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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
BY FOREST fires
MANY LIVES LOST
Millions Of Dollars In Prop
erty Also Destroyed.
fires BURNING Since JULY

Death Roll, It is Estimated, VIII
Reach Three Hundred or More
crazed With Grief and Fear, People
Wander Woods HSf Clad.
Beaudette, Spoonef, Pitt and Grace
ton, Mimi, were wiped off the map
by a forest fire Sunday. The bodies
of seventy-fve settlers have been To-
Gated and it is thought the death roll
among the settlers will be upwards
Of 300
Wagon loads of human bodies are
being brought into the railway sta
ton at Beaudette.
It is reported that many settlers,
crazed with grief at the loss OF fami'
lies and property, are roaming tha
woods and searching parties are n
stantly going out looking for the Iii
tured. the dead and the demented'
One family of nine, one of seven and
one of five were destroyed on Friday
night.
Tornado of Fire.
A tornado of fire struck Beaudette
and Spooner and within three min
utes after the first alarm every build
ing was ablaze and within an hour
they were heaps Of ashes. The peo-
pie of these two towns had just sufii-
cient time to get out Of their homes
with what they had on their backs.
| They were loaded onto passenger
train that was standing at the depot
and taken to Rainy River, Ont.
The whole country east Of War
road is on fire. Roosevelt, Swift,
Williams and Cedar Spur are in great
danger. All the women and children
are being rapidly removed to places of
safety.
Thousands Are Homeless.
The Canadian Northern railway has
stationed trains at every station at
the service Of the people and is doing
everything in its power to relieve
the situation.
The people of Beaudette and Spoon
err and the settlers through the north
control part Of the state have lost
everything. Five thousand are home
les, and the greater part of them alb
solutely destitute. Help must reach
them in the next day or two, and that,
in a substantial way, as the greater
part of them are but half clad.
1t will be impossible to get details
before tomorrow, and some of the
dead will not be found until spring,
1t will be impossible to estimate tie
damages or casualties until later, but
the pioneers Of northern Minnesota,
must have help.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
100000 CAPITAL.
National Bank of Commerce Soon to
Organize.


The National Bank of Commerce,
with $1,0OO,O0O capital and 100000
surplus, is about to become the latest
addition to Atlaanta's big financial In
stltuions.
Details of the organization have
been practically completed.
The new bank, which will make the
seventh among Atlanta's national
banks, will begin business about Jan.
uary 1.
Three locations in the heart Of the
city are now under consideration as
temporary quarters; the permanent
home of the new bank will be in one
Of Atlanta's well-know sky-scrapers.
The orgaization committee is com.
posed of about thirty-five prominent
Atlanta and Georgia business men,
chosen from among the more than
200 Georgians who have already sub
scribed to the banks capital stock.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
Notaries Public.

Notaries public are said to have been
first appointed by the leaders of prim-
tive Christians for the purpose Of col
lecting data for the lives of the first
century martyrs. 1t was a long time
before the office had to do with legal
employments, such as attesting Deeds
wills, etc. and establishing their au-
thendcity in any other country. There
was much lrregularity in the law con-
corning notaries until the year 1901,
when statutes were passed In England
and other countries fixing their duties.
New York American.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
A WICKED COUNTRY.
Missionary Appalled, BY the condi.
lions Existing In Alaska.

"In all my travels, since l started
in my missionary work in 1871, COW
ering more than 10000 miles, this
was my saddest trip. l never saw as
much wickedness in all my life as
did in those northerly cities and min
ing camps"
This statement was made by J.
Logan Sample, Presbyterian mission
airy, II years old, who has just re-
turned from years visit among min
ing camps of Alaska, and is en- route
10 his home in Pittsburg, says q Chi.
hgo, ILL.,, dispatch.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

ed to marry man VINO nau secret
from me. ! broke the engagement
All this was few months before the
great earthquake when our city was
destroyed. Among those who did not
turn up after that dreadful calamity
was my former fiance. His house was
one that fell at the first shock, and
only one member of the family had
had time to escape. This person said
that Edward Illsley was not in the
house at the time of the quake. When
the debris was removed every body
was found except his. This indicated
that he had probably been killed else
where. But though his friends kept
track of all the bodies taken out, his
was never found-at least not identi-
fed.
Very naturally connected his mys-
FERROUS disappearance with the reasons
for which had broken my engage
ment. If had been puzzled before l
was more puzzled now. A new devel-
opment was that one Of Edwards
most intimate friends was among the
missing, and his body was not found.
There were other persons not ac-
counted for, but the man mentioned
was the only one happened to know
as one of his friends. This deepened
the mystery for me, though for me
alone. for / never revealed what Ed
ward had told me, or, rather, what he
had not told me.
One morning / took up newspaper
and saw an explanation of the mystery
that was haunting me so persistently
that l was beginning to break down
under it. The paper contained an an
nouncement that the lot on which l
knew had stood the Illsley house had
been purchased and the foundations
taken out to make way for new ones.
A space had been walled up, evidently
by amateur masons, and covered with
an arched brick roof. the entrance to
which was an iron door. The door be-
ing forced, its latch was found to have
been wedged by the earthquake so
that it could not be opened. There had
been entrance from without through a
cellar door.
Inside this Enclosure, which was fur
nished, were found five skeletons-three
men and two women. On table lay
a note addressed ITO Those Who Shall
Find Our Bodies" stating that they
were pinned in by what they supposed
to be an earthquake and were starving
to death. The only information as to
the cause of their being there were the
words, "Our secret dies with u.s."
l have alluded to this as an explana-
ton. 1t was an explanation that threw
me into a far greater state Of curiosity
than before. am consumed day and
night with a desire to know what
could have been the object Of this Sc
cret coterie.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
ROOSEVELT IN ATLANTA.
He Spoke in Memory of Late Joel
Gambler Harris.

SdHUIcT Tariffs
Before an audience of 1900 Allan
tans at the Auditorium Armory, Sat
urday night, Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt paid hearty sincere and inspir-
ing tribute to the memory of the late
Joel Chandler Harris, and expressed
the fervent hope that the movement
for a monument to the memory Of
Uncle Remus would be a most graft
flying success.
1t was a splendid audience that
faced the speaker when he reached
his place on the platform. In point
Of size and social brilliancy, it was 2
most notable gathering. And the at
tention accorded the speaker and en-
thusiastic applause which greeted bis
words showed it to be one in entire
sympathy with the cause for which
Mr. Roosevelt had come south to up
hold and give his support.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
SPENT SIS AN HOUR.
Tale Of ExtraVagant Living Told BY
Two Robbers,


A tale of eXtravagant living was
told to the police by Caesario Munez,
who, with Alfonso Garcia, is under
arrest in San Francisco charged with
robbing ]. M. Sumaga, a millionaire
mine owner, Of the City of Mexico,
of $4,000 in jewels and nearly $4,000
in cash. Munez says then Garcia
proposed that they set about spend
ing the money without delay. They
did so. Munez estimates that during
their waking hours they lived at the
rate of $75 an hour.
The detectives recovered $3.50 in
money and $1,000 in jewels.
Munez, they say, has promised to
fipd the remainder Of the loot
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
MANY PERSONS INJURED.
Spreading Rails Supposed to Have
Wrecked Southern Train.

spreading nalIS ouPPosSo 10 TaNo
Wrecked Southern Train,
A dispatch from Asheville. N. O.,
says: Passenger train No. IS on the
Murphy division Of the Southern rail-
way, coming from Murphy to Ashe.
vile, was wrecked Saturday, twenty
people being injured, two probably
fatally. The cause of the wreck. near
the station Of Ella, was the deral'-
ment of three coaches which went
over the embankment, piling up at the
bottom in a mass of splintered wood,
twisted iron and injured humanity.
The derailment of the three coaches
is believed to have been caused by
spreading of the rails.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
On Time.

By the time a Chinese boy is five
years old his mother has got a wife
picked out for him, and, though he may
never see her until he is a young man,
be is expected to marry her when he
is eighteen. If he doesn't the law steps
in and wants to know what's the mat
ter. There are 10 bachelors in China.
They must marry or come over to
America to do laundry work.-Phila-
dplnhia Ledger
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14

While trying to rescue other mem
bers Of his family from his burning
home, John H Owens, a well-known
insurance representative, of Conway,
AK, was probably fatally burned.
James Nixon, another occupant of the
house, was seriously injured and Mrs.
Nixon was injured by jumping from a
seoond-story window. Sir other per-
sons VINO were in the house at the
time narrowly escaped death or irju-
ry by jumping from windows. The
house was totally DESTROYED.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-14
WOUNDS OFFICERS, KILLS SELF.

ocaIa, Fla, Man Barbados Self In
House and Fights Troops.
While attempting to arrest Will
Summerlin on a trivial charge, at
Ocala Fla, Deputy Sheriff Hutson
was fatally injured and ex,Sheriff
Gordon was seriously injured when
the latter fired upon the officers and
barricaded himself in his home.
The Ocala Rifles were called out
and surrounded the house. After fir
ing at everybody in sight, he placed
the muzzle of the gun in his mouth
and blew his head off.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
COLLISION KILLS
TWO TRA|NMEN
Flowing Through Snowstorm Fast
Passenger Hits Freight
i in Dark.

Billings, Mont. Jan. 1-Plowing
alonean the midst Of terrific snow
storm, which blinded the view OF the
engipeerSAGreat Northern Burlington
transcontinepta passenger train NO
"A met In head-on collision with a
freight train between IL and IL o'clock
last night at oxford. on the Great
Northern railroad. sending into eter-
nity the fireman OF the passenger
the mall clerk and presumably one
OF the baggage men. who is reported
missing. apd is supposed TO be undcr
the wreckagc-
The dead:
a. / GIBSON, mail clerk, Billings
FIREMAN of the passenger train
name unknownf of Judith Gap.
BRAKEMAN, name unknown. miss
ing.
Three men. said TO be miners al
Red Lodge were the only passengers
Injured, according to the only reports
obtainable here.
The passenger was several hours
behind timo. and was running at
fast clip. Suddenly and without al
instants warming. in rounding 8
sharp curve, the flying passenger tram
and an extra freight crashed together
and the huge locomotives we're tele
scoped, while cars were piled up 10
confusion.
Three of the passenger cars, the
mail, baggage and smoker, imme
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
SHIP IPWRECk NEWS
JUST RECEIVED
Twelve Lost Lives Off Coast of
- Delaware, But Fate Re-
y ported Late.

New York. Jan. 1.-Twelve men
who were lost on thanksgiving day
last year, whenathe British schooner
Johanna Went down $50 miles from
the Delawsre- breakwater, were not
even known 10 be miseing until the
survivors wete brought to port today
from ST, Thomas, Danish West In
tdies. by the steamer Korono
"The Johanna vas bound for the
breakwater from the Philippines for
ordeps?' said Captain Nicholson to-
day. When she became uuseaworthy
we put off in a boat with thirteen
men aboard, and the othes boat with
twelve men.
in bowling wind and $ssblanket
of driving snow we put out last.aelEe G
saw the other boat heaye up against
the skyline on tho crest or a wave,
and then we saw her no more.
81 had hoped on reaching this port
to get some word of her We were
picked up ourselves by the Nova SEQ
tian schooner f. A Sabean and car
ried to the West indies. ] hoped the
others might be equally fortunate. but
since you tell me nothing has been
heard of them in all this time, they
must have undoubtedly been lost
1T was o'clock In the morning
of Thanksgiving day that the ships
carpenter reported the port seams
were open. The men worked fiercely
Nat the pumps, but no water came. For
d&moment the captain was puzzled
Then he remembered his cargo-the
Johanna was laden with sugar.
1T wasaclear enough what was hap
pening Down in the ships hold tho
sugar bags were. swelling to The burst
ing point with seq. water and as they
burst they filled the bold with a thick
treacle. that cloggcd The pumps.
with the pumps disabled. the fate
of the schooner was foregone. We
hoped some other vessel migpt soc us
before 1t became necessary tostake tc
the small boats, but after a day OF
killing work the Johanna began to
list more and more heavily to port.
Twelve men," continued the cap
tain, Including the mate. put oul
first We were not long In following
for the Johanna was staggering under
our feet Not ten minutes after VIC
left her the Johanna began TO roll
and with a sudden plunge she dove
under forever"
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
MANY FEL|CITATE
PRESIDENT D|Az
Hundreds at Mexican Nasional
Palace Attend Reception of
New Year.

Mexico City, Jan. 1y-Hundreds OF
people called ct the national palace
tonight to focilitate President DiaL
during the usual New Years recep-
ton The president was attended by
his cabinet o@cers and members OF
his staff.
The diplomats entered the reception
room in a body. A comprehensive
review of what has been accomplished
in Mexico during 1909 was offered by
Minister Rivero of Cuba in an address
expressing the felicitations Of che dip
lomatc corps to the president. He
said:
The Mexican nation IS now Ia full
possession OF Itself The progress
that IL has made is based on Arm
foundation. and nothing CEN prevent
Its forward march. It's industries are
on a solid footing The subjugation
of the natural forces. tho building or
dams, to exact the tribute Of the wa
ters to industry and agriculture and
the building of ports which give safe
shelter to the shipping goes on day
by day. The various problems which
in the march OF progress present
themselves are being solved with wis
dom and sagaclty. to which the people
contribute with that patriotism. puri-
fed by experience which constitutes
the greatest guarantee of order. peace
end progress and tho most powerful
auxiliary of the public authority
Minister Rivero referred to the hos
pitality extended by Mexico to for
eigners and the announcement given
foreign capital, President Dias was
visibly affected.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
THIRD BRUTAL
MURDER OCCURS
Young Woman Falls Victim to
Mysterious Crime in Gin
cinnati.

Cincinnati. Jan. With her throat
cut and her mouth gagged, the body
of Miss Anna Lloyd. 36 years old sec
retaTy oil the Wiborsh-Hanne Lumber
company, was found In lonely part
OF the city today. Tho woman had
been assaulted
In the last three years the bodies
of three young women, frightfuny mu-
tilated and abused, have been found
within few miles of the spot where
Miss Lloyd's corpse was discovered
No clue to the murders have ever
been found
Miss Lloyd's body was found by two
boys. Tho snow In the peighborhood
showed a terrible struggle must have
occurred. It was trampled and stained
with blood for many yards.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
WOMEN mfEI,IO
DISCUSS TRUSTS
Washington Feminaty Prepare
to Join League in Fight
Against Combinations.

Washington, Jan. Women of the
national capital. with n number OF
wives of congressman, will meet to-
morrow 10 discuss the scope and
plans in the proposed national anti,
trust lesgue, which is to be organ
ized to keep down the prices of food
sStuflS.
a The promoters of the new league
declare they already have enlisted the
cooperation OF number of important
congressmen. and through them Inn
mediate steps will be taken toward
organizing state leagues throughout
the Fcountry, There Will be no clash
wih the law because of the boycott.
upk OF certain foodstuffs. the orgaE-
Izfrs insist. for the activity OF the
lengue members will be devoted to
the reduction in price of a commo-
tdlty aud not be directed ut individual
firms. This reduction. II Is declared,
will follow the falling off in demand
for the article which tine league will
Instruct It's members to cease pur-
chasing
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
10000 MEN ARE
READY TO QUIT
Unless Amicable Settlement Is
Made, Railroaders Will Strike
Says Perham.

Washington, Jan. If an ami
cable adjustment OF the difficulties be-
tween the Northwestern railroads and
the switchmen Is not reached through
the mediation conference here the
strike will spread. and probably 20,-
GOO men will be called out" declared
ii. b. Perham, head Of the railway de-
partment OF the American Federation
OF Labor today. This increase Will
not be among the switchmen alone,
but Will come from other organiza-
tions like the freight handlers. boiler
makers and such affiliated associa.
tions. The switchmen are for peace
II possible, bat are determined on n
general strike il plans for mediation
fail"
Mr. Perham added, however, that
he is hopeful for a peaceful settle
nent
No affiliated organizations will take
sympathetic action pending the result
OF Mr. Perham's conference with the
mediation board. which will be re
sumed Monday The American Fed
Grafton OF Labor has left the whole
matter in the hands of Mr. Perham
who is head OF the Order Of Railroad
TeleTaphers and q member of thc
executive coDpittee of tho Fedora
tion
Mr. Pcrham had short talk with
President Gompors OF the Federation
today. bat his call was largely Incl
dent to the New Years reception al
Mr. Gompers' home.
no decision has been reached b,
the mediation beard as 10 the selec
ticn OF a third arbitrator in the cas-,
of the dispute between the Illinoil
Central and Its switchmen.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
ENGLAND AWAITS
COMING ELECTION
4
After Abuse, Campaign Settles
Down With Less Public
Excitement.

London, Jan With the firse poll
ings of the general election 6only o
fortnight away the campaign shows
less popular excitement than the last
stages of previous sgener9felectlonsg
Since the first tremehdous uproar
over the rejection of fhe budgeE by
the house OF lords md the general
explosion of oratorY8 and pemark-
able amount Of personal abuse by
rival politicians, heacontGsf has set.
tied into a dull bon1bardment Of
speeches and newspaper articles d9al-
in0 with the house of lords and tariff
reform. -
The list OF candidates is stiu far
from complete, while factional spuab-
bIes between tariff reformers andfree-
traders In the Unionist ranks. forces
the radicals and laborites in the gov
ernment forces 10 leave many oppor-
tunities for changes in nominations al
tready made In order to avoid three
cQrnered fights.
NThe peers on the platform continue
to furnish a picturesque element.
TheySYere compelled to face the pub
lie in order to yindicate the claims
Of their classes to power, and as a
good proportion OF them shine more
brilliantly ass. fox hunting than at
statesmanship. their audiences get
plenty of fun out'spf them and fire.
quently howl them down,
The newspapers afeA wranglmg
ficrcely over the questions Of whether
the cost Of living is higher aud more
! unemployment exists in Americasthan
In Great Britain A. J. Balgour, Lord
Curzon and Lord Miner arc leading
the oDposition's fight. with Austin
, Chamberlain putting tariff reform TO
the front and Lord Cha-'cs Bcrrefori
accusing the government of neglectlng
the navy David Lloyd George and
| Winston Churchill of the administra-
/ ton forces draw the largest crcwds
I.ocd Curzon's declaration that a
! hereditary chamber is sure to contain
more able men than an elective one
has been the most discussed utterance
of the week.
Betting at Whites club. which is
/ the sporting rendezvous for the aris-
tocracy Is even that the Liberals Will
/ have a small majority Independent of
, the laborites and Irish members. The
Liberals already are conceding the
loss of some London constituencies
which turned the color of the last
election, and which will be the first
10 poll in the coming election Bat
, tersea Is likely to re-elect John Burns.
president of the local government
board, because the workingmen say he
has deserted them.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
PRESIDENT TAFT is
nice YOUNG Fellow

Washington. Jan. 1.-col. James
Gordon, who in Tuesday Will present
to the United States senate his Gre
dentials emitting him TO the seat
Iuade vacant by the death OF former
senator A. ]. McLaurin, declares
President Taft is mice young fej-
low" Col. Gordon called at the
White House to pay his respects.
what did | think of the president -
he repeated. Hes a mighty nice fol-
low. | like him. ! felt just like put
ting my hand on his shoulder and
calling him Bill.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02

diately caught FIRE and were con-
sumed, adding terror To the already
friehtful catastrophe.
One OF the chair cars was consid-
erably broken up, but il is stated that
none OF Its passengers are Injured.
Tranmen and passengers worked
like Trojans rescuing those who were
riding In the doomed smoker. and as
soon as possible the news was sent
to Judith Gap. seven miles distant,
and a relief train was sent to the
wreck
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
TOM JOHNSON THROUGH.

Cleveland. O.. Jan. while the
official term of Tom l.. Johnson, for
eight years mayor OF this city. closed
last midnight, the formal transfer oil
the Office 10 Herman c. Baehr took
place at noon today. The retiring
mayor will take a rest for several
weeks and then will return TO keep in
touch with the local democratic or
paniZatiOn
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
CONNECTICUT PRIEST
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

New York; Jan. 1.-The Reye6fsich.
ard Grogan Roman CATHOLIC priest of
West Hartford, Conn, attempted sui
eide by shooting at the Grand Union
hotel today. Attendants who hurried
to his room were admitted by Father
Grogan. who. despite a serious bullet
wound near the right temple. calmly
explained he had had "brainstorm"
and had sought to end his lifc. He
Will recover.
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
MOB THREATENS WOMAN

Greenup, KY. Jan. 1.-Fearlng mob
violence by enemies. or attempt AZ
rescue by friends, officials OF THIS caty
took Mrs. Sarah Fl, Higgins OF Ports
mouth. Ohio. who is charged with the
murder of William Culbertson. raii-
road man at Fullerton, Ky. last July
10 Catlettsburg today for sate Keep
ing
The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-02
FIRE DAMAGES TOBACCO.

Alexandria, Egypt. Jan. 1.-The GUS
tens tobacco stores. containing tooac-
co worth nearly s5.00o,OoO, were badly
damaged by fire today The loss Is
estimated at Sl.500,000