil reputation
soon passed away. and the tall, stiff
hat, the ugliest head covering that was
ever worn and the most ridiculed, out
lives all other styles.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

Editor c. v. S. Wilson, Of the Sara.
sofa Times, father of the editor of the
Fort Pierce Tribune, passed quietly
away at his home in Sarasota, We'd
nesday night, October 5. Cornelius
Van Santvoord Wilson was born at
Mohawk, Schenectady county, New
York, July 10, 1887. Mr.. Wilson
moved to Florida in 1885, engaging in
the newspaper business, first at Long.
wood, Orange county, later removing
to Bradentown, then to Manatee,
where for twelve years he edited the
Manatee County Advocate; and for
the past eleven years he has been the
editor and proprietor of the Sarasota
Times. In point Of continuous serv.
ice, Editor Wilson was easily the
nestor Vi the Florida press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
RESTAURANTS.
They Really Had Their Origin In IN,
First French Revolution.

bUoy hVe"y ''eS 'he" S'l9In IN thu
First French Revolution.
The restaurant of the present tims
had its origin in the first French FEN
luton, toward the close Of the eigbt.
eenth century. And the reputation Of
the French for good cookery and the
delicacy Of taste in eating as well as
In producing toothsome dishes and
morsels dates practically from the
same time.
That revolution meant ruin to many
noble families, and their downfall
meant ruin also for their chefs 50
some of the latter hit upon the Idea
of'opening houses where daintes pre-.
pared by their skilled hands could be
obtained. If the experiment succeed.
ed the chefs would be as well Of as
when in service. The idea was pleas.
ing to the public, the restaurants did
a large business, and the proprietor
had no reason to regret the revolutr
from a monetary point Of view.
Then 1t occurred to Others thata
people might appreciate being eduat
ed up to this fine cookery, and maIy
books on the culinary art were pub
lished and sold well. One of the most
noted of these was 1.-THE Gourman Al,
manack," which appeared in l70S,
Restaurant really means restoring
and was applied to these places be
cause you went there to have some
thing to revive or restore your failing
strength,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Florida Vets Reunion.

The Florida Confederate Veterans
will meet In State reunion at Barlow
on October 18th and Goth. The Of
ficers in charge think that there will
be between three and four hundred
veterans and their families in attend
ance. The citizens of the city are
making special efforts to show the old
soldiers good time when they assem-
BILE, and assurance has been given the
old warriors that if, when they meet
tn hotels are too small to accommo
date the crowd, the citizens of the city
will be glad to accommodate all who
cannot find rooms at the hotels.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
| Miners ENTOMBED
| BY AN EXPLOSION
StarkViI|e, COIO., Is Scene of
Disastrous Occurrence.
BELIEVED MEN ARE DEAD

Rescue Parties Were Driven Back by
Deadly Black Damp, Which Filled
the Mine After the ExpIosIon--Ma.
Jorlty Of the Entombed Men are
Foreigners.
y Entombed by an explosion in the
Starl-ville mine OF the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company, at least So men
were the objects of heroic Efforts OF
rescuers, who worked Throughout:
Sunday trying to penetrate the black
depths Of the mine in the hope that
some and probably all of the impris-
oned miners might be rescued alive.
The presence Of black damp, which
almost always follows in the wake OF
coal mine explosions, made the work
OF rescuers extremely hazardous and
time and again members Of parties
were overcome, necessitating return.
ing to open air. IN order that their
lives could be saved.
A touching feature of the rescue
work was the self-sacrifce and devo-
ton to duty of James Wilson, super.
intendent of the Starkville mine, who
left sick bed to lead the men who
bravely volunteered to face the dead
ly black damp that their entrapped
comrades should be rescued dead or
alive.
Superintendent Wilson finally sue.
cumbed to the exertion which taxed
his weakened strength. and almost
overcome by the insiduous gases was
forced to give up and take to his bed
again
According to a statement given out
officially by the coroner, there are
known to be in the mine twenty-eight
Poles, three Russians, ten Americans,
four Mexicans and one Servlan.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
GALE lAsHED NORTH SEA.
Many Lives Reported Lost and Yes.
sells Driven Ashore.

sells Driven Ashore.
Many lives are reported lost in ten
rife gales which have laahed tbs
North sea. hurting several wrecks On
the coast, says London dispatch
The steamer Welcome foundered IN
the gale off Cromer. The engineers
were drowned and several stokers
were reported missing. The others
ON board were saved after long
fight against the sea. Dispatches to
mercantile marine agencies reported
that several other vessels, most OF
them fishing craft, are believed To
have been lost.
Life saving stations at a number Of
points along the coast reported res
cues. Disabled ships drifting helpless
before the gale were also reported
The tempest was one of high wind
and driving rain and at points along
the coast the beaches were strewn
with wreckage.
Ciomer is known in marine circles
rs dangerous place. Treacherous
tides and currents run off the prom.
ontories at that point and the sea
beats with terrific force against the
great sea wall
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
WORK OF RLACKHANDERS
Girl Reported Killed and Father
Wounded at Dallas, Texas.

Girl Reported Killed and Father
Wounded at Dallas, Texas.
Following the attempt of alleged
"black handlers" Sunday to shoot
down Vito Gennousia, an Italian NOR
chant, and the killing Monday even
ing of Caroline Bicanio, the 9-yeaI-
old daughter of Joe Bicanio, and the
woundlng of the latter, Italians in Dali
las are in a panic.
The police are exerting every effort
to run down the assassins.
Gennousia is in bed with a broken
ankle caused by a pistol bullet. 1t is
the second attempt on his life within
few months.
a shotgun and pistol were used on
Bi:anio and his little daughter by two
Unknown Italians, who escaped in a
buggy.
The police have made two arrests,
but have not identified the men.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
TRAGEDY NEAR ALBANY.
Accidental Discharge of Gun Results
in Death.

in Death.
William E Meyers, general mana
ger of the Albany Grocery Company,
and one Of the most prominent bust.
ness men of Albany, Ga, was killed
four miles south Of Albany, at Blue
Springs, through the accidental dis
charge Of his shotgun.
Myers and Thad Huckabee, a trav-
cling salesman of the Albany Grocery
Company. had been squirrel hunting,
and stopped in a stor at Blue Spring
when a heavy rain came M. They
were travelling in an automobile, My.
ers driving. When they were ready
TO resume their trip, Myers took a
seat in the machine, and Huckabee
started to crank off the machine.
Myers gun lay across the seat, and
It was discharged just as the engine
began to move, the entire load of
shot entering his left breast
The machine was rushed to the city
as fast as possible, but Myers died
as he was being taken out at his
apartments.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
KING MANUEL

A rigid censorship still prevents
news in Lisbon from becoming known,
but dispatches that have come through
by way of the French frontier and di-
rect, indicate that the fighting in the
streets of the Portuguese capital was
of longer duration and of more Sc
we're nature than at first reported.
A delayed dispatch from Oporto
gives brief details of demonstrations
held there on the day after the rising
occurred at Lisbon Since then, how
ever, word from Oporto indicated that
quiet had been restored.
Notification has been sent to the
foreign powers by the provisional gov
eminent of the proclamation of the
republic.
Received at Oporto.
The republican government has
been definitely established at Oporto
without a struggle. The populace,
with unanimity, received the proclama
ton enthusiastically. The general
commanding the local division of the
troops obeyed the instructions of the
provincial government,
900 Reported Killed.
A special to the Paris Temps from
Madrid says that it is reported that
an insurrection has occurred at Setu
bal, Portugal, where many troops are
quartered. The infantry that had
gone over to the revolutionists en-
gagged the royalist cavalry. The cas-
ualties are estimated at 900.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Cut Out Horses Tonuue

News has reached the sheriif's office
of an unusual crime which was COM
mitted near Pensacola. Some person
cut out the tongue of horse belong.
ing to a resident of that community
named Reagan. While it is supposed
that the work was done by some per-
son who had grievance against Mr..
Reagan, there is no clue as to the
identity of the person, as the owner
Of the animal is one of the most pop
ular men in the community and did
not know that he had an enemy in
the section.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
LeQlslature EaYors Primary

From one hundred letters mailed
to members Of the Florida State Leg
islature, asking the question whether
or not they favor a primary election
for selecting successor to the late
lamented Ex-Governor N. B. Broward
for United States Senator, forty-six
have already made answer. That the
legislative body favors the primary
election is evident. Thirty.one out
of the forty-six replies favor holding
the primary; seven are non-committal
and eight prefer the legislature Sc
lecting the man.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

To one pond add three small fish.
Stir thoroughly and set out in basin
to air. Select four plump, well fed
fishermen. peel and place them on top
Of the pond. Let the whole bake in a
hot sun four hours, occasionally bast-
ing the fishermen with Selected likker
When thoroughly brown remove the
fishermen. carefully draining off their
stories into separate receptacles. Al
low the sediment to settle, and a care
full comparison of the results viii
clearly prove that tie pond contains
sixty unusually large fsh.-Philadel-
phla North American.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Waterman kilIed Bv Train

F. G. Hart a Waterman employed
by the Seaboard Air Line was run over
by engine No. 626 in charge of En-
gineer Wagner in the Seaboard yards
at Tampa and instantly killed The
body was horribly mangled. Hart was
going to his work walking along the
track, He was very deaf and this was
accentuatCd by the fact that he had
his umbrella open on account of rain.
He evidestly did not hear the engine
and its string of cars approaching.
Hart leaves a widow and Two children.
He was G. years Of age.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
MADE so SPEECHES.
Colonel Roosevelt Talks to People
From Car Platform.

Colonel Roosevelt Talks to People
From Car Platform.
Through endless fields of cotton, dot,
ted with clusters of white blossoms,
Col. Theodore Roosevelt rode Sunday.
He was on the way from Atlanta to
Hot Springs, Ark, and he made more
speeches than on any other day of his
present trip or any day of his recent
western trip. The train make SO stops
during the day and there were such
crowds on hand everywhere that Col.
Roosevelt had at least to 60 out to the
rear platform and speak a few sen,
fences at almost every station.
The colonel's throat stood the strain
we'll, and he is inclined to believe now
that talking agrees with 1t.
Colonel Roosevelt was not talking
politics.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

Section Of Chapter 1888, Laws of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that r. W. Ad-
ans purchaser of tax certificate No.
10. dated the 9Th day OF June, A. D. 1903, has
filed said certificate in my office, and has
made application for tax deed to issue in ac-
cordance with law. Said certificate en-
braces the following described property sit
uated in Putnam county, Florida, to-wtt:
VIZ of nwA section :, Townships, range
q e; 80 acres.
The said land being assessed at the date OF
the issuance OF such certificate In the name
of West TOcoi TuTpentine 90.
Unless said certificate shall be redeemed
according to law, tax deed will issue there
on on the 10th day Of October, A. D. 1910
Witness my official signature and seal this
the 9th day OF September, A, D. 1910.
tSeall HENRY HUTCHINSON.
Clerk Circuit Court Putnam Co., Fla,
Bv Henry Hutchinson, Ir, d. q,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Franchise Granted.

At the meeting OF the council Of Pa
latka the Palatka Athletic Association
by ordinance was granted the privi-
lege of erecting and maintaining a
club house at the foot of Kirkland
street for a period of twenty years,
the consideration of the city being
that the club be open to public mem
bership and that the wharves built
be used by the public and kept in
good repair.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
OCALA DESPERATE
KILLS TWO OFFICERS
BariCaded In House He Hurled
Defiance at Posse.
KILLS SELF TO AVOID ARREST
After the Posse Had Surrounded Bar
rlcaded House and Made Final Rush
Desperate Was Found Lying on
Floor Dying by His Own Hand.

After fatally wounding Deputy
Sheriff Hudson and ex-Sheriff Gordon
at his home in the suburbs Of Ocala,
William Summerlin placed the muZ-
gle of a Winchester rife in his mouth
and blew his head off.
For three hours Summerlin was bar
ricaded in his house, where he sue
cessfully resisted the efforts of mem
bers of the police department and
sheriff's deputies to arrest him. Firing
on every person in sight it was
finally decided by the officials to call
out the Ocala Rifles and surround the
house. This was done, and shortly
after nightfall the Gordon closed in,
the door was broken down and Sum.
merlin's body was found lying on the
floor with half his head blown off.
Early In the afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Hudson went to Summerlin's
home to serve a warrant for some
minor offense. Summerlin warned the
officer not to come into his yard, and
"hSA IluNoOn oLll lGu III AS "oo ohOt
down. Ex-SheriI. Gordon, hearing the
shot, went to the assistance of Hud-
son. While bending over the pros
trate form of the deputy, Gordon
was shot down, the bullet inflicting
fatal wound. Seeing the two men
lying PROSTATE Summerlin left the
house and secured the rife carried
by Deputy Hudson. Barricading him
self he offered stubborn resistance to
all who attempted his arrest
A large crowd quickly gathered
! around the house, keeping a safe dis
lance, as Summerlin fred at every
one in sight. A guard was thrown
around the house and several volleys
were poured into it. Shortly after
nightfall concerted movement was
made to capture Summerlin. A rush
was made for the door. 1t was quick
ly battered in. Inside the body of
Summerlin was found weltering in a
pool of his own blood. He had placed
the muzzle of the rife in his mouth
and fired
The two wounded officers were hur-
ried to a local hospital, where they
finally succumbed to the wounds re-
ceived.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Given Elue.Year SENTENCE.

Rafael Gordilla, Cuban, who was
charged with assault and attempt to
murder Manuel Trellis, he foreman OF
the Celestino Vega & Co. cigar fac
tory, has been sentenced to spend FIVE
years in the state penitentiary by
Judge Horace c. Gordon, presiding in
the criminal court of record. The
affair in question had no connection
with the present cigarmakers' strike.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Changes In Railroad Rates,

The Railroad Commission of the
State Of Florida has sent out notices
to the effect that on the 18th Of the
month a public hearing would be held
by the Commission at which time the
proposed changes in Rule No. is of
the rules governing the transporta-
ton of freight would be discussed.
The proposed changes will affect the
amount to be charged by the railroads
for switching cars and the estimated
weight allowed for shipping lumber
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Set Fra to Tribune.

Fire was discovered in the second
story of the Tampa Tribune building.
Prompt work prevented a total de.
struction of the building. Investiga.
ton by officials indicates that the fire
was of incendiary origin. The Tribune
has consistently opposed the cigar.
makers strike. The damage was
about $4,000.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

Despondent because she believed
she never would recover from pella-
era, from which she suffered long
time, Mrs. ]. H. Wildwood, aged so
years and the mother of ten children,
committed suicide at Gainesville, Ca,
by cutting her throat with a razor.
Her body was found lying in a pool
Of blood by her eight-year-old son.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Auspicious Openinu,

Columbia college opened with the
largest enrolment in the history of
the school. There were about 200
students, who registered the first day,
and many others have written that
they will come later. The prospects
are very bright and a most successful
year is anticipated.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Nominated For CONGRESS.

At a convention OF many citizens IN
terested in openinr up to commerce
the several inlets along the east coast,
held at Daytona, Ca Der 8, Mr.. Thorn
as c. Buddington nominated as q
candidate for congress from the Sec.
ond Congressional District
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Fear Bark Is Lost.

The Uruguayan bark Marie, com.
manded by Capt. McKown. of Pensa-
cola, has not been reported as arriv-
ing at her destination Buenos Ayres,
and there is considerable uneasiness
felt for the vessel, which is now lis
days on the voyage, which, under or.
binary circumstances consumes from
forty to- sixty days. The bark sailed
from Pensacola early IN June with a
cargo of lumber shipped by local ex.
porting firm, but has never since been
heard from.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Proof.

"Tm after the gas BILL"
Gee! My husband forgot to leave
the check-he's just gone"
"Are you sure he forgot to leave itT
Eyes; he told me so just as he went
Cleveland Leader.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Found Dead In Bed.

G. ]. Hansen, white man, address
unknown, was found dead in his bed
at a rooming house on West Adams
street, Jacksonville. Nothing is known
of Hansen further than his name, as
nothing was found on his person that
would lead to an Identification.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
One of Many.

"Then you think you won no perma
nent place in her hearth
"Pm just a notch on her paraSOl han
die; that Is all."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
$3.50 Population for jacksonville

Population statistics as enumerated
in the thirteenth census give Jack
sonville, Fla, 57,699, an increase of
29,27O, or 103 por cent, over 2S,42y
in 1900.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
THE BOY king HAS
FLED TO GIBRALTAR
Royal FamiIyOf Portugal Finds
an Asylum Of Safety.
UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION

RIqid Censorship Still Prevents News
in Lisbon From Being Sent Out, but
It Is Reported That Republicans
Control Capital.
That King Manuel is safely out Of
Portugal is disclosed by dispatches
from Gibraltar, which say he landed
there Thursday night in company with
the queen mother, the dowager queen
and the Duke of Oporto. The royal
family of Portugal is, therefore, now
under British protection.
1t is reported that Mr.. Manchedo has
been proclaimed provisional president
of Portugal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

Your achievement will neve: rse
higher than your faith.