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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
THE PLUMBING
PLANS FILED
ARCHITECT BENZ PLACED THE
SPECIFICATION WITH CITY IN
SPECTOR, WHO Will EXAMINE
AND SHORTLY PASS ON THEM.

Early yesterday forenoon Architect
Benz placed with Jack Brandon, city
plumbing inspector, the plans and
specifications for the proposed new
county Jail building. Inspector Bran
don did not announce Yesterday just
what conclusion he had reached. In
fact, careful examination and inspec-
ton was desirable so that it will be
asceTtaied whether or not the plans
strictly comply with the citys plumb
ing laws.
City Electrician LeBaron is of the
opinion that approval Of the wiring of
the jail in its present form of plan
will quite comply with the city
statutes bearing upon that particular
feature. and there will be no further
delay from ehat source. His approval
will he on the plans in their present
shape when they go to the board OF
county commissioners at the special
meeting next week.
Much interest was evinced by the
general public in the news reports of
the proceedings CT tn Tuesday night
meeting. TIE fact that the Jail ques-
tion, which had lain dormant for some
weeks, had been brought up and had
again met with pOstpOnement. caused
additional interest to be lent the prop
OSitiOn
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
CELEBRATE A
WET VICTORY
CARNIVAL OF GAlETY FOLLOWED
OVERWHELMING DEFEAT OF
PRoHIBITIoNIsTs IN SPECIAL
ELECTION IN DENVER,
Special to T he Journal.
BY Associated Press.

Denver, Colo, May 1S.-In a car
nival of gaiety. Denver last night
celebrated the foundering of the good
ship Prohibition, swamped at the very
outset of its voyage by a flood of op-
position votes.
Well into the early hours Of morn
ing the hotels and restaurants of the
city were throngCd with pleasure
seekers, listening 70 the election re-
turns. AS bulletin after bulletin
from various precincts told their tale
OF the utter rout of the dry" forces,
men cheered and fashionably clad
women clapped their hands.
Denver is the largest city in which
the prohibition question has been put
to the test of ballots. The estimated
majority for the 'wets" is in the
neighborh0od of $4,000, nearly two to
one against prohibition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
AMENDMENTS
ARE ACCEPTED
HOUSE PROVISION OF RAILROAD
BILL PLACING DEFENSE OF
GENERAL PASSED UPON BY
SENATE.
BY associated Press,

Washington, May 1S.-The senate
today amended and accepted the
house provision of the railroad bill
placing the defense OF suits before
the commerce commission in the
hands of the attorney general and
the period during which the commits
sion may suspend rates was extend
ed from sixty TO one hundred days.
The house spent the day debating
a bill extending to the Hawaiian laws
and United States government ap,
preparations which are enjoyed BY
territories in the United States. The
bill was passed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
BY Associated Press.


Washington, May i8-Commander
boat Paducah, has served notice on
General Irias, Rho is in command of
the Venus, that he will not permit d
bombardment of the city OF Blue
fields, Mic, and he has also notified
General Estrada and President Ma
driz that he~will not permit any arm
ed conflict within the city.
These notices were sent after Gen
eral Irias had given notice Of his in
tention to lombard the city should
General Estrada not surrender in
the meantime. General Estrada, it is
learned, has refused to comply with
the demand for surrender.
VENUS AT BLUEFIELDS.
Mr.. Moffatt, consul at Bluetields,
telegraphed under yesterdays date
that the Venus commanded under
Irias, with 800 men and mounted
guns on board, reached Bluefields at
3 p. m. A demand for the surrender
of the city and the custom house at
the Bluff was made through the gun
boat Paducah and the consulate. The
demand stated that if the surrender
was refused Bluefelds and the Bluff
would be bombarded.
Commander Gilmer served notices
on the commanders of the Madriz
and Estrada forces and Irias that
for the purpose of protecting the
lives and property of Americans and
other foreigners in Bluefields, he de-
manded first that there should be no
armed conflict in the city; second,
that only such armed forces mot ex-
ceediAe loo men would he a;tewed in
Blhefelds as were necessary for po-
lice duty, until a stable government
is established; no bombardment OF
the city will be permitted since there
IS no armed force in Bluefields and
q ch bombardment would result only
in the destruction of the lives anu
property of Americans and other for
eign non-combatantS.
|. Mr.. Moffatt also reports that Es-
trada has replied to Irias, refusing to
surrender.
The Steamship Dictator, OIL New
Orleans, was Just entering the port
when Mr.. Moffatt telegraphed and
notice of the blockade was being
served on her by the commander OF
the Venus.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
BY Associated Press.

Nashville, Tenn, May 1S.-Five
thousand delegates attended the con-
vention held today for the purpose OF
nominating an Independent judiciary
ticket in opposition to the action of
the state Democratic convention in
calling a primary to be held June 4th
for the purpose ofJnominating judges.
The convention named ticket and
adopted declarations denouncing the
state executive committee and Gov
ernor Patterson for alleged efforts to
coerce the supreme court in case
pending before it and repudiated the
executive committee as uademocratic,
arbitrary and tyrannical
The following synopsis Of the
declaration of principles was adopted
by the convention:
That the people have the inalienable
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
TWO COPS DISMISSED
AND TWO SUSPENDED FOR
VIOLATING REGULATIONS
COL. ROBT. F. AMES TO
BE COURT MARTIALED

A Filipino coroner and army board
OF inquiry found that Janney commit
ted suicide and so reported to Major
General William H Carpenter. COM
manding the department of Luzon.
After the findings the general return.
ed them to the board with instruc-
tions that it obtain additional testi-
mony covering certain of the features
of the case. No further developments
were made public until the receipt of
instructions today from Washington.
Janney's death occurred on the
night Of March II last. On that even
ing Janney and his wife attended a
dinner give by Ames. Captain William
H Jordan, Jr., also Of the 18th infan-
try, completed the party.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
BY Associated Press.

London, May 1S.-From o'clock
this morning when the doors of West,
minister hall, where the body of King
Edward is lying in state, were again
opened to the public, a sombre clad,
silent multitude in four deep forma.
ton, filed past the bier.
The police, with some tact and
much patience, maintained order and
kept the thousands moving steadily
The mourners entered at one end OF
the hall in double rows, passing on
either side of the catafalque and
emerging at the opposite end of the
building.
When the doors were closed at II
o'clock last night, between $4,000 and
$4,000 persons had viewed the casket
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
BY Associated Press.

Asheville, n. c., May 18.-That Van
derbilt University is the university of
the Methodist Episcopal church, south,
and that it must be controlled by the
church, was finally decided by the gen
eral conference this morning. This
finally settles one of the most trouble
some disputes with which the church
has had to deal.
There were two factions. One was
headed by the University chancellor
and the trustees. The rules of the
church forbid the naming on boards
of trust of men not members of the
church The trustees selected several
men outside the church for such posi-
tions. including one of the Wander
bilts Then there came a move to do
away with the selection Of the trus-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
Gov. Patterson and <HiS
Committee Denounced

right to alter, reform or abolish amy
agencies of their own creation when
those agencies seek to thwart the sov-
ereign WILL
That the doctrine of non-resistence
against arbitrary power is absurd and
slavish.
That the independence of the, three
coordinate branches of government is
essential to the stability of the com
monwealth and the freedom of the
people.
That any attempts to coerce the
courts in the exercise of their proper
functions is destructive of peace and
safety and should be resisted by all
lawful means known to free men.
That. the paramount issue before
the people of Tennessee is the inde-
pendence and integrity of their courts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
T IS THE
CHURCH UNIVERSITY

tees by the conference and make that
body-the trustees-a self perpetual
ing body. The college of bishops
went on record as opposed to this in.
novation. The adoption of the report
shows that the stand of the bishops
is approved.
Briefly this report finds that the
bishops are common slaw visitors tC
the university; that the conference
has the right to select the trustees
either itself or through any other
agency it desires; that the conference
shall select the board of trust and fill
vacancies on it: that the conference
shall continue the plan adopted in Bal
timore in 1908. when it committed tc
the board of education for confirma
ton the names of all trustees selected
by the board of trust.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
BY Associates Press.

Williams Bay, Wis, May 18.-As
the earth passed through the tail of
Halley's comet tonight astronomers
at Yerkes observatory obtained
photographs and records of the me-
teoric phenomena and varying heav-
enly flluminations under atmospheric
conditions that were nearly perfect.
The pictures and data are of un-
usual value and may develop scie1-
portance. Prof. Barnard, an authori-
~ on comets, is much pleased with
Me observations. Aurora lights were
sbserved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
DEALERS IN "cONJUR"
BAGS DO BIG BUSINESS

Atlanta, Ca, May 1S.-DeaIers in
"ccnjur" bags in the negro sections
o. the city carried on a thriving busi-
Eess today as a result of the schedul-
ed trip of the earth through the
HALEY comets tail tonight. Meet
ings also were held in the churches
throughout the day, thousands of ne
groes refusing TO return to work
until the passing of the comic. -
The fact that cloudy weather
throughout the south today and to-
night, will obscure the heavens is ex-
pected to allay the fears of the SUI
perstititous.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
VISITATION OF
THE BISHOPS
ANNOUNCEMENT is MADE OF
THE DATES AND PLACES BY
METHODIST CONFERENCE IN
SESSION IN ASHEvLLE.
BY Associated Press.

Asheville, May 1S.-The Method.
lists plan of the Episcopal, visitation
for this year. announced tonight, in
cludes the following: Bishop Wilson
to hold North Georgia conference at
Athens on November IS; Alabama
Troy, December Z; Bishop Morrison
of South Georgia Columbus Novem-
ber 13; Bishop Kilgo. Of North Ala
bama, huntsville, November T.;
Florida, Jacksonville. December Il;
Bishop MouZon. of Mississippi, Hat.
tiesburg. December 7; Bishop Mccoy
of North Mississinni Sardis. Nov m
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
A SPECIAL TAX
IN LOUISIANA
ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL TO
RAISE 100000 TO BE USED IN
PROMOTING THE PANAMA Ex-
POSITION.
BY Associated Press.

Baton Rouge, La, May 1S.-ln con-
formity with the plan to rush legis-
lation on the Panama exposition pro-
ject, the senate of the Louisiana as
sembly today passed the bill calling
for a tax of S4,000,000 The bill now
goes to the house. With its passage
through the house it will give the
promoters of the New Orleans expo
sition a total sum ranging between
S5.OOO,OOO and s6,0O0,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
BY Associated Press.

Manila, May 1S-Upon instructions
from Washington, Lieutenant Colonel
Robert F. Ames was today confined to
quarters and will be court marualed
on charges of conduct unbecomlng an
officer and to the prejudice of military
discipline.
The action against the officer Is a
sequel to the investigation of the cir
cumstances which led Lieutenant Clar-
ence NJ. Jamie, of the 18th infantry,
U. S. A, to take his life, following a
dinner party at the home Of Ames at
Fort William Mckinley The suicides
wife remains at the fort and probably
will be the chief witness at the court
martial.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
EXODUS OF PEOPLE
FROM SMALL TOWN

Duluth. Mimi, May 1S.-A tenn
porary general exodus took place to
day from the Minnesota point, long
and narrow strip of land between
Lake Superior and st. James Bay, on
which are located the homes of sew
eral thousand persons. The more
tlmid declare that the point, situat-
ed at the point of Lake Superior and
not more than a dozen feet above
Lake Level would be submerged
should the comet, forming a vacuum
in its flight, drag tidal wave up
the lake and sweep on into st.
Louis bay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
Many Pay Respects
to the Dead king

while perhaps half that number were
still waiting in the adjacent streets.
At II o'clock a new queue was formed
and midnight found the waiting throng
swollen by many thousands. These
kept night-long vigil with a purpose
of paying tribute to the dead mon
arch, that would not be abandoned de-
spite a heavy fall OF rain that made
them most uncomfortable. The line
extended for a mile or more and was
made up OF men, women and children
of many classes. 1t was strangely
cosmopolitan throng. Every land and
every color was represented. There
was no class distinction. The laborer
In corduroys touched elbows with the
| frock-coated west ender
In today's files women appeared to
predominate
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
1ciENTIsTs OBSERVE
MANY AURORA LIGHTS

Pasadena, Cal, May 1S.-Distin-
Euished scientists with battery of
rameras and a hundred plates expos
ed watched the sky during the pass
age of the earth through the tail OF
the comet from Carnegie observatory
on Mount Wilson. An unusual dis
play of aurora lights attributable to
the comet were observed. Various
instruments were erected to detect
possible changes, but failed to show
unusual conditions.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
SCORE OF NEGROES
PROFESS SALVATION

Stanford, KY, May 1S.-Scores of
negroes professed salvation at all
night services held in their churches
here last night to prepare themselves
for whatever may happen when the
earth passes through the comets tail
today. Fields are practically denuded
OF farm hands today for negroes have
refused to work and are flocking TO
town.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
SoLAR ERUPTioNs ARE
OBSERVED IN ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, May 1S.-Solar eruptions
were observed this afternoon by
Father Brennan, professor of astron-
omy at Kendrick seminary. He saw
thirty spots, one estimated to be one
hundred and fifty thousand miles in
diameter.
Three awful groups" was the way
he described it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
WILL NOT PERMIT THE
BLUEFIELDS B0MBARDmENT
Commander Gilbert Serves
Notice on Commander
of the Venus.

HE HAS ALSO SERVED NOTICE
ON GENERAL ESTRADA AND
PRESIDENT MAORIZ THAT HE
WILL NOT PERMIT AN ARMED
CONFLICT IN THE CITY-BOM-
BARDMENT WOULD RESULT IN
DESTRUCTION OF LIVES AND
PROPERTY OF AMERICANS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
CONTRACT ILLEGAL.

Frankfort. KY, May 1S.-The Ken
lucky court of appeals today held that
any contract made in restraint Of
trade is Illegal and void and cannot
be enforced. The case was the MeT-
chants Ice and Cold Storage Company
Of Louisville VS.. John Rohrman, who
sold his ice business TO this company
under a contract not to engage in
years
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19

MEETS DEFEAT
FORMER QUEEN OF HAWAII
LOSES SUIT FOR $3.50, 900, WHICH
LANDS.
By Associated Press

Washington, May 1S-Liliuokalani,
former queen of Hawaii, has again
met defeat in her effort to secure
$3.50, ,000-the rentals from town lands
in Hawaii. The court OF claims has
just decided that these lands belonged
to the government of Hawaii and that
the queen had no personal claim upon
them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
is YEARS FOR BANkEP.

man, after admitting today that he
lCcted the National City Bank OF Cam
bridge of sos, 600 vas sentenced to 16
years in the county Jail at Greenfield,
Mass, by Judge Hale in the United
States district court today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES Ar
RIVE IN WASHINGTON FOR CON-
VENTION, ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY OF WHOM ARE FROM
ENGLAND.
By Associated Presa.

Washington, May 1S.-Sunday
school workers from all parts OF
America and lands beyond the sea ar
rived today for the convention which
opens here tomorrow. One thousand
delegates are here, one hundred and
fifty of whom are from England. A
spectacular feature will be a parade of
ten thousand workers up PennsyI-
vania avenue Friday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
FIGHT coMMERcE soARp.

Chicago. MAJ 1S.--Legal warfare
against the interstate commerce COM
mission to prevent lowering OF sleep
ing car rates as ordered by the COM
mission, was begun here today in the
filing Of bill for injunction against
the latter
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
Explosions of Powder
Kill Over q Hundred
By Associated Press.

Associated Press
Havana 1S.Two almost simultaneous explosion of
Rio this afternoon kill ing fully hundred persons
the dead
officers also reported killed deuge
of debris fell the city
explosion supposed to he due to accident Relief
rushed
the catastrophe
powder stored in the bar
safe keeping to maga zine in Havana was begun this
occurred All within
killed wounded The would quit
hin few bodies OF
mile
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
TAET MAKES DENIAL

Washinston, May 1S.-President
Taft today authorized several admins
tration senators today 10 deny aoso-
lutely the stories that ne recently de-
ncunced the insurgents in unmis-
taxable terms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
DISAPPOINTED WAS THE
POPULATION OF NEW YORK

\ New York, May 1S.-The people OF
Manhattan swarmed to points of van
|Rge tonight hoping TO see the tail of,
be comet, but were disappointed.
he presence of cyanogen gas was
kot detected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
LARGE BLACK SPOTS
OBSERVED ON SUN

San Jose, Calf, May 1S.-Prof.
Ricard, of the Santa Clara meterologi-
cal observatory, informed the Asso-
ciated Press that he observed today
large and intensely black spots on the
sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
AZ WoRKmEN DROWNED

AleXandToVsky, May 1S-Forty-
seven wcrkmen were drowned today
through the upsetting of a boat in
which a party of nirety-four laborers
was being carried across the river
Dnieper near here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
PORTO RlcANS FEARED
RESULTS OF COMET

San Juan, p. r., May 1S.-Fearing
disastrous results from the comet,
hundreds of Porto Ricans paraded the
streets last night carrying candles and
chanting prayers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
CHICAGO OBSERVATION
SEES THREE LARGE SPOTS

Chicago, May 1S.-Three large
spots on the sun were observed by
Yerkes observatory this afternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19

New York, May Ex-Governor Gill
lett Of California. who is making a
tour of the east in behalf Of worlds
fair fer San Francisco in 1915, is not
having a happy trip, due to the fact
that ministers are camping on his
trail and informing him that the
Jeffries-JohnsOn fight must not be
held.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-19
PICTURE EARTH PASSING
THROUGH TAIL OF COMET
Astronomers Get Almost
Perfect Pictures of Me-
teoric Phenomena.

DATA OF UNUSUAL VALUE AND
MAY DEVELOP SCIENTIFIC IN.
FORMATION OF UNEXPECTED
IMPORTANCE -. EXODUS OF
RESIDENTS FROM MINNESOTA
POINT - KENTUCKY FARM
HANDS LEAVE THEIR WORK,
WHILE "coNJUR" BAG DEAL.
ERs IN GEORGIA DO BIG BUSI.
NESS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
ANOTHER MEDAL FOR PEARY

Explorer Says south Pole Is Now Sub
ject OF His ThoyEhts:
p Chicago. Ill, January 26,--'The Hell
on Culver medal was presented to
sCommander Robert u. Peary Tonight
by the Chicago Geographical Society.
The medal bears an Inscription as fol-
awarded january 26. 1910. to Com
mander Robert ". Peary, u. S. NJ, for
distinguished service in Arctic eSplo-
rations, and the first achievement OF
the North Pole, April g. 1902"
Professor IT. G, G. Chamberlain, of
the University of Chicago. who was the
first American scientist to doubt openly
DIR. Cooks story OF discovering the
North Pole, received q medal for geo
logical discoveries.
Commander Peary. III an interview
to-day, said:
"Not tho North Pole. but tho South
Pole, has been the subject of my
thoughts recently, don't mean am
contemplating a trip there, but I hope
the southern end OF the earth. Such
n discovery Is not likely to be accom-
an a1is'f IN favor favor 81 &c TIC equlppsings Of Of m
expedition hyl the United States. That
would go a long way toward tlxlng
the stars and s StripAs down there. l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27
Seine Still Rising and
French Capital Seems
Doomed.
YELLOW WATERS
SWEEPING CIT Y
Thousands Are Homeless, Death
List Mounts Swiftly and
Priceless Treasures Of Art
Are Threatened-Every
Minute Is Bringing
Graver Danger.

France Is in the throc. of a great
national calamity. The foods II
pnris md throughout the country
have cost the people hundreds OF
millions of dollars. Many live, have
been lost. The suffering following
In tho wake OF the waters tx intense.
The River Seine ana its tributnrt..
continue to rise, bringing with -
still more destruction.
Great scctions OF the French cam
ital are under water. six square
miies of the historic Bois dc Bou-
loGne arc submerged. The Seine.
swcepinE over its hanks, has filed
the subways, inundated the PaInis
bourbon. caused several prominent
streets to cave In and menace. manv
OF the great public buildings.
The military from all parts of the
country have hccn cnlled upon to
cope with the situation.
At Clarendon the flood situation is
appalling. Thousands of residents
have been rescued, but $4,000 still
remain hclpIess ON the housetops.