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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
DAY LETTER
rate GOES IN
/ EFFECT TODAY
WESTERN UNIONS NEWEST FEA-
TURE NOW IN FoRcE-LocAi
MANAGER ISSUES A CIRCULAR
STo CUSTOMERS.

&C. c. DeLany. manager of the local
Western Union telegraph office, an
Tpunces that he has received instruc-
tfons that the day letter messages just
inaugurated by the Western Union viii
go into effect at this office, as well as
81 all the leading offices of the country,
today.
The rate of the day letter is one and
one-haIf times the rate of the recently
established night letter, the rate on the
night letters being the same for fifty
words as the regular price of ordinary
messages of ten words. For instance,
asmessage which is sent as a night let
ter would cost fifty cents to be sent as
a day letter will cost seventy five
wears. The rate is effective at all of
fees of the. company in the United
States. and as soon as the consent of
the Canadian authorities can be Sc
cured it Will apply to Canada and the
maritime provinces.
sThe messages will be received at any
hour during the day and viii be han
died the same as ordinary messages.
except that their delivery is subordi-
nate to messages received at the regu-
lar rate. No code language viii be re-
ceived at the day letter rate. Day let
tiers may be received and filed by
'phone OF il any other way that applies
TO the regular message.
The distribution of the forms for the
day letter began Feb. "a, and the rate
goes into effect this morning. The 10
cal manager, in accordance with his
usual manner Of doing his part to bet
ter the service of this office, has issued
a circular letter which he is mailing o
the business people of the city calling
especial attention to the inauguration
of this new service and explaining its
various features. Mr.. DeLany's letter
IS as follows:
Dear Sirs: The Western Union
Telegraph Company inaugurates today
new form of telegraph service called
the day letter which, we believe, viii
Immediately commend itself to you as
affording decided advantages in tele-
graphic correspondence.
The day letter is designed to be the
day companion to the night letter,
which doubtless you have used Oh
many occasions. The rate charged for
a day letter Of fifty words or less is
one and one-haIf times the night letter
rate, and for each additional ten words
or less, one-fiftll the initial charge.
For example, the New York Chicago
night letter rate is so cents, the day
letter date is one and one-haIf times
that. or rs cents, with 10 cents for each
additional ten words. The New York
San Francisco night letter rate is 81;
the day letter rate $3.50, with 80 cents
for each additional ten words. Day
letters are to be written in plain Eng
lish, thus avoiding the delays and COM
piicatiOns of code language They may
be filed at any time, and are to be
transmitted as the facilities of the
company may permit during business
hours. full rate kilograms having
priority of transmission. AS the wires
of the company are in such demand
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
CONSOLIDATE DEPARTMENTS.
G. G. DeLANY,
Acting Manager.

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. ga decis-
ion to consolidate the medical depart
ments of the University of Nashville
and of the University of Tennessee was
reached yesterday afternoon at a meet
ing of the trustees of the former insti-
tuition.
a bill is to be introduced into the
legislature authorizing the consoIida-
ton. Except for Montgomery Bell
academy, this arrangement will sweep
away the last tangible element of the
University of Nashville.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01

during the midday hours, it is ad-
visable that day letters be flied -
early in the day as possible. Day let
tiers will be accepted at all offices OF
the Western Union for transmission to
any of its offices in the United States.
The day letter and night letter give
TO the United States the cheapest telr-
graphic service in the world, and en-
able the business man to conduct his
correspondence by wire with all the
advantages that result from saving of
time, elimination of distance and th@
immediate attention invariably &C
corded to kilograms
Yours truly,
G. G. DeLANY,
Acting Manager.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
MISS KEYSER
IS VERY LOW
MISS MARY, DAUGHTER OF WIN
S. KEYsER, WAS NOT EXPECT
ED TO LIVE THROUGH LAST
NIGHT, ACCORDING TO TELE-
GRAM.

Miss Mary Keyser. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs VIM S. Keyser of this city,
is critically i'll in New York, according
to telegram received in the city last
night. In fact, it was stated in the wire
that she was not expected to survive
the night. physicians holding out no
hope of her recovery.
Miss Keyser was recently operated
upon in New York, where she was at
tending school Since then her condi-
ton has grown steadily worse. Mr..
and Mrs. Keyser and Miss Nellie Key
ser are in New York.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
CARGO OF STEEL
WILL BE HERE
IN A FEW DAYS
SCHOONER PENDLEToN BROTH
Frs PASSES SAND KEY WITH
FULL CARGO FOR M'LAUGHLINs
RAILWAY NOW BEING BUILT.

A full cargo of steel rails for the
Pensacola, Mobile & New Orleans Rail
way, now being constructed by Henry
Mclaughlin, will arrive in Pensacola
within few days and will be unloadc,i
at Perdido wharf and taken to the
points to be used.
The schooner Pendleton Brothers,
with this cargo aboard, passed Sand
Key on Feb. 22nd, according to authen-
tic reports, and will arrive here within
a very short time now.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01

New York, Feb. 2S.-The suffragette
organizations have decided to hold a
memorial week in honor of the late
Susan B. Anthony and the work she
did in advancing the women's cause.
A series of meetings will be held not
only in New York. but in other large
cities, and efforts will be made to
raise $4,000 during the week to aid
the campaign for votes for women. -
Miss Kate NJ. Gordon, one of the of
ficials of the national organization, is
in charge of the memorial prepare
tons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01

ST. Louis, Feb. est is believed
here that John D. Rockefeller, large
stockholder in the Missouri Pacific
Railway company, has Joined forces
with the international banking house
Of Kuhn, Loeb & Co, to GUST George ].
Gould from the presidency of the rail-
road, which he has held since the death
Of Jay Gould, his father. The Goulds
own about 25 per cent of the Missouri
Pacific stock. Mr.. Rockefeller, it is
understood, controls a block of the
stock about as large as that held BY
the Gould family. The interests OPP
posed to Mr. Gould are said to desire
practical railroad man who can de-
vote his entire time to the presidency
of the railroad. The Missouri Pacific
proper controls 3,SS3 miles of road,
with principal terminal at st. Louis
and Denver. It also controls the ST
Lous, Iron Mountain and Southern and
it's subsidiaries and leased lines, 3,28S
miles, running southwest and south to
Ell Paso, Galveston and New Orleans.
1t owns as we'll 40 per cent of the stock
of the Denver and Rio Grande which
not only controls 2,59S miles of road,
but owns all the capital stock of the
Western Pacific, with 927 miles more.
The total of 1886 miles of road, even
though some of it is poorly equipped
makes a pretty stake to fight for en-
tirely apart from the advantage de-
rived from alliance of the system with
the Union Pacific lines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
FUNERAL CAPT.
]. A. DAW TODAY

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Capt. ]. A. Daw, who passed
away Monday night, will be conducted
at the family home this morning at
1920 o'clock. The interment will be
in ST. Johns cemetery.
The following friends of the deceas-
ed will act as pall-bearers: Chas
Merritt, w. L. Bell, F. B. Radcliffe, F.
d. Sanders, Louis Roach and ]. G.
Yniestra.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
LOVERS

of good health should prevent zlckre,
instead Of letting themselves 81 sfr
and then try TO cure it. s. long =
you keep your liver, bowels and st0m
ach in d healthy and active co25itio
you won't get sick. Billiards. H=r63n
relieves constipation, inactive Hyer a,
all stomach and bowel troubles. Sd
by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
A lot of old newspapers,
tied up in neat bundles, for
sale, sc a bundle, at The Jour
nal office.
DEATH OF D'LusTRo.

D. DiLustro passed away last night
at II o'clock at his home No. 4 West
Cedar street, after an illness of two
months.
The funeral will be conducted this
afternoon at o'clock from the resi-
dence. Rev. Father Fullerton officiat-
ing. Interment will be made in ST.
Michaers cemetery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
MAYOR FOR cHIcae,
BY Associated Prass

Chicago, Feb. 25-At the pr,r,.
today Chicago Republicans 60
for mayor Charles Z. Merriam r~o
fessor of political economy in he e.,
cago University For the Democrat
nomination former Mayor Garter FT,.
rison is leading, with Dunno q clio,
second.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
MANY ARE INJURED.

Erie, Pa, Feb. 2s.-Forty persons at
tending the funeral of Henry Gussmau
at his home here this afternoon were
precipitated to the basement when the
floor collapsed. All were more or less
bruised. The corpse was in another
room at the time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
ABRAHAM RUFF MUST
SERVE A LONG TERM
RY Assoelated Pics.

San Francisco. Feb. 2S.-What an
pears to be the last hope of Abraham
Ruef, the former political leader of this
city. of escaping a fourteen years seq
tence in prison, was dissipated today
when the state supreme court vacated
its recent order granting Ruef a re-
hearing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-01
Hoods
SarsapariHa

Is the most effective medicine
for the complete publication
of the blood and the complete
renovation of the whole sys.
tenn. Take it this spring.
Get It today in usual liquid form or
tablets called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01

We think the postal savings bank
is a good thing. It ought to encour-
age saving and business methods, and
we hope our people will make the
fullest and freest use of It. But, of
course. 1t is clear that no one wants
to leave as much as 800 in the postal
savings bank day longer than the
accumulation Of that sum. The COM
mercial banks are just as safe as the
postal banks. and practically all of
them pay per cent interest quarter
ly. against per cent per annum for
the postal. The thing would be to
begin 6epositing in the postal until
the amount becomes worth while, and
then put it with one of the CONNER
cial banks-the Loan and Savings or
First National of Yorkville, the Ma
tional Union of Rock Hill. the Bank
of Glover, the First National of Sharon
or the Bank of Hickory Grove, and
draw 4 per cent interest, instead of
only 2 per cent. Although the COM
mercial banks will gladly accept saw
ings deposits from a dollar up, there
is obviously a great deal more trouble
to the banks I'm such small deposits
than they are worth, and we would
think that it would be best to let
Uncle Sam have those small amounts
until they grow to be worth while,
after which they may be given to the
other banks
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01
Circumstantial Evidence.

1t is common to hear men when
discussing the duties Of a juror say
something like this:
Il do not believe in convicting a
man on circumstantial evidence. I'm
less the evidence is direct, you can
just depend upon me for a verdict OF
not guilty"
Frequently jurors are excused on
their voir dire on the ground that they
do not believe in capital punishment
or that they are unwilling to convict
on circumstantial evidence, although
sometimes shrewd prosecuting officers
are willing to call such bluffs and
make this kind of people serve any
way.
AS a matter of fact there is not
much to either one Of these positions
and II is only a thoughtless and a
rather light kind of folks who are
willing to confess themselves as pc
culiar in relation to these subjects.
CircumStantial evidence Is the
strongest of all evidence. individuals
will lie deliberately and on purpose,
but circumstances will not. They can
be made to lie-circumstances can
and frequently are; but 1t Is no more
difficult to detect such attempts than
1t is to corner an individual liar. OF
the two things the cornering of an in
dividual liar Is generally the easier.
A man was convicted of murder
in Laurens some years ago and hang
ed. Afterward there went out story
that another man confessed on his
deathbed that 1t was he who had COM
mitted the crime and the man who
was executed was innocent.
II became common thing after
the starting OF the confession story
for lawyers i'm defending similar cases
to cite the alleged Laurens circum-
stance to illustrate the terrible re-
SpOnsibility of cOnvicting man Of
murder on circTmStantiai evidence.
Now in this particular case ii hap
pened that the late Col. Ball. who was
at the time associated with Judge
Watts was the attorney for the
man who was hanged, and as soon
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01
POSTAL SAVINGS.

Miss Maggie Moore, postmistress
at Yorkville, has received the sup
plies necessary for the operation Of
the postal savings bank which is to
be opened on December 21. and Is ex-
planning to all who may be interest
ed the banks method of operation.
A very simple affair Is this bank.
The depositor must be his own banker
until he gets as much as a dollar, and
then the postoftice not only becomes
responsible for the funds but begins
to pay interest at the rate OF per
"ent per annum.
Deposits as small as 10 cents and
other amounts less than one dollar are
received In a way. but they must be
in 1O-cent units-that is, 10, 90. 80.
80 or so cents, as the case may be,
and some assistance is afforded even
in small savings like this. For 10
cents the postmaster sells the depos-
itor card similar to a postal card,
and then for each subsequent 10 cents
he desires to add the depositor buys
stamp, which he sticks on the card
When the stamps on the card, includ-
ing the original printed one, aggre-
gate one dollar. the postmaster ex-
changes for II certificate to that
amount.
BILE for the amount 1t contains. The
owner can pass Ii at a store or any
where the same as so much money:
but after the card has been exchanged
for certificate the certificate can
not be transferred. The postmaster
however. will redeem 1t at it's real
value whenever 1t shall be presented
Interest at the rate Of per cent
will be computed annually, but no in
terest will be paid for deposits re-
naming less than year. There can
be no compromising of interest on an
outstanding certificate: but the holder
Of certificate may return it, have
the accrued interest added and take
new certificate.
No one person Is permitted to de-
post more than $500, and all deposits
must be in the name of the individuals
to whom they belong; but II is not
necessary that the depositor be
voter. Children and women may de-
post In their own names. and the
postmaster Is bound to keep all infor-
nation about such deposits from
everybody except the depositors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Gaffney, November 2S: The hot
test municipal campaign In the his
tory Of Gaffney came to a close this
evening when the civic reform move
ment achieved a glorious triumph by
carrying every precinct In the city
with the exception Of one. Col. 7. b.
Butler, leading the reform movement,
and candidate for mayor, was elected
over his opponent. Dr. w. L. Settle
Practically all Of the reform candi-
dates for alderman in the different
wards were elected: Ward l, E. F..
Reid, second race with NJ. V. Fitz-
gerald; Ward 2, P. v. Gaffney; Ward
8. C. c. Kirby; Ward 4, ]. A. Car
roll; Ward s, G. NJ. Fhifer; Ward
6, B. A. Holmes. This means that
there will be a sweeping reduction in
the expenditures of the city. The sal
ary of mayor will be reduced from
500 per year to 800, and the salary
of aldermen from 500 per year to
81 per meeting. The work on streets
will be enforced. and there Is said to
be a general shaking up Of the police
department slated for an early date.
There will also be established the Of
flee Of recorder. In the race for may
or Colonel Butler carried every pre-
cinct by a handsome majority, with
the exception OF Ward l. the mill
ward.
The annual meeting of Omar
Temple Mystic Shriners was held In
Spartanburg yesterday. The nature or
the meeting may be gathered by the
initiated from the following procla-
nation issued by Mayor Johnson, him
self a Shriner, on Thursday: "Oh,
Ye Sons of the Desert OF the Oasis OF
South Carolina. and all Mobiles Of
Mystic Shrine. knowing your tents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01

That Is a startling story that Whar-
ton Barker, the retired Philadelphia
banker tells of the panic of 1907, and
the alleged connection Of former
President Roosevelt Herewith Is in
the nature of a decided sensation.
There are those Of course. who will
dismiss the whole thing as more or
less idle. Whether or not Mr.. Barker
Is telling the whole truth we do not
know; but we cannot afford to char
acterize the story as unreasonable or
absurd, notwithstanding 1t involves the
good name and good faith Of man
who has posed before the world as
such an incorruptible patriot. The
testimony of this man fits in very nice
ly with theory advanced by the En-
quirer at the time. 1t will be remem-
bered that this paper accounted for the
panic along the idea that the high
price Of cotton having begun to threat
en- the financial emancipation of the
south, powerful money kings Of the
north and east conspired to paralyze
business and commerce in order to
prevent such a development. We eX-
planned fully how we believed that
those rich men having provided them
selves with life preservers. just as in
timated by Banker Barker. they were
ready to sink the ship and let all the
balance go to the bottom. After we
had given our idea, we were told by
men who claimed to have personal
knowledge of what they were talking
about, that the panic was brought
about as an expedient to ruin Morse,
who was at that time about to wrest
the control of coastwise transporta-
ton from ]. P. Morgan, and who was
making a strong show for financial su-
premacy generally. In view Of the
trend of developments, we are now
prepared to believe even more firmly
than ever that this panic was brought
about by conspiracy, and that both Of
the purposes mentioned figured In its
objects. Roosevelt himself admitted
that he sanctioned the absorption
of the Tennessee Coal and Iron COM
pany by the American Steel trust and
there Is no question of the fact that
this act was without warrant Of law.
1t is clear that he would have never
confessed unless he had been practi-
cally forced to do 80, and of course he
is not going to confess such a charge
as Banker Barker has made against
him under any consideration. That
the whole truth about this matter will
ever come out we have no idea; but
nevertheless the country will eventu-
ally believe about it what it wants to
believe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The cotton mills did not close
down. for Thanksgiving.
The banks were closed yesterday
and the postoffice and the telegraph
office observed holiday hours.
1t was pretty dull yesterday for
a holiday, so far as evidences Of life
and activity on the streets were con-
|cerned.
1t Is right and proper for the
city council to make itemized reports
Of expenditures, In order that the peo-
pie may see whether or not the funds
Of the town are being expended for
corporate purposes.
- Union Thanksgiving services In
the First Presbyterian church yester-
day were largely attended, and Rev.
T. P. Burgess preached a good SER
mon. The contributions to the or
phanages were as liberal as usual.
Those who have been holding that
there was mo money in the county"
have changed their minds since the
dry goods people have been cutting
their prices to pieces. Thousands Of
dollars worth Of goods have gone out
Of the town within the past week, and
they are still moving without the
slightest sign Of let-up.
The SmOak- Brown Live Stock
company. the books of subscription
to which were opened In the Office of
Sheriff Brown last Wednesday, Is to
do business in the building now occu-
pied by the York Furniture company.
and the York Furniture company Is
to move to the building adjoining.
That the company will do a good busi-
ness goes without saying.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-01

man, and White. supposed stakehold-
er, went out of the swinging doors
free men. Announcement that they
would appear against Franklin as
state witnesses followed them out.
Franklin, unperturbed, remarked that
The state would find that 1t was mis-
taken and had no case. Questions as
to the legal status of Lockwood arose
as soon as the report Of the arrest
gained circulation. He had not been
reached by any venire subpoena. I'm
less someone other than an officer of
the court told him he was on the
venire list he did not know It,. II he
did not know he was a venireman,
he could not have been bribed, tech
nically, to hang" a jury or do any
thing else to II, the state comedies.
District Attorney Fredericks, how
ever. asserted that Lockwood was le-
gally connected with the jury from
the moment his name was drawn from
the jury whee! last Saturday. Fred
ericks holes that when the big list of
1,600 names was made out, last jan
uary. every man on it became aware
that he would be summoned at some
time or other to do jury service in
the department in which the McNa-
mara trial is to be held. When Frank
lin was arrested and searched he had
on his person various papers with
notations about prospective jurors,
and it generally has been known
about the court room that Franklin
was gathering details in this connec-
ton for the defense